Apple have posted a job on LinkedIn which shows that the company are wanting to enhance the SIRI software, which has its roots in a Pentagon-funded artificial intelligence research project. Apple want SIRI to be ‘smarter'. The ad read “[S]omeone who combines a love for language, wordplay, and conversation with …
Read More »Problems waking? try the ‘singNshock’ electric shock clock
There is nothing worse than getting up early in the morning when you comfortable. If you struggle every morning then why not force yourself out of bed with an electric shock? The singNshock clock is a new concept which might cure the problem of late risers. The first part of …
Read More »Intelligent ‘ice cubes’ tell when you have drunk too much
For those of us who have a problem controlling our drinking, MIT student Dhairya Dand may have a cure. He has developed a new intelligent ‘ice cube' which will track how much you drink and flash red when you have had enough. The solution was developed when Dand experienced a …
Read More »Apple share price drops to lowest in a year
Apple are the world's most valuable company but even they have little ups and downs. As we reported yesterday, they halved their orders for component parts for their iPhone 5. Apple had originally ordered 65 million screens from LG Display and Sharp Corp for the 2013 Q1 period. Due to …
Read More »Panasonic showcase new Windows 8 Toughpad
Panasonic have earned a reputation for their ‘Tough' Series of laptops, sold to professionals with specialized demands in the field. In keeping with this range of systems, the company have just announced their new Windows 8 Toughpad. A new tablet designed to withstand abusive conditions. This 10.1 inch tablet computer …
Read More »Eric Schmidt says North Korea need to ‘open up to internet’
Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt has spoken out to North Korea saying that they risk isolation and economic decline unless they loosen their grip on access to the internet. He was over on a four day visit to the country with Bill Richardson, the former governor of Mexico. Schmidt has …
Read More »Win a VTX3D HD7990 Graphics Card!
All of our Christmas competitions have ended, and the prizes are whinging their way to the 32 winners over the holidays. Today we have an incredible prize which one lucky winner will be slotting into their new system. What better way to start the New Year with the chance to …
Read More »Microsoft research campus burgled, only iPads stolen
A story leaked online this weekend which will raise many a smile. Apparently Microsoft reported there was a burglary in one of their buildings on the campus in Mountain View, California. The thieves broke into 3 offices in Building 5 on the campus at the end of December. They had …
Read More »Nvidia showcase new Shield handheld console
At a recent event Nvidia were expected to just announce Tegra 4, but instead the focus was placed on a new handheld console they are calling Project Shield. Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang said that the Shield comes with its own controller and has a 5 inch ‘Retinal' display with 720p …
Read More »5 New Apple products coming in 2013
Love them, or loathe them – few tech companies can inspire enthusiast users to debate the worth of a product in the way that Apple can. 2013 looks set to hold a list of goodies for fans of the shiny technology fruit maker. According to Analysts Gene Munster and Douglas …
Read More »Winners of AMD FX8350 processors announced!
This Christmas -we were giving away 4x FX8350 processors, courtesy of AMD. We had over 4,000 entries for this competition and it seems there are a lot of AMD lovers who want a system upgrade! To win one of these processors, all we wanted was a reason why one of …
Read More »Winners of the ARIA Giveaway Bonanza announced!
Another big competition we ran across Christmas last month has came to a close today. We have some winners to announce now ! Three lucky people out of the thousands of entries we had will be enjoying some new hardware in 2013! The prizes were as follows: 1st Prize winner: …
Read More »Winners of the EpicGear & Thortech Competition announced!
Another popular competition comes to a close today – two lucky readers will walk away with some very sexy hardware! The prizes were: EpicGear – one set of MeduZa + CompoXite + Skorpios and: Thortech – one Thunderbolt PLUS 850W The answers to the questions were easy – they were …
Read More »Cooler Master Seidon 120M RL-S12M-24PK-R1 AMD support
We just wanted to bring this matter to the attention of our readers. We received a few emails from readers saying they had bought the Cooler Master Seidon 120M cooler and were unable to fit it to their AMD motherboard. Reader Jay Ford said “The CoolerMaster Seidon 120M is not …
Read More »Winner of the PC Specialist Gaming System announced!
Well we had over 8,000 entries for our PC Specialist Gaming System competition and it has taken some time to work through them all to announce the winner. The answer to the question was b: Corsair. Not very difficult! The winner is David Larkin in Manchester, UK. David check your …
Read More »Android based ‘GameStick’ console – size of a USB drive
The OUYA has received a lot of attention from the press, but another tiny console has been getting some visibility lately – the Android powered ‘GameStick'. This console is actually even smaller, and less expensive than the OUYA. The console is based inside a unit around the same size as …
Read More »Samsung promise a ‘portrait rotating’ television
CES is quickly turning into a showcase event for new television sets and Samsung have released a ‘teaser' image for an upcoming set which is sure to cause much debate among the enthusiast audience. The image above was released by the company to show the portrait mode, useful for internet …
Read More »Amazon blame ‘human error’ for Netflix outage
Many users complained of an outage on Christmas Eve, which stopped them watching their TV shows and movies via Netflix. Amazon have blamed ‘human error' for the server downtime. Amazon have said that a developer mistakenly deleted part of the ‘ELB state data' which handles the load balancing, streaming content …
Read More »Winner of the The Ultimate Kitguru Giveaway: Modded GTX690/SSD/RAM!
Well this competition was popular, we had over 10,000 entries in the last month. Seems a lot of people want the modded GTX690! Understandable! The answer to the question was a piece of cake. it was C: 61c. The lucky winner is Chris Knopff, from Canada. Chris check your email, …
Read More »Winner of the OCZ RevoDrive 3 PCIe SSD & fans announced!
We recently held a competition to win a scorching fast OCZ RevoDrive 3 PCIe SSD. The answer to this question was embarrassingly easy – it was b: 130,000 IOPS. The winner of the drive is Paul Everett from Norfolk in the United Kingdom. Check your email Paul! Congratulations. If you …
Read More »Samsung sell 10 million Galaxy devices in India
Samsung Electronics said they have sold 10 million Galaxy devices in India since the launch of the first Galaxy device the ‘Galaxy S' in June 2010. There is no doubt that Samsung have been releasing a series of world class products in this range since it was announced. Devices such …
Read More »LG to release seven new Google TV’s in 2013
LG have announced that they will be releasing seven new Google Television sets in 2013. They will be showcased at CES in January in Las Vegas. A show which seems to have more televisions every year. The new sets will include 42, 50, 55 and 57 inch models from the …
Read More »Own a Doctor Who Tardis PC courtesy of SCAN
Well this has to be one of the most eye catching systems I have seen this year. Doctor Who and Sci Fi fans are going to love this one ! Scan have managed to get an official license from the BBC to create this computer which is a miniature replica …
Read More »Researchers say mealworm will become the burger of the future
If you like your Angus beefburgers today, then you might be in for a shock because researchers in the Netherlands claim that the beetle larvae known as mealworms may take over the supermarket shelves in the future. Mealworms are a more sustainable alternative to beef, chicken, pork and milk according …
Read More »Facebook Christmas GAME giveaways!
If you haven't check out our Facebook page, then now is the time to do so. We have an active community over there, and have given away 10 games this weekend to our Facebookers. We are giving away games all week, so be sure to head over here and join …
Read More »Only 2 days left to win a PC with PCSpecialist!
Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Bah Humbug! you may say, but thanks to PC Specialist we have a kick ass AMD gaming system to …
Read More »Are cooling fans a thing of the past?
We all use cooling fans, in our laptop's, desktop computers and even in some peripherals. This constant battle against heat has made the reliance on fan technology ever more prominent. This could change in the future however. Researchers at GE have created a super thin cooling device which they claim …
Read More »Aria Christmas Giveaway Bonanza!
Tis the season to be running amazing competitions with stunning prizes, it seems! If we had a dollar for every prize being offered in December, we'd have a lot of dollars. Still, NEVER SETTLE, that's our motto – and it seems to be the motto down at Aria as well. …
Read More »Dixons to stock Microsoft Surface RT in 2013
We reported a few days ago that Microsoft were aiming to get their Surface RT tablet stocked in retail stores, in the efforts to generate more sales. According to The Register the deal is close to being signed, but the fine details are holding it back. Microsoft are pushing the …
Read More »Have a Black Edition Christmas with AMD – win FX8350’s!
We had a nice surprise package today straight from the AMD factory – a tray of 8 core wonderbeast chips! Yes, we going to be giving away some 8 core high end FX8350 processors to make four people very happy over the Christmas and New Year holidays. AMD make some …
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