Everyone will be winding down at the weekend, re-charging the batteries before another busy week. What better time to show some pictures of the new Intel DZ77GA-70K motherboard?
Read More »Foco: sound enhancer for the iPad 2 / iPad 3
We received an interesting email this evening from a start up company who are developing a new gadget for iPad 2 and iPad 3 users. ‘FOCO' is a simple, effective sound enhancing device which is designed to work with naked, or cased iPad tablet computers. Adewale from the company Unique …
Read More »The government stole her uterus
We received this email today from Avaaz.org – asking for our support, and to let our readers know of a horrifying story regarding Uzbekistan's President. The email stated that the President is forcing doctors to cut out women's uteruses without their knowledge or consent – all in the efforts to …
Read More »Microsoft Entertainment Division reports loss, again
The latest Microsoft financial report has outperformed analyst expectations, aided by a rise in sales of the Windows operating system. Skeptics could say that people have been playing with the early Windows 8 build and have decided that the move isn't worth it. Profits from the Entertainment and Devices Division, …
Read More »Nikon introduce smartphone control with D3200 DSLR
The fight between market leaders Canon and Nikon continues to heat up. Nikon have released their D3200 DSLR camera with a 24.2 megapixel DX format CMOS sensor. The camera is said to have great low light performance and offers full high definition video recording. The new Expeed 3 image processor …
Read More »RIM release Curve 9220 in India, targeting budget market
The struggling Research In Motion have released a new Blackberry in India, targeting the budget oriented audience. They hope that the new phone will help raise revenue for them in this growing market. The Curve 9220 is nothing special when compared against a raft of smartphones in the Western market. …
Read More »Powercolor Go! Green with passively cooled HD7750
Powercolor have just announced their latest graphics card – the Go! Green HD7750, which features a totally silent cooling solution. Regular readers will remember that we already reviewed the silent Sapphire HD7750 Ultimate Edition some time ago. Silly name aside, the Go! Green is clocked at 800 mhz core, and …
Read More »Help prevent the end of Internet Privacy
We received this email today, asking for our support, and we felt it was certainly worth sharing with our readers this morning: Right now, the US is poised to pass a new law that would permit US agents to spy on almost everything we do online. But we can stop …
Read More »Gmail experiences downtime, affects 5 million people
Google had problems yesterday with their GMAIL service and they have yet to reveal the issues which affected around 5 million people. Google have been proud of their uptime, breaking records of 99 percent since 2007. The service was down for 2 percent of the audience yesterday, totaling around an …
Read More »iPad Mini rumours persist
We have reported before on the rumours that Apple will be releasing an iPad Mini later this year. Our guy in Taipei – Yong Lei has been hearing murmurings now via some of his industry contacts now for many months. It looks as if Chinese portal NetEase has been hearing …
Read More »FCC fines Google less than 30 seconds revenue – scary
We've all read the story: Famous footballer commits a crime against his club's honour and ends up being fined a few thousand pounds. Well it seems that the FCC over in the US of A has gone even further into the land of the ridiculous. KitGuru pulls out the trusty …
Read More »Apple to release ‘revolutionary’ new product this year
ApplesInsider published an article this weekend which highlighted news on a partnership between Apple and well known French designer Phillippe Starck. He said that he was working with Apple on releasing a ‘revolutionary' new product that will be released within the next 8 months. According to the report, Starck spoke …
Read More »Apple defend over allegations of price fixing
Apple have been defending themselves over allegations from the US Justice Department that they have been working with publishers in regards to book pricing. They claim the charges are ‘simply not true'. Apple launched the iBookstore in 2010 to target the very successful Amazon bookstore. Natalie Kerris, a spokeswoman for …
Read More »Do you want a 13 inch tablet? Toshiba Excite 13 due June
Is the Apple iPad 3 too small for you? Then Toshiba may have the answer if you want a supersized tablet – in the shape of the Excite 13. The Excite 13 is a huge unit which may bring portability into question, however they feel there is a market for …
Read More »Tegra 4 leak indicates quadcore A15 in 2013
Information on Nvidia's next generation Tegra 4 chipset has been leaked on VR-Zone. The new chipset will apparently run between 1.2ghz and 2.0ghz and it will use the same 4-PLUS-1 configuration as Tegra 3, but with less ARM A15 cores. There is going to be three A15 versions, according to …
Read More »Intel engineer who moved to AMD admits stealing documents
An Intel engineer has been accused of stealing documents from the company which are said to be worth between $200 and $400 million. The former employee has admitted his guilt in stealing the documents and is now awaiting a sentence. He has pled guilty to five counts of fraud. The …
Read More »Mass Effect 3 will get ‘extended’ endings. But is it enough?
Mass Effect 3 was one of the most awaited games in recent years, but when many of the gamers finally beat the third outing, they raised arms against the producer, to complain. Normally a company would ignore the complaints and move merrily onto the next title for development but so …
Read More »Win an OCZ Vertex 4 SSD with OCUK and Kitguru!
Today we are working with OCUK to give away a stonking, brand new Vertex 4 128GB Solid State Drive! We reviewed the 512GB version of this drive earlier this week and it scored 9.5 points out of 10! Zardon said “OCZ’s Vertex 4 512GB is a game changer and one …
Read More »Intel CFO Bryant will become chairman next month
Intel's former chief financial officier and current director Andy Bryant will be taking over as the board chairman next month after the current chairman Jane Shaw retires. A document was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange commission on Wednesday. Bryant has already received the seal of approval from the …
Read More »Blackberry faltering but still Obama’s favourite
Research In Motion used to dominate the market, but in recent years they have been struggling to compete against Apple and the raft of Android phones available to consumers. In the last year their sales figures have been continually dropping and the CEO's have stepped down. Even in their homeground …
Read More »Air Display gets update for HiDPI OS X mode on iPad 3
Avatron have updated their Air Display software, available now on the App Store for $9.99. This allows users to set up the new iPad as a 1024×768 HiDPI display to display high resolution elements and text available in OS X Lion. We know the new iPad display runs at 2048×1536, …
Read More »Would you like a flying car? its nearer than you think
Are you a fan of the Fifth Element movie? would you like to get hold of a flying car to get to work? You might not have to wait too long for the reality. Terrafugia Inc have announced yesterday that their prototype flying car has completed its first flight which …
Read More »Dell to buy Wyse Technology for Cloud Software development
Dell has agreed to acquire Wyse Technology, a move which could help them support their business sector customers. The deal has not yet been closed but is expected to in the second quarter this year. Wyse Technology was founded in 1981 and originally created desktop terminals which could replace desktop …
Read More »Tim Cook scores 97% in highest rated executives survey
Steve Jobs would be proud of his successor Tim Cook. The latest Apple CEO claimed the top spot in a survey of highest rated CEO's complied by career site Glassdoor. Cook achieved a staggering 97 percent approval rating, which matched Job's score of 97 percent when he stepped down in …
Read More »RIM ditch consumer market to refocus on business
Research In Motion, the creator of BlackBerry phones have announced that they are abandoning the consumer smartphone market to concentrate on business users. This return to their ‘roots' has been seen as a positive move for the company, as they will divert all resources to the area of their business …
Read More »Apple CEO visits Foxconn factory in China
Tim Cook, Apple CEO has decided to visit China this week, on a relationship building exercise, visiting many dignitaries and partner factories. One of the high profile press events occurred at a troubled Foxconn factory in China. China is a huge market for all the major technology players, and they …
Read More »Kinect for Windows 1.5 features 10 joint skeletal tracking
Microsoft have had great success so far with the Kinetic accessory which was originally planned just for the Xbox 360. PC owners can expect a sizeable update when Version 1.5 hits the Windows platform. Microsoft's Craig Eisler posted in his blog this week, offering a peak at the upcoming additions …
Read More »Apple v Dell – who is worth 19 times more now?
Sometimes a CEO will open his mouth and make a controversial statement. Sometimes these statements get marked down in the annals of history, remembered decades later. Sometimes these statements can come back and bite the CEO on the ass. Michael Dell knows that feeling very well. In October 1997, Dell …
Read More »BMW recall 1.3 million cars due to battery malfunctions
BMW are recalling around 1.3 million cars worldwide as a result of battery malfunctions which they say in extreme cases could cause fire. The company issued a statement which said that the battery cable cover inside the trunk may be mounted incorrectly. The problem may cause malfunctions including the ability …
Read More »WIN a MSI Z77A-GD65 Motherboard with Aria & MSI!
Aria are holding another competition to win a new Z77 motherboard direct from MSI! There's also 300x Runner-up prizes of £25 Cashback!! You can find out how to enter over here on the ARIA forums
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