The Apple and Intel ‘Thunderbolt' co venture seems to have gotten off to a good start, with early tests showing a 12TB Raid Array able to write 700 MB/s to a notebook. Firewire 800 was left trailing in the dust. Anand Shimpi, one of the industries most famous site owners/reviewers …
Read More »Synology launch the DS2411+ for the hardcore enthusiast
Many of you will have already read our review today of the incredible new Synology Diskstation DS3611xs. This is one of their flagship models, for the business sector. Synology are also upgrading their lower ranges, and the DS2411+ is set to replace the DS1511+. As can be seen, this model …
Read More »Sony to release Thunderbolt laptop in July
Sony are the first company, outside Apple to adopt the new Thunderbolt technology. They will include it in their new VAIO Z laptop which should reach the UK in July at some stage. This news comes as Apple have just released a firmware update to improve Thunderbolt performance in their …
Read More »Will OSX Lion rock your world? It is only £20.99
Apple can do no wrong in recent months. Both the iPad 2 and MacBook Air have been generating a massive level of income in recent months. The buzz on the streets is that OSX Lion is going to rock the Mac user community by offering a more streamlined interface, incorporating …
Read More »Will Intel dominate the ultra portable sector in the next year?
It is no secret, Intel have been making plans to take on ARM at their own game. Low power demands in the ultra portable sector, Kitguru has covered several articles on the subject but we ponder again. Are Intel able to take a significant market share from the successful British …
Read More »Mother of Essex hacker claims her son is ‘completely fearless’
Yesterday we ran a story on the arrest of a 19 year old hacker, said to be associated with high profile organisation Lulzsec. His mother Rita Cleary said that her 19 year old son was diagnosed with ADHD, agrophobia and Emotional Behaviour Disorder. Rita has been speaking with UK newspaper …
Read More »Lulzsec, what are their motives?
The hacking scene is a very complex territory to delve into. High profile group Lulzsec have been in the press in recent weeks for hacking into many corporations, such as Sony, as well as US government bodies. Behind the scenes however it appears there is more than a little friction …
Read More »OCZ release firmware to fix BSOD problems for S3, A3 and V3 drives
OCZ have released a new firmware update to fix a small issue with the S3, A3 and V3 series solid state drives. Apparently some people were experiencing issues with BSOD's although we don't think the problem is widespread. OCZ have always had a good reputation for customer support and they …
Read More »New camera technology: can refocus blurred pictures
A new start up company are releasing one of the most exciting new technologies we have seen in recent years – a camera with the ability to fix a poorly taken, blurred photograph. The refocusing technology created by Lytro Inc. is going to be hitting the mainstream press over the …
Read More »SGI to use Intel for 500x supercomputer build by 2018
Intel are dominating the high performance processor industry, and Silicon Graphics International (SGI) have said that they are wanting to build a computer 500 times more powerful than anything today, by 2018. SGI's chief technology officer Eng Lim Goh said that the company wanted to pair up Intel's many integrated …
Read More »Analyst claims Android share will decline against Apple iOS
Technology analyst Charlie Wolf from Needham and Company is claiming that Android is going to drop marketshare against iOS over the coming months. His reasoning? Apple are due to release the upgraded iPhone. Android has actually seen a slight US decline already in recent months and Wolf predicts that the …
Read More »Have LulzSec been exposed online?
Team Web Ninjas have posted a blog online which is said to expose some members of Lulzsec, the underground hacking group who have targeted many businesses and government agencies in recent months. The blog, entitled lulzsecexposed.blogspot.com has received hundreds of thousands of hits over the weekend, and they even have …
Read More »Microsoft release Windows Kinect SDK
Operating system software giant Microsoft have just released a Windows Software development kit for the successful, hot selling Kinect motion sensing controller. Microsoft have been selling millions of the Kinect controllers over the last months and it is a runaway success story on the Xbox 360. Instead of locking it …
Read More »Macbook Air sales continue to climb as PC market declines
Generally when Apple are mentioned, people discuss the runaway success of the iPad, but recent predictions from J.P. Morgan indicate that Apple would turn the Macbook Air platform into a $3 billion a year business with the release of the iCloud software. Mark Moskowitz wrote in a note to investors …
Read More »AMD release new Catalyst 11.6 driver
The latest AMD driver was released last night – Catalyst 11.6, which is the first driver release which supports the new Llano based APUs. The latest driver highlights some new additions, such as the feature called ‘Steady Video'. This helps with stabilisation for video content which we first noticed in …
Read More »Is Adobe Flash a major security problem?
Steve Jobs has called Adobe Flash a security risk. This is part of the reason he refuses to support it on any of the Apple devices. For the second time in nine days Adobe has patched a critical vulnerability in Flash Player which the hacking community was already exploiting. We …
Read More »EA under fire for cashing in with Battlefield 3 pre-orders
Electronic Arts have had to issue a statement after they have came under fire for making a special edition of Battlefield 3 available to Game or Gamestation shops. The problem occured when EA announced that they were releasing a special version of the game with the ‘Physical Warfare Pack'. This …
Read More »Lulzsec take down game websites including EVE Online
Lulzsec have been in the press a lot recently, targeting several high profile agencies. Their latest attacks this week have been aimed at gaming companies such as Minecraft and Eve Online. LulzSec said they took down the Web site for CCP games EVE online and also Escapist Magazine. They also …
Read More »AMD Quad Core Fusion chips set to dominate market
AMD's Fusion has been a great success this year, with millions of units already shipped. Kitguru has reviewed many motherboards and systems powered by Fusion hardware. AMD are updating the range with the new A-Series chips which are targeting consumer notebooks and desktops. The Fusion APU places both GPU and …
Read More »Game analyst claims Wii U is ‘two years too late’
Nintendo are banking much of their future revenue on the Wii U launch. Analysts however are already saying that the release of the Wii U is not going to have the impact that Nintendo might expect. Michael Pachter, a highly respected Gaming financial analyst says that the chances of the …
Read More »Single living cell produces laser light
Nature Photonics has an interesting story online which details that the first single living cell has been able to produce laser light. Malte Gather and Seok Hyun Yun from the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital has the scientific world buzzing. The scientists have been able to engineer …
Read More »175mph Hoverbike created – George Lucas would be proud
Star Wars is such an iconic film, all of the (older) audience reading this will probably have seen the film at least 10 times over the course of their life. Without doubt, there are many memorable scenes in the movie and this is probably why even kids today still watch …
Read More »New breakthrough for wireless electronics
Researchers have created a functional integrated circuit smaller than a grain of salt. This circuit is a broadband frequency mixer which according to IBM researcher Yu Ming Lin is “one of the most fundamental and important circuits in essentially all wireless communication devices and equipment.” The new circuit design is …
Read More »Will the iCloud be an iFlop?
Right now, the buzz word is ‘iCloud'. Many tech minded people reading this will already be groaning. Why? Well it seems that no matter what Apple do, it always gets saturated in the press, even if the technology is actually not new. iCloud has met with a huge level of …
Read More »AMD and IBM score Wii-U win
AMD are proud of the fact that the new Wii U console is being powered by AMD's graphics. While very little information has been posted online, AMD are providing a custom GPU design for the new Nintendo console. AMD were the obvious choice for the Wii U console, as they …
Read More »Skype facing ongoing problems
Skype have been dealing with multiple issues lately and they are down, again. Two weeks after initial problems users are reporting more log in problems from the VOIP service. Skype have acknowledged the problems on their Twitter page saying “A small number of you may have problems signing in to …
Read More »Corsair Force 3 SSD recall due to stability issues
Sadly, it appears that Corsair have had some issues with the latest Sandforce 2281 powered Solid State Drives and they have issued the following statement: Over the past several days, we have analyzed issues associated with the stability of our recently released 120GB Force Series 3 SSD (Corsair part number …
Read More »Playstation Vita announced, with apology
Sony have showcased their new handheld console at the E3 games show in Los Angeles. Jack Tretton, the boss of the US gaming division for the company also used the event to issue an apology for the attacks on the PlayStation Network. Mr Tretton spoke at the Los Angeles event …
Read More »Will Microsoft buy Nvidia?
There has been a lot of debate over the weekend which centers around Microsoft buying Nvidia. While neither firm has confirmed or denied the claims it is worth looking into the ramifications of such a takeover. Microsoft have apparently a deal in place with Nvidia which gives them the exclusive …
Read More »DNA based computers – research moves forward
Caltech researchers have broken some new barriers and have produced the most sophisticated DNA based computer to date – a system that can calculate the square roots of numbers as high as 15. This system is created from 74 strands of DNA that make up 12 logic gates, similar to …
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