The Verge have published an article yesterday which say that multiple sources close to them have confirmed that Microsoft are planning to release a 7 inch gaming tablet. The Xbox Surface 7 inch tablet information was leaked back in June and it is likely to include an ARM processor and …
Read More »Far Cry 3 faces a 2 month delay: gamers miffed
Far Cry 3, one of the most awaited games this year, is going to suffer from a two month delay from the original date of September. The incredible looking game will be released 29th November in Europe and 4th December in America. Some people are rather miffed with the game …
Read More »Sky block Pirate Bay to customers
Sky, one of the largest broadband providers in the UK have decided to block the Pirate Bay, one of the largest filesharing websites. Sky have four million customers, who are now all cut off from accessing the website. This is in response to a court order obtained by the BPI, …
Read More »Microsoft stop employees buying Apple products
Mary Jo Foley from ZDNET claims she has access to an internal email regarding a new purchasing policy for Microsoft's sales, Marketing, IT, Services and Operations Group. The email was sent to employees in various parts of the business, which prohibits them from buying Apple products such as the iPad …
Read More »Foxconn revenues drop 13 percent in February
Foxconn have been dealing with a publicity nightmare in the last year, requiring key partners such as Apple to step in to mop up the mess. The situation was so bad that Apple made a big deal of joining the FLA. In regards to revenue, Foxconn have reported a rather …
Read More »MSI drops price on Z77 mainboard by 7%
The bizarre events of the NDA-blowing launch and sale of Intel's new chipset mainboards has moved onto a new stage. Price discounting. KitGuru makes screen grabs and calculations. From the time Futuremark picked up four Intel z77 chipset mainboard reviews, this story has continued to break and change. The latest …
Read More »Intel H77 chipset boards from MSI creep onto the web
Following on from existing story about the early launch of Z77, a reader suggested that we also look for signs of the lower cost H77 chipset boards. We looked and to our surprise, found them. But this time, MSI must look to market the new board without review support it …
Read More »Aria sells MSI mainboard after Intel Z77 reviews leak out
Most times modern technology will launch under strict guidelines from manufacturer. Bigger launches have more rules and the possibility of serious consequences for flaunting them. All mainboard vendors were showing Z77 designs at CeBIT this week, but only MSI boards seem to have been reviewed or sold. We investigate. Like …
Read More »Kit Dotcom may be extradited to America
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom could be facing an extradition to America as the United States Federal Government have filed a request in a New Zealand Court to bring him and three of his colleagues to justice. The four people are facing charges of hosting copyright material on MegaUpload servers. If …
Read More »Workers at Chinese tech factories ‘too poor to pay income taxes’
Nightline presenter/anchor Bill Weir was invited to the factories that build Apple products such as the iPad and iPhone. In his report for the ABC ‘Nightline' show which is due to air tonight he said that building them is boring and that the pay isn't good either. Apple aren't the …
Read More »Tablet shipments rise 77.6% on year
Digitimes Research have published a forecast showing that vendors are aiming to ship 14.97 million tablet computers, which is down 30.6% on quarter. While this is a huge drop from the previous quarter, the figures indicate a growth of 77.6 percent on year. The shipments will include 11 million iPad …
Read More »MySpace gain 1 million registrations with new music player
MySpace have announced over 1 million new sign ups as a result of the launch of the new MySpace Music Player. The American account sign ups have risen to around 40,000 new registrations every day. The new music player is proving popular as it features the biggest online catalogue of …
Read More »Anonymous take down CIA website
World famous hacktivist group Anonymous have taken down the CIA website over the weekend due to an organised DDos attack. Anonymous also targeted the FBI recently and a CIA representative said “We are aware of the problems accessing our Web site, and are working to resolve them.” The website was …
Read More »Nintendo forecast is bleak, losses up to £534 million predicted
Nintendo have extended their full year forecast, after yesterdays report, focusing on lower than predicted sales for their 3DS handheld console. The net loss ending in March 2012 may be up to 65 billion yen ($838 million/£534 million), compared against an earlier forecast for a 20 billion yen loss. Nintendo …
Read More »Apple sell more iPads than HP sell PC’s in Q1 2012
We reported on Apple's fiscal earnings earlier this morning, but a staggering piece of news is that they sold 15.4 million iPads, which is higher than the Hewlett Packard PC sales over the same time period, totaling 14.7 million. While Apple outperformed Hewlett Packard in the Tablet v PC wars, …
Read More »Megaupload leader tells New Zealand court he is innocent
The founder of Megaupload has been held in custody in New Zealand as he denies charges of internet piracy and money laundering. He said the authorities were trying to make him look as bad as possible. Anne Toohey, the prosecutor said that Kim Dotcom, a German national, who is also …
Read More »Federal sites come back online after Anonymous attack
Many of the websites which were shut down by well known hacking group Anonymous were back up and running today. Megaupload.com leaders were arrested, with the site subsequently shut down and Anonymous acted in retaliation taking down the FBI websites and the U.S. Department Of Justice. A law enforcement officer …
Read More »McAfee say software flaw could turn PC into spam server
McAfee, creator of world renowned Anti virus software have said that there is a flaw in one of their products which could cause vulnerability issues for the PC, potentially leaving the machine open to distribute spam. The company, who are now a part of Intel Corporation, disclosed the flaw in …
Read More »Nissan develop a ‘self healing’ iPhone case
After a buying a shiny new Apple phone, the first move for many people is to buy a protective case. After all you don't want to be dropping that expensive investment on the concrete. It is much easier to replace a protective case than the phone itself. With this in …
Read More »Is upcoming Nokia Lumia 900 enough to help declining sales?
Nokia are said to release their Lumia 900 smart phone this coming March in the United States. Other countries will get the new high tech phone shortly afterwards. A newsletter was published on the Nokia Developer Website which read “It will become available exclusively through AT&T in March. With support …
Read More »Stephen Hawking health concerns on 70th birthday
Stephen Hawking, the iconic scientist was too unwell to deliver a speech at his own 70th birthday, with special guests such as Richard Branson missing the opportunity to meet the man face to face. Guests at the event were greeted instead with a recording of his lecture. The Telegraph in …
Read More »Google strengthen position by acquiring 217 more IBM patents
Google have acquired 217+ IBM patents in the run up to the end of 2011. The patents are varied and one has attracted the attention of the press, as it may offer the company another tool for their social networking development. Several publications, including Mashable are discussing the new IBM …
Read More »Sony Ericsson LT28at Xperia with 720p reality display
Sony Ericsson are causing a stir in the industry with the news of their upcoming LT28at ‘super phone'. According to theverge the device has “just appeared on the official Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) site of certified Bluetooth devices. The LT28at is described as an Xperia “super phone” with LTE …
Read More »Blackberry may be acquired by Microsoft/Nokia
2011 has been a year that Research In Motion would like to forget, even though they still produce some of the best business phones available. The latest news to leak would indicate that Nokia and Microsoft are considering a potential takeover of the company. This comes at the same time …
Read More »Twitter expanding, new look and headquarters
Twitter showcased their new headquarters yesterday in San Francisco. They have invested a lot of money in the new expansion and are also improving their microblogging service. The new Twitter headquarters will be 215,000 square feet and is based inside a Art Deco building in downtown San Francisco. Employees will …
Read More »Microsoft under fire for 30% cut on Windows 8 App Store software
Microsoft are under fire today for their announcement that they will be taking a 30 percent cut of all sales in the Windows 8 App Store. This will drop to 20 percent however once the software generates over $25,000. The money grabbing doesn't stop there, as they want $49 from …
Read More »Intel to help smaller companies build ultrabooks
Intel are planning to help smaller companies to build ultrabooks, with the goal of ensuring the customer base has a wide selection of options to choose from. CNET published an article which claims that Intel will be meeting with companies tomorrow in Taipei to act as a ‘matchmaker'. They will …
Read More »Google may be working on Amazon Prime competitor
Reports from the Wall Street Journal are surfacing that Google may be going to challenge Amazon's Prime service, launching sometime in 2012. Google reportedly want to set up a service which would allow their customers to receive products bought online within a 24 hour period. Like Amazon Prime, it would …
Read More »Scammers targeting online shoppers on Cyber Monday in US
Scammers have decided to target online shoppers who are looking for bargain deals on Monday. People in America often head online after Thanksgiving looking for cheap online products. Last year almost $1 billion was generated on Cyber monday, beating out Black Friday as the highest volume sales day. This year …
Read More »CryEngine 3 licensed for Digital Visualization Projects
Crytek GmbH (Crytek) announced that it closed a licensing deal for CryENGINE 3, its proprietary real-time development solution, with Crystal CG, a world leading digital image service provider. Crystal CG is dedicated to providing customized solutions based on 3D digital visualization technologies and has been working on a number of …
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