Microsoft have set the cat among the pigeons this week by announcing their upcoming Surface tablet. They are keen to target Apple's iPad and in doing so, seem to have alienated some of their partners. These companies don't want to go head to head with the company who supply the …
Read More »Nintendo struggle – will release supersized 3DS
Nintendo have upgraded the 3DS handheld to include a screen almost twice as big as the current model. Analysts feel that the screen size increase is to help Nintendo counter the rising sales from smartphones and tablets. The Nintendo 3DS LL (XL in some markets) will go on sale in …
Read More »Dutch court order Apple to pay damages to Samsung
A Dutch court have ruled in favour of Samsung, in one of their global battles against Apple. The court in The Hague ordered Apple to pay damages for infringing a technical communications patent in some of the mobile devices, including the iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4 and iPad 1 and 2. …
Read More »AMD to give money back for buying FX and APU processors
High-end AMD Llano APUs and the Guinness World Record breaking FX Processors, with unrestricted power and unbeatable pricing, will soon be available at even better value. AMD has launched a cashback programme on the A8 and A6 APUs and also a range of FX CPUs including the FX 8120 and …
Read More »RIM, Dell and HP fail but can Microsoft Surface succeed?
With Microsoft’s worst kept secret now official we take a deeper look as to the “why”. Microsoft are the worlds leading operating system provider and their Windows platform powers over 1 billion PC’s throughout the world. So why would the leader of software development even want to step in to …
Read More »KitGuru Gaming – Weekly Round Up
For those tech readers who don’t always get time to check out our game related content at Kitguru gaming – here is a round up of content published in the last week. “The Intro of Matt Stone and Trey Parker's South Park RPG” Remember the excitement surrounding the announcement of …
Read More »Facebook buy Face.com for $60 million
Facebook have bought Face.com – the Israeli facial recognition system. Techcrunch initially reported that the cost was around $100 million, but they revised the cost to $55-60 million. Facebook will be adopting the facial recognition technology for their own projects. Face.com have been developing mobile facial recognition and the theory …
Read More »G.Skill set five memory overclocking records during Computex
During the week of Computex 2012, five overclocking records have been achieved with G.SKILL high performance DDR3 memory by several renowned extreme overclockers. Super Pi 32M – 4mins 44.734sec With the astonishing G.SKILL memory speed of DDR3 2646MHz CL5-9-7-18 1T, the two legendary overclockers, Fredyama-san and Shamino have both achieved …
Read More »Nokia has lost 90% of its market value – is this the end?
Its has been a tough couple of years for Research In Motion and Nokia. Both companies have been struggling in the face of competition from Apple and Android powered devices. A handful of years ago Nokia were one of the world's biggest phone makers. Since then they have lost 90% …
Read More »ADATA Launches DashDrive UV110 USB Flash Drives
ADATA™ Technology today announces the launch of the DashDrive UV110, a slim, compact USB 2.0 flash drive which comes in a range of four charming colors: navy blue, milk white, cotton candy pink, and caramel brown. This colorful USB 2.0 flash drive offers simple data storage capabilities while still staying …
Read More »Apple fans furious with weak Mac Pro 2012 revision.
Apple released a rather disappointing update to their Mac Pro range yesterday, but Tim Cook, CEO said that they are planning on releasing a ‘really great' update for 2013. At least this dispels fears that Apple may can the high end desktop computer, due to flagging sales. Many publications had …
Read More »Retina Macbook Pro – will it match Dell Wide View IPS RGB LED?
Contrary to popular belief, Apple did release a Retina version of their MacBook Pro and Macworld have posted a first hands on, detailing their initial findings. We are wondering if the new screen can compete against the Wide View IPS RGB LED panel that Dell employed in the 17 inch …
Read More »Microsoft’s flaccid PR gaff
When it comes to gaffs, the bigger they are the funnier it is. Earlier this week Microsoft organised a PR event in Norway to promote a set of updates to Windows Azure cloud computing platform. As with most of these events Micorsoft’s PR team arranged the obligatory song and dance. …
Read More »Flame virus ordered to self destruct
Experts spoke out last night to say that the Flame computer virus has received orders to self destruct. Symantec said in a blog post last night that the Flame “command-and-control servers sent an updated command to several compromised computers. This command was designed to completely remove (Flame) from the compromised …
Read More »ARIA selling cut price HD7950 – best UK price
We spotted this deal today from UK etailer ARIA. They are stocking the VTX3D HD7950 for £249.95 inc vat, which makes it around £20-£30 cheaper than other cards currently available. Not only is the card a cut price deal, but they are giving away three games with the deal, including …
Read More »KitGuru Gaming – Weekly Round Up
For those tech readers who don’t always get time to check out our game related content at Kitguru gaming – here is a round up of content published in the last week. “Need a Friend? Not a Fan of the Outdoors? Find Gaming Partners” GamerPeer is a fairly new company, …
Read More »Samsung To Offer Console Gaming Without The Console
Samsung have announced that it has signed a new deal with online cloud gaming service Gaikai. The new deal will allow customers with a Samsung smart TV access to game titles written for the Sony PS3 and Microsoft Xbox360 without the need for the console. The tie-up was announced at …
Read More »CoolerMaster release new Silencio 650
Cooler Master introduces a high-end case with silence in mind, but did not neglect the needs of a powerful system in the Silencio 650. Many of these features are easily accessible via the rich I/O which includes DualBoot HDD, fan controller, USB 3.0 and more. On the inside, it has …
Read More »Quantum computers able to simulate particle collisions
Quantum computers are still a work in progress, however researchers are indicating the potential these machines will have for important and complex calculations. Three theorists have made a video indicating that these machines would be powerful enough to study the inner workings of the universe in a manner beyond the …
Read More »my website .sucks!
In the land of the URL it’s all in the name so when we heard about a company applying for a new domain we had to investigate all in the name of journalism. It may be a hard pill to swallow but news has recently arrived that Vox Populi Registry …
Read More »BenDover And Take It From O2
O2 Customers who are suspected of illegally sharing pornographic films made by “Ben Dover Productions” will shortly be receiving a letter from the film makers after they won a court order forcing O2 to release the details of 9,124 IP addresses linked to the illegal download of their movies. After …
Read More »Is ‘Flame’ the most sophisticated virus ever made?
During the week Kaspersky announced they had found one of the most dangerous pieces of virus code to date. The ‘Flame' virus is actually that good that the company said that it was likely a government sponsor was behind the code. Vitaly Kamlyuk, a senior antivirus expert at Kaspersky said …
Read More »Intel Everywhere and Everything
Newly formed mobile operator Everything Everywhere (the combined companies Orange and Vodafone) have today announced the launch of their new phone – called the “San Diego”. What makes this one different is that it’s the first mobile smart phone to be launched in Europe that will be powered by an …
Read More »Epic Win Epic Amount
So what is a bit of code really worth? Well it seems quite a bit. Back in 2007 a dispute broke out between Silicon Knights and Epic Games over Unreal Engine 3. Silicon Knights originally filed to take Epic to court claiming that the Unreal Engine maker had broken its …
Read More »KitGuru Gaming – Weekly Round Up
For those tech readers who don’t always get time to check out our game related content at Kitguru gaming – here is a round up of content published in the last week. “Bridging the Gap between Hardcore and Casual Games – Can It be Done?” Hardcore gamers vs. casual gamers, …
Read More »Facebook linked with Opera browser takeover
The rumors continue to circulate that Facebook are looking to buy the Opera browser as part of their plans to expand outside the social networking site. The purchase of Opera would give Facebook a quick way to modify the software to suit their own interface design, to target their 900 …
Read More »Xbox 360 gets US ban ‘recommendation’
GamesIndustry.biz have an interesting news feed up today regarding a possible ban of the Xbox 360 in America. International Trade Commission judge David Shaw has recommended that the Xbox 360 sales are stopped. They spoke to patent expert Florian Mueller who said “I've never seen an ITC judge make any …
Read More »Tesla Model S battery car – 0 to 60mph in less than 6 seconds
Tesla Motors are going to start delivering the first raft of electric cars to customers in June. The flagship Model S will start being released to customers by June 22 in America, a month ahead of schedule. The Model s will cost between $49,900 to $97,900. The company are based …
Read More »KitGuru Gaming – Weekly Round Up
For those tech readers who don’t always get time to check out our game related content at Kitguru gaming – here is a round up of content published in the last week. “How Parents are Sabotaging the Mobile Gaming Space for their Children's Use” Brennan Knotts, COO of KinderTown, said that …
Read More »SAPPHIRE introduces HD 7770 Vapor-X
SAPPHIRE Technology has just introduced a new model in the successful HD 7000 series. The SAPPHIRE HD 7770 Vapor-X OC Edition is the first card based on the revolutionary new graphics GCN (Graphics Core Next) architecture from AMD to feature the SAPPHIRE exclusive and world acclaimed Vapor-X* cooling technology. The …
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