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. “World Gaming Records: Outcome of the Weekend's Q*Bert World Record Attempt, Youngest Pro Gamer in the World” You …
Read More »Belkin announce new Thunderbolt Express Dock
Belkin have announced their new Thunderbolt Express Dock. They are showcasing the device at CES in Las Vegas. It is designed for Apple Macintosh users, enabling the Macbook Air, Pro, Mac Mini and iMac users to connect multiple peripherals to a single connector. This dock means Mac users can connect …
Read More »OCZ enhance performance & capacity for Cloud optimised SSD storage
OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs), today announces the debut of new and exciting SSD solutions. Using the world's most popular technology tradeshow as a platform, OCZ's latest SSDs demonstrate a commitment to advancing flash storage technology into greater realms of performance and …
Read More »ASUS Announces the MS-100 USB Speakers and HS-W1 Wireless USB Headset
ASUS has announced two new USB sound products, the MS-100 compact USB stereo speaker set, and HS-W1 wireless USB headset. Both are designed with sharp, striking looks, fantastic audio quality and a pure Plug ’n Play design, but with a minimal size that’s easily packed and to travelled with. The …
Read More »Apple shares hit an all time high
Apple stock hit an all time high record on Friday of $422.40. CNN Money reported a few days ago saying that this was only a few points shy of the record intraday it reached on October 17th. They add “I'm not quite as cynical as Schwarz, but I've noticed that …
Read More »Fuji announce details of X-S1 26x long zoom camera
FUJIFILM North America Corporation today announced the all-new FUJIFILM X-S1, a premium, high performance DSLR-styled long-zoom camera, built with careful craftsmanship for the sophisticated consumer and enthusiast photographer who are looking for maximum photographic performance – and true picture quality – with a versatile long-zoom lens housed in a durable, …
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 Angry Video Game Nerd” “He’s gonna take you back to the past, to play the shitty games …
Read More »OCZ release new Deneva 2 mSATA SSD drives for Intel Ultrabook
OCZ Technology Group today announced that the OCZ Deneva2 30GB and 60GB mSATA SSDs, part numbers D2CSTEMS1A10-0030 and D2CSTEMS1A10-0060 have been tested with Intel® Smart Response Technology and have passed the performance benchmarks for the ‘While Using' portion of the responsiveness requirements in the 2012 Ultrabook Definition. “We are pleased …
Read More »MSI’s Flagship X79 Big Bang Xpower II Emerges
MSI, world's premier graphics card and mainboard manufacturer is excited to announce the availability of it's premium overclocking mainboard for the Intel X79 chipset, the Big Bang-XPower II. Built on the legacy of the world-record holding Big Bang-XPower, it promises equally impressive results for both CPU and graphics card overclocking. …
Read More »Verizon ditch $2 fee after raft of complaints
We reported yesterday that Verizon had planned to issue a $2 fee to customers who paid using their credit card. In a dramatic turn of events, they have reversed the decision after complaints from customers and criticism from the U.S. communications regulator. The decision was reversed in the space of …
Read More »Apple designer Jonathan Ive receives knighthood
Iconic designer Jonathan Ive, who created some of Apple's most instantly recognisable products, such as the iPod and iPhone has received a knighthood in the New Years Honours list. The 44 year old man was born in Chingford, North London and studied design at the University of Northumbria. He joined …
Read More »Verizon charge American customers $2 to use credit card
Verizon Wireless are setting in place a new charge scheme for American customers which is sure to cause problems. From January 15th 2012, they plan on charging an extra $2 to customers who pay their bill with a credit or debit card. The fee is said not to take effect …
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 Planet Earth and a Classic American Author Inspired a Video Game about Zombies” What do zombies have …
Read More »Will we find first alien life in 2012?
In the world of technology, it is sometimes easy to overlook the big picture. This year has been monumental for finding new alien planets. Scientists are excited that in 2012, we may find the first true alien planet which is capable of sustaining intelligent life. NASA's Kepler telescope has been …
Read More »Kindle Fire two major display flaws – only one can be patched
For many people, one of the most important purchasing decisions when buying a new tablet is the quality of the screen. Displaymate have published an indepth analysis of all the major tablet devices, with some fantastic details on the quality of the panels. The iPad 2 scores very well, as …
Read More »AMD Raises the Bar on Desktop and Notebook A-Series APUs
AMD today updated its A-Series line-up of desktop and notebook Accelerated Processing Units (APUs), further improving its top-performing family of dual- and quad-core APUs. Along with speed and performance improvements, AMD Steady Video update make this unique feature more compelling than ever. For desktop users, AMD extends its overclocking pedigree …
Read More »Club 3D GeForce GTX 570 Battlefield 3 Limited Edition
Club 3D today announces the immediate availability of the GeForce GTX 570 Battlefield 3 Limited Edition, the latest addition to the Limited Edition Series. Club 3D CoolStream features high performance heatpipes that keeps the components cool and outperforms standard cooling solutions. Paired with a unique fan blade design it increases …
Read More »AMD launches cashback programme for FX processors
Now seems a good time to be buying a new AMD processor, as they are offering a £20 off cashback with their top of the range 8 core processors. The AMD ‘More Cores, More Cashback’ rebate is available on a range of the FXs which enable overclocking for huge performance …
Read More »NASA Satellite discovers smallest known black hole
Last week the NASA Rossi X Ray Timing Explorer may have found the smallest known black hole. Using the RTXE, which can detect X rays coming from cosmic sources, a group of astronomers have been able to identify an X ray pattern, known as a ‘hearbeat'. This indicates that a …
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! “Asura's Wrath – Cheesy or Awesome?” Asura’s Wrath will quite possibly be the most insane game of 2012. …
Read More »Memory market massacre? Manufacturers prepare for worst
The memory market is facing a dramatic turn of events. By simply looking online you can see that pricing is at an all time low point. Great for consumers, but what about the companies who make a living from the sales? An enthusiast user can now buy quality, ‘value' branded …
Read More »Corsair release Vengeance Gaming Keyboards & Laser Gaming Mice
Corsair's new PC gaming peripherals line includes four new HID products: The Vengeance K60 and Vengeance K90 gaming keyboards and the Vengeance M60 and Vengeance M90 laser gaming mice. A key feature of all four of these new Vengeance Series products is the use of an aluminum structure to provide …
Read More »ROCCAT Taito in Mini-, Mid- and King-Size out now
Offering a fresh take on one of the best-selling gaming mouse pads in history, ROCCAT Studios – the Hamburg, Germany-based manufacturer of professional PC gaming devices and equipment – today announced that the legendary ROCCAT Taito Shiny Black Gaming Mousepad now comes in two thicknesses of 3mm and 5mm, as …
Read More »MSI’s New X79A Motherboard with Military Class III Components
Leading international mainboard and graphics card manufacturer MSI today announces the official release of its X79A-GD45 (8D) mainboard. This new mainboard is based on Intel's latest X79 chipset and uses the LGA 2011 socket supporting the 2nd generation Core i7 processors. The X79A-GD45 (8D) features 8 memory DIMMs and supports …
Read More »Researchers observe Black Hole attacking gas cloud
According to a report published in Nature on Wednesday there is a gigantic black hole absorbing a gas cloud in the Milky Way galaxy. The black hole is called ‘Sagittarius A' and it is located right in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, it has a mass around four …
Read More »Microsoft co-founder creating commercial space travel business
Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder and billionaire has new plans to create a business for commercial space travel. It should take around five years to develop. The US government are cutting back on space flight, so Allen has sensed a gap in the market for investment. Yesterday he showcased designs for …
Read More »OCZ Petrol Sata 6Gbps SSDS to reduce deployment costs by 30%
OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs), launched the Indilinx Everest-based Petrol SSD Series. The Petrol Series enables further adoption of SSDs in cost-sensitive applications, while taking advantage of real world performance and complete feature set of the Indilinx Everest platform. “Until today, SSD …
Read More »Apple contract Jobs signed sells for £1 million
A simple three page contract that Steve Jobs signed, establishing Apple Computer sold for $1.59 million (£1 million) at a Sotheby's auction in New York today. The auction was estimated to generate around $100,000. According to a report on Bloomberg Businessweek, the bidding started at $70,000 in a room of …
Read More »SAPPHIRE launch Pure Black 990FX motherboard
SAPPHIRE Technology, a leading manufacturer and global supplier of graphics, mainboard and multimedia solutions has just introduced a new mainboard developed to support the latest high performance FX CPU family from AMD, and fully backwards compatible with previous generation AM3 CPUs. The SAPPHIRE Pure Black 990FX is a full ATX …
Read More »Intel cut Q4 sales projection by $1 billion
Intel have cut their Q4 sales projection by $1 billion, citing supply shortages due to the floods in Thailand. The flooding caused damage to many factories in Thailand that produce disk drives. Intel say that while they don't make disk drives, the shortage has caused wide spread problems within the …
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