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In what is fast becoming the ‘TV' event of the year CES will be showcasing another monster TV system from LG. Their ‘Hector' laser TV projector will be shown to the public in Las Vegas in January. It promises to create a 100 inch screen image from only 22 inches …

Across the globe, the major TV producers are on their collective knees. Nope, they're not searching for a remote control under the sofa, they're looking for any way to turn a profit – before they go out of business. With companies like Sony experiencing a share price drop that would …

We think it normal to make instant contact with a huge number of people across the globe, but just how does the jolly fat fellow in the red suit pull it off? KitGuru searches the web on Xmas Day so you don't have to. The numbers are as big as …

How many of us will buy (or be bought) some living room tech this year? While the boxes promise a better future, with features, advantages and benefits you never dreamed of – there will be pain. Unavoidable pain. KitGuru dons a HazMat suit and heads for the far corner of …

We saw last week how Twitter will soon allow everyone to download a zip file of their activity on the social networking site, but what about having an archive of more than just Twitter? That's what Social Safe is looking to do and with a new round of funding complete, …

Paypal has hit out at PRQ, the ISP setup by Pirate Bay founders Fredrik Neij and Gottfrid Svartholm, by banning it from using its online payment service and seizing all funds in its accounts – not once, but twice. Initially PRQ was hit with an account freeze for up to …

LG have announced that they will be releasing seven new Google Television sets in 2013. They will be showcased at CES in January in Las Vegas. A show which seems to have more televisions every year. The new sets will include 42, 50, 55 and 57 inch models from the …

Anyone who's seen Fritz Lang's Metropolis will recognise the HUGE statues guarding the entrance to Cyberdog in London's Camden market. Inside, you have a store that stretches across 3 floors, with a total shopping space that must be close to a football pitch. Alongside the pounding house, you'll find a …

Beginning in February, ISPs will have to show the government their plans for implementing a compulsory survey to those setting up their internet connection. In that questionnaire, if the bill payer says there are children in the house, they will be prompted to setup filters for pornography. If they try and quickly skip through …

Zynga has confirmed that it will be shutting down its Japanese studio, in an effort to curb the less profitable parts of its business. Despite quickly becoming a billion dollar company, in the past year it has seen layoffs, lawsuits and player reductions that have really hit home that all …

With the Consumer Electronics Show just over two weeks away we are starting to get a better idea of what will be teased, demonstrated and unveiled at the convention. The latest reports suggests that Samsung's display division will show off a pair of flexible displays that could one day change …

Facebook is set to introduce a $1 (£0.62) charge to send messages to people outside their circle of friends, but only if they want to deliver it straight into the recipient's inbox – otherwise it will function as normal. As it stands, sending a message to someone that you aren't …

Slashgear have spoken to some unnamed sources who say that HTC are planning on releasing a 7 inch and a 12 inch tablet running Windows RT. This will offer a challenge to the Surface Microsoft tablet. The sources say that the tablets will also operate as a smartphone, allowing the …

Research In Motion CEO Thorsten Heins has shocked investors yesterday after he said that RIM planned to make major changes in its highly profitable services  business. Forbes said he brought this up on the company post earnings conference call. This caused company shares to drop 9%. Forbes published “As the …

When it comes to business, we all know Apple are ruthless and they have refused to license rights to use their Lighting connector to a startup Kickstarter funded project. This group of people wanted to build a portable charging device and had raised $139,170 from donors already. They are going …

If you like your Angus beefburgers today, then you might be in for a shock because researchers in the Netherlands claim that the beetle larvae known as mealworms may take over the supermarket shelves in the future. Mealworms are a more sustainable alternative to beef, chicken, pork and milk according …

After years of plying its wares as the poor cousin to O2, Vodafone, T-Mobile, 3 and Orange – it seems that Virgin will finally make a grab for the high street. But can it overcome the huge competition from the carriers' stores – at the same time as it tries …

Social micro blogging network Twitter, has announced a changing of the guard for its upper management, bringing with it a new chief operating officer and chief financial officer. The announcement was made by Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, unsurprisingly, via Twitter. “Congratulations to @rowghani on his new role as COO and to …

This is the question being asked today by Bit Torrent inc. in a new initiative to help detractors of the file sharing medium understand the true benefits, beyond those that use it to get free copies of the latest and greatest movies. With a new site called, doesbittorrentequalpiracy.com – try …

Dot-com millionaire Mark Cuban and Minecraft fortune holder Marcus “Notch” Persson, have each donated a quarter million dollars (£153,000) to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, to help the non-profit organisation fix the current problems with software patent law. With these donations the EFF will be able to hire on another patent lawyer in …

In what is unlikely to be a surprise for anyone at this point considering the downward turn the publisher has taken in the past year, THQ has filed for bankruptcy. Fortunately though, it already has a buyer that is willing to keep all staff on and continue all current game …

Many people said that no leader could replace the late Steve Jobs, but it would appear that he is finally getting some recognition from the masses. Time Magazine gave their ‘Person of the year' to US President Barack Obama, but Apple CEO Tim Cook claimed second runner up place. The …

SAPPHIRE Technology has just announced a new graphics card in its HD 7000 series – the SAPPHIRE HD 7870 XT with Boost. Like the other cards in the HD 7000 series, the new card is based on the highly acclaimed Graphics Core Next architecture from AMD. The SAPPHIRE HD 7870 …

An executive at Dell warned Microsoft that their planned ‘RT' branding for the tablet operating system would confuse consumers, especially as it doesn't run traditional Windows applications. Jefferey Clarke, vice chairman at Dell and the president of its PC business said at the Dell World conference last week that he …

Capcom has reduced its earnings predictions for the year in the wake of sales of Resident Evil 6 not being as high as expected, as well as a delay in the release of upcoming 3DS title, Monster Hunter 4. Previously Capcom had forecast that it would be making 105 billion …

In order to prevent the organisation and the individuals behind it from facing financial crisis, Loz Kaye and the other members of the Pirate Party (PPUK) have taken the difficult step to take down the Pirate Bay Proxy, in the face of BPI legal threats. Back at the end of …

Currently, NVIDIA's Tegra 3 mobile chipset is the oldest of the bunch when compared to the equivalent offerings from Samsung's Exynos team and Qualcomm and is the most in need of a refresh so it is no surprise that details over Tegra 4 “Wayne” have been leaked online. The Tegra …

We reported yesterday how a change in photo sharing and retro-ifying service, Instagram, seemed to suggest that it had impunity to sell photos uploaded by users, as well as using their name, username, location and any other data it saw fit as part of marketing campaigns. Now though, in the …

Users who are heavy into Android and other Google services have today been given another reason to use the Play Music service. The competing iTunes and Amazon services have had library matching for a while now, at a charge of $25 per year. Google will take record label charges on …

Samsung have dropped the injunction applications against Apple in five European countries. This is a major development in a long running patents battle between the two companies. Samsung will drop injunction applications in Germany, France, Italy, UK and the Netherlands, a senior executive told The Wall Street Journal. It will …