A leak through Chinese channels not only further engrains previous confirmation that NVIDIA has a dual-GPU based GeForce GTX 690 in the works, but also lets a few more details out the bag on the specs front. This upcoming dual-GPU wielding weapon will be based on the 28nm GK104 silicon …
Read More »Old New York City phone booths to receive “smart screens”
Here is one thing that can be filed under the “pointless but somewhat cool” category; phone booths in New York City will soon be receiving “smart screens” in order to gain a higher purpose in life. During the initial pilot program beginning next month, 250 phone booths across the city will …
Read More »Qualcomm soars while Elpida snores – financials posted
If your company teeters on the brink of the abyss or suddenly finds itself riding the revenues rocket because you're in the right place in the right industry at the right time – then you're going to be posting different financial results. The unscientifically calculated gap between Qualcomm's increase and …
Read More »Intel pays out 120 million Real dollars
Real might have started life as a simple player, but over the years it has grown and developed in new and varied ways. Some have been successful and others less so. But today, it's board will be patting themselves on the back, because they have just picked up a nice …
Read More »Apple 4G advertising: UK Watchdog investigate
We have reported before on the 4G problems that affect people in the UK and Europe. It looks as if the British Advertising Watchdog are going to investigate Apple however because of the misleading marketing campaign. Apple will be investigated over claims that the new iPad offers 4G connectivity, which …
Read More »Samsung’s flexible AMOLED displays to be known as ‘Youm’
Samsung's upcoming “thinner, flexible and unbreakable” AMOLED displays will from now on be known as ‘Youm'. The quietly named display technology hopefully means an imminent launch from the Korean company. Estimates from Samsung in the recent past indicate a launch sometime in 2012. Samsung has passed an application over to …
Read More »Folding@Home set to pass 6 PetaFLOPS
Back in January 2008, Intel posed a question to scientists, “What would you do with a million quad core processors?” While no one is offering to deliver and install a million chips to a single destination, the idea of a huge, distributed computing system has appeal. Folding@Home project is set …
Read More »Anonymous target UK government websites. More to come.
Famous hacking group Anonymous have targeted the UK government, after giving them forewarning that it was going to happen. It selected Easter for the protest. The Telegraph reports “The British branch of Anonymous – a loose global collective of computer hackers who often target law-enforcement websites – first advertised “#OpTrialAtHome” …
Read More »Tegra 4 leak indicates quadcore A15 in 2013
Information on Nvidia's next generation Tegra 4 chipset has been leaked on VR-Zone. The new chipset will apparently run between 1.2ghz and 2.0ghz and it will use the same 4-PLUS-1 configuration as Tegra 3, but with less ARM A15 cores. There is going to be three A15 versions, according to …
Read More »Intel engineer who moved to AMD admits stealing documents
An Intel engineer has been accused of stealing documents from the company which are said to be worth between $200 and $400 million. The former employee has admitted his guilt in stealing the documents and is now awaiting a sentence. He has pled guilty to five counts of fraud. The …
Read More »Will the next Einstein be a computer?
Around 10 years ago, a bunch of threads kicked off on science forums around the world, with boffins (pro and amateur) discussing the idea of a computer-based Einstein in the future. A decade ago, most of the contributors thought that the answer was in some kind of amazing new layout …
Read More »Samsung set to report $5Bn a quarter profit
Most companies on the planet do not turn over $5 billion a year. To be honest, most companies won't turn over $5 billion over the entire course of their existence. Right now, things are bubbling up nicely for Samsung and its starting to bang in some serious numbers. KitGuru gives …
Read More »Thermaltake creates separate Tt DesignWorks consultancy
In mainstream life, we're constantly assaulted and assailed by new and innovative designs. Some driven by need (like the replacement of Big Mac polystyrene cartons with recycled card) and some are purely aesthetic (renaming Marathon bars to Snickers). In the computing world, so many things are derivative, that genuine inspiration …
Read More »Mass Effect 3 will get ‘extended’ endings. But is it enough?
Mass Effect 3 was one of the most awaited games in recent years, but when many of the gamers finally beat the third outing, they raised arms against the producer, to complain. Normally a company would ignore the complaints and move merrily onto the next title for development but so …
Read More »eReader users read more books than hardback lovers
A recent study from Pew Internet has discovered interesting statistics on American's habits where book reading is concerned. The study reveals that the average e-reader user has read 24 books in the last year, compared to just 15 books read by those preferring traditional paper books. In a country where 99% of …
Read More »DDR3-3000+ speeds reached in Quad Channel config
The always challenging memory overclocking segment has just witnessed another push to heights not reached previously; this time in terms of quad channel setups. Just last month we saw G.Skill and GIGABYTE reach for the stars, and by George did they ever, achieving a staggering 3736MHz on AMD's dual channel …
Read More »Court sides with Apple in Samsung court case
A judge in America has largely sided in Apple's favour yesterday in regards to how some technical terms will be defined in the patent fight against Samsung over smartphones and tablets. Apple sued Samsung last year in the United States, claiming that the South Korean company are ‘slavishly' copying the …
Read More »Intel CFO Bryant will become chairman next month
Intel's former chief financial officier and current director Andy Bryant will be taking over as the board chairman next month after the current chairman Jane Shaw retires. A document was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange commission on Wednesday. Bryant has already received the seal of approval from the …
Read More »Anonymous target People’s Republic Of China
Anonymous have apparently defaced over 480 web sites in the People's Republic Of China in the last few days. These websites include Government operations. Anonymous want Chinese hackers to join their cause and are highlighting their skills to the countries talented hackers. They have even launched their own AnonymousChina Twitter …
Read More »Trolls to be punished with fines and jail time in Arizona
Currently sitting upon the desk belonging to Arizona's governor is a revised house bill that is waiting to be signed into law. Changes made to the house bill, H.B 2549s, aim to minimise yet also potentially criminalise cyberbullying. However, it could also make every online game, every comment section and …
Read More »Biostar Offers Channel’s Longest Warranty
Biostar has announced an unprecedented 4-year warranty for its range of highly-anticipated TZ77EX4, TZ77A and TZ77B motherboards, creating THE longest warranty period for any board manufacturer available in the UK. The new boards are based on the latest Intel Z77 chipset which, for the first time, incorporate tri-gate transistors manufactured …
Read More »Blackberry faltering but still Obama’s favourite
Research In Motion used to dominate the market, but in recent years they have been struggling to compete against Apple and the raft of Android phones available to consumers. In the last year their sales figures have been continually dropping and the CEO's have stepped down. Even in their homeground …
Read More »Motorola facing antitrust probes
Motorola Mobility are facing two investigations by the European Union's competition watchdog. They claim that the company, which is being bought by Google could be unfairly restricting competitors from accessing essential patents. The formal investigations have been announced after Microsoft and Apple complained to the European Commission that Motorola Mobility …
Read More »App that tracks women near you is blocked
One of the most curious things about living in the 21st century, is that when people use computers to aggregate publicly available information into a usable format, the world plus dog seems to cry ‘Foul!' and that's certainly the case with the ‘Girls Around Me' app from Russia. KitGuru pretends …
Read More »Samsung opts to build $7Bn factory in China
The Korean need for national pride is about as strong as the Chinese need to be the world's factory. So what happens when the immovable object (Koreas desire to do everything itself) meets the irresistible force (China's need to do it for you)? With the launch of Samsung's next chip factory now …
Read More »Motorola’s RAZR Maxx coming to Europe next month
Motorola is finally bringing the Droid RAZR Maxx to Europe following the phone's launch through Verizon in the states over two months ago. Minus the Droid branding and LTE radio it is much the same deal with its Super AMOLED 4.3-inch display, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB RAM and a chunky …
Read More »3D solar panels can produce 20 times more energy
This 3D trend is perhaps getting a bit crazy; movies, consoles, printers. You name it, there is probably a 3D version in the works. But here is one 3D-inspired object that could actually be useful in reality. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed that a 3D solar …
Read More »Anonymous Target Home Office
Anonymous group have posted on twitter to invite people to support an attack on the Home Office website in support of anti-extradition protests. The attack is listed under the Op Trail At Home #optrialathome and is directly supporting protests for Chris Tappin, Richard O’Dwyer and Gary McKinnon. The banner ask …
Read More »Canon EOS 60Da announced – for astrophotography
Canon have a very strong range of DSLR's this year, and they have announced the latest EOS 60Da which is tailored to deal with demanding astrophotography requirements. The 60Da is related to the 60D – the popular 18 megapixel model which has sold well for the company. The 60Da is …
Read More »Intel Storybook tablet to launch for emerging markets
Intel are planning to release a new tablet for emerging markets, the codename is ‘StoryBook'. The product is set to follow in the footsteps of the Classmate PC sales model. I spoke to an industry insider this morning in Taipei who confirmed that the StoryBook tablet PC will house a …
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