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PC shipments drop by 10.9 percent in Q2

The global PC market shows no sign of stabilising, latest reports from Gartner show that 76 million units were shipped in Q2 this year. This is down 10.9 percent from the 85.3 million systems shipped in Q2 2012. This is the fifth quarter highlighting continued declining shipments. The Gartner data …

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Google will spend $500 million marketing Moto X Phone

The Wall Street Journal have said that Google will be spending a whopping $500 million marketing their flagship smartphone of the Motorola Mobility unit. This figure is greater than the marketing budgets of both Apple and Samsung, the smartphone market leaders. The Moto X phone is due out sometime in …

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Xbox 360 real money changeup increases game prices

Microsoft has today changed over all of its Xbox Live prices, from the traditional Microsoft point system, to dollars and pounds – depending which part of the world you reside in. However, this has resulted in some countries – the UK specifically – being hit with price rises for everything. …

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Some Xbox One fans want Microsoft to flip flop again

Remember when Microsoft announced all those features earlier this year for the Xbox One? TV viewing, cloud saves, cloud computing, game lending, family sharing – and a little thing called every-24-hour activations? Of course you do, because you screamed in the software giant's face to have it ditch all of …

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Sony teasing When World’s Collide

Sony has updated both its Facebook and Twitter accounts, with the image below and text that reads, “When World's Collide.” Much speculation and guessing has taken place in the hours since its release, but what do you guys think? Some have pointed to a similar looking image in the PS3 …

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Sega suing defunct THQ

Poor THQ. It struggles to stay afloat throughout 2012, finally announcing at the close of the year that it'll be shutting up shop for good, and it can't even rest peacefully in the grave. Along with several other creditors, Sega has announced its intention to sue the bankrupt publisher for …

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Apple withdraw case against Amazon over ‘AppStore’ name

Apple have decided to withdraw their case against Amazon over the use of the ‘AppStore' name. Apple originally filed the case in March 2011 complaining that Amazon were using the term ‘AppStore' for their mobile software developer program and its plans to use the term for the online store of …

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Someone just bought a 300 strong Amiga game library

No this isn't some car-boot sale where someone just got lucky with some carts, but a genuine company rights purchase of over 300 different Amiga games, which could see some of the systems' classics being re-released to a contemporary audience. The company with the now impressive library, is Writers' Group …

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Another US federal agency destroys modern tech

While there have been a lot of relatively unbelievable stories about United States federal authorities as of late, with the revelation of PRISM's tech privacy destroying policies, today we have a similarly ridiculous tale to tell, though this time it's more about costing the tax payer money than it is …

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AMD FX 9590 – initial Centurion price performance analysis

Quoting the physical speed of a processor is about as useful measure of performance as telling us that a car has a 5 litre engine. While there is an overall correlation, the winning-losing match-up is much more subtle. KitGuru scans the interwibble and finds an interesting Cinebench claim. With a …

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Here’s how the Last of Us story could come to life

While there are plenty of articles out there about whether zombie outbreaks could happen, or why they would fail immediately, there's not many kicking around that specifically address recent PS3 exclusive, The Last of Us and its particular brand of zombification: the cordyceps fungus. [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baOlT-1yY4A'] That's what Vsauce3 looks …

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Console wars the musical

You know what's great for making it obvious how silly the whole console wars thing is? Singing about it, like we're gangs from some sort of camp street war – and that's exactly what the guys at AVbyte have done. [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_xHueP7bQ0′] They catch a lot of the different arguments …

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Cloud server hardware providers rub their hands

For each generation of good idea, there needs to be a seed: An injection of high-profile capital that energises the market and fires the imagination. With The Cloud, that investment could well be from Microsoft. KitGuru pulls out the trusty old abacus. People have been talking about the cloud for …

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SAPPHIRE introduces two models of HD 7730

The SAPPHIRE HD 7700 series is an extensive family of graphics cards targeting the enthusiast on a budget and mainstream users looking for increased graphics performance.  It is based on the latest generation of GPU’s from AMD built in its 28nm process and featuring the highly acclaimed GCN graphics processing …

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iPad 5 on track for September release

The new Apple iPad is coming in Q3 this year according to reports online. The last time Apple updated the tablet was in November last year, although it was a minor update to the main update almost 16 months ago. The 5th generation iPad will be a big revenue source …

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Who wants cheap games?

Hey man, you looking for some cheap games? You are? That's good man, that's real good. You come to the right place, or at least, you will have once you head over to Green Man Gaming, which for the next day or so, is offering all of its previous 666 …

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Sony registers PlayStation TV trademark

While we might all be aware of Microsoft's efforts to take over the living room viewing experience and Apple's plans are all too obvious with the AppleTV, no one quite expected Sony to be doing something similar – or at least that's how it appears, since the Japanese firm just registered …

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Scientist claims the Earth once had two moons

Professor Erik Asphaug from the University of California in Santa Cruz will be explaining a new theory at a conference about the moon, held in the Royal Society this September. He believes a smaller ‘twin' moon was once orbiting the Earth, but it survived only a few million years before …

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Lian Li PC-Q30 Mini-ITX Case Review

Today we are going to look at the PC-Q30 which is one of the latest Mini ITX cases from Lian Li.  We have looked at a number of compact cases from Lian Li in the past and have been generally very impressed with what they have to offer.  This particular …

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Mexican VUHL 05 supercar showcased

Iker and Guillermo Echeverria have showcased their new VUHL 05 supercar. The car was presented to a select audience at England's Royal Automobile Club. The new car has been described as a ‘dual purposed street track racer', designed along the same principles as the iconic Ariel Atom. The car features a …

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Microsoft to shut down MSN TV on Sep 30th

Microsoft are closing down their MSN TV service, a service which was known as WebTV. This service was one of the first to offer Internet access via a television set. It will close down on September 30th after being acquired by Microsoft in 1997 for $425 million. The original WebTV …

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