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You might think that when you spend over £50 on a mouse, that you'll be getting something a bit special. It usually gives you extra features like more buttons, higher build quality and often some impressive backend software to play with. Not in the case of Razer Naga owners, who …

As well as having a decidedly manly name, Bram Stoker was the figure behind the original Dracula novel and today, Google celebrates that fact with its Stoker inspired logo. 8th November 2012 is an apt date to do so as well, since it not only marks 165 years to the …

In an update that is due for release next week, EA has announced that it will be adding Twitch streaming to its Origin games platform, allowing players to easily share their in-game footage live, with viewers around the world. Apparently it'll be a relatively simply thing to activate too. All …

If you ever decide to blend a current, flagship 7 inch from any of the big three manufacturers, Blendtec has provided a useful baseline performance video for your own results. Keeping with their trend of blending recently released gadgets and promoting their own $450 blender, Google's Nexus 7, Amazon's Kindle Fire …

Cray has launched their new ‘Cascade' system which was developed in partnership with the US Defense Advanced Research Projectes Agency. It utilises the new ‘Aries' interconnect. The Aries Interconnect is very important when it comes to hyperscaling and parallel computing. Intel paid $140 million to get ownership of the project …

Microsoft Office for mobile devices other than its own has long been rumoured and The Verge has now heard from sources that it will be making its way to iOS and Android in early 2013. “Office Mobile” as it is being touted will allow iOS and Android users to view …

While Kim Dotcom announced just over a week ago that the spiritual successor to Megaupload, Mega, would use not only encryption to protect users and those that run the site from prosecution, but would have the domain name Me.ga, it has already run into a few problems. The country where …

Microsoft has launched a program entitled, “Get On,” that is designed to help get the young and unemployed in Britain into work. If successful, it is thought that it could see as many as 300,000 of those aged between 16 and 24 finish up their education and get into work …

Halo 4 will not be coming to the PC platform, Microsoft has confirmed, stating that it was designed from the ground up as an Xbox 360 title and that's where it would stay. “Halo 4 was designed specifically for Xbox 360, and while we’re always exploring new ways to expand …

A 41 year old man has been arrested for hacking the website of current British home secretary, Theresa May, as well as orchestrating a Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attack. He was arrested as part of a joint operation between Scotland Yard and local police officers on Tuesday and was …

Microsoft has organised a deal with Devicescape that will include Windows Phone 8 users being granted free access to over 11 million Wi-Fi hotspots around the world (but mostly in the United States). In order to avoid excessive cellular data usage, the system uses DataSense, a new feature found in Windows Phone …

Today we are going to look at the first three products in the Epic Gear range, the Meduza gaming mouse, the Skorpios mouse bungee and the Compoxite gaming surface. We have decided to combine all three of these products into one article as they are designed to work closely with each other.

The Verge have published an article yesterday which say that multiple sources close to them have confirmed that Microsoft are planning to release a 7 inch gaming tablet. The Xbox Surface 7 inch tablet information was leaked back in June and it is likely to include an ARM processor and …

The war between Apple and Samsung shows no signs of subsiding and the latest from Apple claims that the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 infringes its patents. They want to add the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system to an existing lawsuit against Samsung in California. Bloomberg has said that Apple …

Amazon have made a change in America to their Prime service which allows a portion of customers to subscribe on a monthly basis, rather than pay for full year. The PRIME service is popular with regular Amazon customers as it can save them a large amount of money over the …

Just yesterday we heard reports that Microsoft was to retire Windows Live Messenger in favour of Skype and today that move has been confirmed today. Microsoft has said that the Windows Live Messenger instant messaging service will start to be discontinued from early 2013. “We will retire Messenger in all countries worldwide in the …

Forget the delays previously announced for upcoming THQ games, the company's future itself may be in jeopardy, as it's now being reported that its stock has taken a further near 50 per cent slump according to Reuters. This is a harsh blow for the company which has struggled to maintain …

While that headline might sound like the British government is doing something noble, by cracking down on evil Google's practices, it's actually the other way around. Despite the search giant's removal of many millions of links that sent users through to websites that facilitated piracy, it apparently isn't doing enough and now …

Get your copies of 1984 at the ready people, as a patent entitled “Content Distribution Regulation by Viewing User,” that was registered in April 2011, has now been published for the first time and shows Microsoft's Kinect technology being used to make sure only licensed viewers are watching a movie …

In the form of a competition, Microsoft is offering incentives to developers that submit their Windows 8 supporting game for judging. If selected, the titles will receive a professional trailer, developer mentoring and a month's worth of marketing. Those submitted for judging will be graded on originality, audio, visuals and …

Today’s web surfers aren’t content just to visit websites to look at cute cat and puppy pictures. Sure, few can resist surfing for cute cat pictures and constantly checking out the latest news, but sometimes plain old browsing isn’t enough. You want more relevant content, faster, and preferably without having …

ProMOS Technologies have announced their plans to sell its 12 inch wafer plant and other facilities through an open bidding scheme by the end of the year. They want to become a fabless memory-IC company. The starting bid for ownership is NT$19.5billion ($666.9 million US). The company have said that …

Apple have had their patent suit against Motorola Mobility thrown out by a Federal judge. Apple had planned a case against Motorola for $12.5 billion, claiming that Motorola practises were unfair. According to the New York Times Judge Barbara B. Crabb questioned if she had the legal authority to hear …

Nikon have announced the release of their new D5200 SLR, a 24.1 megapixel compact body SLR. The camera will be available in three colours … black, bronze and red. The camera is also said to have 39 point auto focus. The body price will be around 900 euros when it …

The haters may continue to hate, but Apple keep selling millions of  tablets. They issued a press release yesterday which claims they sold over 3 million iPads in 3 days. The 3 million figure includes the iPad Mini and the latest iPad 3. They said “Apple today announced it has …

For about as long as I can remember Windows Live Messenger has been my instant messaging service of choice but it looks like I will soon have to change. After more than a decade Microsoft's long-existing service is set to be retired, but the technology behind it is set to …

Foxconn share prices have jumped by a huge 31.9 per cent after rumours began circulating that the electronics manufacturer would be producing the next iPhone, winning a big contract bidding war with other potentials. This despite the fact that just two weeks ago it admitted to using child labour. This …

While the man behind the original V for Vendetta graphic novel – Alan Moore – is hardly known to be a fan of its movie adaptation, anarchy is clearly in his blood. He's demonstrated that today by debuting a musical track of his own creation, with strong themes throughout. Clearly inspired …

Despite many developers moving away from the PC platform in the past few years due to claims of high piracy rates cutting into profits, some believe it's the only place for their games. Star Citizen developer Chris Roberts, has said that his game will be a PC exclusive, because contemporary …

Kim Dotcom, the larger than life personality behind the now defunct Megaupload and potential sequels, Mega and Mega Box, has announced another business plan of his – to resurrect plans for the Pacific Fibre cable that would give New Zealanders super faster internet at a fraction of what they currently …