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Rumour: Amazon working on own smartphone

Amazon

A rumour has emerged that Amazon could be developing a smartphone to compete directly with Apple's iPhone. Foxconn is said to be working with the retailer on the production of the handset, while other claims suggest Amazon is attempting to buy up wireless technology patents in an effort to avoid …

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Viglen’s continued success is an education for all

While most local system companies have evaporated, Viglen continues to bang in the results – including a whopping £8m revenue for June alone. How does one of the last remaining giants of the UK PC industry do it?  KitGuru goes back to school to see what can be learnt from …

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Z-Drive R4 PCIe SSDs and VXL Software news

OCZ Technology Group a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that its PCI Express (PCIe) SSD platform, featuring all Z-Drive R4 PCIe SSD models and VXL software, accelerates virtualization of Microsoft’s cloud-ready SQL Server 2012 database. Providing enterprise, host-based flash performance and …

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277,000 users may lose net access on Monday

Reports from the FBI say that over a quarter of a million users could lose internet access on Monday. The FBI are taking down a ‘safety net' which is protecting these people from a malicious piece of code infecting their systems. The FBI say that 64,000 Windows machines are infected …

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240GB OCZ SSD drops under £140

In the words of Michael Corleone, “Everytime we think we've found a way out – they pull us back in”. In the case, the gravity is being provided by SSD assassins OCZ working in ninja-like partnership with reseller Aria and OcUK. KitGuru pushes aside the more expensive deals from the …

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GTX570 prices in free fall

As predicted by KitGuru last month, nVidia's mountain of GTX 570 chips in the world is being obliterated by a series of significant price drops – preparing the market for the up-coming launch of the new GTX 660. KitGuru powers up the crystal ball and scans for prices. The publication …

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ISP claims torrenting increased after Pirate Bay block

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Despite copyright lobbyists like the British Phonographic Industry cheered when many European nations announced their intention to block torrent search site The Pirate Bay, a Dutch ISP has spoken out about file sharing traffic, saying that in-fact, the number of people torrenting has increased since the block was put into …

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Slender Man makes gaming debut

Slender

Internet meme and creepypasta regular Slender Man, has become the antagonist of a new game simply titled Slender. Currently in development by Parsec Productions, the game involves the player making their way through a forest at night, discovering several outbuildings and vehicles, often which have a post-it note attached too …

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Qualcomm looks to Samsung for 28nm chip production

Qualcomm has been suffering shortages of their 28nm Snapdragon mobile chips for a while now as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) has been unable to keep up with demand. It has reached the point where smartphone partner HTC has been forced to swap out the latest Snapdragon S4 chip for the older …

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Ex Apple senior exec says Nokia should fire leadership

Silicon Valley veteran Jean Louis Gassée said that the Nokia leadership should be fired, including CEO Stephen Elop, who took over Nokia after a stint within Microsoft. Gassée told Computing in an exclusive interview “I think that Elop will have to go, but I also think that the board also …

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HTC win UK patent ruling against Apple

A high court in the United Kingdom has ruled against Apple in an HTC patent ruling. The court said that HTC did not infringe on Apple's photo management patent and three other patent claims were invalid. The court declared three patents invalid, including the ‘slide to unlock' feature seen on …

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HDD prices drop – rejoice, rejoice

The tragic loss of life during last year's Thailand floods was only the first in a series of steps that negatively impacted an economically wobbly world. As the price of hard drives increased by close to 300% at times, PC prices increased and specifications fell – something we'd not seen …

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ACTA defeated in Europe

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Members of European Parliament have sunk the ACTA ship, voting to reject the treaty and make it un-enforceable by member nations. While there is still the potential for countries outside the EU to enact it, it would take a large majority to successfully pass it and with the consensus on …

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Asus PA248Q ProArt Monitor Review

Today we are looking at the latest high end 24 inch monitor from Asus, the PA248Q. This monitor features a pre-calibrated LED backlit IPS panel with 1920×1200 resolution. The PA248Q ProArt display is said to guarantee industry leading colour accuracy and is shipped with a minimal colour differential at ∆E …

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Sony PS4 two years in development

News for the new Xbox and Playstation are heating up. It would appear that Sony have been working on the Playstation 4 for a few years now, if employees dates are accurate. Sony have remained tight lipped about the Playstation 3 replacement, however one of their staff members spotted a …

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Microsoft grab Xbox 8 domains, stirring rumours

Microsoft have been buying some domain names, stirring interest amongst publications who are determined the find out the name of the upcoming Xbox 360 replacement. For a while Xbox 720 and Durango have been thrown about as a potential name for the next generation console, however journalists are now pondering …

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Toshiba fined $87 million for LCD price fixing

Toshiba have announced that a jury in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a verdict in a case against the company. Toshiba have been fined $87 million due to alleged antitrust practices in the LCD business. Toshiba have always claimed and still do …

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4k screens are £1,000 an inch, but not for long

We work with some of the world's leading technology companies, especially when it comes to graphics cards. During a recent video shoot with one of the biggest, we were discussing that wonderful thing called ‘the future' and the discussion moved to image quality, preparedness and the cost of glass. The …

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