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QNAP TS 219P II Turbo NAS Review

NAS systems are becoming ever more popular, with many households in 2011 adding one to their network. QNAP need no introduction, being one of the most established players in the networking industry. It has been some time since I have looked at one of their boxes and today we have …

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RIM cut prices of Playbook: stock still not moving

Research In Motion have struggled to sell their BlackBerry Playbook. This hasn't been helped by networking issues in recent months, and the news that they won't be updating their software anytime soon. RIM have tried to push sales, by cutting the price of the tablet, but channel partners claim that …

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Nintendo Wii U to be shown at E3 conference

Nintendo have announced that their new Wii U console will be launching next year and they are working hard to ensure a stronger launch than last time. Satoru Iwata, the president of the company said “Based on the bitter experiences we have had with the Nintendo 3DS, we are making …

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Samsung outperform Apple with smartphone sales

According to reports, Samsung have sold more smartphones than Apple in the July to September period. Samsung shipped 28 million smartphones, four times as many as this time last year. Apple say they shipped 17 million smartphones during this time period. Samsung are said to be chasing Nokia as the …

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HP policy shift under new CEO – will keep PC business

Hewlett Packard have said that they will not be selling off their PC section of the business. CEO Leo Apotheker was fired in September over his plans for the future, and the company have reversed this particular decision. The Guardian newspaper in the UK has heard that HP do plan …

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Intel Core i7 2700k receives £20 price cut

Intel have had a hell of a year, with little competition offered in the enthusiast sector. AMD's Bulldozer chip looked promising, but sadly fell short of the mark, even with double the physical cores. The Core i7 2500k and 2600k have remained the enthusiast number 1 choice, and today we …

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Intel Core i7 2700k Review

Intel have had a hell of a year, with little competition offered in the enthusiast sector. AMD's Bulldozer chip looked promising, but sadly fell short of the mark, even with double the physical cores. The Core i7 2500k and 2600k have remained the enthusiast number 1 choice, and today we …

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Apple release series of EFI firmware updates

Apple released a series of EFI firmware updates for their Mac Mini, iMac, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air systems. The updates are: • iMac EFI Update 1.7 (3.69 MB) This update enables Lion Recovery from an Internet connection and includes fixes that resolve issues with Apple Thunderbolt Display compatibility and …

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Mozilla support Microsoft with custom ‘Bing’ version

Mozilla issued a statement yesterday which claims that they will be supporting Microsoft's Bing search engine with a custom Firefox version. Bing will be configured as the default search engine. Mozilla said “Mozilla and Bing are pleased to make available Firefox with Bing, a customized version of Firefox that sets …

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Steve Jobs had Intel in mind for iPad

Steve Jobs high profile biography reveals a lot of interesting information and one which has surfaced is based around the use of Intel chips in the original iPad. Walter Isaacson revealed that Jobs considered using the Intel Atom in the first iPad. Jobs faced some counter arguments from Tony Fadell, …

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Blackberry Playbook update delayed until next year

Research In Motion haven't had a very memorable 2011, unless you factor in lower than expected sales and networking issues. The latest news will cause an uproar among customers as it appears that the ill fated Playbook tablet will not be getting a much needed software update until next year. …

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Amazon announce drop in Q3 profit

Amazon announced a drop in third quarter profit, with shares falling 19 percent in late trading. Their net income dropped 73 percent to $63 million from $231 million, this time last year. Amazon have also said that they may post an operating loss this quarter. Amazon are searching for higher …

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Tt eSports launches White Ra special editions

Looks like the chaps at Tt eSports are very excited to announce SAPHIRA, which they believe to be the world’s most advanced pro-gaming mouse and the White-Ra’s Limited Edition signature mouse pad. So what's this all about then? For a long time fans of both Tt eSports and StarCraft II …

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Kingston Transforms USB Flash Drive into Active Storage Device

Kingston Digital Europe Ltd, an affiliate of Kingston Technology Company Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced Kingston urDrive, a free pre-loaded application available on a variety of its DataTraveler® USB Flash drives. Kingston urDrive transforms USB drives from passive storage to engaged, active storage, allowing consumers …

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NZXT HAVIK 140 Cooler Review

Today we have the chance to put the NZXT HAVIK 140 CPU Cooler through its paces. This is the first retail CPU Cooler that NZXT have released and if size matters, they will have a winner on their hands! The HAVIK 140 uses six, 6mm heatpipes, 46 aluminum fins and …

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iPad 3 – smaller dock connector planned?

Late yesterday there were reports that Apple were set to release the iPad 3 as early as March, but with a smaller dock connector. This would lead to issues with a plethora of existing products. I decided to try and get confirmation from a source I have, close to Apple. …

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Kindle Fire may reduce Amazon profits

The challenge to Apple's iPad mounts as Amazon are due to release their new, low cost Kindle Fire tablet. So far Apple have remained king of the tablet market with staggering sales of their iPad and iPad 2 but analysts seem certain that the Kindle Fire will take the number …

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