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Review: LG GD900 Crystal – Are We Seeing Things Crystal Clear? | Posted on: 31/08/2009 @ 22:30

In a highly competitive market, selling a 'standard' mobile phone is just not good enough. Manufacturers are more frequently trying to offer something inspiring and unique in their effort to please the millions of mobile phone users who are ready to ditch their old mobiles for a shiny new model. With things hotting up from a vast array of mobile phone manufacturers, it would seem that LG are ...

Apple iPod Event Confirmed For September 9th | Posted on: 31/08/2009 @ 19:00

Apple today confirmed a special invitation-only event being held at the Yerba Buena Center for Arts Theater in San Francisco California on September 9th, 2009. This is the same location as Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference held each year and has been place that Apple has unveiled its latest and greatest new products. Invited press members received an email of the place and time that it ...

Steelseries Ikari Optical Gaming Mouse | Posted on: 31/08/2009 @ 18:30

Steelseries präsentiert mit der Ikari Optical Gaming Mouse einen Nager der einen guten Halt, leichte Bedienung sowie allem voran präzises Klicken verspricht. Durch das geringe Gewicht soll sie leichtfüssig über Oberflächen gleiten und durch ihre Form soll sie für Links- und Rechtshänder geeignet sein. Weiter soll die Maus auch bei High-Sense- sowie Low-Sense-Spieler für ...

SoundMagic PL30 In-ears | Posted on: 31/08/2009 @ 18:10

SoundMagic is one of the few brands out there dedicated to making quality in-ears that are affordable as well. Today we take a look at their PL30 in-ears which boast a mighty bundle and good sound quality to boot. Being priced at $25 they provide amazing value in the IEM segment.

Microsoft Office 2010 Build 4417 Surfaces | Posted on: 31/08/2009 @ 17:10

A new build of the upcoming Microsoft Office 2010 suite from Microsoft has leaked and this time it has a build number of 14.0.4417.1000. Build 4417 seems to add a lot of new visual user interface tweaks, with new colors and the Backstage interface has been finalized it seems with additional functionality and interface tweaks. [...]

ALSA 1.0.21 Released With Many Driver Updates | Posted on: 31/08/2009 @ 16:10

With it being a few months since the release of ALSA 1.0.20, it's now time for the ALSA 1.0.21 update. The ALSA driver package update (finally) brings the Creative X-Fi Linux driver officially along with a horde of updates to the other drivers and more. The Creative X-Fi driver for the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture has improved a fair amount over the past few months and is certainly better ...

Can Ubuntu 9.10 Outperform Mac OS X 10.6? | Posted on: 31/08/2009 @ 12:10

Back on Friday we published Mac OS X 10.6 benchmarks and found it to offer some terrific performance improvements, but at the same time, there were a few notable regressions. Apple engineers have been working hard at pushing technologies like Grand Central Dispatch (GCD), OpenCL, full 64-bit support, and other changes to their OS X stack to bolster its performance capabilities and reduce the ...

Robbery Suspects Found With “Find My iPhone” | Posted on: 31/08/2009 @ 10:40

You’ve seen them annoying adverts on the tellybox, “track your partners whereabouts” they say, “do you suspect they’re cheating?” or something pretty similar where they use your phone’s signal to track someone else’s. But here the “find my iPhone” feature in MobileMe actually came to good use. Now it is surely a moment that every ...

Snow Leopard’s Big Arrival! | Posted on: 31/08/2009 @ 9:10

This weekend was a big one for Apple, as on friday (28th August) Snow Leopard was released. By now as the weekend has passed you should of had chance to play around with it if you’ve been lucky enough to get your hands on a copy. Gaj-It would like to ask you what you think [...]Snow Leopard’s Big Arrival! is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - ...

OpenCL Support Atop Gallium3D Is Here, Sort Of | Posted on: 30/08/2009 @ 23:10

OpenCL is present in NVIDIA's Linux driver as well as the just-released Mac OS X 10.6, but there is support for the Open Computing Language coming forward in the open-source world through the Gallium3D driver infrastructure. Back in February we heard a goal of having OpenCL in Gallium3D by this summer and then in May we heard that it was hopefully soon along with an OpenGL 3.1 state tracker. ...

This Week: New Releases, Desktop Fun, Gaming | Posted on: 30/08/2009 @ 23:10

This week at Phoronix most of the new content was related to new software releases, enhancements to the Linux desktop, and Linux gaming. In fact, it was a particularly great week in the free software world with all of the happenings. Back on Tuesday, Red Hat released Fedora 12 Alpha, which brings a huge number of changes...

Corsair Re-launches Dominator GT Ultra-Performance DRAM Modules | Posted on: 30/08/2009 @ 13:00

Corsair® Re-launches Dominator GT Ultra-Performance DRAM Modules - Implements changes in materials and qualification to bring Hyper-based overclocking modules back to market - Fremont, CA. July 22, 2009 — Corsair®, a worldwide leader in high-performance computer memory, power supplies, and flash memory products including solid-state drives, today re-introduced the popular ...

Mad Catz announce limited edition Street Fighter IV range of accessories | Posted on: 30/08/2009 @ 13:00

Arcade FightStick: Tournament Edition Limited to 500 Unit Run and Fight Pad Limited to 1,000 Unit Run San Diego, July 20, 2009 Mad Catz® Interactive, Inc. (AMEX/TSX: MCZ), a leading worldwide third-party interactive entertainment accessory provider, today announced a Limited Edition ‘Comic-Con’ Street Fighter IV Arcade FightStick: Tournament Edition and Street Fighter IV Fight ...

New ATX mid tower: Enermax Staray | Posted on: 30/08/2009 @ 13:00

New ATX mid tower: Enermax Staray available from now on Smart Case with Brilliant Cooling After the bestseller Chakra and the ultimate gaming case Phoenix Neo Enermax brings a stylish and solid entry-level case onto the market: Staray combines successfully the consequent user-friendliness and the first-class cooling concept of predecessor series. In matter of [...]

A New Development Release Of GNOME Shell | Posted on: 29/08/2009 @ 21:30

GNOME 3.0 will not be rolling out until the first half of 2010, but work is already underway on this major GNOME update that is the first to bring some radical changes in a long time. One of the major components of GNOME 3.0 is the GNOME Shell...

Warsow Update Delivers New Maps & More | Posted on: 29/08/2009 @ 20:40

While most open-source games still lack the graphics quality and features that the latest proprietary game engines support within retail games that are backed by the large studios, their quality has been improving as with their artwork and other characteristics. As an example of this, Warsow 0.5 made it out this week with a horde of new features and improvements. Warsow 0.5 introduces new ...

BlizzCon 2009 - Recap & Review | Posted on: 29/08/2009 @ 14:00

BlizzCon 2009 came as fast as it went. The news Blizzard dropped on us last week during their 4th BlizzCon from the Anaheim Convention Center was very exciting and definitely delivered the thirst for previews and fun that we all have come to expect from BlizzCon. Read on to see our recap on this years event.

Review: Shuttle X50 | Posted on: 29/08/2009 @ 10:20

Touchscreen computers like this Shuttle X50. They're the future, right? Last year, out at Nvidia's Nvision conference in Santa Clara we saw some fantastic examples of display technology in a Minority Report style. We've also got Windows 7 on the very imminent horizon, which is promising all kinds of touchscreeny loveliness. So you can expect lots of machines rocking up in the near future - last ...

Mac OS X 10.6 Brings Serious Performance Gains | Posted on: 29/08/2009 @ 5:10

While our focus at Phoronix is on testing hardware under Linux, we remain friendly and interested in other BSD and UNIX operating systems too, including Mac OS X . With the launch of Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" we have been particularly interested in it considering the technological advancements that have been made in this update thanks to their large focus on improving the performance of Mac OS ...

Sungale ID800WT Digital Photo Frame | Posted on: 29/08/2009 @ 1:00

With digital photo frames becoming more and more prevalent, the features they offer are starting to become more varied. The ID800WT from Sungale is unique in that it not only displays photos, but also has integrated Wi-Fi, among other features.

Skype 2.1 Beta Brings New Features To Linux | Posted on: 29/08/2009 @ 0:10

For anyone that extensively uses Skype on Linux, you will probably want to head on over to the Linux Skype Developer page to fetch the latest beta. Skype has just rolled out the first 2.1 beta (2.1.0.47 Beta) of the Linux Skype client, which adds several new features and also brings a number of fixes and other improvements. The new Skype Linux features are high quality video codec support, ...

CUPS 1.4.0 Printing Server Brings New Interface | Posted on: 28/08/2009 @ 23:50

On the same day as the release of the Mac OS X 10.6 operating system, which contains many printing improvements among its new feature set, the Apple-owned CUPS project has come out with version 1.4.0. CUPS 1.4 offers improvements to its web interface (including a brand new look), CUPS DDK tools, Bonjour printing support, many scheduler improvements, and over 67 other changes. The CUPS 1.4.0 ...

Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 - P55 uATX Goodness for Under $105 | Posted on: 28/08/2009 @ 23:30

We will finish up our P55 previews this weekend with a couple of new boards from ASUS and Biostar. In the meantime, I just wanted to comment on the Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2. I have over a dozen P55 boards here with several more arriving shortly. Already, two motherboards have risen to the top in regards to overclocking performance and a couple of boards have...

MSI HD 4890 Cyclone SOC 1 GB GDDR5 | Posted on: 28/08/2009 @ 17:40

MSI's HD 4890 Cyclone SOC is the fastest model of the Cyclone Series. It comes with clocks of 1000 MHz / 1000 MHz out of the box and uses a huge heatpipe cooler to keep the card cool. As an extra feature a native HDMI connector has been added in case you want to connect the card to your big TV screen.

Review: Acer F900 HD | Posted on: 28/08/2009 @ 16:50

The F900 HD is the second smartphone from Acer since it acquired phone manufacturer E-Ten last year and is a smart-looking handset. The 3.8-inch screen is bettered in size by some of its rivals on the market, but it still offers impressive clarity, with deep and bright colours. It's great for watching fi lms on, although we found clips often stuttered to a halt and you'll have to lower video ...

Review: Maximum DUO AMBQ 24 | Posted on: 28/08/2009 @ 12:50

This large device combines a quad LNB with a 'monoblock' able to simultaneously receive two satellites spaced apart by 4.3°, courtesy of a pair of accurately spaced feedhorns. It was designed for hassle-free reception of the Astra clusters at 19.2°E and 23.5°E, but similarly spaced satellites are fair game too. Thanks to all those outputs, four receivers (or two dual-tuner PVRs) in ...

VGA Arbitration Code Hits The X Server | Posted on: 28/08/2009 @ 12:50

The Linux VGA Arbiter, which has long been talked about and gone through several revisions, is finally approaching the point of entering the mainline kernel and as of last night was committed to the X Server and PCI access library. The VGA Arbiter fixes the problem where multiple graphics cards with legacy VGA interfaces could get sent the wrong data if there are multiple X Servers in use...

Slackware 13.0 Released With 64-bit Support | Posted on: 28/08/2009 @ 12:50

The developers behind the Slackware distribution have announced the release of version 13.0. With this major update, Slackware now finally has a complete port to 64-bit packages, while still continuing to support x86 too...

Facebook 3.0 App Reaches iPhone | Posted on: 28/08/2009 @ 12:30

If you’re addicted to updating your status, tagging photos or seeing who’s piped your score on Bejeweled Blitz, then you’ll be pleased to hear that the Facebook App for the iPhone has been revamped to make poking someone even easier. Still available for the bargain basement price of … [visit site to read more] Facebook 3.0 App [...]Facebook 3.0 App Reaches iPhone is a ...

Review: Hanns G HH251HP | Posted on: 28/08/2009 @ 11:00

The Hanns.G HH251HP panel we're reviewing here punches below the standard price-point for 24inch monitors and gives you another inch of displaying goodness into the bargain. Screen real estate is always a bonus and, with the HH251HP displaying at a native resolution of 1920x1080, you've got a whole load there for your computing pleasure. This widescreen nature means that in productivity, gaming ...

Lian Li PC-X2000 | Posted on: 28/08/2009 @ 9:20

Lian Li präsentiert mit dem PC-X2000 ein extravagantes Gehäuse mit klaren Linien. Zirka neun Kilogramm leicht, besticht es mit schwarz eloxiertem, gebürstetem Aluminum von höchster Verarbeitungsqualität. Die Seitenteile weisen eine Wandstärke von zwei Millimetern auf und sind mit geräuschdämmendem Material ausgestattet. Die verschiedenen Features wie Lüftersteuerung, ...

Corsair Flash Voyager GT 128 USB pen-drive review. | Posted on: 28/08/2009 @ 5:10

Corsair marries capacity with speed, but at what cost?

Linux 2.6.31 Kernel Is Ready With -RC8 Release | Posted on: 28/08/2009 @ 3:00

Linus Torvalds has announced the release of the Linux 2.6.31-rc8 kernel this evening, which he expects will be the last release candidate before this quarterly Linux kernel update goes gold in just over one week. Linux 2.6.31-rc8 doesn't bring any particularly interesting fixes, but just small corrections around the kernel. In the Linux 2.6.31-rc8 release announcement, Linus mentions he will be ...

PTS Bardu Makes Its Alpha Debut | Posted on: 28/08/2009 @ 2:40

Just in time for our extensive benchmarking of Apple's Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" operating system tomorrow, we have christened the first alpha release of Phoronix Test Suite 2.2 (codenamed "Bardu"). Laid out a few days ago were some of the Phoronix Test Suite 2.2 features that are already implemented like the ability to recover from test runs (when the system crashes or fails), support for ...

Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket Earbuds Review | Posted on: 28/08/2009 @ 0:30

We take a look at the Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket model today - billed as no-holds-barred ear buds with an attitude to match. Read on for our listening results.

Genius EasyPen i405 4" x 5.5" Graphics Tablet | Posted on: 27/08/2009 @ 18:20

When it comes to input devices we've got a lot of choices out there, especially when it comes to mice, but there are other options for input, such as tablets, or graphics tablets as they might be called. The graphics tablet is for much more than drawing, they can be very handy for just generally making life easier to do certain tasks, like presentations and hand signing a document. When signing ...

Seasonic S12D Series - Press Release | Posted on: 27/08/2009 @ 18:00

We have always been a big fan of Seasonic power supplies, especially their 300W to 430W units for HTPC duties. Seasonic recently introduced their new S12D series geared for the enthusiast market. They are available now at Newegg. The full press release is provided below. "To offer computer users a more stable and efficient solution to cope with...

Mac OS X Snow Leopard: What's New? | Posted on: 27/08/2009 @ 17:50

Apple's latest version of their operating system, Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), goes on sale this Friday. As its name suggests, Snow Leopard is a refinement of its previous Leopard 10.5 OS, offering performance and functionality improvements. Apple has made upgrading from Leopard a snap and cheap too, with an upgrade version costing only $29 for Intel-based Macs running Leopard.

Canonical Unveils The Ubuntu Software Store | Posted on: 27/08/2009 @ 17:50

Beyond pushing out a new graphical boot screen just before the feature freeze went into effect for Ubuntu 9.10, Canonical released the first public version of their own app store, previously codenamed AppCenter, but now known as the Ubuntu Software Store (or software-store as its package is called). Canonical does have some grand plans for the Ubuntu Software Store and in this article we have ...

Review: Fujitsu LifeBook M2010 | Posted on: 27/08/2009 @ 16:40

Fujitsu's first netbook – the Amilo Mini UI 3520 – was a usable and likeable device, but struggled to stand out from the crowd. Its successor – the M2010 – certainly seems more successful, but the jury's still out. The early model we got our hands on showed real promise. Its glossy red chassis and curved hinge add style, but the bulky design means this isn't the ...

Review: PC Nextday Zoostorm Fizzbook Bang | Posted on: 27/08/2009 @ 15:50

After the success of the Fizzbook Go and Spin, PC Nextday has returned with a new Fizzbook netbook called the Bang (£299 inc. VAT). Like its predecessors, the Bang is designed with children in mind and proves itself a capable and suitable machine for six to 14-year-olds. The 8.9-inch screen is very bright and detailed, thanks to its 1024 x 600-pixel resolution, and children should have no ...

Review: Packard Bell dot s | Posted on: 27/08/2009 @ 15:50

The dot s is Packard Bell's 10.1-inch netbook. Unlike its larger brothers, the dot m and dot m/a, it stays safely in known netbook territory by featuring an Intel Atom processor and running Microsoft's Windows XP operating system. As with the dot m, the sample we reviewed was a pre-production unit so we were not able to provide full benchmarking results, such as battery life testing. The ...

Review: Medion Akoya Mini E1312 | Posted on: 27/08/2009 @ 15:50

The Akoya Mini E1312 is Medion's largest netbook and features the rare but increasingly popular 11.6-inch screen size. This makes it a very comfortable netbook to use and it is certainly worth a look for those in the market for a larger machine. The 11.6-inch screen size is increasing in popularity, as it strikes a good balance between 8.9 and 12-inch panels. The screen here provides great colour ...

Review: Acer Aspire One D250 | Posted on: 27/08/2009 @ 15:40

The Acer Aspire One D250 is an extremely portable machine. Not only is it one of the thinnest netbooks we've seen but, for a system boasting a 10.1-inch screen, it's also very light. Weighing just 1kg, this a great netbook for frequent travellers. As we've come to expect from the Aspire One line, the 10.1-inch screen is good and the 1024 x 600-pixel resolution screen is detailed enough for ...

Review: Gigabyte T1028 | Posted on: 27/08/2009 @ 15:40

Gigabyte's netbook range is quite small compared to its rivals, but its two flagship products include unique designs that stand out from the crowd. The T1028 – also known as the Touch Note – is its touchscreen model and proves to be something of a mixed bag. The 1.4kg chassis features a bulky design and isn't as sleek as many other models on the market. As a result, it doesn't feel ...

Review: HP Mini 2140 | Posted on: 27/08/2009 @ 15:40

HP's flagship netbook is the extremely smart Mini 2140. Crafted from brushed aluminium and silver plastics, it certainly makes a visual statement, but performance is sluggish due to the fact it runs Windows Vista. The 10.1-inch screen is bright and produces strong colours. It is encased beneath a sheet of glossy plastic which runs edge to edge. While it looks great, screen reflections are greatly ...

Review: Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2 | Posted on: 27/08/2009 @ 15:40

An upgrade of the S10e, rather than a complete overhaul, the IdeaPad S10-2 builds on its predecessor's success by adding some new features. The 10.1-inch screen is exceptionally bright, produces great colours, and is great for viewing pictures and movies alike. The screen's 1024 x 600 pixel resolution is detailed enough, and produces sharp images, suitable for viewing and editing intricate ...

Ubuntu 9.10 Gets A New Splash Screen, Not Plymouth | Posted on: 27/08/2009 @ 15:20

Introduced last year with Fedora 10 was Plymouth, a project to replace the aging Red Hat Graphical Boot (RHGB) software. From the start, Plymouth leveraged kernel mode-setting to provide a flicker-free boot process and a splash screen that would run at the panel's native resolution...

Apple To Launch New iPods September 9 | Posted on: 27/08/2009 @ 12:30

Word is out that Apple plan to launch a new range of iPods in the merry pre-Christmas month of September, so if you’re not sure what to get the girlfriend this year, start telling her that her current iPod is out of date now. Our recent post on the new Apple To Launch New iPods September 9 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Tech myths exploded | Posted on: 27/08/2009 @ 12:10

Everyone knows plenty of tech related myths, be it that you have to remove your memory stick properly or that a certain dictator was going to use PS2's to launch missiles. Check which ones are true, and which ones are total fluff.Tech myths exploded is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Review: TomTom XL Live Europe | Posted on: 27/08/2009 @ 11:10

The TomTom XL Live Europe (£220 inc. VAT) is a mid-range satellite-navigation device that's crammed with features. With access to TomTom's Live services, the company intends this device to be used regularly, and not just when you're going somewhere new. The most impressive feature Live offers is real-time traffic updates, with each of the units featuring integrated Vodafone SIM cards and ...

20 Days Left To Enter Your Innovation for the ‘iawards’; Innovate, Inspire, In Britian | Posted on: 27/08/2009 @ 10:30

The deadline for entries to the UK government backed iawards is approaching rapidly. Aiming to recognise and celebrate the best British achievements in science, innovation and technology, the iawards are backed by Science and Innovation Minister Lord Drayson and leading entrepreneur James Caan. The deadline for entries for the awards is … [visit site to [...]20 Days Left To Enter Your ...

Spotify Makes More Money Than iTunes For Universal! | Posted on: 27/08/2009 @ 9:40

Universal Music Sweden has admitted this week that Spotify actually makes more money for them than iTunes does. “In five months from the launch, Spotify became our largest digital source of income and so passed by iTunes”, said Per Sundin, managing director of Universal Music. It’s not been that long since Spotify might be closing down. [...]Spotify Makes More Money Than iTunes ...

Apple’s Latest Ads Respond To Microsoft! | Posted on: 27/08/2009 @ 9:10

Apple has started to air two new “Get A Mac” ads featuring Justin Long as “Mac” and John Hodgeman as “PC”. They have continued to target Microsoft’s aggressive Laptop Hunter ads which focused solely on Mac’s higher pricing than comparably equipped PC’s. One of the new ads called “Top of the Line”  features famous actor ...

An End To Unencrypted Digital Cable TV and the HTPC? | Posted on: 27/08/2009 @ 6:40

For those of you with cable TV service, for some time now you've been witnessing the slow transition of cable TV from a pure analog service to a pure digital service. With cable systems finally at their limits for bandwidth, within the last year the cable companies have finally begun what has been dubbed the "analog reclamation" - removing analog channels...

Checking In On Ubuntu Karmic's Boot Time | Posted on: 27/08/2009 @ 6:20

By the time Ubuntu 10.04 LTS rolls around next April, Canonical is interested in seeing Ubuntu boot on an Intel Atom netbook (specifically the Dell Mini 9) in less than ten seconds. These incredibly fast boot time goals even led Canonical to decide against investing more time in enhancing the boot experience with Red Hat's Plymouth. Canonical has already come close to achieving this with the ...

Bolt HD Movie Review | Posted on: 27/08/2009 @ 5:50

Snow Leopard Antimalware, Adobe Not Supporting 10.6 & Microsoft Ad Mess | Posted on: 27/08/2009 @ 0:30

Screenshots from Apple’s upcoming Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6) show an antimalware feature built into the software. Apple’s posted screenshots show a security feature detecting a Trojan in a file downloaded from the Internet in Safari. The new operating system from Apple will be released this Friday. Adobe has announced that they will not be supporting [...]

The OS Wars | Posted on: 26/08/2009 @ 23:20

The grass isn’t greener on the other side of the fence. It just seems to be human nature to want your grass … and theirs! We don’t just want our share of the business that is out there, we want our unfair share. That’s certainly true of the PC/CE/communications industry. It’s even more fun when you’re tweaking the biggest bear in the forest. Apple ...

There's No Good Time To Lose Your Data | Posted on: 26/08/2009 @ 23:20

Say storage and people immediately think of a hard or flash drive…tape…optical media. In other words, bit buckets to hold your digital stuff. Until that inevitable fateful day. Like ours… First, the 2TB drive on your office server won’t boot up. It’s dead. Ten skilled people sit on their hands, wondering how they’re going to meet their deadlines. ...

Update On Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Benchmarks | Posted on: 26/08/2009 @ 19:40

As we mentioned earlier this week, we will be providing Mac OS X 10.6 benchmarks on launch day (well, potentially the morning after, depending upon timing). This week has been very busy in preparations for this article along with last minute work on the Phoronix Test Suite to add in a few more Mac-compatible test profiles and other work for Snow Leopard. The popular video-cpu-usage test profile ...

Revisiting Linux Part 1: A Look at Ubuntu 8.04 | Posted on: 26/08/2009 @ 18:10

After a long delay, it's time to revist Linux. To start things off, we look at at Ubuntu 8.04, the latest Long Term Stable release of the popular operating system from Canonical...

PC | Supreme Commander 2 Updated Hands-On | Posted on: 26/08/2009 @ 16:31

We got a first look at the Xbox 360 version and the new mini-experimental units at GamesCom 2009. After taking a break to work on Space Siege and Demigod, Gas Powered Games is bringing us another dose of the sci-fi real-time strategy game Supreme Commander, and what we saw at GamesCom 2009 certainly looks promising. Supreme Commander 2 is set 25 years after the original, and the team has made ...

PC | Star Trek Online Updated Impressions | Posted on: 26/08/2009 @ 16:31

 Cryptic's massively multiplayer sci-fi adventure is getting closer to launch, and we checked it out at GamesCom. Set in the year 2409 (Stardate circa 86645.315), Star Trek Online kicks off 30 years after the events in Star Trek Nemesis, in the prime timeline rather than in the new timeline created by the events in the 2009 Star Trek film. Things aren't good in the 25th century: the ...

Review of the Genius EasyPen i405 Graphics Tablet | Posted on: 26/08/2009 @ 15:10

Genius EasyPen i405: The pen is mightier than the mouse. Genius never ceases to surprise us with efficient, high-quality products with competitive features and prices. This time we will take a look at a very effective product for lovers of digital imaging, the EasyPen i405.   Introduction A drawing tablet is becoming every man’s gadget. We believe it’s a [...]

Samsung B3310: QWERTY Goes Quirky | Posted on: 26/08/2009 @ 14:40

It looks like one of those pixelated pocket diaries that you got when you were 10, and I’m not sure if anyone above that age bracket will be unembarrassed enough to pull this out of their pocket to send a text. The Samsung B3310 has hit the streets of France and will go on sale [...]Samsung B3310: QWERTY Goes Quirky is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - ...

X Server 1.6 Lives On With Another Release | Posted on: 26/08/2009 @ 13:40

X.Org 7.5 that will bear X Server 1.7 has already been delayed multiple times. The latest release schedule promised it a week ago, but there hasn't even been a single pre-release or development snapshot to date...

BackPack for your iMac- simple! | Posted on: 26/08/2009 @ 12:10

Sometimes there comes along a gadget so simple, you have to stop for a moment and go 'huh...'. Such is the case with the BackPack by Twelve South. Designed to clip onto the back of your iMac or Apple Cinema Displays monitor, it's basically just a heavy gauge steel shelf for, well, anything you fancy plugging into your computer. BackPack for your iMac- simple! is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

All aboard the Pirate Bay, again. | Posted on: 26/08/2009 @ 9:10

The Pirate Bay has been in all sorts of trouble with the Swedish authorities again, and yesterday it was thought to be curtains for the internets leading torrent tracking site. After the sites ISP, Black Internet, had cut them off from the public at large, by orders of the Stockholm district court. The Pirate Bay found a new supplier that would accept their traffic, and after a shaky start, they ...

Revisiting Linux Part 1: A Look at Ubuntu 8.04 | Posted on: 26/08/2009 @ 5:00

After a long delay, it's time to revist Linux. To start things off, we look at at Ubuntu 8.04, the latest Long Term Stable release of the popular operating system from Canonical...

Ubuntu's Firefox May Gain JPEG 2000 Support | Posted on: 25/08/2009 @ 19:20

JPEG 2000, the image file format that has been around for nearly a decade and offers better compression performance and greater flexibility in the code-stream that can allow for higher quality photographs compared to a traditional JPEG, may get a boost on the Linux desktop. JPEG 2000 hasn't seen much adoption in large part because of the lack of web browsers that natively support this JP2 ISO ...

South Korea Satellite Launch Fails To Reach Correct Orbit | Posted on: 25/08/2009 @ 18:21

South Korea launched its first rocket into space today but the mission which was to put a satellite into a specific orbit, failed. The satellite did not reach the intended orbit South Korean officials said. The launch vehicle named, Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 blasted off early Tuesday as millions watched it live on TV and thousands watched at the launch site. "The satellite exceeded its planned ...

Western Digital WD TV Mini Media Player Video Review – Where's my HD? | Posted on: 25/08/2009 @ 17:10

Review: Sony VAIO VPC-W11S1E | Posted on: 25/08/2009 @ 16:41

It has taken Sony a long time to release its first netbook and the result is the VAIO VPC-W11S1E/W. The standout feature is its 10.1-inch screen. The 1366 x 768-pixel resolution is the sharpest we've seen on a panel of this size. Image quality is truly stunning with fantastic colour and contrast. The machine's design is very impressive and it looks exactly like a scaled-down version of Sony's ...

Fedora 12 Alpha Released With New Features | Posted on: 25/08/2009 @ 16:40

It's arriving a few days late, but Fedora 12 Alpha has just made it out into the world. Red Hat's Jesse Keating announced the release of Fedora 12 Alpha (which goes under the codename of Constantine) is now available to early adopters and those interested in trying out this very early release of the next Fedora release. Last week we were able to try out an early version of Fedora 12 Alpha and ...

Review: Dell Latitude 2100 | Posted on: 25/08/2009 @ 16:30

After the success of its Inspiron Mini netbooks, Dell has aimed its next release at the education market. Sold under Dell's corporate Latitude brand, the 2100 is a tough and usable netbook with a range of unique features. Available in a choice of colours, the textured rubber casing prevents scratches and makes it easy to hold. The chassis is quite bulky, but removable handles and shoulder straps ...

Xi2, Multi-Pointer X Support For FreeGLUT | Posted on: 25/08/2009 @ 16:10

Support for X Input 2.0 with Multi-Pointer X capabilities can currently be found in the latest Git master code for the X Server and related libraries, while it will appearing in desktop Linux distributions once there is the X.Org 7.5 release. To become more useful, Xi2/MPX support needs to be picked up by the different tool-kits and other libraries so that the applications can become more ...

Sumo Lounge Omni | Posted on: 25/08/2009 @ 15:50

While nearly all of our Linux benchmarking work at Phoronix is automated through the Phoronix Test Suite, it is still grueling and time-intensive work to setup all of the test systems, handle the management of the testing, and of course writing all of the articles and news posts. As a quick break from all of our Linux hardware testing and software benchmarking, the folks at Sumo Lounge asked to ...

Shadowgrounds: Survivor Finally Goes Gold | Posted on: 25/08/2009 @ 15:50

Shadowgrounds: Survivor is a game from an independent Finnish-based game studio that was supposed to come to Linux last year around the second quarter, but then it was stuck in limbo for several months until this January we found out that LGP is now porting Shadowgrounds: Survivor. A month after that we showed this game running on Linux thanks to their closed beta program, but finally this game ...

PC | Guild Wars 2 Impressions | Posted on: 25/08/2009 @ 13:01

The debut trailer was unveiled at GamesCom 2009, and ArenaNet was on hand to provide some more juicy details. Fans of Guild Wars have been patiently waiting for a full-blown sequel to the free-to-subscribe massively multiplayer online role-playing game, and from what we saw in its debut trailer, it certainly looks worth the wait. Guild Wars 2 takes fans back to the fantasy world of Tyria and ...

PC | Shattered Horizon Hands-On Impressions | Posted on: 25/08/2009 @ 13:01

 No one ever said gravity was required in an online first-person shooter. Shattered Horizon is an intriguing online shooter that seems poised to grab attention, not because of what it adds to the genre, but for what it takes away. Set in space after a mining disaster on the moon has sent rock fragments big and small across the galaxy, its gameplay is entirely zero-gravity. Without gravity ...

PC | FIFA Manager 10 Impressions | Posted on: 25/08/2009 @ 13:01

FIFA Manager 10 takes the series online for the first time, and best of all, it's going to be subscription-free. While EA's FIFA Manager may not be as popular as Sega's Football Manager in the UK, the game dominates in its native Germany. This year, FIFA Manager is set to ship with an online game mode for the first time, which will require no subscription fee to play. We managed to get a first ...

Review: Avanquest Berlitz Spanish Premier | Posted on: 25/08/2009 @ 11:21

Berlitz Spanish Premier is a great introduction to learning Spanish and provides all you need to get started. The main application – Berlitz Learning System – is split into five different categories – Familiarisation, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Conversation and Grammar. The software uses what Berlitz refers to as Immersion Environment, which aims to get the student accustomed ...

Nokia Announces 5230 Touchscreen Phone | Posted on: 25/08/2009 @ 11:20

Looks like fashion is in at the moment. We recently looked at Sony Ericsson’s take on what the beautiful people want, and now Nokia has also decided black is so 2008 with it colourful options on the new 5230.Nokia Announces 5230 Touchscreen Phone is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Snow Leopard Release = August 28th! | Posted on: 25/08/2009 @ 9:10

How many rumors/ Speculations have you heard in the rumor world over the last couple of weeks about Apples new Snow Leopard? I could answer that for you….A lot! But amongst this, the online Apple Store went down yesterday morning very sneakily, only to be re-sparked later with new Snow Leopard release … [visit site to [...]Snow Leopard Release = August 28th! is a post from: UK Gadget ...

Head-Direct HiFiMAN EF2 Headphone Amplifier | Posted on: 25/08/2009 @ 8:50

The recently launched HiFiMAN EF2 amplifier takes center stage as we test to see if it is worthy of such a name. Manufactured and sold by Head-Direct this product is both competitively priced and well equipped.

Mionix Saiph 3200 Gaming Mouse and Alioth 400 Surface | Posted on: 25/08/2009 @ 5:30

Snow Leopard Out Early, Windows 7 Upgrade/Family Pack in the EU & The Pirate Bay Shut Down | Posted on: 24/08/2009 @ 23:50

As reported a few days ago via rumors, Apple will be released Snow Leopard on August 28th, which is earlier than the previous date of “September”. The online Apple Store is currently accepting preorders for the new 10.6 version of OS X. Apple is offering the upgrade version from Leopard to Snow Leopard for $29 [...]

Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" Benchmarks | Posted on: 24/08/2009 @ 20:20

Earlier this month we shared that we would be doing a big operating system benchmark comparison consisting of Linux (perhaps a few different distributions), OpenSolaris, some BSDs, and Mac OS X. With the news today from Apple that Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" will be shipping this Friday, the 28th of August, we are now one step closer to carrying out this large OS comparison...

goldfries.com Site Updates – Twitter? TwitPic? Appearance on GameAxis? | Posted on: 24/08/2009 @ 19:31

A few things for me to say before the month ends. Twitter User I’ve been very active on Twitter since April or so, I never thought I’ll be so active on it. Upon exploring various Twitter clients, I found that I like DABR the most, however due to the recent DDoS attack on Twitter.com, DABR was [...]

Starcraft 2 Info From Blizzcon 09 | Posted on: 24/08/2009 @ 19:10

Our release target for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is the first half of 2010. As with all Blizzard Entertainment games, we will take as much time as needed to ensure the game is as fun, balanced, and polished as possible. StarCraft II will run on a vibrant new 3D-graphics engine capable of rendering beautiful landscapes as well as massive army sizes. The speed, responsiveness, and ...

Diablo 3 Info from Blizzcon 09 | Posted on: 24/08/2009 @ 19:00

Returning from Diablo II, the dual-wielding barbarian is one of the stoic guardians of Mount Arreat. Retooled with powerful new abilities and moves, this plate-wearing savage wields ferocious weapons to annihilate the demonic forces threatening the world of Sanctuary. The fearsome witch doctor hails from the terrifying Tribe of the Five Hills of the legendary umbaru race. The witch doctor is ...

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Answers From Blizzcon 09 | Posted on: 24/08/2009 @ 18:40

While the attention of the Horde and Alliance remained fixed upon Northrend, an ancient evil has been lying dormant within Deepholm, the domain of earth in the Elemental Plane. Hidden away in a secluded sanctuary, the corrupted Dragon Aspect Deathwing has waited, recovering from the wounds of his last battle against Azeroth, nursing his hatred for the inferior creatures that infest the surface ...

What is the new Battle.net? | Posted on: 24/08/2009 @ 18:30

We are building the new Battle.net to be the premier online gaming destination. The new Battle.net experience is a full-featured online game service designed specifically around Blizzard Entertainment titles, and will include a complete set of around-the-game features including a state-of-the-art matchmaking system , achievement system, social networking features, structured competitive play ...

Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro | Posted on: 24/08/2009 @ 18:00

Logitech have consistantly produced comfortable and feature rich keyboard and mouse sets. We will be looking at one of these sets today, the Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro, and giving our verdict on it here. Read more...

Early Ubuntu 9.10, OpenSuSE 11.2, Mandriva 2010 Benchmarks | Posted on: 24/08/2009 @ 16:20

Last week we provided benchmarks of Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 4, but Ubuntu is not the only Linux distribution preparing for a major update in the coming months. Also released in the past few days were OpenSuSE 11.2 Milestone 6 and Mandriva Linux 2010.0 Beta 1. To see how these three popular distributions compare, we set out to do our usual Linux benchmarking dance.

VIA Releases A New 2D Linux Driver | Posted on: 24/08/2009 @ 15:30

Earlier this month we shared that VIA would be releasing a new 2D graphics driver for Linux and this morning they have done just that. While previously VIA Technologies had thrown their weight behind the OpenChrome driver, and there are other VIA drivers out there like the UniChrome driver, they have been working on their own xf86-video-via driver...

Samson C01U USB Studio Condenser Microphone | Posted on: 24/08/2009 @ 15:00

Given the chance to play in a professional environment, I was quite impressed with the Samson C01U USB studio condenser microphone. As a desktop microphone, it is definitely overkill – like using a Peterbilt to go grocery shopping. But give it more demanding tasks, such as audio reproduction, broadcasting, and such, the true power of the C01U can shine through.

BlizzBabes: The Babes & Cosplayers of BlizzCon '09 | Posted on: 24/08/2009 @ 14:01

We encountered not only Booth Babes, but more CosBabes and even CosDudes in costume at BlizzCon 2009. In fact there were so many CosPeople that it was hard for us to just narrow down the top ones that we saw, so we gathered together 20 CosBabes and a few CosDudes for you to take a peak at if you couldn't make the show.

Review of the Nexus FLC-3000 Heatsink | Posted on: 24/08/2009 @ 10:41

Summary: NEXUS is a company that continues to offer high-end cooling solutions to us lovers of silence. Today we will be taking a look at the NEXUS FLC-300 heatsink.   In the past, we have tested som products from NEXUS, and generally, they all left us very satisfied. I especially think of the LOW-7000, a small [...]

Linux 2.6.31-rc7 Kernel Released | Posted on: 23/08/2009 @ 22:40

It happened on Friday night, but the Linux 2.6.31-rc7 kernel is now available. The seventh release candidate for the Linux 2.6.31 kernel brings a variety of small fixes, including a Radeon DRM update...

The Start Of New Work In Phoronix Test Suite 2.2 | Posted on: 23/08/2009 @ 22:10

Phoronix Test Suite 2.0 was released earlier this month along with PTS Desktop Live, our own Linux OS designed to run in a live environment and specifically for carrying out hardware benchmarks. Phoronix Test Suite 2.0 "Sandtorg" brought forward many new features, over 100 test profiles, and plenty of other highlights...

This Week: Linux Graphics Continue To Evolve | Posted on: 23/08/2009 @ 21:40

For those that missed it, there was quite a bit happening this week in the Linux world when it comes to graphics drivers. The KMS page-flipping ioctl is ready for the Linux 2.6.32 kernel, KMS and GEM comes to the Neo FreeRunner, and the Assembly shader rework was merged into the mainline Mesa tree was among the open-source driver news...

PlayStation 3 | ModNation Racers Hands-On | Posted on: 23/08/2009 @ 20:01

We tooled around with this racer's neat editing tools, and got to test drive our creation out at GamesCom 2009.ModNation Racers impressed us when we got a first look at the cutesy PlayStation 3 racer back at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo. Taking a leaf out of another first-party PS3 title, last year's Little Big Planet, ModNation offers a wealth of user-generated creations, from ...

PC | Mass Effect 2 Hands-On | Posted on: 23/08/2009 @ 20:01

GamesCom provided us with the first chance to go hands-on with Mass Effect 2, as well as talk more to the producer behind the game. Mass Effect 2 was originally shown off at E3 2009, and although it was only a hands-off demonstration, it was enough for us to award the game the E3 2009 Best Role-Playing Game award. So when we got a chance to go hands-on with the game for the first time at GamesCom ...

PlayStation 3 | MotoGP 09/10 First Impressions | Posted on: 23/08/2009 @ 20:01

We checked out Capcom's latest bike racer at GamesCom 2009 and found out about it's new arcade mode. When Capcom snapped up the MotoGP licence after it had been in THQ's garage for a number of years, it offered a fresh take on the sport that included solid physics and a good sense of speed--two things essential to racing enthusiasts. Unfortunately it also had a few limitations in the career mode ...

PC | APB Updated Impressions | Posted on: 23/08/2009 @ 20:01

GamesCom offered the first chance to see All Points Bulletin being played live, and from what we saw, this MMO crime sim is looking very promising. Long shrouded in secrecy, APB has recently been making appearances everywhere, from high-profile events like E3 to smaller industry conferences such as Brighton Develop. The game is reaching its final stages of development, and developer Realtime ...

Thermaltake is having a sale! | Posted on: 23/08/2009 @ 20:01

http://www.thermaltakestore.com/back-to-school-sale.html Instant OFF. Limited quantity, 48 hours only. 

Xtracpads Ripper XXL Gaming Mouse Pad Review | Posted on: 23/08/2009 @ 20:01

Comfort is something gamers never take for granted; that is why post gamers opt for the soft mouse pads instead of the hard surface choices out there. But why does the mouse get all the comfort? What about the rest of your desk? What if there was a way to turn the entire surface of your desk into one big comfortable mouse pad of soft goodness? Well that is exactly what we will be looking into ...

BlizzCon 2009 - The Vendor Booths | Posted on: 23/08/2009 @ 17:00

This year's BlizzCon has exploded with hardware vendors trying to get the attention of gamers. We stopped by their booths to find out what hardware goodies they had for the people. Read on to see what ASUS, Intel, Kingston, NVIDIA, Razer and SteelSeries were showing off at BlizzCon 2009.

Prototype - PC Game | Posted on: 23/08/2009 @ 3:41

Imagine waking up and not having any memories. Then compound the confusion with the fact that you appear to have super-human strengths. Would you be searching for the answers on who you are and why you have these powers? Read more...

Kingston HyperX DDR3-1600 & DDR3-2000 3GB Triple Channel Memory Kits | Posted on: 23/08/2009 @ 3:41

Kingston's latest triple channel 3GB kits offer some serious bandwidth and the opportunity for some extreme overclocking. Find out more with our in-depth look at two of Kingston's latest DDR3 memory kits. Read more...

Edimax Wireless nLite Mini USB Adaptor | Posted on: 23/08/2009 @ 3:40

Edimax's latest wireless networking product gets put through it's paces today, in our in-depth review of the Wireless nLite Mini USB Adaptor. Does the small size affect it's performance? What features can you expect from something so small? Read more...

Review: Sony NWZ-X1060 Walkman | Posted on: 22/08/2009 @ 14:40

The last time I played with a Sony personal media player, it was a horrible experience – the interface was a work of the devil designed to stop you from using the thing in any constructive way. Thankfully, times have changed, and the brand's NWZ-X1060 is a good deal more accommodating. You no longer have to jump hurdles to move files around – a simple drag and drop will do – ...

Review: Primare DVDi10 | Posted on: 22/08/2009 @ 14:40

Primare's DVDi10 is an integrated DVD player, 2.1-channel receiver, and DAB radio tuner, the natural evolution of the Swedish company's CDi10 CD/amp combi. It aims to deliver separates performance from a single stylish unit. Just match it up with stereo speakers and a powered sub. For this money, you'd expect rock-solid build quality and that's what you get. The metallic bodywork is sturdy, and ...

HP Officejet 6500 Wireless All-In-One | Posted on: 22/08/2009 @ 7:20

All-in-One printers have certainly been a popular item recently as more people are looking to consolidate their many devices in their workspace into one multi-function device. The HP Officejet 6500 Wireless All-In-One is a reasonable choice because of its wireless capabilities and its decent printing speed. The price isn't too expensive either, with a retail of around $200.

Vuzix iWear AV310 Widescreen Video Eyewear | Posted on: 22/08/2009 @ 4:50

Snow Leopard Ship Date: Aug 28..Maybe | Posted on: 21/08/2009 @ 22:10

For a short period of time today on Apple’s Web site listed Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6) with a ship date of August 28th for customer’s of the Apple Up-To-Date program. This may confirm rumors that Apple would be shipping 10.6 a littler earlier than its September release date. Apple has since removed the date from [...]

BlizzCon 2009 - Opening Day Coverage | Posted on: 21/08/2009 @ 21:31

Today, Legit Reviews is proud to bring you floor coverage of Blizzard Entertainments 4th BlizzCon Gaming Convention in Anaheim, California. We are literally across the street from the “Happiest Place on Earth”- Disneyland, but for the 25,000 attendees and more than 40,000 online viewers, they could care less about Mickey Mouse.

Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 4 Benchmarks | Posted on: 21/08/2009 @ 20:30

Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 4 was released last week and with all of its updated packages and changes compared to Ubuntu 9.04, we decided to carry out a fresh round of benchmarks comparing Ubuntu 9.04 to Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 4. We used a Samsung NC10 for testing with an Intel Atom N270, 2GB of DDR2 memory, a 32GB OCZ Core Series V2 SSD, and Intel 945GME graphics.

Assembly Shader Rework Hitting Mesa Today | Posted on: 21/08/2009 @ 20:00

Intel's Ian Romanick began last year working on a new GLSL compiler for Mesa, but those plans were abandoned due to a lack of time and the overwhelming challenge. Instead, Ian began focusing on optimizing the IR (Intermediate Representation) used by Mesa in its OpenGL support and then generating the final machine code. Ian has been working in a branch of Mesa with what he calls the "Assembly ...

W. HD Movie Review | Posted on: 21/08/2009 @ 15:40

Review of the Tacens Visio Heatsink | Posted on: 21/08/2009 @ 15:11

Summary: Tacens has entered the market for graphic card heatsinks in the best possible way. Its Visio is a solution with excellent compatibility and very good performance, all at a very reasonable price. Tacens is an old friend of ours. We’ve seen many products from this manufacturer: power supplies, cases, and panels. But up to now, [...]

Review of the Hauppauge “myTV Player” Multimedia Player | Posted on: 21/08/2009 @ 15:11

Summary: Hauppauge has introduced a very interesting multimedia player that integrates a TV receiver, video player, music player, and much more. The multimedia player market has evolved greatly since it began. MP3 players emerged a long time ago. But since then, time has let other great ideas mature, leading to an endless number of features for [...]

Review of the Logitech G13 Gameboard | Posted on: 21/08/2009 @ 15:10

Summary: Logitech has given us a chance to take a look at one of its latest creations, the Logitech G13 gameboard. It’s a real jewel for game addicts like us. Logitech’s G13 gameboard is a revolutionary peripheral, and well worth a look. INTRODUCTION Gamers spend a lot of time using keyboards specially designed for gameplay, called gameboards. Although [...]

Review of the AeroCool V12 and Touch-2000 Fan Controller Panels | Posted on: 21/08/2009 @ 15:10

Summary: We are taking a look at AeroCool’s new fan controller panels with LCD temperature monitors. Both include a great number of add-ons for desktop PCs and add a touch of distinction. Most users hardly take notice of their PC’s front panel, except if it has great visual impact. But a front panel isn’t just [...]

The Window Phone- raining on your texts | Posted on: 21/08/2009 @ 12:10

I’ll preface this by pointing out straight away that this is a concept gadget. Which is a shame because I covert it like covertous people covert covertable things. Similar in style to the new LG GC900 Crystal, which features a clear keypad and handwriting recognition, the Window Phone goes a step further. Should it ever become [...]The Window Phone- raining on your texts is a post from: UK ...

New Version of Windows Live Movie Maker Released For Windows 7 and Vista | Posted on: 21/08/2009 @ 11:40

Microsoft has released Windows Live Movie Maker from beta as part of a complete refresh to their Windows Live Essentials package. Designed specifically for Windows 7 (but it will also work on Vista), Windows Live Movie Maker helps you make stunning movies from your photos and videos. The new version of Movie … [visit site to [...]New Version of Windows Live Movie Maker Released For Windows ...

Want To Unlock Your iPhone 3G….Legally? | Posted on: 21/08/2009 @ 11:10

The now famous ‘jailbreak’ available to the iPhone 3G users has sparked controversy ever since it was first talked about. however it has always been very unofficial, with Apple actually saying it was not a good idea. You may be surprised to know find out then that it is now possible to legally … [visit site [...]Want To Unlock Your iPhone 3G….Legally? is a post from: UK ...

A Shipping Date for Apple Snow Leopard! | Posted on: 21/08/2009 @ 10:10

The 28th August as said in a previous post of mine seems to be the date that Apple will start to ship Snow Leopard, certainly according to Apple’s UK online store. Snow Leopard has been atop most of the news in the Apple world lately. First it smashes Amazon’s pre-order list and then with news that [...]A Shipping Date for Apple Snow Leopard! is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Four more home cinema solutions from Sony | Posted on: 21/08/2009 @ 10:00

All this week we've been looking at eagerly anticipated Sony home cinema releases. We've so far covered 3 all-in-one systems. Today we look at four more systems built around the BDP-S360 blu-ray disc player.Four more home cinema solutions from Sony is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

ATI Catalyst 9.8 Vista Driver Analysis | Posted on: 20/08/2009 @ 16:50

Official Wikipedia App for iPhone Launched | Posted on: 20/08/2009 @ 12:50

If your team got whopped at your last pub trivia night, here’s an app that will be handy to keep under the table. The Wikimedia Foundation has announced the release of the official Wikipedia application for the iPhone, and has made it available for the very reasonable price of free. While anyone can currently access … [...]Official Wikipedia App for iPhone Launched is a post from: UK ...

Review: Firefox 3.5 | Posted on: 20/08/2009 @ 11:01

We've been living with the new Firefox for some time, testing it in beta. Along the way, Mozilla renamed this release 3.5, from the working designation of 3.1. Is it justified? Very much so. Users benefit from the addition of Private Browsing in Firefox 3.5. This has been present in the beta version from the first release and stops the browser recording your history or permanently caching files. ...

Review: Moblin Beta | Posted on: 20/08/2009 @ 11:01

At the core of the Moblin desktop is Myzone, the Intel equivalent to iGoogle. It's a dynamic homepage that pulls data from various Moblin components. There's a thumbnail list of recently viewed web pages, upcoming appointments and a quick launch toolbar. The desktop includes standard Linux applications, all bound together by a scrolling toolbar. The entire windowing system is full of fluid ...

RIM To Add Full Flash And Silverlight Support To The Blackberry Browser | Posted on: 20/08/2009 @ 9:10

Details over the last month have showed that Research In Motion (RIM), the recently named fastest growing company in the world and the mastermind behind Blackberry, are planning to add full Flash and Silverlight support to the phone company’s browser. And just to state again that’s FULL Flash support not Flash Lite or anything.RIM To Add Full Flash And Silverlight Support To The ...

Powermat clears cables, and makes way for the future. | Posted on: 20/08/2009 @ 9:10

If like me, you tend to collect devices, then you know that keeping them all charged and ready to go can be a problem. There has been a few times that I have gone to pick up my iPod, only to discover that the battery is flat. Now what if you could get in of an evening, and throw your phone, PDA, even laptop down, and the surface it rested on charged your device?Powermat clears cables, and makes ...

Windows 7 Upgrade Paths | Posted on: 19/08/2009 @ 23:40

Microsoft has provided upgrade paths in the past for its previous operating systems and Windows 7 is no exception. Because of the many product versions of Windows 7 available and the variety of previous operating systems to upgrade from, the best path to choose may seem difficult. As part of our Windows 7 informational series, we lay out the various upgrade paths to make them easier for users to ...

Cheaper Win 7 in UK, “Wave 3″ Windows Live, Movie Maker & iTunes Music Store Is #1 | Posted on: 19/08/2009 @ 20:30

Evidently Windows 7 will be priced at around 50% of the cost for people living in the United Kingdom compared to consumers in the United States. According to CNET, they have discovered that Microsoft is charging £65 for a full copy of Windows 7 Home Premium, which amounts to $107 U.S., compared to the $200 [...]

Quake Live Now Available To Linux Gamers | Posted on: 19/08/2009 @ 15:30

Quake Live, the project by id Software that effectively puts the classic but popular Quake III: Arena game and puts it in the web browser, is now available for Linux. Linux gamers interested in running this first person shooter just need to go to QuakeLive.com and install a plug-in for their web-browser...

Pidgin 2.6 Released, Brings Voice & Video | Posted on: 19/08/2009 @ 14:50

The Pidgin instant messaging program has been losing some ground recently to GNOME's Empathy program as more Linux distributions switch to using this newer instant messaging application. Pidgin 2.5 was released just under one year ago, but arriving today is Pidgin 2.6, which may help in winning over more users...

Sony PSP Now eReader For Comic eBooks | Posted on: 19/08/2009 @ 14:00

Sony announced yesterday during a press event of a new digital e-book service that will allow the PSP to down and read comics from Marvel Entertainment such as Spider-man, Fantastic Four, X-Men, and Iron man. The new service is expected to launch in October of this year.The e-book service will not extend beyond comics at the time being but the infrastructure and foundation will be there if they ...

Review: Michell Gyro SE/RB250 | Posted on: 19/08/2009 @ 10:41

The Michell Gyro SE is a simplified version of the Gyrodek turntable that made Michell's reputation. It doesn't have a base or a lid, but in essence it's the same turntable. On this occasion, Michell decided to supply its Isolation Base in order to demonstrate what this substantial slab of acrylic on aluminium cones can do for this impressively engineered turntable. With its chrome-plated ...

80GB PS3 Price Slashed To £250 At ASDA | Posted on: 19/08/2009 @ 10:30

You may think that it’s way too early to start thinking of Christmas presents, but with Winter poking its head around the corner, you’re going to need provisions for nights at home out of the bitter cold again, and we’ve found just the thing. We don’t need to sell the PS3 to you, as sales of [...]80GB PS3 Price Slashed To £250 At ASDA is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Korgs Kaossilator, old news but still fun! | Posted on: 19/08/2009 @ 10:10

Some time ago now, I was let loose with a Korg Kaossilator. Far from being a new device, this has been about for a good while now, and has been seen with the likes of The Flaming Lips all the way to Lily Allen. If you don’t know what one is, then the simplest [...]Korgs Kaossilator, old news but still fun! is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Review: Avid Diva II | Posted on: 19/08/2009 @ 9:40

The Avid Diva II is the most affordable turntable in the Avid range and yet it shares the aesthetic and many of the key elements of the more expensive models. Unlike those, however, it is not a spring suspended design: instead, its three feet contain a 'triple elastomer layer system' using a Sorbothane isolating/damping compound. The mounting of the chassis to these three pods is certainly ...

7 Most Common Packet-Sniffer Mistakes | Posted on: 19/08/2009 @ 8:20

Software default settings are very seldom correct for YOU. For example, a device may say that a SQL server should respond in 50ms. But, if that device is across a WAN with a 200ms ping time--that is highly unlikely. This causes false SLOW SQL messages. This is only an example, but there are many such alerts and messages based on default "thresholds" within this type of software tool's ...

Fedora 12 Alpha To Bring Many Improvements | Posted on: 19/08/2009 @ 7:20

The first development release for Fedora 12 (codenamed Constantine), Alpha 1, was supposed to be released this week. However, Red Hat has pushed back its release to next week Tuesday. While there is this seven-day delay, an Alpha 1 RC1 ISO spin is available and we decided to provide a very early and brief look at the Fedora 12 release.

Of Penguins, P55, and Patriot... | Posted on: 19/08/2009 @ 7:00

We receive all sorts of unique products on a weekly basis and I use the term unique loosely in this case. Let’s just say a majority of these trinkets are barely good enough for target practice, much less taking up valuable shelf space. In fact, it is not every day we open a non-descript box in the lab and discover an Emperor Penguin...

Fragapalooza 2009 – Futurelooks Supports Canada’s Longest Running LAN Party | Posted on: 19/08/2009 @ 5:20

South Korea To Launch First Space Rocket On Wednesday | Posted on: 18/08/2009 @ 19:00

On Wednesday South Korea will become one of only ten nations in the world that has successfully put a satellite into orbit. While South Korea has sent 10 satellites into space before, they have never done so before with their own launch vehicle but this will change on Wednesday. In the late afternoon on Wednesday South Korea officials will launch their 'Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1' into space. ...

Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival (KLPF) 2009 | Posted on: 18/08/2009 @ 18:40

With the success of KLPF 2008 and the rather disappointing DCIM 2009, people look forward in hopes that KLPF 2009 would be a much better photography event. What is KLPF Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival (KLPF) is Malaysia’s first and only combination of photography and travel events, which comprises a series of photography exhibitions, [...]

Powercolor HD 4770 PCS 512 MB | Posted on: 18/08/2009 @ 17:20

Powercolor's new HD 4770 PCS comes with a cooling solution designed by Artic Cooling and a custom PCB design by Powercolor. This should result in improved thermal performance, less noise and better overclocking. Thanks to decisive product design, Powercolor manages to offer the card at no extra price over other HD 4770 cards.

Google Chrome 4 Now Syncs Bookmarks To Cloud | Posted on: 18/08/2009 @ 17:01

Google has released a new developer preview of Chrome 4, version 4.0.201.1 which comes with a new cloud-based bookmark syncing tool that syncs your bookmarks to your Google Account. Why have synced bookmarks? You can use any computer anywhere in the world and always use the same set of bookmarks and have them synced across all of the computers because the content is stored in the cloud ...

Korona Brings KDE 4.3 To OpenSolaris | Posted on: 18/08/2009 @ 16:50

While Sun Microsystems puts their weight behind the GNOME desktop environment for Solaris and OpenSolaris, there are developers that do work on providing a quality experience for KDE on OpenSolaris. However, getting KDE to run on a clean OpenSolaris installation can require building KDE from source and taking various other steps. Fortunately, for KDE fans, there is now the Korona distribution, ...

KMS, GEM Comes To Linux Mobile Phone | Posted on: 18/08/2009 @ 16:40

The Neo FreeRunner that was developed by the OpenMoko project and manufactured by FIC, now has kernel mode-setting support and GPU memory management via the Graphics Execution Manager. The Neo FreeRunner smart-phone has a S-Media Glamo 3362 graphics accelerator and an independent developer decided to write the necessary kernel DRM, libdrm, and xf86-video-glamo DDX driver to introduce this ...

Casio Unveils EX-Z450 and EX-Z90 Point And Shoot Cameras | Posted on: 18/08/2009 @ 14:11

Casio has unveiled its new point-and-shoot line of cameras that will be available this fall. The new Casio 12.1 megapixel Exilim EX-Z450 and EX-Z90 ultra thin point-and-shoot cameras offer advanced face detection as well as HD video and a new feature we saw unveiled earlier this year at CES. With basic point-and-shoot cameras on the market, the face detection is great when shooting people but ...

Review: Wireworld Oasis 6 | Posted on: 18/08/2009 @ 12:20

Wireworld, like most high-end cable vendors, likes its three-letter abbreviations. In the Wireworld Oasis 6 interconnect, we are treated to both DNA and CDT – Composite Dielectric Technology. The former stands for Delineated Neutralizing Array. Nowhere in its literature does Wireworld entirely explain what this is, but it is evidently an attempt to minimise the effects of series inductance ...

Sony BDV-E300: Blu-ray and surround sound | Posted on: 18/08/2009 @ 12:10

The Sony BDV-E300 is a lot like its brother system (previewed tomorrow). In other ways, it's a lot different. With near-HD upscaling and a surround sound system to blow your socks off; simple yet powerful home cinema can be yours for the taking.Sony BDV-E300: Blu-ray and surround sound is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Go commando with Night Vision Goggles. | Posted on: 18/08/2009 @ 12:10

Once the reserve of night time soldiers, these Night Vision Goggles are now going to be available on IWOOT within the next week (pre orders are being taken currently). Using infra red, these goggles allow you to see up to fifteen meters in absolute darkness... Go commando with Night Vision Goggles. is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Review: Liebert PSA500 | Posted on: 18/08/2009 @ 10:21

The Emmerson Liebert PSA 500 is aimed at business applications rather than home users. This goes some way to explaining the pricing, which is more than double that of the Zigor and a touch more than the APC unit, despite the Liebert's lower VA rating. It also explains the different form factor. The PSA 500 is a desktop design with controls placed at the front and sockets hidden away at the rear. ...

MySpace To Acquire iLike Social Music Site | Posted on: 17/08/2009 @ 23:30

In a possible acquisition by MySpace, iLike may soon be integrated into the second most popular social networking site in the world. iLike is a social music site that allows its users to stream music based on their likings over the Internet and allow their music tastes to be shared with friends. MySpace already runs MySpace Music, a similar type service but MySpace may be interested in gaining ...

Moonlight 2.0 Beta 1 Rolls Out With Improvements | Posted on: 17/08/2009 @ 23:30

While betas of Microsoft's Silverlight 3 platform have been available for a number of months after being announced in the last half of 2008, their free software implementation of Silverlight, which is known as Moonlight and developed largely by Novell with the Mono developers, has lagged behind. Only today has the first beta release for Moonlight 2.0 been released...

The X.Org 7.5 Release Day, But With No Release | Posted on: 17/08/2009 @ 20:40

The latest X.Org 7.5 release plans placed the 17th of August as the release date for this next major X.Org update along with the release of X Server 1.7. However, to no surprise, this is not going to happen today...

KMS Page-Flipping Ioctl Ready For Linux 2.6.32 | Posted on: 17/08/2009 @ 20:00

Kristian Høgsberg has announced that the work he and Jesse Barnes, Jakob Bornecrantz, and Chris Wilson have been working on for the past few months is now ready for prime-time action. This work is the mode-setting page-flip ioctl for the kernel DRM...

FDA Approves Bipolar Disorder Drug Saphris | Posted on: 17/08/2009 @ 19:30

Americans that suffer from Bipolar disorder may just get some needed relief. The FDA announced that they approved a new drug for those that suffer from Bipolar Disorder called Saphris which treats schizophrenia and bipolar 1 disorder in adults.Bipolar is a serious psychiatric disorder that causes severe mood swings and shifts in energy functions and ability functions. Saphris was studied in two ...

SilverStone Raven RVS01 | Posted on: 17/08/2009 @ 16:20

Last year we reviewed the SilverStone Treasure TS01, which was a 2.5-inch hard drive enclosure but what had made it unique was its use of two RFID keys, which unless in the close vicinity to the device, would impair the hard disk drive from functioning. This was a nice security buffer, but SilverStone has been at it again refining their products and seeing what else they are able to achieve. As ...

U.S. Launches New GPS Satellite Aboard Delta 2 Rocket | Posted on: 17/08/2009 @ 15:41

The U.S. military's global position system or GPS will be getting a needed upgrade in the upcoming days and weeks ahead. This morning around 6:30AM a two-ton satellite lifted off which was aboard a Delta 2 rocket and headed to a highly elliptical orbit. The new satellite will be used in the global position system and will replace the GPS 2R-26 which has been in orbit for over a decade now. Once ...

IBM Develops Self-Organizing DNA Micro Chips | Posted on: 17/08/2009 @ 15:01

Scientists at IBM Research today announced a new breakthrough advancement in the semiconductor industry which will allow manufactures to pack more power and speed into chips while at the same time making them much more energy efficient and less expensive to manufacture. In today's world the semiconductor industry, the one that creates chips for computers and electronics, is faced with a challenge ...

TomTom App For Apple iPhone Released For $99 | Posted on: 17/08/2009 @ 14:31

TomTom for the Apple iPhone has finally hit the App Store at a pricepoint of $99, a price that's very similar to their low-end GPS devices on the market today. TomTom for the iPhone works on both the iPhone 3G and the newer iPhone 3GS.The app features pinch to zoom in and out, rotation from portrait to landscape, route to a name in your contact list, and TomTom IQ Routes.With the IQ Routes the ...

Home cinema comes alive with Sony Blu-ray and surround sound | Posted on: 17/08/2009 @ 12:10

Ahead of September's IFA in Berlin, and after the announcement of the release of its new Cybershot cameras, Sony bring us seven Blu-ray home cinema solutions that are as powerful as they are simple to set up. Check Gaj-it each day for a break down of these fantastic, all-in-one packages.Home cinema comes alive with Sony Blu-ray and surround sound is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

TomTom for iPhone Available on App Store | Posted on: 17/08/2009 @ 11:20

TomTom for the iPhone 3G and 3G S has now hit the virtual shelves of Apple’s App Store. It’s not the first sat nav application that has been produced for the world’s most popular handset, but it has caused the most excitement thanks to the branding, and the cool tech involved. The new TomTom app … [...]TomTom for iPhone Available on App Store is a post from: UK Gadget ...

Review: Zigor Ebro 650 | Posted on: 17/08/2009 @ 11:01

The Zigor Ebro 650 demonstrates that you can protect your PC from the fluctuations of the mains supply system even on a budget. This sturdy-looking unit comes in at less than half the price of the most expensive UPS reviewed here, yet it offers a very respectable 650VA output and a line-interactive design for your outlay. What's more, both the spike protection sockets and two of the four back-up ...

Acoustifan 120mm Anti-Vibration Fan Gasket Review | Posted on: 17/08/2009 @ 9:10

There are a lot of issues with computers that, when not addressed, can lead to either minor annoyances or major malfunction. If your motherboard melts, or your power supply explodes into a fiery ball of death, those are major freaking malfunctions. But what about the minor stuff, like vibration noise issues? There are several options out there to remedy this definite annoyance, but what is ...

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Review | Posted on: 17/08/2009 @ 3:00

When Marvel VS Capcom 2 hit arcades in 2000 it marked not just the pinnacle of the crossover fighting genre, but it also was considered the last great 2D fighter for some time. While Street Fighter 4 has changed everything, MVC2’s release on X-box Live and soon Playstation 3 could be just as enjoyable if not more than Capcom’s flagship fighting game, even if it’s a much older ...

LG KM900 Arena @ InsideHW | Posted on: 17/08/2009 @ 2:05

When Apple iPhone was introduced few years ago it brought revolution to PDA market that other manufactures were not prepared for. Although we don’t find iPhone to be the best PDA that ever existed on the face of earth (no it really isn’t) numbers don’t lie and the fact is that iPhone is one of the best selling PDAs ever. Because of this other manufacturers couldn’t ...

This Week: Benchmarking, Benchmarking, & IGDNG | Posted on: 17/08/2009 @ 1:40

This week at Phoronix we published two articles that had benchmarks that generated quite a bit of interest and feedback: The Cost of SELinux, Audit, and Kernel Debugging and Arch Linux 2009.8 Benchmarks. The test results in these two articles were, of course, powered by the Phoronix Test Suite, for which we had additional news about this week...

Development Work Towards GIMP 2.8 Solidifies | Posted on: 16/08/2009 @ 22:30

The developers behind the popular GIMP graphics application have announced the first development release in the road towards GIMP 2.8.0. GIMP 2.7.0 is this first development release and it brings a horde of changes and improvements...

Microsoft Zune HD Could Gain Great Market Share | Posted on: 16/08/2009 @ 17:00

Microsoft made its latest version of the Zune player available for pre-order last week at a significantly lower price than Apple's iPod Touch which is the Zune's direct competition. However, even with the lower price point and very similar features I think Microsoft should have made this product available much sooner because users of the iPod Touch will more than likely not be interested in ...

Quakecon 2009 - The Vendor Booths | Posted on: 16/08/2009 @ 14:30

Often described as the “Woodstock of Gaming,” QuakeCon is a four-day, non-stop celebration of games and the people who play them. Free to all and open to the public, QuakeCon 2009 featured North America’s largest Bring-Your-Own-Computer (BYOC) LAN party for nearly 3,000 people and we bring you some coverage of what you missed.

Hello From Earth- text an alien! | Posted on: 16/08/2009 @ 12:10

So next time you're in town, a little worse for wear, text Gliese 581d, a planet about 20 light years from us, hanging round the constallation Libra. This planet is apparently a high contender to actually support intelligent life, according to the scientists that discovered it. And HelloFromEarth.net are going to text it.Hello From Earth- text an alien! is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Zowie P-RF Mousing Surface | Posted on: 16/08/2009 @ 6:50

Hey look, this is review number 600 for us! Wow, 600 reviews in 4 ½ years, not bad. So how are we celebrating 600 reviews? We're not right now... Maybe later we'll have some sort of giveaway but as of right now there's no time for celebrations. It's about time to upgrade our hosting I think, and do a little re-design or so, a few tweaks here and there I think. So be patient as things will be ...

Putting “Make Money Online” Into Perspective | Posted on: 16/08/2009 @ 2:01

Apparently we’re at a point of time where it’s not uncommon to come by people who seem to have this thought that MAKE MONEY ONLINE = BLOGGING. They seem to think that blogging is THE WAY to make a whole lot of money through the Internet. I believe this misconception is spread by people who [...]

Dell Studio One 19 S210502MY (All-In-One) Desktop Review | Posted on: 16/08/2009 @ 2:01

When I first got news that I’m having a unit of Dell Studio One 19 for review, I was like “?????? 0_o” - yeah, that’s what I looked like. I was a little lost on the product since I wasn’t aware of that Dell has All-in-One desktops under the Studio range. I’ve already used the [...]

Nokia N-Gage - Monopoly : Here & Now - World Edition Game Review | Posted on: 16/08/2009 @ 2:00

goldfries rated it   Monopoly on N-Gage? Is it as good as the board game? Well what I can tell you is that it’s cheaper, really fast and fun! Minus the hassle of handling the board and papers.   This article was made possible by Nokia The Story Story? What story? It’s monopoly, just do your part it beating everyone else [...]

Sunbeamtech Acrylic Mini-ITX Casing Review | Posted on: 16/08/2009 @ 2:00

I reviewed Sunbeamtech’s Acrylic HTPC Casing earlier this year and with me today, is another of their acrylic case - this time, the mini-ITX variant.   This review was made possible by Sunbeamtech / Tuniq Co. Ltd The Package As usual, I don’t go into the details of that are already stated on the official product page so I [...]

Review: Philips Brilliance X-Line Lightframe 22" | Posted on: 15/08/2009 @ 14:00

The Lightframe technology Philips is selling its Brilliance 22inch X-Line monitor on is going to divide buyers. Those concerned about eye strain will probably lap it up. Others will see it as a waste of time. But the truth sits somewhere in the middle: although the frame didn't make a huge amount of difference to our standard level of caffeinated eye fatigue, it did make reverting to a standard ...

Review: Yamaha YAS-71 | Posted on: 15/08/2009 @ 12:10

Setting up the Yamaha YAS-71 soundbar was simple: plug in some wires, turn the unit on and you're ready to go. The main thing to remember is that you need a metre between you and the soundbar, so while it's fine for a media centre PC, you're probably not going to be playing games or listening to music while you work, at least not with this technology. An optical cable wasn't included, which was ...

Snow Leopard Out Early? | Posted on: 15/08/2009 @ 9:10

September was supposed to be the month when Apple’s new Snow Leopard software was coming out, and that’s great because we can all wait, it’s only a month away! But ever since the Apple developers seemingly reported that Snow Leopard has gone gold (The final update has all been tested by the production team … [visit [...]Snow Leopard Out Early? is a post from: UK Gadget ...

Ulti-mat Breathe F-X3 | Posted on: 15/08/2009 @ 4:10

I've taken a look at a few Ulti-mat brand mousing surfaces and for the most part they're fairly decent overall, but not perfect. Today I've got their newest pad called the Breathe F-X3 and it's similar to the other Ulti-mat pads I've looked at in that it's cloth and has a non-slip backing to it, but the F-X3 is larger than the others. I've tested it with three mice I've got on hand, so read on to ...

Phenom II X4 965 - Can it be Undervolted? | Posted on: 15/08/2009 @ 0:00

We provide a first look at undervolting AMD's latest and greatest processor. Will our initial results make Al Gore proud?...

Windows 7 RTM Wave 2 on TechNet & MSDN | Posted on: 14/08/2009 @ 23:50

Windows 7 has been available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers since August 6th, but only in the English language versions. Microsoft made available every SKU of Windows 7 English in both x86 & x32 versions, from Starter to Ultimate editions. Beginning today, Microsoft will make available more languages and other Windows 7 related downloads. Microsoft also [...]

Arch Linux 2009.08 Benchmarks | Posted on: 14/08/2009 @ 16:30

Arch Linux 2009.08 was released earlier this week with a new installer, more automatic configuration settings, many core package updates, and other changes to this growingly popular distribution. At the request of some readers, we have carried out some quick benchmarks to get a general understanding of where Arch Linux 2009.08 is performing in comparison to Ubuntu 9.04.

Microsoft Extends Internet Explorer 6 Support To 2014 | Posted on: 14/08/2009 @ 14:20

Some things seem to just never die and in the case of Internet Explorer 6, it seems to have the same fate. Microsoft announced yesterday that they would be extending product support for this antiquated product until 2014, even though the company has moved past version 6, and version 7, and is completely dedicated to version 8 of the browser. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 was announced in 2001 as ...

OpenSolaris Receives New X.Org VT Support | Posted on: 14/08/2009 @ 14:20

Sun's lead X.Org engineer, Alan Coopersmith, in conjunction with Aaron Zang (a fellow Sun engineer), has written new VT switching support for the X Server. This new virtual terminal switching support is specific to OpenSolaris and future releases of Solaris (likely Solaris 11 and later) and will not impact Linux users or any other operating systems. The patch that was committed to the X Server ...

Voice command your iPod with Aitalk | Posted on: 14/08/2009 @ 12:10

Need to go hands free when picking your music? Made by Aibelive the Aitalk will clip into the charging point for the iPod, allowing you to control your music choices through the power of speech. Voice command your iPod with Aitalk is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Review: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G | Posted on: 14/08/2009 @ 10:30

The first thing to note is that the AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G must not be confused with the older 50mm f/1.4 'D' lens. The 'D' lens dates back to the days of Nikon film cameras and includes an aperture ring on the lens barrel. The brand new 'G' series lens tested here is designed for the latest digital SLRs. With this lens, aperture control is handled by the camera body. This lens has a plastic ...

Review: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM | Posted on: 14/08/2009 @ 10:30

What a whopper! Sigma's 50mm f/1.4 is twice the size and weight of other similar lenses and has a colossal front element promising superior peripheral brightness (reduced corner shading) and improved contrast at wider lens apertures. The finish and the controls are rock-solid. This is one area where the independent lens makers like Sigma are every bit as good as camera-makers' own lenses, and ...

Apple iPhone Explodes: Not Enough to Shatter Consumer Confidence | Posted on: 14/08/2009 @ 9:40

Remember Apple’s boast upon its initial release of the iPhone, that the screen was tough enough to withstand scratches of almost any magnitude? Well, that line of marketing has long since ended as more and more reports of exploding iPhones hit the headlines. Apple’s latest ‘victim’ is a French teenager, who claims to have … [visit [...]Apple iPhone Explodes: Not ...

Microsoft Banned From Selling Word In The USA | Posted on: 14/08/2009 @ 9:10

Microsoft Word, that word processor program that you use to do ALL your writing work on has been banned from being sold in the US. Like for real. Within 60 days, and if you live in the US, you won’t be able to buy the fabled program from Microsoft any longer. This all came about as [...]Microsoft Banned From Selling Word In The USA is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Running Qt/KDE Atop An OpenGL Stack | Posted on: 14/08/2009 @ 5:00

Zack Rusin, the well-known X.Org and KDE hacker, has written a new blog post concerning the Qt tool-kit and the different options that are available when it comes to rendering graphics. Qt currently can target a pure CPU raster engine, using X11 with the X Render extension for providing some GPU-assisted acceleration, or using an OpenGL engine...

Linux 2.6.31-rc6 Kernel Released | Posted on: 14/08/2009 @ 1:50

It has been almost two weeks since the release of the Linux 2.6.31-rc5 kernel but this afternoon there is a new kernel available. Linus has made the release of Linux 2.6.31-rc6, which brings a number of small fixes throughout the Linux kernel...

Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" Alpha 4 Released | Posted on: 13/08/2009 @ 22:50

Right on schedule, Canonical's Steve Langasek has announced the release of Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 4. This fourth development release of the Karmic Koala brings more updated packages (including a kernel based upon Linux 2.6.31-rc5), Ubuntu One file sharing support, and some other new features...

The Cost of SELinux, Audit, & Kernel Debugging | Posted on: 13/08/2009 @ 18:50

When benchmarking development releases of Fedora in particular, they often end up being much slower than the final build and perform lower when compared against some of the other leading desktop distributions. As we have mentioned in previous articles, this is generally due to the debugging support enabled within the development builds of Fedora. To see just what the performance cost is, we have ...

Dog Webcam 5MP | Posted on: 13/08/2009 @ 16:31

The webcam has revolutionised communications with users now able to not only speak to one another over the internet but now also see them; and most importantly, cheaply. With IM services, such as Skype and MSN, all offering video calls, the demand for webcams is still pretty high and manufacturers are always coming up with new ways to sell their products; whether it is animated functions or the ...

Sony Announces Open Standard EBook Format | Posted on: 13/08/2009 @ 15:21

In an effort to tap into Amazon's Kindle eBook market, Sony is working on an open e-book standard with book publishers which will allow other ebook readers to read the same format. In today's world, Sony's e-Book reader device only reads its own books, the Kindle books only works on its device and the iPhone software, and so fourth. New digital books that utilize the new 'open standard' called ...

Aquaria Game Coming To Linux. Icculus Porting? | Posted on: 13/08/2009 @ 14:40

There's a new game coming to Linux and it's called Aquaria. This is an underwater fantasy game developed by Bit Blot...

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 | Posted on: 13/08/2009 @ 11:55

Before the likes of Apple stomped into the mobile phone market with the iPhone, BlackBerry pretty much had the business market sewn up thanks in the main to keyboard equipped designs and its unrivalled instant email support. A couple of years ago, RIM started to increase the feature count adding Wi-Fi or GPS, with the Curve 8300 series and these proved very popular. Does this newest version of ...

Review: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM | Posted on: 13/08/2009 @ 11:10

The Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 is a pretty unassuming-looking lens. It's not big, it's not flashy and it's not particularly expensive for a fast prime lens. Indeed, the light weight and the plastic finish do give it a faintly cheap feel. And while this lens does have a proper distance scale (it's only cheap zooms that don't), it's in an unusual position right at the front of the lens barrel. The metric ...

Review: Freeverse Postman | Posted on: 13/08/2009 @ 11:10

Postman makes little virtual postcards on your iPhone, and lets you share them using Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, email and more. You can snap a shot with your iPhone's camera, load up a saved photo – or choose from a small catalogue of stock landmark shots – or even grab your current location on a map in Map, Satellite or Hybrid view, and then add some text. Flip it over onto the ...

Review: CandyCane Melodica (iPhone) | Posted on: 13/08/2009 @ 11:10

You may never have heard of an odd, electronic musical instrument called a Tenori-on, but – ta-daa! – you can now get a kind of fake, unlicensed, and not-quite-as-good software version for your iPhone. (Which is just as well as a real one costs £750.) It presents you with a grid of squares; tap them to light them up. It 'plays' in a loop, from left to right, sounding a note when ...

Free Tool From AVG to Combat the New Threat of Data Snatching | Posted on: 13/08/2009 @ 11:10

AVG the company behind the very popular free anti virus software is running an awareness campaign about Data Snatching on the web. Data Snatching occurs when trusted websites are hi-jacked by undesirables who capture and collect visitor data. To combat this threat AVG have a free tool called Free Tool From AVG to Combat the New Threat of Data Snatching is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Review: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM | Posted on: 13/08/2009 @ 10:10

The Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 is a pretty unassuming-looking lens. It's not big, it's not flashy and it's not particularly expensive for a fast prime lens. Indeed, the light weight and the plastic finish do give it a faintly cheap feel. And while this lens does have a proper distance scale (it's only cheap zooms that don't), it's in an unusual position right at the front of the lens barrel. The metric ...

Flash Memory Summit Coverage - Part 1 | Posted on: 13/08/2009 @ 5:20

PlayStation 3 | Guitar Hero 5 Updated Hands-On | Posted on: 13/08/2009 @ 1:51

Importing songs from previous games and exploring an easier, deeper music studio are the focus of our latest look at Guitar Hero 5. Generally speaking, the last piece of news leading up to the release of a high-profile rhythm game is the announcement of a complete songlist. So when Activision unveiled the last batch of songs from Guitar Hero 5 a couple of weeks ago, you'd be forgiven for thinking ...

PlayStation 3 | Dirt 2 Updated Hands-on | Posted on: 13/08/2009 @ 1:51

We got ourselves filthy battling to X-Games success, then jumped online for some multiplayer action. When we first saw Dirt 2 properly before E3, we were impressed with how the gameplay was shaping up, new events on show, and the new engine present in all its muddy glory. Since then, we recently got a chance to sit down and play with a near-final build of the game that showed all the race types, ...

PC | Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Updated Hands-On | Posted on: 13/08/2009 @ 1:51

We tackle two missions in Codemasters' upcoming realistic shooter, which will include online cooperative play. Operation Flashpoint is a squad-based shooter from Codemasters that's set in a near-future setting amidst a three-way kerfuffle among China, the US, and Russia over an energy source found on the fictional island of Skira, just off the Russian coast. You'll play as leader of a four-person ...

Aero Cool V12 BlackLine Edition and Light Wave 120mm Fan Round-Up Review | Posted on: 13/08/2009 @ 1:51

When it comes to computers fads don’t go out of style them just start getting better and better. LED’s have been the companion of virtually ever gamer based system for the past 10 years. Are we sick of them yet? Apparently not because companies are still selling them like hotcakes and improving on the design more and more every new batch that comes out. Aero Cool has done some ...

Noctua NF-S12B FLX 120mm Fan | Posted on: 13/08/2009 @ 1:51

Just when you think you can't make an ubiquitous product any better, Noctua comes along with yet another 120mm fan overflowing with unique engineering: the NF-S12B FLX featuring new modified blade geometry. Read on for the details.

GNOME 2.28 Beta Arrives, Release Next Month | Posted on: 13/08/2009 @ 1:30

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Sony Ericsson Struts Designer Jalou Phone | Posted on: 12/08/2009 @ 17:30

While everyone else seems to be taking the sleek, no-edge touchscreen path, Sony Ericsson have stood up and said ‘no’ to phones emulating a flat kind of sphere. Instead, the handset manufacturer has gone more angular than Twiggy with its latest handset dubbed Jalou which is French for jealous (like you will be if you [...]Sony Ericsson Struts Designer Jalou Phone is a post from: UK ...

Magellan Maestro 4370 | Posted on: 12/08/2009 @ 17:10

The Magellan Maestro 4370 offers GPS navigation of the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. There is voice guidance and announced street names to make navigation safer and other features, such as land guidance and 3D buildings, increase accuracy and easy of use. Live traffic reporting is also included and allows you to navigate around heavy traffic.

Steelseries Siberia | Posted on: 12/08/2009 @ 17:00

Mit dem Syberia hat Steelseries ein hochwertiges von Gamern für Gamer entwickeltes Headset im Portfolio. Rein optisch versprechen die grossen Gehörmuscheln eine saubere und exakte Darstellung von Effekten in Games sowie auch beim Genuss von Musik oder eines Films. Das Mikrofon, welches mittels eines Clips an einer beliebigen Stelle befestigt werden kann, ist durchaus praktisch.

VIA Soon To Release Its DRM-Using 2D Driver | Posted on: 12/08/2009 @ 14:00

Back in June, VIA Technologies rolled out its Chrome 9 DRM (for a second time) in hopes of pushing it into the mainline Linux kernel. At that time, VIA's DRM was again rejected and it led to a discussion over partial open-source drivers since the only user of this interface was their binary-only driver. In that discussion back then, VIA's Bruce Chang shared that they had a new 2D driver in the ...

Judge Orders Microsoft to Stop Selling Word | Posted on: 12/08/2009 @ 13:20

U.S. District Court Judge Leonard Davis of the Eastern District of Texas issued an injunction ordering Microsoft to cease selling Microsoft Word, the most popular Office program, in its Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007 suite. The injunction says that it “prohibits Microsoft from selling or importing to the United States any Microsoft Word products that [...]

Konica Minolta Magicolor 8650DN | Posted on: 12/08/2009 @ 13:02

At the departmental level, printers are normally aimed at either an office environment, where the key requirement is to print text and perhaps business graphics, or at a creative workgroup, where colour proofing of graphic and photo content is more important. The Konica Minolta Magicolor 8650DN is designed to straddle both uses and has an eye open for short-run copy bureau use as well. A real ...

Apple Updates 15 Inch MacBook Pro Screen With Anti-Glare | Posted on: 12/08/2009 @ 12:20

In an unusual move for Apple, it has made a release without much of a song and dance. The company has quietly announced that the 15 inch MacBook Pro will now come with an anti-glare screen upgrade option for £40. But why has Apple released this on the sly? The price itself seems reasonable, until you [...]Apple Updates 15 Inch MacBook Pro Screen With Anti-Glare is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Crazy Talk 6 Pro Review | Posted on: 12/08/2009 @ 12:10

Have you ever wanted to make your cat sing? Did you ever want the furry ankle biter to say thank you for the roof, and the food? Well your luck might just have changed. As long as you have Crazy Talk 6 Pro installed on your computer, you can do just that.Crazy Talk 6 Pro Review is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Facebank. Just freaky… | Posted on: 12/08/2009 @ 12:10

My money bank is boring. It just has animals on it, and some stickers from when I was still in single figures. But I think I’ll stick with it if it means I can sleep at night without the nightmares sure to be induced by the Facebank… The Facebank is the latest creation of the Japanese [...]Facebank. Just freaky… is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site ...

An Open Letter To Tech Review Sites | Posted on: 12/08/2009 @ 12:10

Have you considered embracing Linux in any of your articles? If you have, but have not acted on such thoughts, why is that? Is it the Linux learning curve? The "lack of benchmarks"? Simply the lack of resources on the part of your editors and product evaluators? After speaking with several editors from fellow publications, these seem to be most of the excuses at hand. However, at Phoronix Media, ...

Review: Sony 50mm f/1.4 | Posted on: 12/08/2009 @ 12:01

The Sony 50mm f/1.4 is the smallest and lightest of the 50mm lenses on test, and it has a very neat, uncluttered design. It's also got the best set of depth of field markers, covering f/4, f/8, f/16 and f/22. It's much less sophisticated to use, though. The autofocus is pretty fast, but there's a lot more mechanical noise than you get from the others. You can turn the focus ring manually in ...

Google Boosts Search With Caffeine | Posted on: 12/08/2009 @ 11:50

Google have been working secretly to update the core infrastructure of their search engine. The project code-named "Caffeine" is designed to let Google increase the indexing speed, accuracy and the comprehensiveness of search results.Google Boosts Search With Caffeine is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Review: Fantasktik 1.4 | Posted on: 12/08/2009 @ 10:51

Fantasktik 1.4 adds a new toolbar to the top or bottom of your screen, showing open applications and documents. It's easy to manage via System Preferences, and both its behaviour and appearance are as configurable as anyone could want. The question is whether this utility is actually useful. Fantasktik comes into its own when you have lots of documents open in one application. Rather than ...

Review: Navigon MobileNavigator Europe (iPhone) | Posted on: 12/08/2009 @ 10:20

Thanks to changes to the terms of the iPhone SDK, we can finally add to the long list of devices the iPhone can transform into, like a satellite navigation device with software like Navigon MobileNavigator Europe. Navigon might not be as recognisable a brand as Garmin or TomTom – whose as-yet-unreleased app and cradle set was demoed at WWDC – but it has a good pedigree. It contains ...

Review: Fantasktik 1.4 | Posted on: 12/08/2009 @ 10:10

Fantasktik 1.4 adds a new toolbar to the top or bottom of your screen, showing open applications and documents. It's easy to manage via System Preferences, and both its behaviour and appearance are as configurable as anyone could want. The question is whether this utility is actually useful. Fantasktik comes into its own when you have lots of documents open in one application. Rather than ...

Apple Snow Leopard Wallpapers! | Posted on: 12/08/2009 @ 9:10

Back before time, Apple announced that their new Snow Leopard wouldn’t include a whole set of new features like Leopard did when they converted from Tiger. They did however say they will try and improve how the whole software looks, and now Apple have released it’s default wallpapers, something that they always do as a [...]Apple Snow Leopard Wallpapers! is a post from: UK Gadget ...

Astone Media Gear AP-100 1080p Media Player Video Review | Posted on: 12/08/2009 @ 5:50

Review: iFinance 3.0.2 | Posted on: 11/08/2009 @ 11:50

Most personal finance tools seem aimed at the high-net-worth individual, or at least the financially sophisticated one. At first glance iFinance is no different, with its support for multiple currencies, share price tracking, and so on. But amid these features is a straightforward tool for recording your financial affairs and forecasting them across several bank or credit card accounts. It's easy ...

Thermaltake Luxa2 LM100 Mini | Posted on: 11/08/2009 @ 11:00

The Luxa2 LM100 Mini is the smallest HTPC enclosure of that brand in the line-up. It can fit a mini-ITX board, but does it manage to deliver a compact and concentrated dose of all the features we look for in an HTPC chassis?

Review: EMC Retrospect 8.1 | Posted on: 11/08/2009 @ 10:51

EMC Retrospect, once the last words in backup for the Mac, has been pretty much out of the picture for years. Thanks to problems in the early days of Mac OS X, the once all-powerful utility fell into disfavour. Fast-forward to 2009 and most Mac users reach for Time Machine, SuperDuper or other tools for their backup needs. So what does EMC Retrospect 8.1 offer that could make someone switch? ...

Review: Early Innovations PhotoLinker 2.0 | Posted on: 11/08/2009 @ 10:00

Photolinker 2.0 is a neat piece of software that pulls the GPS data from your files and locates them on its world maps. While there's a small variety of good maps to choose from, you won't be able to tap into any of the favourites such as Google Earth, and some of the detailed satellite views (which are the most fun to look at) are restricted to US territories. If you're using a camera without a ...

Review: Early Innovations PhotoLinker 2.0 | Posted on: 11/08/2009 @ 9:51

Photolinker 2.0 is a neat piece of software that pulls the GPS data from your files and locates them on its world maps. While there's a small variety of good maps to choose from, you won't be able to tap into any of the favourites such as Google Earth, and some of the detailed satellite views (which are the most fun to look at) are restricted to US territories. If you're using a camera without a ...

Unigine Engine Continues To Advance | Posted on: 11/08/2009 @ 3:20

The Unigine Engine, which is likely the most advanced 3D game engine that natively supports Linux, has stepped further ahead today. Unigine Corp has provided word of several new features and updates to this advanced game engine...

Arch Linux 2009.08 Released With New Features | Posted on: 11/08/2009 @ 3:00

The developers behind Arch Linux have announced the release of Arch Linux 2009.08. This ISO for the rolling Arch Linux distribution contains an updated snapshot of Arch's core, which includes the Linux 2.6.30 kernel and many other key package updates...

FriendFeed Bought, Zune HD Release Date/Pricing & Live Wave 4 | Posted on: 11/08/2009 @ 0:10

TechCrunch has reported that Facebook has purchased FriendFeed for an unknown amount of money. Both companies say that operations will remain as normal and the FriendFeed API will continue to work as normal as well. FriendFeed has 12 employees and some of them come from big-time companies, including Google. Any more news on this deal [...]

Sun To Stop Solaris Express Community Edition | Posted on: 10/08/2009 @ 23:00

Sun's Glynn Foster has announced today on the OpenSolaris Forums that they will be discontinuing the Solaris Express Community Edition (SXCE) builds. For quite some time now, Sun has been providing bi-weekly updates of the latest (Open)Solaris code in the form of an ISO for those interested in testing out the latest work on this operating system. However, beginning later this year, SXCE will ...

Social media’s busiest week | Posted on: 10/08/2009 @ 21:10

Never, it feels, has so much big news broken in the world of social media than in the last seven days. The last week has seen Twitter taken offline for around 24 hours on and off, URL shortener Tr.im has officially died, and now FriendFeed have been bought up by social media giants, Facebook. In a statement, [...]Social media’s busiest week is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

Facebook gets Friendfeed | Posted on: 10/08/2009 @ 20:30

Facebook has this evening added a new website to its online portfolio. Details are in short supply as news comes in. The following press release was released by Facebook: PALO ALTO, Calif. — August 10, 2009 — Facebook today announced that it has agreed to acquire FriendFeed, the innovative service for … [visit site to read more] If [...]Facebook gets Friendfeed is a post ...

Perseids Meteor Shower Begins Wednesday | Posted on: 10/08/2009 @ 19:20

Are you a skywatcher? If you are, or even if you aren't, you won't want to miss the annual Perseid meteor show this Wednesday August 12th morning from about 1AM - 3AM EST. The Perseids are known for bright meteors so the somewhat bright moonlight should not affect viewing on Wednesday morning. Another great thing about the Perseid meteor shower is the number of meteors produced per hour, which is ...

Using Your Apple iPhone To Remotely Deposit Checks | Posted on: 10/08/2009 @ 19:00

Deposit a check from anywhere in the world? We've got an app for that!Remote deposit capture at banks just keep getting better! Today USAA Bank said they would be releasing a free iPhone app that allows its customers to remotely deposit checks simply by taking a photo of the front and back of the check. After doing so, the customer can then shred the check.USAA Bank was the first financial ...

AZZA Spartan | Posted on: 10/08/2009 @ 16:40

In a market saturated with mid-tower computer cases there are countless designs and different features to choose from. The one choice most people can agree on is getting a good value for their money. AZZA is trying to make this choice easier by offering the Spartan, a case with bold looks for gaming at a low price.

Tr.im URL Shortening Service Closes Shop | Posted on: 10/08/2009 @ 14:30

Tr.im, a very popular URL shortening site has closed their doors which will leave millions of shorten URL's no longer working at the end of this year. Yet another sign that we should not rely on URL shortening sites, especially for commercial use. Tr.im blames Twitter because they went with bit.ly as their sole shortening provider leaving all of the other URL shortening sites out to defend for ...

Toshiba gives up HD-DVD for Blu-Ray | Posted on: 10/08/2009 @ 13:50

It’s the final nail in the coffin for HD-DVD as Toshiba has announced it will release a number of products will play Blu-Ray discs. The electronics firm was the main champion of the now defunct HD-DVD format for high definition movies. Toshiba will begin to produce stand alone Blu-ray players as well as … [visit site [...]Toshiba gives up HD-DVD for Blu-Ray is a post from: UK Gadget ...

Windows 7 Upgrade Chart | Posted on: 10/08/2009 @ 13:40

Microsoft has released a chart detailing the ways to upgrade from a previous version of Windows to Windows 7. It shows the paths that are allowed via an in-place upgrade (which saves your files and moves them to the new install) or a custom install (which removes all of your files and does a clean [...]

Windows 7 (Final OEM) vs. Windows Vista VGA Performance | Posted on: 10/08/2009 @ 13:10

Review: Mozilla Firefox 3.5 | Posted on: 10/08/2009 @ 11:10

Of the dozens of available web browsers, only Firefox has truly challenged Internet Explorer's dominance. Version 3.5's now arrived, billed as the 'fastest, safest and smartest Firefox yet'. What it isn't, sadly, is an upgrade that befits a 0.5 jump in version number, since the changes are relatively minor. In fact, most Firefox 3.5 updates centre on supporting cutting-edge web technologies. ...

Review: Apple Safari 4 | Posted on: 10/08/2009 @ 11:00

Apple claims Safari 4 is feature-packed and 'the world's fastest browser.' In reality, it's business as usual. Safari remains as elegant and efficient as ever, but maddeningly omits features that could make your browsing even better. The good news is Safari 4 is fast, often leaving the competition trailing. But new features are hit and miss. The web developer tools are excellent, and while the ...

Review: Cardscan CardScan Executive for Mac | Posted on: 10/08/2009 @ 10:30

CardScan Executive for Mac is a microscanner and software package designed to manage your contacts. It's for scanning and sorting business cards, but it can also process contact details from websites, emails and other electronic files. Cards are scanned into a software database, not only as an image, but also as text using OCR technology. This can be edited to correct inevitable but infrequent ...

Review: DAZ Studio 3 Advanced | Posted on: 10/08/2009 @ 10:30

Many people who've explored the field of 3D graphics will have come across DAZ Studio. Available to download for free, it's the simplest entry point into a distinct area in the 3D community, where artists create models for anyone to use in their own images and animations. Like its rival, Smith Micro's Poser, DAZ Studio enables you to bring characters, clothing, props and more into your 3D scene, ...

Vizo Arius II ARS-250 Dual 2.5-inch SATA Drive Bay | Posted on: 10/08/2009 @ 7:20

Rumour Mill: iTunes 9 to Support Blu-ray, Facebook and Twitter | Posted on: 10/08/2009 @ 6:50

The Internet has been awash this weekend with rumours about the next big version of iTunes from Apple. September is traditionally the month when Apple update their iPod range as they prepare for the Christmas season. It is rumoured that iTunes 9 will also be announced in September and include support for Blu-ray discs, integration with social networking sites like Facebook and introduce a new way ...

PC | Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes Q&A | Posted on: 09/08/2009 @ 19:10

Assistant producer Xavier Rodriguez discusses the upcoming action adventure set in a galaxy far, far away. The swashbuckling adventure of the Star Wars: Clone Wars animated TV series is headed to a console near you in Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes, a new action adventure game that will let you play as either a lightsaber-wielding Jedi or a heavy-duty clone soldier. As a clone soldier, ...

PlayStation 3 | DJ Hero Q&A: Jaime Jackson | Posted on: 09/08/2009 @ 19:10

FreeStyleGames' creative director drops details on the upcoming rhythm game, which puts players behind the wheels of steel. You won't need to be a world-class mixer like DJ AM to have fun in DJ Hero, but some skills on the turntables certainly won't hurt. The upcoming game from Activision and developer FreeStyleGames will put some of the same skills you've developed from the long-running Guitar ...

Microdrone- the aerial spy which may be in use by the police already | Posted on: 09/08/2009 @ 13:00

Ok, so putting my usual spy gadget jokes aside for the moment (hurrah, I hear you cry, no 007 references) this gadget is one of the most impressive I’ve ever come across. Recently featured on The Gadget Show, the Microdrone from German company Microdrones GmbH appears to have been in production for a few years now, [...]Microdrone- the aerial spy which may be in use by the police already ...

Review: Macally mGlide | Posted on: 09/08/2009 @ 11:50

Macally's latest rodent, the mGlide, is beautifully styled in brilliant white. It's ultra-slim so ideal for travellers, and its miniature wireless dongle fits inside the mouse when not in use, so you're less likely to lose it in your bag. Inserting the dongle into this housing also switches off the mouse to save battery life. As well as being responsive, the mGlide is comfortable. It might take a ...

Review: Elgato EyeTV Sat | Posted on: 09/08/2009 @ 11:50

At just 14cm long and 10cm wide, Elgato's EyeTV Sat is a simple affair compared with other set-top boxes. It has a power plug, a connector for a satellite lead, a USB output and a CI slot, which is irrelevant to the majority of users but useful for those who want to watch subscription adult and overseas channels. Freesat and Elgato say you should be able to use any satellite dish that can receive ...

Review: Lacie DataShare | Posted on: 09/08/2009 @ 11:50

As the cost of SD cards tumble and capacities rise, it's a great time to replace old ones. But what can you do with the retired Flash cards? LaCie's DataShare can give them a new lease of life as a USB drive. There's a model for standard SD cards and one for MicroSDs that slot together when not in use. Fitting a spare card is easy, but they can be tricky to remove. It's compatible with all SD ...

Review: Clickfree Traveler 900 | Posted on: 09/08/2009 @ 11:50

The Clickfree Traveler 900 is a credit card-sized Flash memory with integrated USB cable is available in 16, 32 and 64GB sizes. Simply plug it in and it automatically launches an incremental backup. Clickfree Traveler is an easy way to back up Office documents, music, videos and more. It covers over 400 file types, but you can restrict what it does and doesn't copy to save memory. It's ideal for ...

XP Mode, MED-V, and MDOP! | Posted on: 09/08/2009 @ 10:20

A wee while back, I talked about this fabbo new software from Microsoft, the quite natty XP Mode. As a quick refresher, XP Mode builds on the Virtual PC software already available, and adds some new functionality.XP Mode, MED-V, and MDOP! is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Merging Tux3 Into The Mainline Linux Kernel | Posted on: 09/08/2009 @ 2:30

Remember the Tux3 file-system? The Tux3 file-system was shown off at the Southern California Linux Expo earlier this year and showed real promise with its features and slated performance. The developers behind Tux3 had a host of items on their to-do list, including atomic commit support, which to them was a requirement for getting this general purpose file-system into the Linux kernel. Tux3's ...

Gernlinden, Gaming, OpenCL, & OpenGL 3.2 | Posted on: 08/08/2009 @ 21:10

This week at Phoronix began by learning that Compiz is now running on ATI R600/700 GPUs when using the latest open-source Mesa / DRM stack. Owners of ATI Radeon HD 2000/3000/4000 series graphics cards are now just a step away from finding "out of the box" open-source 3D acceleration support...

OpenSuSE 11.2 Milestone 5 Released | Posted on: 08/08/2009 @ 13:20

The OpenSuSE developers have just announced the release of 11.2 Milestone 5. OpenSuSE 11.2 Milestone 5 ships with the Linux 2.6.31-rc4 kernel, has been built with GCC 4.4.1, provides PackageKit 0.5, updates the desktop environments to KDE 4.3 and GNOME 2.27.5, and uses X Server 1.6.3...

Review: Linksys WRT320N Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router | Posted on: 08/08/2009 @ 12:20

The latest fad to get the marketing push from wireless network manufacturers is dual-band. While we wait for the 802.11n specification to make it over a few more legal hurdles and get ratified, the manufacturers are pushing a feature that has been a specification since day one, and now we have the Linksys WRT320N. The manufacturers seem to forget that 802.11n has always been specified to operate ...

Review: Sanho HyperMac MBP-222 | Posted on: 08/08/2009 @ 12:20

HyperMac is an external battery pack for all Apple laptops. It's available in four capacities, ranging from 60Wh to the most powerful 222Wh, which we tested here. For comparison, the MacBook Air's battery is 37Wh. The device comes supplied with MagSafe cables for connecting to a MacBook, MacBook Pro or MacBook Air, and offers a USB port so you can also use it to run your iPod, iPhone or other USB ...

The Top 10 iPhone Apps to Help Out The Single Man! | Posted on: 08/08/2009 @ 9:10

Dating….It’s a tricky old subject as it is one of the few things to have evolved as society has. It used to be simple a long time ago, a quick club to the head of your rival and the girl was yours! Now though, we all know it’s pretty much a competitive game between both [...]The Top 10 iPhone Apps to Help Out The Single Man! is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

The Status Of Gallium3D Drivers, State Trackers | Posted on: 08/08/2009 @ 1:00

With the official documentation for the Gallium3D driver architecture being a bit dated, Corbin Simpson (a student X.Org developer that has largely been working on the Gallium3D driver for ATI R300 class hardware) set out to improve the situation. On the X.Org Wiki is now a Gallium3D status page that shows the current status of Gallium3D state trackers and pipes...

Wine 1.1.27 Released With New Support | Posted on: 07/08/2009 @ 17:50

Three weeks have passed since the release of Wine 1.1.26, but having an extra week has not led to any particularly great changes within the just-released 1.1.27 version. What has changed in Wine 1.1.27 is a new version of the Gecko web rendering engine, GSM 06.10 codec support, improved support for the disk volume APIs, and support for XShm pixmaps to improve the graphics performance...

Twitter, Facebook & LiveJournal DDoS Attacks | Posted on: 07/08/2009 @ 15:00

All day Thursday three social media sites, Facebook, Twitter, and LiveJournal, were victims of distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS). It first started with Twitter and then moved to the others. Facebook initially didn’t say it was hit by a DDoS in its first press release but then later said: “Earlier this morning, Facebook encountered [...]

Evercool 80mm Rifling Fan | Posted on: 07/08/2009 @ 14:11

Today I will be looking at the 80mm Rifling Fan, brought to us by Evercool. Performance and Noise have always been a constant battle, so let us see how well this fan cools with a rated 17dB!

Shake, shake, shake! Shake that battery! | Posted on: 07/08/2009 @ 12:10

Although the lithium battery has made phones, cameras and music players last a lot longer, a lot of things still require us to spend a small fortune on batteries. And great asrechargeable batteries are, you're not always guaranteed to have a charger around and usable- sods law the battery in your torch will have gone dead before the power cut. Which is why Mintpass have created the ...

Sony Cybershot TX1 and WX1 | Posted on: 07/08/2009 @ 12:10

I’ll admit it. While I love getting new things- especially pretty cameras- I dread that part afterwards where you realise you’ve got wrapped up in the fanciness of a product and you suddenly realise, at least a hundred ppounds later, that it doesn’t do the thing you wanted it for in the first place. Due to [...]Sony Cybershot TX1 and WX1 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Review: Yamaha PDX-30 | Posted on: 07/08/2009 @ 11:10

Attractive, well-made iPod dock and speaker sets aren't exactly thin on the ground, but there's always room for one more stylish gadget. The new Yamaha PDX-30 is available in four designs: all black, or a white body with blue, grey or pink insets. The PDX-30 offers a clean, minimalistic look, with the only on-box controls being the volume buttons. Your iPod's click wheel or touchscreen functions ...

What do you use the Apple store for? | Posted on: 07/08/2009 @ 9:20

I walked into an Apple store yesterday for a cheeky look around as i love Apple, i also feel some form of Patriotism when i go in one! The first thing i saw was 4 MacBook Pro’s being used to search the internet, but not on the Apple website, in fact fact anything but. These four [...]What do you use the Apple store for? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - ...

Call Of Duty For The iPhone….Don’t Get Too Excited! | Posted on: 07/08/2009 @ 9:10

Activision has released Call Of Duty for the iPhone this week, but don’t get too excited, it’s not what you think and want it to be. It’s not another piece of the first person shooter franchise that maybe would of been great. Instead, Activision has released a “companion” app to go along with their popular Call [...]Call Of Duty For The iPhone….Don’t ...

Wii | NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits Hands-On | Posted on: 07/08/2009 @ 9:01

With the support of Zeus, we make our way through the harsh ruins of ancient Greece in an attempt to find Icarus. The steady flow of WiiWare games can make it difficult to find a game that stands out. However, Over the Top Games has come up with a beguiling platformer that you know is going to rise above the others as soon as you get started because of its endearing story and captivating visuals. ...

PlayStation 3 | Resonance of Fate First Impressions | Posted on: 07/08/2009 @ 9:00

Sega teams up with Tri-Ace to bring us an interesting world full of intrigue, impressive battles, and alluring visuals. Tri-Ace, the team behind Star Ocean, Valkyrie Profile, and Infinite Undiscovery, has forgone its usual publishing partner Square Enix and has instead partnered with Sega to bring us Resonance of Fate. The Japanese role-playing game is set in an enthralling city full of vile ...

iFrogz Plugz Earbud Review | Posted on: 07/08/2009 @ 9:00

It’s very easy to disqualify plastic earbuds these days. With all of the horrible quality ones available at places such at Walmart, K-mart and others it’s easy to see why. iFrogz, who have dazzled up here at Overclockers HQ with their audio products in the past, add a new twist to their classic Plugz design by adding stylish functionality with an inline mic. This is a very welcome ...

Bgears B - Flexi and B - Cool 120mm and 80mm Fan Round Up Review | Posted on: 07/08/2009 @ 9:00

Case modding has been taken to whole new levels from its meagre roots of coldcathode light tubes and LED fans. We are starting to see touchscreen fan controllers LED fan displays that show you rpm temp and temperature warning right on the fan blades as they spin and multiple LED’s choices. We are going to be reviewing a couple awesome modder/gamer fans today that due just what I said ...

OverclockersHQ Spam-nation Reader Appreciation Contest | Posted on: 07/08/2009 @ 9:00

Well it is getting close to the end of summer and we decided to make the pain of dragging yourself out of bed and going back to school a little less painful. We are having a reader appreciation contest all august long the list of prizes is an impressive batch and the competition will be fierce. In order to gain entry into this contest all we want is for you to tell someone else about it. If you ...

Prototype - PC Game | Posted on: 07/08/2009 @ 8:55

Imagine waking up and not having any memories. Then compound the confusion with the fact that you appear to have super-human strengths. Would you be searching for the answers on who you are and why you have these powers?

Twitter Shut Down After Denial of Service Attack | Posted on: 06/08/2009 @ 17:10

If you’ve been wondering why your favourite micro-blogging site hasn’t been letting you share your daily routine with the world, it’s because Twitter has been temporarily taken offline after what the company believes is a co-ordinated attack. According to the Twitter … [visit site to read more] If you like what you’re reading then learn more about [...]Twitter ...

Twitter Down By Denial of Service Attack | Posted on: 06/08/2009 @ 16:30

The most popular microblogging site in the world was brought down to its knees early Thursday morning as the site confirmed that it was being flooded by a Denial of Service attack.They have not provided any additional information other than that "We are defending against a denial-of-service attack, and will update status again shortly." which was posted about 30 minutes ago.They also went on to ...

Twitter outage forcing Facebook to overdrive? | Posted on: 06/08/2009 @ 16:00

For roughly the last hour, social networking site Twitter has been down. Twitter’s official status blog admits that the guy’s over at the social media giant haven’t a clue what’s going on but are working on getting it back up. Twitter outage forcing Facebook to overdrive? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Red Hat's Plymouth Sees New Activity | Posted on: 06/08/2009 @ 16:00

Plymouth, the Red Hat graphical boot loader replacement that leverages kernel mode-setting to provide a clean and flicker-free boot experience, is in the process of receiving a number of new updates. Plymouth right now is largely just used by Fedora, but it's been picked up for Mandriva 2010, and Canonical was going to switch to it in Ubuntu 9.10, but that decision was retracted...

Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.5.8 Update | Posted on: 06/08/2009 @ 15:20

Apple has just released a new update for its Mac OSX operating system which brings the version up to 10.5.8. The new update fixes 18 security vulnerabilities as well as reliability issues when connecting a Mac to an AirPort network.The update also addresses Bluetooth reliability issues where users would periodically find their Bluetooth devices disconnecting from their Macs for no apparent ...

HTC Hero smartphone review | Posted on: 06/08/2009 @ 14:45

It\'s the latest handset to feature the power house that is Android, but does this HTC device live up to its name?

Review: Nokia 5530 Xpress Music Touchscreen Phone | Posted on: 06/08/2009 @ 12:00

In today's financial climate, 'cheap' is the all important keyword everyone is looking out for. We're not saying that Nokia's new 5530 is bargain basement, but it's Nokia's most affordable touchscreen handset aimed at the Kanye West crowd. We popped along to the launch of this handset this morning to get hands on with the phone. So do you get what you pay for in this phone? Let's find out.Review: ...

Lenovo IdeaCentre C100 All-in-one; Touchscreen Windows 7 Version Coming Soon | Posted on: 06/08/2009 @ 11:30

Lenovo has quietly released the IdeaCentre C100 at the gdgt party in San Francisco. The IdeaCenter C100 is an all-in-one 20-inch unit with the potential for a touchscreen. The first version of this desktop machine will ship with Windows Vista, but the rumors are that when Windows 7 is released Lenovo will ship an updated version of the C100 with a specially optimized touch screen.Lenovo ...

Review: Brother MFC-6890CDW | Posted on: 06/08/2009 @ 11:20

According to Brother, the MFC-6890CDW takes all the best features of its previous A3 inkjet printers and puts them in one box. It's certainly feature-packed, offering Ethernet, USB and WiFi connectivity, colour faxing directly from the device, A3 faxing and Duplex at A4 size. Unfortunately you can't receive faxes directly onto your Mac, which is annoying considering PC users enjoy this feature. ...

Review: Sony Bravia KDL-32W5500 | Posted on: 06/08/2009 @ 10:50

Sony's KDL-32W5500 is effectively the 'plain' sibling of the fancy-looking KDL-32E5500. With that in mind, this model is not nearly as dramatically designed as the nearly twice as expensive 32E5500. For, in place of the latter model's sleek, white bezel with contrasting black, wood or metallic options, the 32W5500 sports a gloss black frame and routine lines. It picks up pace with its ...

Patriot 128GB Xporter Magnum USB pen-drive review. Big-stick fun. | Posted on: 06/08/2009 @ 10:40

We test a 128GB USB pen-drive, bigger than many hard drives of yesteryear. Find out how good it is.

Corsair HX850 Watt | Posted on: 06/08/2009 @ 9:40

Mit dem HX850 - dieses Mal mit blauem Schriftzug - legt Corsair die erfolgreiche und qualitativ hochwertige HX-Serie neu auf. Auszeichnen soll sich das 850 Watt starke neue Netzteil von Corsair mit eine Effizienz von beinahe 90 Prozent, einem Single-Rail Power Design sowie sehr langlebiger solid state Kondensatoren.

A Late X Server 1.7 Means No Update For Ubuntu 9.10 | Posted on: 06/08/2009 @ 1:00

There's twelve days left until the release of X Server 1.7 and X.Org 7.5! Wait, there still is not even an X Server 1.7 Beta, which should have happened last month, so chances are slim to none on seeing a final release this month. The release schedule for X Server 1.7 / X.Org 7.5 has already slipped a few times, after it was supposed to be released back in April. X Server 1.7 will finally ...

Windows 7 RTM: New Feature Roundup | Posted on: 06/08/2009 @ 0:20

Windows 7's release is coming up quick and for some of you, it's right around the corner. TechNet and MSDN subscribers get Windows 7 August 6th and volume license customers get it September 1st. There's certainly been a lot of coverage of the Windows 7 development because Microsoft has been pushing hard to make this the best version of Windows yet. Many new features have been included in Windows ...

Windows 7 RTM Has a Memory Leak Bug | Posted on: 05/08/2009 @ 20:00

The RTM of Windows 7, which is set to be released to MSDN/TechNet and technical beta testers tomorrow, has a memory leak bug when using the chkdsk command. The bug occurs when the CHKDSK /R command is started on a non-system disk. The chkdsk.exe command will then proceed until the process is using over 90% [...]

Review: Samsung Pixon 12 M8910 | Posted on: 05/08/2009 @ 19:40

Convergent technology sounded like a great idea when it first hit the scenes. No longer would you need a separate device to take holiday snaps, call your bro to gloat about being at the beach and pump out your tunes to the annoyance of sunbathers around you; you could theoretically do all of this on just one piece of kit. The trouble with this concept though, was that instead of a great camera, ...

Windows 7 Activation Hacked Already | Posted on: 05/08/2009 @ 19:40

Just one week after Windows 7 was released to PC manufacturers, pirates have already cracked the product’s activation.  The product key has been posted on the internet from one of Microsoft’s major OEM partners, Lenovo. A Lenovo disk image of Windows 7 was leaked to a Chinese forum which then quickly spread to … [visit site [...]Windows 7 Activation Hacked Already is a post ...

Confickers lights are on, but is anyone home? | Posted on: 05/08/2009 @ 19:40

Back in April of this very year, Conficker was poised to take over the world. That is if the evil masterminds behind it decided to push the button. Well, although Conficker is continuing it's push onto the desktops of the unprotected, it seems that there is not much going on behind the botnet.Confickers lights are on, but is anyone home? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Twilight Turtle- cure night terrors with cuteness | Posted on: 05/08/2009 @ 19:40

Random cute thing of the week most definitely goes to this little gadget, the Twilight Turtle, designed to help soothe children to sleep at night, although I'm sure those of us with sleep problems could get away with giving it a bash too. In the interests of science of course. Not for the aww-factor at all.Twilight Turtle- cure night terrors with cuteness is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Dell Fined for Online Mispricing | Posted on: 05/08/2009 @ 19:40

Remember Dell’s really bad “typo” in Taiwan involving 19-inch monitors on sale for $15 (£9)? Well, the jury is in and the verdict is not looking good for the computer manufacturer. Dell has been fined $30,000 for … [visit site to read more] If you like what you’re reading then learn more about joining our FREE newsletter [...]Dell Fined for Online Mispricing is ...

T-Mobile Offering iPhone 3G In The UK | Posted on: 05/08/2009 @ 19:40

Linking back to my post on O2’s iPhone exclusivity ending, it seems that T-Mobile is offering British customers the iPhone 3G. Many rumors lately suggest that O2’s iPhone 3G exclusivity is due to end soon, and … [visit site to read more] If you like what you’re reading then learn more about joining our FREE newsletter [...]T-Mobile Offering iPhone 3G In The UK is a ...

Glow Cutlery- made for student BBQs! | Posted on: 05/08/2009 @ 19:40

Ever been out in town, got a bit drunk and work up next morning with arms full of worn out glow sticks? Well now you can have all the fun of playing with lights without having to contort into strange shapes to attach them round your wrists. Electric Planet's Glow Cutlery set uses the same principle to make your evening BBQ just that little bit cooler...Glow Cutlery- made for student BBQs! is a ...

Sony X-Series Walkman: The Technology Behind the Music | Posted on: 05/08/2009 @ 19:40

Getting a new MP3 player is all well and good, but if you’re a the kind of person who needs to know why your music device is technologically superior to everyone else’s (admit you do for the street cred) then we’re going to help you out by taking apart Sony’s new X-Series Walkman.Sony X-Series Walkman: The Technology Behind the Music is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

More Rumours On O2 Losing The iPhone 3G Exclusive Contract | Posted on: 05/08/2009 @ 19:40

More rumours are emerging that the Apple iPhone 3G exclusive deal with O2  is about to end as Mobile-Ent claim they have seen documents stating the contract expires on October 9th. Although O2 will be able to … [visit site to read more] If you like what you’re reading then learn more about joining our FREE [...]More Rumours On O2 Losing The iPhone 3G Exclusive Contract is a post ...

Sony Unveils Touch Edition and Pocket Edition Ebook Readers | Posted on: 05/08/2009 @ 17:30

Sony today introduced two new e-book readers, the Reader Pocket Edition which sales for $199 and the Reader Touch Edition for $299. The two new devices come at a time when the higher costs and issues with the Amazon Kindle are still on the mind of many consumers which makes a great entry point into the market by Sony with the two new ebook readers.The Sony Reader Pocket Edition has a 5-inch ...

Review: August DVB-T205 | Posted on: 05/08/2009 @ 17:00

This compact device from August enables you to watch TV on your laptop, wherever you are, providing you're in an area of strong Freeview reception, that is. Way back when we reviewed the DVB-T205's predecessor, the DVB-T201. Despite a compelling concept, the gadget failed to win us over as we couldn't get the tiny aerial to work. So, does the new version show any improvement? Read TechRadar's ...

Review: Iomega ScreenPlay TV Link | Posted on: 05/08/2009 @ 17:00

Iomega's ScreenPlay TV Link provides one of the better value options on the market. It consists of a small black box that has a USB input alongside a choice of connections for your TV set. A touch smaller in size than an old-fashioned audio cassette, it boasts HDMI, Scart, component or composite video outputs and comes with all of the necessary cables bundled, with the exception of the HDMI. ...

UT3 Linux Is "Slowly Being Worked On" | Posted on: 05/08/2009 @ 16:30

Unreal Tournament 3 was released for the PC nearly two years ago, and there was the promise of a Linux client and it was being worked on by Ryan Gordon, but to this day there is still no such client. Back in March it was said that it was still undergoing work, but there was no ETA for its completion...

Sony X-Series Walkman: The Technology Behind the Music | Posted on: 05/08/2009 @ 14:10

Getting a new MP3 player is all well and good, but if you’re a the kind of person who needs to know why your music device is technologically superior to everyone else’s (admit you do for the street cred) then we’re going to help you out by taking apart Sony’s new X-Series Walkman.Sony X-Series Walkman: The Technology Behind the Music is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Zune HD Images Leaked | Posted on: 05/08/2009 @ 13:30

Some images of the upcoming Zune HD from Microsoft has leaked showing the device will come in two different colors, black and silver. The touch screen portable music player will be available sometime in the fall with orders starting on Amazon.com in September. No pricing has been revealed yet. Tweet This!Share this on FacebookPost this to [...]

Glow Cutlery- made for student BBQs! | Posted on: 05/08/2009 @ 12:30

Ever been out in town, got a bit drunk and work up next morning with arms full of worn out glow sticks? Well now you can have all the fun of playing with lights without having to contort into strange shapes to attach them round your wrists. Electric Planet's Glow Cutlery set uses the same principle to make your evening BBQ just that little bit cooler...Glow Cutlery- made for student BBQs! is a ...

T-Mobile Offering iPhone 3G In The UK | Posted on: 05/08/2009 @ 10:10

Linking back to my post on O2’s iPhone exclusivity ending, it seems that T-Mobile is offering British customers the iPhone 3G. Many rumors have been in the rumor mill lately, with the biggest one being that … [visit site to read more] If you like what you’re reading then learn more about joining our FREE newsletter [...]T-Mobile Offering iPhone 3G In The UK is a post from: ...

WipEout HD Fury - PS3 | Posted on: 04/08/2009 @ 18:00

PlayStation's stylish racer gets its first expansion. Does it warrant it's hefty price tag?

KDE 4.3.0 Desktop Released | Posted on: 04/08/2009 @ 17:40

It's arriving a week later than scheduled, but KDE 4.3 is now available. KDE 4.3 contains many improvements for Plasma, enhanced KWin effects, Dolphin effects, many application improvements, and much more. An extensive overview of the changes for KDE 4.3 can be found at KDE.org within their release announcement...

Canonical Launches Landscape Dedicated Server | Posted on: 04/08/2009 @ 14:20

Canonical, the parent company behind Ubuntu, has announced this morning that next month they will release Landscape Dedicated Server. Canonical's Landscape provides systems management and monitoring support for Ubuntu systems, but with Landscape Dedicated Server it should be easier to deploy in data-centers and the like.The press release describes this new Canonical product as, "Landscape ...

How To Install Windows 7 from a USB Flash Drive | Posted on: 04/08/2009 @ 14:00

Installing Windows Vista with a USB Flash drive was a tricky endeavor, but that all changes with the upcoming launch of Windows 7. Read on if you want to find out how you can install Microsoft's upcoming operating system from a USB key with our step-by-step directions from either Windows XP or Windows Vista!

Dell Fined for Online Mispricing | Posted on: 04/08/2009 @ 13:00

Remember Dell’s really bad “typo” in Taiwan involving 19-inch monitors on sale for $15 (£9)? Well, the jury is in and the verdict is not looking good for the computer manufacturer. Dell has been fined $30,000 for … [visit site to read more] If you like what you’re reading then learn more about joining our FREE newsletter [...]Dell Fined for Online Mispricing is ...

Twilight Turtle- cure night terrors with cuteness | Posted on: 04/08/2009 @ 12:30

Random cute thing of the week most definitely goes to this little gadget, the Twilight Turtle, designed to help soothe children to sleep at night, although I'm sure those of us with sleep problems could get away with giving it a bash too. In the interests of science of course. Not for the aww-factor at all.Twilight Turtle- cure night terrors with cuteness is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Phoronix Test Suite 2.0, PTS Desktop Live 2009.3 Released | Posted on: 04/08/2009 @ 11:50

Phoronix Media has released version 2.0 (codenamed "Sandtorg") of the Phoronix Test Suite, which encompasses hundreds of updates to its flagship testing and performance profiling software. Phoronix Media has also released PTS Desktop Live 2009.3 (codenamed "Gernlinden"), which is the first Linux-based desktop operating system designed exclusively for carrying out automated tests using the ...

Confickers lights are on, but is anyone home? | Posted on: 04/08/2009 @ 9:10

Back in April of this very year, Conficker was poised to take over the world. That is if the evil masterminds behind it decided to push the button. Well, although Conficker is continuing it's push onto the desktops of the unprotected, it seems that there is not much going on behind the botnet.Confickers lights are on, but is anyone home? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Review: Advent Roma | Posted on: 04/08/2009 @ 7:20

On first impressions, the Advent Roma - Advent's latest in its line-up of PC world-only laptops - looks to be a decent entry-level PC. On the outside, it appears Advent has done a fairly decent job - it won't exactly the set the world alight, but the lid's subtle print design looks quite funky and overall it's very neat and all the major functions, like the power button and wireless switch, are ...

Patriot Memory 128GB Xporter Magnum USB Flash Drive Review | Posted on: 04/08/2009 @ 3:40

Six Reason Why Eric Schmidt Left Apple Board | Posted on: 03/08/2009 @ 21:00

It may not come to a surprise by many of the news that Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt handed in his resignation to the Apple board of directors Monday. This was coming sooner than later and it boils down to one thing and one thing alone; conflicts of interest. Apple said in a statement that the company and Schmidt came to a mutual agreement to end the partnership there, but I think we all ...

ABC Makes Deal With Netflix To Providing Online Streaming | Posted on: 03/08/2009 @ 20:21

Netflix announced today of a deal with ABC that allows subscribers to instantly watch some of its networks most popular TV shows such as; Lost, Desperate Housewives, and Greys Anatomy. In addition to the instant online access to these shows, subscribers with set-top boxes like the Roku digital video player, TiVo, Xbox, and other devices can also receive instant streaming access to the shows as a ...

Windows 7 Activation Hacked Already | Posted on: 03/08/2009 @ 16:40

Just one week after Windows 7 was released to PC manufacturers, pirates have already cracked the product’s activation.  The product key has been posted on the internet from one of Microsoft’s major OEM partners, Lenovo. A Lenovo disk image of Windows 7 was leaked to a Chinese forum which then quickly spread to … [visit site [...]

HTC Touch Pro 2 | Posted on: 03/08/2009 @ 16:12

HTC have been a market leader in the Smartphone industry bringing out new and intuitive models time and again. The introduction of a new phone generally brings a few special features to entice customers in and the HTC Touch Pro 2 is no different. The Touch Pro 2 is the upgrade to HTC’s Touch Pro with a slide out keyboard, Windows Professional 6.1 OS, Straight Talk and more. But, with ...

Toshiba Mini NB205-N210 | Posted on: 03/08/2009 @ 15:30

Netbooks are all the hot thing right now in the tech market because you can get portable computing for under $400 and they offer some really nice features as well. In particular, the Toshiba Mini NB205-N210 has 1GB of RAM, a large 160GB of hard drive space, a 10.1-inch widescreen LCD, and is an Energy Star 5.0 certified PC, which means it uses less power and therefore gives you a lot of battery ...

Logitech G13 Advanced Gameboard | Posted on: 03/08/2009 @ 13:10

Back in November we reviewed the Logitech G15, which was a well-built keyboard and offered a nice set of features, albeit it came at a lofty premium. The G15 sported a "GamePanel LCD" at the top of the keyboard which was a mini programmable LCD. This was nice and with some manual setup procedures would work under Linux. However, for those that may be looking for such a display or just looking for ...

Review: Samsung Pixon 12 M8910 | Posted on: 03/08/2009 @ 12:30

Convergent technology sounded like a great idea when it first hit the scenes. No longer would you need a separate device to take holiday snaps, call your bro to gloat about being at the beach and pump out your tunes to the annoyance of sunbathers around you; you could theoretically do all of this on just one piece of kit. The trouble with this concept though, was that instead of a great camera, ...

Review: Techsmith Snagit | Posted on: 03/08/2009 @ 11:00

While Techsmith offers a 30-day trial, the licensed version of Snagit carries the biggest price tag of just about any screen grab application. However, it's also the piece of software with the most professional presentation and certainly has one of the most complete feature lists. Captures can be made of pretty much anything on your desktop, including web pages. You can capture full-screen, just ...

FSP Epsilon 700watts | Posted on: 03/08/2009 @ 2:00

First Looks FSP has been making power supplies in all sizes and shapes for a while now. I still remember the very first time I saw one of their power supplies. It was purple and it was already quiet and advanced for it time back then. Now with their Epsilon range of power supplies FSP tries [...]

Review: Netgear EVA9150 | Posted on: 02/08/2009 @ 14:30

The Netgear EVA9150 media server, otherwise known as the 'Digital Entertainer Elite', is one of a rash of devices for playing media stashed away on a computer or network hard drive. This can be streamed via Ethernet, wirelessly or directly accessed from the included 3.5in 500GB hard disc, easily swappable using a neat front-mounted caddy system. Alternatively, flash or hard drives can be inserted ...

Review: Gadwin Print Screen Pro | Posted on: 02/08/2009 @ 14:30

In spite of the Pro tag, Gadwin's grabbing software, Print Screen Pro, has more modest applications than a lot of other paid screen capture applications. It can be set to load on start-up and can sit in the system tray waiting to be triggered. There are two stages for capturing. An initial setup window deals with setting up grabs which can be made by hitting Print Screen or assigning a hotkey. ...

Review: Wisdom ScreenHunter | Posted on: 02/08/2009 @ 14:30

In its freeware form ScreenHunter offers possibly one of the best freeware screengrab packages available. You can have it running in your system tray and captures are made either by clicking 'Capture Now' or by pressing a hotkey of your choosing. You can grab video in full-screen at the same resolution as your desktop, grab from within a resizeable rectangular window (or choose from different ...

Review: Hyperionics Hypersnap | Posted on: 02/08/2009 @ 14:30

Hyperionics Hypersnap is a great piece of mid-price grabbing software if you're prepared to pay for a licence (subsequent upgrades are free subject to major feature updates). The current version (Version 6) allows licence holders to install the software on multiple computers by transferring it to a USB key. There's an unrestricted freeware version giving you access to all the features on offer, ...

The MiLi Universal Charger | Posted on: 02/08/2009 @ 9:30

‘Tis the season to go on holiday right? you know, around July/August time when the weather rises all around the world. So i thought, what’s the most important thing to take on holiday with you when you want to use your electronics, and the answer is a universal charger! Now i’m way at the moment in [...]

Top Five Ways To Improve Your iPhone Battery Life | Posted on: 02/08/2009 @ 9:30

You may be strutting around town with a pocket full of iPhone that gives you a head full of inner-geek confidence, but if your Apple device is constantly out of battery, which has been its most commonly reported problem, then you’re basically carrying around a bit of black plastic. Apple uses a … [visit site to [...]

Windows 7 ‘E’ Edition Is Dead, Skype In Trouble & Adobe Flash Patch | Posted on: 02/08/2009 @ 0:00

Microsoft has confirmed that they have decided to not sell the Windows 7 E version in Europe. Microsoft has released this statement: In the wake of last week’s developments, as well as continuing feedback on Windows 7 E that we have received from computer manufacturers and other business partners, I’m pleased to report that we will [...]

Review: Digital Vision GiGo | Posted on: 01/08/2009 @ 14:20

The DIgital Vision GiGo is billed as a 'VCR replacement' for tapeheads who've yet to ditch their analogue VCR in favour of a Freeview tuner-equipped DVD recorder or PVR and might prefer the GiGo as a cheaper route to digital TV recording. And at £70 it is, though you still need to buy one or more USB sticks or an external hard drive to get the benefit. About the same size as the average ...

Review: Technisat Multytenne Twin | Posted on: 01/08/2009 @ 14:20

The Technisat Multytenne Twin is a fixed off set-type dish with a multi-feed LNB preset for the four most popular European satellites: Astra 1, 19°E, Hot Bird 13°E, Astra 1E/1G/3A, 23.5°E, and Astra 2/Eurobird 1, 28.2°E. That's a lot of choice from a single dish. The Twin's nicely finished Satman 45 reflector has a diameter of 45cm – surprising given that 80cm dishes are the ...

Virtualization, Gaming, Drivers & Gernlinden | Posted on: 01/08/2009 @ 13:50

This week there were several interesting stories at Phoronix, if you happened to miss any of them. We started off by sharing that proper multi-seat support for Linux / X.Org is on the way with the new VGA arbitration code coming about...

X Server 1.6.3 Released With More Fixes | Posted on: 01/08/2009 @ 13:20

With Keith Packard going on a week-long holiday, he decided to christen the X Server 1.6.3 release just before leaving. X Server 1.6.3 is now available and is a collection of minor fixes that have built up since X Server 1.6.2...

Ghostbusters HD Movie Review | Posted on: 01/08/2009 @ 13:10

Waterslide Mania! Barclaycard Launch Extreme Waterslide iPhone Game | Posted on: 01/08/2009 @ 12:30

I think we all remember the Barclaycard advert with the waterslide, where an office worker strips down to his speedos, gets into a waterslide, and rides on it on his commute home. He swipes his way using his Barclaycard, which allows him to go supermarket shopping and pay for train tickets. I don’t [...]

Linux 2.6.31-rc5 Kernel Brings Fixes | Posted on: 01/08/2009 @ 3:40

Ready to test out a new kernel? Well, hopefully, as Linus Torvalds has just announced the Linux 2.6.31-rc5 kernel in time for the weekend. The Linux 2.6.31-rc5 kernel will reportedly fix a number of regressions that were present in Linux 2.6.31-rc4 and earlier and there are some other updates too...