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Debian Installer 6.0 Reaches Beta | Posted on: 31/10/2010 @ 22:24

With the upcoming release of Debian Squeeze, the Debian Installer team has announced the first beta release of the Debian Installer 6.0. This version of the Debian Installer brings several fixes, package updates, and new features...

Review: CyberPower Game Cube | Posted on: 31/10/2010 @ 20:00

Your average PC is a fairly uniform size. The familiar ATX chassis will take up the same sort of footprint next to, under, or on top of your desk, and is quite capable of blocking out the sun if you put it anywhere near a window. Why can't we squeeze a normal gaming rig into a smaller chassis when all those consoley things can get away with something only a little bigger than your TV digibox? ...

Review: StarTech 2.5" SATA HD rack | Posted on: 31/10/2010 @ 20:00

This is where reviewing things in PCFormat can get a mite tricky. How does one review a 2.5" hard drive bracket? Well, to be honest it's my fault for thinking that StarTech's hot-swappable, rear-mounted hard-drive rack sounded interesting. And, to be honest, it kind of is interesting. But I'm still not entirely sure that it's that useful. If it was only a tenner, or if it came in a pack of two to ...

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 (PC) Review | Posted on: 31/10/2010 @ 12:24

The Force Unleashed 2 has a lot of improvements over its predacessor. The controls are greatly improved, and the storyline is compelling, but perhaps not as much as the original game. The Achilles Heel of this game is that it is painfully short... as in you can finish it in 5 hours short. I thought the gamplay of the original FU was short at about 12 hours, but this is absolutely ridiculous ...

Vivitar DVR 910 8.1MP 720p HD Camcorder @ Mobility Digest | Posted on: 31/10/2010 @ 10:36

http://mobilitydigest.com/vivitar-dvr-910-8-1mp-720p-hd-camcorder/ (http://mobilitydigest.com/vivitar-dvr-910-8-1mp-720p-hd-camcorder/) Quote: Geeks has sent me over a video camera for review from Vivitar, it’s the DVR 910 that can do 720P video and has an 8.1Mp still camera on-board as well. The camera is very easy to use, but it has one rather large flaw in my opinion, and that’s no ...

Remember SplashTop? Here's An Update On Them | Posted on: 31/10/2010 @ 10:36

Do you remember SplashTop? It's the instant-on Linux environment that was originally embedded into select ASUS motherboards three years ago and from there worked its way to other motherboards and then onto notebooks and other devices from a variety of vendors. We effectively launched SplashTop for DeviceVM, the company behind this instant-on Linux distribution, when we got our hands on SplashTop ...

Mixed Feelings Over The PSCNV Nouveau Driver Fork | Posted on: 30/10/2010 @ 23:00

Three days ago we passed along the latest information on the PSCNV driver, which is a fork of the open-source Nouveau driver for NVIDIA graphics cards, with this information coming from Christopher Bergström of PathScale. As this was one of our first articles talking about the PSCNV driver at length, many readers were surprised by this fork with the upstream Nouveau driver still lacking even an ...

Thermaltake Armor A60 Review | Posted on: 30/10/2010 @ 21:24

    The mid tower sector is the most competitive of the case market, so if your product is to be successful and stand out from the crowd, it must have something different.  Today,...

Swiftech MCW80 – Riding the Lightning | Posted on: 30/10/2010 @ 18:25

When you have two cards as formidable as these two, it's only natural to want to squeeze every last bit of performance out of them. Enter Swiftech's high-efficiency MCW80...Swiftech MCW80 – Riding the Lightning is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts:MSI GTX 275 Lightning Review Swiftech MCW372-B Waterblock Water Cooling First Build: Swiftech H20

Weekend Waffle III | Posted on: 30/10/2010 @ 18:25

Our top articles for the week, plus a 90 TB server, a case mod champion and team contests.Weekend Waffle III is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts:Weekend Waffle II Weekend Waffle I Best URLs To Peruse Over The Weekend

2nd Annual Overclockers.com Rosetta Team Contest: Rosie RAC Harvest | Posted on: 30/10/2010 @ 18:24

In the spirit of fall and all that it brings, it gives me great pleasure to announce the 2nd Annual Rosie RAC Harvest! The event is slated to kick off on November 1st.2nd Annual Overclockers.com Rosetta Team Contest: Rosie RAC Harvest is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts:Announcing the 1st Annual OCF Rosetta Team Event – The Rosie RAC Harvest! ...

Corsair Hydro Series H70 Review | Posted on: 30/10/2010 @ 18:24

Now, we have Corsair's answer to the shortcomings of their original LCLC offering, which comes with a thicker radiator for more area to move heat from it and they have given this new solution a true push-pull dual fan setup for more airflow through the new, thicker radiator. Let's see if this cooler can outmatch high end air cooling.Corsair Hydro Series H70 Review is a post from: Overclockers - ...

1st Annual Benching Team Party | Posted on: 30/10/2010 @ 18:24

Frigid CPU temperatures, dewars full of LN2 and world-class hardware enthusiasts all in one place is the setting for the very first Overclockers.com Benching Team Party. This is the first officially organized Overlockers.com event, and hopefully there will be more in the near future. The best part is, the three day benching extravaganza can be seen live via several streaming video feeds.1st ...

Live Benching Tonight: Miahallen on Liquid Nitrogen | Posted on: 30/10/2010 @ 18:24

Join one of the world's best overclockers, Miahallen, as he benches live tonight with liquid nitrogen. Tune in and watch the master at work.Live Benching Tonight: Miahallen on Liquid Nitrogen is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts:Live Benching Tonight: Miahallen on Liquid Nitrogen Live Benching Now With MIAHALLEN On Liquid Nitrogen Live Benching with ...

Sentey Arvina GS-6400R | Posted on: 30/10/2010 @ 18:24

We all welcome Sentey to Overclockers Online as we introduce their Arvina GS-6400R, the flagship model of the "Extreme Division". Can this chassis face up to the highly competitive market, or will it's performance and features be overshadowed in comparison?

Review: Parallels Desktop 6 Switch to Mac Edition | Posted on: 30/10/2010 @ 18:24

Following the increased popularity of Apple's MacBook laptops, Parallels has aimed to make it easier than ever for Windows users to move to a Mac with its Desktop 6 Switch To Mac Edition software/hardware solution. Combining Parallels Desktop for Mac software – letting you install Windows as a separate application within Apple's OS X operating system – with a high-speed USB cable for ...

Review: Norton Internet Security 2011 | Posted on: 30/10/2010 @ 18:24

In a recent worldwide survey, security firm Symantec discovered that two thirds of us have been victims of cybercrime. Norton Internet Security 2011 is Symantec's latest version of the world famous security suite and is built to detect and eliminate any viruses, malware and other threats that attempt to infect your system, keeping you and your family safe when browsing the internet. Internet ...

Xperia Series to Get Android Update on Sunday | Posted on: 30/10/2010 @ 16:12

After much hullaballoo, here is the good news for Xperia owners. Finally, Android 2.1 update for Xperia X10, X10 mini and X10 mini pro is all set to be rolled out this Sunday. According to SonyEricsson blog, the roll out will begin in … [visit site to read more] Xperia Series to Get Android Update [...]Xperia Series to Get Android Update on Sunday is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Apple iPad to Have Two Cameras? | Posted on: 30/10/2010 @ 15:24

Apple is likely to introduce its next generation iPad in the first quarter of 2011. However, the buzz around it suggests that the device may come equipped with two cameras. The forward facing camera will serve … [visit site to read more] Apple iPad to Have Two Cameras? is a post from: UK Gadget and [...]Apple iPad to Have Two Cameras? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Novatech Launch nTablet Which Runs both Android and Windows 7 | Posted on: 30/10/2010 @ 5:12

Novatech is set to launch a new tablet called the nTablet. One notable new feature about this tablet device is that it will be able to run the Windows 7 and Google android operating systems. The nTablet will give users the option on start-up to run the device on either Android or … [visit site [...]Novatech Launch nTablet Which Runs both Android and Windows 7 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Microsoft Give Out Windows Phone 7 Devices To Their 89,000 Employees | Posted on: 30/10/2010 @ 5:12

Microsoft seems to be feeling generous to their employees, offering free Windows Phone 7 devices to all their 89,000 staff (making it a very nice early Christmas present/bonus). Microsoft Exec Guy Gilbert told Network World that “Every Microsoft employee will be getting a Windows Phone … [visit site to read more] Microsoft Give Out Windows [...]Microsoft Give Out Windows Phone 7 Devices To ...

Wine 1.3.6 Supports GStreamer Filters, Etc | Posted on: 30/10/2010 @ 5:12

Wine 1.3.5 came two weeks ago with better Shader Model 4.0 support for Windows applications/games and the ability to use the CUPS print server directly, among other features, while today Wine 1.3.6 has been released with support for more features...

GCC 2010 Summit Presentations Now Online | Posted on: 30/10/2010 @ 4:48

For those interested in compilers, particularly GCC, or are interested in some technical slides to look over this weekend, the presentations from the 2010 GNU Compiler Collection Summit are now available online...

Twitter and Kindle Apps Come to Windows Phone 7 | Posted on: 30/10/2010 @ 4:36

Today sees the release and announcement of two big new apps for Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 with the official Twitter app, and the Kindle app: The Twitter app for Windows Phone 7 seems to be very similar to other mobile OS’s versions of the app such as the iPhone and Android … [visit site to [...]Twitter and Kindle Apps Come to Windows Phone 7 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

London Underground Wi-Fi Trial Tests Begin 1st November | Posted on: 30/10/2010 @ 4:24

BT has installed their first underground WiFi spot for trial testing for the people of the London Underground, showing new bounds for where we can desperately get access to the internet. The WiFi spots have been originally placed through Charing Cross, … [visit site to read more] London Underground Wi-Fi Trial Tests Begin 1st November [...]London Underground Wi-Fi Trial Tests Begin 1st November ...

Vizio XVT423SV | Posted on: 30/10/2010 @ 2:48

The Vizio XVT423SV 42-inch LCD offers 1080p high-definition resolution, a 240Hz refresh rate, 5 millisecond response time, built-in Wi-Fi, and many connectivity options. Good picture quality gives this TV a leg up against the competition, but audio quality is only average at best.

Patches So Nouveau Users Can Try Out Wayland | Posted on: 30/10/2010 @ 1:36

Chia-I Wu, the open-source developer who previously worked to bring Mesa to Android devices and worked on the new EGL state tracker, is now working for LunarG and has just published a patch-set that enables the Nouveau graphics driver to run the Wayland Display Server...

Top Christmas Gadget Gift: Toy Story 3 Jet Pack Buzz Lightyear | Posted on: 29/10/2010 @ 23:24

Gift:Toy Story 3 Jet Pack Buzz Lightyear Aimed at: Boys (and probably girls) 5 - 10 years old. Toy Story 3 was the unsurprising top hit out of all the animated films … [visit site to read more] Top Christmas Gadget Gift: Toy Story 3 Jet Pack Buzz Lightyear is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech [...]Top Christmas Gadget Gift: Toy Story 3 Jet Pack Buzz Lightyear is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

The £90 Android tablet: Buy one now at Toys R Us | Posted on: 29/10/2010 @ 19:24

Well, before I even begin, it’s going to be no iPad so let’s hear no more about Apple. But that said, Let’s have a big cheer for cheap tablet devices. *Cheer* The Elonex eTouch android tablet first clocked at IFA in Germany is now hitting Toys R us stores in time … [visit site to [...]The £90 Android tablet: Buy one now at Toys R Us is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Nexus Two spotted: It’s shiny, black and made by Samsung. | Posted on: 29/10/2010 @ 19:12

The Nexus Two. The rumours have started but is is their any truth to them? Gizmondo seems to think so. The website did get hold of iPhone 4 prototypes a few months back, so it’s got a good (if not slightly illegal) … [visit site to read more] Nexus Two spotted: It’s shiny, black and [...]Nexus Two spotted: It’s shiny, black and made by Samsung. is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Quick Review: QPAD 5K Gaming Mouse with HeatoN and CT Mousepads | Posted on: 29/10/2010 @ 18:48

QPAD’s 5K gaming mouse blends a comfortable design and highly customizable software to give gamers the precision they need to keep fragging all night long.

Review: Dell Latitude E6410 ATG | Posted on: 29/10/2010 @ 18:36

As well as a broad range of consumer laptops, Dell also manufactures business machines under its Latitude brand. The Latitude E6410 ATG is a semi-rugged machine that, although expensive, offers formidable power, portability, usability and data protection for the business person. If you travel around with sensitive information on your laptop, the last thing you want to risk is losing it. Sadly, a ...

Fractal Design Define R3 Review | Posted on: 29/10/2010 @ 18:24

The update to the Define R2 is officially our favourite quiet case, read on to see why!

Review: Elonex eTouch 1000ET | Posted on: 29/10/2010 @ 17:48

The eTouch 1000ET is UK-based Elonex's first 10.1-inch Android tablet and, although it can't match the quality of other tablets on the market, it makes a good choice for those on a budget who are simply after a web browsing and multimedia experience. The chassis is built from plastic, and isn't as well put together as we would have liked. We could see the inner workings of the device through a ...

3G Conquers Mount Everest, Sort of! | Posted on: 29/10/2010 @ 15:36

You might be a nature lover, but that does not mean that you have to leave technology behind. An enterprising telecom company has now rolled out Nepal’s first 3G service at the Mount Everest base camp. I can hear the trekkers rejoicing! The new service is likely to … [visit site to read more] 3G Conquers [...]3G Conquers Mount Everest, Sort of! is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Zack Rusin Talks About Gallium3D's TGSI IR | Posted on: 29/10/2010 @ 7:48

Lately there's been a lot of talk about Gallium3D's IR known as TGSI, or Tokenized Gallium Shader Instructions, and attempts by some to replace this intermediate representation. Efforts toward improving TGSI are not particularly new, but it's been going on for a while and then just earlier this month a new shader and compiler stack was proposed by LunarG. As part of the LunarGLASS proposal, the ...

Mionix Naos 3200 Gaming Mouse Review | Posted on: 29/10/2010 @ 4:48

The Naos 3200 shares a lot of similarities to its big brother, the Naos 5000, but sacrifices a few features in lieu of a friendlier price tag. Our chief complaint with the Naos 5000 was its lofty price tag, so the Naos 3200 sounds like it could hit the sweet spot in terms of value. Read on for our take of this latest gaming mouse.

AnandTech 2010 Server Upgrade: The Memory | Posted on: 29/10/2010 @ 2:24

A couple of months ago we shared with you the CPUs that are going into our new server farm. We've actually started physically installing the machines (hence the brief outage over the weekend) so it's time to share another piece of the server puzzle. The final configuration we decided on was 12 machines. This is a significant reduction of the number of systems we have installed (currently ...

BT Attacks Price of Virgin Media’s 100Mb Broadband | Posted on: 29/10/2010 @ 2:00

Yesterday, Virgin Media launched 100Mb cable broadband for the UK which is expected to be available to over 50% of the country by mid 2012, and it seems one of their rivals, the biggest UK ISP BT are quick to criticise the new service when it comes to their prices … [visit site to read [...]BT Attacks Price of Virgin Media’s 100Mb Broadband is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Amazon Kindle 3G Review | Posted on: 29/10/2010 @ 1:36

Review of the new Kindle, Amazon.com's e-book reader with 3G network capability.

Mozilla Firefox 4 Hit by Delays: Expect a Release Early 2011 | Posted on: 29/10/2010 @ 0:36

The upcoming version of Mozilla Firefox (Firefox 4) was due to have its final version released next month, but this seems to be suffering from white iPhone 4 disease (also known as delays) which has moved the release date to early 2011. According to Mozilla’s … [visit site to read more] Mozilla Firefox 4 Hit [...]Mozilla Firefox 4 Hit by Delays: Expect a Release Early 2011 is a post from: UK ...

Are Apple Working on an Integrated SIM for iPhone 5? | Posted on: 29/10/2010 @ 0:00

With the incredible likeliness of the iPhone 5 arriving sometime next year (most likely a June release, considering Apple’s product cycle), rumour and speculation has been going around as to what the next-generation iPhone could be packing. The latest in these rumours suggest that … [visit site to read more] Are Apple Working on an [...]Are Apple Working on an Integrated SIM for iPhone 5? is ...

Pixman 0.20.0 Is Here With Performance Improvements | Posted on: 28/10/2010 @ 23:12

Just over a week ago we reported on Pixmain gaining improved gradients and is rendering much faster in the project's latest development release. Now this free software project that provides pixel manipulation capabilities for the X Server and Cairo, has reached its version 0.20.0 stable milestone...

MeeGo Version 1.1 released | Posted on: 28/10/2010 @ 20:12

At last, we thought it would never come, but it’s here; MeeGo, remember it? After Nokia N900 users received a new software update, Version 1.1 of Nokia/Intel’s OS has been officaly released. Offering Nokia N900 users out there the possibility to try out the best of two worlds, Maemo and MeeGo. With U-Boot support included [...]MeeGo Version 1.1 released is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

iPhone goes multi-carrier in Germany | Posted on: 28/10/2010 @ 19:36

All is far in love and Smartphone dealing. As Apple starts to push out its iPhone through multiple carriers it stabs the likes of T-mobile in the back, who’ve been loyally flogging the iPhone under an exclusivity contract for years. But it’s good news for consumers who … [visit site to read more] iPhone goes [...]iPhone goes multi-carrier in Germany is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Sony Xperia X10, Android 2.1 update delayed. | Posted on: 28/10/2010 @ 19:24

As The Smith’s once said; ‘Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before.’ An Android update has been delayed. Yes, that old chestnut. So which phone is it this time? It’s the Sony Xperia X10 and its little brother (and phone of the year award winner) X10 mini. It seems no … [visit [...]Sony Xperia X10, Android 2.1 update delayed. is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

Review: Samsung HMX-H200 | Posted on: 28/10/2010 @ 18:48

At first glance the Samsung HMX-H200 looks like a conventional DV tape camcorder, but there's a stack of features lurking beneath the shiny black surface. The Samsung is indeed a solid state camcorder that records to an SD/SDHC card. It has no built-in memory, but other members of the range have 8GB (HMX-H203) to 32GB (HMX-H205), which can raise the price as high as £360. The HMX-H200 records ...

Review: Toshiba Camileo SX900 | Posted on: 28/10/2010 @ 18:48

Although the Toshiba Camileo SX900 looks like a regular camcorder and has a perfectly decent specification, it feels more like a toy than a serious piece of consumer electronics. It's rather small and the casing uses a lot of shiny black plastic and chrome. Small gadgets can be very cool, but in this case the design seems to be flawed somewhat, as the hand strap and lens cap look like an ...

Adobe AIR Brings Skytunes: Listen to Your Music Anywhere | Posted on: 28/10/2010 @ 18:24

Adobe had recently introduced its AIR2.0 for Android and now there is an interesting App for streaming music to your Androiddevice. Basically, this app lets you listen to your music collection residing on your home PC. The best part is that … [visit site to read more] Adobe AIR Brings Skytunes: Listen to Your Music [...]Adobe AIR Brings Skytunes: Listen to Your Music Anywhere is a post from: UK ...

The State, Direction Of The PSCNV Nouveau Fork | Posted on: 28/10/2010 @ 11:36

Christopher Bergström of PathScale has passed along a note detailing some of the recent progress made by the Nouveau team and their developers working on PSCNV, their Nouveau driver fork. This includes 2D beginning to work on the GeForce 400 "Fermi" graphics hardware, open-source 3D for Fermi still being worked on, and a pool of documentation is beginning to form for the NVIDIA hardware by the ...

White iPhone 4 Delay Caused by Faulty Camera? | Posted on: 28/10/2010 @ 5:00

Now, that Apple has again postponed the launch of its white iPhone, it’s time to set the rumor mills start working again. So far, thedelay has largely been attributed to a very credible (Cough! Cough!) reason of the … [visit site to read more] White iPhone 4 Delay Caused by Faulty Camera? is a post [...]White iPhone 4 Delay Caused by Faulty Camera? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

HP Pavilion P6610F | Posted on: 28/10/2010 @ 4:24

The HP Pavilion P6610F is a performance desktop computer with a quad-core AMD Athlon 2.9GHz processor, 4GB of RAM and 750GB of hard drive space. Other features include integrated Wi-Fi, a dual-layer DVD burner, and lots of room for expansion inside.

James Cameron To Be Back With 2 ‘Avatar’ Sequels | Posted on: 28/10/2010 @ 4:24

For all the 3-D buffs, here is the good news. James Cameron has just announced that he will start working on scripts for two ‘Avatar’ … [visit site to read more] James Cameron To Be Back With 2 ‘Avatar’ Sequels is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.comJames Cameron To Be Back With 2 ‘Avatar’ Sequels is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Sandy Bridge supports DDR3-2400 memory | Posted on: 28/10/2010 @ 3:24

Sandy Bridge will more or less be limited to 100 MHz bus frequency, something that has worried us enthusiasts that has been wanting to push our memory modules to new speeds. Previously it has been stated that motherboards will be able to gear up the memories to 2133 MHz, but it looks like there will be even higher speeds with higher multipliers, 2400 MHz.

Catalyst 10.10c hotfix brings performance | Posted on: 28/10/2010 @ 3:00

Catalyst 10.10c got a new hotfix that has rolled out to AMD's servers and the new drivers comes with both OpenGL 4.1 and Morphological Anti-Aliasing support. Not the least it's the new Radeon HD 6800 series that gets a boost.

Gigabyte lanserar Sumo 5112 chassi | Posted on: 28/10/2010 @ 0:00

Gigabyte är mest kända för sina moderkort och grafikkort, men har en hel drös av produkter i sitt sortiment. Datorchassi är ett av dessa och nu kommer en ny modell riktad mot större datorsystem, något namnet tydligt avslöjar. Gigabyte Sumo 5112 stödjer E-ATX moderkort och riktas mot entusiaster.

Google Nexus Two: Gingerbread Device Coming to the UK this Christmas? | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 23:36

Supposedly for Christmas time this year, Google are going to be releasing a new smartphone in the UK, the Google Nexus Two. There have been reports emerging that have been saying Google plans to sell the follow up to the not so successful Nexus One exclusively through the … [visit site to read more] Google [...]Google Nexus Two: Gingerbread Device Coming to the UK this Christmas? is a post ...

Amazon lauch book app for iPad | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 23:12

As if to say ‘F** Nook; we are still the E-book champions’, Amazon has launched an app designed specifically for the ipad. Amazon Windowshop, the free app is basically a version of Amazon.com built for the Ipad. … [visit site to read more] Amazon lauch book app for iPad is a post from: UK Gadget [...]Amazon lauch book app for iPad is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Apple to take out Spotify? | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 22:36

Apple are evil. They want to buy-out every music streaming website there is and kill it so the world is forced to turn to iTunes. They shut Lala down last year and rumour has it that Spotify is next. Please Steve, anything but my precious Spotify. The foundation of the rumour is … [visit site [...]Apple to take out Spotify? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - ...

Acer Tablet Line to be Released November: Expected to be Donning Android | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 22:36

Thanks to the success of Apple’s iPad, the amount of demand for tablet devices has been showing, but with Apple getting such a huge head start with tablet devices, there has been little choice for anyone after such a device. Companies have been catching up slowly but surely, and … [visit site to read more] [...]Acer Tablet Line to be Released November: Expected to be Donning Android is a post ...

Adobe To Use TransGaming's SwiftShader; Remember Cedega? | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 22:36

TransGaming, the company behind the Cedega program for running Windows games on Linux (as an alternative to using Wine or CodeWeaver's CrossOver Games) and Cider as the Mac equivalent, has just announced that Adobe is now licensing its SwiftShader Technology for the Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR...

White iPhone 4 Delayed Until Early 2012? | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 22:12

Apple seem to really be having a problem with their White iPhone 4, with it once again receiving a massive delay. This delay is the third huge one with the initial release expected to be July this … [visit site to read more] White iPhone 4 Delayed Until Early 2012? is a post from: UK Gadget and [...]White iPhone 4 Delayed Until Early 2012? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Facebook Campaigns to Sabotage X-Factor Re-Emerge | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 22:00

Thanks to the massive success of last year’s massive Facebook campaign to get Rage Against the Machine’s hit song Killing in the Name to number 1 in the UK charts, our country got an opportunity to give a big ‘up yours’ (to put it nicely) to X-Factor, … [visit site to read more] Facebook Campaigns to Sabotage [...]Facebook Campaigns to Sabotage X-Factor Re-Emerge is a post from: UK ...

Nook colour is official but is it better than Kindle? | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 22:00

Yesterday we told you about Barnes and Noble’s latest stab at the Kindle in the form of ‘Nook Kids,’ their new children’s E-book platform. This could mean that a Nook colour is imminent we said (and so did every other gadget blog) and we we’re right. It’s official. … [visit site to read more] Nook [...]Nook colour is official but is it better than Kindle? is a post from: UK Gadget ...

The Main DRM Pull Request For The Linux 2.6.37 Kernel | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 21:00

David Airlie has just called upon Linus Torvalds to pull in his DRM kernel tree for the Linux 2.6.37 kernel merge window. We have talked about many of these features before that are now entering the mainline Linux kernel code-base as new capabilities of the open-source Linux graphics stack, but here's the list of what made the cut for Linux 2.6.37 and details on some of the features we have yet ...

SingStar Guitar - PS3 | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 20:48

What's this...Sony's Karaoke game gets a guitar? Whatever next, SingStar dance?

Blackberry Torch Review | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 20:12

Overview Blackberry’s have been ubiquitous with the corporate culture over the last 10-years, from humble beginnings as a glorified two-way pager to a handset that has cornered the email market – the meteoric rise of Blackberry has been … [visit site to read more] Blackberry Torch Review is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech [...]Blackberry Torch Review is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Review: Toshiba Satellite L630-13M | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 18:00

Toshiba's Satellite range is aimed at consumers and covers everything from entry-level laptops to multimedia machines. The Satellite L630-13M sits in the middle, with decent performance and a great range of features packed into a sleek and portable chassis. An attractive and subtle pattern graces the black lid and interior, although the glossy surface does attract dust and smudges. The chassis is ...

Review: Canon LEGRIA HF M31 | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 18:00

The Canon LEGRIA HF M31 camcorder is based on the LEGRIA HF-21 and uses a 6.35mm CMOS sensor to record Full HD video using AVCHD with 15x optical zoom. The new feature for the HF M31 is the switch to touchscreen controls on the 2.7 inch/68.6mm LCD screen. The HF M31 has a single button for the Powered IS (Image Stabilisation) feature. This adds an extra level of image stabilisation over and above ...

Mushkin Redline PC3-12800 6-8-6-24 | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 17:48

Mushkin stellt mit den Redline DDR3-1600 MHz Modulen, ein preiswertes und qualitativ hochwertiges Dual-Channel-Speicherkit vor. Mit 6-8-6-24 Latenzen wurde das Kit bereits von Haus mit tiefen Latenzen programmiert.

Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 32GB Flash Drive Review | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 17:24

Limewire Ordered to be Shut down | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 15:00

Popular file sharing service has been ordered to permanently shut down its operations. The company was found guilty of copyright infringement on a “massive scale”. According to the Wall Street Journal, A US District Judge has ordered the … [visit site to read more] Limewire Ordered to be Shut down is a post from: UK [...]Limewire Ordered to be Shut down is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Fujifilm FinePix F300EXR | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 11:36

The Fujifilm FinePix F300EXR is a contender in terms of its specifications to be a really strong digital camera. It has a 15x optical zoom, 12-megapixel Super CCD sensor, and a sweep panorama mode. It does have some huge drawbacks, however, like noticeable shutter lag, a slow autofocus and difficulty in low-lighting conditions.

Apple's 2010 MacBook Air (11 & 13 inch) Thoroughly Reviewed | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 11:12

Last week Apple introduced its first significant upgrade to the MacBook Air since it was introduced two years ago. The announcement was met with the arrival of a new form factor for Apple: the 11.6-inch MacBook Air starting at just $999. The 13.3-inch model got an update and a price drop as well. It starts at $1299. The hardware has both remained the same and changed significantly. The CPUs ...

White Apple iPhone Delayed Until Spring 2011 | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 10:00

When Apple launched its iPhone 4 earlier this summer, the phone was supposed to be available in both black and white variants. Black models started shipping right away, while there was supposed to be a slight delay for the white models. As time went on, however, Apple began to waiver a bit when it came to [...]

Just Got My Camera – What Should I Upgrade / Buy Next? | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 7:36

One of the thoughts that come to a new camera owner’s mind right after taking the plunge, is “What Should I Upgrade / Buy Next?” What?!?!?! The first thing you should upgrade after getting your camera, is YOURSELF! Upgrading yourself means to gain understanding in photography, not just the technical matters such as controlling your camera but [...]

LLVM's Clang Is Onto Building The Linux Kernel | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 7:24

In February of this year the Clang C/C++ compiler for LLVM hit the milestone of self-hosting itself after Clang's C support was declared production ready (with the recently released LLVM 2.8, the C++ support is now deemed feature-complete) just last October. In April another achievement was reached for LLVM/Clang and that was building much of FreeBSD's base operating system. Today another ...

NZXT Phantom & Hale90 650W | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 2:48

The NZXT Phantom is the first truly brand-new case from the company in a very long time. It looks great, comes in multiple colors and packs a long list of useful and well balanced features. We take a look at the white version along with the white Hale90, the first 80Plus Gold certified PSU from NZXT and end up quite impressed by both products.

Microsoft sees Stereo 3D as a research experiment | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 2:36

AMD has with the Radeon HD 6800 series entered the 3D market and launched its own Stereoscopic 3D technology, AMD HD3D. The technology that is also supported by older graphics cards it not something we should pay that much attention to, at least according to software giant Microsoft.

Futuremark revise decision on new ORB | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 2:36

Earlier we repoed about how Futuremark had decided to throw out the support for older 3DMark versions from the coming update of the ORB (Online Result Browser), where peoepl will upload and validate 3DMark results. The result was a minor lynch mob that wanted Finnish heads to roll, since the older versions still have a strong following in the enthusiast community.

A Peek Into The X.Org Stack For Ubuntu 11.04 | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 2:24

The general X.Org planning summit for Ubuntu 11.04 just ended at the Ubuntu Developer Summit in Orlando. Here's a few key highlights from this hour-long discussion about the make-up of the X.Org / graphics stack for the Natty Narwhal release due for release in April...

Sandy Bridge has potential for 6.5GHz, possibly 7 GHz | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 2:00

Intel's processor architecture Sandy Bridge has shown that both CPU and GPU performance is on a whole another level among processors. Enthusiasts have been questioning the overclocking potential, but a candle has been lit in the media darkness and it shows Sandy Bridge being capable of 6.5 GHz and more.

Quick Review: Apple TV (2010) 2.0 Media Player | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 1:48

The 2nd Generation of the Apple TV arrives. Will it bring media peace to the masses?

Barne’s and Noble announce ‘Nook Kids’: Is Nook colour on its way? | Posted on: 27/10/2010 @ 0:00

Amazon may be riding high in the E-reader market with Kindle but American bookseller Barnes & Noble are becoming stiff competition. I’d be getting worried if I were Amazon. Essentially opening up the E-reading market to a whole new target audience, Barnes & Noble are … [visit site to read more] Barne’s and Noble announce [...]Barne’s and Noble announce ‘Nook Kids’: Is Nook colour on ...

Nissan iV, the car of the future: it’s grown from ivy and spider’s webs | Posted on: 26/10/2010 @ 23:48

Top car manufacturers from around the globe have been invited to come up with a “comfortable, stylish and safe vehicle of the future that weighs no more than 1,500lbs (lighter than a Mini Metro) which runs on renewable fuels. The Green award runs each year as part of the LA Auto Show. It’s not only [...]Nissan iV, the car of the future: it’s grown from ivy and spider’s webs is a post ...

RIM Demos Playbook, aka, the BlackBerry tablet. | Posted on: 26/10/2010 @ 23:24

RIM have been having a tough time lately when it comes to BlackBerry, the smartphone market is a not what it used to be and RIM aren’t the only manufactures catering for the business market anymore. Fortunately for them, the PlayBook, their up and coming tablet device is … [visit site to read more] RIM [...]RIM Demos Playbook, aka, the BlackBerry tablet. is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

eBay Instant Sale Allows Quick Selling and Recycling of Gadgets | Posted on: 26/10/2010 @ 23:12

Online auctioning website eBay has announced its new service called eBay Instant Sale; a service which allows quick sale of your gadgets to eBay themselves (as opposed to the auctioning process) as well as a free recycling option if they can not be sold. eBay … [visit site to read more] eBay Instant Sale Allows [...]eBay Instant Sale Allows Quick Selling and Recycling of Gadgets is a post from: ...

Fallout: New Vegas Flies to the Top Spot of the UK Gaming Charts | Posted on: 26/10/2010 @ 22:00

Fallout: New Vegas has come out on top in the UK gaming charts this week, overtaking previous top spot holders Medal of Honor from EA who are now holding the silver … [visit site to read more] Fallout: New Vegas Flies to the Top Spot of the UK Gaming Charts is a post from: UK [...]Fallout: New Vegas Flies to the Top Spot of the UK Gaming Charts is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

Western Digital WDTV Live Hub Review | Posted on: 26/10/2010 @ 21:24

Western Digital has become a noted player in the media streamer market over the last two years. Instead of resting on the laurels received for the WDTV, they have continued to introduce new products periodically. Their flagship product lineup started with the WDTV. Introduced in November 2008, it used Sigma Designs 8635. The second generation (2G) product (WDTV Live) added a 100 Mbps wired ...

Windows Phone Connector Beta for Mac Released | Posted on: 26/10/2010 @ 21:24

If you were a Mac owner who wanted a Windows Phone 7 Device but were worried about compatibility between the rival company products you needn’t worry anymore, Microsoft has just launched the public beta for an app called the Windows Phone Connector. The Windows Phone Connector is … [visit site to read more] Windows Phone [...]Windows Phone Connector Beta for Mac Released is a post from: UK ...

Clutter's Latest Release Gains Wayland Back-End | Posted on: 26/10/2010 @ 21:24

The Wayland Display Server continues moving forward and is nearing the point of usability by enthusiasts and those interested in easily trying out this display server that leverages the latest and greatest Linux graphics technologies...

X.Org Server 1.9.2 Should Be Here By Christmas | Posted on: 26/10/2010 @ 20:36

Apple's Jeremy Huddleston released X.Org Server 1.9.1 this past weekend, and now he has laid out plans for the next point release in the xorg-server 1.9 series. This release will carry the same type and quality of fixes as presented in X.Org Server 1.9.1 and should be released in December...

Microsoft Chief Software Architect Dreams of a “PC Free” World | Posted on: 26/10/2010 @ 20:12

Soon to be ex-chief software architect of Microsoft, Ray Ozzie, has said that he expects Microsoft to move on from its Windows andOffice based devices and embrace simple, global web based machines. Ray Ozzie is the brain behind the company’s cloud computing initiative. Ozzie … [visit site to read more] Microsoft Chief Software Architect Dreams [...]Microsoft Chief Software Architect Dreams of ...

Top 5 Halloween Gadgets | Posted on: 26/10/2010 @ 17:24

Halloween is just a week away. If you're organising a party, heading off trick or treating or just want to scare some kiddie then here is my pick of the tricks to get results this year!Top 5 Halloween Gadgets is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Ghosts are Using Mobiles to Reach You | Posted on: 26/10/2010 @ 16:48

If you think living human beings are the only ones embracing modern technology, you are in for a surprise. Apparently, ghosts and ghouls have also gone hi-tech. Move on, Ouija board, ghosts are now using cell phones to contact their living acquaintances. According to Phil Hayes of Paranormal Research UK, mobile phones are gaining popularity [...]Ghosts are Using Mobiles to Reach You is a post ...

iOS 4.1 Security Flaw Lets You Make Phone Calls from Locked iPhone | Posted on: 26/10/2010 @ 15:48

Some enterprising iPhone users have discovered a security flaw in iOS 4.1, which allows you to make calls from locked iPhone. And since the procedure itself is not too complicated, you might want to give it a try. On a locked iPhone, you need to press the … [visit site to read more] iOS 4.1 [...]iOS 4.1 Security Flaw Lets You Make Phone Calls from Locked iPhone is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Quick Review: Prodigi PD-100N Media Player | Posted on: 26/10/2010 @ 12:12

Prodigi’s PD-100N boasts NAS and 1080p support in their flagship media player. Is this the all-in-one device we’ve been looking for?

Mionix Naos 3200 Optical Gaming Mouse @ Bona Fide Reviews | Posted on: 26/10/2010 @ 11:48

http://www.bonafidereviews.com/review-of-mionix-naos-3200-optical-gaming-mouse/ (http://www.bonafidereviews.com/review-of-mionix-naos-3200-optical-gaming-mouse/)Quote: "Gaming mice have become rather popular, not only with gamers but regular people as well. They’re made well for one thing but they’re adjustable and function very well, this makes them attractive to every type of user and not ...

Windows 8 Coming in 2012 | Posted on: 26/10/2010 @ 10:36

Windows 7 still has a ways to become the world’s best selling operating system of all time, but it has already earned the distinction of being the fastest selling operating system ever. That’s a tough act to follow for Microsoft which is looking forward to its next operating system, even as it works on new Windows 7 updates and finishes [...]

usbfever.com's weekly new launches (week 42 , 2010) | Posted on: 26/10/2010 @ 9:24

The latest stuff from USBFever..

Holy Crap! You Can Use XvMC With ATI Gallium3D! | Posted on: 26/10/2010 @ 7:36

It was just over the weekend that we reported XvMC and VDPAU may come to the ATI R600 Gallium3D driver that would allow those with Radeon HD 2000/3000/4000/5000 series graphics cards (what's supported by R600g) to enjoy accelerated video playback using GPU shaders beyond just the limited X-Video extension. This work was being done by Christian König and today he has one hell of a surprise: it's ...

Samsung LN46C650 | Posted on: 26/10/2010 @ 6:12

The Samsung LN46C650 is a 46-inch LCD TV that has many multimedia Web features, including Netflix and Blockbuster streaming, as well as excellent image quality. It has competitive price tag as well as a sleek design and a decent number of connection options too.

Fedora 15: Lovelock, Pushcart, Sturgis, Asturias? | Posted on: 26/10/2010 @ 6:12

Earlier this month the Fedora community began proposing names for Fedora 15 with the proposals ranging from names like Malmstrom to Fortaleza and Gutzwiller. The list, however, has now been narrowed down to five potential candidates for the Fedora 15 codename...

Are Avatars the next Skype? | Posted on: 26/10/2010 @ 1:48

If you work in any sort of business/office environment you’ll be aware of the need for video communications and conferencing. We’re in the age of globalisation now and sometimes it’s just impossible to physically get everybody you need into a meeting. Say an English company needs to chat to an American company, about a partnership [...]Are Avatars the next Skype? is a post from: UK Gadget ...

Nouveau Gets Zaphod Mode Support | Posted on: 26/10/2010 @ 0:00

It was just last week that page-flipping and sync-to-vblank support came to the Nouveau driver and now this open-source NVIDIA driver has initial support for Zaphod mode. While the Nouveau kernel mode-setting code has supported RandR 1.2 for quite a while with multi-monitor support, Red Hat's Ben Skeggs has made an initial pass at providing Zaphod mode...

Ubuntu 11.04 Desktop To Get Rid Of GNOME's Shell | Posted on: 26/10/2010 @ 0:00

While GNOME 3.0 is expected to roll out in March and will boast the brand new GNOME Shell interface with the Mutter compositing window manager, this will not appear by default in the Ubuntu desktop. Certainly not in Ubuntu 11.04 and it doesn't look like it will be used at all in the future by default (granted, you'll be able to install the shell from a package repository). It's just been ...

BlizzBabes - Booth Babes and Cosplay Sweathearts at BlizzCon 2010 | Posted on: 25/10/2010 @ 22:24

We encountered not only Booth Babes, but more CosBabes and even CosDudes in costume at BlizzCon 2010. 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 over 25 CosBabes and a few CosDudes for you to take a peak at if you couldn't make the show.

iOS 4.2 for iPad Will Take Away the Oriental Lock Switch | Posted on: 25/10/2010 @ 22:12

Apple’s iPad is due to get its latest OS version soon, and one of the stranger changes in the iOS 4.2 update is the change to the function of the oriental lock switch on the side of the tablet. The new update is going to change its function to a mute switch. Don’t like it? [...]iOS 4.2 for iPad Will Take Away the Oriental Lock Switch is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

PSP2 Specs Currently Include an HD Screen, Touch Panel and Overheating | Posted on: 25/10/2010 @ 22:00

Speculation about the PSP2 has been going around for a very long time now (well since the release of the PSP at least), and we all know that its release is inevitable and soon. Well with Sony not quite cracking it out yet, we’re still getting leaks and rumours around the … [visit site to [...]PSP2 Specs Currently Include an HD Screen, Touch Panel and Overheating is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Mozilla Gives $3000 to 12 Year old Bug Hunter | Posted on: 25/10/2010 @ 21:48

Mozilla has had cash rewards for bug finders for a while, and when the cash reward rose from $500 to $3000 not too long ago, it seemed more than tempting for 12 year old Alex Miller to go bug hunting. Very quickly the pre-teen found a bug which was apparently not big … [visit site [...]Mozilla Gives $3000 to 12 Year old Bug Hunter is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping ...

BlackBerry App World goes online | Posted on: 25/10/2010 @ 21:48

RIM has opened an online portal for BlackBerry users who want to browse for apps on a larger screen. Great idea, but it seems a little, familiar, to me. Anyway it’s good news for those BlackBerry users with eye-strain. The web-based application store synchronises with a plugged-in … [visit site to read more] BlackBerry App [...]BlackBerry App World goes online is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Amazon adds new feature to Kindle and brings periodicals to smartphones | Posted on: 25/10/2010 @ 21:36

Amazon certainly knows how to shift E-readers. The Kindle’s seen impressive sales figures after a strategic price cut by Amazon earlier this year, and now, surprise, surprise, just before Christmas, the things getting a little ‘update’ which makes it even more tempting for … [visit site to read more] Amazon adds new feature to Kindle [...]Amazon adds new feature to Kindle and brings ...

RIP Walkman: Sony stops selling the device in Japan after 30 years | Posted on: 25/10/2010 @ 21:36

Alas. It’s a sad day today. Japan has lost the cassette tape forever. No more Japanese-Pop Mixtapes.  As you may imagine sales have been declining in recent years, increasingly so since the introduction of MP3 players. It’s not the end of the world though, literally. Sony … [visit site to read more] RIP Walkman: Sony [...]RIP Walkman: Sony stops selling the device in Japan after 30 years ...

Android Version 2.3 Could be Gingerbread | Posted on: 25/10/2010 @ 21:12

Despite Google’s Android 2.2 Froyo taking its sweet time to be available on all Android-packing devices, they seem adamant on having the next version to be released already. The next big version, as many of you Android fans will surely know is expected to be called Gingerbread, but whether this is going to be a [...]Android Version 2.3 Could be Gingerbread is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Doodle Jump Gets Halloween Make Over | Posted on: 25/10/2010 @ 20:48

Well, Halloween is just round the corner and the game Doodle Jump has already got the Halloween make over. And Doodle Jumpis not alone, Super hit Angry Birds and Pocket Devil-Hell Yeah! have already gone down the Halloween road. So back to Doodle Jump, the game … [visit site to read more] Doodle Jump Gets Halloween [...]Doodle Jump Gets Halloween Make Over is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Through 10.10 Virtualization Benchmarks | Posted on: 25/10/2010 @ 20:48

Earlier this month we delivered Ubuntu 10.10 benchmarks from some different hardware comparing the performance of this "Maverick Meerkat" release to that of Ubuntu 9.10 and 10.04.1 LTS. The results were interesting, but since then we have had the time to complete additional tests. In this benchmarking roundabout, we decided to see how the performance of every release from Ubuntu 8.04 LTS through ...

Review: Corsair HS1 | Posted on: 25/10/2010 @ 19:24

If you're familiar with Corsair, it'll be because you're the type of person that likes to open up their PC and fiddle. A well-respected brand for memory, power supplies, solid state hard drives and USB keys, Corsair isn't a name that you'd normally associate with audio.That's because the HS1 is the first headset that Corsair has ever designed. Don't think for a moment that the HS1 isn't still ...

Google Asked to Mark its Street View Cars | Posted on: 25/10/2010 @ 17:24

Google has been ordered to clearly mark its “Street View” cars by Italy’s privacy regulators. The regulators have also asked thecompany to publicize its itinerary three days in advance. Google is now under obligation to make such announcements on its website, on radio and … [visit site to read more] Google Asked to Mark its [...]Google Asked to Mark its Street View Cars is a post from: UK ...

Top Christmas Gadget Gift: Ferrari F1 Electric Ride-On for Boys | Posted on: 25/10/2010 @ 17:00

Following the Ferrari fever of the last few weeks and months, your nipper can train to be the next Jenson Button while they're only just able to walk in the Ferrari F1 Electric Ride-On. It looks just like the real thing so will excite future racing fans as well as ensuring jealous looks from other fathers when you take it to the parkTop Christmas Gadget Gift: Ferrari F1 Electric Ride-On for Boys ...

Windows 8 To be Released in 2012? | Posted on: 25/10/2010 @ 16:12

There were times when we eagerly awaited for Windows OS upgrade. Yes, those were the times of Windows Vista. However, thingschanged a bit with the launch of Windows 7, which may not be best OS around, but still was a major improvement over the utterly macabre experience of … [visit site to read more] Windows [...]Windows 8 To be Released in 2012? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

Adobe Launches Air 2.5 and Adobe InMarket | Posted on: 25/10/2010 @ 15:36

Adobe is looking to gain traction in the app segment. The company’s new cross-platform Air2.5 provides support for multi touchgestures and accelerometers. AIR software basically helps … [visit site to read more] Adobe Launches Air 2.5 and Adobe InMarket is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.comAdobe Launches Air 2.5 and Adobe InMarket is a post from: UK ...

BlizzCon 2010 - Final Day Coverage | Posted on: 25/10/2010 @ 9:24

Blizzard Entertainment brought its gamers a fifth Blizzcon this past weekend and Legit Reviews was there to check out the celebration the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo PC games. The 2 day convention was held at Anaheim CA and lasted from Oct. 22nd until the 23rd. This year Blizzcon drew in thousands of Blizzard enthusiasts from across the country and all over the world. Read on to see what ...

Coming Soon: X.Org 7.6 Release Candidate | Posted on: 25/10/2010 @ 4:48

X.Org Server 1.9.1 was released yesterday, which led us to wonder about the status of the X.Org 7.6 katamari that was supposed to come at around the same time as this first stable point release. We hadn't heard anything about the X.Org 7.6 release schedule in weeks and before that the target to ship this grouped collection of X packages was mid-October, which has clearly passed...

Kingston Class 4 32gb MicroSDHC Card @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 25/10/2010 @ 2:00

http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-kingston-class-4-32gb-microsdhc-card/ (http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-kingston-class-4-32gb-microsdhc-card/)Quote: "Our phones, well at least my phone, is used for much more than making phone calls. I used it for checking email, browsing the web, playing games, listening to music and even watching videos. A lot of newer phones today ...

Microsoft has sold 240 million Windows 7 licenses | Posted on: 25/10/2010 @ 0:12

Windows 7 has been a big and important success for Microsoft that after the disappointment of Windows Vista needed to get a good thing going. The sales of the new and praised operating system started well and after a year has passed Windows 7 is still going strong.

Christmas Pudding Binbags make taking out the trash a bit merrier. | Posted on: 24/10/2010 @ 20:00

As you'll have noticed, Christmas is just around the corner. Here on Gaj-it we've been bringing you the top of the toys, but I'd just like to take a moment out to speak to you about what you do with all the rubbish left behind come Christmas. It's never too early to prepare. Especially when you can buy special Christmas Pudding Binbags for the occasion!Christmas Pudding Binbags make taking out ...

Review: Medion Akoya P6512 | Posted on: 24/10/2010 @ 18:24

The Medion Akoya P6512 is a uniquely designed machine with some nice features, but also a few drawbacks. At 2.5kg, this laptop falls right in the middle in terms of size. However, the mains adapter is quite a hefty beast, while the 204-minute battery life is a bit low, which also limits portability. As a result, regular travellers would be better served by the Dell Inspiron M101z or the Samsung ...

Review: MSI CR630 | Posted on: 24/10/2010 @ 18:24

The MSI CR630 is from MSI's Classic range of laptops and, while it's cheaper than the other similarly priced laptops, it lacks the power and portability to compete. An AMD 2.1GHz Athlon II P320 chip provides the processing power here and, while there's 4096MB of DDR3 memory, initial benchmarking results weren't encouraging. Further testing proved that, while not as bad as originally thought, ...

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion to Feature Vanishing Scroll Bars | Posted on: 24/10/2010 @ 14:12

Apple is working towards its new edition of Mac OS X, and we have got skinny on some of its new features. The new 10.7 version islikely to come with full screen apps and augmented version of Expose, which will now be called … [visit site to read more] Mac OS X 10.7 Lion to [...]Mac OS X 10.7 Lion to Feature Vanishing Scroll Bars is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site ...

X.Org Server 1.9.1 Released By Apple's Huddleston | Posted on: 24/10/2010 @ 12:48

As we mentioned earlier, Apple's Jeremy Huddleston took over release management of the X.Org Server 1.9 series now that it's stable and will only receive bug-fixes from this point on. Meanwhile, Keith Packard and the gang of X.Org developers are focusing on X.Org Server 1.10 to have that ready by early next year. Jeremy Huddleston on this Saturday night has just made his first point release, ...

Halo: Reach Walkthrough | Posted on: 24/10/2010 @ 3:24

The final Halo game by Bungie is the Halo game that showed signs of great progress coming to fruition. ODST was a step in the wrong direction, a slow, awkwardly paced, dark game that never once felt important enough to finish. Reach grabs you fast and revs up the pace in a hurry. Reach follows you, Noble Six, as you are part of the first line of defense for the events leading into the first ...

Beauty and the Beast (1991) Blu-ray Movie Review | Posted on: 23/10/2010 @ 22:36

"Tale as old as time. Song as old as rhyme."

Review: Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 13" | Posted on: 23/10/2010 @ 18:36

Lenovo's ThinkPad range is traditionally aimed at corporate users and the ThinkPad Edge 13" is an affordable option designed for small businesses. Its high-quality ultraportable build and excellent screen are offset, however, by limited performance and a couple of notable design quirks. At 1.8kg, this is a fairly light laptop, and the robust chassis – which is almost as compact as the Samsung ...

SAPPHIRE HD 6850 1GB Video Card | Posted on: 23/10/2010 @ 15:00

MySpace Apps Leak Personal Data | Posted on: 23/10/2010 @ 14:24

If there are still any MySpace users out there, then this news might interest them. After uncovering the snafus committed byFacebook and the apps, Wall Street Journal has now reported that MySpace and some of its apps are guilty … [visit site to read more] MySpace Apps Leak Personal Data is a post from: UK [...]MySpace Apps Leak Personal Data is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

News for 10-22-10 | Posted on: 23/10/2010 @ 12:12

It's time for the news!

BlizzCon 2010 - Opening Day Coverage | Posted on: 23/10/2010 @ 11:48

Legit Reviews brings you floor coverage of Blizzard Entertainment's BlizzCon Gaming Convention in Anaheim, California. There are even more Blizzard fans than ever celebrating the latest Diablo, Warcraft, and StarCraft. Check out our coverage as we span the convention floor to show the best of what the show has to offer.

The 2011 Honda CR-Z Sport Hybrid Video Review | Posted on: 23/10/2010 @ 6:36

There May Still Be Hope For R600g Supporting XvMC, VDPAU | Posted on: 23/10/2010 @ 5:36

When looking at our 2010 Linux Graphics Survey results, the second most popular technology sought after by Linux desktop users was video playback acceleration. This isn't surprising considering only with NVIDIA's proprietary driver using VDPAU on modern GeForce hardware can you get a decent experience or with select Intel chipsets supporting VA-API. With everything else, you're pretty much ...

TomTom XXL 550TM | Posted on: 23/10/2010 @ 4:36

The TomTom XXL 550TM is a GPS navigation device with a 5-inch LCD screen with voice prompts, and lifetime map and live-traffic updates. TomTom includes their new menu interface with this model and it makes it even more easier to use.

FreeBSD Will Pay For Some KMS & GEM Love | Posted on: 23/10/2010 @ 2:48

Chris Wilson of Intel back in July had written a branch of the Intel X.Org display driver (xf86-video-intel) that added back user-space mode-setting support to their open-source driver that did not need the Graphics Execution Manager (GEM) within the kernel to function. This code was previously stripped away from the driver previously since KMS+GEM is the future they wanted to head in, but for ...

Futuremark removes 3DMark2001/03/05 from new ORB | Posted on: 23/10/2010 @ 2:36

Finnish software developers Futuremark has started working on a new version of the Online Results Browser to build a more stable and faster system to house results from its different test suites, but there will be sacrifices.

Microsoft Releases Kinect Adverts For Cringe-Lovers | Posted on: 22/10/2010 @ 23:48

The long time coming controller-free gaming peripheral for the Xbox 360 – the Microsoft Kinect – is just around the corner, and with it we get a bunch of adverts showing us why we want it. With a November 10th launch however, and from seeing the adverts, not much about it is … [visit site [...]Microsoft Releases Kinect Adverts For Cringe-Lovers is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

ARTISAN KAI.g3 HIEN - SOFT Gaming Mouse Pad Review | Posted on: 22/10/2010 @ 23:36

\ Today for review I've got another product from Grow Up Japan, yes it's another mouse pad, but this one is soft surface pad, the last one I looked at was a hard surface. I have to admit I'm impressed by the quality of these pads so far from this company. The one I have today though is small, a bit too small for my tastes, but the quality is still there.

Product Release Freezer 13 | Posted on: 22/10/2010 @ 23:36

Arctic Cooling has a new CPU cooler!

AT&T to move away from iPhone | Posted on: 22/10/2010 @ 23:24

The iPhone has been the flagship handset of AT&T since they started selling it in 2007. Their exclusive U.S. contract to carry the Apple smartphone meant that they poured all their energy into marketing and selling it. But their exclusivity contract is due to end in January … [visit site to read more] AT&T to [...]AT&T to move away from iPhone is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

Samsung Galaxy Player 50: The Android Answer to the iPod Touch | Posted on: 22/10/2010 @ 23:12

Samsung and Google’s answer to the iPod Touch seems to be just around the corner after an advert has been released for the Samsung Galaxy Player 50. The Galaxy Player is an Android 2.1 running media player, with plenty of fancy features to give some strong … [visit site to read more] Samsung Galaxy Player [...]Samsung Galaxy Player 50: The Android Answer to the iPod Touch is a post from: UK ...

Sex.com sells for $13 million | Posted on: 22/10/2010 @ 23:00

They’re not lying when they say that sex sells. The simple and somewhat childishly humorous domain of Sex.com has just sold for $13 million. Now I don’t know how many people are desperate or immature enough to type sex.com intro an address bar, 90% of hits must be bored teenagers, but whoever … [visit site [...]Sex.com sells for $13 million is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

Nouveau Now Supports Page-Flipping, Sync-To-VBlank | Posted on: 22/10/2010 @ 23:00

Recently the Nouveau power management code emerged and we recently helped out with timing management, but that's not all of the work being done at the moment to this community-driven open-source driver for NVIDIA graphics cards. Committed today to the xf86-video-nouveau DDX driver is support for DRI2 page-flipping and sync-to-vblank support...

Flying F160: The World’s first quad-sim smartphone | Posted on: 22/10/2010 @ 20:00

What the Hell is that you may ask? is it a photo of a quad –sim smartphone? Yes it is; the World’s first in fact. Dual sim is nothing extraordinary, tri-sim is a bit crazy, but four sims, working simultaneously on one handset, it’s insane, you’d have to have a lot of friends … [visit [...]Flying F160: The World’s first quad-sim smartphone is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

SilverStone Precision PS05B | Posted on: 22/10/2010 @ 20:00

Most people would agree that SilverStone cases are great. In fact, many of our most favorite computer cases over the past five years have come from SilverStone Technology, including the very wonderful Temjin TJ10, the incredibly small Sugo, Raven RV02, and most recently the Fortress FT02, among others. The only issue that most computer enthusiasts and system builders gripe with regarding ...

Announcing Thecus Dashboard for iPhone | Posted on: 22/10/2010 @ 8:00

Got a Thecus NAS Box? Got an iPhone?

Logitech Wireless Gaming Mouse G700 | Posted on: 22/10/2010 @ 5:48

The autumn has brought plenty of mice to our lab for a review, and this time it was the Logitech's newcomer that got its turn on the spotlight - the G700 Wireless Gaming Mouse.

CodeWeavers Releases CrossOver 9.2 | Posted on: 22/10/2010 @ 5:48

CrossOver 9.1 was released in July based off the Wine 1.2 code-base, but this week CrossOver 9.2 is now available with more enhancements. CrossOver 9.2 was actually released two days ago, but CodeWeavers' RSS feed and/or Mozilla Thunderbird was acting up so we didn't receive notice until this afternoon...

Steve Jobs Accused of Looking to Bypass the Web by Mozilla Director | Posted on: 22/10/2010 @ 4:12

Firefox Director Mike Beltzner has spoken out against Apple in a tweet regarding their new Mac App Store. Beltzner posted a tweet wondering “when Apple will stop shipping” saying that Jobs is “looking to … [visit site to read more] Steve Jobs Accused of Looking to Bypass the Web by Mozilla Director is a post [...]Steve Jobs Accused of Looking to Bypass the Web by Mozilla Director is a ...

Three Things That Won't Be In The Linux 2.6.37 Kernel | Posted on: 22/10/2010 @ 3:48

While the Linux 2.6.36 kernel was released yesterday, we already have our eyes towards the Linux 2.6.37 kernel to see what new features this next kernel will bring, any performance changes that may come as a result (we continue to benchmark the kernel everyday), and this will likely be the kernel version used by Ubuntu 11.04 and other early 2011 Linux distributions. While we have already reported ...

Android 2.2 Froyo Update Coming to Samsung Galaxy S This November | Posted on: 22/10/2010 @ 3:36

After much waiting, Samsung has finally given a release time for Android 2.2 Froyo on the Samsung Galaxy S in the UK. The long awaited Google Mobile OS update is expected to be released early November for all network versions of the Phone. The Samsung Galaxy S is not … [visit site to read more] [...]Android 2.2 Froyo Update Coming to Samsung Galaxy S This November is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Opera 11 alpha brings extensions | Posted on: 22/10/2010 @ 3:24

Opera has been one of the most popular and updated browsers in recent years, but in terms of users it has been left behind by the big dragons. The Norwegian company has now presented the alpha version of Opera 11 bringing support for extensions.

Google Chrome 7 Available Now for Download | Posted on: 22/10/2010 @ 3:12

Google has churned out their newest version of their browser Chrome. Version 7 has fixed hundred of various bugs to make this version go as smoothly as possible to users, but Google say that their big noticable changes in the browser “may be of interest to some … [visit site to read more] Google Chrome [...]Google Chrome 7 Available Now for Download is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Stolen Call of Duty: Black Ops Games Get Leaked On Youtube | Posted on: 22/10/2010 @ 2:48

The copies of Call of Duty: Black Ops that were stolen from a printers in Alabama have now been confirmed to have been sold to gamers who just couldn’t wait in the local area. The games have already been played by the Black Market dwelling customers who posted videos on … [visit site to read [...]Stolen Call of Duty: Black Ops Games Get Leaked On Youtube is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Here's The First GNOME 3.0 Development Release | Posted on: 22/10/2010 @ 2:36

Back in 2008 it was decided GNOME 2.32 would turn into GNOME 3.0, but earlier this year it was changed to delay GNOME 3.0 to March of 2011 while letting GNOME 2.32 live on. With GNOME 2.32 having arrived last month, it's now time to get all excited for GNOME 3.0 and this morning the first development release of this desktop has arrived...

Review: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB SATA 3Gb/s | Posted on: 22/10/2010 @ 0:12

The headline-grabbing capacity of three whole terebytes is what really makes this Western Digital Caviar Green HDD stand out, but is there anything more to it than sheer size?With the focus squarely on the burgeoning SSD market it would be all too easy to overlook spinning platter drives. They're not as fast, not as talked about and not as exciting as their solid state brethren. Ignoring them ...

Work Towards The Debian 3.0 Quilt Source Format | Posted on: 21/10/2010 @ 23:24

For quite a while now there has been work towards bettering the Debian source package format, in particular with more effective handling of Debian packaging files, and this resulted in a new source format coming about: 3.0 Quilt...

The Performance Impact Of Ubuntu's Wubi Windows Installer | Posted on: 21/10/2010 @ 22:36

Being developed since 2007 and integrated in Ubuntu since 2008 with their Ubuntu 8.04 LTS release has been Wubi, the Windows-based Ubuntu Installer. While most Linux users tend to install Ubuntu using the LiveCD or the alternate CD installer, by using Wubi you can setup a full desktop from within Microsoft Windows. Wubi places Ubuntu into a disk image still residing on the Windows partition, ...

Nokia ends talk of Symbian^3 and ^4 | Posted on: 21/10/2010 @ 20:36

There shall be no more talk of Symbian. Things have being going a bit crazy in Nokia land in recent weeks and the latest development to come from the Finnish camp is unfortunately, that around 1,800 jobs are to be cut; tech wise, Nokia has also announced that it will be streamlining its … [visit [...]Nokia ends talk of Symbian^3 and ^4 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Fallout New Vegas bug patch released | Posted on: 21/10/2010 @ 20:24

With a game as mammoth as Fallout you’d expect bugs. In fact, some of them are quite useful or even hilarious, but you don’t expect to see glitches in the opening sequence, yet that’s exactly what’s going down in New Vegas. The first character you meet spins his head … [visit site to read more] [...]Fallout New Vegas bug patch released is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

02 to sell Samsung Galaxy Tab in stores and online from November. | Posted on: 21/10/2010 @ 20:12

O2 has announced that it will have the Samsung Galaxy Tab in its UK shops in November. The Galaxy Tab with its main weapon, Adobe flash looks like it’s going to be a big hit once it jumps into the tablet device battlefield that has unfolded in the past few months. It will ship … [...]02 to sell Samsung Galaxy Tab in stores and online from November. is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Review: Fujitsu LifeBook AH530 | Posted on: 21/10/2010 @ 18:00

Fujitsu's LifeBook A Series aims to provide a perfect balance between work and entertainment. To this end the LifeBook AH530 succeeds as a well built, if a rather unexciting, machine, with a decent range of features and excellent performance. This laptop features an Intel Core i5 450M processor and all tasks were dispatched with ease, even when running several applications at once. Graphics are ...

Review: HP Pavilion dv6-3040sa | Posted on: 21/10/2010 @ 18:00

The Pavilion range comprises HP's consumer machines and while the Pavilion dv6-3040sa is a stylish and largely usable machine, it unfortunately features some irritating design features and lacks the impressive performance of its Intel-powered peers. We're big fans of the look HP has gone for – the metallic red finish adds a welcome touch of class. The laptop is also very easy to keep clean, as ...

Futuremark releases 3Dmark 11 trailer | Posted on: 21/10/2010 @ 17:24

Futuremark is planning to launch the latest version of the popular test suit 3DMark later this year, but the first public preview has now been published. 3DMark 11 is the name and as expected it uses Microsoft's DirectX 11 API with both tessellation depth blur.

New 3DMark 11 High Temple Trailer Released | Posted on: 21/10/2010 @ 13:49

It has been over two years since Futuremark released their flagship 3DMark Vantage. With DirectX 11 in full swing, they're due for an update. We're happy to bring you that very nice looking trailer as well as some screenshots and info about the bench!New 3DMark 11 High Temple Trailer Released is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts:Alien vs. Predator ...

onefstsnake Benching Live Tonight! | Posted on: 21/10/2010 @ 13:49

Overclockers Benching Team member onefstsnake, will be benching sub-zero live at 7pm EST tonight!onefstsnake Benching Live Tonight! is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts:Bobnova Benching Live Tonight ghost_recon88, sno.lcn, and KonaKona are Benching Live Tonight Two Live Benchers Tonight – MIAHALLEN and Bobnova

Apple to Open Desktop App Store | Posted on: 21/10/2010 @ 13:12

Inspired by the success of its mobile app store, Apple has now announced that it is planning to open a new app store targeted towards desktops. The new store will provide an app catalog, along with … [visit site to read more] Apple to Open Desktop App Store is a post from: UK Gadget and [...]Apple to Open Desktop App Store is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - ...

PwnageTool 4.1 Jailbreaking Tool is Out | Posted on: 21/10/2010 @ 11:36

The companies may try as hard as they want to outsmart hackers community, but rest assured we all will always have our supply of jailbreaking tools. The Dev Team has announced the latest version of its iGadget jailbreaking tool. However, the latest tool, … [visit site to read more] PwnageTool 4.1 Jailbreaking Tool is Out [...]PwnageTool 4.1 Jailbreaking Tool is Out is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Apple Unveils 11.6 inches & 13.3 inches MacBook Airs | Posted on: 21/10/2010 @ 11:12

So the million dollar question is “What would happen if a MacBook and an iPad hooked up?” Apparently, that’s the question SteveJobs and his executives asked themselves before they came out with new 11.6 inches and 13.3 inches MacBook Airs. Finally, a … [visit site to read more] Apple Unveils 11.6 inches & 13.3 inches [...]Apple Unveils 11.6 inches & 13.3 inches MacBook Airs is a post ...

Pixman Has Improved Gradients, Is Much Faster | Posted on: 21/10/2010 @ 8:00

While Cairo is frequently mentioned on Phoronix, mentioned less but used by Cairo (as well as the X.Org Server) for pixel manipulation is the Pixman library. Soeren Sandmann announced a new release candidate of Pixman 0.19.6 this afternoon and it has a few interesting changes worth noting...

The Windows Phone 7 Review | Posted on: 21/10/2010 @ 7:48

It took Microsoft a long time, but it’s finally here - Windows Phone 7 (now sans the ‘Series’). It’s the software giant’s spiritual successor to Windows Mobile, its answer to iOS and Android, and Redmond’s chance to once again vie for a piece of the smartphone market.  We’ve been following Windows Phone 7 closely since its inception, fleshing out at MIX 10, and carry through to ...

The Linux 2.6.36 Kernel Is Now Out There | Posted on: 21/10/2010 @ 7:48

The Linux 2.6.36 kernel is now out there on the Internet. After an unexpected delay and some other slowdowns in the 2.6.36 development cycle, Linus tagged the 2.6.36 kernel this afternoon...

Apple’s “Back to the Mac” Event Coverage | Posted on: 21/10/2010 @ 3:24

Apple started off the “Back to the Mac” press event by talking about their recent performance. There are now 50 million Mac users worldwide and 13.7 million Macs were sold in fiscal year 2010, with $22 billion in Mac revenue during Q3 2010. iLife 2011 iLife 2011 was announced. iPhoto 2011 has fullscreen mode and [...]

How Linux Benchmarking Will Change | Posted on: 21/10/2010 @ 1:00

Phoronix Test Suite 3.0 (codenamed "Iveland") has been under heavy development for more than a month and there is still at least three more months left of work before this major release will be christened. Today though it is time to publicly share the first details (aside from those that learned about it in the Augustiner tent at Oktoberfest) for one of the new components to be making up a ...

Samsung Epic 4G Modded QWERTY Board Game Pad | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 23:24

The Samsung Epic 4G has plenty of games to play, but with it’s slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Smartphone modder Phawx decided this wasn’t good enough to enjoy easy playing and since he uses the touchscreen swipe for all his methods of typing, he can mod it … [visit site to read more] Samsung Epic 4G Modded [...]Samsung Epic 4G Modded QWERTY Board Game Pad is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Microsoft Digs at PS3: Claims 3D Gaming is not Mainstream Enough at the Moment | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 21:12

In an interview with CNN, Microsoft Studios Boss Phil Spencer has made claims, laying into Sony’s PS3 3D gaming decisions that their decision isn’t ‘mainstream’ and their concept creates a “weird disconnect” to players. In the interview, Spencer was asked … [visit site to read more] Microsoft Digs at PS3: Claims 3D Gaming is not [...]Microsoft Digs at PS3: Claims 3D Gaming is not ...

Where to custom build an Android Smartphone? | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 21:00

This is probably the coolest website ever. I know you’ve probably heard that a lot, people say it about every site they see, but this time (especially for Android fans) I may be right. Software wise phones these days are pretty customisable. Using Android as our example, … [visit site to read more] Where to [...]Where to custom build an Android Smartphone? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Faacebook Fixes Problem Priorities: No More ‘Photo Memories’ Pictures of Your Ex | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 20:48

It’s a shame Facebook can’t seem to keep their priorities straight when it comes to problems with the social-networking service. Instead of attempting to fix something important (like the rather surprisingFaacebook Fixes Problem Priorities: No More ‘Photo Memories’ Pictures of Your Ex is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

HP release Palm Pre 2 | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 20:36

Those who know even the slightest thing about smartphones cannot help but cringe at the name Palm. The company had become to gadgets, what Skoda was for cars. But in April HP  came to the rescue and bought Palm for $1.2 billion. Now they’re ready to re-release the Palm Pre as the Pre 2. The [...]HP release Palm Pre 2 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - ...

RIM hits back at Apple’s critisism of 7-inch tablet devices | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 20:24

Ding-Ding round two. In the red corner we have Apple and the blue corner; RIM. As you may know Steve, at his quarterly ‘show off how much money I’ve earned’ conference, completely tore apart the concept of a 7-inch tablet device (thus killing the rumours of 7-inch ipad stone dead.) “It … [visit site to [...]RIM hits back at Apple’s critisism of 7-inch tablet devices is a post from: UK ...

Review: Epson BX305FW | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 18:24

Inkjet printers have a sloppy reputation for business printing. Run a highlighter pen over an important phrase of text and you're likely to end up with a smudgy mess. A few raindrops can make ink-printed envelopes almost unintelligible. Colour laser printers make a viable alternative but they tend to be big, heavy and expensive, so what's the answer? Epson bridges the gap between regular inkjet ...

Review: HP Photosmart Plus | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 18:24

Wi-Fi is the way to go for home printing convenience, enabling you to output documents from any desktop computers or laptops around the home. But what happens when you're stuck at the office or out on the road and you want to print something out back at home? HP's new e-All-in-One series of printers feature a crafty ePrint system, which enables you to send emails direct to the printer itself, ...

Review: Samsung R730 | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 17:24

Over the past two years Samsung has impressed us time and again, releasing a range of high-quality laptops at staggeringly low prices. The R730 is an entry-level, big-screen model and proves to be a fantastic home media centre for those on a tight budget. Built around a huge 17.3-inch screen, this is a great choice for movie lovers. The widescreen panel is both bright and vibrant, showing videos ...

Samsung to Develop Joint Platform For TV and Phone | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 15:00

In a major push towards the integration of various gadgets, Samsung has announced that it is working towards developing a software platform which will work both for its televisions as well as cellphones. The company is looking to attract more customers … [visit site to read more] Samsung to Develop Joint Platform For TV and [...]Samsung to Develop Joint Platform For TV and Phone is a post from: ...

Patriot Xporter XT Rage USB 2.0 32GB Quad Channel Flash Drive | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 14:36

USB 3.0 might be the future, but Patriot has a quad channel USB 2.0 drive now that is very fast.

Facebook and Zynga to Face Lawsuits | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 13:12

Yet another day, yet another privacy lapse by Facebook and yet another mumbling “guilty as charged” plea by the social networksite. Recently, the Wall Street Journal had broken the news of privacy breach by Facebook and a couple of its top apps. The … [visit site to read more] Facebook and Zynga to Face Lawsuits [...]Facebook and Zynga to Face Lawsuits is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Microsoft Launches Office 365: Google Beware! | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 12:48

Microsoft has released its new offering, Office 365, which essentially is going to compete heads on with Google Docs. Office 365 isthe cloud version of the traditional MS Office and will provide with online access to MS Office, Exchange Online, Lync Online instant-messaging software and … [visit site to read more] Microsoft Launches Office 365: Google [...]Microsoft Launches Office 365: Google ...

Wildfire's 0 A.D. Game Progresses With New Alpha | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 11:24

After being in development as a closed-source game for more than eight years, this past summer the 0 A.D. game was open-sourced by Wildfire Games. A month later, the first alpha release of this real-time strategy came emerged. Now three months after being one of the newest open-source games for Linux / Windows / Mac OS X, a second alpha release is available for testing with many advancements...

Oracle's OpenOffice.org 3.3.0 RC1 Makes It Out | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 6:12

While last month several OpenOffice.org members had left the free software office suite project to form LibreOffice and The Document Foundation, there's no signs that OpenOffice.org is going away anytime soon; Oracle has just announced the first release candidate for the upcoming OpenOffice.org 3.3.0...

Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB and My Book Essential 3TB Drives Reviewed | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 5:48

  Two months ago I looked at the world’s first 3TB desktop hard drive. It was a 5 platter, 3TB Seagate Barracuda XT inside an external GoFlex Desk chassis. The performance of the drive wasn’t anything out of the ordinary, but the poorly ventilated chassis seemed ill equipped to deal with the thermal load a 5-platter, 7200RPM 3TB drive would throw at it. I wasn’t terribly pleased and I ...

Sony CyberShot DSC-TX9 | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 2:48

The Sony CyberShot DSC-TX9 is a 12-megapixel digital camera that offers 1080i movie capture with a thin and light compact design. It also has a 3.5-inch high-resolution touch screen LCD display and has two 3D shooting modes in addition to a strong automatic mode.

Western Digital first to ship 3TB retail drive | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 1:00

Western Digital has announced it has started shipping the first 3.5" harddrive with  3TB storage capacity to retailers. As rumors have said it is a new top model of the Caviar Green series with four 750GB platters for a total capacity of 3TB.

HP webOS 2.0 Confirmed with Palm Pre 2 as Launch Device | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 1:00

With Microsoft pulling out the big guns with their Mobile OS, it doesn’t mean we should look past HP who have introduced the newest version of their mobile operating system, webOS 2.0 along with the launch device, the Palm Pre 2. The new version of the OS is boasting … [visit site to read more] [...]HP webOS 2.0 Confirmed with Palm Pre 2 as Launch Device is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Rumoured to Have iOS Elements | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 0:36

The next big OS change for the Mac is on its way with the Mac OS X 10.7, and with Apple’s Back to Mac event which is taking place tomorrow, it seems rumours around the possibilities of tie-ins to iOS are starting to emerge. Unfortunately all we have to tell … [visit site to read [...]Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Rumoured to Have iOS Elements is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping ...

openSUSE Build Service 2.1 Brings Web UI Improvements | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 0:24

Tomorrow the openSUSE Conference is beginning in the always-wonderful Germany for a three-day event about the openSUSE project and free software in general with a variety of hacking sessions, birds of a feather sessions, and surely some Nürnberg beer along the way. Sadly due to some last minute scheduling changes and only getting back from San Diego yesterday, I on the behalf of Phoronix will ...

Samsung Releases Android 2.2 Froyo for Galaxy S | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 0:13

Samsung has begun to roll out the anticipated Android 2.2 update for their Samsung Galaxy S phones. This update brings many new long-awaited features, but unfortunately it's currently only available to certain European countries. Samsung has said the update will begin gradually rolling out to other European markets, Asia, North America, Africa, then the rest of the world.

digg rss link | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 0:13

This is a utility article, to link our digg page to our rssdigg rss link is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts:digg rss feed link My Favorite Link

Re-Lighting Patriot’s Inferno | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 0:13

Another look at Patriot's Inferno 100G SSD - this time with AHCI. While we're here, let's throw in a chipset comparison for good measure. AHCI vs. IDE and Intel vs. AMD on a SandForce-based SSD!Re-Lighting Patriot’s Inferno is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts:Patriot Inferno 100GB SSD Review Cooler Master Storm Inferno Mouse Review Patriot Sector ...

MyOpenPC DOMA Pro PCI Benching Station Review | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 0:13

If you want to be serious about benching, you need to get yourself a benching station. Luckily, there are some low cost solutions, like the MyOpenPC DOMA Pro PCI, so upgrading from the box your motherboard came in doesn't have to blow the bank. The DOMA Pro requires some assembly out of the box, but that helps save money on labor and shipping. Also, that adds to the do-it-yourself (DIY) aspect of ...

Lamptron Touch Fan Controller Review | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 0:13

It has been a little while since Lamptron released their flagship, FC-5 fan controller (now known as the FC5V2, which fixes screen contrast issues). In the interim they did release the FC-6, which is just a lower wattage FC5V2. Now they have leaped forward a bit and are releasing the Touch, Lamptron's first touch-screen controller.Lamptron Touch Fan Controller Review is a post from: Overclockers ...

Bobnova Benching Live Tonight | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 0:13

Overclockers Benching Team member Bobnova will be benching sub-zero live tonight!Bobnova Benching Live Tonight is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts:ghost_recon88, sno.lcn, and KonaKona are Benching Live Tonight Two Live Benchers Tonight – MIAHALLEN and Bobnova Live Benching Tonight: ghost_recon88

Microsoft Sidewinder X6 Gaming Keyboard Review | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 0:13

 A little history lesson is in order for you young fellas who think of Microsoft as little more than a software juggernaut. In truth, the rowdy bunch from Redmond have been kicking out hardware products for nearly three decades, starting with the formation of "Microsoft Hardware" back in 1982. In the 1990s, Microsoft began catering to gamers with the introduction of the original Sidewinder Game ...

Noctua NH-U9B SE2 | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 0:12

Choices are often limited when it comes to cooling in small form factor or HTPC cases. With the NH-U9B SE2, Noctua gives you a quality product to help cool your CPU when space is limited. The NH-U9B features two large 92mm fan and 460g of aluminum and copper.

Swiftech H20-320 Edge | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 0:12

Watercooling your system adds a ton of versatility but putting together a water cooling system can be daunting. Swiftech has made it simple with the H20-X20 Edge kits. The H20-320 offers up quality components and expandability to meet your cooling needs.

Samsung EX1 | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 0:12

The photography market is now dominated by interchangeable lens cameras, but Samsung intends to boost the fixed-lens prosumer market with the EX1. Will its small size compromise its expectations from professionals? Read on to find out!

Patriot Xporter Rage XT 32GB | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 0:12

In today's hustle and bustle world saving time means everything. Patriot's Xporter line have always been fast in read speeds, but they saw room for improvement in write speeds and so today I have the Rage XT 32GB. Read on to see if this drive lives up to its expectations.

Review: Canon PIXMA MG5150 | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 0:12

Though it's the least expensive of Canon's new generation of 'MG' all-in-one printers, the MG5150 still serves up a feast of features. Canon's typical dual paper-feed system is included, which combines a lower cassette and a rear tray, ideal for holding plain paper and photo media respectively. Great quality is assured for both document and photo printing thanks to Canon's latest ChromaLife100+ ...

Review: Canon PIXMA MP495 | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 0:12

The word 'printer' seems too humble for most of the all-in-one devices currently on the market, which sprout full-colour LCD menu and photo preview screens, memory card slots aplenty and high-resolution scanners for photocopying. Some, like the Lexmark S405 and Epson BX305FW add functionality for the home or small office, including direct fax facilities complete with an ADF (Auto Document ...

T-Mobile Begins Samsung Omnia 7 Pre-Orders for UK | Posted on: 20/10/2010 @ 0:12

If you’ve fallen in love with the Samsung Omnia 7 after seeing it show up in the Windows Phone 7 launch event and have been waiting anxiously to get one in the UK, then get to theT-Mobile Begins Samsung Omnia 7 Pre-Orders for UK is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

QEMU-KVM 0.13 Is Here Too | Posted on: 19/10/2010 @ 23:36

Over the weekend we reported that QEMU 0.13 had surfaced followed by the release announcement coming out on Monday. The team working on QEMU-KVM, the version of QEMU designed for use with KVM (the Kernel-based Virtual Machine) virtualization on Linux, have also pushed out their v0.13 release based upon upstream QEMU...

MythTV 0.24 RC1 Released, Brings Many Features | Posted on: 19/10/2010 @ 23:36

In May once MythTV 0.23 was released we reported on some of the early MythTV 0.24 plans, which included a new MythUI On-Screen Display, a mostly rewritten audio subsystem, and initial Blu-ray disc support. The first release candidate for MythTV 0.24 is now available five months later with these changes plus more...

SuperTalent launches 24GB DDR3-2000 kit | Posted on: 19/10/2010 @ 21:48

Memory maker SuperTalent has launched a new DDR3 memory kit that not only sports fine specifications with a clock freuency of 2,000 MHz but also good capacity. With six 4GB modules the kit has a total capacity of 24GB and is designed for the LGA1366 platform.

TomTom adds geo-tagging to iPhone app | Posted on: 19/10/2010 @ 20:48

With smartphones coming out left, right and centre with high-capability cameras and some, like the Nokia N8 better than some of the digital cameras knocking around, Geo-tagging/augmented reality etc seems to have a strong future. There’s only so many drunken party photos and … [visit site to read more] TomTom adds geo-tagging to iPhone app [...]TomTom adds geo-tagging to iPhone app is a post ...

Kinect launch titles announced | Posted on: 19/10/2010 @ 20:36

Microsoft have announced that there will be nineteen games ready to launch alongside the Kinect in November. The peeps at Microsoft are hoping Kinect will help Xbox grow into the family orientated side of gaming like the Wii has done so well, and this is reflected in the launch titles. But by … [visit site [...]Kinect launch titles announced is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Android 3.0 Gingerbread Info Emerges | Posted on: 19/10/2010 @ 20:36

We might have started dreaming about Android IceCream, but in reality, even Android 3.0 aka Gingerbread is a distant dream. But, we do have some new info about Gingerbread. Gingerbread is likely to come with a refurbished User Interface and we … [visit site to read more] Android 3.0 Gingerbread Info Emerges is a post [...]Android 3.0 Gingerbread Info Emerges is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Thermaltake Armor A60 | Posted on: 19/10/2010 @ 20:24

The Armor A60 is a smaller version of the popular Armor A90. It retains the cool and edgy look of the larger brother, but also offers a few new and interesting features and updates. We throw everything we have at the case to see if the Armor A60 remains standing once the dust has settled.

7 inch iPad: Not a chance says Steve Jobs. | Posted on: 19/10/2010 @ 20:12

It seems Steve’s getting his turtle-neck sweater in a twist. The Apple CEO has ruled out the possibility of a 7-inch iPad, rubbishing the format saying that “people need to use sandpaper to sand down their fingers to use the screen”. He’s either bluffing us all or he really … [visit site to read more] [...]7 inch iPad: Not a chance says Steve Jobs. is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Review: Nokia X3 Touch And Type | Posted on: 19/10/2010 @ 19:48

Nokia’s new X3 phone combines the ease of use of touch screen and the traditional numerical keypad to and make an intriguing compromise between touching and typing – Nokia are trying to cater for consumers that like to text and dial the traditional way, but who also want to use a … [visit site to [...]Review: Nokia X3 Touch And Type is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Review: Acer Aspire 5551-P32G32Mn | Posted on: 19/10/2010 @ 17:36

Acer has gone from strength to strength over the past few years, offering a staggering range of high-quality laptops at affordable prices. Its Aspire 5551-P32G32Mn strikes a nice balance between power and mobility and has a lot to offer for such a low price.Built around a 15.6-inch screen, the 2.6kg chassis is nice and light for its size. While its 207-minute battery life is slightly bettered by ...

Review: HP 620 | Posted on: 19/10/2010 @ 17:36

While HP's EliteBook, ProBook and Compaq laptops are its flagship business models, it also offers more affordable corporate machines, such as the 620. Built for basic office use, it has a lot to offer, but is let down here by a significant design flaw. The first thing you notice is its resilient build quality. With similarly tough, textured plastics as used by the Acer Aspire 5551-P32G32Mn, it is ...

HootSuite Public Beta Out for BlackBerry | Posted on: 19/10/2010 @ 14:36

BlackBerry has finally got the free public beta version of HootSuite. So, now, you can update both Twitter and Facebook using thisplatform. The BlackBerry version will also have the web features such as scheduling and on-board stats. The app’s … [visit site to read more] HootSuite Public Beta Out for BlackBerry is a post from: [...]HootSuite Public Beta Out for BlackBerry is a post from: UK ...

“The Hobbit” Gets Green Light: Casting Rumors Begin | Posted on: 19/10/2010 @ 12:36

Last week, LOTR prequel “The Hobbit” received the greenlight, and now some more news slash rumors have started trickling in. The movie is slated to be released on two parts and apparently Peter Jackson and Party has started looking … [visit site to read more] “The Hobbit” Gets Green Light: Casting Rumors Begin is a [...]“The Hobbit” Gets Green Light: Casting Rumors Begin is a post ...

Quick Review: PlayStation Move Motion Controller | Posted on: 19/10/2010 @ 12:24

Ben takes a look at PlayStations newest piece of hardware, but is it all it's cracked up to be?

Apple Announces Record Sales and Strong Sales | Posted on: 19/10/2010 @ 9:48

Another quarter has passed and Apple has yet again blown away analyst earnings predictions. You’d think that the tired Wall Street gurus would have learned by now. Leading the way was an incredible 14.1 million iPhones shipped. Analysts predicted that Apple, beleaguered by fierce competition from Google’s Android army and fallout from the iPhone 4′s faulty antenna, would only ship [...]

Hybrid Clouds: are we there yet? | Posted on: 19/10/2010 @ 3:12

Just 9 months ago, almost 1500 out of a total of 3146 readers (46%) told us in a poll that they feel that "Cloud Computing is hot air, it will blow over". And that is understandable given the confusing buzz surrounding the "Cloud". Click to enlarge Don't worry, this article is not about philosophizing about the "Cloud Computing" hype. That is definitely not the Anandtech way. We will ...

Review: Yamaha RX-V567 | Posted on: 18/10/2010 @ 22:48

The 7.1-capable RX-V567 from Yamaha – a company that has played a pivotal role in popularising home cinema – is not the most affordable model in its line-up, but at £400 still looks like a bit of a bargain. The problem is, almost every other AV brand is aggressively targeting this end of the market, so does it do enough to stand out? Need input! It certainly gets off to a good start, with ...

Facebook Privacy Concerns: Apps Revealing Facebook ID to Advertisers | Posted on: 18/10/2010 @ 21:00

It’s not anything new to hear that our privacy and personal information can be invaded easily through the medium that is Facebook, but it’s always good to know what the various causes of these invasions are so as to reduce any harmful outcomes. Well, the … [visit site to read more] Facebook Privacy Concerns: Apps [...]Facebook Privacy Concerns: Apps Revealing Facebook ID to Advertisers is a ...

Glugstop – to stop you glugging too much… | Posted on: 18/10/2010 @ 20:48

The only problem with drinking wine is that a bottle disappears suspiciously fast when you're enjoying it with a film. All too sudden you're no longer sure how much you've had and if you've crossed the line into binge drinker territory. End such woes with a Glugstop. Glugstop – to stop you glugging too much… is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Android Angry Birds Sales Pass 1 Million on First Day | Posted on: 18/10/2010 @ 20:36

We already know of Angry Birds being probably the most popular game currently on the iPhone, but it seems downloads for the Android version of the game has already passed one million according to Rovio Mobile (creators of the game). No wonder Microsoft want to have … [visit site to read more] Android Angry Birds [...]Android Angry Birds Sales Pass 1 Million on First Day is a post from: UK ...

Orange UK Offers HD Voice on Samsung Omnia 7 | Posted on: 18/10/2010 @ 20:24

So if you are looking to make high quality voice calls from your phone, then here is the good news for you. Orange hasannounced that its offering Samsung Omnia 7 will have Hi-Def Voice feature enabled on the network. Samsung Omnia Pro already has this facility and so do a … [visit site to read more] [...]Orange UK Offers HD Voice on Samsung Omnia 7 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Review: XTZ 99 W12.18 ICE | Posted on: 18/10/2010 @ 20:12

Newish Swedish manufacturer XTZ only sells its subwoofers online in the UK. This practice often means good value, but as you can only audition the kit by paying a deposit for a two-week trial, it has to review well and beat most in its class, irrespective of price. The XTZ 99 is not too big, but it is almost as clever as the more costly version that comes with a quaint RS232 port for PC control ...

MacBook Air prototype: Apple to give us increased battery capacity? | Posted on: 18/10/2010 @ 20:00

Ever since the ‘Back to Mac’ event was announced, us and every other tech and gadget website in the World started pondering the possibility of a Mac refresh. The rumours were fuelled by the drying up of the latest MacBooks and after all it won’t be a huge surprise, Mac is due a … [visit [...]MacBook Air prototype: Apple to give us increased battery capacity? is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Apple Lawsuit Takes Away HyperMac’s Cables for Charging Kits | Posted on: 18/10/2010 @ 19:48

If you were considering getting any of HyperMac’s external Macbook power accessories, well you better make up your mind soon as the company has announced that as of November 2nd 2010, all sales of charging cables and car charger kits will be stopped. … [visit site to read more] Apple Lawsuit Takes Away HyperMac’s Cables [...]Apple Lawsuit Takes Away HyperMac’s Cables for Charging Kits is ...

iPhone: are our toddlers addicted? | Posted on: 18/10/2010 @ 19:48

It’s not just us gadget fans that care about the latest technology. Deep down in a dark Jekyll and Hyde-esque laboratory scientists and psychologists are closely watching the effect the latest devices have on our life. Sometimes there results are useful; sometimes frightening … [visit site to read more] iPhone: are our toddlers addicted? is [...]iPhone: are our toddlers addicted? is a post ...

Microsoft Kinect Will Work For Seated Players | Posted on: 18/10/2010 @ 19:12

With the amount of annoying precisions required to get the Xbox 360’s Kinect working at its best, people are being put off by the November-bound motion-controller from Microsoft. However, it seems one of the more lazy problems of having to stand up … [visit site to read more] Microsoft Kinect Will Work For Seated Players [...]Microsoft Kinect Will Work For Seated Players is a post from: UK ...

GlideTV – The Easiest Way to watch Internet TV from your couch? | Posted on: 18/10/2010 @ 17:48

GlideTV aims to make the move to 'PC on the TV' a smooth ride with recognition for all digital content trends.

Seagate, WD 3TB drives pictured | Posted on: 18/10/2010 @ 17:00

The first 3TB harddrives have been listed at European e-tailers and what was earlier unconfirmed specifications have now materialized into pictures at a Dutch hardware site, showing both 3TB models from Seagate Barracuda XT and Western Digital Caviar Green.

New 32nm Pentium in Q1 2011 | Posted on: 18/10/2010 @ 17:00

Intel will in Q1 2011 launch a new Westmere CPU next to the then new Sandy bridge models. To cover up in the range below the new product segment where Sandy Bridge steps in Intel will release a new 32nm Pentium G6960 CPU.

Debian GNU/kFreeBSD Benchmarks With Its New Kernel | Posted on: 18/10/2010 @ 15:24

As was reported recently, the Debian GNU/kFreeBSD port now has limited support for handling ZFS file-systems and its stock kernel has been upgraded against that of FreeBSD 8.1. Due to the upgraded kernel we ran a quick set of benchmarks to see how the performance of Debian GNU/kFreeBSD to that of Debian Linux.

The Livio Carmen - Internet Radio for Your Car | Posted on: 17/10/2010 @ 21:48

The Carmen by Livio is said to be the ultimate FM transmitter with AUX capabilities for anyone who wants to bring music (including iPod, SmartPhone, iPhone, Droid, Blackberry and MP3s) to the car or boat. This makes the Carmen ideal for travelers who want music at their fingertips without monthly fees. In addition to the FM transmitter, the included software stores MP3s and records content from ...

Review: Samsung HW-C500 | Posted on: 17/10/2010 @ 21:00

Samsung isn't known for its AV receivers, but that hasn't stopped the Korean behemoth having a stab with this affordable 5.1-channel effort. It doesn't have the reputation to rival audio luminaries like Onkyo, Yamaha and Denon, but the HW-C500 may attract owners of other Samsung kit who like their system's collars and cuffs to match. It looks as sleek as a panther, draped in glossy black and ...

Review: Paradigm Seismic 110 | Posted on: 17/10/2010 @ 17:36

Although I'm not as familiar with Paradigm as with some brands, I've now heard a bunch of its loudspeakers and have learned one essential thing. It uses lots of cone area in its kit, albeit by slapping lots of midrangers into the towers, or by cramming a 10in woofer into the sort of box most normal people would only use for an 8in. And the Seismic 110 is no exception. It's also known as The ...

QEMU 0.13 Final Is Ready With New Features | Posted on: 17/10/2010 @ 0:00

QEMU, the processor emulator that can be used alone for running unmodified guest operating systems and can optionally take advantage of KVM (the Kernel-based Virtual Machine) for greater virtualization performance with Intel and AMD hardware, has finally reached version 0.13 after suffering from a few delays. As was reported by us back in January of this year, QEMU 0.13 would focus on bringing ...

Cinelerra 4.2 Video Editor Released | Posted on: 16/10/2010 @ 23:36

While OpenShot and PiTiVi are the two currently most talked about open-source non-linear video editing systems for Linux, that's not all there is out there. There's also Kdenlive, Kino, an open-source Lightworks is coming soon, and then perhaps the most advanced open-source video editor of them all: Cinelerra...

Review: Sony Bravia KDL-40EX43B | Posted on: 16/10/2010 @ 18:24

We've certainly seen some interesting combos in the past: VCRs with onboard surround hard disk recorders, TVs with built-in DVD players, and iPod-ready melons. Okay, we might have made the last one up. Taking us back to into the solid realms of reality, though, is Sony's KDL-40EX43B, which updates the DVD/TV concept by combining a smart-looking 40in LCD TV with a Blu-ray player. This CCFL-backlit ...

Apple to Launch Revamped MacBook Air Next Week? | Posted on: 16/10/2010 @ 12:36

The reports about the drying up of 13.3 inch MacBook Air supply have been circulating for some time. Now, Apple is reported to be planning the launch of its overhauled MacBook Air on Wednesday next week. The new MacBook will come equipped with 11.6 inch … [visit site to read more] Apple to Launch Revamped [...]Apple to Launch Revamped MacBook Air Next Week? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Ice Cream to Follow Honeycomb? Android Menu Getting Even Yummier | Posted on: 16/10/2010 @ 10:36

Froyo has yet to reach all the Android devices and we all know that Gingerbread is the work-in-progress. But that hasn’t stopped the rumormills fromspeculating about the newer version of Android. If we believe what ARM … [visit site to read more] Ice Cream to Follow Honeycomb? Android Menu Getting Even Yummier is a post [...]Ice Cream to Follow Honeycomb? Android Menu Getting Even Yummier is ...

Wine 1.3.5 Betters Its Shader Model 4 Support | Posted on: 16/10/2010 @ 6:48

Wine 1.2.1 arrived last week as a bug-fix release for Wine 1.2 that was introduced back in July, but for those living with the bi-weekly development snapshots to leverage new features already in Wine 1.3 like ARM support for winelib, Wine 1.3.5 is out with more feature activity...

Development Begins On Ubuntu 11.04 | Posted on: 16/10/2010 @ 6:36

Not even a week has passed since the release of Ubuntu 10.10, but developers are now free to start committing package changes for the next release, Ubuntu 11.04, which is codenamed Natty Narwhal. Matthias Klose has announced that the Ubuntu Natty repository is now open for business...

New Screenshots Of Unigine's OilRush Game | Posted on: 16/10/2010 @ 6:12

At the start of September we reported on Unigine's OilRush game, which will have a native Linux client and really be the first title to make its debut that's powered by this advanced OpenGL (and DirectX) engine (after Primal Carnage abandoned Unigine) that up until now has just really been seen by gamers and consumers with some amazing tech demos. The OilRush game is still expected to be released ...

DXG USA DXG-595V HD Video Camera | Posted on: 16/10/2010 @ 4:24

The DXG USA DXG-595V is a good entry level camera that offers some desired features for those looking for "point and shoot" simplicity. For a low cost camera, I was very pleased with the performance. It is extremely easy to use and produces decent video for the price. The still images it produces are good under optimal lighting, and can be taken at up to 5.0 megapixels.

New MobileMe Calendar from Apple Allows Organisation Between Friends | Posted on: 16/10/2010 @ 2:24

For those of you who like to keep all your Apple devices synced with MobileMe, you’ll be happy to know you can also keep your life synced between them too with the new MobileMe Calender which is now out its beta phase, available to paying customers. The service … [visit site to read more] New [...]New MobileMe Calendar from Apple Allows Organisation Between Friends is a post from: UK Gadget ...

Limera1n Jailbreak for iOS 4.1 Now Available on Mac | Posted on: 16/10/2010 @ 2:00

Last week Geohot gave all Apple jailbreaking fanatics something to get excited about with their new jailbreak tool Limera1n which allowed jailbreaking of the iPhone 4. The only problem was, that those who love Apple enough to also be the owner of a Mac, found the software was … [visit site to read more] Limera1n [...]Limera1n Jailbreak for iOS 4.1 Now Available on Mac is a post from: UK Gadget ...

Sony Ericsson Plan Windows Phone 7 Launch in 2011 | Posted on: 16/10/2010 @ 0:48

Sony Ericsson has been doing very well with profits in this past quarter, very much thanks to their Android devices with sales reaching €1.6 billion (£1.4 billion), with a net income of €48 million (£42 million). Sony Ericsson’s CEO Bert Nordberg believes that the … [visit site to read more] Sony Ericsson Plan Windows Phone [...]Sony Ericsson Plan Windows Phone 7 Launch in 2011 is a ...

Samsung Galaxy S gets Froyo | Posted on: 16/10/2010 @ 0:00

It’s Android update time again. Samsung has started rolling out the Android 2.2 update across the Galaxy S range. Froyo on Galaxy S is an exciting prospect set to offer users such juicy new feature such as, - Google Maps with Navigation: GPS navigation system with voice … [visit site to read more] Samsung Galaxy [...]Samsung Galaxy S gets Froyo is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

Nintendo Patent a Shopping List App for the DS: Could Shopping Into a Game? | Posted on: 15/10/2010 @ 23:48

If you’re into making just about every aspect of your normal tech-free routines into a computer game, well Nintendo may have an answer for your usual boring shopping routines. There are plenty of Smartphone users out there who might use a digital list when going around the supermarket but Nintendo seem to be setting it [...]Nintendo Patent a Shopping List App for the DS: Could Shopping Into a ...

Medal of Honor game goes on sale amid controversy | Posted on: 15/10/2010 @ 23:36

Medal of Honor has gone on sale despite calls by the UK defence secretary to ban it. In case you haven’t head the uproar, the game follows the exploits of Special Forces troops battling insurgents in Afghanistan and in August, Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox called for the game to be … [visit site to [...]Medal of Honor game goes on sale amid controversy is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Angry Birds comes to Android. | Posted on: 15/10/2010 @ 20:12

Angry birds was a simple iPhone game but now its seems it’s becoming a cultural phenomenon. It’s practically the next tertris, or the digital version of a rubix cube except rather than colours and puzzles, it all birds at pigs (and a catapult.) First it broke all of the records on … [visit site to [...]Angry Birds comes to Android. is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Review: Onkyo HTS-3305 | Posted on: 15/10/2010 @ 19:12

Onkyo has built up an excellent reputation for its AV receivers. And here we have the HTS-3305 which is intended to leverage this accumulated experience: a budget yet full-blown AVR, packaged with a matching 5.1 sub-sat speaker set. Generous connections include a choice of three HDMI v1.4 inputs, in addition to provision for analogue composite and component sources. There's no conversion from ...

Review: PSB Imagine Series | Posted on: 15/10/2010 @ 18:36

Loudspeakers are funny things and the folks who design them a rare breed of cat. While the electronics designer is a technical bod and the cable designer an abstruse alchemist, your speaker-maker is a driven passionate soul who is making speakers not because he has 'identified a market' but because he has to – he can't not. PSB is a classic example of that drive. It's part of the agglomeration ...

Razer Naga Epic can go with and without wire | Posted on: 15/10/2010 @ 18:36

Razer Naga is marketed as a so-called MMO mouse, a description that comes from the fact that we find no less than 17 different buttons on the mouse. a set that works well with command packed games like World of Warcraft and such.

Samsung starts making 3-bit MLC NAND i 20nm | Posted on: 15/10/2010 @ 17:24

Samsung has announced that it has started mass production of 64Gb 3-bit NAND flash circuit with new 20nm grade manufacturing technology. This will lower production costs but also increase storage densities with future products.

Two 3TB harddrive models listed | Posted on: 15/10/2010 @ 17:24

Before the end of the year both Seagate and Western Digital have promised to launch 3.5" harddrives with 3TB capacity. External models have already seen the light of day,but now the internal models have been sighted in a German store listing models from both companies.

Patriot Memory’s Xporter Rage 32GB Extreme Performance USB Flash Drive Reviewed | Posted on: 15/10/2010 @ 17:12

Linux 2.6.36-rc8 Kernel Makes An Appearance | Posted on: 15/10/2010 @ 11:00

While last week it looked like the Linux 2.6.36 kernel was just days away with Linus Torvalds expecting the 2.6.36-rc7 release to be the last test milestone, this has turned out not to be the case as this afternoon a 2.6.36-rc8 kernel has made a debut...

LinSched Advances For Testing The Linux Scheduler | Posted on: 15/10/2010 @ 11:00

While we are close to seeing the Linux 2.6.36 kernel, this week LinSched for the Linux 2.6.35 kernel was released. LinSched is a simulator that allows testing the Linux kernel scheduler in user-space for modifying and observing its scheduling behavior...

News for 10-14-10 | Posted on: 15/10/2010 @ 10:24

Time for the news from around the world!

GTK+ Continues To Become More X11-Agnostic | Posted on: 15/10/2010 @ 6:12

As good news for those of you interested in GTK+ applications on Mac OS X and other operating systems, or to even run such applications within a Wayland Display Server on Linux rather than an X Server, this tool-kit used by GNOME continues to become more X11-agnostic and easier to port...

Spotify to be Partnering with Virgin Media? | Posted on: 15/10/2010 @ 2:48

It seems after an unsuccessful attempt by Virgin Media to get into the music subscription game with record labels not willing to work with them, the company seem to have set their eyes on free music streaming service Spotify to form a partnership which is expected to … [visit site to read more] Spotify to [...]Spotify to be Partnering with Virgin Media? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Sunrise AS-Charm Earbuds | Posted on: 15/10/2010 @ 2:12

Sunrise audio, a relative newcomer on the headphone scene just released some neat earbuds. Today we take a look at their high end offering namely the AS-Charm earbuds. They retail at around $80 which promises excellent price/ performance ratio.

Prestigio Show Their 2010- 2011 Collections | Posted on: 15/10/2010 @ 2:00

Prestigio is a name that you are going to be coming across more and more if our trip to London is anything to go by. We were invited to London for the UK launch of Prestigio, a new high-end electronics brand. Now, it’s not often in the tech world that we are shown a … [...]Prestigio Show Their 2010- 2011 Collections is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - ...

Quick Review: Plextor PX-B120U External Blu-ray Reader | Posted on: 15/10/2010 @ 1:48

We check out the new Plextor External Blu-ray drive in our Quick Review style. If it's portable Blu-ray playback you seek, check this puppy out!

Skype 5 Out Now: Facebook Integration Included | Posted on: 15/10/2010 @ 1:36

A couple of weeks ago we told you rumours of a possible Skype and Facebook Integration, and it seems that it has come into fruition with the arrival of Skype 5 which has new … [visit site to read more] Skype 5 Out Now: Facebook Integration Included is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech [...]Skype 5 Out Now: Facebook Integration Included is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping ...

Great Manchester Police Use Twitter to Make a Point About Police Workloads | Posted on: 15/10/2010 @ 1:24

Great Manchester Police have decided to give a demonstration of the amount of work the force has to do in just one day by tweeting every incident they get using the social posting website Twitter. The purpose behind this is thought to be related to budget cuts to the forces that are just around the [...]Great Manchester Police Use Twitter to Make a Point About Police Workloads is a post from: UK ...

Apple iPad Heading to AT&T and Verizon Stores | Posted on: 15/10/2010 @ 0:36

Well, we didn’t see this one coming. With all of the talk about a “done deal” for Apple’s iPhone 4 on Verizon’s CDMA network, it appears that were backroom discussions of a different nature going on between the two companies. Verizon announced today that it will be selling all three iPad Wi-Fi models (16GB, 32GB, and 64GB) [...]

Dell Streak: Both Tablet and Phone | Posted on: 14/10/2010 @ 22:19

In the flash flood of new tablet models, Dell tried to make something completely different, and launched a device that, at first glance or otherwise, simply can’t be pigeonholed into either tablet or Android-smartphone category. The gadget (in the lack of a better word) which we have been testing is very elegant, high-quality and firm, and with a rather small tablet-wise, or a rather big ...

KDE's Plasma To Be Reworked, Use More OpenGL | Posted on: 14/10/2010 @ 22:12

While we already know that by the time KDE Software Compilation 4.7 rolls around it may optionally support OpenGL 3.0 within the KWin compositing manager, but with time KDE's Plasma may begin using more OpenGL too. Aaron Seigo has written a lengthy blog post about what he hopes to achieve with Plasma and its library going a few releases out into the future. This includes a rather extensive rework ...

Fedora 15 Might Be Dubbed Malmstrom, Woody | Posted on: 14/10/2010 @ 22:00

Rather than coming up with the codename for the next Fedora release deep within Red Hat, the community is leveraged with anyone being allowed to propose a potential name prior to these names being reviewed by Red Hat's legal department and the voting on the final name then commencing by Fedora contributors. With this open process, there's also more than a few interesting name proposals with each ...

White iPhone ready for Christmas? plus The T3 award winners | Posted on: 14/10/2010 @ 19:36

Steven Fry has had a busy few days. He attended the Windows Phone 7 event and let us all know how wonderful he thought the handsets were and then he scuttled off to London and  hosted part of the T3 Awards. But it’s not Fry himself that’s interesting it’s his +1. As he talked on [...]White iPhone ready for Christmas? plus The T3 award winners is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Space Rug Hooded Blanket – a winter warmer for the Jedi! | Posted on: 14/10/2010 @ 19:12

With the recent announcement that 'Star Wars' may be re-released in full 3D, Jedi fever is in the air. As is frost, promises of snow and biting winds off Tatooine since winter is on our doorstep. Keep your light saber from freezing with a Space Rug Hooded Blanket - essentially a slanket for Jedi!Space Rug Hooded Blanket – a winter warmer for the Jedi! is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Apple go ‘Back to Mac’ October 20th. | Posted on: 14/10/2010 @ 19:00

Apple is set to host a “Back to the Mac” event on October 20th were it will offer a glimpse of “the next major version of Mac OS X” and will probably refresh its Mac line. The media invites have been dished out and now speculation is rampant but I doubt we’re going to see [...]Apple go ‘Back to Mac’ October 20th. is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - ...

NETGEAR ProSafe GS110TP POE (Power over Ethernet) 8-Port Smart Switch | Posted on: 14/10/2010 @ 18:24

In our ongoing series of bringing the enterprise to the home, we are taking a look at a new Power over Ethernet Switch from NETGEAR today - The ProSafe GS110TP.

Review: Epic Citadel | Posted on: 14/10/2010 @ 18:12

Epic Citadel isn't much of an application in itself – it's purely a tech demo of the Unreal engine for mobile platforms. It's not a game, just a 3D castle that you can walk around in real-time and admire. It's well worth doing so though, simply because of how impressive it is. Controlling it with a pair of virtual analogue sticks – one handling movement, the other looking around at the pretty ...

Review: OPlayer HD | Posted on: 14/10/2010 @ 18:12

Despite being the best movie player you can sling into your bag for a long journey, the iPad has a couple of problems. Its built-in video player only supports its own formats, usually demanding that you put other files through a long, tedious conversion process, and having to sync your files is nothing short of a pain. OPlayer HD solves both in one go. You can, of course, synchronise files in ...

First Direct Send ‘Buddies’ to London | Posted on: 14/10/2010 @ 17:00

There’s something strange going on in London. A flock of slightly creepy but very lovely ‘Buddies’ are going around randomly ‘brightening up peoples day.’ The buddies are said to be workers from First Direct showing the extent of customer service offered by the bank. The buddies who appear from a black A-team style van have [...]First Direct Send ‘Buddies’ to London is a post from: ...

BCLK overclocking not a problem for LGA2011 platform | Posted on: 14/10/2010 @ 16:48

Intel Sandy Bridge will debute in the mid-range segment in January next year and not until the end of 2011 the LGA2011 platform and enthusiast model of Sandy Bridge will arrive. We now have confirmation that the overclocking limitations available in the mid-range segment will not be a problem for enthusiasts.

MeeGo Is Starting To Be Usable On The Nokia N900 | Posted on: 14/10/2010 @ 12:12

The Nokia N900 mobile-phone was released nearly one year ago with the Linux-based Maemo 5 operating system, but earlier this year is when Nokia and Intel decided to combine their Linux-based Maemo and Moblin operating systems, respectively, to form MeeGo. The MeeGo Linux distribution is now running well on Intel Atom netbooks and other devices and there is is even MeeGo IVI for your car and a ...

Sony Issues Firmware Update for PS3: Targets Hacking | Posted on: 14/10/2010 @ 10:24

Sony has come with some new ways to rein in piracy on its PlayStation3. Electronic Arts’ new game Medal of Honor would requirelatest firmware, which have been updated to block hacking. Sony has earlier used this tactic for thwarting hacking attempts … [visit site to read more] Sony Issues Firmware Update for PS3: Targets Hacking [...]Sony Issues Firmware Update for PS3: Targets Hacking is a ...

Dell Streak to Skip Android 2.1, Gets Froyo Soon | Posted on: 14/10/2010 @ 10:00

After some rumors, Dell has finally confirmed that it has killed Android 2.1 update for Streak. Now the device would be gettingAndroid 2.2 or Froyo directly. Streak would be getting Froyo makeover before the end of the year, and if we … [visit site to read more] Dell Streak to Skip Android 2.1, Gets Froyo [...]Dell Streak to Skip Android 2.1, Gets Froyo Soon is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Mionix Naos 3200 Review | Posted on: 14/10/2010 @ 2:24

Naos 5000 (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=15777 Itemid=1) which we reviewed earlier in the year. This ergonomic gaming mouse features a 3200 dpi LED optical sensor thus the name Naos 3200. Besides the optical sensor it also includes built in memory for storing macros and other commands, customizable LED light system, seven programmable buttons and three step customizable DPI button ...

Are Microsoft and Facebook Partnering Up to Fight Google? | Posted on: 13/10/2010 @ 23:24

Microsoft and Facebook are holding an event later today which is expected to heavily aid Bing against its dominating competition, Google. The event scheduled for today is being held at Bing HQ with Facebook being invited along. It’s expected the two companies will announce their new … [visit site to read more] Are Microsoft and [...]Are Microsoft and Facebook Partnering Up to Fight Google? is ...

Review: Casio XJ-A135 | Posted on: 13/10/2010 @ 21:48

Projectors with LED technology have taken a while to reach the mainstream. The first few pico-projector products were frankly unimpressive, with limited resolution and brightness.Casio has taken a different tack with the technology, pumping up its projector's output power to match that of conventional bulb-based units, but retaining the benefits of relatively small size, robust build quality and ...

Review: Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 (Beta) | Posted on: 13/10/2010 @ 21:48

Ever since Internet Explorer beat Netscape and turned into the web industry's least favourite boat anchor, Microsoft has been struggling to turn the tide. IE7 was little more than a statement that it planned to become a contender again, and IE8 was a decent overhaul, but one whose success came firmly from being a Microsoft release rather than because of any intrinsic improvements over its rival ...

Review: Jolicloud 1.0 | Posted on: 13/10/2010 @ 21:48

Jolicloud is one of the more interesting entrants in the near-future competition for a cloud-based netbook OS. Like its closest competitor, Google Chrome, it's a shade of Linux that's unrecognisable on the surface, built over an older version of Ubuntu with a browser-based veneer. Installation and performance are essentially identical to Ubuntu's 9.04 UNR, so you get the same rapid boot up, the ...

Sony cut PSPgo price in an attempt to boost sales | Posted on: 13/10/2010 @ 21:00

The PSPgo hasnt’t really done very well. It was picking up bad publicity left, right and centre before it was even released due to its doing away with UMD in favour of downloading. Then the $250 price tag didn’t do the device any favours. The word is that in an attempt to … [visit site [...]Sony cut PSPgo price in an attempt to boost sales is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

Microsoft patches a record 49 security holes | Posted on: 13/10/2010 @ 20:36

Microsoft have issued its largest ever batch of security patches yesterday. Essential fixes for a record 49 security holes have been released. James Walter, manager of the McAfee Threat Intelligence Service said “The volume is indicative of a trend we are seeing among various software … [visit site to read more] Microsoft patches a record [...]Microsoft patches a record 49 security holes is a ...

Facebook provides new security feature: ‘one-time password’ | Posted on: 13/10/2010 @ 20:24

In the virtual world, there’s nothing more precious than your precious Facebook password, (well maybe you’re online banking details, but that’s about it.) Allowing people to see your password (whether accidentally or not) will almost certainly lead to your friends, excuse the term, … [visit site to read more] Facebook provides new security feature: ‘one-time [...]Facebook provides new ...

Quick Review: Thermaltake Mobile Fan 12 | Posted on: 13/10/2010 @ 19:36

Keeping yourself cool in tight spaces or at your next LAN event just got a lot easier!

Microsoft Announce Windows Phone 7 to Mac Syncing Software | Posted on: 13/10/2010 @ 18:48

It seems that Microsoft and Apple are actually acting a little rationally with each other for once in a blue moon, by actually accepting people can have one of their products, but may not have them all. What I am referring to in this instance anyway is that there will be people who have Macs [...]Microsoft Announce Windows Phone 7 to Mac Syncing Software is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Apple Patent for Text Message Censoring Technology Approved | Posted on: 13/10/2010 @ 18:36

Well, we already known that Apple is maybe one of the most anti-sexual content companies around, but it seems the tech giants have taken things to the next level by aiming at our text messages. A patent which was filed by Apple back in 2008 has just been approved which filters “text-based … [visit site [...]Apple Patent for Text Message Censoring Technology Approved is a post from: UK Gadget ...

Danamics no longer with us | Posted on: 13/10/2010 @ 17:12

Danamics quickly became famous when it introduced its processor cooler LM10 in 2008. With heatpipe technology using liquid metal Danamics had something unique coming and the technology showed great potential from the start, but had a great Achilles heal, the price.

Can’t Wait for the Official White iPhone 4 Release Date? iResQ May Have the Solution | Posted on: 13/10/2010 @ 15:48

The holiday season is the expected release date of the white iPhone 4, but for some of us who have been longing for the arrival of this must have gadget, the wait could be over quicker than we think. The solution is not from Apple themselves … [visit site to read more] Can’t Wait for [...]Can’t Wait for the Official White iPhone 4 Release Date? iResQ May Have the Solution is a post from: ...

Thurstmaster launches mighty Hotas Warthog joystick | Posted on: 13/10/2010 @ 15:36

Thrustmaster has presented the latest Hotas joystick and the Warthog is truly extraordinary. Warthog will be an exact replica of the control system found in the US airforce A-10C attack plane and made almost exclusively from metal.

2010 Linux Graphics Survey Results | Posted on: 13/10/2010 @ 15:24

Last month we carried out our fourth annual Linux Graphics Survey in which we sought feedback from the Linux community about the most common graphics drivers and hardware in use, what display/GPU-related features desktop users are most interested in, and collect other metrics to aide developers. Here are the results from this year's survey.

OWC going for 4GB/s with SandForce SF-2000 | Posted on: 13/10/2010 @ 15:12

Storage maker Other World Computing has great plans for SandForce's new SSD processors. OWC is working on a PCI-Express solution that will use a RAID configuration with multiple SF-2000 processors for transfer speeds up to 4 GB/s and storage capacities up to 3.2 TB.

Windows Phone 7 Does not Support SD Card Swap | Posted on: 13/10/2010 @ 10:24

Now that the Windows Phone 7 launch event is over, it is time to dissect the offering and the news has already started trickling in.Although it was expected that the first batch of handsets with WP7 won’t have memory expansion facility, Samsung Focus came as a … [visit site to read more] Windows Phone 7 [...]Windows Phone 7 Does not Support SD Card Swap is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

iOS 4.2 Holds Back Some AirPlay Features, Offers SMS Tones | Posted on: 13/10/2010 @ 10:00

Apple seems to be waiting for good two weeks before releasing the successive betas of its work-in-progress iOS4.2. The company has just released its third beta, bundled with second beta of iTunes 10.1. The new beta has some new features and a … [visit site to read more] iOS 4.2 Holds Back Some AirPlay Features, [...]iOS 4.2 Holds Back Some AirPlay Features, Offers SMS Tones is a post from: UK ...

LLVM's DragonEgg 2.8 Released For GCC | Posted on: 13/10/2010 @ 5:00

Only one week has passed since the release of LLVM 2.8, but out today is version 2.8 of DragonEgg. For those out of the loop, DragonEgg is a GCC plug-in for GCC 4.5 and later that replaces the optimizers and code generations from GCC with that of those from the Low-Level Virtual Machine...

EA Deploys Medal of Honor to Retail Stores Today | Posted on: 13/10/2010 @ 2:24

Medal of Honor is here, well not here, here, but in stores anyway..

Sony PRS-350 Reader | Posted on: 13/10/2010 @ 1:24

The Sony PRS-350 E-book reader is a new reader on the market and it offers some nice features. Some of which include a 5-inch e-Ink touch screen display, a slightly less weight than previous models, and lots of on-board storage and expansion.

Microsoft Uses Angry Birds Logo to Promote Windows Phone 7 Without Permission | Posted on: 12/10/2010 @ 23:12

With all the hype over Windows Phone 7 coming out, Microsoft released an image (left) over the weekend which used the very popular iPhone game Angry Birds’ logo which suggested it was coming to Windows Phones. However, it seems something was amiss as the … [visit site to read more] Microsoft Uses Angry Birds Logo [...]Microsoft Uses Angry Birds Logo to Promote Windows Phone 7 Without ...

Windows Phone 7 Tablets Are Not On the Table | Posted on: 12/10/2010 @ 22:24

Despite its rather good reception for mobile phones, it seems Microsoft have no intention of using the Windows Phone 7 OS on a tablet device. Senior product manager of Microsoft Gregg Sullivan said that Microsoft will be keeping with the decision to use Windows 7 on tablets instead, saying … [visit site to read more] [...]Windows Phone 7 Tablets Are Not On the Table is a post from: UK Gadget ...

Editorial: What’s Wrong with the Apple TV? | Posted on: 12/10/2010 @ 22:12

In our previous Apple TV article, we un-boxed the A-TV and detailed what you would need to do to get your media files to play. Basically, once you have them in a ‘container’ that iTunes can understand (MP3, M4A) you would drop and drag them into iTunes so that they are visible to Apple TV. You have to convert non-iTunes-compatible files by using a third-party converters like Super and ...

SandForce SF-2000 promises 500 MB/s with SATA 6.0 Gbps | Posted on: 12/10/2010 @ 21:36

SandForce is the perhaps brightest shining star among SSD developers and now that the controller company has presented its next generation SSD processor it is with some big promises. It says there will be SATA 6.0 Gbps and read/write speeds up to 500 Megabyte per second.

Yahoo! Messenger App Update for iPhone Includes Video Calls | Posted on: 12/10/2010 @ 21:36

The Yahoo! Messenger app for the iPhone has released a new update giving further possibilities for their mobile service. The update for the messenger app has a few new features, most notably the new video calls feature which allows 1-to-1 live streaming from your … [visit site to read more] Yahoo! Messenger App Update for [...]Yahoo! Messenger App Update for iPhone Includes Video Calls is a ...

Stephen Fry Gives Support to Microsoft and Windows Phone 7 | Posted on: 12/10/2010 @ 21:12

There’s no denying it, Stephen Fry is a respectable intellect who is very popular around the world making him a British icon. Fry’s Tweets have brought many a people to Twitter and to some, thanks to the comedic celebrity game show QI, his word has become law. However, … [visit site to read more] Stephen Fry Gives [...]Stephen Fry Gives Support to Microsoft and Windows Phone 7 is a post ...

HTC 7 Pro UK and European release. | Posted on: 12/10/2010 @ 20:48

The HTC 7 Pro is a fantastic smartphone. It looks great, it’s got a cool ‘tilt-sliding-QWERTY-keyboard’ a 3.6-inch display. It just does the job. If you’re in the US that is. But things are soon to change, not the handset itself hopefully but its … [visit site to read more] HTC 7 Pro UK and [...]HTC 7 Pro UK and European release. is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

WD launches My Book Essential with 3TB harddrive | Posted on: 12/10/2010 @ 19:36

WD has, as expected, launched its first storage product based on the new 3.5" harddrive with 3 TB capacity. The harddrive maker announces that it updates external Essential family and the flagship will be a 3TB model of My Book Essention with USB 3.0 interface.

Earmuff Headphones are a winter warmer for music lovers | Posted on: 12/10/2010 @ 19:24

The days are getting colder and the winter clothes are coming out of the closet. Avoid the buds of your headphones digging into your ears with these Earmuff Headphones!Earmuff Headphones are a winter warmer for music lovers is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Kingmax Hercules PC3-17600 (2200MHz) 4GB Kit | Posted on: 12/10/2010 @ 18:12

We see another Hercules kit from Kingmax that's a little different to kits we've looked at in the past.

Review: Supra Rondo 4x4.0 | Posted on: 12/10/2010 @ 18:00

There's no screen on the Rondo 4x4.0 bi-wire speaker cable, but manufacturer Jenving claims that interference-rejection is enhanced by the twisted construction, which has a tighter pitch (more complete rotations of its spiral per foot) than most cables. Apparently, special twisting machines are used for this, which also avoid mechanical stress on the wires. Well, yes, sort of: the spiral isn't ...

Review: van den Hul The Teatrack Hybrid | Posted on: 12/10/2010 @ 18:00

Even by van den Hul's standard this is a pretty oddly named bi-wire speaker cable, but construction is sane enough. Each conductor is a composite of silver-plated copper and 'linear structured carbon', vdH's trademark material which, while possessing considerably higher resistance than metal, avoids the problems (whatever those are) of metal conductors and their crystalline structure. The carbon ...

OCZ Enyo 64gb USB 3.0 Portable Solid State Drive @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 12/10/2010 @ 12:24

http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-ocz-enyo-64gb-usb-3-0-portable-solid-state-drive/ (http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-ocz-enyo-64gb-usb-3-0-portable-solid-state-drive/)Quote: "External storage is a big business, look around and you’ll see all sorts of flash drives and portable hard drives for sale. People use them for everything from backups to transferring files to ...

EA Introduces Sims 3 for Windows Phone 7 | Posted on: 12/10/2010 @ 12:12

Electronic Arts, one of the biggest players in the gaming industry, has announced its support for Windows Phone 7. Electronic Arts is the company behind the games such The Sims and Madden NFL. The company also demoed The Sims 3 live during Microsoft … [visit site to read more] EA Introduces Sims 3 for Windows [...]EA Introduces Sims 3 for Windows Phone 7 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Android Tablets Likely to Outsell iPad | Posted on: 12/10/2010 @ 10:00

Nobody can dispute the popularity and success of iPad. However, unlike iPhone, which ruled the roost for a long time without anyworthy competitor around, iPad is likely to have quite a few challengers in the form of … [visit site to read more] Android Tablets Likely to Outsell iPad is a post from: UK Gadget [...]Android Tablets Likely to Outsell iPad is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Lovefilm comes to PS3 | Posted on: 12/10/2010 @ 1:36

It seem that tech news is all about video streaming on game consoles today (well that and the storm of Windows Phone 7 announcements.) Earlier on we unveiled that the Xbox 360 is finally getting IPTV in the form of AT&Ts U-verse on Friday, which will bring live streaming to the box. But IPTV is [...]Lovefilm comes to PS3 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - ...

Microsoft Unveil Nine Windows Phone 7 Devices | Posted on: 12/10/2010 @ 1:36

Microsoft have been holding their much anticipated Windows Phone 7 event today, and they are not disappointing. Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Balmer boasting that “We have a beautiful lineup in this first wave of Windows Phone 7 handsets.” They have revealed nine … [visit site to read more] Microsoft Unveil Nine Windows Phone 7 Devices is [...]Microsoft Unveil Nine Windows Phone 7 ...

ATI Linux Users Get Excited For Catalyst 10.10 | Posted on: 12/10/2010 @ 1:00

In what has become an unfortunate tradition for the past few releases, prior to the release of Ubuntu 10.10, AMD provided Canonical with a pre-release of their latest proprietary Catalyst driver at the time. They have done this to fix some major bugs, but primarily to provide a working ATI/AMD proprietary graphics driver that will run against their latest Ubuntu Linux release as usually their ...

Nouveau Needs Help With Timing Management | Posted on: 12/10/2010 @ 0:36

For those owners of NVIDIA graphics hardware that are already using -- or interested in using -- the open-source Nouveau driver that is developed by the community as an alternative to NVIDIA's proprietary driver, the developers could use some help. Martin Peres has issued a testing request for people to try out new code for the Nouveau driver that deals with memory timing management...

usbfever.com's weekly new launches (week 40 , 2010) | Posted on: 12/10/2010 @ 0:12

New stuff from USBFever this week!

Quick Review: ZOWIE GEAR EC1 Gaming Mouse with P-RF and G-TF Mousepads | Posted on: 12/10/2010 @ 0:00

Can a gaming mouse deliver high end performance with a simple, low key design? ZOWIE GEAR takes a shot at doing this with the EC1 gaming mouse.

Professor Layton And The Lost Future - Nintendo DS | Posted on: 11/10/2010 @ 23:24

The supreme puzzle master, Professor Layton, and his young apprentice Luke embark on a new brain-aching adventure.

Top Christmas Gadget Gift: Vtech Kidizoom Video Camera for Kids | Posted on: 11/10/2010 @ 20:00

Chirstmas is three months away, but we all know that the top rated gifts will sell like hot cakes, and if you don't act fast there might be some disappointed faces come Christmas morning. Hamleys have announced their predictions for 2010, and here at Gaj-it we'll be bringing you one a week up to the big day. Up this week is the Vtech Kidizoom Video Camera!Top Christmas Gadget Gift: Vtech Kidizoom ...

Virgin land the World’s first manned commercial spaceship | Posted on: 11/10/2010 @ 19:36

We don’t usual cover stories like this, but hey, it makes a change from TVs and smartphones doesn’t it. Plus what else could be more futuristic, more ‘techy’ than space travel. Rich geek and bearded explorer Lord Richard Branson successfully dropped a ‘passenger rocketplane’ … [visit site to read more] Virgin land the World’s first [...]Virgin land the World’s first manned ...

Windows Phone 7: LG Optimus 7 Gets Early Reveal | Posted on: 11/10/2010 @ 19:24

With the Windows Phone 7 event set to kick off in just a couple of hours, we’re ready to see the big guns to be pulled out by various phone manufacturers today, but it seems some people in LG just can’t contain their excitement and has pre-emptively … [visit site to read more] Windows Phone [...]Windows Phone 7: LG Optimus 7 Gets Early Reveal is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

Google Tests Self-Driving Cars | Posted on: 11/10/2010 @ 18:48

Google has attempted to take transport technology one step further with their own self-driving cars. The cars are apparently being tested across the San Francisco Bay Area. … [visit site to read more] Google Tests Self-Driving Cars is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.comGoogle Tests Self-Driving Cars is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Nokia Starts Shipping its Second Symbian^3 Phone C7 | Posted on: 11/10/2010 @ 18:12

Less than 2 weeks after the shipment of Nokia N8, now it is Nokia C7’s tune. Symbian^3 powered C7 comes with 3.5 inch AMOLEDscreen sporting 640×360 pixel resolution. The 10.4mm thick handset has … [visit site to read more] Nokia Starts Shipping its Second Symbian^3 Phone C7 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech [...]Nokia Starts Shipping its Second Symbian^3 Phone C7 is a post from: UK Gadget ...

Windows Phone 7: HTC HD7 Pictures, Specs, and a Possibility of an O2 Release? | Posted on: 11/10/2010 @ 18:12

Today is the big day for Microsoft and Smartphones with their huge Windows Phone 7 launch in London and New York. Over the last few weeks (months in some cases) we’ve seen many leaks and rumours circulating around the various devices that will use the new OS from … [visit site to read more] Windows [...]Windows Phone 7: HTC HD7 Pictures, Specs, and a Possibility of an O2 Release? is a post ...

Ubuntu 10.10 Benchmarks | Posted on: 11/10/2010 @ 13:12

With Ubuntu 10.10 having been released yesterday on the 10th of October, many Ubuntu users will be upgrading to this latest release in the coming days. However, for those that are concerned about the performance of this latest release that is codenamed the Maverick Meerkat, here are some benchmarks comparing its performance to Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS as well as last October's Ubuntu 9.10 release.

Aww, Snap! Leaked Sony Google TV Prices Were Wrong | Posted on: 11/10/2010 @ 10:36

Now, that only a day is left for the launch of Sony Google TV, we have been informed that the pricing rumors for the TV were all wrong. Please don’t shoot us, after all we had clearly marked the ‘news’ as ‘rumor’. Anyhow, the good news is that the TVs … [visit site to read more] [...]Aww, Snap! Leaked Sony Google TV Prices Were Wrong is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

Seagate GoFlex Home 2TB Reviewed | Posted on: 11/10/2010 @ 5:12

If you’ve got more than one PC in the home, having a network drive to share files, stream media and create backups can make a lot of sense. Seagate released the GoFlex Home series of NAS drives a couple of months ago, aimed at those of us who need copious amounts of storage, easy setup with simple user access and control features.  We were sent the the 2TB GoFlex Home, and have had it on a ...

LM_Sensors 3.2.0 Has Been Released | Posted on: 11/10/2010 @ 4:24

It's been quite a while since having anything to report on with the LM_Sensors project, which is the free software project to provide user-space utilities and kernel drivers for various hardware sensors to be supported under Linux. LM_Sensors makes it possible to monitor the CPU/system temperatures, fan speeds, voltages, and other metrics for many systems and motherboards. The last time though we ...

Alien Arena 2011 Is Coming Soon | Posted on: 11/10/2010 @ 1:48

We have just received an email from John Diamond, the lead developer of the open-source Alien Arena game, that the Alien Arena 2011 release will be coming this Fall (in North American terms) and we have been told some of the features to be found in this new version...

Ubuntu 10.10 Has Arrived On 10/10/2010 | Posted on: 11/10/2010 @ 1:24

Just as planned, Ubuntu 10.10 has been released today on the 10th of October, 2010. Ubuntu 10.10 has many features and improvements that we have talked about over the past several months from an updated kernel and GNOME desktop to Btrfs installation improvements...

Artisan Classic Premium Mouse Pad @ Bona Fide Reviews | Posted on: 10/10/2010 @ 22:12

http://www.bonafidereviews.com/review-of-artisan-classic-premium-mouse-pad/ (http://www.bonafidereviews.com/review-of-artisan-classic-premium-mouse-pad/)Quote: " Today I’ve got a quick review of a small mouse pad direct from Japan. The company that sent this to me for review is called Grow Up Japan and they’re trying to get into the US market with their products. Recently they were at ...

Survey Shows UK Ahead of US in Mobile Service Adoption | Posted on: 10/10/2010 @ 7:24

According to a survey conducted by mobile transaction network mBlox, 90% of consumers are in favor of the use of multi-channeloptions for interacting with businesses and SMS has emerged to be the most preferred method. 59 percent of the UK mobile users have counted SMS as … [visit site to read more] Survey Shows UK [...]Survey Shows UK Ahead of US in Mobile Service Adoption is a post from: UK ...

Gigabyte H55 OC Workshop with ‘HiCookie’ | Posted on: 09/10/2010 @ 19:48

I’ll make it quick this time – It’s an OVERCLOCKING workshop organized by Gigabyte, the same event mentioned in my last article aboutoverclocking. For this workshop, we have ‘HiCookie’ from Taiwan – Top Overclocker today, based on HWbot http://hwbot.org/community/user/hicookie Worldwide Rank: #1 of 26779 Country Rank: #1 of 76 in Taiwan Here are some photos that [...]

Apple to Offer Subscription based iTunes? | Posted on: 09/10/2010 @ 19:12

Apple is rumored to be in talks with major music labels, as the company is now looking to offer a subscription based music service. If the rumors are true, Apple would be charging a monthly fee for unlimited access to iTunes music. Another possibility is … [visit site to read more] Apple to Offer Subscription [...]Apple to Offer Subscription based iTunes? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Elton 60: Live at Madison Square Garden Blu-ray Review | Posted on: 09/10/2010 @ 16:12

"And I guess that's why they call it the blues."

Walmart to Stock iPad? | Posted on: 09/10/2010 @ 13:48

So, the rumor of the day is about iPad and how it is getting out of the confines of Apple Stores. According to the rumor mills, retailbehemoth is on its way to start offering iPads as early as next week. Walmart had announced its … [visit site to read more] Walmart to Stock iPad? is [...]Walmart to Stock iPad? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

First iOS 4.1 Jailbreak Coming October 10th | Posted on: 09/10/2010 @ 6:00

Greenpois0n is about to land. The Chronic Dev Team, a group of iPhone firmware hacking enthusiasts and affiliates of the well-known iPhone Dev Team, announced via Twitter that the new software is progressing nicely and should be released this Sunday — 10/10/10. So what is greenpois0n and why should you care? This clever piece of [...]

RIM Axes Plans for the BlackBerry Storm 3 | Posted on: 09/10/2010 @ 5:12

If you were looking forward to the potential of the BlackBerry Storm 3, prepare to be disappointed, as the developers of the device Research in Motion have announced they will “not pursue this device further”. The device which was set to be a refresh for … [visit site to read more] RIM Axes Plans for [...]RIM Axes Plans for the BlackBerry Storm 3 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Twitter Hack Exposed: Be More Wary With Your Private Messages | Posted on: 09/10/2010 @ 5:00

If you’re putting sensitive information into the internet its only natural that you should always be as careful and wary as possible, but it seems that Twitter users need to be a little more on guard than usual after a new hack has been discovered which can be used to see … [visit site to [...]Twitter Hack Exposed: Be More Wary With Your Private Messages is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Glass Scratches On iPhone Being Looked Into By Apple | Posted on: 09/10/2010 @ 4:24

As a lot of iPhone users may have already unfortunately realised, the glass back of the device scratches easily. As well as just from wear and tear, the glass is also known to scratch when being used by various third-party cases, which is usually caused by dust getting … [visit site to read more] Glass [...]Glass Scratches On iPhone Being Looked Into By Apple is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Newest Apple Firmware Update Released for Magsafe Charging Problems | Posted on: 09/10/2010 @ 4:12

For anyone who is using an old Macbook or Macbook Pro, you may be interested in knowing that Apple have released new firmware for the computers. This new firmware should be a necessity for anyone who uses the latest Magsafe power adapters as it fixes the problems some … [visit site to read more] Newest [...]Newest Apple Firmware Update Released for Magsafe Charging Problems is a post from: UK ...

Multi-Touch For The X.Org Synaptics Driver | Posted on: 09/10/2010 @ 1:48

Takashi Iwai of Novell/SuSE has just published a series of 18 patches for the X.Org Synaptics input driver that primarily provides multi-touch support. There's also some fixes and other changes to this Synaptics driver for X, but the primary feature is the addition of multi-touch support under Linux (and other X.Org-using operating systems) for supported hardware...

Wine 1.2.1 Brings A Bunch Of Fixes | Posted on: 09/10/2010 @ 0:12

While a lot of new code has already been introduced into the Wine 1.3 development series such as for improved 64-bit MSI support and ARM support for the Wine library, for those living with the Wine 1.2 stable series there is the first bug-fix release...

OWC satsar på 4GB/s med SandForce SF-2000 | Posted on: 08/10/2010 @ 22:12

Lagringstillverkaren Other World Computing  har precis som OCZ stor planer för SandForce nya SSD-processorer. OWC arbetar på en PCI-Express lösning som med i en RAID-konfiguration med flera SF-2000 processorer ska ge överföringshastigheter på upp till hissnande 4 GB/s och lagringskapacitet på upp till 3,2 TB.

Corsair Force F40 40 GB | Posted on: 08/10/2010 @ 21:36

Corsair's Force F40 is the smallest Sandforce based drive the company offers with just 40 GB capacity. It is also the most affordable at $120. Thanks to a 7-channel design and the SF-1222 controller the drive delivers great performance for users who want to get on the SSD bandwagon without breaking the bank.

Amazon-Android app store on the way | Posted on: 08/10/2010 @ 19:36

It seems its (almost) official; Amazon are creating their own Android app store. As with most news, the rumour comes from anonymous sources over at engadget who have gotten hold of the ‘developers welcome pack.’ So what does this welcome pack mean? Well it confirms that … [visit site to read more] Amazon-Android app store [...]Amazon-Android app store on the way is a post from: UK Gadget ...

BlackBerry save the UK police £112m | Posted on: 08/10/2010 @ 19:12

So Android and iPhone are dominating the hipster market, the business heads are considering dumping RIM for Window’s Phone 7,the Droid Pro or maybe even one of Nokia’s high-end handsets such as the N8 and the like. So where are BlackBerry going to get their customers? The police station apparently. No, we’re … [visit site [...]BlackBerry save the UK police £112m is a post from: UK Gadget ...

RIM win: BlackBerry’s services are not cut in the UAE | Posted on: 08/10/2010 @ 19:00

And so the BlackBerry/UAE saga continues. First we posted in July that United Arab Emirate’s officials were considering ‘monitoring or restricting’ BlackBerry devices due to RIM’s use of overseas data encryption. The UAE … [visit site to read more] RIM win: BlackBerry’s services are not cut in the UAE is a post from: UK Gadget [...]RIM win: BlackBerry’s services are not cut in the ...

Review: Toshiba 19DV714B | Posted on: 08/10/2010 @ 17:48

The designers at Toshiba have put their thinking caps on and decided that a bedroom TV needs two things – a DVD player and USB media playback. Compare its cost with rivals and you'll find that the DVD player commands no premium, while Toshiba's addition of DivX playback for USB sticks is excellent news. What's slightly less appealing is the 19DV714B's depth, which measures 73mm – this is one ...

Lian Li PC-Q11 review | Posted on: 08/10/2010 @ 17:48

A tiny, brushed aluminium case for a mini-ITX gaming PC - but can it handle the heat?

Review: Samsung UE19C4000 | Posted on: 08/10/2010 @ 17:12

Samsung has been chief cheerleader for LED TV, so it's no surprise that the UE19C4000 is edge-lit. What is unexpected is that this 19-inch LCD is just 29.9mm deep. Another delight is the way its two-part desktop stand snaps onto the TV without the need for a screwdriver, and though this arrangement does feel rather unstable, that's hardly unusual for this size of set. Part of Samsung's popular ...

Nintendo 3DS Has Shorter Battery Life | Posted on: 08/10/2010 @ 16:48

Nintendo 3DS is still a couple of months away from us, but that did not stop the company executives from raining on our parade.While we were salivating over all the new features, the company executive has said that the new handheld will have shorter … [visit site to read more] Nintendo 3DS Has Shorter Battery [...]Nintendo 3DS Has Shorter Battery Life is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Gallium3D / LLVMpipe With LLVM 2.8 | Posted on: 08/10/2010 @ 16:24

While LLVM 2.8 was just released, we have been curious to see how the latest Low-Level Virtual Machine compiler code affects the performance of the LLVMpipe driver. This is the Gallium3D graphics driver that lives in Mesa and leverages the unique modular LLVM compiler to efficiently handle processing the graphics rendering workload on a modern CPU as a much faster alternative to that of their ...

Wii Remote Plus Gets Dated and Priced | Posted on: 08/10/2010 @ 16:00

Highly anticipated Wii Remote Plus has finally got a release date, at least for the Japanese market. The coveted gaming accessory will grace the Japanese store shelves on November 11th. However, Nintendo, continuing its trend, did … [visit site to read more] Wii Remote Plus Gets Dated and Priced is a post from: UK Gadget [...]Wii Remote Plus Gets Dated and Priced is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Is Microsoft Looking to Acquire Adobe? | Posted on: 08/10/2010 @ 11:00

According to the rumors, Microsoft and Adobe are looking to enter into an alliance, which sure is going to be a fodder for antitrustfolks. The two companies’ heads’ recently had a meeting where their major point of discussion was combating the challenges posed by … [visit site to read more] Is Microsoft Looking to Acquire [...]Is Microsoft Looking to Acquire Adobe? is a post from: UK Gadget ...

What Will Be Talked About At The Ubuntu 11.04 Summit | Posted on: 08/10/2010 @ 6:00

Besides talking about performance at the Ubuntu Developer Summit later this month in Orlando for Ubuntu 11.04, there will also be discussions and tracks for hardware compatibility, Ubuntu as the project and community, application selections and defaults, how to empower application developers, cloud infrastructure, and multimedia...

Amazon to Open Android App Store? | Posted on: 08/10/2010 @ 4:48

Amazon is planning to challenge Google on its home turf.  The company is planning to launch a software application store for Android devices. This would mean that the online retailer will be directly competing with Google’s App Marketplace. According to the Wall Street … [visit site to read more] Amazon to Open Android App Store? [...]Amazon to Open Android App Store? is a post from: UK ...

Samsung Transform Leak Reveals Sliding QWERTY and Android 2.2 | Posted on: 08/10/2010 @ 2:48

A leaked document revealing the Samsung Transform has emerged, showing us what we can expect soon from the Korean phone makers. The Samsung Transform is showing a four row slide-out QWERTY board, with a very similar look to the Samsung Epic 4G. The leaked … [visit site to read more] Samsung Transform Leak Reveals Sliding [...]Samsung Transform Leak Reveals Sliding QWERTY and Android 2.2 is a ...

openSUSE 11.4 M2 Brings New Kernel & More | Posted on: 07/10/2010 @ 23:12

After releasing Smeegol Linux yesterday, the openSUSE developers are out today with the second milestone for the release of openSUSE 11.4. The openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 2 release brings an updated kernel along with many other new packages...

ACRyan PlayON!HD DVR | Posted on: 07/10/2010 @ 21:53

While we're mainly a PC hardware review team here at XSR, we like to check our any gadgets or gizmos that hook up to them, or perform functions similar to them. Products like AC Ryan's media players fit very neatly into this category, so to complete our tri-fecta of AC Ryan PlayON!HD reviews, today we're taking a peek at their DVR version, which packs everything the others do as well as a built ...

Crackle Introduces Android App: Streams Full length Movies | Posted on: 07/10/2010 @ 21:12

Android users now have one more reason to rejoice. Sony Pictures Entertainment has announced the release of its streaming content service, Crackle, for Android devices. The app will enable you to stream unedited, full-length movies and TV shows. Apart from this, you can … [visit site to read more] Crackle Introduces Android App: Streams Full [...]Crackle Introduces Android App: Streams Full ...

Why Windows Phone 7 is set for a UK release, Piracy in China, Businesses reluctance to connect: The Microsoft CEO lecture. | Posted on: 07/10/2010 @ 20:24

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been saying some pretty interesting things in a Lecture to London School of Economics students including that “Piracy in China is twenty times worse than the UK and twelve times worse than in India and that, coupled with China’s growing economic … [visit site to read more] Why Windows Phone [...]Why Windows Phone 7 is set for a UK release, Piracy in China, ...

Facebook changes explained: The social graph, New groups, Third Party dashboard | Posted on: 07/10/2010 @ 20:00

Following on from Yesterday’s blog; unsurprisingly there was no Facebook phone and there was no real ‘redesign’ as such. So what then was announced at the press conference? Basically three new functions were introduced which will be rolling out onto the social network in the coming … [visit site to read more] Facebook changes explained: [...]Facebook changes explained: The social graph, ...

New MacBook Air coming next week? | Posted on: 07/10/2010 @ 19:12

Nothing gets past Apple Insider. The Steve Jobs worshipping website tracks Mac supplies daily and they say that there’s been an ‘abnormal trend’ in MacBook Air availability for weeks, with both the high end SSD model and the cheaper HDD models being harder to come by. Mac fans … [visit site to read more] New [...]New MacBook Air coming next week? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Review: Philips 19PFL3405 | Posted on: 07/10/2010 @ 18:00

An HD ready, LED-backlit panel is key to this 19in Philips LCD. Though there's no sign of the Dutch firm's signature Ambilight feature, the 19PFL3405 is better looking than most TVs of this size. A gloss black surround is flanked by a red plastic lip at the bottom of the screen that most recalls Samsung TVs rather than Philips' past efforts. Though its interface is identical to its high-end ...

Sony’s Google TV Leaks: 4 Different Models to be Released | Posted on: 07/10/2010 @ 17:00

Sony is all set to hold its Google TV event on October 12th, but we certainly can not wait that long to get skinny on the new device. So, here are the latest rumors about the device’s specs. Sony is expected to debut with four new models viz. … [visit site to read more] Sony’s [...]Sony’s Google TV Leaks: 4 Different Models to be Released is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Gunnar Optiks Digital Performance Eyewear Video Review | Posted on: 07/10/2010 @ 16:36

PURE Oasis Flow DAB radio review | Posted on: 07/10/2010 @ 16:12

Rechargeable, weatherproof and web-connected. We take a look at PURE's latest rugged radio.

ARTISAN KAI.g3 HIEN Gaming Mouse Pad Review | Posted on: 07/10/2010 @ 12:12

Grow Up Japan (http://www.gup.co.jp/) recently contacted me about reviewing a few of their products and of course I said yes. Today for review I've got something direct from Japan, a mouse pad, or to be more specific a gaming mouse pad. The name is something I couldn't tell you how to pronounce, but I don't think I need to know that to use it and neither do you right? I work using a computer for ...

Apple Mac Pro (Mid 2010) Review | Posted on: 07/10/2010 @ 11:24

  It’s the fastest Mac you can buy and it's a desktop. These days, the Mac Pro is basically the un-Mac. But it's fast and nothing beats the flexibility of a desktop. If you need a lot of cores, it's actually Apple's most price competitive system on the market. We take a look at the Westmere update to the Mac Pro, read on.

Apple TV: A Lucrative Hobby | Posted on: 07/10/2010 @ 10:36

Apple might have dubbed Apple TV as its hobby, but given the sales figure for drastically revamped device, it seems like Cupertino company has yet another blockbuster on its hands. According to the reports, a number of Apple stores are now out of stock on Apple … [visit site to read more] Apple TV: A [...]Apple TV: A Lucrative Hobby is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping ...

The Linux 2.6.36-rc7 Kernel Does Make It Out | Posted on: 07/10/2010 @ 10:36

As was anticipated seven days ago when releasing the Linux 2.6.36-rc6 kernel, there is a Linux 2.6.36-rc7 kernel to come and it's just been released. The good news is that Linus Torvalds believes this will be the last release candidate before the Linux 2.6.36 kernel is officially released...

Mono 2.8 Is Out With C# 4.0, Better Performance | Posted on: 07/10/2010 @ 7:36

While many in the open-source community do not like Mono on their system as a Microsoft .NET implementation for Linux (and other operating systems), for those interested in this C# compiler and run-time library, Mono 2.8 is now available for download. Mono 2.8 offers up a large number of improvements...

Mobility Digest Review: Spider Podium Universal Desk Stand | Posted on: 07/10/2010 @ 7:00

http://mobilitydigest.com/mobility-digest-review-spider-podium-universal-desk-stand/ (http://mobilitydigest.com/mobility-digest-review-spider-podium-universal-desk-stand/) Today I’ve got a product from our friends across the ocean at Mobile Fun. It’s a unique product for sure, it looks like a spider, I guess that’s why it’s called the Spider Podium Universal Desk Stand. If you didn’t ...

Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer Promises Windows Tablets by the Holidays | Posted on: 07/10/2010 @ 3:48

One of the technology industry’s big Steves — Steve Ballmer, Chief Executive of Microsoft — on Tuesday promised that Windows tablets won’t take much longer to hit the market and compete with Apple’s popular iPad and upcoming Google Android/Chrome OS tablets. He remarked, “You’ll see new slates with Windows on them. You’ll see them this [...]

Is iPhone 5 in the Works? | Posted on: 07/10/2010 @ 3:48

Lately there has been a flurry of the news regarding iPhone. According to the rumor mills, Apple has planned to start manufacturing iPhone for Verizon consumption. The Cupertino based company is looking to start the production by the end of the … [visit site to read more] Is iPhone 5 in the Works? is a [...]Is iPhone 5 in the Works? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping ...

Sunrise AS-Feeling Earbuds | Posted on: 07/10/2010 @ 1:48

Sunrise Audio, unknown to most, just released a full line-up of earbuds. Today we take a closer look at the AS-Feeling earbuds which is their mid-end offering. Available for only $40 online these are sure to be welcomed by many people looking for great sound on a budget.

openSUSE Releases MeeGo-based Smeegol Linux | Posted on: 07/10/2010 @ 0:12

The openSUSE Goblin Team, which was originally formed to bring the latest Moblin innovations into the openSUSE world and now are focusing upon pulling in MeeGo innovations after Moblin and Maemo merged, has a new announcement. This openSUSE team is now announcing the first public release of Smeegol, which combines MeeGo with openSUSE into one netbook-designed Linux distribution...

Review: Teuful Aureol Groove | Posted on: 06/10/2010 @ 23:00

Chances are you've come to this review because you're looking for some new earphones to replace those awful, white, tinny ones you got with your iPod. Are we right? Or are we right?It really is a mystery why Apple still insists on shipping those awful plastic earbuds with its otherwise super-high end products, but there you go.While the truly high-end earphones out there can cost close to £400, ...

Facebook press conference: will there be a phone? | Posted on: 06/10/2010 @ 21:00

As Zukerberg  has his life story splattered across the big screen he is preparing for a Facebook press conference which will take place later today. But the social networking site has refused to give any details about what it will unveil at the press conference. Rumours of a ‘Facebook … [visit site to read more] [...]Facebook press conference: will there be a phone? is a post from: UK Gadget ...

Motorola Droid Pro aims to take on BlackBerry | Posted on: 06/10/2010 @ 20:48

Whilst the latest smartphones battled for the attention of the average consumer RIM sat on its throne and watched as its BlackBerry handset dominated the ‘enterprise market’ but rich businessmen, politicians and bankers is unsurprisingly a lucrative target audience and now other … [visit site to read more] Motorola Droid Pro aims to take on [...]Motorola Droid Pro aims to take on BlackBerry ...

Android is the top OS in the US | Posted on: 06/10/2010 @ 20:48

A research firm has claimed that (as we all predicted) Android has surpassed Apple’s iOS and RIM’s BlackBerry OS to become the ‘most popular smartphone operating system’ in the US. Apparently, During the six months ending in August, the number of people who bought … [visit site to read more] Android is the top OS [...]Android is the top OS in the US is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

The 2011 Desktop Summit Is At Berlin's Humboldt | Posted on: 06/10/2010 @ 20:48

Back in July we reported that there would be a 2011 Desktop Summit, a joint conference between the GNOME and KDE developers via combining their GUADEC and Akademy events, respectively, to one location at one time. There was a 2009 Desktop Summit held in the same fashion, but up until now all we knew is that there would be a 2011 Desktop Summit in Berlin during August, but the details were yet to ...

Nintendo 3DS Games Will Not Be More Expensive Than Normal Ones | Posted on: 06/10/2010 @ 20:24

Relieving fears some of those who are anxious about the prices revolving around the Nintendo 3DS and its games, Nintendo President Saturo Iwata has said in a Q&A that Nintendo “don’t believe that the world is in a state where high priced software will sell well”, and in regards to … [visit site to read [...]Nintendo 3DS Games Will Not Be More Expensive Than Normal Ones is a post from: UK ...

Samsung Omnia 7 (i8700) Video Shows Off Windows Phone 7 | Posted on: 06/10/2010 @ 20:00

Today it seems Windows Phone 7 devices don’t want to remain secretive at all, as Samsung has had a full 13 minute video demoing one of their upcoming WP7 handsets, which shows off … [visit site to read more] Samsung Omnia 7 (i8700) Video Shows Off Windows Phone 7 is a post from: UK Gadget [...]Samsung Omnia 7 (i8700) Video Shows Off Windows Phone 7 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Windows Phone 7: LG Optimus 7 (E900) Official Shots Leak | Posted on: 06/10/2010 @ 19:24

With the Windows Phone 7 event just around the corner, we’re definitely in for a few early treats from the leak goblin (or whatever gives us these). Well today one of the upcoming Windows Phone 7 handsets from LG – the E900 aka Optimus 7 – has surfaced with some official looking pictures of the [...]Windows Phone 7: LG Optimus 7 (E900) Official Shots Leak is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

CopyCat Portable Scanner – scanning on the go | Posted on: 06/10/2010 @ 19:00

Do you ever find yourself reading a discarded magazine or newspaper on the train or in the pub and finding an article that you think would be of interest to someone you know? I do it a lot (usually when I see a cool gadget I want to pass on to you guys!). Make getting it to the easier with the CopyCat Portable Scanner.CopyCat Portable Scanner – scanning on the go is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Overclocking 101 – What, Why and How | Posted on: 06/10/2010 @ 17:48

What IS Overclocking? Layman explanation : To set your components to run at faster than default speed. Say a 3Ghz processor running at 3.1Ghz. Even if it’s 3Ghz to 3.001Ghz – it’s an OVERCLOCK! Why Overclock? Layman explanation : To get more value out of it. I remember my best overclocking processor, the AMD Athlon XP 1700+. The [...]

Nouveau With Mesa 7.9 Is Better, But Still Slow | Posted on: 06/10/2010 @ 17:48

Not only have we been busy testing Mesa 7.9 with the Intel and ATI/AMD drivers along with the Gallium3D drivers (including LLVMpipe), but the Nouveau driver that continues to be developed by the open-source community for NVIDIA GPUs received a fresh round of tests too. Our first published benchmarks of the Nouveau Gallium3D driver were back in February when it was nearing a decent state in terms ...

Review: LG 19LD350 | Posted on: 06/10/2010 @ 17:00

The LG 19LD350 19-inch LCD TV doesn't look anything special on first inspection, with its low price and a fairly meaty depth (65mm) that confirms the absence of an LED backlight.Despite a red strip across the bottom and a glowing blue 'on' indicator it's not exactly visually arresting, with the slim screen surround the design's high point. The 19LD350 is all about usability. The floating ...

Windows Phone 7 Gets iheartradio, MusixMatch and Slacker Radio | Posted on: 06/10/2010 @ 14:24

Windows Phone 7 has landed three popular music apps. These apps are ihearradio, MusixMatch and Slacker Radio. The apps havebeen revamped to meet Windows Phone 7 criterion. These apps are already available on other platforms such as BlackBerry, Android … [visit site to read more] Windows Phone 7 Gets iheartradio, MusixMatch and Slacker Radio is [...]Windows Phone 7 Gets iheartradio, ...

Vectone Mobile Launches New PAYG Plan | Posted on: 06/10/2010 @ 13:12

Good news for all the data junkies. UK telecom service provider Vectone Mobile has come up with a new PAYG data plan. The newplan will offer unlimited calls and texts to any UK mobile network as well as to landlines. Apart from this, it also offers you … [visit site to read more] Vectone Mobile [...]Vectone Mobile Launches New PAYG Plan is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Toshiba A665-3DV: 3D or Not 3D? | Posted on: 06/10/2010 @ 12:00

Last month we had our first look at AMD's latest Danube platform with a quad-core P920 processor in the Toshiba A660D. After we posted that review, Toshiba asked us if we'd be interested in reviewing their Intel version of the notebook, with the upgrade to NVIDIA's 3D Vision coming along for the ride. Never one to turn down a review opportunity, particularly for a technological curiosity like ...

ADATA S596 Turbo 128GB Solid State Drive | Posted on: 06/10/2010 @ 11:24

ADATA updates the S596 with the latest JMicron 616 controller. Can the JMF616 turbocharge the S596 or does it stumble off the line?

A Gaming Mouse Vendor That Has Linux Drivers | Posted on: 06/10/2010 @ 10:00

While Razer and Logitech manufacturer some terrific mice for computer gamers along with other gaming peripherals, they unfortunately do not provide any official Linux support. There have been community projects like Lomoco for supporting Logitech's extra mouse features under Linux and RazerTool for supporting some Razer mice, but without any full-featured support from the vendor. The smaller ...

Apple iPad Sets Record for the Fastest Adoption Rate | Posted on: 06/10/2010 @ 3:36

Apple sold 3.27 million iPads during the first three months of its launch. Despite all the naysaying, iPad proved to be a big cash cow for the Cupertino based company. Now one Wall Street Analysts has claimed that the tablet outsold all the … [visit site to read more] Apple iPad Sets Record for the [...]Apple iPad Sets Record for the Fastest Adoption Rate is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

ZFS - Building, Testing, and Benchmarking | Posted on: 06/10/2010 @ 3:00

 If you are in the IT field, you have no doubt heard a lot of great things about ZFS, the file system originally introduced by Sun in 2004.  After doing quite a bit of research we decided to embark on a build of a ZFS storage platform that we could use to replace our existing SAN infrastructure at our hosting company.  We will go in depth talking about how ZFS works, what components we chose ...

BlackBerry Bold 9780 Gets Vodafone UK Pricing? | Posted on: 06/10/2010 @ 3:00

BlackBerry Bold 9780 is expected to hit the UK markets pretty soon, but the latest scoop is about the price points for the eagerlyawaited handset. According to the rumors, Vodafone is likely price the device at … [visit site to read more] BlackBerry Bold 9780 Gets Vodafone UK Pricing? is a post from: UK Gadget [...]BlackBerry Bold 9780 Gets Vodafone UK Pricing? is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

KRATOR Dione C-1140 Silver Headphones | Posted on: 06/10/2010 @ 0:24

The C-1140 from KRATOR promise big things in terms of Hi-Fi audio quality and design. But what will the story be when it comes to testing?

Windows 7 Tablet to be Announced on October 11th? | Posted on: 05/10/2010 @ 21:00

With us already knowing that Microsoft is going to be showing off Windows Phone 7 in New York and London on October 11th, it’s only natural we would be expecting a little more. … [visit site to read more] Windows 7 Tablet to be Announced on October 11th? is a post from: UK Gadget and [...]Windows 7 Tablet to be Announced on October 11th? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

HTC Desire HD Available for Pre-Order on Vodafone Now | Posted on: 05/10/2010 @ 20:48

Pre-orders for the HTC Desire HD are now up and ready to go on Vodafone, ahead of the new Smartphone’s launch date of October 14th. It will be available for free with a 24-month, £35 per month contract. If you pre-order the HTC Desire HD online, the contract will … [visit site to read more] [...]HTC Desire HD Available for Pre-Order on Vodafone Now is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

T-Mobile and Orange Merge Now Offers Roaming Service to Customers | Posted on: 05/10/2010 @ 20:36

Not too long ago Orange and T-Mobile merged together, and as of today, you can roam across either network free of charge if you are on either network. The service isn’t forced upon customers; it is activated by registering on either the Orange or T-Mobile websites. Once … [visit site to read more] T-Mobile and [...]T-Mobile and Orange Merge Now Offers Roaming Service to Customers is a post ...

Skype App Now Available on Android Devices | Posted on: 05/10/2010 @ 20:24

Skype have today debuted a fully working Android app. The video calling company are now offering their services on mobile devices with no Verizon limitations. Android Police have reported that the app currently only works through WiFi unfortunately (as opposed to your mobile’s data … [visit site to read more] Skype App Now Available on [...]Skype App Now Available on Android Devices is a post ...

Apple lose £600 million in court. | Posted on: 05/10/2010 @ 20:24

Apple really must learn that there’s no point making money if you have to spend it all in court. A recent legal mishap could cost them a massive £600 million in damages but in a last ditch attempt to save their pocket money Steve and Co have asked the court to … [visit site to [...]Apple lose £600 million in court. is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - ...

Samsung Galaxy tab price confirmed: more expensive than iPad | Posted on: 05/10/2010 @ 20:12

Since its announcement at IFA in September, the Samsung Galaxy Tab’s price has been a hot topic. With all this talk of hardware specifications and operating systems it’s easy to forget that in the tablet battle it may simply be price that makes the biggest impact. We know it can be … [visit site to [...]Samsung Galaxy tab price confirmed: more expensive than iPad is a post from: UK Gadget ...

Nokia loses its MeeGo VP. | Posted on: 05/10/2010 @ 20:12

Around the time of the dare I say it: the, *cough* antenna scandal *cough* it seemed Apple were stuck in a bad place. Now, there’s no way a multi-million dollar company was just going to crumble after a few problems at its camp, but it was certainly something they needed to sort out if … [...]Nokia loses its MeeGo VP. is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - ...

Western Digital Introduces new USB 3.0 External Drives, Hits 3TB | Posted on: 05/10/2010 @ 19:48

Although Seagate was first to market with an external 3TB drive, it wasn’t without issues. In our testing of the 3TB GoFlex Desk we found that under continuous usage the drive got very hot - we measured temperatures as high as 69C after only a few hours of file copies. Ultimately we concluded that the chassis simply wasn’t suited for the drive Seagate supplied. Today, we have an alternative. ...

ARCHOS TV+ 80GB WiFi Digital Video Recorder | Posted on: 05/10/2010 @ 19:00

The Archos TV+ is a digital video recorder that connects to your home network by either Ethernet or WiFi, and it allows you to stream audio and video, or store the files on the Archos TV+'s internal 80GB drive. It doesn't stop there though, because with plug-ins you can browse the web, play Flash games, and expand on the file types that the Archos TV+ can play.

Nokia N9 Gets Full Marks for Hardware | Posted on: 05/10/2010 @ 18:36

With a new CEO in tow, Nokia is certainly trying to up its game. On the heels of its predecessor, N9 is getting evaluated and somewhat praised by the reviewers. AT&T bound Nokia has so far attracted mixed reviews, however, going by the initial response generated by N9, … [visit site to read more] Nokia [...]Nokia N9 Gets Full Marks for Hardware is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

Review: NAD C426 | Posted on: 05/10/2010 @ 17:12

We felt positively sentimental unwrapping this little goody – an analogue-only tuner! It's been a while since we saw a new one of those round these parts. The reason for that, of course, is that most tuners these days include DAB as well. Come to that, with DAB threatening to oust FM from the airwaves, is there any point to an analogue-only one? Commercially, NAD no doubt justifies its ...

Review: The Chord Co. Carnival Silver Screen | Posted on: 05/10/2010 @ 17:12

As the name implies, the Carnival Silver Screen is a screened cable, something unusual among loudspeaker wires. The usual thinking is that at the high voltage and current levels associated with loudspeaker connections, a few microvolts of hum or other interference is just not an issue, but radio-frequency (RF) interference can still be conducted back into the amplifier on unscreened cable and, ...

No Monthly Fee for OnLive Gaming | Posted on: 05/10/2010 @ 17:00

Here is the good news for the gamers. OnLive has just announced scrapping its monthly fees. The cloud gaming service has introduced new system where you are only required to pay for PlayPasses to gain access to a game for … [visit site to read more] No Monthly Fee for OnLive Gaming is a post [...]No Monthly Fee for OnLive Gaming is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site ...

Seagate 3TB FreeAgent GoFlex Desk External Drive @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 05/10/2010 @ 12:48

http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-seagate-3tb-freeagent-goflex-desk-external-drive/ (http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-seagate-3tb-freeagent-goflex-desk-external-drive/)Quote: "Seagate just released what is probably the largest external hard drive on the market today, a 3TB desktop drive called the FreeAgent GoFlex Desk. Like other GoFlex products it’s, for lack of ...

Samsung Fascinate Review: Verizon's Galaxy S Smartphone | Posted on: 05/10/2010 @ 12:00

Samsung has a Galaxy S device on basically every major carrier in the US. T-Mobile has the Vibrant, AT&T has the Captivate, Sprint has the Epic 4G, and Verizon has the Fascinate. Each variety is the same at the core, but with subtly different extras.  The Fascinate finds itself on the opposite end of the spectrum from the Epic 4G we recently reviewed. It's superbly thin and light, barely ...

Mesa 7.9 Has Now Been Released | Posted on: 05/10/2010 @ 11:24

Just as planned, Mesa 7.9 has now been released! This 7.9 release of this open-source graphics library is huge with a plethora of Gallium3D improvements (to the drivers, state trackers, etc), core Mesa improvements (including new OpenGL extensions), a new GLSL compiler, and much more...

Verizon Wireless to Refund Customers $90M for Improper Data Charges | Posted on: 05/10/2010 @ 2:24

Verizon Wireless is the largest of the major wireless carriers in the United States, and unfortunately, there have been some issues with data charges for many users going all the way back to 2007 reports The New York Times (NYT). Verizon has admitted that some of the data charges were made to customers in error and is set to [...]

TrendMicro Titanium Maximum Security 2011 | Posted on: 05/10/2010 @ 1:24

TrendMicro's newest security suite is called Titanium Maximum Security 2011, which is the renamed Internet Security Pro. The new 2011 version of the software sports a new interface, improved installation, and several new features up it sleeve.

WCG 2010 Grand Final: Gamers, Hardware, and Booth Babes | Posted on: 04/10/2010 @ 21:24

The World Cyber Games 2010 Grand Final has ended and Legit Reviews wanted to give our readers a peek at what was going on when we were there over the weekend. Billed as the World's Largest Computer and Video Game Festival we couldn't pass this event up. Read on to see our coverage and we have some walk-through videos of the event itself, some product highlights and of course a ton of booth babe ...

Fallout New Vegas: PC Specs released | Posted on: 04/10/2010 @ 20:12

It’s that time of the year again when the big daddies of gaming titles come out just in time for Christmas. One of the biggest titles to roll out will be Fallout: New Vegas. After Fallout 3 took the gaming world by storm and officially put the post-apocalyptic series on the map, we have … [...]Fallout New Vegas: PC Specs released is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping ...

Final Fantasy XIII Part 2 Likely Being Worked On | Posted on: 04/10/2010 @ 20:12

Have you completed Final Fantasy XIII with the hope of something more? Perhaps a part 2? Well an interview with FF13 producer Yoshinori Kitase has given us hints that a part 2 is on the way, with Square Enix working on it right now. In the interview, which was published in … [visit site to [...]Final Fantasy XIII Part 2 Likely Being Worked On is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Old MacBook Converted into a Touchscreen Tablet | Posted on: 04/10/2010 @ 19:48

While we are still waiting for news of Apple to make a touchscreen iMac, it seems we get at home tech geek’s beating them to making touchscreen devices out of a MacBook. More precisely, a geek going by the name of EnigmaPenguin has converted his broken MacBook (a Core 2 unit from 2007) into a [...]Old MacBook Converted into a Touchscreen Tablet is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

Windows Phone 7 Launching October 11 | Posted on: 04/10/2010 @ 19:48

After many roundabout rumours, it has finally been confirmed that Windows Phone 7 will launch on October 11. It was previously known that a London event regarding Microsoft’s would be held, but it seem we will also have a simultaneous event in New York City, with T-Mobile fronting it. This … [visit site to read [...]Windows Phone 7 Launching October 11 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

LG ready to release 3D TV without glasses | Posted on: 04/10/2010 @ 19:36

One of the main thorns in the side of 3D TV is the expensive and uncomfortable glasses needed to watch it. Since 3D TV started getting big we’ve heard ‘no glasses’ this and ‘no glasses that’ but many companies are yet to deliver. Toshiba on the other hand though are adamant … [visit site to [...]LG ready to release 3D TV without glasses is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

Apple Scares Off Adidas from $10 Million iAd Deal | Posted on: 04/10/2010 @ 19:24

A $10 million deal between Adidas and Apple’s advertising service iAd has been pulled after Steve Job’s interfered in the deal. According toApple Scares Off Adidas from $10 Million iAd Deal is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

LG will not release a tablet device on Froyo | Posted on: 04/10/2010 @ 19:12

A little while ago Google themselves warned manufacturers that their Android 2.2 OS, AKA Froyo was not designed for tablets and that any companies who popped the latest version onto their device would do so at their own peril. The message was to hold out for the later … [visit site to read more] LG [...]LG will not release a tablet device on Froyo is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Review: Musical Fidelity M1 HPA | Posted on: 04/10/2010 @ 18:48

Musical Fidelity's Antony Michaelson is a huge fan of headphones and regularly uses them at home for critical/recreational listening. Hence, the company's legacy of high-quality headphone amplifiers in its product line up. The Musical Fidelity M1 HPA is totally straightforward. It has sockets for two sets of headphones, plus inputs for line/ USB and a volume control. There's also an output via ...

Review: Unison Research Unico Nuovo | Posted on: 04/10/2010 @ 18:36

The Unico Nuovo ('New' in Italian) is a second generation integrated amplifier. For those familiar with the breed, the Nuovo is based on the original Unico 80 hybrid that was introduced as far back as 2001. Despite its relative antiquity, the original amplifier had a timeless aesthetic quality that has hardly needed updating for the second decade of the millennium. It was a modern amplifier then, ...

WD to launch 3TB drives in weeks | Posted on: 04/10/2010 @ 18:24

New rumors are suggesting that WD will deliver 3TB drives to retail soon. After a long time of hard work with solving compatibility problems with the 32-bit version of Windows, Western Digital is getting ready for a full scale launch of new 3TB models.

NHOC: 4000 points and climbing | Posted on: 04/10/2010 @ 17:48

We decided to raise the ambitions of our overclocking team NHOC last month, and things have been going well since. Last week our eager members lifted the team over 4000 points and at the same time achieved some world class results.

FaceVsion TouchCam N1 720p HD webcam review | Posted on: 04/10/2010 @ 17:00

In need of a better webcam? FaceVsion's TouchCam N1 touts integrated hardware encoding for 720p HD video calls.

MSI HD R5870 Lightning | Posted on: 04/10/2010 @ 16:12

Die MSI R5870 ist zweifellos eine der interessantes Versionen der 5870 am Mark. Mit einem von Werk aus bereits auf 900 MHz übertakteten Grafikchip hauch MSI der Lightning das gewisse Etwas an Zusatzperformance ein und komplett überarbeitete 12 Phase Stromversorgung soll exzellentes Overclocking ermöglichen selbst unter den härtesten Bedingungen.

Review: Awescott Green Screen | Posted on: 04/10/2010 @ 16:00

Have you ever watched the news? Of course you have. Well then, as an expert, you will know that at the end of the news, there tends to be a meteorologist flailing their hands about in front of a map of the UK. The reason for their flailing is that they have only a rough idea of where the various areas of the UK are in relation to there hands. You see the map is not there, it is added in by ...

Sid Meier's Civilization V - PC | Posted on: 04/10/2010 @ 15:48

Latest entry in the award-winning franchise arrives with a wealth of enhancements and new features ready to conquer your PC.

Gateway Updates NV Series with WiMax | Posted on: 04/10/2010 @ 13:36

Gateway has updated its NV series of mainstream notebooks, including a new model featuring integrated WiMax connectivity. The entire line has been updated with more attractive aesthetics, improved performance and better value. The NV59C66U is first to be available, and grabs the headlines with its Intel Centrino 6250 Wireless card providing it with 802.16e WiMax and conventional 802.11b/g/n WiFi ...

The Apple TV (2010) Review | Posted on: 04/10/2010 @ 12:12

The new Apple TV is a lot like the old Apple TV, at least functionally. You get the same limitations and the same plays-well-with-others* behavior (if by others you mean Apple products and iTunes). Technically, the new Apple TV is a significant improvement over the original - it doesn’t get stupidly hot, it’s very compact and it’s a lot cheaper. But Apple has to compete with more than ...

Enlightenment Foundation Libraries 1.0 Hit Beta | Posted on: 04/10/2010 @ 3:12

At long last, the EFL (Enlightenment Foundation Libraries) have reached a beta status for their version 1.0 release. Among the libraries hitting this beta status are Eina, Eet, Evas, Ecore, Embryo, Edje, E_Dbus, Efreet, and Eeze. New snapshots are also available for Enlightenment and Elementary...

News for 10-3-10 | Posted on: 03/10/2010 @ 22:48

News, news and more news from sites around the world! Enjoy!

GCC 4.4.5 Brings Bug-Fixes | Posted on: 03/10/2010 @ 21:24

While GCC 4.5 has been around since this past April, if you are still living with GCC 4.4 for whatever reason (like being hit with a massive performance regression), you may be pleased to know that on this Sunday afternoon there is the GCC 4.4.5 release that's now available. GCC 4.4.5 was delayed a bit, but it's here and offers up bug-fixes but no major new features...

X.Org Server 1.9.1 Is Approaching; RC1 Released | Posted on: 03/10/2010 @ 15:12

Under the release management of Apple's Jeremy Huddleston, the first release candidate for the first point release in the X.Org Server 1.9 series is now available. X.Org Server 1.9.1 will be the first update to X.Org Server 1.9, which was released in August, and should make it out around the same time as the X.Org 7.6 katamari release later in October...

Antec EarthWatts EA 380D Green 380W | Posted on: 03/10/2010 @ 7:12

Antec EarthWatts EA 380D Green 380W   Antec sent us their entry-level model EarthWatts Green PSU rated at 380W. Billed as an eco-friendly alternative to the usual budget PSUs, Antec boasts about the reduced energy costs associated with the high efficiency design. Given the eco emphasis, we'll examine how the PSU does in those areas along with the usual tests. Is this green ...

Observations On Long-Term Performance/Regression Testing | Posted on: 02/10/2010 @ 23:36

At the Ubuntu Developer Summit later this month in Orlando for the Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" release, it looks like performance testing may finally be discussed at length by Canonical and the Ubuntu developers...

Review: Rega RP1 | Posted on: 02/10/2010 @ 18:24

Rega, once the king of the affordable turntable sector has just reasserted its position in the market a brand-new entry-level model, the RP1. This new turntable replaces the rather dowdy P1 and sports not only a new platter material, but a totally new tonearm to boot, an arm we are told that hints at changes to come across the entire range. New mould The platter is now moulded in phenolic resin ...

Lightspark May Work Towards A Gallium3D State Tracker | Posted on: 02/10/2010 @ 16:48

With the Gallium3D driver architecture there's state trackers for Mesa, OpenVG, OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0, and even most recently one for exposing Direct3D 10.0/11.0 on Linux. These state trackers are then what can run on the Gallium3D hardware drivers or even on the CPU in the case of Softpipe and the much more interesting LLVMpipe. There's even now a new Gallium3D state tracker being contemplated by ...

Wine 1.3.4 Adds New Features, Supports ARM | Posted on: 02/10/2010 @ 16:12

With the latest bi-weekly development snapshot of Wine, the v1.3.4 release brings a variety of noteworthy changes...

Wall Street Blu-ray Movie Review | Posted on: 02/10/2010 @ 16:00

"Greed, for lack of a better word, is good."

ARM Cortex A15 replacement gets multithreading technology | Posted on: 02/10/2010 @ 2:36

Cortex A15, or Eagle, is the name of ARM's next generation microarchitecture. After Cortex A9, Eagle will raise the bar further with up to four physical cores and clock frequencies up to 2.5 GHz. ARM confirms that it is working on a multi-threading technology to follow Cortex A15.

Kingston 64GB Data Traveler Ultimate USB 3.0 pen-drive review | Posted on: 01/10/2010 @ 22:48

High on capacity and speed, is USB 3.0 the future for the ubiquitous pen-drive? Kingston seems to think so.

Google expands availability of paid apps across the globe | Posted on: 01/10/2010 @ 22:12

Google’s sending Android global. In a recent blog post the internet giant announced that over the next couple of weeks the number of countries where paid applications are offered on the Android Market will be increased. The changes will allow developers in 20 more … [visit site to read more] Google expands availability of paid [...]Google expands availability of paid apps across the globe is ...

Apple TV gets Jailbroken Within An Instant | Posted on: 01/10/2010 @ 22:12

It comes as no surprise to anyone really, but the Apple TV has been jailbroken in almost an instant on its arrival. The Dev Team hackers had already worked out how to hack the newest product from … [visit site to read more] Apple TV gets Jailbroken Within An Instant is a post from: UK [...]Apple TV gets Jailbroken Within An Instant is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping ...

Are Apple Testing a Touchscreen iMac? | Posted on: 01/10/2010 @ 22:00

According to Digitimes, Apple is apparently testing out touchscreen technology for a future generation iMac. It’s not infrequent to hear rumours like this, but Apple has given no word on such plans as of yet. The … [visit site to read more] Are Apple Testing a Touchscreen iMac? is a post from: UK Gadget and [...]Are Apple Testing a Touchscreen iMac? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

G.Skill Phoenix Pro 40GB Solid State Drive | Posted on: 01/10/2010 @ 22:00

Looking for a high speed boot drive at a low cost? G.Skill enters the fray with a small rocket designed to meet budget users.

Next Launch Their Own Tablet Device: Poor Specs, but Coming in at £180 | Posted on: 01/10/2010 @ 21:48

It seems high street brand Next has caught many of us off guard, by launching their own brand new tablet device; the Next 10’’ Tablet. The device isn’t spectacular, but sports a 10’’ WXGA LCD touchscreen display, 2GB of internal storage with an 8GB MicroSD card, 2 USB ports, a … [visit site to read [...]Next Launch Their Own Tablet Device: Poor Specs, but Coming in at £180 is a post ...

Vodafone tweak price-plans for mobile phones | Posted on: 01/10/2010 @ 21:36

Vodafone have fiddled around with their price-plans in order to compete with the likes of 02, with their main focus being on data usage. As reported by Pocket-lint, from today (October 1st), all new customers will be offered one of several new 24-month plans, which … [visit site to read more] Vodafone tweak price-plans for [...]Vodafone tweak price-plans for mobile phones is a post from: UK ...

5000 StarCraft II Players Get Banned by Blizzard | Posted on: 01/10/2010 @ 21:24

Last Month, Blizzard Entertainment gave a warning to all StarCraft II players after a prominent amount of cheating in the Sci-Fi RTS game which read: If a StarCraft II player is found to be cheating or using hacks or modifications in any form, then as … [visit site to read more] 5000 StarCraft II Players Get [...]5000 StarCraft II Players Get Banned by Blizzard is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Samsung Galaxy Tab coming to UK Novemeber 1st | Posted on: 01/10/2010 @ 21:12

This time next month (November 1st) us Brits could get our grubby little hands on the latest tablet device; the Galaxy Tab. What more do you need when the rain starts pouring and the wind howling, than a music-playing, game-running, video-streaming slate  in your … [visit site to read more] Samsung Galaxy Tab coming to [...]Samsung Galaxy Tab coming to UK Novemeber 1st is a post from: UK ...

Kingston Data Traveler Ultimate 32GB USB 3.0 Review | Posted on: 01/10/2010 @ 20:24

HTC Desire VS Samsung Galaxy S | Posted on: 01/10/2010 @ 19:48

Overview Android OS is fast gaining ground. So, it is to be seen which Android-running handset is beating the other contenders. Although, HTC has long been an influential handset maker in the Android market, but the company is now getting some serious competition. Lately, the competition had been fierce between HTC Desire and Samsung Galaxy [...]HTC Desire VS Samsung Galaxy S is a post from: UK ...

Thrustmaster Ferrari GT F430 Wireless Cockpit for the PS3 – feel like a genuine Formula 1 driver! | Posted on: 01/10/2010 @ 18:36

With the Japanese Grand Prix coming up next weekend, and the F1 2010 offical game having been released a short time ago, racing is the big hype of the moment. If you want to give Lewis Hamilton a run for his money without risking the dangers of high speed racing, then here is the next best thing: The Thrustmaster Ferrari GT F430 Wireless Cockpit for the PS3. Thrustmaster Ferrari GT F430 Wireless ...

Review: The Times for iPad | Posted on: 01/10/2010 @ 16:48

First and foremost, this isn't The Times newspaper's app. What it is, is an RSS aggregator that displays news feeds in great-looking categories and columns, which you can customise to taste. Once you're subscribed, tap a story and the page folds over, revealing the contents of the feed article, which you can view inline or as a web page. There's also 'read later' functionality, like Instapaper ...

ATI R600 Classic Mesa 7.9 Performance | Posted on: 01/10/2010 @ 14:48

As we have talked about in numerous articles now and delivered various benchmarks for different graphics processors from those using a classic Mesa DRI driver to the newer NVIDIA/ATI hardware with Gallium3D support, Mesa 7.9 brings a lot to the table. There are many new features to be found in Mesa 7.9 for all drivers, but in this article, we are specifically looking to see how the OpenGL ...

Symbian Loses Samsung | Posted on: 01/10/2010 @ 14:36

Symbian is fast losing its ground and its partners. Although, the mobile operating system is showing signs of recovery, but it does not seem to be in any position to give competition to iOS or Android. The mobile platform still commands 40% market share, but is likely to be … [visit site to read more] [...]Symbian Loses Samsung is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site ...

Google Comes Up With Its Own Image Forms: WebP | Posted on: 01/10/2010 @ 14:36

After previously open-sourcing the VP8 video codec and coming up with a new container format (WebM), Google set its sights on making a new image format. Google has now publicly announced and released the initial code to the WebP image format. The goal of WebP is to better compress images than PNG and JPEG files commonly used on web-sites while retaining the same image quality...

Android Apps Collecting Personal Data Without Notifying Users | Posted on: 01/10/2010 @ 12:24

Google has kept its Android App store pretty free for use. This is in clear contrast to Apple, which likes to monitor its App Storewith an iron fist. However, laissez faire Android approach has its drawbacks too. According to a study conducted by Intel … [visit site to read more] Android Apps Collecting Personal Data Without [...]Android Apps Collecting Personal Data Without Notifying Users is ...

Apple May Release Updated Final Cut Studio App in 2011 | Posted on: 01/10/2010 @ 11:48

In an attempt to capture mainstream mobile user segment, Apple had decided to revamp its Final Cut Studio App in 2010. However, according to the rumors, the app development has been delayed and now is likely to be launched in 2011. Apple has re-shuffled its Cut … [visit site to read more] Apple May Release [...]Apple May Release Updated Final Cut Studio App in 2011 is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Clearwire Brings the Strength of CLEAR4G to Pittsburgh | Posted on: 01/10/2010 @ 9:12

Some news from my Hometown..

Primal Carnage Says Goodbye To Unigine | Posted on: 01/10/2010 @ 4:36

While many Linux gamers were looking forward to seeing the Primal Carnage game on Linux in the coming months, it looks like you may have to guess again, at least for a launch in tandem with the Microsoft Windows version. The developers have now switched from the Unigine Engine to using the latest Unreal Engine, which puts its Linux fate into question...

GIGABYTE GO OC 2010 World Wide Final in Taipei | Posted on: 01/10/2010 @ 3:48

The much anticipated GIGABYTE GO OC 2010 Overclocking World Championship Finals proved to be a spectacular show in the middle of Taipei. With 15 overclockers from around the world gathered, the competition was fierce.

GlobalFoundries opens Abu Dhabi office | Posted on: 01/10/2010 @ 1:12

GlobalFoundries is partially owned by investment company ATIC and the semiconductor manufacturer has now opened a new headquarter in Abu Dhabi, Dubai. The address will be the so called HQ Building, a 122m high office building that kind of looks like a silicon wafer.

G.Skill Ripjaws PC3-12800 (1600MHz) 8GB Kit | Posted on: 01/10/2010 @ 0:00

We check out a fresh Ripjaws kit from G.Skill on our new testbed setup. This time it's a meatier 8GB one. Let's find out how it goes in our testbed.