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BitFenix Survivor Gaming Case Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 23:57

BitFenix's Survivor case has a sleek, innovative look, outstanding feature set and a well-appointed I/O panel all packed into a Lan-friendly case with a rugged finish and sturdy handle. The interior is very roomy, for a mid-tower and has some outstanding cable management features and nicely configurable storage options.

Swiftech H20-220 Edge Liquid Cooling Kit Review | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 23:37

Many of the members at the Overclockers.com forums who are watercooling experts will often advise you to stay away from water cooling 'kits' for a number of reasons. Firstly, the price vs. performance ratios of most kits are poor compared to aftermarket air cooling, and sometimes such kits even perform worse than aftermarket air coolers. Other concerns are the closed loop and not having the ...

Evo-G MP1 Mousepad Review | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 22:24

Evo-G MB1 Mouse Bungee Review | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 22:24

DeLUX DLV-B32 WebCam Review | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 22:24

OCZ Alchemy Elixir Review | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 22:24

Icon7 Topper Multimedia Review | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 22:24

Icon7 Twister 1000 Wireless Mouse Review | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 22:24

Thermaltake eSports Black Mouse Review | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 22:24

ZOWIE EC2 White Mouse Review | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 22:24

Tt eSports Challenger Pro Review | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 22:24

Sony Releases Limited Edition Mickey & Minnie Walkman | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 22:12

You like your plushies and you like your electronics and now for your gratification, Sony has joined hands with Disney to release aMickey and Minnie-themed S750 Walkman. This revamped music player will come with 8GB … [visit site to read more] Sony Releases Limited Edition Mickey & Minnie Walkman is a post from: UK Gadget [...]Sony Releases Limited Edition Mickey & Minnie Walkman is a post ...

Linux 2.6.37-rc4 Kernel Released On Schedule | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 22:12

While Linus Torvalds spent most of last week in Japan meeting with other Linux kernel developers, the Linux 2.6.37-rc4 release is right on schedule, one week after releasing Linux 2.6.37-rc3. There are more changes found in this fourth release candidate than would be anticipated for this time in the release cycle, but the overall churn isn't too bad and there are a few notable fixes...

AMD HD 6850 & HD 6870 | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 21:12

There's been plenty of rumors going around about AMD's new HD6-series of cards, but now the long wait is finally over and the first models, HD6850 and HD6870, have been officially launched. The newcomers found their way into our test lab, so lets see what they have to offer.

UK Placed 24th in Global Broadband Value Ranking | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 20:00

Broadband analyst Point Topic has released a report which states that Brits are getting a rough deal from their broadband serviceproviders. Although, the report has stated that the UK ?has one of the most competitive broadband … [visit site to read more] UK Placed 24th in Global Broadband Value Ranking is a post from: UK [...]UK Placed 24th in Global Broadband Value Ranking is a post from: UK ...

Teufel CB 200 | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 19:01

Home audio and specifically PC sound, is always a bit of an oddball when it comes to the enthusiast. In the same way that high end gaming mice and keyboards are only appreciated when they've been experienced, so too is high quality sound. However, despite this even the most well versed and deep pocketed enthusiast can fall into the trap of not acquiring nice Hi-Fi kit for their PC or gaming ...

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 SLI Benchmarking w/ ASUS ENGTX580 | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 17:48

A couple weeks ago we got an e-mail from ASUS that caught us a bit off guard. ASUS wanted to know if we were interested in a second sample of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 graphics card for SLI based testing. Of course we jumped at the opportunity as we would love to see what a pair of NVIDIA flagship video cards has to over in SLI and we are sure you would love to see the numbers as well. Read on ...

Nero 10 Multimedia Suite Platinum HD @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 17:48

http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-nero-10-multimedia-suite-platinum-hd/ (http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-nero-10-multimedia-suite-platinum-hd/)Quote: "Today for review I’ve got Nero 10 Multimedia Suite Platinum HD which has got everything in it, and I mean everything you could ever want for your multimedia needs. This suite of software is the latest and greatest ...

Top Compact Cameras for Christmas 2010 | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 17:48

Christmas is a time when families and friends get together and share some great moments together. Capturing those moments such as Uncle Ted’s face as he opens his pressie that Gran has given him – a rather festive woolly jumper, or Dad showing off his not so great dance moves as the old Christmas songs [...]Top Compact Cameras for Christmas 2010 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Maxi Micro Scooter: Ultimate Xmas Gift Idea for Kids | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 17:48

Remember micro scooters? Well they?re … [visit site to read more] Maxi Micro Scooter: Ultimate Xmas Gift Idea for Kids is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.comMaxi Micro Scooter: Ultimate Xmas Gift Idea for Kids is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

E.U takes on Google | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 17:48

You don?t take over the world without making a few enemies. Google have been plagued by legal trouble this year due to privacy issues in regards to their ?Google Maps/Streets? project and now the E.U is on their back after receiving complaints that the web … [visit site to read more] E.U takes on Google [...]E.U takes on Google is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site ...

Kinect is mostly technological problems say Sony. | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 17:48

If you?re still undecided about whether to go for Kinect or Move this Christmas then maybe Sony Move engineer Anton Mikhailov can help. What does he think of the Kinect? - ?A Move-powered Lightsaber game would be damn better than Kinect’s”. - ?Kinect’s … [visit site to read more] Kinect is mostly technological problems say [...]Kinect is mostly technological problems say Sony. is a post ...

The Vega State Tracker Gets Cleaned, OpenVG 1.1 | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 15:24

Chia-I Wu, the developer who previously worked on the EGL state tracker, brought Mesa to Android netbooks, and allowed Nouveau to work on Wayland (and now is doing work for LunarG), has some improvements to the Vega state tracker. Namely he has cleaned up this Gallium3D state tracker for Mesa and additionally has a branch containing OpenVG 1.1 support...

J&W Minix 890GX-USB3 Review | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 15:24

A tiny AMD mini-ITX board with USB 3 and SATA 6Gbps support

Quick Review: IOGEAR Wireless HDMI Computer to TV Kit | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 14:48

The first thing that struck me when I received the IOGEAR Wireless HDMI Computer to TV Kit (GUWAVKIT2) was how similar the hardware looked to the Warpia wireless adapter (with the obvious exception being the brand labeling). Having had a somewhat frustrating experience with the Warpia, I was wondering if things would be a different story this time around or if my review was going to be fraught ...

The GNOME 3.0 Shell Is Advancing Too | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 14:24

Last night an update was published as to the state of Unity in Ubuntu 11.04 Alpha 1, which is the Unity desktop interface that Canonical will be using in their next Ubuntu release rather than the GNOME Shell. Most all other GNOME distributions, however, will be using the GNOME Shell with GNOME 3.0 when released in March. As it so happens, another development snapshot of the GNOME Shell arrived ...

X Server 1.10 Merge Window Closing; Ubuntu 11.04 To Use | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 14:24

The X.Org Server 1.10 merge window closes tomorrow for for its release schedule so that it can ideally be released on time in mid-February (hopefully we will finally see X.Org 7.6 before then too). This next X.Org Server release isn't particularly interesting but is more along the lines of a big maintenance update with some new fun on the input side...

Google Releases Google Earth 6 | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 13:24

Google has released its latest version of Google Earth. The new version is compatible with Windows, Linux, and OS X. In this update, Google has completely integrated its Street View experience into Earth. It has also extended … [visit site to read more] Google Releases Google Earth 6 is a post from: UK Gadget and [...]Google Releases Google Earth 6 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Review: Sony VAIO VPCEE3E0E/WI | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 12:12

Sony has released a few different models in its entertainment E-Series and the VAIO VPCEE3E0E/WI is the most affordable entry we've seen. However, although you get the same trusted Sony quality at a lower price, this model also has some limitations. For instance, the AMD Athlon II processor is underpowered compared to every laptop in comparison to the similar priced the Advent Eclipse E300. We ...

Review: Disgo Tablet 6000 | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 12:12

Disgo is an Irish-based electronics retailer that produces a variety of consumer devices. The Disgo 6000 is the company's Android tablet and makes a portable but flawed choice. Unlike the Apple iPad and Dell Streak, the Disgo features a resistive touchscreen. It's not nearly as responsive as we would have liked, and the keyboard is terrible to use and won't suit typists. In fact, if it wasn't for ...

Top Christmas Gadget Gift: Butterscotch the Pony | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 12:12

Gift: Butterscotch the Pony Aimed At: Girls aged 5 to 10 Most of the top Christmas toys in 2010 have been aimed at boys, so here’s one for the little girls. … [visit site to read more] Top Christmas Gadget Gift: Butterscotch the Pony is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and [...]Top Christmas Gadget Gift: Butterscotch the Pony is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Acer Liquid Metal to be Launched in the US? | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 11:00

It looks like Acer?s smartphone Liquid Metal might be hitting the US shores some time soon. During a press session, a senior Acerofficial made the statement and it is being speculated that the device … [visit site to read more] Acer Liquid Metal to be Launched in the US? is a post from: UK Gadget [...]Acer Liquid Metal to be Launched in the US? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

Review: HTC Trophy Windows Phone 7 | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 10:00

Overview HTC have always made of solid, reassuringly weighty handsets and their first foray into Windows Phone 7 comes in the form of reassuringly weighty HTC Trophy. It?s the cheapest handset out of the new range of Windows Phone too ? meaning … [visit site to read more] Review: HTC Trophy Windows Phone 7 is [...]Review: HTC Trophy Windows Phone 7 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

The Nokia E5 Review: A Cheaper E72 | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 8:48

When Anand first asked if I wanted to review the Nokia E5-00 (referred to as E5 henceforth), I wasn’t sure what to say. Having used Nokia’s Symbian based smartphones almost exclusively for the first half of this decade, I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to be happy to meet an old friend after a long time, or loathe it thinking of all the reasons I decided to move away from the platform in the ...

Microsoft LifeCam Studio HD Webcam Review | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 8:48

Corsair AX750 80 Plus Gold: Putting Corsair's Best to the Test | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 6:24

With sales of around 150,000 PSUs each month, Corsair is one of the largest vendors for retail power supplies. They have a lot of experience even if they don't have their own factory. A few weeks ago Corsair presented their latest addition to their power supply lineup, the AX series. The AX brand has the goal of delivering performance, quality, and high efficiency; simply put, it's the best ...

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 480 SOC | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 5:46

Gigabyte is a board partner that's known for pushing the boundaries on Nvidia's reference graphics cards, whether it's a custom heatsink, improved quality components, or a factory overclock. And true to form, the GTX 480 SOC includes all of these with an excellent heatsink, improved power design components, and a strong factory overclock.

The State Of Unity In Ubuntu 11.04 Alpha 1 | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 5:12

The first alpha release of Ubuntu 11.04 is set to arrive this Thursday and one of the most prominent changes to be found in Canonical's April 2011 Linux distribution update is the Unity desktop by default rather than GNOME2 or the GNOME 3.0 Shell on the desktop -- up to this point Ubuntu's Unity had just been used on the Ubuntu Netbook Edition. For those that have yet to try out the latest Ubuntu ...

ECS H67H2-M Motherboard | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 2:48

Let's take a look at the ECS H67H2-M, a socket 1155 motherboard based on the forthcoming H67 chipset targeted to the future Intel CPUs based on the "Sandy Bridge" architecture with integrated video.

GNOME's Zeitgeist Is Coming To The KDE Desktop | Posted on: 30/11/2010 @ 0:36

Developed as part of KDE4 was Nepomuk to handle meta data of all kinds on the desktop in a generic fashion regardless of file type as a step towards a semantic desktop. While Nepomuk continues to advance, the KDE developers are now collaborating with GNOME developers to bring Zeitgeist to the KDE desktop too. Zeitgeist is one of the GNOME 3.0 projects and is basically a desktop engine for logging ...

Sony NSZ-GT1 Blu-Ray Player with Google TV Review | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 22:12

Google TV launched to high expectations a couple of months back. Users have slowly come to terms with the capabilities of the software as well as the underlying hardware platform. Without doubt, the Logitech Revue was the flagship product for Google TV at launch. However, many of its users are finding it hard to justify a dedicated device for just the functionality provided by Google TV. A ...

PowerColor HD 6870 PCS+ 1 GB | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 22:12

PowerColor's HD 6870 PCS+ comes with some of the highest out of the box clock speeds of all HD 6870 cards available today. It also comes with a unique thermal solution that offers extremely low noise levels in both idle and load. Another improvement is that power consumption is slightly lower than AMD's reference design - despite the higher clock speed.

Quick Review: Dell Vostro V130 13.3-inch Notebook | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 22:12

Aimed at the business user, the Vostro series from Dell is today getting a little bit of a face lift and the new V130 is the one we’re checking out. Packing some sweet goodies, the V130 looks like it’s going to indeed hit the spot for the user on the go. Checking out the specifications of the V130 we’ve got on hand, it’s very business-like. We’ve got an Intel i5 470UM which is a Dual Core ...

Lian Li PC-8FI Aluminum Computer Case Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 22:05

When presented with a chassis like Lian Li's PC-8FI, it is very hard not to heap praise on it like a smitten middle school girl. There is, nevertheless, a hell of a lot to recommend this case. It looks good, has a fabulous feature set with many excellent tool-free elements and top shelf cooling.

Four Card Giveaway @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 21:00

Link: http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/news/four-card-giveaway/Quote: "Hey, it’s Cyber Monday and we’re gong to start the week off with a giveaway for you, actually for four of you. I’ve got four Sparkle video cards to give away. As a gift to our readers for the next few weeks we’re giving away several things, and we’re starting with these video cards. This contest will start today, ...

usbfever.com's weekly new launches (week 47, 2010) | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 21:00

A new week and more new stuff from USBFever!

AMD lists two mobile Radeon HD 6000 circuits | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 21:00

AMD will in two weeks launch its anticipated Radeon HD 6900 series of graphics cards, to follow up the popular Radeon HD 6800 series, but already the company has listed the first mobile circuits of the Radeon HD 6000 family, Radeon HD 6300M and 6500M.

Apple I computer sold for $212,267 | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 21:00

Apple usually sells at a big margin, which culminated when a model of the first computer made by Apple - Apple 1 - was sold on Acution earlier this month. The final price was $212,267, slightly more than the $666.66 it was priced at in July 1976.

New mobile Sandy Bridge processor listed | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 21:00

Intel will roll out a whole lot of new processors in the mid-range segment next year. The processor architecture known as Sandy Bridge will also appear in notebooks where one of the new models has been listed in notebooks, Intel Core i7-2630QM.

Futuremark postpone 3DMark 11 launch | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 21:00

Finnish developers Futuremark have announced that its next test suit 3DMark 11 will be delayed. The launch was set to November 30th - tomorrow - but has now been postponed to an undetermined date.

GeForce GTX 570 confirmed for December 7th | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 21:00

NVIDIA continues at a high pace with the GeForce GTX 500 family. We are still waiting for AMD and its new flagship series Radeon HD 6900 and we now have new information that confirms a launch date for GeForce GTX 570, the successor to GeForce GTX 470.

Microsoft May Enter Streaming TV Business | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 19:48

With Google TV venture floundering off, things do not seem to be going right for online TV, but this hasn?t stopped Microsoft fromgoing ahead and holding talks with media companies for its new online pay-television subscription business. Microsoft is … [visit site to read more] Microsoft May Enter Streaming TV Business is a post from: [...]Microsoft May Enter Streaming TV Business is a post ...

Corsair AirFlow Pro Dynamic LED Display Kit | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 19:48

Introduction In just the past two years I have seen many innovations sent to my house to have a look at and bring my findings to you. Of course, they have had great success with their new chassis and cooling entries thus far, but Corsair has always been a leading brand for power supplies and memory. While I don’t have access to do either the power supply testing or even the memory testing unless ...

ADATA N004 - SATA & USB 3.0 SSD Reviewed | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 18:36

OCZ and Kingston have already shown us what solid state technology can do for external drive transfer speeds when given the headroom provided by USB 3.0 technology. Now, ADATA bring us the N004, an Indilinx Barefoot based solid state drive that features both USB 3.0 and SATA connectivity. At this stage of proceedings, Indilinx would not be our first choice of controller utilized this way – at ...

Asus Eee PC 1215N | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 18:36

The Asus Eee PC 1215N is a netbook with a 12.1-inch LCD display with some added kick than the average netbook. It has a higher-resolution display and a dual-core Intel Atom CPU with 2GB of RAM. It's quite a powerful device despite a few minor shortcomings.

Futuremark senarelägger 3DMark 11 lansering | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 18:36

De finska mjukvaruutvecklarna Futuremark har idag meddelat att deras nästa testsvit 3DMark 11 blir något försenad. Den tilltänkta lanseringsdagen var satt till 30 november - i morgon tisdag - men har nu skjutits fram på obestämd tid.

Kinect Sensor - Xbox 360 | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 18:12

Is Kinect the must-have present this Christmas? HEXUS.gaming takes a look at Microsoft's new motion-sensing periperhal.

Review: New Flip MinoHD | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 17:24

As functional as the Flip pocket camcorders are, cheap they are not.At £179.99, the new Flip MinoHD is £20 more expensive than its sibling, the Flip UltraHD, but is it really worth the extra cash?In terms of the videos they produce, there's no discernable difference between the two. Both record 720p HD video at a resolution of 1280 x 720, both record at a frame rate of 50 frames per second, and ...

Review: Asus Eee PC 1215N | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 17:24

You'd be forgiven for thinking the days of humble netbooks such as the Asus Eee PC 1215N are numbered, with tablets such as Apple's iPad, the Viewsonic Viewpad 10 and the Samsung Galaxy Tab currently stealing the limelight. While it can't be denied that sales have been hit by the new breed of ultra-stylish tablets, they're not exactly direct competitors to netbooks; you're unlikely to opt for a ...

Review: MacBook Air 11-inch | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 17:24

Although an excellent technological achievement, the MacBook Air has previously struggled to find its niche in the Apple notebook range. It was too expensive to compete with the low-end MacBook, and not powerful enough to replace the higher-specced MacBook Pros. It was light, beautiful and desirable, but unnecessary. The late 2010 release of the MacBook Air represents a major update for Apple's ...

Zalman N Series 128GB SandForce SF-1222 SSD Review | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 17:24

It seems like every week another company joins the SSD fray with a drive of their own. Granted, there's still a lot of users that still haven't made the leap from the trusty old platter hard drive. Does Zalman, a company best known for their cooling and cases, have what it takes to get a piece of the SSD pie? They're making an effort with their launch of two different SSD lines. We'll have a look ...

KDDI Develop Zoom Feature For HD Video Streaming On Smartphones | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 17:24

If you are one of the many smartphone users who has a device which doesn’t have 1080p video resolution, KDDI’s R&D labs have developed software for zooming on the HD vids without losing picture quality. The software (which was originally intended for large screens) … [visit site to read more] KDDI Develop Zoom Feature For HD Video [...]KDDI Develop Zoom Feature For HD Video ...

Facebook and Skype Integration: Could Be Called Face Me? | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 16:12

We could soon be looking at a big step in the way Facebook chat is being used in the near future as it seems the social-networking giants? recent dealing for integration with Skype could be coming into fruition soon. Amongst Facebook?s code,Facebook and Skype Integration: Could Be Called Face Me? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Free Angry Birds festive editon on the way | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 16:12

Angry Bird?s is getting festive. A wintery version of the game will be offered as a free upgrade to the Halloween version. Well, everywhere?s covered in snow so we may as well get into the Christmas spirit and pretend we like it and what better way to do this then to sit by the … [...]Free Angry Birds festive editon on the way is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - ...

Sony Ericsson start to roll out Android 2.1 for X8 | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 16:12

Sony Ericsson have started to roll out an Android 2.1 update for their X8 handset. Originally released running on 1.6, customers will be pleased to leave the old OS behind and welcome Eclair. But before they get too happy, the update is going to be released ?in stages? rather than all … [visit site to [...]Sony Ericsson start to roll out Android 2.1 for X8 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Wikileaks shakes the political world | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 16:12

You may not have heard of Wikileaks until today or you may still have no idea what it is. Well for those who don?t know. It?s basically a whistling blowing website which leaks secret government files to the public in order to provide some transparency in diplomacy and so we know … [visit site to [...]Wikileaks shakes the political world is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 Benchmarks | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 16:12

There's been a number of individuals and organizations asking us about benchmarks of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0, which was released earlier this month and we had benchmarked beta versions of RHEL6 in past months. For those interested in benchmarks of Red Hat's flagship Linux operating system, here are some of our initial benchmarks comparing the official release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 ...

A New Clutter Development Release | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 16:12

A month ago we reported on a Clutter 1.5 development release bringing a back-end for Wayland so that this tool-kit can run atop this lightweight display server, among other features it brought. In the past month there's been the Clutter 1.5.6 development release too and just this morning Clutter 1.5.8 was released...

Ny mobil Sandy Bridge-processor listad i bärbar dator | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 15:12

Intel kommer som bekant att rulla ut en mängd nya processorer på mellanklassmarknaden i början av nästa år. Processorarkitekturen som utvecklats under namnet Sandy Bridge kommer även att dyka upp i bärbara datorer där nu en av de första modellerna blivit listad i produkter, Intel Core i7-2630QM.

Details Emerge About Oak Trail Tablet Ocosmos | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 15:12

Intel had displayed Ocosmos OSC1 UMPC during IDF2010 and now we have some more information about this Oak Trail tablet. This ultra mobile PC is likely to sport a 1.5GHz or 1.9GHz Oak Trail CPU and … [visit site to read more] Details Emerge About Oak Trail Tablet Ocosmos is a post from: UK Gadget [...]Details Emerge About Oak Trail Tablet Ocosmos is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

Rovio Wireless Robot: The Spy Robot for Your Home | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 15:12

Rovio, the wireless robot, can … [visit site to read more] Rovio Wireless Robot: The Spy Robot for Your Home is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.comRovio Wireless Robot: The Spy Robot for Your Home is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Sharp Galapagos Tablets Coming December 10th | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 15:12

Sharp are set to release their Galapagos range of tablets, which are looking rather appealing with their release date of December 10th. Unfortunately the Japanese company aren?t looking to share their fancy new tablet with anyone else at the moment with a … [visit site to read more] Sharp Galapagos Tablets Coming December 10th is [...]Sharp Galapagos Tablets Coming December 10th is a post from: ...

Overclockers.com Benchmarking Party ? Summary and Pictures | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 14:00

The weekend of the party has passed and the event itself is over, but the party has just begun for the Overclockers.com Benchmarking team! Everyone whom attended had a blast meeting each other and pounding on computer hardware throughout the weekend. With mountains of hardware, 740 Liters of Liquid Nitrogen to burn, and support from leading hardware manufacturers Corsair and Gigabyte. Having a ...

Top Headphones for Music Junkies this Christmas: Cheap and Expensive | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 14:00

With Christmas just a few weeks away, the list of presents you need to buy keeps on getting longer. This list will no doubt include various members of your family and friends and there is almost a certainty that one of them will include a self confessed music junkie. Now, just like a shoe fan, [...]Top Headphones for Music Junkies this Christmas: Cheap and Expensive is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

North Face Etip Gloves: Must Have Winter Gadget Gloves | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 14:00

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Review: Lenovo IdeaPad Z560 | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 11:36

Lenovo is probably best known for its business ThinkPad range, but the consumer-focused IdeaPad Z560 is an excellent mid-priced portable with a highly impressive specification. This laptop features an Intel Core i3 processor and the difference over its rivals is impressive, producing good benchmarking scores. There's more than enough power for multi-tasking with system-intensive software and we ...

Review: PC Nextday ZooStorm 3389-9209/B | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 11:36

We haven't seen anything from UK based manufacturer PC NextDay in almost a year, but the ZooStorm 3389-9209/B is a solid laptop with a strong display. A couple of usability issues are all that hold it back. The flat keyboard is comfortable to type on, thanks to wide palmrests, and includes a separate numeric keypad for data entry. However, the action is a little spongy and the left Ctrl key has ...

Brand Loyalty Conspicuous by Absence among Smartphone Users | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 10:24

Smartphone market is booming and the consumer is being pampered with latest models on the daily basis. However, no matter, how much smartphone users claim to be in love with their gadgets, the truth is that brand loyalty is almost … [visit site to read more] Brand Loyalty Conspicuous by Absence among Smartphone Users is [...]Brand Loyalty Conspicuous by Absence among Smartphone Users is a post ...

GIGABYTE P67A-UD7 (Intel P67 Express) Motherboard Preview | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 10:24

Introduction Intel and AMD have been on the opposite sides of the CPU world for more than 20 years. Going all the way back to the days of the 2x86 when AMD had a license to make the Intel based CPU, we have seen these two companies play a game of cat and mouse in terms of CPU technology (if not performance). Lately the challenge has been to find an efficient way to mate a powerful CPU with a ...

New Ultrasn0w Unlock for iPhone 3G, 3GS | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 9:12

Want to liberate your iPhone 3G or 3GS from the shackles of your carrier. Here is a new trick from the iPhone Dev Team. The team has released a new version of its Pwnage Tool. The new version uses the … [visit site to read more] New Ultrasn0w Unlock for iPhone 3G, 3GS is a [...]New Ultrasn0w Unlock for iPhone 3G, 3GS is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

QNAP TS-210 Turbo NAS Review | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 9:12

We see how QNAP's popular TS-210 Turbo NAS stacks up against the rest of the field.

PowerColor PCS+ 6870 | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 7:32

What's unique about this PowerColor Radeon PCS+ 6870 graphics card is that it's not a reference heatsink; it's got a custom cooler and a healthy factory overclock as well, promsing some great gaming horsepower with respectable temperatures and power consumption. Tasty.

Thermalright Shaman VGA Cooler Review | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 7:00

  Picture this, you have just spent a fortune, making your dream PC run whisper quiet, but you need to upgrade your graphics card, and when you do, you are treated to a hair dryer like fanfare each time...

BitFenix Survivor Mid Tower Case Review | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 5:48

  Just over a month ago, we reviewed the first offering from BitFenix, the innovative Colossus full tower.  The folks at BitFenix haven?t being wasting time, for today, we're looking at their smaller, mid tower chassis, the...

Thermalright Shaman VGA Cooler Review | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 5:48

  Picture this, you have just spent a fortune, making your dream PC run whisper quiet, but you need to upgrade your graphics card, and when you do, you are treated to a hair dryer like fanfare each time...

Silverstone Technology NT07-1156 HSF | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 4:36

Every processor needs cooling, generally we like to use big monster heatsinks with slow moving high CFM fans but every once in a while we have small and thin HTPC cases where big just doesn't work. When the stock Intel cooler fails, it's time to pull out the 29.5mm NT07-1156 for your cooling needs.

Intel Core i7 CPU Scaling with HD 6850 in Crossfire | Posted on: 29/11/2010 @ 3:24

Introduction In our video card benchmarks we run a $1,000 980X at 4.2GHz and while we understand that it’s not a CPU most people use, there’s a logical reason behind it. When we benchmark cards we want to make sure that we don’t hit a CPU limitation and limit the maximum performance of a possible setup. So, to make sure that doesn’t happen, we overclock our CPU as much as possible. Today, ...

KWin Is Now Running On OpenGL ES 2.0 | Posted on: 28/11/2010 @ 20:36

For a while we have known that KDE developers have been interested in supporting OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0 (and OpenGL 3.x) within the KWin compositing window manager as well as using more OpenGL within the Plasma Desktop and on the KWin front the developers, led by Martin Gräßlin, they have been making great progress towards KDE SC 4.7 where this work will be introduced...

Gigabyte makes art from motherboards | Posted on: 28/11/2010 @ 19:12

Gigabyte is the second biggest motherboard maker in the retail segment and it has made more boards than most companies. Even if we have seen our share of motherboards over the years it's still astonishing to see how Gigabyte has created a work of art consisting of 1,200 motherboards and graphics cards.

OCZ presents Blade 2 and XTE memory modules | Posted on: 28/11/2010 @ 19:12

OCZ Technology took a break from its SSDs and presented two new series of DDR3 memories. Both OCZ Blade 2 and Xtreme Thermal Exchange (XTE) series focus on new heatspreaders and will offer more efficient cooling at speeds up to 2400 MHz.

Intel sees 1000 cores CPUs coming | Posted on: 28/11/2010 @ 19:12

Intel hasn't given up on its multi-core strategy and after recently shipping its 48-core processors to developers and researchers it has started experimenting for the future. The result has been a receipt for that processors with 1000 cores is coming.

New mechanical storage technology enables 24TB harddrive | Posted on: 28/11/2010 @ 19:12

Hitachi has presented a new storage technology that will enable up to 3.9 Terabit per squareinch, a storage density almost 8 times higher than current tech. If the technology finds its way onto the market in the 3.5" format it will be with capacities up to 24TB.

Bulldozer aiming for 3.5 GHz and 8MB cache | Posted on: 28/11/2010 @ 18:00

AMD will launch the first Bulldozer processors in Q2 2011 and we have been told that the performance per clock will be better than current Phenom II processors. Therefore it comes as pleasant news when AMD talks about frequencies over 3.5 GHz with the new processors.

VA-API Support For Google Android Platform | Posted on: 28/11/2010 @ 15:12

We have been tipped off that a few VA-API patches have hit the upstream libva tree for furthering along Google's Android support for this video acceleration API. VA-API is arguably the second best video playback acceleration API available to Linux users, after the NVIDIA-created VDPAU...

The Performance Of Fedora Core 3 Through Fedora 14 | Posted on: 28/11/2010 @ 15:12

Recently we published benchmarks of Debian with the Etch, Lenny, and Squeeze releases. This is as far back as we could benchmark before hitting the 2.4 Linux kernel and running into hardware compatibility issues and other problems, considering Debian GNU/Linux doesn't seen an official release nearly as often as Ubuntu, Fedora, or most other distributions. We have now carried out a similar ...

Review: Advent Eclipse E300 | Posted on: 28/11/2010 @ 13:36

The Advent Eclipse E300 may have an exciting name, but this budget ultraportable is rather bland, despite a strong display and good usability. In order to keep the price low, a generic chassis has been used to. With a plain black interior that's almost entirely featureless, the red lid does add some colour, but isn't quite as stylish as the Samsung R530-JA02UK. For the most part, it's a solid ...

Review: HP ProBook 4525s | Posted on: 28/11/2010 @ 13:36

The HP ProBook 4525s is a solidly built laptop with some excellent features for the price, but suffers from a single infuriating flaw that tarnishes the overall package. The all-black chassis is suitably solid, with a sleek metallic finish to the lid and plastic interior. It's a smart, fingerprint and smudge-resistant design and we noticed only a little flex on the main panels. While the 2.6kg ...

Sony to Launch E-Readers in Japan | Posted on: 28/11/2010 @ 13:36

Sony, with its revamped e-reader, is looking to grab a major share of e-reader market in Japan. Way back in May, we had heard therumors that Sony is planning to launch its e-reader in the Japanese market by the end of this year and seems … [visit site to read more] Sony to Launch E-Readers [...]Sony to Launch E-Readers in Japan is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site ...

Lian Li PC-V352 B HTPC Chassis | Posted on: 28/11/2010 @ 11:48

Introduction I am a huge fan of leaving my case on my desktop for easy access to all the innards, but every once in a while I really ponder moving to a much smaller rig for my day to day use. With the advances in m-ITX motherboards for low power HTPC usage alongside the advances in m-ATX and the ability to overclock even on a tiny motherboard, something like one of these paired with let’s say a ...

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 11 notebook review | Posted on: 28/11/2010 @ 9:36

Ultra-portable ThinkPad armed with a dual-core AMD processor tops our list of favourite 11.6in notebooks.

Microsoft Working on Touchscreen Keyboard? | Posted on: 28/11/2010 @ 6:48

Microsoft has recently filed a patent application and careful scrutiny of that application reveals that the company might be in the process of developing a touchscreen keyboard. Touchscreen keyboard is not a virgin territory. Various companies such as Nokia and Acer have tried to conquer it but couldn?t quite succeed. However, Microsoft is creating a [...]Microsoft Working on Touchscreen ...

Panasonic DMP-BD655 Blu-ray Disc Player @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 28/11/2010 @ 5:48

http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-panasonic-dmp-bd655-blu-ray-disc-player/ (http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-panasonic-dmp-bd655-blu-ray-disc-player/)Quote: "It’s about time I upgraded my Blu-Ray player I think, and Geeks.com has come through for me by sending a very nice Panasonic unit for review. My current Blu-Ray DVD playe ...

Windows Phone 7 Unlocked: Microsoft Goes Ballistic | Posted on: 27/11/2010 @ 23:12

ChevronWP7 made waves when it announced that this neat software can let you go around WP7 Marketplace and load apps on ourWindow Phone 7 handset. The software is compatible with Windows computers and unlocks the phone for … [visit site to read more] Windows Phone 7 Unlocked: Microsoft Goes Ballistic is a post from: UK [...]Windows Phone 7 Unlocked: Microsoft Goes Ballistic is a post from: UK ...

Review of Joby Gorillatorch Blade and Giveaway @ DIY Guides | Posted on: 27/11/2010 @ 22:00

http://www.diy-guides.com/review-of-joby-gorillatorch-blade-and-giveaway/ (http://www.diy-guides.com/review-of-joby-gorillatorch-blade-and-giveaway/) Quote: "I do a lot of things myself and many times that means I find myself not having enough hands, I’m sure you know what I mean here. For example trying to hold a flashlight while doing something else with your hands, it just doesn’t quite ...

Lightspark 0.4.5 With New Graphics Engine Nears | Posted on: 27/11/2010 @ 22:00

Lightspark 0.4.5 is nearing release with its new graphics engine. The release candidate for Lightspark 0.4.5 just came this Saturday, boasting this new graphics engine that more heavily leverages Cairo for graphics drawing and offloading more of the workload to the graphics processor for this free software project aiming to implement the latest Adobe Flash/SWF specification. Besides faster and ...

Wayland Now Has A Nested Compositor Back-End | Posted on: 27/11/2010 @ 19:36

Wayland has received quite a number of new patches in the past month from a variety of different developers, including the ability to run Wayland off a Linux frame-buffer, but now this weekend it has picked up another interesting feature: the ability to run another Wayland compositor instance within itself. There's now patches out there for running a nested/session compositor of Wayland on top of ...

iPad for £199 Courtesy Orange UK | Posted on: 27/11/2010 @ 18:24

We all have been salivating over this yet-to-be beaten tablet and seems like it is getting more and more within our reach. Orange UK has announced its contract pricing for Apple iPad. The 3G-enabled tablet has been priced at £199 … [visit site to read more] iPad for £199 Courtesy Orange UK is a post [...]iPad for £199 Courtesy Orange UK is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4 Motherboard Preview | Posted on: 27/11/2010 @ 17:12

With the upcoming release of Intel?s next-generation microprocessor architecture, codenamed Sandy Bridge, motherboard makers such as Gigabyte have already prepared their products to cater to this new processor line-up that uses the LGA 1155. Can we say Bye Bye to LGA1156? Before we bid farewell to the LGA 1156, let’s look at what to expect [...]

It?s Xbox Live Gold weekend! | Posted on: 27/11/2010 @ 17:12

It?s cold, it?s wet, it?s dark and drinks cost too much these days. So why not stay in and watch X-factor. Lol JK, Microsoft are offering a free Xbox Live Gold Weekend pass, so stay in and get stuck into some multiplayer madness. According to Xbox UK’s … [visit site to read more] It’s Xbox [...]It’s Xbox Live Gold weekend! is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site ...

HTC more searched than iPhone 4 | Posted on: 27/11/2010 @ 17:12

If you want to know how the masses think, if you want to, excuse the awful cliché know ?what?s hot and what?s not? then there?s one simple method, it?s not a psychology degree, it?s a search engine. And the search engine in question says that people are … [visit site to read more] HTC more [...]HTC more searched than iPhone 4 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping ...

Apple censor Android mag | Posted on: 27/11/2010 @ 17:12

Apple are playing the gadget fascists again. The censor-heavy company has unsurprisingly rejected a “magazine” app from Danish publisher Mediaprovider because the content was exclusively about Android, the big bad rival OS. It?s not exactly clear what grounds the censorship was … [visit site to read more] Apple censor Android mag is a post from: [...]Apple censor Android mag is a post from: ...

Back to the Future Part III (1989) Blu-ray Movie Review | Posted on: 27/11/2010 @ 17:12

After the 4 year break between the first and second Back to the Future films, the 7 month long wait for the last must have seemed like a breeze. With the McFly family timeline safe and Hill Valley returned to its original serenity, all is still not well, with Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) trapped in the year 1885. Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) must one more time make a trip to a time long since ...

Why More Companies Don't Contribute To X.Org | Posted on: 27/11/2010 @ 15:24

Being brought up from the discussion surrounding the RadeonHD driver being vandalized, which wound up just being a prank by two X.Org developers to torment one of the former RadeonHD developers, was a discussion why more companies don't contribute back to X.Org. Do companies think the X.Org code is too hard? That it's not worth the time? Is it all politics?..

Review: Packard Bell Dot S | Posted on: 27/11/2010 @ 13:48

Since being bought by Acer in 2008, Packard Bell has gone from strength to strength, releasing a wide range of high-quality laptops and netbooks. The updated Dot S adds to this legacy, combining great usability and unique features at an equally pleasing price. Acer's involvement can be seen in the design of this device, as it is built around the same chassis as the Aspire One D260. Available in a ...

Review: Dell Inspiron Mini 1018 | Posted on: 27/11/2010 @ 11:24

Dell's Inspiron Mini range has grown over the years from tiny nine-inch models to larger 12-inch ultraportables and finally settled on the 10-inch Inspiron Mini 1018. A well-made and highly usable netbook, it's easy to recommend, but it lacks the flair of some of its rivals. While the default model is black, a choice of pink or red colour schemes are available for an extra £19. The chassis is by ...

Intel X25-M 120GB Retail Solid State Drive | Posted on: 27/11/2010 @ 11:24

Introduction Until Marvell and SandForce released their first solid state drives Intel had a performance lead on all of their competitors. Unfortunately in our testing we found the 80GB Postville SSD lacked capacity and at the time the 160GB version cost substantially more than most consumers were willing to spend. Intel’s ten channel controller was revolutionary, but forced Intel to release ...

Acer's Aspire 5551G: AMD's Budget Gaming Laptop | Posted on: 27/11/2010 @ 6:36

When someone talks about budget gaming on a laptop, a lot of things might go through your head. Are they talking about ten year old games on netbooks? Maybe by "budget" they mean $1000? Or perhaps they're referring to a pathetically slow IGP that can barely run modern games at 768p (but does reasonably well with 3+ year old titles)? So many options, but today we're talking about a laptop that can ...

BitFenix Survivor Mid Tower Case Review | Posted on: 27/11/2010 @ 2:12

  Just over a month ago, we reviewed the first offering from BitFenix, the innivative Colossus full tower.  The folks at BitFenix haven?t being wasting time, for today, we're looking at their smaller, mid tower chassis, the...

Quick Review: Dell XPS 14 Notebook | Posted on: 27/11/2010 @ 1:00

While I’m a notebook owner, I’m not sure I would consider myself a notebook user. Over two years ago I wrote an editorial about Entering the Notebook World and while I do use my notebook daily, it’s in the capacity of me VNCing into it and checking my email on it. The XPS M1330 has served me extremely well, but it’s going to be interesting to see how the XPS line up has changed over the ...

Samsung FX2490HD 24 Inch LED TV / Monitor Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 26/11/2010 @ 21:33

The Samsung SyncMaster FX2490HD is a stylish LED monitor / TV that tries to perform the role of two products in one, but doesn't seem to excel at either function. While used as a monitor, it does perform its task very well. But with the lack of a suitable DVI connection and no cable adapter, the user is limited to use the older analog VGA which to some will seem rather outdated for a 2010 product.

Court Reduces Prison Sentence for Pirate Bay Founders | Posted on: 26/11/2010 @ 21:12

Popular media sharing site Pirate Bay? executives have received yet another ?guilty? decree. However, the appeal court has reduced their prison sentence and at the same time has increased their fines. The four co-founders of the site were originally … [visit site to read more] Court Reduces Prison Sentence for Pirate Bay Founders is a [...]Court Reduces Prison Sentence for Pirate Bay Founders ...

Wine 1.3.8 Brings Various Changes | Posted on: 26/11/2010 @ 21:12

There's a new Wine development release arriving on this "Black Friday", but this version doesn't bring any early Christmas presents like Wayland support, DirectX 11.0 capabilities, or usage of the Direct3D 10/11 Gallium3D state tracker. It does though bring a few minor changes...

This Is Cool: An HTML5 Back-End For GTK3 | Posted on: 26/11/2010 @ 18:00

Version 3.0 of GTK+ that is set for introduction with GNOME 3.0 already boasts a bold feature set. GTK+ 3.0 is less dependent on X11 (meaning it can work with Wayland and better support on Mac OS X, etc), provides X Input 2 support, uses Cairo more for drawing, eliminates DirectFB support, and boasts cleaner rendering. A new feature though for GTK+3 is being worked on and its quite interesting: ...

Work Is Back Underway On Clover: Mesa's OpenCL | Posted on: 26/11/2010 @ 18:00

Some two years ago there was a branch of Mesa created by Zack Rusin named "Clover" with intentions of providing OpenCL over Mesa. While it looked hopeful at first, this code to support OpenCL over Mesa was never finished and after a while it didn't receive any further work. It's been months since there's been much activity in this area of GPGPU support for Mesa/Gallium3D, but recently Zack has ...

GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R (Rev. 2.0) Motherboard Review | Posted on: 26/11/2010 @ 16:48

Today Legit Reviews gets to look at the second revision to the GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R. Just as in the original design, it's loaded with features along with a few new ones like a twelve phase power design (compared to the original's eight) and an extra USB 2.0 port that keeps the port powered even when the computer is turned off. Read on to see if it earns a spot in your computer.

Unigine Starts A Linux Game Development Competition | Posted on: 26/11/2010 @ 15:36

While open-source game engines are beginning to progress in terms of features and graphics capabilities -- thanks in large part to id Software making open their older game engines -- as a whole the open-source game engines and other "indie" game engines are far behind their commercial counterparts. There is the Unreal Development Kit that is available for non-commercial use, but now Unigine Corp ...

Don't Forget About Our Shopping Links This Holiday | Posted on: 26/11/2010 @ 15:36

With the holiday shopping season now getting underway, don't forget about our Internet shopping links if buying any goods this year at NewEgg (or NewEgg Canada) and Amazon.com. Simply clicking these links when you do your shopping will result in affiliate income for us that goes to support our Phoronix news coverage and reviews along with our open-source test suite development...

Tyke Supply Dual LCD Monitor Stand | Posted on: 26/11/2010 @ 14:36

If you find yourself picking up any extra monitors this holiday season, you may be in need of a monitor stand. When it comes to monitor stands though, Ergotron is often regarded as the leading manufacturer of such LCD stands, but their products come with a hefty price tag where a simple side-by-side LCD arm can cost over $300 USD. If you do not want to spend several hundred dollars -- likely more ...

Top Christmas Gadget Gift: Armouron | Posted on: 26/11/2010 @ 13:36

Gift: Armouron Aimed At: Boys aged 4+ (girls are a maybe!) When I was a kid, ‘Power Rangers’ outfits made from creatively shaped cardboard boxes were very cool. Kids these days don’t have to be half as arts-and-crafty to be a super powered automaton. No, they just need some kit from Cod Steaks to become [...]Top Christmas Gadget Gift: Armouron is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Zippo Hand Warmer: Keeps Those Hands Toasty Warm | Posted on: 26/11/2010 @ 13:36

Zippo Hand Warmer: Keeps Those Hands Toasty Warm is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

HIS Radeon HD 6850 1GB Video Card in Crossfire w/ 960 Shaders Overclocked | Posted on: 26/11/2010 @ 13:00

Introduction We’ve welcomed the new HD 6800 series with open arms and while the HD 6870 might be the faster of the two cards, the HD 6850 represents some great value for money. When we add a second one into the mix we do see that the overall value does dip slightly, but the performance gains are really strong. While we ran over a few speed humps early on when we looked at the HD 6850, it’s ...

Review: Acer Aspire One D260 | Posted on: 26/11/2010 @ 12:00

Acer was among the first to release a netbook back in 2008 and its Aspire One range has gone from strength to strength ever since. The Aspire One D260 is the latest addition and what it lacks in storage it compensates for with all-day battery power. In the netbook market in general, the compact chassis is ideal for regular travel and use around the home. Weighing 1.2kg and with a depth of just ...

Review: Asus Eee PC Seashell 1015PE | Posted on: 26/11/2010 @ 12:00

Asus pioneered the netbook in 2007 and its Eee PC range has since grown by a staggering scale. While the Eee PC Seashell 1015PE adds little to the basic netbook concept, its unique features, great usability and ample storage make it easy to recommend. The chassis looks impressively high end for such a low-priced machine, finished in sleek matt-black plastic. While the finish attracts ...

SkyFire for iPhone Makes UK Debut | Posted on: 26/11/2010 @ 10:24

SkyFire for iPhone has finally made its way to the UK. The app was launched some three weeks back in the US. The app?s US launchwas kind of bumpy as the app took a long time to get the green light for its entry to the app store. … [visit site to read more] SkyFire [...]SkyFire for iPhone Makes UK Debut is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

BitFenix Survivor Review | Posted on: 26/11/2010 @ 9:12

BitFenix's second case offers sleek curves and an integrated carry handle. But is it any good?

Corsair Graphite Series 600T: Cool and Quiet | Posted on: 26/11/2010 @ 8:48

Over the past couple of years, Corsair has been branching out from just producing system memory. They've moved into Solid State Disks, power supplies, enclosures, and even brought their first gaming headset to market just this year. Each entry has met with some success, but while the cases in their Obsidian series have proven excellent, they're still prohibitively expensive. The Graphite Series ...

G.Skill Flare 2x2GB F3-16000CL7D-4GBFLS Memory Kit Review | Posted on: 26/11/2010 @ 6:24

  G.Skill Flare 2x2 GB F3-16000CL7D-4GBFLS Memory Kit Review. Today, we are going to look at something a little different,  the market is awash with super high bandwidth memory kits for the various Intel platforms,...

G.Skill Phoenix Pro 60GB 120GB 240GB SSD Review | Posted on: 26/11/2010 @ 6:24

  The SSD market is one of the fastest growing areas within the PC industry nowadays, with solid state drives being launched by even manufacturers that you maybe wouldn't associate with this type of product, which can...

StarTech ConvergeAV Triple Head DisplayPort to DVI Multi Monitor Adapter | Posted on: 26/11/2010 @ 6:24

Introduction One of the things that has returned to popularity over the last few year has been the use of multiple monitors in the home. In business this has been a standard for quite some time. In fact, most of the companies that I have run the IT department for have used multiple monitors (at the very least for their accounting and sales departments). It allows you more room and to also run ...

OCZ StealthXStream 2 600W Power Supply | Posted on: 26/11/2010 @ 4:12

We've been on a little roll with budget equipment and tonight we bring forth the a brand name quality power supply with a budget price. The 600W StealthXStream 2 can be purchased for under $45 and that brings big value to the table. However, does it perform? Let's find out.

CoolIT Omni A.L.C. | Posted on: 26/11/2010 @ 2:28

The CoolIT Omni A.L.C (Advanced Liquid Cooler) is the first fully upgradeable, factory-sealed liquid cooler for high-end graphics cards. The Omni promises to lower GPU temperatures and noise levels, while also potentially allowing higher overclocks.

Futurelooks Video Unboxes and Previews the New GIGABYTE P67A-UD7 ?Sandy Bridge? Motherboard | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 23:24

Three UK To Offer New Plans For Apple iPad | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 21:36

Three UK has announced its plan to stock Apple?s iPad and it is also planning to launch a couple of new options for the usersinterested in buying the coveted tablet. Three UK is looking to bundle iPad with a … [visit site to read more] Three UK To Offer New Plans For Apple iPad is [...]Three UK To Offer New Plans For Apple iPad is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site ...

Review: Brother HL-4150CDN | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 17:24

It's surprising how cheap colour laser printers have become. The new Brother range starts at only £260, though this particular model is a little more expensive at £445. The Brother HL-4150CDN can be connected through USB or Ethernet, and can serve one to 10 users. It has built-in LCD screen, a 250-sheet tray with an option for an extra 500 sheets and a 50-sheet multipurpose media tray for ...

Review: Asus NX90JQ | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 17:24

Every company has its 'hero' products, such as Asus' NX90JQ. These hero laptops usually boast cutting edge design or power (or both), cost an enormous amount of money and ? most importantly ? boost the brand awareness of the company.Take Dell's Adamo XPS laptop and Sony's X-Series as examples, both of which happen offer class-leading portability.But with the NX90JQ, the Taiwanese electronics ...

Review: Dell XPS 15 | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 17:24

With a name like Xtreme Performance System, you know just what you're getting from Dell's XPS range. The XPS series has been around a while now but the latest Dell XPS 15 incarnation is one of the best yet, boasting incredible power, some impressive features and a commendably solid build.It's natural to assume that the best laptops will strip your wallet bare, and for truly great performance ...

Review: Novatech nTablet | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 17:24

Apple's iPad was the only tablet on store shelves for the bulk of the year, but now it faces genuine competition from the likes of Samsung's Galaxy Tab. However, most of the contenders we've seen have proved to be cheap imitations, such as the Elonex eTouch 1000ET and the Disgo Tablet 6000.British manufacturer Novatech is the latest company to release its own touch-based device, and first ...

North Face NSE Tent Mule Slippers: Keep Warm this Winter and Xmas Day | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 16:48

North Face NSE Tent Mule Slippers: Keep Warm this Winter and Xmas Day is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Sunrise SW-Xcape In-ears | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 16:48

Sunrise known for their well performing earbuds also produce a set of quite interesting in-ears. Dubbed the SW-Xcape these in-ears are priced at a somewhat reasonable $80.

The IDAPT i4 Charging Station: Perfect Practical Gift for the Gadget Lover | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 15:48

The IDAPT i4 Charging Station: Perfect Practical Gift for the Gadget Lover is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Star Wars Jedi Robe: Snuggle Up This Christmas | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 15:48

Star Wars Jedi Robe: Snuggle Up This Christmas is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

KDE 4.6 Beta 1 Is Here With Fun New Features | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 15:48

Like Linux gamers, KDE users have a reason to be thankful today and that's because KDE Software Compilation 4.6 Beta 1 is now available. This six-month update to the KDE desktop stack includes revamped activities in the Plasma Desktop, major search improvements within the Dolphin File Manager, improved mobile device support, and Kontact is now based on Akonadi...

TrueHD, DTS-HD, E-AC3 Over HDMI On Linux | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 15:48

Here's another interesting bit of news that just arrived into the Phoronix inbox this Thanksgiving: it's now possible to do TrueHD, DTS-HD, and E-AC3 over HDMI on Linux via FFmpeg. The TrueHD/DTS-HD/E-AC3 support is added to one of FFmpeg muxers to allow HDMI pass-through for these formats. DTS-HD/DTS-HD MA audio up to this point hasn't been supported under Linux and it's used by a sizable ...

Review: D-Link Boxee Box | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 15:12

We'll tell you the truth ? we were really looking forward to seeing the D-Link Boxee Box. A previous demo we'd seen was definitely favourable, while in terms of style and power we were looking forward to something that could better the recently-revamped Apple TV. Indeed, we were looking forward to something that could kick the Apple TV completely into touch ? after all, D-Link's Boxee Box is ...

Tefal Toast and Light: The Clever Colour Changing Toaster | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 14:48

Tefal Toast and Light: The Clever Colour Changing Toaster is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Richard Branson to publish ?iPad magazine.? | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 14:48

It?s official, the iPad is a rich man?s toy. We just found out the other day that media tycoon Rupert Murdoch is to publish a newspaper especially for Apple?s latest gizmo and now billionaire Richard Branson wants in on the action. Branson is interested in … [visit site to read more] Richard Branson to publish [...]Richard Branson to publish ‘iPad magazine.’ is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Facebook to trademark the word face? | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 14:48

Here?s one that will make you laugh. Facebook is said to be a few steps away from trademarking the word face Apparently the social networking site has been asked to detail a “statement of use” by the US Patent and Trademark Office, explaining how it intends to use the word. If … [visit site to [...]Facebook to trademark the word face? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Xbox 360 sales triple in Japan | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 14:48

Xbox 360 console sales were expected to increase with the launch of Kinect, but I must admit I was a bit pessimistic. I just couldn?t see people who don?t already have an Xbox 360 forking out for one and then the Kinect itself which is over £100, plus games, but then … [visit site to [...]Xbox 360 sales triple in Japan is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - ...

Good News For Linux Gamers This Thanksgiving | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 14:48

I anticipated this being a slow Linux news day here in the United States with Thanksgiving being today and most US employees being on holiday this half of the week, but there ended up being an interesting email in my inbox this morning and it presents a new reason for Linux gamers to be thankful today: our favorite game company is soon to announce something to further embrace and support Linux ...

Silverstone Nightjar ST40NF 400W Silent PSU | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 14:00

I was surprised and excited to see that Silverstone has a few fanless power supplies on the market. For HTPCs, silence is paramount and although the Nightjar ST40NF may not be the most powerful power supply at 400W, it should provide ample power for file serving, video watching, and TV recording.Silverstone Nightjar ST40NF 400W Silent PSU is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing ...

It's Becoming Very Easy To Run Wayland | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 13:36

When Wayland started out in 2008 it was very difficult to build and run this lightweight, next-generation display server. Wayland leverages the very latest Linux graphics technologies and at that time all of Wayland's dependencies had to be patched or built from branched sources and Wayland even had its own EGL implementation at the time (Eagle) rather than Mesa and overall it was just a high ...

Touchscreen Gloves means you can still text while the weather outside is frightful | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 12:24

If you want to keep warm yet still keep in touch on the move with your touchscreen phone, get yourself some of Firebox's Touchscreen Gloves. Touchscreen Gloves means you can still text while the weather outside is frightful is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Top 5 Windows Phone 7 Mobile Phones | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 12:24

Android and iOS may have lion?s share in the mobile OS market, but newly launched Windows Phone 7 is doing well too. Microsofthad launched the mobile operating system with 9 different handsets. Later, more handsets joined the fray and now … [visit site to read more] Top 5 Windows Phone 7 Mobile Phones is a [...]Top 5 Windows Phone 7 Mobile Phones is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

Quick Review: Corsair XMS3 Series PC3-16000 12GB Kit | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 12:24

I remember the XMS series back in the day of original DDR memory. It really was the bees knees of memory and it let us know that it was the cream of the crop when it came to Corsairs memory line-up. Over the years, though, we’ve seen less XMS series memory from Corsair; instead performance has been dominated by the Dominator series. While 12GB isn’t the norm yet, there’s no doubt that over the ...

Review: Nero Video Premium HD | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 11:36

Nero is best known for its disc-burning tools, but now that most operating systems offer apps for making your own CDs and DVDs, it's branched out into other areas. With Nero Video Premium HD, the company has set its sights on the home video editing market, with a focus on high-def enthusiasts. While there are several features that put Nero Video Premium HD in a strong position to match its ...

Review: Roxio Creator 2011 | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 11:36

Roxio's Creator 2011 sets itself a worthy collection of goals: to help us enhance, preserve, capture and share video content. A sceptic would claim they could do all of this with a rag-tag collection of freeware, but don't be too quick to judge. Creator 2011 has its faults and gimmicks, but it's still a huge collection of programs with brilliant features. Let's kick off with the main gimmick: ...

OCZ RevoDrive X2 240GB PCIe SSD review | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 9:12

Got half a grand to spend on storage? Take a look at OCZ's lightning-fast RevoDrive X2.

Lenovo ThinkCentre A70z All-in-One Desktop Computer | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 6:36

Introduction Lenovo, the world’s fourth largest vendor of personal computers, purchased IBM’s PC division in 2005 for the handsome sum of $1.75 billion, and along with it the widely recognized ThinkPad moniker. Lenovo has picked up the ball and run with Think branding, christening its business-focused PCs with some iterations of the name—ThinkServer, ThinkStation, ThinkCentre, etc. Lenovo’s ...

ASUS EeePC 1215N: Bringing NG-ION to the 1201 | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 5:48

When we first looked at the ASUS Eee PC 1201N last year, we thought it was a unique take on the netbook idea, and possibly one of the first acceptably performing netbooks on the market. Fast forward to 2010, and we have the Eee PC 1215N, basically an updated 1201 with a dual-core Atom D525 and Next-Generation ION. But with the release of the dual-core Atom N550 for netbooks and smaller netbooks ...

Silverstone SG07 SUGO Series Mini-ITX Computer Enclosure Review | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 5:48

Patriot Convoy 425XL SAS/SATA RAID Enclosure | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 2:48

The Patriot Convoy 425XL takes advantage of this larger environment to provide space for four 2.5" format drives. It's ideally suited for an application where a RAID solution is needed in a small space, particularly the higher RAID levels that require 3-4 drives for a combination of speed and redundancy. Commonly called "laptop" drives, the smaller format is also the most common platform for ...

8GB G.Skill Ripjaws 2000MHz DDR3 Memory Kit | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 2:45

The maximum speed officially supported by an Intel Core i3/i5 CPU is 1333MHz, and most will know too well that that even lower priced Intel H55/P55 Motherboards can support a 200 BCLK. If you like to dabble in the dark art of overclocking there are a few good reasons to choose a 2000MHz (PC3-16000) RAM kit. Firstly you have the options of lower voltage and tighter timings at lower speeds, and ...

Gigabyte Aivia K8100 Gaming Keyboard Review | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 2:42

Gigabyte may be a name known to some due to their motherboards, but it seems the company has recently decided to venture into the over saturated peripheral market with the release of the Gigabyte Aivia K8100 keyboard. This keyboard - similar to their recent motherboards - is aimed at the enthusiast computer crowd. With features such as 20-key simultaneous anti-ghosting as well as up to 100 ...

NZXT Sentry LXE Digital Fan Controller Review | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 2:37

Cooling is a necessity for high performance gear. From the humble passive heatsink to the monstrous dual-fan tower coolers, airflow is an essential part of the process. Typically we connect fans to our devices via the motherboard, or directly to the PSU. If we're lucky, we can control the fans via software such as SpeedFan, otherwise the hum of high speed performance-orientated fans is permanent. ...

Arctic Cooling Accelero XTREME Plus VGA Cooler | Posted on: 25/11/2010 @ 0:48

Arctic Cooling Accelero XTREME Plus VGA Cooler The GTX465 may run cooler than other Fermi-based graphics cards, but that doesn't mean you might not want to think about adding an aftermarket solution to cool things off even more. The Arctic Cooling Accelero XTREME Plus does an excellent job of keeping the GPU core very cool under fire, while also running so quietly that you'd never know it was ...

Xen Dom0 Support May Come Back To Fedora | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 21:48

With Xen Domain 0 support finally going into the mainline Linux kernel, those interested in virtualization atop Fedora are now looking at getting the Fedora Xen host support back up to speed for the next release (Fedora 15) or by the time that Fedora 16 rolls out. The Linux kernels since Fedora Core 8 have not been capable of Xen Dom0 hosting, but with the Linux 2.6.37 upstream merge that brings ...

10G Ethernet: More Than a Big Pipe | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 20:48

If you are looking to improve your virtualized datacenter, 10Gb Ethernet really deserves your attention. It delivers more than twice as much bandwidth as quad-port gigabit, lower latency, lower power per gigabit, and the ability to greatly simplify your network infrastructure--especially with virtualized servers. 10GbE is a game changer for I/O virtualization; it is much more than “a bigger ...

Noctua NH-C14 ready to cool both your CPU and motherboard | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 20:36

Well known cooling manufacturer Noctua has been looking for new ways to cool our computers and the latest creation is Noctua NH-C14. The sturdy CPU cooler uses an angled tower design where dual 140mm fans will keep both CPU and surrounding components cool.

Corsair Vengeance DDR3 memory focuses on price/performance | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 20:36

Memory maker Corsair will officially unveil the new DDR3 memory series Vengeance later this week, but today there is already complete information out on the web and the new modules target enthusiasts looking for the most bang for the buck, and relatively low voltages.

LG preparing 23" IPS monitor with 240Hz and S3D | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 20:36

LG has revealed working on a new monitor for retail and the 23" IPS panel will bring support for 240Hz. Beside an extremely flicker-free picture this could also improve image quality when playing stereoscopic 3D.

Quick Look: Kingston HyperX MAX 3.0, A USB 3.0 V+100 SSD | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 19:36

Although OCZ was first on the market with a USB 3.0 enabled SSD with its Enyo drive, competitors are knocking down the doors and bridging the gap. We saw the first lower cost USB 3.0 SSD with Kingston's DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0, however the JMicron JMF612 controller it was based on didn't really impress. The only thing the DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 had going for it was a lower total cost for the ...

Psyko Audio Labs Psyko 5.1 PC Gaming Headset Review | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 19:36

We tested the revolutionary headset that uses air ducts to recreate a home theater experience on the user's head. Let's see how it performed.

Quick Review: AOC e2239Fwt Touchmate 21.5-inch Monitor | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 19:12

I’m a huge fan of touchscreen based PCs. Every time I go to my local computer store I can’t help but go in and start touching the screen and navigate through a few windows before I move on. Until now, though, there hasn’t been much outside of pre-built PCs when it comes to getting in on the touch screen action. Today, however, AOC bring a 21.5” screen that looks to be the goods for people ...

Review: New Flip Video UltraHD | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 18:36

The Flip Video camcorder is all about ease and portability.The business model that its creators have taken with its development closely mirrors the method of refinement that Apple has long used to evolve its products.Each year there's a new Flip camera out, and it's always slightly better than last year's model. It's a good way of consistently improving a product, while also sticking to the ...

Corsair Graphite 600T | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 18:24

Corsair has put a lot of engineering into their Obsidian case line-up and everyone had eagerly been awaiting their first mid-tower case offering. Enter stage left: Corsair Graphite 600T, which takes a lot of the features of the Obsidian and packs it into a uniqe looking case at a much lower price point. We tear it apart and put it back together, to see if it can impress as much as the Obsidian ...

Sapphire Mini Projector 101 | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 17:51

In tough economic times it's never a bad plan to diversify; it seems that applies to large companies too. Sapphire, makers of ATI graphics cards for desktop systems have often branched out into motherboards and the like, but now they're entering the display game too. However, not with a standard LCD or LED monitor, but an LED projector. It's small, comes with its own tripod and able to handle ...

Top 5 Mobile Phone Recycling Sites: Strapped for Cash this Christmas? | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 17:24

Back in 2009 we did a featured article on mobile phone recycling and now as Christmas looms we think it?s a good idea to take another look at what?s on offer for your old mobiles. If you?re feeling the pinch this year then recycling old mobiles is a great option. If you?ve got … [visit [...]Top 5 Mobile Phone Recycling Sites: Strapped for Cash this Christmas? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Harry Potter Magic Wand Remote Control | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 17:24

You’d have to have been living under a rock for … [visit site to read more] Harry Potter Magic Wand Remote Control is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.comHarry Potter Magic Wand Remote Control is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

ASRock Vision 3D 137B Blu-ray Core-i3 HTPC | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 16:51

Benchmark Reviews has tested several products designed for the Home Theater PC segment, and of them all only ASRock has ever really delivered on the packaged HTPC concept. The ASRock Vision 3D Blu-ray HTPC could be the first solid example of a compact Home Theater PC that finally poses a threat to desktop computers. Armed with NVIDIA's GeForce GT 425M graphics card, the ASRock Vision-3D enables ...

SAP Slapped with $1.3 billion Penalty | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 16:12

A California court has ordered SAP AG to pay $1.3 billion to Oracle Corp. for copyright infringement. The award is likely to be theheftiest in the history of copyright violation suits. Oracle had been pursuing this case for a couple of years now. SAP has expressed its … [visit site to read more] SAP Slapped [...]SAP Slapped with $1.3 billion Penalty is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Ubuntu To Turn Into A Rolling-Release Distribution? | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 16:12

There's been a lot of Ubuntu announcements coming down the pipe lately from ditching the GNOME Shell in favor of their own Canonical-developed Unity desktop to eventually shipping with the Wayland Display Server instead of X.Org. Here's another interesting one: Ubuntu may become a rolling-release distribution...

ZFS For Linux Is Now Available To The Public! | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 16:12

For those with some extra time this holiday week in the United States, perhaps you want to try out the ZFS file-system on Linux? As was said this week when publishing ZFS benchmarks on Linux using the native kernel module developed by LLNL/KQ Infotech, the public release of this kernel module wasn't going to happen until the first week of January. Fortunately, we have been successful in ...

Windows Home Server v2 'Vail': Drive Extender v2 Dismissed | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 15:12

Back in April we dissected Drive Extender v2 – Microsoft’s storage pool and data duplication technology for Windows Home Server – based upon the first preview release of Windows Home Server “Vail”. So imagine our utter shock when we found out that Microsoft is going to be removing Drive Extender entirely from “Vail” and the rest of its offshoots.

HTC will abandon Windows and Android if they have to | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 15:12

HTC has laid down the law. The smartphone manufacturer suggested that if it?s not allowed certain freedoms within Windows Phone 7 or Android it would leave the platforms for good. ?We will do everything necessary to create the best experience possible. Right now, working with … [visit site to read more] HTC will abandon Windows [...]HTC will abandon Windows and Android if they have to is a post ...

CoD Black Ops double XP weekend incoming. | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 15:12

If you haven?t heard, Microsoft are hosting a double XP weekend for Call of Duty Black Ops on the 360. No doubt there are many hardcore gamers thrilled at the prospect of racking up their gamer points. The problem is there has been much confusion about when the weekend actually … [visit site to read [...]CoD Black Ops double XP weekend incoming. is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

Twitter ?airport joke? man to go to high court. | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 15:12

I?m sure you?ve heard this one, but in case you haven?t a man was convicted of ?sending a menacing electronic communication? and fined after tweeting that he was to blow up an airport. The 27-year old accountant appealed but his appeal was turned down and now he is … [visit site to read more] Twitter [...]Twitter ‘airport joke’ man to go to high court. is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

HIS Radeon HD 6850 1GB Video Card in Crossfire w/ 960 Shaders | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 13:36

Introduction To be honest, I’m not sure why it took me so long to get around to testing the HD 6850 in Crossfire. Yes, while I had tested it already, the problem was that the initial article was done with two 1120 Shader cards, which as we discovered later had just completely thrown out our results. Combined with other products that came in and the normal rush before the holiday season begins, ...

SteelSeries 7H | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 12:21

SteelSeries are ambassadors amongst the gaming elite, not only do they focus on gaming mice, keyboards and pads but they also have a rich product-line in the audio field. In the past we have had the pleasure of dealing with the Siberia series of headsets that SteelSeries brought to the market last year. Back in March we went over to CeBIT and had an exclusive look at the upcoming SteelSeries ...

ASUS P8P67 Motherboard Preview | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 12:20

Over the past few weeks we have seen plenty of coverage of the new ASUS P67 and H67 boards due for release in Q1 2011. We caught a first glimpse of the boards only a couple of weeks ago when Sahil went along to the ASUS P67 'Sandy Bridge' Seminar. That article in itself sparked a lot of interest at Vortez and we just had to get one of these boards in to test. With many features like EFI, TPU, ...

Turn to the Dark Side. WIN fantastic prizes with Antec | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 12:18

Antec and Vortez have teamed up to give 3 lucky winners the chance of winning some fantastic newly released Antec products! Ever thought about going to the Dark Side? Well now is the perfect time. Antec unveiled the new Dark Fleet series of case back in June at Compputex 2010 and since launch they have bagged multiple awards - in fact we reviewed the larger full tower DF-85 a few months ago and ...

Review: Vogel's THIN345 | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 11:36

There's little point in wall-mounting an ultra-thin flatscreen TV if the bracket is so bulky it makes the set stand out from the wall; hence the demand for thin and flat wallmounts. Netherlands-based company, Vogel's, is a big name in furniture and supports for all kinds of LCD and plasma TVs, projectors and AV equipment, so it's no surprise that the company has turned its engineering skills to ...

Review: Sennheiser RS 180 | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 11:36

How much are you willing to spend on a set of headphones? Temper that figure with the following facts: the headphones are wireless, and broadcast on a high-resolution RF frequency for maximum quality without wires. This is a perfect form factor for use with a desktop PC ? you'll never get the cable mangled by the wheel of your chair. They're also super-comfortable, clad in velvety fabric, and ...

Karsk: Make Finding Software/Driver Optimizations Easier | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 11:36

When publishing ATI Gallium3D benchmarks this week that compared the performance of the Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon HD 5770 graphics cards with this next-generation driver architecture to the classic open-source Mesa driver and AMD's high-performance proprietary Catalyst driver, the results were what one would mostly expect. The Gallium3D driver was faster than the classic Mesa driver in most ...

MSI X58A-GD65 Review | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 10:24

The cheapest X58 board we could find, at just £135, and it overclocks well too!

Plantronics Voyager PRO+ Bluetooth headset review | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 8:00

Premium price meets premium performance. Read on to see why I lke this Bluetooth headset.

Acer Launches Dual Display Laptop | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 7:24

Tablets are sure becoming a hot item and now it is Acer?s turn to jump into the ring. The company has announced its plans to launch a 10.1 inch Windows based tablet in February, 2011. In … [visit site to read more] Acer Launches Dual Display Laptop is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech [...]Acer Launches Dual Display Laptop is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - ...

Google Planning to Show Miramax Content on YouTube | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 7:24

Google is said to be in talks with Miramax movie studio for licensing the digital rights to its films. Google is planning to acquire these rights for telecasting the movies on its video site YouTube. If the talks fructify, then Google will be directly … [visit site to read more] Google Planning to Show Miramax [...]Google Planning to Show Miramax Content on YouTube is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD Sound Card | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 5:48

Introduction Needing little introduction, Creative Labs has been around for a long time in the PC audio industry, since basically the dawn of it all in fact. They offered first up the Sound Blaster 1.0 (CT1310/CT1320A) if memory serves, and then followed onward with a massive line of rock solid Windows based PCI, and later, PCI Express sound cards. When these cards were combined with Creative ...

Acer Unveils Dual-Touchscreen Laptop | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 4:48

Many Windows fans were disappointed when Microsoft canned its dual-screen Courier project. A dual-screen laptop/tablet device from Toshiba in September, the Libretto W105 cheered their spirits slightly. However, that device was only available in a very limited run and quantities are already scarce. Acer looks to come to the rescue, airing its upcoming Iconia 14-inch dual-tablet/laptop at [...]

Seagate GoFlex Hard Drive Kit Review | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 4:48

Seagate has introduced a new modular external storage system, dubbed the GoFlex series. This system allows you to purchase a simple bare drive, buy only the interfaces you need, and hot-swap between them without a fuss. Currently you can choose between USB 2.0, USB 3.0, eSATA and Firewire 800, which covers just about every computer and media device made today or in the conceivable future. ...

LGP Is Partially Back Online; More Unforeseen Issues | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 3:48

It's been seven weeks since LGP's server disaster where their single server with a single disk with lackluster backup capabilities suffered a massive failure. The disk suffered from firmware corruption, chemical degradation, and file-system damage, among other problems, and located on this drive were LGP's web-sites, their online store, and their entire Digital Rights Management implementation ...

Moonlight Now Does GPU Acceleration | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 2:48

In the off-hours of XDS Toulouse a few of us were wondering what David Reveman has been working on lately for Novell. David was the creator of the now-defunct XGL and has worked on Compiz, Glitz, and other Linux graphics projects, but lately his work really hasn't been publicized (nor has he been present at XDS, X@FOSDEM, etc) and even other SuSE/Novell employees have been unsure what his ...

Scythe Kaze Master Pro 5.25 | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 2:13

Scythe’s latest invention is the Kaze Master Pro 5.25 fan controller unit which has six independent channels and six temperatures can be monitored in an illuminated display panel.

Heatsink Improv: A Small Tribute to Overclockers of Old | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 1:36

Ever need a heatsink to cool that power hungry beast of yours? Is the stock cooling horrible and your GPU is without any good after market solutions? If so, then improvise. Jury rig that incompatible GPU cooler, find an unused CPU cooler you have tucked away, or even go all out and buy a CPU cooler for your GPU if there are no GPU specific solutions. No, I haven't lost my mind. This is just what ...

The Boxee Box Review | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 0:24

  Content aggregation has been instrumental in the development of the web. In the early days of the web, destinations held all the power. If you wanted news or reviews you went to news and review sites, consuming the content they had to offer at each individual website. Email newsletters were the first to really change the manner in which content was consumed online. Instead of visiting a ...

ASRock X58 Extreme6 Motherboard | Posted on: 24/11/2010 @ 0:24

The ASRock X58 Extreme6 is a high-end socket 1366 motherboard featuring six USB 3.0 ports, 12 SATA ports, six memory sockets, and three PCI Express x16 slots. Let's check it out.

Phoromatic Now Does HTTPS Communication | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 21:00

For those of you that use Phoromatic, our web-based remote test management system to the Phoronix Test Suite, the public web-site is now accessible via HTTPS (Phoromatic.com) and in the latest Git code for the Phoronix Test Suite 3.0 "Iveland" release the test result / system log communication to the server is done via HTTPS as well. This has been of interest to some organizations that may be ...

Casio Exilim EX-S7 | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 20:48

Kuwait Bans Digital SLR Use in Public | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 20:00

Kuwait has limited the public use of Digital SLRs to accredited journalists only. According to a local media report, three government ministries have banned the use of single lens reflex cameras in the public. … [visit site to read more] Kuwait Bans Digital SLR Use in Public is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech [...]Kuwait Bans Digital SLR Use in Public is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Enlightenment... Now Running On Refrigerators | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 20:00

The Enlightenment Libraries haven't even hit version 1.0 yet (though they're getting close and in beta right now), but these libraries and other parts of Enlightenment are already in production use. Besides Samsung getting in bed with Enlightenment for their smart-phone Linux OS, this open-source software is now appearing in... refrigerators...

Samsung Galaxy Tab @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 19:36

http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-samsung-galaxy-tab/ (http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-samsung-galaxy-tab/)Quote: "Not long ago I review the Augen Gentouch78 Android tablet and it wasn’t bad for what it was, but it had several flaws. Today for review I’ve got what has to be the best Android tablet on the market today, the Samsung Galaxy Tab. The one I have is the ...

Colorful showing perforated GeForce GTS 450 | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 19:00

Colorful has presented another odd graphics card design. This time it is NVIDIA's mid-range card GeForce GTS 450 that has acted guinea pig where Colorful has ventured for a single-slot design and decided to makes some extra holes to improve cooling.  

AMD preparing 9 series chipsets for AM3+ | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 19:00

AMD will launch the new Bulldozer arhitecture in Q2 2011. With the Zambezi processors comes a new platform, Socket AM3+. The heart of the new motherboards will be the new 9 series of chipsets, a family we now know more about.

SuperTalent USB 3.0 RAIDDrive hits 370 MB/s | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 19:00

SuperTalent has several multiple flash memory solutions on the market and not the least its USB 3.0-based solutions. As the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 standard has developed and been optimized we can see the potential of its USB 3.0 RAIDDrive memory.

ASUS launches 19mm thin Core i5 laptop | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 19:00

ASUS continues to move out notebooks quickly and the latest model - ASUS U36 - is an extra pleasant acquintance. Despite the relatively powerful processor in the form of a mobile Intel Core i3 or Core i5 CPU the company has managed to keep it thin with a magnesium profile of only 19mm.

Amazon unveil iPhone ?price check? app | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 19:00

Amazon.com has just introduced a new price comparison app for the iPhone. The Price Check allows the users to match an item and get pricing from Amazon and other online merchants in seconds. The user can even take a photo and instantly match the picture to books, DVDs, CDs and video … [visit site to [...]Amazon unveil iPhone ‘price check’ app is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

Kingston uses USB 3.0 with new external SSD | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 18:00

Storage maker Kingston has presented a new external storage unit that takes advantage of the company's leading position. The external SSD comes packed with MLC NAND flash circuits and has 256GB capacity. HyperX Max 3.0 also comes with good transfer performance.

Can brain scans spot a good CEO? | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 18:00

Are you a natural leader? (key-word being natural.) Apparently science can tell you. Specially designed questionnaires have been around for decades but Reading University and Henley business school are taking things a step further and using brain scans to detect leadership potential in business men/women. Professor Douglas Saddy of Reading’s Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and [...]Can ...

Microsoft Kinect - Fun for just One or Everyone? | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 17:48

Oh my knees, my back, my legs…my body! - I grabbed myself Kinect on November 18th, the day it launched in Australia, and there was never a doubt I would get it. Sure, I read about the lag issues and the room you needed and all that stuff, but I wasn’t once turned off it; I was going to make up my own mind on it. Really, I thought at the end of it all, if I didn’t like it that much I could ...

Review: Motorola Defy | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 17:36

If you thought that new twists on Android handsets were getting a bit thin on the ground, take a look at the Motorola Defy. Sporting Moto's love-it-or-hate-it MotoBlur social networking system as seen first on the Dext, the Defy adds an extra we've not seen with Android before: ruggedness.Motorola says the Defy is dustproof, water resistant and scratch resistant. A tough little cookie then. We ...

Top Secret Santa Gift Ideas 2010 for Under £5 | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 16:48

With the end of year break-up not far off, the usual tradition of joining in with office Secret Santa looms closer and closer. Well so that you don’t break the bank this year but still get kudos for a very witty gift, we’ve got a list of top ten office Secret Santa gifts. Alternatively, check [...]Top Secret Santa Gift Ideas 2010 for Under £5 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

If You Forgot, S3 Graphics Does Linux Drivers Too | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 16:48

Last night when checking to see if VIA has made any open-source / Linux progress that went unnoticed (they haven't), that also led me to see what S3 Graphics is up to these days. S3 Graphics doesn't back any open-source driver strategy and they don't have many GPUs on the market, but their binary Linux driver claims to support OpenGL 3, VDPAU, and even kernel mode-setting since last year...

Zalman CNPS9900 MAX 135mm CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 16:24

Today we are looking the newest cooler from Zalman, the CNPS9900 MAX. The new CNPS9900 MAX features a 135mm fan and what Zalman is calling composite heatpipes. Join us as we see how well the new Zalman CNPS9900 MAX CPU cooler performs on our Intel Core i7-930 powered test system at stock speeds and then overclocked to 4GHz!

GreenPois0n Jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 coming in the next few days | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 15:48

No iOS firmware update is complete without an accompanying Jailbreak. Especially now that the law is on their side the hackers/jail-breakers are not about to stop being a pain in Apple?s ar** for a long time from now. Which is good news for those iPhone … [visit site to read more] GreenPois0n Jailbreak for iOS [...]GreenPois0n Jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 coming in the next few days is a post from: ...

Samsung LE32C450 32-inch Widescreen HD-Ready LCD TV | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 15:48

If you haven?t made the jump to High Definition … [visit site to read more] Samsung LE32C450 32-inch Widescreen HD-Ready LCD TV is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.comSamsung LE32C450 32-inch Widescreen HD-Ready LCD TV is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

FCC to allow people to text 911 in an emergency | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 14:36

Picture the scene: You?re in your bedroom closet hiding from a serial killer. He?s in the room sniffing around, with a huge carving knife, it?s like a horror film. What do you do? If you call the police he?s going to hear you speak. Calling is just too noisy. Well if it … [visit site [...]FCC to allow people to text 911 in an emergency is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Vandalizing Open-Source Drivers? | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 14:36

Somebody with root access to the FreeDesktop.org server decided to vandalize the RadeonHD graphics driver in this Git commit. The make files were deleted and replaced with "It's dead, Jim" and a Git commit message line of "PERHAPS BONGHITS WILL FIX MY MAKEFILE." The supplied email address was "root@jerkcity.com."..

Intel Windows vs. Linux GPU Performance Q4'2010 | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 14:36

Yesterday we shared benchmarks of the ATI R600 Gallium3D driver compared against the classic Mesa R600 driver and then the proprietary AMD Catalyst driver. The proprietary driver was much faster than the open-source drivers were, but the Gallium3D driver did possess higher performance in most of the tests than with the classic Mesa driver. This is similar to the R300 Gallium3D driver being faster ...

Gainward GeForce GTX 460 SE 1 GB | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 14:00

Last week NVIDIA launched their GeForce GTX 460 SE which is designed to give a good price/performance level without compromising on memory amount. But is this enough to compete with the full GTX 460 variants that have 768 MB or 1 GB of memory?

Asus Eee PC 1015T Review | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 14:00

AMD's Nile platform gets squeezed into a 10.1in Asus Eee PC netbook.

Wampa Rug ? yet more Star Wars novelty gadgets! | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 13:24

The Wampa is the big snow monster that hides in the mountain caves of Hoth when Luke is stranded there in the Empire Strikes Back. I did not know the name, but now I really want this cute rug, which makes it look like you too have defeated a snow beastie and skinned it for [...]Wampa Rug – yet more Star Wars novelty gadgets! is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - ...

Review: Iiyama E2710HDS | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 12:48

When it comes to sheer visual drama, there's no substitute for square inches ? you need a really large display such as the Iiyama E2710HDS. What you do not need, however, is a banker's bonus to afford one. 27 inches of flat panel is now available for under £250.That's a very reasonable premium over a budget 24-inch monitor, so it's no surprise to find the Iiyama E2710HDS gives you little extra ...

Review: Mio Navman Spirit 470 ? The Budget Sat Nav | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 12:24

Overview We reviewed … [visit site to read more] Review: Mio Navman Spirit 470 – The Budget Sat Nav is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.comReview: Mio Navman Spirit 470 – The Budget Sat Nav is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Competition Time! Win a Mio Navman Spirit 470 Sat Nav on Gaj-it! | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 12:24

As you will be visiting friends and family over Christmas, some of you will be relying on your other half to give directions which can often be a bit of a nightmare. Instead of getting yourself lost, invest a trusty Sat Nav to direct you! Now ? as … [visit site to read more] Competition [...]Competition Time! Win a Mio Navman Spirit 470 Sat Nav on Gaj-it! is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Sparkle SCC-850AF Gold Class 850W Power Supply | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 12:00

Introduction Today we are continuing our look at some mainstream and entry level enthusiast power supplies. These are designed for the gamer or power user in mind that is looking to utilize multiple graphics cards as well as other higher end parts in their computer. While more power is required for these systems, perfect power delivery and a plethora of connectors are not needed as much. The ...

Review: Hanns.G HZ281 | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 11:37

In the battle of the big, budget-priced screens there can be only one. One winner, that is. But will it be this 28-inch Hanns.G HZ281 monitor or its nemesis, the 27-inch Iiyama E2710HDS?The Hanns.G obviously squeaks it for acreage. It has a larger diagonal to the tune of a single inch. However, the HZ281 also sports a 16:10 aspect ratio to the Iiyama's 16:9. That makes the size differential in ...

Review: Acer S273HL | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 11:37

At nearly £400, the new 27-inch Acer S273HL looks rather lonely. It's much more expensive than budget-oriented 27-inch monitors such as Iiyama's E2710HDS. And yet it's significantly cheaper than Dell's high-end U2711 uber panel.That wouldn't necessarily be a problem if it weren't for the fact that most of the Acer S273HL's specifications place it firmly in the budget camp. Yes, it's powered by ...

Review: BenQ V2410T | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 11:36

Spare a thought for the BenQ V2410T. Until recently, it was an extremely attractive 24-inch monitor. Not only does it sport a Full HD 1,920 x 1,080 pixel grid, but also packs an LED backlight and a fully adjustable stand. Not bad for around £160.Problem is, BenQ has only gone and launched the even more desirable EW2420, taking the 24-inch plus LED recipe and adding glorious VA panel technology ...

Review: Acer GD245HQ | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 11:36

Whether it's gaming or movies, it seems the whole world is going mad for stereoscopic 3D. With that in mind, the 3D-capable Acer GD245HQ is probably the monitor of the moment.By most metrics, it's a pretty ordinary panel. It's a 24-incher with a TN panel, a CCFL backlight and the standard-issue 1,920 x 1,080 HD pixel grid. None of that would necessarily be bad if it weren't for the minor matter ...

Review: Samsung SyncMaster FX2490HD | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 11:36

PC monitor and HDTV technology have been converging in recent years. The new Samsung SyncMaster FX2490HD takes that trend to its logic conclusion. Superficially, it's a pretty ordinary 24-inch PC monitor, albeit a snazzy-looking example with an LED backlight. But it also packs a digital TV tuner and IR remote.So, it's the ultimate, two-in-one? Not quite. The panel itself sports an HDTV-aping 16:9 ...

Review: Samsung LD220Z Lapfit Touch | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 11:36

Got a desktop-replacement laptop and fancy adding a second display in dual-monitor mode? Then the Samsung LD220Z Lapfit Touch is quite literally for you. It's a 22-inch Full HD screen specifically designed to work well with portable PCs.That's not all. As the name suggests, this monitor also has full multi-touch functionality. In fact, it doesn't even need special drivers. Simply connect via USB ...

Review: LG E2350V | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 11:36

A 23-inch monitor with a Full HD 1,920 x 1,080 pixel grid for under £150? Impressive stuff. But that's not all. The brand spankers LG E2350V adds an LED backlight to what already seems like a bonkers bargain.Of course, at this price point, something has to give. That something is the LCD type. Yup, it's a dirty old TN panel. But then so is nearly every other monitor at this price point. The only ...

Review: LG BX580 | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 11:36

For a brand that's been aggressively at the forefront of 3D technology, and which has recently signed a much-trumpeted 'preferred TV partner' 3D deal with Sky, LG has been somewhat tardy with letting us have a look at its debut 3D Blu-ray player. But it's finally here, in the shape of the BX580, and it's a shame it's now got such an awful lot of scarily strong competition to contend with. ...

Review: Hanns.G HP222DJ0 | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 11:36

Is there a point at which a cut-price screen becomes a false economy? It's certainly tempting to think the Hanns.G HP222DJ0 is plenty cheap, but not particularly cheerful.After all, by at least one obvious metric it's well behind the competition. This is an old school 16:10 aspect ratio screen where the rest of the known universe has gone 16:9. The old-school means full 1080p HD is not on the ...

Review: Western Digital WD TV Mini | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 11:36

As the baby in the WD TV lineup, the Mini is perhaps best connected to your SD bedroom TV, rather than to your HD living room set. Measuring just 21x91x91mm, it features all the basics with none of the frills. Crucially, it doesn't have an HDMI output, and will output only DVD quality (576i) via the AV output, although it will upscale to 1080i via component. Playback is just as smooth and ...

LG Launches Windows Tablet | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 11:12

LG has finally unveiled its tablet with a mouthful name. The company?s latest offer is called E-Note H1000B runs Windows OS. Acouple of leaked images of the tablet showed it on Windows XP, but the company will ship the tablet with … [visit site to read more] LG Launches Windows Tablet is a post from: [...]LG Launches Windows Tablet is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping ...

Does Wi-Fi Kills Plants? | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 11:12

If you haven?t heard the latest rumor then let us clue you in. Recently, there were a few articles stating the dangerous effects of WiFi waves on nearby plants. Apparently, a couple of Dutch scientists had deduced that WiFi was particularly bad for deciduous trees and was causing the trees to dies in the urban [...]Does Wi-Fi Kills Plants? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

DeepCool Ice Matrix 600 CPU / Processor Cooler Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 9:33

Deepcool's Ice Matrix 600, like its little brother the 400, is a great looking tower cooler that installs easily and comes with a quiet fan and a lot of nice accessories. It cools a bit better than the 400, but I expected a more significant performance increase.

Micca Slim-HD: 1080p In Your Pocket | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 8:00

Last year, Micca released a hard drive based portable media drive called the Slim HDD Digital Media Player (imaginative, I know). Based around a standard 2.5” notebook hard drive, the Slim DMP could handle a wide range of containers and formats and had a 720p HDMI output. For the $59 (no drive) price tag, it represented a solid value and even without too many premium features, it was a very ...

The Clevo B5130M: GeForce GT 425M with a 15.6" 1080p Chaser | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 5:36

Finding a mainstream notebook with a high resolution screen can be harder than pulling teeth. Outside of the new Dell XPS 15 and the odd business-class machine, a resolution higher than the dismal 1366x768 on a 15.6" screen can be extremely difficult to locate and may even force you to compromise and buy a bigger machine than you'd intended. Fortunately there are options and we've tracked one ...

ASUS Rampage III Gene | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 5:05

The ASUS Republic of Gamer lineup continues to offer powerhouse motherboards designed and marketed to those who wants some of the best performance, features, and quality on the market. It is indeed an exclusive club, but the Rampage III Gene is one of the best micro-ATX boards we've ever seen. Is it overkill? Sure it is. And that's part of its appeal to the enthusiast in all of us.

ASUS ENGTX580 GeForce GTX 580 Video Card Review | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 4:55

ASUS is a well-known innovator of technology, but there are times when they recognize a good idea and strive to simply make it better. Queue the GeForce GTX 580 video card. Armed with the maximum number of CUDA cores and PolyMorph engines NVIDIA can deliver with the Fermi architecture, the GeForce GTX 580 represents their trophy effort to seize the performance market. While being similar to the ...

MUKii TransImp Docking Station | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 4:47

The MUKii TransImp dock will accommodate hard drives up to 2TB with SATA III capability. And with the new SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface, file transfer speeds are no longer bottlenecked on a hard drive. Moving big files, archiving files, and drive imaging can now happen far quicker than before. So we’ve got speed in a compact form; what’s not to love?

ioSafe SoloPRO 1TB Water & Fireproof HDD System | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 4:24

Introduction Two years ago at CES we told you about ioSafe and their then new disaster proof external USB 2.0 hard drive that would withstand temperatures up to 1550 Degrees F for up to one half hour. The original Solo was also the first hard drive enclosure that would sustain being fully submerged in water for up to 72 hours. Then, exactly one year ago we tested the ioSafe in our own lab too see ...

Evercool Hawk1 NB Cooling Pad (NP-511) | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 3:12

Keeping your notebook or netbook cool is just as important as your full size tower. Evercool has you covered with a sleek and portable cooler. The Hawk1 NB Cooling Pad is designed with portability in mind. Will this Hawk take off or sink? Read on to find out!

VIA Graphics Still Lack Any Real Linux Progress | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 3:12

While other hardware vendors are constantly improving their open-source support, this isn't the case for all vendors. VIA's open-source Linux support is still in very bad shape -- two and a half years after they had envisioned themselves becoming open-source friendly...

Open-Source AMD Fusion Driver For Ontario Released | Posted on: 23/11/2010 @ 0:12

While we are still waiting on open-source support for the AMD Radeon HD 6000 series of graphics cards that were released last month, today AMD is releasing their initial open-source support for their Ontario hardware. AMD's Ontario is their low-powered Fusion processor designed for use in netbooks and other such devices. This dual-core chip with integrated Radeon HD 6250 graphics is only starting ...

Apple Releases iOS 4.2.1 and ?Find My iDevice? is Now Free | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 23:48

Apple announced this morning that the 4.2.1 update will be made available for iOS devices later today. IOS 4.2.1 brings the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad together when it comes to OS releases — previously, the iPhone and iPod touch were using the 4.x branch of iOS while the iPad used 3.x. IOS 4.2 finally gives iPad users [...]

Wayland License Changing To LGPLv2 | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 23:12

Wayland has experienced a surge in development activities from new developers since it was announced Ubuntu will deploy the Wayland Display Server with patches coming in from various developers that address issues from bugs to letting it run on a Linux frame-buffer. Wayland up to this point has been licensed under the MIT / GPLv2 code licenses (depending upon the component), but Kristian ...

Radeon HD 6990 gets 3840 stream processors | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 21:36

AMD was forced to delay its coming flagship Radeon HD 6990 to next year, but the card that sports dual Cayman GPUs and is expected to bring back the performance throne has now shown its specifications, where a theoretic performance of 6 TFLOPS is one of the goodies.

Cooler Master flirting with NVIDIA with new CM 690 case | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 21:36

Cooler Master has a wide assortment of cooling products, but is also dedicated to its case selection where it presented a new model of the popular miditower CM 690 II. Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced NVIDIA Edition looks like the perfect home for NVIDIA's new flagship GTX 580.

Dual GF110 GPUs on new NVIDIA graphics card | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 21:36

NVIDIA may have the fastest card on the market with single GPU, but when you mix in cards with dual graphics circuits AMD is still in the lead and it will get worse with Radeon HD 6990. Fittingly we now have pictures of a NVIDIA card with dual GF110 graphics circuits.

iPad to Get Subsidy from T-Mobile, Orange | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 21:36

iPad may have set several sales records, but the fact that everyone would concede is that the tablet is an expensive piece oftechnology. However, the tablet might get a little cheaper in Europe. T-Mobile and Orange are now looking to subsidize the tablet in Europe by bundling … [visit site to read more] iPad to [...]iPad to Get Subsidy from T-Mobile, Orange is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Apple iOS 4.2 is Up for Download | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 21:36

Apple has released iOS 4.2 for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. The update is now up and running and you can download it via iTunes.Among the major features of the update is that it has brought folders feature, multitasking and other iOS 4 … [visit site to read more] Apple iOS 4.2 is Up for [...]Apple iOS 4.2 is Up for Download is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - ...

Benchmarks Of AMD's Newest Gallium3D Driver | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 20:48

While we have already published two exciting articles today looking at the native ZFS file-system for Linux and also new benchmarks of OpenSolaris / BSD / Linux, here's a third article for the day. We might as well test our new Phoronix serving infrastructure while already having excess load today due to Slashdot, etc (it's good practice for OpenBenchmarking.org), so here are benchmarks of AMD's ...

Samsung Sold 600,000 Galaxy Tabs Worldwide | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 20:36

Samsung Galaxy Tab seems to have hit the right nerve as the company announced that it has sold 600,000 units of its GalaxyTablet within a month of its release. This figure has certainly confirmed that Galaxy is the most popular … [visit site to read more] Samsung Sold 600,000 Galaxy Tabs Worldwide is a post from: [...]Samsung Sold 600,000 Galaxy Tabs Worldwide is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

HP TouchSmart 310 | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 20:12

The multitouch TouchSmart 310 from HP has a lot to be happy about, including a 20-inch widescreen display, a 2.5GHz AMD Athlon X4 CPU and 6GB of RAM. It also has a sleek design that looks great in a kitchen or family room. The multimedia features that HP includes are also well-worth the price, which is also quite reasonable.

Motorola Droid R2D2 Edition @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 20:12

http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-motorola-droid-r2d2-edition/ (http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-motorola-droid-r2d2-edition/)Quote: "The Motorola Droid is undoubtedly one of the most popular Android phones on the market today, for good reason it’s a great phone. The Droid name is taken from Star Wars so it’s no surprise that they released an R2D2 themed phone ...

Seven Weeks Later, LGP & Its DRM Is Still Down | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 19:48

Last week we reported on the situation where LGP has been without its server for a month and a half after their single server lost its lone hard drive used to host the Linux Game Publishing web-site (along with the LGP-owned Tux Games and Happy Penguin web-sites), their online store, and their Digital Rights Management platform for their Linux games. LGP didn't keep around any backups and this ...

Quick Review: dexim: iPhone Charging in Style | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 19:48

Love or hate Apple, no one can deny just how hot iAnything items are these days. The big problem is that with so many companies offering accessories for your iDevices, it can take a bit of time to make your way through the rubbish before you get to something that stands out and deserves to be attached to your device. dexim state on their website that their aim is to focus on unique and user ...

Mvix Minix 890GX Motherboard Review | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 19:00

Since the dawn of computers, one goal has always been to stuff more power into a smaller space. The mini-ITX form factor, and the Mvix Minix 890GX specifically, allow you to run a standard desktop processor on a motherboard not much larger than a grown man's hand. Even more impressive is that almost every feature of a full sized ATX motherboard has been crammed into the miniature footprint of the ...

Just5 Cell Phone Review | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 17:48

Review of the Just5, a cell phone for people that are afraid of technology or wants a phone that is just... a phone!

New Benchmarks Of OpenSolaris, BSD & Linux | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 17:36

Earlier today we put out benchmarks of ZFS on Linux via a native kernel module that will be made publicly available to bring this Sun/Oracle file-system over to more Linux users. Now though as a bonus we happen to have new benchmarks of the latest OpenSolaris-based distributions, including OpenSolaris, OpenIndiana, and Augustiner-Schweinshaxe, compared to PC-BSD, Fedora, and Ubuntu.

Kingston SSDNow V+100 128GB SSD Review | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 16:36

Kingston has rolled out their SSDNow V+100 SSD series which they claim is 25% faster than its predecessor even though it utilizes the same Toshiba controller. This drive has TRIM support for Windows 7 users and 'always-on' garbage collection for those running older operating systems like Windows Vista and XP. Check out the article to see how the SSDNow V+100 does in both synthetic and real world ...

Novell's Finally Sold: Going To Attachmate & Microsoft | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 16:24

While for a while it looked like Novell was going to be bought out by VMware, this is not actually the case. Being announced this morning is that Novell is being acquired by Attachmate Corp and Novell will also be offloading some of their intellectual property to a Microsoft technology consortium. Attachmate has dabbled with Linux a bit in the past and was even a sponsor previously of X.Org...

Kingston HyperX MAX 3.0 SuperSpeed SSD review | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 15:48

USB 3.0 and SSD technology come together to create an ultra-quick external storage solution.

Steam issues first patch for Black Ops (single player) | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 15:00

You don?t break video game records without a few teething problems along the way. No doubt we?ll be bombarded with patches for Black Ops in the coming weeks. Reflecting the multiplayer emphasis of COD, single player was neglected whilst Steam whipped out a mega-multiplayer … [visit site to read more] Steam issues first patch for [...]Steam issues first patch for Black Ops (single player) is a ...

Amazon selling smartphones for $0.01 | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 15:00

Amazon certainly knows how to put on a sale. When I think sale I think a pair of Jeans from £170 to £150 or a video game with £2 knocked of the RRP. In other words, rubbish. But Amazon on the other hand are selling four Droid smartphones models for $0.01. That’s … [visit site [...]Amazon selling smartphones for $0.01 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping ...

Speedlink Medusa NX | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 14:43

Speedlink already have a very good range of headsets available, aimed at everyone from serious gamers to the average PC user. This one, the Medusa NX Stereo, is aimed at the gamers out there. With it's claims of first-class sound quality, outstanding microphone quality and maximum comfort it should prove to be a very nice piece of kit indeed.

Rupert Murdoch plans dedicated ?iPad newspaper? | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 13:48

Media experts see a sad future for newsagents. A future with no news. In a world of instant online news, RSS feeds and smartphone news apps, the newspaper as we know it is simply on its last legs and with the advent of E-newspapers, the good old paper tabloid gets another nail in its … [...]Rupert Murdoch plans dedicated ‘iPad newspaper’ is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Review: Advent AWP10 | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 13:00

Built by Kodak for Dixons Stores Group, this Wi-Fi-capable multifunction printer is one of three ultra-cheap Advent models released this Winter. The Advent AWP10, reviewed here, costs a penny shy of £70. The AW10 is £10 cheaper, but uses a 1.5-inch LCD colour screen instead of the Advent AWP10's 2.4-inch display. The cheapest model, the £50 Advent A10, offers the smaller screen and drops Wi-Fi ...

Review: TomTom GO Live 1000 | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 12:00

The sat nav market is becoming a very crowded place, and the quality of hardware has rocketed in the last year.Gone are the poor quality boxes with screens like Casio calculators. The market is now awash with internet-connected iPhone-like creatures, with decent processing and a host of options.The TomTom GO LIVE 1000 is the newest entry into the TomTom range, and sits at the top of its hierarchy ...

Nexus FLC-3000 R2 Universal CPU Cooler | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 11:48

Introduction I took a look back to see just how long ago it had been since we took a look at the original FLC-3000, and to my surprise, it had been quite some time. In fact, it was one of the first coolers I reviewed for TweakTown, so that might be why I was a little fuzzy on the January of 2009 date. From what I can recall going back over the review, the cooler performed pretty good in its day, ...

Kodak Playsport Waterproof HD Pocket Camcorder | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 11:24

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Review: Keene KLAB20D | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 11:00

This ingenious stereo tuner-amplifier module is the same size as a double mains socket and is designed to fit into a surface or flush-mounted wall box. The KLAB20D includes a FM-only tuner with 10 presets, auxiliary inputs and an efficient 20W per channel Class 'D' amp. One of the auxiliary inputs is a 3.5mm socket, accessible from the unit's front panel and thus ideal for plugging in iPods, ...

Review: SIM2 Mico 40 | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 11:00

The SIM2 Mico 40's big story is that it's the first SIM2 projector we've seen to use a trio of 'Luminus Phatlight' LEDs to illuminate the projector's separate red, green and blue components. The logic behind moving to LED at the relatively low-end of SIM2's range is persuasive. Particularly headline-grabbing is the LED lamps' (conservatively) rated life span of 30,000hrs, enough to last you for ...

WORLD'S FIRST REVIEW: In Win Dragon Rider Computer Case Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 9:41

With the Dragon Rider, In Win has done what all good designers do, regardless of the medium they are working in. They've taken some styling cues from their excellent Dragon Slayer case, made it bigger by using the best design features from their Maelstrom full-tower chassis and added some innovative and impressive new features.

Running The Native ZFS Linux Kernel Module, Plus Benchmarks | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 9:36

In August we delivered the news that Linux was soon to receive a native ZFS Linux kernel module. The Sun (now Oracle) ZFS file-system has long been sought after for Linux, though less now since Btrfs has emerged, but incompatibilities between the CDDL and GPL licenses have barred such support from entering the mainline Linux kernel. There has been ZFS-FUSE to run the ZFS file-system in ...

Mad Catz Cyborg RAT 9 Wireless Gaming Mouse | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 7:10

Since the consumer computer mouse was introduced in the early 1980s, we've seen design innovations like the scroll wheel (1995), the wireless mouse and optical mouse sensor (2001), and the laser-based mouse sensor (2005). Various companies have added extra programmable buttons, internal LED lighting, and even built-in fans to cool your sweaty hands. Today's gamers have a plethora of ...

No KMS? No Mesa? Run Wayland Off A Linux Framebuffer! | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 6:12

Besides needing to get the various tool-kits and other libraries ported to run atop the Wayland Display Server, another requirement limiting the adoption of this X11 Server alternative so far has been the specialized graphics requirements. From the beginning, Wayland was designed for GPU drivers that support kernel mode-setting (KMS), Graphics Execution Manager (GEM) buffers, and OpenGL ES, among ...

Bringing Up Hardware First In Linux, Then Windows | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 5:00

After reading the Linux 2.6.37-rc3 release announcement on the Linux kernel mailing list, another interesting thread was found and it's about getting hardware vendors to do their initial hardware bring-up under Linux prior to any Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac OS X support. A number of reasons are provided why hardware vendors should support their hardware first under Linux and also why they ...

Smooth Creations “Goliath” Core i7-980X Custom Gaming PC | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 5:00

Introduction Based in White City, Oregon, Smooth Creations sells built-to-order gaming PCs and is known for its high-quality custom paint jobs. Last month we reviewed the HD 5970-equipped, Phenom X6-based, “Battlefield: Bad Company 2” custom gaming rig. This month we review that system’s big brother; the aptly named “Goliath.” Let’s take a look! Specifications, Pricing and Availability ...

ASRock X58 Extreme6 | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 4:49

The ASRock X58 Extreme6 motherboard offers performance and value in a quality package to consumers. It has extensive SATA 6G and USB 3.0 connections, an improved layout from the Extreme3 predecessor, and some handy enthusiast tidbits that should interest those who want a strong overall board but don't have a hefty budget to spend.

Linux 2.6.37-rc3 Kernel Comes Around | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 4:00

One week after the relatively painless Linux 2.6.37-rc2 release came about, the third release candidate for the Linux 2.6.37 kernel has come around...

XvMC With iDCT Now Working On Gallium3D | Posted on: 22/11/2010 @ 2:48

A month ago there was the surprising work done by Christian König to bring XvMC and VDPAU support to the open-source ATI Radeon "R600g" Gallium3D driver for the Radeon HD 2000/3000/4000/5000 series graphics cards. The XvMC state tracker with Gallium3D began working shortly thereafter for accelerating XvMC using shaders with this ATI Gallium3D driver, however, iDCT support was not implemented. ...

HEAVY GUNNER 3D for Android @ iGadget Life | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 23:24

http://igadgetlife.com/reviews/review-of-heavy-gunner-3d-for-android/ (http://igadgetlife.com/reviews/review-of-heavy-gunner-3d-for-android)Quote: " Gaming on Android is fun, gaming on any phone is fun really. Our phones can do many things, but there are times when we need things like games as time wasters. Sure you can watch a movie or listen to music but games are so much more fun. When it ...

Earjax Bump Earphones @ Bona Fide Reviews | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 23:24

http://www.bonafidereviews.com/review-of-earjax-bump-earphones/ (http://www.bonafidereviews.com/review-of-earjax-bump-earphones/)Quote: "Today for review I’ve got a nice set of earbuds from a company called Earjax. The earbuds are called the Bump, and with a name like that you’d expect good bass and that’s what you’ll get. The Bump are nicely made and are very comfortable to wear, but the ...

An Update On The OpenGL 3 Support In Mesa | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 22:12

While the Mesa software stack has made some steps towards supporting OpenGL 3.x, this free software library used by open-source graphics drivers is still a ways from supporting this industry graphics API thats years old and has already been surpassed by OpenGL 4.x. There hasn't been too much major progress lately on GL3 support, but some think it could be achieved next year. When there is OpenGL ...

Top Christmas Gadget Gift: Dave the Funky Shoulder Monkey | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 21:48

Gift: Dave the Funky Monkey Aimed at: Boys aged 10+ (and probably men with a childish sense of humour!)Top Christmas Gadget Gift: Dave the Funky Shoulder Monkey is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

3DMark 11 launches November 30th | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 18:24

Finnish software developer Futuremark has announced that its latest graphics card benchmark 3DMark 11 will launch officially onNovember 30th. The test suit will focus on loading the graphics card and will demand support for DirectX 11 and be available in three versions, Basic, Advanced and Professional.

Apple Drops Plans for Integrated SIM iPhone | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 18:24

So, here is a rumor refuting yet another rumor. Some time back, it was reported that Apple is working on developing an integratedSIM card for iPhone. However, now an unconfirmed report from The Telegraph is pointing in the other direction. According … [visit site to read more] Apple Drops Plans for Integrated SIM iPhone is [...]Apple Drops Plans for Integrated SIM iPhone is a post from: UK ...

Sony Bloggie Touch 8GB | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 17:24

The Sony Bloggie Touch digital camcorder is a pocket-sized digital camcorder that has 8GB of flash memory, HD video recording (1080p), and a 3-inch touch display. It has great video performance and a compact design that makes shooting video on-the-go a snap.

Casio Exilim EX-S200 | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 17:24

An easy-to-use, compact point and shoot digital camera with a resolution of 14-megapixels is the Exilim EX-S200 from Casio. It has a sleek-looking design that's very compact and has a decent 4x optical zoom with 720p HD video recording.

Crucial 4GB (2GBx2) DDR3 PC3-10600 Memory (CT2KIT25664BA1339) | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 13:48

Value. To find a product in today's market with exceptional value is not easy. It needs to bring to the table exceptional performance at a reasonable price. Let's see what Crucial can do....

ASUS EAH6850 DirectCU | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 12:36

Ziemlich genau vor einem Jahr wurde die erfolgreiche HD5XXX Serie vorgestellt. AMD hat nun die nächst Runde eingeläutet und stellt die HD68XX-Serie vor, die sich im Midrange Segment ansiedelt. Man sollte sich nicht von AMDs Namensgebung beirren lassen, denn die HD6850 entspricht nicht dem direkten Nachfolger der HD5850. Wenn man diese Karte überhaupt als Nachfolger einer Karte bezeichnen kann, ...

Gigabyte K8100 Review | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 11:36

Gigabyte's first entry into the gaming keyboard market doesn't hold back

G.Skill Flare 2x2GB F3-16000CL7D-4GBFLS Memory Kit Review | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 11:25

  G.Skill Flare 2x2 GB F3-16000CL7D-4GBFLS Memory Kit Review. Today, we are going to look at something a little different,  the market is awash with super high bandwidth memory kits for the various Intel platforms,...

G.Skill Phoenix Pro 60GB 120GB 240GB SSD Review | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 11:25

  The SSD market is one of the fastest growing areas within the PC industry nowadays, with solid state drives being launched by even manufacturers that you maybe wouldn't associate with this type of product, which can...

NVIDIA GTX 580 Launch Round-Up | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 11:25

The GTX580s are already listed for sale this morning at Newegg.com starting at $559.99.  The stock core runs at 772 MHz and shader clock at 1544 MHz, but for $20 more you can get a factory overclocked EVGA SuperClocked model running 797 MHz and 1594 MHz respectively.  Mwave.com has the EVGA SuperClocked listed at $515 and the stock version at $499.NVIDIA GTX 580 Launch Round-Up is a post from: ...

Gigabyte Unveils P67/H67 Sandy Bridge Motherboards | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 11:25

The Intel P67/H67 (Sandy Bridge) chipset will be released in the coming months and Gigabyte is ready with a very complete line up of motherboards featuring this new chipset. Release dates and pricing information are still NDA, but here is some brief information and specs of the boards that make up the new Gigabyte line.Gigabyte Unveils P67/H67 Sandy Bridge Motherboards is a post from: ...

Thermalright Shaman Review | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 11:25

We have a GPU cooler here which has the "World's First" moniker attached to its resumé, the Thermalright Shaman. The 8 heatpipes justify this moniker, and it has at least 2 more heatpipes than any other GPU air cooling solution out there. As time permitted over the past couple of weeks, I've used my GTX 460 1 GB to test the Shaman against Prolimatech's MK-13 and eVGA's "External Exhaust" stock ...

Overclockers Folding@Home Team Spotlight #89 | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 11:25

Our Overclockers.com Folding@Home Team has been running member spotlights for quite some time ? this is the 89th feature in our series of Folding Spotlights! Overclockers Folding@Home Team Spotlight #89 is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts:Overclockers Folding@Home Team Spotlight #85 Overclockers Folding@Home Team Spotlight #86 Overclockers ...

Overclockers Benching Party I: The Lineup | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 11:25

The full lineup, the hardware, plus 720 Liters of LN2 - you don't want to miss this! On the evening of Friday, November 19th, the festivities and overclocking began. Check out our three livestreams to get in on the action. Overclockers Benching Party I: The Lineup is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts:Overclockers Benching Party – Nitro ...

LN2Cooling.com Evaporator Under Dry Ice | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 11:25

Tested with Phenom II X6 1090T overclocking... I got in touch with a friend and he agreed to let me take one of his cooling pots for a spin. Aaron Schradin of LN2Cooling.com has lent me an excellent pot to play around with and review for all of you guys. This pot is usually meant for the purpose of running under LN2 and LHe4. This is seen in the many AMD world record breaking overclocking ...

Futuremark Announces 3DMark 11 Release Date, Begins Pre-Ordering | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 11:25

This morning we received a press release from Futuremark announcing the release date of its newest benchmark, 3DMark 11 - November 30th, 2011. That's right, we've got less than two weeks until we have another bench to torture our hardware with!Futuremark Announces 3DMark 11 Release Date, Begins Pre-Ordering is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts:New ...

AMD 6870 Video Card Review | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 11:25

Ahh, new generations of video cards. Gamers and overclockers eagerly await their arrival every time a new one comes around. This one was met with a bit of controversy when rumors circulated that AMD was changing the numbering scheme. That they did, but is the relatively inexpensive 6870 a stout contender - especially for the price? Let's find out. AMD 6870 Video Card Review is a post from: ...

Overclockers Benching Party ? Nitro Engaged! | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 11:24

As announced previously on Overclockers.com, the benchmarking party in Tyler, TX has begun! Our Overclockers.com Benchmarking team is currently setting up their hardware and getting everything insulated, while a few guys are already pouring the LN2. Watch the latest updates and live video here! More updates will be posted to the frontpage once we get off the ground and start getting some good ...

NZXT Tempest EVO | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 11:24

"Ding, Ding" The fight bell rings furiously. Round two. Another round with a heavyweight contenter! NZXT has beefed up the award winning Tempest to keep it competitive in today's market. Will this sequel garner the same performance or will this sequel fall flat? Read along and find out!

Arctic Cooling Accelerro XTREME Plus | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 11:24

It is no secret that graphics cards run quite warm. While stock coolers do an adequate job, if you want serious performance it's a good thing that Arctic Cooling has you in mind with the Accelerro XTREME Plus graphics card cooler. Quiet, cool and cross GPU compatibility are just a few benefits.

Samsung PN50C7000 50 inch Plasma TV | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 11:24

Samsung continues to be innovative and budget friendly by releasing what is currently the most affordable 3D Plasma TV. What corners did they have to cut to achieve this? It certainly wasn't picture quality! For under $1300 we have a 50" screen, 3D playback, free internet apps and a whole lot more!

Review: Velodyne CHT-15Q | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 11:24

I love a purist. When I buy kit I want it to be the offering of those obsessive designers, who create trends that get the ultimate kudos of being copied. That's why I love Velodyne ? for its approach and its purity. A company run by utter bass heads. Like rival brand REL, Velodyne is blessedly bonkers and truly 'gets' bass in the same unashamed way. No pathetic mutterings about 'where music ...

Review: DSpeaker Anti-Mode 8033 | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 11:24

It's a sad truth, but the average living room isn't suited to sub-bass. Room modes (aka standing waves) can create havoc with the lower frequencies, and can contribute to a response that is often far from smooth. However, insert the DSpeaker Anti-Mode 8033 between the amp's LFE output and your sub's line-level input, calibrate the listening area with the supplied mic, and a series of test tones ...

Fenrir's EVOlution | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 11:07

Although its price/performance ratio made the original Titan Fenrir a very good CPU cooler, many fans of transparent side panels, enclosure neons and component modification have had negative remarks on its looks. The main issue was the colour of the cooling body, which is “generic” grey, which compelled the visually dissatisfied modders to paint the coolers and thus lose their warranties. ...

Nouveau Now Supports Overclocking Your GPU | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 4:24

While the Nouveau driver may not yet have a stable Gallium3D or DDX driver release nor does it have capabilities like stabilized power management or OpenGL 3.x, if you want to overclock your NVIDIA graphics card with this open-source driver, you can now do so today. Martin Peres who has been working on Nouveau power management support and timing management, has produced a patch to support custom ...

News for 11-20-10 | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 0:48

So, it looks to be time for the news!

Free Copies of Reezaa MP3 Converter Thanksgiving Day Giveaway | Posted on: 21/11/2010 @ 0:48

Here's an email I got about some free software: We have started a special thanksgiving day giveaway for Reezaa MP3 Converter at http://www.reezaa.com/giveaway.html (http://www.reezaa.com/giveaway.html). The giveaway is 100% free and full functional, and it will be closed on Nov 30th. The price of Reezaa MP3 Converter is $29.95 USD, but during this time it is for free for all users. Could you ...

The Switch To The New Phoronix.com Server | Posted on: 20/11/2010 @ 22:48

If you're seeing this message here, you have reached our new server for Phoronix.com. The new server for Phoronix.com as part of the new Phoronix Media infrastructure for empowering OpenBenchmarking.org, Phoronix Test Suite, etc, went live this afternoon on 20 November...

GeForce GTX 570 will be the next GF110 model | Posted on: 20/11/2010 @ 21:00

NVIDIA hasn't made any revolutionary changes to its recently launched GF110 GPU. The optimizations it did do brought back the Fermi architecture and made it more competitive. This is something it will continue to build on with a new flag product, GeForce GTX 570 that will launch in December.

ASRock previews LGA1155 motherboards | Posted on: 20/11/2010 @ 21:00

Intel is keeping strict with its coming launch of the processor architecture Sandy Bridge, but motherboard makers are nervously waiting for the launch and wants to show its creations, and many already have. ASRock have joined these and showed no less than 8 different LGA1155 motherboards with P67 and H67 chipset.

Tesco Starts Selling Facebook Credits | Posted on: 20/11/2010 @ 21:00

Good news for all the Farmville and other Facebook game addicts! Tesco and GAME have started selling Facebook credits in the form of gift cards. Facebook credits is a virtual currency which you can use for buying stuff on your favorite Facebook … [visit site to read more] Tesco Starts Selling Facebook Credits is a [...]Tesco Starts Selling Facebook Credits is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Apple Working on Carrier-Neutral Carbon Fiber iPad? | Posted on: 20/11/2010 @ 21:00

Holiday season seems like the time just right for yet another iPad rumor. According to the latest wave of rumors, Apple is looking to make your tablet lighter than before. Apparently, the company has filed a new patent application entitled ?Reinforced … [visit site to read more] Apple Working on Carrier-Neutral Carbon Fiber iPad? is [...]Apple Working on Carrier-Neutral Carbon Fiber iPad? is a ...

AMD rolls out Catalyst 10.11 drivers | Posted on: 20/11/2010 @ 20:00

AMD has while waiting for the Radeon HD 6900 series to arrive presented the eleventh driver for the year, Catalsyt 10.11. Some of the news are performance optimizations for the Radeon HD 5800 series and bug fixes for games like World of Warcraft and Battlefield Bad Company 2.

Qualcomm preparing 28nm SoC with PS3 performance | Posted on: 20/11/2010 @ 20:00

Processor manuacturer Qualcomm has announced its next generation mobile circuits and we can expect major performance improvements with both CPU and GPU. With 28nm technology and dual CPU cores MSM8960 is expected to offer 5 times the performance of current Snapdragon models.

AMD Zambezi with 8 cores in Q2 2011 | Posted on: 20/11/2010 @ 20:00

Processor manufacturer AMD will debute its new desktop architecture Bulldozer in Q2 2011 and is expected to reveal the first models sporting up to 8 cores. The first wave of Bulldozer processors will be called Zambezi and according to a recently leaked roadmap there will also be 6 and 4-core models in the same quarter.

Microsoft Opens New Retail Store | Posted on: 20/11/2010 @ 20:00

Microsoft Corp. has unveiled a new retail store in Washington, just a stone?s throw away from its Redmond headquarter. Thecompany has also said that it ?anticipates a pretty aggressive roll-out schedule? next year. Microsoft, … [visit site to read more] Microsoft Opens New Retail Store is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews [...]Microsoft Opens New Retail Store is a post from: UK ...

Back to the Future Part II (1989) Blu-ray Movie Review | Posted on: 20/11/2010 @ 16:36

Four years after the great success of the first Back to the Future film, Director Robert Zemeckis released the first of the two sequels, imaginatively titled Back to the Future Part II. After Marty McFly (Michael J Fox) and Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) right the timeline by travelling to the 1955 past in the first film, Back To The Future Part II starts immediately and sees the duo (including ...

NVIDIA CUDA 3.2 Toolkit Released | Posted on: 20/11/2010 @ 15:36

While NVIDIA should soon be releasing a new Linux graphics driver beta, for those of you interested in NVIDIA's Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA) rather than -- or as a complement to -- OpenCL, there is a new tool-kit release. CUDA 3.2 is now available this week. CUDA 3.2 brings a number of new features to the NVIDIA GPGPU table...

OpenGL ES For KWin In KDE SC 4.7 Is Taking Shape | Posted on: 20/11/2010 @ 15:36

There's just about two months left until the release of KDE SC 4.6, but Martin Gräßlin and other KDE developers have already begun thinking about and working on code for KDE Software Compilation 4.7 [granted, there are already people talking about KDE5 and KDE6] that is still eight months away. In particular, Martin has some prominent KWin compositing manager changes for the 4.7 release...

A Short Video Tour Of The Wayland Display Server | Posted on: 20/11/2010 @ 14:24

There's been a lot of talk lately about the Wayland Display Server since it was announced Ubuntu is going to deploy their Unity Desktop atop Wayland. The new Wayland mailing list has become lively with end-users and developers and there's more people now trying out this experimental lightweight display server that leverages OpenGL ES, kernel mode-setting, and the Graphics Execution Manager, among ...

Review: Sling Media Slingbox Pro HD | Posted on: 20/11/2010 @ 12:00

Sling Media's Slingbox Pro HD is finally available in the UK, after being on sale in the US for over a year. Its key advantage over the original Slingbox Solo is HD support; where the original model was restricted to only streaming standard-definition, the Pro HD is capable of streaming 1080i hi-def via component. In addition, Sling Media has added a Freeview tuner to enable users to stream ...

Review: Stealth Acoustics LR Series 7.2 | Posted on: 20/11/2010 @ 12:00

There are plenty of 'almost' invisible systems about, but Stealth Acoustics has produced a range of flat panel speakers which cover all ranges and can all be flush-fitted into a wall. Admittedly, all this technology costs. Not only for the product, but also for the installation, which could cost about £80 per hole in a stud wall and £150 for solid brick. Multiply this by the number of speakers ...

Newbie Guide : Wedding Day Photography | Posted on: 20/11/2010 @ 9:36

I thought I’d write a simple guide on Wedding Day photography for all the newbies out there who are ever so keen to enter this already saturated field. Better you know something than not, right? Please note that this is different from a Pre-Wedding, which is something this article is not about. I’ll be talking [...]

Quick Review: SLEEPTRACKER Elite Sleep Phase Clock | Posted on: 20/11/2010 @ 7:36

SLEEPTRACKER Elite is fantastic! See what I’ve done there? It’s like walking into a movie and at the start of the movie you see the ending; you then spend the next 90 minutes finding out how we got to that point. Well, I’m starting with the simple sentence that ‘SLEEPTRACKER Elite is fantastic!’ - Now we’ll find out how I got to that conclusion; it won’t take 90 minutes, though, unless you ...

Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 | Posted on: 20/11/2010 @ 3:16

Today we're looking at Arctic Cooling's new Arctic Freezer 13, the latest of their CPU cooling line. Could it be a successor to the venerable Freezer 7, known for its good cooling on the cheap? Let's check out the Freezer 13 and find out.

Asus Xonar Xense Premium Gaming Audio Set W/ Headset Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 20/11/2010 @ 0:06

The Asus Xonar Xense sound card/Sennheiser PC350 headset bundle definitely lives up to its claim of being a premium gaming set. If you want to hear games, movies and music the way they were meant to be heard, this combination of products will make it happen.

Cooler Master V6 CPU / Processor Cooler Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 23:55

Cooler Master's V6 is a big, good looking cooler with pretty good cooling performance and a robust, easily installed mounting solution.

Aerocool Bx-500 Case Review | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 23:36

The Aerocool Bx-500 is a mid-tower case that comes with eight fans and at an affordable price. Let's check it out.

Linus: What's Wrong With The Whole DRM Crowd? | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 21:00

David Airlie sent in a DRM pull request to Linus Torvalds for the Linux 2.6.37 kernel this week to fix some Intel DRM driver bugs as well as one ATI Radeon KMS fix. However, this pull request sparked another rant by Linus Torvalds about the quality of the work of the open-source Linux (DRM) graphics driver developers...

Phoronix Test Suite 3.0 "Iveland" Alpha 2 Is Here | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 21:00

Only ten days have passed since the first Phoronix Test Suite 3.0 Alpha release, but in time for the weekend there is the second alpha release. As I shared earlier this week about what's going on with Iveland and OpenBenchmarking.org, there is a lot going on. All of the latest work can be found in Phoronix Test Suite 3.0 "Iveland" Alpha 2...

Etymotic HF3 Earphones Review | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 20:48

Like the classic ER-4 model, the HF3 utilizes a single full-range balanced armature transducer and promises to bring the utmost clarity and fidelity to a new generation of portable devices. Does it deliver? Let's find out.

Samsung NF310-A01 | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 20:00

Netbooks have become extremely popular among many groups of people, especially the always on-the-go folk. The Samsung NF310-A01 is a 10-inch netbook with a dual-core CPU from Intel and has a high-resolution display and extremely long battery life, which are all things that make a great netbook.

Sony Ericsson: Currently Avoiding Windows Phone 7 and Tablet Devices | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 20:00

Talks between Sony Ericsson and Microsoft have been confirmed as Sony Ericsson France CEO Pierre Perron has said that the two companies have been discussing the possibility of a Windows Phone 7 using Sony Ericsson device. It seems however, the chances of the talks coming … [visit site to read more] Sony Ericsson: Currently Avoiding [...]Sony Ericsson: Currently Avoiding Windows Phone 7 and ...

Advent Vega Online Orders Sold Out Already | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 18:48

It’s been less than 24 hours since it became available on the PC World and Dixons websites, but the Advent Vega tablet has managed to sell out on both already. Both sites showed the tablet earlier in the week, but only yesterday did the tablet become available for … [visit site to read more] Advent [...]Advent Vega Online Orders Sold Out Already is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Call of Duty: Black Ops Patch Fixes PS3 and Xbox 360 Problems | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 18:48

Call of Duty: Black Ops developers Treyarch seem to be quick on the ball for fixing the glitches which are currently affecting the highly successful game in mostly minor ways. Treyarch community manager Josh Olin posted on his Twitter … [visit site to read more] Call of Duty: Black Ops Patch Fixes PS3 and Xbox [...]Call of Duty: Black Ops Patch Fixes PS3 and Xbox 360 Problems is a post from: UK ...

Google Set To Wipe Accidental Information Gathered By Street View Cars | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 18:48

Google is set to wipe all the information it unintentionally gathered while shooting the photographs for the UK’s Google Street View. Regarding the matter, the UK’s deputy information commissioner David Smith said that if Google does this, they will escape any fines for their offence and will avoid further enquiry on the matter. Even though [...]Google Set To Wipe Accidental Information ...

Thermaltake TT eSPORTS Challeger Pro Gaming Keyboard Review | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 16:24

When was the last time that you upgraded your keyboard? The Tt eSPORTS CHALLENGER Pro Series keyboards has red backlighting, 10 Macro keys and even has a cooling fan on it! The idea behind the fan, is to dry your sweaty hands caused by the rise of adrenaline during gaming. The Tt eSPORTS CHALLENGER Pro Gaming Keyboard costs under $70 as well, which might make it an ideal gift for the upcoming ...

US Air Force warns troops against Facebook places. | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 15:12

Earlier this year, the Pentagon announced that it was ?loosening its restrictions? on social networking, and would allow soldiers to use services such as Facebook and Twitter – as long as they did so wisely. It seems they had too much trust because by the look of things, … [visit site to read more] US [...]US Air Force warns troops against Facebook places. is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Nokia N8 hit by manufacturing problem. | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 15:12

Some Nokia N8 smartphones have been hit by a rather annoying fault. Affected handsets are turning themselves off and refusing to turn on after charging. Praise to Nokia though who have swiftly identified a manufacturing problem and have promised to replace the ?small? number of … [visit site to read more] Nokia N8 hit by [...]Nokia N8 hit by manufacturing problem. is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

The First NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Linux Benchmark | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 15:12

Earlier this month NVIDIA rolled out the GeForce GTX 580 graphics card as their fastest GPU to date with 512 CUDA cores, a 772MHz core clock, 1544MHz processor clock, 1536MB of 2GHz GDDR5 memory, and support for three-way SLI. The GeForce GTX 580 with its GF110 core is based upon a refined version of the Fermi architecture and is certainly a step-up from the GeForce GTX 480 that launched just ...

Fractal Design Define XL Review | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 15:12

We loved Fractal's Define R3 case but will the super-sized XL version be a class act?

R2-D2 Money Box | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 14:12

With Christmas just around the corner, we thought that it would be a great idea if you we started cherry picking some of the best gift ideas we?ve come across at Gaj-it HQ. After all, you don?t want to be the one who gives your love ones terrible Christmas woolly jumpers do you? … [visit [...]R2-D2 Money Box is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Myspace and Facebook connect in new deal | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 14:12

MySpace was once the undisputed champion of the social networking world and now, unless you?re in a metal band, you probably don?t use it. I bet poor Tom never thought it would all come crashing down. It tried its best but Facebook has proved too strong and now MySpace, admitting … [visit site to read [...]Myspace and Facebook connect in new deal is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

ASRock Vision 3D NetTop | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 14:12

It's been nearly a decade since ASRock was spun off by ASUS as a new OEM vendor and over this time they have transformed themselves from being solely a manufacturer of low-cost, value-oriented motherboards and other products to offering more high-end and enthusiast-friendly products (such as the X58 SuperComputer and 880G Extreme 3). ASRock has also adapted to the market and has begun offering ...

Review: Yamaha BD-S667 | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 13:00

It's perhaps ironic that Yamaha, the original proponent of home cinema and multichannel sound, came to the Blu-ray party a little late in the day. But the brand has been playing catch-up fast. The BD-S667 reviewed here is one of four players now available at Yamaha dealers nationwide. It sits below the lookalike BD-S1067, which adds compatibility with Super Audio CD and DVD Audio discs to the ...

Review: Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 13:00

We've got exactly what we wished for. After being rather impressed by Sony Ericsson's ultra-small Xperia X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro, we couldn't help but wonder what Sony Ericsson's heavily customised Android OS would look like on a phone with a middle-of-the-road screen that sits somewhere between that of the monster X10 and the tiny X10 Minis. And that's exactly what we've got here. The screen ...

Paypal Lets You Win a Year?s Salary | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 13:00

Online money transfer service Paypal has launched a new campaign and by entering this contest, you may Paypal Lets You Win a Year?s Salary is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Open Planet Competition: How Can Technology Help The Planet? | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 13:00

Technology and people combined can do incredible things. This has inspired Sony and WWF to help create the ‘Open Planet Ideas’ … [visit site to read more] Open Planet Competition: How Can Technology Help The Planet? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.comOpen Planet Competition: How Can Technology Help The Planet? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Stocking Filler for when we don?t get a white Christmas | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 13:00

It’s getting colder, you can’t deny that. But I’ve just looked out of the window and been nearly blinded by the sun. so the chance of a white Christmas are looking slim. BUT with this stocking filler you can avoid tears on Christmas morning AND you don’t even have to go out and … [visit [...]Stocking Filler for when we don’t get a white Christmas is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Putting SATA 3.0 to Work with Areca ARC-1880i and Crucial C300 256GB SSDs | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 13:00

Introduction There is just something dandy about having a super fast computer that gets our hearts beating faster than usual. And it’s always nice to have access to the latest and greatest new parts to come onto the market to enable our fetish. It’s not usually a challenge to say we have the fastest PC on the street; the challenge is coming up with new ways to push things and really put things ...

Review: Eclipse Time Domain MK2 5.1 | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 12:00

This is not the first time we've auditioned Eclipse's speakers, but there have been changes made to the system, in particular the TD712 main/satellite speaker, which demand a new look. Plus, this the first time that a complete 5.1 channel system based on the latest and greatest models in the range have all been available in one place at one time. And let's not forget that the Eclipse proposition ...

Review: I-Mego Street and Earth Series Headphones | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 12:00

Overview: Today, we got to test out 2 pairs of headphones from the guys at I-Mego, a Street Series ?X-Game? pair and the eco-friendly Earth Series? ?We Love Green? pair. When it comes to listening to music on the go, I am usually very much … [visit site to read more] Review: I-Mego Street and [...]Review: I-Mego Street and Earth Series Headphones is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

AMD Catalyst 10.11 Windows 7 Driver Analysis | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 8:36

Introduction These drivers have arrived a lot earlier than I expected, but I suppose we’re going to have the 10.12 earlier in the month than normal due to the holidays. The December drivers are always interesting as AMD (or previously, ATI) would sometimes throw us a little bonus, with my personal favorite being when we saw the Quad Core support offered which yielded some great performance ...

Scan 3XS OC PC system review. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 SLI graphics | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 8:12

We take a close look at the Scan 3XS SLI OC PC. Money well-spent?

Holiday 2010 System Builder's Guide | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 7:36

We haven't updated our various system buyers' guides for a while, and what better time to rectify that oversight than the holiday shopping season? We're going to take a different approach this time, with different builds from most of our staff covering the gamut from pure budget to dream level systems. We have widely ranging tastes and budgets, but we've tried to make sure that someone covers ...

OCZ RevoDrive X2 PCI-Express SSD Review | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 7:28

Over the past several years, OCZ have transformed themselves from an enthusiast system memory brand into a recognized name for high-performance storage devices. They've earned consumer praise for their ability to deliver Solid State Drive technology at a reasonable price, and they push the boundaries with their High Speed Data Link project. There's a solid middle ground between SATA and HSDL, and ...

SystemD Has New Shutdown Logic, Gives Everyone CGroups | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 5:12

Fedora 14 was set to be the first major distribution shipping SystemD to replace SysVinit, but that ended up getting pushed back to the Fedora 15 release that will now come in May of 2011. Fortunately, for the developers behind Fedora and SystemD, this means the init replacement daemon will be in much better shape for its premiere. Lennart Poettering, the original developer of SystemD, has ...

Antec DF-85 Dark Fleet | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 1:54

The latest “Gamer Cases” to come from Antec are in their new Dark Force themed cases. The Dark Fleet series is available in four models, and we're looking at the DF-85 which is a full tower case. Designed to support the most current high-end graphics cards, extensive drive arrays and multi-CPU motherboards, this case has some serious airflow.

Mionix NAOS 3200 Gaming Mouse Review | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 0:24

PowerColor Extreme 850 W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 19/11/2010 @ 0:24

The traditional video card manufacturer PowerColor decided to enter the power supply market. Let's see if their 850 W unit is a good product.

Cyborg R.A.T. Gaming Mice | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 22:12

Customization is a must of today and Cyborg takes it to the max with their innovative line of R.A.T. Gaming Mice. This time we will review all the wired R.A.T. models from them in a single review!

LGP Has Been Down For A Month And A Half | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 21:00

This summer on Phoronix there was an article entitled Is LGP Going The Way Of Loki Software? The situation of Linux Game Publishing was looked at where this company over nearly a decade has ported around two dozen games to Linux, but as of late there's been little activity. In fact, for the past month and a half they haven't even been online due to a complete failure of their only server...

GIGABYTE GV-N480SO-15I Super Overclock | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 19:48

Gigabyte's GeForce GTX 480 Super Overclock sets out to deliver affordable high-end overclocking for NVIDIA users. The card features dual voltage software control, voltage measurement points, a powerful but quiet triple fan cooler and Gigabyte's OC Guru overclocking software. Best of all, it comes at a reasonable $469 which is not much more than the reference design. But is that enough to hold off ...

Google Launch Boutiques: A New Fashion Shopping Site | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 19:12

Google are the number on search engine on the web for a reason; they offer fast and accurate results, offer a great map service and have a great mail client. They have also branched out beyond the free service with Android for mobile devices which has been … [visit site to read more] Google Launch [...]Google Launch Boutiques: A New Fashion Shopping Site is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

HP Pavilion Slimline s5660f | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 18:48

The HP Pavilion Slimline s5660f PC is a slim desktop computer with a good selection of multimedia features, including a Blu-ray drive and a TV tuner. It also has dedicated graphics, a 2.9GHz AMD CPU and 6GB of RAM. Because of this, it makes an excellent accessory to any home theater setup.

Abode Flash Version Compatible For MacBook Air Being Worked On | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 18:00

One of the biggest features which has been lacking on some Apple devices which has been driving plenty of users insane for a long time now has been Abode Flash support. Of course, people are finding ways around this with jailbreaking and other hacking methods, but not … [visit site to read more] Abode Flash [...]Abode Flash Version Compatible For MacBook Air Being Worked On is a post from: UK ...

Apple Announces iAds Europe Launch | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 18:00

A few days ago, we told you that iAds will be making its way to Europe very soon, well now Apple have officially announced it’s imminent arrival, giving iOS users plenty more reasons to … [visit site to read more] Apple Announces iAds Europe Launch is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews [...]Apple Announces iAds Europe Launch is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Arctic Cooling Arctic M571 Gaming Mouse | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 17:24

The Arctic Cooling Arctic M571 gaming mouse is a great entry level mouse for gamers. With the ability to set your preferred weight and with a conveniently located rapid fire button, gamers and enthusiasts will not be disappointed. The distinct curve and shape of the mouse's body should also keep your hand comfortable after hours of game play.

Amazon Black Friday Sales Could Land You An Xbox 360 for £60 | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 17:00

Thanksgiving and Black Friday aren’t things we celebrate here in the UK, but when it brings us an excuse to get some good old fashioned tech for cheap prices, I’m willing to celebrate the occasion. Especially when it means we could be able to grab an Xbox 360 for just £60 from the international shopping [...]Amazon Black Friday Sales Could Land You An Xbox 360 for £60 is a post ...

Financial Times Offer £300 Subsidy To Employees To Buy A Personal Tablet | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 17:00

Financial Times seem to want their employees to branch out into the tech world in an attempt to get them to get more involved in the future of news consumption. To get this desired effect, the company are offering a £300 subsidy to their employees for them to purchase “a personal … [visit site to [...]Financial Times Offer £300 Subsidy To Employees To Buy A Personal Tablet is a post ...

Antec Soundscience Rockus 3D 2.1 Speaker Kit Review | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 16:24

The recently announced Antec Soundscience Rockus 3D 2.1 speaker system is a new venture for Antec, who is well known for their power supplies and enclosures. The Rockus 3D 2.1 speaker system has a total power rating of 150 Watts and is tuned to deliver amazing stereo quality sound according to the company. Read on to see if this 2.1 speaker system is what you need to take you listening experience ...

Benchmarks Of Debian Etch, Lenny & Squeeze | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 16:24

With Debian 6.0 "Squeeze" set to be released in the coming months, we have decided to run a set of benchmarks looking at the performance of Debian 6.0 across different sub-systems relative to the performance of Debian 5.0 "Lenny" and Debian 4.0 "Etch" to see how this new release may stack up.

brite-View HDelight Wireless Media Player | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 16:24

The High-Definition Multimedia Interface, or HDMI, has been a boon to home theater setups across the world. What used to take a variety of cables to hook up can now be done with just a single cable connection between devices, both for video and audio. HDMI can transmit video from standard definition’s 480 lines to resolution all the way up to 35mm film 4k resolution. In addition, it can carry ...

Google Docs coming to Froyo and IOS | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 16:00

Google Docs is going mobile. Within the next week Google Docs users will be able to access the cloud-based service from select mobile devices, according to a recent Google blog. Once the tool is released, mobile phone users with Android based devices running Froyo will … [visit site to read more] Google Docs coming to Froyo and [...]Google Docs coming to Froyo and IOS is a post from: UK ...

Cloud based gaming service to release ?console.? | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 16:00

The way things are heading, a future console may not be a console. When it comes to video games online services such as Steam and OnLive may just be all we need. In case you haven?t heard of OnLive, it’s a service that basically acts like a video game system, but everything … [visit site [...]Cloud based gaming service to release ‘console.’ is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

CityVille, the latest Facebook game. | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 16:00

CityVille. Remember you heard it here, because in a few months or even weeks it is going to be everywhere. You will, be getting pestered for bricks and mortar. FarmVille is so yesterday. Why build a farm when you can build a whole city, Sim City style. The latest Facebook … [visit site to read [...]CityVille, the latest Facebook game. is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Review: Icecrypt T2400 | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 12:48

The appeal of free-to-view TV platforms is obvious, but 2010's addition of hi-def channels in the shape of Freeview+ HD is starting to convince Sky and Virgin subscribers that there is another way.The Freeview+ HD recorder has been blossoming of late with tempting boxes from the likes of Humax and Philips, but Icecrypt's imminent follow-up to the T2200 receiver has gone one-up on its rivals by ...

WoW, Giant Cataclysm Giveaway | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 12:34

To celebrate the launch of Blizzard's upcoming World of Warcraft Expansion, Cataclysm, XSR has teamed up with Game-1 to give away a whole treasure horde of WoW related goodies. This includes: * 1 x SteelSeries World of Warcraft Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse * 1 x SteelSeries Shift: World of Warcraft Cataclysm Edition Keyboard * 1 x SteelSeries Qck (Worgen, Goblin or Deathwing) ...

Review: Nikon Coolpix P7000 | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 11:36

The revamped Coolpix line of Nikon compact cameras certainly has the look of quality. With the new Nikon P7000's classic black body and a range of manual dials, it seems on the surface perfect for photographers who know what they're doing and want a little more control over and quality from their digital compact camera.But with Nikon P7000 prices around £450, are you better off getting another ...

Review: Pentax K-r | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 11:36

Pentax has long been the bridesmaid of the DSLR market. As professionals almost exclusively opt for Nikon and Canon bodies to get access to top-end lenses and accessories, that apathy towards Pentax trickles down to consumers.That hasn't stopped Pentax putting out some cracking consumer DSLRs, though. The Pentax K-x has long held a place in our hearts for its excellent image quality and top-notch ...

Patriot Inferno 120GB SSD review | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 9:36

Are all SandForce drives created equal? We find out by pitting Patriot's 120GB Inferno against OCZ's Vertex 2.

Video Game Sales Down as Xbox Outperforms PS3 and Wii | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 9:24

Xbox is finally showing its might and according to a recent survey conducted by NPD Group, the game console?s sales this Octoberwere higher than last year?s. However, video games industry itself has hit a rough patch with its sales plunging 4 … [visit site to read more] Video Game Sales Down as Xbox Outperforms PS3 [...]Video Game Sales Down as Xbox Outperforms PS3 and Wii is a post from: UK ...

Asus Sabertooth X58 Review | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 8:12

Military-grade components, a fancy paint job and a keen price make for a great board.

Antec Soundscience Rockus 3D 2.1 Speakers | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 6:00

Generally speaking when we think of Antec, we usually think of quality cases (such as the silent gaming stalwart P182/P183 line) and solid power supplies. Personally I even think of good customer service (i.e. missing some drive rails? E-mail their customer service and they'll send you replacements for free.) What we don't think of is quality audio, and just like Corsair's recent branch into ...

Hulu Plus Launches at $7.99/Month | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 6:00

Hulu has become one of the most poplar places online to stream video since it debut a few years ago. The cool part about Hulu is that not only can users get current programs that they may have missed on TV, but the site has lots of cool old shows from decades past to entertain [...]

GNOME 2.32.1 Released As The Last Of GNOME 2 | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 6:00

As the first (and likely the last) point release of the GNOME 2.32 series, Luca Ferretti has announced the release of GNOME 2.32.1...

Qualcomm Reveals Next-Gen Snapdragon MSM8960: 28nm, dual-core, 5x Performance Improvement | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 4:48

Earlier today Qualcomm briefed analysts on its Snapdragon SoC roadmap. The current Snapdragon is available in both 65nm and 45nm versions integrating a single Scorpion CPU core running at up to 1GHz and an Adreno 200 or 205 GPU (respectively). Snapdragon was the SoC of choice for many Android phones over the past year and a half, not to mention the only SoC available in Windows Phone 7 devices. ...

NETGEAR WNCE2001 Universal WiFi Internet Adapter | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 4:48

Introduction There are times that we all find ourselves wishing for wireless connectivity. It usually happens when you have an older piece of equipment that was developed before WiFi was a common item and you are not ready to give that part up. For me it came when I wanted to put my green Xbox on to a temporary WiFi network to use up an Xbox Live gift card. The problem was the Xbox I have does ...

Pixman 0.22 Is Getting More Performance Optimizations | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 3:48

It was less than one month ago that Pixman 0.20 was released with faster image scaling, faster affine transformations, ARM NEON improvements, and SSE2 back-end optimizations, among other new features. The first development release towards Pixman 0.22 has now been released and it too brings more performance optimizations...

PNY GTX 580 XLR8 | Posted on: 18/11/2010 @ 1:59

Promising improved performance and lower temperatures, the GTX 580 looks to be impressive on paper. But real gaming tests are where reputations are made or broken. So let's jump in and take a closer look at the PNY GTX 580 XLR8 and find out if it's the fastest horse in the stable.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Video Card Review | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 23:12

Let's see the performance of the new GeForce GTX 580, the fastest GPU from NVIDIA.

MSI upgrades Sandy Bridge motherboards to level II | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 21:12

MSI is just one of many manufacturers that has used so-called military grade components with its motherboards and graphics cards. With Intel Sandy Bridge MSI intends to raise the bar and now presents its second generation Military Class- components that will be found with some of its finer boards.

AMD's mobile Brazos platform benchmarked | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 21:12

AMD will launch its first dedicated processor platform Brazos by the end of the year. With the processors Zacate and Ontario AMD targets Intel's energy-efficient Core 2 processors and Atom. The first detailed benchmarks have been presented and the results are promising.

Intel Sandy Bridge overclocked to 5.12 GHz on air | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 21:12

Intel Sandy Bridge won't launch officially until January 6th 2011, but as usual the chip is already in the hands of overclockers. Asian overclocker windwithme has published benchmarks with an Intel Core i7-2600K CPU overclocked to 5.12 GHz with regular air cooling.

OCZ Vertex Plus and Colossus Plus with Indilinx Martini | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 21:12

OCZ Technology continues to focus on SSDs and its latest product launch targets budget users through the new Indilinx Martini controller. OCZ Vertex Plus and Colossus Plus targets different users with its 2.5" and 3.5" formats.

LSI prepares 240,000 IOPS monster SSD | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 21:12

LSI has now announced that it is going all in for the business market for SSDs with the launch of its WarpDrive SLP-300. The card uses the PCIe x8 interface and sport some scary specifications, like 240,000 IOPS at random read of small files.

TSMC returns when AMD goes 28nm for APUs | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 21:12

AMD will launch its first APUs this Winter. The Brazos platform consists of the processors Zacate and Ontario that si made by TSMC using its 40nm technology. AMD Llano takes the APU program to desktops and it will be made by GlobalFoundries at the 32nm node, but it looks like TSMC is back when it comes to the 28nm node.

AMD Catalyst 10.11 Linux Driver Released | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 21:12

As was pointed out in our forums, the AMD Catalyst 10.11 Linux driver has tipped up today. This driver, with its installer package approaching 120MB in size, is now available for download at AMD's web-site...

Benchmarking ARM Tablets, Smart-Phones | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 20:00

When writing this morning about what's going on with Iveland and OpenBenchmarking.org, one of the recent items being worked on in this area completely escaped my mind: the mobile benchmarking improvements. Time and money (new hardware) has been spent in providing greater automated testing and performance benchmarking of the Phoronix Test Suite on ARM-based mobile devices...

ASUS UL80Jt: Overclocked i3 ULV | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 19:00

Back when ASUS released the UL80Vt last year, we gave it a glowing review, praising its balance of performance and battery life without breaking the bank. The UL80Vt had an overclocked Core 2 Duo SU7300, an NVIDIA G 210M with a manually switchable option, and ASUS’ now standard 84Wh battery. This gave it pretty solid performance, on par with larger mainstream notebooks, and close to 13 hours of ...

Best CPU Cooler Performance: Intel Heatsinks Q3-2010 | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 17:23

Motherboard sockets come and go, but processors can always be depended on the create heat. For a short while longer, Intel's LGA1366 socket on the X58-Express remains the platform of choice for hardware enthusiasts and performance overclockers. Heatsink manufacturers haven't made much noise recently, holding back CPU cooler announcements until after Intel's Sandy Bridge LGA1155 socket is ...

Review: XFX Radeon HD 5750 XXX | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 16:48

Factory-overclocked 3D cards, such as the XFX Radeon HD 5750 XXX, are a pretty common next step for most manufacturers when a GPU starts maturing, and it's no surprise. When your fabs have cranked out squillions of chips, the price-war between stock cards has stabilised and a new generation of cards is peeping over the horizon, there's the natural drive to differentiate and offer a little more ...

What's Going On With Iveland & OpenBenchmarking.org | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 16:48

Last month I said what OpenBenchmarking.org is and how it should change the benchmarking / automated testing landscape once it's released in conjunction with Phoronix test Suite 3.0 "Iveland" early next year. I have also showed off the new graphing capabilities for this software and provided another update at the end of last month. Here now is another update with some more exciting details.

Review: Lian Li Pitstop T60 | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 15:36

It's fair to say that a test bench isn't the first thing the majority of the population's wish list of computer hardware. However, to a small minority of people hiding away in darkened room testing lots of motherboards or graphics cards, or torturing a CPU within in a inch of its life through overclocking, they're a very useful tool. Well, they're certainly better than just using the top of the ...

Review: Spire Thermax Eclipse II | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 15:36

Intriguingly, the first batch of Spire's Thermax Eclipse II CPU cooler hit online retailers in the wrong packaging. We mention this because we received one of these, and were a little confused as to which it was.A squint at Spire's website sets the record straight, since the Eclipse II has black nickel-coated fins, something that immediately separates it from the sea of silver aluminium you're ...

Review: Sennheiser PC360 G4ME | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 15:36

How would you feel about an open relationship? Put your keys back in your pocket; Sennheiser's latest highend headset, the PC360, isn't a letter of introduction for the local swingers club. Instead it's an invitation to enjoy an open audio experience, in a world where everything is usually so closed.Confused? Then let us explain. Most expensive gaming headsets, such as the Corsair H1s, Logitech ...

AMD Already Has Open-Source Fusion Drivers | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 15:36

There's good news for those of you wanting to quickly go out and pickup an AMD Fusion system as soon as it's available: there's already open-source drivers for Fusion...

Quick Review: Clickfree Wireless Backup | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 15:36

Backing up isn’t something everyone needs to do, but as someone who works from home and does everything on my PC, it’s something I should not only do, but do on a regular basis. Today we’re going to find out if we’ve got a device that can finally do what I should already be doing. Getting inside the Clickfree Wireless Backup box, there’s not heaps going on. We’ve got the device itself along ...

Toshiba Portege R700: Quality With Price | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 14:36

Toshiba has built quite a name and reputation in the mobile computer market in the past 25 years. Simply put, it's a company you trust by default. Satellite PCs in particular are synonymous with Toshiba's brand, while other notebook series are less popular. One of those is the strictly business-oriented, ultra-portable notebook series called Portege. These notebooks are rumoured to be direly ...

Hotpot: Google?s new review service | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 14:24

Google have been very busy recently. In between bringing voice to Apple, fashion to the web and worrying about Facebook, they?ve found time to launch a new social service called Hotpot.Hotpot: Google’s new review service is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Can Kinect Cater For The Hardcore? | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 14:24

Microsoft’s Kinect for the Xbox 360 has had a great reception and has hit the 1 million worldwide sales milestone already, but it seems that the ‘hardcore’ amongst gamers aren’t … [visit site to read more] Can Kinect Cater For The Hardcore? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site [...]Can Kinect Cater For The Hardcore? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Balsillie has a pop at Apple?s web capabilites | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 14:24

Jim and Steve are at it again. The chief executive of RIM has launched an attack on Apple at the Web 2.0 summit in San Francisco. Balsillie told delegates at the event that Research in Motion?s forthcoming tablet computer, the PlayBook, will be ?three or four times? … [visit site to read more] Balsillie has [...]Balsillie has a pop at Apple’s web capabilites is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Elecom Release ?Wireless? Headphones For iPod Shuffle | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 14:24

Thanks to the small size of the iPod shuffle, we can see wireless headphones take on a whole new meaning thanks to the guys at Elecom. The latest wireless headphones from Elecom aren’t using some sort of infrared or bluetooth technology to get music wirelessly from your iPod Shuffle to the headphones, but you may [...]Elecom Release ‘Wireless’ Headphones For iPod Shuffle is a post from: UK ...

intel to put atom chips in football helmets? | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 14:24

In case computer chips were a bit boring for you. Intel has come to the rescue. They?ve been working with several industry experts to improve the safety of American football helmets. The idea is to put tiny Atom microprocessors inside football helmets to measure and feed … [visit site to read more] intel to put [...]intel to put atom chips in football helmets? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

OCZ Agility 120GB SATA2 OCZSSD2-1AGT120G SSD | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 13:22

Who like to upgrade or build a new PC, will think about buying an SSD, at least during the first purchase consideration. However in the price comparison one realizes that the price of a Solid State Drive is much higher than the price of a conventional Hard Disk Drive with the same capacity. Nevertheless, the prices of SSDs are getting lower, and who like to get an overclocked PC much faster, ...

ASRock ION330HT-BD Blu Ray | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 13:21

ASRock already published different NetTop systems since the previous CeBIT. Now approximately one year passed and their PCs were constantly extended by faster and more power saving NetTop PCs with various connections by ASRock made Mini-ITX motherboards. After many HTPC building guides in the ocinside.de modding area and the recent DVR player review, it is time to test one of ASRock's top NetTop ...

Crucial 4GB Kit DDR3-1333/PC3-10600 | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 13:19

After two high-end DDR3 RAM reviews it is again time for an inexpensive 4GB PC3-10600 CL9 kit. The Crucial PC3-10600 4GB CL9 kit comes without heat spreader and is designed for a voltage of 1.5 V. With this low Vmem no OC records were reached, but the result are nevertheless respectable. All OC results and more details about the Crucial PC3-10600 4GB kit are shown in the new ocinside.de test ...

ASRock M3A785GXH/128M AMD Socket AM3 DDR3 Motherboard | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 13:18

The new ASRock M3A785GXH/128M Socket AM3 DDR3 motherboard is based on an AMD chipset with integrated GPU like the recently tested ASRock M3A790GXH/128M. This M3A785GXH board is nearly identical in construction to the M3A790GXH. But it is based on the AMD 785G chipset with SB710 southbridge and not on the AMD 790GX chipset with SB750 southbridge. The current M3A785GXH/128M mainboard costs ...

OCZ AMD Black Edition 4GB Kit DDR3-1600/PC3-12800 | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 13:17

OCZ published a new memory kit with a feature to get high memory performance without manual settings. We are talking about the brand-new OCZ AMD Black Edition PC3-12800 CL8 kit. When the 4GB AMD Black Edition kit is used in conjunction with an AMD Black Edition CPU on an AOD capable motherboard, the RAM settings can be downloaded by the AMD OverDrive software over the Internet and adjusted ...

Crucial Ballistix Tracer 4GB Kit DDR3-1333/PC3-10600 | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 13:16

In this Review the performance and the overclocking of a Crucial Ballistix Tracer PC3-10600 CL6 4GB DDR3 kit are tested and compared with 16 Dual Channel kits of previous reviews. Since current AMD processors supports DDR3 memory modules, DDR3 Dual Channel kits got more demand. Because who like to build a new PC system with an AMD Phenom II processor, surely prefer a motherboard with DDR3 Dual ...

Review: Philips 42PFL6805H Econova | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 13:12

While most people try to do their bit, however small, to prolong the life of this tired planet, the jury remains out on whether green credentials ever help sell televisions.This hasn't stopped Philips producing what is easily the most ecologically sound TV to date in the attractive shape of the 42PFL6805H.Anything branded 'Econova' better have some seriously Earth-friendly spec under its belt ...

Panasonic Launches Giant 3D TV | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 13:12

Panasonic hosts a series of gigantic HDTV displays and now it has added massive 3D TV to its list. The Japanese companyhas introduced 103 inch, 3D capable TV for you … [visit site to read more] Panasonic Launches Giant 3D TV is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.comPanasonic Launches Giant 3D TV is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

White iPhone 4 Conversion Kit Makes Student $130,000: Will Apple Retaliate? | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 13:12

With the constant delays and probable cancellation of the white iPhone 4, it’s no surprise that some people who desperately want their Apple device to be a different colour have sought out other means of obtaining their solution. Well, 17-year-old New York Student … [visit site to read more] White iPhone 4 Conversion Kit Makes [...]White iPhone 4 Conversion Kit Makes Student $130,000: Will ...

Sony Ericsson Experia X12 Anzu Specs Reveal No Android 2.3 Gingerbread | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 13:12

A few days ago we told you about the leaked Sony Experia X12 Anzu which excited us as the potential flagship device to Google’s upcoming OS update – Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Unfortunately, it seems that ideal is now out the window, after more specs beyond … [visit site to read more] Sony Ericsson Experia X12 [...]Sony Ericsson Experia X12 Anzu Specs Reveal No Android 2.3 Gingerbread is a ...

Review: AMD Athlon II X4 645 | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 12:12

A quad-core chip on the cheap is a compelling concept. The new 3.1GHz AMD Athlon II X4 645 is certainly a quad-core chip, but is it cheap enough at £95?For sure, there are more affordable Athlon II X4s on offer. The 2.6GHz 620 model can be had for around £65. Moving up a gear, seriously high performance quad-core processors from both AMD and Intel sell for less than £150.AMD's new flagship ...

Review: Olympus LS-5 | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 11:01

The Olympus LS-5 may look inpressive, but that's nothing to the way it feels ? solid, professional and business-like in the hand. The case is all metal and it sits well in the hand. Olympus have a history making dictation recorders that are quite capable of recording half-decent music and so it wasn't such a leap to making a recorder that is designed for music duty as well. Like the Roland R-05, ...

Review: Roland R-05 | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 11:01

We've reviewed a couple of similar models in the past, most recently the cracking R-09HR from Roland's brand Edirol and despite the different name on the front this seems to be in many ways an evolution of those. It's relatively compact for a fully-featured portable recorder with built-in mics, but thanks to intelligent layout all the controls are accessible and easy to use. Our one mild dislike ...

Review: AMD Phenom II X6 1075T | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 11:01

AMD's six-core Thuban processor has been a TechRadar favourite since launch back in April. But with just two Phenom II X6 models on offer, it wasn't exactly the widest range of chips.Enter, therefore, the new AMD Phenom II X6 1075T. At 3.0GHz, it slots in neatly between the 2.8GHz Phenom II X6 1055T and the flagship 3.2GHz Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition. Price wise, it's very much a tweener, ...

ASUS vs Sapphire vs PowerColor - AMD Radeon HD 6850 face-off | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 10:00

We pit three pre-overclocked Radeon HD 6850 cards against one another. Find out which one you should buy.

ME4ME sets 3DMark Vantage world record with GeForce GTX 580 | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 9:48

The world's fastest graphics card was made even faster during the weekend and the man who did it was well known overclocker and NHOC team member Henry "ME4ME" de Kruijf. Using liquid nitrogen and a quick Zotac GeForce GTX 580 card Henry broke the world record in 3DMark Vantage by scoring 40,268 points.

SilverStone Sugo SG07 Mini-ITX PC Case Review | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 8:36

SilverStone has crafted a Mini-ITX, small form factor chassis that will fit the largest video cards available while offering a hefty power-supply to support just about anything you can fit inside. Have a look at our review on the SilverStone Sugo SG07 PC case to see if it passed the scrutiny of our critical eyes!

Augen GENTOUCH78 7" Android Tablet @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 7:24

Over at TestFreaks I just posted my review of the Augen Gentouch78 Android Tablet, and I like it really! It's not as bad as the initial reviews sad it was really. It could be considered a cheap media player (http://www.geeks.com/products.asp?cat=MP3), but it's much more than that. http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-augen-gentouch78-7-android-tablet/ ...

Microsoft Makes Gaming More Social | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 7:24

Move on Generic Social Networking, it is time for specialized networks. Although, Apple?s music-centric social networking venturePing did not garner much favor from the users, but it has not dissuaded Microsoft from going ahead with its plans of making … [visit site to read more] Microsoft Makes Gaming More Social is a post from: UK [...]Microsoft Makes Gaming More Social is a post from: UK ...

Google Voice App Finally Arrives at Apple Store | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 7:24

After initial tussle, Google Voice has formally arrived at Apple Store. The app was initially rejected by Apple andthe ensuingcontroversy had led to scrutiny by federal … [visit site to read more] Google Voice App Finally Arrives at Apple Store is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.comGoogle Voice App Finally Arrives at Apple Store is a post from: UK ...

Online Manic Monday Shopping Set to Surge | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 6:12

Forget Black Friday, here comes the cyber-Monday! According to a recent report, UK shoppers are likely to spend as much as £537 million on the frenzied day. This amounts to £22.4 million per hour. … [visit site to read more] Online Manic Monday Shopping Set to Surge is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech [...]Online Manic Monday Shopping Set to Surge is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Antec High Current Gamer HCG-750 Power Supply | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 6:12

Introduction Following the success of the HCP series of power supplies, Antec is releasing the new High Current Gamer series. The HCG PSU’s are available in 420W, 520W, 620W, 750W, and 900W iterations. High Current Gamer series power supplies are not as feature rich as those of their HCP brethren, but still pack plenty of punch for those not in need of top of the line enthusiast features. ...

Genode OS Now Has A LiveCD Demo With Gallium3D | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 5:00

Back in July we reported that Gallium3D and Intel's GEM were ported to Genode OS. Unless you read that article, chances are you never heard of Genode OS. Genode is a unique, niche operating system that is designed for dynamic workloads while being robust and secure. Genode takes a unique approach with frameworks to offer greater security and be a less complex operating system. It's primarily ...

Linux 2.6.37-rc2 Kernel Released; So Far Looks Painless | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 5:00

Two weeks have passed since the release of the Linux 2.6.37-rc1 kernel that finally allowed the core kernel code to built without the the Big Kernel Lock. It also brought many open-source graphics improvements and other improvements and new drivers (such as a Intel Poulsbo driver and Broadcom's WiFi driver). Now the Linux 2.6.37-rc2 kernel is available as regressions are addressed in time for the ...

GeIL EVO TWO 6GB DDR3-1800 | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 3:57

We’re looking at a set of memory modules, the GeIL EVO TWO 6GB DDR3-1800 kit, which sport some gorgeous heatspreaders. But what about performance? In our world, performance is what counts, so let's find out if these GeIL EVO TWO sticks have what it takes.

Logitech G930 7.1 Surround Wireless Gaming Headset Review | Posted on: 17/11/2010 @ 2:48

We've reviewed a lot of gaming headphones over the years, and we've drawn a conclusion that there just aren't many good headsets for gamers. There are some really good sets for music listening, but they can cost hundreds of dollars. PC and console gamers have usually gotten the short end of the stick: a soon as you add a microphone onto a headset then they immediately have mediocre quality. ...

Deepcool Gamer Storm CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 22:24

We tested the Deepcool Gamer Storm CPU air cooler, which has a tower heatsink, six U-shaped heatpipes and one 120 mm fan. Check it out!

ECS P67H2-A Motherboard | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 20:00

Let's take a look at the ECS P67H2-A, a socket 1155 motherboard based on the forthcoming P67 chipset that supports video cards from different vendors to be installed in parallel.

ASUS Auto Tuning makes everyone an elite overclocker? | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 18:48

ASUS is one of the companies that has been working the hardest on creating automatic overclocking functions for their motherboards and with Intel's launch of Sandy Bridge it has raised the bar considerably. According to sources to NordicHardware the technology will turn make the most regular of Joes capable of reaching impressive results.

NookColor Hits the Store Shelves | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 18:48

Barnes & Noble has started shipping its new e-reader NookColor. The device has arrived in the market ahead of its schedule. Thecompany has … [visit site to read more] NookColor Hits the Store Shelves is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.comNookColor Hits the Store Shelves is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Two Versions Of Mandriva Coming Soon | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 18:48

Mandriva was recently forked into a new distribution called Mageia Linux where several Mandriva developers parted ways with this distribution once known as Mandrake due to the uncertainty of the future direction of Mandriva Linux with its corporate backer having underwent some financial hardship. While there isn't yet a release of Mageia, the Mandriva Cooker Manager has finally been permitted to ...

Xigmatek Aegir SD128264 Double Layer HDT CPU Cooler | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 18:48

 Introduction  Looking back through my past reviews, I came to realize that it has been almost a year since I have seen anything from Xigmatek. Somehow I missed out on the release of the Utgard, and before that, we last looked at the Bifrost VGA cooler, and the Balder CPU cooler just before that. So what has Xigmatek been up to these days? The simple answer is expansion. Not only has Xigmatek ...

Prolimatech Super Mega and Armageddon | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 18:42

This time we are going to take a look at serious air cooling. Prolimatech is known as a producer of high quality air coolers which stand the test against most concurrents. Today we are going to look at two of Prolimatech top air coolers, the thin but wide Armageddon and the proper and copper, Super Mega heatsinks. Both coolers will be matched against each other and valued for their respective ...

HP Envy 14 Beats Edition | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 17:36

This Envy 14 is a special Beats Edition from HP and has a special paint job and included headphones, but it also has an Intel Core i5 CPU and has a solid design. It isn't without some issues, however, including being slightly heavy and having a short battery life.

Whoops, The Main Server Is Getting Clobbered | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 17:36

If you've had a hard time accessing Phoronix.com this morning, you're not the only one. The main Phoronix web-server is getting clobbered at the moment. This is due to lots of attention to the small Linux kernel patch that is doing wonders to the desktop in terms of enhancing the system responsiveness/interactivity under CPU load. The main Phoronix.com server CPU load should be back to normal ...

OCZ Vertex Plus Preview: Introducing the Indilinx Martini | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 15:24

Last year was dominated by two SSD controller manufacturers: Intel and Indilinx. Intel delivered the performance while Indilinx offered a value alternative. Once SandForce hit early this year however, it was game over for Indilinx. We have reviewed a couple of Indilinx drives since SandForce hit but for the most part we've been enamored with SF and Crucial's offerings. Over the summer ...

Another Assassin?s Creed in 2011? | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 15:12

Ubisoft has hit gold with Assassin?s Creed. It is a fantastic game and they know it. The thing about good games is, they make money, a Hell of a lot of it and Ubisoft has made no secret that they are loving the money that is being pulled in by the Assassin?s Creed … [visit [...]Another Assassin?s Creed in 2011? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

PC World Website Shows The Advent Vega | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 15:12

Yesterday, we told you that the Advent Vega tablet is coming sometime after Thursday this week across Dixons stores, but they are not alone in the release of the … [visit site to read more] PC World Website Shows The Advent Vega is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site [...]PC World Website Shows The Advent Vega is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Dell Inspiron Duo Tablet Could Land Next Week | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 15:12

Dell’s rather unique screen-flipping netbook and tablet hybrid, the Inspiron Duo could be available to buy as early as this time … [visit site to read more] Dell Inspiron Duo Tablet Could Land Next Week is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.comDell Inspiron Duo Tablet Could Land Next Week is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site ...

ET-XreaL Continues Moving Towards Better Graphics | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 15:12

A few days ago I wrote about major changes coming to the Urban Terror game that up until now has been a popular ioquake3-powered game that originally began as a Quake 3 mod. Urban Terror is now going to be referred to as "Urban Terror HD" and they are switching from an open-source engine to being an id Tech 3 licensee, which is sad news for those interested in open-source games/engines. While ...

Android 2.2 Froyo Arrives On Dell Streak And HTC Legend | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 14:00

When you are paying for one of the better smartphones around which also happen to be using one of the best operating systems around, it can be very frustrating when updates don?t come for it just because your network or manufacturer is neglecting it simply because it … [visit site to read more] Android 2.2 [...]Android 2.2 Froyo Arrives On Dell Streak And HTC Legend is a post from: UK Gadget ...

Beatles coming to iTunes? | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 14:00

When you?re browsing through iTunes, do you ever get the feeling that something is missing? It?s called The Beatles. You know, that band. They?re sort of important Apple is expected to announce today that the legendary liverapudlians are coming to iTunes. Apple and record label … [visit site to read more] Beatles coming to iTunes? [...]Beatles coming to iTunes? is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Eric Schmidt Shows Off Google Nexus S | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 14:00

There has been doubt previously of the legitimacy of the Google Nexus successor, since rumours are after all simply that. However, it’s pretty hard to ignore … [visit site to read more] Eric Schmidt Shows Off Google Nexus S is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.comEric Schmidt Shows Off Google Nexus S is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Nexus One successor to be a ?mobile credit card?? | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 14:00

Last week I told you that Nokia was to start adding near field communication to their Symbian devices and I said that I think it?s (NFC) going to become a vital part of smartphones in the … [visit site to read more] Nexus One successor to be a ‘mobile credit card’? is a post from: [...]Nexus One successor to be a ‘mobile credit card’? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Top Christmas Gadget Gift: Kung Zhu Hamsters | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 12:48

Gift:Kung Zhu Hamsters Aimed at: Boys 5 - 10 years old. Girls will probably like them too though! Last Christmas, one of the biggest toys was the Zhu Zhu Hamster range (also known as Go Go Hamsters), fluffy robot hamsters aimed at little girls. … [visit site to read more] Top Christmas Gadget Gift: Kung Zhu Hamsters [...]Top Christmas Gadget Gift: Kung Zhu Hamsters is a post from: UK ...

Review: Cowon J3 | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 11:48

The Cowon J3 is a considerably more fancy player than the Cowon i9 and offers much greater capacity (an 8GB model costs £165). What?s more, it includes a micro-SDHC slot so you can add up to a further 32GB of removable storage, a highly appealing prospect from many points of view. The basic feature set is similar to the i9, in fact, including FM radio and voice recording (at selectable bitrates, ...

Review: Cowon i9 | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 10:36

Cowon is one of the biggest names after Apple in portable audio and has quite a range of models which are generally well regarded for sound quality. The Cowon i9 is a diminutive player, about 8mm thick and a little longer but narrower than a credit card, is a budget model, tested here in 8GB guise (though higher capacities are available). It does a fair range of things, including showing videos ...

The ~200 Line Linux Kernel Patch That Does Wonders | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 9:24

In recent weeks and months there has been quite a bit of work towards improving the responsiveness of the Linux desktop with some very significant milestones building up recently and new patches continuing to come. This work is greatly improving the experience of the Linux desktop when the computer is withstanding a great deal of CPU load and memory strain. Fortunately, the exciting improvements ...

Impactics C3LH & K.I.S.S.S. passive HTPC | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 9:24

There are very few manufacturers of completely passive systems out there. Impactics is jumping into the fray, aiming to offer fan-less systems, but without the large price premium associated to such computers. We take a look at the black, H55 and i3-530 equipped system to see if it can keep going under the pressure, or if it crumbles under the heat.

AMD Brazos Platform Benchmarked - Zacate E-350 1.6GHz APU | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 8:12

Earlier this month we had the opportunity to visit AMD's Austin, Texas headquarters to preview their upcoming 'Brazos' development platform and actually got some hands-on testing with a Fusion APU system prior to its launch. Today, we bring you performance numbers on the 18W TDP Zacate APU called the E-350. At 1.60GHz this dual core processor might just impress you!

Microsoft Hits 1 Million Milestone with Kinect Devices | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 8:12

Good old Microsoft has announced that it has sold more than 1 million of Kinect devices since the launch. The company took 10 days to reach the milestone and is now confident of beating its target of selling 5 million Kinect devices by the end of this … [visit site to read more] Microsoft Hits [...]Microsoft Hits 1 Million Milestone with Kinect Devices is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Google to Enter Fashion Market | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 8:12

Google is out to conquer yet another territory and this time the online search giant is making foray into the fashion market. Thechoice of the new business makes sense, since fashion industry is considered to be the fourth largest industry worldwide and has conservative … [visit site to read more] Google to Enter Fashion Market [...]Google to Enter Fashion Market is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 TOXIC Video Card | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 8:12

Introduction We’ve already seen HIS bring us the HD 6870 Turbo which was quite fast, so it comes as no surprise that Sapphire has come out with a TOXIC version of the HD 6850. Considering AMD left it up to the AIB to handle the HD 6850, it really doesn’t come as a surprise since they’ve probably been working on the model for a while. So what’s the TOXIC have in store for us? Well, usually ...

The Brazos Performance Preview: AMD E-350 Benchmarked | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 5:48

Last week I mentioned that I had recently spent some time with AMD down in Austin, TX, benchmarking its upcoming Brazos platform. The Brazos platform is composed of an AMD Zacate or Ontario APU and the Fusion Controller Hub (a South Bridge based on the SB800 series). Brazos systems will run the gamut of mainstream notebook, netbook and nettop segments ranging from $299 to around $500. While AMD ...

i-Mego Earth Series Headphones @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 5:48

http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-i-mego-earth-series-headphones/ (http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-i-mego-earth-series-headphones/)Quote: "Up for review today I’ve got the i-mego Earth Series headphones, and they’re green in both color and construction. Not only is the packaging made from recycled material but the headphones themselves are. The MSRP is under $50, ...

Zalman CNPS9900 MAX 135mm CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 5:18

Since Full-Tower coolers started to appear, it seems like all companies followed the trend, obviously with a strong backup thanks to the performance obtained with this kind of coolers. While many brands now only produce full-tower coolers, there are some brands like Zalman, that still try to make their personal stuff, as we've seen with the CNPS9900 series. Even if Zalman has already launched ...

Holiday Buyer's Guide: Notebooks | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 2:24

Yes folks, it's that time again: time to open your wallets and let a ravenous technology industry take its cut so you can have the shiniest, latest gadgets on store shelves. We're kicking off our Holiday 2010 Buyers' Guides with the mobile sector. While it wasn't perfect, overall this year has been a great one for notebooks, and there has been a healthy share of upheaval in the process. The dust ...

Flip MinoHD Pocket Camcorder (2010 Edition) Review | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 2:24

A Visual Preview of Oracle Solaris 11 Express | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 2:24

Earlier today there was the unexpected surprise of Oracle releasing Solaris 11 Express. There wasn't any public betas or preview releases of Oracle Solaris 11 Express and the last time we got to look at anything new from the OpenSolaris code-base was months ago before Oracle decided to dismantle that once promising open-source Sun project. In the hours following the release of Oracle Solaris 11 ...

Oracle Solaris 11 Express Was Just Released | Posted on: 16/11/2010 @ 1:12

After many months of uncertainty about the future of Solaris / OpenSolaris following Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems, this past August there was an announcement of Oracle effectively killing OpenSolaris while being committed to Solaris as an enterprise operating system and standing behind that, but in a much different form than what we had with Sun Microsystems. Coming out of this was ...

Facebook Announces Email/SMS/IM Client with Project Titan | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 21:48

On Monday, the world’s largest social networking site announced what it’s been up to the last several months. As widely reported, the company had been cooking up an email service that was dubbed “Project Titan” internally. So what does this mean for users? The perk is that you soon will get to elect to access a perhaps [...]

AMD Joins Up With Intel & Nokia On MeeGo Linux | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 21:36

The first-ever MeeGo conference is going on this week in Dublin, Ireland and from that event that's about furthering this open-source mobile/embedded Linux distribution founded by Intel and Nokia, AMD has announced they want in on this Linux lovechild too. They have officially announced from Dublin they have joined the MeeGo project and will begin contributing to this OS that targets netbooks, ...

ASUS GeForce GTX 580 1.5 GB | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 20:48

Last week NVIDIA released their new flagship graphics card, the GeForce GTX 580. Today we have on our testbench the ASUS ENGTX580 which is an almost full implementation of the reference design. The only exception is that the clock speed has been slightly increased - at no price premium.

Roccat Taito King Size | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 20:36

When it comes to gaming mousepads, there are a lot of different to choose from. This time we take a closer look at one of the largest mousepads in the market - The Roccat Taito King Size!

NVIDIA Tesla takes over the supercomputer ladder | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 20:36

When the latest list over the world's 500 fastest supercomputer has now been released it turns out that China, as expected, has the world's most powerful supercomputer in the form of Tianhe-1A. And that the NVIDIA Tesla cards the system uses has taken a firm hold of the top 5.

Biostar control its motherboards with Android | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 20:36

Biostar is the next manufacturer to jump on the wireless trend. ASUS was first to use separate units to change settings and controlling motherboards, but with BIO-Remote2, Biostar has released its own version for Google Android and it uses WiFi.

First samples of Radeon HD 6900 getting close | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 20:36

AMD is struggling to improve availability, but now it seems things are improving as soures to NordicHardware reveal that the first samples are expected in two weeks. After delays that was partly because a new power supply, but also other reasons.

Zotac first with GeForce GTX 460 SE | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 20:36

Zotac is a faithful NVIDIA partner and it is the first with a graphics card on the stripped down GeForce GTX 460 SE chip. NVIDIA's GF104 GPU has had one of its streaming multiprocessor units deactivated and is rewarded with slower frequencies and better price.

Facebook Launches Integrated Platform for Email and Messages | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 20:36

So, the wait is over and Facebook is out with its all-in-one messaging client. The social networking site?s new tool is capable of pooling your emails, Facebook notes and text and instant messages … [visit site to read more] Facebook Launches Integrated Platform for Email and Messages is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech [...]Facebook Launches Integrated Platform for Email and Messages is a post ...

ASUS P67 Sandy Bridge Preview | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 20:02

We're previewing a "First Look" of four new motherboards from ASUS for the Sandy Bridge processors. We are limited as to what we can tell and show you, however, as the processors and specific chipset details are under NDA. However, we can give a photographic walkabout of each of these boards and talk about what we see, so we'll do that today.

ME4ME sets 3DMark Vantage WR with GeForce GTX 580 | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 19:36

The world's fastest graphics card was made even faster during the weekend and the man who did it was well known overclocker and NHOC team member Henry "ME4ME" de Kruijf. Using liquid nitrogen and a quick Zotac GeForce GTX 580 card Henry broke the world record in 3DMark Vantage by scoring 40,268 points.

VIA's Dual Core Nano & VN1000 Chipset Previewed | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 18:24

I haven’t had an official product briefing with VIA in years. The last time I met with a representative from the company was two years ago outside of IDF in San Francisco. Before then, it was probably around 4 years. VIA was the first casualty of integration in the PC space. Today we’re all talking about moving graphics onto the processor die, but a few years ago we were having similar ...

Casio Exilim EX-S200 | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 18:24

An easy-to-use, compact point and shoot digital camera with a resolution of 14-megapixels is the Exilim EX-S200 from Casio. It has a sleek-looking design that's very compact and has a decent 4x optical zoom with 720p HD video recording.

ECS P67 and H67 Sandy Bridge Preview | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 17:49

We're previewing two new motherboards from ECS for the Sandy Bridge processors: the P67H2-A and H67H2-M. We are limited as to what we can tell and show you, however, as the processors and specific chipset details are under NDA. However, we can give a photographic walkabout of each of these boards and talk about what we see, so we'll do that today.

Flip UltraHD and MinoHD third-generation camcorder review | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 17:36

The camcorder that spurred the growth of point-and-shoot video is back and better than ever.

ASUS P67 Motherboards - P8P67, Maximus IV Extreme & Sabertooth 2 | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 17:12

ASUS has sent over some pictures of their upcoming Intel P67 Express chipset powered motherboards and today we are going to show them to you and give you an idea on what you can expect on the next generation of motherboards. These motherboards are for the upcoming Intel 'Sandy Bridge' processors that use a new CPU socket called LGA 1155. The upcoming LGA 1155 socket is rumored to be launching ...

Emergency 2012 - PC | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 16:36

Let loose the water canon on rioters, save people from a crashed plane and stop a suicide pact from topping themselves in the disaster sim, Emergency 2012.

Review: Philips 46PFL9705H | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 16:12

After making a passable 3D debut Philips has set its sights on something rather more refined.The 46PFL9705H is the largest screen in the Dutch brand's flagship 9000 TV series after the incredible 58-inch Philips Cinema 21:9 Platinum and is bristling with technology designed to get really stuck into the crosstalk problem that's so far blighted 3D LCD. The 3D capabilities represent only a small ...

PS Jailbreak Support Now On PS3 Firmware Versions 3.42 and 3.50 | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 15:00

It seems Sony may be getting themselves into a very long battle with PS Jailbreak developers and it’s users, as it seems their most recent attempts to block the hacking software in version 3.50 which was forcibly installed if you got the new Medal of Honor game have now become futile. The fight between Sony [...]PS Jailbreak Support Now On PS3 Firmware Versions 3.42 and 3.50 is a post from: UK ...

Sony Xperia x7 and x7 mini coming in early 2011? | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 15:00

It?s smartphone rumour time. Before I continue let?s bear in mind a rumour is a rumour. It?s totally unconfirmed it could be completely true but it could just as easily be a load of rubbish; that said; two new smartphones could be on their way. The Sony Ericsson … [visit site to read more] Sony [...]Sony Xperia x7 and x7 mini coming in early 2011? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

iOS 4.2 Bug Fixed: Could We See A Release This Week? | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 15:00

Late last week we told you about the rather big WiFi problem attached to the Gold Master version of Apple’s latest iOS – version 4.2 – which developers … [visit site to read more] iOS 4.2 Bug Fixed: Could We See A Release This Week? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews [...]iOS 4.2 Bug Fixed: Could We See A Release This Week? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

Toshiba?s Folio 100 Android tablet has sales frozen after complaints | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 15:00

It seems Toshiba’s entry into Android tablets has been nothing short of a disaster. UK retailers Dixons, Currys and PC World (the main three electronic retailers) have halted sales of the Folio 100 after a “high return rate” for multiple issues. Ouch. Shops have pulled it off … [visit site to read more] Toshiba’s Folio [...]Toshiba’s Folio 100 Android tablet has sales frozen after ...

Advent Vega Tablet Set To Hit Shelves This Weekend | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 15:00

The Advent Vega tablet which has been expected to come out in Dixons stores across the UK today has been delayed from it’s expected release date (which was today) … [visit site to read more] Advent Vega Tablet Set To Hit Shelves This Weekend is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and [...]Advent Vega Tablet Set To Hit Shelves This Weekend is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

ASUS VE228H HDMI LED Monitor | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 15:00

The last time an ASUS monitor was reviewed at Phoronix was a year and a half ago when checking out the ASUS VH236 monitor that ended up being a fairly nice 1920 x 1080 monitor with HDMI support. After recently needing to purchase another monitor, however, we decided to pickup the ASUS VE228H, which offers similar specifications but measures up to being a 21.5-inch LED-backlit display. Here are a ...

Intel Medfield Linux Support Gets Going | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 15:00

Intel's next-generation MID (Mobile Internet Device) platform to succeed Moorestown is codenamed Medfield and is slated to be released next year. However, in usual Intel fashion, open-source patches for supporting this next-generation platform under Linux are beginning to make their way out there months in advance of the hardware's public availability...

Apple iAd Expected To Launch In Europe This Week | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 13:48

Despite it’s troubles from the start in the US, Apple is reportedly going to announce its in-app advertising feature – known as iAd – for it’s Europe debut. The European arrival has reportedly been delayed twice in the last few weeks as there is supposedly little interest from … [visit site to read more] Apple [...]Apple iAd Expected To Launch In Europe This Week is a post from: UK ...

Hacker turns Kinect into 3D video camera | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 13:48

A University of California researcher has managed to turn the Xbox Kinect into a 3D video camera. Oliver Kreylos figured he could use the Kinect’s two cameras to capture objects in three dimensions and then re-create them in their original orientation and size so he locked himself in a room with the new Xbox peripheral [...]Hacker turns Kinect into 3D video camera is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Silicon Power SDHC Class 10 32GB Memory Card | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 13:48

Introduction We all have products that use the Secure Digital Cards. SD has been adapted by nearly all consumer product makers in one form or another. Which form is another story entirely, as there are so many and within each category there are speed ratings. Some devices need to be able to operate above a certain speed to be able to handle the tasks given. This is where the class structure comes ...

Review: Yamaha CD-S1000 | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 11:36

As big, heavy and imposing CD players go, the Yamaha CD-S1000 is one of the biggest, heaviest and most imposing, at least among affordable machines. The front panel's only slightly bigger than most, but the depth of the unit is remarkable and its use of extensive reinforcement in the base makes it quite something to lift. We particularly like the ultra-slim CD tray (which opens and shuts almost ...

Review: Oppo BDP8SE NuForce Special Edition | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 10:24

Oppo is not a name that we've had a lot of exposure to, but there's been a buzz in cyberspace about the BDP8SE. It's rumoured to be one of the most capable multi-format players around. The story goes that Oppo used to make a standard BD83, then upgraded it to Special Edition status, then discontinued the non-SE due to problems sourcing parts. It was then worked on by NuForce to create the model ...

AMD Athlon-II X4-645 CPU Review | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 6:28

With each new release of an Athlon-II processor, AMD reasserts its control on the entry-level market by providing another great quality CPU at a very affordable price. The release of the Athlon-II X4-645 ADX645WFGMBOX quad-core processor is no different. At 3.1GHz, the X4-645 becomes the fastest Athlon-II quad-core processor on the market. Similar to previous Athlon-II X4 series release, the ...

Ozone Radon 5K Laser Gaming Mouse Review | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 6:19

When gamer spends $1000 on new hardware but still uses a basic Microsoft mouse and keyboard they might be holding themselves back when it comes to their gaming experience. In order to fix this many companies have started creating peripherals specifically with the task of bringing about the best gaming experience possible. Ozone's newest addition to the fray is the Ozone Radon 5k Gaming Mouse ...

Samsung EX1/TL500 f/1.8-2.4 10.0 Megapixel Digital Camera Review | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 4:36

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 480 SOC 1536 MB Video Card | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 4:36

Introduction You’ve got to feel a little bad for some of these NVIDIA partners; you have to wonder how much they knew about the GTX 580. We also wonder what’s going to happen with the GTX 480. One would assume that it’s going to hang around for a bit as companies like GIGABYTE has thrown a bit of R&D into the creation of the beast we’re looking at today, but everything’s a little up in the ...

Sparkle GeForce GTS 450 | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 4:07

The Sparkle GeForce GTS 450 1GB features a custom heatsink that runs cool and quiet, and has some serious overclocking headroom under the hood. For gamers on a budget, that's a very compelling combination. And for gamers with high-end SLI systems, it's a slam dunk card for dedicated PhysX.

Zalman VF3000N NVIDIA GPU Cooler | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 2:12

We mostly think about changing the stock cooler that comes with our new CPU but how often do you think about changing the stock cooler on your video card? If you are like me, not very often. Mostly because there are not to many options or that they just do not look good. During this review we will be looking at a cooler from Zalman that not only looks good but performs well.

Snapf?n ez ONE Cell Phone @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 15/11/2010 @ 1:00

http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-snapfon-ez-one-cell-phone/ (http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-snapfon-ez-one-cell-phone/)Quote: "I’ve reviewed many phones here on TestFreaks and I’ve got many more to come I’m sure, but none quite like the one I have today called the Snapf?n ez ONE. This phone is unlike any others out there, and there’s a reason for that, ...

A brief look at upcoming ASUS P67 Motherboards | Posted on: 14/11/2010 @ 19:12

With the launch of Sandy Bridge on the horizon, the larger motherboard manufacturers are putting the final touches to their products.  ASUS, Gigabyte, EVGA, MSI, Foxconn, and others will all be vying for your hard earned cash by attempting to wow you with images of hardware, and words regarding supposed performance.  So when ASUS started handing out images of their upcoming high-end P67 range, ...

Video: Creative displaying ZiiO multimediap tablets | Posted on: 14/11/2010 @ 19:12

 Creative held a press event earlier this week to show some of its latest multimedia creations and one of the products it wanted to emphasize was a coming tablet of the ZiiO family where the focus is on multimedia and audio, in the spirit of Creative.

AOL Working on a New E-Mail Client | Posted on: 14/11/2010 @ 19:12

Cyberworld may be busy speculating about Facebook e-mail client, but there is yet another e-mail program popping up. Alas,thisclient is from hapless AOL. Once a celebrated internet firm, AOL is now revamping itself and is … [visit site to read more] AOL Working on a New E-Mail Client is a post from: UK Gadget and [...]AOL Working on a New E-Mail Client is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

DeepCool UF 120 120mm Case Fan Review | Posted on: 14/11/2010 @ 13:36

DeepCool is not a name that many folks in the North America are familiar with; but they have been a large operator in the European & Asian markets, making products that are relatively cheap compared to the competition and offer a great noise to performance ratio keeping their products on the quiet side, while they cool well. Today we'll look at the DeepCool UF 120 which offers many vibration & ...

Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon HD 6950 to arrive week 50 | Posted on: 14/11/2010 @ 12:24

AMD has revised its launch schedule for the graphics circuit Cayman. Beside moving Radeon HD 6990 into Q1 2011 it has now set the media embargo for the first Cayman cards Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon HD 6950 to sometime in week 50 in December.

DangerDen launches GeForce GTX 580 water block | Posted on: 14/11/2010 @ 12:24

Cooling developer DangerDen has presented one of its latest solutions specifically designed for NVIDIA's flagship GeForce GTX 580. DangerDen has of course built a water block water block and its GTX 580 cooler not only covers the GPU but also memory circuits and voltage regulators.

Tera 100 reaches PetaFLOPS milestone in Europe | Posted on: 14/11/2010 @ 12:24

Supercomputers are hottest in America and China, but earlier this week Europe reached a new milestone. The European supercomputer Tera 100 reached the magical PetaFLOPS barrier by registering a Linpack result of 1.05 PFLOPS.

AMD aiming for APU with 14nm technology in 2015 | Posted on: 14/11/2010 @ 12:24

AMD will launch the first APU circuits with integrated graphics processors by the end of the year. Ontario and Zacate will be made with familiar 40nm technology from TSMC and AMD has revealed its roadmap of its APU and its node upgrades. This roadmap reveals AMD moving into 14nm space in late 2015.

ARM presents Midgard GPU with impressive performance | Posted on: 14/11/2010 @ 12:24

ARM has presented its next generation integrated graphics circuit Mali-T604 developed under the code name Midgard. The GPU is aimed for ARM's Cortex-A15 Eagle CPU and will bring five times the performance of current solutions found in smartphones and tablets.

GELID launches GPU cooler for HD 6800 and GTX 580 | Posted on: 14/11/2010 @ 12:24

Third-party company GELID has now presented an updated model of its graphics card cooler Icy Vision. GELID Icy Vision Rev. 2 has the same base design as the precursor with five big copper heatpipes that moves the heat to a large aluminum heatsink. With a new mounting system the cooler supports Radeon HD 6800 and GeForce GTX 580.

ME4ME overclocks GeForce GTX 580 i forumet | Posted on: 14/11/2010 @ 12:24

GeForce GTX 580 is like an early Christmas present for enthusiasts and overclockers, something our ol' overclocking expert Henry "ME4ME" de Kruijf has shown, and then some, in the Swedish forum. Even though availability is poor Henry has gotten his hands on one of the few Zotac GeForce GTX 580 cards that has landed in stores and already started overclocking.

AMD reveal details on mobile Brazos platform | Posted on: 14/11/2010 @ 11:12

Brazos will be AMD's new mobile processor platform and is expected to launch by the end of 2010 to appear in large amounts starting next year. The company has released more information to the public, including the mobile APUs Ontario and Zacate.

AMD Radeon HD 6990 moved into 2011 | Posted on: 14/11/2010 @ 11:12

There are rumors of problems with the new Cayman series of graphics cards from AMD. During Financial Analyst Day AMD revealed that its Radeon HD 6990 that was developed under the code name "Antilles" sporting dual Cayman circuits will be postponed till next year.

Seagate has sold 1.5 billion harddrives | Posted on: 14/11/2010 @ 11:12

Harddrive maker Seagate has been the biggest for many years and after 31 years on the storage market it announced it has sold more than 1.5 billion harddrives. Seagate lost its lead in 2010 to Western Digital that is currently selling more drives, but all in all Seagate still has a big lead.

Select Android Handsets to Get Netflix Early Next Year | Posted on: 14/11/2010 @ 7:48

Netflix had recently announced its availability for Windows Phone 7 devices and since it already had presence on iOS platform, itmeant that only Android devices were left without any Netflix loving. But despair no more, Netflix has now announced … [visit site to read more] Select Android Handsets to Get Netflix Early Next Year is [...]Select Android Handsets to Get Netflix Early Next Year is a ...

Free Photo Editing Software | Posted on: 13/11/2010 @ 20:24

Quite a number of people having been asking me to recommend FREE photo editing software. It’s hard to recommend anyone a specific one since we’re all human, we’re all different and we have our preferences when it comes to software. I use Adobe Photoshop but it’s not realistic for me to recommend me such an [...]

Saudi Arabia Blocks FaceBook and Pope Says Internet Causes ?Disorientation? | Posted on: 13/11/2010 @ 19:12

Saudi Arabia decided to go offensive and blocked social networking site Facebook for having ?crossed a ling?. A Saudi Arabiancommunication official said that the site did not conform with the country?s values. However, it … [visit site to read more] Saudi Arabia Blocks FaceBook and Pope Says Internet Causes ?Disorientation? is a post from: UK [...]Saudi Arabia Blocks FaceBook and Pope Says ...

Gran Turismo 5 to UK Launch Date Announced | Posted on: 13/11/2010 @ 18:12

Attention, all racing game fans! Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has finally announced the UK release date for eagerly-awaited Gran Turismo 5. The racing sim game will hit UK store shelves on November 24. The game will feature total 1031 cars and 20 … [visit site to read more] Gran Turismo 5 to UK Launch Date [...]Gran Turismo 5 to UK Launch Date Announced is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Lenovo?s LePad to be Launched in 2011 | Posted on: 13/11/2010 @ 18:12

Lenovo has announced that it plans to release its LePad in the US in 2011. LePad will compete with Apple?s iPad and other tablets such as Samsung?s Galaxy Tab and Dell?s Streak. Lenovo has not provided any price point for the tablet. The … [visit site to read more] Lenovo’s LePad to be Launched in [...]Lenovo’s LePad to be Launched in 2011 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

GamingZap Launches | Posted on: 13/11/2010 @ 16:00

http://www.gamingzap.com/ (http://www.gamingzap.com/)

The X Input 2.1 Multi-Touch Implementation Is Here | Posted on: 13/11/2010 @ 16:00

Canonical's Chase Douglas has corralled Daniel Stone's X Input 2.1 Multi-Touch patches and have readied them for integration into the X.Org Server and related software components...

Review: Roberts Revival DAB RD60 | Posted on: 13/11/2010 @ 13:48

The writer of this review is certainly not the only person to have walked into a shop and asked, in all innocence, "How much is that second-hand Roberts in the window?" only to be put right with the answer, "It's new." Roberts has always been the king of the retro, making radios that were straight out of its 1950s catalogue, generations after that decade had ended. Or at least, radios that bore a ...

Prolimatech Super Mega Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 13/11/2010 @ 9:11

Prolimatech has done a great job with their new entry in the Megahalems series cooler, the Super Mega, offering the PC enthusiast community top-notch performance in a well-engineered product with excellent fit and finish. Support for the latest Intel platforms and the new look resulting from the copper fins are icing on the cake, and they've managed to boost performance as well.

HTC Surround Review: A Pocket Boombox | Posted on: 13/11/2010 @ 8:00

Even though the WP7 official unveiling is quite a ways behind us, we’ve been spending quite a lot of time with the respective Windows Phone 7 launch devices. Anand has the LG Optimus 7 and the Samsung Focus, and I got the HTC Surround. There are a number of other devices bound for other carriers both international and domestic, and we’re getting to them in time.  If you haven’t ...

News for 11-12-10 | Posted on: 13/11/2010 @ 3:12

Hey, Hey, it's time for the news again, and I got a lot of it this time!

Samsung NP-NF710-S02US | Posted on: 13/11/2010 @ 2:00

The Samsung NP-NF710-S02US, besides having in incredibly long, meaningless name, is a decently priced and well-stocked 17-inch wide screen laptop. It has a quad-core CPU with lots of multimedia features, including lots of storage space for media and a Blu-ray drive for the latest and greatest movies in their best quality.

Thrustmaster F1 Dual Analog Ferrari F60 Exclusive Edition PC Gamepad @ Bona Fide Reviews | Posted on: 13/11/2010 @ 0:48

http://www.bonafidereviews.com/review-of-thrustmaster-f1-dual-analog-ferrari-f60-exclusive-edition-pc-gamepad/ (http://www.bonafidereviews.com/review-of-thrustmaster-f1-dual-analog-ferrari-f60-exclusive-edition-pc-gamepad/)Quote: "Up on the review block today I’ve got the Thrustmaster Exclusive Edition F1 Ferrari Gamepad with dual analog sticks. This gamepad sell for about $20, and it’s not ...

A Quick Test Of OpenGL In Mac OS X 10.6.5 | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 23:48

In August we reviewed Apple's Enhanced OpenGL Stack that was introduced as an update to Mac OS X 10.6.4. This Snow Leopard Graphics Update 1.0 came out following Valve bringing Steam and its games to Mac OS X and collaboration via Apple, NVIDIA, and ATI/AMD to better the Mac OS X graphics stack with supporting new OpenGL extensions and making other optimizations, such as adding OpenGL occlusion ...

Wine 1.3.7 Has Improved System Tray Support | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 23:48

There's a new Wine development release out this Friday afternoon that incorporates a few new features that have been brewing within the development community over the past two weeks. This release is Wine 1.3.7...

Quick Review: Warpia PC-to-TV SWP100A Audio/Video Wireless Adapter | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 23:48

The idea of outputting content from a PC to a TV has become somewhat limited in its usefulness, what with all the media boxes and Blu-ray players with Netflix, Blockbuster, Pandora and all the other apps that allow you to easily consume your online and digital media content. Take my current setup for example; I can watch the aforementioned online services as well as movies in a wide variety of ...

AIDA64 Takes the Benchmark Torch from Everest | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 22:24

If you've been a fan of OCModShop (or any tech site for that matter), then you've no doubt heard of Everest. Everest is one of the premiere benchmarking suites that hardware enthusiasts use to test their motherboards, video cards, memory, and just about everything related to computers. Some have wondered what has happened to Everest, as there hasn't been an update in a long while. You ...

Will Facebook Announce A Mail Client On Monday? | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 21:48

It seems that Facebook’s coming event on Monday could be the mark of the launch of their own mail client, as opposed to some previous thoughts of simple inbox revamping. The rumoured mail client is currently being referred to as ‘Project Titan’. The rumour … [visit site to read more] Will Facebook Announce A Mail [...]Will Facebook Announce A Mail Client On Monday? is a post from: UK ...

Mobility Digest Review: Earjax Moxy Earbuds | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 21:12

http://mobilitydigest.com/mobility-digest-review-earjax-moxy-earbuds/ (http://mobilitydigest.com/mobility-digest-review-earjax-moxy-earbuds/) Quote: "I don’t know about you but I use my phone for more than a phone, and if you have a smartphone I’m sure you do as well or you’re wasting it. I have a Samsung Galaxy S Captivate that I love and it features a great stock music player, at least I ...

Free Apps Make A Third Of Top 100 Grossing iPhone Apps | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 19:24

It seems that when it comes to making money from apps, free demo’s seem to be the way to go as a third of the top 100 grossing apps for iPhone are ‘freemium’ apps which make their money off having a demo version of the app which users can then pay for if they actually [...]Free Apps Make A Third Of Top 100 Grossing iPhone Apps is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping ...

iOS 4.2 Delay? WiFi Bug Discovered | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 19:24

iOS 4.2 has broken it’s latest due date rumour of either the 9th or today. It seems the leak was very much untrue, but they still have until the end of this month before it is officially ‘late’ since … [visit site to read more] iOS 4.2 Delay? WiFi Bug Discovered is a post from: [...]iOS 4.2 Delay? WiFi Bug Discovered is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - ...

OpeniBoot: Run Android On An Apple Device? | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 19:24

Have you ever had the rather bizarre thoughts; “Man, I really wish I could use Android on my iPhone/iPad” or “I wish Apple would release an iPhone/iPad with Android on it”? Well the latter is never going to happen. Sorry. The former however, could be possible sometime in the not-so-far … [visit site to read [...]OpeniBoot: Run Android On An Apple Device? is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Thermaltake Challenger Pro | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 19:20

Thermaltake Challenger Pro. A hardcore sounding name for an interesting looking product. It's got a dark black finish with some fancy red lighting. Not only that, but a built in fan and macro keys, a small wrist rest; all the kinds of things that an erstwhile gamer, or one that considers themselves a "pro" may be looking for. Today I test out this fancy looking keyboard from Thermaltake; let's ...

Netgear Roku XD: Streaming for the Masses | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 18:48

Today I have in my hands the Netgear Roku XD media streamer, the latest media streaming solution for the living room to get retail store distribution by allying itself with a company best known for networking solutions. Does the Netgear Roku HD have what it takes to compete with the likes of D-link's Boxee Box or Logitech's Revue? What are the limitations and benefits of this particular media ...

OCZ Blade ST 2000MHz Low Voltage DDR3 Memory Review | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 18:38

The default speed for a 2:10 multiplier on a Core i3/i5 CPU is 1333MHz, and most will know too well that that even lower priced Intel H55/P55 Motherboards can support a 200 BCLK. If you like to dabble in the dark art of overclocking there are a few good reasons to choose a 2000MHz (PC3-16000) RAM kit. Firstly you have the options of lower voltage and tighter timings at lower speeds, and next you ...

ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 18:26

The ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme sports the Lucid Hydra chip, a special addition that allows for the bridging of AMD and Nvidia GPUs. Add a whole boatload of premium features and excellent overclocking performance, this may very well be the best AM3 board we've ever seen.

Beta 2 Of The Enlightenment Foundation Libraries | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 18:24

A month ago there was the 1.0 beta release of the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries, which are the software libraries created to help in the development of the E17 desktop. EFL 1.0 also marks a point of API/ABI stability and is being used by projects outside of E17 proper, such as with Samsung's Enlightenment usage. Today the second beta of the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries is now ...

X.Org 7.6 Release Candidate 1 Is Finally Here | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 16:00

Alan Coopersmith has announced the first release candidate of X.Org 7.6. Originally the X.Org 7.6 release was supposed to come in October, but that didn't happen and now into November we are finally seeing the first test katamari...

Review: Canon PIXMA MG6150 | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 15:24

A4 printers have a lot to contend with. Some ask them to produce crisp documents with rich black text, whereas others want gorgeous photo quality output. Many of us want both, which is where Canon's latest PIXMA ChromaLife100+ printers have made a name for themselves. Models such as the MG5150 include pigment- and dye-based black inks, plus yellow, cyan and magenta dye-based inks, which team up ...

Review: Canon PIXMA iP4850 | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 15:24

How much do you really need to pay for a top-of-the-range printer? If you don't need options such as Wi-Fi connectivity, faxing and self-contained photocopying ? offered in varying mixes by Lexmark's Impact S305, and Epson's PX720WD and WorkForce range ? it might be less than you think. The new Canon iP4850 delivers spectacular performance for just £70. Taking over where the outgoing iP4700 left ...

ASUS Sabertooth X58 Motherboard Performance Review | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 15:24

Are you looking for an Intel X58 motherboard that offers good stability, all-around compatibility and extreme durability? ASUS designed the Sabertooth X58 motherboard to not only look great, but to also deliver on the impression it gives off. The Sabertooth comes with a longer than average 5-year warranty and is based on Intel's X58 Express and ICH10R South Bridge chipsets for support of the ...

HIS Radeon HD 6870 1GB Turbo Video Card | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 13:48

Introduction HIS has come out fast this time with a pre overclocked card and to be honest, they need to. AMD-only partners like them need to make sure the interest is constantly there for AMD based video cards and they figure the best way to do this is get a pre overclocked model to the market sooner rather than later. Falling into the Turbo series, one we know and love, the HD 6870 Turbo is no ...

Black Ops breaks video games sales records | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 12:36

Kinect, what?s that? It should have been the biggest game news this year but when a game franchise is so big it?s parodied on Family Guy it?s not going to slip its next game onto the shelves unnoticed. In a time where experts say the physical game industry is … [visit site to read more] [...]Black Ops breaks video games sales records is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping ...

Tetris, the cure for post traumatic stress disorder? | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 12:36

If there is one thing I like it’s strange, possibly unethical psychological studies. And when these studies include a game I will struggle to find something more entertaining. It?s not just any game either, it?s legendry retro puzzler, Tetris. Tetris and … [visit site to read more] Tetris, the cure for post traumatic stress disorder? [...]Tetris, the cure for post traumatic stress disorder? ...

Stuff.TV gadget award winners. | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 12:36

It?s that time of the year again; awards time. How exciting.  Here are the winners of Stuff.TV gadget awards 2010. Oh and by the way iPad won gadget of the year. Oh sorry did I spoil it? Come on we all know that it?s going to win every single gadget of the year award for [...]Stuff.TV gadget award winners. is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Review: Totem Sttaf | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 11:48

Superficially, at least, there's nothing particularly unusual about the Sttaf, with little to distinguish it from, say, the Teufel Ultima 7, or Kudos X2. It's a simple two-way floorstander, based on a 140mm bass/mid driver with a 95mm diameter flared and doped paper cone. This is loaded by the larger, upper section of the enclosure and a rear port and crosses over using a second-order network at ...

Review: Teufel T500 | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 11:48

Teufel is by far the best-known exponent of direct-sell loudspeakers and has been steadily raising its profile in the UK over the last couple of years with great models such as its Columa 900 5.1 surround sound speaker system and Ultima 800.The big difference between Teufel and other brands is that it's not available from hi-fi dealers, cutting out the middleman, which means lower selling prices. ...

Review: Braun Series 7 ? 790cc Electric Shaver ? The Perfect Gift | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 11:24

Review: Braun Series 7 – 790cc Electric Shaver – The Perfect Gift is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Apple Integrates Ping With Twitter | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 9:12

Apple made its foray into social networking with the introduction of Ping, however, unlike most of the other products or serviceintroduced by Apple, Ping failed to generate the buzz. Now, the specialized social networking service is getting a helping hand from Twitter. The … [visit site to read more] Apple Integrates Ping With Twitter is [...]Apple Integrates Ping With Twitter is a post from: ...

iPhone Tracks your Happiness | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 9:12

You can use your iPhone to track many things, however, now there is a new addition to the list. You shiny gadget can now even track your happiness. A new app called ?Track Your Happiness? will ping you at random times during the day and … [visit site to read more] iPhone Tracks your Happiness [...]iPhone Tracks your Happiness is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - ...

QNAP Network Media Player NMP-1000P Review | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 9:12

QNAP has updated its NMP-1000 with a supplemental 'P' for some extra performance.

Tesco to Offer Low Cost International Phone Card | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 8:00

Tesco is looking to make a foray into the international phone calls market. The company is planning to launch a global calling cardwhich will let you make low-cost phone calls to over 60 countries. Normally, people use either conventional phone services … [visit site to read more] Tesco to Offer Low Cost International Phone Card [...]Tesco to Offer Low Cost International Phone Card is a post ...

The Return of the Mini-ITX Form Factor staring AMD | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 8:00

Introduction There are times when you see trends begin and, of course, times when you don’t. When we first saw the Mini-ITX form factor we thought it was a neat idea, but not one that would go anywhere. However, that was before CES 2010; at the show we saw a rather large amount of products that were either in the design stage or already in production and waiting for release. We asked about this ...

ASUS 23in VG236H 3D Vision monitor review | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 5:12

Want in on some 3D action? ASUS may be able to help you out.

The Fedora Plans For Wayland | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 4:24

In recent days we have been talking a lot about Ubuntu's plans to deploy the Wayland Display Server and the new Wayland activity, NVIDIA's plans to not support Wayland, and John Carmack's interests to support Wayland, but that isn't the only solution in the world. Red Hat's Adam Jackson has addressed the Fedora plans to support Wayland...

Arctic Sound P311 Bluetooth Headset | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 3:30

The Arctic Sound P311 is a wireless headset that is designed to complement any device that supports Bluetooth. They're sleek, lightweight, versatile, and reasonably priced at less than $40. But what about performance? How does the audio actually sound? Indeed, this is where headsets make their reputations, so let's take a closer look and see just how well the Arctic Sound P311 performs.

Cooler Master Choiix Boom Boom Portable Speaker Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 12/11/2010 @ 0:07

Cooler Master's idea of the Boom Boom speaker is great - a compact, portable speaker that can be used while on the road with a laptop, MP3 player, or phone will appeal to many consumers. The end result from Choiix is a product that does have some strong points but still leaves a bit to be desired.

Mono Picking Up F# Support For Linux, Mac OS X, Etc | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 23:36

Last week Microsoft decided to open-source their F# programming language in the form of its compiler and their language's core libraries. Microsoft's F# was opened up under the Apache 2 license and following that release comes a MonoDevelop plug-in and an announcement from Miguel de Icaza that they will begin distributing F# in Mono...

Quick Review: Rosewill RK-V1TP Wireless Touchpad Keyboard | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 22:48

The HTPC is becoming a more and more common part of many households. From streaming movies, music, and television to your big screen to simply doing a little websurfing from the comfort of your couch, using the computer doesn’t mean having to sit at a desk anymore. Unfortunately, a standard keyboard and mouse combination isn’t usually the best solution when you’re talking about using your ...

Targus USB2.0 Docking Station with Video | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 21:36

Docking Stations are handy if one needs more connectors to their laptop. There is a problem though, not all laptops are dockable. We are now testing a solution to this problem from Targus!

ECS A890GXM-A2 Motherboard | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 20:24

Let's take a look at ECS A890GXM-A2 motherboard, which is basically an A890GXM-A from the same manufacturer with two USB 3.0 ports added.

X.Org GSoC 2010 With KMS, Cairo, Etc. What Was Done? | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 19:12

Two days ago there were some ATI R300 GLSL compiler optimizations made to the open-source Radeon driver stack by Tom Stellar as part of his Google Summer of Code project as a student developer to improve the R300 GLSL compiler support. This code is still living in a branch outside of Mesa, but some progress has been made. Though the R300 GLSL compiler optimization work was just one of five ...

Will The PlayStation 3 Outsell the Xbox 360 By 2012? | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 18:00

The PS3 will outsell the Xbox 360 worldwide bye the end of 2012. This is what analyst Jessie Divnich of EEDAR (Electronic Entertainment Design and Research) has predicted on the current-generation console war, giving fanboys of each console a little more to have a tiff … [visit site to read more] Will The PlayStation 3 [...]Will The PlayStation 3 Outsell the Xbox 360 By 2012? is a post from: UK ...

Steam Receives Opposition From UK Retailers | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 18:00

Steam has easily made PC gaming pleasant for us all, making purchase of games easy and providing some great prices on thousands of games, but it seems that it is not going down too well with retailers who fear the service’s market dominance. Source’s from MCV have … [visit site to read more] Steam Receives Opposition From [...]Steam Receives Opposition From UK Retailers is a ...

Call Of Duty: Black Ops - PC, Xbox 360, PS3 | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 17:00

You've waited all year for Treyarch's first person shooter, now read the review....

MSI N450GTS Cyclone 1GD5/OC Video Card Review | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 16:51

A lot has been happening lately in the world of video cards. AMD just released the Radeon HD 6870 and NVIDIA replied with the GTX 580. But with the holiday season approaching, some might be contemplating a gift that's just a little less heavy on the wallet. Benchmark Reviews has gotten our hands on a factory overclocked mid-range video card that claims to be 17 degrees cooler than it's reference ...

Apple Releases OS 10.6.5 Update | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 16:48

Apple has just released OS X 10.6.5 for Mac computers. This latest update for Snow Leopard includes a wealth of security updates. Here’s a list of what’s new in OS X 10.6.5: improve reliability with Microsoft Exchange servers address performance of some image-processing operations in iPhoto and Aperture address stability and performance of graphics applications [...]

Windows Phone 7 Updates To Require USB And Carriers Can Delay Or Block Them | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 16:48

We have known that Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 updates have been originally delivered by Microsoft themselves at the moment (which is a good thing of course) but it seems that the situation may not be so simple in the foreseeable future. Microsoft dev units receive have been recieveing … [visit site to read more] Windows Phone 7 Updates To [...]Windows Phone 7 Updates To Require ...

Android 2.3 Gingerbread Device: Sony Ericsson Xperia X12 Anzu To Arrive Early Next Year? | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 16:48

Sony Ericsson has without a doubt released some decent smartphones for Google’s Android, but have built up the unfortunate reputation of not delivering when it comes to updates of the operating system. There is hope yet for Sony Ericsson however, with the coming … [visit site to read more] Android 2.3 Gingerbread Device: Sony Ericsson [...]Android 2.3 Gingerbread Device: Sony Ericsson Xperia ...

Linaro 10.11 Is Out Plus ARM Plans For The Future | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 16:48

Yesterday in the ARM world there was not only a major milestone in that of unveiling the ARM Mali T-604 GPU for embedded devices with much faster graphics and even OpenCL GPGPU capabilities, but it was also marked by the first Linaro release. Linaro was formed less than a year ago but out now is their first engineering release, a.k.a. Linaro 10.11...

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Benchmark Performance | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 16:45

Everyone who waited for NVIDIA to launch their Fermi graphics architecture felt like they had held back once it was finally released. The GF100 graphics processor that was packaged into the GTX 480 used less than its full potential, and it didn't create the wide performance margin everyone expected between competitors. Seven months later, NVIDIA has returned with their updated Fermi GF110 GPU, ...

ARM Mali-T604 Arrives, But With What Kind Of Driver? | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 15:36

ARM yesterday introduced the Mali-T604 graphics processor that is a major step-up from their current-generation Mali graphics. The Mali-T604 is not only compatible with OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0 and OpenVG 1.1, but it also brings OpenCL 1.1/1.2 support to this embedded graphics processor for GPGPU computing. Additionally, the Mali-T604 is said to deliver up to five times the performance of current Mali ...

openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 3 Brings New Stuff | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 15:36

It's been over a month since the release of openSUSE 11.4 M2, but the third development milestone is now available after the developers fixed a show-stopping bug with Mesa's Software Rasterizer (it's sad though they still aren't using LLVMpipe as a replacement instead). The openSUSE 11.4 M3 release brings a number of package updates and other improvements to this next Linux operating system ...

Fedora 15 Has A Release Schedule, But Will It Be Met? | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 15:36

The Fedora Engineering Steering Committee (FESCo) has approved the release schedule for Fedora 15, the next release of this community Red Hat Linux operating system that was recently codenamed Lovelock...

Amazon pulls pro-pedophilia book from Kindle store after outcry | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 14:24

Definitively the most controversial tech story of the year comes courtesy of Amazon.  The Kindle platform is great way for up and coming and even established writers to get their material on sale and in the public eye. The problem is though, that occasionally an … [visit site to read more] Amazon pulls pro-pedophilia book [...]Amazon pulls pro-pedophilia book from Kindle store after outcry ...

Cuba angry at ?Castro mission? in Black Ops. | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 14:24

Video games and politics are just not getting along this year. First Medal of Honour sparked outrage with its Taliban characters and now Black Ops is whipping up a fuss in Cuba Unsurprisingly it?s the fact that players are ?encouraged? to assassinate … [visit site to read more] Cuba angry at ‘Castro mission’ in Black [...]Cuba angry at ‘Castro mission’ in Black Ops. is a post from: UK ...

Windows Phone 7 sold out? | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 14:24

Prolific Microsoft blogger Mary Jo Foley has been reporting that most stores are either sold out or almost sold out of Windows Phone 7 devices. She has also speculated about glitches in the software and problems with the hardware. Though (of course) Microsoft isn?t … [visit site to read more] Windows Phone 7 sold out? [...]Windows Phone 7 sold out? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

In Win Ironclad review | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 14:24

We check out In Win's entry into the enthusiast case market, the Ironclad. Does it sink or swim?

GIGABYTE Radeon HD 6850 1GB Video Card Overclocked | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 13:00

Introduction With another 960 SP HD 6850 arrived, it was time to check out the model again when it came to overclocking. The particular one we’re looking at today comes from GIGABYTE and carries with it the Windforce cooler which is the dual fan one we’ve been seeing from the company for a while now. Today we want to find out how it goes on the HD 6850, one of our favorite new midrange cards ...

Christmas Gadget Gift: Stinky the Garbage Truck | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 12:12

Gift: Stinky the Garbage Truck. Aimed at: Boys under 10 years old. Buy it at: Play (£64.99) Stinky the Garbage Truck Play (£64.99) Argos (£64.99) 2 Retailers Powered By Deals Press 8 Stinky the Garbage Truck … [visit site to read more] Christmas Gadget Gift: Stinky the Garbage Truck is a post from: UK Gadget [...]Christmas Gadget Gift: Stinky the Garbage Truck is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Review: Audiolab 8200CD | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 12:00

Well, it's a funny old world. Here we are with CD allegedly dead in the water and one of the most keenly-awaited products in a while is a ? wait for it ? CD player! The experienced audiophile won't be too surprised at that, given the history of LP replay since the 1980s. And, as for the brand that's making the splash, Audiolab has been on and off the radar a bit over the years, including the ...

Review: TEAC T-R650DAB | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 12:00

Standalone 'real hi-fi ' tuners (as opposed to table radios and so on) are getting distinctly thin on the ground these days. No doubt one significant reason for that is continuing uncertainty over whether and when FM will be switched off, so if you're about to spring for a tuner it certainly makes sense to get one that's compatible with both analogue and digital broadcasts. This new model, the ...

Kingston SSDNow V+100 Review | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 9:36

I'm not sure what it is about SSD manufacturers and overly complicated product stacks. Kingston has no less than six different SSD brands in its lineup. The E Series, M Series, SSDNow V 100, SSDNow V+ 100, SSDNow V+ 100E and SSDNow V+ 180. The E and M series are just rebranded Intel drives, these use Intel's X25-E and X25-M G2 controllers respectively with Kingston logo on the enclosure. The ...

Synology DiskStation 2-Bay Network Attached Storage DS211 @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 6:00

http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-synology-diskstation-2-bay-network-attached-storage-ds211/ (http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-synology-diskstation-2-bay-network-attached-storage-ds211/)Quote: "Synology released a few new NAS boxes yesterday and today I’ve got the DS211 for review. The DS211 features the new DSM3.0 operating system which makes life much easier when ...

Call of Duty: Black Ops Benchmarks - GeForce GTX 460 vs Radeon HD 6870 | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 4:48

Now that Call of Duty: Black Ops has been released we thought that it would only be proper to run some video benchmarks on this highly anticipated PC game title. The hype around this first person shooter has been enormous the past few months, so we know that our readers are wanting to find out what video card brand will run Call of Duty: Black Ops the best. Today, we take the GeForce GTX 460 1GB ...

Urban Terror HD: Going Away From Open-Source | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 4:24

It's been two years since the release of Urban Terror 4.1, an open-source first person shooter powered by the ioquake3 engine that started out originally as a Quake 3 mod. Extensive work has been made towards the next release, Urban Terror 4.2, with significant improvements being made from new maps and visuals to a new graphics renderer. However, this past week the Urban Terror developers ...

The Linux 2.6.37 Kernel With EXT4 & Btrfs | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 2:24

Now that the Linux 2.6.37 kernel merge window is closed and this next major release is in the middle of its development cycle, we have new benchmarks to publish looking at the file-system performance of Btrfs and EXT4 compared to earlier releases. The Linux file-system performance is under constant evolution as shown by our five years of Linux kernel benchmarks and more recent file-system-focused ...

Fractal Design Define R3 | Posted on: 11/11/2010 @ 0:17

The Fractal Design R3 is the latest flagship chassis from this Swedish company, building upon the R2 predecessor with some new features and tweaks. And as we've come to expect from the Swedes, they know minimalist design that usually exudes beautiful simplicity and clean lines. And the R3 is no exception, as we'll soon see.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 Released | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 23:00

Back in April there was the first beta release of RHEL 6.0 and today Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 has officially entered the world...

MythTV 0.24 Brings A New OSD, HD Audio, Blu-ray | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 23:00

Not only was Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 released today, but MythTV 0.24 made it out in the user-land world today too. MythTV, one of the oldest and most well known open-source digital video recording applications, with this v0.24 release now has many new features and other improvements. MythTV 0.24 presents a new on-screen display (OSD), HD audio support, Blu-ray support, and other ...

Arctic K381 Multi-function Keyboard Review | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 21:24

Along with the mouse, the keyboard is your primary method of input for your PC and so we feel it's important to take a look at the models available on the market. Today we'll look at the K381 Multi-function keyboard from Arctic Cooling to see if it's a worthy choice for a keyboard replacement or upgrade.

Asus NX90JQ | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 20:48

The NX90Q-A1 from Asus is a desktop replacement notebook with tons of multimedia features, including an 18.4-inch widescreen 1080p HD display and some powerful speakers. You also get a quad-core processor and some really powerful nVidia graphics.

Samsung PN58C6400 58 Inch Plasma TV Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 19:41

With every new model year, I grit my teeth and wince while viewing my favorite programming hoping and praying that a company hasn't screwed up a great product by trying to reinvent the wheel with every product cycle. With that in mind, I was glad that the PN58C6400 was more or less the same TV as last year's model with some minor design tweaks and very little difference in terms of visual ...

23" LG Flatron W2340VG DVI/HDMI Blu-ray 1080p Widescreen LCD Monitor w/HDCP Support @ BFR | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 18:24

http://www.bonafidereviews.com/23-lg-flatron-w2340vg-dvihdmi-blu-ray-1080p-widescreen-lcd-monitor-whdcp-support-gloss-black/ (http://www.bonafidereviews.com/23-lg-flatron-w2340vg-dvihdmi-blu-ray-1080p-widescreen-lcd-monitor-whdcp-support-gloss-black/)Quote: "Up for review today I’ve got another monitor that was provided by Geeks.com for review. I love my monitors, as of now I’ve got four of ...

Two Features Wayland Will Have That X Doesn't | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 17:36

While the discussion surrounding the Wayland Display Server and Canonical's plans to deploy Ubuntu atop Wayland continue to be ongoing within our forums (here, here, and here) and elsewhere, some new technical capabilities and plans for Wayland have been discussed. Here's two features that Wayland is set to have that is not currently supported by the X.Org Server...

Glacialtech Alaska CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 17:12

Today we are looking at the newest offering from GlacialTech, the Alaska CPU cooler. This new offering from GlacialTech has a new fin arrangement that gives the Alaska what they call a ?breathing effect?. Join us and see how the Alaska performs as we put it through the paces on our Intel Core i7 test system.

Xigmatek Pantheon | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 17:00

Xigmatek has managed to impress with their past cases, offering a nearly unbeaten price/performance ratio. The new Pantheon aims to redefine this once more, offering modern features at a very competitive price point. Will it manage to hold its own or crumble on our test bench?

NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 580: The SLI Update | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 16:00

Picking up immediately from where we left off yesterday with our review of NVIDIA’s new GeForce GTX 580, we have a second GTX 580 in house courtesy of Asus, who sent over their ENGTX580. With our second GTX 580 in hand we’re taking a look at GTX 580 SLI performance and more; we’ll also be taking a look at voltage/power consumption relationship on the GTX 580, and clock-normalized ...

Speedlink Multitouch | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 15:57

Speedlink have been making PC and gaming accessories for quite a while now and have a good range of hardware out. Their latest offering being a mouse, but with a slight difference. Instead of the usual mechanical buttons this mouse features a touch sensitive surface. This, they claim, will enable you to control your PC with a number of simple gestures. Sounds good but is it really as easy ...

Facebook Vs Google: Mike Vernal Says Google Aren?t Open | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 15:12

As some of you probably already know, Google and Facebook are having a little tiff between them regarding user data. The most recent little retaliation in the fight has beenFacebook Vs Google: Mike Vernal Says Google Aren’t Open is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

MUKii TransImp TIP-330SU-BK USB 3.0 External 3.5-inch HDD Enclosure | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 15:00

Introduction With USB 3.0 quickly gaining acceptance in the mainstream, it’s now time for consumers to take advantage of the performance it has to offer. USB 3.0 is literally 10 times faster than USB 2.0 and hundreds of thousands of motherboards have shipped with the new standard onboard with hundreds of millions coming over the next few years. Just like USB 2.0 before it, USB 3.0 will soon be ...

PlayBook will be ?under $500? | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 14:12

Jim Balsillie, the co-CEO of Research in Motion has said that the BlackBerry PlayBook will be “competitively” priced and will cost under $500 and we know that by ?under? he means a fraction under. I?m thinking, oh I don?t know something like say $499 the price of the … [visit site to read more] PlayBook [...]PlayBook will be ‘under $500′ is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

iPhone most fragile smartphone and BlackBerry most unreliable | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 14:12

I?ve seen an iPhone smash to pieces after slipping out of someone?s hand and onto the floor below. Apparently it?s a common occurrence. The slippery glass of the iPhone makes it more prone to break free from your grip and bungee straight to the concrete without a rope. A … [visit site to read more] [...]iPhone most fragile smartphone and BlackBerry most unreliable is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Apple buys Wi-Gear? | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 14:12

It seems that Apple have purchased Wi-Gear, the company behind the iMuffs line of Bluetooth headphones designed for the iPod and iPhone. According to a source speaking to 9to5 Mac, the company plans to leverage the acquisition to develop its own stereo Bluetooth … [visit site to read more] Apple buys Wi-Gear? is a post [...]Apple buys Wi-Gear? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

ASUS Eee PC 1015PEM: The Champion | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 13:21

Why would I need a netbook? What uses could I have for it during a workday? Do I really another PC alongside my business desktop PC? There are some of the basic questions each user should ask himself before venturing out to find a proper netbook. Let's presume that this PCs in this class are bought mostly by business users who spend much of their time on the move and dislike carrying those heavy ...

Namco Reveals Games For Windows Phone 7 | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 13:12

Namco has announced that they will be releasing a range of games for Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Operating System. This range includes the ultimate retro game Pac-Man and the hard-to-control I Love Katamari. Expect plenty of japan-ness in these first releases from … [visit site to read more] Namco Reveals Games For Windows Phone 7 [...]Namco Reveals Games For Windows Phone 7 is a post from: ...

Windows Phone 7 Launch: US Sales As Low As 40,000? | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 13:12

The Windows Phone 7 devices were released in the US on November 8, and it seems that sales estimates are already sparking controversy for Microsoft and their new operating system. One particular analyst told The Street that just 40,000 handsets have been sold on the launch … [visit site to read more] Windows Phone 7 [...]Windows Phone 7 Launch: US Sales As Low As 40,000? is a post from: UK ...

Palm Pre 2 UK Launch On 12 November | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 13:12

HP has announced that their webOS 2.0 phone – the Palm Pre 2 – will be landing in the UK SIM-Free this friday. At this time the HP Smartphone has only been available in France and although a US release is being planned there are no dates for that release as of … [visit site [...]Palm Pre 2 UK Launch On 12 November is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - ...

Review: Chord Chordette | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 11:24

The bijou Chord Electronics Chordette package surely must be the ultimate, high-class micro system. The set-up can be as simple or as comprehensive as anyone wishes just as with regular separate components, albeit, perhaps, slightly more flexible. Yet it has one distinct advantage: the entire Chordette set-up we tested occupies less space than a single 430mm-wide regular component, and there is a ...

Review: Musical Fidelity M6PRE pre and M6PRX power amplifer | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 11:24

Musical Fidelity is taking on the high end at its own game, whilst lowering the price of entry. Take the new M6PRE and M6PRX preamp and power amp combo, for example: balanced inputs and outputs (including USB); high-quality MM/ MC phono inputs; 260 watts per channel; a regulated power supply system and (claimed) low distortion levels are impressive credits indeed. And, unlike similar products, ...

Intel Core i7-950 Review | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 8:36

The i7-950 has crashed in price over the last month. Is this enough to make the i7-930 obsolete?

YouTube Introduces ?YouTube Topics? | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 6:12

YouTube is planning to start a new feature that will help users in searching videos using broader search terms and topics. The newfeature, You Tube Topics, will carry out suggested searches and will be available under TestTube section of the website. You Tube Topics is a … [visit site to read more] YouTube Introduces ‘YouTube [...]YouTube Introduces ‘YouTube Topics’ is a post from: UK ...

Dell XPS L501x: An Excellent Mainstream Notebook | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 5:36

As we discussed a couple weeks back, Dell has relaunched their XPS brand for laptops, with a focus on quality and "mainstream performance". The latter means that unlike previous XPS laptops, you won't find the highest performing GPUs in the new models—Dell will continue to serve the needs of mobile gamers with the Alienware brand. The former is the more interesting aspect, as Dell's XPS laptops ...

BitFenix Survivor Mid Tower Chassis | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 5:12

Introduction If the name BitFenix isn’t on your radar yet, I have to assume you have been living under a rock since CES back in January. In case you haven’t been here and looked at previous reviews, I was privileged to be one of the select few to see the Colossus back in August so we could be one of the first to bring forth the new innovations and design ideas that BitFenix brings to the table. ...

Mionix Naos 3200 Mouse | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 1:48

A few weeks back we reviewed the Swedish-made Excito B3 Mini ARM Server, which we liked for its capabilities and hardware, until it overheated. Today we are reviewing another product from a Swedish company, Mionix AB, as we try out the Naos 3200 computer mouse. This is coming more than a year after reviewing our first Mionix product, the Saiph 3200 Laser Gaming Mouse.

Phoronix Test Suite 3.0 "Iveland" Alpha 1 | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 1:48

For those that don't subscribe to the Phoronix Test Suite mailing list, there is a new announcement: Phoronix Test Suite 3.0 "Iveland" Alpha 1 has been released...

Scythe Mugen 2 Rev.B | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 0:41

We've got the Scythe Mugen 2 Rev. B cooler, priced at roughly $55, it is in the upper mid-range price segment. It has quite a lot of room for expandability, with room for up to 4 fans, though only one is included. It's also quite massive. Let's see how it does.

Lightworks Is Not Coming To Linux Until Late 2011 | Posted on: 10/11/2010 @ 0:36

Earlier this year we reported that the Lightworks video editor was going open-source. This was big news as Lightworks is a professional-grade non-linear video editing application that has received scientific and technical Academy Awards and Emmy Awards. This software has been used for editing films like Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Shutter Island. While many have been excited that this ...

Kodak EasyShare M580 Digital Camera Review | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 22:24

Review of the Kodak EasyShare M580, a 14-megapixel point-and-shoot digital camera.

Xigmatek Utgard Computer Case Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 20:42

Xigmatek's Utgard mid-tower chassis has a lot to recommend it. It's a great looking, robust chassis with an excellent feature set and great cooling performance. Configuration options abound in the Utgard, particularly in the cooling arena and front panel device placement.

Mobile Chip Lets Your Phone Check You For STIs | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 20:12

UK is facing the rising rate of STIs and STDs among young and not-so-young people. And if you had been putting off that visit toDoctor due to your busy schedule or general reluctance, then here is a ray of hope for … [visit site to read more] Mobile Chip Lets Your Phone Check You For [...]Mobile Chip Lets Your Phone Check You For STIs is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Google Search Now Offers ?Instant Preview? | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 20:12

Google had recently released ?Google Instant?, which now has gained much acceptance, but the company is not resting on its laurels. Google?s new feature ?Instant Preview? will let you … [visit site to read more] Google Search Now Offers ?Instant Preview? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - [...]Google Search Now Offers ?Instant Preview? is a post from: UK Gadget ...

BBC iPlayer to go international: fees and ads on their way? | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 19:00

BBC?s iPlayer has been a huge success since its release. It?s the answer for any television schedule problem. ?Oh Sh** I?ve forgotten to watch …? ?Don?t worry it will be on iPlayer.? It?s a fantastic tool for catching up with TV and entertainting … [visit site to read more] BBC iPlayer to go international: fees [...]BBC iPlayer to go international: fees and ads on their way? is a post from: ...

Zotac GTS 450 | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 18:29

While the release of new ranges of GPUs is often a time for people to upgrade, its not just those buying the latest and greatest that are looking to switch up to a more powerful graphics card. For the majority of people, a new range of GPUs means a price reduction on the old ones, so its a great time to increase your FPS. Today we're looking at Zotac's GTS 450, a good rival for the ATI 5770? ...

Sony Bloggie Touch 8GB | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 18:12

The Sony Bloggie Touch digital camcorder is a pocket-sized digital camcorder that has 8GB of flash memory, HD video recording (1080p), and a 3-inch touch display. It has great video performance and a compact design that makes shooting video on-the-go a snap.

GlacialTech Alaska CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 17:36

Today we are reviewing the GlacialTech Alaska CPU air cooler, which has a tower heatsink, six U-shaped heatpipes and one 120 mm fan. Check it out!

Digital Mars Is Wanting To Merge D Into GCC | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 16:48

Walter Bright of Digital Mars has brought up with the GCC list what steps need to be traveled so that GDC, the GNU D Compiler, can be merged into GCC. Right now the GNU Compiler Collection doesn't have support for the D programming language, but that may soon change if this merge by Digital Mars is successful...

John Carmack Is Interested In Wayland On Ubuntu | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 16:48

John Carmack, the co-founder of id Software and lead developer of the Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake games, among others, is apparently interested in Wayland. Yes, actually the Wayland Display Server. He just used his Twitter account to share that he wishes he had the time to contribute to it and then linked to Mark Shuttleworth's blog post announcing Ubuntu will be switching to Wayland with ...

Google Developing Page Pre-Load Feature To Increase Chrome Browsing Speeds | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 15:48

Google is working on a new feature for their web browser Chrome which will hopefully give users of their software greater speeds while doing general browsing on the web. The Chrome Issue Tracker … [visit site to read more] Google Developing Page Pre-Load Feature To Increase Chrome Browsing Speeds is a post from: UK Gadget [...]Google Developing Page Pre-Load Feature To Increase Chrome Browsing ...

NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 580: Fermi Refined | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 14:48

There's little doubt in our minds that the GF100/GTX 480 launch wasn't quite what NVIDIA was hoping for. It did end up being the fastest single GPU card on the market, but when it came to heat and noise it didn't fare so well. What could have been an amazing card became a reasonable card, but a card with caveats. But they say time heals all wounds. With GF100 out the door NVIDIA has had a ...

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 GF110 Fermi Video Card Review | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 14:48

This morning NVIDIA has introduced the GeForce GTX 580 video card after many weeks of rumors. It has only been seven months since NVIDIA released the GeForce GTX 480 video card, but that card is officially no longer the flagship GPU of the NVIDIA arsenal. Priced at $499, the GeForce GTX 580 comes at the same suggested retail price as the GeForce GTX 480 did, but the video card has higher clock ...

Nokia to give Symbian devices Near-Field Communication | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 14:36

Senior Vice President of Nokia, Jo Harlow said in an interview in Amsterdam today that the Finnish company is to start rolling out near-field communication capabilities onto future phones in its Symbian line. The C7 model which is currently available already has the hardware for … [visit site to read more] Nokia to give Symbian [...]Nokia to give Symbian devices Near-Field Communication is a ...

Samsung Continuum unveiled | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 14:36

The Samsung Continuum (pictured above) has been unveiled. (The pictues huge because when its shrunken down you can’t get a good idea of the screens … [visit site to read more] Samsung Continuum unveiled is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.comSamsung Continuum unveiled is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Specs Revealed | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 14:36

Yesterday we told you about the latest GPU to be coming from NVIDIA which was being kept tight-lipped about just about everything to do with the card but their new vapour cooling system … [visit site to read more] NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Specs Revealed is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews [...]NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Specs Revealed is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

HTC Desire Z Comes To Vodafone | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 14:36

If you’re a someone who’s been patiently waiting for the HTC Desire Z to be available on a network as oppossed to forking out on it’s rather expensive SIM-free price, you might be in luck. Vodafone have announced a business contract plan for the QWERTY smartphone for £30 a … [visit site to read more] [...]HTC Desire Z Comes To Vodafone is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Google Search App Now Available On Windows Phone 7 | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 14:36

Google has released their own free search app for Windows Phone 7 which is now available in the Windows Phone Marketplace. As you’d expect with many mobile OS’s, the functions on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 has been very much built around their own products. For … [visit site to read more] Google Search App Now [...]Google Search App Now Available On Windows Phone 7 is a post from: UK ...

Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 Review | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 14:36

The new Fermi Mk II GPU hits all the performance highs we expected from the GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 graphics card review | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 14:36

NVIDIA launches the world's fastest DX11 graphics card. Find out everything you need to know in this review.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 SLI | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 14:12

NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 580 has claimed the single GPU performance throne today. We take two of these cards for a spin to see what performance users can expect from this $1000 GPU combination. The review will also give insight into potential performance numbers for 3D Vision Surround.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1536 MB | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 14:12

Today NVIDIA releases their new GeForce GTX 580 which is based on their Fermi architecture. The card is 20% faster than the GTX 480, yet requires less power. NVIDIA has also optimized fan noise making this the quietest highest-end card on the market today.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 graphics card | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 14:02

It's pretty evident that the strongest GeForce up to now, GTX480, isn't too successful of a product. Yes, NVIDIA made the fastest single-GPU product, but the price of that feat was considerable. Firstly, the card was utterly late, since expectations had grown considerably in the six months that preceded what would be the final release of Fermi. Performance demonstrated by GTX480 was excellent, ...

I?m As Big As ? a height chart which isn?t just for kids! | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 13:24

Whether you have a new addition to the family; your student flat is full to capacity;or you just want a giggle in the office, the I’m As Big As Height Chart is a novel way to chart everyone’s stature. Going all the way up to 2 metres tall, the IABA Height Chart does away with [...]I’m As Big As – a height chart which isn’t just for kids! is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

Quick Review: Skin your life with GelaSkins | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 13:24

Like me, you may’ve heard of GelaSkins before. You might’ve also thought the company really only did skins for mobile phones. I now know they don’t; instead they do skins for a large amount of devices and we’re going to show you what’s going on with them in a big way today. The first skins we’ll be looking at are the iPhone 4 and iPad ones, with the first being the “Keep Calm” design that ...

Review: Philips Cinema 21:9 Platinum (58PFL9955H) | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 12:36

Philips' first cinemascope (21:9) ratio TV sent shockwaves through the home entertainment universe when it launched in 2009. A TV that delivered widescreen movies without black bars at the bottom and top of the image was a daring step that helped separate the Dutch brand from its Far Eastern rivals and earned it numerous plaudits. Now it's revisited the concept, but added 3D playback and direct ...

Review: Acer AT2358ML | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 11:24

At 23in, this new LCD TV from Acer enters a competitive, saturated area of the flatscreen market. Perhaps with that in mind, Acer has called upon the design talents of Italian automobile expert, Pininfarina, to give it an edge.In that regard it certainly succeeds, with the screen sat in a curved, black gloss bezel with a translucent trim and an illuminating blue strip on the bottom. Pininfarina, ...

Weekend Waffle V | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 10:13

This week's waffle features the top articles, overclocked human brains and the beginning of the end for BIOS. Weekend Waffle V is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts:Weekend Waffle II Weekend Waffle III Weekend Waffle IV

ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme Review | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 10:12

A few months ago we looked at the Crosshair IV Formula, what was then ASUS' top of the line AMD motherboard. Now they've out-done themselves with the Crosshair IV Extreme. This one is definitely designed for extreme benchmarkers, so take it to extremes we did!ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme Review is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts:ASUS Crosshair IV ...

Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 10:12

The old proverb bigger is better is generally true when it comes to CPU coolers. The bigger the heatsink and the bigger the fan, the lower your temperatures will be. The Freezer 13 stands tall at 130mm and uses a 92mm fan. Let?s see how well it performs.

Review: Panasonic TX-L32X20B | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 10:12

The TX-L32X20B is that rare beast: a 32in LCD focused on pictures to the near-exclusion of fancy features.A chunky 83mm deep, this HD ready X20 Series set is initially notable for what it doesn't include ? there's no Freeview HD tuner, LED backlight or Panasonic's Viera Cast online hub ? but is nevertheless a stunningly simplistic attempt at cut-price picture prowess. The next screen size up is ...

Samsung Galaxy S Reaches 3 Million US Shipment Mark | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 9:00

Samsung Galaxy phones are certainly proving their might in the market. Recently, Samsung Galaxy S surpassed iPhone 4 to become Japan?s most favored phone. Now, the company has announced that it has hit 3 million mark for its US shipment of Galaxy S phones. Samsung has … [visit site to read more] Samsung Galaxy S [...]Samsung Galaxy S Reaches 3 Million US Shipment Mark is a post from: UK Gadget ...

QNAP TS-259 Pro+ Turbo NAS review | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 8:48

QNAP's latest two-bay NAS put to the test.

BlackBerry PlayBook To be Released in February 2011 | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 7:48

BlackBerry PlayBook seems to be gaining momentum and the tablet is getting feelers from various channel partners. Currently, it is rumored that initially DropBox and Best Buy will stock PlayBook and there is a not so well … [visit site to read more] BlackBerry PlayBook To be Released in February 2011 is a post from: [...]BlackBerry PlayBook To be Released in February 2011 is a post from: UK ...

NVIDIA Puts Out New Fence Sync Patches | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 7:48

While NVIDIA may not be focusing upon supporting the Wayland Display Server at this time, they are continuing to focus upon improving the experience of their driver with the X.Org Server. Three months after putting out their most recent X Sync object patches, they are now out with a revised set...

Open-Source ATI R300 Compiler Optimizations | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 7:48

Being worked on this past summer were improvements to the open-source ATI R300 driver when it comes to GLSL compiler optimizations. This work was done by Tom Stellar as part of Google's Summer of Code for student developers. While we reported on some of the R300 compiler improvements back in June, there hasn't been too much more information to pass along, especially as the summer is now over. ...

Some Small Progress On Linux GPU Laptop Switching | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 7:48

A few weeks ago we reported that notebook hybrid graphics switching on Linux still sucks. For these newer laptops that boast dual GPUs -- an integrated low-power IGP and a more performance-oriented discrete GPU for demanding environments with switching between the two being done "seamlessly" in real-time based upon usage or via a hot-key -- the support under Linux is still virtually nonexistent. ...

Previewing AMD's Brazos, Part 1: More Details on Zacate/Ontario and Fusion | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 6:48

I hate to keep things from you all, but last week I was diligently working in a room at AMD’s new campus in Austin, Texas. You see, AMD wanted to give us more time with the Brazos/Zacate platform we tested at IDF ahead of its official launch. It’s too early for production worthy OEM systems and AMD wasn’t too keen on these reference platforms leaving its offices so it did the next best ...

AMD Vision - The $399 Brazos Notebook Platform Preview | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 6:48

Last week we had the opportunity to visit AMD's Austin, Texas headquarters to preview their upcoming 'Brazos' development platform and actually got some hands-on testing with a Fusion APU system prior to its launch. AMD is allowing us to post up a little bit of information on this upcoming platform today, but the performance numbers that we recorded are under still under embargo. Today, we will ...

Twitter and Facebook Flunk Basic Security Test | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 5:36

According to a new survey, both Twitter and Facebook have got ?stellar? F grade for ensuring the privacy of their users? data. The survey, conducted by Digital Society, studied 11 websites including Yahoo and Microsoft Hotmail. The survey used various criterions such as SSL authentication and Sidejack & Hijack risk potential.Twitter and Facebook Flunk Basic Security Test is a post from: UK Gadget ...

ZOTAC ZBOXHD-ID34BR-U Blu-ray Mini-HTPC | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 5:24

Introduction Known mostly for the company’s line of NVIDIA-based graphics cards and motherboards, ZOTAC maintains robust manufacturing and R&D operations overseas, including 40 surface-mount technology lines and over 9 million square feet of production space. ZOTAC provided us with a ZBOXHD-ID34BR for this review. This small form-factor, energy efficient machine bears much similarity to the ...

LaCie 5big Storage Server NAS Review | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 3:24

Back in March 2010, Intel announced an Atom based platform optimized for storage applications. Using either a D410 or the dual core D510, paired with an Intel 82801IR I/O controller, it was touted by Intel to have been picked up by various NAS vendors such as LaCie, LG, QNAP, Synology and Thecus. We have had the LaCie 5big storage server in our labs for the last few weeks. Aimed at the needs of ...

MSI Radeon HD 6870 Video Card Review | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 1:48

Let's see the performance of the new Radeon HD 6870 from MSI, which follows the AMD reference design and competes with the GeForce GTX 465.

Lian Li PC-B25S | Posted on: 09/11/2010 @ 1:33

The Lian Li PC-B25S is a stylish mid-tower for the enthusiast that wants the highest quality and they want it to be as silent as possible. Claiming to be quiet and offering extensive features, the PC-B25S also comes with a premium price tag for those who appreciate and expect top quality.

Intel launches 120GB X25-M G2 SSD | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 22:48

Intel has decided to sneak out a new SSD in the X25-M family and as we could reveal earlier this Fall it is new drive of the second generation with 34nm MLC NAND flash circuits and SATA 3.0 Gbps interface, but this time with 120GB capacity.

Semiconductor sales up 33% in 2010 | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 22:48

Semiconductor sales are moving up and now that Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has released its annual prognosis for semiconductors over the coming two years it estimates an annual increase of 33% in 2010. This through a total sale of semiconductors worth 300.5 billion dollar.

Core 2 Duo E6300 pushed to world record results before SCPC2010 | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 22:48

It's less than a month to go before the annual Swedish Computer Performance Championship and already participants have started warming up before the competition. One of these is last year's winner of Percentage Overclocking, Jonas "Mean Machine" Klar.

AMD Llano starts mass production in July 2011 | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 21:48

AMD is said to have set a date for the mass production of the anticipated Fusion APU Llano - July 2011. The processor that will be the first for desktops sporting integrated graphics has been delayed many times, lastly because of the 32nm technology. 

NVIDIA showing Call of Duty: Black Ops on GTX 580 | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 21:48

NVIDIA will launch the new flagship GeForce GTX 580 tomorrow and even if most is already known it is exciting to see the company show and talk about the coming product, as it showed COD: Black Ops running on GTX 580 at PDXLAN 16.5.

Gucci & Calvin Klein Launch Designer 3-D Glasses | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 21:48

So, nowadays practically everything is going 3-D, including the real world! Ok, poor jokes aside, the serious issue is that we hate ugly 3-D glasses and until the day of ?3-D sans glasses? arrives, we are … [visit site to read more] Gucci & Calvin Klein Launch Designer 3-D Glasses is a post from: UK [...]Gucci & Calvin Klein Launch Designer 3-D Glasses is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Hasbro Lets You Watch 3-D on iPod & iPhone | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 21:48

So, anyone who wants to watch 3-D on their iPods and iPhones, please raise your hands! Apparently, toy maker Hasbro Inc. thinksthat there are enough … [visit site to read more] Hasbro Lets You Watch 3-D on iPod & iPhone is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.comHasbro Lets You Watch 3-D on iPod & iPhone is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

GlideTV Navigator Wireless Media Remote w/ Touchpad | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 20:36

Introduction Over the last couple of years we have watched the growth of the HTPC (Home Theater PC) market bloom. As PCs become more powerful and smaller, consumers are finding new ways to attach one of these to their TVs. We have even reviewed a couple of seemingly ready-made solutions for this type of setup. But with a PC attached to your living room TV, how do you bridge the gap between TV and ...

XFX Radeon HD 6850 Video Card Review | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 19:48

Let's see the performance of the new Radeon HD 6850 from XFX, which follows the AMD reference design and competes with the GeForce GTX 460 768 MB.

BitFenix Colossus | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 17:54

BitFenix are one of the latest competitors on the market, with the Colossus being one of their very first products. Its put together by a team of industry veterans, so should come packing some serious pedigree. With a name to suit its size, let's see how the Colossus fairs against my critical eye.

Apple iPad 2 Adverts Shot For A January Launch? | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 17:00

The iPad 2 has been hinted to be scheduled for a January unveiling, and it’s looking more and more likely, after word has already got out that Apple have shot the promotional adverts for their follow-up to their market leading tablet device. Word is from 9 to 5 Mac that the adverts … [visit site [...]Apple iPad 2 Adverts Shot For A January Launch? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

NVIDIA Says It Has No Plans To Support Wayland | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 17:00

Last week Mark Shuttleworth shared that Ubuntu will begin shipping the Wayland Display Server with their Unity desktop in a future release (likely around Ubuntu 11.10 it will become an experimental part of their desktop stack, but a PPA repository of Wayland for Ubuntu is already being worked on now). While being a supporter of Wayland and the first to cover this display server project two years ...

Call of Duty: Black Ops Coming Out Tommorow: HMV Does Midnight Openings and London Give-Aways | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 15:48

The much anticipated game to come out in the Call of Duty series – Call of Duty: Black Ops – is just one night away, and many shops are preparing for the big rush of people who are desperate to prestige as many times as they can as soon as possible and scream how much [...]Call of Duty: Black Ops Coming Out Tommorow: HMV Does Midnight Openings and London Give-Aways is a post from: UK Gadget ...

NVIDIA Show Off New GPU Technology | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 15:48

At the moment the war of the GPUs between NVIDIA and AMD has been at a bit of a stalemate with each company holding back on what the next big thing will be for computer graphics. NVIDIA has taken the first move now however, showing a tease of some new … [visit site to read [...]NVIDIA Show Off New GPU Technology is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

HTC Plans to Open Their Own App Store? | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 15:48

HTC seems to be wanting to play a bigger part in the smartphone game, with plans of an expansion for their software. According to the Financial Times, two new sources have appeared which have … [visit site to read more] HTC Plans to Open Their Own App Store? is a post from: UK Gadget and [...]HTC Plans to Open Their Own App Store? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping ...

OCZ RevoDrive X2 240GB PCIE SSD Review | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 15:00

The second generation of the OCZ RevoDrive, dubbed the RevoDrive X2, arrived for testing and we were giddy with geek fueled excitement to see just how well it performed. Curious? I'll spoil the suspense now and sum it up in one word - WOW. See for the results for yourself in our in-depth review that includes real world benchmark tests!

The Queen ?joins? Facebook. | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 14:36

?Does the Queen have Facebook?? Yes she does. Already on Twitter, YouTube and Flickr, Britain’s Royal Family now has a presence on Facebook after launching yesterday morning. Facebook.com/TheBritishMonarchy has videos, photos and the Court Circular, the 200-year-old … [visit site to read more] The Queen ‘joins’ Facebook. is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech [...]The Queen ‘joins’ ...

IOS 4.2 and Android 2.3 coming very soon? | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 14:36

It?s getting close to the end of the year, but there?s still plenty of time to whip out some updates. Smartphone users are in for a treat this November as both Apple and Google are set to start rolling out the latest versions of their operating system Apple?s … [visit site to read more] IOS [...]IOS 4.2 and Android 2.3 coming very soon? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

RockMelt: the new social networking browser | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 13:36

There?s a new kid on the internet browser block, going by the name of RockMelt. Backed by Netscape founder Marc Andreessen the new browser claims that it is very different from its larger competition i.e. Firefox, Chrome, IE; “It … [visit site to read more] RockMelt: the new social networking browser is a post from: [...]RockMelt: the new social networking browser is a post from: UK Gadget ...

Review: Epson Stylus Photo PX720WD | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 11:36

A stickler for tradition, Epson's PX720WD resists the temptation of settling for five inks, as found in the likes of the Canon PIXMA MG5150 and HP Photosmart Premium C309G. So instead of getting both dye-based and pigment-based black inks as a compromise between document and photo printing, the Epson goes for the full 6-ink monty. Billed as an all-in-one for photo enthusiasts, it serves up the ...

Review: Panasonic TX-P50S20B | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 11:36

What the Panasonic TX-P50S20B 50-inch plasma lacks in svelte good looks it makes up for in strength. The TX-P50S20B comes complete with a reinforced glass 'tough panel' that can take a blow measuring four joules, which is roughly equivalent to chucking a bag of sugar at the screen from a foot or so away. Flying Wii controllers ? surely this unusual feature's purpose ? should therefore pose no ...

Review: LG 32LD490 | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 11:36

LG's winning combination of high feature counts, smart looks and bold pricing has seen it charge up the affordable TV sales charts. The 32LD490 is a perfect example of the South Korean firm's bang/buck philosophy, with a full HD resolution, Freeview HD tuner, USB input with surprisingly extensive multimedia playback support and even access to LG's online NetCast platform.The sheer scale of LG's ...

Compiler Benchmarks Of GCC, LLVM-GCC, DragonEgg, Clang | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 11:12

LLVM 2.8 was released last month with the Clang compiler having feature-complete C++ support, enhancements to the DragonEgg GCC plug-in, a near feature-complete alternative to libstdc++, a drop-in system assembler, ARM code-generation improvements, and many other changes. With there being great interest in the Low-Level Virtual Machine, we have conducted a large LLVM-focused compiler comparison ...

Hitachi Travelstar Z5K320 320GB 7mm 2.5-inch Hard Drive | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 11:12

Introduction Last January at CES I was introduced to a new form factor of 2.5” drives. Seagate was developing the drive for an ASUS netbook, but promised the 7mm height would be adapted by other netbook makers before the end of the year. Seagate’s Momentus Thin wasn’t the first 7mm drive I had worked with, the Intel SSD products were also this same height, but Seagate was the first to shine a ...

G.Skill Phoenix Pro 40GB SSD review | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 9:00

At a tempting £80, is this performance-orientated SandForce drive the ultimate low-cost upgrade?

Adata and Kingston USB 3 Flash Drives | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 8:00

Speed up your flash drives: USB 3 Kingston Data Traveller 3 and ADATA N005 are tried and tested.

AMD Radeon HD 6850 Overclocking Roundup: Asus, XFX, & MSI | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 6:48

With an all-custom launch for the Radeon HD 6850, the door was immediately opened to a variety of 6850 cards with a wide variety of performance characteristics. In fact you won't even find the reference design for sale in North America, making it all the more important to look at custom cards. As such We have wasted no time in collecting a few cards to see what they’re capable of, and today ...

The First Pre-Release Of Xfce 4.8 Has Arrived | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 6:48

While the GNOME developers are busy at work on GNOME 3.0 and the KDE developers are busy working on KDE SC 4.6 and changes that may lead to KDE5, the Xfce desktop environment is still out there and being developed...

Mad Catz Call of Duty: Black Ops ProGaming Gunnar Optiks Glasses Review | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 5:32

I've always disliked wearing eyewear. Eventually laser corrective surgery fixed my vision to better than perfect, only to endure the burden of a frame resting on my nose when 3D products became popular. As the owner of Benchmark Reviews I've worked absurdly long hours for this website, which puts a terrible strain on my premium-priced eyes. There are times when testing a product means playing a ...

ASUS Xonar DG | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 4:27

It wasn’t very long ago that we had the opportunity to look at the ASUS Xonar DS audio card which showed some pretty impressive results when looking at the price versus performance. And now ASUS has released the Xonar DG, close but not quite the same as the former card. So, is the Xonar DG worth the extra bit of cash over onboard sound? Let’s get into the review and find out how it stands up ...

ASUS U35JC-A1 13.3-inch Notebook | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 4:24

Introduction Today I am going to check out a notebook that most would consider to be an ultraportable notebook with a 13.3-inch screen. This class of machine isn't as portable as the new breed of 11-inch notebooks on the market, but that larger screen is welcomed by some users. ASUS has come a long way over the last few years in name recognition. Much of that new name recognition is thanks to ...

AT&T Pantech Laser @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 08/11/2010 @ 1:01

http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-att-pantech-laser/ (http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-att-pantech-laser/)Quote: "On AT T you’ll find a plethora of messaging phones to choose from, but none like the new Pantech Laser. The design of the Laser is well thought out and simply impressive. It’s just .39 inches thick, but it a slider that opens to reveal a nice large ...

Review: HP Envy Beats Edition | Posted on: 07/11/2010 @ 17:12

It's currently the done thing in the laptop world to be kitting your machines out with high-end speaker systems. Asus was one of the first with their Bang & Olufsen NX90 notebook, and MSi followed shortly with the GX660R, a machine that boasts a Dynaudio system embedded in the chassis.HP has gone another route with the HP Beats Edition, and employed the help and expertise of legendary Hip Hop ...

Review: Nokia C7 | Posted on: 07/11/2010 @ 17:12

The Symbian^3 operating system is really important for Nokia. The company has taken a lot of knocks from the iPhone and the many handsets running Android, meaning its market share has suffered. Android phones such as the HTC Wildfire and Orange San Francisco have muscled in on Nokia's vital mid-range territory, and that's been a real pain in the proverbial for Nokia. Google's OS has even snaffled ...

Review: LG Viewty Snap GM360 | Posted on: 07/11/2010 @ 17:12

LG's crop of lower priced handsets is plentiful and each has its own little pinch of LG-style stardust to make it seem a bit different from the others. The LG Viewty Snap GM360, for example, is available from as little as £80 on pay as you go and free on £10-a-month contacts. It boasts 5MP Schneider-Kreuznach optics and something LG calls an 'Optic-all' zoom as its standout features. Don't get ...

Beginner's Guide to Photographic Composition - Part I | Posted on: 07/11/2010 @ 17:12

Photography is an art, and by definition art is subjective. With that being said, there are many "rules" that can help your mind's eye focus. Truly, there are no steadfast rules in any art - they're really just guidelines, and you'll have to figure out for yourself when they should apply, and in what combination. This beginner’s guide will be split into three parts, and the overall goal is to ...

Lightspark 0.4.5 Is Bringing The New Graphics Engine | Posted on: 07/11/2010 @ 17:00

Lightspark's advanced graphics engine will soon be released with the forthcoming Lightspark 0.4.5 version. We first talked about this advanced graphics engine in August that uses Cairo and OpenGL for rendering, but finally, after making a lot of progress, it's ready to be released...

Going Green: the future of energy saving. (video) | Posted on: 07/11/2010 @ 16:24

IT departments exist because if something goes wrong with technology a business can come crashing down. It’s the modern world and like it or not we just can’t function without computers. Technology is the backbone of a business. Computers, monitors, printers, phones, all chugging away earning thousands of pounds, great. But they also lose thousands [...]Going Green: the future of energy ...

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 GPU Features Detailed At PDXLAN | Posted on: 07/11/2010 @ 14:48

NVIDIA has put up on Youtube a video of their "unreleased GPU" aka the GeForce GTX 580 at PDXLAN 16.5. The video shows Tom Petersen, Director of Technical Marketing at NVIDIA, introducing 'an upcoming' video card that we believe is the GeForce GTX 580. NVIDIA announced some of the upcoming technology of the video card that is worth looking at! Can you say vapor chamber cooling and a noise level ...

Dell Streak to Get Custome “Stage UI” | Posted on: 07/11/2010 @ 6:24

Dell is looking to expand the reach of its custom user interface “Stage UI”. It seems like the UI will make its way to Dell Streak, once this tablet gets upgraded to Android 2.2. Streak has  just been launched … [visit site to read more] Dell Streak to Get Custome “Stage UI” is a post [...]Dell Streak to Get Custome “Stage UI” is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Kinect Boss Thinks Apple is “a Pain in the A**” | Posted on: 07/11/2010 @ 5:36

Most of the corporate have a long history of hits and misses. Some products which never should have been conceptualized in thefirst place, make it to the market and get bombed (Read  Micorosoft Kin and other such unfortunate products) and … [visit site to read more] Kinect Boss Thinks Apple is “a Pain in the A**” [...]Kinect Boss Thinks Apple is “a Pain in the A**” is a post from: UK ...

Intel Gets Ready With New X.Org Driver For Sandy Bridge | Posted on: 06/11/2010 @ 21:12

Intel is gearing up to release their xf86-video-intel 2.14 DDX driver in the coming weeks, which will be their quarterly open-source X.Org driver update for their Intel IGPs. In preparations for this release and the forthcoming release candidates, Intel's Carl Worth has tagged the xf86-video-intel 2.13.901 driver in Git, which is an intermediate development snapshot...

Mark's Announcement Sparks New Wayland Activity | Posted on: 06/11/2010 @ 20:24

Mark Shuttleworth's announcement this week that Ubuntu will eventually dump the X.Org Server for Wayland has resulted in a great deal of media coverage for this emerging display server project that up until now was really only talked about and covered by Phoronix from the point in 2008 when we introduced the world to Wayland. While there's still many months of work ahead before all of the pieces ...

ASUS ARES 5870X2 2DIS 4GD5 | Posted on: 06/11/2010 @ 19:00

Wir durften eine der seltensten Grafikkarte testen von denen nur 1000 Stück gebaut wurden. Dabei handelt es sich um exorbitant schwere - 2.2 Kilogramm - geballte Power-Karte ARES aus dem Hause ASUS. ASUS ist keine Kompromisse eingegangen und hat keine Kosten gescheut um diese Hardcore-Garfikkarte zu entwickeln.

Back to the Future (1985) Blu-ray Movie Review | Posted on: 06/11/2010 @ 15:48

1985 was a good year. It introduced to the world to Super Mario Brothers on the old-school Nintendo Entertainment System. It was the year of my birth (yep, you did the sums right – I’m 25) and it also gave us Back to the Future. When borderline eccentric/ mad scientist Dr Emmet Brown (Christopher Lloyd) constructs a time travel device out of the body of a DeLorean car, his friend Marty McFly ...

XFX Radeon HD 6850 Review | Posted on: 06/11/2010 @ 10:36

We see if XFX's first stab at a Radeon HD 6850 card is up to scratch

Apple's 11-inch Upgraded MacBook Air: Do 1.6GHz and 4GB Make a Difference? | Posted on: 06/11/2010 @ 6:48

A couple of weeks ago we looked at Apple's new 11-inch and 13-inch MacBook Airs. We came away happy with the upgrades, however a little disappointed at the performance of the 11-inch system. Today we take a look at what $400 in upgrades will get you. Is it enough to make the 11-inch MBA more of a workhorse? Read on to find out.

Your Smartphone May Reveal Your Spending Habits | Posted on: 06/11/2010 @ 5:24

Apparently smartphones are no longer merely an instrument for communication. They can not only make statement about your social life, sex life but now they also related to your spending pattern. According to a latest survey, iPhone users incur significantly higher expenditure on their credit card than their Blackberry, Android and Windows mobile counterparts. The [...]Your Smartphone May Reveal ...

MSI GeForce GTX 480 Lightning Video Card | Posted on: 06/11/2010 @ 4:00

Introduction The Lightning series is one of my favorite series on the market and the main reason for that is because they’re more than just a card that carries a good overclock or has the ability to achieve a good one. MSI go back to the drawing board and make sure the card stands out from anything else on the market. The GTX 480 has always had a bit of trouble gaining momentum on the market ...

Garmin Nuvi 3790T | Posted on: 06/11/2010 @ 2:24

Garmin's latest GPS, the Nuvi 3790T, is one of their newest GPS units that are at the top of their product line. It has a 4.3-inch glass muiti-touch display with an 800 x 480 resolution display. It's also extremely stylish and offers many features, like real-time traffic updates.

Seagate BlackArmor NAS 440 12TB Network Storage Server | Posted on: 06/11/2010 @ 2:12

Seagate has been busy expanding their offerings to include strategically developed items that do well to compliment their core business. From a variety of more traditional external storage devices to their media players, I have been impressed with what they have had to offer beyond just hard drives lately. The BlackArmor NAS 440 12TB network storage server is no exception.

Dry Doc Digi 2 Water Proof Case @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 19:48

http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-dry-doc-digi-2-water-proof-case/ (http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-dry-doc-digi-2-water-proof-case/)Quote: "It’s Friday and I’ve got a quick review for you of a product that’s meant to offer protection to your electronic gadgets like phones and MP3 players from water, dust and pretty much anything else. It’s called the Dry Doc ...

ARTISAN KAI.g3 HIEN SOFT Large Mouse Pad @ Bona Fide Reviews | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 19:48

http://www.bonafidereviews.com/review-of-artisan-kai-g3-hien-soft-large-mouse-pad/ (http://www.bonafidereviews.com/review-of-artisan-kai-g3-hien-soft-large-mouse-pad/)Quote: "Today for review I’ve got another mouse pad from Grow Up Japan, this one is a very big one called the ARTISAN KAI.g3 HIEN SOFT Large. It measures 17.7 x 11.8 inches so you’ll need a rather large desk to accommodate it ...

GeForce GTX 580 benchmarks | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 19:48

The last bit of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 puzzle is here, but the looks of it. After we revealed specifications and prices we now have a load of benchmarks. We see how GeForce GTX 580 cleans out with good performance and lower power consumption and less noise.

Three Sandy Bridge motherboards from MSI pictured | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 19:48

MSI has, like Gigabyte, relased some information on its coming Sandy Bridge motherboards. It is not as generous as Gigabyte with information on the coming LGA1155 family, but three models have now appeared on pictures. They are all blue and black with lots of features.

Sinclair c5 electric car, resurected. | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 19:24

Clive Sinclair made computers personal and calculators slim but sadly, he failed to make cars electric. He lost millions (about nine of them) when his Sinclair C5 (1985) flopped. With a top speed of 15MPH and yet still branded death-traps by the AA, it’s no wonder. That doesn’t stop the eccentric inventor though. He’s back [...]Sinclair c5 electric car, resurected. is a post from: UK Gadget ...

Samsung Galaxy S: Android 2.2 Froyo Finally Arrives | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 19:24

Owners of one of Samsung’s current leading smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy S will rejoice today as the long awaited Android upgrade – Version 2.2 Froyo – has started hitting devices and will be available to all by the end of this month. Despite the Galaxy S being one … [visit site to read more] Samsung [...]Samsung Galaxy S: Android 2.2 Froyo Finally Arrives is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Crysis 2 delayed because of GeForce GTX 580? | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 19:12

Say what you will about NVIDIA and its down period, but with GeForce GTX 580 it has created a buzz and built rumors, not the least since the cards is expected to launch earlier than anticipated. New rumors suggest that NVIDIA's flagship will be the template for Crysis 2.

Apple Document ‘confirms’ Macbook Air display issues | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 19:12

You may have heard about problems with the displays of recently launched Macbook Airs, in the form of a bug that displays horizontal lines in varying colours when the system wakes up from sleep. Masters of denial Apple hasn’t publicly acknowledged that there are any display … [visit site to read more] Apple Document ‘confirms’ [...]Apple Document ‘confirms’ Macbook Air display issues ...

Google Takes Action Against Facebook: Locks Them Out Of Gmail | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 19:12

Google and Facebook have not been in each others good books lately, with petty remarks such as Mark Zuckerberg’s criticims of their Android app, blaming it on Google, and various rumoured partnering to help one battle the another, but not much direct … [visit site to read more] Google Takes Action Against Facebook: Locks Them Out Of [...]Google Takes Action Against Facebook: Locks Them Out ...

Samsung Galaxy Tab App Scaling Problem Solved | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 18:48

Because of the Samsung Galaxy Tab’s 7-inch screen, many of the apps which can be obtained from the Android marketplace don’t scale to the screen’s full size (most likely because the OS was originally intended for Mobile devices). Luckily, there is now a … [visit site to read more] Samsung Galaxy Tab App Scaling Problem [...]Samsung Galaxy Tab App Scaling Problem Solved is a post from: UK ...

Windows Phone 7 To Recieve Copy and Paste Feature In ‘A Matter Of Weeks’ | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 18:48

If you are lucky enough to own a Windows Phone 7 smartphone you may already know that the copy and paste feature that was promised with the operating system was not going to be coming until some time next year. It seems however, that now you can be expecting the … [visit site to read [...]Windows Phone 7 To Recieve Copy and Paste Feature In ‘A Matter Of Weeks’ is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Google instant goes mobile | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 18:36

Love it or hate it Google Instant is here (well you can turn it off or go to Bing if you hate it) but if you love it, then you can slap it on your mobile device, now and take the future of web searching with you in your pocket. As promised by Google in [...]Google instant goes mobile is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

OCZ Technology RevoDrive X2 240GB PCIe Solid State Drive | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 16:48

Introduction I really feel kind of cheated today after testing OCZ Technology’s newest high-performance SSD. Testing hardware gives me a little bit of free time. No kids in the computer room, the wife knows I can’t be disturbed and the dog even seems to bark at people driving past a little less. Testing hardware gives me a chance to sit back with my feet on the desk and relax. Normally that is ...

Psyko Audio 5.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset Review | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 15:12

Psyko Audio Lab's PsykoWave Technology empowers PC Gamers with what they call an unfair advantage over the competition through precise 3D sound that drastically heightens awareness of your gaming surroundings. Players can instantly identify and locate every gun shot, footstep, and explosion allowing for faster reaction times, higher player performance, and the most immersive gaming experience to ...

The X.Org Plans In Ubuntu 11.04, Again | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 15:12

While we may see Canonical use Wayland beginning with Ubuntu 11.10, there's still the Ubuntu 11.04 release coming out before that we have to look forward to with the new Unity desktop interface. Here's some of the key X.Org details for Ubuntu 11.04, a.k.a. the Natty Narwhal...

Intel Sandy Bridge CPU Overclocking Results Leaked | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 14:49

Well, its about that time again. Intel has some new chips up its sleeve and they are about ready to show their face. However before Intel got to show them, the China-based Coolaler Forums posted some screen shots of an i7-2600K (K for the unlocked multiplier) sitting at 5Ghz with a Super Pi 1M run of 7.488s under its belt.Intel Sandy Bridge CPU Overclocking Results Leaked is a post from: ...

Weekend Waffle IV | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 14:48

This week's installment of the Weekend Waffle features the top 3 articles, the best from the forums and the internet. One of the editors is going cold for the first time and another member posts data about Intel's upcoming Sandy Bridge.Weekend Waffle IV is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts:Weekend Waffle III Weekend Waffle I Weekend Waffle II

Folding@Home, from a Bencher’s Perspective | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 14:48

Benching and FAH both require (or at least appreciate) high end hardware, both require stability, and both require fine tuning to get the most out of your hardware. But what are the programs doing, and what does "stability" really mean, anyway?Folding@Home, from a Bencher’s Perspective is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts:Intro to Folding@Home and ...

Hokiealumnus Live Benching Tonight | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 14:48

Come watch hokie's first (gasp!) sub-zero experience in all its glory tonight at 8:45p.m. EST. UPDATE: Last night's event is over, but Hokie had some great results which he's shared inside this article's comment section.Hokiealumnus Live Benching Tonight is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts:onefstsnake Benching Live Tonight! Bobnova Benching Live ...

How To – Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Server Install | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 14:48

A concise walk through of the Ubuntu Server install including screenshots, with external references for further details. Get your serve on! How To – Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Server Install is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts:Ubuntu 9.04 – Solid OS To Consider Ubuntu 7.0.4 aka “Feisty Fawn” Ubuntu 7.10

Plextor PX-B120U External Blu-ray Combo Reader Drive | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 14:48

The Plextor PX-B120U is an affordable external Blu-ray reader drive that will allow you to enjoy the latest in Blu-ray technology without breaking the bank. How does it perform? Read on to find out.

Samsung Omnia 7 Preview | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 14:22

During an event that had absolutely nothing to do with Microsoft, and even less with their new Windows Phone 7, we came across an opportunity to test out the latest smartphone bearing the Samsung signature using the very same Windows Phone 7 operating system...

Thecus Technology Launches N4200PRO NAS Server!!! | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 12:36

Thecus launches new NAS!

Review: Blip Interactive NanoStudio 1.0 | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 12:12

NanoStudio's arrival on the iPhone in July was swiftly followed by MacFormat scurrying off to a darkened room, to spend hours composing exciting electronic music. The £8.99 app was a revelation – loads of great built-in voices, a six-track sequencer, effects, live recording and pattern editing – and it made redundant the need for GarageBand on iOS. With the app being pricey, the developer ...

Call of Duty: Black Ops Can be Yours For £7.99 | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 11:24

Yes, you read it right! Call of Duty: Black Ops, which is expected to be priced in the range of £45-£55, can be all yours for mere £7.99, courtesy HMV. The game is going to get a … [visit site to read more] Call of Duty: Black Ops Can be Yours For £7.99 is a [...]Call of Duty: Black Ops Can be Yours For £7.99 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Top Christmas Gadget Gift: Barbie Video Girl | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 11:12

Gift: Barbie Video Girl Aimed at: Girls 5 - 10 years old.Top Christmas Gadget Gift: Barbie Video Girl is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Toshiba Launches Dual-Core Tablet Folio 100: Get One for £329 | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 10:48

Tablets are gaining strength and now Toshiba has come out with one of the first Dual-Core processor powered tablet Folio 100. The tablet comes complete with Nvidia 1GHz Tegra 2 processor and a GeForce Graphics card which will let … [visit site to read more] Toshiba Launches Dual-Core Tablet Folio 100: Get One for £329 [...]Toshiba Launches Dual-Core Tablet Folio 100: Get One for £329 is a ...

Review: Get Backup Pro 2.4.2 | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 10:36

You may be under the impression that all you need is Time Machine to ensure the integrity of your data. However, a belt-and-braces approach is always a much safer option. The more backups you have of your data, the less likely you are to be worried when a hard disk starts making a weird clicking noise. There's no shortage of backup tools available already, but just like everything, some ...

Review: Realmac Software Courier | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 10:12

Courier transforms the process of sharing your media, by doing away with lists of files and replacing them with the analogy of an envelope you put in the post. Pop your photos in the digital envelope, stamp it with the service you'd like to upload it to and hit Deliver to send your images off to your chosen location. It supports popular services including Flickr, Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo and FTP, ...

Winter Hand Warmers are pants! | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 10:12

Three days in a row I’ve … [visit site to read more] Winter Hand Warmers are pants! is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.comWinter Hand Warmers are pants! is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Dell Ditches BlackBerry to Promote its Own Smartphones | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 9:24

Lately, BlackBerry has been losing its clout in the corporate market. Now, Dell is the latest company to ditch BlackBerry andapparently, it has done so to promote its own smartphone Dell Venue Pro. So, now 25,000 of Dell employees will get Venue Pro to replace their BBs. Venue … [visit site to read more] Dell [...]Dell Ditches BlackBerry to Promote its Own Smartphones is a post from: UK Gadget ...

Initial Findings: MeeGo 1.1 Netbook vs. Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 7:24

Intel and Nokia last week rolled out MeeGo 1.1, which is now officially available for Intel Atom netbooks, the N900 handset, and in-vehicle "infotainment" systems. The netbook spin of MeeGo 1.1 is out there to compete with the likes of Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition, which was released just shy of a month ago. While nothing radically has changed with MeeGo 1.1 compared to the initial MeeGo 1.0 ...

MSI R6870 Radeon HD 6870 Video Card | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 5:51

Benchmark Reviews: AMD's first video card in the new HD 6xxx series occupies a brand new position in their video card product hierarchy. The Cypress chip, as used on the Radeon HD 5830 with 334 square millimeters of silicon, was way too big for just 1120 shaders and 16 ROPS. The new Barts GPU uses just 255 mm2 to do the same job only better, with twice the number of ROPs. Although AMD was denied ...

Xigmatek Aegir | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 4:46

The Xigmatek Aegir SD128264 is a double heatpipe HDT tower that features great aesthetics with polished finishes, along with a great price. But how does the Double Heatpipe technology perform? Let's find out.

Corsair GS800 800W Power Supply | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 3:36

Introduction Lately we’ve focused on enthusiast power supplies capable of satisfying the needs for high end systems with multiple GPU’s and overclocking. Unfortunately we haven’t given much insight into some of the more mainstream power supplies that your average gamer or entry level enthusiast would consider as a part of their build. That’s exactly what we are doing today. Corsair’s ...

Report Says Netflix Streaming Could ‘Gobble’ Up U.S. Bandwidth | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 2:12

Thanks to a study just released, some sources are theorizing that Netflix, the streaming video service, could have the potential to dominate the internet and gobble up American broadband. Netflix currently boasts over 15 million members and according to network management company Sandvine, their 2010 Global Internet Phenomena Report indicates that Netflix accounts for 20 percent of ...

Gigabyte Aivia K8100 Keyboard | Posted on: 05/11/2010 @ 1:38

The latest market that Gigabyte is tackling is peripherals, and specifically keyboards. Gigabyte’s first gaming keyboard is the Aivia K8100. This keyboard comes comes in three different colours: black, red, and yellow. The Aivia also comes with a few nifty key features that we’ll examine in greater detail.

Ubuntu Is Going To Deploy Wayland With Unity | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 22:12

This is going to be short as I have another flight to catch to San Diego for the next week [if anyone wants to meet-up to discuss Linux, Phoronix, or the Phoronix Test Suite in the area, contact me]. Anyhow, Mark Shuttleworth just sent over an email saying that they will be deploying the Wayland Display Server with their Unity Desktop -- that's replacing the GNOME Shell by default -- in a future ...

PowerColor HD 6850 PCS+ 1 GB | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 20:00

PowerColor's HD 6850 PCS+ is an overclocked variant of the HD 6850. But the changes do not stop here. PowerColor also includes their own cooling solution and has done extensive changes to the voltage regulation circuitry on the card. But is this enough to compete with the excellent AMD reference design?

Aerocool E80-600 Power Supply Review | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 19:36

Let's see if this 600 W entry-level power supply from Aerocool is a good buy.

Colorful launches extra long SLI bridge for overweight graphics cards | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 19:00

Taiwanese graphics card maker Colorful has launched a new model of classic SLI bridge. We have seen many elastic SLI bridges, but Colorful has let the bridge grow and measuring 12.4cm Colorful's SLI bridge will be able to tie up graphics cards across three PCIe slots.

Light Peak coming to Mac in 2011? | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 19:00

Intel Light Peak promises transfer speeds up to 10 Gbps and has been considered both a replacement and complement to USB 3.0. New information suggests that Light Peak with its optical wires can appear next year already, but will probably not get that much market spread.

Gigabyte showing armada of LGA1155 motherboards | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 19:00

Gigabyte has no problems with showing its coming motherboards for the new LGA1155 platform that will appear early next year. The company has now released product images of 12 new motherboards based on the P67 and H67 chipsets.

ASUS confirms GeForce GTX 580 specifications | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 18:36

GeForce GTX 580 is expected to launch next week and with an unusually tight schedule manufacturers and partners are working overtime to prepare themselves. With little time to spare mistakes will happen and the last of leaks comes from ASUS that publisjed detailed specificatiosn and prices for NVIDIA's new graphics card on its website.

Microsoft Say That Netbooks Are Being ‘Cannibalized’ By Tablets | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 18:12

Microsoft has spoken out about netbooks, saying what analysts, and most people with a bit of tech sense have been saying for a long time since the release of tablets, that tablets are ‘cannibalizing’ netbooks. Microsoft’s General Manager for Windows product … [visit site to read more] Microsoft Say That Netbooks Are Being ‘Cannibalized’ By [...]Microsoft Say That Netbooks Are Being ...

Xbox 360 Kinect to Recieve Midnight Releases from GAME and Asda | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 18:00

Microsoft’s newest piece of Xbox 360 hardware – the Kinect – has been released in the US today, while stores in the UK have been preparing for the November 10th launch, making sure we can get the new device the moment it comes out. Various launch events are being held in a number of … [...]Xbox 360 Kinect to Recieve Midnight Releases from GAME and Asda is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Gingerbread for Google’s Android To Get Menu Make-Over? | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 17:36

At this moment, we know very little about what to expect from Android 2.3 (or 3.0) Gingerbread, but one thing which has been leaked today shows that it may be getting a looks change (although perhaps not as extreme as Microsoft with the Xbox 360 dashboard) with cleaner menus. The images are thanks to the [...]Gingerbread for Google’s Android To Get Menu Make-Over? is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Apple Open Mac App Store Submissions | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 17:12

The Apple Mac App Store which was announced by Steve Jobs at the Mac OS X and Macbook air event not too long ago has opened its doors to various developers who wish to submit their apps for the … [visit site to read more] Apple Open Mac App Store Submissions is a post from: [...]Apple Open Mac App Store Submissions is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Review: Epson Stylus Photo PX720WD | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 17:00

A stickler for tradition, Epson's PX720WD resists the temptation of settling for five inks, as found in the likes of the Canon PIXMA MG5150 and HP Photosmart Premium C309G. So instead of getting both dye-based and pigment-based black inks as a compromise between document and photo printing, the Epson goes for the full 6-ink monty. Billed as an all-in-one for photo enthusiasts, it serves up the ...

ROCCAT Kone[+] – Max Customization Gaming Mouse ‎ | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 16:36

Boasting 6000DPI, a 4-LED Multicolor light system and a Tracking & Distance Control Unit, ROCCAT upgrades the Kone.

Swiftech H2O-320 Edge Series Liquid Cooling Kit | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 16:24

Introduction If you have ever pondered water cooling a computer, after a bit of shopping around I’m sure you will have seen the Swiftech brand in all aspects of your shopping list. When I got my start in water cooling, the Swiftech pumps came highly recommended; I just wish I had been directed to their radiators a little sooner than I had. When I started out, I had to use very high CFM fans on ...

Ozaki iMini Cute iPod Dock Review | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 15:00

Mobile Fun has sent us over the Ozaki iMini Cute iPod Dock, and well it's an iPod dock, but it's also an FM radio and a clock and an external speaker. Overall it's not a bad little product, you can use either batteries or regular AC power with it and the sound is surprisingly good for such a small set of speakers.

WD TV Live Hub Media Player w/ 1TB of Internal Storage Review | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 14:12

Western Digitial released the WD TV Live Hub media center last week and we have spent some time using this Full-HD 1080p media player that has a 1TB built-in network hard drive. This media player lets you stream HD video, music and photos from the on-board drive to any DLNA/UPnP-compatible TV or multimedia device in your home or office. This media player might just be the most robust on the ...

Apple users to get flash | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 13:48

Really, for the full internet browsing experience you need flash, it’s unavoidable but Steve just won’t be told, leaving iPhone and iPad users frustrated, hence stuff like this happens. SkyFire (a service which converts flash to HTML5 and has been … [visit site to read more] Apple users to get flash is a post from: [...]Apple users to get flash is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Intel Still Wants Xephyr, Willing To Maintain It | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 13:48

Haitao Feng, a software engineer at Intel China believed to be working on MeeGo, has come forward seeking clarification on the future of Xephyr and KDrive. Intel is still interested in Xephyr and Haitao is willing to maintain it, especially after doing work to add OpenGL acceleration to this KDrive-based X Server that targets a host on another X Server as it's frame-buffer...

Notebook Round-up: Room Gaming vs Portable Gaming | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 13:46

The popularity of portable PCs is on the increase each month. The number of notebooks sold in comparison with ordinary PCs speaks clearly about this. Yet “home” configurations still have the upper hand in one very strong and profitable segment – gaming. Gaming notebooks are more and more numerous, but their prices go from 1000€ upwards, while a really wicked machine requires nearly ...

T-mobile myTouch 4G for $79.99: but is it really 4G? | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 13:24

Smartphones don’t have to be expensive, well if you’re in the US that is. The new ‘4G’ myTouch handset by T-mobile is being dished out for a mere $79.99 (for new T-mobile customers) which is a bit of a bargain, to say the least. The catch is of course a two year contract, … [visit [...]T-mobile myTouch 4G for $79.99: but is it really 4G? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

Holographic television to go up against 3D? | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 13:24

3D Television, meet your nemesis; The University of Arizona’s Professor Nasser Peyghambarian. Why? Because he is hard at work making moving holograms a reality and, honestly, he’s pretty close. So close in fact by the time 3D starts becoming mainstream holographic technology could be … [visit site to read more] Holographic television to go up [...]Holographic television to go up against 3D? ...

Can The Unigine Engine Get Any Better? Yes, And It Has. | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 13:24

While we are still waiting for Unigine Corp (or their partners) to actually release a game based upon the Unigine Engine (Primal Carnage backed out and so their own OilRush game should be the first when it ships this quarter or next), the advanced multi-platform engine continues marching forward. The Unigine Engine already supports OpenGL 3/4 and has amazing graphics as shown by their tech demos ...

Gigabyte GA-EX58A-UD9 | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 13:00

Beim Gigabyte GA-EX58A-UD9 handelt es sich definitiv um ein Board der Superlative. Ganz getreu dem Motto grösser, schneller, besser oder schlicht einfach atemberaubender. Dabei spielt es keine Rolle ob man die Anzahl der PCIe-Slots betrachtet oder schlicht den Formfaktor, das UD9 scheint in einer eigenen Liga zu spielen.

Review: Ilium Software eWallet 7.1.1 | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 11:00

Ilium eWallet is a simple database with a difference. It hides your data using the 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard approved by the US National Security Agency for documents classified Top Secret: as good as you're going to get this side of GCHQ, in other words. It's marketed as a way to safely store bank details, passwords and so on, and comes with pre-designed record layouts for about 30 ...

Review: Samsung WB2000 | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 11:00

These days, you can spend less than £100 and bag yourself a digital camera that takes good photographs. So is there a point to a compact digital camera that costs three times as much? Well, yes. We've become real fans of Samsung cameras, and this model has only bolstered that feeling. It looks beautiful, it's slim and well-built, and, most important of all it takes terrific photos. It also ...

Review: Blue Microphones Yeti | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 11:00

Forget what you think you know about sound recording: the traditional home microphone is dead. Never again should a mini-jack plug have to run its awful buzzing signal into your Mac's mic socket. The digital domain of USB is here – and it's better. Blue's Yeti, the beastly sequel to its groundbreaking Snowball USB mic, exudes a retro charm completely at odds with its next-gen makeup. The heavy ...

MUKii TransImp TIP-D180U3 USB 3.0 Hard Drive Dock | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 9:36

Introduction, Specifications, Pricing and Availability Desktop docks are nothing new. We first looked at the ThermalTake BlacX two years ago and love the idea of being able to use raw HDDs without opening our computer cases. If you are someone like me with several drives sitting around, the idea is brilliant. The early models had a few shortfalls, though, mainly their reliance on the aging USB ...

FOXCONN NT-330I Netbox | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 8:12

There are a lot of Atom+ION Nettops, but the Foxconn Netbox is not only extremely compact, but it also offers some customizability along with a very affordable price tag and the choice of black or white colors. We fill it with the required parts and wrangle it through our test bench to see how it holds up.

Nyko Zoom Case for Nintendo DSi | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 7:12

There are a plethora of different cases for the Nintendo DSi, and most of them aren't very function beyond just protecting the handheld's finish. Nyko has introduced their Zoom case for the Nintendo DSi, which not only adds scratch protection, but enhances the internal camera with an 8x optical zoom. Let's see how it fares in this review.

Confessions of a Computer Case Designer – An Interview with NZXT.’s Johnny Hou | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 6:48

iPhone 5 May Use NFC for Remote Computing | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 6:24

Now, that we have accepted the fact that we won’t be laying our hands on white iPhone anytime soon, let’s divert our attentiontowards iPhone 5. Rumors about iPhone 5 using “Near Field Communication” or NFC are old now. … [visit site to read more] iPhone 5 May Use NFC for Remote Computing is a post [...]iPhone 5 May Use NFC for Remote Computing is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Facebook Introduces ‘Deals’; but No Facebook Phone | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 5:48

Facebook held its much anticipated event at its headquarters. The social networking site was expected to announce a “FacebookMobile” handset, but those rumors turned out to be…well, mere rumors. However, it did announce a couple of new features. Facebook seems to … [visit site to read more] Facebook Introduces ‘Deals’; but No Facebook Phone is [...]Facebook Introduces ‘Deals’; but ...

A Quick Look at OCZ's RevoDrive x2: IBIS Performance without HSDL | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 5:24

  Over the summer we previewed OCZ's first affordable PCIe SSD: the RevoDrive. Made of a pair of SandForce SF-1200 controllers behind a PCI-X RAID controller and a PCI-X to PCIe bridge, the RevoDrive performed well and ended up being only slightly more expensive than a pair of SF-1200 SSDs.  The original RevoDrive had an expansion connector on it that was never used. That's where ...

Corsair HS1 Gaming Headset | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 4:12

At the risk of sounding like a puff piece and marketing drivel, Corsair has been essentially synonymous with quality hardware for a while now. If you were having trouble with cheaper RAM and just wanted to save yourself a headache, or if you wanted kit that you could push as hard as your wallet would allow, you'd buy Corsair. When Corsair jumped into the power supply market, there was another big ...

Orange Launches MiFi 3352 | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 4:12

Orange UK has launched its new 3G mobile hotspot with Novatel Wireless MiFi 3352. The telecom company has also announced 3new tariff schemes for its SIM Only portfolio. MiFi 3352 is designed to let you go online and it is … [visit site to read more] Orange Launches MiFi 3352 is a post from: UK [...]Orange Launches MiFi 3352 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - ...

Otterbox Samsung Captivate Impact Series Case @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 3:48

http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-otterbox-samsung-captivate-impact-series-case/ (http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-otterbox-samsung-captivate-impact-series-case/)Quote: "You spend a lot of money on a phone, but you need to spend more money on a case and screen protector if you want to protect your investment. When you go to make your purchase though you’re going to ...

Quick Review: Razer Abyssus Mirror Gaming Mouse | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 3:00

What’s the first thing you think of when someone asks you about a Razer mouse? If you’re like me, you think about a high end gaming mouse with a lot of options, buttons, and flash. With the Razer Abyssus Mirror, they have taken a more simplified approach when compared to the rest of their lineup. With a laser sensor capable of up to 3500 DPI, the core is there for a solid performer. Does ...

DryDoc Digi 1 Waterproof Protective Cell Phone Case @ iGadget Life | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 0:12

http://igadgetlife.com/reviews/review-of-drydoc-digi-1-waterproof-protective-cell-phone-case/ (http://igadgetlife.com/reviews/review-of-drydoc-digi-1-waterproof-protective-cell-phone-case/)Quote: " Today I’ve got a quick review for you of rather useful product called the DryDoc Digi 1. It’s a waterproof case for your phone or other small electronic gadget that is basically a tough zip style ...

AZZA Hurrican 2000 | Posted on: 04/11/2010 @ 0:05

With cooling designed specifically for today’s hot graphic cards, the AZZA Hurrican 2000 has some massive airflow with the help of four gigantic 230mm fans and four 120mm fans. Sounds promising. So the question is: has AZZA found the answer to compete with other high airflow cases on the market? Let's find out.

PerfKit: A Nicer Way To Look At Valgrind, FTrace, Etc | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 23:12

Christian Hergert has announced the PerfKit tool (or as he calls it, a "toy") during the Linux Plumbers Conference taking place this week in Cambridge. PerfKit provides a GTK user-interface and the ability to provide plug-ins that hook into the various developer utilities like Valgrind (memory profiling/debugging), FTrace (trace system calls), Perf, and other areas. Thereby with PerfKit you don't ...

Soft Launch of YTL’s YES 4G Mobile Internet | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 22:36

A very exclusive soft-launch it was, with very minimal guests – most of us were already familiar with each other in the Twitterverse – the guests were mainly bloggers and active social media users of Malaysia. I guess I was invited as both a tech blogger and Twitter user. The event was held at [...]

Fedora 15 Just Received Lovelock As Its Codename | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 22:12

It's official: "Lovelock" is the Fedora 15 codename...

SmartShopper Model SS301 | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 22:00

http://www.diy-guides.com/review-of-smartshopper-model-ss301/ (http://www.diy-guides.com/review-of-smartshopper-model-ss301/) Quote: "Some people love shopping and some people don’t. I don’t mind it too much, but the lists that accumulate can get large and end up being rather illegible because my kids write things they want as well on the grocery list. I do all of the shopping in the ...

ASRock Core 100HT-BD HTPC | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 21:36

We took a look at the ASRock Core 100HT-BD, a very small computer for playing Blu-Ray discs and other media on your home theater setup.

QNAP TS-259 Pro+ NAS Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 21:28

The QNAP TS-259 Pro+ NAS provides centralized storage for a busy network plus a whole lot more, and it does so with reliability and efficiency that is among the best in its class. Hardware wise, it boasts a 1.8GHZ dual-core Atom CPU and 1GB RAM that allow tasks like hosting a website, sharing out printers, and accessing files both locally and remotely to be done simultaneously.

Corsair Hydro H70 | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 21:12

We reviewed the Hydro H50 all-in-one CPU water cooler last year and now Corsair has come up with a new, higher performance unit - the H70.

Wireless DisplayPort standard in development | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 20:00

Transferring video and audio signals wirelessly is one of the latest developments in home electronics and now the WiGig Alliance and VESA has decided to start up a new project in this area. The two organizations will bring forth a new wireless DisplayPort specifications for transferring video signals.

Sapphire releases overclocking software for Radeon | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 19:36

Sapphire is one of AMD's closest partners and it now launched a beta version of its new TriXX software. An application that is used to monitor and overclock graphics cards from the AMD Radeon HD 6800 series, which we expect to be expanded in the future.

GeForce GTX 580 posing for the camera | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 19:36

NVIDIA has geared up to get its new flagship out on the market. GeForce GTX 580 is expected to launch on November 9th and the specifications have already leaked along with pictures, and now we have more pictures of what is one of the first alive cards.

Zalman goes into SSDs with SandForce | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 19:36

Cooler manufacturer Zalman has had some tough years and is now set to broaden into new markets. The company has revealed that it will get into storage and will do it together with both SandForce and JMicron, two of the most active chipset developers.

UK Officials Hold Google Responsible For Data Law Breach | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 19:24

Google may have just settled its “Buzz” Class action suit in the U.S.A., but the company does not seem to catch a break. After getting reprimanded by the governments of several countries, Google has now gets rebuked by the British official. The … [visit site to read more] UK Officials Hold Google Responsible For Data [...]UK Officials Hold Google Responsible For Data Law Breach is a post ...

Coolermaster 690 II Advance | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 16:39

Cooler Master is a name that's synonymous with high quality PC cases and superb PC cooling. The 690 II Advanced is a recent addition to Cooler Master's range of mid-towers, complimenting it's predecessors the 690 and 690II; or so they say. Let's see if it lives up to its expectations.

GCC 4.6 Leaves Stage 1 With New Features | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 16:24

Novell's Richard Guenther has just announced that GCC 4.6.0 has now left stage one of development and has immediately entered the third stage. This means no new features or other major work aside from bug-fixes will be accepted into this next major release of the GNU Compiler Collection...

Air SyncHD Wireless 1080p HDMI Transmitter Kit Review | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 15:36

Are you looking for a way to stream your 1080p HD media content wirelessly throughout your home or office? The brite-View "Air SyncHD"(BV-2322) allows you to do just that by connecting any HDMI-ready device to your HDTV with a range of 100 feet! With less than 1ms latency and HDMI 1.3 support, the Air SyncHD could just be the solution that you have been waiting for!

KDE Software Compilation 4.5.3 Released | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 15:00

There's already been a lot of news this week regarding KDE with their developers thinking about merging the KDE libraries into Qt, performance optimizations for KWin in KDE 4.6, and more performance improvements with the experimental Qt Scene Graph. This morning there's more news coming out with the monthly bug-fixing update to the KDE Software Compilation...

Five Years Of Linux Kernel Benchmarks: 2.6.12 Through 2.6.37 | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 14:48

While we have conducted studies related to the Linux kernel performance in the past such as benchmarking up to twelve kernel releases, going out the door this morning are the results from the largest-ever Linux kernel comparison conducted at Phoronix, and very likely the largest ever of its kind regardless of source. Every major Linux kernel release from Linux 2.6.12, which was released in ...

ASUS-Lamborghini Eee PC VX6: A Notebook With A Car Inspired Style | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 14:24

Asus have released a new notebook – The ASUS-Lamborghini Eee PC VX6 – which has been co-designed by Italian car manufacturers Lamborghini, based on their Murcielago LP640 Roadster. The VX6 boasts fast speeds and high quality thanks to their high performance Intel dual-core processor (1.8GHz for each core), their USB 3.0 ports for high speed [...]ASUS-Lamborghini Eee PC VX6: A Notebook With A ...

EA Announces Five Year Agreement With Facebook | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 14:12

If, like me, you’re sick of Farmville, Fishville, this ville and that ville, then a recent deal between Facebook and EA is sure to brighten up your day. EA said it also plans to bring such classics as Monopoly, Scrabble and Boggle to Facebook, it sounds great to me. The … [visit site to read [...]EA Announces Five Year Agreement With Facebook is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

Ground-breaking eye implant allows three blind patients to see | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 14:00

As much as I love consumer electronics and communications, it’s nice to know that not all money in the tech/gadget industry goes towards buying Steve a new turtle-neck. In fact technology can keep us healthy, and surely nothing is more important than our health. Whilst we’ve been … [visit site to read more] Ground-breaking eye [...]Ground-breaking eye implant allows three blind patients to ...

Archos Release Tablet Series Starting With Archos 70 Tablet With Android 2.2 | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 13:48

There’s another kid on the tablet block who is packing a new range of tablet devices of which the first is coming out today. Archos, have today launched the Archos 70. Could this be another strong competitor in the fast growing tablet market? Well, its spec time. The Archos 70 is … [visit site to [...]Archos Release Tablet Series Starting With Archos 70 Tablet With Android 2.2 is a post from: ...

iTunes song preview increases from 30 to 90 seconds. | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 13:36

Good news for Pink Floyd and The Cure fans, (or should that be potential fans?) Apple has informed music labels that it will soon triple the length of music previews from 30 seconds to 90 seconds. So, those songs by such bands as previously mentioned which have super-long … [visit site to read more] iTunes [...]iTunes song preview increases from 30 to 90 seconds. is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Mobile Nanny For Android Gives Big-Brother-Like Powers to Parents | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 13:24

Android seem to have taken a leaf out of Apple’s ‘Campaign for keeping Teens from doing what they want with their Phones’ and have released a new app called Mobile Nanny. If you have a parent or someone else paying for your Android phone, then you may want to keep … [visit site to read [...]Mobile Nanny For Android Gives Big-Brother-Like Powers to Parents is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Call Of Duty: Black Ops Arcade Zombie Mode Revealed | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 13:00

Call of Duty: Black Ops’ release is very much imminent (November 9th), with poor old Activision trying their hardest to keep any secrets surrounding the game from being leaked, with unfortunately little luck. We have already found out about many things including leaks … [visit site to read more] Call Of Duty: Black Ops Arcade [...]Call Of Duty: Black Ops Arcade Zombie Mode Revealed is a post ...

LG To Launch Android Tablet in 2011 | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 12:24

LG was set to enter the tablet market this holiday season. At least, that was the plan until Google dropped the bombshell that none of its OS version is suitable for tablet devices. This announcement apparently put a halt on LG’s … [visit site to read more] LG To Launch Android Tablet in 2011 is a [...]LG To Launch Android Tablet in 2011 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

ASUS ROG Rampage III Formula (Intel X58 Express) Motherboard | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 11:48

Introduction Not all that long ago ASUS was looking for a name to put on their top-of-the-line products. They sent out an e-mail to journalists, enthusiasts and customers (some of which fell into all three groups) asking what we thought this name should be. The overwhelming choice was Republic of Gamers. To be honest with you, it was the only real choice (the other one was bad enough that I do ...

Review: Comag SL30 HDMI USB | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 9:48

Despite its small size, the Comag SL30 HDMI USB digital TV receiver can't be powered directly from a camping-friendly low-voltage DC source. You can record TV and radio programmes and timeshift using a rear-connected USB storage device. Also unusual at this price is the HDMI port; however, a Scart socket is provided as an analogue alternative. No UHF modulator is fitted. Build and connectivity ...

Slappa Ballistix P-TAX 17-Inch Laptop Bag Review | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 7:36

Most people use a computer for just about everything; to do their jobs, for entertainment, and even to run their lives. Laptop comptuers are more popular because they fit hand-in-hand with people on the go. One of the travesties I've seen is how many people buy a really nice notebook, but either don't have a laptop bag or just shove in in a cheap one that doesn't protect it. A good quality ...

MSI N460GTX Cyclone 768D5 OC Edition and ZOTAC AMP! Edition 1GB GeForce GTX 460 Reviewed | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 6:48

Samsung Continuum Appears on Verizon Site | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 6:48

Much awaited Samsung Continuum is finally materializing and apparently the handset has a made an appearanceonVerizon’s holiday site. The phone falls under Galaxy S … [visit site to read more] Samsung Continuum Appears on Verizon Site is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.comSamsung Continuum Appears on Verizon Site is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

The Apple Hackintosh Experience | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 6:29

Our recently published guide Turning PC into Apple Macintosh: Hackintosh described my experience building a Hackintosh, and my thoughts on the concept as a long-time Macintosh computer user. The article was very popular and generated a lot of comments from our readers, some with recurring themes that I want to address here, as well as report on the longer-term use of the machine.

ASUS G73Jw: Out with the Old, In with the New | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 4:48

The original ASUS G73Jh was an instant classic: a great performer with a good screen, build quality and cooling at an amazing price. Six months later, ASUS is coming out with a “new and improved” version with a few updates to make things interesting. Most of the upgrades are straightforward but sensible: the i7-720QM has been replaced with the new i7-740QM and USB 3.0 support is now part of ...

Xigmatek Utgard | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 4:37

Xigmatek is relatively new to the chassis market, and we have their new Utgard chassis for review. As a mid-tower with an aggressive price, it has a lot to answer to in such a vast sea of competitors. Can it hold up? Let's find out!

CoolIT Systems Omni AC-N470 A.L.C. VGA Cooler | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 3:48

We have all seen their all-in-one water cooling solutions for CPUs. it’s time now to see what CoolIT offers for VGA cooling.

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock Mobile for Android @ iGadget Life | Posted on: 03/11/2010 @ 1:24

Link: http://igadgetlife.com/reviews/review-of-guitar-hero-warriors-of-rock-mobile-for-android/ (http://igadgetlife.com/reviews/review-of-guitar-hero-warriors-of-rock-mobile-for-android)Quote: " There’s no doubt that Guitar Hero is wildly popular on the consoles, but it’s been venturing onto mobiles now too trying to bring some of that same magic to your portable device. Up for review today I ...

DeepCool Ice Matrix 400 Cooler Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 21:48

Deepcool's Ice Matrix 400 is a great looking tower cooler that installs easily and comes with a quiet fan and a lot of handy accessories. It also cools very well, as long as it doesn't get pushed too hard.

Thermaltake BlacX 5G USB 3.0 Hard Drive Docking Station | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 21:12

The Thermaltake BlacX 5G USB 3.0 hard drive docking station supports a single hard drive or solid state drive, and connects it to the host system via USB 3.0. Not only does it take advantage of this one newer technology, but it also is compatible with SATA 3.0 hard drives, which promise a theoretical increase from 3Gbps to 6Gbps over previous generation drives.

God of War: Ghost of Sparta Review | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 21:00

One of the things that make a good movie are the same things that make a great video game; namely good characters. We as players get sucked into the storyline and feel compelled to guide our favorite hero through his trials. One of the great video game characters is Kratos from the God of War franchise, who is one of the angriest and mentally tortured (while still sane) guys in mythology. ...

Etymotic MC5 Earphones Review | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 20:24

The MC5 earphones are interesting for being a departure from Etymotic's usual architecture and are the most reasonably-priced earphone the company has ever made. Is the MC5 a proper Etymotic for the budget-minded consumer or a radical departure from the neutral and accurate sound that made the company what it is? Let's find out.

Gigabyte launches GTX 480 SuperClock | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 19:24

Gigabyte has launched one of the most powerful graphics cards on the market with its GeForce GTX 480 SuperClock. The card builds on NVIDIA's GF100 GPU but is different from the NVIDIA refence model with a custom PCB, new power supply and severely turned up clock frequencies.

GeForce GTX 580 launches in a week | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 18:48

NVIDIA is seriously going to fight AMD and like a lightning bolt from a clear blue sky it looks like the green camp looks to be the first to get its new high-end graphics cards out on the market. The rumored GeForce GTX 580 is now rumored to launch on November 9.

Antec LanBoy Air | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 18:28

While cases always seem as quite a typical component in a persons PC and often don't get as much monetary investment as other components, it can be very important. Some companies are also pushing the perception that they are quite generic in nature, Antec being one of these manufacturers. Today we take a look at an interesting case called the LanBoy Air that has no exhaust fans and it's full of ...

Formay launches world's fastest 1.8" SSDs | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 18:24

SSD OEM Formay has presented what it calls the world's fastest 1.8" SSD. The drives will appear in three different SSD series has a profile of rarely seen 3.3mm and 5mm and offers read and write speeds up to 280 MB/s through a micro-SATA interface.

Gateway ID49C11u | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 17:48

The Gateway ID49C11u is a sleek 14-inch notebook that has a few tricks up its sleeves, like a glowing mouse touchpad and 802.11n Wi-Fi. It has good performance all-around, even with some 3D gaming too.

Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T-68U118 11.6-inch Notebook | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 17:36

Acer's new TimelineX is big on battery life and small where it counts, making for a very interesting little ultraportable.

News for 11-2-10 | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 17:12

Time for the news!!

Earjax Lyrics Earbuds @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 17:12

http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-earjax-lyrics-earbuds/ (http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-earjax-lyrics-earbuds/)Quote: "A good set of earbuds can do wonders for your music and multi-media listening experience. Most people settle for the stock earbuds that come with their products, and I have to wonder while as they usually aren’t that good really. So you need a ...

ASUS Eee PC 1201T | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 17:12

We took a look at the ASUS Eee PC 1201T, a netbook based on the AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 processor, with a 12.1" screen with 1366x768 native resolution and more. Check it out!

ViewSonic Launches Dual Booting Tablet | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 17:12

Apple may have 95 percent market share in the tablet segment, but the company’s dominance is not going to deter other companies from entering the fray. ViewSonic has announced its two new tablets and its VewPad 10 is … [visit site to read more] ViewSonic Launches Dual Booting Tablet is a post from: UK Gadget [...]ViewSonic Launches Dual Booting Tablet is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

An Improved Experience With Qt Scene Graph | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 17:12

Just days after blogging about Gallium3D and the TGSI IR that could be replaced with LLVM IR in LunarGLASS, Zack Rusin has written a new entry regarding 2D acceleration and the lack of really any innovation or major changes to this area of graphics processing in recent years. However, that is beginning to change at least in the Nokia world when it comes to QML and Qt Scene Graph...

Apple’s iPad Hold A 95% Market Share In Tablet Devices | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 15:48

Apple’s iPad has been reported to be responsible for 95% of sales in the tablet market at this moment. This figure, although sounds shocking, is actually no surprise at all, as the tablet market has had no strong competition until very recently. Expect the figure to shift in the … [visit site to read more] [...]Apple’s iPad Hold A 95% Market Share In Tablet Devices is a post from: UK Gadget ...

Amazon Adds 10,000 Titles To Disc+ On Demand | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 15:24

Amazon has started to expand its Disc+ On Demand service in a massive way, adding a huge 10,000 titles to the service. The Disc+ On Demand is a feature on Amazon which allows customers who have bought a DVD or Blu-Ray from the site to … [visit site to read more] Amazon Adds 10,000 Titles [...]Amazon Adds 10,000 Titles To Disc+ On Demand is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

You want a smartphone, but which one? | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 15:12

With so many Smartphones around it’s no wonder people get overwhelmed. What if you can’t afford the latest smartphone? What if the latest smartphone becomes old news a few weeks after you sign up for a hefty contract? Don’t worry, astronauts, monks, arctic explorers have the same problem. What on Earth is he talking about? [...]You want a smartphone, but which one? is a post from: UK Gadget ...

Fedora 14 Officially Released With New Features | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 15:00

"It's here! It's here! It's really here!" Jared Smith, the Fedora Project Leader, has just announced the release of Fedora 14 (a.k.a. Laughlin)...

Dell Tells Hong Kong Windows Phone 7 Devices Are Easier To Build Than Android | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 14:48

Dell CEO Michael Dell revealed that the computer manufacturers are going to be making an impact on the already busy tablet market in 2011,  releasing a number of devices to join the incoming 7-inch Dell Streak. Speaking at an event in Hong Kong yesterday, Dell … [visit site to read more] Dell Tells Hong Kong [...]Dell Tells Hong Kong Windows Phone 7 Devices Are Easier To Build Than Android is ...

Hacker beats 2G and 3G encryption | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 14:36

Using a simple computer, a home built transmitter and receiver, plus some readily available software, Chris Paget was able to develop a system whereby he could monitor any conversation using 2G or 3G technology. In the early 1990s came the second generation … [visit site to read more] Hacker beats 2G and 3G encryption is [...]Hacker beats 2G and 3G encryption is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Google to sue US Government | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 14:24

Welcome to the digital age, where a search engine can sue the Government of a global super power. This isn’t the blurb of a sci-fi novel. It’s the news. Google is suing the US government, claiming that it was “unfairly excluded from a $58m deal to revamp e-mail … [visit site to read more] Google [...]Google to sue US Government is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping ...

77% of Android phones are running 2.1 or 2.2 | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 14:12

If you see the word Android and update in the same sentence, you expect to find ‘delay’, or ‘problems’ stuffed in there too. You can’t fault Google for keeping their OS fresh. There’s nothing more exciting than a new update rolling onto your phone, … [visit site to read more] 77% of Android phones are [...]77% of Android phones are running 2.1 or 2.2 is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Google Chrome OS: Could It Be Launched This Month? | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 14:00

Google, who have had much success out of their mobile operating system Android, seem to be getting ready to launch a computer operating system – Chrome OS – later this month. The Chrome OS has been rumoured as far back as November last year, with little word on the … [visit site to read more] [...]Google Chrome OS: Could It Be Launched This Month? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Corsair Force 40GB Boot Drive SSD Review | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 13:12

We've seen several different capacities of Corsair's Force SSD drives on our test benches this year and we've been impressed with their performance. Corsair is now offering a 40GB version which will primarily fit the demographic for users who want a boot drive with the speed of an enthusiast level SSD but without the price tag of the higher capacity drives. Will it knock the popular Intel 40GB ...

Review: Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 64GB | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 11:36

Early adopters are usually the ones who get punished. It's one of the laws of the tech jungle. Jump the train too early and you'll get shafted, both in terms of pricing and reliable performance. That's probably why it's taken so long to get USB 3.0 data sticks from the usual reputable folk. To be honest that's not such a bad thing, as it's only recently that every new motherboard, from the top to ...

Review: Thermaltake eSPORTS Challenger | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 11:36

The dedicated gaming arm of Thermaltake, Tt eSPORTS, was showing off its new range of keyboards at this year’s Computex show in Taipei. I had a quick go on one there, and now I have my very own, whirring away on my desktop. Whirring away? Yes, the key gimmick setting this apart from the host of other gaming keyboards out there is the addition of a moveable little fan blowing air over your poor, ...

Hitachi Travelstar 7K500 500GB (HTS725050A9A364) 2.5-inch Hard Drive | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 11:00

Hitachi releases the world’s first 5th generation 2.5” 7,200 RPM HDD which we hope will prove itself to be a viable means to improve your notebook’s storage subsystem on the cheap.

Review: TomTom Urban Rider | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 10:48

The TomTom Urban Rider is TomTom's latest addition to its motorbike sat navs. It features a new case, updated software and a simplified menu.The model we reviewed was the cheaper TomTom Urban Rider Regional which doesn't come with a Bluetooth headset. This means you'll need to already own one, or a Bluetooth-enabled helmet, buy a separate headset, or opt for the TomTom Urban Rider Pro, which ...

ASUS Radeon HD 6870 Voltage Tweak graphics card review | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 9:48

Manufacturing giant cooks up a reference Radeon HD 6870 with a slight twist.

AZZA Hurrican 2000 | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 8:36

AZZA has a very interesting line-up of cases so far and the Hurrican 2000 is their most sophisticated one yet. It features a menacing look, is filled to the rim with 8 fans (yes 8!) and hot-swap bays for each of the removable hard drive trays. We fill the case with everything - even water cooling and let loose the hurricane.

Review: Ricoh CX4 Digital Camera – for the casual photographer who wants a bit extra. | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 8:12

I am in no way a photographic prodigy. I can just about point and click successfully. So I jumped at the chance to test out Ricoh's CX4 Digital Camera, as it's pitched at just my level. It has auto pretty much everything as well as some cool features to fiddle with. Read on to find out how it fared... Review: Ricoh CX4 Digital Camera – for the casual photographer who wants a bit extra. is a ...

Patriot Box Office Media Player Review | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 3:48

There is a great divide between media players and Home Theater PCs (HTPC). There are many pros and cons to each type of device, as I discovered from installing and managing a Home Theater network over many years. I eventually came to the conclusion that HTPCs are noisy, use way too much electricity, produce too much heat, and just don't work right all of the time, which really impacts the SAF ...

Ted Ts'o: EXT4 Within Striking Distance Of XFS | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 3:48

There's just two months to go until the annual Linux.Conf.Au conference, which in 2011 is taking place in Brisbane, Australia. Ted Ts'o, the maintainer of the EXT4, will be speaking at the 2011 Linux.Conf.Au and he's just shared his "money shot" from his presentation about this evolutionary file-system building atop EXT2/EXT3. New benchmarking results from HP's Eric Whitney on a large multi-core ...

3D Platform Wars: NVIDIA vs AMD vs HDTV | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 3:34

There's change in the wind, and nobody's really sure which way it will blow. 3D technology, once the land of red and blue, has matured through the years and now offers several new platform choices - some of which won't even require eyewear. Not many people will give NVIDIA the full credit of bringing 3D technology into the mainstream, but if there was a pioneer to be named they've certainly ...

The Major Happenings From The Ubuntu 11.04 Summit | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 3:00

Last week was the Ubuntu 11.04 Developer Summit in Orlando, Florida of the United States where a variety of topics were discussed. Aside from the very surprising announcement that Ubuntu 11.04 will use the Unity Desktop rather than GNOME's interface, most of the coverage on Phoronix was focused around the X.Org / graphics side of things, such as the xorg-server and Mesa to be used by Ubuntu 11.04 ...

Corsair Graphite Series 600T Mid Tower Chassis | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 2:36

Corsair has already delivered top notch full towers in the past. Come have a look at what their mid tower entry delivers this time around.

Futuremark Launches "THROWDOWN" Overclocking Competition | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 2:24

Worldwide contest with prizes from GIGABYTE, Antec, Kingston, Enermax, and GlacialTech Futuremark® Corporation today launched a new competition for PC overclockers. The "THROWDOWN" competition will see contestants worldwide aiming to achieve the highest combined 3DMark®06 and 3DMark® Vantage scores using Intel and GIGABYTE hardware. “Featuring our first ...

Metallica to Headline Call of Duty: Black Ops Launch Event | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 2:24

Oh I wish I was going to be there... wow, it's going ot be awesome! Metallica has partnered with Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) to headline the Call of Duty: Black Ops launch event on November 4 at Santa Monica Airport's Hangar 8. The event will feature a performance by the GRAMMY-Award winning band, honor the six branches of the Armed Forces and raise $1 million for The Call of ...

Plextor PX-B120U External Blu-ray Combo Reader Drive | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 1:24

The Plextor PX-B120U is an affordable external Blu-ray reader drive that will allow you to enjoy the latest in Blu-ray technology without breaking the bank. How does it perform? Read on to find out.

VisionTek Radeon HD 6870 Video Card Review | Posted on: 02/11/2010 @ 0:49

Sometimes a product is so good, there's no reason to change a solid working design. VisionTek accepts this practice, and offers consumers the most affordable video cards sold on the market. In this article Benchmark Reviews tests the VisionTek Radeon HD 6870 video card, a $240 DirectX-11 graphics solution that performs better than the more expensive Radeon HD 5850. Graphical frame rate ...

OpenBSD 4.8 Brings Improved Hardware Support | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 23:36

OpenBSD 4.7 came out this past summer, but OpenBSD 4.8 is now available for those interested in this BSD operating system that focuses on providing portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security, and integrated cryptography. With OpenBSD 4.8 there is now ACPI-based suspend-and-resume support for most systems utilizing Intel or ATI graphics, but the suspend-and-resume support when ...

Sharkoon X-Tatic SP Gaming Headset | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 23:26

Sharkoon is continuing their foray into the peripheral market, and this time it's the audio arena with a new set of headphones, the X-Tatic SP. These cans bring convenience and versatility to consumers, as they work with both consoles and PC computers. They look sleek, they're lightweight, versatile, and reasonably priced at about $60. But what about performance? Indeed, this is where headsets ...

Diamond, Sapphire & XFX AMD Radeon HD 6870 Video Card Roundup | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 22:48

Today we have a nice little roundup for you on a set of retail boxed AMD Radeon HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 video cards from Diamond Multimedia, Sapphire and XFX. Also known as "Barts XT," the Radeon HD 6870 had a successful launch and the retail cards are now out in force. Diamond sent over the Radeon HD 6870 XOC, which will be the first factory overclocked retail card that we have seen.

QPAD 5K Gaming Mouse | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 22:24

QPAD, ein Peripherie-Hersteller aus Schweden, der sich bereits einen Namen mit hervorragenden Headsets gemacht hat, bringt nun seine erste Gaming Maus auf den Markt, wobei wir in diesem Zusammenhang nicht verwundert sind, dass die 5K Pro auf das Spitzensegment zielt.

Intel, Samsung and Toshiba cooperate toward 10nm | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 22:00

It's becoming all the more tricky to shrink the size of the transistors used in our silicon chips. To secure a stready development the world's largest semiconductor manufacturers have decided to join forces and Intel, Samsung and Toshiba have signed a treaty. The companies will cooperate on reasearch and development toward a new 10nm technology.

Will A Jailbreak For iOS 4.2 Be Available Just Two Days After It’s Release? | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 22:00

As usual, it seems we will be getting some very fast jailbreak fanatics getting right on the task of annoying Apple with their antics. MuscleNerd has announced on Twitter that he will be able to unlock the upcoming iOS 4.2 release from Apple just two days after its release. The … [visit site to read [...]Will A Jailbreak For iOS 4.2 Be Available Just Two Days After It’s Release? is a post ...

Performance Optimizations For KDE's KWin 4.6 | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 22:00

While some developers and other KDE contributors are busy voicing their opinions over merging the KDE libraries into the upstream Qt, which would lead to either KDE 5.0 or KDE 6.0 depending upon how it's implemented and if it's actually carried out, KDE Software Compilation 4.6 is still on the way and should officially arrive by the end of January. Martin Graesslin, who works on much of the KWin ...

NZXT Sentry LXE Touch Screen Fan Controller @ BonaFideReviews | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 21:48

http://www.bonafidereviews.com/review-of-nzxt-sentry-lxe-touch-screen-fan-controller/ (http://www.bonafidereviews.com/review-of-nzxt-sentry-lxe-touch-screen-fan-controller/) Quote: Up for review today I’ve got another NZXT product, this time it’s their new Sentry LXE fan controller. It’s like no other out there today I think, this one is actually external, it has a 5” touch screen from ...

Microsoft Gets Canesta’s Motion Sensing Technology: Is This For The Future Of Kinect? | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 21:48

Despite Kinect being just around the corner, it seems Microsoft already seem to be thinking pretty far ahead for the future of motion sensing controllers, after buying up the people from Canesta. Canesta are makers of 3D depth perception sensors which, although are currently only used on PCs for navigation and other simple tasks (see [...]Microsoft Gets Canesta’s Motion Sensing Technology: Is ...

Google's New VP8 Codec SDK Is Better, Faster | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 21:48

Following Google opening up the VP8 video codec specification in May and launching the WebM container format, in July the developers behind FFmpeg created the ffvp8 decoder that was much faster than Google's own VP8 decoding library. Google has now, however, provided a new version of the VP8 Codec SDK that they have codenamed "Aylesbury" and it's designed to be better and much faster than their ...

Deepcool V4000 VGA Cooler Review | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 21:36

We tested the V4000, a VGA cooler from Deepcool, with a full-copper heatsink, four heatpipes, and two 80 mm fans. Check it out!

Blekko, a new ‘slashtag’ search engine launches. | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 21:36

Blekko, a new $24 million search engine designed to eliminate spam search results has been launched in public beta after three years in the making. Using ‘slashtag’ technology the engine attempts to separate queries into one of seven categories: health, colleges, … [visit site to read more] Blekko, a new ‘slashtag’ search engine launches. is [...]Blekko, a new ‘slashtag’ search ...

Intel Ivy Bridge 22nm gets 24 GPU execution units | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 21:36

Sandy Bridge will be the first CPU from Intel bringing integrated graphics on the transistor level. The processor family that launches in January 2011 will house up to 12 GPU units, something Intel is expected to double with Ivy Bridge by the end of next year.

Android 2.2 devices given ‘remote security control’ by Google | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 21:36

Apparently, many people (mainly those in IT, spies, high-ranking business people, etc) are worried about the security of the Android OS and Google is not turning a blind eye to these anxieties. According to Android Arena, an upcoming ‘Google Apps Device … [visit site to read more] Android 2.2 devices given ‘remote security control’ by [...]Android 2.2 devices given ‘remote security ...

More information on Galaxy's white GeForce GTX 460 card | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 21:36

Galaxy will before Christmas launch new graphics cards based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460. With a white PCB the graphics card is truly a card of the season and since our last report more pictures and detailed specifications have surfaced.

Xbox 360 Dashboard Update Out Now | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 21:12

The latest Xbox 360 dashboard update is here, and it’s a biggy. The update is global, and should be automatic to any Xbox 360 users (naturally needing to be connected to Xbox LIVE) and should be available now and if not in the next few hours. The … [visit site to read more] Xbox 360 [...]Xbox 360 Dashboard Update Out Now is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - ...

iPhone 4 users late for work after alarm bug. | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 21:00

Every year the clocks go back, but people just can’t seem to get to grips with Daylight Saving Time. Imagine trying to explain to your boss it’s your iPhones fault you’re late. “Yeah, and the dog ate that report you were meant to do bring in too did … [visit site to read more] iPhone [...]iPhone 4 users late for work after alarm bug. is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

T-Mobile Accidentally Leak 10-Inch Samsung Galaxy Tab Showing Windows OS | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 20:48

The 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab has officially been released in the UK today, but a 10-inch model which has not been released yet has accidently been leaked by UK network provider T-Mobile. The leak, which has already been removed from the T-Mobile website showed a potentially upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab, which surprisingly in it’s photo [...]T-Mobile Accidentally Leak 10-Inch Samsung Galaxy Tab ...

LLVMpipe Scaling With Intel's Core i7 Gulftown | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 20:48

When finding out that an Intel Core i7 970 "Gulftown" CPU was on the way, which boasts six physical cores plus another six logical cores via Hyper Threading, immediately coming to mind was to try out this latest Intel 32nm processor with the Gallium3D LLVMpipe driver. There's a lot to love about Gallium3D when it comes open-source Linux graphics drivers with the possibilities being presented by ...

Facebook Admits to Data Selling by a Broker | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 18:48

Oh Facebook, just stop being so naughty. Facebook had never been known for its innocence or for its respect towards usersprivacy, but it is still somewhat shocking when the social media company admitted that a data broker had been paying app developers for the … [visit site to read more] Facebook Admits to Data Selling by [...]Facebook Admits to Data Selling by a Broker is a post from: UK ...

HP Envy 14 notebook review | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 18:36

We take a look at one of the most stylish Windows 7 notebooks on the market.

2010 Thumb Drive Roundup - 16 USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 Drives Prodded and Tested | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 18:12

With so many to choose from, who knows what to buy? Today we look at several thumb drives and help you make an informed decision.

Lenovo IdeaCentre B305 | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 17:12

The Lenovo IdeaCentre B305 is a multimedia all-in-one desktop computer that has a 2.2GHz AMD Athlon CPU with 4GB of RAM and many multimedia features. The display is multi-touch enabled and has a 1080p high-definition resolution.

Mionix Naos 3200 Mouse Review | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 17:12

The Swedish company releases a bare-bones version of the Naos 5000 model. Let's see what we think of this new gaming-grade mouse.

John Daly’s ProStroke Golf - PS3 (PlayStation Move) | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 16:36

And you don't even have to search for your balls in the rough.

Smooth Creations "Battlefield" Phenom II X6 1090T Custom Gaming PC | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 16:24

It’s been a while since we reviewed an AMD-based system. Today, we’ll take a custom-built Phenom II X6 1090T equipped “Battlefield 2” special edition from Smooth Creations for a spin.

Samsung Says No Nexus Two | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 16:12

Last week, rumors were abound about the second coming of Nexus. It was said that Samsung is working on Nexus Two or Nexus S.A Korean website danawa.com has quoted a Samsung official who has categorically denied … [visit site to read more] Samsung Says No Nexus Two is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, [...]Samsung Says No Nexus Two is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Linux 2.6.37-rc1 Kernel Is Here; Can Build Without BKL | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 16:12

As anticipated, the 2.6.37 merge window closed yesterday and the first release candidate for the Linux 2.6.37 kernel is now available. Major changes that were pushed into the Linux 2.6.37 kernel include support for building the kernel without the Big Kernel Lock (BKL), many graphics DRM improvements, and more of the responsiveness patches...

Asus WiCast: Wireless 1080p to your TV | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 13:12

Intel's been making a decent amount of noise with their Intel Wireless Display, or "WiDi" technology, something our own Vivek Gowri is a big proponent of. But WiDi has limits, specifically  720p resolutions and Intel HD graphics. Now ASUS brings another solution to the table, the WiCast, which can be connected to any computer and any television and promises latency-free 1080p video and audio. ...

Arctic Cooling Accelero XTREME Plus VGA Cooler | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 11:48

The Accelero XTREME Plus blows stock cooling out of the water. Speaking of which, it cools almost as well as water; come have a look.

Corsair Graphite Series 600T Casing Review | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 9:36

This is a nice huge casing – I like it. There ya have it, review ends. Anyway, I still hope you click the READ MORE link. This review was made possible by Cudo Technologies (M) Sdn Bhd Lets cut to the chase – this is the casing. You may visit the Official Product page [...]

USB Portable Media Player w/Card Reader & OTB @ Bona Fide Reviews | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 7:00

http://www.bonafidereviews.com/review-of-usb-portable-media-player-wcard-reader-otb/ (http://www.bonafidereviews.com/review-of-usb-portable-media-player-wcard-reader-otb/)Quote: " Our friends at Geeks (http://www.geeks.com)have sent me over another media player for review. This one holds a 2.5” drive, comes with remote and carrying case and it has controls right on the enclosure. As an added ...

Cooler Master NotePal U3 Notebook Cooler Review | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 6:12

Radeon HD6870 with LN2: A minor fiasco | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 4:00

As late as last week we got a sample of Radeon HD6870. The idea was to test and overclock the card using liquid nitrogen. This was to show what AMD's new circuits are capable of using extreme methods. The goal was to get results for launch day, but no matter how much we wanted it just wouldn't go. The results are more or less disappointing.

Gigabyte presents new Sandy Bridge motherboards | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 3:12

Gigabyte is together with ASUS and MSI the big dragons on the retail market and they will have a lot of new motherboards to show for Intel's new Sandy Bridge platform. The former has now given us a taste of what is about to come. It has released pictures of its mid-range boards for LGA1155 using the Intel P67/H67 chipsets.

Win a Cotton Candy Machine! | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 2:36

You've got one more week to get in to win your very own cotton candy machine courtesy of Nostalgia Electronics (http://nostalgiaelectrics.com) and DIY Guides!! Here's the link to the review and contest: http://www.diy-guides.com/review-of-nostalgia-electronics-hard-sugar-free-cotton-candy-maker/ (http://www.diy-guides.com/review-of-nostalgia-electronics-hard-sugar-free-cotton-candy-maker/)

ASUS EAH6850 DirectCU 1GB | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 1:26

The ASUS EAH6850 DirectCU has a non-reference heatsink and touts some excellent overclocking headroom with voltage tweaking capabilities. The overclocking is so good, in fact, we actually topped out both Smart Doctor and Afterburner without any signs of stress from the card.

500GB SuperSpeed USB 3.0 2.5in External Hard Drive Geek Kit | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 1:12

  The new USB 3.0 standard is becoming one of the common options found on the newer motherboards coming out. For those of us that are not quite ready to upgrade our motherboard; there are options out there to allow you to take advantage of the USB 3.0 with your older configurations. Today we are going to take a look at one of those options for laptop and netbook users, the 500 GB SuperSpeed USB ...

PTS3 Iveland Development Update | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 1:00

For those interested in the development activity of Phoronix Test Suite 3.0 "Iveland", here's an update as to the progress with a few notes...

Last Chance to Enter to Win an iPad in Halloween Giveaway | Posted on: 01/11/2010 @ 0:00

Today is the last day to enter to win the interactive eBook Dracula: The Official Stoker Family Edition and an Apple iPad. Become a fan of PadWorx Digital Media (http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=29488678 msgid=437784 act=Q510 c=275324 destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fhome.php%3Fsk%3Dlf%23%21%2Fpages%2FPadworx-Digital-Media-Inc%2F120167378028143) on Facebook before the stroke ...