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31st January
Dell XPS 15z Notebook PC Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 19:24
Dell XPS 15z Notebook PC Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 0:48
“Dude, get a Dell!” Remember those old ads on TV? It used to be that people would turn to a company like Dell to get an inexpensive laptop that was reasonably reliable and while Dell still has products that…Related Articles & Videos Futurelooks Unboxes the DELL XPS 15z Premium Performance Laptop (Video) Futurelooks Unboxes the DELL XPS 15z Premium Performance Laptop ...
30th January
Lenovo to introduce IdeaPad Y470p notebook | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 22:36
14.1" screen, i7 quad core and 1 GB HD 7690M.
How to Buy the Right Headphones | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 12:48
A top-notch MP3 player is only half of the audio equation. No matter what your budget, we've got advice on picking the best headphones to maximize your listening experience.
28th January
Asus showing off Laptops with Kinect built in | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 19:36
Computer firms will soon be incorporating Kinect technology into laptops, according to a new report.
Microsoft to Bring Kinect to Laptops: Collaborates with Asus | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 11:48
Kinect has done wonders for Microsoft and now the company is looking to bring the technology out of the realms of video gaming. According to The Daily, Microsoft is reportedly collaborating with Asus to build a Windows 8 laptop. Apparently, The Daily was able to … [visit site to read more] Microsoft to Bring Kinect [...]Microsoft to Bring Kinect to Laptops: Collaborates with Asus is a post ...
Fedora 17 Moves Forward With Unified File-System | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 1:12
Fedora 17 is moving forward with plans whereby the entire base operating system will live within /usr by condensing several common directories that have been long-standing to Linux distributions...
27th January
External Graphics: The Way Forward For Gaming Laptops? | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 21:48
With Thunderbolt just around the corner, we ask: are external graphics due to bring laptop gaming back to life?
Raymans Origins coming to PC | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 4:48
The 15 year old game is back for the modern world to enjoy once more.
25th January
Sony refreshes VAIO laptops for spring 2012 | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 14:49
vr-zone.com - Sony has unveiled a new color for their popular VAIO Z series laptop as well as having an optional built-in LTE mobile broadband, for the support of 4G data service. On top of that, selected models have also been refreshed for this quarter.
24th January
HP Announces Mini Netbook for Students, Business Users | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 6:36
HP has announced its 10.1-inch netbook for mobile business users and students on a budget. The Mini 1104 is a netbook built for the backpack and trials of travel. Its 320GB hard drive not only spins at a slower 5,400rpm to help prevent wear and tear, but the netbook comes complete with a hard drive [...]
23rd January
A New Design For FUSE File-Systems | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 22:12
At SCALE 10x a new FUSE implementation was presented that while still having the file-system in user-space, the kernel component is now responsible for more of the work...
20th January
Inside Windows 8's Incorruptible File System | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 17:01
Microsoft has let us all in on what is some pretty big news regarding the future of Windows?the introduction of a new file system, dubbed ReFS (Resilient File System), is expected to exceed way beyond the limitations of NTFS and FAT32. "Resilient" is an apropriate moniker as the new file system seems to have been designed with one main purpose in mind: keeping data safe and intact.
The Battle of The Netbooks: Intel vs AMD | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 6:12
When it comes to the world of netbooks, is the advantage with AMD or Intel? We take a look to find out!
18th January
Alienware introduce compact X51 Ultra Gaming system | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 18:48
Featuring Sandy Bridge, OEM Nvidia cards and up to 8GB of RAM.
Microsoft?s New File System, ReFS, Echoes the Short Life of WinFS | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 4:24
Microsoft has let us all in on what is some pretty big news regarding the future of Windows?the introduction of a new file system, dubbed ReFS (Resilient File System), is expected to exceed way beyond the limitations of NTFS and FAT32. “Resilient” is an apropriate moniker as the new file system seems to have been [...]
17th January
Microsoft's ReFS Filesystem for Windows 8 Explained | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 22:48
In 2010 Microsoft announced Drive Extender v2, which was to be their next generation file system and disk pooling technology for Windows Home Server 2011. As planned, Drive Extender v2 would have been an extremely aggressive modernization of how storage worked for Windows Home Server, coupling block based storage with distributed file slices and ECC hashing all in the name of expandability and ...
Microsoft's ReFS File-System: Competitor To Btrfs? | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 20:00
Microsoft has released extensive details on their next-generation ReFS file-system to be introduced with Windows Server 8. How though does the file-system compare to Btrfs and the Linux file-systems?..
Gigabyte announce the P2532 series of Gaming Laptops | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 18:00
Quad core i7, GT 555M and full HD.
Mass Effect 3 requires Origin, not available on Steam. | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 16:48
Once again, EA decides that Origin is mandatory for use of its latest AAA Title
CES 2012 ? Rosewill Shows Off a New White Thor V2, the Blackhawk Ultra Tower Case and New Notebook Coolers (Video) | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 2:48
Rosewill is the company with the name that doesn’t make you think about gaming cases or serious PC gaming anything. But in the last while, the little sub-brand of NewEgg has started to make progress in getting people to see…Related Articles & Videos PAX 2011 (PAX Prime) Seattle (Video) – Rosewill Shows Off Thor V2 Case, 1300W PSU and RK-9000 Keyboard PAX 2011 (PAX ...
16th January
Top Five Web-Based CRM Systems for UK Business | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 8:36
If your business is looking to make the most of a limited marketing budget, it?s crucial to target your messages to your different markets as much as possible. Sales 101 intro over, the question then becomes what is the best way of actually doing this? Web-based CRM Systems are becoming an essential feature of all [...]Top Five Web-Based CRM Systems for UK Business is a post from: UK Gadget and ...
15th January
Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 1500W - Power for hungry systems | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 17:49
vr-zone.com - We have previously previewed the 1000W model of the upcoming 80 Plus Silver rated Silent Pro M2 series from Cooler Master. Then during CES 2012 which recently concluded, the monstrous 1500W version was on display at their private hotel suite. Delivering up to 125A of current over two 12v rails, this big daddy of power supplies should be able to handle overclocked multi-gpu setups ...
Hands on with Samsung's Line of New Notebooks | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 7:00
Samsung showed off a completely new line of notebooks at CES, and we've gotten to go hands on with all of them. In addition to the refreshed Series 9 ultraportable that we saw earlier, Samsung was showing off the new Series 5 and Series 5 Ultra, the Series 7 Chronos, and the Series 7 Gamer. The new Series 9 comes in 13" and 15" variants, compared to 11" and 13" variants for the original ...
13th January
Mageia 2 A3 Released, Joins systemd Bandwagon | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 3:00
Mageia 2 Alpha 3 was released today and it marks their transition to the systemd service manager...
12th January
Dune HD Pro : A Premium Entertainment System using the Sigma Designs SMP8910 | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 14:36
Dune HD is one of the most respected middleware developers in the media player scene. By exclusively restricting themselves to Sigma Designs, they have managed to produce an enviable lineup of media players coveted by many people. It was not much of a surprise, then, that their latest offering, the Dune HD Pro received a CES innovation award. When it was announced in late fall last year, ...
11th January
Acer?s Upcoming Laptops: S5 Ultrabook with IVB, TB, and a Motor | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 10:36
We spent some time with Acer this afternoon looking at their upcoming products and we were able to get some hands-on time with many laptops and tablets. We’ll save the tablets for a separate article—and the most interesting tablets aren’t something we can discuss right now anyway—so let’s talk Acer laptops for a moment. First, the best news is that all the laptops we saw have ditched ...
Will Tablets Make Laptops Obsolete? Nearly 50 Percent Say Yes. | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 4:12
Like pagers, typewriters, and VHS movies, laptops may one day fall out of vogue and become a nostalgic technology of the past. Nearly half of Americans say laptops will eventually be replaced with electronic tablet devices, according to a new survey from Poll Position. The national telephone survey of 1,555 registered voters, conducted earlier this month, found [...]
MSI GUS II to revolutionize Notebook graphics | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 1:12
Uses Thunderbolt interface to provide externally powered PCI-E 2.0 X4 lane.
10th January
ZOTAC Offer Three New ZBOX Mini-PC's | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 20:14
At #CES2012 #ZOTAC announce 3 new ZBOX mini PC solutions. Click the link to see more!
Lenovo introduce the IdeaPad YOGA Notebook | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:48
13.1" screen, Windows 8, up to 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD.
Lenovo All-in-One Leans in the Right Direction | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 3:01
LAS VEGAS?Today at the CES 2012 show, Lenovo pulled the curtain back on a large screen all-in-one PC with enhanced ergonomic features. The Lenovo IdeaCentre A720 is a 27-inch all-in-one desktop with an articulated screen that tilts toward the user up to 5 degrees from vertical or all the way back to 90 degrees horizontal. [...]
9th January
Lenovo Offers Intel, AMD 11.6-Inch Netbooks | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 3:00
Lenovo describes the IdeaPad S200 and S206, premiering at CES, as “two mini laptops to fill the computing needs between the netbook and the notebook.” Actually, the 2.8-pound portables still look like netbooks to us, but with the benefits of dual-core processors?Intel for the IdeaPad S200, AMD for the S206?and 11.6-inch widescreen displays rather than [...]
7th January
Nintendo?s Miyamoto working on a new original title | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 21:24
Nintendo Founder Miyamoto has said he is working on a new original game
AMD sued by Quanta over faulty laptop chips | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 0:48
The claim states a heat tolerance issue in a particular laptop line with a particular chip.
6th January
iBUYPOWER Gamer Paladin XLC Intel X79 Gaming System Review | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 15:24
Intel?s X79 platform was recently announced and we are lucky enough to have one of the first custom PC?s that it is based on. Our friends at iBUYPOWER have sent us over their Gamer Paladin XLC Intel X79 Gaming System. This system packs a brand new Intel Core i7 3930K 6-core processor, ASUS P9X79 motherboard, EVGA GeForce GTX 580 video card and a liquid cooling system. Read on as we take ...
Did Your System Take A Dive With Linux 3.2? | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 8:48
If you upgraded today to the just-released Linux 3.2 kernel and your Intel system is now having problems booting this new kernel release, you're not alone, but here's a possible workaround...
5th January
MSI announces new powerful GT685 gaming laptop | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 20:13
vr-zone.com - MSI has announced their new ultimate gaming laptop, the GT685, which features the second generation Intel Core i7 quad processor, 32GB DDR3 memory, and Nvidia GeForce GTX 580M, the world's fastest discrete graphics card in a laptop.
Quanta Sues AMD For Faulty Laptop Chips | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 8:36
Quanta Computer, a Taiwanese company that manufactures laptops for HP, Dell, Acer, and others, is suing AMD for an alleged breach of contract, claiming that AMD chips used in laptops made for NEC were defective. No specific model numbers are mentioned, but both AMD and ATI are mentioned in the report, meaning that the complaints could cover CPUs, GPUs, or both. Quanta's problems with the ...
Google and Apple Competing for Premier League Football Coverage Rights | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 1:36
Apple and Google are vying to get their share of Premier League Football pie. According to The Daily Mail, Apple is planning to use the event for augmenting its live coverage repository for iPad and Apple TV. It may also be a maneuver for … [visit site to read more] Google and Apple Competing for [...]Google and Apple Competing for Premier League Football Coverage Rights is a post from: UK ...
4th January
HP adds Cedar Trail to its Netbooks | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 7:00
?320+ for some Atom based netbooks.
Acer Cedar Trail Netbook goes on sale in Europe | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 3:36
?299 for 10.1", Windows 7, 320GB HDD, 1GB RAM and Intel D2600 Atom Dual core.
3rd January
ASUS to launch the second Jay Chou edition laptop N45J | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 17:49
vr-zone.com - It was about six months ago when ASUS announced the Jay Chou edition laptop N43SL, and it looks like the company is planning to launch a second laptop endorsed by the Taiwanese celebrity.
Proposed Hacker Satellite System Would Fight Web Censorship | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 2:24
“Hackers in Space” sounds like a bad TV movie, but if the group behind the Hackerspace Global Grid (HGG) reach their goal, it could be a reality by the time we ring in 2034. As first reported by the BBC, the HGG wants to send their own satellites into orbit, which will be open and [...]
