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Microsoft Makes Changes to Windows 8's File Management Changes | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 23:48

We've been covering the changes in Windows 8 fairly closely since Microsoft started talking about the upcoming operating system, and while most of these changes will probably land in the final version, Microsoft is already making some tweaks based on user feedback. Microsoft's Ilana Smith has written about some of the tweaks made to file copy operations and Windows Explorer since those features ...

Firefox 10 Releases Today, Fixes Add-On Compatibility Issues | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 23:48

Firefox 10 is due to release today, continuing Mozilla's commitment to the six-week release cycle it switched to last year. As usual with these rapid-release browsers, Firefox 10 brings a couple of features you'll probably notice and a few more that you probably won't. The browser is available for Windows XP, Vista, and 7, Intel versions of Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6, and 10.7, and most flavors of ...

Apple Updates Final Cut Pro X, Brings Back Features from Final Cut Pro 7 | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 23:48

Apple has today issued an update for their professional video editing suite, Final Cut Pro X (FCPX). The update carries version number 10.0.3 and re-introduces some crucial elements, such as multicam editing. Multicam filming is widely used by video professionals as many scenes require multiple video angles, and it's obvious that you also need editing software that supports multicam editing in ...

Wii-U?s Hardware still in development | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 23:12

he Wii U hardware is currently changing "constantly," Ninja Gaiden 3 developer, Team Ninja has claimed.

T-Mobile UK Introduces Unlimited ?The Full Monty? Plans | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 23:00

Telecom providers, around the globe, are pulling down their ?all you can consume? unlimited plans. But, T-Mobile UK is going against the grain and has introduced its brand new ?The Full Monty? mobile service plan. Despite its tacky name, the plan is worth having … [visit site to read more] T-Mobile UK Introduces Unlimited ?The [...]T-Mobile UK Introduces Unlimited ?The Full Monty? Plans is a ...

ADATA S396 30GB Value Solid State Drive Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 22:37

2011 was record malware year, with 26 million new samples | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 22:37

vr-zone.com - 2011 was a record year for malware creation, with 26 million new samples detected by security software firm Panda Labs.

100-year-old woman suggests secret to old age is gaming | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 22:37

vr-zone.com - A 100-year-old woman who plays her Nintendo DS on a daily basis suggests that the secret to old age might be gaming, which helps keep her mind active.

Did Apple Really Best HP as Top PC Maker? | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 22:36

Research firm Canalys is reporting that Apple surpassed Hewlett-Packard in the fourth quarter of 2011 to claim the title of top PC maker ? but the company is once again counting tablets as PCs. Canalys said 120 million PCs were shipped globally last quarter, up 16 percent from the same time last year. Of those, [...]

Linux Game Publishing Shake-Up: CEO Steps Down | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 22:00

There's some news today out of Linux Game Publishing, but it's not about a new game being ported to Linux. Rather, it's an apology from Michael Simms, the CEO of LGP, and to announce his resignation. Linux Game Publishing though isn't going away but a new CEO has been announced...

Vertex 3D and HIS launch HD 7950s | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 22:00

Reference designs coming in at £349.99

Olympus PEN E-PL3 | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 21:36

The Olympus PEN E-PL3 is a 12-megapixel digital camera that goes beyond the typical compact camera. This camera offers some added features, like a tilting LCD, RAW shooting, swappable lenses and 1080p video. The video quality, however, could be better but the image quality is very impressive.

Samsung loses German appeal, European regulators investigating it for patent abuse | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 21:25

vr-zone.com - Samsung's patent dispute with Apple in Europe have become a full blown headache as the Korean electronics giant lost its appeal against the German ban of its Galaxy Tab and is now being investigated by European Union regulators over alleged patent abuse.

PowerColor HD 7950 PCS+ 3GB Tested | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 21:25

PowerColor's HD 7950 PCS+ is a fully customized version of the HD 7950 with changed PCB and large du...

Sapphire HD 7950 Dual Fan Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 21:25

Review of the new Sapphire HD 7950 Dual Fan graphics card. The HD 7950 Dual Fan OC carries on Sapphi...

Sapphire HD 7950 3GB und HD 7950 3GB OC Neuvorstellung | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 21:25

Neuvorstellung der SAPPHIRE HD 7950 und der SAPPHIRE HD 7950 OC Grafikkarte. SAPPHIRE Technology hat...

THQ threatened with stock exchange delisting | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 20:48

Nasdaq gives troubled publisher 180 days to raise price

PowerColor HD7950 PCS+ Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 20:24

Oh, what a glorious day it is here in Tahiti...no, you didn't just jump in to my vacation blog. We are here today to review the PowerColor HD 7950 PCS+. If this card is anything like its big brother, the HD 7970, this card should be another absolute monster. Let's see how it compares against that and other high end GPUs.PowerColor HD7950 PCS+ Review is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance ...

Apple Taps European Exec as New Retail Head | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 20:12

Aside from the iPhone, Apple’s most startling success in recent years has been its retail power driven by the now iconic Apple Stores around the world. Today Apple placed the very delicate future of that part of its business in the hands of a relative newcomer, John Browett. As the most valuable company on the [...]

Sapphire launches a couple of HD 7950s | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 19:48

Dual fan overclocked card coming in at $469.99.

FreeBSD Made Much Progress Last Quarter | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 18:36

The FreeBSD project has published their quarterly report outlining some of the advancements made by this leading BSD operating system in the last quarter of 2011. A lot of progress was made, but still there's some work left to be accomplished...

Cleaning Up The R600 Gallium3D Driver | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 18:36

Marek Ol?ák, the well-known independent contributor to Mesa that's made a great deal of enhancements to the Radeon driver stack over the past few years, has a new patch-set. The latest patch-set he published last night cleans up the R600g driver and reworks its cache flushing code. This patch-set affects more than 2,000 lines of code, which is significant for this open-source Gallium3D driver...

PSN Down again on Thursday | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 18:36

The PlayStation Network will be going down for maintenance on Thursday, February 2, Sony's confirmed

Microsoft to Support 120 Languages on Windows Phone Tango | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 16:36

Microsoft is working on new version of its mobile operating system. Windows Phone Tango was unveiled in August last year and now new details have emerged about the mobile platform. Windows Phone Tango is expected to support about 120 … [visit site to read more] Microsoft to Support 120 Languages on Windows Phone Tango is [...]Microsoft to Support 120 Languages on Windows Phone Tango is a post ...

Review: Disgo Tablet 7000 | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 15:48

Catch a glimpse of the Disgo 7000 and you'd be forgiven for thinking that Apple had discovered yet another form-factor and wedged a product into that gap. It looks like a Kindle-esque, novel-sized tab squeezed inbetween the iPhone and iPad. Given the company's impeccable sense of style, that a sub-£100 Android tablet could be mentioned in the same breath is quite a compliment to Disgo's budget ...

Samsung lifts the curtains on its Galaxy S Advance | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 14:37

vr-zone.com - Jumping the gun on this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) in late Feb, Samsung has just unveiled its new Galaxy S Advance smartphone which shapes up similarly to the original Galaxy S, but sports a 1GHz Cortex-A9 dual-core processor.

Apple Poised to Sell 40 Million iPhones in China | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 14:24

Apple is now focusing its attention on burgeoning Chinese markets and it seems like that the company is on its way to take the top spot in the emerging market. According to Morgan Stanley, Apple is likely to boost up its efforts in … [visit site to read more] Apple Poised to Sell 40 Million [...]Apple Poised to Sell 40 Million iPhones in China is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

Lenovo IdeaPad and ThinkPad to get Android 4.0 ICS in Q2 2012 | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 13:37

vr-zone.com - The wait is soon to be over. For those of you who own the Lenovo IdeaPad or ThinkPad tablet, the company has announced that the Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update will be coming in Q2 this year.

Seagate 500GB Momentus XT Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 13:37

Review of the Seagate 500GB Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid Hard Drive. Seagate's Momentus XT is a 2....

G.Skill RipjawsZ DDR3-1866 16GB Test | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 13:37

Getestet wurde das G.Skill RipjawsZ DDR3-1866 F3-14900CL9Q-16GBZL Speicherkit. Während Deneb und Thu...

Kingston Wi-Drive 16GB and Seagate GoFlex Satellite 500GB Tested | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 13:36

Review of the Kingston Wi-Drive 16 GB and Seagate GoFlex Satellite 500 GB Wireless Storage. The mobi...

GeIL Evo Corsa DDR3-2400 CL11 16GB Testbericht | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 13:36

Getestet wurde das GeIL Evo Corsa 16GB DDR3-2400 MHz CL11 Quad Channel Kit. Mit der brandneuen Evo C...

G.Skill NT 4GB DDR3-1333 Speicher Test | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 13:36

Getestet wurden die G.Skill NT Series F3-10600CL9S-4GBNT 4 GByte Module. Aktuell stellen DDR3-Module...

Sapphire 7950 Overclocked Edition Video Card Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 12:25

PowerColor HD7950 PCS+ Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 11:12

Oh, what a glorious day it is here in Tahiti...no, you didn't just jump in to my vacation blog. We are here today to review the PowerColor HD 7950 PCS+. If this card is anything like its big brother, the HD 7970, this card should be another absolute monster. Let's see how it compares against that and other high end GPUs. PowerColor HD7950 PCS+ Review is a post from: ...

Motorola Announces RAZR XT910 Developer Edition with Unlocked Bootloader | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 11:12

A while ago, Motorola announced plans to start unlocking bootloaders on devices "where operator and channel partners will allow it" sometime in 2011. While it's clear now (with that deadline behind us) that operators remain opposed to subsidizing sales of devices with unlockable bootloaders, Motorola is now moving forward with what would seem like an alternative means to a similar end, starting ...

PowerColor HD 7950 PCS+ 3 GB Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 10:48

PowerColor's HD 7950 PCS+ is a fully customized version of the HD 7950 with changed PCB and large dual fan cooler. It also comes with an 80 MHz overclock out of the box - at a price premium of $15. Its strongest feat is certainly the greatly reduced noise output when compared to the AMD reference design, making this an excellent low noise high performance solution.

iLuv launches new multi-functional, premium Mac adapters and cables | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 10:12

vr-zone.com - iLuv, a company that manufactures a comprehensive line of accessories for Apple devices, has launched their new mutli-functional, premium Mac adapters and cables. The award-winning plug-and-play Mac adapters and cables claim to incorporate Thunderbolt Technology that supports high-resolution displays and high-performance data devices through a single, compact port.

RIM announces BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365 | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 9:12

vr-zone.com - Research in Motion has announced BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365, which allows business and government organizations to extend Microsoft Exchange Online to their BlackBerry smartphone devices, as well as allow users to manage their BlackBerry deployments in the cloud.

Another Week, Another Round Of Fedora 17 Features | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 7:24

At this week's Fedora Engineering Steering Committee, another round of features were approved for the Fedora 17 (Beefy Miracle) release...

ABIT Website to close at the End of February | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 6:49

vr-zone.com - There aren't many old-school hardware enthusiasts that didn't own at least one of ABIT's products in the past. Now, one final remainder of the motherboard that brought us the legendary Celeron overclock is dying at the end of February.

Pittco Gamer Interview ? Fatal1ty | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 5:37

FBI Says Social Media-Sniffing App Will Protect Privacy | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 5:36

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said Monday that a social media monitoring application it is seeking to develop will be vetted to ensure it protects the privacy of individuals and protected groups before being used. The FBI’s Strategic Information and Operations Center (SIOC) made waves last week with a FedBizOpps.gov post requesting information about the potential for building an ...

Samsung Announces Galaxy S Advance | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 4:24

Reports about a new Samsung Galaxy series smart phone have been floating around for a few days now, and today Samsung has finally made it official by announcing the new family member: Galaxy S Advance. It's a 4" higher middle-class model, so it's not competing against Galaxy S II or Galaxy Nexus. Below is a comparison table including the new Galaxy S Advance. Physical ...

Apple Updates AirPort Utility, AirPort Base Station Firmware - Adds iCloud Remote Access | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 4:24

Apple just pushed out a slew of updates to its WiFi related products which we've covered and reviewed already, including the AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule. The latest update brings the Base Station firmware version to 7.6.1, and adds performance fixes as well as iCloud remote access for attached disks. From the release notes: This update is for all 802.11n AirPort Express, 802.11n ...

AVADirect Silent Gaming PC: An Exercise in Balance | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 4:24

One of the benefits of going with a boutique builder is being able to get custom machines that are a little more specialized than what you might get from HP or even Alienware. While bigger vendors can produce their own cases, those designs have to suit a wide variety of customers. Boutiques can cherry pick existing hardware and modify it for specific purposes, gearing each build to suit the end ...

Jetway launches low-profile mini-ITX Cedar Trail-M board | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 3:13

vr-zone.com - It looks like Intel's new mobile Atom processors are finding their way onto several mini-ITX motherboards and Jetway has joined the fray with a low-profile model of its own, not that dissimilar to Intel's own DN2800MT in many ways. The NF9C as the model is called is clearly targeting the industrial PC market, unlike Intel's board, although it appears to be suitable for all-in-one ...

Drawings of the Swiftech Komodo 7970 emerge | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 3:12

Full coverage water block for the new HD 7970 graphics card.

Wayland Is Almost Ready For Showing Off | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 2:12

If you haven't tried out the Wayland Display Server as of late, after there being a stream of new announcements, you probably should or at least check out the videos in this posting. The Wayland Display Server is becoming more lively and slowly reaching a point where it may be possible for some to use it on a day-to-day basis...

Techbargains Deals for 1-30-12 | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 2:00

OUR FAVORITE DEAL OF THE DAY! ? 24? Samsung E2420L Widescreen LCD Monitor (1920x1080) for $139.99 plus free shipping (normally $293). Computers & Peripherals: ? 11.6? Lenovo ThinkPad X120e AMD E-350 1.6GHz Laptop (2.93lbs) w/ EXTRAS for $340.00 (normally $398). ? Logitech MK320 Wireless Desktop Keyboard & Mouse for $19.99 (normally $39). ? NZXT Source 210 ATX Mid Tower Computer Case for ...

New Spider Man Game looks very Mirrors Edge-y | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 2:00

Activision has released a new screenshot for The Amazing Spider-Man and we can't help but see a little Mirror's Edge in there.

iPlayer Coming to Sky Anytime+: Sky Collaborates with BBC | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 1:12

BBC iPlayer is expanding its reach and thanks to a new pact between BBC and Sky, iPlayer is now available on Sky+ HD and Sky+ boxes. Since BBC iPlayer is already available on other pay-TV platforms such as BT Vision and Virgin Media, Sky TV will now … [visit site to read more] iPlayer Coming [...]iPlayer Coming to Sky Anytime+: Sky Collaborates with BBC is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Thortech Thunderbolt Plus 850W PSU @ Hardwareoverclock.com | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 23:37

Samsung Galaxy Note Coming to AT&T Feb. 19 | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 23:36

On Monday, Samsung announced that it will bring the Samsung Galaxy Note to the United States beginning Feb. 19 for AT&T customers. The Galaxy Note includes a 5.3-inch screen, effectively straddling the line between smartphone and tablet. First unveiled at AT&T’s Developer Summit earlier this month, Samsung hopes its newest device can make a splash [...]

Analyst: Amazon Sold 6 Million Kindle Fire Tablets | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 23:36

Late last month, Amazon said it had sold more than 4 million Kindle devices over the holiday season. The Fire tablet was its most-popular Kindle device, but the retailer did not provide exact sales figures. Now, one financial analyst believes Amazon shipped approximately 6 million Fire tablets during the fourth quarter, up from earlier estimates of 5 [...]

Report: New Barnes & Noble Nook Coming This Spring | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 23:36

Less than a month after the announcement that Barnes & Noble is considering spinning off its Nook business comes a rumor that the company is working on a new Nook device. In a Sunday article detailing Barnes & Noble’s battle with Amazon, the New York Times hinted at a new e-reader that could appear within the next few months. [...]

EA?s Battlefield 3 for the PC Platform Reviewed | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 22:37

Data of 50 million MegaUpload users faces deletion | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 22:36

vr-zone.com - Data belonging to 50 million users on file-sharing website MegaUpload is in danger of being deleted this week due to unpaid hosting fees.

Sony will be last to announce next-gen console | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 22:36

vr-zone.com - Sony will probably be last to announce its next-generation console, according to the leader of its French gaming division, a possibility that won't sit well with gamers or investors.

SteelSeries World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse Review - Legendary Edition | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 22:24

SteelSeries recently released another gaming mouse for World of Warcraft players called the SteelSeries World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse: Legendary Edition. Designed for World of Warcraft, this gaming mouse features 130 predefined commands for easy macro creation and 10 profiles that let multiple users save personalized settings. The 11 programmable buttons help you create a customized gaming ...

Sony Announces New Cyber-shot Digital Cameras | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 22:24

Sony has announced three new Cyber-shot point-and-shoot camera models, bringing the total number of new cameras in 2012 to six. The DSC-WX50, DSC-WX70, and DSC-TX200V, all of which will be available for purchase in March, all feature 5x zoom lenses and Exmor R CMOS sensors. They will be available in March, a month after the [...]

Megaupload Files: Deleted By Thursday? | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 22:24

Two Web storage companies that hosted data for the now-defunct Megaupload could start deleting their files as early as Thursday, according to new court filings. On the same day that the Justice Department shut down Megaupload for massive copyright infringement, the government also executed search warrants on servers owned by Virginia-based Carpathia Hosting and D.C.-based Cogent Communications, ...

Ubuntu 11.10 vs. Mac OS X 10.7.2 Performance | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 21:48

After delivering benchmarks last week that were comparing the Intel Sandy Bridge performance of Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion" vs. Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" when it came to the Sandy Bridge OpenGL graphics performance, here's a comparative look at the performance of Ubuntu 11.10 against Mac OS X 10.7.2 from the Intel Sandy Bridge-based Mac.

US government undermines Rambus patent claims | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 21:24

Karma and justice beats patent trolling once again.

Noctua NF-F12 120mm PWM Fan Review @ DragonSteelMods | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 21:13

TomTom releases The Simpsons sat nav voices | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 21:13

vr-zone.com - If you ever thought that a road trip would be a lot more fun with characters from The Simpsons guiding you, then TomTom's latest GPS navigation voices are for you.

QPAD MK-85 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 20:36

QPAD's keyboard line-up is expanding rapidly. Today we are taking the MK-85 high-end keyboard for a spin. This new keyboard from QPAD features Cherry MX Red linear key mechanisms. Besides that QPAD have developed a brand new driver suite and a few other new features.

Edimax WD-1000TR Wireless WHDI Caster Review | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 20:24

With cables being a major problem in any set-up, Edimax believe they have the perfect solution; the WHDI Caster, but is it a gimmick or does it really work?

?MegaTrash? 50 million users to have their data binned | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 20:24

By Thursday if Federal Investigators get their way.

ADATA S396 30GB Value Solid State Drive Review | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 19:24

Introduction Oh how time flies when you are having fun. It was my intention to write up the latest installment of The State of Solid State as soon as I returned from CES. That didn't happen because of Battlefield 3, it was DICE's fault and because of DICE I'm going to have to let the cat out of the bag early. 2012 is not going to be an exciting year for performance SSDs. The focus for 2012 is ...

Another HD 7950 pictured, from Sapphire | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 19:12

Featuring value orientated cooler and PCB. Bargain basement 7950.

Google Code-In 2011 Accomplishments | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 18:24

Google's 2011 Code-In, which is a winter program similar to their Summer of Code, ended earlier this month with many contributions to some leading open-source projects...

Early-Stage DirectFB For Android Devices | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 18:24

There's emerging support within the DirectFB project for running atop Google's Android platform...

ABIT website to go offline next month | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 18:00

ABIT to shut its website down nearly 3 years after shutting down production. Warranties now honoured.

The Internet Stratification: Tales of an Unequal Web @ Techgage | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 17:36

SteelSeries Kinzu V2 Pro Edition Review | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 15:36

The Kinzu bills itself as a lean, stripped down mouse, but does that mean it lacks bite?

Sony PlayStation 3 "FINAL FANTASY XIII-2" pricing released | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 15:13

vr-zone.com - Sony Computer Entertainment Hong Kong has released the pricing and availability of the popular role-playing video game "FINAL FANTASY XIII-2" in Singapore. Read on for details.

Impressive new trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines released | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 15:13

vr-zone.com - A new cinematic trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines was exclusively released via IGN just prior to the weekend and it really does make for a fantastic impression with immense visual and atmospheric quality being the order of the day here.

Review: HP dm4-3000ea Beats Edition | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 15:12

HP's Pavilion range was never going to offer the same 'wow factor' as its premium Envy line and we couldn't pick out its previous dm4 Pavilion in a line up. But HP's new dm4-3000ea Pavilion Beats Edition is far from anonymous. Thanks to the ubiquity of Beats Audio technology, HP has decided to give its non-descript dm4 Pavilion a chassis overhaul and specs update. That upgrade does bump up the ...

Sony Singapore launches DSC-TX200V,DSC-WX70 and DSC-WX50 cameras | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 14:01

vr-zone.com - If you're looking for a digital compact camera, check out the new offerings from Sony Electronics Asia Pacific - DSC-TX200V,DSC-WX70 and DSC-WX50. The Sony cameras are scheduled to launch in March this year.

Lenovo ThinkVision LT1421 Review | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 14:01

Lenovo ThinkVision LT1421 Portable USB Monitor. The Lenovo ThinkVision LT1421 14-inch portable wides...

RIM Kolumne | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 14:01

Lange galt ein BlackBerry als das Geschäfts-Handy schlechthin. Doch seit der Vorstellung des Apple i...

Kidz Gear Apple Wired Headphones for Kids Announced | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 14:01

Kidz Gear announced today that its line of Wired Headphones for Kids has been expanded to include a ...

Zotac USB 3.0 zu HDMI Adapter Neuvorstellung | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 14:01

Der neue ZOTAC USB 3.0 zu HDMI Adapter ist die neuste Ergänzung des ZOTAC Zubehör-Produktprogramms. ...

Nouveau Reclocking: Buggy, But Can Boost Performance | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 11:48

Over the weekend I shared that the Nouveau driver project, which seeks to provide an open-source NVIDIA graphics driver for Linux and other platforms via reverse-engineering, hit a major milestone. The Nouveau driver now supports re-clocking for several generations of NVIDIA GeForce hardware, which allows the open-source driver to put the graphics cards at their properly designed operating ...

Bose unleashes OE2 and OE2i headphones in Singapore | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 11:37

vr-zone.com - The Bose OE2 and OE2i headphones have landed in Singapore and claims to offer new style and audio performance for the audiophiles on the move. Available in white and black, the OE2i has an additional OE2i inline remote and microphone that works with select Apple products, such as iPhone, iPod, iPad, MacBook, and MacBook Pro. 

AOC i2353Ph - IPS for a nice, low price | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 11:36

For most people seeking accurate color reproduction and wide viewing angles, IPS has been the screen technology of choice for years now. The main issues against IPS have typically been response time for gamers, a higher black level than VA technologies, and more prominently cost. More and more vendors have been introducing e-IPS displays, which is a more transparent version of IPS that allows for ...

New SSX Trailer Released | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 2:36

Explores the thrilling dangers of the world's steepest slopes.

Noctua NF-F12 120mm PWM Fan Review | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 2:00

When it comes to reviewing products fans just aren’t something very exciting, unless they’re from our friends at Noctua who always seem to be innovating and improving the designs of their fans. They spend quite a bit of time, effort and money on improving fans. Most people take them for granted really. Today for review I’ve got their newest fan called the NF-F12 PWM which is a 120mm fan ...

PS Vita Launch Bundle has 8GB Memory Card and Free Game | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 1:24

The Playstation Vita launches next month and Sony announced a new bundle for the 3G/WiFi version of the handheld on Friday that includes some extra items without increasing the price.

DICE Reports PunkBuster Issues Resolved | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 0:24

Issues in Battlefield 3 with PunkBuster kicking random players have been resolved by DICE.

Study: Facebook Fans Just Don?t Engage Brands | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 22:24

Facebook’s secret sauce is pretty simple. There are Facebook users: More than 800 million worldwide. Companies buy Facebook advertising which, on occasion, directs a subset of these users to Facebook pages. Users like these pages, start getting a stream of activity from the brand or product on their news feeds, and voila: Connection created. And [...]

GCC 4.7 Moves Along Into Stage 4 | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 19:12

GCC 4.7 is still on track with its development plans for an official release in March or April and this popular open-source compiler will deliver on many new features...

R600 Gallium3D Can Now Do OpenGL 3.0, GLSL 1.30 | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 19:12

Marek Ol?ák has made another exciting commit to the Mesa mainline Git repository this weekend... What he's accomplished now is making it possible to successfully advertise OpenGL 3.0 / GLSL 1.30 support within the R600 Gallium3D driver for the Radeon HD 2000 series and later...

KDE's Plasma Active Shipping On New ARM Tablet | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 19:12

A new ARM-based tablet computer has been announced and it will be shipping KDE's Plasma Active as its default tablet UI experience...

Coby to release several low-cost Android 4 tablets this quarter | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 16:25

vr-zone.com - Thanks to U.S. based manufacturer and distributer Coby we will soon be seeing a range of inexpensive Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) powered tablets hit the market. There will be five models released within this quarter, ranging from $179 to $300 USD.

ECS H67H2-M Black Edition Review | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 14:01

Review of the ECS H67H2-M Black Edition Intel H67 Express Motherboard. On the review bench today PCS...

ECS X79R-AX Black Series Review | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 14:01

Review of the ECS X79R-AX Black Series LGA2011 Motherboard. For the most part the ECS X79R-AX Intel ...

Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 Testbericht | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 14:01

Das Gigabyte X79-UD3 gehört zu den günstigeren Mainboards mit Intel X79 Chipsatz für die neuen Core ...

Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 im Test | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 14:01

Hinsichtlich des neuen X79-Chipsatzes von Intel hat Gigabyte sein Portfolio an High-End-Desktop-Main...

Unigine & Mesa Move Closer To Playing Along | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 8:00

While Mesa/Gallium3D is still a ways off from fully supporting the Unigine Engine's advanced OpenGL 3/4 renderer with decent frame-rates, there is work both by Mesa and the Unigine Corp developers to better this open-source graphics support...

A Quick Look at Steam for Android Beta | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 4:36

I got into the Steam for Android beta and thought I would share some screenshots with our readers! The interface is pretty slick. I'm a little annoyed that it feels more like an iPhone app than an Android app, but hopefully it'll improve in future versions. Upon sign-in, the user is presented with their friends list and can start a chat with anyone who is online.

SteelSeries Sibera v2 Natus Vincere Edition Review | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 1:13

Today I'm looking at the latest headset from the firm, the SteelSeries Sibera v2 Natus Vincere. It's...

Westone 4R In-ears Tested | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 1:13

Westone's newest product is the Westone 4R quad driver in-ears. New for the 4Rs is a user replaceabl...

Sharp Aquos SH80F Test | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 1:13

Mit dem SH80F steigt Sharp nach langer Abstinenz wieder in den europäischen Smartphone-Markt ein: Ei...

HP Touchsmart 520 Review | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 1:13

Review of the HP Touchsmart 520 All-in-One PC. The TouchSmart 520-1070 is a fairly remarkable AIO eq...

Logitech G105 und Logitech G9x CoD MW3 Test | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 1:13

Getestet wurde das Logitech Gaming Keyboard G105 und die Laser Mouse G9x CoD Modern Warfare 3 Editio...

Aliens: Colonial Marines Trailer released | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 20:48

Gearbox treats fans to new footage after delay disappointment

News for 1-28-12 | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 20:24

It's Saturday and I've got the news for you. Come back later and I'll have a review for you, actually I've got a few things coming up for review. Got to get back in the swing of things. Oh and I just realized that on Tuesday the 31st it will be 7 years we've been online... Our last review was number 722, so we've done more than 100 reviews per year on average, I guess that's not too bad.

X.Org Server 1.12 Steps Closer To Release | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 19:36

Keith Packard released X.Org Server 1.12 RC2 in time for weekend testing. At the same time, Apple's Jeremy Huddleston released the X.Org Server 1.11.4 stable version...

Wayland Can Now Do Surface Transformations | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 19:36

Patches have landed so that the Wayland Display Server can now handle surface transformations. Separately, there's also an easy-to-understand guide for using the Qt 5.0 tool-kit with Wayland...

Buffalo enhances LinkTheater line with multi-format happy LT-V200 | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 18:01

vr-zone.com - Buffalo has just announced its latest generation LinkTheater series LT-V200 which is basically a suped up multi-format capable media player for the lounge, featuring an internal SATA port to add in a HDD alongside the USB connectivity (in the form of a couple USB 2.0 ports; one on the front and one at the rear) that allows it to work as a DLNA-compliant NAS server.

Motorola start shipping WiFi-only Xoom 2 "Xyboard" tablets | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 18:01

vr-zone.com - After listing them earlier in the month for pre-order with shipping expected to commence on January 18th, Motorola has now unleashed its new Android-running second-gen Xoom 2 "Xyboard" tablets for purchase with immediate availability.

Guiness announces the world's largest video game controller | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 18:00

vr-zone.com - Thanks to the Guinness Book of World Records we often get to hear about or see some pretty staggering events take place as people continue to be driven by the desire to achieve something never before been done that becomes recognized worldwide. A bunch of students from the Netherlands have added themselves to the list by building a "fully functional" NES controller that is in fact ...

Review: Gigabyte Aivia M8600 | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 16:48

The Gigabyte Aivia M8600 is a wireless gaming mouse that has the admirable aim to ensure you never run out of power.Wireless mice are great, because we don't have to worry about trailing wires across our desks, and they generally give us a lot more freedom. One of their biggest problems, however, is reliance on batteries.If you've got a mouse that uses standard non-rechargeable AA or AAA ...

Five Years With Blu-ray - Part One | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 10:00

Cast your collective minds back to mid 2006. I can't tell you much about that year, other than I'd just turned 20 years old. Wikipedia tells me Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death. Some bad stuff happened. Some good stuff happened. But the contextual relevance of 2006 is this was the year when the high definition formats HD-DVD and Blu-ray were released to the US market. Despite multiple ...

Antec announcing ?Antec Attack?, an online Starcraft II tournament | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 7:00

Starting on the 1st of February, it will run for 6 months and offer weekly cash prizes.

iPhones, iPads May Get Magnetic Chargers | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 6:00

The magnetic chargers used on Apple’s laptops may be coming to the iPhone and iPad, according to reports. A new patent application made public this week reveals that Cupertino could expand the use of magnets to iOS devices, according to Patently Apple. Future models of the iPhone and iPad may use the so-called “MagSafe” magnetically [...]

EA?s Battlefield 3 for the PC Platform Reviewed | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 6:00

This past October we saw one of the biggest game releases of the year. Battlefield 3 has been a huge success for Electronic Arts, selling over 7 million copies in 30 days. After playing the game for almost three…Related Articles & Videos WARGAMING’s World of Tanks for the PC Platform Reviewed WARGAMING’s World of Tanks for the PC Platform Reviewed EA’s ...

Wine 1.4 Nears Release: Code Freeze, 1.4-rc1 | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 4:48

Phoronix has been reporting for a while a now that it looks like Wine 1.4 would be released by April of 2012. This looks like it will all pan out with Wine 1.4 now entering a code freeze and 1.4-rc1 was released this Friday rather than a Wine 1.3 development point release...

Reeven introduces a six-channel fan controller | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 4:48

Handling 12W per channel for six independently controlled fans.

Nintendo announces new Mario side-scrolling 3DS game | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 3:36

Said to be a key title for the 3DS, and will be launched in the next fiscal year.

Techbargains Deals for 1-27-12 | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 2:24

OUR FAVORITE DEAL OF THE DAY! ? Sennheiser CX200 Earbud Headphones for $14.99 plus free shipping (normally $49). Computers & Peripherals: ? 15.6? Acer Aspire AS5755-9401 Intel Core i7-2670QM Quad-Core 2.2GHz Laptop for $649.99 plus free shipping (normally $729). ? 15.6? Dell Latitude E5520 Intel Core i3-2330M 2.2GHz Laptop (2GB/250GB) for $479.00 plus free shipping (normally $882). ? Dell ...

Playstation Vita is given to all GAME and Gamestation shops | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 2:24

And all Managers get a free one for themselves too.

Jon Rubinstein Leaves HP | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 1:12

Jon Rubinstein, the one-time chief executive of Palm and a senior vice president of HP’s PC business, has left the company, HP representatives confirmed Friday. “Jon has fulfilled his commitment to HP,” an HP spokesman said in a statement. “We wish him well.” Rubinstein reportedly had committed to serving one to two years after joining [...]

A new addition to MSI?s Interceptor Series pictured | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 1:12

ATX format chassis priced at $59.99 with ample cooling and USB 3.0 connectivity.

Catalyst 12.1 Windows 7 Driver Analysis | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 1:12

Introduction We again find ourselves closer to the end of the month and the Catalyst driver from AMD coming in just in time before we tick over to February. If you go over the release notes there's nothing all that exciting going on outside of some fixes when it comes to a number of games. If we look back to the 11.12 release that made its way to us just before December came to an end, it was ...

Online retailer allegedly paid customers for 5-star Amazon reviews | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 0:01

vr-zone.com - An online retailer, VIP Deals, has been allegedly caught paying customers for 5-star reviews on the Amazon Marketplace, causing concern at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about the reliability of online reviews.

Three more HD 7950 models listed in Europe | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 0:00

Prices range from £350 to £435.

Review: SMDV Flash Wave III | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 22:48

The SMDV Flash Wave III is a wireless system for triggering flashguns and studio lights, as well as for tripping a camera's shutter. The system comprises a transmitter and receiver: for flash use the former sits on the camera's hotshoe, while the latter either connects to studio lights or accepts a flashgun inside its built-in hotshoe. For remote shooting, the receiver simply plugs into a ...

Samsung Exynos 5250 Begins Sampling ? Mass Production in Q2 2012 | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 21:48

Back in November, Samsung announced its next generation Exynos 5250 SoC based on ARM’s Cortex-A15 architecture. Samsung dropped the ball today during its earnings call that the Exynos 5250 has begun sampling and should hit mass production in Q2 2012 Just to recap, the Exynos 5250 is a 32nm dual-core Cortex-A15 SoC running at 2.0 Ghz. Memory bandwidth is a staggering 12.8 GB/s and allows it ...

Samsung Beats Apple as 2011?s No.1 Smartphone Maker | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 21:48

With 37 million iPhones sold, it’s no suprise that Apple dominated the smartphone market during the fourth quarter, but for 2011 as a whole, Samsung managed to edge out Cupertino as the year’s top smartphone manufacturer. According to separate reports from Strategy Analytics and IHS Suppli, Samsung’s Galaxy line of devices help push it past [...]

Daily Forum Activity: What are your top 5 favourite films? | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 21:48

Head on over to the forums and tell us what you think.

THQ announce a new business model | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 21:48

Company of Heroes 2 on the way?

Nintendo Wii U to Come with Near Field Communication Feature | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 21:36

Nintendo recently disclosed that it is looking to announce losses for its current financial year. However, it does not mean that the company is lagging on the product front. The Japanese company is all set to release Wii U this year and is hoping … [visit site to read more] Nintendo Wii U to Come [...]Nintendo Wii U to Come with Near Field Communication Feature is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

12 Things You Should Know About Facebook Timeline | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 20:49

Cyborg M.M.O. 7 Gaming Mouse Review @ HardwareHeaven.com | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 20:49

PCs in decline? Not for enthusiasts | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 20:49

Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650 W | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 20:49

Stem TimeCommand Audio Alarm Dock for iOS Devices Review | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 20:36

The Stem TimeCommand is an iPod, iPhone and iPad audio alarm dock that features a Digital Signal Processing (DSP) stereo as well as the ability to control a connected bedside lamp with the touch of a button. You can download the Stem:Connect App to get even more user-customizable features and the best part of it all is that the device costs just under $100.

Apple?s Tim Cook Responds to Reports of Worker Abuse | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 20:36

Despite a phenomenal earnings report this week, Apple has taken a few rather brutal hits in the media related to the treatment of workers who assemble the iPhone and the iPad. In response, Apple CEO Tim Cook has reportedly sent out a long letter to his staff refuting claims that Apple might be insensitive to [...]

Unity Desktop, Nux Get Upstream OpenGL ES 2.0 | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 20:36

Linaro developers are nearly done with their milestone of upstream support for OpenGL ES 2.0 with Compiz, Nux, and Unity. This will allow for the Unity 3D desktop to work on more mobile devices and other cases where only GLES support is available...

Rasperry Pi computer to double iPhone 4S performance | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 20:36

Costing just $35 and its smaller than an iPhone 4S.

id Software's Main Linux Game Developer Resigns | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 19:24

Timothee Bessett, the id Software developer that was responsible for porting many of id Software's popular games like Doom 3 and Quake 4 to Linux, has resigned from the popular game company...

12 Things You Should Know About Facebook Timeline | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 18:24

Facebook yesterday officially announced that over the "next few weeks" it will roll out Timeline to all users. This means Timeline, the reverse-chronological display of a user's history on Facebook and other life events, which replaces and combines a user's Facebook Wall and Profile, will become non-optional. Before Timeline strikes your Facebook account, there are a number of key things to know ...

Valve launches beta of Mobile Steam app for iOS and Android devices | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 17:13

vr-zone.com - Valve has just announced a closed beta release of its Steam application for both iOS or Android devices. At this time the app let's gamers across the globe chat with Steam friends as well as being able to browse community groups, user profiles, screenshots and user-generated content for their favorite titles.

Lenovo's ThinkPad X130e finally up for order | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 17:13

vr-zone.com - When we first heard about the student-friendly X130e 11.6-inch laptop we were expecting to see it rolled out on December 20th. With that not working out, for whatever reason Lenovo held off until now to list it as being available for order directly from their online shop.

Amazon now doing Samsung's Galaxy Nexus for only $99! | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 17:13

vr-zone.com - Toing and froing between iOS and Android for your next phone? Amazon's doing the deal of the century that may steer many of you down the Android path very quickly.

MSI X79 Big Bang XPower II Review | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 17:13

Review of the MSI X79 Big Bang XPower II. MSI launched their Big Bang XPower II motherboard, we revi...

Spotify Crosses 3 Million Paid Subscribers Mark | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 17:12

Music streaming service Spotify announced reaching a major milestone. The company now has over 3 million active paying users. Last time, it had announced the number of its paying subscribers in November, when the tab stood at 2.5 million … [visit site to read more] Spotify Crosses 3 Million Paid Subscribers Mark is a post [...]Spotify Crosses 3 Million Paid Subscribers Mark is a post from: UK ...

Apple Boasts of 85 Million iCloud Users | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 17:12

Apple now has 85 million subscribers using its iCloud. This should not come as a surprise as the company is pretty much accustomed to having its product and services flying off the shelf. According to Apple chief executive officer, … [visit site to read more] Apple Boasts of 85 Million iCloud Users is a post [...]Apple Boasts of 85 Million iCloud Users is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Steam comes to iOS and Android | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 17:12

Chat with Steam friends, browse community groups and user profiles, view screenshots and user-generated content for their favorite games, read the latest gaming news, stay up to date on unbeatable Steam sales, and more.

Review: Nextivity Cel-Fi RS2 3G | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 16:12

Strong 3G coverage has become an essential requirement for any small business, especially when it comes to important client phone calls. However, many rural areas in the UK still lack even the weakest of cellular signals. While the new 4G network - which promises far better coverage - goes through a tumultuous legal process, Nextivity believes its Cel-Fi RS2 3G booster can provide a solution.The ...

Kidz Gear launches Headphones for Kids, made for Apple devices | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 15:01

vr-zone.com - No more worrying about  your child playing loud music that can hurt their hearing. Kidz Gear has launched this Apple Wired Headphones for Kids, designed especially for iPod, iPhone and iPad. It features "KidzControl" volume limiting technology for safe volume listening and comes with a special microphone and remote control.

Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650 W Review | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 15:00

Antec finally decided to enter the Platinum efficiency club with the new EarthWatts Platinum series. These units address all users that just need a high efficiency PSU, with no bells and whistles. This new series creates a new mainstream class of PSUs and is placed between the EarthWatts Green and the High Current Gamer series.

Norton announces Tablet Security and new updates for Norton Mobile Security | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 14:00

vr-zone.com - Norton by Symantec has announced the Norton Tablet Security and new updates for Norton Mobile Security for Android users. Both incorporate the new Web-based Anti-Theft feature whereby users can remote locate and lock their devices via a web browser.

Spotify Breaches 3 Million Paid Subscribers Mark | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 13:48

Music streaming service Spotify announced reaching a major milestone. The company now has over 3 million active paying users. Last time, it had announced the number of its paying subscribers in November, when the tab stood at 2.5 million … [visit site to read more] Spotify Breaches 3 Million Paid Subscribers Mark is a post [...]Spotify Breaches 3 Million Paid Subscribers Mark is a post from: UK ...

Twitter may introduce censorship in specific countries | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 11:37

vr-zone.com - Everyone has rights to free speech, and you can tweet whatever you want on Twitter  social networking site. As Twitter expands its reach to other countries, it seems like the company may be introducing censorship due to content restriction in some countries.

Jabra Valentine's Day Sweet Deals | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 11:37

vr-zone.com - Jabra is having some great deals for both men and women this Valentine's Day. Enjoy 15% discount from 1 to 14 Feb at all Infinite Apple Premium Sellers and Apple Shops at Best Denki.

Toshiba launches BookPlace DB50 Android ebook reader in Japan | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 10:36

vr-zone.com - Toshiba has announced the launch of their BookPlace DB50 Android ebook reader in Japan. The DB50 has a 7-inch LCD display, is powered by a 1GHz processor, 1GB RAM and 8GB storage, and boasts 7.5 hours of battery life.

NuForce uDAC-2 Digital-to-Analog Converter Review | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 9:25

FFmpeg 0.10 Gets New Filters, Decoders, Encoders | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 8:12

FFmpeg 0.10 is now available with several new filters, MUXers, encoders, and decoders for this very popular audio/video library...

NZXT HALE82 650W and 750W | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 7:12

NZXT is a well known provider of "eye-catching" cases and peripherals, but like many other brands they offer power supplies as well. These include the HALE90 series, their first 80 Plus Gold product to hit the market. While the HALE90 targets the high-end audience, NZXT also wants to cater to midrange users, and for that market they have their new HALE82 series that covers wattages from 650W to ...

Report: Spotify Hits 3 Million Paid Users | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 7:12

Spotify has reached 3 million paid subscribers, 20 percent of its entire user base, the Financial Times has learned. That’s up from the 2 million paid users it had in September, and 2.5 million in November, at which point paid subscribers were 15 percent of the Spotify user base, the FT said. “We have achieved some pretty great results in terms [...]

Twitter Now Able to Censor Tweets | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 7:12

Twitter on Thursday said it has developed a way to filter out tweets that run afoul of certain countries’ restrictions on speech. Germany and France, for example, ban pro-Nazi content. But while that type of sentiment might be frowned upon, it is protected speech under the First Amendment here in the United States. “Until now, [...]

Bringing Ubuntu (GNOME) Classic To 12.04 LTS? | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 6:00

A discussion for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS has been ignited about bringing back an "Ubuntu Classic" option that would attempt to mimic the old GNOME 2.x experience. Meanwhile in the Fedora camp there is a discussion about a Unity desktop port to their distribution...

Corsair Hydro Series H100 Review | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 4:49

The H100 is currently the top of the line offering from Corsair in their Hydro series which is a low cost liquid cooling (LCLC) product line. Water cooling is far superior to even the best air coolers on the market, but will the H100 be worthy of being put into the same category as custom loops? Corsair Hydro Series H100 Review is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community ...

Motorola Reports Slight Loss on Flat Revenue As Phone Sales Dip | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 4:48

The number of phones that Motorola sold decreased from last year as the company lost $80 million on flat revenue, citing an increasingly competitive market. For Motorola, the good news was that the number of smartphones the company sold increased, from 4.9 million a year ago to 5.3 million during the fourth quarter of 2011. [...]

iPhone Trumps Android Phones in Q4: iPhone 4S Clear Winner | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 3:36

Apple sure had a great holiday season. The company sold record number of phones and other gadgets. According to Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, iPhone 4S … [visit site to read more] iPhone Trumps Android Phones in Q4: iPhone 4S Clear Winner is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.comiPhone Trumps Android Phones in Q4: iPhone 4S Clear Winner is a post from: UK ...

Samba 4.0 Dances Closer To Release | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 3:36

After a very long and exhausting development process that's been going on since 2003, while simultaneously developing the Samba 3.x series, Samba 4.0 is dancing closer to an official release this year...

Techbargains Deals for 1-26-12 | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 3:36

OUR FAVORITE DEAL OF THE DAY! ? 1TB Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex USB 3.0 External Hard Drive for $79.99 plus free shipping (normally $159 ? use coupon code: 41636). Computers & Peripherals: ? Dell Inspiron 620 Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual-Core Desktop (8GB/1TB) for $389.99 plus free shipping (normally $564 ? use coupon code: X?MFZ$Z4QQWG1P). ? ZyXEL PLA4215KIT 500 Mbps Powerline Pass-thru Gigabit ...

Aliens: Colonial Marines Delayed | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 3:36

According to rumors, until Autumn 2012, publisher refuse to comment.

Insomniac won?t be making any more Resistance games | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 3:36

Next Resistance game to be developed by Nihilistic Software.

AT&T Activates 7.6M iPhones, But Loses Big Thanks to T-Mobile | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 0:48

Not surprisingly, AT&T posted a significant loss during the fourth quarter, thanks to the hefty “breakup fee” it had to fork over after the demise of its T-Mobile acquisition deal. The carrier did, however, activate 7.6 million iPhones and twice as many Android devices as the year before, resulting in AT&T’s “best-ever smartphone sales quarter,” the [...]

TurboTax Premier Online (2011) | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:26

FSP Aurum CM Series Gold 650W PSU review | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:26

Westone 4R In-ears | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:26

Pentax launches Optio VS20 digital compact camera with 20X optical zoom lens | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

vr-zone.com - Besides the new lens for the Pentax Q-series cameras, the company has also announced their latest digital compact camera, the Pentax Optio VS20. The Optio VS20 boasts 20x optical zoom lens and a second vertical shutter release for ease of shooting portrait photos.

Blizzard Offers Signed World of Warcraft HP Blade Servers for Charity | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

vr-zone.com - Blizzard Entertainment offered a powerful piece of Warcraft memorabilia for hardware enthusiasts. The company is offering signed HP Blade servers that served millions of Warcraft players, with all proceedings going to a children hospital.

U.S. schools to get over 27,000 Google Chromebooks | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

vr-zone.com - Google would be grinning like cheshire cats right now after striking a big deal with three school districts including Iowa, Illinois and South Carolina. The deal results in Google shifting over 27,000 of its Chromebooks to schools in these areas.

Five Terrific YouTube Channels for Gamers | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

vr-zone.com - Love hanging out on YouTube regularly to stay up to speed with the gaming side of things? There is of course the likes of IGN and G4 with frequent updates to their channels, but there's some really good stuff hiding in between which most people probably aren't even aware of.

iPhone 5 coming in June, says Foxconn worker | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

vr-zone.com - A fresh rumour has started circulating that originates back to a Foxconn employee who says the much anticipated iPhone 5 will arrive in June of this year.

Fujifilm X-Pro1 to launch in Japan on 18 February | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

vr-zone.com - Fujifilm unveiled the X-Pro1 mirrorless camera at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas two weeks ago. And for those waiting to get their hands on this, the X-Pro1 is scheduled to launch in March, but it seems that it will first come to Japan on 18 February.

Symantec warns customers to disable pcAnywhere software | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

vr-zone.com - Syamantec is warning customers to disable its pcAnywhere remote access software due to exposed vulnerabilities in it after hackers stole the source code.

Nokia reports 1 billion Euro loss and 73 percent drop in earnings per share | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

vr-zone.com - Mobile prince-turned-pauper Nokia has reported abyssal financial results, with a €1 billion loss and a whopping drop of 73 percent in earnings per share for the fourth quarter and a fall of 52 percent for the entire year.

Nintendo confirms Wii U for 2012, may have more features | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

vr-zone.com - Nintendo has confirmed that the Wii U, the successor to its highly successful Wii gaming console, will be released by the end of this year, and some reports suggest it might come with more features than previously expected.

SoundGraph iMON SmartBay Review | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

The iMON SmartBay product from SoundGraph is an iPad/iPhone dock with multiple functions; it incorpo...

QPAD MK-85 Review | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

Review of the QPAD MK-85 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard. QPAD's previous mechanical gaming keyboard was ...

NewerTech iSesamo Repair Tool Review | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

Review of the NewerTech iSesamo Repair Tool. Today I've got a quick review of a what I consider a mu...

Zowie AM GS im Test | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

Getestet wurde die Zowie AM GS Spielermaus. Mit der AM liefert der kalifornische Peripheriespezialis...

Epic Gear Hybrid Pad Tested | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

Review of the Epic Gear Hybrid Pad Mouse mat. Epic Gear's mouse mat offering is the slimline Hybrid ...

CM Storm QuickFire Rapid Review | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

Review of the CM Storm QuickFire Rapid Gaming Keyboard. CM's QuickFire Rapid gaming keyboard is unli...

AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.20 Download | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

FinalWire announced the AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.20 software, a streamlined diagnostic and benchmark...

Remedy Alan Wake PC Technik Interview | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

Vor einigen Jahren galt Alan Wake als der Titel für Windows Vista, DirectX 10 und Multicore-CPUs; In...

Review: Devolo dLAN 500 AVtriple+ | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:24

We're big fans of Devolo's powerline networking adaptors, so we had high hopes for the Devolo dLAN 500 AVtriple+. The Devolo dLAN 500 AVplus and the Devolo dLAN 200 AV Wireless N Starter Kit both received glowing reviews from us, and even the Devolo dLAN 200 AV USB Extender was well received.All of those networking devices might have had their ups and downs, but there were certain things that ...

TurboTax Premier Online (2011) | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:24

As much as personal tax preparation software and Web sites have evolved over the last 20-plus years, they still can't anticipate every possible user question or accommodate every imaginable tax scenario. But Intuit's TurboTax family of sites comes closer than anyone. The big takeaway this year is not what's in TurboTax. It's where it's available: everywhere.

Android Tablets Command 39 Percent Market Share | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:24

Tablets are still in hot demand and the fourth quarter of the last year saw 26.8 million tablets flying off the shelves, which means that tablet demand increased 150 percent on year over year basis. While Apple?s iPad saw yet another phenomenal quarter, it … [visit site to read more] Android Tablets Command 39 Percent [...]Android Tablets Command 39 Percent Market Share is a post from: UK ...

New trailer for Dead Island ?Ryder White? DLC | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:24

The new DLC will offer the story as seen through the eyes of Ryder White.

Reference HD 7950 pictured | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:24

Uses a different cooler and PCB layout to the HD 7970.

Review: Logitech Z623 | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 22:24

Logitech products appear to fit into two separate categories, especially when it comes to speakers. We've seen ? and heard ? £200 5.1 setups that have blown everything else clean out of the water, but on the other hand, you can also pick up a set of stereo speakers for £15 that sound like they should have cost no more than a fiver. At £120 the Z623 certainly doesn't come cheap, but does it ...

Review: Canon imageFORMULA P-215 | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 22:24

The Canon imageFORMULA P-215's predecessor, the imageFORMULA P-150M, was a decent portable scanner, but it wasn't without its problems. Its occasional paper jams, misfeeds and unrecognised documents made it a less than reliable scanner. Can the Canon imageFORMULA P-215 avoid the sins of its father?It's certainly portable, and won't take up too much extra space in your luggage. It comes with two ...

Review: StarTech 2 Port USB VGA KVM Switch with File Transfer and PIP | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 22:24

Following on from the StarTech USB to HDMI External Dual or Multi Monitor Video Adapter with Audio and the StarTech Portable eSATA USB to SATA Standalone Hard Drive Duplicator Dock, the StarTech 2 Port USB VGA KVM Switch with File Transfer and PIP continues StarTech's run of useful peripherals with very descriptive, if rather long and unglamorous, names. This is a KVM switch, which stands for ...

Review: Western Digital WD Livewire | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 22:24

Western Digital WD Livewire doesn't look like other network powerline adaptors such as the Devolo dLAN 500 AVplus. For a start, it doesn't plug directly into a wall power socket. Instead, it's a small box that connects to the power socket via a cable. It's not as elegant a solution as other powerline adaptors, especially ones that have integrated follow-through sockets - which means you don't ...

Review: Corel PaintShop Pro X4 | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 22:24

OverviewPaintShop Pro X4 is overflowing with both new and enhanced features. Replacing PaintShop Photo Pro X3, and now omitting the word "Photo" in its title, Corel PaintShop Pro X4 seeks to address the issues raised by its predecessor's users, who delivered a mixed response thanks to issues with both stability and performance.It seems that - in light of the extensive user feedback that Corel ...

Review: SteelSeries Kinzu V2 Pro Edition | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 22:24

Out of the gaming mouse triumvirate of the SteelSeries Sensei, Kana and the Kinzu, it is the latter that is designed to be the smallest. The SteelSeries Kinzu V2 Pro Edition loses the two extra buttons on each side that the Katu and the Sensei enjoy. But it retains the comfortable, ambidextrous design of the other two mice, while being slightly smaller - though, crucially, still comfortable to ...

Review: Karotz Smart Rabbit | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 22:24

What is the point of the Karotz Smart Rabbit, the internet-connected robotic rabbit? It's a question that we've asked ourselves a number of times during our time with this gadget. The Karotz is an evolution of the Nabaztag, and at first glance it looks like a fun novelty toy. However, after a long, complicated installation process that involved driver issues, countless restarts and even an email ...

Review: Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 22:24

Hinsichtlich des neuen X79-Chipsatzes von Intel hat Gigabyte sein Portfolio an High-End-Desktop-Mainboards neu gestaltet und wesentlich klarer strukturiert. Beim UD3 handelt es sich um Gigabytes Einstieg in die X79-Klasse. Das Board verfügt über ein sehr schlichtes Design und einen attraktiven Feature-Mix. Hinzu kommt eine Overclocking-Tauglichkeit, die in diesem Preissegment ihresgleichen ...

New Kagemusha 3 keyboard from Scythe | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 20:48

$32 with LED lighting, USB hub and QWERTY layout.

Btrfs To Go Production-Ready In Oracle Linux | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 19:36

Btrfs, the quite promising next-generation Linux file-system that's been in-development for years by Chris Mason and others, is about to take on a big role within Oracle's Enterprise Linux distribution...

Mesa Beginning To Need Application Workarounds | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 19:36

Now that Mesa is beginning to catch-up with support for newer versions of OpenGL and the OpenGL performance is slowly improving, with more games and applications beginning to work on this open-source graphics driver stack as a result, the need for application workarounds is becoming more prevalent...

Pure Music: Spotify?s Latest Rival in UK | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 18:24

The web based music streaming service, Pure Music, has finally hit UK market. Pure Music is the latest entrant in the field and is expected to provide tough challenge to current reigning provider, Spotify. Pure Music would be offering a month of its services free … [visit site to read more] Pure Music: Spotify?s Latest [...]Pure Music: Spotify?s Latest Rival in UK is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Review: Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 17:12

The fisheye camera lens was originally developed so that the whole sky could be captured in one single image to help meteorologists study cloud formations. However, the extravagant 180-degree angle of view soon found favour with photographers.One thing that sets fisheye lenses apart from regular ultra-wide lenses is their curvilinear rather than rectilinear optics. This means that rather than ...

Google to provide 27000 Chromebooks to American schools | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 17:12

In the states of Iowa, Illinois, and South Carolina.

HD 7950 gets listed for retail | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 16:00

Coming in at about $480 or £330. just $10 more than the cheapest GTX 580.

Capsule Review: Rosewill's RK-9000 Mechanical Keyboard | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 11:36

As enthusiasts and professionals we spend a lot of time checking out what's under the hood of the computers and devices we use, but thankfully more and more we're paying attention to how we actually interact with hardware, what the user experience is like. User experience has been a major selling point of Apple's products, but there's one place where even Apple has been a bit neglectful: the ...

The OpenCL State Tracker Nears Working State | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 9:12

There's an update to the ongoing X.Org Endless Vacation of Code work, which is currently funding a developer to work on the OpenCL upbringing within the open-source world for graphics drivers. The latest work going on has been redesigning and largely rewriting the Clover state tracker that will provide the OpenCL support to Gallium3D graphics drivers...

iPhone 5 Rumor Tips 4-Inch Screen, New Form Factor | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 5:36

The holidays are over, CES has concluded, and Apple has revealed its blockbuster earnings. What’s next? Why, the latest iPhone rumor, of course. The iPhone 4S is barely in users’ hands, but there are already reports of the fabled iPhone 5 finally becoming a reality. According to 9to5Mac, “reliable sources” at Foxconn tell the blog [...]

HP Reveals WebOS Open-Source Timeline | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 5:36

Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday unveiled a timetable for the outsourcing of webOS, which it hopes to complete by September. HP also released version 2.0 of Enyo, the application framework for webOS. WebOS code will be made available under the Apache License, Version 2.0, starting with the Enyo source code, which was released today. More details are [...]

Westone 4R In-ears Review | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 5:36

Westone's newest product is the Westone 4R quad driver in-ears. New for the 4Rs is a user replaceable cable and more tightly matched drivers, and a slightly altered bundle. We take the 4Rs for a spin to see how they compare to the originals.

Google+ to Allow Pseudonyms and Nicknames | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 4:24

During its initial days, Google+ had created quite a negative buzz with its draconian ?real name? policy. Google+ users are not allowed to use nicknames or pseudonyms and were required to use their real names. Google implemented this policy with heavy hand … [visit site to read more] Google+ to Allow Pseudonyms and Nicknames is [...]Google+ to Allow Pseudonyms and Nicknames is a post from: UK ...

Ubuntu 12.04 Is ARM-ing Up For Better Performance | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 4:24

As shared on Phoronix in many articles already, Canonical has big plans for Ubuntu in the ARM-space. They are looking forward to making Ubuntu Linux be the first operating system to support the forthcoming ARM Cortex A15, but before that and the other achievements they have planned, they must first ship Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. With Ubuntu 12.04 there is already some exciting improvements on the ARM ...

Daily Forum Activity: What phone do you own? | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 3:12

Head on over to the eTeknix forums and let us now.

EVGA to introduce EPower Board | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 2:00

Provides tonnes of extra juice for your overclocking.

Review: Samsung 16GB SDHC Plus Class 10 | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 1:24

The fast transfer speeds and high capacities of SDHC cards has made them ideal for DSLR camera stills and videos, and their price continues to fall. At around £26, the Samsung 16GB SDHC Plus Class 10 card may not be the cheapest currently available, but it justifies its premium by boasting a number of protective qualities in addition to high read and write speeds.Samsung claims that the card is ...

Virgin America Salutes Steve Jobs with ?Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish? Logo | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 0:48

Steve Jobs departed this world this last year and the tributes have been pouring in since then. Among other things, Jobs now also has his own bronze statue and now Virgin America has decided to give Jobs a flying tribute. According to Cnet,  Virgin America has emblazoned Steve Jobs? quote ?Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish? on [...]Virgin America Salutes Steve Jobs with ?Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish? Logo ...

The Darkness 2 Launch Trailer | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 0:48

Starring the Darkling demon.

O2 Users Unknowingly Share Phone Number on Visited Sites | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 23:48

British carrier O2 has been accused of revealing customers’ phone numbers to Web sites they visit on their mobile devices. The issue was brought to light by Lewis Peckover, who set up a Web site that shows all the information gathered from a user when they visit the page. Peckover found that in addition to the normal [...]

Report: Apple Takes Slight U.S. Smartphone Lead Over Android | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 23:48

Apple has a slight lead over Android in the U.S. smartphone market, according to research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. Reuters is reporting that according to Kantar, Apple nabbed a 44.9 percent share in the fourth quarter (October-December) of 2011, doubling its stake from the same period in 2010. As Apple gained, Android lost some ground. But Android [...]

Consumers Snapping Up More iPads Than HP Computers | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 23:48

Apple had a blockbuster fourth quarter, according to earnings stats released yesterday. But just how good was it? If you look at the data, it appears that Apple sold more iPads last quarter than HP sold computers ? and HP is the world’s top PC maker. Apple sold 15.43 million iPads during the last quarter, up [...]

KDE 4.8 Released With Many Improvements | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 23:48

Version 4.8 of the KDE Platform, Plasma, and Applications is now available to improve the KDE user experience. There's a lot of new features along with better performance, improved stability, and a whole lot of bug-fixes...

Siri Command List Article @ PC Review | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 23:13

Apple posts strong first fiscal quarter growth | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 23:12

vr-zone.com - Apple has posted its financial results for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2012, beating Wall Street analyst predictions and showing that the company still has huge growth potential after the passing of its co-founder and former CEO, Steve Jobs.

Hackers ban Battlefield 3 players to highlight anti-cheating flaws | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 23:12

vr-zone.com - Hackers have banned some players of the popular Battlefield 3 game to send a message to developers at Electronic Arts (EA) that its anti-cheating software is flawed.

PC Games dissapear from GAME website, reported as mistake | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 22:36

Accident, or a sly hint towards their real motives?

Sapphire HD 7970 3GB Video Cards in CrossFire Overclocked | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 22:36

Introduction With the AMD Radeon HD 7990 video card not out yet and still a few months away, if you're looking for some dual GPU action with the new HD 7000 series, then you're going to want to look down the path of CrossFire. Already impressed with what the HD 7970 can do in CrossFire the next thing we wanted to do was see what happens when we take the time to overclock the video cards. So far ...

Amazing Short Film | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 22:01

EU data protection laws will carry high fines | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 22:00

vr-zone.com - Companies that breach the European Commission's new data protection laws could be fined up to two percent of their annual turnover, a heavy penalty designed to enhance user privacy online.

ALSA 1.0.25 Is Out With Many Linux Audio Changes | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 20:24

ALSA, the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture, last saw a major update in February of 2011. That changed this morning when ALSA 1.0.25 was released, which is a big feature release...

AIDA64 v2.20 is released | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 20:24

Support for upcoming Ivy Bridge CPUs and 28nm GPUs.

10 Things We Want To See In The New iPad 3 | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 19:12

Rumours of a new iPad 3 are never far away and over the last couple of months these rumours have begun to gather pace. Now, rather than speculate what slight changes we might see in a new iPad ? we thought we write a list of 10 things we’ve been dreaming … [visit site to [...]10 Things We Want To See In The New iPad 3 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - ...

Going Over The Good & Bad For UEFI On Linux | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 19:12

Another one of the interesting talks that was recorded from Linux.Conf.Au in Barratt, Australia last week was the presentation by Matthew Garrett. He went over the good and bad of UEFI support under Linux...

VIA Shows Us Next-Gen Hardware Results, Info | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 19:12

The S3 Chrome 600 series / VIA VT3456 (VX11) still hasn't been officially announced, but here are some benchmarks of the forthcoming chipset from a VIA Nano quad-core system...

Warp PC and PSN release date announced | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 19:12

A month after the XBL release date.

Thermaltake Tt eSport Battle Dragon LAN Bag Review | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 18:00

Go to regular LAN gaming events? Then the Tt eSports Battle Dragon LAN Bag could be exactly what you need.

LG's Optimus 3D II exposed with unofficial specs | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 17:12

vr-zone.com - Some (supposed) leaked images and specs for the LG Optimus 3D II (codenamed CX2) have made their way online which indicate a new screen with slimmer chassis and a faster processor.

The date is set for QuakeCon 2012. Will we see Doom 4 shown off? | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 17:12

vr-zone.com - Today Bethesda, id's parent company revealed the dates and venue for this year's QuakeCon event, one of the largest and longest running LAN parties in existence. The event will be held at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas, running from August 2nd to the 5th. The Hilton Anatole has hosted QuakeCon for five out of the last six years and is offering a special rate for attendees.

Sony announces new B Series Walkman in Singapore | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 16:00

vr-zone.com - Sony Electronics Asia Pacific has announced the launch of the new B Series Walkman in Singapore. Designed for music lovers on the move, the Walkman has eye-catching designs and boasts up to 18 hours of playback with rich bass and superb audio quality. 

Review: Sony SRS-DB500 | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 16:00

There's no ignoring it ? power up the Sony SRS-DB500 and a great ring of blue light pulsates around the multi-jog dial. Any thoughts of subtle ambiance for enjoying films and games goes out of the window ? as well as a blinding blue glow. We can only assume that either Sony got a job lot of blue LEDs, or it thinks this ultra-bright display looks good. Elsewhere, the build quality is fundamentally ...

Korean actress Han Chae-young criticized on Twitter for luxurious car | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 13:37

vr-zone.com - Korean actress Han Chae-young was recently criticized on Twitter for flaunting her wealth when she posted a New Year greeting to her fans, with a picture of her driving a luxurious car, even though that was not her intention.

Unigine OilRush Officially Ships Today For Linux | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 12:24

Unigine Corp met their latest deadline and will officially be shipping the gold version of their Unigine OilRush real-time strategy game today for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows gamers.

Sony new E-series Walkman to launch on 11 February | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 11:12

vr-zone.com - Sony Japan has announced their new Walkman E-series, which is scheduled to launch on 11 February next month. Available in 2GB and 4GB models, the  NW-E060 and NW-E060K series come in four trendy colors with a 1.4-inch LCD display.

Acer Aspire TimelineX 5830TG-6614 | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 11:12

The Acer Aspire TimelineX 5830TG-6614 is a bit steep in price, but don't dismiss it. The 15.6-inch Aspire is loaded with everything from Intel Wireless Display (WiDi) to a discrete Nvidia graphics adapter that actually passed our gaming tests at medium resolution and detail settings.

Research in Motion plans a variety of new BlackBerry products in 2012/2013 | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 10:00

vr-zone.com - With the recent announcement of Research in Motion's newly appointed CEO, the question in everyone's minds is what will the company's future direction?

Google Overhauls, Consolidates Privacy Policies | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 10:00

Google said Tuesday that it has instituted a new, streamlined privacy policy that will consolidate the company’s 70 or so privacy policies across its products down to one ? which will pull data from Google users if they’re logged in. The new privacy policy will go into effect on March 1, Google said. Google’s business model, like [...]

Pulse-Eight USB CEC Adapter Review | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 6:48

Pulse-Eight is one of the commercial vendors tracing their roots to XBMC. Boxee is another company with XBMC roots, but, unlike Boxee, Pulse-Eight concentrates more on the hardware aspects.  The PulseBox, a Brazos based HTPC, is one of their products, but they also have a number of other HTPC accessories like Bluetooth mini-keyboards and RF remotes in their catalog. However, their most ...

Techbargains Deals for 1-24-12 | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 6:48

OUR FAVORITE DEAL OF THE DAY! ? TRENDnet TPL-303E2K Powerline Ethernet Adapter Kit for $49.99 plus free shipping (normally $96). Computers & Peripherals: ? 13.3? Samsung Series 9 Intel Core i5 Laptop 128GB SSD + $200 MS Store Credit for $999.00 plus free shipping (normally $1299). ? 90GB Corsair Force Series GT Internal SATA III Solid State Drive for $109.99 plus free shipping (normally $199 - ...

StormST launches the Still Tower Gamer Edition PC | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 6:24

Featuring Intel Core i7 processor, Nvidia graphics, SSD for the OS and HHD for storage.

Infographic: History of Google & Its Founders | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 5:24

Google has become synonymous with the Internet, but do you really know the history of the company? This interactive infographic takes you through the history of Google and its founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, from graduate school to a $150 billion dollar company.

Apple Reports Record Profits, Revenues, as iPhone, iPad Sales Double | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 4:12

Apple doubled its profits from a year ago, reporting a 73 percent jump in revenue as Apple sold more than double the amount of iPads and iPhones from a year ago. Apple reported net income of $13.06 billion on revenue of $46.33 billion, versus profits of $6 billion and revenue of $26.74 billion a year [...]

Super Flower Golden King 1000 W Review | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 4:12

Despite the name, the Super Flower Golden King PSUs are 80 Plus Platinum certified. Today we will test the 1000 W flagship model to find out if it has the potential to claim the throne for the best, high capacity, Platinum PSU and put the excellent Seasonic SS-1000XP in second place.

Kingston HyperX Genesis 4×4 GB DDR3-2133 RAM Review | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 3:36

Kingston is a veteran when it comes to the storage market, and we have a quad channel kit of their HyperX Genesis RAM line up ready for a thorough testing. Kingston HyperX Genesis 4×4 GB DDR3-2133 RAM Review is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: Kingston HyperX DDR3-2000 4GB Memory Kit Review G.Skill RipjawsX DDR3-2133 8GB RAM Review Kingston to ...

iPhones Make Up More Than Half of 4Q Verizon Smartphone Sales | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 0:48

Verizon said Tuesday that it sold 4.3 million iPhones during the fourth quarter and 7.7 million smartphones overall. As a result, more than half of its smartphone sales came from the Apple device. The numbers are slightly more than the 4.2 million number floated by Verizon exec Fran Shammo earlier this month. The company also [...]

Facebook Now Upgrading All Profiles to Timeline | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 0:48

Whether you’ve been dreading Facebook Timeline or waiting for your friends to get it, soon all users worldwide will have the new profile layout. Facebook said today in an updated blog post that “over the next few weeks, everyone will get Timeline.” Until recently, users were able to opt-in to Timeline; now they will be [...]

Nokia Sold 1.3 Million Lumia Phones in 2011: Will it Save the Company? | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 0:24

Nokia, once a top handset manufacturing company, is now struggling to maintain its position in the market. The Finnish company is looking to regain its lost glory with Microsoft?s Windows Phone 7 handsets and it seems its strategy may … [visit site to read more] Nokia Sold 1.3 Million Lumia Phones in 2011: Will it [...]Nokia Sold 1.3 Million Lumia Phones in 2011: Will it Save the Company? is a ...

Review: Corsair Vengeance M60 gaming mouse | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 0:00

OverviewThis Corsair Vengeance M60 mouse represents the next step for Corsair ? peripherals. Specifically, high-end peripherals designed for the gamer who's prepared to pay a little more for a rugged build and enhanced usability. The Vengeance M60 FPS gaming mouse is a prime example of that ? premium components, eight-button functionality, and all the extras like adjustable DPI buttons and a ...

Daily Forum Activity: What are you listening to? | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 23:36

Visit the eTeknix forums and let us know!

Tetris best selling PSN Game of 2011 in download charts | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 23:36

Followed by Resident Evil 4 and Infamous: Festival of Blood.

Review: Corsair Vengeance K60 gaming keyboard | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 22:48

OverviewSay hello to the Corsair Vengeance K60 keyboard.To some, a keyboard is just a place to collect all your biscuit crumbs and errant Golden Virginia while you look at the latest funny cat video, but for the serious gamer it's a vital piece of kit. These people are prepared to spend a bit extra cash for a keyboard that's comfortable, responsive and maybe even boasts a few extra controls ? and ...

Ultrabook Growth to Significantly Outpace Tablets, Report Finds | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 22:24

The ultrabook market is still finding its footing, but over the next five years, the category will grow three times as fast as the tablet market, according to a report from analyst firm Juniper Research. By 2016, more than 178 million ultrabooks will be shipped annually, the report said, but tablets will keep a lead [...]

Dead Space Developers working on new game | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 22:24

Rumors suggest a online FPS is in the works

Microsoft names former anti-virus employee as Kelihos botnet suspect | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 22:00

vr-zone.com - Microsoft named Andrey Sabelnikov, a former employee of an anti-virus software firm, as a suspect behind the Kelihos botnet, which was responsible for a large proportion of the world's spam emails.

Apple loses Dutch appeal for Samsung Galaxy Tab ban | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 22:00

vr-zone.com - Apple has lost its appeal in the Netherlands over its attempt to get the Samsung Galaxy Tab, the primary rival to its iPad tablet computer, banned in the country.

Twitter acquires web security firm Dasient | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 22:00

vr-zone.com - Twitter has acquired web security firm Dasient, which could result in a more secure micro-blogging service with fewer malware messages. 

Skyrim 1.4 Beta Patch Available on Steam | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 21:24

Opting in to the beta on Steam allows for access to the new patch, and its pretty big.

HP Envy 15 (Early 2012) | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 21:12

The HP Envy 15 has been updated with new features that only added to an already great machine. The 2012 refresh adds a backlit keyboard, volume control wheel and more. Performance is really top-notch thanks to the updated Intel Core i5-2450M CPU, 6GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive.

XFS Developer Takes Shots At Btrfs, EXT4 | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 20:24

Chris Mason of Btrfs fame wasn't the only Linux file-system developer talking to the public last week. While the Btrfs talk was going on in Los Angeles at SCALE 10x, Dave Chinner was down under in Australia at LCA2012 talking about XFS. His talk included some controversial shots at EXT4 and Btrfs...

Cinnamon Fork Of GNOME Shell Is Tasty At v1.2 | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 20:24

Cinnamon, the fork of the GNOME 3.x Shell by Linux Mint developers to make it more like the GNOME2 desktop, is now at version 1.2. This latest stable, major release does bring some tasty changes...

Digia: Committed To Qt, Will Take "Extremely Active Role" | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 19:24

In an email to Phoronix, Digia has clarified their Qt Commercial releases and further affirmed their commitment to the public Qt Project...

No more Microsoft Points, real money will be used | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 19:12

Rumor has it that Microsoft Points are to be replaced by real currency

I/ITSEC: Cutting Edge Simulation and Training Trade Show Coverage | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 19:12

Introduction Late last year we were invited to attend the I/ITSEC trade show with AVADirect. I/ITSEC or Interservice / Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference is the premier trade show for military, defense contractors and the supporting cast of companies that make the US military the best prepared in the world. The show covers a wide range of topics and offers education on a ...

Antec Three Hundred Two: Stay Cool, Budget Enthusiasts | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 18:24

While flagship enclosures are certainly interesting and there are some great deals to be had even just north of $100, competition south of that border is mighty fierce and only becomes more so as manufacturers refresh their lineups with the latest trends and advances in chassis design. We've seen a lot of great options for end users looking to save some scratch, but we haven't had a chance to see ...

HD 7950 gets benched | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 18:12

Beats the GTX 580 hands down, slots in between the 580 and 7970.

The Dream Computer for Online Poker Players | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 18:00

If you?re a casual poker player who likes to log on and play a few hands every week, pretty much any laptop, desktop, or even tablet device will more than suffice, especially if you just play one or two tables at a time. For more serious online players, though, you?ll definitely need to pay a little more attention to your setup, as top players can easily log 500,000 or more hands over the course ...

Review: Canon EF 100mm F2.8 L Macro IS USM | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 17:12

Canon's EF 100mm F2.8 L Macro IS USM lens is the first to incorporate a new Hybrid IS system, which corrects for both rotational and linear camera shake. The new technology builds on the company's widely-employed Image Stabilizer, and is said to be particularly effective for subjects shot at close distances, which, according to Canon, is traditionally where standard image stabilisation systems ...

Review: Enermax ETS-T40-VD Tower-Kühler | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:36

Enermax ist im Bereich der Netzteile seit langem eine bekannte Grösse. Nun versucht sich das Unternehmen auch im Kühlermarkt, wobei zuerst Kühler zu günstigen Preisen angeboten werden. In diese Kategorie fällt schliesslich auch der ETS-T40-VD Tower-Kühler. Dieser wurde mit vier Heatpipes sowie einem 120 Millimeter durchmessenden Lüfter ausgestattet. Somit kann man also gespannt sein ob ...

European Union Draws Up New Plan for e-Waste Disposal | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:36

We love our shiny new tech toys, but how about the old ones? Electronic gadget disposal is fast becoming a big environmental issue and now European Union has decided to tame the beast. According to a new plan recently approved by European Union, electronics retailers are … [visit site to read more] European Union Draws [...]European Union Draws Up New Plan for e-Waste Disposal is a post from: ...

Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 @ ocaholic | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:02

Fujifilm FinePix F600EXR | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:02

ADATA S107 16GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:02

ioSafe Sends A Million Volts Into Their New Rugged Portable Thunderbolt Drive and it Lived! | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

LucidLogix Hydra destined to go the way of its ancient ancestor? | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

vr-zone.com - LucidLogix made a technological breakthrough when introducing its first generation multi-GPU accomodating Hydra Engine to the world around 2 years ago now, which at the time by concept alone had people shouting out "Bravo!" thanks to the ability to mix up brands and models of graphics cards between the two major players, AMD and NVIDIA.The issue is, Hydra's performance with a ...

RIM co-CEOs resign in BlackBerry shakeup | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

vr-zone.com - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) is undergoing a major overhaul after co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie resigned.

MegaUpload arrests prompt mass file-sharing host closures | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

vr-zone.com - The seizure of the MegaUpload website and arrest of its founders and employees has sparked widespread fear amongst other file-sharing companies, resulting in a number of them, including FileSonic and FileServe, banning all downloads.

HIS HD 6670 Fan 1GB Review | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

Review of the HIS HD 6670 1GB Fan Video Card. Today I'm checking out a card that's much more at home...

Epson LabelWorks LW-400 Label Printer Review | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

Today for review I've got the Epson LabelWorks LW-400 Label Printer that will change the way you loo...

Lioncast Mini Remote PS3 Fernbedienung im Test | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

Getestet wurde die Lioncast PS3 Fernbedienung Mini Remote. Lioncast bietet mit der Mini Remote eine ...

KeySonic ACK-5600 Alu+ Neuvorstellung | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

Die KeySonic ACK-5600 Alu+ ist eine Tastatur im Fullsize-Layout und einer Oberfläche aus gebürstetem...

Noctua NH-D14 Heatsink Review | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:00

It's due time to reexamine Noctua NH-D14 heatsink, widely considered one of the best air coolers on the market, with the powerful (and hot) 2600k under the hood.Noctua NH-D14 Heatsink Review is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: Hotrod Heatsink: Faster Fans for the Noctua NH-D14 Noctua Unveils New Products at Computex 2011 Overclockers Tech: Coolink ...

Hotrod Heatsink: Faster Fans for the Noctua NH-D14 | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:00

Let?s say you really want to overclock your CPU, and you want to cool it with air. You know that the Noctua NH-D14 is a very good heatsink, designed for quiet cooling; but you want more. Can you get better cooling from a D14? Let's find out.Hotrod Heatsink: Faster Fans for the Noctua NH-D14 is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: Noctua NH-D14 Heatsink ...

Review: Microlab X16 | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:00

Things we love on speakers: separate bass and treble controls. Things we don't love on speakers: volume buttons in place of a nice big dedicated control dial.Microlab's X16 speakers include the customisable low and high tones, but those adjustments are made either through flimsy buttons on the subwoofer or via an infrared remote control. As a result of this, even before we began putting their ...

Apple?s Textbook Initiative Takes off with a Bang | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 15:24

Apple recently announced its new textbook program and like all other products and services, even this initiative is all poised to set new records. According to industry analysts, Apple has already sold about 350,000 iBooks textbooks. The program was launched only … [visit site to read more] Apple?s Textbook Initiative Takes off with a Bang [...]Apple?s Textbook Initiative Takes off with a Bang ...

Holiday Season Provided a Fillip to Tablet and e-reader Sales | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 13:12

Holiday season proved to be good for tablets and e-reader vendors. According to a latest report released by Pew Research Center, tablet and e-reader ownership almost doubled after holiday season in the US. The research report also showed that emergence of low cost tablets such as Kindle Fire is also fueling the trend.Holiday Season Provided a Fillip to Tablet and e-reader Sales is a post from: UK ...

Samsung 830 Series 128GB Solid State Drive Review | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 12:24

Introduction There are very few companies capable of making every major component that's tucked away inside a SSD. Toshiba has done it with some of their enterprise models and now Samsung is doing it to. When you control the supply of components, you don't really have to worry about buying in bulk because you control that as well. I suspect that if Samsung wanted they could really shake the SSD ...

VLC 'Hack' for Encrypted Blu-ray Playback Capability | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 5:24

VLC is one of the most widely used media players. It was one of the first open source media players to get encrypted DVD playback capability, and now, it looks like the time has come for Blu-ray playback capability also. Playback of unencrypted Blu-ray ISOs and folder structures has been possible without menus since VLC 1.2. VLC also has a GPLed open source library for the implementation of ...

YouTube Tops 4 Billion Daily Video Views | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 4:24

YouTube said Monday that it has exceeded 4 billion video views on a global basis per day, a sharp bump up from what the company said at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month. There, Robert Kyncl, vice president of content at Google and a former architect of the Netflix streaming business, said that YouTube [...]

QPAD MK-Series Mechanical Keyboards | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 4:12

Mechanical keyboards in technical sense are actually quite old. Recently we have been using mainly membrane keyboards but several companies have been stating to offer mechanical versions for gamers and serious writers. Let us check out what QPAD has to offer!

Samsung Launches Series 9 All-in-One PC | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 3:00

Samsung has released Series 9 All-in-One (or simply AIO), and more specifically the model that was released today carries a model number 900A7A. It adopts a similar design as Samsung's Series 7 T27B750 display, which we covered earlier. The most unique feature in Series 9 AIO is the support for 3D. We have seen several AIOs with 3D panels from Sony and HP, but the Series 9 seems to be the first ...

OCZ Releases Firmware Update for Octane, Increases Random Write Performance | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 3:00

OCZ released a firmware update for its Octane SSD series. The update carries a version number 1.13 and OCZ claims substantial random write improvements. To refresh everyone's memory on Octane, it's based on the Indilinx Everest controller, the first public outcome of OCZ's Indilinx acquisition. We reviewed Octane last November and it did fairly well in our tests, but it wasn't able to steal the ...

Fedora 17 Goes On A Diet, But With More Features | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 3:00

Fedora 17, codenamed the Beefy Miracle, has yet another new round of features. One of the items though includes this beefy release having DIET...

Techbargains Deals for 1-23-11 | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 2:48

OUR FAVORITE DEAL OF THE DAY! ? 120GB OCZ Solid 3 SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive for $119.99 plus free shipping (normally $199 - use this form). Computers & Peripherals: ? 1TB Samsung Spinpoint M8 2.5in Internal SATA Laptop Hard Drive for $99.99 plus free shipping (normally $139). ? Pogoplug Multimedia Sharing Device (FTP/Mobile Access) for $24.99 plus free shipping (normally $99). ? Canon ...

Ubuntu's Already Making Plans For ARM In 2014, 2015 | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 1:48

David Mandala of Canonical talked last week at Linux.Conf.Au 2012 about the history of Ubuntu Linux supporting the ARM architecture, what's coming up for Ubuntu ARM in the 12.04 LTS release, and even what's expected from Ubuntu on ARM as far out as 2015...

Tablet, E-Reader Ownership Almost Doubles Over Holidays | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 0:36

Many of those who asked for a tablet or e-book reader for the holidays seem to have gotten their wish. The amount of U.S. tablet owners nearly doubled from 10 percent in mid-December to 19 percent in early January, according to a report released Monday by the Pew Research Center. E-readers also saw substantial growth in sales [...]

Corsair launches individual-sleeved PSU modular cables | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 0:36

Available in different colours for different models from the HX and AX series.

Fujifilm FinePix F600EXR | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 23:24

The Fujifilm FinePix F600EXR is a 16-megapixel compact megazoom with a specialized EXR image sensor, which is designed to improve low-light performance. It has a large 15x optical zoom in addition to RAW shooting, GPS geotagging and overall good image and video quality.

Error-Fixing Btrfs FSCK Tool Is Imminent | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 23:24

An fsck utility capable of fixing problems on the Btrfs file-system is imminent. Plus other features continue to be worked on for this next-generation, open-source Linux file-system...

A new value 12x Blu-ray writer from Lite-On | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 23:24

Priced around $90 in Japan, expect to it see under various labels.

Review: Urbanista London Headphones | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 22:13

According to Urbanista's website, 3.5 billion people live in 'urban environments'. That's a pretty big potential market, and Urbanista is targeting city dwellers with fancily-designed gadgets to make inner-city living that bit more exciting and glamorous. Each gadget is named after a city. Copenhagen gets some over-ear headphones, Las Vegas gets iPod cases and London gets some in-ear headphones. ...

Sony VAIO Series Gets Minor Facelift, Z Series Gets LTE | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 22:12

Sony apparently didn’t let its entire list of product announcements slip at the Consumer Electronics Show. Rather, the company decided to save the news about a refresh of its ultraportable (but not an Ultrabook) 13-inch VAIO Z series laptop until after the four-day media blitz quieted down. The VAIO Z series is receiving an overhaul of [...]

Obama to ?Hang Out,? Answer Questions on Google+ | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 22:12

Those who have ever dreamed of hanging out with President Barack Obama might soon get a chance to do just that?albeit virtually. Obama next week plans to participate in a 45-minute live video chat session on the social media site Google+ to answer questions from the public about his State of the Union address, the [...]

Analyst: Apple E-Textbook Sales Top 350,000 After Three Days | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 22:12

Since the Thursday launch of its revamped iBooks app, Apple iOS users have downloaded more than 350,000 e-textbooks, while Cupertino’s new iBook Author platform had more than 90,000 downloads from the Mac App Store, according to one analyst report. “Apple['s] textbook launch is off to a very strong start, with more than 350,000 textbook downloads,” [...]

MythTV Sees First Update In Nearly One Year | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 22:12

MythTV 0.24.2 was released over the weekend...

Resident Evil 6 announced by Capcom | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 22:12

Series' favourites and new characters to face an unprecedented threat.

Kingmax announce 2200MHz 4GB modules | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 21:00

Designed for quad channel x79 systems.

Daily Forum Activity: 3D Mark Vantage Score Comparisons | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 18:48

Can you beat the eTeknix forum record?

Balsillie, Lazaridis Step Down as RIM Co-CEOs | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 18:36

Research in Motion on Sunday confirmed that Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis (left) will step down as co-CEOs after heading up the company for two decades. Taking over as president and CEO will be Thorsten Heins, who had served as chief operating officer of product engineering. “Mike created a whole new way of communicating and [...]

Kim Dotcom: Apprehended Like the Spy He Always Wanted to Be | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 18:36

Kim Dotcom was apprehended the way he always wanted ? like a spy. More a Sterling Archer than a James Bond, as the actual process by which New Zealand police picked up Megaupload’s founder sounds like something that one would otherwise find in a Rainbow Six or Call of Duty mission. According to Reuters, Dotcom [...]

Female Surpass Men in Buying Hot Tech Toys | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 16:24

Digital world is generally considered to be male-dominated, but a new survey published by international research firm Parks Associates suggests otherwise. Women are not only buying more tech products, but they are also more likely to download and share digital media content. Tricia Parks of Parks Associates said, ?Women are frequently the product buyers – [...]Female Surpass Men in Buying Hot ...

Review: iLuv Boom Cubes | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 15:12

Truly a David among the Goliaths of this speaker test, iLuv's Rubik's Cube-size Boom Cube speakers are smaller than most of the 2.1 systems' satellite speakers. Add to this the fact that iLuv is a stablemate of the low-cost UK electronics manufacturer Goodmans, and we were worried that the Boom Cubes would be crushed ? both literally and metaphorically ? in our tests. Fortunately, the Boom Cubes ...

RIM Gets New CEO: Co-Founder Takes Backseat | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 14:00

BlackBerry company Research in Motion is going through tough times and is now shuffling its upper management cadre in order to steer the beleaguered company into the right direction. Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have now passed the baton to Thorsten Heins, who is … [visit site to read more] RIM Gets New CEO: [...]RIM Gets New CEO: Co-Founder Takes Backseat is a post from: UK Gadget ...

Wilocity Demonstrates 60 GHz WiGig (Draft 802.11ad) Chipset at CES | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 9:36

At CES, I visited Wilocity to learn more about their WiGig chipset and see how close they were to being production-ready. A number of news articles covering Wilocity at CES have already been posted on various sites (PCMag, ArsTechnica). So, in this piece, I will be presenting analysis of details which haven't already been covered in the articles linked above. Wilocity is part of the WiGig ...

NTFS-3G Sees Major Update w/ Faster Compression | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 9:36

Tuxera has released a new community version of their NTFS-3G FUSE file-system implementation. This release packs some new features...

XBMC May Soon Run On Top Of Wayland | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 6:12

The XBMC media player may soon be supported to run directly atop the Linux KMS interfaces as well as the Wayland Display Server...

TRIM Enabler 2.0 for OS X Lion Released | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 3:00

People are often concerned with the performance of their SSD; is it running as fast as advertised. TRIM is an essential part of keeping your SSD performance up (see this article for details) and it has been very beneficial for Windows 7 users. However, for Mac users, TRIM is only available if you purchase an SSD straight from Apple when buying your Mac. The actual TRIM command is supported by OS ...

MPlayer2 Is Still Being Actively Developed | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 0:36

MPlayer2 -- a fork of the popular MPlayer open-source project that's added on several new features -- has been quiet for a few months but is still being actively developed...

CES 2012 Wrap Up! | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 0:36

We are finally done with our CES 2012 Coverage! It has really been a crazy couple of weeks! We spent an entire week in Las Vegas for CES and then spent the past week finishing posting our coverage of the event. There really is so much to cover, but I think we did a good job on our coverage. As many of you know we did mostly all video this year. We have compiled over 45GB of raw HD video into ...

Plans For X.Org, Wayland At FOSDEM 2012 Are Drawn | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 23:24

Besides formally announcing an open-source, reverse-engineered ARM graphics driver, there's lots of pother interesting X.Org / Wayland related talks happening in two weeks at FOSDEM 2012 in Brussels, Belgium...

News for 1-22-12 | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 21:12

Happy Sunday! It's time for the nes once again, and in there we've got a ton os CES stuff as well.

HD Videoconferencing Solutions at CES: Vidyo & Biscotti | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 18:48

At CES, we had the opportunity to see a couple of HD videoconferencing systems in action. At ShowStoppers, we saw the Vidyo teleconferencing system, and later, on the show floor, we stopped by to learn more about Biscotti. Vidyo Vidyo is aimed at SMBs (Small and Medium Businesses) who want the high end teleconferencing features provided by vendors such as Polycom and Cisco. However, ...

Daily Forum Activity: Violent video games lead to aggression? | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 17:36

Do violent video games really cause aggression? Have your say over at the eTeknix forums.

CES 2012 ? ioSafe Sends A Million Volts Into Their New Rugged Portable Thunderbolt Drive and it Lived! (Video) | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 7:12

CES is the place to check out the hottest hardware and gadgets. So when it comes to services and software, it’s a really tough sell against all the cool stuff you can touch and feel and play with. Although ioSafe…Related Articles & Videos Video – Futurelooks Tortures the ioSafe Solo Pro Disaster Proof External Hard Drive in the Oven! Video – Futurelooks Tortures the ...

iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Receive First Untethered Jailbreak | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 6:00

Good news for wannabe iPhone jailbreakers: The Chronic Dev Team and pod2g have finally released the first untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2. “But wait,” you ask. “Haven’t we been able to jailbreak these devices for months now?” No. Don’t confuse iPhone 4S and iPad 2 jailbreaking with iOS 5 jailbreaking ? [...]

First Look: Corsair Individual Sleeved Modular PSU Cables | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 4:55

Corsair usually makes a ton of noise when they launch new products, but for some reason the company silently launched a new product line on Facebook yesterday that went unnoticed by most tech sites. Corsair has announced individually sleeved modular cables! We bumped into Corsair at the FX GamExperience down in Dallas, Texas today and got a chance to check out the cables in person. Read on to ...

CES 2012: Nyko | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 4:54

Are you ready for the PS Vita? Nyko is ready, and at CES 2012 they've proven their readiness by showing off their line of Vita launch products. Starting with the Speaker Stand that not only provides speakers for the Vita, but it also doubles as a charging dock and has an infrared remote. There's also the Power Grip, Power Armor Kit, Power Kit and game case. Sticking with the speaker accessory ...

Desura Game Client Is Now Open-Source | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 3:24

Desura, the Steam-like game distribution service that came natively to Linux last year, is now open-source...

2012 - Not a blue year for Blu-ray | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 3:12

Despite what the Ancient Mayans may lead you to believe, 2012 will be another good year for the Blu-ray format, with a solid batch of new summer blockbusters, along with many more classics from the back catalogue which have yet to see a high definition release. Let's take a look at what beauties we have to look forward to. New releases Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's visualisation of ...

2012 - Not a blue year for Blu-ray | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 3:00

Despite what the Ancient Mayans may lead you to believe, 2012 will be another good year for the Blu-ray format, with a solid batch of new summer blockbusters, along with many more classics from the back catalogue which have yet to see a high definition release. Let's take a look at what beauties we have to look forward to. New releases Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's visualisation of ...

2012 - Not a blue year for Blu-ray | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:48

Despite what the Ancient Mayans may lead you to believe, 2012 will be another good year for the Blu-ray format, with a solid batch of new summer blockbusters, along with many more classics from the back catalogue which have yet to see a high definition release. Let's take a look at what beauties we have to look forward to. New releases Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's visualisation of ...

Tablet Owners Spend More on Online Purchases than Smartphone Owners | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:36

e-Commerce is growing by leaps and bounds and people are splashing money on online purchases through not only desktops and laptops but also via their smartphones and tablets. According to a latest survey conducted by Adobe Digital Marketing Insights, tablet owners trump when it comes to spending money on online purchases. Tablet owners tend to [...]Tablet Owners Spend More on Online Purchases ...

Roadmap For openSUSE 12.2: Summer 2012 Release | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:13

A road-map has been published for openSUSE 12.2, which puts this next release out for official availability in July...

Roadmap For openSUSE 12.2: Summer 2012 Release | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:13

A road-map has been published for openSUSE 12.2, which puts this next release out for official availability in July...

Where The Linux 3.3 Kernel Will Come Up Short | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:13

While there's a lot of improvements in the Linux 3.3 kernel, it's not perfect. Here's some of what's unfortunately missing from this forthcoming kernel...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

Fujitsu showing a futuristic design of multiple devices combining into one | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 23:01

Combining the benefits of a camera, a smartphone and a tablet into one.

Fujitsu showing a futuristic design of multiple devices combining into one | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 22:49

Combining the benefits of a camera, a smartphone and a tablet into one.

Fujitsu showing a futuristic design of multiple devices combining into one | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 22:37

Combining the benefits of a camera, a smartphone and a tablet into one.

Fujitsu showing a futuristic design of multiple devices combining into one | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 22:25

Combining the benefits of a camera, a smartphone and a tablet into one.

Fujitsu showing a futuristic design of multiple devices combining into one | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 22:13

Combining the benefits of a camera, a smartphone and a tablet into one.

Fujitsu showing a futuristic design of multiple devices combining into one | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 22:01

Combining the benefits of a camera, a smartphone and a tablet into one.

Fujitsu showing a futuristic design of multiple devices combining into one | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 21:49

Combining the benefits of a camera, a smartphone and a tablet into one.

Fujitsu showing a futuristic design of multiple devices combining into one | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 21:37

Combining the benefits of a camera, a smartphone and a tablet into one.

Fujitsu showing a futuristic design of multiple devices combining into one | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 21:25

Combining the benefits of a camera, a smartphone and a tablet into one.

Darktable For Open-Source Photography | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 20:01

For those less than impressed by Corel releasing some professional-grade Linux photography software earlier this month, Adobe still not providing native Linux clients for their popular applications, and haven't been fond of the major open-source photography programs out there, you may want to try out Darktable...

SCALE 10x Kicks Off Today In Los Angeles | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 19:37

The 10th annual Southern California Linux Expo formally begins today in Los Angeles. Here's a preview...

Google Claims to have 90 Million Google+ Users | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 16:37

Google?s social networking venture Google+ is slowly crawling and at about one year old, the network claims to have about 90 million users. This figure was disclosed by Larry Page while announcing the quarterly results of the company. Though, Google+ yet has … [visit site to read more] Google Claims to have 90 Million Google+ [...]Google Claims to have 90 Million Google+ Users is a post from: ...

Review: Tascam iM2 | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 14:51

Tascam's built its reputation on providing high-quality recording equipment for musicians and videophiles, and now you can get a piece of the action with the compact, lightweight iM2. It's a digital recorder for iOS devices that plugs into the dock connector on the bottom of your iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, fourth-generation iPod touch, iPad or iPad 2. On its own, it comprises a pair of high-quality ...

?Secret? T-Mobile Promo to Add Free Wi-Fi Hotspot, Cloud Services | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 6:12

On Jan. 25, T-Mobile will begin offering a “secret” promotion to customers on its 5-Gbyte and 10-Gbyte data plans, offering free hotspot capability plus some cloud services for free. TmoNews first reported the story, which apparently includes both existing and new customers. The catch? First, you have to ask for it. According to a leaked [...]

CES 2012: Samsung | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 4:00

This year at CES we decided to venture into the Samsung booth, which was one of the busiest booths at CES. We were able to take a look at the new Galaxy Note, which is a mix between a phone and a tablet. It features a very thin design, 5.3-inch HD Super AMOLED screen and a 1.4GHz dual core processor. Samsung was also showing off the new Galaxy Tab 7.7 tablet. It is the worlds first tablet to ...

Megaupload Shutdown Prompts Continued Anonymous Attacks, New Tactics | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 2:25

Hacker collective Anonymous continued its attack on the Justice Department Web site today in retaliation for yesterday’s Megaupload takedown. Separately, different versions of Megaupload popped up all over the Web in a “high tech game of whack-a-mole,” ABC News reported. “US Department of Justice http://justive.gov TANGODOWN (yeah again and again…) #ALLYOURBASEAREBELONGTOUS #Anonymous ...

Mobile Broadband Natively Supported in Windows 8 | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 1:38

Using mobile broadband in Windows 8 will no longer require specific drivers and third-party software, says Microsoft's Billy Anders in a Building Windows 8 blog post today. This is thanks to the new Mobile Broadband Interface Model (MBIM) standard, which hardware makers are reportedly already beginning to adopt, and a generic driver in Windows 8 that can interface with any chip supporting that ...

Zalman launches a retention kit upgrade for its waterblock | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 1:36

Offering mounting solution for previous Intel sockets, from 775 to 2011

CES 2012: Sharper Image & HMDX | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 23:48

Home products maker Homedics? Sharper Image and HMDX brands of audio products this year are focusing on Bluetooth-enabled products in order to win over the growing number of Android users whose primary method of audio playback aside from the stereo jack is Bluetooth. ThinkComputers? Colin Dean speaks with Anthony Koperski in this video interview about the various mobile and stationary speaker ...

Shogun Bros. introduces a new gaming mouse for FPS | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 23:24

Equipped with a whole set of features to keep performance at its best.

CES 2012: Plextor | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 23:00

Plextor showed us around their suite at CES 2012 which featured their optical drives and SSD?s. We took a look at the PX-612U, an external DVD writer that has a built in card slot and can connect to a TV thanks to Plextor?s PlexTV software. PlexTV allows you to display anything from the PX-612U onto your TV, whether it is a DVD Movie, or something from the SD card slot, like photos or home ...

After Blackout, Congress Postpones Action on SOPA, PIPA | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 22:49

Internet blackout success? House and Senate leaders announced today that action on the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) will be delayed. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that he would delay a vote on PIPA, while SOPA sponsor Rep. Lamar Smith said the House Judiciary Committee would also postpone [...]

Report: Vevo Leaving YouTube for Facebook | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 22:49

Facebook is reportedly in talks to replace YouTube as the host of Vevo’s music videos, CNet is reporting. Citing sources with knowledge of the discussions, CNet said Facebook and Vevo have already met about a potential deal at least twice, with the most recent meeting happening in the last two weeks. Vevo still has one [...]

GTK+ 3.4 For Multi-Touch May Come In GNOME 3.4 | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 20:13

Now that X Input 2.2 with Multi-Touch is merged into X.Org Server 1.12, which will be released by early March, it's time for the tool-kit and application developers to take advantage of the support. It looks like GNOME will be on the ball this time around with GTK+ 3.4 looking to handle multi-touch...

Daily Forum Activity: What do you think about SOPA? Let us know! | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 17:25

In favour, against, neutral?... Have your say over at the eTeknix Forum.

RAZER? SWEEPS FOUR COVETED AWARDS AT CES 2012 | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:43

Charts: 11 Socket 2011 Boards ? Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 @ ocaholic | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:43

Kingston latest gadgets at CES 2012 @ Bjorn3D | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:43

Nokia Lumia 710 Review | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:43

Closed beta for SD Gundam Capsule Fighter Online to roll out on Valentine's Day | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:43

vr-zone.com - SD Gundam Capsule Fighter Online will be distributed by Shanda Games International in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and Australia. The closed beta is scheduled to roll out on 14 February (which is also Valentine's Day). Have you signed up for closed beta of the 3D online shooter game yet?

Nikon launches COOLPIX S2600 in Singapore | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:42

vr-zone.com - Nikon has announced the launch of their new COOLPIX S2600 which begins retailing today. The slim and stylish compact camera has a 5x zoom NIKKOR lens with 26mm wide-angle view and boasts 14-megapixel sensor to capture high resolution images.

Streaming music service rara.com launches in Singapore | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:42

vr-zone.com - Digital music service Rara.com was launched in US and Europe last month, and today, it is launching across Singapore, Australia and Canada. You get to access a catalogue of over 10 million tracks ad-free, at a small fee of S$0.99 a month, for the first three months.

SingTel offers free mobile calls, SMS, MMS and mio TV treats for Lunar New Year | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:42

vr-zone.com - SingTel users have something to celebrate for this Lunar New Year. The telecommunication operator has announced that it is providing free mobile calls, SMS, MMS and mio TV treats for 48 hours, from 23 to 24 January. Read on for the details.

Nike+ Fuelband wristband can track your movement and inspire you to be more active | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:42

vr-zone.com - Nike has announced the new Nike+ Fuelband wristband that can track movement, and motivates you to be more active. The company also introduced the NikeFuel metric that can measure your activity through the movement of your wrist; the more you move, the more NikeFuel you earn.

SteelSeries Kana Mouse Review | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:41

Review of the SteelSeries Kana Mouse. Filling one of the gaps between the Kinzu V2 and the Sensei, X...

Ozone Onda 3HX Test | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:41

Getestet wurde das Ozone Onda 3HX Universal Gaming Headset. Wer heutzutage am PC Spiele spielt, der ...

Buffalo AirStation WZR-1750H und WLI-TX4-1300H Nevorstellung | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:41

Buffalo Technology hat den Buffalo WZR-1750H WLAN-Router mit 802.11ac Technologie vorgestellt. Die g...

NZXT Havik 120 Test | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:41

Der NZXT Havik 120 ist dem NZXT Havik 140 sehr ähnlich, bietet aber von vielen Sachen etwas weniger....

Deutsche Kühlerbau Meisterschaft 2012 | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:41

Bei Meisterkühler findet zum zweiten Mal vom 9.1. bis zum 30.4.2012 die Deutsche Kühlerbau Meistersc...

Zalman CNPS 12X Review | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:39

Review of the Zalman CNPS 12X Cooler. To sum up, the CNPS 12X is a very worthy addition to the Zalma...

Much Ado About SOPA and PIPA | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:38

Today, many sites like Google, Reddit, and Wikipedia are protesting the bills as they are generally considered to be bad for the health of the Internet as a whole.Much Ado About SOPA and PIPA is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: Much Ado About Nothing? Blacked Out Chrome: Is There Room For Three?

World IPv6 launch readying for implementation | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 15:00

IPv4, the current system, running out of room.

Google+ Users Hit 90 Million | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 9:24

Google said Thursday that its Google+ social network now has 90 million users, up from 40 million in October. Engagement is also growing, Google CEO Larry Page said during a fourth-quarter earnings call. More than 60 percent of Google+ users engage with the service daily and 80 percent engage weekly, he said. Google has shipped a new [...]

After Megaupload Shutdown, Anonymous Hits DOJ, Universal Sites | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 9:24

Anonymous was quick to target the Justice Department, Universal Music, the RIAA, and MPAA in the wake of this afternoon’s Megaupload announcement, with the Web sites for all four organizations succumbing to distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Justice.gov and universalmusic.com went offline around 430pm Eastern and have been largely unresponsive for the past 1.5 [...]

Epson LabelWorks LW-400 Label Printer @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 9:24

Link: http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-epson-labelworks-lw-400-label-printer/ (http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-epson-labelworks-lw-400-label-printer/) Quote: "I’ve never reviewed a label maker before. I honestly never thought I’d need one. I never wanted one. I’ve since changed my mind on all of that, I’ve got a label maker now, a nice one actually and that’s ...

Responses To The Linux Desktop Security Problem | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 8:24

Just about 24 hours ago I spread the news about a major vulnerability in X.Org / XKB that makes it trivial for anyone with physical access to a Linux-based desktop system to easily bypass any screensaver lock whether you're using GNOME, KDE, or most other desktop environments. So what's changed in the past day?..

Will SOPA & PIPA Actually Stop Online Piracy ? | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 7:24

This week you?ll have likely come across two new acronyms: SOPA (Stop Internet Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect Intellectual Property Act). They are new powers being … [visit site to read more] Will SOPA & PIPA Actually Stop Online Piracy ? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - [...]Will SOPA & PIPA Actually Stop Online Piracy ? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

CES 2012: AViiQ | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 7:24

AViiQ is known for their laptop stands and portable products. They focus on portability and usability. At CES 2012, AViiQ showed us both of their laptop stands, which place the laptop at a 12 degree ergonomic angle. The Smart Case for the iPad 2 which doesn?t compromise style for performance. A Portable Charging Station with easy cable management for multiple devices, a 4 port USB hub, and a ...

Linux 3.3-rc1 Released, Merge Window Closes | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 6:12

Linus Torvalds released the Linux 3.3-rc1 kernel on Thursday afternoon that marks the closure of the two-week Linux 3.3 kernel merge window...

New All in One PC from MSI | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 3:48

The AE2071 comes with up to an Intel i3 , 500GB HDD and 8GB RAM.

MSI breaks multiple records with its X79 boards | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 3:48

For 3930K clock speed and 3960X bus speed.

Nike+ FuelBand Turns Life Into Exercise | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 3:36

Nike unveiled the Nike+ FuelBand on Thursday, a personal accelerometer that measures your activity in what Nike calls “Fuel,” or your movements in three dimensions. Users will be able to preorder the FuelBand for $150 on theNike online store at 5pm EST, Nike said. Using the tagline “Life is a sport,” Nike’s FuelBand basically takes the [...]

Apple Releases iBooks 2: A new Textbook Initiative | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 1:36

Apple held its education event in New York today and the company has announced its new initiative iBooks 2. The new program has been hailed as ?a new textbook experience for iPad? and the proposal expect to ?reinvent the textbook?. Apple also revealed … [visit site to read more] Apple Releases iBooks 2: A new [...]Apple Releases iBooks 2: A new Textbook Initiative is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Techbargains Deals for 1-19-12 | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 1:36

OUR FAVORITE DEAL OF THE DAY! ? Asus Eee Pad Transformer 10.1in 16GB Tablet w/ Tegra 2 & Android 3.0 for $299.99 plus free shipping (normally $399). Computers & Peripherals: ? Dell Outlet Home Coupon Code 20% off Alienware, XPS 14Z, 15Z, & Inspiron R Series Laptops. ? XFX Double D ATI Radeon HD6870 1GB Video Card (Dual Fan) for $149.99 plus free shipping (normally $194 - use this form). ? OCZ ...

CES 2012: House of Marley | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 0:24

Reggae rocker Bob Marley sang songs to convey his message of authenticity, charity, sustainability, and unity. His family lives on, and they wanted to translate these ideas into a series of musical products. House of Marley is the result, proffering audio listening products for all people. These products are new and unique -- authentic -- and 5% of the profits supports 1Love.org, a charity that ...

Apple Targets Educators Via iBooks 2, iBooks Author, iTunes U App | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 0:00

Apple on Thursday jumped deeper into the education space with the launch of iBooks 2 for textbooks, a custom e-book creation platform dubbed iBooks Author, and an expanded iTunes U app that’s also now accessible to K-12 educators. “Education is deep in Apple’s DNA and iPad may be our most exciting education product yet. With [...]

Acer Doubles Down on Ultrabooks in 2012 | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 0:00

It seems that Acer is feeling bullish about ultrabooks this year. Analysts are predicting that ultrabooks will grow to become as much as 40 percent of the laptop market by 2015, but Acer is moving that timetable up to 2012. The company estimates that 25-35 percent of its total notebook shipments this year will fall under the [...]

Apple Announces Digital Textbook Availability, iBooks Author App | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 23:24

Apple today announced that it would begin offering digital textbooks on the iPad via its iBooks app. The books, which currently focus on high school-level subjects but will later expand to cover the entire K-12 curriculum, can cost up to $14.99, and Apple is working with publishing companies such as Pearson, McGraw Hill, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and DK Publishing to make it happen. The textbook ...

Apple Targets Educators Via iBooks 2, iBooks Author, iTunes U App | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 22:48

Apple on Thursday jumped deeper into the education space with the launch of iBooks 2 for textbooks, a custom e-book creation platform dubbed iBooks Author, and an expanded iTunes U app that's also now accessible to K-12 educators.

ZTE Launches Budget Windows Phone 7 Handset in UK | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 22:12

If you are looking to get a taste of Windows Phone 7, then ZTE has brought ZTE Tania handset to the UK. The phone was initially launched in China in late 2011. This 4.3 Inches phone comes with 800 x 480 megapixel resolution.  It has 1GHz processor under its hood and is only 10.7 … [...]ZTE Launches Budget Windows Phone 7 Handset in UK is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Digia's Qt Commercial Still Carrying Large Patch Delta | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 22:12

In 2011 when talking about Digia putting out new Qt Commercial releases with over one hundred changes compared to what's found in the open-source/community Qt repository, many Phoronix readers were upset by this large delta. Digia is still putting out new Qt Commercial releases that carry large differences to the upstream open-source releases, but they've offered up the patches for mainline ...

CM Storm QuickFire Rapid Gaming Keyboard Review | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 21:48

The CM Storm QuickFire Rapid is their first keyboard release from CM Storm and it focuses on providing the absolute best tactile feel for gamers rather than the multitude of bells-and-whistles found in other gaming keyboards. At a retail price tag of $79, let's see how it stacks up in the crowded market of aftermarket gaming peripherals.

BitFenix launches the mother of all Shinobi?s | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 21:00

Priced at ?139/$149, it supports XL-ATX boards and up to 360mm long radiators.

LG Introduces Optimus Pad LTE Tablet | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 19:48

LG recently announced its new tablet, Optimus Pad LTE. This 8.9 inch tablet comes with True HD IPS display, which provides 1280 x 720 pixel resolution. The tablet also 8 megapixel camera on rear and a 2 mega pixel front facing camera. LG will be … [visit site to read more] LG Introduces Optimus Pad [...]LG Introduces Optimus Pad LTE Tablet is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Facebook Relaunches Timeline, Timeline Apps | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 19:12

On Wednesday, Facebook officially relaunched its “Timeline Apps,” social applications that will plug into the Facebook Timeline and update your friends via the new Ticker. The apps are part of the Facebook Timeline, which received a relaunch of sorts from Facebook at a San Francisco event Wednesday night. Over 60 partners now provide apps for [...]

Lenovo ThinkVision LT1421 | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 18:00

The Lenovo ThinkVision LT1421 is a portable 14-inch monitor driven and powered by your laptop's USB port. Light enough to take with you on the road, this neat little display offers good color and small text performance and comes with a protective cover that keeps it safe while traveling and doubles as a support base.

Infographic: A World Without Wikipedia | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 18:00

On January 18 Wikipedia, among other websites, choose to "black out" their site in protest of the controversial SOPA and PIPA U.S. legislation. This infographic illustrates how Wikipedia would be affected by both of these proposed laws.

Wayland Action Items You Can Start On | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 15:12

Tiago Vignatti, one of the active developers at Intel who's dedicated to the Wayland team, has shared some active TODO list items that for those wishing to contribute can easily jump on...

Review: Bayan Audio Bayan 7 | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 14:12

The Bayan Audio Bayan 7 is a curious-looking speaker dock which looks more like an oven that slots into a wall than a high-end iOS speaker dock (a black version is also available). But on closer inspection, it soon reveals its true purpose. Set into its clear Perspex facia is a hefty bass subwoofer that also acts as its stand. The rest of the sound is supplied by twin 5cm full-range speakers and ...

G.Skill RipjawsZ PC3-12800 16GB Memory Kit Review | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 9:36

Moving away from the AMD Radeon HD 7970 video cards for a little bit we check out another kit of RAM from G.Skill that isn't the typical high-end kit that we normally look at from the company. Instead it's an $89.99 USD kit that hits at a really aggressive price point. But what do we get for a kit of RAM from G.Skill for under $100 US? Well, let's get into it and find out. The first thing you're ...

AT&T Unveils New Data Plans for Smartphones, Tablets | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 8:36

AT&T announced Wednesday that it will overhaul its smartphone and tablet data plans, starting this Sunday, Jan. 22. The new smartphone plans will provide 300MB for $20, with $20 for an extra 300MB if you go over. 3GB of data, meanwhile, will set you back $30, while 5GB will cost $50 per month with mobile [...]

eBay Profits Soar 254 Percent, Boosted by Skype | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 8:36

Ebay reported a 254 percent increase in profits for the company’s fourth quarter, thanks to its sale of VOIP service Skype to Microsoft. One-times gains aside, however, eBay also reported a healthy 15 percent increase in net income when considered from a non-GAAP perspective. Revenue rose by 35 percent, thanks to growth in eBay’s Payments [...]

An Easy But Serious Screensaver Security Problem In X.Org | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 8:24

I've been alerted this afternoon that there's an outstanding security vulnerability within the current X.Org Server that's receiving little attention. This active vulnerability could allow anyone with physical access to your system to easily bypass the desktop's screen lock regardless of your desktop environment...

CES 2012 ? Patriot Memory Shifts Focus Towards Content Creators, Unveils New Android Based PBO Media Players and the Gauntlet2 WiFi Drive (Video) | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 7:24

Differentiating oneself from all the other memory sellers is a tough game. You can compete on specifications, colours, and even density. But at the end of the day, price is always a factor and with so many players in the…Related Articles & Videos CES 2012 – Kingston Unveils New HyperX Memory Kits and Shrinks USB Drives For The Mobile Market (Video) CES 2012 – Kingston ...

CES 2012 ? Seagate Shows Off Momentus XT 750GB Performance, New 1TB Platters and Thunderbolt Drives for Mac (Video) | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 7:24

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock somewhere, you’ve probably noticed that hard drive prices have quadrupled in price and that’s hurt everyone from end users to system builders. But that hasn’t stopped Seagate from forging ahead and continuing to…Related Articles & Videos CES 2012 – MSI Shows Off HD 7970 GPU, New Cloud Overclock App, the X79 Big Bang XPower II Board ...

AT&T Unveils New Data Plans for Smartphones, Tablets | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 6:13

AT&T announced Wednesday that it will overhaul its smartphone and tablet data plans, starting this Sunday, Jan. 22. The new smartphone plans will provide 300MB for $20, with $20 for an extra 300MB if you go over. 3GB of data, meanwhile, will set you back $30, while 5GB will cost $50 per month with mobile hotspot and tethering.

CES 2012: Zalman | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 6:12

Zalman showed off its new coolers, including air coolers such as the entry-level 10X Optima and the high-end, first of its kind 12X, a triple-fan cooler, as well as its all-in-one liquid cooling solutions. We also looked at the new case, the Z11, which has two models and has a sleek, ?alien? ship look about it. Zalman also displayed its latest line of power supplies, three levels of SSDs, mice, ...

CES 2012: Hyperkin | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 6:12

Hyperkin now owns the rights to Game Genie, and has produced a version of it for Nintendo DS console variants since these portable consoles still use cartridges. Not to be dissuaded from the optical media consoles, Hyperkin is also unleashing a solution for copying and altering save games called the Save Guru. We also saw the 3-in-1 classic gaming console, the Retron 3, which can play Sega ...

AT&T to Launch New Data Plans For Smartphones, Tablets | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 3:49

Beginning this Sunday, January 22, AT&T will begin offering new data plans to its US smartphone and tablet customers, its first change to the plans since June 2010. The new plans aren't designed to save money for existing smartphone customers: the previous entry-level Data Plus plan, which offered customers 200MB of data a month for $15, has been replaced by a Data Plus plan that offers 300MB ...

Samsung Galaxy Note Football Flash-Mob | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 2:36

It?s Christmas time, London, 21 December 2011, as semi-last-minute shoppers dash around the capital gathering gifts for their loved and not so loved ones thousands of commuters are being entertained by a talented team of street-football players in a brilliant flash-mob at … [visit site to read more] Samsung Galaxy Note Football Flash-Mob is a [...]Samsung Galaxy Note Football Flash-Mob is a ...

Genius release the world?s first battery free wireless mouse | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 2:36

A single 3 minute recharge is enough for a full day's work.

Soundgraph iMON Smartbay Review | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 2:36

With more and more smartphones and tablets in people's hands, Soundgraph is aiming to bridge the gap between the HTPC and these devices by offering the Smartbay. We take the device for a spin to see if Soundgraph has done their homework or if the money could have been spent in a more efficient manner.

CES 2012: Rosewill | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 1:36

Rosewill is primarily known for its affordable chassis, power supplies, and networking products. We ventured to the company?s suite to check out the new Blackhawk chassis, capable of housing an HPTX motherboard, and several other chassis, new and old. We also check out the company?s new laptop cooling devices, 80PLUS certified power supplies, and new 300 Mbps Wireless N routers and adapters. ...

Another Unigine-Based Linux Game Soon To Alpha | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 0:24

Relics of Annorath, a game announced last year, is nearing its alpha release. This forthcoming MMORPG game is built atop the Unigine Engine and will feature a native Linux client...

CES 2012: Shogun | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 0:24

ThinkComputers stopped by the Shogun booth at CES 2012 to check out the company?s latest gaming peripherals and accessories. Headlining was a combination mouse, presentation remote, and gaming controller released last year, the Chameleon X1. This laser mouse has a full Playstation Portable-style controller on the bottom of it. Shogun also showed us its several new keyboards, its Ballista mouse, ...

Techbargains Deals for 1-18-11 | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 0:24

OUR FAVORITE DEAL OF THE DAY! ? Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA III Solid State Drive for $119.99 plus free shipping (normally $189 - use this form). Computers & Peripherals: ? 15.6? Acer Aspire AS5755-9401 Intel Core i7-2670QM Quad-Core 2.2GHz Laptop for $649.99 plus free shipping (normally $729). ? Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA III Solid State Drive for $119.99 plus free shipping ...

Syndicate to release a 4-player co-op demo | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 0:24

Will be available on Xbox and Playtation later this month.

Windows 8 requirements for tablets and convertible PCs | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 0:24

A very precise list of components and system requirements.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus & Ice Cream Sandwich Review | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 23:12

The evolution of Google’s Nexus line is an interesting one. Each year, Google chooses both a silicon partner and an OEM to make a unique hardware archetype which it caters a specific build of Android to. We've been playing with the latest Nexus - Android 4.0 on both the GSM/UMTS and CDMA/LTE Galaxy Nexus - for a while now and have put together a comprehensive review of all three. First, our ...

Amazon Sued Over Zappos Hack Attack | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 22:00

Well, that didn’t take long. According to a report from Bloomberg, a customer has decided to file a class-action lawsuit against Amazon over the Zappos hacking attack that took place over the weekend. Bloomberg names Theresa Stevens, from Beaumont, Texas, as the person behind the lawsuit. As for the specifics of the legal complaint, filed [...]

XAA In X.Org Has Finally Met Its Executioner | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 22:00

The XAA 2D acceleration architecture is finally set to be stripped out of X.Org Server 1.13 and upstream open-source X.Org drivers...

iPhone 4S Puts Apple Neck-and-Neck With Android | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 21:00

The iPhone 4S, launched in October, has had an “enormous impact” on the U.S. smartphone market, allowing Apple to eat away at Google Android’s previously sizable lead, according to new research from Nielsen. Demand for Apple smartphones increased nearly 20 percent in December, compared to three months earlier, thanks in large part to the iPhone 4S, Nielsen [...]

Apple Poised to take the Top Spot in PC and Tablet Segment | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 21:00

Apple has got a winner in iPad and thanks to this tablet, the Cupertino company is on the verge of overtaking HP to grab the top spot in PC and tablet market. Technically, tablets cannot be counted as PCs, but as iPads are gaining mass approval and are … [visit site to read more] Apple [...]Apple Poised to take the Top Spot in PC and Tablet Segment is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

G.Skill establish RMA Centre in Europe | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 21:00

And aim to deal with all European RMA requests in under 5 days.

Scythe announce Kaze Master II fan controller | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 20:00

?33 for a 4 channel fan controller. Good Value? You be the judge.

Who?s Going Dark to Protest SOPA, PIPA? | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 18:36

As many as 7,000 Web sites could go dark today in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), according to community organizers. From major players like Wikipedia, Google, and Reddit to smaller, grass-roots sites, the Web is banding together to battle what they consider to be overly broad [...]

Wayland's Window Stacking & Raising Design | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 17:36

Besides tool-kit advancements, other happenings in the world of Wayland this week pertain to coming up with a suitable window stacking and raising design for this next-generation display server...

Adaptive Tickless Linux Kernel Support Status | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 17:36

Back in 2007 (the Linux 2.6.21 days) the mainline Linux kernel received tickless idle support. With the system idling, the timer tick no longer needlessly goes off with the "NOHZ" feature. Being worked on since last year is now adaptive tickless support, which extends the tickless functionality to non-idle cases...

NZXT officially announce the Switch 810 | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 17:36

After giving the first glimpses of the case at CES 2012.

Who's Going Dark to Protest SOPA, PIPA? | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 17:24

As many as 7,000 Web sites could go dark today in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), according to community organizers. From major players like Wikipedia, Google, and Reddit to smaller, grass-roots sites, the Web is banding together to battle what they consider to be overly broad and potentially harmful legislation.

Be Safe on the Road: Leave Your Headphones at Home | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 16:24

You love your music and you splash out on buying those awesome noise-cancelling headphones, so that you can have your fun while you are running to burn those pesky calories. But here is the catch, the same headphones may lead to … [visit site to read more] Be Safe on the Road: Leave Your Headphones [...]Be Safe on the Road: Leave Your Headphones at Home is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Wikipedia blackout begins | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 16:24

In Protestation of SOPA, Wikipedia shuts down for the day.

Review: BlackBerry Bold 9790 | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 16:12

Overview, design and feelBlackBerry may quietly (or perhaps not so quietly) be finessing its plans for world domination with its upcoming BBX handsets, but it's not letting the other operating system go to waste, with a stream of BB7 devices being churned out right now, among them the BlackBerry Bold 9790. No longer are there just a few mobile phones to pick from, with RIM really saturating the ...

Review: E-Pens Mobile Notes for Mac | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 13:48

The idea of writing on a piece of paper for it then to appear on your Mac as ready-to-edit text is intriguing. That goes especially for anyone who has taken notes and had to type them up when they're next sat at their Mac. The E-pens Mobile Note Digital Pen for Mac isn't a unique product. But it has an advantage over one of its nearest competitors, the Livescribe Echo Smartpen, because it's able ...

MIPS Technologies Targets Mobile Push | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 11:24

There are a number of IP vendors in the SoC processor space. ARM, MIPS and PowerPC are the most popular. Each vendor holds the edge in a particular area. For example, PowerPC has a big market share in the high end communication market, thanks to its licensees ((Freescale, AMCC etc.). MIPS, on the other hand, has been maintaining its stronghold in the Set Top Box (STB) market thanks to designs ...

Alienware's X51 is Coming | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 10:24

Alienware held a launch party in chilly San Francisco, California tonight to launch their upcoming X51 desktop. If you've been following them on Facebook, they've been doing a bit of a lead-up, doling out clues here and there about this new machine, but silly hype seems almost inappropriate for a launch like this one. One thing Alienware has as leverage over boutiques is the ability to ...

UEFI Secure Boot Still A Big Problem For Linux | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 7:24

Matthew Garrett has provided some insight regarding some of the problems still outstanding for Linux to handle UEFI Secure Boot...

Btrfs In Linux 3.3 Brings Reworked Balance Code | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 7:24

On the same day as talking about Microsoft's new Resilient File System, the pull request for Btrfs in the Linux 3.3 kernel was sent in and subsequently pulled. This file-system update does bring a few notable changes...

CES 2012: Moneual | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 7:24

Moneual?s Sonambu PC power saving PC was introduced a couple of years ago at CES to great fanfare, as the computer?s power system had essentially a built-in power strip. When the computer was off, power to all peripherals was cut, thereby preventing wasted electricity. For CES 2012, Moneual upgraded the line with a additional SATA ports, an 80PLUS-certified power supply, and new form-factors with ...

The Best of CES 2012 | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 4:24

CES is all wrapped up and everyone is back home, and one of the questions I’ve been asked repeatedly by friends and family is, “What was the coolest thing you saw at CES this year?” Now, keep in mind that I am only one person and I didn’t even see a fraction of the show floor, as there were plenty of meetings set up around Vegas, so this is just my perspective on the coolest technology ...

Report: Apple iPad 3 Launching in February? | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 4:24

Apple’s next-generation iPad might make its debut in early February, Japanese site Mackotakara (via Google Translate) has claimed. We’re in the thick of iPad rumor season, where tidbits about an updated Apple tablet tend to run the gamut from outlandish to obvious. Since Apple typically updates products on a one-year cycle, a launch around February or the [...]

Study Reveals the Health Risks of Touch Screens | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 4:24

The health risks associated with prolonged computer use have been well documented. Now, however, mobile devices are also being examined. The problems associated with traditional computer use?the standard mouse and keyboard input paradigm are well known. But personal computing has extended far beyond the keyboards and mice of desktop computers. For many, the primary computing device is [...]

Study Reveals the Health Risks of Touch Screens | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 3:12

A study conducted by InfoWorld investigated the way people interact with these new touch-screen devices and the health implications of prolonged use. Researchers found that ergonomics are a big factor, from the actual touch input to the user's posture and positioning during use. The mobile nature of the devices also cause inevitable problems associated with poor posture and unnatural positioning.

CyanogenMod Team Shows Ice Cream Sandwich Running on HP TouchPad | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 2:01

CyanogenMod 9 is creeping closer and closer to release, and we're seeing it running on more devices all the time - the first ones to get development builds were mostly Samsung phones, but a video has been posted of the Ice Cream Sandwich-based OS running on the HP TouchPad. This is the latest development in the Android-on-TouchPad saga, which began not a week after HP discounted the TouchPad and ...

CES 2012: Mad Catz | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 1:48

Mad Catz has made gaming accessories for years. Although recently, MadCatz has seriously committed to expanding their product line. With the Street Fighter X Tekken VS Arcade Stick, Xbox 360 Primer Headset, Cyborg F.R.E.Q. Headset, and the MLG Pro Gaming Circuit controller. But Mad Catz?s new products aren?t clones of what?s already available, each product offers something new. For instance, the ...

iTunes Match Expands to 19 More Countries | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 1:00

Apple on Monday expanded access to its iTunes Match service to 19 additional countries in Latin America and Europe. Apple’s iTunes Match allows users to store all their music in Apple’s iCloud. The countries added Monday include Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Guatemala, Honduras, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Nicaragua, ...

Futuremark confirms Unstoppable Gorg release date and price | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 0:48

To be released on January 19th for $9.99 (Steam Play) and $4.99 (App Store).

Analyst: 802.11ac Wi-Fi Poised to Take Off, but Not in Phones | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 23:48

A number of 802.11ac announcements of chips and routers have prompted one analyst firm to issue an aggressive forecast for 802.11ac’s success. That’s the conclusion of the U.K.’s IMS Research, which said in a report Tuesday that an estimated over 3 million 802.11ac devices will ship this year. That number will then grow steadily to [...]

Cogl, Clutter, Cogland Get It On With Wayland | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 23:24

With the next GNOME 3.4 development release due out on Wednesday, several GNOME3 packages are being checked-in for release. In this latest round of updates, Clutter and Cogl have both been updated again to take better advantage of the Wayland Display Server...

TP Link introduce tiny Routers | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 22:36

Measuring in at about 6cm squared.

Review: ViewSonic ViewPad 10e | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 21:37

OverviewHaving already attempted to take on the Android tablet market with the ViewSonic ViewPad 7 and ViewPad 7e, ViewSonic is back with a cut-price device.The ViewSonic ViewPad 10e pairs what, at face value, appears to be an acceptable array of entry-level specs with a cheap and relatively cheerful shell to appeal to those not convinced by the iPad's much higher price tag.Looking to steal a ...

Number of Chinese Internet Users Climbs to 513 Million | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 21:36

In 2011, the number of Internet users in China soared to 513 million, half of which are using micro-blogging services, according to a new report from the government-run China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). That’s up from 298 million at the end of 2008. However, as the BBC noted, 60 percent of China’s population is [...]

Polaroid Announces Android-Powered SC1630 Digital Camera | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 21:36

Cameras are built into virtually every smartphone and tablet sold today, but even the best are a bit lacking in image quality. In order to keep things small, the cameras used fixed focal length lenses an very small image sensors, which has left them lagging behind when compared to dedicated digital cameras. Polaroid’s SC1630 digital [...]

Netflix Investors File Class-Action Suit Over ?Inflated? Stock Prices | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 21:36

A group of shareholders filed a class-action suit against Netflix earlier this month, accusing the company of concealing business details, which resulted in artifically inflated stock prices. Netflix “issued materially false and misleading statements regarding [its] business practices and its contracts with content providers,” according to the lawsuit, which was filed by the City of [...]

Gigabyte makes 3-in-1 Mobile PC official | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 20:24

Is it a laptop, desktop or tablet?..it's all three.

CES Round-up: The Best of The Rest | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 19:00

CES is finally over and we thought we?d do one more roundup, which will contain the best of the rest; from new TV technologies to rival OLED, mobile phones and tablets that you may have missed during giant the tech scrum. Acer dropped a ?one more thing … [visit site to read more] CES Round-up: [...]CES Round-up: The Best of The Rest is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping ...

Phoronix Test Suite 3.8-Bygland Milestone 1 | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 19:00

The first development release of Phoronix Test Suite 3.8-Bygland is now available for testing...

CES 2012: Fractal Design | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 18:00

Swedish case maker Fractal Design showed us its line of cases, from the flagship Define series originally introduced in 2009 to two new lines introduced when the company entered the North American market last year: the minimalistic Core series and the highly affordable Arc series. Also on display was a pair of cases by case modding great Bill Owen of MNPCTech. ThinkComputers? Colin Dean talks to ...

BitDefender Total Security 2012 | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 17:00

BitDefender Total Security 2012 is a full security software suite that offers an antivirus, firewall, online backup, parental control and more. It has a lightweight profile despite being a very complete program, which is really important because it won't slow down your computer. The protection offered by this program was rated to be above average in our tests and by AVTest.org.

Review: Seagate Momentus XT 750GB 2nd Generation | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 15:48

Solid-state drives offer a considerable performance advantage over hard drives, but they cost a lot more. Replacing a MacBook Pro's hard drive with a similar-capacity SSD could cost as much as the notebook, while a smaller, more affordable model might leave you short of storage space. Hybrid drives such as Seagate's Momentus XT are designed to resolve this dilemma. By combining a large ...

Nintendo won?t fix major Mario Kart 7 glitch | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 15:48

A huge exploit in a map in Mario Kart 7 has been refused a fix.

Minecraft reaches 20 Million users, 4.66 million sales | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 14:36

Notch announces the statistic of 20 Million registered users, and 4.66 Million sales.

Murdoch Voices His Opinion about Google: Brands it ?Piracy Leader? | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 14:24

Google is not winning many admirers and the list of its detractors is growing. The latest addition to Google haters? list is Rupert Murdoch. News Corp. chief recently aired his opinion about internet search giant and called it ?Piracy Leader?, … [visit site to read more] Murdoch Voices His Opinion about Google: Brands it ?Piracy [...]Murdoch Voices His Opinion about Google: Brands it ?Piracy ...

Xigmatek Midgard II Review | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 13:24

S? combini calitatea cu dot?ri suplimentare nu mai este un secret pentru produc?torii de carcase. S? realizezi acest lucru la un pre? bun ?ine poate ?i de pu?in? magie, Xigmatek Midgard II, a doua reîncarnare a acestei serii de carcase Middle-Tower se afl? la PCMHZ pentru un review în care vom vedea cine câ?tig?.. frumoasa sau bestia!

Apple Kicks off electronics Recycling Program in UK | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 12:00

We love our gadgets and we just got to get the latest phone in the market, but what do you do with the one you have just tossed into your drawer. Electronic device disposal is a tricky business and something which needs to be taken seriously. And it looks like that … [visit site to [...]Apple Kicks off electronics Recycling Program in UK is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Samsung Makes Bada go Open-Source Way | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 12:00

Samsung has emerged as one of the leading players in Android segment, but the Korean company also has its own home grown mobile operating system, Bada. According to the latest report, Samsung is now planning to make Bada operating system a part of Tizen … [visit site to read more] Samsung Makes Bada go Open-Source [...]Samsung Makes Bada go Open-Source Way is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Fedora 17 Gets Beefier: Another Round Of Features | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 6:00

Fedora 17, which is codenamed the Beefy Miracle, has just picked up another round of features...

Patriot Pyro SE 240GB Solid State Drive Review | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 4:48

Introduction 2011 has come to an end, but that doesn't mean technology is slowing down one bit. For the second year in a row the solid state drive market was dominated by SandForce. If you wanted to produce a drive that was capable of the highest performance possible, you needed to start with a SandForce SF-2200 Series controller and pair it with either ONFi 2.0 or Toggle Mode NAND flash. ...

LoveFilm to Stream ABC Shows: Get Ready for Desperate Housewives | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 3:36

Now that Netflix has made its UK debut, Lovefilm is feeling the heat of competition. But Lovefilm is not going to back down and is now preparing for the battle. The video streaming outfit has just announced its new collaboration with … [visit site to read more] LoveFilm to Stream ABC Shows: Get Ready for [...]LoveFilm to Stream ABC Shows: Get Ready for Desperate Housewives is a post from: UK ...

TechPowerUp announces new versions of RealTemp and ThrottleStop | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 2:36

The former monitors temperatures, the latter allows to tweak your notebook's CPU.

Hackers Hit Zappos, 24 Million Customers | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 1:36

With online shopping hitting record levels of adoption this past holiday season, it may seem to many that we’re on the brink of a golden age of online commerce. But a hacking incident suffered by Zappos just last night could give some wary shoppers pause before making that next Internet purchase. The security breach was [...]

CES 2012 ? Kingston Unveils New HyperX Memory Kits and Shrinks USB Drives For The Mobile Market (Video) | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 1:36

There wasn’t anything super major to report on from the Kingston Technology side. After all, they already unloaded most of their guns during a very successful fourth quarter in 2011. However, they did have a few things to show us…Related Articles & Videos CES 2012 – GIGABYTE Clears Air on X79 Issues, Shows Off Their Intel Z77 Series, and Unveils Their HD 7970 Powered GPU ...

Silverstone Strider Gold Evolution 1000 W Review | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 0:24

Silverstone recently updated their PSU offerings with a new series, called Strider Gold Evolution. Besides the various internal component upgrades, which provide a small boost to efficiency and offer better performance, the new Striders are equipped with Silverstone's Air Penetrator fan which features increased cooling along with lower noise output.

Cost effective ?Tahiti? PCB final design spotted | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 23:12

Reduced costs, cheaper HD 7950s and 7970s. Everyone wins.

OpenMP May Finally Come To LLVM/Clang | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 21:48

Multi-threading in LLVM has been brought up and it looks like some developers may finally be taking on the challenge of bringing OpenMP support to this growing open-source compiler infrastructure...

CES 2012: Sapphire | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 21:48

Sapphire invited us up to their suite at CES to check out some of their latest products. We were shown their brand new Intel X79 board the Pure Black X9, which has the new PCI-Express 3.0 slots on it. Also on display in their suite was the Edge HD3 Mini PC which uses AMD's E450 APU. Finally we were shown the Sapphire VID2X. This product takes a single video single and converts it to two full ...

Thermal Compound Roundup - January 2012 | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 21:00

We added five new thermal compounds to our previous roundup, for a total of 60 different thermal compounds from major brands. We also tried another alternative thermal compound: Mustard.

NewerTech NuTouch Gloves @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 19:48

Link: http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-newertech-nutouch-gloves/ (http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-newertech-nutouch-gloves/) Quote: "Brr, it’s cold outside! At least here it is, right now it’s 18 degrees in Fahrenheit anyway. To me that’s cold and I don’t like the cold. One of the must have things about cold weather is gloves, but pretty much all gloves are not ...

PulseAudio Ported To Android, Compared To AudioFlinger | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 19:48

A developer at Collabora has brought PulseAudio to Google's Android operating system. In the process of this port he has closely compared the performance and features of the once-notorious PulseAudio stack to that of Google's AudioFlinger...

HD 7950 launch back on for January | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 19:00

Initially for January 9th before being moved to February. Now moved to late January.

Acer Aspire S3 | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 18:36

Ultrabooks have been making themselves known recently, especially at this year's CES show in Las Vegas. This model, the Acer Aspire S3, is another contender that positions itself near the top of the category. It has an extremely thin, magnesium-alloy body and the power to go along with it, including an Intel Core i5 CPU and 4GB of RAM.

CES 2012: MSI | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 18:36

We were really excited to get up into MSI's suite at CES to check out their flagship X79 board the Big Bang XPower II. It features a 22-phase hybrid power design, two 8 pin CPU power connectors, and seven PCI-E lanes for up to 4-way Crossfire or SLI. We were also shown MSI's upcoming Intel 7 Series motherboards and a very cool external enclosure for graphics cards. Read on to check it all out!

Lamptron warns of counterfeit goods | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 17:36

Counterfeit lamptron products currently in wide circulation. Becoming a widespread problem for Lamptron.

3G version of "Sony Tablet" S lands in Singapore | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 15:13

vr-zone.com - The "Sony Tablet" S was launched in October last year, though it was the Wi-Fi only model. Just a few days ago, Sony Electronics Asia Pacific has announced the launch of the 3G version of their popular "Sony Tablet" S in Singapore.

SilverStone Precision PS07 Review | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 14:01

Review of the SilverStone Precision PS07 mATX Case. In today's case, we have a simple and clean look...

NEXUS Prominent R Silent Review | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 14:01

Review of the NEXUS Prominent R Silent ATX Mid Tower. The NEXUS Prominent R is billed as a Premium S...

Zalman ZM-VE200 Reviewed | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 14:01

Zalman has taken 2.5-inch HDD enclosures to the next level with the ZM-VE200. Not only can you use i...

Lian Li PC-Z60 Gehäuse Test | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 14:01

Mit dem PC-Z60 hat Lian Li einen gut ausgestatteten Midi-Tower im Angebot. Typisch für den Herstelle...

Aerocool Strike-X Advance White Edition Neuvorstellung | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 14:01

Aerocool Advanced Technologies präsentiert mit dem Strike-X Advance White Edition ein High-End-Chass...

Review: Samsung Series 8 S27A850D | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 14:00

We have a habit of relentlessly banging the TN-vs-the-rest drum. But we do it because we care. Both about technology and your very fine elves. Sorry, selves. Samsung's all-new S27A850D has us at something of a disadvantage. Many of its on-paper specs are thoroughly familiar. A 27-inch diagonal and 2,560 x 1,440 native resolution puts it firmly in the premium, high resolution camp. Bung in a ...

Philips Chinese New Year promotion | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 12:49

vr-zone.com - Philips is having an island-wide promotion for their monitors. You stand to walk away with free gifts worth up to S$129 with the purchase of selected monitors.

Targus offers business travellers new range of accessories | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 11:37

vr-zone.com - Targus has some new accessories designed for the busy business professionals which include the Wireless Blue Trace Mouse, Travel Chill Mat, Multimedia Presentation Remote and Cobra backpack series.

Motorola unveils XOOM 2 in Singapore | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 10:25

vr-zone.com - Motorola has introduced the new XOOM 2 tablet in Singapore. Equipped with a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor and a bright display, the new tablet runs Android 3.2 and claims to offer users enhanced experience.

CES 2012: Zotac | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 8:36

Zotac had some really cool things to show us at CES this year. To start they have a few new versions of their ever-popular ZBOX series of Mini PC's. They also showed us some of their the Intel 7-Series motherboards and some of their newest Mini-ITX motherboard offerings. On the graphics card side we were shown the GTX 580 Infinity Edition, which is water-cooled with an all in one solution that ...

CES 2012: Lenovo | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 8:36

Lenovo had their own private booth this year at CES. They showed us their new ThinkPad T430U Ultrabook that features optional discrete 1GB NVIDIA graphics, support for Intel's latest Core processors and is just under 4LBS. One really cool Ultrabook we were shown was the IdeaPad Yoga. Not only is it 17mm thin the screen can be folded over backwards to transform the Ultrabook into a tablet. ...

CES 2012: ECS | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 8:36

I'm sure most of you know ECS mainly for motherboards, but they had some other stuff to show us this year at CES. To start off they showed us their G11 All-In-One DIY barebones system. The system is based on a platform developed by Intel in conjunction with ECS. The other interesting product was the Wi-Bridge which allows you to stream media content to any display using WiFi. We didn't leave ...

313@Somerset announces new 313 iDragon iPhone app for new shopping experience | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 8:01

vr-zone.com - With Lunar New Year arriving next week, 313@Somerset has recently announced their new iPhone app that gives shoppers a new social experience using augmented reality technology, with discounts and promotions of up to S$200,000.

CES 2012: Sony Tablets | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 7:36

Our focus this year for the Sony booth was the Japanese electronics giant's new line of Android tablets. The Tablet S is a 9.7" tablet with a unique wedged edge developed as the result of rigorous user testing and feedback. The wedge helps the user better balance the unit by shifting weight to one had without increasing the overall weight of the device. The Tablet P is Sony's newest design, a ...

Does Microsoft?s Windows Phone Have What it Takes to Last? | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 4:24

The question on tech pundits’ minds lately goes a little something like this: Will Windows Phone be an Xbox 360 or a Zune? By that, we mean will the Windows Phone platform corner the market like the Xbox 360 has dominated video game console sales as of late, or will it hit shelves, enjoy some [...]

Metku Pinball | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 3:12

All the things that the idle mind comes up with. At first the idea seemed great but in the end the workload surprised a bit. But on the other hand, you should not think about these things beforehand as it would mean the death of so many great things. :) So, read on to learn more about my digital pinball build.

hokiealumnus Benching LIVE, Monday, January 16th @ ~9:30AM EST | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 1:00

Sub-zero benching tomorrow starting with Intel's Sandy Bridge-E platform and (time & LN2 allowing) AMD's FX platform after that.hokiealumnus Benching LIVE, Monday, January 16th @ ~9:30AM EST is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: Dolk Benching Live Today – April 15th at 6:30pm EST! – CANCELLED hokiealumnus Benching Live April 23rd Hokiealumnus Live ...

LessFS Pairs De-Duplication With Snappy Compression | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 23:36

Btrfs isn't the only file-system to take advantage of Google's Snappy compression as a speedy means of transparent file compression, but the LessFS file-system has also supported Snappy for the past few months. This open-source file-system also has de-duplication support...

OWC teasing some new products | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 22:48

Marvell controller and four custom SandForce controlled SSDs with Toshiba NAND flash.

PowerColor?s HD 7970 Vortex pictured | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 22:48

Pictures reveal beefier VRM and a larger power draw with possible factory overclock.

Corsair Professional Series Gold AX 650 W Tested | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 22:37

Corsair's Professional Gold series consists of four PSUs with the most recent addition being the AX6...

Seasonic Platinum 1000W Review | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 22:37

Review of the Seasonic Platinum 1000W Power Supply. Firstly, the Seasonic Platinum, as its name sugg...

GeiL Thortech Thunderbolt Plus 800W Netzteil Testbericht | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 22:37

Getestet wurde das GeiL Thortech Thunderbolt Plus 800W Netzteil. Mit der Thunderbolt Plus Netzteilse...

Lamptron?s Official Statement Regarding Unauthorized Reproductions | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 20:13

Lamptron has a bit of an intellectual property dispute on its hands. We'll tell you what's going on and share Lamptron's official statement on the matter.Lamptron’s Official Statement Regarding Unauthorized Reproductions is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: Ipex Infotech Releases Statement Regarding Fake Newegg i7 CPUs Official Overclocking . . . ...

Geeks Descend on Vegas, Push CES Attendance to 153K | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 19:00

As the long lines for cabs and the Las Vegas monorail can attest, this year’s Consumer Electronics Show was packed. According to the CEA, the show attracted an additional 13,000 people into the city’s convention center this year. Approximately 153,000 people attended CES this year, up from 140,000 in 2011, and of that, 34,000 people [...]

Toy Story 3 3D (2010) Blu-ray Movie Review | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 18:12

15 years after the first Toy Story film, Pixar return to the series that started it all, capping the series off with an emotional and fun ride for the kids of today, but especially so for the kids that grew up in the early 90's whom have grown up with the films. Andy has grown up and is about to leave home to go to college. The toys don't get played with much these days, but at least they've ...

AppliedMicro Demonstrates Catalina Based Platforms | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 16:36

The launch of the AppliedMicro's Catalina SoC for the NAS market was covered here. In a follow up to the initial coverage, we visited AMCC at CES to look at the various reference platforms in action. The Catalina SoC (APM86491) packs a single core Power 465 processor and has a bunch of offload features for accelerated network processing. A host of high speed interfaces (including USB 3.0 ...

GeIL Evo Corsa 8GB DDR3-2133 CL9 Review | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 14:13

Todays GeIL dual channel 8Gb kit, comprises for you wiz kids out of two 4Gb dimms at 2133Mhz rated s...

RunCore Pro IV USB 3.0 MoonDrive Review | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 14:13

RunCore saw this as a problem too so when they set out to design their Pro IV MoonDrive they wanted ...

Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 64GB USB 3.0 Tested | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 13:01

Today, we have a new challenger to the ring. It is called the Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0. Data...

Crucial Ballistix Sport, Tactical und Elite 8GB RAM Neuvorstellung | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 13:01

Crucial hat die Verfügbarkeit von 8 GB DDR3-Speichermodulen in den Sport-, Tactical- und Elite-Speic...

Review: Philips Brilliance 248C3LHSB | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 13:00

There's a parallel universe where we're all millionaires, our PCs are hooked up to 30-inch LED-powered beasts with 120Hz refresh. Life is pretty sweet. Back in this universe, compromises must be made. Which is where the Philips Brilliance comes in. It's the solution, or so Philips hopes, to the following crucial conundrum: just how much screen can you get for under £200? The real answer begins ...

Sony VAIO: Z with Dock, SE with IPS, and an Ultrabook Concept | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 9:24

When we stopped by the Sony booth, there was plenty to see. Vivek will be covering some of the other areas—tablets and gaming devices—while I’ll focus on the laptop side of things. Like all the major OEMs, Sony had an ultrabook concept on display. I use the terms concept loosely here, as while Sony didn’t commit to anything the ultrabook push by Intel pretty much guarantees that ...

Sony Shows Off VAIO Slider Concept | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 7:00

We’ve seen a lot of laptop ideas come and go over the years. One that seems to periodically resurface is the slider, a device that can function as a laptop in normal mode, or it can slide all the way open until the display sits on top of the keyboard and it’s in tablet mode. ASUS had the Eee PC Slider SL101 last year, but they seem to be leaving that behind and going more with the Transformer ...

DirectFB 1.6 Release Is Imminent With New Features | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 6:36

DirectFB 1.6 is about to be released this month and it will bring new features to the Direct Frame-Buffer project...

Kingston HyperX 3.0 64GB Flash Drive Review | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:49

We've literally benchmarked and used hundreds of USB Flash drives over the years and we can say with...

G.Skill Ripjaws Z F3-17000CL9Q-16GBZH Tested | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:49

Review of the G.Skill Ripjaws Z DDR3 2133MHz CL9 16GB Kit. G.Skill sent us their Ripjaws Z F3-17000C...

Point of View Protab 2 XXL Tablet Review | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:49

Today a review on the ProTAB 2 XXL 10-inch tablet from Point of View from their Mobi range. With a p...

Speedlink Secure Skin for PS3 Controller Review | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:49

The Secure Skin product from SPEEDLINK is meant to protect the PS3 controller from scratches, dust o...

Apple Wireless Keyboard Test | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:49

Getestet wurde das Apple Wireless Keyboard am PC. Sollte man einen Sinn für optisch ansprechende Har...

SteelSeries Kinzu V2 Pro Edition Review | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:49

Review of the SteelSeries Kinzu V2 Pro Edition Gaming Mouse. An evolution of the original Kinzu this...

Apple iPad 3 und Apple iPhone 5 Kolumne | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:49

Die Diskussion um Apple versteift sich dieser Tage zusehends auf die Stichworte iPad 3 und iPhone 5 ...

Review: BenQ EW2730V | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:49

Fitness for purpose. More than anything, that's what the big BenQ EW2730V delivers. It would be all too easy to immediately disregard it based on its humdrum 1,920 x 1,080 native resolution. After all, you can have precisely the same pixel grid for a little over £100. Okay, at that price point, you'll be squeezing those pixels into a much smaller 22-inch LCD panel. But when it comes to apps and ...

White House Jumps Into SOPA, PIPA Debate | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:48

One day after DNS blocking was removed from the conroversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), the White House on Saturday urged Congress to craft online piracy legislation that does not undermine freedom of expression on the Web. The administration said it is aware of the three copyright protection bills currently before Congress?SOPA, the PROTECT IP [...]

CES 2012: Bill Owen & MNPCTECH | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:48

While at CES this year we had the oppurtunity to talk to Bill Owen who is widely known around the PC modding community and owns MNPCTECH. Fractal Design invited him to their booth to show off his Arc Midi Battlefield 3 mod. It was great being able to talk to Bill about the case and about MNPCTECH. Read on to check out the interview.

CES 2012: CyberPower PC | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 4:36

This year at CES CyberPower PC had a really awesome system to show us, the Fang III Black Mamba. This system not only boasts an Intel Core i7-3960X CPU and X79 Chipset with quad channel memory it includes Advance Hydro Liquid Cooling Kit with an all new 480mm radiator. The coolest thing about this system is that it is actually 2 systems in one. So you have a full ATX system on the bottom and a ...

CES 2012: NZXT | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 4:36

NZXT had 2 really awesome cases to show us at CES this year. The first one we cannot talk about because it is under NDA until the 17th (stay tuned for a video of that!), but the other case we can talk about and it is the Phantom 410, which is the little brother of the original Phantom. Read on as we get an in-depth overview of the new NZXT Phantom 410 Case!

Why Thunderbolt Won't Come to the iPhone Anytime Soon | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 3:24

Before CES there was a bunch of silliness floating around about how Apple might bring Thunderbolt to the iPhone based on a creative interpretation of an Apple patent. Some folks even theorized that Thunderbolt would bring about faster sync. I meant to address the speculation before CES but I never got the chance to. Now that I'm done with most of what I needed to cover from the show, I can get to ...

CES 2012: Shodogg | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 3:24

A company that sparked my interest was a new app called Shodogg. Basically this app will allow you to deliver any wireless streaming content to any web-enabled screen for free at very high speeds. This app releases in March on iPhone and Android platforms and soon after on Blackberry and Windows Mobile. Read on to check out the app in action and an interview with Seth Green who is an investor ...

CES 2012: OCZ | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 2:24

Over the past year OCZ has really made a huge push into the solid state drive space with their purchase of Idilinx, makers of flash controller silicon and software for solid state drives. This year at CES OCZ was showing off what that purchase was all about - the Everest II platform. We were shown demos of the Everest II and what it could do. Also OCZ does have a Thunderbolt drive named ...

Nividia?s Kepler arriving early Q2 | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 1:48

Nvidia is set to launch its first 28nm GPU sometime around April.

Crucial Provides a Firmware Update for M4 to Fix The BSOD Issue | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 23:48

Last week, we wrote about the BSOD issue that Crucial's M4 SSDs were experiencing. After 5184 hours (yes, that's the specific number) of active use, the SSD started to cause blue screens of death (i.e. BSODs) every hour or so. Originally, the fix was scheduled for next week but fortunately Crucial was able to release the firmware update yesterday. The firmware version is 0309 and can be ...

Thrustmaster goes ?beyond? the simple joystick | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 20:36

A new joysick, a replica of the A-10 C Thunderbolt flight stick, also includes throttle unit.

New Facebook Phishing Attack Steals Accounts, Financial Information | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 19:24

Kaspersky Lab said Friday that it has discovered a new Facebook phishing attempt that steals a user’s Facebook account, then attempts to learn financial information as well. The attack locks out the original user, changing the profile picture to the Facebook logo and the name to “Facebook Security” but containing special ascii characters replacing letters [...]

HIS HD 7970 3GB Overclocked Video Card Review | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 18:24

Introduction Like any launch of a product we find ourselves looking at offerings from lots of companies. We started off with the reference HD 7970 which we then followed up with by checking out the new XFX HD 7970 Black Edition Double Dissipation which really impressed us. Today we're moving over to a HIS HD 7970 video card and since it follows the reference design and MSI have just released a ...

VMware's New Graphics Architecture Is Shaping Up | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 18:12

VMware's overhauled Linux graphics driver stack is shaping up and coming together nicely in time for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, which will allow for 2D/3D guest acceleration within virtualized guest machines...

ioSafe Zaps Rugged Portable Thunderbolt Drive with Tesla Coil at CES 2012 | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 17:00

ioSafe has created a reputation for attempting to creatively destroy one of their rugged external storage enclosures. Since Thunderbolt was very popular in the external storage markets for CES 2012, ioSafe decided their new Thunderbolt Rugged Portable drive should be put to the ultimate test of its name. So the guys over at ioSafe justifiably used a tesla coil to generate nearly one million volts ...

Google To Go After Go-One In GCC 4.7 Compiler | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 17:00

Google shared their intentions this week to incorporate version 1 of the Go programming language into the forthcoming GCC 4.7 release...

One Week To SCALE 10x Linux Event | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 17:00

There's just one week left until the SCALE 10x open-source Linux event takes place in Los Angeles...

iPad 3 May Go 4G and Quad-Core Way | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 12:24

While market experts yet have to reach a consensus about the probable arrival date of iPad 3, but the rumors are not going to stop anytime. The latest rumors now suggest that Apple may decide to equip its next generation tablet with quad core … [visit site to read more] iPad 3 May Go 4G [...]iPad 3 May Go 4G and Quad-Core Way is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - ...

CES 2012 ? Booth Babes ? Day 2 | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

CES2012 Monster Interview with Xzibit | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

CES 2012 ? Seagate | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

CES 2012 Booth Babes Day 3 | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

SeedTronic ? CES 2012 | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

CES 2012: Otherworld Computing @ ThinkComputers.org | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

Apple Wireless Keyboard meets PC @ ocaholic | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

Win Steelseries Fnatic Limited Edition and Konnet goodies! | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

CES 2012 ? Awesome Cars and Vehicles Gallery | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

Microsoft @ CES 2012 | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

vr-zone.com - This year may be Microsoft's last participation in the Consumer Electronics Show, but according to various sources, the software giant has plans to have their own show, similar to some technology companies. Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, at his keynote, talked about Kinect for Windows, voice commands on Xbox, new LTE Windows Phone  - Nokia Lumia 900 and HTC Titan II, and ...

VIA Labs mixes up USB 3.0 and fibre optics for extended range | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

vr-zone.com - One of the drawbacks of USB, no matter the version is the limited range of 5m, not an issue for most home users, but known to be a big problem when it comes to a lot of vertical markets. With USB 2.0 it was easy enough to extend the connections over an Ethernet cable with the help of some signal boosters, but USB 3.0 required a different solution and VIA Labs seems to have come up ...

Apple suspends iPhone 4S sales in China due to unrest | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

vr-zone.com - Apple has suspended sales of its iPhone 4S in mainland China after violence and vandalism broke out at its flagship store in Beijing.

SOPA creator vows to fight on | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

vr-zone.com - The man behind the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has revealed that he will continue to fight against illegal file-sharing, regardless of growing criticism of the proposed laws.

Exceleram Grand DDR3 32GB Kit EG3003A im Test | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

Getestet wurde Excelerams 32-GByte-Kit DDR3 Grand EG3003A. Arbeitsspeicher ist nach wie vor sehr pre...

Neat NeatDesk for Mac Tested | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

Was one of your New Year's resolutions to be neater or have less clutter? If the answer is yes then ...

Samsung Optical SmartHub Testbericht | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

Getestet wurde der Samsung Optical SmartHub. Smartphones und Tablets sind bereits in vielen Haushalt...

Genius Navigator 905 Vogue Review | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

Review of the Genius Navigator 905 Vogue Wireless Mouse. In a market that's saturated with mice aime...

Ozone Radon Opto Test | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

Getestet wurde die Ozone Radon Opto Gaming-Maus. Gerade im Bereich der Gaming-Mäuse ist die Konkurre...

Western Digital TV Live Review | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

Review of the Western Digital TV Live Media Player. Today I'm looking at one that's a little differe...

Shuttle XH61 Neuvorstellung | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

Die Shuttle Computer Handels GmbH läutet mit dem XH61 den Verkaufsstart eines neuen 3-Liter-PCs für ...

CES 2012 ? Las Vegas: Live Blog | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

The biggest trade show in the world of technology and hardware has already begun. Three Overclockers.com staff members will be in Las Vegas at CES 2012 covering it live. CES 2012 – Las Vegas: Live Blog is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: CES 2012: EVGA to Release New Line of PSUs Designed for Overclockers CES 2012: Gigabyte Unveils Z77 Motherboards ...

Review: BenQ RL2240H | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:12

You're a gamer, you're on a tight budget and you need an LCD screen. Five years ago, we'd have pitied your predicament. Whatever you ended up with, it wasn't going to be pretty. Fast forward to today and the BenQ RL2240H gaming-optimised 22-inch panel is yours for just £110. And it's full HD. Yippee. That's right, a full HD screen from a proper brand for £100 and the cost of a packet of fags. ...

Review: Orange San Francisco 2 | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:12

Overview, design and feelWhen we reviewed the original Orange San Francisco, little did we know that the handset that wowed us for its great capabilities at a low cost would become the benchmark for other low-cost smartphones to emulate throughout 2011.Now we're firmly in 2012 and Orange's follow up, the San Francisco 2, has popped into our hands. Its name might sound dull, but does the handset ...

Review: Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:12

OverviewThe best-selling tablet on the market might be the 9.7-inch iPad 2, but that hasn't stopped manufacturers differentiating themselves using by going with a smaller screen size than Apple's offering. We've seen the likes of the original Samsung Galaxy Tab and the HTC Flyer in the past, but the Amazon Kindle Fire is the first seven-inch tablet to really make an impact.Now we have the new ...

Seagate Thunderbolt & 4G LTE Wireless Demo at CES 2012 | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:00

Seagate was showing off the companies pair of Thunderbolt solutions at CES 2012 this week in Las Vegas. The storage devices on display were a pair the Thunderbolt adapters for the GoFlex Desk and GoFlex Satellite product lines. This means that any owners of those existing product line can now get Thunderbolt capabilities should they choose to. Read on to see what these Thunderbolt products due ...

Wine 1.3.37 Rounds Out The DIB Engine | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 8:00

As Wine 1.4 approaches, Wine 1.3.37 was released today with several prominent changes...

CES 2012: Motorola - Droid 4, Droid Razr Max, and Xyboards | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 6:12

Motorola gave us a tour of their latest mobile devices. The Droid 4 and Droid Razr Maxx are expected to be out in the coming weeks. While they don't have Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich yet, we were told to expect updates to get pushed out for these devices in the next few months. Check out the videos with Motorola giving us a hands-on demo of each of these superphones and the new Xyboard tablets.

Gigabyte launches two new versions of the HD 7970 | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 1:36

The new WINDFORCE model features enhanced cooling performances.

IBM is having a go at Moore?s Law | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 1:36

The physical requirements for a bit of data has been cut from a million to 12 atoms.

BitTorrent Site The Pirate Bay Turns Away From Torrents | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 1:24

BitTorrent pirate site The Pirate Bay has begun shifting away from torrent files to another format, dubbed “magnets,” which is a more modern way of sharing data that may help it go further underground. The Pirate Bay announced on its blog on Thursday that it would make the magnet link the default option for downloading [...]

HP TouchPad Gets Update, CyanogenMod Makes Gains on Android Hack | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 23:00

Hewlett-Packard on Thursday released an update for its HP TouchPad that boosts the speed for some applications, among other things. Separately, the team at CynanogenMod this week provided an update on their efforts to get Android running on the HP TouchPad. The official 3.0.5 update for the TouchPad, however, brings about a half-dozen updates to [...]

Enlightenment Is Enlightening Wayland | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 22:48

The Enlightenment project has made significant progress in making their key libraries compatible with the Wayland Display Server...

Sumitomo Electric's Thunderbolt Cable | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 22:00

Since the launch of Thunderbolt the only cable supplier has been Apple. Given that no current Thunderbolt devices come with a Thunderbolt cable (save Apple's own Thunderbolt Display which comes with one for video input), anyone who wanted to use Thunderbolt had to pick up a cable at the Apple store for $50. Sumitomo Electric started shipping its Thunderbolt cables at the end of last year and ...

Verbatim USB 3.0 Universal Card Reader @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 22:00

Link: http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-verbatim-usb-3-0-universal-card-reader/ (http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-verbatim-usb-3-0-universal-card-reader/) Quote: "Let’s take a break from the CES stuff for a review. Up for review today I’ve got another product from Verbatim and it’s another card reader but this one is USB 3.0. I have to wonder about this as memory ...

CES 2012: In Win | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 21:36

At CES 2012, In Win is showing off some things you might have already seen, and others you?ve never seen. Ray with In Win showed us their power supplies, a revised Dragon Rider chassis, along with a couple concept designs and the super limited edition XFRAME. Each chassis is sleek while being super accessible. For example, on the XFRAME, In Win has included a lockable panel that holds all of the ...

Hulu Plus Reaches 1.5 Million Paid Subscribers | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 21:00

Hulu CEO Jason Kilar on Thursday published a blog post detailing some of the streaming video site’s highlights from 2011, boasting that Hulu Plus now has more than 1.5 million paid subscribers. Kilar said Hulu Plus hit that milestone faster than any other video subscription service in the U.S., adding that it is currently gaining [...]

News for 1-13-12 | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 21:00

Time for the news! Inside you'll find a lot of CES news, along with everything else as usual.

ECS X79R-AX (Black Extreme) Review | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 20:48

Over the past 12 months I have covered a number of ECS boards, from the Sandy Bridge and Fusion range, including one with a Hydra chip.  Looking back on those, there was a distinct running theme – a willingness to offer the consumer perhaps something different. My tour of the ECS headquarters back in June, and a Q&A session with an ECS VP, gave credence to ECS pushing more into the consumer ...

Mesa 8.0 LLVMpipe: Fine For Desktop, Not For Gaming | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 20:24

Continuing in the coverage of the soon-to-be-out Mesa 8.0, here are some benchmarks of the CPU-based LLVMpipe software driver for Gallium3D...

Apple Wireless Keyboard am PC | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 19:48

Sollte man einen Sinn für optisch ansprechende Hardware haben, dann kommt man dieser Tage um einen Hersteller nicht herum: Apple. Der Hersteller mit dem Obst-Logo, schafft es immer wieder von neuem perfekt designde Geräte auf den Markt zu bringen. Dabei spielt es schliesslich keine Rolle ob es sich um ein Smartphone, einen Notebook oder wie in diesem Falle um ein Keyboard handelt. Auf den ...

Unruly Crowds Prompt Apple to Halt iPhone 4S Sales in China | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 19:48

Stories about frenzied shoppers in China fighting over newly released Apple products have become a common anecdote in the last couple of years. But in the run-up to the release of the iPhone 4S this week in Beijing, things got so out of hand Apple responded by temporarily suspending sales of the device. By most [...]

Murdoch: News Corp. ?Screwed Up? With MySpace | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 19:48

Rupert Murdoch joined Twitter about a month ago, and like many active members of the Twitterverse, he’s been using the platform to speak his mind. His latest tweet gives a tiny glimpse into what went wrong with formerly News Corp.-owned MySpace. “Many questions and jokes about My Space.simple answer – we screwed up in every [...]

Despite Holidays, Video Game Sales Drop 21 Percent in December | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 19:48

Despite the holiday season, video game sales during December fell 21 percent to $3.99 billion from $5.07 billion a year earlier, according to new data from market research firm NPD Group. Because a large amount of video game content came to market towards the end of the year, analysts expected December sales to be higher, [...]

Toshiba Demos Excite 10.1? and Concept Tablet Designs | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 19:36

We reviewed Toshiba’s Tegra 2-based Thrive 10.1” late last year and from a design standpoint, we were pretty disappointed with it. While elements like the removable battery, full size ports, and rubberized back cover were well done, overall the Thrive just wasn't designed as well as the leading Android tablets. It hit a more value oriented price point than higher end products like the Samsung ...

CES 2012: Otherworld Computing | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 18:12

Otherworld Computing, known more succinctly as simply OWC, showed one of the coolest things we've seen at CES: a smart electrical outlet with USB ports. It's not the first electrical outlet with USB ports, but it's by far the best designed. It features spring-loaded covers that kill the power when closed to prevent wasted juice and is the first UL-listed device of its kind, a necessary ...

Shuttle introduce H61 Sandy Bridge barebones | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 17:12

Barebones kit intended for a small HTPC set up.

Scythe launch the awesome looking Kaze Master Pro Ace fan controller | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 17:12

Control up to 6 fans, with a small screen for ?35.

Frontswap Still Not Ready For Linux 3.3 Kernel | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 17:00

While the Frontswap patches with Cleancache have been available for several Linux kernel release cycles, the Frontswap support still hasn't been merged. Another Oracle developer is now taking over maintenance of Cleancache and getting Frontswap finally ready for merging, but it's too late for the Linux 3.3 kernel...

Btrfs Picks Up Snappy Compression Support | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 17:00

New patches have been published for the Btrfs file-system that implement support for Google's Snappy compression algorithm, which promises to deliver better performance beyond LZO compression...

Windows 7 Bulldozer patch brings no performance improvements | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 14:12

Performance in vast majority of applications goes nowhere. Disappointment yet again.

CES 2012 LTE Face-Off - AT&T versus Verizon Wireless | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 13:36

My friends often think I've lost my mind given how many times I run speedtests on handsets in the process of reviewing them. The reason I'm compulsive about testing cellular network throughput and conditions is because it's massively important to both the overall smartphone experience - remove the cellular connection, and you've got a very expensive personal media player at best. We've taken a ...

CES 2012: The Booth Babes | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 13:36

CES is all about computers and gadgets for the most part. What better way to get people to come over to your booth to check out these products than having pretty girls showing off the product, especially if it is a boring product. One thing we know you, our readers always look forward to during our CES coverage is the booth babes! So we searched through all of the car audio, computer hardware, ...

Facebook Launches Social Music Feature ?Listen With Friends? | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 7:24

Facebook on Thursday began rolling out a new feature aimed at ramping up the social experience of listening to music online. The feature, called ?Listen With Friends”?lets users listen along with any friend that playing music. ?You can listen to the same song, at the exact same time?so when your favorite vocal part comes in [...]

OnLive To Appear on All Google TVs | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 7:24

Just days after gaming service OnLive announced that it would had developed a virtual Windows OS for tablets, the company signed a partnership with Google to bring OnLive to Google TV. OnLive will be a standard feature of the Google TV platform, appearing on all devices from all manufacturers, Google and OnLive announced on Wednesday. Initially, [...]

Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX, Droid 4, and Lapdock 500 Pro Impressions | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 5:48

Anand and I stopped by Motorola this afternoon and got to spend some time with a number of the handset-maker's newly announced products, including the RAZR MAXX, Droid 4, and Lapdock 500 Pro. We covered the announcement, but as a refresher, the RAZR MAXX is a RAZR with a gargantuan 3300 mAh (12.54 Whr) battery and slightly thicker profile, and the Droid 4 is a close relative that eschews the ...

TI Wireless Charging - New Chipsets and 10W charging for Tablets | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 4:36

This morning we stopped by TI's power management group to check out what all they had in store, and got to check out some demos of their new second generation wireless power chipsets. The new solutions meet the 5W Wireless Power Consortium (Qi) standard, and have a smaller total package area. TI demoed the BQ51013 second generation small form factor power Rx PCB charging a variety of devices, ...

Checking in with the Boutiques | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 2:12

This year's visit with representatives from some of the custom-build computer boutiques has been enlightening, if for no other reason than to highlight the sometimes extreme differences between each of these companies. Our first visit was with CyberPower, and while most of the hardware they had on display was pretty much par for the course when it came to boutiques, there was one machine ...

Corsair Continues to Expand | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 2:12

Corsair has been making a tremendous number of waves over the past year, as announcements made at last year's CES are beginning to come to fruition. They continue to expand into other markets, but they do so from the top down. One of their big new lines for 2011 and growing in 2012 is their Vengeance series of gaming peripherals. Ordinarily the marketing phrase "gaming peripherals" is enough ...

FreeBSD 9.0 Arrives w/ DTrace, Clang, ZFS Updates | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 1:48

After multiple delays spanning several months, FreeBSD 9.0 is being officially released today. While it comes late, at least there's many significant improvements...

Microsoft Bing Beats Yahoo in Search Queries for the First Time in December | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 1:36

comScore on Thursday released search engine data from December 2011, with Bing surpassing Yahoo in the number of search queries for the first time. Google, of course, continued to reign supreme, gobbling up 65.9 percent of search queries conducted in December, up 0.5 percent from November. Microsoft's Bing came in second, though not exactly a close second, claiming 15.1 percent of searches in ...

TI Shows Off OMAP 5 & ARM Cortex A15 at CES | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 1:12

We weren't allowed to take photos but we've just seen TI's OMAP 5 reference platform up and running Ice Cream Sandwich with full GPU acceleration enabled. The 28nm chip just came back from the fab earlier this month and it's already up and running. TI indicated that 28nm was very healthy.  The high level specs of the SoC are awesome: two ARM Cortex A15s (3-wide OoO cores), 2MB L2 cache, a ...

More Shots of the HTC Titan II & Nokia Lumia 900 | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 1:12

We covered the launch of HTC's Titan II and Nokia's Lumia 900, the first two AT&T LTE devices running Windows Phone 7.5. We're meeting with Nokia later today but I snagged a few shots of both devices during a Microsoft meeting that I thought I'd share. Check them out in the gallery below. Gallery: More Shots of the HTC Titan II & Nokia Lumia 900

Microsoft and LG Sign Patent Deal for Android, Chrome OS Devices | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 0:24

Microsoft and LG have signed a patent licensing deal covering LG tablets, smartphones, and other devices running Android and Chrome OS, Microsoft announced in a Thursday press release. “We are pleased to have built upon our longstanding relationship with LG to reach a mutually beneficial agreement,” Horacio Gutierrez, corporate vice president and deputy general counsel for [...]

Microsoft Bing Beats Yahoo in Search Queries for the First Time in December | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 0:24

comScore on Thursday released search engine data from December 2011, with Bing surpassing Yahoo in the number of search queries for the first time. However, Google sites, of course, continued to reign supreme, gobbling up 65.9 percent of search queries conducted in December, up 0.5 percent from November. Microsoft’s Bing came in second, though not exactly a [...]

CES 2012: iBUYPOWER | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 23:36

Our friends at iBUYPOWER alway have some really awesome systems to show off at CES. This year the debuted their Erebus GT system, which is a smaller and improved version of the original Erebus system. If you knew anything about the original Erebus you know it had a really awesome watercooling system and the Erebus GT is also the same. We were also shown the Lan Warrior II, which is not new, ...

CrossOver 11 Is Coming, Based On Wine 1.4 | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 22:36

CodeWeavers is now working towards CrossOver 11.0 as the next major version of their Office and Gaming products that allow popular Windows software to run unmodified under Linux and Mac OS X platforms. CrossOver 11 will be based upon the Wine 1.4 release and is expected for release in just a few months...

STALKER 2 still in development, despite rumors | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 22:00

A post on the developers Facebook wall indicates that STALKER 2 is still being developed.

New Medal of Honor and Need for Speed game accidentally announced | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 22:00

GAME UK accidentally tweeted about a new unannounced Medal of Honor and Need for Speed game

SD Association Standardizes Wi-Fi Cards | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 20:48

LAS VEGAS?The SD Association, the body which sets the standards for Secure Digital memory cards, announced a new standard for implementing Wi-Fi in memory cards. Dubbed Wireless LAN SD, it is first being brought to market this quarter by Toshiba in the form of FlashAir branded memory. Toshiba’s card, which will sell for around $65, [...]

The First Thunderbolt Speed Bump: Likely in 2014 | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 20:24

  One of the most interesting use cases for Thunderbolt is as a connection to an external GPU for thin and light notebook users, especially Ultrabook/MacBook Air users that are left with nothing more than integrated graphics. We've had concerns about the latency and bandwidth offered by Thunderbolt for use with an external GPU (1.25GB/s in each direction). Despite the concerns, MSI ...

Dell Planning to Re-enter Tablet Market | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 20:12

After a couple of failed attempts to capture mobile and tablet market, it looked like Dell had retreated into its shell. But it is time to get back into the game. According to Reuters, the company may be making a fresh attempt later this year. Dell is … [visit site to read more] Dell Planning [...]Dell Planning to Re-enter Tablet Market is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

OpenFIMG ARM Graphics Driver Is Still Active | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 20:12

OpenFIMG, the open-source graphics driver project that began as the GLES6410 driver for providing a full open-source 3D stack for some Samsung ARM SoCs, continues to be developed and is moving on with its OpenGL ES accelerated support...

Review: GeIL Evo Corsa 16GB Quad Channel DDR3-2400 MHz CL11 | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 19:36

Mit der brandneuen Evo Corsa Speicherserie, zielt GeIL auf den High-End-Gaming sowie den Enthusiasten Markt. In diesem Falle haben wir uns einem Quad-Channel-Speicherkit angenommen, das bei CL11 2'400 MHz Taktrate mitmachen soll. In diesem Sinne sind wir gespannt, wie dieses Kit auf unserer X79-Testplattform abschneidet.

Kodak Hero 9.1 | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 19:36

The Kodak Hero 9.1 is a feature-packed all-in-one printer that has a smart touchscreen and very good image and text quality. Small business buyers will appreciate the automatic document feeder and built-in duplexing. It definitely isn't the speediest printer on the market and we don't like the combined color cartridge, but it's still a really good unit overall.

Motorola Droid 4 Early Test Data Confirms RAZR Internals and Software | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 19:12

  Motorola has produced a lot of phones in the last several months that iterate the same hardware platform. While this is typical of a manufacturer (just look at the sheer number of Galaxy S variants available still today), the rate at which devices within a line have been EOL'd and reiterated have been a bit surprising. So, having released the Droid 3 less than six months ago, we now ...

Microsoft: 2012 Will Be Big For Windows Phone | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 18:24

LAS VEGAS — It’s not too late for Windows Phone, Microsoft’s Greg Sullivan says. There’s been a lot of debate around Microsoft’s platform recently, which has jumped into prominence here at CES with the new HTC Titan II and Nokia Lumia 900 phones. The Windows Phone product manager said that 2012 will be an “inflection [...]

Belkin Brings Home Automation, TV and Thunderbolt Solutions to CES | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 18:00

Belkin's product portfolio stretches across a huge range from A/V and networking solutions to iPod and Kindle cases. Their CES both focused primarily on their home electronics products with a layout aping your average small apartment. We took a tour and previewed some products that are ready to ship, and some still in development. Belkin Thunderbolt Express Dock This mock-up of ...

Canonical Brings Ubuntu To Televisions | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 18:00

Canonical, a services and software company that backs open-source projects like Ubuntu, recently announced they would be moving to compete in the Smart TV space. The project, called Ubuntu TV, would be based on Ubuntu Linux and would be open-sourced, though the project is not targeted at DIYers like XBMC, rather it is aimed at manufacturers to integrate within the TV rather than as a set-top box. ...

j5Create Wormhole Switch Brings KVM and File Sharing Across Mobile and Desktop | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 18:00

j5Create first revealed their Wormhole Switch as a simple way to control and share files across two Windows PC's. Connect both ends of the included cable to the separate computers, allow the driver to install, and then control both PC's from the keyboard and mouse of the one PC. The solution is simpler than remote desktop access solutions typically employed by IT professionals and was made more ...

Cactus Ridge: Understanding the New, More Affordable Thunderbolt Controller | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 18:00

  Eagle Ridge, Image Courtesy iFixit   When we first published the details of Intel's 2012 line of Thunderbolt controllers we pointed out that the specs of the two new controllers seemed identical to those of the two outgoing controllers. To briefly recap, there are currently two Thunderbolt controllers in the market: Light Ridge and Eagle Ridge. The ultimate difference between the ...

CES 2012: Golla | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 17:00

Finnish purveyor of designer bags and mobile carrying accessories Golla showed its new collections this year at CES. Among them, ThinkComputers took a look at the company's heavy duty laptop briefcase, an iPad sleeve, and more. These products will be available in April in the US online. Golla is hoping to expand their sales into various US telecom stores. ThinkComputers' Jack Wager speaks with ...

CES 2012: Gigabyte | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 16:00

Gigabyte is always a company I look forward to seeing at CES and this year they did not disappoint! This year they were showcasing their latest Intel X79 boards, a new Assassin board, the Assassin 2 and their new AMD 990FX board. One thing that was really exciting was that they were showing boards based on Intel's upcoming Ivy Bridge platform. Read on to check out all of what Gigabyte was ...

PC Shipments Suffer Setback in Q4: Mac Grows on | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 15:48

Times are not good for PC segment. According to a latest report released by Gartner, global shipments for PCs fell 1.4 percent during the fourth quarter of 2011. US market performed worse than the global one and declined 5.9 percent. However, Mac computers bucked the trend and registered 20.7 percent year over year growth for [...]PC Shipments Suffer Setback in Q4: Mac Grows on is a post from: UK ...

GammaRay 1.1 For Poking Qt Application Binaries | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 15:48

GammaRay 1.1 has been released, which is an interesting open-source application that allows the user to poke KDE/Qt applications and to manipulate these application binaries at run-time through a variety of techniques...

Hands on with HP's Envy 14 Spectre, Envy 15, and Folio | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 13:24

We got some quality hands-on time with HP's new line of notebooks, headlined by the Envy 14 Spectre that we posted about yesterday. Just to refresh, the Spectre is an ultrabook with a 14" 1600x900 screen and predominantly glass construction. The lid, display, palm rest, and trackpad are all covered in hardened, scratch-resistant glass panels. The rest of the chassis (LCD frame, keyboard surround, ...

Review: Kingston HyperX Genesis 2,133MHZ 16GB | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 12:24

Money isn't an issue if you're considering throwing together your own Intel X79-based high-end system, so splurging an extra hundred pounds on the highest-rated memory kits, such as the Kingston HyperX Genesis 2133MHZ 16GB shouldn't cause you too many problems. With its highest XMP profile of 2,133MHz you are guaranteed exceptional memory bandwidth, but does that translate through to exceptional ...

Windows 7 Bulldozer patch here again | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 12:12

This time its here to stay, benchmarks to come soon.

Lenovo?s IdeaPad Yoga 13 with Windows 8: This Is the Ultrabook We Want | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 10:00

We were back at Lenovo’s suite today and got a chance to spend a bit more time with a laptop that we didn’t get around to discussing on Tuesday. We’ve covered the ThinkPad and IdeaTab already, but we haven’t spent any time on the IdeaPad line. Where ThinkPad primarily targets business users, IdeaPad is a consumer line. There were plenty of IdeaPad laptops on display, but the one that ...

Sneak Peek at Future Toshiba Tablets | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 8:48

Ahead of CES, Toshiba revealed their Thrive successor, the Excite X10. This 7.7 mm thick slate would feature a 10.1" 1280x800 Gorilla Glass display and run Android 3.2 (and later 4.0) on a 1.2 GHz TI OMAP 4430 SoC with 1 GB of RAM. We didn't have a chance today to spend some time handling the device but we did see it and some of its kin locked behind glas on the show floor, and all four merit ...

CES: Seagate Combines 500GB Portable Drive With Mobile Hotspot in Proof of Concept | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 7:48

  While perusing the Verizon Wireless booth, a chunky little device caught our eye. Though considered a proof of concept, and not scheduled for release yet, a Seagate device was on display that combined an LTE mobile hotspot with 500GB of storage on-board. CES itself presents a clear use case for a device like this, allowing media generated by coverage of an event to be transferred to ...

Announcing The DRM VGEM - Virtual GEM Provider | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 4:36

Alpha quality patches were published today that introduce the "Virtual GEM Provider" for the Linux kernel DRM, which can improve the software-based acceleration experience for graphics...

Apple Announces Jan. 19 'Education Event' in NYC | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 2:24

Apple on Wednesday sent out media invites for an education event happening on Jan. 19 at New York City's Guggenheim Museum. The invite offers few details. It reads: "Please be our guest at an invitation-only education event at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York." Rumors of an NYC Apple event started circulating earlier this month, but it's unclear what exactly Apple plans to announce.

802.11ac RF Hands-On with Buffalo AirStation WZR-1750H | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 1:36

We just stopped by Buffalo's booth at CES 2012, who were kind enough to let us use a WiSpy DBx from Metageek we're working on reviewing to look at an 802.11ac signal. The WiSpy DBx is an inexpensive (for spectrum analyzers) spectral analysis tool, and with 802.11ac specifically the interesting thing to look at is what 80 MHz OFDM window. This is as opposed to the 20 or 40 MHz channels that are a ...

Apple Announces Jan. 19 ?Education Event? in NYC | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 0:00

Apple on Wednesday sent out media invites for an education event happening on Jan. 19 at New York City’s Guggenheim Museum. The invite offers few details. It reads: “Please be our guest at an invitation-only education event at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.” Rumors of an NYC Apple event started circulating earlier [...]

Sony: No PlayStation 3 Successor in 2012 | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 0:00

Don’t expect a next-generation PlayStation console to appear this year. Sony executive deputy president Kazuo Hirai dashed hopes that the company will unveil a PlayStation 4 this year at E3, or elsewhere. Hirai, who heads up Sony’s consumer electronics and video game divisions, told the Wall Street Journal that the company believes the PlayStation 3 [...]

CES 2012 Round-up: iPad 3, 4K JVC Camcorder, Razer Tablet & Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 0:00

CES is in full swing and today we?ll give you some interesting details on origami laptops, tablets, 4K camcorders and even an Apple rumour. Right, let?s get this Apple iPad … [visit site to read more] CES 2012 Round-up: iPad 3, 4K JVC Camcorder, Razer Tablet & Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga is a post from: UK [...]CES 2012 Round-up: iPad 3, 4K JVC Camcorder, Razer Tablet & Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga is a post ...

A.C.Ryan VEOLO Smart Android Hub | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 22:39

Featuring an 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 CPU, built-in 400MHz GPU, 512MB of DDR3 and 4GB of onboard flash memory the VEOLO Smart Android Hub by A.C.Ryan is aimed to be much more than just your average hardware media player, the only real question is whether or not it succeeds.

SteelSeries hit the market with 3 new mice | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 22:24

The Kana, Kinzu V2 Pro and Kinzu V2. Pricing between ?39.99-49.99.

Ambarella Shows off iOne SoC Applications, Wireless Camera Development Kit | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 21:00

Last CES I dropped by Ambaralla where they had just announced their iOne smart camera SoC. Ambaralla is a big player in the camera and encoder ASIC business, and the importance of adding high-end ISP and video encoding as smartphone cameras become a very important topic. On one hand, we have smartphones increasingly becoming the camera of choice, and on the other, cameras becoming increasingly ...

LG?s Super Ultrabook Surprise | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 20:37

LAS VEGAS ? LG Electronics may be better known for its smartphones and televisions, but the Korean manufacturer also has a computer division, and it has announced at CES that it is coming out with two new ultrabooks of its own, the 13-inch Z330 and the 14-inch Z430. But LG doesn’t stop there. Intent on [...]

Apple Makes Rare Hardware Acquisition With Israel-Based Anobit | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 20:36

Apple has officially confirmed its rumored purchase of Israeli flash storage technology company Anobit, Bloomberg haslearned. Apple spokesman Steve Dowling confirmed the buy to Bloomberg, but would not give further details. “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans,” Dowling said. It’s not out of the [...]

Facebook Rolls Out Ads to News Feeds | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 20:36

Facebook today began rolling out advertisements to users? news feeds, marking the paid posts as ?Featured.? The News Feed posts for which an advertiser has paid to have displayed will be labeled as ?Featured,? instead of ?Sponsored,? as was originally planned. Facebook said it is using the term ?Featured? to differentiate the paid News Feed posts [...]

General Electric Launches New Cameras | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 19:25

LAS VEGAS?General Electric has used CES as a launch pad for its newest batch of digital cameras. The company, better known for its light bulbs and washing machines, has been marketing digital cameras for the past five years. The latest batch includes a superzoom with an advanced Aptina A-Pix CMOS sensor as well as an [...]

Report: Dell Planning Consumer Tablet for Late 2012 Launch | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 19:25

Despite all the innovative products emerging from this week’s tech conflab in Las Vegas, one of the biggest pieces of news may be that Dell has finally decided to toss its hat into consumer tablet ring. Details of the upcoming product were revealed during an interview with Dell’s chief commercial officer Steve Felice who said, ”You will see [...]

T-Mobile Announces Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4G | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 19:25

LAS VEGAS ? T-Mobile and Samsung have announced at CES the Galaxy Blaze 4G, a slab smartphone with a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 processor and HSPA+ 42 data speeds. We’re big fans of HSPA+ 42; even if it’s not “next-generation 4G” in a technical sense the way LTE is, real-world speeds tend to match [...]

Corel Releases Professional Linux Photo Software | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 19:24

If the GIMP isn't cutting it for your photo needs or running Adobe Photoshop Lightroom within Wine isn't working out, Corel has released professional-grade photo software for Linux...

Where Things Fall Short: Eight Shortcomings Of Mesa 8.0 | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 19:24

While Mesa 8.0 has a lot to like about it from advertised OpenGL 3.0 support to performance improvements and new Gallium3D features, there are also several shortcomings of this major Mesa release for open-source graphics drivers...

Noctua NF-F12 Focused Flow 120mm Fan Review | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 19:12

Rather than just being quieter, the Noctua NF-F12 fan focuses on improving aerodynamics and turbulence to be more effective at a quiet acoustic level. We'll test it as both a traditional case exhaust fan as well as a cooler fan on a heat pipe tower. So, is it just marketing hype, or does it actually perform?

HP Announces ENVY 14 Spectre Ultrabook | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 18:48

To keep the flow of CES coverage steady, HP has announced ENVY 14 Spectre Ultrabook. The use of glass makes Spectre special: The lid, display, palmrest and trackpad are all covered with scratch-resistant glass. HP claims that the glass makes the laptop more durable, although the actual chassis seems to be aluminum too. HP didn't reveal the full specifications but Engagdet listed the specs of the ...

MeeGo-Successor Tizen Is Not On Wayland Yet | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 18:00

One of the first areas I looked at when the initial Tizen source-code and SDK were released this week was whether the Wayland Display Server is yet playing any role in this HTML5-focused Linux distribution being led by Intel, Samsung, and other industry leaders...

Lenovo Ideapad Y570 | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 16:00

Lenovo is often perceived as a company oriented towards business users, partly due to their IBM history, and partly due to the ThinkPad series. Yet their IdeaPad series devices have been present on the market for some time too, a series oriented to buyers that value capabilities and an attractive price more than the reliability and portability of ThinkPad notebooks. The latest model that?s got ...

LTE, iPhones on T-Mobile?s Horizon? | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 15:48

LAS VEGAS?T-Mobile is back, and it’s better than ever. The wireless carrier’s “break-up fee” with AT&T will help it boost the speed and power of its network, and there might even be an iPhone on the horizon. I talked to T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray, and he was all smiles. “We’re back. We believe we can [...]

Linux 3.2 Kernel Benchmarks | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 15:48

Following last week's release of the Linux 3.2 kernel, here is a round-up of Linux 3.2 kernel benchmarks. Also included are a new set of kernel benchmarks comparing the 3.2 kernel to older releases while running Intel's blazing fast Core i7 3960X Extreme Edition CPU.

Infographic: Comparing Apple to Apples | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 14:36

We all know Apple is one of the biggest giants in the tech industry. People flock to purchase their new products, from the iPhone to iPad and beyond. In a rather creative way, this infographic explores how the behemoth tech giant Apple stacks up against America's favorite shiny fruit.

Lenovo IdeaPad U400 | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 14:36

The Lenovo IdeaPad U400 looks and feels like it was designed to attract mainstream users. In addition to being well equipped, with an Intel Core i5 processor, discrete AMD graphics, a spacious hard drive, and forward-thinking features like USB 3.0 and WiDi 2.0, its sandblasted aluminum chassis and glass touchpad make it a system you'll literally want to get your hands on.

uTorrent users rise to 150 million | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 14:36

20 million BitTorrent and 132 million uTorrent users.

Review: Patriot Viper Xtreme Division 4 16GB | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 13:00

Cometh the boards, cometh the memory kits. The release of Intel's quad-channel enabling X79 motherboards may have left the simulated ring of cash registers reverberating in the ears of every RAM manufacturer, but it's the ideal time to enable such a high-end feature because DDR3 is so darned affordable right now. On top of that the sweet spot for quad-channel memory kits is healthy 16GB. ...

CES 2012: Thermaltake | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 12:24

This year at CES Thermaltake had quite a lot to show us. We all loved the Level 10 GT and now they have the Level 10 GTS, which is a smaller version of the case. Thermaltake is also launching a new line called "Chao" which is focused on style, they showed us quite a few different Chao products. One of the coolest things at the Thermaltake suite was a custom modded Level 10 GT that had a ...

Art Lebedev Studios Expands Optimus Line | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 11:48

Art Lebedev Studios premiered its Optimus Maximus keyboard in 2007; the device featured individual OLED displays for each key and provided a range of customizability never before seen in the PC input space. It also reached stratospheric heights in terms of pricing. The peripherals success has spawned an expansion of the line; first with the Mini Three and Aux (3-key and 12-key variants, ...

Hands-on with the Sprint Galaxy Nexus LTE | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 11:48

Sprint had a reception this evening that gave us a chance to get a closer look at their first LTE devices: the Sierra Wireless Tri-Network Hotspot, LG Viper 4G and Galaxy Nexus LTE. Though Sprint had all three devices at the event, they did not have a functioning LTE network to show off. They announced their first four networks last week (Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Atlanta) and still expect ...

EVGA Plans to Enter the PSU Market with the NEX PSU | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 10:36

While we won't see final hardware for a couple of months, EVGA is teasing its entry into the power supply market with a 1500W sample of its upcoming NEX PSU. The NEX lineup will also include 650W, 750W and 1000W models.  EVGA is being purposefully quiet about the NEX's featureset other than to say that it'll feature an innovative new cable design, "configurable" +12V rails and an easy to use ...

Transformer Prime Gets 4.0.3 (ICS) Update | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 10:36

A couple of days earlier than originally expected, ASUS pushed out an update to its Transformer Prime bringing the tablet up to Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich). I brought my Prime with me to Vegas just to be ready for when this update went live. I installed the update last night and have played with the platform a bit since then. Tegra 3 definitely does a better job of handling the ICS UI ...

Mozilla Announces Firefox Extended Support Release | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 5:48

Mozilla announced today that it would be offering a so-called Extended Support Release (or ESR) for Firefox to ease the pain of enterprises, universities, and other users put off by the company's earlier decision to switch to a rapid release cycle for Firefox. The ESR will be updated to a new major version about once a year, and then maintained with security patches until the next ESR, much as ...

The Linux 3.3 DRM Pull Is Heavy On Enhancements | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 5:48

There's more Linux 3.3 kernel news to report... This time it's the DRM pull request officially going in (and being accepted) as it's heavy on enhancements for open-source graphics drivers...

SilverStone Continues to Shake Things Up | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 4:48

Over the past year we've had the pleasure of testing more and more SilverStone enclosures, but the case and power supply designer is not content to rest on their laurels. We had a chance to check out what's to come when we visited their suite at CES. First, if you were a fan of the oddball FT03 like I was, SilverStone had on display a Mini-FT03. Essentially an even smaller version, the ...

Razer introduces the Naga Hex MOBA/action-RPG gaming mouse | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 4:24

Priced at $79.99, this is the perfect mouse for MOBA and RPG players.

Kingston launches HyperX Red and gives LoVo memory a new look | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 4:24

Available in 4GB and 8GB, price ranging from $31 to $54.

Dell Ultrabook Features Backlit Keyboard, Smart Connect | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 4:12

Coming late to the ultrabook party (announcing during CES and shipping at the end of February), Dell is relying on elegant design and corporate compatibility to sell its XPS 13, which will start at $999 with an Intel Core i3 processor and 128GB solid-state drive. Core i5 and i7 and 256GB SSD configurations will be [...]

Broadcom Offers a Peek at Rip-Roaring 5G Wi-Fi Chips | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 4:12

If you thought the rollout of 4G networks was exciting, wait until you get a load of 5G. Broadcom and other companies are readying next-generation 802.11ac chips based on fifth-generation Wi-Fi technology and the hardware should be turning up in home networking systems this year, with 5G smartphones and tablets likely to follow in 2013. [...]

Dell Launches XPS 13 Ultrabook | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 3:36

While Dell is one of the last vendors to actually announce an entry in Intel’s ultrabook category, their announcement is a bit of a doozy, and it arrives alongside a mild restructuring and simplification of Dell’s notebook lines. We’ll start with the most basic information: Dell is stripping their notebook lines down to the essentials: XPS, Inspiron, Alienware, and Vostro. Latitude’s ...

HighPoint Aggressively Pursuing Consumer Market | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 3:36

HighPoint Technologies is going to be a pretty familiar name to users who have heard of their RocketRAID expansion cards, but at CES their booth was surprisingly devoid of enterprise-level RAID kit. Instead we were presented with a fairly aggressive set of consumer class technologies. That said, probably their biggest product was a new RocketRAID card that includes SSD smart caching ...

Review: HIS 6670 Fan 1GB GDDR5 | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 2:25

HIS has a reputation for employing unusual and efficient cooling solutions on its cards, and the HIS 6670 Fan 1GB GDDR5 is no exception. This is its low-profile rendition of the HD 6670, AMD's lower-end gaming GPU. Granted, it's the type of graphics core that's hard to get too excited about, but while it struggles to produce triple-figure frame rates, at least it doesn't come with a triple figure ...

Review: Toshiba 46TL868B | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 2:25

Overview and featuresFew TV brands have had as busy a 12 months as Toshiba. Not content with launching its biggest television range for years last April, Toshiba even managed to squeeze in a 'round two' of telly launches right at the end of 2011. And heading up this second raft of TVs is the TL868 series, as represented here by the 46-inch Toshiba 46TL868B.Toshiba has got very clever in recent ...

Hands-on with the Samsung Series 9 | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 2:24

The Samsung Series 9 update was announced Monday and we got a peek at Samsung's thinnest notebook ever while at PepCom's Digital Experience, just ahead of CES. The latest refresh brings these non-Ultrabooks to just half an inch at their thickest point, in both 13.3" and 15" display configurations. The 15" model we handled weighs in at 3.5 lbs, while the 13.3" model shaves a pound off the weight. ...

Zotac intros a USB 3.0 to HDMI adaptor | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 2:24

Real time compression allows for Full HD content to expand onto more displays.

EXT4 Gains New Online Resize Support In Linux 3.3 | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 1:12

The EXT4 file-system pull request went in today for the Linux 3.3 kernel. The EXT4 updates for this next kernel include the new online resize interface...

Team Group release DDR3 2600MHz Quad Channel RAM kits | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 1:12

2600MHz with CL10 timings, perfect for X79 Intel platforms.

Apple iOS Gains Market Share But Still Trails Android | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 0:48

Google?s Android still leads the smartphone market, but Apple closed in on its competitor in recent months thanks to sales of the iPhone 4S and other models, according to data released at the Consumer Electronic Show by the NPD Group. Apple and Android significantly distanced themselves in 2011 from competitors RIM, Windows Phone 7 and Windows Mobile, essentially making the battle for smartphone ...

Checking Out The Ubuntu TV Prototype | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 0:00

Today in Las Vegas I had the chance to checkout the Ubuntu TV prototype and briefly talk about Canonical with their ambitions on the television front...

Hands-on with the Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE and Galaxy Note | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 23:00

I had a minute to chat with Philip Berne of Samsung and get my some time with the Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE and AT&T's recently announced LTE variant of the Galaxy Note. While we didn't have time to run our usual test bench, we did get in a quick SunSpider 9.1 run on the Note, and the results weren't too shabby. Each is running TouchWiz over Gingerbread, with plans for Ice Cream Sandwich in place. The ...

Eight Reasons You Can Enjoy Mesa 8.0 | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 23:00

While OpenGL 3.0 / GLSL 1.30 support in Mesa 8.0 has been what's talked about lately for this open-source graphics library to be released next month, there's a lot of other improvements too in Mesa 8.0 for those of you using the open-source graphics drivers under Linux...

New Gorilla Glass 2 Makes Products 20 Percent Thinner, Corning Says | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 21:36

LAS VEGAS?Corning on Monday at CES unveiled Gorilla Glass 2, the sequel to its super-strong, damage-resistant glass cover that is featured in an array of tablets, smartphones, and other devices. The company said in a press release that while Gorilla Glass 2 is 20 percent thinner than its predecessor, it doesn’t lose any of its [...]

CES 2012: Digital Experience | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 21:24

Digital Experience is a great event held every year the night before CES. This event brings many different companies together so they can showcase just a few products they are going to be showing at CES. This event is also a lot of fun because each year it is themed; the theme this year was the wild west. Read on as we show you some cool new products from Logitech, Western Digital, fitbit, ...

Minecraft Pocket Edition being rethought | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 21:00

Minecraft Pocket Edition will be rethought and redesigned to meet the users requirements

Yahoo Announces New Interactivity for Connected TV | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 20:24

LAS VEGAS?Today at the Consumer Electronics Show, Yahoo announced new consumer and advertiser offerings for its Connected TV platform. New interactions including show trivia, voting, shopping, videos, photos, and game show play will now be possible for users of Yahoo’s Internet TV software, which is available on televisions from Sony, Samsung, VIZIO, Toshiba, Haier, and HiSense. Connected ...

Apple iOS Gains Market Share But Still Trails Android | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 20:24

Google?s Android still leads the smartphone market, but Apple closed in on its competitor in recent months thanks to sales of the iPhone 4S and other models, according to data released at the Consumer Electronic Show by the NPD Group. In its analysis of last year’s smartphone market in the U.S., NPD found that market [...]

New IdeaCentre A720 All-In-One PC from Lenovo | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:48

Powered by Sandy Bridge Z68 with Nvidia graphics. Slimmest 27" All-in-one PC.

Last Ballmer CES Keynote Light on News, Big on Windows 8 | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:13

LAS VEGAS?Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer used his final Consumer Electronics Show (CES) keynote here to talk up Windows 8, additions to the Xbox platform, and the new Windows-based Nokia devices. But the presentation, which officially kicked off the show, was light on major product news. Ballmer announced that Kinect for the PC will be available on [...]

Olympus Rolls Out New Cameras | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:13

Olympus has used CES to launch a few new point-and-shoot digital cameras. The entry-level VG-160 is a 14-megapixel shooter with a 5x (26-130mm equivalent) zoom lens. The camera is about three quarters of an inch thick and features a large, 3-inch LCD for image framing and review. It is capable of 720p video capture and [...]

D-Link Throws Hat Into 802.11ac Ring, Announces New Routers at CES | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:13

Las Vegas?Today at CES 2012, D-Link announced support for 802.11ac Wi-Fi. While the company did not release details on specific 802.11ac wireless products in the works, D-Link states that products supporting the new 802.11ac standard will be available in the latter part of 2012. According to the company, these devies will be backwards compatible with [...]

RIM Drops More Hints About PlayBook 2.0, BlackBerry 10 | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:12

LAS VEGAS ? BlackBerry maker RIM is trying to drum up app-developer support at CES, talking up the smartphone platform’s popularity among its 50 million users, demonstrating a new version of its PlayBook tablet, OS and dropping some hints about its upcoming BB10 phones?among them that, yes, there will be models with QWERTY keyboards. “When [...]

Verizon Unveils Two World-Ready 4G LTE Hotspots at CES | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:12

LAS VEGAS?Verizon today announced two new world-ready hotspots that also tap into the carrier’s 4G LTE network. There’s the Verizon Jetpack MiFi 4620L from Novatel and the Verizon Jetpack EuFi890 from ZTE. Curious naming conventions aside, either of these hotspots may prove to be seriously useful for world travelers who need bandwith on the go. [...]

Vizio Gets in the Google TV Game | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:12

LAS VEGAS?Google TV was the purview of Logitech and Sony last year, with those two companies the only ones who released products with Google’s TV-watching Android variant. Vizio joins them this year with its new Vizio Internet Apps Plus system, announced at CES 2012. Vizio’s system incorporates Vizio’s VIA apps into Google TV and puts [...]

Apple?s Tim Cook: Highest Paid CEO of 2011? | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:12

Apple chief Tim Cook might be the highest paid CEO in the U.S. in 2011, according to a proxy statement Apple filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday. The Associated Press is reporting that Cook’s total pay package is valued at $378 million. The document, filed just before Apple’s annual shareholders’ meeting, [...]

CES Stuff | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:12

I'm not covering CES stuff here.. I do it on other sites and it's just gotten too much. If you want to catch up on all the CES stuff that's going on hop on over to one of the other sites that I own, write for or run...Visit these for the latest CES news:http://blog.testfreaks.com/ (http://blog.testfreaks.com/) http://reviewthetech.com/ (http://reviewthetech.com/) http://www.mobilitydigest.com/ ...

Kingston HyperX 240 GB Review | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:12

Kingston is a big name in the memory business and their HyperX system memory is legendary. When they decided to put that name on an SSD many people were sceptical, but it seems Kingston achieved their goal. In our testing we see the HyperX SSD cruise past the competition, making it the fastest SSD we ever tested.

Fedora 17 Has More Features: GIMP 2.8, GCC 4.7, oVirt, Etc | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 18:36

Fedora 17 (a.k.a. the Beefy Miracle) already has an impressive list of new features coming, but several more features have been added to their planned list...

Homefront Ultimate Edition announced | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 18:24

Homefront Ultimate Edition has been scheduled for launch March 31st

ELLCC: Using LLVM/Clang For Cross-Compiling | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 17:36

The number of projects taking advantage of LLVM continues to rise. Another project is ELLCC, which uses LLVM/Clang for cross-compiling...

Ozone Gaming release Radon Opto mouse | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 17:12

?40 for a 3500DPI gaming mouse.

CES 2012 Round-up: Sony, Microsoft and LG | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 16:24

CES is underway and we’ve collated the best of the best of what’s has been shown off in the first day of the technology marathon. We’ll be giving you first hand details on what Sony, Microsoft and LG has to offer in 2012 and … [visit site to read more] CES 2012 Round-up: Sony, Microsoft [...]CES 2012 Round-up: Sony, Microsoft and LG is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

CES Video Blog 2: What We Want to See | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 14:36

So we are all settled in here at CES and we wanted to show you the awesome system CyberPower has provided for us to do all of our video editing on and to tell you what we want to see at CES 2012. Read on to check out our latest CES Video blog and see what we are excited to see this year at CES!

Activision buys Black Ops 2 domain | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 14:36

Activision has purchased a number of domains, including blackops2.com

Wii sells 30 Million in Europe | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 14:36

Nintendo announce the Wii has passed 30 million European sales

Lenovo IdeaTabs Shown Off with Krait, Tegra 3, and Atom | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 10:36

Tablets can be found everywhere at CES, and not just with the manufacturers—it’s hard to swing a mouse by the cord without hitting someone starting at their tablet. Like all the major OEMs, Lenovo is ready to throw its hat into the tablet ring, and they had numerous new tablets on display. The IdeaTab S2110 was one of the more interesting tablets on hand, sporting a new dual-core Qualcomm ...

Lenovo ThinkPads at CES | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 8:12

Lenovo had a large area reserved where they could display all of their new and upcoming hardware along with some of their recently released products. While there were various ThinkCentre offerings on display, the majority of the space was occupied by a plethora of laptops, tablets, and smartphones. We didn’t spend time with every product on offer, but there were a few interesting items worth ...

Vizio Razor M3D460SR | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 7:48

The Vizio Razor M3D460SR is a 46-inch edge-lit LED HDTV that has an overall good image quality despite some minor flaws. It also has passive 3D technology, wireless networking, lots of Internet connected services and more. It does, however, have a glossy screen that shows reflections and some issues with the local dimming feature.

CES 2012: Windows 8 Beta In Late February | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 7:00

There has been some speculation over the last few months over when to expect the beta release of Windows 8. During Microsoft's final CES keynote tonight, Microsoft put that speculation to rest (more or less), announcing that the Windows 8 beta will be released to the public in late February. Also being released alongside the Windows 8 beta will be the Windows Store, Microsoft’s central ...

RIM Rolls Out BlackBerry 7.1 OS | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 5:24

Research In Motion (RIM) on Monday unveiled BlackBerry 7.1 OS, the latest version of its smartphone software. RIM said it will begin rolling out the new operating system today and will expand to carrier partners worldwide in the coming weeks. BlackBerry 7.1 comes with a number of new features and enhancements, including BlackBerry Tag, a new content sharing tool.

Samsung Leaps Into The Ultrabook Fray | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 3:01

Samsung is set to take on the ultrabook competition, with its own Series 5 ultrabooks, in a variety of sizes and configurations. Samsung, makers of the prototypical ultrabook the Samsung Series 9 ($1,199.99 list, 4 stars), has set its sights on the smaller form factor of the competition. The company is releasing a new line of 13- [...]

HP Conjures Up Ultrabook Spectre | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 3:01

LAS VEGAS?HP says its goal for the Envy 14 Spectre was to stand out from the crowd of ultrabooks unveiled at this year’s CES. The way to do that, the hardware giant says, was as clear as glass: scratch-resistant glass covering the 3.8-pound portable’s lid and palm rest, as well as its screen and touchpad. [...]

RIM Rolls Out BlackBerry 7.1 OS | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 1:48

Research In Motion (RIM) on Monday unveiled BlackBerry 7.1 OS, the latest version of its smartphone software. RIM said it will begin rolling out the new operating system today and will expand to carrier partners worldwide in the coming weeks. BlackBerry 7.1 comes with a number of new features and enhancements, including BlackBerry Tag, a new content [...]

Xubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu Go LTS With 12.04 | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 1:24

The Ubuntu Technical Board has approved the proposals that now qualify the Kubuntu, Xubuntu, and Edubuntu derivatives of Ubuntu to be Long-Term Support (LTS) certified for 12.04...

Nokia Announces Lumia 900 with AT&T LTE | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 1:12

We're live at the Nokia CES press conference where the Finnish smartphone manufacturer has finally officially announced the Lumia 900 with LTE in tow. We'll be updating with more details as the event unfolds, but thus far the device looks to confirm preexisting rumors. Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, and AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de La Vega all took the stage at the Nokia press ...

Sony ?not contemplating? new console | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 0:24

Sony have confirmed that they are not working on the next console at this time.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE Headed to Verizon Wireless | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 0:00

Not content to release a few hotspots and phones, Verizon Wireless is giving Pantech and AT&T a run for their money with the release of an LTE variant of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 7.7. Alone amongst the Galaxy Tab family, the Tab 7.7 features Samsung's Exynos processor clocked at 1.4 GHz; and this marks the first occasion that Exynos will be paired with an LTE radio. The Galaxy S II LTE variants ...

Seagate's GoFlex Thunderbolt Adapters | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 0:00

Finally, we're getting somewhere. After seeing nothing but Thunderbolt storage devices with built in, overpriced drives, Seagate is going to be delivering the first GoFlex docks with Thunderbolt support. Granted you'll still have to use a compatible GoFlex drive, but this is at least a step in the right direction. There are two models: the GoFlex Desk Thunderbolt adapter and the GoFlex ...

Sony Ericsson, AT&T Announce Sony Xperia Ion | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 23:36

LAS VEGAS?Sony Ericsson and AT&T today announced the LTE-powered Sony Xperia Ion, the first Sony-branded smartphone and one of the most powerful smartphones to grace the U.S. market. The Xperia Ion has a 4.6-inch, 1280-by-720 screen and a 12-megapixel rear camera, making it (so far) the only 12-megapixel cameraphone offered by a U.S. carrier. It’s [...]

Motorola Announces Droid 4, Droid RAZR MAXX on Verizon Wireless | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 23:36

LAS VEGAS?At CES 2012, Motorola and Verizon Wireless have launched the Motorola Droid 4 and the Droid RAZR MAXX, two 4G LTE-powered smartphones for Verizon’s network. The two companies are billing the Droid 4 as the thinnest 4G LTE QWERTY smartphone on the market?4G LTE and QWERTY being two things that usually lead to thicker [...]

Magellan Eyes Fitness Market | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 23:36

LAS VEGAS?On Friday, Magellan, GPS navigation specialists, announced its plans to enter the fitness market with two new products. The Switch and Switch Up will be the company?s first fitness-oriented products that will utilize GPS technology to meet the growing needs of runners, cyclists, and multisport athletes. The Switch and Switch Up are both billed [...]

Enermax Platimax 1500 W Review | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 23:12

The fight for the top spot in the 80PLUS Platinum category is raging, especially now that many OEMs started offering platinum units with over 1 kW capacity. At this time Enermax probably has the most complete Platinum series, called Platimax. Today we will test its strongest model which features monstrous 1500W capacity.

Apple releases iOS 5.1 Beta 3 - Updates Baseband Again, 3G Toggle is Back | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 22:48

We've been tracking and updating our iPhone 4S' to each beta of iOS 5.1, and today Apple has pushed out an OTA version of iOS 5.1 Beta 3 (build 9B5141a). The update changes baseband firmware on the 4S to 1.5.04 (from 1.4.00 in iOS 5.1 Beta 2) and also reintroduces the 3G toggle on our AT&T iPhone 4S. This is a very welcome and timely change especially considering that AT&T WCDMA is almost ...

Acer unveils its Thunderbolt equipped Aspire S5 Ultrabook | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 22:12

Planned for Q2, it weighs 1.35kg and measures 15mm in thickness.

Linux 3.3 Kernel Has A Big, "Pretty Good" Staging Merge | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 22:00

The Linux 3.3 kernel staging pull request has been submitted to Linus Torvalds. As said by Greg Kroah-Hartman, the 3.3 staging merge is big and "overall, the story is pretty good."..

It's Official: Mesa 8.0 With OpenGL 3.0 | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 22:00

Mesa, the heart of the open-source 3D graphics drivers for Linux, will see its 8.0 release in February with OpenGL 3.0 compliance...

AT&T and HTC Announce HTC Titan II with 16 MP Camera | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 21:36

HTC CEO Peter Chou took the stage at AT&T's developer conference keynote, and held up the HTC Titan II - AT&T's first LTE WP7 device. This comes just a few hours before Nokia is expected to present its own LTE-enabled WP7 device on AT&T. The Titan II includes a whopping 16 MP backside illuminated CMOS sensor with a wide angle optical system alongside dual LED flash, image stabilization, and ...

Motorola Announces Droid 4 with LTE, RAZR MAXX | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 21:36

It has been just 5 months since the launch of the Motorola Droid 3, and today at day 0 on CES, Motorola has announced its 4G LTE-enabled replacement, the Motorola Droid 4. The Motorola Droid 4 appears to marry the industrial design and profile of the Motorola Droid RAZR to a five-row QWERTY keyboard and likewise includes the same 1.2 GHz OMAP4430 SoC.  Motorola Droid 4 (left), RAZR MAXX ...

Thermaltake pairs up with BMW?s Designworks once more | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 21:00

A new mouse is created, featuring a hollowed-out design for better customization.

Crucial?s Ballistix Sport, Tactical and Elite now available in 8 GB | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 21:00

Featuring DDR3-1600 & DDR3-1866, prices range from $99.99 to $279.99.

Oracle Has Yet To Clarify Solaris 11 Kernel Source | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 20:48

It was one month ago that Phoronix was the first to note the Solaris 11 kernel source-code was leaked onto the Internet via Torrent sites. One month later, Oracle still hasn't officially commented on the situation...

Reiser4 Still Lacks Mainline Ambitions | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 20:48

Reiser4 is still not ready for integration into the Linux 3.3 kernel nor has the file-system even been officially updated yet for any of the recent kernel releases...

ION Audio Expands iCade Lineup with iCade Core, iCade Mobile, and iCade Jr. | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 20:24

ION Audio's iCade, the faux-retro Bluetooth arcade cabinet for the iPad and iPad 2, is getting some company this year: the company is currently showing off the new iCade Core, iCade Mobile, and iCade Jr. at CES. All three products are due to show up at some future date in 2012. The iCade Core is a streamlined version of the original iCade that eschews the first model's arcade cabinet casing, ...

Samsung Galaxy Note Joining AT&T's Stables | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 20:24

Ahead of their keynote, Samsung and AT&T announced that they would be the first North American carrier to sell Samsung's Phone/Tablet mash-up, the Galaxy Note. Featuring a 5.3" HD SuperAMOLED display, this device pushes the boundaries of what could comfortably called a phone; and the experience is further blurred by a stylus interface called S Pen, that provides functionality similar to the HTC ...

Live at the AT&T Developer Conference Keynote | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 19:12

We're live at the AT&T Developer Conference keynote where CEO Ralph De La Vega is making announcements about the company's plans and new devices for 2012. Unfortunately our view isn't the greatest so we'll be rolling without photos for a while and updating later. First off, AT&T announced a new set of payment APIs for android which allow for payments to be made directly to the ...

Sharp Brings 3D To 80-inch HDTV | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 19:12

Last year, Sharp launched its 80-inch LED LCD HDTV, the LC-80LE632U. It was one of the biggest consumer-available flat panel HDTVs on the market. Now, it’s still one of the biggest, but it’s getting a more advanced brother. The LC-80LE844U will be an 80-inch LED LCD HDTV with 3D support, adding the one feature the [...]

OnLive Launches Free Virtual Windows OS, Cloud Browser | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 19:12

LAS VEGAS–OnLive continued to push the envelope on Monday, expanding its cloud offerings from gaming to a free, virtual Microsoft Windows 7 desktop plus Office apps, that it will make available to tablet users for free. And, in doing so, OnLive may have stolen a bit of thunder from Microsoft and its own Windows 8-on-tablets initiative. [...]

Hands On With The LG Spectrum for Verizon | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 19:12

LAS VEGAS ? Move over, “Retina Display.” The new LG Spectrum for Verizon Wireless brings an amazing 720p HD screen that’s even denser than Apple’s famous iPhone screen, in a slimmer, lighter package than the existing HTC Rezound phone. I spent some time with the phone here at CES and came away impressed, although it’s [...]

VIA introduce USB2 Expressway Technology | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 19:12

Allows USB 2.0 devices to utilize USB 3.0 bandwidth.

Enermax Briskie Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Review | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 19:00

Introduction For day to day typing I typically always reach for my old standby, the Logitech G110. While this keyboard isn't "great" it is what I am used to and typically most of my writing is done on this. Once I am either done gaming or writing, I then move over to quite a selection of various older keyboards, and a couple of wireless versions I have picked up for benching of coolers, or even ...

Huawei Announces Ascend P1 S with 6.68mm thickness | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 18:00

We're at Huawei's press event where we just got to go hands on with the company's two new phones, both running Android Ice Cream Sandwich: the Huawei Ascend P1 S and Ascend P1. Both are based on a 1.5 GHz OMAP4460 SoC with PowerVR SGX 540 graphics and sport a 4.3" SAMOLED qHD display (960x540) with Gorilla Glass front face.  The P1 S is impressively thin at 6.68 mm. Both the P1 S and P1 ...

OCZ Scores an Ultrabook Design Win for Everest: LG Super Ultrabook Z300 | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 18:00

OCZ is on a roll at CES this year. It just announced LG's Super Ultrabook Z300 will ship with a 256GB mSATA Indilinx Everest based SSD. I'm still trying to get photos of the actual device so I can get an idea of the channel configuration but it's still great news for the once enthusiast-only memory company.

Kodak Goes Wireless With EasyShare M750 Digital Camera | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 17:48

The latest entry in Kodak’s EasyShare line, the M750 digital camera, doesn’t require you to plug it into a computer to offload your photos and videos. The camera has built-in Wi-Fi so that you can transmit photos to your computer, the Kodak Gallery, Facebook, or to an email recipient with the press of a button. [...]

MetroPCS Announces Two LTE Smartphones | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 17:48

LAS VEGAS ? Low-cost prepaid phone carrier MetroPCS is improving its Android lineup at this year’s CES. Along with the first Dyle Mobile TV phone. The company today announced the LG Connect 4G, Metro’s first dual-core smartphone, as well as the affordable Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G, which brings LTE to the masses for $199 without a [...]

PowerShot G1 X Headlines Canon Camera, Camcorder Announcements | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 17:48

Canon has unveiled several new cameras and camcorders, including its PowerShot G1 X, a $799 enthusiast model that will be sold side-by-side with the G12, the company’s previous top-end point-and-shoot. Also announced were the PowerShot Elph 110 HS, which replaces the 300 HS, and the PowerShot Elph 520 HS, which takes the place of the 500 HS. On [...]

Linux News From The Consumer Electronics Show 2012 | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 17:36

It's now CES (Consumer Electronics Show) week in Las Vegas... Phoronix will have you covered on important Linux hardware news...

Trim-Slice: Dual-Core ARM Tegra 2 Desktop | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 16:24

The Trim-Slice from CompuLab is a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 nettop based on the NVIDIA Tegra 2 platform. In this article are our first Ubuntu benchmarks of this low power, fan-less desktop with comparative figures to Intel's older platforms and the OMAP4660-based dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 PandaBoard ES.

NeatDesk for Mac @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 14:24

Link: http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-neatdesk-for-mac/ (http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-neatdesk-for-mac/) Quote: " Was one of your New Year’s resolutions to be neater or have less clutter? If the answer is yes then today’s review item is one you’ll want to check out. The Neat Company offers the NeatDesk for Mac, which is a scanner/software combo that helps move ...

Smartphones to Gain Market Share in 2012 | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 14:00

Now that we are done with holiday festivities, it is time to start predicting trends for new year. The new year is likely to be a bumper year for 3G and 4G phones. According to a latest report released by ABI Research, these … [visit site to read more] Smartphones to Gain Market Share in [...]Smartphones to Gain Market Share in 2012 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping ...

Dropcam HD: Cloud Based Home Surveillance Goes Mainstream in 720p | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 12:12

Dropcam's innovative cloud based home monitoring system was reviewed by us back in August 2010 and came away satisfied with the innovative take of a young startup on the home surveillance market. In the Dropcam Echo, a standard off-the-shelf Axis security camera was made very user friendly with Dropcam's cloud based recording solution. This time around, Dropcam is handling the product from ...

Netflix Makes UK Debut with One Month Free Trial Offer | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 11:48

After months of speculation, Netflix has finally unveiled its services in the UK. The Film and TV subscription service is currently going through a rough patch in its niche US market, but its UK launch has been smooth so far. Netflix has brought … [visit site to read more] Netflix Makes UK Debut with One [...]Netflix Makes UK Debut with One Month Free Trial Offer is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Review: CyberPower Liquid Xtreme GT | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 11:12

From the unassuming chassis, you'd be forgiven for thinking the Liquid Xtreme GT was just another mid-range machine from CyberPower. Maybe packing a Core i5 2500K, or a new GTX 560 Ti 448 Core. Or maybe, just maybe, it's a combination of a £500 processor and a £400 graphics card. It's the latter. CyberPower has dropped the lower-end Sandy Bridge E chip, the Core i7 3930K, into this machine and ...

OCZ Z-Drive R4 CloudServ (RM1616) Features Sixteen SandForce Controllers | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 10:12

The Z-Drive R4 is a PCIe SSD available in 4 and 8-controller versions targeted squarely at the enterprise. Apparently some of OCZ's customers wanted an even beefier version, which OCZ has delivered in the form of the Z-Drive R4 CloudServ (RM1616). Featuring sixteen SandForce SF-2582 controllers, the RM1616 supports up to 16TB of NAND on a single, double slot, PCIe card. The interface remains PCIe ...

OCZ's Indilinx Everest 2 Launching in June 2012, Features Vastly Improved Random Performance | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 8:48

OCZ has a lot to show off this year at CES/Storage Visions, but the most exciting product from a client standpoint is its new Everest 2 controller. While the original Everest just launched two months ago, Everest 2 is expected in the next 6 months. OCZ already has silicon back and it is fast.  Whereas Everest 1 was a competitive performer, Everest 2 is designed to really go after the ...

HP Folio 13 | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 8:48

Ultrabooks have become one of the most talked about tech trends as we head into 2012 and the HP Folio 13 is one of these new, sleek, ultraportable notebooks. It weighs only 3.2-pounds, has extra long battery life and speedy performance thanks to its Intel Core i5 CPU and 128GB solid-state hard drive.

Review: Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 6:36

OverviewThe Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 is one of our favourite premium grade compact cameras, which means our hopes for the nigh identical 10.1MP, 3.8x optical zoom Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium are as high as the price tag. Yes, owning a Leica camera with its famous little red dot logo costs a lot, with little concession made to market competitiveness. The silver-grey metal Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium is, ...

Review: Fractal Design Core 3000 | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 6:36

We checked out Fractal Design's Define Mini a couple of months back, and now we have another of its minimalist designs sitting on the test bench. The Core 3000 is the first in a new range of budget cases from the award-winning Swedish manufacturer. This series of chassis have been designed to offer Fractal Design's usual design features, cooling performance and build quality, but at a lower price ...

anidées AI6 black - review carcasa | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 6:36

Iat? c? a venit 2012 iar noi nu am stat prea mult deoparte mai ales c? primul review din acest an aduce o premier?. Carcasa anidées AI6 este primul model realizat de c?tre acest nou produc?tor ce ?i-a stabilit ca ?int? oferirea unor produse de calitate superioar? pentru entuzia?ti ?i pasiona?i.

Acer Unveils the Thinnest Ultrabook, a 15" Ultrabook, a 1080p Tablet and AcerCloud | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 6:36

It technically doesn't start for another day, but CES is in full swing in Las Vegas. As part of the fun, Acer is bringing us the thinnest Ultrabook yet: The Aspire S5. This 13.3" class laptop measures just 15 mm at its thickest point and weighs in at under 3 lbs. Specs get thin from there, the Intel Core processor, SSD and sealed battery are a given; what we don't know is the size of the battery ...

Lenovo At CES: Android TV and First Krait Tablet | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 6:36

In 2011, Lenovo made a cursory effort to grab some of the consumer Android tablet space with the 7" K1, and a slightly more concerted effort to grab the enterprise tablet space with the ThinkPad Tablet. This year they seem to be reaching further. In a release ahead of CES Lenovo has revealed two rather interesting products, the K91 Android TV and the S2 Tablet featuring the Qualcomm MSM8960 SoC, ...

LaCie at CES: 2big & eSATA Thunderbolt Hubs | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 3:24

We're expecting to see a lot of Thunderbolt devices at CES this year and we've already seen our first two new products, both from LaCie. The first is the new LaCie 2big Thunderbolt drive. This is a dual drive 3.5" enclosure that will be offered in capacities of up to 8TB.  Next up is the LaCie Thunderbolt eSATA Hub. This device looks like a Little Big Disk but adds two eSATA ports to your ...

Video: First Sprint 4G LTE Bandwidth Tests | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 3:00

The details are still a little shaky, but videos have emerged that allegedly show the first tests of Sprint’s 4G LTE network ? itself announced all of one day prior to the first unofficial testing video hitting YouTube. In the first video shot by YouTube user “TheComputerMaster,” he’s allegedly able to hit a download speed [...]

Lenovo IdeaPads Get New Hardware, Look | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 1:48

Lenovo announced Sunday that it has polished up the latest models of its IdeaPad lineup with colorful designs and the latest Intel processors. Lenovo is updating the IdeaPad G, U, Y, and Z model lines, adding colors and patterns in addition to a raft of new features, like new multimedia capabilities and updated Intel hardware. [...]

RFC: More Interactive Graphs For Benchmarks | Posted on: 08/01/2012 @ 23:36

Here's some work that's landed to ultimately provide a more interactive experiencing when viewing benchmark results, but your feedback is requested...

Gallium3D For Haiku Is Being Addressed | Posted on: 08/01/2012 @ 23:36

It turns out that a developer is bringing Mesa's Gallium3D driver support to Haiku -- the operating system that seeks to re-implement BeOS as open-source -- per an outstanding monetary bounty...

Le Pan II for Sale on Amazon! | Posted on: 08/01/2012 @ 19:00

Hmm.. it seems the Le Pan II (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0067XX3AI?ie=UTF8 tag=dragonsteelmo-20 linkCode=xm2 camp=1789 creativeASIN=B0067XX3AI) is on sale on Amazon right now. From what I heard it wasn’t going to officially be on sale until after the CES announcement. Here’s hoping I can get one for review!!! I love my Le Pan TC 970, or the Le Pan I, it’s sitting in a stand on my ...

FOSDEM 2012: Four Weeks To Wayland, X.Org & Games | Posted on: 08/01/2012 @ 17:12

There's just four weeks to go until FOSDEM 2012 takes place in Brussels, Belgium. The initial schedule for this leading open-source European event is set, there's lots of interesting discussions to be had, and at least one surprise...

Microsoft's exFAT Is Still Crap On Linux | Posted on: 08/01/2012 @ 17:12

If you were hoping to see support for Microsoft's exFAT file-system land in the Linux 3.3 kernel, guess again...

EK?s HD 7970 water block is the top performer | Posted on: 08/01/2012 @ 16:36

Through thorough testing, EK saw its water block perform at its best.

News for 1-8-12 | Posted on: 08/01/2012 @ 15:36

Time for the news from sites around the world..

CES 2012 Here We Come! | Posted on: 08/01/2012 @ 2:00

Well it is that time of year again! CES is just a few days away and we are so excited to get to Vegas and see what all of these companies have in store for us. If you don't know what CES is it is the Consumer Electronics Show, which not only is the biggest electronics show in America, but also the largest trade show in North America! We will be seeing new products in categories such as computer ...

Vizio vs. Apple: The Battle of the ?Ultrabooks? | Posted on: 08/01/2012 @ 1:24

Vizio’s jumping from the living room to the home office, expanding from its established base in flat-panel televisions into the world of desktop and portable computing. According to Vizio CTO Matt McRae, speaking to Bloomberg, the company plans to unleash two brand-new desktop PCs and three notebooks at next week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las [...]

10 Rumored Gadgets for CES 2012 | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 22:00

The International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas starts this coming week and there is definitely no lack of rumors floating around. While we don't know if these rumors are true, PCMag's Sascha Segan has listed the hottest ten rumors that might come to be at the popular trade show.

Another listing of the HD 7970, now cheaper | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 20:12

Listed on Amazon.de, it's now priced at ?529.

New Xtreem Dark DDR3 modules from Team Group | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 20:12

For gamers and overclockers, it comes in a single channel package.

Bufferbloat To Be Fought In Linux 3.3 With BQL | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 18:00

Another feature coming to the Linux 3.3 kernel is Byte Queue Limits (BQL), which attempts to fight "bufferbloat" in networking...

Cougar launching the Solution | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 16:12

A mid-tower ATX chassis aimed at gamers and enthusiasts.

Epson Artisan 730 All-in-One Printer Review @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 14:00

Link: http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-epson-artisan-730-all-in-one-printer/ (http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-epson-artisan-730-all-in-one-printer/) Quote: "Up for review today I’ve got an excellent printer for those that like to print photos. It’s an all-in-one really, it’s from Epson and it’s the Artisan 730. By the name you’d expect it’s for artists, and ...

Sprite Support For Wayland's Weston | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 11:12

There's some RFC patches out this week from Intel's Jesse Barnes that provides sprite support for the recently announced Weston Compositor for the Wayland Display Server...

The Zen Kernel Is Still Alive, Patching Linux 3.1 | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 11:12

Besides MythTV, Cube 2, and many other open-source projects, another high-profile project that's still around and kicking but that's been quiet as of late is the Zen Kernel...

12 Legitimate Reasons to Hack Your Console | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 9:12

According to most game companies, software piracy is very black and white. In this article, we analyze the pros and cons of hacking your console, and provide twelve legitimate reasons to do so.

Security In Today's World | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 5:36

Security software has become more prevalent over the last five years. We've also had to adapt to constantly changing scenarios, from social media to online shopping. It's more important than ever that users be protected and smart in today's online world.

Mobile Fun Weekly Roundup - Galaxy nexus, Ace and Much More | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 5:36

It's time for the weekly roundup of all the new products from our friends across the pond at Mobile Fun and their other sites..

Crucial to Fix M4 BSOD Issue in Two Weeks | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:24

Here we go again. Pretty much every SATA 6Gb/s SSD offering has experienced some issues and it appears the Crucial M4 is no exception. There have been threads about non-stop blue screens of death (BSOD) floating around in Crucial's forums for a month or so. Yesterday, Crucial announced that they are on schedule to provide a firmware update for their M4 SSD series. The update is supposed to fix a ...

Introducing the 2012 Mobile Benchmark Matrix | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:24

Testing computer hardware can be a difficult process. On the one hand there’s a desire for more information and benchmarks, and on the other hand there’s a desire for timely reviews. Our goal at AnandTech has always been to deliver the most comprehensive reviews possible, and while we strive to timeliness there are occasions where additional testing or questions may delay a review. ...

SteelSeries Simraceway SRW-S1 Steering Wheel Review | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:01

Today we look at one of the most unique controllers to hit the market. From the combined partnership of SteelSeries and Simraceway, the SRW-S1 is a full-range throttle and brake controller that gives you steering, shift, and pedal controls in your hands with precision accelerometers and no peddles! With more than 30 buttons and indicator lights, read on to see if the SRW-S1 makes your PC racing ...

Sprint?s Data Plans Not Quite ?Truly Unlimited? | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:01

Sprint touts itself as the only true option for unlimited mobile data, but CEO Dan Hesse said yesterday that even on the Sprint network, data hogs can be penalized. “We can manage them and we do that quite aggressively,” Hesse said at Citigroup Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference. For 98 to 99 percent of Sprint [...]

iPhone 4S Data Use Skyrockets, But It?s Not All Siri?s Fault | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:01

It’s no secret that today’s smartphones are more data-hungry than their less feature-rich predecessors. When you can stream a movie, text a friend, download music, and make a call on the same device, why use something else? A new study from Arieso found that iPhone 4S users are much “hungrier” data consumers than those on [...]

Rumor: Apple?s Next iPad Will Pack a Quad-Core Chip | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:01

The next-generation iPad could pack a quad-core chip, according to the Apple rumor site that correctly predicted that the company’s current A5 mobile processor would be a dual-core part. So what are the clues? Buried within Apple’s iOS 5.1 beta code are references to core management capabilities for quad-core processors, according to a report published [...]

CES 2012: Gaj-it?s Top Tech Predictions Part 2 | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:00

We’re back with our second installment of our top tech predictions for CES 2012. In this part we will be looking at computing, tablet and mobiles. We’ll cover everything from what Microsoft has planned for Windows 8, Intel-powered Ultrabooks and everything you should expect when … [visit site to read more] CES 2012: Gaj-it’s Top [...]CES 2012: Gaj-it’s Top Tech Predictions Part 2 is a ...

Red Eclipse 1.2 Racks Up Many Changes | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:00

Red Eclipse, a total conversion mod of the "Cube 2" engine, is now at version 1.2 after racking up many changes to this open-source game...

Softpipe Gets Close On GL3, Mesa 8.0 For Early February | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:00

The Mesa Softpipe driver is now getting close to handling OpenGL 3.0 support for the Mesa 8.0 release, which is expected to be branched next week...

Techbargains Deals for 1-6-11 | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:00

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Gotham City Imposters release delayed | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:00

The F.E.A.R developers new downloadable FPS is pushed back a month

Microsoft to release Patch on 7th of January | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:00

Adds 6 important updates and 1 critical fix.

Steam breaks 5 Million user record, gives statistics and future plans | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:00

Steam breaks online user records, reveals some statistics and some future plans

PowerColor JustSling Review | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 1:48

With more and more possibilities to store and playback media to and from different devices the limiting factor tends to be how you can lay down a cable to connect these. PowerColor aims to break that bond with their JustSling, a WHDI solution allowing for wireless, 1080p HDMI to be beamed to your TV without the need of any cables. We take the JustSling for a spin to see if it can sling all our ...

OpenSUSE May Finally Pull In Plymouth | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 0:48

While Plymouth is now quite mature and didn't see too much new activity in 2011, it may be finding its way into another Linux distribution. The openSUSE developers are debating to use Plymouth as a replacement to bootsplash...

Wild Chords iPad App @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 23:48

Link: http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-wild-chords-ipad-app/ (http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-wild-chords-ipad-app/) Quote: "Instead of using plastic simulacrums for musical instruments these new games use actual guitars, drums and other musical devices. Games such as RockSmith and Wild Chords incorporate a real guitar as a game interface thus helping teach the user how ...

Global chips sales down partially due to floods | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 21:12

Floods & economical crisis brought sales down by 2.4% over one month.

Tips When Calling Game Phone Support | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 19:24

As a representative of one of the largest video game makers in the world, I am on the telephone with the good people of the United States to help them get their problems resolved.  I would like to say that most of the time these calls are clear and straightforward, but sadly they are not.  We [...]

Magellan Wireless Back-up Camera | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 17:00

The Magellan Wireless Back-Up Camera is a system that works with a compatible Magellan GPS unit and uses a camera attached to the license plate to relay the image behind your vehicle to your GPS' display. This is a valuable tool for large vehicles or for anyone who wants to be safe while backing up. The installation of the unit is a little involved, but nothing too bad for anyone with moderate ...

RunCore Pro IV USB 3.0 MoonDrive Review | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 16:00

The USB 3.0 thumb drive market has been heating up for some time. When GIGABYTE and ASUS first launched their USB 3.0 equipped products more than two years ago, they pushed for storage product manufactures to quickly adapt the standard. Since then we've seen USB 3.0 flash drives come in all shapes and sizes. The whole shapes and sizes thing, while it might not seem like an issue, it is actually a ...

AT&T Flips the LTE Switch in 11 Markets, Sprint Announces its First 4 LTE Markets | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 14:48

Today has been a busy day for wireless carriers in the USA, with both AT&T and Sprint making 4G LTE related announcements. AT&T today enabled LTE service in 11 more markets, bringing its total number of LTE-enabled markets at present to 26. New markets that AT&T LTE just lit up in are:  New York City metro area, Austin, Chapel Hill, Los Angeles, Oakland, Orlando, Phoenix, Raleigh, San ...

MythTV 0.25 Is Still Being Baked With Many Changes | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 14:24

It's been quite a while since last talking about MythTV, since this popular open-source project for Home Theater PCs last had a major release more than one year ago. However, a lot is being baked for v0.25 -- the next major release...

Roku Streaming Stick Brings Smarts To MHL Equipped TVs | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 13:36

Smart TVs will be a big deal this year. If you sunk your money on one of last year's 3D sets, you probably don't want to do it again for a Smart TV. Not to worry, Roku has you covered. Introducing the Roku Streaming Stick, an over-the-top streaming solution squeezed into something the size of a USB drive. The device will bring the full Roku experience, including all 400 channels including ...

Windows 8 Allows PC Refresh Without Deleting Files, Settings | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 13:36

The phrase “reinstall Windows” is not something the average PC user wants to hear, but with Windows 8, Microsoft is promising a more simple process for refreshing or resetting your PC. The updated operating system will include the option to reset, which will restore factory settings, as well as refresh, which will clean up your [...]

Sprint Launching 4G LTE in 10 Cities by Mid-2012 | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 13:36

Sprint announced today that it will launch its 4G LTE network in 10 cities by mid-year, including Dallas, Atlanta, Houston, and San Antonio. Sprint CEO Dan Hesse made the announcement at today’s Citigroup Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference. “It’s actually going quite well,” Hesse said of the current testing. “Within the first half of 2012, [...]

Ramnit Computer Worm Compromises 45K Facebook Logins | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 13:36

A computer worm that has traditionally targeted the financial industry has set its sights on social networking, recently stealing over 45,000 Facebook login credentials, according to security firm Seculert. In a statement, Facebook said the majority of the login credentials were outdated, but it was still notifying the affected users. The worm, known as Ramnit, [...]

Western Digital My Book Live Duo: RAIDing the My Book Live | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 10:00

We had reviewed the Western Digital My Book Live in detail last October and came away impressed with the functionality and mobile app support in place for the cost. One of our chief complaints about the network attached unit was the absence of any sort of in-built backup measure to protect against a crashed hard drive. It was all the more puzzling, given the fact that the Applied Micro APM82181 ...

Sprint Ad Announces Galaxy Nexus with 1.5 GHz SoC | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 10:00

Sprint seems to be busy with its announcements today, and the latest comes in the form of an unassuming-looking advert on CNet. Ordinarily, a US carrier announcing yet another carrier-specific version of the same device isn't big news, but what's interesting about the Sprint Galaxy Nexus is that it notes the inclusion of a 1.5 GHz SoC.  Both the GSM/WCDMA Galaxy Nexus (yajku) and the ...

EK launches a new single bay reservoir | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 9:48

Price at ?42.95, its Acetal body and acrylic glass ensure that nothing comes in or out.

DICE bringing new weapon attachments to Battlefield 3 | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 8:48

Stat changes planned for bipod, foregrip, heavy barrel as well as the flash suppressor.

Techbargains Deals for 1-5-11 | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 7:36

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Nook Tablet Beats Expectations, B&N Considers Nook Spin-off | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 6:24

Barnes & Noble announced via a press release today that sales of its Nook lineup, including the new Nook Tablet, the older Nook Color, and the Nook Simple Touch E-Ink e-reader, were up 70 percent over last year due in part to strong performance by the Nook Tablet. Sales of the Nook Simple Touch were lower than expected, however, which Barnes & Noble attributes to a "customer preference for color ...

Logitech introduces another full-HD 1080p webcam | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 5:24

Priced at £89.99, it provides high quality image with clear and natural sound.

LSI aquires Sandforce in a business takeover | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 5:24

No word on the implications for the Sandforce based SSD market.

Report: 7-Inch Google Tablet to Compete With Kindle Fire | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 5:12

Google in June threw its hat into the social-networking ring with the launch of Google+. Now it’s rumored that Google wants to start competing in the tablet market too. Citing sources from Google’s upstream supply chain, Digitimes is reporting that Google is prepping a 7-inch tablet that will compete not with the market-dominating iPad, but [...]

Verizon Doubles iPhone Sales to 4.2 Million | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 5:12

Verizon this week said that it sold 4.2 million iPhones in the fourth quarter, more than two times every previous quarter. The carrier also sold 2.2 million 4G devices, Fran Shammo, Verizon’s chief financial officer, said during yesterday’s Citi Global Entertainment, Media, and Telecommunications Conference. Back in January 2011, Verizon said its goal was to [...]

Report: 7-Inch Google Tablet to Compete With Kindle Fire | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 4:00

Digitimes is reporting that Google is prepping a 7-inch tablet that will compete not with the market-dominating iPad, but rather the number-two Amazon Kindle Fire tablet. The Taiwanese site alleged that the Google-made tablet will undercut Amazon's already affordable $199 Kindle Fire with an even lower price. It said the device will run on Android 4.0 (a.k.a. Ice Cream Sandwich) and debut in ...

Acer Iconia Tab A200 On Sale January 15 Priced At $329 | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 1:48

Acer has formally announced the US pricing and launch date details for the Iconia A200, the follow up to the Iconia A500 tablet it launched mid-last year. The A200 specsheet reads pretty similar to the A500, with a 10" 1280x800 display, Honeycomb 3.2, Nvidia's tried-and-true Tegra 2 computing platform, 1GB of memory, microSD expandable storage, a full size USB port, and your choice of 8GB ($329) ...

F2P Star Trek Online now available for existing or previous users | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 1:48

Going fully F2P on the 17th of January, It is available now to existing and past subscribers

The Old Republic Patch released, invincibility bug not fixed | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 0:48

A dancing invincibility bug in The Old Republic still hasn't been fixed in the latest patch

What's Coming For The Linux 3.3 Kernel DRM Pull | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 0:12

Now that the Linux 3.2 kernel is released, the Linux 3.3 kernel merge window is open. Here's a quick look at what should be queued up for the Linux 3.3 kernel when it comes to the DRM graphics area...

Qt 5.0 Work With One Month To Feature Freeze | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 0:12

Besides monitoring the Linux kernel merge window for its interesting features, another project with an active merge window worth tracking right now is for Qt 5.0. The merge window on Qt 5.0 will close at the beginning of February...

Broadcom Announces Family of 802.11ac Chipsets & 5G WiFi Brand | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 23:36

If you've read our 802.11ac primer you already know that the fifth generation of WiFi is something to be excited about. At 433Mbps of bandwidth per stream with excepted 1, 2 and 3 stream configurations to launch early this year, we should see a pretty big performance increase in transfer speeds on 802.11ac equipped devices.  In order to get those devices however we'll need to see 802.11ac ...

Why Smartphones/Tablets Are Limited to ~36Mbps Over WiFi | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 23:36

I promise this is the last thing I'll write about 802.11ac today, but it is very relevant to our smartphone and tablet coverage. If you've followed any of our reviews in the mobile space you'll notice that there seems to be a bit of a glass ceiling in terms of WiFi performance on smartphones and tablets:     We have yet to see a device that can download consistently at more ...

Google TV Goes ARM with Marvell's ARMADA 1500 | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 23:36

It wouldn't be far off the mark to call Google TV as one of the unmitigated disasters of 2010 - 2011. Through the failure of the Logitech Revue, it was responsible for Logitech's below-par performance last year, and also for the stepping down of its CEO. Anand covered Intel's winding down of the Digital Home Group and it could be said that Google TV / Intel's concept of Smart TV not taking off as ...

KDE 4.8 Release Candidate 2 Is Here | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 23:12

The second and final release candidate for the forthcoming KDE 4.8 release is now available...

Lian Li PC-Z60 @ ocaholic | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 22:37

Microsoft to make Flight Simulator free to play | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 21:36

Starting in spring with the 13th game in the series Microsoft Flight.

NZXT Tempest 410 Review @ Techpowerup.com | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 20:14

SteelSeries DESMO Gaming Eyewear Review @ Techgage | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 20:13

Tt eSPORTS MEKA G1 Keyboard Review | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 20:13

Samsung secures approval for Chinese Flash memory plant | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 20:13

vr-zone.com - Samsung has been granted permission to build a Flash memory chip plant in China worth in the region of 5 trillion won ($4.5 billion) as the smartphone and tablet computer markets continue to boom.

Broadcom announces smart TV chips | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 20:13

vr-zone.com - Just ahead of CES, Broadcom has announced four new solutions related to Smart TVs which will be displayed at the show. Some of the chips are intended for integration inside the TV unit while others are destined for media streamers or what Broadcom calls Over-the-Top media players.

Roku goes tiny with its upcoming Streaming Stick | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 20:13

vr-zone.com - It's really a shame that Roku's products are only available in the US due to the technicalities of streaming content over the internet, something the traditional TV companies obviously are very much against even though they are allowing for it to a degree. The company has come up with a simple and elegant solution that would turn any TV into a smart TV, without the need of a ...

Nokia plans to launch Lumia 900 at CES 2012 | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 20:13

vr-zone.com - The Nokia Lumia 900 Ace was recently spotted on Nokia Pulse website which has the capacitive touch buttons that are placed closer to the edge, compared to the Lumia 800. It was also reported that the Finnish company would be launching the phone at the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 in Las Vegas next week.

Nakamichi introduces cube-sized "My Mini Plus" for music on the go | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 20:13

vr-zone.com - Small, portable speakers looked to be the in-thing these days. Japanese audio company Nakamichi has launched "My Mini Plus", a new range of stylish looking mini speakers with built-in radio in Singapore.

HP unveils new consumer PCs, including Omni27, the company's first 27-inch all-in-one PC | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 20:13

vr-zone.com - Just few days into 2012, HP has recently announced their new line of consumer PCs and a notebook docking monitor that offer stylish design and superb performance. Among the products is the HP Omni27, which is the company's first 27-inch all-in-one PC.

NZXT Tempest 410 Tested | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 20:13

The Tempest 410 is intended to carry the genes of the original Tempest series, with the updated guts...

Lian Li PC-TU200 Review | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 20:13

Review of the Lian Li PC-TU200 Case. I have to say I am a huge fan of small form factor SFF cases. N...

In Win BUC 101 Review | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 20:12

Review of the In Win BUC 101 Case. In Win has just released a new version of their BUC mid-tower cas...

Review: Acme TB01 tablet | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 20:12

The low-end Android tablet market is a crowded place, with plenty of models vying for our attention. To stand out, a tablet needs to exceed the expectations its price fosters. Whether by choice or misfortune, Acme shares its name with Wile E. Coyote's favoured manufacturer of explosives and anvils. However, Acme is also Greek, roughly translated as meaning the peak or prime. So which Acme does ...

Review: Acer TravelMate 8481T | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 20:12

When it comes to battery life, Acer's TravelMate 8481T is the laptop to beat. It's not all that surprising when you see the battery protruding from the back of the chassis, practically doubling the breadth of the machine. But, if you need to pack the TravelMate away, simply unclip the battery and it shrinks from 41mm thick to only 24mm. Our battery benchmark test ? supplemented with looped ...

Logitech's HD Pro Webcam C920 Enables Skyping in 1080p | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 20:12

CES is supposed to begin next week, but the press releases have already started coming out. Logitech is one of the companies we follow closely here at AnandTech. This CES, they are coming out with two new products, the Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920 and a novel mouse design in the Logitech Cube. We will write about our impressions of the Logitech Cube after using it first-hand at CES next week. The ...

Your New Kindle: What You Need to Know | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 19:00

Welcome to the digital book revolution. The latest Amazon Kindle and Kindle Touch 3G are Amazon's best ebook readers yet. They're also pretty easy to use. But Amazon doesn't pack a printed manual, and Amazon's Web site doesn't necessarily emphasize the simplest way to do things, either. That's where we come in.

Nokia Lumia 710 Review - T-Mobile's Nokia WP7 | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 16:36

Yesterday we took a look at the flagship of Nokia’s Lumia series - the Lumia 800. Today we’re looking at its younger and more entry-level sibling, the Lumia 710. Though the specs are lighter weight and the device isn’t a flagship, Nokia’s expectations for the device are no less high then they were for the Lumia 800, and there’s a lot riding on the 710. Read on for our full review ...

Report: Kodak Preps Bankruptcy Filing | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 14:12

Eastman Kodak received another blow on Wednesday, when a report claimed that the company was preparing a bankruptcy filing. The report by The Wall Street Journal, said that the company was seeking $1 billion in so-called debtor-in possession financing to keep it afloat while it pursued a filing, which could occur this month or next.

CES 2012: Gaj-it?s Top Tech Predictions Part 1 | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 13:00

The world?s largest technology show, CES, takes place next week in Las Vegas. Running from 9-13 January it will see the cream of the crop of technology manufacturers and journalists descend on Nevada’s city of sin to showcase what they have planned for 2012 and beyond. For … [visit site to read more] CES 2012: [...]CES 2012: Gaj-it’s Top Tech Predictions Part 1 is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

3.3.3 Of GNOME Shell, Mutter Try To Fix Things Up | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 13:00

Version 3.3.3 packages of GNOME Shell and Mutter were independently released today. These latest development snapshots in the road to GNOME 3.4 mainly try to address outstanding issues...

Linux 3.2 Kernel Officially Christened | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 13:00

Linus Torvalds officially christened the Linux 3.2 kernel on Wednesday afternoon...

Ryan "Icculus" Gordon Has Some New Tools | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 13:00

Ryan "Icculus" Gordon doesn't have any new Linux game ports to report on for now, but he does have some announcements concerning some open-source development tools he's been working on recently for some of the Linux ports of the Humble Indie Bundle game titles...

Linux At The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 13:00

Next week is the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. As usual, Linux will have a role an increasing role in the event...

CES 2012 Part #1 ? Getting Ready | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 12:36

As CES 2012 is approaching ever so nearer, we find ourselves preparing in the only way possible, drinking beer and carrying on with doing work. CES is only around the corner, and with it now being Thursday, we get ready to be leaving the United Kingdom on Sunday 8th January for a week of event coverage and checking out the latest goodies, ready to storm the market.

Archos 70b IT Arrives with Honeycomb for $200 | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 12:00

  In our review of the Kindle Fire, we called it the best $199 tablet on the market, but Archos has given us a reason to reconsider that statement with their new 70b IT, the first Honeycomb tablet with an MSRP of less than $200. The IT stands for "Internet Tablet", and this is Archos' 8th generation internet tablet device. The 70b IT is comes relatively feature packed, with your two ...

Report: Kodak Preps Bankruptcy Filing | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 12:00

Eastman Kodak received another blow on Wednesday, when a report claimed that the company was preparing a bankruptcy filing. That sent the company’s share price spiraling down to 47 cents, a day after the New York Stock Exchange notified the company that it could face delisting if it fails to bring its average share price [...]

Anonymous Fires Up Operation Blitzkrieg to Vex German Neo-Nazis | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 12:00

A group associated with the Anonymous hacktivist collective has launched a German-language website designed as a clearinghouse for confidential information about the country’s far-right political movement. The site, nazi-leaks.net, is part of what the group calls Operation Blitzkrieg, an all-out cyberwar with Germany’s far-right National Democratic Party (NPD) and the country’s neo-Nazi ...

Google Demotes Chrome Ranking Over Sponsored Blog Posts | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 12:00

In the wake of a controversy over sponsored Chrome ads, Google said last night that it will lower the page rank of google.com/chrome for at least two months. “We’ve investigated and are taking manual action to demote www.google.com/chrome and lower the site’s PageRank for a period of at least 60 days,” a Google spokesman said via [...]

FreeDOS 1.1 Released With Many Changes | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 11:48

For those that haven't heard yet, FreeDOS 1.1 has been released after being in development for several years...

Most Read Articles of the Past Decade | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 11:00

While we get a lot of traffic from articles about heatsinks, cases, motherboards and other PC hardware, there are just some articles that just shoot past all of the others and really stand out. Listed here are the most popular OCModShop articles from the past decade.

Yahoo Selects PayPal?s Thompson as CEO | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 8:36

Yahoo on Wednesday named Scott Thompson, a former PayPal exec, as its CEO, effective Jan. 9. Tim Morse, who has been serving as interim CEO, will resume his role as chief financial officer. Most recently, Thompson was president of PayPal, but over the years, he also served as the company’s senior vice president and chief [...]

Verbatim Pocket Card Reader @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 8:36

Link: http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-verbatim-pocket-card-reader/ (http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-verbatim-pocket-card-reader/) Quote: "Today I’ve got a brief review for you of a rather small product from Verbatim called the Pocket Card Reader. It’s just like it sounds, it’s a small and portable card reader that you can take with you on the go. Yes it’s a ...

HP Omni27 All-In-One, Pavilion HPE Phoenix h9 Gaming PC Shipping January 8 | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 7:24

HP has announced two desktop PCs for the United States ahead of CES next week: the Omni27, a 27" all-in-one that follows the general design of the TouchSmart lineup but excludes the touchscreen, and the Pavilion HPE Phoenix h9, a performance-oriented tower being marketed toward gamers and content creators. The Omni27, pictured above, features a 27" 1920x1080 display, a 2.5 GHz Core i5 2400S ...

Techbargains Deals for 1-4-11 | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 7:12

OUR FAVORITE DEAL OF THE DAY! - 240GB OCZ Vertex 3 SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive for $289.99 plus free shipping (normally $399 - use this form). Computers & Peripherals: - 15.6? HP Pavilion dv6zqe AMD Quad-Core A8-3510MX 2.5GHz Laptop for $703.49 plus free shipping (normally $1004 - use coupon code: NBW4973). - Logitech Desktop MX5500 Revolution Wireless Keyboard & MX Revolution Mouse ...

Thunderbolt Goes Universal in H1'12 | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 6:12

Thunderbolt initially launched in February when Apple updated the MacBook Pro, but since then the technology has been an Apple exclusive. The understanding was that Thunderbolt would be a universal high speed interface, but uptake outside the Apple ecosystem has been slow. There have been rumors that Thunderbolt would come to PCs in early 2012, but we haven’t seen any concrete evidence of this ...

iPad Racks Up 3 Billion App Downloads | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 6:12

Since Apple’s launch of the original iPad in 2010, users of the wildly popular tablet have downloaded a staggering 3 billion apps, according to technology research firm ABI Research. Apple iPad apps now account for 19 percent of all cumulative downloads by Apple users, ABI said. It took the iPhone two years to reach that [...]

Corsair Professional Series Gold AX 650 W Review | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 5:48

Corsair's Professional Gold series consists of four PSUs with the most recent addition being the AX650, which as its name implies has 650W capacity. Since more and more users finally find out that they actually need a mid-wattage unit to power their systems, Corsair decided to offer a high quality PSU which addresses all the enthusiasts who defy cost and seek the best possible performance along ...

Microsoft Replaces ?Flight Simulator? with Free, Fun ?Flight? | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 5:00

Microsoft’s Flight Simulator is dead. In its place is Microsoft Flight, which drops the “Simulator” label for what its developer unabashedly dubs a game – and a free one at that. In a bid to make the “Flight” franchise accessible to everyone, Microsoft has made the game free-to-play, allowing novice pilots to explore the Big [...]

Review: Lian Li PC-Z60 | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 3:49

Mit dem PC-Z60 hat Lian Li einen gut ausgestatteten Midi-Tower im Angebot. Typisch für den Hersteller von High-End-Gehäusen ist die hohe Verarbeitungsqualität sowie das dezente Design, das einem auch bei diesem Tower wieder erwartet. Zudem gibt es dieses Mal Hot-Swap-Festplattenkäfige, die ein schnelles Ein- und Ausbauen von Festplatten erlauben.

Tt eSPORTS launches the Black Combat White gaming mouse | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 3:48

With the same specifications as the Black, this mouse shows off slightly different colours.

Corsair Performance Series Pro 256GB Solid State Drive Review | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 2:48

Introduction One of the most unique SSDs to come to market in 2011 was the Corsair Performance 3 Series. The Performance 3 used a modified version of the Marvell SATA III controller to deliver high-speed SATA III speeds, but with a twist. The drive couldn't be slowed down due to a very aggressive garbage collection algorithm. This held true throughout the drive even when the drive was nearly ...

Microsoft to sue Comet UK | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 2:36

For allegedly selling 94000 counterfeit Windows XP and Vista recovery CDs to UK customers.

iPad and Kindle Had a Great Christmas in UK | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 1:36

Apple?s iPad and Amazon?s Kindle topped the list of tech-based Christmas gifts this year. According to the news, eBook readers accounted for every 40th Christmas gift in the UK. Amazon took a lion?s share with 92 percent of these eBook readers coming … [visit site to read more] iPad and Kindle Had a Great Christmas [...]iPad and Kindle Had a Great Christmas in UK is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

LG to Debut 55 Inch HDTV with Minimal Bezel | Posted on: 05/01/2012 @ 1:36

Though most of the TV companies are concentrating on enhancing 3D technology for domestic consumption, but they are also paying attention to other areas as well. So, every now and then we get to hear about humongous TVs with futuristic features. Since Consumer Electronics … [visit site to read more] LG to Debut 55 Inch [...]LG to Debut 55 Inch HDTV with Minimal Bezel is a post from: UK Gadget ...

HP unveils all-in-one 27-inch PCs | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 23:24

And a new desktop pc line, notebook docking monitor and set of LED monitors.

Nokia Lumia 800 Review - Nokia's Brave New Foray into WP7 | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 22:12

The Nokia Lumia 800 is without a doubt one of the most interesting devices produced by the iconic Finnish smartphone manufacturer in a long while. There’s an huge amount riding on the Lumia series, which are Nokia’s first devices running Windows Phone 7.5. At the same time, we haven’t touched many Windows Phones since our initial review what seems like ages ago, but the platform has moved ...

Microsoft Finally Bids Adieu to Internet Explorer 6 | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 21:00

Microsoft?s internet browser Internet Explorer is on to its 9th iteration, but there are folks around which are still stuck with older versions and some of them are so far behind in the process of upgradation that they are … [visit site to read more] Microsoft Finally Bids Adieu to Internet Explorer 6 is a [...]Microsoft Finally Bids Adieu to Internet Explorer 6 is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Music Sales Declining in UK | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 21:00

Things are not going well for music industry. Despite the emergence of powerful and popular artists, the industry is struggling to converts the numbers to cold hard cash. 2011 proved to be the consecutive seventh year to record decline in music sales. According to a … [visit site to read more] Music Sales Declining in [...]Music Sales Declining in UK is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

VIA announces latest VB7009 mini-ITX board | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 21:00

Dual core Nano processor, 4GB DDR3 and in a mini-ITX form factor.

Canon Pixma MG6220 | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 19:48

The Canon Pixma MG6220 is packed with unique features, like CD/DVD printing, Apple AirPrint support and HD Movie Print. It has a really great design that includes a touch sensitive panel, but we had some issues with the screen itself. Other than that, it has a very reasonable price for its wealth of features.

Razer BlackWidow, Other Products On Linux? | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 15:24

The Razer BlackWidow is an incredibly well constructed mechanical keyboard, but how well does it work under Linux? Has the Razer product support at Linux improved at all recently?..

SiriusXM unveils Lynx, Android portable satellite radio | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 14:13

vr-zone.com - We have seen smartphones and tablet devices running Google Android mobile operating system. And apparently SiriusXM has recently introduced their new Android portable satellite radio called Lynx.

MeeGo-Successor Tizen Is Still Vaporware | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 14:12

Following the September announcement of the Linux-based Tizen platform and that Intel will transition to it from MeeGo, along with other vendors making changes, there's been some controversy...

Video Teases HP ?Spectre? Ultrabook | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 11:48

A YouTube video making the rounds apparently shows off a new ultrabook from HP dubbed the Spectre. The video was first reported by The Verge, which said an HP employee “daringly sent us a very mysterious video of this new extremely thin laptop.” The blog had few details, and the video doesn’t reveal too much, [...]

Fuji's mirrorless camera leaks again ahead of next week's unveiling | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 10:37

vr-zone.com - We've already seen what was meant to be some picture of an unfinished version of Fuju's upcoming mirrorless digital camera and now additional pictures have appeared, including a full-on frontal shot of the camera. There are still a lot of things that aren't known about the camera, but one thing is certain, Fuji is really digging retro styling on its high-end cameras.

Toshiba to promote TransferJet at CES | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 9:25

vr-zone.com - You may or may not be familiar with TransferJet, a technology that allows for short range wireless data transfer speeds of up to 560Mbps using the 4.5GHz band. So far there isn't much in terms of devices that supports the standard, but Toshiba and the TransferJet consortium are set to change this at CES where they will be showing off a range of new devices that supports the ...

Tranquil launches 4cm thin media center PC | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 9:25

vr-zone.com - Intel's slim-ITX motherboard incentive appears to have spilled over into other markets than the all-in-ones that Intel targeted the standard for initially. Tranquil PC, a UK company that specializes in low-noise media centers and home media servers has taken advantage of the form factor in its new 4cm thin MMC-12 system.

Convicted1 Benching s775 E6400 Live Tonight | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 8:13

Details inside the article to tune in and watch some LN2 fun.Convicted1 Benching s775 E6400 Live Tonight is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts:bmwbaxter Benching Bulldozer Live Tonight! Hokiealumnus Live Benching Tonight ghost_recon88, sno.lcn, and KonaKona are Benching Live Tonight

Open-Source Versions Of BioWare 3D Game Engines | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 8:12

There's open-source development work on re-implementations of BioWare's 3D game engines, principally at this point for the Aurora engine as used by Neverwinter Nights...

Update on the Gigabyte faulty boards for the UK | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 8:12

Specifications on the solutions for the faulty boards specific to the UK area.

NZXT Tempest 410 Review | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 8:12

The Tempest 410 is intended to carry the genes of the original Tempest series, with the updated guts to offer modern features. Clocking in at 80 or 100 US Dollars it will be interesting what makes this chassis stand out from the crowded market.

Samsung Announces the DualView DV300F Camera | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 7:00

Samsung’s new DV300F camera, the latest addition to the company’s DualView series, is a 16-megapixel shooter with a 5x (25-125mm equivalent) lens. The most striking physical feature of the camera is its front LCD, which makes it easy to frame self-portraits. In this regard, the camera is similar in function to the flip-up rear LCD [...]

Post-Holiday App Downloads Top 1.2 Billion | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 7:00

Did you download apps on your new gadget last week? You’re not alone. According to data from mobile analytics firm Flurry, people downloaded 1.2 billion iOS and Android apps between Dec. 25 and Dec. 31. The week before Christmas, from Dec. 18 to Dec. 24, was already a record-breaking period, with approximately 857 million app [...]

RIM Slashes All PlayBook Prices to $299 | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 7:00

On Tuesday, RIM ushered in the new year with a price cut, reducing all of its PlayBook tablets to $299, regardless of the tablet’s storage capacity. The PlayBook price cut only applies to the RIM online store, where all of the RIM PlayBook tablets are equally priced at $299, whether or not they have 16GB, [...]

iOS and Android App Stores Finish 2011 with a Bang | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 4:48

2011 proved to be a good year for Android and iOS and both the platforms had a great closing week. According to a report released by mobile analytics firm Flurry, the final week of the year saw 1.2 billion downloads of iOS and Android apps, up 60 percent from weekly average for the … [visit [...]iOS and Android App Stores Finish 2011 with a Bang is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

After Android, WP7 Brings ?Ask Ziggy? to Compete with Siri | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 4:48

A couple of days back, we had heard about Majel, Google?s attempt to compete with Apple?s voice controlled personal assistant app. And now it is Microsoft?s turn to make its mark in the field. According to some reports, the company has introduced ?Ask Ziggy? for Windows … [visit site to read more] After Android, WP7 [...]After Android, WP7 Brings ?Ask Ziggy? to Compete with Siri is a post from: ...

Apple Planning January event: To Focus on iBooks and Publishing | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 4:48

Rumors are suggesting that Apple is planning a media event, to be held in January. Though, it is being speculated that Apple may introduce new iPad in January, but now it is being reported that the event will actually be focused on iBooks and Publishing. According … [visit site to read more] Apple Planning January [...]Apple Planning January event: To Focus on iBooks and Publishing is a post ...

Wayland Announces... Weston Compositor | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 4:48

Kristian Høgsberg of Wayland fame has announced Weston for Wayland.....

Samsung Galaxy Note Gets ICS-based CyanogenMod 9 Build | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 4:36

Work on CyanogenMod 9 continues: yesterday saw the release of an experimental development build for the Samsung Galaxy Note, the first port of the new Ice Cream Sandwich-based OS to support the device. Samsung's official Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade for the Note is scheduled to be released before the end of the first quarter of 2012. The new port is labeled "experimental" for good reason - ...

Tt eSports debut new Pyrrhus gaming mousepads | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 4:36

Available in three different sizes and just 2mm thick.

Patriot Pyro SE SATA III Solid State Drive Review | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 3:25

Review: Buffalo Cloudstation Duo 2TB | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 3:25

There remains a lingering feeling that setting up a network attached storage device can be complicated, time consuming and fiddly. Buffalo aims to dispel these preconceptions with the Cloudstation Duo, a NAS kit designed to be as user friendly as possible without losing any features or functionality. The device itself is compact, though quite heavy. Flicking open the front gives quick access to ...

Review: Philips 50PFL7956T | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 3:25

OverviewThis LED TV may have unusual, almost unique, dimensions that lend it an almost futuristic appearance.But the ultra-widescreen Philips 50PFL7956T Cinema 21:9 Gold's strange shape will make a lot of sense to committed movie buffs.The reason for its existence, of course, is CinemaScope. Films have been shot in the super-wide 2.39:1 format for yonks, and even now most films are presented on ...

All BlackBerry PlayBook Models On Sale for $299 | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 3:24

Research in Motion's BlackBerry PlayBook tablet (read our review) is now on sale for $299 in the BlackBerry Store, a price which applies to the 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB models. This price will be available until February 4, and (at least as of this writing) appears to be a sale and not an across-the-board price cut - retailers like Best Buy are still selling the tablets at their original prices of ...

Report: Apple Planning NYC Media Event This Month | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 3:24

Apple is reportedly planning a media event in New York City this month, but it will not include a new iPad or the rumored Apple TV set. According to a report from All Things D, Apple execs?possibly Eddy Cue, senior vice president of Internet software and services?will host an "important" but not huge event by month's end, which will involve a media-related announcement. Cue heads up Apple's ...

Report: Apple Planning NYC Media Event This Month | Posted on: 04/01/2012 @ 1:12

Apple is reportedly planning a media event in New York City this month, but it will not include a new iPad or the rumored Apple TV set. According to a report from All Things D, Apple execs?possibly Eddy Cue, senior vice president of Internet software and services?will host an “important” but not huge event by [...]

The most pirated games of 2011 | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 22:00

Dominated by blockbuster FPS games boasting more than 3 million downloads each.

HD 7950 launch delayed to February | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 22:00

Due to lack of stock availability.

The state of gaming - What will be the next big push in the world of games? | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 22:00

Introduction It's almost an impossible question. One can deny that the PC market is falling, but the "death of PC gaming" bell has been rung for quite a while now and with every new console, we hear it again. First, let's rewind back to the mid-90s. Weren't those the days? PC gaming was in its A-grade, with gaming developer Gods such as Carmack and Sweeney controlling the two titan gaming ...

libdce: The Distributed Codec Engine | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 20:48

For those who became more interested in the PandaBoard ES after it was benchmarked on Phoronix last week, here's some details about the Distributed Codec Engine found on this OMAP4 platform from Texas Instruments...

Steelseries Cataclysm Gaming Mouse Review | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 19:01

Review of the Steelseries Cataclysm Gaming Mouse. The World of Warcraft Cataclysm mouse is one of th...

Tt eSports Meka G1 Combat White Announcement | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 19:01

Tt eSPORTS would like to introduce the white mechanical gaming keyboard MEKA G1 Combat White. Sharin...

SteelSeries Sensei Test | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 19:01

Getestet wurde die SteelSeries Sensei Spielermaus. Mit der Sensei legt Gaming-Spezialist SteelSeries...

More GL3 Work Lands In Mesa | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 16:12

For those not paying attention to the Mesa Git repository, Ian Romanick has landed more OpenGL 3.0 support work into the open-source code-base...

Genode OS Gets An Ambitious 2012 Roadmap | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 16:12

Genode OS, one of the interesting non-Linux-based operating systems that is built on a unique framework architecture and is striving to make a general purpose OS, has shared a new project road-map...

SmartDevices unveils SmartQ Ten2 Plus T13 9.7-inch Android tablet | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 15:25

vr-zone.com - Chinese manufacturer SmartDevices has announced their new Ten2 Plus Android tablet. The tablet sports a 9.7-inch touchscreen, runs Android 2.3 and retails at an unbeatable RMB999 (approximately US$160).

SilverStone Precision PS07: Temjin For Less? | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 15:24

We were big fans of SilverStone's Temjin TJ08-E when we reviewed it back in August. Who wouldn't be? Even SilverStone was surprised at just how effective the little enclosure was, producing better cooling and acoustics than their own substantially more expensive Fortress FT03. Today SilverStone comes to us with a modified Temjin TJ08-E--modified for a lower price point. The Precision PS07 is ...

Klipsch Mode M40 headphones with active noise-cancelling, lands in Singapore | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 14:25

vr-zone.com - Tat Chuan Acoustic, distributor for Klipsch products in Singapore, has announced the availability of the Klipsch Mode M40 headphones. The stylish M40 claims to incorporate active noise-cancelling technology and provides superb quality sound for audiophiles.

2-Way USB 3.0 4-Port Hub Comparison @ Real World Labs | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 13:13

Samsung adds a dash of Wi-Fi to new DualView camera | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 13:13

vr-zone.com - Digital cameras might very well be on the decline, especially as Smartphones are getting better and better cameras, but that doesn't stop the camera makers from shoving more and more features into cameras. Samsung has announced an updated version of its DualView cameras and its latest model, the DV300F has gained Wi-Fi support for instant uploading of your pictures.

HP's Envy Spectre gets teaser video, almost here | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 11:49

vr-zone.com - Apart from its Folio 13 it appears that HP has a second, somewhat larger Ultrabook coming which may or may not be known as the Envy 14 Spectre. HP has released a short teaser video of something simply called the HP Spectre.

Chrome Growth Continues as IE, Firefox Slump | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 11:48

Google’s Chrome browser continued to make gains last month, closing out 2011 with almost 20 percent global market share, while rivals Internet Explorer and Firefox took a slight dip. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer remained the dominant browser during December, with 51.87 percent of the market, according to stats from Net Applications. But that was down from 52.64 [...]

Can Asetek's Technology Save Billions of Dollars and Reduce Carbon Emissions? | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 10:37

vr-zone.com - Asetek launched their concept of liquid cooling for high density servers to be used in datacenters. The idea of server liquid cooling in datacenters is as old as the datacenter itself, but this time we're approaching the tipping point.

New Mojang game announced, named MiniTale | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 10:36

Notch announces development on a new game titled MiniTale

Roccat Kone+ Gaming Mouse Review | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 6:48

The Roccat Kone[+] is a necessary companion to the recently reviewed Roccat Isku keyboard to take full advantage of the RoccatTalk feature. Described as a "set bonus" by Roccat, the feature allows the two to have limited communication with each other to facilitate slightly more efficient button combos when using the EasyShift[+] feature on either device. Let's see how this mouse stacks up.

Apple Gives Thief New Phone | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 6:01

BlackBerry Gains Market Share in December | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 6:00

The month of December brought some badly needed joy for BlackBerry. The beleaguered mobile phone company saw marginal increase in its market share in the last month of previous year. Symbian OS also increased its numbers.  Surprisingly, thriving iOS and Android operating systems saw a little decline in their fortunes. Though worry not, it?s still [...]BlackBerry Gains Market Share in December is ...

iOS Users Driving Up Mobile Online Purchases | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 3:36

Mobile commerce is on the rise and the stats are proving that iOS users are the main force behind this revolution. According to a recent survey conducted by ecommerce company RichRelevance, iPhone and iPad users were responsible for 92 percent of the mobile transactions … [visit site to read more] iOS Users Driving Up Mobile [...]iOS Users Driving Up Mobile Online Purchases is a post from: UK ...

WebOS developers say HP TouchPad was doomed from start | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 2:25

vr-zone.com - Developers who worked on WebOS have revealed that HP's rival to Apple's iPad, the TouchPad, was doomed from the start, thanks to a number of design flaws.

Hackers to build satellites to combat internet censorship | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 1:26

vr-zone.com - Hackers are working on sending their own satellites into orbit around the Earth as part of an effort to combat the rising threat of internet censorship, and are also planning to put an amateur astronaut on the moon.

Quick Look: Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Professional | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 1:26

vr-zone.com - Almost three months ago back in September of 2011, Creative announced their Sound Core3D™ "quad core" chipset, and it has since featured in their latest gaming focused sound cards and headsets as well as on motherboards like the ASRock X79 Extreme9. We got the Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Professional PCIe sound card in our labs today to see if it pleases the audiophilles or ...

Google's Chrome browser to overtake Internet Explorer this year | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 1:25

vr-zone.com - Google's Chrome web browser will overtake Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) this year, becoming the most used browser across the world, according to figures by StatCounter.

Text Messages Losing Their Charm? | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 1:24

Surprising as it may sound, but according MIG Research, text messaging may be losing their ground, at least in some parts of the world. The research report showed that number of texts sent over Christmas eve in … [visit site to read more] Text Messages Losing Their Charm? is a post from: UK Gadget and [...]Text Messages Losing Their Charm? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Linux Zcache Now Handles Crypto Compression | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 1:24

Seth Jennings of IBM has provided a patch for the next Linux kernel that removes the LZO-specific compression bits inside zcache and instead hooks this compressed page cache into the generic Crypto compression API...

Verbatim Ultra-Slim Bluetooth Wireless Mobile Keyboard @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 0:12

Link: http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-verbatim-ultra-slim-bluetooth-wireless-mobile-keyboard/ (http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-verbatim-ultra-slim-bluetooth-wireless-mobile-keyboard/) Quote: "Ok, first review of the New Year and it’s a keyboard. It’s not just any keyboard though, it’s the Ultra-Slim Bluetooth Mobile keyboard from Verbatim. This keyboard is very ...

2012 May be the Year of Google Chrome | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 0:12

Internet browser market is still being dominated by Microsoft?s Internet explorer, but its market share is constantly declining. Google Chrome, on the other hand, seems to be on an upward trajectory. If its current pace … [visit site to read more] 2012 May be the Year of Google Chrome is a post from: UK Gadget [...]2012 May be the Year of Google Chrome is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Wibtek Hacker Z77 board spotted | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 0:12

One of the first Z77 motherboards spotted.

Acer Plans to Launch Windows Tablet in 2012: Lenovo Joins In | Posted on: 02/01/2012 @ 23:00

Apple is on its way to launch the third iteration of its mega hit tablet, iPad and the market yet has to see a worthy opponent to the reigning king. Over the years, many Android and other tablets cropped up and most of them failed to make any mark. Many of them, … [visit site [...]Acer Plans to Launch Windows Tablet in 2012: Lenovo Joins In is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Building A KWin Window Manager With JavaScript | Posted on: 02/01/2012 @ 21:48

There's new JavaScript bindings and QML support for KDE's KWin compositing window manager, which make it possible to build new custom window managers now using JavaScript...

BitFenix unveil USB 3.0 and 35-in-1 card reader | Posted on: 02/01/2012 @ 21:48

Who even knew there were 35 types of card?

Scribus 1.4 Desktop Suite Sees Major Overhaul | Posted on: 02/01/2012 @ 20:48

Scribus, one of the leading open-source desktop publishing suites, is out with version 1.4. This new version of Scribus comes after several years of development and thousands of changes...

Gentoo Linux 12.0 LiveDVD Released | Posted on: 02/01/2012 @ 20:48

The Gentoo project has pout out version 12.0 of their pre-spun LiveDVD for those looking to give this decade-old distribution a shot...

HD 7970 overclocked to 1.26GHz on air | Posted on: 02/01/2012 @ 20:48

Impressive benchmarks results to have enthusiasts reaching for a tissue.

Taiwan Foundries cutting 28nm prices | Posted on: 02/01/2012 @ 19:36

Cheaper wafers, yummy. More importantly, cheaper 28nm graphics cards.

be quiet! E9-CM-480W Netzteil Test | Posted on: 02/01/2012 @ 19:25

Getestet wurde das be quiet! Straight Power BQT E9-CM-480W Netzteil. Die neue E9 Serie kann gegenübe...

FSP Aurum CM 650W Review | Posted on: 02/01/2012 @ 19:25

Review of the FSP Aurum CM 650W PSU. Afternoon everybody. Hopefully you had a good Christmas etc. et...

OCZ ZS 650W Netzteil Testbericht | Posted on: 02/01/2012 @ 19:25

Getestet wurde das OCZ ZS 650W Netzteil. Die ZS-Serie von OCZ soll den Einsteigerbereich bedienen un...

NZXT HALE82 650W Review | Posted on: 02/01/2012 @ 18:13

Review of the NZXT HALE82 650W Power Supply. NZXT has traditionally been better known for their offe...

Magellan RoadMate Pro 9165T | Posted on: 02/01/2012 @ 17:00

The Magellan RoadMate Pro 9165T is a RV/large vehicle GPS with a large 7-inch touchscreen, a 6 million points of interest database with Good Sam and real-time traffic. It has features geared towards large vehicles, like the ability to plan routes that can handle your vehicle's size and type.

RunCore Pro V 120GB SATA III Solid State Drive Review | Posted on: 02/01/2012 @ 13:36

Introduction RunCore is one of the few companies with solid state drive products that span several categories. Many companies make consumer and enterprise products, but few venture into industrial and military products. These additional product categories have given RunCore experience with a wider range of uses and driven their engineers to think outside of the box. Today we're not looking at ...

Haswell graphics expectations: A quantum leap or just another small step forward? | Posted on: 02/01/2012 @ 11:13

vr-zone.com - As the Ivy Bridge processors from Intel comes out four months from now, its graphics, with reportedly double the Sandy Bridge GPU performance, would have an impact on entry level discrete GPUs. Will Haswell continue with the same major performance jump, or just some moderate improvements?

Mobility Digest Review: Phosphor World Time Sport Black E-Ink Watch | Posted on: 02/01/2012 @ 10:00

Quote: "Electronic Ink or E-Ink is getting around but the last place I’d expect to see it is on a watch. Today for review I’ve got something a little off from the mobility theme but not really as a watch is probably one of the first mobile gadgets we had. The product is the Phosphor World Time Sport watch that features E-Ink for its display that makes it crisper, clearer and sharper than a ...

The 2011 Year in Review | Posted on: 02/01/2012 @ 9:36

Wow can you believe it is 2012 already!?! This past year definitely went by fast! This year was an interesting one for us here at ThinkComputers. We had a great year of reviews, articles and giveaways! First off we want to thank you the readers for continuing to come back to the site and read our articles and reviews. We also want to thank our great sponsors for providing the products we ...

OCModShop?s 10 Year Anniversary | Posted on: 02/01/2012 @ 8:48

Today marks the 10th Year Anniversary of OCModShop.com!  OCModShop was originally created as a personal technology blog to share ideas on how to overclock processors, mod computer cases, and in general push the limits of PC hardware. Fast-forward to today and the industry has changed quite a bit.  The cool custom projects that were originally [...]

GNOME Is Still A Ways Off From 10% Goal | Posted on: 02/01/2012 @ 8:24

For those that don't remember, the GNOME project had a goal of a 10% global desktop share by 2010, this was their "10x10" goal. Two years later, they're still a long way off...

Avidemux 2.5.6 Video Editor Brings Many Changes | Posted on: 02/01/2012 @ 8:24

Avidemux, one of the open-source non-linear video editing applications, ended 2011 on a high note with the release of Avidemux 2.5.6...

Will We Get Two iPads in January? | Posted on: 02/01/2012 @ 7:24

Here we go again! Though current rumors are pointing that Apple would be releasing next generation iPad in February to commemorate Steve Jobs? birthday, news website DigiTimes has generated a new wave of speculations stating that … [visit site to read more] Will We Get Two iPads in January? is a post from: UK Gadget [...]Will We Get Two iPads in January? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Apple Designer Jonathan Ive Gets Knighted | Posted on: 02/01/2012 @ 7:24

Apple is known for its exquisitely designed products and the man behind those beautiful designs has now added one more feather to his cap. Jonathan Ive, head of design with Apple, has been awarded a knighthood. Jonathan Ive was … [visit site to read more] Apple Designer Jonathan Ive Gets Knighted is a post from: [...]Apple Designer Jonathan Ive Gets Knighted is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Wine 1.3.36 Brings UDisks, DIB Enhancements, Etc | Posted on: 02/01/2012 @ 5:00

Wine 1.3.36 was released before bringing in the new year...

Nielsen Presents ?Tops of 2011? list: Facebook, Google Take Top Spots | Posted on: 02/01/2012 @ 1:24

Another year gone and now is the time to commemorate the most popular brands of 2011. Research firm Nielsen has released its ?Tops of 2011? lists and the top spots are occupied by familiar names such as Google, Facebook and Apple. Google has … [visit site to read more] Nielsen Presents ?Tops of 2011? list: [...]Nielsen Presents ?Tops of 2011? list: Facebook, Google Take Top Spots is a post ...

Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB DDR3-1600 Tested | Posted on: 01/01/2012 @ 12:49

Review of the Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB DDR3-1600 Memory. The introduction of Intel's X79 chipset wi...

Verbatim Store n Save USB 3.0 2TB Test | Posted on: 01/01/2012 @ 12:49

Die Verbatim Store'n'Save SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ist eine externe Festplatte im 3,5-Zoll-Format mit schn...

G.Skill Ripjaws X 8GB 2133 MHz DDR3 Kit Review | Posted on: 01/01/2012 @ 12:49

Review of the G.Skill Ripjaws X 8GB 2133 MHz DDR3 Dual Channel Memory Kit. People often don't realiz...

Corsair Vengeance LP, G.Skill Ripjaws Z, Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB Test | Posted on: 01/01/2012 @ 12:49

Getestet wurde das Corsair Vengeance LP 16 GB, G.Skill Ripjaws Z 16 GB und das Kingston HyperX Genes...

Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 64GB Review | Posted on: 01/01/2012 @ 12:49

The Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 is supposed to be Kingston's fastest flash drive to date. We'll...

Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 64GB Reviewed | Posted on: 01/01/2012 @ 12:48

Review of the Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 64GB Flash Drive. On the lookout for a flash drive th...

Kingston ValueRAM KVR1333D3N9/4G Testbericht | Posted on: 01/01/2012 @ 12:48

Im Sommer hatten wir sechs 3x2-GByte-RAM-Kits der Hersteller Corsair, CSX, Exceleram, GeIL, Kingston...

Happy New Year! | Posted on: 01/01/2012 @ 9:25

We look back at 2011, and forward to 2012. Happy New Year! is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts:A New Year Happy Holidays 2009 Product of the Year

Our 10 Favorite Posts of 2011! | Posted on: 01/01/2012 @ 8:12

2011 was another great year of reviews and articles for us here at ThinkComputers. I have to say we have the coolest job ever being able to get a first hand look at the newest computer hardware and technology - and being able to write about it. We saw a lot of different products in 2011, some that impressed us and some that were just garbage. Read on to see what our favorite 10 post of 2011 ...

Collins Dictionary now available online | Posted on: 01/01/2012 @ 0:13

vr-zone.com - Famous English dictionary by Collins is now avaliable online. The new beta website is designed to facilitate your referencing needs. Updates are on the way to expand the range of definitions and translated languages.

News for 12-31-11 | Posted on: 01/01/2012 @ 0:12

It's time once again for the news from aroudn the world. Enjoy!