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World’s largest lego model – Full scale X-Wing
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on May 24, 2013 under General Tech
The World's largest lego model is a 1:1 scale replica of an X-Wing, complete with R2 unit. It is made up from 5,335,200 lego bricks and took 32 lego master builders 17,336 hours to create. This f... more. -
Otterbox acquire rival case maker LifeProof
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on May 23, 2013 under Channel
Otterbox, maker of some of the finest protective cases for smartphones has announced their acquisition of LifeProof. No figure was given for the deal. Otterbox have a well earned reputation for cre... more. -
Amazon planning intersecting ‘biospheres’ for Seattle campus
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on May 22, 2013 under Channel
Amazon are taking a leaf out of Apple's handbook by announcing that they are planning a biodome for their campus headquarters in Seattle. Documents hit the Seattle Department of Planning and Develo... more. -
100 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on May 20, 2013 under Channel
Even if you wanted, there is no way you could sit and watch every video that is uploaded to Youtube. The website has just turned eight years old and they have released some interesting information abo... more. -
American lawmakers worried about Google Glass ‘privacy’
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on May 17, 2013 under Channel, General Tech
There doesn't seem a day without Google Glass being in the news and now eight members of Congress are demanding that Google address a range of privacy concerns over their Google Glass product. The ... more. -
LulzBot Taz – largest 3D desktop printer build area
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on May 17, 2013 under General Tech
3D printers are hot property right now and if you are in the market for one that can handle larger objects then you may want to hold fire on the new Lulzbot TAZ 3D printer - it claims to have the larg... more. -
Nokia launch metal flagship Lumia 925 Windows 8 smartphone
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on May 15, 2013 under Mobile
Nokia have announced a new series of products this week, including the new flagship Lumia 925. The new smartphone runs the latest version of Microsoft Windows Phone 8 software, available from T-Mob... more. -
Atari Breakout easter egg in Google image search
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on May 14, 2013 under General Tech
Google are celebrating the 37th birthday of the class Atari game Breaktout in a very entertaining way. They have turned Google Image Search into a version of the game. To get the Easter egg running... more. -
New Nokia smartphone will cost $99 and have 48 days of standby life
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on May 13, 2013 under Channel, Mobile
Nokia are going to release a new smartphone with 48 days standby battery life, costing only $99. The Asha 501 will be shipping with a 1200 mAh battery which will allow for 17 hours of straight talk... more. -
YouTube offer paid subscription service
1 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on May 10, 2013 under Channel
Youtube have released details of their plan to let producers sell paid subscriptions to their videos. Youtube is owned by search engine giant Google and they said the subscription rates will range bet... more. -
Retina iPad Mini beaten to release by high res Nexus 7
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on May 8, 2013 under Channel, iPad
2013 is proving a tougher year for Apple, as they face an increasing challenge from competitors such as Samsung. One of Apple's biggest selling products is the iPad Mini, so it makes sense for them to... more. -
Breitling emergency II watch acts as satellite emergency beacon
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on May 7, 2013 under Channel, General Tech
Forget about the upcoming smartwatches from companies such as Apple and Samsung, look at one of the latest models coming from highly respected Swiss watchmaker Breitling which features an inbuilt emer... more. -
Apple store offering 256gb and 512gb SSD for iMacs
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on May 3, 2013 under Apple, Channel
Apple have started to offer larger flash storage options for their 21.5 inch iMacs. These Macs have been shipping with a 1TB Fusion drive option now for some time, at a price premium of £200. As... more. -
Blackberry 10 accepted for use by US Department of Defense
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on May 3, 2013 under Blackberry, Channel
The U.S. Department of Defense has cleared Blackberry 10 smartphones and PlayBook tablets for use on their networks. Reports hit yesterday that the department may also clear devices by Apple and Sam... more. -
Windows 8 – an unmitigated Microsoft disaster
12 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on May 2, 2013 under Channel, Highlights, Operating Systems
As our recent research has highlighted, Windows 8 is still proving very unpopular with the enthusiast audience. Our last poll for instance showed a 82% result in favour of Windows 7. The Kitguru au... more. -
Lenovo releasing slim Windows 8 ThinkPad S431
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on May 1, 2013 under Channel, Laptop
Lenovo have announced a new laptop to join the ThinkPad ranks - dubbed the S431. The new notebook has a multi finger touchscreen which opens to 180 degrees. The company have also included a huge touch... more. -
Kaspersky say more money needs invested in stopping cyber attacks
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on April 27, 2013 under Channel, Security
Eugene Kaspersky, chief executive of security firm Kaspersky lab has spoken out to say that all businesses are victims or cyber attacks 'whether they know it or not'. Kaspersky made a speech at the... more. -
Samsung rename all their PCs to ‘Ativ’
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on April 27, 2013 under PC
Samsung have decided to rename all their PC's with the moniker 'Ativ', because their Ativ range have been so successful in recent months. CNET posted the information saying that the nonsensical naming... more. -
Have a cup of joe with Apple leader Tim Cook – all for charity
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on April 25, 2013 under Channel
Would you like to spend some one on one time with Apple leader Tim Cook at their Cupertino, California headquarters? Then your dreams could come true. The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and H... more. -
Giada Introduces T720 Android Tablet
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on April 24, 2013 under Tablet PC
Known for their range of Android based mini-PCs, Giada is announcing a new tablet based on Android, the T720. This is a significant step up for Giada showing a growing sophistication in design and eng... more. -
Google buys Wavii for $30 million
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on April 24, 2013 under Channel
Google has bought Wavii, a natural language processing startup, for more than $30 million, according to a Techcrunch source. Apple and Google were both competing to take over the Seattle based comp... more. -
Apple quarterly profit projected to shrink
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on April 23, 2013 under Apple, Channel
Apple are expected to post a drop in quarterly profit when they issue their next financial report. The shrink may be their first drop in the last decade, hurt by products with lower profit margins and... more. -
Google profit rises 16% to $3.35 billion
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on April 19, 2013 under Channel
Google have posted great results this week, showing continued growth. The results also show that activity on Google's web search engine is becoming more prevalent on mobile devices. Google's revenu... more. -
Samsung investigated over ‘fake HTC reviews’ online
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on April 17, 2013 under Channel, Mobile
Fair trade officials in Taiwan are investigating claims that Samsung have paid people to criticize rival HTC, online. According to reports, Samsung are said to have paid students to post negative c... more. -
Netflix switching to HTML5 from Silverlight
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on April 16, 2013 under Channel, Software
A while ago Microsoft announced that Silverlight would be unsupported after 2012, many companies looked at alternative options. Netflix are one of Microsoft's largest users of Silverlight which uses t... more. -
New Kodak PIXPRO AZ361 camera showcased
9 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on April 10, 2013 under Channel, General Tech
Last year Kodak announced their phase out and cessation of all their cameras. The company struggled to maintain market share and sales, competiting against not only Canon and Nikon, but the rise in qu... more. -
HTC profits drop to record low
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on April 9, 2013 under Channel
HTC have documented record low profits in the first quarter of 2013. Delays in production of their upcoming flagship smartphone have not helped. HTC have explained difficulties making camera compon... more. -
Sony to release ‘price friendly’ 4k TVs
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on April 8, 2013 under Channel, General Tech
Those interested in the upcoming 4K television sets have been put off by pricing often in the $25,000 zone. Sony however have announced some sets which won't cost anywhere near as much. While we ha... more. -
Zuckerberg demonstrates ‘Facebook Home’
1 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on April 5, 2013 under Channel, Mobile
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that the company want to be the home screen of any Android mobile smartphone. The Telegraph in the UK say "It is called 'Home' because it is on the home screen of any... more. -
Seagate ship first 4TB – 1TB per platter drive
0 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on April 4, 2013 under Hard Drives
Seagate have released the first 4TB, 1TB per disk drive. This is almost 800,000 times larger than their first desktop drive which the company introduced in 1979. The new 4TB drive is available from 2n... more.
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