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Metro version of IE10 to ditch Flash plug in support

The hype for Windows 8 is building up, with many people wondering if Microsoft will drop the ball after the success of Windows 7. The latest news is that the tablet optimised version of Windows 8 will drop Flash support, to concentrate on HTML5. Steve Jobs would be proud. Apple …

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Google acquire 1,023 patents to strengthen defenses

Regular readers of Kitguru will already be aware that Google passed over some patents to HTC recently, in a case to help them fight against Apple. The latest news to reach us is that Google have taken over a thousand patents from IBM. The reason for this is similar to …

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MSI X460 Laptop Review (Core i7)

MSI have been releasing some very capable gaming and business systems in the last year. Today we are looking at their latest X460 machine, which is aimed at a user who demands maximum processing power. Our review machine is based around a powerful second generation Core i7 2630QM processor, which …

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Star attacks nearby planet with destructive X-rays

NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory has been the source of some fascinating reports in recent months, and the latest is proof enough to make the hairs on your arms stand on end. They have found that a star, close to an alien planet is sending out mega powerful X-Rays – 100,000 …

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Xeon E5 chips for release early 2012

Intel's chief Paul Otellini gave the opening keynote speech at the Developer forum in San Francisco, and according to the Register he didn't focus much on the server side of the business. This was intentional, as Intel are not yet ready to launch the E5 Sandybridge versions of their processors, …

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Sony to release Playstation Vita end of year

Sony are hoping that their upcoming Playstation Vita portable is more of a success than the flagging Nintendo 3DS. According to latest reports, they are due to release the Vita in Japan in the middle of December. The company have said that the release will unfortunately miss the Christmas/end of …

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Gamestop to release gaming tablet, with dedicated controller

GameStop are releasing a new tablet, powered by Android which will launch with a series of games already installed. The US retailer spoke to gameindustry.biz and said that Android was the logical choice being the ‘GameStop certified gaming platform'. President Tony Bartel told gameindustry.biz “I don't see any need to …

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Apple Macintosh sales up 22% in last two months

NPD have released new sales data which shows that Apple's Macintosh sales are up a staggering 22% in the first two months of the September quarter. Gene Munster from Piper Jaffray says that the strong sales are due to the new Macbook Air and Mac Mini product refreshes. In other …

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HTC boss on iPhone survey: ‘just not cool anymore’

You can always tell when a competitor is concerned. They spend most of their time focused on you, and bitching about how customers would be better opting for your ‘product'. HTC acting president Martin Fichter apparently ran a survey through Reed College and the result? Well, the iPhone just isn't …

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iPhone 5 to have same screen size?

There have been many rumors around the upcoming release of the iPhone 5. One of the key discussion points has been the size of the new screen. Some analysts have claimed that Apple will need to increase the size of the iPhone 5 screen to fend off tough threats from …

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Anonymous under close surveillance from Feds

Anonymous have been a topic of conversation almost every week this year, thanks to their high profile attacks on businesses and government organisations. Federal investigators are saying that this small group of pranksters has turned into a serious national security threat. The FBI have placed Anonymous high on their radar, …

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CBS news embarrassment over fake Steve Jobs death tweet

CBSnews.com faced an uncomfortable situation when it was associated with a fake Tweet over the weekend regarding the death of ex Apple CEO Steve Jobs. The rogue Tweet was sent from the Twitter account of What's Trending, a web series which is produced by Disrupt Group and controlled by Disrupt …

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Comodohacker says “I’m totally independent”

We reported recently on the breach of the security system trusted by millions of people across the globe. At the time the identity of the source wasn't known but the 21 year old hacker, known as ‘Comodohacker' has spoken to the New York Times. Recently he broke into communications of …

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Uncertainty of key importance at Intel IDF summit

Having presided over one of the most successful periods ever in Intel's history, Paul Otellini will take a sip of water and step onto the stage at IDF 2011 with uncertainty on his mind. His keynote is entitled “The Evolution of Computing: Looking Ahead”, but how much time will he …

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Microsoft solve network issues effecting services

Microsoft have suffered networking issues from yesterday which is effecting users of many of their services. They have acknowledged the problems which have caused problems when users tried to access Skydrive storage services and the Windows Live applications, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint in Office Live. Chris Jones, author of …

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Adobe release support for iOS Flash video streaming

Adobe announced the release of Flash Media Server 4.5 and Flash Access 3.0 which will allow publishers to stream Flash video content. This new release however will also allow Flash Content to be streamed to iOS devices, which obviously do not natively support Flash code. Computerworld say “With Adobe Flash …

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Apple win another round against Samsung tablet

Apple have won another round against Samsung Electronics in the battle to ban the Galaxy Tab 10.1 from the market. The latest injunction in Germany against Samsung was won yesterday. The Dusseldorf court have upheld a preliminary injunction against the Galaxy 10.1 tablet, which has been heralded as the most …

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‘Machinarium’ to support iPad 2, not iPad

One of the finest independent games is finally to hit the Apple tablet. Bad news however for owners of the original iPad as the developer Amanita Design are claiming that it won't be supported. According to their comments, the original iPad doesn't have enough memory, and the processor struggles to …

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