Even with a heavily worded request from US authorities for 32 Megaupload servers, a Canadian court has rejected the proposal, suggesting that since personal information could be part of the data, that it must first ascertain what is stored on them before the hand over. Despite having lost almost every …
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Blockbuster will enter administration
As if anyone didn't see this coming. If GAME, HMV, Comet, Jessops and more could go under – the former admittedly only temporarily – then Blockbuster was surely not far behind. As parodied in the South Park episode A Nightmare on Facetime, nobody rents DVDs any more – at very …
Read More »ASUS is “interested in making Windows Phones”
ASUS has revealed in a recent interview that the Taiwanese company who is typically better known for PC components and laptops are looking into producing smartphones based on Microsoft's Windows Phone platform. In the interview Benson Lin, corporate vice president of mobile communication products at ASUS says that they are …
Read More »RHA SA950i Headphones Review
It would be fair to say that professional-grade audio and consumer-grade pricing are two characteristics that are usually considered to be mutually exclusive. In the SA950i pair of headphones, RHA aims to break this barrier by combining technologies more commonly found in studio equipment with a price tag that is …
Read More »US power plant infected with malware
A USB drive which had malware installed on it was responsible for infecting a U.S. power plant turbine control system in early October. The malicious software managed to delay the restart by three weeks, according to the Homeland Security Department. Another plant was checked and found to have ‘common and …
Read More »LG planning a return to Windows Phone?
LG was an original Windows Phone 7 partner way back when the platform originally launched in late 2010 but apart from a couple of launch day devices we have yet to see a follow-up Windows Phone device from them. Now, new rumours suggest that the Korean company will debut a …
Read More »Notebook shipments to drop further in Q1
Sources in the Taipei channel spoke to me last night and the consensus is that notebook shipments will drop in Q1 2013. The figures should drop around 11% sequentially with a global market share around 89%. Digitimes have more detailed research on the matter than they claim “Of the first-quarter …
Read More »1,600 businesses sign up for Blackberry 10 ‘ready’ training
The Blackberry 10 operating system in due for release at the end of the month, alongside a new range of smartphones which Research In Motion will help reverse their steady market decline. In anticipation for the launch, more than 1,600 businesses are registered to join a training program. The BlackBerry …
Read More »American man outsources himself – authorities upset
If there was going to be a fatal car crash – with a 4 door saloon plunging over a cliff and exploding into a million pieces – wouldn't it be cool if the driver wasn't you, but you got to claim on the insurance anyway? Outsourcing stuff can be fun, …
Read More »War For The Overworld gets Greenlight approval
Our pals from Subterranean games have been given another boon in their development of a spiritual sequel/remake of Dungeon Keeper, as War For The Overworld has now been Greenlit by the Steam community, meaning once it's ready – likely on the promised 30th August date – then it will be …
Read More »HMV.com is taken down by administrators
You know it's the end where the simple to maintain website is taken down. Administrators for HMV, Deloitte, have now killed off the HMV.com website, leading it with a simple message explaining that until further notice, the website would no longer be in operation. HMV staff have said in the …
Read More »Facebook graph search offers new way to find people
Facebook has announced the implementation of a new search feature that will help you find people if you don't know their names, or want to look them up via certain criteria. Putting in a query like “People named Andrew who are friends with Jacquie,” would help find that person you …
Read More »Lenovo could be working on Chromebooks for enterprise
Lenovo has been the something of the company to watch recently as their revenues have more than tripled to $33 billion in 2012 in just a few years. Reports are suggesting that some enterprises are looking to trial Chromebooks and they want Lenovo to supply them on the back on their high …
Read More »Care to test your high end PC against…Catzilla?
Move over 3Dmark, Unigine, Furmark, a new benchmark has rolled into town and it's bigger, badder and fluffier than the lot of them. Catzilla, the PC stress test from AllBenchmark that we talked about in October, it's finally here. How does your system fare against its furry might? If you …
Read More »Cougar GX 800W Power Supply Review
Today we are going to look at the current high grade 800W power supply from Cougar – the GX 800W. This is a modular design which has received 80 Plus Gold Certification and it features Cougar Vortex HDB fan technology. Retail pricing is around £140 in the United Kingdom so …
Read More »Aerocool introducing new GT Power Supply Series to the European Market
Taiwan based manufacturer Aerocool is announcing the new addition to its product portfolio. Brand new GT series aims for ambitious gamers and enthusiasts, coming with total of eight different models starting with 500 Watts and ending with 1.050 Watts. The acronym “GT” is coming from the Italian words „Gran Turismo“, …
Read More »Sony announce world’s first OLED 4k 56 inch TV
Sony can now dismiss previous reports that they were abandoning the OLED TV market with the announcement of their new 56 inch OLED High Definition television set. The new prototype has been announced as the “world’s first and largest 56-inch 4K OLED TV.” OLED technology will be a fantastic next …
Read More »Intelligent ‘ice cubes’ tell when you have drunk too much
For those of us who have a problem controlling our drinking, MIT student Dhairya Dand may have a cure. He has developed a new intelligent ‘ice cube' which will track how much you drink and flash red when you have had enough. The solution was developed when Dand experienced a …
Read More »Sony Xperia Tablet Z leak foretells an impressive tablet
The Sony Xperia Z smartphone impressed at CES and the company's next equally impressive device could be an equally flagship Android tablet. The possible Xperia Tablet Z replicates the recently announced smartphone in some respects with the same IP55 and IP57 water and dust resistance certifications. While Sony has not …
Read More »‘Infinity’ cross platform launched by Disney
Capt. Jack Sparrow driving Cinderella's carriage? Sulley from “Monsters Inc.” galloping on Bullseye from “Toy Story”? Those are some silly scenarios that could become a virtual reality with “Disney Infinity,” a Disney endeavor combining a video game with a toy line. The Walt Disney Co. revealed plans Tuesday to launch …
Read More »Apple Retail VP Jerry McDougal leaves
Last year Apple fired John Browett, the ex Dixons executive who joined as Vice President of retail. Browett joined Apple as a replacement for Ron Johnson who left Apple in 2011. The latest reports indicate that Jerry McDougal has just resigned as Apple's Retail VP. ifoAppleStore says that McDougal's responsibilities …
Read More »ARMA III devs finally released from Greek jail
The two Bohemia developers that were arrested for suspected espionage and photographing a military base on the island of Lemnos, have finally been set free after over four months of being held captive – despite the fact that they were merely doing research for upcoming games ARMA III and DayZ. …
Read More »Is this the new MySpace or a Justin Timberlake song?
Update: I've just tried signing up for an account with a bit of fake information, but I've yet to be able to make one. I can't tell if it's because I put in an age that's under 18 (note: I'm 25) but it appears my IPs are now blocked from …
Read More »Labels, not musicians make money from record sales
While this might be something a lot of people have known about for a long time, it's not what you'd hear trumpeted by most big music labels. The claims often made by these corporations is that without album sales, musicians starve – it's why they go after pirates so much. …
Read More »US refutes Dotcom entrapment claims
Kim Dotcom has been very vocal about his opinions of the US government and the way it treated him during his investigation, arrest and the shuttering of his file locker website, Megaupload – often suggesting that he was used to entrap himself through cooperation. US authorities are of course keen …
Read More »Huawei Ascend W2 scheduled for MWC debut
Throughout the second half of 2012 there were several rumours surrounding two Windows Phone handsets from Huawei. One of these devices, the Ascend W1, was announced last week at CES in Las Vegas. The Ascend W1 is their modest low to mid-range offering. The other, as yet unannounced handset is …
Read More »NASA spend $17.8 million on inflatable home for astronauts
NASA and Bigelow Aerospace recently announced their latest addition to the International Space Station (ISS). They have signed a partnership worth $17.8 million to allow Bigelow to expand on previous projects to create a new section for the ISS. According to the Space Reporter “The New section of the ISS, …
Read More »Sapphire HD7870 W/ Boost (Tahiti LE) Review
Today we are taking our second look at a HD7870 Tahiti LE card, this time from Sapphire. Our previous experiences with the HD7870 Tahiti LE have been memorable but today we wanted to show something different. We push the Sapphire card to the limit and manually overclock two competing AMD …
Read More »HMV’s slow digital response to blame – Musicmetric chief
HMV confirmed the end of its three-year nose-dive into administration last night with the appointment of accountancy giant Deloitte. But its fate was sealed long ago by its slow response to the digital revolution, according to a leading digital expert. The firm, which employs more than 4,000 people, ceased trading …
Read More »Apple share price drops to lowest in a year
Apple are the world's most valuable company but even they have little ups and downs. As we reported yesterday, they halved their orders for component parts for their iPhone 5. Apple had originally ordered 65 million screens from LG Display and Sharp Corp for the 2013 Q1 period. Due to …
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