Month: November 2012
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Sony files patent Move/DualShock Hybrid type Controller
A Sony patent application shows a dual-shock controller with the Playstation move type hybrid controller. Both parts of the controller which can be detected by the console when split- has accelerometer, magnetometer- and also support for vibration and audio playback through embedded speaker. According to the patent filing, Playstation Eye…
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Gigabyte Aivia Krypton Dual-Chassis Gaming Mouse Review
It’s been a while since we had a new Gigabyte Aivia peripheral to play with, not since the Aivia K8100 Keyboard at the start of this year and just over a year since our last Aivia mouse, the M8600. Both of them may have earned our eTeknix awards, but a…
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Humble THQ Bundle collection crosses $ 2 Million within 24 hours
Within the 24 hours, Humble THQ Bundle collected $2,449,932 and still counting. THQ is giving away games with titles such as Saints Row, Darksiders, Metro 2033 and many titiles to raise money for charity with a minimum donation of $4.70 ($ 5.69 if you want Saints Row: The Third). The…
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Microsoft will launch Surface Pro in January
Microsoft’s surface Pro tablet will be available from January starting with the price tag of $899 which will include 64GB of storage, whereas the 128GB counterpart will cost you $999. Both versions have the same specs and come with a stylus. But without the touch/type cover. Speaking of specifications and…
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Dell launches Ubuntu powered XPS 13 Ultrabook
Primarily aimed at developers by Dell, the ultrabook comes with “the essentials they want”. The ultrabook uses Ubuntu 12.04 OS. This is available from Dell for $ 1,449 including pro support with an option to bump up to 2 or 3 years. XPS 13 features a 13.3 inch panel with…
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Touch Screens for AIO and Notebooks to get more than 50% growth in 2013
TPK- one of the touch panel solution providers– expects to account for more than half of its overall revenues in 2013. It also planned to increase its stake in MasTouch Optoelectronics by 90% by the end of 2012 and also have a 100% stake eventually. The reason its increasing its…
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Microsoft security essentials fails to get AV- Test certifications.
A German based Independent IT Security Institute AV Test gives a thumbs down to Microsoft Security Essentials as it fails to secure the required points needed to get their certification. To those who don’t know, AV-Test continually tests popular security suites against real world threats and provides results in their…
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Win one of three Arctic Accelero Twin Turbo II VGA Coolers
While we’ll normally only run a few competitions at once, we want to get all Christmassy (real word?) and to us, that means it’s time to give more free stuff away, and so we find ourselves teaming up with another sponsor to give away some cool swag, and this time…
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Confirmed: Scythe U.S. is not shutting down, will return by next year
The message that was put up in Scythe U.S. has brought a misunderstanding. Initially the message put on their website made it clear that Scythe U.S. operations was shutting down- but after speaking for Scythe Taiwan, the company is currently being restructured, which resulted in closing down in Scythe U.S.…
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AMD Radeon 8000 Series expected between Q1- Q2 2013
The next generation AMD Radeon 8000 Series is planned to be released in 2013- between 1st 2 quarters of 2013. 8000 Series will be based on 28nm “Southern Islands” architecture. There haven’t been much informational available about Southern Islands or the card’s specification- except that it will use 28nm manufacturing…
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Enermax Hoplite ST Mid-Tower PC Chassis Review
Today were taking a look at the Hoplite ST chassis from Enermax. We managed to get hold of the white edition of the chassis for the review and priced at around £70 it’s set nicely between the mid budget and premium build chassis in terms of cost. So I’m expecting…
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Scythe USA shuts down due to financial crisis, says Goodbye
Edit: Scythe U.S. is being restructed resulting in shut down of their office over there, but its taken over by Scythe Taiwan. For more information, refer to the news link. Its always sad to see a company that is well-known within its Niche/expertise to shut down. Such is the case…
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Asus working on cheap(er) non-Nexus 7-Inch tablet??
Asus SA revealed the specs of their cheap tablet may cost $226- ME-172V – packed with android Jelly bean OS and a 7 Inch capacitive screen with 1024 x 600 resolution, VIA WM8950 processor, Mali 400 graphics with 1 gig ram. More about the specs, it has 8GB of storage…
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TRIM in RAID-0 SSD Arrays works on Intel 6-Series motherboards
The biggest letdown about Intel’s TRIM support for RAID 0 in SSD arrays was that it only worked in Intel 7- Series motherboards. However 2 members in Anandtech forum Dufus and Fernando 1 were able to modify the RAID OROM so that at-least motherboards with Intel Z68 and P67 chipset-…
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VLC uses Kickstart project to get funds for their second release app in Windows 8 devices
VLC team has opened a kickstarter project so that they can raise a funding of £40,000 hopefully within 29 days. VLC’s existing version runs on Windows 8 but only with Intel-Based systems. The new release, provided they get the required funding, will integrate a much better interface, provide support even…
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