Month: December 2012
- News
Fujitsu blamed Windows 8’s soft demand for slumping sales
According to a Bloomberg Tokyo report, Fujitsu’s president Masami Yamamoto blamed Windows 8’s sluggish demand, for the company missing their annual shipment target for PCs. He stated that the company has fallen short by 7 Million units according to its October shipping estimate. Acer’s President Jim Wong also expressed the…
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Samsung to sell its first smartphones with Tizen OS next year
Samsung is all set to have the Linux-based Tizen OS on their smartphones as its a more “open” platform compared to Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS. To those who don’t know, Tizen is a Linux-Based OS that emerged from MeeGo. Intel worked with Nokia for development of this OS, but now Samsung have…
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Artic Cooling leaks Haswell Model numbers: Pentium, Core i3, i5 and i7 Models
Thanks to a little oversight by Artic Cooling, LGA 1150 socket compatibility list was leaked in the open. These are the models of the next generation Haswell processors that we’ll get to see under Pentium, Core i3, i5 and i7 Models. There are many models within the i5 Series: i5-…
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Netgear XAVB5201 500Mbps Powerline Adaptor Review
For a number of years, I’ve had my reservations over the concept of powerline adaptors and this has been a point that I’ve stood against since. This lack of faith was mainly set by a number of different kits that either resulted in very poor throughput (even when plugged in…
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- News
Playstation 4 may have GPU switching and Dynamic UI
A patent of a technology which belongs to Sony describes a concept of an automated GPU switching process which could hint that Sony is aiming towards a power optimized GPU for the PS4 console. The patent was filed during 2009 and was published in late 2010. The purpose of GPU…
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Samsung Galaxy IV to launch in April, may feature S Pen Functionality
According to a source in Korea, Samsung’s Galaxy S IV might come with an S Pen and the appropriate features that come with it in an effort by Samsung to “unite” the Note and its upcoming flagship model. Its also mentioned that the Galaxy IV will be launched in April. The…
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New Dead Space 3 demo to come in January, new trailer out in the open!
EA and Visceral games have released a new trailer for Dead Space 3 to explain the series of events from the first two games. The game’s demo is set to hit Xbox Live and PlayStation Stores on 22nd January, 2013. For PC Gamers you need an EA origin account and…
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Ratchet & Clank: QForce PS3 Review
I’ve been an on and off fan of the Ratchet & Clank games ever since the PlayStation 2 days, but have always fallen short of really getting stuck into what the games have to offer. I’ve casually played some single player and co-op on many of the titles from the…
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- Peripherals
Tritton Kunai Wii U & 3DS Headset Review
Today I’ll be taking a look at the Tritton Kunai Wii U Gaming Headset, or first and hopefully not last peripheral review for Nintendo’s shiny new games console. It’s been a long while since we saw some new hardware in the gaming market and its a perfect time to bring…
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In flight Wi-Fi could soon become a reality
Ever wished you can access the internet while you’re on a plane, more so during the really long international flights? Hopefully it wouldn’t take long for that to happen on all flights as the FCC adopted a Report and Order about regulatory requirements for broadband services on an aircraft. It…
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Diablo III will not have team deathmatch PvP mode
Its been few months since Diablo III’s release but the game’s PvP mode still hasn’t been implemented yet. Diablo III’s director Jay Wilson recently mentioned in the game’s official blog that team Deathmatch PvP mode is now going to be shelved as he felt that it was not good enough.…
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Apple fined by Chinese court for copyright infringement of ebooks
A Beijing court have ordered Apple Inc. to pay 1.03 Million yuan/about $165,000 for selling unlicensed copies of books from eight local writers via their app store. Apple usually requires developers to sign an agreement stating that they have all the rights of the material in their apps that will be sold…
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- News
Grand Theft Auto V to arrive by March 2013?
Amazon have accidentally listed a page for GTA V, which revealed that the game may release on March, 26th 2013. The slip-up by Amazon also resulted in sending confirmation to those buyers who pre-ordered the game. Do note that even thought this information may not be 100% accurate, the March date…
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Toshiba launches 20 MP CMOS image sensor
Toshiba recently announced their new 20 megapixel CMOS imaging sensor. Test runs and testing of the manufacturing process for the new sensors will begin in January 2013 and its estimated that mass production will start by August. Toshiba’s TCM5115CL sensor comes with 1/2.3 optical format with backside illumination and aimed for point-and-shoot…
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LG wants Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 to be banned in Korea over OLED patent infringements
LG have filed an injunction to ban sales of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 in Korea. According to the notice, LG made allegations that Samsung has violated the design, driver circuitry and device design of its OLED products which altered the viewing angles of the panel used in the Galaxy Note…
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