Month: March 2013
- News
Demand For Supercomputers Increases
The market for supercomputers is increasing, and it doesn’t look its going to slow down given applications to tackle complex scientific questions and help with research, national security, image rendering, pharmaceuticals and even for commercial purposes. There was a super computer recently installed in Illinois and Texas in a space…
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Tomb Raider PC Review
It’s taken me longer than I would have liked to complete this game, but after a few late nights and a few important jobs swept under the carpet, I did it, I finally completed Tomb Raider! Hailing from the talented minds of Crystal Dynamics, although when I say talented I…
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Eon Alter Set To Bring Tabletop To iOS
We have all been there, no matter if we are nerds or just the old school style of gamers where we have enjoyed, not the world we are in, but the one we can create in our minds. Tabletop was one of those things that was only really limited by…
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Sprint And Softbank Won’t Use Huawei After Their Upcoming Merger
Huawei maybe getting another blow from their United States market (or what’s left of it) as both the mobile carrier companies, Spring Nextel Corp. and Softbank Corp. told to U.S. lawmakers that they will not use equipments made by the Chinese based tech company Huawei Technologies after they merge. Both…
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- News
New Discovery Shows The Possibility Of Making Biological Computers
Researchers at Standford University have been using genetic material to make biological transistors, allowing them to get one stop closer to making biological computers possible. The biological transistor, also called a “transcriptor” will enable researchers to embed different program functions into living sells. Using these transcriptors, the research team were…
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3D Printers To Be Affordable By 2016
3D printers have captured the imagination of the technologically minded with an almost limitless realm of possibilities. The only thing that is currently stopping them from taking off is the fact they cost so much to acquire both at a personal level and a business level. Although consumers are unlikely to be able…
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Microsoft To Launch Surface Mini 7-Inch Tablet by June
Microsoft hasn’t said much about the prospect of a smaller version of the Surface table although market analysts say it is definitely coming. Microsoft is expected to release a 7″ or 8″ Surface Mini tablet, which will be running either the Windows 8 OS or the upcoming Windows Blue OS. No…
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Amazon Acquires Social Reading Website Goodreads
Amazon have recently announced that they have signed a business deal to acquire the social reading site “Goodreads”. Goodreads is a website which helps people find a new book to read based on what books and genres they have read in the past, it is a typical “you may also…
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- Cooling
Evercool Venti (HPQ 12025) CPU Cooler Review
While our CPU cooler reviews of late have mainly be concerned with high performance heatsinks, it is still important for us to remember that it is the budget offerings which sell the most and get used the most. That said, today we have a $30 heatsink courtesy of Evercool and…
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HTC One Gets Worst Possible Repairability Score From iFixit
iFixit are a company that take modern consumer gadgets such as mobile phones and tablets, then attempt to disassemble them and put them back together. They are experts in their field and in doing these “fixability” tests they are able to determine how easily a consumer might be able to…
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EA Discounts Its Android, iOS and Windows Phone Games
If you happen to be into playing mobile games on your Android, iOS or Windows Phone devices then you’ll be pleased to know that Electronic Arts has announced a tonne of discounts. In its 4th annual sweet deals sale EA has discounted many titles by up to 90% or offered…
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Texas Courts Tells Patent Troll That They Cannot Patent Simple Math
A patent troll, Uniloc, who has a long history of suing tech firms has sued Hosting company, Rackspace. Uniloc claims Rackspace allegedly violated their patent by selling Linux-based server systems, but the judge rubbished that claim by dismissing the case, saying that it basically describes a simple math operation. Uniloc…
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- Peripherals
AZiO Levetron Mech5 Mechanical Keyboard Review
AZiO Corp is a new brand to us at eTeknix, so we’re honoured today to be reviewing their flagship gaming keyboard, the Levetron Mech5. AZiO Corp is primarily and American brand, although we do occasionally see some of their products over here in the UK – and should expect to see them…
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NYPD Issued More Strict Rules For Use Of Social Media By Police Officers
The New York Police Department issued a set of strict guidelines for its police officers to follow, where they will require to change some details in their personal profiles in Facebook, Twitter and other social networking websites. As soon as the news spread, the police officers made several changes, such…
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OUYA Consoles On Their Way To Initial Kickstarter Backers
The OUYA console took the world of gaming by storm and it generated its required funding very quickly, in the end it generated $8,583,769 with its $950,000 target being smashed in under a day. The OUYA project managed 63,416 backers in total and now OUYA are beginning to ship the…
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