Month: October 2014
- News
Breaking News: One Dead after Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Crash!
Reports are flooding in that at least one person is dead, and another is reported as injured after the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo crashed in the California desert earlier today. The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo was taking part in a manned test flight, when it was hit with “a serious anomaly”. The craft…
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Smart Keyboard Cover for Jolla Coming to Kickstarter
The Jolla smartphone still isn’t widely known, but it’s loved by everyone who has one, such as myself. The innovative operating system called Sailfish OS has the most natural input feeling and makes the rivals look like Windows 3.1 compared to XP on the usability factor, at least when you…
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ARM Unwraps Mali-T800 Series with H.265 Support on One Core
ARM has introduced their next generation Midgard architecture that consists of three new designs in the Mali-T800 series. It’s been about a year since ARM introduced the T700 series based on the third generation of the Midgard architecture, and this fourth generation looks even more impressive. The T600 is the dominant…
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New LCD Screen Innovation Can Display Pictures for Years
The University of Science and Technology in Hong Kong has successfully developed an LCD screen with the same characteristics as an E-Ink screen, to keep the displayed picture present for several years without any power. E-ink screens, such as those on the Amazon Kindle e-reader, don’t need a constant flow…
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Nvidia Shield Gaming Tablet Review
Introduction The Nvidia Shield was and still is one of the coolest gadgets I have ever reviewed and owned; I still use it regularly when I want to break away from my desk and it has also become my vital travel buddy for long journeys. Gaming on the go is a…
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The Steam Halloween Sale Brings Discounts to Spooky Games
It may not be anywhere near the same scale as the Steam Summer Sale, but the Steam Halloween sale is here! It brings with it a wave of discounts and deals to satisfy your horror, gore, spooky and general Halloween vibes with a range of cool games. Most of the games…
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Roccat Ryos TKL Pro Gaming Keyboard Revealed
Roccat has just revealed the latest entry to their popular Ryos range; the Ryos TKL Pro gaming keyboard. The new keyboard has been designed with a focus on the eSports and pro gaming communities. It comes equipped with a tenkeyless design that makes it LAN friendly, as this is easier to transport…
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Lian Li Unleashes Hell With The PC-D666
Ready to get into the Halloween spirit? Lian-Li is about to unleash hell on the chassis market with their incredible PC-D666; the number of the beast. The chassis is a dual chamber, double wide aluminium monster, with black brushed aluminium on the exterior and red detailing on the interior. It comes…
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Corsair Introduces Ultralight Corsair Gaming Sabre RGB Mice
Corsair has introduced us to their latest Gaming mouse, the Sabre RGB. Well, actually it’s two mice as it comes in two versions, one with an optical sensor and one with a laser sensor. Designed with input from veteran pro gamers, the new mice are engineered with a sleek and…
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MSI Unleashes the X99S MPower Motherboard
MSI announced the release of the MSI X99S MPOWER motherboard today. After MSI launched its X99S XPOWER AC motherboard at the end of August it is time for the little brother to make its appearance and assist in dominating the benchmarks. The MSI X99S MPOWER is a custom designed overclocking motherboard,…
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Samsung’s Basic 840 SSDs Also Affected by Slow-down Bug
We have previously reported on the slow-down bug happening on the Samsung EVO 840 drives and also about the fix that Samsung released a couple of weeks later. Back then, Samsung assured everyone that the bug didn’t affect the Basic or Pro models of the drive. There were still users who…
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Good Bye Plasma TVs, LG Stops Production
Good bye and rest in peace Plasma TV, it was a great ride. The last company to make plasma TV screens for the international market, LG, said this week that it would stop the production of plasma sets in November. This move was widely expected and their rivals Samsung and…
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Tesoro Gandiva H1L Laser Gaming Mouse Review
Introduction Tesoro may not be the biggest name in the gaming peripherals market, but their past efforts have proven to us time and time again that they’re quickly working their way up the popularity ladder. They’ve already made some of the best looking and performing gaming products on the market;…
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Samsung Smart Phones Have Security Flaw in Security Function
Modern smartphones have advanced security features in one form or another, and it is no different with Samsung’s smartphones. Samsung employs a feature called Find My Phone that allows users to track, lock and even ring their phone in case it is stolen or otherwise lost. What sounds like a…
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Headless Ghost Fixes a Problem You Didn’t Know You Had
Don’t you just love it when someone fixes a problem that you didn’t even know you had, or at least most likely didn’t know about. A new Kickstarter campaign is set out to fix this problem with a very simple and cheap solution, the Headless Ghost display dummy. The display-dummy…
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