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Intel to keep socket LGA 2011 until 2015-2016

Intel tend to shift between socket types quite quickly and consistently, from LGA 1156 to LGA 1155 to LGA 1150 (Haswell, due next Year). Yet reports state LGA 2011 will stick around for the Highest end Intel platforms even if the ...

12 years ago

AMD planning HD 7000 series price cuts

We brought you the news not that long ago that AMD's HD 7990 was on the way, slated for a late July launch. Now it appears AMD is gearing up for that launch by cutting the prices of the HD 7000 series of high performance cards. The ...

12 years ago

Windows 8 retail version to be scrapped

Normally when Microsoft releases an operating system it would release a trio of upgrade, OEM and retail versions. However, speculation suggests Microsoft is to scrap the retail version when it releases Windows 8. The reason for it ...

12 years ago

Nvidia forums hacked

The internet hacking sprees continues, this time Nvidia are the newest high profile name to fall victim. Nvidia have suspended their forums after suspicious activity has taken place. According to their investigation, unauthorized ...

12 years ago

MSI give the GT70 and GT60 notebooks the GTX 680M

MSI has updated its infamous GT70 and GT60 gaming notebooks to include the best Nvidia mobile GPU currently on offer. The GT70 and GT60 gaming notebooks are now available with the high performance GTX 680M graphics card that is ...

12 years ago

MSI entering SSD market with Sandforce

MSI are better known for their motherboards, graphics cards and gaming notebooks, but they also dabble in cases too. Now it seems they are looking to expand their portfolio even more and move into the SSD storage market. According ...

12 years ago

Tegra 3 arrives on the first mini-ITX motherboard

Tegra 3 is an impressive chip in terms of what it can deliver at such a low price point (just $21 for the chip) and power envelope which is in this case less than 7W. The Tegra 3 makes a decent performing system possible, as well as ...

12 years ago

Hackers steal 450,000 Yahoo account details

A new hacker group has stolen as many as 450,000 Yahoo account details according to reuters. The new hacker group on the scene go by the name D33DS with or deeds if you swap out the 3s for the Es they are intended to be interpreted ...

12 years ago

Megaupload’s Dotcom offers to go voluntarily to the USA

Megaupload founder and owner Kim Dotcom is making some bold moves with regards to his precarious legal future. He has stated he will voluntarily travel to the USA to face piracy charges providing the Justice Department unfreezes ...

12 years ago

Mexico signs up to ACTA

Mexico's ambassador in Japan has signed the highly controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement a.k.a ACTA despite the fact Mexico's senate had already voted against the implementation of ACTA in Mexico. The agreement must ...

12 years ago

Gigabyte GTX 670 Windforce 3X OC 2GB Graphics Card Review

Whether you are an AMD or Nvidia partner, your aim is to make a unique card that can harness the chips power and performance, while adding a unique spin onto things, whether it be from an overclock straight out of the factory, or a ...

12 years ago

Steam Summer sale now on

For all of you loyal users of Steam out there it is that time of year again. The Steam Summer sale has started, and it will be with us until Monday July the 23rd. Steam will be putting thousands of games on offer for the duration ...

12 years ago

Amazon Kindle Fire coming to the UK in time for Christmas

In what may be too little too late for the UK market, Amazon is set to introduce the first generation Kindle Fire tablet in time for Christmas. Apparently two retailers who are both part of the Dixons retail group disclosed ...

12 years ago

Valve Source Filmmaker now available in open Beta

Valve announced the Source Filmmaker a while back and now its here. Available in an open beta, all you need is a Steam account to give it a go. Its designed to allow consumers to have a crack at creating some short animated films ...

12 years ago

Russian Duma passes controversial censorship bill

The Russian Parliament, or Duma, has passed a new censorship bill leaving liberty activists fuming. The new internet blacklist law was originally proposed to censor and block "Harmful information" and naturally there was much ...

12 years ago

WikiLeaks claims victory in case against VISA

WikiLeaks, the famous whistleblower organisation, has tweeted information with regards to the outcome of the WikiLeaks against VISA court case. The tweet reads:  "Judgement for WikiLeaks v. VISA case just handed down. Full ...

12 years ago

Intel planning SSD price cuts

According to speculation Intel is planning price cuts on its SSDs in order to remain competitive. The cuts are expected to be introduced in August and will be on their consumer SSD ranges. Prices will be slashed as much as 37% across ...

12 years ago

PC sales drop, Ultrabooks fail to revive the market

According to the latest figures PC sales have dropped 0.1% worldwide for the second quarter of 2012 in comparison to the second quarter of 2011. The total number of computer systems sold for Q2 of 2012 was 87.5 million units ...

12 years ago

Valve refuses to change despite EU used games ruling

Despite a European Court ruling just last week stating that consumers under European law are allowed to resell digital games if they wish, Valve remains defiant. Stating that it will not change the way it operates, which is a very ...

12 years ago

Google Nexus 7 costs $159 to build

According to a tear down analysis performed by IHS iSuppli, Google and ASUS' Nexus 7 tablet costs just $159.25 to construct, that's for the 8GB model, whilst the 16GB model costs $166.75 to construct. This is significant because it ...

12 years ago

Roccat Savu Mid Size Gaming Mouse Review

Roccat are renowned for their feature rich products such as the Isku gaming keyboard and the Kone. They often lead the way with innovative products and ideas like the upcoming Roccat PowerGrid app for smartphones. Their ...

12 years ago

Formspring servers breached and 420,000 encrypted passwords stolen

Formspring are the latest site to succumb to hackers as their servers were recently compromised and 420,000 encrypted passwords were stolen. An unknown intruder gained access to the company's development servers from which they ...

12 years ago

Leaked BIOS allows the conversion of the HD 7970 into a GHz Edition

When the HD 7970 GHz Edition was released by AMD it wasn't exacted hailed as a giant leap forward for AMD. The HD 7970 GHz Edition took a stock HD 7970, ramped up the clock speeds, voltages and introduced some new dynamic power and ...

12 years ago

Kickstarter coming to the UK

KickStarter is a website which assists with raising funding for business and enterprise projects. Users of the website can pledge to contribute different amounts of money to a particular project in return for some kind of perk once the ...

12 years ago

Survarium, the ultimate MMOFPS survival game

Even though S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 has been cancelled, the developers of it (Vostok Games) are still pressing ahead with the MMOFPS survival game Survarium. In Survarium you must work with friends, or alone should you so wish, to survive in a ...

12 years ago

Ouya $99 Android gaming console reaches funding target in a day

The Ouya gaming console, which we brought you an introduction to last week, is looking to change the market. Being the first "hacker friendly" console (in terms of hacking the hardware not online games) with all free games this ...

12 years ago

Gigabyte SkyVision WS100 WHDI Caster Review

There are a number of devices on the market today that try to act as part of a solution to a problem that doesn't need fixing and there are also products out there that act as a solution to a problem that may not have been thought ...

12 years ago

Cyborg F.L.Y.9 Wireless Flight Stick Xbox 360 Review

Flying games can be pretty serious business, with plenty to choose on the market for PC gamers, be you a fan of full on simulations or arcade frenzies, the gaming world is crammed full of exciting sky bound entertainment, so its ...

12 years ago

‘Firefox update schedule tarnished its reputation’ says employee

If you ask most disgruntled Firefox users there seem to be trio of problems that have made them move to another browser, or consider moving. They normally include frequent flash player crashes, memory usage leaks and the rapid ...

12 years ago

Valve’s Steam Summer sale plans leaked

Valve's annual Steam summer sale is behind schedule for this year, but it is still due to go ahead. A Reddit member has managed to get a copy of the games due to feature in this year's Steam summer sale. The list currently stands ...

12 years ago

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