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Google is getting serious about hardware. There have been several reports of Google working on several devices for the home, like an entertainment hub or a "personal communication device." It's becoming clear that these are not just disparate devices but part of a bigger strategy at Google.
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13 February 2012
07:11 GMT |
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On Monday, at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft announced its intent to make the Kinect for Windows hadware available come February 1st.
On that day, the new sensor will be available for purchase in a number of 12 countries around the world, namely the United States, Australi... |
10 January 2012
07:52 GMT |
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Apple has already established itself as a leading mobile phone maker, and Google might soon make a similar move, since it is in the process of acquiring Motorola Mobility, and it would not come too much as a surprise if Microsoft made such a step, that’s for sure. In fact, more rumors on the company’s pl... |
14 December 2011
12:32 GMT |
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Windows Phone 8, the next flavor of Microsoft's mobile operating system, is expected to arrive on devices with far more features than what the current flavors of the platform have to offer.
We already learned a few details on Microsoft's plans of the next version of the OS, albeit nothing was officially a... |
21 November 2011
04:16 GMT |
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The PlayStation 3 benefited from appearing one year after the Xbox 360, at least according to some game developers, who believe the Sony console can still support more impressive graphics than the Microsoft device.Current generation consoles are showing their age in front of platforms like the PC, but at least when i... |
8 November 2011
10:31 GMT |
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Redmond-based software giant Microsoft has made a series of changes to the list of hardware requirements it put in place for devices running under the Windows Phone platform.
Following these changes, a series of hardware components that are seen as main features of today's handsets are rendered optional, incl... |
7 November 2011
15:11 GMT |
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Besides confirming quite a lot of games for its 3DS console, Nintendo also detailed some big hardware and software changes that will be arriving for the portable device before the end of the year, including the recently revealed circlepad cradle, a new color option called Misty Pink and the addition of 3D video recor... |
13 September 2011
14:21 GMT |
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The NPD Group has published its sales tracking data for the month of August in the USA and the overall downward trend is being kept, with a 23 decline, owed largely to the fact that the traditional Madden NFL release was pushed from its mid-August slot to the end of the month, which falls outside the NPD's regul... |
9 September 2011
16:31 GMT |
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The recently revealed Nintendo Wii U home console is pretty much on equal footing with its rivals, and in some cases, it's even superior, at least according to Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot.The Nintendo Wii U was revealed two weeks ago at E3 2011, and impressed a lot of people with its improved hardware and high de... |
23 June 2011
15:51 GMT |
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Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello has talked about the next generation of video game consoles and emphasized that they aren't really needed in order to jumpstart creativity in the industry.Lots of people are talking about the new generation of hardware consoles, especially since Nintendo has already revealed ... |
17 June 2011
03:40 GMT |
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The Xbox 360 Slim model is set to receive a new hardware upgrade, as Microsoft has announced an innovative system-on-chip processor that will be at the heart of upcoming versions of the home console.Microsoft's Xbox 360 saw a major redesign with the release of the so-called Slim model last year, which boasted an... |
13 June 2011
05:10 GMT |
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Sony has reportedly made some changes to the hardware specifications of its Next Generation Portable console, in order to lower its manufacturing costs, and is still aiming for a release this year.
Sony, in between fighting the hacker attacks that have plagued everything from its PlayStation Network to Online Ente... |
27 May 2011
18:01 GMT |
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The Nintendo DS is one of the best-selling consoles of all time, with its various iterations managing to reach the hands of hundreds of millions of gamers all around the world.
With its next generation device, the Nintendo 3DS, the Japanese company wanted not only to add more powerful hardware, but also to introdu... |
28 March 2011
09:50 GMT |
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Canonical announced a few minutes ago, February 10th, that it just made publicly available its entire database of certified hardware components for Linux and Ubuntu, for the first time. This will rapidly reduce the time-to-market for ODMs (Original Design Manufacturers) working on Linux or Ubuntu systems.Canonical�... |
10 February 2011
10:53 GMT |
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It appears that 2010 was a year when the IT industry definitely recovered, as sales of all sots of hardware grew by a great deal, something that reflected onto the overall IT spending.Last year, demand for various hardware upgrades picked up, after having been slowed down by the global recession of 2009.Spending on ... |
10 February 2011
08:12 GMT |
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A high level of interactivity between students and their teachers has long been the goal of any learning institution, and HP claims that its new suite of products can allow for this, at least to some extent.HP has just issued a press release in which it gives details on what it calls the HP Digital Learning Suite.Si... |
2 February 2011
08:57 GMT |
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While Jetway is not exactly one of the best-known hardware components' manufacturers out there, the company did manage to come up with some pretty interesting products over time, and now, it seems keen to join the growing group of motherboard manufacturers supporting AMD's forthcoming Brazos platform.
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22 December 2010
02:09 GMT |
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We're pretty sure that, for many of you, Ben Heck is not a particular familiar name, but those with a penchant for modding have certainly heard of this iconic figure, who's come up, over time, with some of the coolest computer and Xbox mods the world has ever seen. And now, Benjamin J. Heckendorn, a.k.a. B... |
7 December 2010
06:13 GMT |
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The NPD Group, a market research firm which tracks hardware and video games sales for the United States market, has talked about its decision to limit the actual sales figures that it is offering in its monthly reports, which some have criticized as making the public less aware of the trends and tendencies in the vid... |
26 October 2010
13:41 GMT |
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Phoronix Media, through Michael Larabel, announced on August 31st the immediate availability for download of Phoronix Test Suite 2.8, the best Linux-based benchmarking and testing platform for software and hardware validation.Dubbed Torsken, Phoronix Test Suite 2.8.0 brings 134 test profiles, 56 test suites + PCQS, n... |
31 August 2010
06:08 GMT |
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Firaxis, the developer of the series, and 2K Games, the publisher, have announced the hardware that players will need to have in order to enjoy Civilization V when it comes out on the PC on September 21 in the United States and three days later in Europe.The minimum system requirements for the turn based strategy tit... |
9 August 2010
07:59 GMT |
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Of the many companies that have lately gotten a significant bit of attention on the part of the press, Foxconn can be seen as having had one of, if not the roughest time of all. This is because its plant in Shenzen, China, has seen a fairly long string of tragedies, mostly suicide, this year. The number reached 13 o... |
6 August 2010
05:45 GMT |
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Though the second quarter of 2010 was, for the most part, described as unusually strong for the so-called “slow season”, rumors around the web started circulating that ASUS may have actually performed worse than its peers. As a consequence, reports suggested that the CEO, Jerry Shen, had resigned his pos... |
3 July 2010
06:40 GMT |
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With Il Giro behind the cycling world, everyone is eagerly awaiting the beginning of Le Tour, the biggest competition of the year. Fans of cycling who are also gamers can look forward to the launch of Pro Cycling Manager 2010, the simulation of the sport that developer Cyanide puts out every year. And as the release ... |
14 June 2010
02:23 GMT |
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There have been a variety of claims making their way to the web lately. Intel has been telling the FTC that AMD sees itself as inferior while ASUS has been saying it will dominate 2010 motherboard sales. Adding to the trend of daring and/or questionable (for lack of a more suitable objective euphemism) statements is ... |
19 January 2010
11:02 GMT |
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While some think that the current consoles are nearing the end of their life cycle, the official stand from the Xbox 360 is that the hardware is more than competitive enough and that it will take a long time before a replacement for what's currently on the market will be needed. Robbie Bach, the head of Microsof... |
12 January 2010
13:31 GMT |
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Search engine giant Google has been rumored a few times before to plan coming to the market with a handset developed by itself, yet it seems that the company has now stepped up and denied those sayings. Google is not into the phone-making business, according to Andy Rubin, head of Android development.“We'r... |
2 November 2009
08:01 GMT |
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In what seemed like an inevitable scenario for those upgrading to Windows 7, angry reports on Microsoft's support forum reveal that some users are seeing their PCs crippled by an endless series of reboots. A Microsoft engineer writing on the same forum says the company is investigating the issues, but labels the... |
26 October 2009
10:48 GMT |
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As Apple’s FY Q4 2009 conference call approaches, talk of new, all-in-one desktop Macintosh models continues to surface. With iMac supplies dwindling in recent weeks, 9to5mac cites more than one source as saying that new iMacs are likely on their way. One of these sources even suggests the launch could occur th... |
19 October 2009
02:44 GMT |
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Three Apple online advertisements appear to have been published earlier than planned, hinting that Apple is, indeed, preparing to update its entire Macintosh lineup. Seemingly leaked by one of Apple's international online stores and spotted by AppleInsider, the AdSense ads “suggest it's only a matter ... |
5 October 2009
09:48 GMT |
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DIY gadget hacker Adam Byers has created a custom iPhone Call Recorder with the help of which one can record both ends of a conversation, as well as start recording the conversation midstream. The solution is hardware-based, not an app. “I’ve wanted a way to record phone calls to and from my iPhone since... |
25 August 2009
05:55 GMT |
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During recent months, things haven't been so rosy for video game companies, starting with small developers, who keep their high-end titles for the end of the year, and ending with console manufacturers, which have recorded losses across the board, with a few exceptions here and there. This is evident with the s... |
5 August 2009
15:01 GMT |
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CPU, RAM, motherboard, graphics card and hard disk(s) are the core components of a computer system and retailers generally offer a limited sheet of specifications for them. But the specs presented by various vendors are never complete. There is more to know about a CPU than frequency, number of cores and cache. More ... |
14 July 2009
13:49 GMT |
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According to The Nielsen Company, Apple brought more than twice as many unique visitors to its website in May than Hewlett Packard. Apple's Web site saw 55.7 million unique visitors last month, a research carried out by Nielsen showed, and the iPhone 3G S seems to be the main reason for the huge figures. The gra... |
30 June 2009
05:29 GMT |
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The people at RapidRepair have gotten their hands on an iPhone 3G S and popped it open. The site also offers a step-by-step, do-it-yourself guide to open the iPhone 3G S, although it’s recommended to let Apple’s technicians take care of this “dirty” business. RapidRepair begins by pinpointing... |
19 June 2009
05:53 GMT |
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Unlike the last time Apple kicked its White MacBook up a notch, the Mac maker now encourages visitors of its online store to have a closer look at its latest hardware upgrades to the White Macbook. The system is now (more than ever) capable of running graphics-intensive applications, while offering more storage (160G... |
29 May 2009
06:11 GMT |
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The folks at 9to5mac claim to have received word that Apple is preparing new hardware upgrades for WWDC 09, specifically mentioning “some sort of 3G hardware built-in and/or speed bumps.” On the “soft” side, Final Cut Pro, Aperture, Logic, and Shake are about to see “significant updates,... |
22 April 2009
04:41 GMT |
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If there's one thing you can safely count on after the release of the NPD Group hardware numbers for February is the fact that all major console creators, from Nintendo to Sony and even to Microsoft, will be claiming that the numbers offer them an advantage over their competitors.Until the new inevitable press r... |
20 March 2009
19:01 GMT |
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As to the recent Mac hardware upgrades, MacsimumNews cites an “Underwhelming” response on behalf of the analyst community. Researchers also weighed in on the laptop vs. desktop equation, while almost every voice suggested Apple doesn't know what "low price" really means.“I don’t think thi... |
6 March 2009
04:51 GMT |
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With Apple confirming the official shipping date of iLife '09, low-specced Mac users may be interested in knowing what hardware they should pack, before barging in the Apple Store to grab a copy of the new software priced at no less than $80 American.As you may have already heard, minutes ago, Apple confirmed th... |
26 January 2009
09:33 GMT |
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In what seems to be an Apple-reply frenzy, a customer who expressed his concern over reports that the Mac mini was dying allegedly got a reassurance call from Apple. The user, interviewed by AppleInsider, claims to have been told to “be patient.”Reports saying Apple is all set for the holiday were apparen... |
7 November 2008
08:31 GMT |
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As of November 5, 2008 Microsoft has given the green light to debut of the development and testing processes of hardware products tailored to Windows 7. The next iteration of the Windows client was showcased as part of the Windows 7 “roadshow” at the Windows hardware engineering Conference in Los Angeles ... |
6 November 2008
07:26 GMT |
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The most famous and oldest machine that ever put us in contact with the universe malfunctioned a little more than a month ago. Ever since, the technicians at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland have been trying to rehabilitate the device's “brain”, namely switching to an alternative o... |
27 October 2008
06:11 GMT |
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In another example of the fact that Windows 7 will be everything that Windows Vista was not, Microsoft indicated a strong commitment to ensure a high level of compatibility for the next iteration of the Windows client from the get go. And the Windows 7 compatibility recipe involves addressing compatibility head on fr... |
30 May 2008
12:06 GMT |
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Under the leadership of Steven "Don't Call Me Transparent" Sinofsky, Senior Vice President, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group, Microsoft will no longer repeat the five year gap between Windows XP and Windows Vista, or the mistakes done with the latest Windows client. The first sign that the Windows 7 ap... |
30 May 2008
10:30 GMT |
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A new type of security attacks, codenamed phlashing, could bring more damages than any other attack launched over the web: the need of hardware replacement. According to various sources, security researchers have found that phlashing attacks, which could hit the hardware components of computers, may damage them and f... |
22 May 2008
03:51 GMT |
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IntroductionRazer's latest gaming keyboard, the Lycosa, has been around ever since November 2007 and I was keen to get my hands on it for quite some time. The name "Lycosa" comes from a really mean-looking tarantula spider, which is located somewhere on the lands of Italy. So it seems that Razer meant to keep ou... |
23 April 2008
03:04 GMT |
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Open-source fans worldwide have made a habit out of holding "install-fests", the equivalent of a practical training, where non-technicians get to know the benefits of using Linux and other open-source applications on computers.A San Francisco non-profit foundation went a little further with the install-fest idea and ... |
3 March 2008
04:11 GMT |
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The Game Developers Conference in San Francisco is, to some, the new E3. That implies more game developers, artists, storytellers and publishers talking and sharing ideas about the future of gaming. An E3 grade conference implies demos for the masses, trailers on HD giant screens, booths where people can play tomorr... |
25 February 2008
05:20 GMT |
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Not wanting any suspense hovering over this simple (and logical) piece, I'm just going to get straight to the point. How much do you think the MacBook Air really has you forking for, if you're going to use it as your primary work tool? 3,394$ That's how much! Here's why.Say you're an editor f... |
6 February 2008
03:18 GMT |
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