As if the iPhone 5 didn’t already have enough major problems from its poor maps feature, the flaky 4G connection to the dodgy camera taking purple pictures, yet another major problem has cropped up: a Continue reading “More iPhone 5 Woes: iOS 6 Bug Leaves Hapless Users With Huge Wi-Fi Bills!”.
YouTube has actually improved its Content ID copyright takedown system, making it less biased towards copyright holders – a much needed improvement as many a frustrated user will testify. They have announced three significant changes Continue reading “YouTube Actually Becomes More Reasonable Over Draconian Copyright Takedowns!”.
BenQ has quietly announced a new XL series 120Hz gaming monitor, the XL2411T. At 24″ in size, it features 1920×1080 resolution, true 120Hz support for NVIDIA’s 3D Vision 2 technology, 1ms G2G response time, 1000:1 Continue reading “BenQ Introduces the XL2411T Gaming Monitor With True 120Hz Support for 3D Vision 2”.
The late Steve Jobs was dead against releasing a smaller, cheaper iPad back in 2011, but now that he’s gone, Apple are doing it anyway according to the many rumours and leaks currently flying around Continue reading “Massive Drop in Market Share Prompts Apple to Launch Smaller, Cheaper iPad”.
When Apple decisively won their $1b patent lawsuit against Samsung on August 24, it appeared to be a bleak day for their rival. Not so, however: it turns out that the lawsuit win became an Continue reading “Samsung Laughs: Apple’s Massive Lawsuit Win & iPhone 5 Launch Spur Sales of Samsung’s Galaxy S3!”.
We’ve all seen them, those fraudulent scareware malware programs: they pretend to scan your computer for viruses, of course always finding lots of them, then offering to “fix” them for a fee of between $40 Continue reading “US Authorities Fine ‘WinFixer’ Scareware Scammer $163m”.
In what sounds suspiciously like the ‘antennagate’ scandal with the iPhone 4 and its signal dropouts, the unpleasant purple flare camera problem with the iPhone 5 when pointed at bright light sources such as the Continue reading “iPhone 5 Purple Flare Camera Problem: Users Stuck With it as Apple Claims That This is ‘Normal’”.
From all the leaks, by now it’s well known that Apple will be releasing a smaller, cheaper version of its iPad within a few weeks, even though the company hasn’t said anything about this one Continue reading “Leak: Pictures of Apple’s iPad ‘Mini’ Component Parts”.
In a move that some people see as overdue, Valve have now started to offer non-gaming software on their Steam platform. They are starting small and offering a range of just seven utilities and apps Continue reading “Valve Launches Non-Gaming Application Software on Steam!”.
The widespread rumors that Apple is to launch a smaller and cheaper iPad ‘mini’ look to be gaining weight as time marches on. A major Apple investor who wished to be remain anonymous, has said Continue reading “Rumor: Apple To Send iPad ‘Mini’ Invitations on October 10”.
The launch of Windows 8 is now just under four weeks away, on October 26, yet all the signs are there that this is a product that’s going to bomb. Californian analytics firm Net Applications Continue reading “Poor Windows 8 Prelaunch Showing Suggests It’s Going to Bomb”.
Amazon today announced that the all-new Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Paperwhite 3G begin shipping today. Kindle Paperwhite is the most advanced e-reader ever constructed with 62% more pixels and 25% higher contrast, a patented built-in Continue reading “Amazon Begins Shipping Kindle Paperwhite Today”.
A year after the Thailand flooding disaster partially derailed production, the global hard disk drive (HDD) industry has fully recovered, with shipments to the computer market expected to hit a record level this year, driven Continue reading “Hard Drive Shipments Rebound to Record Level in 2012”.
2K Games has sponsored a competition to find the most human-like gaming artificial intelligence, offering a prize of $7000 to the winner. One important goal was to try and find an AI that was considered Continue reading “Gaming AI So Human-Like it Fools Panel of Judges!”.
IO Interactive, developer of upcoming the Hitman: Absolution action game, are introducing a new online mode called with the game called CONTRACTS, offering custom hit challenges within the game. They explain this on their YouTube Continue reading “Hitman: Absolution Hit With Contracts Mode Online Gameplay”.
