Mike Morhaime of Blizzard Entertainment has issued a security update detailing an intrusion into their network, which managed to steal private user information. The information taken consisted of email addresses for global battle.net users outside Continue reading “Blizzard’s Battle.net Servers Accessed By Hackers, Successfully Steal User Data”.
Gigabyte has released its first mATX motherboard to feature two thunderbolt high speed ports, the Z77MX-D3H-TH. The board is based on the Intel LGA1155 socket, which can accept Ivy Bridge and the older Sandy Bridge Continue reading “Gigabyte Releases the Z77MX-D3H-TH, Its First Dual Thunderbolt mATX Motherboard”.
Lenovo has announced its ThinkPad X1 Carbon and ThinkPad T430u 14 inch ultrabooks. The X1 Carbon is their top of the range ultrabook, featuring a carbon fibre body, making it the world’s lightest 14 inch Continue reading “Lenovo Announces ThinkPad X1 Carbon and ThinkPad T430u Ultrabooks”.
When giant retail outfit Metro Group threatened to sue Microsoft recently over the name of its Metro interface, Microsoft didn’t fight, but instead stopped using the name straight away. What Microsoft was going to rename Continue reading “Microsoft’s Metro Interface is Renamed ‘Windows 8’”.
Klipsch have announced the launch of the new Image ONE Bluetooth and upgraded Image ONE headphones for people who care about sound quality and listening comfort. The new Bluetooth headset employs Hi-Fi Bluetooth (A2DP) audio Continue reading “Klipsch Image ONE Headphone Series Gain Bluetooth Model and Product Upgrades”.
Lenovo has announced the ThinkPad Tablet 2, its first tablet specifically designed for Windows 8. At 9.8mm thick, it’s powered by an Intel Atom CPU, features a 10.1 inch screen and weighs less than 600 Continue reading “Lenovo Announces ThinkPad Tablet 2 For Windows 8”.
Point of View and graphics card tuning specialists TGT have announced the POV/TGT GeForce GTX 680 4GB UltraCharged ‘low leakage selection’ enthusiast grade graphics card. This card features a GK104 GPU specially chosen for its Continue reading “PoV and TGT Announce ‘Low Leakage’ GTX 680 4GB UltraCharged”.
Office 2013 will be the latest version of Microsoft’s flagship Office suite. This will also be made available for Windows RT, which is designed to run on ARM-powered tablets and will be called Office 2013 Continue reading “Office 2013 RT Edition: RT For Reduced Technology?”.
Gigabyte has previewed it’s upcoming mini-ITX motherboard at a roadshow in Spain. The GA-H77N-WIFI will have a similar featureset to the mini-ITX boards from Zotac and will be a direct competitor to Zotac’s H77ITX-B-E motherboard. Continue reading “Gigabyte Previews GA-H77N-WIFI mini-ITX Motherboard”.
Shuttle today announced the Barebone XH61V 3-Litre Mini PC. This is an improved version of the XH61, featuring USB 3.0, more memory and greater processor compatibility. It’s aimed at those who want a very small, Continue reading “Shuttle Announces Barebone XH61V 3-Litre Mini PC”.
Today, Lian Li announced the PC-V650 ATX/mATX chassis, featuring an unusual sideways PSU mounting and measuring 251x360x427mm. This has been done to make a fully featured case that can accept enthusiast-grade components, cooling (including water) Continue reading “Lian Li Announces PC-V650 ATX Chassis Featuring Side Mounted PSU”.
Microsoft has forced users to boot to the new tiled Start screen interface formerly known as Metro, in its final RTM build of the new operating system. While previous beta builds of Windows 8 allowed Continue reading “Windows 8 RTM: Microsoft Blocks Booting Straight To Desktop”.
The packaging for Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system, due for general release on October 26, has been leaked. Since the new OS comes in two flavours, Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro, the packaging Continue reading “Windows 8 Packaging Leaked: More Abstract Art Than Serious Business”.
Activision Blizzard, already a massively successful company, in part due to the extreme success of its Call of Duty series of games, may see an increase in its share price of around 50%, jumping to Continue reading “Activision’s Share Price May Jump 50 Percent”.
In a video interview with CVG, Industrial Light & Magic’s Kim Libreri has predicted that computer game graphics will become near photoreal within ten years, stressing that telling reality from CGI will difficult to distinguish. Continue reading “Photoreal Game Graphics Within 10 Years Claims Industrial Light and Magic”.
