It looks like Apple’s bully-boy legal tactics have backfired in Mexico. Apple fired a lawsuit at a Mexican telecoms company over their use of the ‘iFone’ trademark for being too similar to ‘iPhone’ and therefore Continue reading “Apple Loses Legal Claim to ‘iPhone’ in Mexico!”. …more
By michaels •
Nov. 1, 2012 at 4:49pm
There’s another bonus map coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 called Nuketown 2025. It’s based on a 1960’s-style vision of the “Model Home of the Future” featuring bright and happy colours – quite Continue reading “Nuketown 2025 Map Free With Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Pre-order”. …more
By michaels •
Nov. 1, 2012 at 4:06pm
Genius has announced the SP-HF800A classically styled speakers, designed for use with desktops, notebooks, tablets and MP3 players. The cabinets are made with real wood and stand 9″ tall. Each speaker has two 2″ bass Continue reading “Genius Announces SP-HF800A Classically Styled 3-Way Speakers”. …more
By michaels •
Nov. 1, 2012 at 3:46pm
The Samsung Galaxy Note II is one of the first smartphones to feature a quad-core processor. The Galaxy Note II uses a 1.6 GHz quad-core Exynos processor with 2GB of memory. The Galaxy Note II is thinner and narrower than the first Galaxy Note,
and it improves upon the original with longer battery life, as well as enhancements to the S Pen. Read on to see what this new phone is about, how it performs and what we think of it!
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 1, 2012 at 12:00am
When Apple designed its new, smaller Lightning connector to replace the old 30-pin one, it also attempted to put a stranglehold on the accessories that could connect to it, such as speaker docks and charging/data Continue reading “Apple’s Stranglehold on Lightning Cables Busted – Cheap Knock-Off Cable Works Just Fine”. …more
By michaels •
Oct. 31, 2012 at 5:45pm
Despite the apparent general lack of interest for Windows 8 and PC suppliers worried that it won’t generate enough sales for them, it appears that sales of the operating system have gotten off to a Continue reading “Microsoft Claims Sales of 4m Copies of Windows 8 So Far”. …more
By michaels •
Oct. 31, 2012 at 5:02pm
I can’t believe what I’ve just read. One of the cool new features of Android 4.2 Jelly Bean is that it allows multi-user logins. This is just the same principle as seen on Windows, Linux, Continue reading “No Multi-User Login For Android 4.2: Stifled by Nokia Patent Lockout”. …more
By michaels •
Oct. 31, 2012 at 4:38pm
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has announced the newest member of its high-performance Black Series of PC motherboards, the A970M-A Deluxe. The ECS A970M-A Deluxe supports AMD AM3 and AM3+ processors and features new dust defending Continue reading “ECS A970M-A DELUXE Motherboard Announced w/ Dust Defending Technology”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 31, 2012 at 2:02pm
Kingston today announced a new 64GB Kingston microSDXC Class 10 memory card. In the current age of smartphones and tablets, the need for more mobile data storage has become more important than ever. The Kingston Continue reading “Kingston Releases 64GB microSDXC Class 10 Memory Card”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 31, 2012 at 10:52am
The ASUS RT-N12HP Wireless-N router managed to grab our attention this morning thanks to the extraordinarily long antennas included on this unit! ASUS wanted to deliver a router for home and office users who need Continue reading “ASUS Launches the RT-N12HP Wireless-N300 High-Power 3-in-1 Router”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 31, 2012 at 10:48am
VIA Technologies today announced the worlds smallest x86 quad core system, the VIA ARTiGO A1250 slim system, featuring a 1.0GHz VIA QuadCore processor and the latest VIA VX11H media system processor (MSP), in chassis the Continue reading “VIA Launches World’s Smallest x86 Quad Core System – ARTiGO A1250”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 31, 2012 at 10:25am
Today we looked at the Amped Wireless R20000G Dual Band Wireless router. The R20000G features dual high powered 2.4GHz 600mW amplifiers, with dual high power 5.0 GHz amplifiers and dual low noise amplifiers for improving wireless reception. Amped Wireless outfitted this router with tons of bells and whistles but can it really hold up to other more expensive routers? Read on to find out!!
By Ken Brown •
Oct. 31, 2012 at 12:00am
Popular game Borderlands 2, has a hidden “badass” mode for skilled players – but with a catch that delivers a double whammy. This special hidden mode can only be activated on modified Xbox 360 consoles Continue reading “Borderlands 2 “Badass” Bug Infects Xbox 360 Consoles During Online Play”. …more
By michaels •
Oct. 30, 2012 at 6:24pm
SteelSeries have announced a series of themed peripherals for the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops II shooter. They consist of the Black Ops II gaming mouse, along with three QcK mousepads, featuring artwork from Continue reading “SteelSeries Announces Call of Duty: Black Ops II Peripherals For PC Gamers”. …more
By michaels •
Oct. 30, 2012 at 5:25pm
Big news from Lucas Films and Disney. The Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday that it was buying Lucasfilm Ltd. for $4.05 billion. Half of the money will be upfront cash with the other half being Continue reading “Disney to Purchase Lucasfilm Ltd for $4.05 Billion & Planning To Make Star Wars VII”. …more
By bryon •
Oct. 30, 2012 at 5:18pm