GIGABYTE Unveils First-Ever Touchpad Mouse, Aivia Xenon

GIGABYTE Unveils First-Ever Touchpad Mouse, Aivia Xenon:


GIGABYTE Technology Co. LTD are due to release their Aivia Xenon Dual Mode Touchpad Mouse, the world’s first-ever dual mode touchpad mouse. The Aivia Xenon can serve as a practical mouse with multi-touch gestures, and a portable touchpad. This innovative touchpad mouse makes you free from space boundary, and now all the operations are just one touch away.
Switching between mouse and

Asus PA248Q ProArt Monitor Review

Asus PA248Q ProArt Monitor Review:

The Asus ProArt monitors are designed primarily to render class leading colour accuracy, targeting the professional sector. Asus have incorporated technologies such as QuickFit, Splendid and a 5 way navigation key to enhance productivity.
To suit the more demanding target audience, the stand has full control over tilt, swivel, pivot and height

Microsoft announce list of countries getting Windows Phone 8

Microsoft announce list of countries getting Windows Phone 8:

Microsoft have been opening talking about Windows Phone 8 in recent weeks and we know that 180 countries will be getting it later this year. Until a few hours ago this list was not made public, however they posted it on a blog page.

The Galaxy S III that exploded? It was likely microwaved

The Galaxy S III that exploded? It was likely microwaved:

In late June reports started to circulate of an unfortunate case where a Samsung Galaxy S III exploded after sitting in a car dock. At first I speculated that it could have been an extremely dodgy dock but Samsung sent the ruined phone to Fire Investigations UK to analyse the cause of the explosion.

PC Specialist Vortex III HD7S 17.3″ Laptop Review (i7/7970m)

PC Specialist Vortex III HD7S 17.3″ Laptop Review (i7/7970m):
 

Should you be shortlisting the Vortex III HD7S for your next mobile system?

PC Specialist are a certified Microsoft partner and an Intel Premier provider, focused on offering a variety a systems to cater to the widest possible audience. They have options to configure a laptop or desktop computer. You can also narrow down the systems to all in one PCs, mini pc’s, home theater computers and

Samsung only second to Apple in profitability

Samsung only second to Apple in profitability:

While many companies are struggling, Samsung have posted record profit of $5.9 billion. They are second to Apple in this record, which is a heck of an achievement for the South Korean firm. Their revenue for $41.4B USD.
Samsung are the new leader in global smartphone and feature phone sales and they are also leading the way in the DRAM and display markets.
The company earnings were spearheaded by the Galaxy S III smartphone launch. Analysts are predicting sales of 19 million Galaxy S III smartphones for the June ending quarter, according to a report on Reuters.
Nho Geun-chang, an analyst at HMC Investment

Android 4.1.1 now available for the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7

Android 4.1.1 now available for the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7:

Following yesterday’s news that Android 4.1 Jelly Bean source code is now available to the masses, updates for a couple of Nexus devices are now rolling out. “Over the next couple of days” Android 4.1.1 (build JRO03C) will be made available on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the Nexus 7 tablet.

Silverstone Grandia GD08 HTPC Case Review

Silverstone Grandia GD08 HTPC Case Review:

Silverstone have designed the Grandia GD08 in a way that allows it to keep all of the best aspects from the GD07 but improve upon some of the weaknesses possessed by the latter. A revised drive configuration, improved cooling capabilities and a tweaked appearance are the main alterations on the GD08.

Blackberry 9900 dropped calls, “Horrific experience”

Blackberry 9900 dropped calls, “Horrific experience”:

“Blackberry 9900 Bold: Tell your story” says the advert.

AMD, Intel and nVidia work in parallel on new supercomputers

AMD, Intel and nVidia work in parallel on new supercomputers:


While PC labs across the world get very excited about 3DMark scores and the like, serious uber-geeks need to get their fix from Top500. This is a site that’s dedicated to letting everyone who the biggest of big