Star Wars: The Old Republic Gaming Mouse Review

Others/Mice & Keyboards by stefan @ 2013-05-22 read/post comments(0)

The Naga Epic has been reincarnated in the form of the latest Star Wars: The Old Republic Gaming Mouse from Razer. Besides the 3.5G sensor and replaceable Republic/Empire emblem, we will also get a customizable LED lighting system and no less than 12 programmable buttons on the left side. The SWTOR mouse was designed to work wirelessly and features a themed dock, but can be also converted to a wired version by using the included cable. read more

Mad Catz F.R.E.Q. 5 Gaming Headset Review

Audio/Others by stefan @ 2013-05-20 read/post comments(0)

The F.R.E.Q. 5 headset from Mad Catz is available in multiple colors and sports a robust design by combining plastic and light metal. The product comes with 50mm Neodymium drivers, a removable microphone and two types of connectivity options: 3.5mm jack and USB. read more

HIS 7790 iCooler Turbo 1GB GDDR5 Video Card Review

Videocards/VGA Reviews by stefan @ 2013-05-20 read/post comments(2)

The new HIS 7790 iCooler Turbo card is well balanced and is recommended to people on a tighter budged which will want to upgrade their old GPU in order to be able to play the latest games on monitors up to 24’’. The cooling system is simpler compared to the offerings from XFX or PowerColor and an overclocking utility is supplied on the HIS website for added value. read more

ASUS unveils Z87 Lineup

Tradeshow & OC events by leeghoofd @ 2013-05-17 read/post comments(1)

A while back Europes' media was invited to visit the lovely city of Amsterdam. At the Club Excellence, right in the heart of the popular neighborhood, the ASUS team unveiled it's new Intel 4th generation motherboard lineup. Based on Intel's Z87 chipset, the mainstream motherboard lineup got a complete overhaul in the looks department. Gold is the brand new 2013 theme, while being promoted as original, we have seen this color scheme before on several competitors boards. Look wise it seems a missed opportunity, but luckily there's more below the surface. The ROG lineup get's a new addition in the shape of the HERO version. Similar with the TUF series, were the Gryphon mATX which sees the daylight. Sadly we… read more

ADATA DashDrive Air AE400 Wireless Storage Reader and Power Bank Review

Others/Miscelleneous by stefan @ 2013-05-16 read/post comments(0)

For users on the go, ADATA has created a new multifunctional device which acts as a wireless AP, USB storage drive or card reader and as an extra it also functions as a power bank, to recharge the tablet/mobile phone when we need it most. read more

Cooler Master NotePal A200 Dual Fan Laptop Cooling Pad Review

Cooling/VGA & Other Cooling by stefan @ 2013-05-13 read/post comments(0)

The new Notepal A200 Laptop Cooling Pad from Cooler Master comes with a 2-fan solution, one fan controller and two extra USB 2.0 ports. The pad can be also set at an angle, for more comfortable typing and the top brushed aluminum finish gives the product an overall professional look. read more
Videocards/VGA Reviews PowerColor Radeon HD 7790 TurboDuo 1GB Video Card Review by stefan @ 2013-05-13
Cooling/Water Cooling EK Waterblock L 360 Kit Review by leeghoofd @ 2013-05-10
Others/Miscelleneous Noreve Sony Xperia Z Leather Case (Tradition - 21038T) Review by stefan @ 2013-05-09
Storage/HDD Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB Hard Disk Drive Review by stefan @ 2013-05-07
Videocards/VGA Reviews XFX Radeon HD 7790 Black Edition 1GB Video Card Review by stefan @ 2013-05-06

Hardware or Gadgets/Multimedia news

ParkMe's Android app officially launched

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Finding a spot to stash your whip, especially in unfamiliar territory, can be a chore, so you might want to employ ParkMe to do the finding for you. The service -- which has been available on iOS and via the… Go To Full Article

PowerColor PCS+ HD7870 Gaming Video Card @ TechwareLabs

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By the grace of TUL Corporation, we have been presented with a PowerColor PCS+ HD 7870 MYST Edition. PowerColor themselves are a Taiwanese subset of the previously mentioned TUL corporation, and are licensed producers of the ATI Radeon cards, as… Go To Full Article

Production F-35B performs first vertical takeoff, won't do it often

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For the first time ever, a production-grade Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II has performed a vertical takeoff (VTO) maneuver, followed by a short hover at low altitude and vertical landing. Though the US Marines had required such a function from… Go To Full Article

ASUS PadFone Infinity review

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Almost exactly two years ago, Motorola's Android-in-Webtop-OS solution was kicked off the stage by ASUS' PadFone, the world's first phone that could fully power a tablet module from its own OS. The original concept took a while to materialize, but… Go To Full Article

Google Play Music Review @ TechReviewSource.com

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With its All Access subcription service, the updated Google Play Music has come of age. The inclusion of this subscription service trumps Apple's iTunes, and Google delivers an excellent, well-designed system, with a large catalog of any music most people… Go To Full Article

Powermat acquires PowerKiss, plans European wireless charging rollout

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Well, we can't say we didn't see this one coming. News that PowerKiss, the Helsinki-based wireless charging company, joined the Power Matters Alliance (PMA) hit in March. Even then, there was a chance that the manufacturer would continue supporting Qi,… Go To Full Article

Huawei G610-C00 emerges online

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According to unconfirmed reports, Huawei is prepping another mid-range Android smartphone. Called G610-C00, this fellow will likely sport a 5.4-inch screen and pack a quad-core Mediatek CPU under the hood. Go To Full Article

Thermaltake Power Supplies Units Ready for Intel Haswell CPUs

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Intel will soon introduce the new 4th generation Intel Core processors, code-named "Haswell", the new technology for reducing power consumption of the CPU in sleep mode. The new C6 and C7 states are able to reduce the CPU power consumption… Go To Full Article

Hacks labelled hackers for finding security hole

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Telecoms companies involved in a US government scheme to provide an affordable phone service to the poor have threatened reporters who found a security hole in their Lifeline phone system with charges under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.… Go To Full Article

HGST comes up with 1.5TB notebook drive

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HGST, or what's left of Hitachi's hard drive business after it was taken over by Western Digital, has come up with the world's most spacious 2.5-inch hard drive. The Travelstar 5K1500 is a three-platter affair stuck in… Go To Full Article

Toshiba develops second-gen 19nm NAND process

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Toshiba has developed its second generation 19nm process that will be applied to mass produce 2-bit-per-cell 64Gb NAND memory chips starting later this month. The new process helped Toshiba develop the smallest 2-bit 64Gb NAND chips… Go To Full Article

Samsung demos 13.3" 3200x1800 resolution panel at SID 2013

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After news about LG preparing its new army of high resolution displays for SID 2013, Samsung acted first to show off its own high resolution 3200x1800 pixels 13.3 inch display. Go To Full Article

Samsung Galaxy S4 Active stars in sneak peek video

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The still unofficial Samsung Galaxy S4 Active stars in a short sneak peek video which confirms its existence once and for all. However, the processor uncertainty continues, with the phone's handler claiming there's a dual-core chip beneath the thing's hood… Go To Full Article

EA to show off FIFA 14 at Xbox reveal event, new UFC title and Battlefield 4

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Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox reveal event is set to kick off just a few hours from now, and we are hearing reports from multiple sources that EA will be there to announce three big-name titles with exclusive content for the new… Go To Full Article

ENERMAX Launches Five New Fan Models

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ENERMAX is pleased to launch their latest five fan models along with their new patented technology, APS (Adjustable Peak Speed) Control. As the name implies, the peak speed of these fans can be adjusted as you prefer, and the speed… Go To Full Article

Pirate arrest creates questions about Latvian book market

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A school teacher who uploaded a history book on his website as a free educational resource for poor students faces two years in jail, forced labour, or a fine for daring to offend the Latvian government's closest chums. Go To Full Article

Nokia refugees unveil smartphone

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A group of former Nokia executives who left the company rather than work on Windows Mobile have created their first smartphone using Nokia's rejected operating system MeeGo. The team wanted to prove that Nokia was daft killing… Go To Full Article

Samsung shows off Retina beating displays

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Samsung Display has a few new goodies to show off at Display Week, including three displays that make Apple’s Retina panels look rather outdated. The company has developed a new 4.99-inch AMOLED 1080p panel for smartphones.… Go To Full Article

Dell gets off of its public cloud

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Troubled hardware maker Dell has become one of the first high profile companies to dump its public cloud plans. The company said that it will not invest in its OpenStack and VMware-based cloud services for public cloud. Go To Full Article

Apple has to explain tax shenanigans in the US

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Apple is going to explain to the US government how it managed to keep billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries to pay little or no taxes to any government. Apple CEO Tim Cook is going… Go To Full Article

Xiaomi Mi3 shows up on AnTuTu, scores 84000+ score

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GizChina reports new AuTuTu benchmarks which allegedly belong to the upcoming Xiaomi Mi3 flagship smartphone, blows away competition. Go To Full Article

Futuremark Announces PCMark 8, A Real Whole System Benchmark

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Futuremark today announced their latest benchmark, PCMark 8, designed to help users benchmark their system's real day to day performance as well as battery life among other benchmarks. Go To Full Article

Kingston HyperX Predator 512GB review: biggest USB stick in the world

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The Kingston HyperX Predator 512GB is a deluxe and extremely fast USB stick with an unprecedented capacity of 512 GB. It's a great product without any drawbacks, except for the price. Go To Full Article

Metro: Last Light Performance, Benchmarked

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When the Metro 2033 was released in 2010 it contributed to raise the PC graphics bar making good use of the latest DirectX 11 rendering technologies. Metro: Last Light follows its predecessor roots by using a heavily customized and improved… Go To Full Article

[M] Star Wars: The Old Republic Gaming Mouse Review

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The Naga Epic has been reincarnated in the form of the latest Star Wars: The Old Republic Gaming Mouse from Razer. Besides the 3.5G sensor and replaceable Republic/Empire emblem, we will also get a customizable LED lighting system and no… Go To Full Article

Qualcomm, Samsung pass AMD in microprocessor sales.

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The displacement of AMD—which had been the No. 2 supplier of MPUs behind Intel Corp. since the 1990s—underscores the disruption caused by the rise of smartphones and tablets at the expense of PCs. The new top 10 MPU list shows… Go To Full Article

SP/Silicon Power Presents Jewel J10 USB 3.0 Pen Drive

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Taipei, Taiwan – May 21, 2013 – SP/Silicon Power, the world’s leading provider of memory storage solutions presents you with a newly designed USB flash drive – Jewel J10. Combined with high technology and sleek design, the Jewel J10 enables… Go To Full Article

ASUSTOR Announces Official Discussion Forum

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Taipei, Taiwan, May 21th, 2013 - ASUSTOR Inc., a leading innovator and provider of network storage solutions, announced today that it has created an official discussion forum for its network attached storage products. With this forum, ASUSTOR aims to reach… Go To Full Article

Toshiba to Start Mass Production of Next Generation NAND Flash Memory

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Düsseldorf, Germany, 21st May 2013 - Toshiba Corporation has announced that the company has developed second generation 19 nanometre process technology that it will apply to mass… Go To Full Article

How to Get Rid of the "Metro" on a Windows 8 PC

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So you’re using Windows 8 on a desktop or laptop. Microsoft goes out of their way to make this more awkward, scattering the tweaks you need to turn Windows 8 into a serviceable desktop operating system all over the OS. Go To Full Article

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