QNAP TS-421 4-bay Home & SOHO NAS Review

Others/Networking Gear by stefan @ 2013-06-20 read/post comments(0)

QNAP has introduced a new NAS series with the latest QTS 4.0 Operating System. The unit comes with a single-core Marvell CPU at 2.0GHz, 1GB of RAM and features a lot of connectivity options. On the front it looks pretty much the same as the TS-469L, but now we also have an active LCD screen with two buttons for navigation, but the IR sensor is missing since the unit does not come with a HDMI output. read more

Streacom FC8 Evo Fanless Chassis Review

Cases & PSU/Cases by stefan @ 2013-06-18 read/post comments(0)

The FC8 Evo case from Streacom has a very clean, professional look and is ideal for people which want absolute silence when working at their PC. The installation instructions are explained with both photos and text and if we are patient, there should be no issues. Also, there are plenty of additional accessories that can be bought from them like the slot-loading optical drive, USB 3.0 cable or IR sensor + remote. read more

TRENDnet AC1200 Dual Band Wireless USB Adapter (TEW-805UB) Review

Others/Networking Gear by stefan @ 2013-06-17 read/post comments(0)

The latest TEW-805UB AC1200 Dual Band Wi-Fi USB adapter from TRENDnet comes in to join the available AC routers in order to provide high transfer speeds. The product has been updated to the USB 3.0 bus while maintaining the same chassis design as the older models. read more

Computex 2013 Madshrimps Style

Tradeshow & OC events by leeghoofd @ 2013-06-14 read/post comments(0)

Even though CeBIT still is one of the biggest tradeshows in Europe, most big vendors seem to slowly but steadily be less and less present at the Hannover hallen. Most of the big names, either have rented hotel suites outside the CeBIT fair or are solely represented at the Planet Resellers booth. Secondly most new hardware launches are done at CES in Las Vegas or at the center of the computing world, Taipei City in Taiwan. This year we opted to go to the Computex Tradeshow to visit an old friend and gather with some of world's most famous overclockers. Time to bag up and head inbound Taiwan ! read more

Mushkin Enhanced Ventura Plus Series 16GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review

Storage/Other by stefan @ 2013-06-12 read/post comments(0)

The Ventura Plus is a new brand of USB 3.0 Flash Drives from Mushkin Enhanced and comes with good transfer speeds, while maintaining and affordable price. The drive has a small aluminum chassis which is great for compatibility purposes and in the back we can attach a lanyard for easy accessibility and transport. read more

Viako NANO LETTER NL-HM76T i5 Mini-PC Review

Others/All-in-one PC by stefan @ 2013-06-11 read/post comments(0)

The NANO LETTER NL-HM76T i5 Mini-PC from Viako is powered by an Intel i5-3317U CPU and a Giada motherboard, comes pre-equipped with 4GB of DDR3-1600 RAM and also a MX 64GB SSD. The performance of the system is really good for using it as a media center, a seedbox, browsing, word processing and more. read more
Others/Miscelleneous Noreve Sony Xperia Z Leather Case (Tradition B - 21038TB) Review by stefan @ 2013-06-10
Others/Miscelleneous AeroCool Touch-2100 Fan Controller Review by stefan @ 2013-06-05
Storage/Other takeMS 32GB microSDHC Class10 Card Review by stefan @ 2013-06-04
Videocards/VGA Reviews Gigabyte GTX 780 WindForce OC 3GB Video Card Review by stefan @ 2013-06-03
CPU Intel Haswell 4th Generation CPU: i5-4670K and i7-4770K Review by leeghoofd @ 2013-06-01

Hardware or Gadgets/Multimedia news

Feedly launches cloud platform and new web interface ahead of Google Reader shutdown

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The eventual demise of Google Reader gave existing services like Feedly an opportunity to land hundreds of thousands of new users, but the sudden gain of popularity demands an infrastructure that can handle the load. By opening its APIs to… Go To Full Article

Redray 4K player now shipping, UHDTV not included

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4K televisions are all the rage right now, but they're still dogged by a slight problem: where's the content? Red has taken one step to rectify that, as it's finally started shipping it's Redray media player, which can send a… Go To Full Article

PS3 4.45 Update Bricks Your Console

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Unless you like bricks, I wouldn't update your PS3 today. Apparently the new 4.45 update is causing a bunch of problems with PS3 owners so you might want to hold off on that update. We've started getting reports from some… Go To Full Article

Cougar Spike Micro ATX Case @ LanOC Reviews

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There are a lot of different sizes of PC cases available today. Some prefer huge rigs where they can pack everything possible into giant chassis, for others space saving designs are more attractive. The German company, Cougar is back with… Go To Full Article

ASRock Z87E-ITX (Intel Z87) Mini-ITX Motherboard Review

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We check out our first Mini-ITX motherboard for the new Z87 Haswell platform from ASRock and find out what kind of performance this tiny board offers. Go To Full Article

Kingston MobileLite Wireless Card Reader Review @ Bigbruin.com

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Kingston answered this need a few years ago when they introduced the WiDrive. While this was a fantastic device, it too suffered from limited storage. Kingston listened to feedback and developed the new MobileLite Wireless which builds on the strengths… Go To Full Article

Logitech G400s Gaming Mouse Video Review with Dave Chaos

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Today DaveChaos reviews the Logitech G400s Gaming Mouse. Be sure to check out Dave's YouTube channel for more of his personal videos, and subscribe to the HardwareHeaven channel to keep up-to-date with our video reviews. Go To Full Article

BT CEO Ian Livingston to leave in September, accept government role

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The CEO position is usually the last rung on the career ladder -- after that, it's either retirement or a less-than-graceful ouster. It's not the end for BT CEO Ian Livingston, however, as he's moving to the even bigger leagues… Go To Full Article

Intel Core i7-4770K Haswell Processor Review

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Just a year ago Intel launched their Ivy Bridge processors and now a year later we have another platform launch from Intel. The 4th Generation Core Haswell processors are the “tock” to Intel’s “tick” and “tock” release schedule. A “tock”… Go To Full Article

BlackBerry Q5 to make early debut in the UAE tomorrow

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Earlier than expected (and a little pricier than we'd hoped), the BlackBerry Q5 will go on sale tomorrow in the UAE. We know that its radios are primed for AT&T 3G and while the build might not rival the flagship… Go To Full Article

LG launches TV set and all-in-one PC with 29-inch 21:9 ultra-widescreen

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Remember LG's EA93, that eye-catching 29-inch 21:9 "ultrawidescreen" monitor we played with at IFA last year? Well, it's just spawned a couple offspring. Today in Korea, the company launched a TV set and an all-in-one PC which use the same… Go To Full Article

Researchers able to predict iOS-generated hotspot passwords in less than a minute

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Anyone who's tried to tether to their iPhone or iPad will recall how iOS manages to craft its own passwords when used as a personal hotspot. The aim is to ensure that anyone sharing a data connection will get some… Go To Full Article

Wicked Audio EVAC Full-Size Headphones

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Wicked Audio is a headphone company with several offerings in its lineup. From in-ear buds available in a wide variety of eye popping colours to on-ear and over-ear selections, there should be something for everyone. One of their latest designs… Go To Full Article

OCZ Vertex 3.20 240GB Solid State Drive Review @ APH Networks

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What does OCZ's 20nm flash IC die shrink bring to the table? Let's put it to the benchmarks. Go To Full Article

NSA hopes US people can't add up

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Top US spook General Keith Alexander, the head of the NSA, told Congress that spying on the internet connections of ordinary people managed to disrupt 50 terror attacks since September 11. Alexander is a clever man, by… Go To Full Article

Intel bags a smartwatch

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Fashion bag maker Intel is branching out into another range of accessories. According to Chipzilla's chief technology officer Justin "it's not crap" Rattner the company is working on a smartwatch. The high-tech timepiece is… Go To Full Article

Redmond planning Surface RT refresh

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Microsoft is reportedly planning to overhaul its anything but successful Surface RT tablet. According to two separate reports from Bloomberg and The Verge, Redmond is dumping Nvidia in favour of Qualcomm. The refreshed Surface RT is said… Go To Full Article

Adobe saved by subscriptions

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Adobe has reported a higher-than-expected profits for its Creative Cloud, which is a subscription based software model. Adobe has been shifting to its web-based subscription service Creative Cloud from a licensing model since last year and there… Go To Full Article

Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 Case Review

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Today we are going to take a look at the Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 which directly replaces the Arc Midi case that we looked at in-depth last year over here. The Arc range of cases are designed with performance… Go To Full Article

MSI Unveils GeForce GTX 780 Gaming

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Leading international motherboard and graphics card maker MSI has just officially unveiled its latest high-end GTX 780 Gaming graphics card! Featuring NVIDIA's new GeForce GTX 780 GPU with 3GB of high speed GDDR5 memory and PCI Express Gen 3, the… Go To Full Article

Startech.com S2510U2W review: WiFi disk

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The concept of the Startech.com S2510U2W is an interesting one. It's a compact WiFi drive that can also be used as access point. Whether you should call it a small NAS or a wireless external hard drive is less important,… Go To Full Article

Seagate NAS HDD (ST4000VN000) 4000GB HDD Review

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Seagate takes purpose built NAS storage to the next level with an insane 4TB capacity. Go To Full Article

Mad Catz Cyborg F.R.E.Q. 5 Gaming Headset @ Benchmark Reviews

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Mad Catz is continuing to broaden their Cyborg hardware line-up and up next is the Cyborg FREQ 5 stereo gaming headset. It supports both PC and devices so it's not just your stay-at-home gaming headset. It includes both a USB… Go To Full Article

[M] QNAP TS-421 4-bay Home & SOHO NAS Review

@ 2013/06/20 read/post comments(0)
QNAP has introduced a new NAS series with the latest QTS 4.0 Operating System. The unit comes with a single-core Marvell CPU at 2.0GHz, 1GB of RAM and features a lot of connectivity options. On the front it looks pretty… Go To Full Article

ECS Reveals its First Motherboard with the AMD Kabini – KBN-I

@ 2013/06/19 read/post comments(0)
New Power Efficient Mini-ITX Motherboard with an Integrated Jaguar Processor 19th June 2013, Taipei, Taiwan - Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) reveals its latest Mini-ITX motherboard family-KBN-I-featuring the world 1st Quad Core SoC (system-on-a-chip) processor with… Go To Full Article

OCZ Vertex 450 256GB SSD Review @ Hardware Canucks

@ 2013/06/19 read/post comments(0)
Vertex 450 256GB is OCZ"s follow-up to the ultra popular Vertex 4 drives and is meant as an answer to the numerous competitors now vying for the sub-$275 SSD market. In order to achieve dominance, this new Vertex combines the… Go To Full Article

Cooler Master Announces CM Storm Havoc Gaming Mouse

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CM Storm proudly introduces its newest gaming mouse, the Havoc. This mouse has been crafted for gamers who require surgical precision in a mouse, which makes it ideally for everybody who is competing in eSports. Like on our high-end gaming… Go To Full Article

ASUS Z87-PRO Motherboard Review @ HiTech Legion

@ 2013/06/19 read/post comments(0)
The ASUS Z87-Pro supports all the latest generation 22nm Haswell Intel LGA1150 Core processors. The Z87-Pro offers 12-phase DIGI+ power, ESD guards for the USB, LAN and video ports as well as fuse ICs for the DRAM, solid capacitors rated… Go To Full Article

PS3 users report 4.45 update locks up systems, may be tied to large HDDs

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Planning on turning on your PS3 for some The Last of Us action tonight? According to a thread on the PlayStation Support forums, if you're prompted to install the latest firmware update version 4.45 then you may want to hold… Go To Full Article

Cooler Master Seidon 240M @ PureOverclock

@ 2013/06/19 read/post comments(0)
AiO (all in one) CPU coolers have been around for quite some time now. These days just about every company is coming out with their own version and most of them typically look the same with only one or two… Go To Full Article

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