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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

PowerColor Radeon HD 7790 TurboDuo 1GB Video Card Review

Videocards/VGA Reviews by stefan @ 2013-05-13 read/post comments(0)

The new Radeon HD 7790 TurboDuo 1GB card from PowerColor features overclocking from the factory and a custom cooling system with two fans and a heatsink with a single heatpipe. The fan speed profile was tuned for achieving good temperatures and by raising the clocks even further from Catalyst Control Center, we can squeeze the last performance drop from the card. read more

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
Others/Mice & Keyboards	Func MS-3 Gaming Mouse and Surface 1030 XL Review	by stefan @ 2013-04-30

Hardware or Gadgets/Multimedia news

Qualcomm, Samsung pass AMD in microprocessor sales.

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

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

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

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

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

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

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

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

HGST Launches the Highest Capacity Hard Drive for the Mainstream Mobile Market

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

HGST (formerly Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and now a Western Digital company,) continues to push technology innovation by offering the highest storage density (MB/mmÂ³) of any hard disk drive (HDD) today. The new Travelstar 5K1500 is the industry's first 9.5… Go To Full Article

SanDisk Advances Its Industry-Leading Manufacturing Technology

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

SanDisk Corporation, a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, today announced it has begun customer sampling of flash memory products based on its industry-leading 1Ynm process technology, which represents its second generation 19 nanometer (nm) manufacturing technology. SanDisk's achievement… Go To Full Article

Fractal Design Announces Full Compatibility of its PSUs with Haswell

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

With the new 4th generation Intel Core processors, code-named "Haswell", Intel introduces new technologies for reducing the power consumption of the CPU during sleep. The new deepest sleep state, called C7, will be able to reduce the power consumption of… Go To Full Article

Samsung Now Producing High-Performance SSD for Servers and Data Centers

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced that it is now supplying its solid state drive (SSD), the SM843T, for use in high-performance servers and storage in next-generation data centers, including Big Data systems. Go To Full Article

Seidio Active Case Combo for HTC One Review @ TestFreaks

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

The HTC One is a remarkable phone, it's a nicely made device, just gorgeous really, but it's thin and I think it's rather fragile. I know I wouldn't want to drop it from any height at all without fear of… Go To Full Article

Facebook's native Share Dialog for iOS exits beta, now ready for developers

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

Now that Facebook's share feature has settled into its own mobile apps, the firm has pushed its native Share Dialog for iOS out of beta, which allows developers to bake the function into their own applications. With just an extra… Go To Full Article

Peter Jackson commences additional filming for next Hobbit movies in New Zealand

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

Peter Jackson has recently revealed via Facebook that additional filming for the next two Hobbit films has just commenced in New Zealand, and Jackson talks about the "powerful scenes" that are included in the footage. Go To Full Article

Jawbone UP Wristband

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

This wristband from Jawbone tracks your daily activities and the quality of sleep that you are having. It also allows you to indicate your mood at the point of activity. This would help you to improve your lifestyle by improving… Go To Full Article

Seagate Desktop HDD.15 4TB Hard Drive Review @ Hardware Canucks

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

Seagate has begun a complete top to bottom refresh of their hard drive lineup and the Desktop HDD.15 4TB is their latest addition. This HDD houses impressive amounts of storage space and even though its 5900RPM speed may be slow… Go To Full Article

Luxa2 P1 7000mAh High Capacity Battery & Charger

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

The LUXA2 P1 7000mAh High Capacity Battery & Charger is a sleek looking and solidly built piece of hardware. The silver unit I reviewed delivered exactly what it claimed, with the only casualty being the carrying pouch that did not… Go To Full Article

Vudu Player update allows movie downloads on iPhone, iPad

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

Coming months after the feature's introduction on Android and PCs, Vudu has updated the iOS version of its app with the ability to download movies for viewing offline. Unlike the Android version, this feature is not restricted to tablets however,… Go To Full Article

A sneak peek into Windows OS with Leap Motion

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

The Verge pointed me to a blog post by Leap Motion - which reveals how their Kinect-like motion control works with Windows 8. "From the second you plug in your Leap Motion Controller, you'll be able to browse the web… Go To Full Article

Helios handlebars add LED blinkers, GPS and more to any bike

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

Technologically bent cyclists have their choice of advanced bicycles these days, but it's a little hard to justify getting a specialized vehicle if your existing two-wheeler still functions just fine. However, swap your bike's handlebars with one of these handsome… Go To Full Article

Noctua NF-S12A FLX, NF-S12A PWM, NF-S12A ULN Cooling Fan Review @ APH Networks

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

APH Networks reviews the latest in Noctua's case cooling solution. Is it still the best in the market today? Go To Full Article

AMD Radeon HD 7990 6GB Review

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

We are looking at a high-end Radeon HD card from AMD. It's their AMD Radeon HD 7990 6GB with two Tahiti chip. Will this monster outperform all other Graphics Cards? Go To Full Article

Creative Sound Blaster ZxR Sound Card Review

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

Razer is one of the oldest manufacturer of Sound Cards. Some of you may remember the good old Sound Blaster 1 . The product we will review here is the new Creative Sound Blaster ZxR Sound Card. Go To Full Article

Show us your love, join the movement!

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

Helsinki – May 20, 2013. The Jolla community around the world is today celebrating #JollaLoveDay with the theme “I am the Other Half”. In the main event in Helsinki, the company introduced its first Jolla device. Jolla also launched its… Go To Full Article

Wacom releases Bamboo Loop photo-sharing digital card app

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

Wacom's Bamboo line of products have always been far more whimsical and user-friendly than the rest of its professional offerings, and it's taken that a step further today with the introduction of the Bamboo Loop digital card app for iOS.… Go To Full Article

Dish offers $2 billion for LightSquared's wireless spectrum

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

The last few years have been a tumultuous time for LightSquared, with the company's LTE plans facing one hurdle after another that eventually led to a bankruptcy filing. It looks like at least one company is now looking to buy… Go To Full Article

Smartphones Make Olympus Cry Uncle, Drops Low End Cameras

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

Olympus a company who earned fame in camera equipment is dropping its low-end V series of compact cameras. Go To Full Article

Sean Pelletier Leaves NVIDIA for AMD, Another Quality Acquisition

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

NVIDIA's Senior Technical Marketing Manager for Windows, Windows RT, and Apple Notebooks, someone that is very close to many of us in the press, has left NVIDIA for AMD. Go To Full Article

Lenovo ThinkPad S3 and S5 teased, show off aluminum 'floating design'

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

Starting to get bored of the ThinkPad's classic look but not keen on the Edge series? Then we have good news for you! Earlier today we received a couple of photos that show off two upcoming Lenovo Ultrabooks: the 13-inch… Go To Full Article

Truly Ergonomic Mechanical Keyboard Model 207 @ LanOC Reviews

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

When it comes to ergonomic keyboards there are only a few to pick from and, for the most part, all of those are rubber dome keyboards. Ergonomic mechanical keyboards are really limited to two different models, one being the Truly… Go To Full Article

Seagate Laptop Thin 500GB Hybrid SSHD ST500LM000 Review

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

Seagate tacks on 8GB of NAND flash in its latest Hybrid SSHD, the Laptop Thin SSHD. Today we check out the 500GB model. Go To Full Article

Microsoft's next Xbox: The rumor roundup

@ 2013/05/21 read/post comments(0)

It's been eight years since Microsoft and Sony announced new consoles, and tastes have changed considerably. Back then, new gaming gear was launched at E3, or using Elijah Wood-fronted MTV specials, but this time around Microsoft is pitching a tent… Go To Full Article

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