HQ 3D on Sony PS3 at CES 2009
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: January 8, 2009 | No CommentsTag: sony
When you think about 3D, you think about those dodgy 3D movies of the 80’s. Things have changed a lot over the years, and people were eager to see what advances have been made to this technology. There is one…
AMD Phenom II CPU Review
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: January 8, 2009 | No CommentsTag: amd
AMD have officially announced the launch of the Phenom II, which is their most powerful CPU yet. The new processor from AMD will be sandwiched between Intel’s Intel’s Core 2 Quad and Core i7 processors. There is to be two…
Microsoft CES 09: Xbox 360 2009 plans
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: January 8, 2009 | 2 CommentsTag: microsoft
CES 2009 for Microsoft was always going to be a tough one this year, both Steve Ballmer and Robbie Bach had to discus about the products that they already had on offer. Ballmer was able to talk about Windows 7…
Microsoft CES 2009: Halo Wars February 28 launch
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: January 8, 2009 | No CommentsTag: halo
We mentioned a few days ago that Microsoft will not be bringing much to CES 2009, and that was confirmed by their low key keynote. What we did get was a bit of good news for gamers; it seems that…
CES Keynote: Windows 7 Beta 1 public launch on Friday 9
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: January 8, 2009 | No CommentsTag: Micorsoft
Microsoft’s CEO, Steve Ballmer, has delivered his first keynote at CES 2009, and the big announcement was all about Windows 7. Ballmer said that Windows 7 Beta 1 is now available to testers and will be launched to the public…
Swann ADW-330 FamilyCam: Zero Interference Wireless Monitoring
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: January 7, 2009 | 1 CommentTag: wireless
Swann Communications have announced a new device; the ADW-330 FamilyCam offers zero interference wireless monitoring. The new monitor helps to protect families through the new wireless transmission technology that has now been made available.
LaCie 2big Quadra: 3TB two-bay RAID solution
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: January 7, 2009 | No CommentsTag: LaCie
LaCie has unveiled a new storage device, the 2big Quadra is a two-bay RAID solution and offers up to 3TB of storage capacity great for applications that demand high speed performance. There are four RAID modes; these include RAID 0…
Leadtek WinFast PX9800GTX GPU: how does it perform?
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: January 7, 2009 | No CommentsTag: Graphics Card
It is no secret that the WinFast 9800 GTX+ has never been a great GPU, but Leadtek have been working on the graphics card to try and get more from it. Leadtek have given the GPU aggressive driver updates, thanks…
Estee Lauder wrinkle cream advert banned
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: January 7, 2009 | No CommentsTag: Estee Lauder
Estee Lauder has had to withdraw one of their adverts for wrinkle cream; the beauty company claimed that the cream would make wrinkles “disappear instantly.” Watchdogs have said that the commercials were misleading.
Popularity of music downloads vs DVDs and CDs
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: January 7, 2009 | No CommentsTag: DVD
The Popularity of music downloads has not affected the sales of CDs as much as the industry thought, sales of DVDs have also been very strong over the past year. Sales of DVD movies have increased 1.9 percent; sales were…
Low-energy bulbs and Tungsten’s end
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: January 7, 2009 | No CommentsTag: Enviornment
It seems that there is no light at the end of the tunnel for the traditional tungsten light bulbs, we will have to get used to using low-energy bulbs. The energy saving bulbs is great for the planet, but people…
Debenhams maintains profit despite Christmas price cuts
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: January 7, 2009 | No CommentsTag: Debenhams
It seems that Christmas has been kind to Debenhams, their shares rose by 20pc yesterday, a direct result of strong trading over Christmas. Debenhams Christmas sales were ahead of what the City expected.
Logic Bolt Projector Phone: Supports Wii, Xbox 360, PowerPoint, Exel and Word
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: January 7, 2009 | No CommentsTag: gadgets
Projector technology has been getting smaller and smaller over the last couple of years and with these advancements we have expected tiny gadgets to have built-in projectors come 2009, CES will be showing at least one of these. This is…
Asus S121 Netbook: Specs include 512GB SSD and Windows 7
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: January 7, 2009 | No CommentsTag: asus
Asustek Computer decided to show off their latest device, the Asus S121 Netbook. This latest netbook is ultra-thin and very light and features two new technologies inside. The first is the world’s largest SSD, 512GB. The second is the operating…
Philip Schiller’s keynote at Macworld: Steve Jobs understudy
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: January 7, 2009 | No CommentsTag: Macworld
Philip Schiller’s keynote at Macworld 2009 may have had low expectations and the announcements did leave a lot to be desired, but this has helped Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) a lot for the long term. When we hear the word “Apple” it…
