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ASUS VivoPC and VivoMouse looking to find a spot alongside your home cinema
Asus seem to have their sights set on the home cinema market with the release of their new VivoPC computer, a small-form-factor machine that looks destined to be used as a media streamer in the living room. Finished in aluminum…
Oculus Rift co-founder killed in tragic car accident as police chase bystander
Oculus Rift's Andrew Reisse, co-founder of the massively exciting virtual-reality gaming headset, has died aged 33 following injuries sustained from a tragic car accident. Reisse was an innocent bystander crossing a road in Santa Ana, California, when he was hit…
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3.0 gets new 8-inch and 10.1-inch sizes
Samsung's Galaxy Tab 3.0 now comes in two new sizes, with 8-inch and 10.1-inch Tab 3.0 tablets revealed today, joining the already available 7-inch model. However, though sitting at the top-end of Samsung's tablet range, the spec sheets leave a…
Vodafone investing £900m in "seamless" network ahead of 4G roll-out
Vodafone have announced a massive investment of £900m in their mobile infrastructure ahead of the roll-out of their 4G network later this year, bolstering their services by creating what they're calling a "seamless" network. Aiming to bring together their fixed…
Apple's new Warner deal breathes life into iRadio Spotify / Pandora streaming rival
Apple's rumoured "iRadio" Spotify and Pandora music streaming rival is said to have taken one step closer to release, with whispers circulating that the Cupertino company has secured a deal with Warner music. If true, the news follows rumours of…
Microsoft defend Xbox One "holistic" design: "liquid black" = none more black
There are lots of things to be skeptical of when it comes to Microsoft's forthcoming Xbox One next-gen console, from DRM measures to a focus on entertainment over games. All reasonable worries, but we're at odds with the netizens of…
Apple pull "gay cure" app Setting Captives Free, but app is still available on Android
Apple have pulled an app from their App Store for iPhone and iPad that claimed it could "cure homosexuality" after thousands of users protested against it. The Setting Captives Free app, which promised to free users from the "bondage of…
About turn? LG may indeed be making the Nexus 5 afterall
The speculation regarding the manufacturer of the next Nexus handset continues today, with fresh rumours coming in stating that LG will indeed be making the Nexus 5 for Google, despite contradictory statements from LG top brass earlier this week. According…
Asus's 31.5-inch 4K PC monitor is a designer / gamers dream
4K screens aren't purely the reserve of high-end home cinema fanatics – for the past few years they've been trickling into the upper echelons of PC usage too, courting the wallets of designers and owners of premium graphics cards demanding…
Acer's Haswell all-in-one PC ditches Windows in favour of Android
Acer's latest all-in-one desktop PC will ditch Windows in favour of Google's Android operating system. Despite the Windows 8.1 update sitting just over the horizon, Acer have opted to equip the forthcoming all-in-one with Android, an operating system usually the…