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WD My Passport Pro: Thunderbolt powered portable dual-drive

27 March 2014, 16:00

Portable power-brick free drive is available in 2TB or 4TB capacities.

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The 43mm tall Shuttle Barebone DS81 starts to ship

27 March 2014, 15:15

Mini barebones chassis can be equipped with any Haswell processor up to 65W TDP.

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Intel acquires tech wearables company Basis Science

26 March 2014, 16:15

Basis Science will join Intel's Devices Group, focusing on wearable tech products.

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Facebook buys Oculus VR for $2 billion in cash and stocks

26 March 2014, 11:45

The Oculus Rift developer will receive $400 million in cash and 23.1 million FB shares.

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Nvidia announces twin-GPU GeForce GTX TITAN Z

26 March 2014, 09:45

Two Kepler GPUs and 12GB of frame buffer memory to speed your next-gen 5K gaming.

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Razer's modular Project Christine struggles to get OEM support

25 March 2014, 16:43

CEO Min-Liang Tan thinks lack of support may mean Christine never gets made.

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Toshiba's self-encrypting HDD uses US FIPS 140-2 security

25 March 2014, 15:30

The 7mm thick MQ01ABUxxxBW 2.5-inch HDD series fits in standard notebooks.

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Perovskite material could result in solar panel-display hybrids

25 March 2014, 11:30

The new material could lead to display screens and windows doubling up as solar panels.

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Amazon's Kindle smartphone design to include six cameras?

24 March 2014, 15:15

Four of the cameras are utilised for motion tracking and gesture control duties.

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UK 99p digital downloads under threat as full VAT is to be applied

24 March 2014, 13:30

Companies such as Apple and Amazon will be affected by the UK Govt's £300M tax raid.

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Bitcoin exchange Vircurex freezes user accounts

24 March 2014, 12:45

Vircurex joins list of troubled Bitcoin exchanges due to two hacking incidents.

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MacBook Air refresh rumoured to be slimmer fanless design

24 March 2014, 11:01

Also its touchpad will do away with any tactile button clicking.

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Google further optimises the WebP image format

24 March 2014, 10:03

Speeds up web page render times. Saving "tens of terabytes every day," for its webservers.

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SSDs to enjoy strong growth in 2014 thanks to falling NAND price

21 March 2014, 13:30

So says Peter Shu, chairman of Taiwanese memory module maker Transcend.

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Which? campaigns for minimum broadband speed guarantee

21 March 2014, 11:45

Broadband companies accused of making customers pay for spends they never get.

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HP CEO: plans for 3D printing market will be revealed in June

20 March 2014, 14:00

The company says it has solved several technical problems slowing widespread adoption.

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Intel enhances roadmap with eye on PC enthusiasts

20 March 2014, 11:07

Goodies include an unlocked 4th gen processor codenamed 'Devil's Canyon'.

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Most secure £1 coin has been unveiled, uses 12-sided design

19 March 2014, 16:15

New design based on the threepenny bit to be introduced as the current one is too easy to forge.

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ARCTIC launches 'back side cooling' VGA cooler range

19 March 2014, 14:30

The new easy-fit Accelero range includes both air and hybrid graphics card coolers.

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Unlimited tethering no longer available to new Three customers

19 March 2014, 12:15

But as some consolation the network makes 0800 numbers free to call on new plans.

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Corsair launches trio of Carbide Series SPEC Gaming cases

18 March 2014, 16:00

These aggressively styled modern PC cases are priced between $49.99 and $59.99.

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Crucial and Micron launch faster, more efficient M550 SSD range

18 March 2014, 15:01

Drives will be made available up to 1TB size in 2.5-inch, mSATA and M.2 form factors.

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LA Times earthquake report beats rivals to 'press' using robot writer

18 March 2014, 14:00

The breaking news was published by the LA Times within three minutes of the event.

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Amazon's set top box said to be akin to Chromecast dongle

18 March 2014, 13:16

The device will debut next month and is also rumoured to stream 'top tier' PC games.

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Free Microsoft OneNote app released for Mac OS X

18 March 2014, 10:15

Microsoft also makes its note taking Office app free for Windows.

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Mozilla ceases development of Firefox for Windows Modern UI

17 March 2014, 12:45

Firefox was also the 'most vulnerable' browser at the Pwn2Own competition.

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Toshiba and Sandisk sue SK Hynix over espionage

14 March 2014, 11:15

Legal move follows arrest in Tokyo of former SanDisk engineer who moved to work at Hynix.

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MSI Z97 Gaming 3, Gaming 5, and Gaming 7 motherboards

14 March 2014, 10:30

Next generation boards are expected to feature Intel Z97 chipset but MSI wouldn't confirm it.

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Fractal Design launches Node 804 Micro ATX chassis

13 March 2014, 12:14

Designed with a focus on cooling performance and maximum configurability.

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Nvidia announces GeForce GTX gaming bundles for spring

12 March 2014, 16:30

Two bundles announced; one with 'Daylight', another with $150 F2P in-game cash.

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Google Docs now supports add-ons from a download store

12 March 2014, 11:15

Meanwhile Microsoft has confirmed new version of Office for Mac coming this year.

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Lian Li Desk Chassis updated, final versions will launch soon

11 March 2014, 15:15

There will be both a 900mm and 1200mm width version of the DK01 desk chassis.

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Samsung starts mass production of 4Gb DDR3 RAM at 20nm

11 March 2014, 13:00

Modules offer higher performance and can cut energy consumption by up to 25 per cent.

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