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Lenovo triple-mode Yoga tablets offer up to 18 hours battery life

30 October 2013, 16:11

A magnetic attaching keyboard accessory is also available for the 10-inch model.

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Pioneer behind the IBM PC, Bill Lowe, dies aged 72

29 October 2013, 16:45

This first IBM PC system used an Intel 8088 processor and Microsoft DOS 1.0.

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Motorola to work on a modular hardware smartphone system

29 October 2013, 12:15

‘Project Ara’ will take the ‘Phonebloks’ concept and community under its wing.

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BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea – Ep1 launches on 12th November

28 October 2013, 16:30

Episode 2, allowing players to control Elizabeth, is still in development.

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Florida police utilising ‘GPS bullets’ to calm car chases

28 October 2013, 12:15

A front mounted patrol car cannon shoots ‘Starchase’ GPS devices at fleeing vechicles.

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AMD Radeon R9 290 leaked info roundup

28 October 2013, 11:00

Including pictures of partner cards, various benchmarks and pricing.

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LG unveils the G Flex curved-screen smartphone

28 October 2013, 10:00

Another interesting novel feature is its “self-healing” back cover.

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Batman: Arkham Origins launched for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360

25 October 2013, 11:15

In Europe the boxed PC and Wii U versions are pre-order only until the 8th November.

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Titanfall to be launched on PC, Xbox One and Xbox 360 in March

23 October 2013, 14:00

EA also announces a $250 Collector’s Edition including an 18-inch, LED-lit Atlas Titan figure.

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AMD Account Manager reveals Radeon R9 290(X) launch dates

23 October 2013, 12:32

Says the Radeon R9 290X will be launched tomorrow and the R9 290 on 31st Oct.

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Apple reveals cheaper Haswell updated Retina MacBook Pros

23 October 2013, 11:00

Also the new cylindrical Mac Pro will be available in December with a base price of $2,999.

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Apple launches iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display

23 October 2013, 09:31

Both new tablets sport the 64-bit A7 chip and M7 co-processor.

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Nokia launches Lumia 2520 Windows RT 8.1 tablet at $499

22 October 2013, 12:00

Also Nokia Power Keyboard provides keyboard, touchpad, USB ports, extra power.

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Windows 8.1 mouse lag is making some games unplayable

22 October 2013, 11:00

Meanwhile AMD boasts of better APU performance in the updated Windows OS.

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Google Nexus 5 listed at $349 on the Play store

21 October 2013, 11:56

Also a white version shows up in press render and retail packaging photo.

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Plethora of unofficial Radeon R9 290X benchmarks leaked

18 October 2013, 14:00

Plus the official BioShock Infinite and Tomb Raider 4K gaming benchmarks.

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Tesco Mobile offers 4G upgrades for just £2.50 per month extra

18 October 2013, 11:07

4G LTE availability from Tesco is, of course, limited to O2 4G coverage areas.

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Nvidia announces the GeForce GTX Holiday Bundle

18 October 2013, 09:52

With up to three free games, including Assassin's Creed IV and Splinter Cell Blacklist.

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Amazon releases Kindle Fire HDX range in the UK

17 October 2013, 12:15

Also updates Kindle Fire HD to combat recent Tesco and Argos tablet releases.

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Futuremark launches 3DMark for Windows RT

16 October 2013, 11:45

Uses the same 3D 'Ice Storm' benchmark tests as in Android and iOS editions.

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Delta Six gun game controller: final version revealed

15 October 2013, 12:00

“The most realistic, fun, and immersive gun controller on the market,” to ship by Xmas.

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Argos launches £99 MyTablet, available from tomorrow

15 October 2013, 10:00

What do you get in a tablet that costs £20 less than Tesco’s Hudl?

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Windows Phone 8 Update 3 adds support for bigger screens

14 October 2013, 17:00

Update also adds Snapdragon 800 SoC support and screen rotation lock.

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LG G Flex, HTC One Max and new Nokia tablet pictures are leaked

14 October 2013, 12:00

The new curved phone, phablet, and RT tablet all appear in nice quality snapshots.

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Valve uploads demo video showing Steam Controller action

14 October 2013, 10:00

Includes ‘legacy mode’ where the game hasn’t been tweaked to support the new joypad.

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Grand Theft Auto 5 reported to be hitting PC in early 2014

11 October 2013, 15:06

"Multiple industry sources" tell EuroGamer GTA V will be released for PC in Q1 2014.

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Video shows regular Android apps running on the Galaxy Gear

11 October 2013, 12:45

Meanwhile a ‘death date’ countdown watch leapfrogs its Kickstarter funding goal.

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Video shows tablet gaming performance is better on ARM?

11 October 2013, 11:45

Need for Speed: Most Wanted game performance is chronographed.

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Microsoft awards $100,000 bug bounty to UK security researcher

10 October 2013, 12:15

James Forshaw, from Context Information Security, found exploits in Windows 8.1.

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Office for iPad to arrive after it is made touch-friendly for Windows

9 October 2013, 11:00

Steve Ballmer revealed this news, and more, at a Gartner-sponsored event yesterday.

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Samsung officially announces the curved screen Galaxy Round

9 October 2013, 10:00

New smartphone offers a slightly concave horizontal profile and 'roll' control.

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LG announces curved mobile screens and curved batteries

8 October 2013, 11:40

Screens, curved and stepped batteries now in mass production.

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Demanding Watch Dogs PC specs appear, disappear, appear again

8 October 2013, 10:00

Minimum quad-core CPU, 6GB of RAM, DirectX 11 GPU and 64-bit OS required.

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