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Hands On: Palit Radeon HD 4870 Sonic Graphics Card

The HD 4870 Sonic Graphics Card has performed much better than anyone had ever imaged from the word go. We are never satisfied with what we have and neither was Palit which is why they have overclocked the Palit Radeon HD 4870 Sonic Graphics Card.

Like so many gamers you will want to know how much faster this GPU is now that it has received an increase in performance. Tweaktown has decided to put the cars through its paces. Read more

IFA 2008: Philips highlights include three television additions

IFA 2008, Berlin, Germany – Philips is to showcase how it is making a difference in the consumer lifestyle market by presenting its latest range of home entertainment and home appliance products at this year’s IFA, taking place from August 29 to September 3 Read more

Sony unveils its show highlights at IFA 2008

Sony has re-emerged with an overwhelming digital experience and stunning product news at IFA 2008. Sony today unveiled its IFA highlights and finally demystified its teaser campaign “All becomes clear 28.08.2008”, which were on oversize billboards across the German capital starting August 1 Read more

XFX GeForce 9800 GTX+: Overclocked Graphics Card

Here we have the XFX GeForce 9800 GTX+ Graphics Card, for those of you who are in the know you will understand that the 9800 GTX+ is just an overclocked version of the 9800 GTX.

For those of you who would like to know a little more about this graphics card, then Tweaktown have done an extensive review on it. Here are some of their final thoughts on what they thought of the XFX GeForce 9800 GTX+. Read more

Myvu Crystal and Shades available at stores & airports nationwide

Myvu Corporation has announced that their Myvu Crystal and Myvu Shades will be made available at 35 stores in 18 airports nationwide, through Airport Wireless. These gadgets connect to your media player such as your Apple iPod or Microsoft Zune, so should appeal to a number of people. Read more

Ankh: Curse Of The Scarab King Coming To Nintendo Ds

Ankh: Curse Of The Scarab King has been a has been a popular game for some time now on the PC, but now come September Nintendo DS owners will also have the chance to own this game

XIDER Gamesis to release Ankh: Curse of the Scarab Kingon Nintendo DS. Following the success of the popular PC versions, this fun and colourful adventure will be available to play on DS in September 2008. Players will need to think outside the box and solve many puzzles in order to explore new areas in their quest to save the young adventurer, Assil, from the death curse put on him by an ancient Mummy. Read more

iMM173, Hi-Fi Dual Dock Alarm Clock for iPhone / iPod

There seems to be no ending with the love affair with the iPod and iPhone, and there never seems to be a shortage of accessories for these Apple products. The iMM173, Hi-Fi Dual Dock Alarm Clock is just one more to add to the never ending list. Read more

Truphone app: Low-priced international calling for the iPhone

You know what it is like, you go to another country for a holiday or business and you have to make an important call on your iPhone. Things all seem fine at first, until you get home and are hit with a huge phone bill. Well Truphone have a great new app that will offer Low-priced international calling for the iPhone. Read more

Ask.com launch Ask Kids site

Ask.com have now launched their popular Ask Kids site, Ask have also released the results of a survey that are shocking to us. It seems that 43% of US parents have admitted that they have done their children’s homework for them. Read the full detailed survey below. Read more

Balanzza digital luggage scale for travelers

Have you ever packed your suit case only to wonder if it is over the weight limit, i know i have and it has cost me an extra fee at the airport. Well now Balanzza have a new product that will be able to save you all the hassle before you get to the airport. Read more

TrekStor launches the vibez Flash MP3 player at IFA

TrekStor, the leading manufacturer of high quality MP3 players, external hard drives and USB sticks, is launching its TrekStor vibez Flash MP3 player at this year’s IFA in Berlin (TrekStor Entertainment Hall; Hall 10.1). The company is also unveiling the i.Beat organix 2.0 and i.Beat nova.

The TrekStor vibez Flash adds flash memory technology to the award winning TrekStor vibez, to make this MP3 player even more robust. The player comes with a music library, and integrated DJ mode that can automatically suggest songs based on previous listening habits. Its cross-fading function allows users to smoothly switch from one track to the next. The MP3 player comes with 8GB, 16GB or 32GB of storage capacity. In addition, the new TrekStor vibez Flash is DRM9 and DRM10 compatible, enabling users to play music purchased over the Internet. Read more

Next Generation Push-To-Talk Released by Motorola

Today Motorola announce the next generation Push-To-Talk over Cellular, which leverages EVDO Rev A to improve call setup performance for discriminating users. You can get the full details in the press release below.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Aug. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) today announced that it has released its next generation Push-To- Talk over Cellular (PoC) solution, optimized for CDMA 1x networks equipped with EVDO Rev A data capability. This solution leverages the improved performance capabilities provided by the CDMA 1x EVDO Rev A standard including higher speed data rates, low call set-up time latency and quality of service (QoS)

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VIA Pico-ITX at the Heart of Modern Robots

VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today showcased VIA EPIA Pico-ITX-based entertainment robots at the Taipei International Robot Show (TIROS), being held on 21-24 August at the World Trade Center in Taipei, Taiwan.

With robotics development representing the cutting edge of technological progress, VIA’s commitment to extremely compact form factors, robust performance, extensive feature sets and extremely low power consumption means that VIA’s off-the-shelf EPIA boards are becoming an essential component for academic, hobbyist and commercial robot developers Read more

Vuzix in the top 5000 fastest growing private companies

The world’s leading video iWear® manufacturer for consumer, medical and defense markets ranks #3346 in the 2008 Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America. See the press release below for more information Read more

Robots and Humans: Intel say equal by 2050

The idea of Robots being as smart and lifelike as Humans is a scary one to some people, but also something very useful and exciting to others. Intel has said that the gap between robots and us will close by 2050. Read the press release below for full details.

INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, San Francisco, Aug. 21, 2008 – Intel Corporation’s chief technology officer took a fascinating look at how technology will bring man and machine much closer together by 2050

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Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 now offered via the Web to students

As part of Microsoft Corp.’s commitment to education, the company is re-introducing The Ultimate Steal program this school year, inviting students who are actively enrolled at educational institutions to purchase Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 at a low student price of $59.95 (U.S.). This program begins in the United States today with additional countries to be launched throughout the year. The offer will be available to students throughout the academic school year Read more

Mobile TV and the CONNECTIONS Europe Summit

Europe will be addressing Mobile TV, other applications and entertainment platforms at the CONNECTIONS Europe Summit.

DALLAS, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ — While Europe has adopted a standard for mobile TV, this move actually makes it more difficult for operators to reap the benefits of this service sector, according to a new white paper from Parks Associates Read more

Kwik-Fit are set to launch a new TV and press campaign

We have not seen the Kwik-Fit fitter on our TV screens since 2000, but a new TV campaign will see the re-launch of this character.

LONDON, August 21/PRNewswire/ — Kwik-Fit are set to launch a new TV and press campaign which sees the return of the Kwik-Fit fitter, last seen on our screens in 2000.

The new campaign depicts new products and services beyond the staple tyres and exhausts, alongside a range of uniquely talented fitters - and culminates in the line “Kwik-Fit. You’ll be amazed at what we do”. Read more

Freesat has new director of product and technology development

James Strickland has today been appointed the director of product and technology development of Freesat, the UK’s free-to-air digital satellite TV service.

James will be joining Freesat from Cisco, where he was director of IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) Business Development for Europe and emerging markets. James has extensive experience in product marketing, management and business development, working for companies such as OpenTV and Pace Micro Technology Read more

AT&T Delivers 3G Wireless Access in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam

The need for more speed is always on our minds when we are trying to keep connected while on the move, AT&T Answers this need for speed in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam Counties.

The company is delivering ultra fast wireless access to more mobile applications every month, and now they have expanded again. Read the press release below for full details Read more