Apple is likely to launch a new Apple TV set-top box sometime later this year instead of a full-fledged TV, a new report claims. The company is already in the process of…
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Fibre speeds of 1.4Tb/s achieved by BT, Alcatel-Lucent
An internet connection with the ‘fastest ever’ broadband capable of transmitting 44 high-definition movies in just one second at 1.4Tb/s has been successfully achieved during a test in London. Speed test conducted…
E-wallets, mobile payments to overtake cards by 2017 says new study
Alternative payment methods including e-wallets, mobile payments and bank transfers will overtake credit card and debit card based payments globally, a new study has claimed. The study “Your Global Guide to Alternative…
Amazon lists GTA V for PC for €59.99
Call it a mistake or over enthusiasm, but Amazon [Germany] has just listed GTA V for PC for €59.99 indicating that the game is likely to arrive on the platform soon. The…
Alienware: Our Steam Machines can’t be upgraded; go for a standard PC if you want!
Alienware has revealed that it won’t let its customers upgrade Steam Machines and rather than offering user modability, the company will be updating its Steam Machines every year – something that hasn’t…
Amazon eyeing live TV streaming service?
Amazon is planning discussions with some of the major media conglomerates for adding live cable TV channels to its own pay-TV service Prime. Citing sources familiar with the matter, the Wall Street…
Huawei joins octa-core SoC bandwagon
Huawei has joined the likes of Samsung and MediaTek after announcing its 28nm process based octa-core High Performance Mobile (HPM) processor. Huawei CEO Richard Yu broke the news about the octa-core chip…
Sweden’s largest Bitcoin exchange Kapiton.se MIA; users complain of missing funds
Scenes at Sweden’s largest Bitcoin exchange Kapiton have been chaotic since November last year and users of the exchange have been filed official police complaints with the police about missing funds. The…
IBM rules 2013 US patent charts as Google jumps 10 spots
According to latest data from IFI Claims Patent Services, IBM closed off 2013 with a whopping 6,809 utility patents thereby grabbing the most number of patents for straight 21st year. IBM patent…
SteamOS alchemist update brings Intel, AMD graphics support
Valve has released an update for its SteamOS dubbed alchemist, which adds the much awaited AMD and Intel graphics support allowing users to build their own steam boxes. Valve had opted to…
Android device shipments to reach 1.1 billion in 2014
Research firm Gartner has predicted that shipments of Android devices will top 1.1 billion in 2014, while combined shipment of PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones will breach the 2.5 billion milestone….
Intel redefines PCs with SD card-sized Edison
Intel announced Edison, its SD card-sized PC, which is a miniature yet full-blown Pentium-class PC that provides compute capabilities thanks to its 22nm Quark processor. Edison is a dual-core PC wherein the…
Netgear announces 802.11ac Wi-Fi range extenders
Netgear has unveiled a range of its 802.11ac networking gear including AC1200 High Power Wi-Fi and the AC750 Wi-Fi Range Extender. The range extenders will allow home users to extend their Wi-Fi…
WebOS to power over 70% of LG’s Smart TV lineup in 2014
LG’s Korean division has detailed the company’s webOS TV revealing that the OS will power over 70 percent of its Smart TV lineup to be announced in 2014. The webOS for smart…
NVidia announces 192-core Tegra K1 graphics chip with CUDA support
NVidia has announced its next graphics chip that it claims not only delivers thrice the performance as that of Apple’s A7, but will also bring mobile computing at par with desktop computing….