reghardware – Computer

1. ARM rains on x86 as smartphones outship PCs Friday, 3 February 2012, 3:56 pm
   Netbooks cop a hiding Netbooks are so yesterday’s technology. Shipments of the small, not-so-cheap computers plunged during 2011 by 25 per cent, figures from market watcher Canalys show.…
2. Apple iPad beats Amazon Kindle Fire in satisfaction survey Friday, 3 February 2012, 12:28 pm
   Fanboys happier than Fireboys? iPad owners are happier with their tablets than folk with other fondleslabs are with theirs, recent research reveals.…
3. Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 DNA splice is on – report Friday, 3 February 2012, 11:01 am
   Apple-flavoured future features leaked Windows 8 and Microsoft’s next major phone operating system will merge, if reports are correct.…
4. RIM tempts tablet coders with free PlayBooks Friday, 3 February 2012, 11:00 am
   Gratis gadget if you upload your Android app RIM is offering software coders free tablets if they’ll make their Android apps available through its PlayBook app store.…
5. Next-gen Asus Eee Pad Transformer spied Friday, 3 February 2012, 10:42 am
   TF300T snapped A previously unseen Asus tablet has surfaced on the web prompting speculation that the Taiwanese company is working on the successor to the Eee Pad Transformer Prime.…
6. Fujitsu out bog standard 7in tab for big biz Friday, 3 February 2012, 10:05 am
   Gingerbread do you? Fujitsu has outed a non-descript 7in Android tablet that it’ll be pitching at big business when the gadget goes on sale later this month.…
7. Retailer drops Eee Pad Transformer Prime, claims quality issues Thursday, 2 February 2012, 4:24 pm
   But Asus denies tablet problems Asus has denied that its Eee Pad Transformer Prime is suffering from the quality issues one retailer has claimed have necessitated withdrawing the Android tablet from s. […]
8. Ofcom: UK broadband speed on the up as punters’ packages swell Thursday, 2 February 2012, 10:44 am
   More of a shunt than a glide Average broadband speeds in Blighty are on the up, communications watchdog Ofcom concluded in a report published this morning.…
9. Snaps confirm new CPU for Apple iPad 3 Thursday, 2 February 2012, 10:27 am
   But maybe not a quad-core chip, after all Apple’s iPad 3 will not have the same processor as its predecessor.…
10. Court defies Apple demand to ban Samsung tablet Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 5:01 pm
    Prior art to invalidate Apple patent The Munich Regional Court has chucked out an Apple request to impose a ban on the sale of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1N tablet and on the South Korean giant’s Galaxy. […]
11. Hands off our brand, Wi-Fi body warns ‘white space’ tech firms Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 1:08 pm
    TV spectrum networking != 802.11 Don’t call wireless networks that operate at frequencies formerly reserved for TV transmissions “Wi-Fi”, the owner of the brand has warned.…
12. Amazon France leaks iPad 3 release date? Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 7:31 pm
    Today’s fondleslab rumor ‘pour les nuls’ Amazon France may have leaked the release date for Apple’s next iteration of its überpopular fondleslab, the iPad.…
13. Ten… A3 inkjet printers Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 12:00 pm
    Poster campaigners Product round-up  The most probable reasons for printing A3 documents are 1) posters or folded A4 newsletters, and 2) large photos. The types of printer needed for these two requir. […]
14. German court rejects Samsung tablet appeal Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 11:46 am
    Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales ban to remain in force Apple’s demand that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 be banned from sale in Germany has been once again confirmed by a German court.…
15. Man recreates ZX81… in Lego Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 10:42 am
    Eight-bits and pieces You can pick up the real thing cheaply enough on eBay, but that hasn’t stopped retro-computing fan and Lego nut from knocking up a version out of the plastic bricks.…
16. Dim-but-rich buyers targeted with million pound laptop Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 10:27 am
    Hang on, it’s only a Samsung… Can this be the world’s most expensive laptop?…
17. iPads propel Apple to PC market top slot Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 9:54 am
    Client computer market would have shrunk without tablets Apple is now the world’s leading personal computer seller, having pushed past HP in Q4 2011, market watcher Canalys said today.…
18. Amazon sold 6m Kindle Fire tablets, says analyst Monday, 30 January 2012, 5:08 pm
    ‘Third content ecosystem’ to beat iTunes? How many Kindle Fires did Amazon ship during the last few months of 2011? The online retailer isn’t saying, but ask Jordan Rohan, analyst at Stifel Nicolaus,. […]
19. World will stay hungry for tablet PCs Monday, 30 January 2012, 2:07 pm
    Strong demand driven by higher res displays The Western world will continue to lead demand for tablets over the next six years, with growth driven by ever higher screen resolutions.…
20. Kindle Fire owners named keenest Android app users Monday, 30 January 2012, 1:09 pm
    Stats show tablet’s usage storming ahead Amazon’s Kindle Fire has grabbed more than a third of the overall Android tablet usage activity in less than three months on sale.…
21. Samsung 11.6in ‘retina display’ tablet spied Monday, 30 January 2012, 11:08 am
    Mobile World Congress outing for Ice Cream Sarnie tab? Are ten-inch tablets too small for you? Rumour has it Samsung will introduce an 11.6in Galaxy Tab during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) show nex. […]
22. Microsoft builds Kinect into Asus laptops Monday, 30 January 2012, 10:48 am
    Prototype PCs test future of UI interaction Microsoft and Asus have built a laptop with Kinect motion-sensing technology on board.…
23. RIM slashes BlackBerry PlayBook tablet prices Friday, 27 January 2012, 3:37 pm
    Up to 58 per cent off launch cost RIM has taken an axe to the prices it charges for its BlackBerry PlayBook tablets in the UK – again.…
24. BT seeks apartment dwellers to sign-up to ‘superfast’ FTTP trial Friday, 27 January 2012, 11:29 am
    We really wanna blow you some cable, dears BT is on the lookout for around 1,000 residential buildings to sign up to a pilot to allow the national telco to test superfast broadband speeds in apartment. […]
25. BT comes clean on Infinity modem ‘upgrade’ Friday, 27 January 2012, 11:14 am
    Replacement boxes rolled out due to faulty chip National telco BT has been sending letters out to its Infinity broadband customers saying that it will swap their modems for a better version for free,. […]
26. Samsung eyes enormofridges for see-through screens Friday, 27 January 2012, 9:43 am
    No beer? Tap for more Samsung’s 46in see-through LCD screen will go into production this month, paving the way for the transparent tech’s appearance in ordinary folks’ living rooms.…
27. Eurocom Panther 2.0 Core i7, SLI notebook Friday, 27 January 2012, 7:00 am
    Just what does a £5k laptop get you these days? Review  While currently every notebook manufacturer seems to offering the thinnest, lightest and easiest to carry around notebook ever, in a bizarre w. […]
28. Apple dishes out cheap, tasty Macs ‘n slabs to staff Thursday, 26 January 2012, 2:47 pm
    Employees sink teeth into hefty $500 Macbook discounts As if the joy of working for Apple wasn’t reward enough, all Apple employees will now get a $500 discount off Macs and $250 off iPads.…
29. Korean boffins make e-books more like real ones Thursday, 26 January 2012, 2:17 pm
    Paperback swiper Korean researchers have developed an app which makes reading e-books more like flicking through the pages of the real thing.…
30. Big biz BlackBerry refuseniks adopt Apple over Android Thursday, 26 January 2012, 1:39 pm
    Enterprise iPhone activations dwarf rivals Smartphone owners working for big business are activating far more iOS devices than they are Android ones – at least those who employed by firms using Good T. […]
31. Apple loses ground to Android in tablet biz Thursday, 26 January 2012, 10:16 am
    But sells so many iPads it needn’t care Apple may have topped the US smartphone chart in Q4 2011, thanks to the iPhone 4S, but it needs a revamped iPad if it’s to reverse the trend in the tablet marke. […]
32. Punters to pick up cheap laptops not Ultrabooks Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 12:23 pm
    Consumers too price-wary for skinny tech, says analyst Ultrabooks are still too darn pricey for punters, with the new skinny laptops’ average selling price during Q4 2011 63 per cent higher than that. […]
33. Toshiba Qosmio DX730 PC TV combo Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 12:00 pm
    Touchscreen desktop entertainer
34. Orange Tahiti 7in Android tablet Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 7:00 am
    Freshly squeezed fondleslab, anyone?
35. Apple CEO: ‘Amazon Fire didn’t dent our sales’ Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 12:47 am
    ‘Year of the tablet? Nope. Year of the iPad’ If purchases of the successful-if-flawed Amazon Fire bit into iPad sales during the holiday season, Apple CEO Tim Cook didn’t see it.…
36. Ultrabooks won’t smash tablets, says analyst Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 3:31 pm
    Fondleslabs to be a bigger seller for years Ultrabooks will not outsell tablets, the next five years at least, though the new skinny laptop category will experience unit-shipment growth three times as. […]
37. Inspiration Works intros Android tablet for tykes Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 1:50 pm
    Skates out, slates in Toy Fair 2012  Here at the Toy Fair 2012, the fact technology dominates kids’ entertainment is clear as day. Inspiration Works aims to capitalise on this trend with a tablet spe. […]
38. HP pays $425,000 to settle blazing battery claim Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 12:44 pm
    Denies it knowingly sold dangerous kit HP has coughed up $425,000 to lay to rest allegations made by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission that it sold lithium ion laptop batteries it knew were da. […]
39. Apple looking to support new technology, says blog Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 11:02 am
    No s**t Apple may be looking to incorporate the latest version of a new technology, the company’s many fansites are reporting.…
40. HP pitches 10in netbook at business Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 10:47 am
    No Windows Starter for the suits HP clearly thinks there’s still mileage in the netbook – many of its rivals don’t – at the very least as a business device. It has launched a new model, the Mini 1104,. […]
41. Laptops get cooler with bamboo bottoms Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 8:00 am
    Pandas might eat the fans “What we do with an old bamboo makes everybody cheer,” sang Caractacus Potts, who would no doubt be impressed at what fellow inventors use the material for nowadays.…
42. Tablet, e-reader ownership doubles over Xmas Monday, 23 January 2012, 2:55 pm
    Volumes of demand Tablet and e-book reader ownership almost doubled in the US over Christmas.…
43. Dixons cuts Ice Cream Sarnie ready Xoom to £225 Monday, 23 January 2012, 9:59 am
    Catch it if you can Cut-price 32GB Android tablet, anyone? Dixons is now pricing the 32GB Motorola Xoom at £249 – if you can find one.…
44. Apple to take sales space in posh people’s shop Harrods Friday, 20 January 2012, 12:08 pm
    Toffs to tune in to iTech Apple is set to open a shrunken version of its Apple Store in the toffs’ shopping establishment, Harrods.…
45. Asus Transformer Prime Android Tablet Thursday, 19 January 2012, 12:43 pm
    First Nvidia Tegra 3 five-core fondleslab Review  It’s only been a little over six months since the original Eee Pad Transformer landed but Asus has already launched a new model that advances the b. […]
46. Number cruncher charts rise of the personal computer… Thursday, 19 January 2012, 11:23 am
    …and its fall at the hands of smartphones, tablets A map of the rise and rise of the personal computer over the past 30-odd years shows that the platform’s popularity may have at long last peaked.â€. […]
47. Asus tackles Eee Transformer Prime tablet GPS woes Thursday, 19 January 2012, 11:13 am
    Buyers offered patches, refunds, extended warranties Asus has begun rolling out a firmware update for its Eee Pad Transformer Prime that some owners are suggesting goes some way to solve the tablet’s. […]
48. Ultrabooks to account for 35% of Acer laptop shipments Thursday, 19 January 2012, 9:45 am
    Fondleslabs? Pshaw! We already know that, having failed to set the world alight with its tablets, Acer is keen to talk up alternatives, most notably Intel’s Ultrabook platform. So it comes as little s. […]
49. Wacom Bamboo Fun S Pen and Touch Thursday, 19 January 2012, 7:00 am
    Graphics tablet and trackpad in one Review  Take TWO pointing devices into the shower? Not me, I use Wac-and-Go.…
50. WTF is… 802.11ac? Wednesday, 18 January 2012, 1:02 pm
    Next-gen Wi-Fi beamforms in Wireless networks are never fast enough, but for the moment at least they are generally quicker at shifting packets of data than the broadband connections they’re typically. […]