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With the old Xbox 360 reputation, Microsoft have taken the safety of the heat seriously this time. Instead of the old RRoD system, they’ve implemented a system whereby if the sensors in the Xbox sense that the temperatures are too high, the automatic shutdown feature will kick in. A message will appear on the screen [...]
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As the summer scorches on, Sony VAIO laptops are also scorching away, over 500,000 laptops are at risk of overheating! Sony have received 39 complaints of overheating so far it has been said, mainly on the F- and C- series. They have provided newer BIOSes (F- and C- series only) to try and help prevent [...]
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For over 30 years Seagate, a well-known hard drive manufacturer has been bringing us top-quality storage products. Now they have introduced the world’s first 3TB hard drive. It comes as no surprise to us that it will be released as an external hard drive. We are yet to find out when a 3TB internal hard [...]
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One of AMD’s much-loved hexacores — the 1055T 2.8GHz X6 — is now getting an improvement! They’re reducing its TDP from 125w down to 95w – therefore using less power, and creating less heat when under load. This will favour overclockers, and will still overclock like a champ, as its former self does. Source
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When the pioneers in silent cooling bring out a new ultra-quiet cooling fan, there’s a lot of expectations to live up to. Not only do they have to outpeform the previous generation but keep ahead of the market in terms of technology. Who are the pioneers in silent cooling? Does the question really need to [...]
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After much talk and play, it seems the iPhone isn’t so “It just works”. Users have been reporting issues ranging from yellow spots on the screen, the loss of signal when touching the bottom left corner (due to the fact the 2 antennas are on the outside, possibly shorting when pressure is applied) and issues [...]
With Battlefield: Bad Company 2 relieving PC gamers after Modern Warfare 2 and Infinity Ward neglected them, it seems Bad Company 2 is loving the limelight, with increases in server sales for the game. At £15, can you really afford not to purchase it?: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 @ Amazon.co.uk (25/06/2010) Battlefield: Bad Company 2 [...]
With the developers Treyarch promising to meet the hype of Black Ops but doing things right this time, the sequel to the record breaking Modern Warfare 2 has a trailer! With Kotaku releasing news that PC will have dedicated servers, Black Ops looks set to be everything that Modern Warfare 2 should have been. IGN [...]
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Just one week after the first batch of map packs hit PSN, Infinity Ward’s Robert “402″ Bowling revealed new details about the upcoming Resurgence Package for Modern Warfare 2. In an interview with Microsoft’s Major Nelson aka Larry Hyrb, Robert annouced the 5 new maps would follow the same structure as the Stimulus Map Pack. [...]
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Crucial have already introduced some blisteringly-fast SSDs to the market, such as the ‘RealSSD 256GB’ drive. The 256GB version of this drive is one of the item on many enthusiast’s wishlists; but the price of it is just too much for your average consumer, priced at a massive £500! This is where the 64GB version [...]
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