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Canon PIXMA MP640 -Wireless Multifunction Inkjet Photo Printer

I was suitably impressed when I bought Canon’s feature-rich PIXMA MP640 Wireless Multifunction Inkjet Printer. Amazingly, it has an automatic duplexer, several memory card slots (perfect when I want to print photos), a decent-sizeddisplay, CD/DVD printing capabilities, two 150 sheet paper trays, single ink technology, network functionality, as well as a scanner, a fax machine and a copier built into one compact device. I got all this for under £140!

Valve Alien Swarm - Video Review By: Brandon

Today we are going to be taking a closer look at newest release by Valve, Alien Swarm. Alien Swarm is a third person coop shooter that takes on Aliens head on. With great graphics and fun game play this release should be acquired by everyone. The major positive factor in this release is that it is absolutely free as long as you have Steam. So lets take a look at Alien Swarm and see what Valve has been working on in the spare time from Portal 2.

Tuniq TX-4 - Review By: Alex

When building a new computer, you have to keep in mind numerous things like ram speed, bus speed, video card speed and so on. Keeping these components cool is very crucial and so planning ahead for the cooling is always a plus. Cooling starts by using a simple fans and proper heat sinks in the places of need. What everyone seems to forget is the thermal compounds that provide a better heat transfer between components and the cooling equipment. Where it is a cpu or gpu or a chipset chips they all can benefit from using a thermal compound. Choosing the right compound is tough as there are many out there even though hey all perform the same function of providing a heat transfer.

XO Skins Droid X - Review By: Alex

Ever bought a new phone and immediately scratched it or dropped it? We all know that scenario could happen to everyone. I really hate having a new gadget that is all scratches and looks like its been used for a very long time. The phone market is so expensive that I cant see myself buying one every time something new comes out. With a hefty price tags anywhere between 400 and 800$ the phone makers really know what they doing so keeping the phone in a mint condition is my number one priority. Ok so now I got a shiny new phone now to pick the right body skin. There is a good amount of companies that claim that their skins are better than the others by protecting your electronics better. The only way to find out is the company is credible is by reading a review. Today we are going to be taking a look at XO Skins Droid X skin.

Xbox 360 250GB plus Kinect bundle priced at $399 in US, £300 in UK
September 9, 2010, 2:40 pm Posted by: alex

Microsoft has chosen the small hours of the night to announce pricing of its second Kinect bundle, which is set for launch along with the standalone and 4GB options on November 4 in the USA and November 10 across Europe.



The new package throws in the 250GB slim version of the Xbox 360 to accompany the newfangled motion tracker, a spare conventional controller, and a copy of the utterly unmissable Kinect Adventures! (it has its own punctuation, it must be good). Pricing is a bit on the painful side, with Kotaku reporting a $399 figure for the US and Microsoft confirming to us a £300 sticker for this "special edition" bundle for the UK. Full press release follows after the break.


Sources: Engadget


Party! Skype 5.0 for Windows Has 10-way Calling!!!!!!!!!
September 7, 2010, 9:45 am Posted by: alex
It Finaly HERE!!!

You probably remember back in May when Skype announced that it would begin testing five-way video calling for Windows users. The feature was free back then, but Skype said it would start charging for it in a few months time. However, it seems that before it'll start charging, Skype is going to up the ante to 10-way video conferencing.


With the release of Skype 5.0 beta two, users who can drum up nine friends or coworkers to video call with will be able to do so. Again, Skype stipulates that group video calling is 'currently available as a free trial' so it looks like they do plan on charging at some stage, we just don't know when. We also don't know how much they'll be asking.


Skype also said that it had fixed a number of bugs and stability issues that presented themselves with group calling before, so it's likely if you tried the five-way calling and found fault with it, you might have a better experience this time.


Still no word on Linux or Mac versions, though Skype said 'later this year' for a Mac version when it announced the five-way calling.


Sources: TomsHardware



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Here come 'Hurt Locker' file-sharing subpoenas
September 3, 2010, 10:58 am Posted by: alex

For people worried that they may be accused of illegally sharing "The Hurt Locker," a movie about defusing bombs, the hope was that efforts to chase them down would fizzle out.



No such luck. The film's producers are finally moving to acquire the names of people they accuse of sharing this year's "Best Picture" winner on peer-to-peer sites. Qwest Communications on Monday notified a customer in Denver that the Internet service provider has received a subpoena from lawyers representing Voltage Pictures, the production company that made "The Hurt Locker."


"It is our company policy to notify our customer when we have received a subpoena requesting their records in civil matter," Qwest informed the customer, who contacted CNET on Thursday and asked to remain anonymous. "As required by law, to the extent we have these records we will furnish the records on or before September 30, 2010."


Voltage Pictures is just one of at least a dozen indie studios that are participating in an antipiracy campaign spearheaded by the Washington, D.C., law firm of Dunlap, Grubb & Weaver. Unlike the major film studios, smaller production companies don't have the resources to finance antipiracy operations. DGW offers to do it for them by filing copyright complaints on their behalf and in exchange takes a cut of whatever fees the suits generate.



Read more on this right here.
Sources: Cnet.com

Xbox Live Subscription Fees to increase November 1
August 30, 2010, 12:57 pm Posted by: brandon

Today Major Nelson broke the news that Xbox Live subscriptions would increase in price starting on November 1, 2010 citing the increase in content since 2002 as the reasoning behind it. Note that this doesn't take place until November, so you have until then to purchase and add time to your xbox live account until then.


Increases are as follows (in the US, for other reasons see the link at the bottom):


1 Month: $7.99 to $9.99


3 Month: $19.99 to $24.99


1 year: $49.99 to $59.99


 


Source: majornelson.com


G.Skill Announces New SandForce-powered SSDs
August 24, 2010, 4:46 pm Posted by: alex

Looking for a SandForce-powered SSD? Another one is about to hit the market.


G.Skill has revealed three new capacities to its Phoenix Pro series SSD in 40GB, 80GB and 160GB models.


The key magic behind these drives is the SandForce SF-1200 SSD controller that's been tuned for a 4k random write speed up to 50,000 IOPS.


"After impressing the G.Skill engineering team, the extremely high performance of the Phoenix Pro 40GB drives in RAID 0 offers the ultimate price : performance package, along with the additional benefits of SSDs." said Benson Chun, Senior Product Manager at G.Skill.


Curious to know how two Phoenix Pro 40GB drives perform in RAID 0? Check it:



Sadly, no pricing or availability yet, but hopefully that increasing competition between SandForce drives will help out the consumer.


Sources: TomsHardware


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