Archive for the ‘Computers’ category

Thermaltake V9 BlacX Edition case

When I came across this case I was simply impresses to say the very least. I have a few of these SATA docking stations at home but this case takes it too the next level. Besides the whole aweomsness in general around the case and the design area. The real interesting part is the addition [...]

3D photo frame

We have seen 3D glasses, we have seen 3D films and pictures but what we have not seen is this type of a 3D frame. What makes it so different?
Well simply put, it is 3D to the extent that you can look behind the object. Simply put, what it does is you input an image [...]

Fujitsu and Pinnacle are now partners.

Fujitsu has just announced that they have announced Pinnacle Africa as their new distribution partner. Pinnacle being one of the Top 5 distributors in South Africa creating a very powerful bond that will allow Fujitsu to increase their footprint in South Africa.
Regarding the partnership: Trevor van Zyl, Chief Operations Office at Pinnacle says: “The Fujitsu [...]

Spanish players left network-less

It seems that Spanish players will not be able to use twitter or facebook during the world cup. In statements made by the players and the coach:
“The coaching staff has told us that they prefer that we are isolated from everything,” striker Juan Mata told a news conference on Thursday.
“I have to respect that, we [...]

Netflix hacked and running on an iPhone

It seems that some people are really deperate to get their dose of movies from Netflix, that they actually hacked a version of Netflix that was supposed to run on an iPad and made it work on an iPhone. When you actually think about it, it is pretty cool but then again how desperate are [...]

D-Link releases the new DWA-525

D-Link has released their new single-antenna wireless N adapter that can deliver speeds of up to 150 Mbps, which to say the least is extremely fast for wireless. Compatible  with IEEE 802.11b/g/n standardswith extended coverage 802.11b/g standards.
The DWA-525 also includes Wi-Fi Multimedia and Power Save QoS support to prioritize media traffic while conserving battery power [...]

AMD gaining control of the market.

AMD’s first-quarter share gains in the discrete and integrated graphics market came as a blow to rival Nvidia. Where Nvidia lost 8.2 points of the market share which AMD gained bringing the manufacturer to a total 42.1 percent overall market share.
According to a report by industry watcher Mercury Research.
In the mobile graphics end, AMD climbed [...]

Interviewed- Moxie Marlinspike

In our time at the Security Summit held by ITWeb we had a chance to sit down with Moxie Marlinspike even though it was for the briefest moment (was end of day and all wanted head home). For those of you who do not know who Moxie is shame on you. He carries out independent [...]

Wi-Fi for Africa

Paul English, the cofounder of travel search engine Kayak.com, wants to provide Wi-Fi access in a blanket fashion to allow the poor people who do not have access to internet to get it.
JoinAfrica aims to bring a world of information to a continent whose population only has 8.7% Internet penetration right now. Similar to HackersForCharities [...]

Seagate bringing us 3TB HDD’s

Seagate are one of the leaders in HDD drive technology and it comes as a partial surprise that they announced they will be bringing us a 3TB by year’s end. Why should I be amazed? Well the problem with HDD is the way information is stored meaning if you want to add more you need [...]