Category: Laptops
-
Google Doodle Celebrates Robert Noyce – ‘Mayor of Silicon Valley’ & Intel Founder
He was dubbed ‘The Mayor of Silicon Valley’ after he founded computer processor company Intel and today Robert Noyce is celebrated in traditional Google Doodle style! Robert “Bob” Noyce was born on December 12th, 1927 and would have been 84 today. In 1957 he co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor the company credited as creating the first commercially […]
-
Google Doodle Celebrates Robert Noyce – ‘Mayor of Silicon Valley’ & Intel Founder
He was dubbed ‘The Mayor of Silicon Valley’ after he founded computer processor company Intel and today Robert Noyce is celebrated in traditional Google Doodle style! Robert “Bob” Noyce was born on December 12th, 1927 and would have been 84 today. In 1957 he co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor the company credited as creating the first commercially […]
-
Acer To Join Samsung In Closing Netbook – Cost-Cutting Taiwan Co. Will Focus On High-End Tech
Taiwanese co. Acer is following in the footsteps of neighbouring Korean’s Samsung in ceasing production of Netbooks – but Acer’s motivation is in an attempt to save the company’s struggling profits. Acer is infamously struggling on a financial level which is the reason for their axing of the Aspire Netbook range to focus on higher-end […]
-
XXX Web Domains Go Public – As TalkTalk Filter Fail Leaves HomeSafe Unsafe
XXX web domains have gone live – and no we’re not talking about websites that support the clean-living straight edge lifestyle symbolised by a trio of Xs. This is a different kind of hardcore.. The ICM Registry has now decreed that adult business websites can have their own sector of the internet, akin to an […]
-
Minecraft & LEGO – Game & Toy Makers Building a Perfect Partnership!
It doesn’t take a genius to find comparisons between the wonderful online world of Minecraft and all-time classic toy LEGO. The game that was clearly inspired by the toy will now come full circle in a partnership that was destined to be built – LEGO will make Minecraft inspired toys! The ever-popular Danish toy range […]
-
Minecraft & LEGO – Game & Toy Makers Building a Perfect Partnership!
It doesn’t take a genius to find comparisons between the wonderful online world of Minecraft and all-time classic toy LEGO. The game that was clearly inspired by the toy will now come full circle in a partnership that was destined to be built – LEGO will make Minecraft inspired toys! The ever-popular Danish toy range […]
-
Rhapsody Completes Napster Acquisition – Online Music Services Merge Into One
As the Gadget Helpline covered in early October, online music distributor Rhapsody entered a deal to buy out one-time piracy paradise Napster – and today it’s being reported that the merge is complete with both services united taking on the new owners name of simply “Rhapsody” (and not “Rhapster” – as was humourously suggested!) Both […]
-
New Look BBC Homepage Breaks Out of Beta – Live Now!
Back in September the Beeb launched its refreshed website homepage as a Beta test and it seems that Auntie is very pleased with its progress. Pleased enough with the increased traffic to the site since then that she’s decided to unscrew the stabilizers and let the broadcasting corporation’s new online interface go official! James Thornett, […]
-
BERG’s Little Printer cheerily prints your RSS feeds from smartphone
London design company BERG has unveiled a cheerfully charming desk accessory which is set for public sale in 2012 and is called, simply enough, Little Printer. Little Printer is aimed at smartphone owners, RSS feeders and social readers, and when up for sale will deliver the latest news and updates from partners such as Google, […]
-
Spotify apps to be unveiled today in NYC event
Spotify hits the streets of New York later today to reveal ‘What’s Next?’ from the online streaming music phenomenon. Many believed it would be a venture into the movie biz and we we’re easily led by the rumours suggesting we’d soon be able to grab a Hollywood blockbuster via the streaming media platform. However, now […]
-
Scientists find evidence that WiFi is dangerous to sperm
WiFi in laptops said to significantly damage sperm in new study
-
Apple Launching New 15-inch Macbook Air in 2012 to Rival Windows Ultrabooks
Rumours are coming in that tech giant Apple is set to offer yet another update to its hugely popular MacBook Air series with a new range of ultra thin notebooks coming early in 2012. DigiTimes is reporting that the Cupertino based company will be vying for the top spot in the slim stakes next year, […]