Wednesday, February 13, 2013

IT News Head Lines (Tech Report) 14/02/2013


Tuesday Night Shortbread The Fierce Five
  1. Bloomberg: Dell buyout lacks support as T. Rowe joins Southeastern
  2. Reuters: Apple CEO calls Einhorn lawsuit a "silly sideshow"
  3. AllThingsD: Yes, Intel is building a web TV service
  4. NBC News: Surface Pro sells out at Microsoft's online U.S. site
  5. Hardware.Info's Club 3D Radeon HD 7990 6GB review
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BlueStacks brings Android apps to the Surface Pro The Surface Pro may not have a ton of available storage out of the box, but at least you can fill it up with a decent collection of applications. Windows 8 Pro runs old-school Windows apps, newer Modern UI apps, and now, thanks to BlueStacks, Android apps in full-screen mode with touch support. TechCrunch has more details on the latest BlueStacks release, which is available at GetYourAppsBack.com ... Read more... Read More ...
ASRock's Z77E-ITX Mini-ITX motherboard reviewed When you think of the top three retail motherboard makers, Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI probably come to mind. Those firms dominated the market for ages. Asus and Gigabyte still have the top two spots sewn up, but MSI is no longer on the podium. Starting as early as 2010, ASRock has been shipping more retail boards than the former number three. ASRock may crank out fewer than half as many mobos as Asus and Gigabyte, but its lead over MSI appears to be growing. The rise of ASRock is particularly notable because the firm started out as an Asus subsidiary focusing on low-end products. ASRock was eventually spun off as part of Pegatron, an ... Read more... Read More ...
WD intros $70 Apple TV, Roku lookalike Western Digital is no stranger to the living room, and we're familiar with the company's past efforts there. The newly announced WD TV Play appears to be its most inexpensive foray into home-theater media streaming so far, though. Priced at just $69.99, the device looks (and apparently behaves) similarly to the $99 Apple TV and $89 Roku—but it undercuts both. ... Read more... Read More ...
Corsair buys up Scottish audio firm Looks like launching its own speakers and headphones was only the beginning. In a low-key announcement yesterday, Corsair revealed that it has acquired Simple Audio, a Scottish purveyor of networked audio devices, in a "multi-million dollar deal." Never heard of Simple Audio? Neither had we. The firm's first product came out just last year, and it's currently available only in the United Kingdom. Dubbed the Roomplayer, the device lets you stream ... Read more... Read More ...
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