http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ en 10 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:04:33 +0200 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/logo_rss.png http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/lifeware-media-center,news-29109.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/lifeware-media-center,news-29109.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:30:00 CEST Everybody has some form of home entertainment system. Ranging from standard televisions with mediocre DVD players to the latest high-definition LCD or plasma displays with custom built HTPC’s. Regardless of what you might have in your home right now and w]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Microsoft-patches-updates-bugs,news-29108.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Microsoft-patches-updates-bugs,news-29108.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:20:00 CEST In addition to releasing an array of fancy new consumer electronics, Microsoft has announced that next week will see the company release updates targeted at four vulnerabilities with Windows.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/XO-Give-Get-G1G1-OLPC,news-29107.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/XO-Give-Get-G1G1-OLPC,news-29107.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:20:00 CEST Following a certain lag in government sales, the OLPC foundation has decided to revive its Give One, Get One (aka G1G1 program) in cooperation with Amazon.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Microsoft-Netbooks-Storage,news-29101.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Microsoft-Netbooks-Storage,news-29101.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:50:00 CEST Netbooks manufactured with Windows XP have had their 80 GB HDD restriction dropped by Microsoft in favor of a 160 GB limit ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Sony-Vaio-TZ-Overheat,news-29097.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Sony-Vaio-TZ-Overheat,news-29097.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:40:00 CEST Sony has released an official statement informing customers that the company has issued a recall of the VIAO TZ following a reported 200 instances of users’ laptops overheating, with 15 of those occurring in the US and one user suffering minor burns. Th]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Sony-Blu-ray-PC,news-29095.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Sony-Blu-ray-PC,news-29095.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:30:00 CEST The Sony VAIO JS, LV and RT models were unveiled at CEDIA Wednesday, featuring Blu-ray drives and fashionable all-in-one desktop designs]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Dell-netbook-inspiron-910-mini,news-29094.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Dell-netbook-inspiron-910-mini,news-29094.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:40:00 CEST After months of leaked details, Dell today officially launched its own offering to the growing netbook market starting at $349.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Google-Browser-Chrome-Firefox-IE,news-29093.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Google-Browser-Chrome-Firefox-IE,news-29093.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 CEST A few hours after the launch of the Chrome public Beta, security researcher Aviv Raff found a hole in the new browser.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Windows-7-Vista-XP-Boot,news-29091.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Windows-7-Vista-XP-Boot,news-29091.html Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:00:00 CEST Windows 7 to boot in 15 seconds?]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Dell-netbook-inspiron-910-mini,news-29087.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Dell-netbook-inspiron-910-mini,news-29087.html Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:30:00 CEST Dell, never one to leave any segment of the PC market unattended, will launch its Inspiron 910 netbook Thursday, according to various reports.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/microsoft-ie8-browser,news-29081.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/microsoft-ie8-browser,news-29081.html Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:10:00 CEST Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8, released in beta form last week, might make surfing for Internet porn a little safer, but the folks at exo.performance.network report that the new browser has developed a voracious appetite for memory and CPU cycles. Ther]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Samsung-X360-laptop-air-envy,news-29068.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Samsung-X360-laptop-air-envy,news-29068.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:40:00 CEST Samsung is joining the club of ultra-light laptops, along side Lenovo's X300 and Apple's MacBook Air, with the introduction of their X360 laptop]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Windows-Vista-XP-WGA-Piracy,news-29067.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Windows-Vista-XP-WGA-Piracy,news-29067.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:20:00 CEST Vista hands Windows Genuine Advantage features down to XP Professional]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/MSI-EX620-EX630-Multimedia,news-29047.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/MSI-EX620-EX630-Multimedia,news-29047.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:00:07 CEST MSI will be offering two fully-featured notebooks aimed at mobile entertainment. Special user-selectable profiles are meant to increase battery life.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Apple-Psystar-Lawsuit,news-29043.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Apple-Psystar-Lawsuit,news-29043.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:20:03 CEST It’s been a while since we’d heard anything from Psystar or Apple regarding the impending copyright infringement suit the latter filed against the Mac clone company a couple of months back. Today it emerged that Florida-based Psystar will countersue...]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ocz-laptop-yourself-diy,news-29058.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ocz-laptop-yourself-diy,news-29058.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:20:04 CEST San Jose (CA) - Pick your part, any part with OCZ's do-it-yourself gaming notebook.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Dell-Vostro-Ubuntu,news-29039.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Dell-Vostro-Ubuntu,news-29039.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:00:00 CEST On Wednesday morning Dell announced two new entry-level Vostro laptops and two new entry-level desktops featuring a choice of Ubuntu or Windows Vista]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/shuttle-x27-sff-atom,news-29011.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/shuttle-x27-sff-atom,news-29011.html Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:10:00 CEST Shuttle has provided Tom’s Hardware with a sneak peak at their stylish new solution to the bulky, comparatively power-hungry basic office or multimedia desktop.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/LLUON-A1-Atom,news-29010.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/LLUON-A1-Atom,news-29010.html Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:10:00 CEST The convergence of Internet and TV was a theme at IDF this year and the stylish LLUON A1 PC is a step in that direction]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Intel-IDF-research-wireless-power,news-29006.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Intel-IDF-research-wireless-power,news-29006.html Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:30:00 CEST Intel traditionally closes its Developer Forum with a visionary keynote that provides a glimpse into Intel's labs and how the company's engineers think about how technology could shape the world in five, ten or - in this case - 40 years]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/IDF-notebooks-thin-laptops-OLED,news-28997.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/IDF-notebooks-thin-laptops-OLED,news-28997.html Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:40:00 CEST Rajiv Mongia of Intel's Mobile Platform Group, who is also a thermal mechanical engineer, has made it his job to cram as much performance as possible into something we consider stylish enough to hopefully turn into a trend.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/idf-mobile-gaming-graphics-montevina,news-28996.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/idf-mobile-gaming-graphics-montevina,news-28996.html Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:00:00 CEST Among the sea of classes and briefings going on at Intel's Developer Forum, there is one that stands out and appeals to the hardcore gamer lucky enough to attend the yearly smorgasbord that Pentium built. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/idf-intel-switchable-graphics-centrino,news-28993.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/idf-intel-switchable-graphics-centrino,news-28993.html Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:10:00 CEST http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/IDF-2008-keynotes-Intel-nehalem,news-28989.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/IDF-2008-keynotes-Intel-nehalem,news-28989.html Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:50:00 CEST With IDF entering into day 2, we look back at the announcements and presentations from yesterday and take a look at the some of the biggest news to come out of IDF Day 1.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-idf-voice,news-28987.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-idf-voice,news-28987.html Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:10:00 CEST http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/microsoft-windows-blu-ray-vista,news-28978.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/microsoft-windows-blu-ray-vista,news-28978.html Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:40:00 CEST Through the lifespan of the format, Microsoft has been a strong supporter of HD DVD. Now with the victory of Blu-ray Disc, however, the world’s largest software maker is working on incorporating new storage options in Windows. Microsoft is currently deve]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/IDF-2008-Classmate-PC-Intel,news-28971.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/IDF-2008-Classmate-PC-Intel,news-28971.html Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:20:00 CEST During the Spring IDF in Shanghai, Intel unveiled a new design for it’s OLPC low-cost netbook for educational use in developing nations, so will the Fall IDF see yet another appearance from the Classmate PC?]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/HP-EliteBook,news-28965.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/HP-EliteBook,news-28965.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:50:00 CEST http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/lenovo-thinkpad-x301-x300-ssd,news-28964.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/lenovo-thinkpad-x301-x300-ssd,news-28964.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:50:00 CEST Not to let Apple carry on unchallenged in the super-ultra-portable notebook segment, Lenovo today quietly announced the next evolution of its X300 notebook -- the X301.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Microsoft-Windows-7-Vista,news-28961.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Microsoft-Windows-7-Vista,news-28961.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:00:02 CEST Redmond (WA) - There is no denying that the initial news about Windows 7, Vista's successor, weren't especially great for Microsoft.]]>