<![CDATA[News Tom's Hardware UK - Special - Miscellaneous]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk en 10 Sun, 27 May 2012 08:52:22 +0200 <![CDATA[News Tom's Hardware UK - Special - Miscellaneous]]> http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/bestofmicro/design/groupe/logo_toms_uk.jpg http://www.tomshardware.co.uk <![CDATA[Specs for Dell's Windows 8 Clover Trail Tablet Leaked]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Dell-Tablet-Windows-8-Clover-Trail-Specs-Leaked,news-38654.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Dell-Tablet-Windows-8-Clover-Trail-Specs-Leaked,news-38654.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Fri, 25 May 2012 20:48:00 CEST What's Dell got in the works for Windows 8?]]> <![CDATA[Google to Buy Arduino, Raspberry Pi Kits for UK Schools]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Google-UK-Schools-Computer-Science-Teachers-Teach-First-Raspberry-Pi-Arduino,news-38650.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Google-UK-Schools-Computer-Science-Teachers-Teach-First-Raspberry-Pi-Arduino,news-38650.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Fri, 25 May 2012 12:18:00 CEST Google has announced a partnership with a UK charity that will see it provide computer science teachers for under-privileged schools.]]> <![CDATA[Chinese DDoS Attack Takes Down UK Domain Registrar]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/123-reg-DDoS-attack-Down-Offline-China,news-38649.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/123-reg-DDoS-attack-Down-Offline-China,news-38649.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Fri, 25 May 2012 10:48:00 CEST An early statement from 123-reg mentioned that the attack originated from China.]]> <![CDATA[Galaxy S III Breaks Pre-order Records with UK Vendors]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Galaxu-SIII-S-III-Pre-order-Numbers-Records,news-38638.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Galaxu-SIII-S-III-Pre-order-Numbers-Records,news-38638.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:48:00 CEST We don't have official numbers worldwide, but we do know it's a record breaker in the UK.]]> <![CDATA[Traffic to UK Pirate Party Website Skyrockets After TPB Block]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Pirate-Party-Traffic-Increase-Pirate-Bay-Block,news-38637.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Pirate-Party-Traffic-Increase-Pirate-Bay-Block,news-38637.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Thu, 24 May 2012 09:18:00 CEST Pirate Bay block means increased exposure for the UK's Pirate Party.]]> <![CDATA[Google CEO Larry Page Wears Project Glass to London Event]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Larry-Page-Google-Glass-Project-Glass-Camera-Demo,news-38629.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Larry-Page-Google-Glass-Project-Glass-Camera-Demo,news-38629.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Wed, 23 May 2012 12:18:00 CEST Google's CEO takes Project Glass for a test drive.]]> <![CDATA[UK Gets New Child-friendly Mobile Network, Bemilo]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Bemilo-Child-friendly-Network-Phones-for-Kids-Parental-Controls,news-38628.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Bemilo-Child-friendly-Network-Phones-for-Kids-Parental-Controls,news-38628.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Wed, 23 May 2012 09:18:00 CEST Bemilo claims to be the UK's safest mobile network. ]]> <![CDATA[Waterstones Embracing Amazon and Its Kindle]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Waterstones-Kindle-Ereader-WiFi-in-Store-Digital-Areas,news-38618.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Waterstones-Kindle-Ereader-WiFi-in-Store-Digital-Areas,news-38618.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Tue, 22 May 2012 12:18:00 CEST A match made in heaven?]]> <![CDATA[Two New Sony PS Vita Bundles Headed for Europe ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/PS-Vita-Bundles-Price-Europe-Motorstorm-Uncharted,news-38617.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/PS-Vita-Bundles-Price-Europe-Motorstorm-Uncharted,news-38617.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Tue, 22 May 2012 10:48:00 CEST Gaming on the go in bundled form.]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's Social Network 'So.cl' Gets Quiet Public Launch]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Microsoft-Social-Socl-Social-Network-New-Education,news-38613.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Microsoft-Social-Socl-Social-Network-New-Education,news-38613.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Tue, 22 May 2012 00:42:00 CEST The tech world might be busy talking about Facebook and its IPO but that's not the only social networking action that went down this past weekend. Microsoft also opened up So.cl to all interested parties. ]]> <![CDATA[Researchers Turn Graphene into Photo Detector Material]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/science-research-graphene-Photo-Detector,news-38609.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/science-research-graphene-Photo-Detector,news-38609.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Mon, 21 May 2012 10:48:00 CEST A group of researchers has discovered a way to potentially use graphene for photo detectors in future products such as digital cameras or night vision goggles.]]> <![CDATA[UK Police Adopt New System to Extract Data from Phones]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Metropolitan-Police-London-ACESO-Extracting-Data-Mobile-Phones,news-38605.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Metropolitan-Police-London-ACESO-Extracting-Data-Mobile-Phones,news-38605.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Sat, 19 May 2012 13:48:00 CEST Police in London have adopted a new system that will allow them to quickly extract data from suspects' phones.]]> <![CDATA[Report: Samsung Gets 9 Million Pre-orders for Galaxy SIII]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Galaxy-S-III-Launch-Pre-order-Specs-Sales,news-38600.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Galaxy-S-III-Launch-Pre-order-Specs-Sales,news-38600.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Fri, 18 May 2012 20:48:00 CEST Anonymous source talks Galaxy S III pre-orders.]]> <![CDATA[Scientists Made a Virus That Can Charge Your Batteries]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/science-research-battery-virus-charge,news-38599.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/science-research-battery-virus-charge,news-38599.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Fri, 18 May 2012 19:48:00 CEST Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have found a way to exploit the harmless kind of organisms that usually make you sick to charge your gadgets. ]]> <![CDATA[UK 4G to Interfere with 2 Million TVs in Total]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/UK-4G-Launch-DTT-TV-Interference-Signal-Interference,news-38594.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/UK-4G-Launch-DTT-TV-Interference-Signal-Interference,news-38594.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Fri, 18 May 2012 12:18:00 CEST The UK's fancy new 4G will come at a price.]]> <![CDATA[More Details About IKEA's Uppleva TV Emerge]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/IKEA-TV-Uppleva-Release-Price-Apps,news-38583.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/IKEA-TV-Uppleva-Release-Price-Apps,news-38583.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Thu, 17 May 2012 10:48:00 CEST Video apps and web browsing via Opera.]]> <![CDATA[Virgin Atlantic to Allow Cell Phone Use on Planes]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Virgin-Atlantic-Cell-Phones-Planes-In-Flight-Cost,news-38575.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Virgin-Atlantic-Cell-Phones-Planes-In-Flight-Cost,news-38575.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:48:00 CEST You're good to go once the plane reaches 10,000 feet.]]> <![CDATA[Twitter Has 10 Million Active UK Users]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Twitter-UK-Users-Stats-Mobile-UK-Government,news-38573.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Twitter-UK-Users-Stats-Mobile-UK-Government,news-38573.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:18:00 CEST Company revealed numbers as it opened up about plans to work more closely with UK government. ]]> <![CDATA[Forbes Calls Microsoft's Steve Ballmer Worst CEO Today]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Forbes-Steve-Ballmer-CEO-Top-10-Fired,news-38566.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Forbes-Steve-Ballmer-CEO-Top-10-Fired,news-38566.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Tue, 15 May 2012 17:48:00 CEST Forbes names five CEOs that should have already been fired, with Microsoft's Steve Ballmer at the top of the list.]]> <![CDATA[Pirate Pay: The Start-up Looking to Eliminate Piracy]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Pirate-Pay-Piracy-BitTorrent-Blocker-Pirate-Bay,news-38564.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Pirate-Pay-Piracy-BitTorrent-Blocker-Pirate-Bay,news-38564.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Tue, 15 May 2012 14:48:00 CEST File-sharing site The Pirate Bay is no stranger to headlines, but today it's a company with a very similar name that's getting all the attention. The Russian start-up goes by the name of Pirate Pay and is hoping to rid the world of piracy. ]]> <![CDATA[GameStop Confirms Steam Wallet; Impulse Still Lives]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/GameStop-Steam-Wallet-credit-Pc-Gaming,news-38560.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/GameStop-Steam-Wallet-credit-Pc-Gaming,news-38560.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Tue, 15 May 2012 06:18:00 CEST GameStop is keeping Impulse and selling Steam credits in the process.]]> <![CDATA[Buffalo Shipping 802.11ac Router, Wireless Bridge]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/buffalo-802.11ac-media-bridge-AirStation-1300Mbps,news-38559.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/buffalo-802.11ac-media-bridge-AirStation-1300Mbps,news-38559.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Tue, 15 May 2012 03:18:00 CEST Buffalo actually beat Netgear to the market with two 802.11ac products.]]> <![CDATA[O2 Customers to Decide Priority Moment Deals]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/O2-Priority-Moment-Deals-Choose-Suggest,news-38558.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/O2-Priority-Moment-Deals-Choose-Suggest,news-38558.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Tue, 15 May 2012 01:42:00 CEST O2 is expanding upon its Priority Moments program and allowing customers to choose the deals.]]> <![CDATA[Bandwidth Caps Can Cause Risky Decisions and Uncertainty]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/internet-bandwidth-cap-isp-download-limit,news-38550.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/internet-bandwidth-cap-isp-download-limit,news-38550.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Mon, 14 May 2012 09:48:00 CEST A study conducted by Georgia Tech scientists and Microsoft Research found that bandwidth caps are changing user behavior to a degree that may not be desirable. ]]> <![CDATA[ISP with Geo-location Work-around Ditches 'Global Mode']]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Fyx-ISP-Geo-block-Blocked-Sites-Global-Mode,news-38538.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Fyx-ISP-Geo-block-Blocked-Sites-Global-Mode,news-38538.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Fri, 11 May 2012 19:48:00 CEST FYX ditches 'Global Mode' service one week after launch. ]]> <![CDATA[The Pirate Bay: Please Don't Target ISPs with DDoS Attacks]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/The-Pirate-Bay-DDoS-Anonymous-Statement-Virgin-Media,news-38532.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/The-Pirate-Bay-DDoS-Anonymous-Statement-Virgin-Media,news-38532.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Fri, 11 May 2012 01:48:00 CEST The Pirate Bay says DDos attacks are not the answer. ]]> <![CDATA[HTC Chief to Be Torchbearer for London 2012 Games]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/HTC-Olympics-Torchbear-London-2012-Torch-Relay,news-38528.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/HTC-Olympics-Torchbear-London-2012-Torch-Relay,news-38528.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Thu, 10 May 2012 17:58:00 CEST CEO says he's 'honored' to be named as one of the torchbearers for the Olympic Games.]]> <![CDATA[MLB.tv Premium Now Available in 18 More Countries]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/MLB.tv-xbox-live-international-launch-mlb-international-coverage,news-38526.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/MLB.tv-xbox-live-international-launch-mlb-international-coverage,news-38526.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Thu, 10 May 2012 14:48:00 CEST No need to take me out to the ball game, I guess.]]> <![CDATA[Galaxy S III is the Official London 2012 Olympics Phone]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Galaxy-S-III-Samsung-Olympics-London-Limited-Edition,news-38525.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Galaxy-S-III-Samsung-Olympics-London-Limited-Edition,news-38525.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Thu, 10 May 2012 12:20:00 CEST A phone fit for an Olympian.]]> <![CDATA[Anonymous Takes Down Virgin Media Over Pirate Bay Block]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Anonymous-Pirate-Bay-DDoS-Virgin-Media-TalkTalk,news-38520.html#xtor=RSS-141625 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Anonymous-Pirate-Bay-DDoS-Virgin-Media-TalkTalk,news-38520.html#xtor=RSS-141625 Wed, 09 May 2012 21:48:00 CEST Virgin Media feeling the heat for blocking The Pirate Bay.]]>