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Global IT Spending to Hit Over $4 Trillion in 2021

Although the COVID-19 pandemic did reduce global IT spending last year, many companies were still forced to increase their IT budgets to adapt to new operational requirements and set up their employees to work from home. According to data presented by AksjeBloggen.com, global IT spending is expected to significantly recover and hit over $4trn in 2021,…

1 June 20215 May 2022 Chris Price News

HP to axe thousands of jobs

Up to 16,000 more workers at computer-maker Hewlett-Packard face job losses after the company posted one per cent drop in quarterly revenue. Reuters reports that HP has struggled to maintain its grip on the shrinking PC market while protecting profit…

22 May 201421 September 2020 Stuart Computers

Is Sony working on new PS4 and PS3 models?

The PlayStation 4 is only a few months old, but is a PS4 Slim on the way? The rumour mill is rife that Sony is planning to release new models for both its PS3 and PS4 consoles. Dualshockers is reporting…

22 May 201410 February 2021 Stuart Gadgets, Gaming, Playstation 3, PlayStation 4, Sony

Crucial unveils new Ballistix Sport XT modules for gaming

Crucial has announced the immediate availability of the Crucial Ballistix Sport XT memory. Designed for gamers and enthusiasts looking for fast and responsive performance, Ballistix Sport XT modules offer XMP profiles for advanced speeds and timings as well as easy…

4 June 20137 April 2017 Shinychris Computers, Gaming, Peripherals

REVIEW: Griffin StudioConnect Audio/Midi interface dock for iPad

Looking to take your iPad recordings to the next level? Budding pop stars searching for a way to connect real world guitars and keys to their Apple tablets may want to take a look at Griffin's StudioConnect Midi/Audio interface. With a few notably omitted features, does it do enough to become a desktop Abbey Road?

3 July 201210 January 2016 Gerald Lynch Features, iPad, iPad accessories, music, Reviews, Tablet, Tech Digest news

NVIDIA unveil flagship GTX 690 dual-Kepler graphics card

Nvidia have revealed their new flagship graphics card, the GTX 690. Available from May 3rd for $999 (£615), it features a dual-Kepler GPU with cast aluminium casing that should squeeze out performance equal to that of two GTX 680s pulled…

30 April 2012 Gerald Lynch Computers, Gaming, Tech Digest news

Valve may enter the gaming hardware race

Valve, the company almost single handedly keeping PC gaming alive, are considering moving into the hardware market if innovation in the computer gaming hardware sector fails to meet their lofty ambitions. Gabe Newell, co-founder of the company behind Half…

20 February 201222 March 2022 Gerald Lynch Gaming, Tech Digest news

Kinect for Windows hardware and SDK now available

Right on cue, Microsoft have announced the availability of the Kinect for Windows hardware and Software Development Kit, hitting the February 1st release date that Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer promised at CES. Built for developers as "a fully-tested and…

1 February 2012 Gerald Lynch Gaming, Kinect, Microsoft, Peripherals, Tech Digest news

Google buy Motorola Mobility: How fighting the patent war could damage Android

Google, in something of a shock move, revealed today that they had bought Motorola Mobility, manufacturer Motorola's mobile arm, for a reported $12.5 billion. For years Google have been rumoured to be entering the hardware manufacturing game, testing the…

15 August 2011 Gerald Lynch Android, Features, Google, Mobile phones, Tablet, Tech Digest news

Microsoft report record annual revenues

Big smiles on the faces of Microsoft executives in Redmond today; their latest earning calls has revealed not only record quarterly earnings, but record annual ones too. Microsoft reported yearly revenue of $69.94 billion and $23.15 billion net income. However,…

22 July 2011 Gerald Lynch Microsoft, Tech Digest news

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