Eric Schmidt, Google’s chief executive, told delegates at the IFA technology show in Berlin that Google TV would go live in the US this autumn, and would launch worldwide next year. This comes after Apple launch it HD movie rental and the new Apple TV device last week. Read more…

The ‘one more thing’ at last week’s Apple conference is the new Apple TV. The Apple TV is a ‘very’ tiny block of matte black device which will stream 720p movies and drama to your home TV for a very cheap price. No 1080p contents thought. The shape looks somewhat rather identical to the original Apple TV. Well, that’s the be expected. Read more…

While announcing the new range of iPods last week, Apple also announced the upcoming iOS 4.1. It will boast a number of bug fixes with some other rather notable additions. The proximity sensor issue and weak Bluetooth issue will be fixed in this issue. What’s interesting is that Steve Jobs also stated that the iPhone 3G’s performance will be ‘improved’ with this version, unlike the previous iOS 4.0 when it ‘killed’ the 3G. Read more…

When AMD acquired the famous dark force of graphic chip developer ATI, they had a wild dream of fusing together graphic chips with CPU processors, creating a totally new hybrid species that’s supposed to be stronger than both Zerg and Protoss. They’re hoping that this new APU species will eventually let AMD win the ‘rather impossible currently’ war against chipzilla Intel. Read more…

Google’s Android logo, or mascot to be precise, is a cute little green robot-like thing. Now how does this come by? Why not draw Android’s mascot like Bender? He’s a robot too! Albeit a rather rude one at that. Well obviously the designer of Android’s mascot was playing this game, many years ago I think. Read more…

I’m sure not many would be bothered with this, since it’s just an entry-level card with a low-profile passive heatsink. Chiphell has posted some photos of what seemed to be reference card for AMD’s upcoming Radeon 6300 series entry level card. Codenamed “Caicos”, which is named after the Caicos Island, this will probably, be the replacement for current Radeon HD 5400 series cards. Read more…

Quantum physics, the mysterious concept that is only comparable to the Big Bang theory, has been making huge waves of debates and spurn out many new concepts and ideas. They might even create reverse-engineering for food, or help us win the fight against zerg rush. Who knows? The unpredictable nature of quantum physics has been so unique, that it has been mimicked by Queen’s University computer scientists to invent a new version of chess AI. Read more…

Duke Nukem Forever is coming back! No, this is no joke. 2K Games has made it official. Duke Nukem Forever has been alive and well taken care in the hands of developer Gearbox Software. This might just be one of the longest development cycles for a game, as this game is a sequel to the 1996 game Duke Nukem 3D.

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It’s been a common practise these days to not include the ODD in the laptop to keep the sexy looks of some slim notebooks. Well, netbooks also have no ODD to begin with. But don’t you think you’re missing something sometimes? The need to watch that damn Blu-ray movie in the super-boring long-haul flight! Now Buffalo has just given you a sweet that will cheer you up, if you’re in Japan or nearby.

Their latest BP3D-PI6U2-BK is an external ODD capable of spinning your latest 3D Blu-ray Disc! Yes, you heard it right, 3D disc! With just a USB socket, you’ll be able to run this on your XP / Vista / Windows 7-equipped PC or notebook. But I’d like to remind you, that I hardly find any netbooks right now capable of running 3D 720p movies smoothly. A very gentle reminder. Well, if you’re interested, next month seemed to be the month for you to get it, with a price of ¥28,500 ($338). Well, 3D hasn’t been really cheap anyway.

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You may also buy it here, if you’re in the US.

The Unreal Engine might be slightly dated, but they’re still very impressive, and plenty of game developers still use them for some new games that are not that intense, compared to the Cry Engine at least. The creators of the Unreal Engine and the games that run on it have brought their tech to the iPhone. Gives a new meaning to ‘Gaming on iPhone’ right? Epic Games is now letting iPhone owners see how well their engine works with a free demo, Epic Citadel. Soon, gaming on an iOS device might be the in-thing to do. Read more…