Ivy Bridge-powered iMacs coming June?
DesktopsApple is rumoured to be refreshing its iMac range of desktops in June. And they'll be powered by Intel's upcoming Ivy Bridge chips, promising even more power than before.
The report comes from the Chinese-language Economic Daily News, who quotes sources from the supply chain, Digitimes reports. Quanta Computer and Foxconn are expected to be suppliers, as with previous models, so while they will have new features, don't expect too many cosmetic changes. But it's what's inside that counts, right? Continue reading...
Raspberry Pi testing done, cleared for sale
DesktopsRaspberry Pi -- the £22 computer that looks like a circuit board -- is very nearly ready to go back on sale.
It's passed EMC testing without needing any tweaks, the Raspberry Pi Foundation announced on its blog. The mini PC had been on lockdown in Panasonic's facility (which I imagine resembles a Bond villain's lair) in South Wales for testing all week, but now that's done there are only a couple of hurdles before it'll be back on sale. And from the sounds of things, these hurdles are considerably lower than the previous ones. Continue reading...
Raspberry Pi micro PC arrives in UK, awaits CE certification
DesktopsThe Raspberry Pi micro PC has left its home factory, hopped on a flight to Britain and landed safely, but it's waiting for CE certification before you can take it home and play with it.
The Pi was due to go on sale in February, but overwhelming orders and various problems in the manufacturing process caused several delays, meaning we're still waiting to welcome the little guy. Seriously, we're tired of holding this hand-written sign and airport security are getting tetchy.
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Budget coughs up measly £50m for smaller cities' broadband
DesktopsIt's budget day -- otherwise known as the day Chancellor George Osborne gets to look more important than the PM by (willy)waving his "little red box".
Buried in a very long budget speech, which includes the scrapping of the 50p income tax band for the super wealthy -- those lucky, lucky millionaires! -- is a little extra cash for Broadband Britain. Continue reading...
Raspberry Pi micro PC delayed by manufacturing problems
DesktopsA hiccup in the production of the Raspberry Pi computer means eager punters may have to wait to get their hands on the eagerly awaited £22 micro PC.
The wrong type of networking jack was soldered onto some of the circuit boards, stopping the credit card-sized computer from connecting to a network. Community manager Liz Upton wrote on the company's blog: "Where we'd specified jacks with integrated magnetics in the BOM and schematics, the factory soldered in non-magnetic jacks. Continue reading...
Raspberry Pi micro PC goes on sale today
DesktopsHey, you! Yes, you! Do you want a PC that's capable of outputting Blu-ray quality video to your TV, that can fit in the palm of your hand and only costs a shade over 20 quid? Today's your lucky day, as the Raspberry Pi micro PC goes on sale today.
It's currently pretty tough to actually buy one; at the time of writing, Raspberry Pi and the component manufacturer that's selling the unit -- RS Components -- are both the top trending topics on Twitter, resulting in both their websites running very slowly. If you want to grab one, head to RS Components, search for Raspberry Pi and register your interest now for when the sale opens properly later today. Continue reading...
Raspberry Pi: Everything you need to know about the micro PC 
DesktopsThink a new computer will cost you at least a few hundred quid? Think again. The Raspberry Pi is a computer powerful enough to handle Full HD video -- but it's about the size of a credit card and will set you back only £16.
The online developer community is abuzz over the release of this little chap, which is scheduled for later this month. Its aim is to provide a cheap platform for learning programming and electronic tinkering, hopefully to encourage a new generation of students into taking up computer science.
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Meet the iPAD: the device that could slay the iPad
LaptopsCould the iPad be banned? Earlier this week, devices were seized in China over a patent dispute, and the same could happen here in the UK. Chinese company Shenzhen Proview Technology claims it owns the name 'iPad' in China, and is trying to ban exports. It's revealed details of its own iPAD computer it released way back in the year 2000 to back up its case, The Wall Street Journal reports.
And here it is. As you can see, it doesn't look much like an iPad, but it does look quite a lot like the original iMac, which was released a couple of years earlier. Continue reading...
Alienware X51 is a tiny gaming desktop
DesktopsThink desktops are dead? Alienware disagrees, having just spawned a new gaming PC that's built to occupy a permanent space on your desk. But not very much space.
At 95mm thick, the Alienware X51 is an alarmingly slim desktop machine, but you'd be foolish to let its dimensions fool you -- it's covered with all the grilles, glowing panels and spiky bits of black plastic we've come to expect from Alienware kit. Continue reading...
Kinect for Windows enabling UK flailing from 1 February
LaptopsWe've been jiggling and gyrating in front of our computers for years here at Crave. But as of 1 February, we'll finally have an excuse to shake our junk for reasons that aren't related to [censored following advice from our legal team].
That's because Kinect, the the motion system where you control your Xbox 360 via the method of flailing, is due to arrive on PC for Windows users on 1 February. Continue reading...
Vizio unveiling PC range at CES, promises rock-bottom prices
LaptopsVizio isn't exactly a household name here in Blighty, but trust us, you'll be hearing a whole lot more about it soon. The company is one of the biggest makers of TVs in the States, while also making other home cinema kit. Now it's about to introduce a range of ultra-portable laptops and all-in-one desktop PCs at CES, Bloomberg reports.
The company is promising the same kind of wallet-friendly prices it exercises for its TVs. While Vizio's range of TVs aren't well-known in the UK, you can buy its tablet, hinting that the PC range could go on sale on these shores. The line-up consists of two all-in-one desktops (like the iMac), and three laptops. Continue reading...
Commodore 64 is 30 years old
DesktopsThe legendary Commodore 64 is 30 years old. Introduced to the world in January 1982, the brown-toned C64 went on to become the best-selling personal computer ever.
The Commodore 64 was an 8-bit computer that dominated the world of personal computing for almost ten years. It boasted a MOS Technology 6510 processor running at a peppy 1MHz, with 64k of memory, a 16-colour graphics chip and a full motherboard of memories. Continue reading...
Intel's Thunderbolt coming to PCs in April
DesktopsWe already knew Intel's Thunderbolt port was headed to PCs, but now the word is it'll be here as soon as April 2012. Intel has notified its partners it'll "fully release its Thunderbolt technology in April of 2012," Digitimes reports.
It's not going it alone either, with "several first-tier PC players" already prepping compatible kit including motherboards, notebooks and desktop PCs. Acer and Asus, we're looking at you. Continue reading...
Google to fund Science Museum exhibition next year
DesktopsNot content with mapping the entire globe in 3D, prepping a rival for Siri, patenting a driverless car, and inadvertently insulting English people, Google is now teaming up with London's Science Museum to host two exhibitions over the next three years, the Telegraph reports.
The first, funded by Google, will start in June next year, celebrating Alan Turing and charting the history of computing. The exhibitions are part of Google's £8m international museum project that it hopes will inspire the next generation of scientists. Continue reading...
Apple founding papers sold at auction for £1m
GadgetsThey may be just pieces of paper, but these sheets formed the foundation of one of the world's most successful companies.
The documents, signed by co-founders Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne on 1 April 1976, sold at Sotheby's for $1,594,500 (£1.03m).
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Alienware Aurora gaming PC is a six-core monster
DesktopsA refreshed Alienware Aurora gaming PC is beaming down to Earth, blowing our tiny meat-shaped minds with a stack of hardware so advanced it belongs in Cyberdyne's research facility.
The fearsome rig comes packing Intel's Core i7-3000 six-core processors, the fastest of which is the Core i7-3960X, which has 15MB of cache memory and is overclocked up to 4.2GHz. Continue reading...
Apple Mac App Store serves up 100 million downloads
SoftwareIt may be just under a year old, but Apple's Mac App Store has already hit the 100 million downloads mark.
The Mac App Store launched in January of this year, to go hand in hand with the App Store for the iPhone and iPad. It may be nowhere near the dizzying heights of nearly 20 billion downloads its mobile counterpart the iOS App Store is enjoying, but we reckon 100 million in under a year since launch is pretty good going. Continue reading...
'Mayor of Silicon Valley' Robert Noyce gets Google doodle
DesktopsRobert Norton Noyce, or Bob as he was known, has been honoured with a Google doodle on what would've been his 84th birthday. And it seems very fitting, considering his tech achievements. Noyce co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957, and then Intel in 1968.
His partner in founding Intel was Gordon Moore, and Noyce initially wanted to call the company Moore Noyce, but decided otherwise because he thought it'd sound like "more noise". Continue reading...
Mac OS X trojan uses your Mac to mint Bitcoins for hackers
SoftwareMac owners should be wary of online pirates trying to steal their digital gold -- a new OS X trojan called DevilRobber has been spotted out on the high seas of the Web.
As well as the usual nasty tricks you would expect from malware, like nicking all your personal details, DevilRobber hijacks your video card to generate Bitcoins, a type of virtual currency with its own exchange rate. Continue reading...
Apple Mac Pro to be retired?
DesktopsApple may ditch the Mac Pro. Like a worn-out salaryman reaching the end of his career, Apple's high-end desktop powerhouse could be quietly retired with a gold watch and a half-hearted handshake to see it into retirement.
Apple bosses are undecided about the Mac Pro's future, according to AppleInsider. In a telling sign of the way Apple has changed over the years, Apple's desktop computers now make up just a fraction of Apple's revenues: the iTunes store makes nearly as much as desktop computers, while the company sells three times as many MacBook laptops, nine times as many iPads and 13 times as many iPhones. Continue reading...
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