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2880 x 1620 ASUS Zenbook

Finally, a contender for Retina Display!

Gran Turismo 6 Confirmed For PS3

No next-gen GT just yet, but there will be a PS3 demo in July

Microsoft Surface Pro Price Revealed

Microsoft's Pro Tab surfaces a price, pitched at 25% above top iPad

EA To Stop Using Online Pass

Used games will no longer require that code for online play

World's First 8K Movie at Cannes

Ultra high defenition demo movies content on show

New Photo Editing Tools For Google+

New filters, tools and more coming to the online service

Moore's Law Will Survive Says TSMC

Future chips will be more than just number crunchers

Connectify Switchboard Announced

Needs to raise $100k but is already at 17% after 2 days

ASRock Motherboards To Get High-End Audio

Next-Gen ASRock motherboards to sound better than ever

Microsoft Release Surface Tablet Updates

Latest patch said to fix wireless, boot and other stability issues

Windows 8.1 Is A Free Update

Microsoft set to unleash the new Windows 8 update very soon

Google Music Streaming At 2013 I/O Event

New reports suggests Google will unveil new service this year

Windows 8.1 Isn't A Service Pack

Microsoft says it's a free update, like there is a difference?

NVIDIA's Shield Details Released

Official price and release date confirmed

AMD Launches Radeon HD 8900M Series

Their most powerful mobile GPU to date

Next-Gen iPhone Screens To Start Production

Manufacturing to start in June for next-gen mobiles

Memory Modules Designed For Gaming

AMD Introduces Radeon RG2133 & Upgraded AMD Radeon RAMDisk

Finfisher Creators Accused of Hiding Behind Firefox Branding

The Mozilla foundation has accused Gamma International - a UK based company of hiding behind the Firefox name

Next Xbox Reveal On May 21st

Microsoft finally say something official about the next-gen console

Amazon Sets Targets on Apple

Amazon hopes to take Apple down a few pegs in the mobile market

8 Cores Do Not Matter Say Samsung

Octa-core chips have no place in the mobile market

Gigabyte Releases Radeon HD 7990

Dual-GPU performance at dual GPU Prices

ESEA - Turning Your Computer Into A Cryptographic Gold Mine

We've heard many reports over the past few days of ESEA's client secretly turning unsuspecting users of their software into Bitcoin miners, but the ever changing story doesn't quite add up

CCL's Latest Home Entertainment PCs Now Available

Ever dreamt of having your very own cinema? Well we can't provide the darkened room, the smell of stale popcorn or the sound of chattering children but we can provide the technology - bring the cinema home!

Judge Sides With Microsoft Over Motorola in Patent Case

Although Microsoft still has to pay $1.8 million it's not the $4 billion Google Motorola had originally sought

EA Announce Further Layoffs

More staff cuts announced in an EA blog post

CCL Elite Hawk II - REDUCED FOR THIS WEEKEND ONLY!

CCL's bestselling Gaming PC is reduced for this weekend ONLY! A gaming PC that our customers have judged cream of the crop has got œ19.99 off. Perfect for playing all of the latest games like Battlefield 3, Sim City and World of Warcraft - this really is an offer you don't want to miss!

Apple Not Going to Make $10bn This Year

Looks like a re-think is needed

Cooler Master Launch New Range of Power Supplies

Cooler Master proudly announces V-series high Performance PSU's

AMD "Never Settle" Comes to APUs

SimCity To Be Bundles With Select APUs

New Fritz!OS Firmware Update From AVM

FRITZ!Box 7390, 7360, 3370 see the new firmware adding over 100 new updates and features with older models to follow

TSMC profits on the rise

A little ahead of projections, but still good news.

EA Restructuring Continues

Could be even more layoffs, including in the UK.

New & Improved Search!

This week sees the launch of our brand-new search facility

AMD Shows Temash and Kabini Systems

Next-Generation of AMD APUs Demonstrated

Next Generation Tablet GPUs Shown Off

I'm going to game like it's 1999

Awesome Competition From iiyama To Design Your Own Bezel

Design your own themed monitor bezel and win some fantastic prizes and best of all no graphic design knowledge needed!

Intel Joins Forces with Cisco

Intel set to fab Cisco networking chips

Apple Tried To Patent "rubber banding"

Fortunately this one failed...

Raspberry Pi on Sale in USA

Quickly sells out shortly afterwards

NVIDIA launch latest mobile GPUs

GT 700M series on its way to consumers

EA CEO Stepping-Down During Aftermath of SimCity Saga

Despite stock prices dropping and SimCity fans' demands for improvement, EA CEO decides it's time for a new leader.

Iiyama Launches The New High Resolution 27" ProLite XB2776QS LCD Display

With LED-backlit display, features a massive QHD 2560 x 1440 resolution with IPS Technology and ultra-wide viewing angles.

Woman Tries To Sell Children on Facebook

22 year old mother tries the unthinkable

Seagate Hits 2 Billion Drives Shipped Milestone

After taking 30 years to ship their first 1 billion Seagate have demolished that record due to the increased demand for storage.

AMD to Sell HQ

Selling off then renting it back for a quick cash boost.

Google Fined $7 Million After Admitting Privacy Breach

Google collected personal data such as passwords, emails and other personal information from unsuspecting computer users during the Street View mapping project.

Microsoft Fined $728 Million

EC imposes massive fine on MS for not supporting 3rd party browsers

Supply of Intel Motherboards Running Short

Intel Based Boards to Become a Rarity

Haswell Ready Motherboards at CeBIT 2013

Asrock to display LGA1150 board at the trade show.

Facebook invests in ad monitoring software

Buys up Atlas Advertiser Suite from Microsoft

New DirectX on the way

DirectX 12? Not exactly, but we do have a codename "DirectX Blue."

Sony Sets Target on the Mobile Market

Intends to become 3rd largest phone maker in the world

AMD Temash APU Unleashed

New processor officially detailed

AMD PS4 Chip Rumours Confirmed

AMD will be making a cut-down consumer edition

The Difference Between GeForce GT and GeForce GTX

Find your perfect graphics card, but GeForce GT or Geforce GTX?

AMD to Sell "PS4 -like" APUs on the Open Market

Could bring some new technologies over to the PC

Altera Make a Deal with Intel

Altera to use Intel's 14mn fabrication for gate arrays

AMD's TressFX Technology

Hair and Foliage in games has never looked so good!

MSI Teams Up with Sound Blaster

G-Series motherboards to receive Cinema Audio Chips

Marvell Market Share on the Rise

Chip-maker's HD and Flash products proving a success

AMD FirePro R5000 Released

AMD Tackle the Remote Graphics Market

Intel Clover Trail+ Atoms Announced

Three dual-core SKUs unleashed

Samsung using Qualcomm CPU for Galaxy IV [rumour]

Why isn't Samsung using their own Exynos 8 core CPU?

NVIDIA PhysX Still Present on PlayStation 4

AMD hardware isn't going to come between developers and their tools

EK Water Blocks' Block for the GTX Titan

First custom water block for NVIDIA's flagship GPU

NVIDIA Titan Officially Revealed

NVIDIA shows off the new Titan of the GPU world

PlayStation 4 Hardware Specs

Controller, Eye Toy and System Specifications Detailed!

NVIDIA 314.07 WHQL Drivers Released

The recommended driver for Crysis 3 is here!

Google to Open Retail Stores

Could Google have a contender for the Apple and Microsoft brick and mortar stores?

Google Working with Credit Card Companies to Stop Piracy

Assisting with plans to shut down funding for illegal websites

New AMD gaming bundle on its way

Never Settle bundles to continue in 2013

Intel's 10nm Future Takes Shape

Israeli fab getting ready to make 10nm chips

Apple MacBook Pro laptops updated, faster & cheaper!

Apple has recently dropped the pricing on its MacBook Pro notebooks while at the same time improving the specifications

Linux Ubuntu client Software released by Valve

Steam for Linux has finally come out of beta and has been officially launched by games behemoth Valve.

Corsair purchase Glasgow based network audio company Simple Audio

What could this mean for Corsair's product range in the future?

Photoshop v1.0.1 released free to everyone thanks to the Computer History Museum

The Computer History Museum has released with Adobe's permission the source code to 1989's vintage Photoshop

Google will pay Apple $1bn in 2014 to be their default internet search

Google is set to pay Apple $1bn to be the default internet search provider on iOS devices in 2014 a report from Morgan Stanley has indicated

CCL Elite Raven II Gaming PC wins Vortez.net Gold Award!

Barely a week after winning an Overclock3D.net Gold Award the Raven II has continued its unstoppable rise with a new award

Retina Display Chromebook Pixel Imminent?

Pixel Chromebook rumour substantiated by changes hidden in the Chromium OS code

Acer 27" Windows 8 Touchscreen Monitor - Due Tomorrow

With 10 point touch technology, full 1080P HD resolution and a fast 5ms response time this is the best Windows 8 Touchscreen available

Can it be true, no new GPUs from AMD for the majority of 2013?

Can it be true, no new GPUs from AMD for the majority of 2013?

Apple reported to be working on a curved glass iOS watch

Exciting times, yet another rumour of Apple moving into a new product category. The difference with this rumour is it might actually make sense...

HyperX 10th Anniversary Edition memory - a decade of extreme performance

HyperX celebrates 10 years of outstanding performance with its stunning HyperX 10th Anniversary Edition memory.

Windows 8 adoption reaches 2.26%

January report shows true state of Windows 8 uptake

Even Horses Need The Latest Tech

Dobbin visits CCL.

Futuremark's 3DMark Out Now!

Three new ways to test your systems released into the wild

EA speaks out about next-gen hardware

Sony and Microsoft will drive sales, not Nintendo

Battlefield 4 Announcement Inbound

EA to speak about possible next-gen game in around 90 days

CCL Elite Raven II PC for Gamers wins Overclock3D.net Gold Award!

The popular Elite Raven II games computer has won the prestigious Gold Award from review site Overclock3D.net!

Fractal Design announce Core 3000 USB 3.0 ATX Case

The Core 3000 has been one of the most highly awarded ATX cases of recent times, now with the addition of USB 3.0 it is set to be even better.

Totally Unlimited BT Broadband?

Do you want a broadband connection with no data caps, bandwidth limits or traffic shaping? The answer is probably yes, but the reality offered by the major players is usually far from this.
BT have launched a new range of products that claim to offer exactly this.

AMD release recommended settings for Crysis 3 beta with Catalyst 13.2 beta driver

AMD release a set of settings for its higher powered Radeon graphics cards to let users get the most out of the recently released Crysis 3 beta with their latest Crysis 3 beta optimised drivers.

Samsung Buys 5% of Wacom, maker of quality styluses and graphical tablets

Samsung has purchased 5% of Wacom, could this mean it is making an attempt to equip more of its tablets and smartphones with high quality styluses?

OCZ unveils new 750W & 850W Silencer MK III Power Supplies

OCZ Technology has announced two new power supplies making up the Silencer MKIII power supply range. With outputs of 750W and 850W the new range is aimed at gamers looking to power a high end gaming PC.

Microsoft Office 2013 Launches Today

The most innovative optimisation of your workflow, is finally here.

New entry-level range of Workstation PCs now available at CCL

Our ever popular range of Firestorm Workstation PCs has been updated to include the latest technology from our hardware partners.

THQ Asset Sales Approved

The hammer has fallen and all bets are final.

Farewell THQ

Publishers scoop up assets as THQ is auctioned off.

AMD Business Model For 2013

20% of revenue from games gonsoles, next-gen?

Samsung Hits New OLED Record

Displays exceeds 300 Million OLED panels shipped.

Crysis 3 Beta Coming Very Soon

Justification for your quad SLI gaming rig is almost upon us.

Intel to Stop Making Desktop Motherboards

Shifting Focus to "Innovative Form-Factors" over the next three years.

Next-Gen Character Rendering At GDC 2013

Activision Blizzard working on new technology.

The Last of Us Special Editions Details

Naughty Dog's next blockbuster available for pre-order now.

ShootMania Storm Release Date and Open Beta

Ubisofts Competitive FPS Is Nearly Here!

NVIDIA's GK11 Graphics Card

Flagship "Titan" card will blow you and your wallet away.

Owner of HMV Canada Takes Control of HMV UK

A potential lifeline for the struggling high street entertainment chain.

CCL Elite Raven II Gaming PC Launched!

CCL have launched a new gaming system for just £499.99 inc VAT that monsters through the latest games at high settings! This is just an amazing value for money for a high spec gaming PC!

CCL launch the brand new Elite Talon Gaming PC!

CCL launch their latest gaming PC, the Elite Talon for just £649.99 inc VAT! With a powerful Intel Core i7 CPU and AMD Radeon HD 7870 graphics card this is one powerful gaming PC!

Sony to Sell New York Office Building

$1.1 billion of real estate sold to tide financial losses.

Intel to Give Stephen Hawking an Upgrade

Could assist with his ever decreasing rate of communication.

Max Payne 3 DLC

"Deathmatch Made in Heaven" brings four new modes.

Havok Wins Game Developer's Front Line Award

Fifth consecutive year win for physics technology.

Intel Demonstrates 450mm Wafer

Achieves industry first with latest manufacturing technology.

Record Labels Offer To Help HMV

HMV's financial troubles could work out well for consumers.

Intel Starts Production of Haswell

i4000 "Haswell" microprocessor keeps moving forward.