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Jacques grew up in Stellenbosch, South Africa. He also studied International Relations (BA) at Stellenbosch University with an interest in innovation and initiatives and how they could contribute to the benefit of society. I have always been interested in both politics and development and started becoming more and more intrigued with how technological development could contribute to society. He loves arts and more specifically the art of writing. His interests in writing and journalism grew more over the last few years with a keen focus on current trends in technological innovation and social development. He is currently teaching English as a second language in South Korea and looking to further his interests and education in writing.
Activision and Bungie together with Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau are expected to release this prelude trailer of the highly anticipated Destiny console game. We're expecting to see gameplay 10 June during Sony’s PlayStation E3 press conference. Until then though, we can only dream. But from the creators who brought us Halo and the publishers of Call of Duty, this title is expected to be tear apart the very fabric of the gaming universe... hopefully.
The Law of the Jungle, as the ...
MSI is set to launch a new series of gaming laptops. The flagship is called the GT70 Dragon Edition 2 and, as the rumor mill has it, will support Intel's fourth-gen Haswell processor.
As these notebooks are expected to launch right after Computex this June, Intel's new Haswell processor is reckoned to be their key selling point. Engadget has gone as far as saying the new GT70 is "the first Haswell gaming laptop." Of this, we can only speculate. The other specs ...
HP unveils 20-inch laptop-tablet hybrids and boldly joins the monster-tablet gang, reports PC World. Other members already include Lenovo's IdeaCentre Horizon and Sony's Vaio Tap 20. The Envy Rove 20 is the most notable and will host Windows 8 as well as Intel's much-anticipated fourth-gen Haswell CPU. The price of the Rove 20 is not yet available but we do know that it will ship sometime July 2013.
The Rove 20 has 10-finger multi-touch and can be laid flat on its back like you ...
Pictures and a hint of specs have been leaked of the upcoming LG F3 smartphone, part of the Korean giant's F range. The leak by @EvLeaks, reveals that the Optimus F3, like its siblings, will cater for 4G connectivity. This is what makes the F-series so popular. The fact that LG's trying to put fast data connectivity in our hands at an affordable price.
If first impressions were anything to go by, and they usually are, the F3 doesn't seem to ...
Evolio is attempting to dominate the Eastern European's tablet market with this new 10.1-inch Quad Core tablet, suitably titled -- the Evolio Quardra. Going for less than US$300 (RON999), the Quadra could also prove to be a worthy competitor for the international 10-inch tablet market. The Romanian company is, among many things, responsible for accessories and multimedia products and seems to be steadily gaining ground.
Surprisingly, 10-inch tablets seem to have been gaining popularity. According to Noviolo CEO, Liviu Nistoran, ...
LG's making a massive splash this week as it's unveiling a 5-inch flexible OLED panel at the SID Event. This comes together with a handful of other major announcements to be expected at the event. Flexible display technology has been on Gearburn's radar for quite some time now. Yes, this technology would make an awesome party trick. More importantly though, it would become a welcome feature, hopefully replacing our current market of fragile mobile displays.
Not only are flexible displays gimmicks ...
This week, Samsung's exhibiting a 10.1-inch 2560x1600 display for tablets as well as a 13.3-inch 3200x1800 effort for notebooks. These will be featured, among many other state-of-the-art display technologies, at the SID (Society for Information Display) Event. Not only are these resolutions eye-bleedingly sharp, they also offer 30% power-savings compared to current LCDs.
If these prototypes hit the market as notebook or tablet displays now, they will simply blow competition out of the water. As mentioned by The Verge, this ...
Here's something for you end-of-the-world Terminator prophets to latch on to. This week we have seen some wonderful breakthroughs for flying robots. It's terribly exciting stuff though, whether you're a Schwarzenegger fanboy or not. Firstly, there was the virgin flight of an unmanned aircraft being launched off an aircraft carrier by the US. Then, shortly after, we heard that the British announced a plane that safely carried passengers for about 500 miles done almost entirely autonomously.
Pilots have been doing automated landings since ...
After much moaning and groaning, EA finally announced that it will discontinue the Online Pass codes policy. An Online Pass is that annoying serial usually featured in your game's booklet or cover and is similar to a PC game's CD-key.
Up until now, many of Electronic Arts' new console and PC games required the Online Pass codes to unlock most of the games' best features. These "bonus" features usually include multiplayer or downloadable content. The catch is that if you bought ...
It's all Sharp vs. Sony this month as competition in Japan seems to be heating up in the waterproof mobile category. Today at a NTT DoCoMo event in Japan, the new Aquas Phone Zeta SH-06E was announced. Apart from the fact that it's waterproof like the Xperia ZR, it also flaunts a 1080p IGZO screen of 4.8-inches. This is the first portable 4.8-inch device featuring Sharp's IGZO display technology.
Inside, the new Android 4.2 Aquas carries a 1.6 GHz CPU which ...
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