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Laptops & PCs
HGST unveils the Travelstar 5K1500, a tiny HDD with a 1.5TB capacity
The new hard disk drive will have 50 per cent more storage capacity compared to the current top-of-the-range model on the market.
Mobile Phones
Nvidia demos prototype 150Mbps smartphone at CTIA
Nvidia has displayed an LTE-Advanced smartphone at the CTIA trade show in Las Vegas, running downloads at 150 megabits per second, which is 10 times as fast as many home cable connections.
Video Games
AMD officially featuring on Xbox One, PS4 and Wii U
The Xbox One and Sony's upcoming PlayStation 4 will both feature customised AMD accelerated processor units integrating the chip maker's forthcoming Jaguar-class CPU cores.
Web
Google Checkout retiring in November
The service will continue to run until 20 November, before being fully replaced by Google Wallet; more details will be provided by Google's live webinar on Thursday.
Video Games
Microsoft brings new Kinect to Xbox One
By making the Kinect a centrepiece of the Xbox One, Microsoft is counting on it overcoming the problems of the previous Kinect, which is going to take some work.
Video Games
Microsoft officially reveals next-gen Xbox One console
The brand new gaming and entertainment device will debut "later this year," said Microsoft during the launch event yesterday evening, but pricing was not discussed.
Web
Pinterest teams up with brands for more informative pins
Users will know when a pin has more information to share via the new icon that appears below a picture.; for example, recipe pins will include information like cook time and ingredients.
Web
Expect to see Yahoo ads on Tumblr feeds and memes on Yahoo
Yahoo wants to "introduce a very light ad load" into the Tumblr stream, while there will also be opportunities for Tumblr bloggers to place ads on their blogs, with permission.