Tech company OCZ has officially declared bankruptcy. The company has suffered losses for sometime now and it has finally reach the bottom. While OCZ has had it’s issues with more recent products, OCZ will also be apart of most tech enthusiasts history be it RAM or SSD drives. However, it is not all bad news, […]
We are celebrating our 3rd birthday and giving away a HTC One Mini
Geektech turned 3 on October 22nd 2013 and to celebrate we are giving away a brand new HTC One Mini. Like are last giveaway we are using rafflecopter to handle entries and randomly selecting the winner. There are a few ways to get extra entries, so make sure to check them all out.. Don’t worry […]
UPC Ireland increasing speeds, now offering 200Mbps package, current 150Mbps can upgrade free of charge
UPC Ireland have just announced they will be offering a 200Mbps broadband package. They are now just offering two main packages which are 120Mb and 200Mb. UPC’s previously had 3 different broadband packages offering 50/100/150Mb speeds, users on the 50/100Mb will be bumped to the 120Mb offering , with the previous 100mb users also getting […]
Chainfire gives Galaxy Note 3 users the ability to remove region lock
News that the Galaxy Note 3 would include a region lock on what should have been sim free devices was met with some dismay last week and even more so when Samsung’s own response proved to supply incorrect details on how the region lock actually worked. Well anyone affected by this can at least take […]
Best selling author Tom Clancy has passed away at age 66
Sad news folks, it has been confirmed that best selling author Tom Clancy as passed away while at Hospital in Baltimore. News of which comes from Clancy’s publisher G.P Putnam’s Sons. I doubt there are many people out there who have’t heard about Tom Clancy be it reading one of his amazing novels or seeing […]
Toshiba announce the Camileo X-Sports action cam: 12MP CMOS Sensor with full 1080p @ 60fps support, coming by years end for €249
Toshiba today during IFA have announced a few new products with the Camileo X-sports bring their attention to the more portable action cam market. The camera includes a 12MP CMOS sesnor with ultra-wide angle lends and full 1080p @60fps support, 2.0 LCD screen and electronic image stabilizer. The device weighs just 94g and that includes […]
HDMI 2.0 official with 18Gbps bandwidth with 4K @60fps and 32 channel audio support
HDMI 2.0 is finally official and the specs have been released. The next standward will include support for up to 18Gbps bandwidth and support resolutions up to 3,840 x 2,160 @ 60fps. The audio side of things also sports up to 32 channels as well. The connection on the new spec has unchanged allowing for […]
Microsoft acquiring Nokia’s devices & services business for €3.79 billion, licensing patents for €1.65 billion
Microsoft have just announced their plans to acquire Nokia’s Devices and Services business. They also announced they will be licensing Nokia’s patents and mapping services which will also cost €1.65 billion alone. The plan of course is to boost Microsoft’s market share in the mobile business and by purchasing the biggest manufacturer of Windows phones, […]
Android VP Hugo Barra leaving Google to join Xiaomi
It’s official, Hugo Barra is leaving Google to join the China based Android smartphone manufacturing company. Barra has been working at Google since 2008 being the Direct to Vice President of product management for Android for three years. His new position at Xiaomi will be steering the company’s further expansions, that is global expansions in […]
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire in the next 12 months as the look for his replacement
That’s right folks, the CEO of Microsoft is set to retire within the next 12 months while the look for his successor. Steve Ballmer has been the CEO of Microsoft since January 2000 and has accomplished many things during his tenure. The press release from Microsoft announcing his decision included a quote from the man […]