| Razer Naga MMO mouse gets some work done, fresh for 2012 May 9th 2012, 06:50  It's fair to say we admire the Razer Naga MMO 'round these parts -- as much for its thumb-thrashing controls, as for its democratic diplomacy. Now the original is back, and updated for 2012. What's new? Well, there's a redesigned anti-slip, fingerprint-fighting finish, three interchangeable side panels and a re-optimized button placement. It's all designed to stop your fevered swipes from landing your mouse on the other side of the LAN, and help fend off a dreaded bout of "Warfare-wrist". Reckon you deserve an upgrade? US and EU gamers can get their $80 dollar-laden hand on it now, and the rest of the realm later in Q2. Continue reading Razer Naga MMO mouse gets some work done, fresh for 2012 Razer Naga MMO mouse gets some work done, fresh for 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 May 2012 02:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Razer | Email this | Comments | | BlackBerry Curve 9320 now official: BB OS 7.1, 2.44-inch display, BBM button May 9th 2012, 06:12  The 9320 has visited more countries during its short gestation than some phones get to see in their whole lives, but it's finally arrived. The specs are pretty much what we guessed, with the socially-focused BB OS 7.1 onboard, a 3.2-megapixel camera and typical Curve features like a 2.44-inch 320 x 240 non-touch LCD display, 'super charged' 1450mAh battery, FM radio and a small, lightweight 103g QWERTY form factor. Same specs, different day, but then there's also microSD expandability beyond the 512MB RAM, which can't be taken for granted, plus a new feature in the form of a dedicated BBM key on the side. As for the 9320's cheaper sibling, the 9220 shown above, we've already been hands-on at BlackBerry World and spotted that one of its main sacrifices is the camera: it's only 2-megapixels and there's no flash. That's all 11,000 rupees ($210) gets you. Continue reading BlackBerry Curve 9320 now official: BB OS 7.1, 2.44-inch display, BBM button BlackBerry Curve 9320 now official: BB OS 7.1, 2.44-inch display, BBM button originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 May 2012 02:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | RIM | Email this | Comments | | Sub-$1500 Kingmax 1TB SSD spotted in Japan May 9th 2012, 05:51  Terabytes. We all want them -- especially if they're served solid-state. But if you're not quite ready to pony up for OCZ's Octane SSD 1TB model, you might want to take a trip to Japan. KingMax's SMU25 Client Pro 1TB SSD has been spotted for 119,000 yen (roughly $1,490), shaving a good chunk off the price of its OCZ rival, although there is a trade-off. The Kingmax drive doesn't quite catch up to the Octane performance-wise, with 250MB/s read speeds bested by 460MB/s on the pricier drive and 200 MB/s write speeds trumped by 330MB/s on OCZ's model. According to Bit-tech, there's no plans for the drive to leave the Land of the Rising Sun for US just yet, although the Taiwanese manufacturer is already doing business in other parts of Asia so you might just get lucky if you shop around. Its full spec list is housed at source below. Sub-$1500 Kingmax 1TB SSD spotted in Japan originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 May 2012 01:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink  Bit-tech | Kingmax, Akiba PC Watch | Email this | Comments | | Microsoft puts a price on carbon, says its footprint will be neutral by July May 9th 2012, 05:14  We've seen quite a few tech companies boast about their environmental efforts in recent years, and it looks like you can now also add Microsoft to the list of those attempting to be carbon neutral. As you might expect, while that includes some alternative energy efforts and energy-saving measures, it also makes use of a carbon offset program to make up the difference, which will see Microsoft put money into an internal fund for emissions it's not able to offset through other means. That means Microsoft will be able to declare itself carbon neutral fairly soon -- by the start of the 2013 fiscal year, to be specific, which actually begins this July. You can find additional details on the initiative in the company's blog post on the subject, and yet more in the white paper linked below. Microsoft puts a price on carbon, says its footprint will be neutral by July originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 May 2012 01:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Official Microsoft Blog, Microsoft white paper (PDF) | Email this | Comments | |
