It looks like Acer is getting ready to launch a new Ultrabook notebook in an attempt to take on Apple’s MacBook Air, the Acer Aspire 3951, which shares a similar size and dimensions to Apple’s MacBook Air.

The Acer Aspire 3951 Ultrabook is expected to launch in October, and it will measure 13mm thick and weigh in at just 1.4 KG, as you can see from the photos is features an aluminum casing and an ultra thin design.

Other specifications include a second generation Intel Core processor, an optional 160GB SSD, up to six hours of battery life,it is expected to go on sale in October and will cost somewhere between $770 and $960.     

Vision Research have created a new high speed video camera called the Phantom v1610 which they have just added to their range, that is capable of recording up to 1 million frames a second.

You will need to tweak a few settings on the camera and also drop the cameras resolution right down to 128 x 16. But even at a respectable HD resolution of 1280 x 800 the Phantom v1610 can still capture 16,000 frame per second.

The Phantom v1610 high speed camera is fitted with Vision Research’s proprietary widescreen CMOS sensor which has been custom designed and includes 28 micron pixels, ensuring its light-sensitivity is superb.

Connections on the back of the camera include 2 x HD-SDI ports which can be configured in a number of different ways, timecode, dual power inputs, a GPS input, frame synchronisation and trigger.

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If you are a fan of everything AMD you will be pleased to know that AMD have this week unveiled their new Radeon branded RAM. With the launch of their new AMD Radeon DDR3 System Modules designed to be combined with AMD CPU and APU products.

To start AMD will launch three module sets Entertainment, ULTRA PRO Gaming and Enterprise all based on the DDR3 standard and and with the same density of 2GB but with varying speeds.

The Entertainment series will sport 1333MHz, with the ULTRA PRO Gaming series sporting 1600MHz with timings 9-9-9 and 11-11-11 respectively and all three modules will be 1.5V

For more information on the new Radeon branded AMD RAM modules jump over to the AMD website.

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Google has update their YouTube App for Android, the latest version comes with a range of bug fixes, performance improvements and also some new features which now give you the ability to edit titles on previously uploaded videos, plus descriptions and also edit the privacy setting.

You can now also post comments direct to YouTube from within the app, and also see new videos from your subscriptions on the main screen.

The YouTube Android app is available as a free download from the Android Market.

HTC and AT&T have released an OTA update for the HTC Inspire 4G, and the update brings a range of new features to the Inspire 4G, which included an updated application tray, updated FriendStream features, improved power management and much more.

The update is being released as an over the air (OTA) update, if you haven’t received it yet you can get it by going to "Home>Menu>Settings>AT&T Software Update>HTC Wi-Fi software update>Check now” from your handset.

This update will only be available for AT&T HTC Inspire 4G Customers and will be sent to the device over the air. Once the release is ready, HTC Inspire 4G users will receive a notification on their device advising them of this update and ... Read more »

Skype has released a new version of Skype for OS X, and the latest versions adds in support for the new OS X Lion and also brings a range of new features to Skype for the Mac.

Skype 5.3 for OS X now has support for HD video calls, using the Mac’s built in HD web camera, or any compatible HD web camera.

The latest version of Skype for Mac offers sharper video calls than ever before. If you have an HD webcam, your friends and colleagues will see you in High Definition. If they have the latest version and an HD webcam, you’ll see them in HD too.

You can find out more information over at Skype.

Back in June HTC announced that it would be creating a new Android SDK for developers to make custom applications which make use of HTC’s Sense user interface, HTC Sense 3.0.

HTC has now released the OpenSense SDK, which is designed to help developers create custom applications that will work with HTC’s customized version of Android that comes with HTC Sense on their devices.

Developers now have access to a number of different tools which will allow them to create applications using the OpenSense platform, you can find out more information over at HTC.

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According to the guys over at the BGR, RIM’s first QNX smartphone will be the BlackBerry Colt and it is expected to launch in quarter one of 2012, and the device is apparently undergoing internal testing at the moment, with a single core processor.

It could be possible that the BlackBerry Colt will launch with a dual core processor when it hits the stores next year, as RIM is also working on dual core QNX smartphones.

There really aren’t many other details on the device at the moment, as soon as we get some more information we will let you guys know.

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We’re not too proud and only marginally ashamed to admit we’re among the few predominantly PC gamers who have not played Warren Spector’s take on conspiracy theories and the cyborgs who investigate them. It’s on the list though and this so-called "New Vision” mod  just kicked it up a few notches, as judging from the screenshots we perused on Steam before hovering our cursor over the Buy button and chickening out at the last minute, Deus Ex hasn’t aged gracefully.

 We’re not sure why the mod took four years to complete, but "with around 75% of the world textures remastered at high definition,” it seems fairly comprehensive. We can only hope some good Samaritan will be around to do the same for Human Revolution ten years from now, despite the fact the HR looks a lot better now than Deus Ex did back in its heyday.

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It’s hard not to like, or at least respect a plucky indie outfit who managed to make a dinky tech demo into a mega-selling franchise before even reaching a development stage where QA wouldn’t even bother to turn up their noses on other games. It’s pretty hard not to like one of the few purveyors of quality hardcore RPGs left in the business either.

Which meant when Bethesda started threatening Minecraft creator Mojang with legal action over their new game "Scrolls”, it was extremely difficult to know which way our knees should jerk. It’s all in the early stages, but here’s what Mojang founder Notch had to say on the issue:

"I agree that the word ‘Scrolls’ is part of that trademark, but as a gamer, I have never ever considered that series of (very good) role playing games to be about scrolls in any way, nor was that ever the fo ... Read more »