Roshan Ashraf Shaikh

Roshan Ashraf Shaikh has written 222 pieces of content

November 2014
• FTC temporarily shuts down PC clean up service scams, seizes assets
• Indian govt. orders Internet service providers to block porn sites
• EA cancels Dragon Age: Inquisition for India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
• Intel giving $15 cash to those who purchased Pentium 4 powered PCs
• Amazon China and India facing issues with local governments
October 2014
• Intel reports record-breaking Q2 revenue, ships over 100 million CPUs
• Google to lay down fiber connection between Florida and Brazil
• AMD partners with ASUS to boost upcoming desktop APU sales
• Google fears Amazon over search engine rivalry
• Four men arrested for smuggling cocaine inside Xbox consoles
• Apple fines sapphire screen maker $50 million for leaking info
• Firefly Online's first footage appears out of nowhere
• Dropbox bug deletes user data while syncing from selected folders
• Finland's Prime Minister blames Apple for killing two industries
• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gets a Music Kit
• Google rents a camel for taking Arabian desert's street view images
• Flight attendants demand FAA to revert the use of electronic devices
• Ubisoft denies claims of downgrading Assassin's Creed Unity
• Xbox One prices in India reduced, throws in a free FIFA 15 DLC
• Kmart servers affected, credit and debit card details possibly stolen
• Final Fantasy XIII for PC locked at 60 FPS at 720p, requires 60GB
• BioWare releases PC hardware requirements for Dragon Age: Inquisition
• iBUYPOWER introduces the SBX Entertainment System
• EA giving away Dragon Age: Origins for free via Origin
• Flipkart Big Billion Day sale angers Tech giants, cries foul
• Assassin's Creed dev claims that industry is done with 60FPS standard
• AMD Radeon R9 290 and 290X price cuts are promo offers by GPU makers
• Alien: Isolation works with Oculus Rift after couple of simple tweaks
• Indian govt to investigate Flipkart over 'Big Billion Day' complaints
• Warner Bros will let you check out the Batcave through the Oculus Rift
• Next-gen AMD APU 'Carrizo-L' to be available in December
• CD Projekt Red says no downgrade in graphics for Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
• Inventors for blue LED lights gets a Nobel Prize in physics
September 2014
• Research indicates violent video games help to reduce crime rates
• AT&T will roll-out Wi-Fi calling only in 2015
• Oculus to release its consumer-ready VR headset in beta form in 2015
• HTC to unveil a GoPro-type camera and a selfie smartphone
July 2014
• Intel has made no delays for its 10nm process technology
• Sony hopes that remastered titles for PS4 will attract Wii owners
• Scientists patent a new flexible nano-pixel bendable screen technology
• Verizon blames Netflix for intentionally slowing down its own traffic
• YouPorn to sponsor a LoL, DOTA2 or HearthStone e-sports team
• AMD Carrizo APU rumoured to use 28nm process and stacked DRAM
• Judge orders Amazon and Craigslist to reveal info on phony reviewers
• User's data can be extracted from smartphones post factory reset
• CoolIT can continue making custom AIO CPU liquid coolers for Corsair
• Man makes a new Guinness World Record for fastest typing with his nose
• HP may revive VoodooPC to enter gaming notebook market
• US Patent office grants a GPU liquid cooling patent to Asetek
• VAIO branded notebooks makes a comeback in Japan
• Newegg will now start accepting Bitcoins as a method of payment
June 2014
• Micron to introduce Hybrid Memory Cube in 2015, 15x faster than DDR3
May 2014
• Three of upcoming Intel Haswell-E desktop processors detailed
• Intel Devil's Canyon and Unlocked Pentium's pricing and details leaked
• Alienware Steam Machine will be the least profitable system ever sold
• Far Cry 4's lead is Ajay Ghale who is fulling his mother's dying wish
• Elon Musk to help fund Nikola Tesla Museum thanks to The Oatmeal
• NVIDIA's drivers affected Titan Z's overall performance
• EA lists games affected by Gamespy's shutdown, no alternate solution
• UK based ISPs to send messages to illegal downloaders in 2015
• The Sims 4 rated as 18+ in Russia fearing same-sex relationships
• NVIDIA unable to launch GTX Titan Z GPU, may have delayed indefinately
• Amazon banned Mediabridge for threatening its customer over a review
• Level 3 accuses six unnamed ISPs for slowing down internet traffic
• New adhesive helps in recycling discarded circuit boards using water
• Mediabridge threatened a user for posting a negative review in Amazon
• Comcast and EA most likely to sign a game streaming agreement soon
• Falcon Northwest and NVIDIA auctions a gaming PC for charity via Ebay
• PayPal fires its strategy director for posting insults via Twitter
• Halo: Combat Evolved replaces GameSpy client with GameRanger
April 2014
• NVIDIA now bundles Watch Dogs with selected desktop video cards
• Micron may hike DRAM chip prices due to insufficient supply
• Microsoft to start selling Xbox One in China from September onwards
• Microsoft working on a keyboard design that recognizes hand gestures
• Sony releases features list for PlayStation 4's 1.70 firmware update
• Amazon hiring engineers for designing its own ARM powered server chips
• Launch of NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan-Z GPU delayed
• PC games generates more revenue than console games globally
• AT&T to provide in-flight internet service by late 2015
• Unreal Engine 4 supports PS4 and Xbox One; will support Linux, SteamOS
• Transcend releases JetDrive SSD upgrade kits for MacBook
• The entire country of Denmark is re-created in Minecraft
• Netflix blames Comcast for overcharging to access the same net content
• Specifications of NVIDIA Shield 2 appears in AnTuTu Benchmark
• Codemasters announces Grid Autosport for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3
• TSMC unlikely to make 20nm GPU chips for AMD and NVIDIA
• AMD refreshes its 'Never Settle Forever' Game bundle program
• Weibo reveals ASUS' Z97 Motherboard lineups
• Bruce Lee revealed as the mystery fighter in EA Sports UFC
• Amazon unveils 'Dash' for ordering groceries with its Fresh Account
• Qualcomm announces 'Mu-Mimo', three times faster than Wi-Fi standard
• USB 3.1 Type C spec uses reversible connector design
• Five-year-old kid discovers Xbox Live password security flaw
• Google's attempt to trademark the word 'glass' hits a roadblock
• Google halts its sales of Nest due to unintentional deactivation issue
March 2014
• Wal-Mart launches its new trade-in program for game consoles
• CD and DVD ripping for personal use will be legalized in the UK
• Facebook to use drones and satellites to provide internet connection
• Intel finalized specifications for 9 Series Chipsets
• ATM operators to replace Windows XP with Linux
• Some features in DirectX 12 will need newer video cards
• Intel unveils plans for desktop processor lineups and mini PCs
• USB-IF releases final specification of Media Agnostic USB
• EU approves draft law for universal mobile charger
• Gameplay details and screenshots of Batman: Arkham Knight revealed
• PS4 console, games and accessories gets a price bump in Canada
• Images of Amazon gamepad leaked
• Pro gamer attempted suicide after revealing match-fixing scandal
• Razer paid $380,000 for green USB ports used in Blade notebooks
• EA's Battlefield 4 now displaying in-game ads during loading screens
• Razer refreshes its Blade and Blade Pro gaming notebook lineup
• Samsung starts manufacturing industry's most advanced 20nm 4Gb DDR3
• Intel's new cable design can move data at a whopping speed of 800Gbps
• Upcoming Zotac ZBox to use Iris Pro and Richland integrated graphics
• NVIDIA releases 335.23 'Titanfall optimized' WHQL drivers
• Dell releases Precision M2800 Mobile Workstation notebooks
• Google will release an SDK for wearable devices this month
• Thermaltake introduces dual-swing door full-tower: Urban T81
• DRAM price fixing case settled for $310 Million, you can file a claim
• VLC for Windows 8 to release on March 10th
• Former Apple CEO to launch a new smartphone brand in India
• GoDaddy suspends Mexican protest site after US embassy's intervention
• Dell charging 16.25 UK pounds to install free web browser 'Firefox'
• Twitch adds option for mobile games livestreaming and screen capture
• Comcast using its subscriber's home routers into Wi-Fi hotspots
• US Banks to upgrade 95% its ATMs before Microsoft axes support for XP
• HBO to stream its shows on PlayStation 3 via HBO Go app
• Companies fined for using emergency alert tone for a movie trailer
• Microsoft may plan to bring Xbox Live for iOS and Android games
• XMBC releases 13.0 'Gotham' Beta 1
• Hackers compromised more than 300,000 SOHO wireless routers
• Netflix phishing scam tricks subscribers to steal data from their PC
• Apple announces CarPlay, 18 car companies committed to use this iOS
• Recent leaks shows more Titanfall images, maps and modes
• Google includes restaurant menus in its search results
• Hackers compromised RT.com to replace the word 'Russian' with 'Nazi'
• A woman was assaulted and robbbed at a bar for wearing Google Glass
• Japanese researchers testing 'Earclip-type wearable PC' prototype
• Dark Souls 2 to be released on PC via Steam
• British Spy Agency considered using Microsoft Kinect for Surveillance
February 2014
• Researchers create battery-free gesture recognition control system
• Freescale introduces MCU that is smaller than a golfball dimple
• Tor working on a way to hide instant messaging chat records
• Intel working on 750-Series PCIe based SSDs
• Intel introduces performance class SSDs for Gamers and Content makers
• Steam developers can now offer discounts and sales on their own
• DirectX and OpenGL will now offer low-level access like Mantle API
• Team Group, Inc. and HKEPC Labs made a new Super PI 1M record
• Another iOS security flaw found, allows apps to track your keystrokes
• AMD releases Catalyst 14.2 BETA 1.3 Driver
• Broadcom introduces 5G Wi-Fi 2x2 MiMO combo chips for smartphones
• Keonigsegg and Razer collaborate on Limited Edition Gaming Notebook
• iOS contained security flaw that failed to validate SSL
• Netflix inks deal with Comcast for 'faster and more reliable' access
• Broadcom introduces NFC controllers for affordable devices
• Titanfall for XBox 360 and XBox One's Achievement list leaked
• New uTorrent client speeds up downloads and prevents DDoS attacks
• Court orders ISP to reveal information of illegal movie downloaders
• Google adds 'unsubscribe' button in Gmail for all users
• VLC Player finally gets Windows Store Approval
• Thermaltake introduces two new 'Non-interference' CPU coolers
• ASUS and GIGABYTE plan to ship over five million DIY motherboards
• A researcher misused Harvard University's computers to mine Dogecoins
• G.SKILL SO-DIMM memory overclocked to 2600MHz on ASROCK M8 barebone
• Nine new metros across the U.S. chosen for Google Fiber deployment
• Lenovo India removes three e-tailers from its authorized sellers list
• Valve says its anti-cheat system does not spy on user's system
• Multiple vulnerabilities found in Belkin WeMo home automation modules
• NVIDIA released 334.89 WHQL drivers along with newer GTX GPUs
• Hackers exploit ASUS routers, gains access to connected drives
• "The Moon" worm infecting Linksys home and SMB routers
• Study shows iron-platinum nanocrystals boosts HAMR's performance
• Google acquired SlickLogin to replace passwords with inaudible sounds
• Tax Dispute in India won't affect Nokia's planned sale to Microsoft
• Samsung started boosting its production of 25nm DRAM chips

Other Years Content by Roshan Ashraf Shaikh

• 2012