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Here’s the newest addition to Tsukumo Japan’s gaming PC line-up, the G-GEAR GX7J-B52/ZE3. Powered by a 3.40GHz Intel Core i7-4770K processor, the system sports an Intel Z87 Express Chipset, an AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB graphics card, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 2TB hard drive, a DVD Super Multi Drive, a 700W 80PLUS BRONZE power supply and runs on Windows 8.1 64-bit OS. The G-GEAR GX7J-B52/ZE3 is available now for 179,980 Yen (about $1,825). [Product Page]

Microsoft announced a few months ago their current CEO, Steve Ballmer, will be retiring within a year. That means the company is currently scrambling to find a new leader, and one such person that is in the running is Nokia’s former CEO, Stephen Elop. If you enjoy any of Microsoft’s Xbox-related products and services or Bing, then you might want to pray to whatever you believe in Elop doesn’t get picked as he has admitted to some big plans for both Microsoft-owned products. (more…)

Microsoft CEO Candidate Stephen Elop Reportedly Considering Selling Xbox, Killing Bing original content from Ubergizmo.

It wasn’t too long ago that Apple’s recently announced 13” MacBook Pros with Retina display were hit with an issue that affected the device’s trackpad and keyboard. Apple has since announced that a fix would be on its way and sure enough it has. Apple has announced that a fix for the issue has been released today and the MacBook Pro Retina EFI Update V1.3 can be downloaded via the Mac App Store. According to Apple, this fix should address the issues mentioned above, so if you’re a MacBook Pro owner who is suffering from issues affecting your trackpad or keyboard, this fix is for you.

For those unfamiliar, the issues involved how the trackpad and keyboard would hang or suddenly become unresponsive, and the only way to “fix” the problem at that time would be to restart the laptop via a hard reset which is basically pressing and holding onto the laptop’s power button until it turns off. The issue was reported around the 28^th of October so kudos to Apple for working relatively quickly to release an update that would address it. If you have already downloaded the update, let us know in the comments below if it works for you!

Apple Issues Fix For 13″ MacBook Pros’ Trackpad And Keyboard Woes original content from Ubergizmo.

Installing browser extensions definitely enhances user experience. Extensions can help users accomplish many tasks without having to leave the browser at all, and that’s precisely why a lot of users love them. Though its not unusual for people to get tricked into installing malicious extensions, they can alter the user experience in a number of ways, such as changing the browser’s homepage without approval. Such extensions aren’t normally found in the official extension stores. Chrome already employes a couple of safety mechanisms such as disabling silent installs and extra warnings upon installation, but the company is now putting its foot down when it comes to such extensions. Starting January, Chrome on Windows won’t support any extension that isn’t hosted on the official Chrome Web Store.

This change will affect both Chrome stable and beta channel users on Windows. Local installation of extensions will continue to be supported during development process, installs via Enterprise policy will continue to be supported as well. All Chrome apps will be supported normally. The Chrome team tells developers to migrate their extensions to the Web Store if they’re currently hosted outside it, users won’t be impacted in any way. Furthermore, developers will also have the option to hide their extensions from the Web Store listings.

Chrome On Windows Won’t Support Extensions Not Hosted On Web Store From January original content from Ubergizmo.

If you’re in the market for a new desktop PC, I suggest you to check out this MDV-GZ7200S-SH from Mouse Computer. Powered by a 3.40GHz Intel Core i7-4770 processor, the system comes with an Intel Z87 Express Chipset, a GeForce GTX 660 2GB graphics card, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 128GB SSD, a 500GB hard drive, a DVD Super Multi Drive, a multi-card reader, a 500W 80PLUS GOLD power supply and runs on Windows 8.1 64-bit OS. The MDV-GZ7200S-SH sells for 119,700 Yen (about $1,212). [Product Page]