As we reported earlier, Apple dropped the EPEAT green standard just a short while ago, and as we explained this meant that government agencies in the U.S. could not purchase Apple products. As of this Continue reading “San Francisco Halts Apple Mac Purchases In Wake Of EPEAT Issue”. …more
By rlemar •
Jul. 11, 2012 at 5:07pm
It seems a new kickstarter project is gaining exposure. The project, dubbed “OUYA: A New Kind of Video Game Console”, seeks to bring the games seen on smartphones and tablets to the living room TV. Continue reading “OUYA: The Developer & Hacker Friendly Video Game Console”. …more
By rlemar •
Jul. 11, 2012 at 3:59pm
G-Form has integrated its protective technology in some stealth iPad cases suitable for the boardroom, the Reverse Ballistic Edge and Extreme Hydro Sleeve. The company, which recently demonstrated how its molecular-changing reactive protection technology (RPT) Continue reading “iPads Survive 35 Foot Drop Onto Concrete Parking Lot”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 11, 2012 at 3:25pm
PriceGrabber just released additional results from their 2012 Back-to-School Shopping Forecast survey, showing more signs of economic recovery. The survey revealed that 63 percent of consumers plan to spend up to $500 this back-to-school shopping Continue reading “Survey Finds Forty Percent of Back-to-School Shoppers Buying Tech Items”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 11, 2012 at 9:37am
This morning, Toshiba released its AL13SE series, a 2.5-inch enterprise 6 Gb/sec SAS 2.0 HDD that is the first 10,000 RPM model drive from Toshiba that uses a dual-stage head positioning actuator that provides a Continue reading “Toshiba Announces AL13SE Series SAS 10,000 RPM Enterprise Hard Drives”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 11, 2012 at 9:32am
WD today introduced powerful new collaboration and file management features, including Dropbox integration, in the next generation of its popular WD 2go mobile app for their personal cloud products, the My Book Live, My Book Continue reading “WD Redefines Personal Cloud With Dropbox Integration”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 11, 2012 at 8:07am
Plextor just announced the launch of its newest Solid State Drive (SSD), the M5S Series, featuring an enhanced and sustained read/write speed up to 73,000/70,000 IOPS. The M5S Series performs faster than its predecessors with Continue reading “Plextor Launches M5S Series Solid State Drive”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 10, 2012 at 7:33pm
AMD recently announced that revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012 is expected to decrease approximately 11 percent sequentially. The company previously forecasted second quarter 2012 revenue to increase 3 percent, plus or Continue reading “AMD Announces Painful Preliminary Second Quarter Results”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 10, 2012 at 5:17pm
NVIDIA has a bit of a gap in their midrange Kepler 600-series video cards at the moment – there aren’t any. However, rumor has it that this will be fixed in August, with the launch Continue reading “Rumor: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti Video Card Coming in August”. …more
By michaels •
Jul. 10, 2012 at 4:49pm
It looks like Intel’s next generation 22nm Haswell ‘tock’ CPUs are going to be very interesting, offering a wide range of TDP and performance points, along with great overclocking potential. First up, we have the Continue reading “Next Gen Intel Haswell Offers Wide Range of TDP and Performance Points”. …more
By michaels •
Jul. 10, 2012 at 4:19pm
At Microsoft’s annual Worldwide Partner Conference, Windows Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer Tami Reller shared new information regarding the general release of Windows 8. The new OS is on track for Release to Continue reading “Windows 8 Slated For October Release”. …more
By michaels •
Jul. 10, 2012 at 3:50pm
AVADirect, a leading provider of custom computer systems, is now offering the first personel supercomputer workstation with dual 8-core Intel Xeon CPUs, 192GB DDR3 memory, and four graphics cards. With their new partnership with EVGA, Continue reading “AVADirect Now Offering Personal Supercomputer With Dual Intel 8-Core Xeon CPUs”. …more
By rlemar •
Jul. 10, 2012 at 3:42pm
Kingston today announced the second-generation of its popular DataTraveler Locker+ secure USB Flash drive for consumers. The new, lower priced DataTraveler Locker+ G2 works interchangeably between Mac OS X and Windows systems and all data Continue reading “Kingston Ships DataTraveler Locker+ G2 Secure USB Drives”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 10, 2012 at 3:05pm
Treyarch has revealed more information, and the first glimpse of Raul Menendez, the most insidious villain in Call of Duty history. With the likes of David S. Goyer (co-writer of The Dark Knight Rises) and Continue reading “Activision Releases Villain Trailer For Call of Duty: Black Ops II”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 10, 2012 at 1:02pm
The latest beta version of of Google Chrome has getUserMedia API being used, which means that users won’t have to rely on Flash much anymore. It appears that Google is moving towards WebRTC, a new Continue reading “Google Chrome 21 Beta Goes Plug-In Free For Video Chat – Goodbye Flash”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 10, 2012 at 8:01am