A former Intel engineer accused of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of information from the chipmaker to advance his career with a competitor (AMD) has pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges. Biswamohan Pani, Continue reading “Former Intel Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Data To Give To AMD”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 8, 2012 at 6:51am
Now in its fifth generation, ASUS ROG (Republic of Gamers) has launched its Maximus V Series motherboards with the Maximus V GENE. This micro-ATX powerhouse is built using the latest Intel Z77 chipset, which supports Continue reading “ASUS launches new ROG Maximus V GENE Motherboard”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 8, 2012 at 6:44am
Amazon looks to be revamping the Kindle, this time with a new E-Ink display. E-Ink is considered a better display technology for e-readers and other devices due to the simple fact they are easier on Continue reading “Amazon’s Prototype E Ink Kindle Reportedly Using Front-Lit Display”. …more
By rlemar •
Apr. 7, 2012 at 3:10pm
Eagerly awaited patch version 1.5 for popular game Skyrim has now been released on XBOX 360 and PlayStation 3. It has quite a few new features and bug fixes. The new features are listed below Continue reading “Skyrim Update 1.5 Released for PS3 & XBOX 360”. …more
By michaels •
Apr. 6, 2012 at 9:05pm
Games house THQ is currently struggling, really struggling, to the point that its shares have dropped to below $1 in January, which threatens to delist them from the stock market. This bad fortune has provided Continue reading “Take-Two Reckons THQ Will Go Bust in Six Months”. …more
By michaels •
Apr. 6, 2012 at 8:35pm
There seems to be a lot of graphics card news lately, especially of the leaked, speculative kind. Probably the most interesting speculative news is that of the GTX 680 GK104’s big brother, the GK110, dubbed Continue reading “GTX 680’s Big Brother, GK110 ‘Big Kepler’ Has Big Specs, Due Q3”. …more
By michaels •
Apr. 6, 2012 at 7:50pm
Swiftech today announced the release for retail sales of the Komodo HD7970 waterblock for AMDs Radeon HD7970 graphics card. The Komodo HD7970 covers the full-length of the card to protect its fragile components, and featuring Continue reading “Swiftech Komodo HD7970 Waterblock Released For Radeon HD 7970”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 6, 2012 at 7:36pm
We recently brought you news of Inno3D’s upcoming water cooled GTX 680. Today, we can bring you some more pictures of this interesting graphics card, which have surfaced at mydrivers.com. The cooler is Arctic Cooling’s Continue reading “More Pictures of the Futuristic-Looking Inno3D iChill Liquid Cooled GTX 680”. …more
By michaels •
Apr. 6, 2012 at 6:24pm
X-Bit Labs has received some leaked info about AMD’s upcoming Trinity APU launch. It appears that AMD will unveil their new APUs on 15th May, but they will be the mobile variant only. The May Continue reading “AMD to Announce Mobile ‘Trinity’ APUs on May 15th”. …more
By michaels •
Apr. 6, 2012 at 5:20pm
BioWare, which is now owned by EA, has announced they are releasing an “Extended Cut” download for the popular Mass Effect 3 game. Many fans of the game wrote in to BioWare stating that the Continue reading “Mass Effect 3 Fans Getting Closure”. …more
By jmyers •
Apr. 6, 2012 at 3:34pm
ELSA, normally know for selling the professional range of graphics cards from NVIDIA & AMD, has released its GeForce GTX 680 graphics card two weeks after NVIDIA’s March 23 launch of the GTX 680. What’s Continue reading “ELSA Releases Reference GeForce GTX 680 Video Card”. …more
By michaels •
Apr. 6, 2012 at 3:29pm
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), the world’s top 3 motherboard maker, today revealed their first production motherboards of the companies Z77 Black Extreme Series – Golden Limited Edition. Available in two models, Z77H2-AX and Z77H2-A2X, they Continue reading “ECS Z77 Black Extreme Series Boards – Z77H2-AX & Z77H2-A2X”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 6, 2012 at 3:22pm
Intel announced yesterday that the next-generation in-vehicle infotainment system (IVI) for select NISSAN vehicles will be powered by the Intel Atom processor beginning in 2013. The IVI system features an innovative twin-display that was unveiled Continue reading “Intel Atom Processors To Be Used in Nissan Infotainment Centers Starting in 2013”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 6, 2012 at 3:12pm
CD Projekt Red affiliate GOG.com is now offering Fallout for free for 48hrs. The classic RPG from Interplay is the giveaway that CD Projekt Red alluded to earlier in the week. This giveaway was announced Continue reading “Original Fallout Free On GOG.com For 48 Hours”. …more
By rlemar •
Apr. 6, 2012 at 3:09pm
It seems TSMC is really struggling to meet demand when it comes to 28nm foundry capacity. Big names in the tech industry may begin looking elsewhere, with Qualcomm already shifting some orders to United Microelectronics Continue reading “TSMC 28nm Foundry Capacity Deemed Lacking”. …more
By rlemar •
Apr. 6, 2012 at 2:49pm