IBM named Virginia Rometty, the head of sales, marketing and strategy, to take over as chief executive on January 1, making her the first woman to head the legendary US computer company. She was also Continue reading “IBM Appoints First Female Chief Executive w/ Election of Ginni Rometty”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 26, 2011 at 7:11am
EVGA released a teaser picture of its X79 FTW motherboard. This is EVGA’s third LGA2011 motherboard, after the E-ATX Super Record 3 and XL-ATX X79 Classified. This board confines itself to the dimensions of a Continue reading “EVGA X79 FTW Motherboard Pictured – Bring On Sandy Bridge-E!”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 26, 2011 at 7:01am
FinalWire recently announced the immediate availability of AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.00 software, a streamlined diagnostic and benchmarking tool for home users; and the immediate availability of AIDA64 Business Edition 2.00 software, an essential network management Continue reading “FinalWire Releases AIDA64 v2.00 Benchmark Utility”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 26, 2011 at 6:33am
iBUYPOWER recently announced that it is the first system builder to offer 32GB memory on all Intel H65, P67 or Z68 chipset based systems. The large boost in high-speed memory significantly improves multitasking capabilities and Continue reading “iBUYPOWER Now Offers Offer 32GB of Memory on all Intel Sandy Bridge Systems”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 26, 2011 at 6:26am
ASUS today released their complete roster of Intel X79 Express Chipset-based motherboards with the new LGA 2011 The new ASUS X79 motherboard offerings cover a wide gamut of PC users with the mainstream P9X79 Series, Continue reading “ASUS reveals lineup of Intel X79 Express Chipset Motherboards”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 25, 2011 at 4:17pm
Antec was showing off their upcoming Eleven Hundred Gaming Case at BlizzCon 2011. The case will not debut until sometime in Mid-November, but Antec took the time to walk us through some of the major Continue reading “Antec Eleven Hundred & P280 Gaming Cases Debut”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 25, 2011 at 11:14am
ASUS showed a sneak peak of one of the companies upcoming Intel X79 motherboards running a Sandy Bridge-E processor last weekend at BlizzCon 2011. We are told this is the first time the public has Continue reading “Intel X79 Gaming Rig Spotted in ASUS Booth at BlizzCon 2011”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 25, 2011 at 9:59am
NVIDIA has released the video of Johan Anderssons presentation that took place earlier this month at NVIDIA GeForce LAN 6! In the presentation Johan (DICE), who was the rendering architect for Battlefield 3, shares behind-the-scenes Continue reading “Johan Andersson Talks About Making Battlefield 3”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 25, 2011 at 9:30am
The entertainment event of the year has arrived. DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio, today announced that Battlefield 3, winner of over 60 industry awards worldwide, is now available at retail stores in North America. Continue reading “EA’s Battlefield 3 Begins Its Assault on Retail Worldwide”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 25, 2011 at 9:27am
Celebrating the launch of the much anticipated Battlefield 3 game, SAPPHIRE Technology is introducing the SAPPHIRE HD 6970 BF3 Special Edition – featuring two SAPPHIRE exclusive technologies, SAPPHIRE FleX and Vapor-X cooling as well as Continue reading “SAPPHIRE Announces Radeon HD 6970 BF3 Special Edition Video Card”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 25, 2011 at 9:24am
Nintendo is giving value-minded consumers even more choices for satisfying everyone on their holiday gift lists. Starting November 6th, new Metallic Rose and Midnight Blue versions of the Nintendo DSi XL hand-held system will be Continue reading “Nintendo Hopes New Colors Help Nintendo DSi XL Sales This Holiday”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 25, 2011 at 8:51am
Netflix has announced it will expand to the United Kingdom and Ireland in early 2012, offering unlimited TV shows and movies streaming instantly over the Internet to TVs and computers for one low monthly subscription Continue reading “Netflix to Launch Streaming Services in the UK & Ireland in Early 2012”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 25, 2011 at 8:48am
Super Talent Technology has announced the industries first standard size USB 3.0 flash drive PCBA (printed circuit board assembly). The need for storage is universal but storage enclosures are not. An entire industry of Custom Continue reading “Super Talent Introduces First Standard Sized USB 3.0 Flash Drive”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 25, 2011 at 8:47am
Scythe Mugen 3 PCGH Edition CPU Cooler Review @Hi Tech Legion and other reviews can be found by visiting our forums! “The Mugen 3 PC Games Hardware Edition CPU Cooler is a new take on Continue reading “October 25, 2011 News from Around the Web”. …more
By amy •
Oct. 25, 2011 at 8:43am
Kingston today announced urDrive, a free pre-loaded application available on a variety of its DataTraveler USB Flash drives. urDrive transforms USB drives from passive storage to engaged, active storage, allowing consumers to easily access and Continue reading “Kingston Turns USB Flash Drive into Active Storage Device”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 24, 2011 at 4:40pm