Thermaltake announced a new PC case called the Spacecraft VF-I mid-tower chassis today with availability coming later this month. The company says this case was designed to ‘deliver the perfect user experience’ for enthusiast PC Continue reading “Thermaltake Announces Spacecraft VF-I Mid-Tower PC Case”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 12, 2011 at 6:59am
Dell recently introduced the 13.3-inch Vostro V131, a thin, powerful, and sleek addition to the Vostro laptop line for small business customers. The Vostro V131 is powered by Intel Core i3 and i5 processors along Continue reading “Dell Introduces the 13.3-inch Vostro V131 Laptop, Starting At $449”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 12, 2011 at 6:34am
NVIDIA on Thursday after the market closed reported revenue of $1.02 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 ended July 31, 2011, up 5.7 percent from the prior quarter, and up 25.3 percent from Continue reading “NVIDIA Reports Financial Results for Q2 Fiscal Year 2012”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 12, 2011 at 6:20am
Dell today announced the new Inspiron 13z and Inspiron 14z laptops, extending the companys emphasis on thin and powerful computing, and broadening the ultra-mobile z distinction to Inspiron, Dells best-selling Consumer laptop brand. If you Continue reading “Dell Unveils the Inspiron 13z and Inspiron 14z Laptops”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 11, 2011 at 4:37pm
We heard the buzz going around this afternoon about how AMD is going to be offering a water cooling kit with a processors as part of the companies Processor in a Box (PIB) Program. We Continue reading “AMD Considering Water Cooling Option For FX-Series Bulldozer CPUs”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 11, 2011 at 4:29pm
Mad Catz announced that the Cyborg R.A.T. Albino Gaming Mouse is now shipping and available for order today. The R.A.T. Albino is a special edition version of the Guinness World Records winning R.A.T.7. The Cyborg Continue reading “Mad Catz Announces Cyborg R.A.T. Albino Mouse Now Shipping”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 11, 2011 at 2:49pm
The USB 3.0 Promoter Group recently announced that they are creating a new power delivery specification which will significantly extend the capabilities and usages of cable bus power in USB applications. One of the new Continue reading “SuperSpeed USB 3.0 to Provide up to 100 Watts of Power”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 11, 2011 at 9:29am
In case you missed it, AMD released a beta driver for the OpenGL 4.2 API specification just announced by the Khronos Group this week. The new AMD Catalyst Beta package for the OpenGL 4.2 API Continue reading “AMD Releases Catalyst Beta Drivers for OpenGL 4.2”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 11, 2011 at 9:22am
The Falcon HTV-2 started life in 2003 as a research project to see if the United States could design and build an aircraft that can reach any part of the world in under an hour. Continue reading “Falcon HTV-2 Launches In Less Than An Hour!”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 11, 2011 at 8:57am
When Thecus began selling the N2200PLUS 2-bay NAS the company advertised it as having a single core Cavium ECONA processor. Well, it turns out that the processor inside was really a dual-core processor with one Continue reading “Thecus Unlocks CPU Core on N2200PLUS with Firmware Update”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 11, 2011 at 8:24am
Samsung just announced that the company has started volume production of SSDs that support the Serial ATA Revision 3.0 (SATA III) interface with data transmissions at six gigabits per second (6Gb/s). The new high-performance PM830 Continue reading “Samsung Announces First SATA III 6Gbps SSD Series – PM830”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 11, 2011 at 8:13am
Intel Capital recently announced a $300 million Ultrabook Fund to help drive innovation in this new category of devices. As announced at Computex earlier this year, Ultrabook systems will marry the performance and capabilities of Continue reading “Intel Capital Creates $300 Million Ultrabook Fund”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 11, 2011 at 7:52am
Gelid Icy Vision Rev. 2 VGA Cooler Review @ eTeknix.com and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums! We recently took a look at Gelid’s current flagship CPU cooler, Continue reading “August 11 News from Around the Web”. …more
By amy •
Aug. 11, 2011 at 7:45am
Intel and DreamWorks Animation recently posted up a viral marketing video that shows Kung Fu Panda taking a tour inside one of their new high-tech chip fabs that is worth a look this morning. The Continue reading “Intel Takes DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda on a Fab Tour”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 11, 2011 at 7:25am
This morning Samsung has added to their impressive line of Galaxy phones with the announcement of the NVIDIA Tegra 2-powered Galaxy R. With a 4.19-inch Super Clear LCD display (at 800×480 resolution), Android 2.3 ‘Gingerbread’ Continue reading “Samsung Announces GALAXY R Smartphone w/ NVIDIA Tegra 2”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 10, 2011 at 11:25am