Japan’s earthquake in March has significantly impacted the supply status of the hard drive industry and the effect is expected to persist in May with two of the top-5 makers – Western Digital and Hitachi Continue reading “Hard Drive Supply Shrinking Due To Japan’s Earthquake”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 10, 2011 at 9:50am
Microsoft is close to completing a deal to purchase internet phone giant Skype Technologies for close to $8 billion. The deal should be announced later today if negotiations go as planned. This is a very Continue reading “Microsoft Looks to Purchase Skype for $8 Billion”. …more
By Ken Brown •
May 10, 2011 at 2:44am
The team over at The Creative Assembly has released the second patch for Total War: Shogun 2, the sixth installment of Total War strategy franchise, is now available via Steam upgrading the engine to DirectX Continue reading “Total War: Shogun 2 DirectX 11 and AA Patch Released”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 9, 2011 at 7:41pm
AMD just released CATALYST 11.4 WHQL drivers on April 27th, but it appears just two weeks later that CATALYST 11.5 drivers have been released. You can check out the release notes here if you want Continue reading “AMD Releases CATALYST 11.5 Drivers and Catalyst 11.5a Hotfix”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 9, 2011 at 1:42pm
Fractal Design announced a new case this morning, called Core 1000, that is aimed at those building a Micro ATX form factor PC. This case was built around a combination of design, features, cooling performance Continue reading “Fractal Design Announces Enthusiast Micro ATX Case – Core 1000”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 9, 2011 at 10:56am
Futuremark today informed us that all the testing is complete on PCMark 7 and the last minute bug that was found has been successfully fixed. The original launch date was supposed to be May 3, Continue reading “Futuremark PCmark 7 Now Ready For New May 12th Release”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 9, 2011 at 10:14am
If you still play Counter Strike: Source we have a new map that you need to download and try out. The map is a recreation of Osama Bin Ladens Abbottabad compound that the United States Continue reading “Osama Bin Laden’s Pakistan Compound Now Available on Counter Strike: Source”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 9, 2011 at 9:39am
BenQ announced the E1465 digital camera today. The 14-megapixel camera comes with the usual range of capabilities, including a 5cm super macro mode, 27mm wide-angle lens, 720p movie recording, ISO up to 6400, and effects Continue reading “BenQ Announces 14-megapixel Digital Camera – E1465”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 9, 2011 at 9:29am
Where will the next Grand Theft Auto game be set? Some screenshots came out over the weekend that could be fake, but if they are real they suggest the location is Honolulu, Hawaii. We are Continue reading “Grand Theft Auto V Screenshots Leaked – Location Hawaii?”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 9, 2011 at 9:11am
It is highly likely that the next version of Microsoft’s Xbox console is already being tested by an outside developers, but don’t expect it to be shown off at E3 next month. Over the weekend Continue reading “Microsoft Xbox 720 Not Being Revealed at E3 2011”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 9, 2011 at 9:00am
MSI has introduced its new generation GT/GX780 professional 17.3-inch gaming notebooks featuring Intel second generation Core i7 ‘Sandy Bridge’ quad-core processors and nVidia’s newest GeForce top end discrete graphics cards. The MSI GT780 once again Continue reading “MSI Announces GT/GX780 Combat Gaming Laptop Series”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 9, 2011 at 8:53am
NVIDIA announced today that it has agreed to acquire Icera, a leading innovator of top-performing baseband processors for 3G and 4G cellular phones and tablets. Icera has more than 550 patents granted or pending worldwide, Continue reading “NVIDIA to Acquire Icera – Baseband and RF Technology Company”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 9, 2011 at 8:48am
TUL Corporation announced the worlds first liquid cooling solution for the HD6990 series: The PowerColor Liquid Cooling Solution (LCS) HD6990 4GB GDDR5. PowerColor is working with fabulous cooling manufacturer EK waterblocks once again to bring Continue reading “PowerColor LCS HD6990 4GB Video Card – Water Cooled Monster”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 6, 2011 at 10:56am
GIGABYTE today announced a new partnership with Lucidlogix, the makers of Virtu GPU virtualization technology. The partnership ushers in broad adoption of Virtu on future GIGABYTE 6 series motherboards, and sets the stage for long Continue reading “GIGABYTE Enters Long Term Partnership with LUCIDLOGIX”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 5, 2011 at 4:58pm
AHX Global has announced the immediate availability of the itablet Thumb Keyboard, a new Bluetooth keyboard with patented rear-facing touchpad. It is compatible with a wide range of Bluetooth-equipped devices including iPad, iPhone, tablet computers Continue reading “itablet Thumb Keyboard with Rear-Facing Touchpad Announced”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 5, 2011 at 9:02am