The Multicore Association, a global non-profit organization focused on developing standards that help speed time to market for products that involve multicore implementations, announced today that AMD has joined the consortium as an executive board Continue reading “AMD Joins the Multicore Association’s Board”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 21, 2011 at 9:45am
AMD Radeon HD 6950 1GB Video Card in CrossFire @ TweakTown and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums! “I’m a huge fan of the HD 6950 1GB; it Continue reading “March 21, 2011 News from Around the Web”. …more
By amy •
Mar. 21, 2011 at 7:31am
AT&T and Deutsche Telekom AG today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which AT&T will acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom in a cash-and-stock transaction currently valued at approximately $39 billion. Continue reading “AT&T to Buy T-Mobile USA For $39 Billion”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 20, 2011 at 4:01pm
We heard rumors that Mozilla was going to make the first release candidate of Firefox 4 the final version, but those were recently proved flash when the company released RC2 on March 18th. The update Continue reading “Mozilla Releases Firefox 4.0 RC2 – Final Scheduled For March 22nd”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 20, 2011 at 9:41am
U.S. eye specialists are welcoming the Nintendo 3DS game device, dismissing the manufacturer’s warnings that its 3-D screen shouldn’t be used by children 6 or younger because it may harm their immature vision. On the Continue reading “Nintendo 3DS Could Help Find Vision Issues According to Optometrists”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 18, 2011 at 12:50pm
iBUYPOWER recently announced the availability of the new Intel Core i7-960 powered Gamer Extreme 966 system at all of their Tiger Direct retail stores. The Gamer Extreme 996 features an Intel Core i7-960 processor, CPU Continue reading “iBUYPOWER Partners with Tiger Direct with Gamer Extreme 966 PC”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 18, 2011 at 10:18am
Dell announced today that they have launched updated versions of its Vostro 3000 series SMB-oriented PCs, as well as its new Inspiron R notebook PC featuring switchable lids. The PCs are powered by Intels Sandy Continue reading “Dell Announces Inspiron R Notebook Series – Intel Sandy Bridge Powered”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 17, 2011 at 5:23pm
If you’ve been waiting for Verizon’s 4G HTC Thunderbolt you can relax as the wait is now over! After more than a month delay, the Verizons first LTE 4G smartphone was made available today for Continue reading “Verizon’s 4G LTE Ready HTC Thunderbolt Smartphone Available Today”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 17, 2011 at 11:25am
We first heard about Silicon Hive back in 2010 when they announced that the company got a $7M investment for a Intel Corporation to apply its parallel processing technology across mobile and embedded segments based Continue reading “Intel acquires a Philips Electronics Spinoff – Silicon Hive”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 17, 2011 at 11:08am
We just got word that KiWi PC has released a very interesting looking Linux based desktop computer for senior citizens. The KiWi PC is said to help the elderly remain connected with the world and Continue reading “Finally A Sub $500 Ubuntu Linux Based Desktop PC for Senior Citizens!”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 17, 2011 at 9:35am
Opera has released the beta version of its Opera 11.10 browser, codenamed “Barracuda” this morning for Windows, Mac and Linux computers. This browser is being released shortly after Microsoft’s IE9 browser was launched and they Continue reading “Opera 11.10 Beta ‘Barracuda’ Web Browser Released”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 17, 2011 at 9:02am
EA has announced that Dragon Age Legends, the ground-breaking Play4Free online RPG is now available to all Facebook users worldwide. Dragon Age Legends, a collaboration between BioWare and EAs Play4Free studio EA2D, expands on the Continue reading “Dragon Age Legends by EA Invades Facebook”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 17, 2011 at 8:42am
Western Digital today introduced its My Book Studio Edition II dual-drive storage system with a massive 6 terabytes (TB) of storage to meet the capacity needs of today’s creative pros and Mac enthusiasts who create, Continue reading “WD Introduces 6 TB My Book Studio Edition II External Hard Drive”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 17, 2011 at 8:30am
GIGABYTE announced an overclocked edition of the GeForce GTX 550 Ti graphics card called the GV-N550OC-1GI. The card runs with the core at 970MHz versus the reference speed of 900MHz. Built with NVIDIAs latest 40mn Continue reading “GIGABYTE Unveils NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti Overclock Video Card”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 16, 2011 at 11:52am
Motorola today announced the upcoming availability of MOTOROLA XOOM Wi-Fi edition from leading retailers across the United States starting March 27. Amazon.com, Best Buy, Costco, RadioShack, Sams Club (select locations), Staples and Walmart will be Continue reading “Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi Edition Coming to the United States for $599”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 16, 2011 at 11:14am