MAINGEAR Unleashes the new Titan 17 high performance desktop replacement designed for enthusiasts and PC Gamers. The Titan 17 features the fastest Intel processor on the market – the Intel Core i7 990X Extreme Edition Continue reading “MAINGEAR Unleashes New Titan 17 High Performance Desktop Replacement”. …more
By Ken Brown •
Mar. 1, 2011 at 1:50am
If you have had the opportunity to see “Inception”, you know how visually stunning it is. If you haven’t seen it, the visual effects alone are well worth it! DoubleNegetive, who is responsible for the Continue reading “BEST VISUAL EFFECTS OSCAR WINNER INCEPTION Created with NVIDIA Quadro GPU’s”. …more
By Dan Stoltz •
Feb. 28, 2011 at 8:10pm
NVIDIA announces the CUDA 4.0 architecture which greatly increases productivity over previous versions and includes improvements such as multi-thread Sharing of GPUs and added support for C++ features like new/delete and virtual functions. It will Continue reading “New CUDA 4.0 Release Makes Parallel Programming Easier”. …more
By Joe Evans •
Feb. 28, 2011 at 7:28pm
AMD has unveiled Interlagos, an architecture based on the newest 8-core Bulldozer processor with more than 1 billion transistors. Interlagos will have up to 16 cores and 4 channels of DDR-3 memory perfect for HPC Continue reading “AMD Shows Off 16-Core ‘Interlagos’ Reference Design”. …more
By Ken Brown •
Feb. 28, 2011 at 7:18pm
CeBIT is the place where many companies are showcasing their newest SSDs and OCZ is no exception. Although we have already seen their Vertex 3 Pro and consumer drives in action, they will also be Continue reading “OCZ Continues to Drive SSD Innovation & Adoption at CeBIT”. …more
By Joe Evans •
Feb. 28, 2011 at 7:15pm
Beginning March 6th AT&T will be the first brick and mortar store to offer the dedicated eReader. The Amazon Kindle 3G connects over Wi-Fi as well as AT&T’s mobile broadband network and will wirelessly download Continue reading “Amazon Kindle 3G Coming to AT&T Stores Nationwide”. …more
By Dan Stoltz •
Feb. 28, 2011 at 6:42pm
You knew with next generation SSD announcements coming out left and right, it wouldn’t be long before Intel made an announcement of their own. If you’ve been waiting to see what they have on tap, Continue reading “Intel Announces Their New 510 Series SSD Line”. …more
By Joe Evans •
Feb. 28, 2011 at 1:25pm
As the crisis in the middle east escalates and energy costs continue to skyrocket, it’s comforting to know there are alternatives on the horizon. While bio-engineered organisms can be the answer we are looking for Continue reading “Organism Secretes Renewable Fuels Using CO2, Water, Sun”. …more
By Joe Evans •
Feb. 28, 2011 at 12:18pm
The GPU race is about to heat up again between AMD and NVIDIA (who else?). Pictures of the new all-in-one crossfire AMD Radeon HD 6990 card are surfacing on the web to tease those that Continue reading “Radeon HD 6990 pictured, GeForce GTX 590 rumored for PAX East 2011 reveal”. …more
By Joe Evans •
Feb. 28, 2011 at 12:09pm
If you logged into your Gmail account over the weekend to find that your inbox was empty, you aren’t alone. Over 150,000 users of Google’s Gmail e-mail service had their accounts accidentally deleted with all Continue reading “Google Working to Restore 150,000 Erased Gmail Accounts”. …more
By Ken Brown •
Feb. 28, 2011 at 9:24am
The wave of 6Gbps SSDs continue with Active Media products launching their own Predator V3 drive in capacities of 64GB and 128GB for $199 and $339 respectively. No word on which controller the drive used Continue reading “Active Media Products Launches Server-Class 2.5”. …more
By Joe Evans •
Feb. 28, 2011 at 7:00am
GIGABYTE has now started shipping their all new B3 6-series motherboards. The 6-series boards (GA-P67A-UD7-B3 and GA-H67A-UD3H-B3) will include the new Intel B3 stepping processor. GIGABYTE has also released an updated 6 Series SATA Check Continue reading “GIGABYTE Ships All New B3 6 Series Motherboards”. …more
By Ken Brown •
Feb. 27, 2011 at 2:13am
As PC Games improve in visual quality, the need for updated hardware becomes apparent. This is one of the reasons for the increase in computer hardware sales according to Jon Peddie Research. They estimate that Continue reading “Jon Peddie Research Announces 2011 International PC Gaming Hardware Estimates”. …more
By Dan Stoltz •
Feb. 26, 2011 at 9:23am
Zalman, a leading enthusiast peripheral manufacturer has introduced a brand new line of USB 3.0 enclosures. The ZM-HE250 U3, ZM-HE350 U3 and the ZM-HE350 U3E enclosures make even the largest file transfer seem zippy with Continue reading “Zalman Announces Superspeed USB3.0 External H.D.D. Enclosure”. …more
By Ken Brown •
Feb. 26, 2011 at 2:34am
Mozilla has announced that it will be releasing Firefox 4.0 Beta 12 next week Monday or Tuesday but you can get your hands on a copy right now. The Beta 12 version features improved performance Continue reading “Mozilla Releases Early Firefox 4.0 Beta 12”. …more
By Ken Brown •
Feb. 26, 2011 at 12:42am