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OCZ RevoDrive X2 240GB & RevoDrive 3 X2 480GB PCI-E SSD Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 23:49

vr-zone.com -  PCI-Express SSD drives are not new in the market, with the technology being implemented in several portable devices and companies offering various PCI-E SSD drives for home and professional applications. One of the first to offer a commercial PCI-E SSD drive in the form of a PC card was OCZ, several years ago. The company today offers several similar devices, two of which we ...

Microsoft Makes Changes to Windows 8's File Management Changes | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 23:48

We've been covering the changes in Windows 8 fairly closely since Microsoft started talking about the upcoming operating system, and while most of these changes will probably land in the final version, Microsoft is already making some tweaks based on user feedback. Microsoft's Ilana Smith has written about some of the tweaks made to file copy operations and Windows Explorer since those features ...

Firefox 10 Releases Today, Fixes Add-On Compatibility Issues | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 23:48

Firefox 10 is due to release today, continuing Mozilla's commitment to the six-week release cycle it switched to last year. As usual with these rapid-release browsers, Firefox 10 brings a couple of features you'll probably notice and a few more that you probably won't. The browser is available for Windows XP, Vista, and 7, Intel versions of Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6, and 10.7, and most flavors of ...

Apple Updates Final Cut Pro X, Brings Back Features from Final Cut Pro 7 | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 23:48

Apple has today issued an update for their professional video editing suite, Final Cut Pro X (FCPX). The update carries version number 10.0.3 and re-introduces some crucial elements, such as multicam editing. Multicam filming is widely used by video professionals as many scenes require multiple video angles, and it's obvious that you also need editing software that supports multicam editing in ...

Wii-U?s Hardware still in development | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 23:12

he Wii U hardware is currently changing "constantly," Ninja Gaiden 3 developer, Team Ninja has claimed.

Cyberlink Show Off PowerDVD 12 | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 23:12

Cyberlink were kind enough to invite us to their launch event for PowerDVD 12.

T-Mobile UK Introduces Unlimited ?The Full Monty? Plans | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 23:00

Telecom providers, around the globe, are pulling down their ?all you can consume? unlimited plans. But, T-Mobile UK is going against the grain and has introduced its brand new ?The Full Monty? mobile service plan. Despite its tacky name, the plan is worth having … [visit site to read more] T-Mobile UK Introduces Unlimited ?The [...]T-Mobile UK Introduces Unlimited ?The Full Monty? Plans is a ...

Radeon HD 7950 Launches, Linux Support Questionable | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 23:00

AMD released the Radeon HD 7950 today as the second "Southern Islands" graphics card following the release of the Radeon HD 7970 one month ago, but how is the Linux support for the new AMD Radeon GPUs?..

Unboxing the Kingwin Lazer Platinum 1000W Power Supply | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 23:00

Today we are unboxing a very powerful and efficient power supply. It is the Lazer Platinum 1000W Power Supply from Kingwin. As the name suggests this is an 80PLUS Platinum certified power supply. That means it will run at 92% efficient and 50% load and 89% efficient at 100% load. This power supply also features modular cables, which have the flat cable design and Kingwin's ECO Intelligent ...

ADATA S396 30GB Value Solid State Drive Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 22:37

2011 was record malware year, with 26 million new samples | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 22:37

vr-zone.com - 2011 was a record year for malware creation, with 26 million new samples detected by security software firm Panda Labs.

100-year-old woman suggests secret to old age is gaming | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 22:37

vr-zone.com - A 100-year-old woman who plays her Nintendo DS on a daily basis suggests that the secret to old age might be gaming, which helps keep her mind active.

Cooler Master COSMOS II Verlosung | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 22:37

Wie kann man ein PC-Gehäuse im Wert von 350 Euro gewinnen ? Wie? Nenne den Grund warum gerade DU der...

Did Apple Really Best HP as Top PC Maker? | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 22:36

Research firm Canalys is reporting that Apple surpassed Hewlett-Packard in the fourth quarter of 2011 to claim the title of top PC maker ? but the company is once again counting tablets as PCs. Canalys said 120 million PCs were shipped globally last quarter, up 16 percent from the same time last year. Of those, [...]

GIGABYTE 990FXA-UD5 AM3+ ATX Motherboard Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 22:36

It was a busy end of the year with all the new product releases and announcements. We saw the release of the new AMD FX processor lineup which did not fair well overall, but still serves me well…Related Articles & Videos COMPUTEX 2011 Video Coverage – GIGABYTE Unveils New AMD 990FX and Llano Motherboard Platforms COMPUTEX 2011 Video Coverage – GIGABYTE Unveils New AMD ...

Kingston SSDNow V+200 120GB Upgrade Kit | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 22:19

Offering very good data transfer speeds, one of the most complete bundles I’ve ever seen and an exceptional price/capacity ratio the brand new V+200 120GB is a worthy addition to the SSDNow business line of solid state drives by Kingston.

Linux Game Publishing Shake-Up: CEO Steps Down | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 22:00

There's some news today out of Linux Game Publishing, but it's not about a new game being ported to Linux. Rather, it's an apology from Michael Simms, the CEO of LGP, and to announce his resignation. Linux Game Publishing though isn't going away but a new CEO has been announced...

Vertex 3D and HIS launch HD 7950s | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 22:00

Reference designs coming in at £349.99

Olympus PEN E-PL3 | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 21:36

The Olympus PEN E-PL3 is a 12-megapixel digital camera that goes beyond the typical compact camera. This camera offers some added features, like a tilting LCD, RAW shooting, swappable lenses and 1080p video. The video quality, however, could be better but the image quality is very impressive.

ASRock Z68M-ITX/HT Mini-ITX Motherboard Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 21:25

Samsung loses German appeal, European regulators investigating it for patent abuse | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 21:25

vr-zone.com - Samsung's patent dispute with Apple in Europe have become a full blown headache as the Korean electronics giant lost its appeal against the German ban of its Galaxy Tab and is now being investigated by European Union regulators over alleged patent abuse.

XFX DD R7950 Video Card Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 21:25

The R7950 retains the standard clock speed of the HD7950 but what makes the card different from the ...

XFX Radeon R7950 Black Edition Tested | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 21:25

Review of the XFX Radeon R7950 Black Edition Video Card. Today XFX has supplied us with the next ste...

Asus HD 7950 DirectCU II Top Testbericht | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 21:25

Heute fiel das Informations-Embargo rund um die Radeon HD 7950 von AMD. Dabei haben wir für euch nic...

PowerColor HD 7950 PCS+ 3GB Tested | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 21:25

PowerColor's HD 7950 PCS+ is a fully customized version of the HD 7950 with changed PCB and large du...

AMD Radeon HD 7950 CrossFire Test | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 21:25

Getestet wurde die AMD Radeon HD 7950 und die PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 PCS+ Grafikkarte. Mit der Ra...

Sapphire HD 7950 Dual Fan Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 21:25

Review of the new Sapphire HD 7950 Dual Fan graphics card. The HD 7950 Dual Fan OC carries on Sapphi...

Sapphire HD 7950 3GB und HD 7950 3GB OC Neuvorstellung | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 21:25

Neuvorstellung der SAPPHIRE HD 7950 und der SAPPHIRE HD 7950 OC Grafikkarte. SAPPHIRE Technology hat...

AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB Testbericht | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 21:25

Ist der Tahiti Pro besser als Nvidias GTX 580? Die kleine Schwester der Radeon HD 7970 schickt sich ...

AMD Radeon HD 7950 Video Card Announcement | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 21:25

Today, AMD's Radeon HD7950 video card is announced and extensively tested.

AMD Radeon HD 7950 Grafikkarten Neuvorstellung | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 21:25

Heute wurde AMD's Radeon HD7950 Grafikkarte vorgestellt und bereits umfangreich getestet.

Having SNAppy Intel 2D Acceleration In 2012 | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 20:48

Here's a new look at Intel's Sandy Bridge New Acceleration (SNA) architecture within their DDX graphics driver. Testing in this article was done across three systems (mobile and desktop class Sandy Bridge hardware as well as an Ironlake system) seeing how well the latest code is performing in an effort to provide a better Intel 2D experience.

THQ threatened with stock exchange delisting | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 20:48

Nasdaq gives troubled publisher 180 days to raise price

Synology DS212 2-Bay NAS Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 20:48

Introduction This is the second product we've seen from Synology with the first being the DS411+II. Our first run with the DS411+II was an eye opener and we walked away with a firm admiration for the products Synology is releasing on the market. NAS appliances are not like video cards or other traditional computer components, these aren't components that get swapped out every couple of years ...

PowerColor HD7950 PCS+ Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 20:24

Oh, what a glorious day it is here in Tahiti...no, you didn't just jump in to my vacation blog. We are here today to review the PowerColor HD 7950 PCS+. If this card is anything like its big brother, the HD 7970, this card should be another absolute monster. Let's see how it compares against that and other high end GPUs.PowerColor HD7950 PCS+ Review is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance ...

CyberLink PowerDVD 12: Complementing Your Mobile Lifestyle | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 20:24

Software Blu-ray / DVD players are bundled with almost all OEM PCs and a necessity for consumers who want to enjoy their commercial optical media in the most legal manner possible. At AnandTech, we regularly use the offerings from ArcSoft (Total Media Theatre), Corel (WinDVD Pro) and Cyberlink (PowerDVD) in our reviews. Each of them has its own pros and cons. While WinDVD Pro is the leanest and ...

Apple Taps European Exec as New Retail Head | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 20:12

Aside from the iPhone, Apple’s most startling success in recent years has been its retail power driven by the now iconic Apple Stores around the world. Today Apple placed the very delicate future of that part of its business in the hands of a relative newcomer, John Browett. As the most valuable company on the [...]

Kindle Fire Sells 6 Million Units: Dominates Low-end Market | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 19:48

Widely touted as iPad-Killer, though, Kindle Fire failed to make any dent in core iPad market, but it succeeded in creating a new tablet sub-segment. Kindle Fire is now flagship tablet for lower end of the market and Amazon has … [visit site to read more] Kindle Fire Sells 6 Million Units: Dominates Low-end Market [...]Kindle Fire Sells 6 Million Units: Dominates Low-end Market is a post from: ...

Sapphire launches a couple of HD 7950s | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 19:48

Dual fan overclocked card coming in at $469.99.

Dell XPS 15z Notebook PC Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 19:24

FreeBSD Made Much Progress Last Quarter | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 18:36

The FreeBSD project has published their quarterly report outlining some of the advancements made by this leading BSD operating system in the last quarter of 2011. A lot of progress was made, but still there's some work left to be accomplished...

Cleaning Up The R600 Gallium3D Driver | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 18:36

Marek Ol?ák, the well-known independent contributor to Mesa that's made a great deal of enhancements to the Radeon driver stack over the past few years, has a new patch-set. The latest patch-set he published last night cleans up the R600g driver and reworks its cache flushing code. This patch-set affects more than 2,000 lines of code, which is significant for this open-source Gallium3D driver...

PSN Down again on Thursday | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 18:36

The PlayStation Network will be going down for maintenance on Thursday, February 2, Sony's confirmed

Arctic announce the Accelero Xtreme 7970 | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 17:36

Coming in at $97/?73 excluding VAT.

AMD Radeon HD 7000 series roadmap revealed | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 17:00

vr-zone.com - With Radeon HD 7950 and HD 7970 now retailing, it is time to shift focus to the remaining HD 7000 family GPUs - Pitcairn, Cape Verde and New Zealand. Luckily, CPU-World has leaked a roadmap from AIB MSI, including prices and specifications. 

ASUS HD 7950 DirectCU II Top - Tahiti pro auf Steroiden | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 17:00

Heute fiel das Informations-Embargo rund um die Radeon HD 7950 von AMD. Dabei haben wir für euch nicht einfach eine Karte nach Referenz-Design unter die Lupe genommen sondern eine um 100 MHz übertaktete Version von ASUS, die zudem über den bekannten und leistungsfähigen DirectCU-II-Kühler verfügt. Was dabei herauskam, lest am besten selbst nach.

Microsoft to Support 120 Languages on Windows Phone Tango | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 16:36

Microsoft is working on new version of its mobile operating system. Windows Phone Tango was unveiled in August last year and now new details have emerged about the mobile platform. Windows Phone Tango is expected to support about 120 … [visit site to read more] Microsoft to Support 120 Languages on Windows Phone Tango is [...]Microsoft to Support 120 Languages on Windows Phone Tango is a post ...

Panasonic announces Lumix ZS20, ZS15, TS4 and TS20 digital cameras | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 15:48

vr-zone.com - Panasonic has unveiled four new Lumix digital cameras for the photographer enthusiasts, which come in the form of ZS20, ZS15, TS4 and TS20. The Lumix ZS20 claims to be the slimmest compact camera with 20X optical zoom, while the Lumix TS4 comes with a barometer, an altimeter and full manual controls.

Review: Disgo Tablet 7000 | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 15:48

Catch a glimpse of the Disgo 7000 and you'd be forgiven for thinking that Apple had discovered yet another form-factor and wedged a product into that gap. It looks like a Kindle-esque, novel-sized tab squeezed inbetween the iPhone and iPad. Given the company's impeccable sense of style, that a sub-£100 Android tablet could be mentioned in the same breath is quite a compliment to Disgo's budget ...

Samsung lifts the curtains on its Galaxy S Advance | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 14:37

vr-zone.com - Jumping the gun on this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) in late Feb, Samsung has just unveiled its new Galaxy S Advance smartphone which shapes up similarly to the original Galaxy S, but sports a 1GHz Cortex-A9 dual-core processor.

Mad Catz Cyborg F.R.E.Q. 5 Gaming Headset now up for Pre-Order | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 14:37

vr-zone.com - Following an official announcement earlier this month, Mad Catz's Cyborg F.R.E.Q. 5 Pro Gaming Headset is now up for pre-order at a cost of $149.99.

BitFenix shows off upcoming mid-tower and mini-ITX case | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 14:37

vr-zone.com - BitFenix are renowned for bringing affordable, yet really well featured chassis' into the market and it's always interesting to see what goodies they plan to add next as they continue to expand their range and maintain low pricing.

Microsoft Office 15 Reaches Technical Preview Milestone | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 14:36

Apart from a few screenshots leaked early last year, not much was known about the next major release of Microsoft Office codenamed “Office 15”. However, as of yesterday, Microsoft has announced that "Office 15" has entered into Technical Preview, with the public beta slated for a summer release. The technical preview is currently open only to a select few outside Microsoft under a ...

Apple Poised to Sell 40 Million iPhones in China | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 14:24

Apple is now focusing its attention on burgeoning Chinese markets and it seems like that the company is on its way to take the top spot in the emerging market. According to Morgan Stanley, Apple is likely to boost up its efforts in … [visit site to read more] Apple Poised to Sell 40 Million [...]Apple Poised to Sell 40 Million iPhones in China is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews ...

XFX DD R7950 | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 13:41

#XFX #AMD #HD7950 .The R7950 retains the standard clockspeed of the HD7950 but what makes the card different from the 'stock' HD7950 at first glance is the cooler. The GHOST cooler really is a thing of beauty and while I do not wish to pre-empt it's ability, if looks are anything to go by, this card will be one seriously cool customer. Looks however can be deceiving and none were this more so ...

Lenovo IdeaPad and ThinkPad to get Android 4.0 ICS in Q2 2012 | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 13:37

vr-zone.com - The wait is soon to be over. For those of you who own the Lenovo IdeaPad or ThinkPad tablet, the company has announced that the Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update will be coming in Q2 this year.

Seagate 500GB Momentus XT Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 13:37

Review of the Seagate 500GB Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid Hard Drive. Seagate's Momentus XT is a 2....

Samsung PM830 SSD 128GB Test | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 13:37

Seit gut einem Monat ist Samsungs neue PM830 SSD-Serie verfügbar. Zum Launch haben wir in diesem Zug...

RunCore RCP V mSATA T50 120GB SSD Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 13:37

Review of the RunCore RCP V mSATA T50 SATA III 120GB SSD. RunCore is producing two mSATA SSDs these ...

G.Skill RipjawsZ DDR3-1866 16GB Test | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 13:37

Getestet wurde das G.Skill RipjawsZ DDR3-1866 F3-14900CL9Q-16GBZL Speicherkit. Während Deneb und Thu...

Seagate 2TB Barracuda XT SATA3 HDD Tested | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 13:36

Review of Seagate's 2TB, 6Gb/s SATA III Barracuda XT hard drive. This 3.5-inch desktop hard drive fe...

OCZ Octane 128GB SSD Testbericht | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 13:36

Die nun vorliegende OCZ Octane kommt erstmalig mit einem Indilinx-Controller daher und soll künftig ...

Kingston Wi-Drive 16GB and Seagate GoFlex Satellite 500GB Tested | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 13:36

Review of the Kingston Wi-Drive 16 GB and Seagate GoFlex Satellite 500 GB Wireless Storage. The mobi...

GeIL Evo Corsa DDR3-2400 CL11 16GB Testbericht | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 13:36

Getestet wurde das GeIL Evo Corsa 16GB DDR3-2400 MHz CL11 Quad Channel Kit. Mit der brandneuen Evo C...

Corsair Performance Pro 256GB SSD Tested | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 13:36

Corsair's Performance Pro 256 GB SSD is based on Marvell's 88SS9174 controller which promises great ...

G.Skill NT 4GB DDR3-1333 Speicher Test | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 13:36

Getestet wurden die G.Skill NT Series F3-10600CL9S-4GBNT 4 GByte Module. Aktuell stellen DDR3-Module...

PowerColor PCS+ HD7950 | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 13:34

#AMD #Powercolor #HD7950. The PCS+ HD7950 represents over a decades worth of experience at the pinnacle of GPU design and manufacturer. Of course AMD can take a lot of the credit but we have seen in the past that even the fastest GPU is pointless without a solid, well engineered platform. PowerColor offer this foundation with their GOLD power kit and Professional Cooling system to make the HD7950 ...

AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 13:12

AMD unleashes its second salvo in the latest round of the fight for GPU supremacy.

AMD HD 7950 Tahiti Pro | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 13:05

The new #AMD #HD7950 - see how it compares against a list of other graphics cards currently on the market.

Sapphire 7950 Overclocked Edition Video Card Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 12:25

Logitech introduces Mini Boombox mobile speaker and speakerphone | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 12:24

vr-zone.com - This new Logitech Mini Boombox will bring you an immersive audio experience wherever you go. The mobile speaker and speakerphone boasts up to ten hours of enjoyment and can connect easily to your phone, tablet and other Bluetooth-capable devices.

XFX Radeon HD 7950 Black Edition Double Dissipation 3GB Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 12:00

Introduction Over the coming months we're going to see more and more video cards launch from both AMD and NVIDIA. A bit like the HD 6000 series, AMD again find themselves coming to the market earlier than NVIDIA and today we see the second model with in the new HD 7000 series launch. We are already impressed with what the HD 7970 can do by itself, overclocked, in a pair, in a pair overclocked ...

AMD Radeon HD 7950 Video Card Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 11:36

Let's check the performance of the new Radeon HD 7950, a cheaper version of the Radeon HD 7970, and see if it is a good pick for high-end gaming systems.

Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB OC Edition Review: GCN For A Better Price | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 11:13

vr-zone.com - Coming almost a month after the launch of the AMD Radeon 'Tahiti XT' HD 7970 and the 'Graphics Core Next' architecture, the Radeon 'Tahiti Pro' HD 7950 is essentially a stripped down version (87.5%, 1792 out of 2048 Stream Processors) of its more illustrious sibling . The extra lead time and lower TDP requirements has allowed the usual AIB manufacturers to work on non-reference ...

PowerColor HD7950 PCS+ Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 11:12

Oh, what a glorious day it is here in Tahiti...no, you didn't just jump in to my vacation blog. We are here today to review the PowerColor HD 7950 PCS+. If this card is anything like its big brother, the HD 7970, this card should be another absolute monster. Let's see how it compares against that and other high end GPUs. PowerColor HD7950 PCS+ Review is a post from: ...

Review: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 OverClock Edition | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 11:12

OverviewSapphire has waded in first with its take on AMD's latest HD 7000 series card, the Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 OverClock edition.Unlike the AMD Radeon HD 7970 there are unlikely to be very many strictly reference models of the Radeon HD 7950. Instead we're more likely to see card manufacturers taking the opportunity to put their own spin on the PCB, clocks and cooling.The HD 7970 was a ...

Review: AMD Radeon HD 7950 | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 11:12

OverviewAMD is really putting the pressure on Nvidia now with its second release of the new AMD HD 7000 graphics card generation, the AMD Radeon HD 7950. Nvidia is still sitting back waiting for the right moment to strike back, but can it recover from these two quick blows?Well, we say quick - it's been well over a month since AMD launched its first card of this generation, the AMD Radeon HD ...

Motorola Announces RAZR XT910 Developer Edition with Unlocked Bootloader | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 11:12

A while ago, Motorola announced plans to start unlocking bootloaders on devices "where operator and channel partners will allow it" sometime in 2011. While it's clear now (with that deadline behind us) that operators remain opposed to subsidizing sales of devices with unlockable bootloaders, Motorola is now moving forward with what would seem like an alternative means to a similar end, starting ...

AMD Radeon HD 7950 Review: Sewing Up The High-End Market | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 11:12

Announced late last month and shipping 3 weeks ago, AMD kicked off the 28nm generation with a bang with their Radeon HD 7970. Combining TSMC’s new 28nm HKMG process with AMD’s equally new Graphics Core Next Architecture, AMD finally took back the single-GPU performance crown for the first time since 2010 with an all-around impressive flagship video card. Of course AMD has always produced ...

AMD Radeon HD 7950 & XFX R7950 Black Edition Video Card Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 11:12

AMD has finally released Radeon HD 7950, which happens to be the cut-down version of the Radeon HD 7970 graphics card that hit the streets on January 9th, 2012. The AMD Radeon HD 7950 graphics card is based on the same 'Tahiti' core architecture that is used on the Radeon HD 7970, but some has less features and lower clock speeds. Read on to see how the Radeon HD 7950 performs!

XFX Radeon HD 7950 Black Edition Overclocked 3GB Graphics Card Video Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 10:48

With AMD launching the 7950 today, XFX have released their Overclocked Black Edition card and we take a first glance at what it has to offer.

XFX Radeon HD 7950 Black Edition Overclocked 3GB Graphics Card Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 10:48

With the launch of the 7950 now here, how have XFX managed to tweek the reference design in the Black Edition Overclocked to push towards 7970 territory?

XFX HD 7950 launch pricing guide | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 10:48

XFX launch 4 new HD 7950 video cards based off AMD's latest 28nm technology.

AMD Radeon HD 7950 3 GB Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 10:48

Today AMD released their new Radeon HD 7950, the second card to be based on AMD's GCN shader architecture. Compared to its bigger brother, the HD 7970, the card comes with less shaders and reduced clock speeds. Other features have remained the same, like 3 GB memory, improved power consumption and support for EyeFinity.

AMD Radeon HD 7950 CrossFire Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 10:48

In this review we put two Radeon HD 7950 graphics cards in a dual-GPU CrossFire configuration and test whether this $900 setup is worth its money and how it fares against other alternatives.

PowerColor HD 7950 PCS+ 3 GB Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 10:48

PowerColor's HD 7950 PCS+ is a fully customized version of the HD 7950 with changed PCB and large dual fan cooler. It also comes with an 80 MHz overclock out of the box - at a price premium of $15. Its strongest feat is certainly the greatly reduced noise output when compared to the AMD reference design, making this an excellent low noise high performance solution.

Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 OC | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 10:30

The Sapphire HD 7950 OC is the overclocked version of the AMD design, and also comes with a customized air cooler. Is it strong enough to fend off the GTX 580? Framerates tell some of the story, but what about temperatures? Power consumption? Gaming value? Let's take a closer look at the Sapphire HD 7950 OC and answer those questions for you.

Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (RC-431P) Mid Tower Case Review at Overclockers Online | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 10:13

MEGATech Showcase: The Xbox 720 Rumors | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 10:13

iLuv launches new multi-functional, premium Mac adapters and cables | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 10:12

vr-zone.com - iLuv, a company that manufactures a comprehensive line of accessories for Apple devices, has launched their new mutli-functional, premium Mac adapters and cables. The award-winning plug-and-play Mac adapters and cables claim to incorporate Thunderbolt Technology that supports high-resolution displays and high-performance data devices through a single, compact port.

ADATA S511 120GB | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 10:09

We're looking at the enthusiast drive offering from ADATA, the S511 120GB SATA III drive. This drive uses more expensive synchronous NAND than its sibling we recently reviewed the S510, but it comes with a very attractive price tag of only $170. That’s a bargain for the mainstream users who dream of top performance. But can this SSD live up to our performance standards?

RIM announces BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365 | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 9:12

vr-zone.com - Research in Motion has announced BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365, which allows business and government organizations to extend Microsoft Exchange Online to their BlackBerry smartphone devices, as well as allow users to manage their BlackBerry deployments in the cloud.

Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (RC-431P) Mid Tower Case | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 9:00

When you hear budget you usually think cheap and barebones. Cooler Master wants to change the meaning of the word when it comes to cases. The Elite 431 Plus aims to bring a new meaning with features not normally associated with the segment.

Sony VAIO VPC-F23BFX | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 9:00

The Sony Vaio VPC-F23BFX is a 16-inch laptop that has a quad-core Intel Core i7 CPU, 8GB of RAM and discrete Nvidia graphics. These specifications, along with a Blu-ray drive and USB 3.0 support, make this laptop not only a powerhouse, but also great for multimedia.

Another Week, Another Round Of Fedora 17 Features | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 7:24

At this week's Fedora Engineering Steering Committee, another round of features were approved for the Fedora 17 (Beefy Miracle) release...

ABIT Website to close at the End of February | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 6:49

vr-zone.com - There aren't many old-school hardware enthusiasts that didn't own at least one of ABIT's products in the past. Now, one final remainder of the motherboard that brought us the legendary Celeron overclock is dying at the end of February.

Pittco Gamer Interview ? Fatal1ty | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 5:37

FBI Says Social Media-Sniffing App Will Protect Privacy | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 5:36

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said Monday that a social media monitoring application it is seeking to develop will be vetted to ensure it protects the privacy of individuals and protected groups before being used. The FBI’s Strategic Information and Operations Center (SIOC) made waves last week with a FedBizOpps.gov post requesting information about the potential for building an ...

Deepcool Gamer Storm Dracula VGA Cooler Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 5:24

Today we are testing the Gamer Storm Dracula, a huge VGA cooler from Deepcool with six heatpipes that can be used with up to four 120 mm fans.

Samsung Announces Galaxy S Advance | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 4:24

Reports about a new Samsung Galaxy series smart phone have been floating around for a few days now, and today Samsung has finally made it official by announcing the new family member: Galaxy S Advance. It's a 4" higher middle-class model, so it's not competing against Galaxy S II or Galaxy Nexus. Below is a comparison table including the new Galaxy S Advance. Physical ...

Apple Updates AirPort Utility, AirPort Base Station Firmware - Adds iCloud Remote Access | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 4:24

Apple just pushed out a slew of updates to its WiFi related products which we've covered and reviewed already, including the AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule. The latest update brings the Base Station firmware version to 7.6.1, and adds performance fixes as well as iCloud remote access for attached disks. From the release notes: This update is for all 802.11n AirPort Express, 802.11n ...

AVADirect Silent Gaming PC: An Exercise in Balance | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 4:24

One of the benefits of going with a boutique builder is being able to get custom machines that are a little more specialized than what you might get from HP or even Alienware. While bigger vendors can produce their own cases, those designs have to suit a wide variety of customers. Boutiques can cherry pick existing hardware and modify it for specific purposes, gearing each build to suit the end ...

More MSI Z77 motherboards get previewed | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 3:13

vr-zone.com - Our Chinese language site got a look at a couple of MSI Z77 motherboards back at CES, although early revisions and now pictures of what appears to be close to a final revision of a yet unseen Z77 motherboard has appeared online. The model in question is the Z77A-GD55, a slightly more basic model than what we've seen so far, albeit a reasonably feature rich board nonetheless.

Jetway launches low-profile mini-ITX Cedar Trail-M board | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 3:13

vr-zone.com - It looks like Intel's new mobile Atom processors are finding their way onto several mini-ITX motherboards and Jetway has joined the fray with a low-profile model of its own, not that dissimilar to Intel's own DN2800MT in many ways. The NF9C as the model is called is clearly targeting the industrial PC market, unlike Intel's board, although it appears to be suitable for all-in-one ...

Intel's My WiFi Dashboard with Wi-Fi Direct unveiled | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 3:13

vr-zone.com - Software screenshots are generally not that exciting, but we've gotten our hands on a slide that unveils a lot of upcoming features that will make an appearance in Intel's upcoming Wi-Fi utility called My WiFi Dashboard which is finally getting some Wi-Fi Direct support. The significant thing here is that it allows you to connect to other Wi-Fi devices much in the same way as you ...

Drawings of the Swiftech Komodo 7970 emerge | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 3:12

Full coverage water block for the new HD 7970 graphics card.

Wayland Is Almost Ready For Showing Off | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 2:12

If you haven't tried out the Wayland Display Server as of late, after there being a stream of new announcements, you probably should or at least check out the videos in this posting. The Wayland Display Server is becoming more lively and slowly reaching a point where it may be possible for some to use it on a day-to-day basis...

Techbargains Deals for 1-30-12 | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 2:00

OUR FAVORITE DEAL OF THE DAY! ? 24? Samsung E2420L Widescreen LCD Monitor (1920x1080) for $139.99 plus free shipping (normally $293). Computers & Peripherals: ? 11.6? Lenovo ThinkPad X120e AMD E-350 1.6GHz Laptop (2.93lbs) w/ EXTRAS for $340.00 (normally $398). ? Logitech MK320 Wireless Desktop Keyboard & Mouse for $19.99 (normally $39). ? NZXT Source 210 ATX Mid Tower Computer Case for ...

New Spider Man Game looks very Mirrors Edge-y | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 2:00

Activision has released a new screenshot for The Amazing Spider-Man and we can't help but see a little Mirror's Edge in there.

iPlayer Coming to Sky Anytime+: Sky Collaborates with BBC | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 1:12

BBC iPlayer is expanding its reach and thanks to a new pact between BBC and Sky, iPlayer is now available on Sky+ HD and Sky+ boxes. Since BBC iPlayer is already available on other pay-TV platforms such as BT Vision and Virgin Media, Sky TV will now … [visit site to read more] iPlayer Coming [...]iPlayer Coming to Sky Anytime+: Sky Collaborates with BBC is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Fujitsu launches retail SSD's in APAC | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 0:49

vr-zone.com - As one of the many companies to have recently pulled out of the hard drive business, Fujitsu hasn't made any real inroads into the SSD market, although this looks set to change with the introduction of a new series of SSD's in the retail market. For the time being it appears the new SSD's are only available in the APAC region and we don't have any details with regards to wider ...

Dell XPS 15z Notebook PC Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 0:48

“Dude, get a Dell!” Remember those old ads on TV? It used to be that people would turn to a company like Dell to get an inexpensive laptop that was reasonably reliable and while Dell still has products that…Related Articles & Videos Futurelooks Unboxes the DELL XPS 15z Premium Performance Laptop (Video) Futurelooks Unboxes the DELL XPS 15z Premium Performance Laptop ...

Verbatim Store'n'Go Portable Hard Drive | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 0:48

Portable Hard Drives are still important and widely used eventhough USB Flash Drives are eating away their market share. This time we'll take a closer look at Verbatim's colorful addition to their Portable Hard Drive lineup.

Gigabyte Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 Motherboard Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 0:48

Intel?s Z68 chipset has been out for sometime now and it brings together some of the best features of Intel?s P67 and H67 chipsets.  Today we are taking a look at another Intel Z68 motherboard, this time it is the Z68XP-UD4 from Gigabyte.  Gigabyte has loaded with motherboard with features like a 16 phase power design, Intel Quick Sync video, switchable graphics with LucidLogix Virtu GPU ...

eTeknix Test Machines Get A Kingston HyperX SSD Upgrade | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 0:48

eTeknix test machines get a nice upgrade with Kingston HyperX 240GB SSD's.

No New Xbox in 2012 Confirmed | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 0:48

A Microsoft exec has seemingly confirmed the firm will not be releasing a new Xbox console in 2012.

Thortech Thunderbolt Plus 850W PSU @ Hardwareoverclock.com | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 23:37

Intel Releases Seven Sandy Bridge CPUs | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 23:36

Today, Intel has released seven new Sandy Bridge based CPUs: three Core i5 and four Celeron models. All the i5 SKUs are desktop models, whereas the Celeron SKUs are mobile: two standard voltage and two ultra-low voltage models. Below is a table of the new SKUs.  Specifications of New Intel CPUs (1/30/2012) SKU Core/Thread Count Frequency ...

Samsung Galaxy Note Coming to AT&T Feb. 19 | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 23:36

On Monday, Samsung announced that it will bring the Samsung Galaxy Note to the United States beginning Feb. 19 for AT&T customers. The Galaxy Note includes a 5.3-inch screen, effectively straddling the line between smartphone and tablet. First unveiled at AT&T’s Developer Summit earlier this month, Samsung hopes its newest device can make a splash [...]

Analyst: Amazon Sold 6 Million Kindle Fire Tablets | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 23:36

Late last month, Amazon said it had sold more than 4 million Kindle devices over the holiday season. The Fire tablet was its most-popular Kindle device, but the retailer did not provide exact sales figures. Now, one financial analyst believes Amazon shipped approximately 6 million Fire tablets during the fourth quarter, up from earlier estimates of 5 [...]

Report: New Barnes & Noble Nook Coming This Spring | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 23:36

Less than a month after the announcement that Barnes & Noble is considering spinning off its Nook business comes a rumor that the company is working on a new Nook device. In a Sunday article detailing Barnes & Noble’s battle with Amazon, the New York Times hinted at a new e-reader that could appear within the next few months. [...]

G.SKILL Ripjaws-Z 16GB DDR3-1600 Memory | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 22:40

BenchmarkReviews.com: Although the company was established in 1989, G.SKILL is still not as familiar a name in the memory market as are Corsair, Mushkin, Kingston, and others. But in the past few years they've built their portfolio of memory (and memory is almost all they do) to encompass a broad selection of price/performance points ensuring that system builders and enthusiasts can find ...

EA?s Battlefield 3 for the PC Platform Reviewed | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 22:37

Data of 50 million MegaUpload users faces deletion | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 22:36

vr-zone.com - Data belonging to 50 million users on file-sharing website MegaUpload is in danger of being deleted this week due to unpaid hosting fees.

Sony will be last to announce next-gen console | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 22:36

vr-zone.com - Sony will probably be last to announce its next-generation console, according to the leader of its French gaming division, a possibility that won't sit well with gamers or investors.

Lenovo to introduce IdeaPad Y470p notebook | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 22:36

14.1" screen, i7 quad core and 1 GB HD 7690M.

SteelSeries World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse Review - Legendary Edition | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 22:24

SteelSeries recently released another gaming mouse for World of Warcraft players called the SteelSeries World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse: Legendary Edition. Designed for World of Warcraft, this gaming mouse features 130 predefined commands for easy macro creation and 10 profiles that let multiple users save personalized settings. The 11 programmable buttons help you create a customized gaming ...

Sony Announces New Cyber-shot Digital Cameras | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 22:24

Sony has announced three new Cyber-shot point-and-shoot camera models, bringing the total number of new cameras in 2012 to six. The DSC-WX50, DSC-WX70, and DSC-TX200V, all of which will be available for purchase in March, all feature 5x zoom lenses and Exmor R CMOS sensors. They will be available in March, a month after the [...]

Megaupload Files: Deleted By Thursday? | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 22:24

Two Web storage companies that hosted data for the now-defunct Megaupload could start deleting their files as early as Thursday, according to new court filings. On the same day that the Justice Department shut down Megaupload for massive copyright infringement, the government also executed search warrants on servers owned by Virginia-based Carpathia Hosting and D.C.-based Cogent Communications, ...

Ubuntu 11.10 vs. Mac OS X 10.7.2 Performance | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 21:48

After delivering benchmarks last week that were comparing the Intel Sandy Bridge performance of Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion" vs. Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" when it came to the Sandy Bridge OpenGL graphics performance, here's a comparative look at the performance of Ubuntu 11.10 against Mac OS X 10.7.2 from the Intel Sandy Bridge-based Mac.

US government undermines Rambus patent claims | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 21:24

Karma and justice beats patent trolling once again.

Noctua NF-F12 120mm PWM Fan Review @ DragonSteelMods | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 21:13

TomTom releases The Simpsons sat nav voices | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 21:13

vr-zone.com - If you ever thought that a road trip would be a lot more fun with characters from The Simpsons guiding you, then TomTom's latest GPS navigation voices are for you.

QPAD MK-85 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 20:36

QPAD's keyboard line-up is expanding rapidly. Today we are taking the MK-85 high-end keyboard for a spin. This new keyboard from QPAD features Cherry MX Red linear key mechanisms. Besides that QPAD have developed a brand new driver suite and a few other new features.

Edimax WD-1000TR Wireless WHDI Caster Review | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 20:24

With cables being a major problem in any set-up, Edimax believe they have the perfect solution; the WHDI Caster, but is it a gimmick or does it really work?

?MegaTrash? 50 million users to have their data binned | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 20:24

By Thursday if Federal Investigators get their way.

OCZ Nocti 12OGB SATA 2 mSATA SSD Review | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 20:01

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO and TX3 EVO | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 19:36

  As far as accessible coolers of decent performance go, we?ve been enjoying the company of Cooler Master?s Hyper 212 and Hyper TX3 models for a while now. The first mild redesign of both these models happened two years ago, with Cooler Master opting for the same, well-balanced cooling bodies, but this time, with heatpipes lying directly on the CPU.

ADATA S396 30GB Value Solid State Drive Review | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 19:24

Introduction Oh how time flies when you are having fun. It was my intention to write up the latest installment of The State of Solid State as soon as I returned from CES. That didn't happen because of Battlefield 3, it was DICE's fault and because of DICE I'm going to have to let the cat out of the bag early. 2012 is not going to be an exciting year for performance SSDs. The focus for 2012 is ...

Another HD 7950 pictured, from Sapphire | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 19:12

Featuring value orientated cooler and PCB. Bargain basement 7950.

Samsung SSD SM825 400GB Enterprise SSD Review ? 3Gbps eMLC Data Center Edition | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 18:49

Akasa Venom Toxic Full Tower Chassis Review @ eTeknix.com | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 18:49

Google Code-In 2011 Accomplishments | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 18:24

Google's 2011 Code-In, which is a winter program similar to their Summer of Code, ended earlier this month with many contributions to some leading open-source projects...

Early-Stage DirectFB For Android Devices | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 18:24

There's emerging support within the DirectFB project for running atop Google's Android platform...

ABIT website to go offline next month | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 18:00

ABIT to shut its website down nearly 3 years after shutting down production. Warranties now honoured.

ASUS RT-N56U Dual-Band Wireless-N600 Gigabit Router | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 18:00

For those that have the need for highly reliable, high speed LAN connections, as well as high speed WAN connections, the ASUS RT-N56U is your kind of router. The wired LAN connections are all capable of Gigabit speed transfers, while the wireless capabilities are equally impressive, featuring dual-band 5GHz and 2.4GHz speeds that can allow for up to 300Mbps concurrently.

The Internet Stratification: Tales of an Unequal Web @ Techgage | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 17:36

ASUS RT-N66U Dual Band Gigabit Router Review | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 16:24

vr-zone.com - Earlier this month, we did a preview piece of the RT-N66U Dual Band Gigabit Router from ASUS. Back then we covered the physical aspects of the router. Now, It’s time we put it to the test and see how well it performs.

SteelSeries Kinzu V2 Pro Edition Review | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 15:36

The Kinzu bills itself as a lean, stripped down mouse, but does that mean it lacks bite?

Sony PlayStation 3 "FINAL FANTASY XIII-2" pricing released | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 15:13

vr-zone.com - Sony Computer Entertainment Hong Kong has released the pricing and availability of the popular role-playing video game "FINAL FANTASY XIII-2" in Singapore. Read on for details.

Lenovo's Radeon HD 7690M-equipped IdeaPad Y470p now up for pre-order | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 15:13

vr-zone.com - Lenovo's web shop now lists the IdeaPad Y470p 14-inch laptop complete with Radeon HD 7690M graphics for just $799, with shipping expected to commence on February 13th.

Impressive new trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines released | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 15:13

vr-zone.com - A new cinematic trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines was exclusively released via IGN just prior to the weekend and it really does make for a fantastic impression with immense visual and atmospheric quality being the order of the day here.

Intel outs seven new Core i5 desktop and Celeron mobile CPUs | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 15:13

vr-zone.com - Intel has just released a bunch of new processors to market; no less than seven of them with three being desktop Core i5 models and four new Celeron mobile parts.

Review: HP dm4-3000ea Beats Edition | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 15:12

HP's Pavilion range was never going to offer the same 'wow factor' as its premium Envy line and we couldn't pick out its previous dm4 Pavilion in a line up. But HP's new dm4-3000ea Pavilion Beats Edition is far from anonymous. Thanks to the ubiquity of Beats Audio technology, HP has decided to give its non-descript dm4 Pavilion a chassis overhaul and specs update. That upgrade does bump up the ...

Canon Valentine's Day Gift Guide | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 14:01

vr-zone.com -  If you have been fretting over the best gift for your loved ones this Valentine’s Day, you may find the following Canon products helpful in your search.

Sony Singapore launches DSC-TX200V,DSC-WX70 and DSC-WX50 cameras | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 14:01

vr-zone.com - If you're looking for a digital compact camera, check out the new offerings from Sony Electronics Asia Pacific - DSC-TX200V,DSC-WX70 and DSC-WX50. The Sony cameras are scheduled to launch in March this year.

Lenovo ThinkVision LT1421 Review | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 14:01

Lenovo ThinkVision LT1421 Portable USB Monitor. The Lenovo ThinkVision LT1421 14-inch portable wides...

RIM Kolumne | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 14:01

Lange galt ein BlackBerry als das Geschäfts-Handy schlechthin. Doch seit der Vorstellung des Apple i...

Kidz Gear Apple Wired Headphones for Kids Announced | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 14:01

Kidz Gear announced today that its line of Wired Headphones for Kids has been expanded to include a ...

CM Storm Sirus 5.1 Gaming Headset Testbericht | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 14:01

Getestet wurde das CM Storm Sirus 5.1 Gaming-Headset. Das CM Storm Sirus 5.1 ist ein Gaming-Headset ...

Asus Transformer Prime Review | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 14:01

We test the The quad-core Tegra 3 based Eee Pad Transformer Prime, an unbelievable product. Fast, th...

Zotac USB 3.0 zu HDMI Adapter Neuvorstellung | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 14:01

Der neue ZOTAC USB 3.0 zu HDMI Adapter ist die neuste Ergänzung des ZOTAC Zubehör-Produktprogramms. ...

How to Buy the Right Headphones | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 12:48

A top-notch MP3 player is only half of the audio equation. No matter what your budget, we've got advice on picking the best headphones to maximize your listening experience.

Nouveau Reclocking: Buggy, But Can Boost Performance | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 11:48

Over the weekend I shared that the Nouveau driver project, which seeks to provide an open-source NVIDIA graphics driver for Linux and other platforms via reverse-engineering, hit a major milestone. The Nouveau driver now supports re-clocking for several generations of NVIDIA GeForce hardware, which allows the open-source driver to put the graphics cards at their properly designed operating ...

Bose unleashes OE2 and OE2i headphones in Singapore | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 11:37

vr-zone.com - The Bose OE2 and OE2i headphones have landed in Singapore and claims to offer new style and audio performance for the audiophiles on the move. Available in white and black, the OE2i has an additional OE2i inline remote and microphone that works with select Apple products, such as iPhone, iPod, iPad, MacBook, and MacBook Pro. 

Kingpin F1 Extreme Dark Cooling Pot Review | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 11:36

Overclockers have always been a bit extreme - we take hardware many people are perfectly satisfied with and then push every last MHz we can out of it within our cooling limits. Some choose air cooling, some choose water cooling. Then there are the crazy people.Kingpin F1 Extreme Dark Cooling Pot Review is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: Kingpin’s ...

AOC i2353Ph - IPS for a nice, low price | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 11:36

For most people seeking accurate color reproduction and wide viewing angles, IPS has been the screen technology of choice for years now. The main issues against IPS have typically been response time for gamers, a higher black level than VA technologies, and more prominently cost. More and more vendors have been introducing e-IPS displays, which is a more transparent version of IPS that allows for ...

Intel Core i7-3930K vs Core i7-3820 vs FX-8150 vs 990X vs 2700K Review @ HardwareHeaven.com | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 10:25

NZXT Phantom 410 Chassis Review | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 9:36

Introduction Let's be real honest here. In the realm in which I live, as a reviewer, there is a level of trust that develops as you work with companies over the years. As a guy that is in the position to recommend things to others, I take that aspect seriously. When I put my "seal of approval" on it, I mean it! I don't see any reason to waver in how to explain it, or any issues bringing ...

Akasa Venom Toxic Full Tower Chassis Review | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 6:00

Can the latest chassis from Akasa hit their competitors with a toxic wake up call? Will the XL-ATX capable design prove to have the venomous blow?

Unboxing the Le Pan II TC979 Tablet | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 2:36

Today we have a really cool unboxing video for you! We are taking a look a the Le Pan II TC979 Tablet. A little while ago we reviewed the TC970 from Le Pan and now we have their new version of the tablet. This new tablet has the same form factor and design but features a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of memory, 9.7-inch screen, 8GB of storage, 2-MegaPixel camera, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS. ...

New SSX Trailer Released | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 2:36

Explores the thrilling dangers of the world's steepest slopes.

Noctua NF-F12 120mm PWM Fan Review | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 2:00

When it comes to reviewing products fans just aren’t something very exciting, unless they’re from our friends at Noctua who always seem to be innovating and improving the designs of their fans. They spend quite a bit of time, effort and money on improving fans. Most people take them for granted really. Today for review I’ve got their newest fan called the NF-F12 PWM which is a 120mm fan ...

PS Vita Launch Bundle has 8GB Memory Card and Free Game | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 1:24

The Playstation Vita launches next month and Sony announced a new bundle for the 3G/WiFi version of the handheld on Friday that includes some extra items without increasing the price.

DICE Reports PunkBuster Issues Resolved | Posted on: 30/01/2012 @ 0:24

Issues in Battlefield 3 with PunkBuster kicking random players have been resolved by DICE.

MSI Nighthawk Case Review | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 23:37

Study: Facebook Fans Just Don?t Engage Brands | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 22:24

Facebook’s secret sauce is pretty simple. There are Facebook users: More than 800 million worldwide. Companies buy Facebook advertising which, on occasion, directs a subset of these users to Facebook pages. Users like these pages, start getting a stream of activity from the brand or product on their news feeds, and voila: Connection created. And [...]

GCC 4.7 Moves Along Into Stage 4 | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 19:12

GCC 4.7 is still on track with its development plans for an official release in March or April and this popular open-source compiler will deliver on many new features...

R600 Gallium3D Can Now Do OpenGL 3.0, GLSL 1.30 | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 19:12

Marek Ol?ák has made another exciting commit to the Mesa mainline Git repository this weekend... What he's accomplished now is making it possible to successfully advertise OpenGL 3.0 / GLSL 1.30 support within the R600 Gallium3D driver for the Radeon HD 2000 series and later...

KDE's Plasma Active Shipping On New ARM Tablet | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 19:12

A new ARM-based tablet computer has been announced and it will be shipping KDE's Plasma Active as its default tablet UI experience...

NZXT Phantom Enthusiast Full Tower Case | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 17:59

By retaining its original set of features the latest revision of the Phantom Enthusiast Full Tower Case by NZXT is not only beautiful in terms of design, offers superior airflow and has a spacious interior capable of housing even the largest possible hardware components but it now also features top I/O USB 3.0 connectivity.

Coby to release several low-cost Android 4 tablets this quarter | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 16:25

vr-zone.com - Thanks to U.S. based manufacturer and distributer Coby we will soon be seeing a range of inexpensive Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) powered tablets hit the market. There will be five models released within this quarter, ranging from $179 to $300 USD.

Review: Asus G74SX | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 16:24

If you're after a machine to play Battlefield 3, Skyrim and Modern Warfare 3, look no further. The Asus G74S is a mammoth gaming laptop, which has the power to play all the latest titles, and while you might not get as much for your money when compared with full form desktops, it's up there with the best. Buying a gaming laptop offers fantastic pay offs in terms of space and portability. If you ...

Antec P280 Case Review | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 15:13

vr-zone.com - Always amongst the first few choices of an enthusiast’s shortlist when style and silence are of primary importance, Antec’s Performance One series has been synonymous with style and silent computing for many years. Antec’s engineers must have been very busy because the new P280 not only claims the ability to offer silent computing and unparalleled quality but outstanding ...

Qualcomm's Snapdragon "Krait" MSM8960 GPU Benchmarked | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 14:01

vr-zone.com - A NenaMark 2 benchmark result has surfaced on one of Qualcomm's upcoming 28nm based Snapdragon SoCs well ahead of launch. Expected to arrive later this year, the 1.5GHz Qualcomm "MSM8960" SoC (codenamed Krait) was in an unidentified device with Qualcomm's Andreno 225 graphics, running a display resolution of 1024 x 600 which is typical of a 7-inch tablet device.

ECS H67H2-M Black Edition Review | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 14:01

Review of the ECS H67H2-M Black Edition Intel H67 Express Motherboard. On the review bench today PCS...

ASRock 970 Extreme3 Test | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 14:01

Das ASRock 970 Extreme3 ist mit zwei PEG Ports ausgerüstet, wobei der zweite Port lediglich mit 4 La...

Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 Motherboard Review | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 14:01

Review of the Gigabyte X79 UD3 Motherboard. In this review we will be looking at the Gigabyte X79 UD...

ECS X79R-AX Black Series Review | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 14:01

Review of the ECS X79R-AX Black Series LGA2011 Motherboard. For the most part the ECS X79R-AX Intel ...

Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5 Mainboard Test | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 14:01

Getestet wurde das Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5 Mainboard. Gigabyte schickte uns eines ihrer höherpreisigen M...

Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 Testbericht | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 14:01

Das Gigabyte X79-UD3 gehört zu den günstigeren Mainboards mit Intel X79 Chipsatz für die neuen Core ...

Asus P8H67-M Evo Motherboard Review | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 14:01

Review of the ASUS P8H67-M Evo Intel H67 Express Motherboard. The ASUS P8H67-M Evo supports one PCI ...

Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 im Test | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 14:01

Hinsichtlich des neuen X79-Chipsatzes von Intel hat Gigabyte sein Portfolio an High-End-Desktop-Main...

Asus P9X79 WS Tested | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 14:00

Review of the ASUS P9X79 WS LGA2011 Motherboard. Today, though, we have one of ASUS' Workstation mot...

Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 Testbericht | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 14:00

Heute wurde das neue Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 Mainboard mit einer AMD Phenom II CPU und einer AMD Bulldoz...

Unigine & Mesa Move Closer To Playing Along | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 8:00

While Mesa/Gallium3D is still a ways off from fully supporting the Unigine Engine's advanced OpenGL 3/4 renderer with decent frame-rates, there is work both by Mesa and the Unigine Corp developers to better this open-source graphics support...

A Quick Look at Steam for Android Beta | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 4:36

I got into the Steam for Android beta and thought I would share some screenshots with our readers! The interface is pretty slick. I'm a little annoyed that it feels more like an iPhone app than an Android app, but hopefully it'll improve in future versions. Upon sign-in, the user is presented with their friends list and can start a chat with anyone who is online.

Zotac GeForce GTX 560 Ti ? Limited Edition | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 3:37

BenQ XL2420T Monitor Review | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 1:13

We're back with another offering from BenQ. This time it's in the form of the BenQ XL2420T 24-inch L...

SteelSeries Sibera v2 Natus Vincere Edition Review | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 1:13

Today I'm looking at the latest headset from the firm, the SteelSeries Sibera v2 Natus Vincere. It's...

Westone 4R In-ears Tested | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 1:13

Westone's newest product is the Westone 4R quad driver in-ears. New for the 4Rs is a user replaceabl...

Thermaltake Meka G Unit Review | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 1:13

Review of the Thermaltake Meka G Unit. With the release of the Meka G Unit, the keyboard category ha...

Sharp Aquos SH80F Test | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 1:13

Mit dem SH80F steigt Sharp nach langer Abstinenz wieder in den europäischen Smartphone-Markt ein: Ei...

Bayan Audio Bayan 7 Speaker Dock Review | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 1:13

If you've not heard of Bayan Audio before then you've certainly been missing out. They produce very ...

HP Touchsmart 520 Review | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 1:13

Review of the HP Touchsmart 520 All-in-One PC. The TouchSmart 520-1070 is a fairly remarkable AIO eq...

Logitech G105 und Logitech G9x CoD MW3 Test | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 1:13

Getestet wurde das Logitech Gaming Keyboard G105 und die Laser Mouse G9x CoD Modern Warfare 3 Editio...

Snapdragon S4 ?Krait? ? MSM8960 GPU Benchmark Surfaces | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 0:00

A NenaMark 2 benchmark score for an unknown device based on Qualcomm’s upcoming 28nm Snapdragon S4 “Krait” MSM8960 SoC has just surfaced. The device seems to have 1.5Ghz CPU, a 1024x600 resolution display powered by an Adreno 225 GPU and running Android 4.0.3. The Adreno 225 GPU scores 54.9 fps in the benchmark. To put things in perspective, a Galaxy S2, powered by the Mali-400 MP4 ...

Nvidia accused of dirty tricks | Posted on: 29/01/2012 @ 0:00

Spreading unfounded rumours across well known forums, putting AMD products down.

Reclocking Hits For Open-Source NVIDIA Driver | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 21:48

Committed to the kernel repository for the open-source Nouveau driver for providing reverse-engineered NVIDIA hardware is now the initial GPU core/memory re-clocking support...

Weird new word filters in Xbox Live game Quarrel causes complaints | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 21:48

Well-received strategic wordplay game Quarrel has exposed a curious mandatory word filter imposed on developers by Microsoft.

Aliens: Colonial Marines Trailer released | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 20:48

Gearbox treats fans to new footage after delay disappointment

News for 1-28-12 | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 20:24

It's Saturday and I've got the news for you. Come back later and I'll have a review for you, actually I've got a few things coming up for review. Got to get back in the swing of things. Oh and I just realized that on Tuesday the 31st it will be 7 years we've been online... Our last review was number 722, so we've done more than 100 reviews per year on average, I guess that's not too bad.

X.Org Server 1.12 Steps Closer To Release | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 19:36

Keith Packard released X.Org Server 1.12 RC2 in time for weekend testing. At the same time, Apple's Jeremy Huddleston released the X.Org Server 1.11.4 stable version...

Wayland Can Now Do Surface Transformations | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 19:36

Patches have landed so that the Wayland Display Server can now handle surface transformations. Separately, there's also an easy-to-understand guide for using the Qt 5.0 tool-kit with Wayland...

Asus showing off Laptops with Kinect built in | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 19:36

Computer firms will soon be incorporating Kinect technology into laptops, according to a new report.

Buffalo enhances LinkTheater line with multi-format happy LT-V200 | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 18:01

vr-zone.com - Buffalo has just announced its latest generation LinkTheater series LT-V200 which is basically a suped up multi-format capable media player for the lounge, featuring an internal SATA port to add in a HDD alongside the USB connectivity (in the form of a couple USB 2.0 ports; one on the front and one at the rear) that allows it to work as a DLNA-compliant NAS server.

Motorola start shipping WiFi-only Xoom 2 "Xyboard" tablets | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 18:01

vr-zone.com - After listing them earlier in the month for pre-order with shipping expected to commence on January 18th, Motorola has now unleashed its new Android-running second-gen Xoom 2 "Xyboard" tablets for purchase with immediate availability.

Guiness announces the world's largest video game controller | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 18:00

vr-zone.com - Thanks to the Guinness Book of World Records we often get to hear about or see some pretty staggering events take place as people continue to be driven by the desire to achieve something never before been done that becomes recognized worldwide. A bunch of students from the Netherlands have added themselves to the list by building a "fully functional" NES controller that is in fact ...

Review: Gigabyte Aivia M8600 | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 16:48

The Gigabyte Aivia M8600 is a wireless gaming mouse that has the admirable aim to ensure you never run out of power.Wireless mice are great, because we don't have to worry about trailing wires across our desks, and they generally give us a lot more freedom. One of their biggest problems, however, is reliance on batteries.If you've got a mouse that uses standard non-rechargeable AA or AAA ...

Microsoft to Bring Kinect to Laptops: Collaborates with Asus | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 11:48

Kinect has done wonders for Microsoft and now the company is looking to bring the technology out of the realms of video gaming. According to The Daily, Microsoft is reportedly collaborating with Asus to build a Windows 8 laptop. Apparently, The Daily was able to … [visit site to read more] Microsoft to Bring Kinect [...]Microsoft to Bring Kinect to Laptops: Collaborates with Asus is a post ...

Five Years With Blu-ray - Part One | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 10:00

Cast your collective minds back to mid 2006. I can't tell you much about that year, other than I'd just turned 20 years old. Wikipedia tells me Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death. Some bad stuff happened. Some good stuff happened. But the contextual relevance of 2006 is this was the year when the high definition formats HD-DVD and Blu-ray were released to the US market. Despite multiple ...

Antec announcing ?Antec Attack?, an online Starcraft II tournament | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 7:00

Starting on the 1st of February, it will run for 6 months and offer weekly cash prizes.

iPhones, iPads May Get Magnetic Chargers | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 6:00

The magnetic chargers used on Apple’s laptops may be coming to the iPhone and iPad, according to reports. A new patent application made public this week reveals that Cupertino could expand the use of magnets to iOS devices, according to Patently Apple. Future models of the iPhone and iPad may use the so-called “MagSafe” magnetically [...]

EA?s Battlefield 3 for the PC Platform Reviewed | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 6:00

This past October we saw one of the biggest game releases of the year. Battlefield 3 has been a huge success for Electronic Arts, selling over 7 million copies in 30 days. After playing the game for almost three…Related Articles & Videos WARGAMING’s World of Tanks for the PC Platform Reviewed WARGAMING’s World of Tanks for the PC Platform Reviewed EA’s ...

The next Xbox could bring Blu-ray, Kinect 2 but no support for used games | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 6:00

Are the rumours about the next Xbox true? Only time will tell.

AMD Posts Catalyst 12.1 Drivers, Catalyst 12.2 Preview | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 4:48

AMD has posted its first Catalyst driver package of the new year, Catalyst version 12.1, the feature set of which hasn't changed much since the preview release - the banner feature is still custom application profiles, which allow users to create custom 3D and CrossFire setting for individual games. This has long been a feature offered by NVIDIA's driver packages, and it's nice to see AMD ...

Wine 1.4 Nears Release: Code Freeze, 1.4-rc1 | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 4:48

Phoronix has been reporting for a while a now that it looks like Wine 1.4 would be released by April of 2012. This looks like it will all pan out with Wine 1.4 now entering a code freeze and 1.4-rc1 was released this Friday rather than a Wine 1.3 development point release...

Reeven introduces a six-channel fan controller | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 4:48

Handling 12W per channel for six independently controlled fans.

Nintendo announces new Mario side-scrolling 3DS game | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 3:36

Said to be a key title for the 3DS, and will be launched in the next fiscal year.

Techbargains Deals for 1-27-12 | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 2:24

OUR FAVORITE DEAL OF THE DAY! ? Sennheiser CX200 Earbud Headphones for $14.99 plus free shipping (normally $49). Computers & Peripherals: ? 15.6? Acer Aspire AS5755-9401 Intel Core i7-2670QM Quad-Core 2.2GHz Laptop for $649.99 plus free shipping (normally $729). ? 15.6? Dell Latitude E5520 Intel Core i3-2330M 2.2GHz Laptop (2GB/250GB) for $479.00 plus free shipping (normally $882). ? Dell ...

Playstation Vita is given to all GAME and Gamestation shops | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 2:24

And all Managers get a free one for themselves too.

Scientists working on nano loudspeaker for MRIs and quantum computing | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 1:13

vr-zone.com - Scientists are working on making a nano loudspeaker, which could lead to significant developments for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) medical procedures and quantum computing.

Jon Rubinstein Leaves HP | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 1:12

Jon Rubinstein, the one-time chief executive of Palm and a senior vice president of HP’s PC business, has left the company, HP representatives confirmed Friday. “Jon has fulfilled his commitment to HP,” an HP spokesman said in a statement. “We wish him well.” Rubinstein reportedly had committed to serving one to two years after joining [...]

Fedora 17 Moves Forward With Unified File-System | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 1:12

Fedora 17 is moving forward with plans whereby the entire base operating system will live within /usr by condensing several common directories that have been long-standing to Linux distributions...

Unboxing the GeChic On-Lap 1301 Portable Monitor | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 1:12

Today we are unboxing a pretty cool product. Have you ever been traveling or somewhere with your laptop and thought to yourself, "I wish I had another monitor!". I know that I have and I'm sure you have too! Many people have dual and triple display setups at home and as we all know they make you very productive. Going from that to a single screen laptop is hard. GeChic knows this and they ...

A new addition to MSI?s Interceptor Series pictured | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 1:12

ATX format chassis priced at $59.99 with ample cooling and USB 3.0 connectivity.

Catalyst 12.1 Windows 7 Driver Analysis | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 1:12

Introduction We again find ourselves closer to the end of the month and the Catalyst driver from AMD coming in just in time before we tick over to February. If you go over the release notes there's nothing all that exciting going on outside of some fixes when it comes to a number of games. If we look back to the 11.12 release that made its way to us just before December came to an end, it was ...

Online retailer allegedly paid customers for 5-star Amazon reviews | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 0:01

vr-zone.com - An online retailer, VIP Deals, has been allegedly caught paying customers for 5-star reviews on the Amazon Marketplace, causing concern at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about the reliability of online reviews.

The AMD FX (Bulldozer) Scheduling Hotfixes Tested | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 0:00

The basic building block of Bulldozer is the dual-core module, pictured below. AMD wanted better performance than simple SMT (ala Hyper Threading) would allow but without resorting to full duplication of resources we get in a traditional dual core CPU. The result is a duplication of integer execution resources and L1 caches, but a sharing of the front end and FPU. AMD still refers to this module ...

Three more HD 7950 models listed in Europe | Posted on: 28/01/2012 @ 0:00

Prices range from £350 to £435.

Nintendo reveals Wii U details | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 22:49

vr-zone.com - Nintendo has revealed additional details about the upcoming Wii U console, which it hopes will put it back on a profit-making path for the year ahead.

Review: SMDV Flash Wave III | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 22:48

The SMDV Flash Wave III is a wireless system for triggering flashguns and studio lights, as well as for tripping a camera's shutter. The system comprises a transmitter and receiver: for flash use the former sits on the camera's hotshoe, while the latter either connects to studio lights or accepts a flashgun inside its built-in hotshoe. For remote shooting, the receiver simply plugs into a ...

Review: X-Rite Colormunki Display | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 22:48

The X-Rite Colormunki Display calibrates monitors and projectors, and comes complete with a friendly software package which contains step-by-step guides and video tutorials. Ambient light is swiftly measured while display flare may also be taken into account, and the process takes under 10 minutes from start to finish. The results appear accurate, and the various image samples allow quick before ...

The Radeon HD 7970 Reprise: PCIe Bandwidth, Overclocking, & The State Of Anti-Aliasing | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 22:48

With the release of AMD’s Radeon HD 7970 it’s clear that AMD has once again regained the single-GPU performance crown. But while the 7970’s place in the current GPU hierarchy is well established, we’re still trying to better understand the ins and outs of AMD’s new Graphics Core Next Architecture. What does it perform well at and what is it weak at? How might GCN scale with future GPUs? ...

How Ubuntu 12.04 Is Trying To Drop Power Usage | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 22:48

After illustrating Linux power regressions and other problems for months, with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS developers at Canonical are finally taking a serious look at Linux power management and how it can be bettered...

Intel buys Real Player Codec | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 22:48

Now has access to 170 new patents.

Ivy Bridge Gets A Release Date? | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 22:36

#Intel 's new 22nm desktop processor set for early April release, quad core parts only at first.

Twitter Endows Itself With Censor Rights | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 22:07

In January of 2011 #Twitter outlined their position on their platform and freedom of speech. In a great post entitled "The Tweets Must Flow", on the back of the first stirrings of the Arab Spring which was so bolstered by social networks, they stated:

Report: NVIDIA shipping Kepler to notebook OEMs | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 21:49

vr-zone.com - Manufacturing for NVIDIA's next-gen Kepler GPUs is in full swing and the first Kepler parts have begun shipping to notebook manufacturers. The first Kepler powered notebooks will hit retail in April, alongside Intel's Ivy Bridge processors. 

Samsung loses second German patent case against Apple | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 21:49

vr-zone.com - Samsung has lost a second case in Germany that alleged Apple infringed one of of its mobile patents, but a decision has yet to be made on a third and final patent.

Samsung Exynos 5250 Begins Sampling ? Mass Production in Q2 2012 | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 21:48

Back in November, Samsung announced its next generation Exynos 5250 SoC based on ARM’s Cortex-A15 architecture. Samsung dropped the ball today during its earnings call that the Exynos 5250 has begun sampling and should hit mass production in Q2 2012 Just to recap, the Exynos 5250 is a 32nm dual-core Cortex-A15 SoC running at 2.0 Ghz. Memory bandwidth is a staggering 12.8 GB/s and allows it ...

Samsung Beats Apple as 2011?s No.1 Smartphone Maker | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 21:48

With 37 million iPhones sold, it’s no suprise that Apple dominated the smartphone market during the fourth quarter, but for 2011 as a whole, Samsung managed to edge out Cupertino as the year’s top smartphone manufacturer. According to separate reports from Strategy Analytics and IHS Suppli, Samsung’s Galaxy line of devices help push it past [...]

Nvidia releases CUDA Toolkit Version 4.1 | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 21:48

Support for CUDA on AMD GPUs?

Daily Forum Activity: What are your top 5 favourite films? | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 21:48

Head on over to the forums and tell us what you think.

External Graphics: The Way Forward For Gaming Laptops? | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 21:48

With Thunderbolt just around the corner, we ask: are external graphics due to bring laptop gaming back to life?

THQ announce a new business model | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 21:48

Company of Heroes 2 on the way?

Prolimatech Lynx CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 21:36

We tested the Lynx, an entry level lightweight tower CPU cooler from Prolimatech, that comes with three U-shaped heatpipes and a 120 mm fan. Check it out!

Nintendo Wii U to Come with Near Field Communication Feature | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 21:36

Nintendo recently disclosed that it is looking to announce losses for its current financial year. However, it does not mean that the company is lagging on the product front. The Japanese company is all set to release Wii U this year and is hoping … [visit site to read more] Nintendo Wii U to Come [...]Nintendo Wii U to Come with Near Field Communication Feature is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Announcing The Lima Open-Source GPU Driver | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 21:36

There's still one week until the work will be officially announced, but the open-source "Lima" open-source graphics driver project has surfaced...

12 Things You Should Know About Facebook Timeline | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 20:49

Cyborg M.M.O. 7 Gaming Mouse Review @ HardwareHeaven.com | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 20:49

Corsair CX430 V2 430W Power Supply Review @ Kitguru | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 20:49

PCs in decline? Not for enthusiasts | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 20:49

NZXT HALE82 750-watt Power Supply Review | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 20:49

Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650 W | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 20:49

Unboxing the Thermaltake Overseer RX-I Full Tower Case @ ThinkComputers.org | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 20:49

ASUS Transformer Prime Review | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 20:49

Galaxy MDT GeForce GT 520 Review: Quad-Display Budget Card | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 20:49

CoolerMaster Cosmos II Ultra Tower Case Review | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 20:48

CoolerMaster have sent us a shiny new Cosmos II Ultra Tower case to review.CoolerMaster Cosmos II Ultra Tower Case Review is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: CoolerMaster CM Storm Gaming Case ULTRA m998 Case Review Dynapower Black Widow ATX Mid-Tower Case

Stem TimeCommand Audio Alarm Dock for iOS Devices Review | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 20:36

The Stem TimeCommand is an iPod, iPhone and iPad audio alarm dock that features a Digital Signal Processing (DSP) stereo as well as the ability to control a connected bedside lamp with the touch of a button. You can download the Stem:Connect App to get even more user-customizable features and the best part of it all is that the device costs just under $100.

Apple?s Tim Cook Responds to Reports of Worker Abuse | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 20:36

Despite a phenomenal earnings report this week, Apple has taken a few rather brutal hits in the media related to the treatment of workers who assemble the iPhone and the iPad. In response, Apple CEO Tim Cook has reportedly sent out a long letter to his staff refuting claims that Apple might be insensitive to [...]

Unity Desktop, Nux Get Upstream OpenGL ES 2.0 | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 20:36

Linaro developers are nearly done with their milestone of upstream support for OpenGL ES 2.0 with Compiz, Nux, and Unity. This will allow for the Unity 3D desktop to work on more mobile devices and other cases where only GLES support is available...

Rasperry Pi computer to double iPhone 4S performance | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 20:36

Costing just $35 and its smaller than an iPhone 4S.

AMD Llano Extreme Overclocking on Gigabyte's A75-UD4H | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 19:24

Derzeit findet bei HWBot.org eine von Gigabyte gesponsorte Competition statt, die unter dem namen "Gigabyte X'MAS & New Year Contest" läuft. Chrisitian Ney nimmt für ocaholic teil und versucht auf nicht nur die Competition zu gewinnen sondern auch gleich zwei Weltrekorde zu brechen.

Interlaced Support For Intel's Linux Graphics Driver | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 19:24

Daniel Vetter of Intel has published a new patch-set to enable interlaced support within their DRM kernel driver...

id Software's Main Linux Game Developer Resigns | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 19:24

Timothee Bessett, the id Software developer that was responsible for porting many of id Software's popular games like Doom 3 and Quake 4 to Linux, has resigned from the popular game company...

12 Things You Should Know About Facebook Timeline | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 18:24

Facebook yesterday officially announced that over the "next few weeks" it will roll out Timeline to all users. This means Timeline, the reverse-chronological display of a user's history on Facebook and other life events, which replaces and combines a user's Facebook Wall and Profile, will become non-optional. Before Timeline strikes your Facebook account, there are a number of key things to know ...

Nintendo Network announced for 3DS and Wii-U | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 18:12

DLC, including full digital game downloads, and offer a personal account system on Wii U and 3DS

NZXT HALE82 750-watt Power Supply Review | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 18:12

Introduction Recently we took a look at the new NZXT HALE82 850W power supply and we were very pleased with what it had to offer. We decided we wanted to take another look at the see if the entire series represented just as much value as the 850-watt PSU model offered. Today we are taking a look at the 750W HALE82 power supply and are running it through the ringer on our bench. Specifications, ...

Valve launches beta of Mobile Steam app for iOS and Android devices | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 17:13

vr-zone.com - Valve has just announced a closed beta release of its Steam application for both iOS or Android devices. At this time the app let's gamers across the globe chat with Steam friends as well as being able to browse community groups, user profiles, screenshots and user-generated content for their favorite titles.

Lenovo's ThinkPad X130e finally up for order | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 17:13

vr-zone.com - When we first heard about the student-friendly X130e 11.6-inch laptop we were expecting to see it rolled out on December 20th. With that not working out, for whatever reason Lenovo held off until now to list it as being available for order directly from their online shop.

Amazon now doing Samsung's Galaxy Nexus for only $99! | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 17:13

vr-zone.com - Toing and froing between iOS and Android for your next phone? Amazon's doing the deal of the century that may steer many of you down the Android path very quickly.

Asus Rampage IV Extreme Motherboard Review | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 17:13

The ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Intel X79 Motherboard is a force to be reckoned with. If you are looking...

Asus Rampage IV Extreme im Test | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 17:13

Beim Rampage IV Extreme handelt es sich um das neue Flaggschiff Mainboard von ASUS, das auf Intels n...

MSI X79 Big Bang XPower II Review | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 17:13

Review of the MSI X79 Big Bang XPower II. MSI launched their Big Bang XPower II motherboard, we revi...

Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 Test | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 17:13

Getestet wurde das Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4. Das Gigabyte Z68XP-UD4 zählt nicht zu den Top-Modellen der...

Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 Review | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 17:13

Review of the Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 Motherboard. The GA-Z68AP-D3 motherboard, is based on the IntelR ...

Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7-B3 Review | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 17:13

Review of the Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7-B3 Intel P67 Motherboard. This is a performance-oriented motherbo...

Asus Sabertooth 990FX Testbericht | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 17:13

Getestet wurde das ASUS Sabertooth 990FX Mainboard. Von ASUS haben wir uns mit dem Sabertooth 990FX ...

Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 Review | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 17:13

Today we have tested the new Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 motherboard with an AMD Phenom II CPU and an AMD...

ASRock X79 Extreme4m Mainboard Test | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 17:13

Beim X79 Extreme4m von ASRock handelt es sich um das einzige mATX Mainboard für Intels Sockel 2011 v...

Spotify Crosses 3 Million Paid Subscribers Mark | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 17:12

Music streaming service Spotify announced reaching a major milestone. The company now has over 3 million active paying users. Last time, it had announced the number of its paying subscribers in November, when the tab stood at 2.5 million … [visit site to read more] Spotify Crosses 3 Million Paid Subscribers Mark is a post [...]Spotify Crosses 3 Million Paid Subscribers Mark is a post from: UK ...

Apple Boasts of 85 Million iCloud Users | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 17:12

Apple now has 85 million subscribers using its iCloud. This should not come as a surprise as the company is pretty much accustomed to having its product and services flying off the shelf. According to Apple chief executive officer, … [visit site to read more] Apple Boasts of 85 Million iCloud Users is a post [...]Apple Boasts of 85 Million iCloud Users is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Steam comes to iOS and Android | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 17:12

Chat with Steam friends, browse community groups and user profiles, view screenshots and user-generated content for their favorite games, read the latest gaming news, stay up to date on unbeatable Steam sales, and more.

Review: Nextivity Cel-Fi RS2 3G | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 16:12

Strong 3G coverage has become an essential requirement for any small business, especially when it comes to important client phone calls. However, many rural areas in the UK still lack even the weakest of cellular signals. While the new 4G network - which promises far better coverage - goes through a tumultuous legal process, Nextivity believes its Cel-Fi RS2 3G booster can provide a solution.The ...

Kidz Gear launches Headphones for Kids, made for Apple devices | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 15:01

vr-zone.com - No more worrying about  your child playing loud music that can hurt their hearing. Kidz Gear has launched this Apple Wired Headphones for Kids, designed especially for iPod, iPhone and iPad. It features "KidzControl" volume limiting technology for safe volume listening and comes with a special microphone and remote control.

Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650 W Review | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 15:00

Antec finally decided to enter the Platinum efficiency club with the new EarthWatts Platinum series. These units address all users that just need a high efficiency PSU, with no bells and whistles. This new series creates a new mainstream class of PSUs and is placed between the EarthWatts Green and the High Current Gamer series.

Gelid GX-7 Review | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 15:00

We take a look at Gelid's GX-7, and found out if it's better than the legendary Tranquillo

Norton announces Tablet Security and new updates for Norton Mobile Security | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 14:00

vr-zone.com - Norton by Symantec has announced the Norton Tablet Security and new updates for Norton Mobile Security for Android users. Both incorporate the new Web-based Anti-Theft feature whereby users can remote locate and lock their devices via a web browser.

Spotify Breaches 3 Million Paid Subscribers Mark | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 13:48

Music streaming service Spotify announced reaching a major milestone. The company now has over 3 million active paying users. Last time, it had announced the number of its paying subscribers in November, when the tab stood at 2.5 million … [visit site to read more] Spotify Breaches 3 Million Paid Subscribers Mark is a post [...]Spotify Breaches 3 Million Paid Subscribers Mark is a post from: UK ...

Compilers Mature For Intel Sandy/Ivy Bridge, Prep For Haswell | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 12:48

The leading open-source code compilers -- namely the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) and LLVM/Clang -- now have maturing support for Intel's Sandy Bridge microarchitecture with further optimizations for the forthcoming Ivy Bridge successor. With the current and next-generation Intel support covered, open-source compiler developers have already moved onto beginning work for supporting Intel's ...

Twitter may introduce censorship in specific countries | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 11:37

vr-zone.com - Everyone has rights to free speech, and you can tweet whatever you want on Twitter  social networking site. As Twitter expands its reach to other countries, it seems like the company may be introducing censorship due to content restriction in some countries.

Jabra Valentine's Day Sweet Deals | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 11:37

vr-zone.com - Jabra is having some great deals for both men and women this Valentine's Day. Enjoy 15% discount from 1 to 14 Feb at all Infinite Apple Premium Sellers and Apple Shops at Best Denki.

Toshiba launches BookPlace DB50 Android ebook reader in Japan | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 10:36

vr-zone.com - Toshiba has announced the launch of their BookPlace DB50 Android ebook reader in Japan. The DB50 has a 7-inch LCD display, is powered by a 1GHz processor, 1GB RAM and 8GB storage, and boasts 7.5 hours of battery life.

NuForce uDAC-2 Digital-to-Analog Converter Review | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 9:25

Next generation Intel Haswell video engine - covering all the standards in 2013 | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 9:25

vr-zone.com - With more programmable multi format hardware assisted encode & decode pipeline, future Intel desktop and mobile CPUs are expected to provide pretty decent HD and even 4K (QuadHD) video content creation and playback experience, no matter what standard used.

Intel Rapid Storage Technology Roadmap: Windows 8, SSD RAID TRIM and Many More | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 8:13

vr-zone.com - Our kindly vacuum cleaner lady gathered intel around the upcoming features of Intel's Rapid Storage Technology (RST), and we have to openly admit - Intel is planning a smokin' 2012 in terms of storage features.

FFmpeg 0.10 Gets New Filters, Decoders, Encoders | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 8:12

FFmpeg 0.10 is now available with several new filters, MUXers, encoders, and decoders for this very popular audio/video library...

NZXT HALE82 650W and 750W | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 7:12

NZXT is a well known provider of "eye-catching" cases and peripherals, but like many other brands they offer power supplies as well. These include the HALE90 series, their first 80 Plus Gold product to hit the market. While the HALE90 targets the high-end audience, NZXT also wants to cater to midrange users, and for that market they have their new HALE82 series that covers wattages from 650W to ...

Report: Spotify Hits 3 Million Paid Users | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 7:12

Spotify has reached 3 million paid subscribers, 20 percent of its entire user base, the Financial Times has learned. That’s up from the 2 million paid users it had in September, and 2.5 million in November, at which point paid subscribers were 15 percent of the Spotify user base, the FT said. “We have achieved some pretty great results in terms [...]

Twitter Now Able to Censor Tweets | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 7:12

Twitter on Thursday said it has developed a way to filter out tweets that run afoul of certain countries’ restrictions on speech. Germany and France, for example, ban pro-Nazi content. But while that type of sentiment might be frowned upon, it is protected speech under the First Amendment here in the United States. “Until now, [...]

Bringing Ubuntu (GNOME) Classic To 12.04 LTS? | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 6:00

A discussion for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS has been ignited about bringing back an "Ubuntu Classic" option that would attempt to mimic the old GNOME 2.x experience. Meanwhile in the Fedora camp there is a discussion about a Unity desktop port to their distribution...

Corsair Hydro Series H100 Review | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 4:49

The H100 is currently the top of the line offering from Corsair in their Hydro series which is a low cost liquid cooling (LCLC) product line. Water cooling is far superior to even the best air coolers on the market, but will the H100 be worthy of being put into the same category as custom loops? Corsair Hydro Series H100 Review is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community ...

Motorola Reports Slight Loss on Flat Revenue As Phone Sales Dip | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 4:48

The number of phones that Motorola sold decreased from last year as the company lost $80 million on flat revenue, citing an increasingly competitive market. For Motorola, the good news was that the number of smartphones the company sold increased, from 4.9 million a year ago to 5.3 million during the fourth quarter of 2011. [...]

Futurelooks Quick Look ? RAIDAGE GAGE104U40SL-SAUF 1U 4 Bay RAID Enclosure (Video) | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 4:48

Futurelooks gets a quick look at a product that gives you Hardware RAID 0 – 10 in a 1U enclosure. It’s rack mountable but also comes with accessories that allow you to just stack them on your desktop. It connects…Related Articles & Videos Futurelooks Quick Look – iStarUSA BPN-DE Series Trayless HDD Cages for 5.25 Drive Bays (Video) Futurelooks Quick Look – iStarUSA ...

Raymans Origins coming to PC | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 4:48

The 15 year old game is back for the modern world to enjoy once more.

iPhone Trumps Android Phones in Q4: iPhone 4S Clear Winner | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 3:36

Apple sure had a great holiday season. The company sold record number of phones and other gadgets. According to Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, iPhone 4S … [visit site to read more] iPhone Trumps Android Phones in Q4: iPhone 4S Clear Winner is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.comiPhone Trumps Android Phones in Q4: iPhone 4S Clear Winner is a post from: UK ...

Samba 4.0 Dances Closer To Release | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 3:36

After a very long and exhausting development process that's been going on since 2003, while simultaneously developing the Samba 3.x series, Samba 4.0 is dancing closer to an official release this year...

Techbargains Deals for 1-26-12 | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 3:36

OUR FAVORITE DEAL OF THE DAY! ? 1TB Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex USB 3.0 External Hard Drive for $79.99 plus free shipping (normally $159 ? use coupon code: 41636). Computers & Peripherals: ? Dell Inspiron 620 Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual-Core Desktop (8GB/1TB) for $389.99 plus free shipping (normally $564 ? use coupon code: X?MFZ$Z4QQWG1P). ? ZyXEL PLA4215KIT 500 Mbps Powerline Pass-thru Gigabit ...

Aliens: Colonial Marines Delayed | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 3:36

According to rumors, until Autumn 2012, publisher refuse to comment.

Insomniac won?t be making any more Resistance games | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 3:36

Next Resistance game to be developed by Nihilistic Software.

Nvidia ?poking? AMD for its GCN Architecture | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 1:36

Nvidia taunts AMD's architecture saying they expected more from the competitor.

AT&T Activates 7.6M iPhones, But Loses Big Thanks to T-Mobile | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 0:48

Not surprisingly, AT&T posted a significant loss during the fourth quarter, thanks to the hefty “breakup fee” it had to fork over after the demise of its T-Mobile acquisition deal. The carrier did, however, activate 7.6 million iPhones and twice as many Android devices as the year before, resulting in AT&T’s “best-ever smartphone sales quarter,” the [...]

Tim Cook Announces New Apple Employee Discounts | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 0:48

There are some perks to being an Apple employee ? tuition assistance, access to the latest Mac gadgets, and a legendary employee cafeteria. Those perks are about to get a little bit sweeter; CEO Tim Cook announced at a company-wide town hall that Apple will be offering some new employee discounts on its products. 9to5Mac is [...]

Microsoft Working on All New Xbox 720: Rumors Abound | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 0:48

Microsoft is rumored to be looking to release its next generation gaming console Xbox 720 this year. If rumors are to be believed then the console may be unveiled during E3 show. The new console is expected to be much more powerful than the existing model. … [visit site to read more] Microsoft Working on [...]Microsoft Working on All New Xbox 720: Rumors Abound is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

NVIDIA's LLVM CUDA Compiler: Open-Source, 10% Faster | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 0:48

Back in December there was an announcement from NVIDIA that they would open-source their CUDA compiler based upon the LLVM back-end. NVIDIA today released their new CUDA implementation that's based upon LLVM. Besides being open-source, which will allow it to be ported to new (non-NVIDIA) architectures/hardware, there's also a measurable speed boost in the switch over to LLVM...

Giada?s MI-D2700G Mini-ITX board detailed | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 0:24

Equipped with an Atom D2700 and a Nvidia GF119 GPU.

TurboTax Premier Online (2011) | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:26

JLab B-Flex X-Bass USB Laptop Speaker Review | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:26

FSP Aurum CM Series Gold 650W PSU review | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:26

Graphics Card Overclocking: Is it really worth it? | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:26

MiPow Maca Color iPhone 4 Charging Cases Review @ ThinkComputers.org | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:26

Fractal Design Define XL full tower case | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:26

OCZ Synapse Cache 64GB SSD | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:26

ASUS P9X79 WS Workstation Motherboard @ Benchmark Reviews | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:26

Westone 4R In-ears | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:26

Antec SoundScience HALO 6 LED Bias Lighting Kit Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:26

Pentax launches Optio VS20 digital compact camera with 20X optical zoom lens | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

vr-zone.com - Besides the new lens for the Pentax Q-series cameras, the company has also announced their latest digital compact camera, the Pentax Optio VS20. The Optio VS20 boasts 20x optical zoom lens and a second vertical shutter release for ease of shooting portrait photos.

Blizzard Offers Signed World of Warcraft HP Blade Servers for Charity | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

vr-zone.com - Blizzard Entertainment offered a powerful piece of Warcraft memorabilia for hardware enthusiasts. The company is offering signed HP Blade servers that served millions of Warcraft players, with all proceedings going to a children hospital.

U.S. schools to get over 27,000 Google Chromebooks | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

vr-zone.com - Google would be grinning like cheshire cats right now after striking a big deal with three school districts including Iowa, Illinois and South Carolina. The deal results in Google shifting over 27,000 of its Chromebooks to schools in these areas.

Five Terrific YouTube Channels for Gamers | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

vr-zone.com - Love hanging out on YouTube regularly to stay up to speed with the gaming side of things? There is of course the likes of IGN and G4 with frequent updates to their channels, but there's some really good stuff hiding in between which most people probably aren't even aware of.

iPhone 5 coming in June, says Foxconn worker | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

vr-zone.com - A fresh rumour has started circulating that originates back to a Foxconn employee who says the much anticipated iPhone 5 will arrive in June of this year.

Fujifilm X-Pro1 to launch in Japan on 18 February | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

vr-zone.com - Fujifilm unveiled the X-Pro1 mirrorless camera at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas two weeks ago. And for those waiting to get their hands on this, the X-Pro1 is scheduled to launch in March, but it seems that it will first come to Japan on 18 February.

Symantec warns customers to disable pcAnywhere software | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

vr-zone.com - Syamantec is warning customers to disable its pcAnywhere remote access software due to exposed vulnerabilities in it after hackers stole the source code.

Nokia reports 1 billion Euro loss and 73 percent drop in earnings per share | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

vr-zone.com - Mobile prince-turned-pauper Nokia has reported abyssal financial results, with a €1 billion loss and a whopping drop of 73 percent in earnings per share for the fourth quarter and a fall of 52 percent for the entire year.

Nintendo confirms Wii U for 2012, may have more features | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

vr-zone.com - Nintendo has confirmed that the Wii U, the successor to its highly successful Wii gaming console, will be released by the end of this year, and some reports suggest it might come with more features than previously expected.

Intel to buy RealNetworks patents and video codec software | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

vr-zone.com - Intel has agreed to buy a large number of patents and video codec software from RealNetworks, the company behind RealPlayer, for $120 million.

SoundGraph iMON SmartBay Review | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

The iMON SmartBay product from SoundGraph is an iPad/iPhone dock with multiple functions; it incorpo...

QPAD MK-85 Review | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

Review of the QPAD MK-85 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard. QPAD's previous mechanical gaming keyboard was ...

NewerTech iSesamo Repair Tool Review | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

Review of the NewerTech iSesamo Repair Tool. Today I've got a quick review of a what I consider a mu...

Zowie AM GS im Test | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

Getestet wurde die Zowie AM GS Spielermaus. Mit der AM liefert der kalifornische Peripheriespezialis...

Epic Gear Hybrid Pad Tested | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

Review of the Epic Gear Hybrid Pad Mouse mat. Epic Gear's mouse mat offering is the slimline Hybrid ...

Antec SoundScience HALO 6 LED Bias Lighting Kit Review | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

Review of the Antec SoundScience HALO 6 LED Bias Lighting Kit. If you frequently stare at a monitor ...

CM Storm QuickFire Rapid Review | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

Review of the CM Storm QuickFire Rapid Gaming Keyboard. CM's QuickFire Rapid gaming keyboard is unli...

AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.20 Download | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

FinalWire announced the AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.20 software, a streamlined diagnostic and benchmark...

Remedy Alan Wake PC Technik Interview | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25

Vor einigen Jahren galt Alan Wake als der Titel für Windows Vista, DirectX 10 und Multicore-CPUs; In...

Review: Devolo dLAN 500 AVtriple+ | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:24

We're big fans of Devolo's powerline networking adaptors, so we had high hopes for the Devolo dLAN 500 AVtriple+. The Devolo dLAN 500 AVplus and the Devolo dLAN 200 AV Wireless N Starter Kit both received glowing reviews from us, and even the Devolo dLAN 200 AV USB Extender was well received.All of those networking devices might have had their ups and downs, but there were certain things that ...

TurboTax Premier Online (2011) | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:24

As much as personal tax preparation software and Web sites have evolved over the last 20-plus years, they still can't anticipate every possible user question or accommodate every imaginable tax scenario. But Intuit's TurboTax family of sites comes closer than anyone. The big takeaway this year is not what's in TurboTax. It's where it's available: everywhere.

Android Tablets Command 39 Percent Market Share | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:24

Tablets are still in hot demand and the fourth quarter of the last year saw 26.8 million tablets flying off the shelves, which means that tablet demand increased 150 percent on year over year basis. While Apple?s iPad saw yet another phenomenal quarter, it … [visit site to read more] Android Tablets Command 39 Percent [...]Android Tablets Command 39 Percent Market Share is a post from: UK ...

New trailer for Dead Island ?Ryder White? DLC | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:24

The new DLC will offer the story as seen through the eyes of Ryder White.

Reference HD 7950 pictured | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:24

Uses a different cooler and PCB layout to the HD 7970.

Review: Logitech Z623 | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 22:24

Logitech products appear to fit into two separate categories, especially when it comes to speakers. We've seen ? and heard ? £200 5.1 setups that have blown everything else clean out of the water, but on the other hand, you can also pick up a set of stereo speakers for £15 that sound like they should have cost no more than a fiver. At £120 the Z623 certainly doesn't come cheap, but does it ...

Review: Canon imageFORMULA P-215 | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 22:24

The Canon imageFORMULA P-215's predecessor, the imageFORMULA P-150M, was a decent portable scanner, but it wasn't without its problems. Its occasional paper jams, misfeeds and unrecognised documents made it a less than reliable scanner. Can the Canon imageFORMULA P-215 avoid the sins of its father?It's certainly portable, and won't take up too much extra space in your luggage. It comes with two ...

Review: StarTech 2 Port USB VGA KVM Switch with File Transfer and PIP | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 22:24

Following on from the StarTech USB to HDMI External Dual or Multi Monitor Video Adapter with Audio and the StarTech Portable eSATA USB to SATA Standalone Hard Drive Duplicator Dock, the StarTech 2 Port USB VGA KVM Switch with File Transfer and PIP continues StarTech's run of useful peripherals with very descriptive, if rather long and unglamorous, names. This is a KVM switch, which stands for ...

Review: Western Digital WD Livewire | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 22:24

Western Digital WD Livewire doesn't look like other network powerline adaptors such as the Devolo dLAN 500 AVplus. For a start, it doesn't plug directly into a wall power socket. Instead, it's a small box that connects to the power socket via a cable. It's not as elegant a solution as other powerline adaptors, especially ones that have integrated follow-through sockets - which means you don't ...

Review: Corel PaintShop Pro X4 | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 22:24

OverviewPaintShop Pro X4 is overflowing with both new and enhanced features. Replacing PaintShop Photo Pro X3, and now omitting the word "Photo" in its title, Corel PaintShop Pro X4 seeks to address the issues raised by its predecessor's users, who delivered a mixed response thanks to issues with both stability and performance.It seems that - in light of the extensive user feedback that Corel ...

Review: SteelSeries Kinzu V2 Pro Edition | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 22:24

Out of the gaming mouse triumvirate of the SteelSeries Sensei, Kana and the Kinzu, it is the latter that is designed to be the smallest. The SteelSeries Kinzu V2 Pro Edition loses the two extra buttons on each side that the Katu and the Sensei enjoy. But it retains the comfortable, ambidextrous design of the other two mice, while being slightly smaller - though, crucially, still comfortable to ...

Review: Karotz Smart Rabbit | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 22:24

What is the point of the Karotz Smart Rabbit, the internet-connected robotic rabbit? It's a question that we've asked ourselves a number of times during our time with this gadget. The Karotz is an evolution of the Nabaztag, and at first glance it looks like a fun novelty toy. However, after a long, complicated installation process that involved driver issues, countless restarts and even an email ...

Review: Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 22:24

Hinsichtlich des neuen X79-Chipsatzes von Intel hat Gigabyte sein Portfolio an High-End-Desktop-Mainboards neu gestaltet und wesentlich klarer strukturiert. Beim UD3 handelt es sich um Gigabytes Einstieg in die X79-Klasse. Das Board verfügt über ein sehr schlichtes Design und einen attraktiven Feature-Mix. Hinzu kommt eine Overclocking-Tauglichkeit, die in diesem Preissegment ihresgleichen ...

GELID Solutions Darkforce PC Case Review | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 22:12

Gelid Solutions recently entered the PC case market with introduction of the DARKFORCE mid-tower enclosure. This case will try to wow you with some cool innovative features while keeping to the Gelid Solutions focus. The focus of the company is to give a PC enthusiast a product with great cooling capabilities while also having great aesthetics.

EKWB refreshes its water cooling kits | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 22:12

The refreshed EK-KIT H3O water cooling kits will offer better performance.

Nouveau For A $10 NVIDIA Graphics Card? | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 20:48

In this article is a look at the state of the open-source Nouveau Gallium3D driver on low-end NVIDIA GeForce graphics hardware. In particular, a $10 USD NVIDIA retail graphics card is being tested under Ubuntu Linux on both Nouveau and the proprietary NVIDIA driver and is then compared to a wide range of other low and mid-range offerings from NVIDIA's GeForce and AMD's Radeon graphics card ...

Unboxing the Thermaltake Overseer RX-I Full Tower Case | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 20:48

Today we are unboxing one of Thermaltake's latest cases to Overseer RX-I. This full tower case has all of the Thermaltake styling that you know and love and that makes it look very futuristic. Not only that this case features 2 large 200mm LED cooling fans, USB 3.0, a top mounted hard drive dock, support for both 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch hard drives and much more. Read on to check out our ...

New Kagemusha 3 keyboard from Scythe | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 20:48

$32 with LED lighting, USB hub and QWERTY layout.

Alpenföhn Civetta CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 20:48

Have Alpenföhn designed the perfect CPU cooling upgrade for anybody on a tight budget?

Btrfs To Go Production-Ready In Oracle Linux | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 19:36

Btrfs, the quite promising next-generation Linux file-system that's been in-development for years by Chris Mason and others, is about to take on a big role within Oracle's Enterprise Linux distribution...

Mesa Beginning To Need Application Workarounds | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 19:36

Now that Mesa is beginning to catch-up with support for newer versions of OpenGL and the OpenGL performance is slowly improving, with more games and applications beginning to work on this open-source graphics driver stack as a result, the need for application workarounds is becoming more prevalent...

AMD 12.2 Preview available | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 19:36

Brings improved functionality for Eyefinity technologies, no support for HD 7900 series cards.

Report: Next Xbox May Reject Used Games | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 18:24

Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox game console may have a built-in mechanism that won’t let it play used video games, according to gaming blog Kotaku. A “reliable industry source” told Kotaku that the software giant intends to “incorporate some sort of anti-used game system” in the unnamed console but it wasn’t clear how the company planned to [...]

Pure Music: Spotify?s Latest Rival in UK | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 18:24

The web based music streaming service, Pure Music, has finally hit UK market. Pure Music is the latest entrant in the field and is expected to provide tough challenge to current reigning provider, Spotify. Pure Music would be offering a month of its services free … [visit site to read more] Pure Music: Spotify?s Latest [...]Pure Music: Spotify?s Latest Rival in UK is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Xilence introduce the Black Hornet PC case | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 18:24

Coming in at ?90.

Review: Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 17:12

The fisheye camera lens was originally developed so that the whole sky could be captured in one single image to help meteorologists study cloud formations. However, the extravagant 180-degree angle of view soon found favour with photographers.One thing that sets fisheye lenses apart from regular ultra-wide lenses is their curvilinear rather than rectilinear optics. This means that rather than ...

NewerTech 7 Port USB 2.0 Hub with 3.5 Amp Power Supply @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 17:12

Link: http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-newertech-7-port-usb-2-0-hub-with-3-5-amp-power-supply/ (http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-newertech-7-port-usb-2-0-hub-with-3-5-amp-power-supply/) Quote: " The folks from OWC/NewerTechnology were kind enough to send over their 7 port USB 2.0 Hub with 3.5 amp power supply for review. Each port has a full 500 mA per port meaning ...

Google to provide 27000 Chromebooks to American schools | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 17:12

In the states of Iowa, Illinois, and South Carolina.

HD 7950 gets listed for retail | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 16:00

Coming in at about $480 or £330. just $10 more than the cheapest GTX 580.

ARCTIC Freezer i30 CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 13:48

Introduction It must have been on Wednesday night, the week of CES, I got an email from Daniel asking if I would like to take a look at their new coolers. I got in contact with him and asked for the Intel variation of this new cooler, which led to him pointing out that I should stop at their booth on the floor while I was there. With about four or five meetings that day scheduled all around ...

Capsule Review: Rosewill's RK-9000 Mechanical Keyboard | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 11:36

As enthusiasts and professionals we spend a lot of time checking out what's under the hood of the computers and devices we use, but thankfully more and more we're paying attention to how we actually interact with hardware, what the user experience is like. User experience has been a major selling point of Apple's products, but there's one place where even Apple has been a bit neglectful: the ...

The OpenCL State Tracker Nears Working State | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 9:12

There's an update to the ongoing X.Org Endless Vacation of Code work, which is currently funding a developer to work on the OpenCL upbringing within the open-source world for graphics drivers. The latest work going on has been redesigning and largely rewriting the Clover state tracker that will provide the OpenCL support to Gallium3D graphics drivers...

Windows 8 Motion Sensor Support Detailed | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 8:00

Windows 8's tablet-centric focus means that it's going to pick up a lot of new features to support hardware particular to those devices - Microsoft's Gavin Gear took to the Building Windows 8 blog today to explain more about how Windows 8 will treat accelerometers, gyrometers, and other sensors when they're present in hardware. Some of Windows 8's sensor support is basic stuff that has been ...

Rumors: Xbox 720 Packs AMD Radeon HD Graphics, Arriving in 2013 | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 6:48

Microsoft’s third-generation Xbox game console is coming out in 2013 and will pack Radeon HD-based graphics processors from Advanced Micro Devices, according to several tech and entertainment sites. Microsoft and AMD would not comment on the reports from SemiAccurate, Fudzilla, and IGN, which differ slightly as to the specs and release schedule for the unnamed [...]

iPhone 5 Rumor Tips 4-Inch Screen, New Form Factor | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 5:36

The holidays are over, CES has concluded, and Apple has revealed its blockbuster earnings. What’s next? Why, the latest iPhone rumor, of course. The iPhone 4S is barely in users’ hands, but there are already reports of the fabled iPhone 5 finally becoming a reality. According to 9to5Mac, “reliable sources” at Foxconn tell the blog [...]

HP Reveals WebOS Open-Source Timeline | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 5:36

Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday unveiled a timetable for the outsourcing of webOS, which it hopes to complete by September. HP also released version 2.0 of Enyo, the application framework for webOS. WebOS code will be made available under the Apache License, Version 2.0, starting with the Enyo source code, which was released today. More details are [...]

Westone 4R In-ears Review | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 5:36

Westone's newest product is the Westone 4R quad driver in-ears. New for the 4Rs is a user replaceable cable and more tightly matched drivers, and a slightly altered bundle. We take the 4Rs for a spin to see how they compare to the originals.

Google+ to Allow Pseudonyms and Nicknames | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 4:24

During its initial days, Google+ had created quite a negative buzz with its draconian ?real name? policy. Google+ users are not allowed to use nicknames or pseudonyms and were required to use their real names. Google implemented this policy with heavy hand … [visit site to read more] Google+ to Allow Pseudonyms and Nicknames is [...]Google+ to Allow Pseudonyms and Nicknames is a post from: UK ...

Ubuntu 12.04 Is ARM-ing Up For Better Performance | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 4:24

As shared on Phoronix in many articles already, Canonical has big plans for Ubuntu in the ARM-space. They are looking forward to making Ubuntu Linux be the first operating system to support the forthcoming ARM Cortex A15, but before that and the other achievements they have planned, they must first ship Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. With Ubuntu 12.04 there is already some exciting improvements on the ARM ...

MiPow Maca Color iPhone 4 Charging Cases Review | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 3:12

As you know we just got back from CES and almost everyone on staff has an iPhone.  This gave us the perfect oppurtunity to test out the Maca Color iPhone 4 charging cases.  These iPhone 4 cases not only provide protection for our iPhone's, but also have a built in battery to keep our phones charged.  We are going to take a look at 2 different cases the Maca Color 2200 and the Maca Color Air. ...

XFX cancelling double lifetime warranty service | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 3:12

High end cards to get single lifetime warranty, everything else 2 year warranty.

Daily Forum Activity: What phone do you own? | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 3:12

Head on over to the eTeknix forums and let us now.

AMD Releases Catalyst 12.1 Driver For Linux | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 2:00

AMD has unleashed the first Catalyst Linux binary driver update of 2012, but does Catalyst 12.1 bring anything interesting or just more breakage?..

EVGA to introduce EPower Board | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 2:00

Provides tonnes of extra juice for your overclocking.

Review: Samsung 16GB SDHC Plus Class 10 | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 1:24

The fast transfer speeds and high capacities of SDHC cards has made them ideal for DSLR camera stills and videos, and their price continues to fall. At around £26, the Samsung 16GB SDHC Plus Class 10 card may not be the cheapest currently available, but it justifies its premium by boasting a number of protective qualities in addition to high read and write speeds.Samsung claims that the card is ...

Virgin America Salutes Steve Jobs with ?Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish? Logo | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 0:48

Steve Jobs departed this world this last year and the tributes have been pouring in since then. Among other things, Jobs now also has his own bronze statue and now Virgin America has decided to give Jobs a flying tribute. According to Cnet,  Virgin America has emblazoned Steve Jobs? quote ?Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish? on [...]Virgin America Salutes Steve Jobs with ?Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish? Logo ...

The Darkness 2 Launch Trailer | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 0:48

Starring the Darkling demon.

O2 Users Unknowingly Share Phone Number on Visited Sites | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 23:48

British carrier O2 has been accused of revealing customers’ phone numbers to Web sites they visit on their mobile devices. The issue was brought to light by Lewis Peckover, who set up a Web site that shows all the information gathered from a user when they visit the page. Peckover found that in addition to the normal [...]

Report: Apple Takes Slight U.S. Smartphone Lead Over Android | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 23:48

Apple has a slight lead over Android in the U.S. smartphone market, according to research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. Reuters is reporting that according to Kantar, Apple nabbed a 44.9 percent share in the fourth quarter (October-December) of 2011, doubling its stake from the same period in 2010. As Apple gained, Android lost some ground. But Android [...]

Consumers Snapping Up More iPads Than HP Computers | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 23:48

Apple had a blockbuster fourth quarter, according to earnings stats released yesterday. But just how good was it? If you look at the data, it appears that Apple sold more iPads last quarter than HP sold computers ? and HP is the world’s top PC maker. Apple sold 15.43 million iPads during the last quarter, up [...]

KDE 4.8 Released With Many Improvements | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 23:48

Version 4.8 of the KDE Platform, Plasma, and Applications is now available to improve the KDE user experience. There's a lot of new features along with better performance, improved stability, and a whole lot of bug-fixes...

Cooler Master introduce the NotePal D-Lite | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 23:48

Just $9.99 for a Laptop cooler...Bargain.

MSI Nighthawk Case Review | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 23:36

The tier-one motherboard manufacturer decided to enter the PC case market. Let's see if one of their first offerings, the Nighthawk, is a good option.

New Publishers To Join Origin Distribution Platform | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 23:30

Competing with #Steam is hard to do, but credit to EA for trying.

Siri Command List Article @ PC Review | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 23:13

ECS X79R-AX Black Series Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 23:13

Antec P280 Case Review | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 23:13

Preview: ASUS P9X79 WS @ ocaholic | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 23:13

NZXT HALE82 850-watt Power Supply Review | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 23:13

Sapphire Radeon HD6450 FleX Edition 1GB Video Card Review @ ThinkComputers.org | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 23:13

Apple posts strong first fiscal quarter growth | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 23:12

vr-zone.com - Apple has posted its financial results for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2012, beating Wall Street analyst predictions and showing that the company still has huge growth potential after the passing of its co-founder and former CEO, Steve Jobs.

Hackers ban Battlefield 3 players to highlight anti-cheating flaws | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 23:12

vr-zone.com - Hackers have banned some players of the popular Battlefield 3 game to send a message to developers at Electronic Arts (EA) that its anti-cheating software is flawed.

Zotac Fusion-ITX A Series Motherboard Review | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 23:12

Sometimes it's nice to see that good things can come in small packages. For us overclockers, HTPCs are the first thing that come to mind where smaller and quieter is better.Zotac Fusion-ITX A Series Motherboard Review is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: Gigabyte H55N-USB3 mini-ITX: Big Overclocks From A Small Board Mvix Minix 890GX Motherboard Review ...

Noctua NF-F12 PWM | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 22:52

#Noctua are back at Vortez with their new NF-F12 PWM fan. The cooling guru's from Austria are a favourite here and tend not to disappoint when it comes to high end cooling and airflow solutions. Hopefully this new focussed flow fan will be no different. The design aims to directly flow air over heatsinks and radiators meaning greater performance at lower RPM's compared to identically sized but ...

Zero Infinity Free Flow+ | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 22:51

The New Year marks an auspicious start for most. The question is whether it will greet the newly emerging Zero Infinity brand with open hands.

QPAD MK-85 | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 22:50

We were impressed with the #QPAD MK80 so how do you improve on that? Join us as we take a look at QPAD's flagship keyboard, the MK-85.

No BlizzCon In 2012 | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 22:48

No #BlizzCon for 2012. Lack of major #Blizzard convention likely indicates no new game announcements from gaming behemoth this year.

ECS X79R-AX Black Series Motherboard Review | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 22:36

ECS is letting Legit Reviews get a little hands on time with their Intel X79 motherboard offering. The ECS X79R-AX is part of the Black Extreme series of products from ECS. The ECS X79R-AX Intel X79 motherboard offers up a number of features all for a low price of $239.99. How will it stack up against our previous Intel X79 motherboards? Read on to find out!

Unboxing Kingston Genesis & Limited Edition DDR3 Memory | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 22:36

It really has been quite some time since we have looked at memory from Kingston. Since that time Kingston has not only changed the design of their heatspreaders, but also launched their new Genesis HyperX memory as well. Today we are going to be unboxing 2 different memory kits, the HyperX Limited Edition (KHX1600C7D3X1K2/4GX) and the HyperX Genesis (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX). We just want to show ...

PC Games dissapear from GAME website, reported as mistake | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 22:36

Accident, or a sly hint towards their real motives?

Sapphire HD 7970 3GB Video Cards in CrossFire Overclocked | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 22:36

Introduction With the AMD Radeon HD 7990 video card not out yet and still a few months away, if you're looking for some dual GPU action with the new HD 7000 series, then you're going to want to look down the path of CrossFire. Already impressed with what the HD 7970 can do in CrossFire the next thing we wanted to do was see what happens when we take the time to overclock the video cards. So far ...

Amazing Short Film | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 22:01

EU data protection laws will carry high fines | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 22:00

vr-zone.com - Companies that breach the European Commission's new data protection laws could be fined up to two percent of their annual turnover, a heavy penalty designed to enhance user privacy online.

Review: AMD A8-3870K Black Edition APU | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 22:00

OverviewNot to be outdone by new graphics releases AMD is going back to the APU drawing board with the new AMD A8-3870K processor.While its flagship FX processors are failing to shine it does seem a little on unfair on AMD that at the other end of the market it has a chip which really ought be cleaning up. Its Llano Fusion APUs, which combine a multi-core CPU and a Radeon graphics part on one ...

NVIDIA Talks Of Optimus Possibilities For Linux | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 21:24

A NVIDIA Linux engineer is trying to work on code that could lead to official Optimus support under Linux, but there's a catch... And it falls outside of NVIDIA Corp as the fate of this multi-GPU notebook feature could now fall with the Linux kernel developers...

Xbox Live Redeemable codes will still work after Points are gone | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 21:24

Confirmed by a source in Microsoft.

AMD Q4?11 & FY 2011 Earnings Report: 1.69B Revenue For Q4, 6.57B Revenue For 2011 | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 20:48

Late yesterday AMD released their earnings report for Q4 2011 and the entirety of 2011. 2011 was an important year for AMD as they finally shipped their first APUs (integrated CPU/GPU), the TSMC-produced ultra-mobile Brazos APU earlier in the year, and the GlobalFoundries produced Llano desktop/mobile APU in the summer.  At the same time it was the second year that AMD has operated as a fabless ...

ALSA 1.0.25 Is Out With Many Linux Audio Changes | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 20:24

ALSA, the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture, last saw a major update in February of 2011. That changed this morning when ALSA 1.0.25 was released, which is a big feature release...

AIDA64 v2.20 is released | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 20:24

Support for upcoming Ivy Bridge CPUs and 28nm GPUs.

Preview: ASUS P9X79 WS | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 19:12

Beim P9X79 WS handelt es sich um ASUS' erstes Workstation Mainboard basierend auf Intels X79-Chipsatz. Bereits auf den ersten Blick beeindruckend, sind die insgesamt sechs PCI-Express-x16-Slots, die man auf dieser Platine findet. Hinzu kommen acht DIMM-Slots, sowie zahlreiche Features. Den Spezifikationen zufolge handelt es sich somit um eine sehr gut ausgestattete Platine.

10 Things We Want To See In The New iPad 3 | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 19:12

Rumours of a new iPad 3 are never far away and over the last couple of months these rumours have begun to gather pace. Now, rather than speculate what slight changes we might see in a new iPad ? we thought we write a list of 10 things we’ve been dreaming … [visit site to [...]10 Things We Want To See In The New iPad 3 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - ...

Going Over The Good & Bad For UEFI On Linux | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 19:12

Another one of the interesting talks that was recorded from Linux.Conf.Au in Barratt, Australia last week was the presentation by Matthew Garrett. He went over the good and bad of UEFI support under Linux...

VIA Shows Us Next-Gen Hardware Results, Info | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 19:12

The S3 Chrome 600 series / VIA VT3456 (VX11) still hasn't been officially announced, but here are some benchmarks of the forthcoming chipset from a VIA Nano quad-core system...

Warp PC and PSN release date announced | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 19:12

A month after the XBL release date.

Thermaltake Tt eSport Battle Dragon LAN Bag Review | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 18:00

Go to regular LAN gaming events? Then the Tt eSports Battle Dragon LAN Bag could be exactly what you need.

Cooler Master CM 690 II advanced black and white edition cases to hit the stores in March | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 18:00

Coming in at an RRP of about ?100.

LG's Optimus 3D II exposed with unofficial specs | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 17:12

vr-zone.com - Some (supposed) leaked images and specs for the LG Optimus 3D II (codenamed CX2) have made their way online which indicate a new screen with slimmer chassis and a faster processor.

The date is set for QuakeCon 2012. Will we see Doom 4 shown off? | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 17:12

vr-zone.com - Today Bethesda, id's parent company revealed the dates and venue for this year's QuakeCon event, one of the largest and longest running LAN parties in existence. The event will be held at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas, running from August 2nd to the 5th. The Hilton Anatole has hosted QuakeCon for five out of the last six years and is offering a special rate for attendees.

Details out on Alienware's 2012 notebook range | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 16:01

vr-zone.com - A reputable source tied closely with Dell has provided a bunch of details ahead of any official announcements on several upcoming laptops entering Alienware's lineup, rumoured to be launched sometime during Q2 2012.

Sony announces new B Series Walkman in Singapore | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 16:00

vr-zone.com - Sony Electronics Asia Pacific has announced the launch of the new B Series Walkman in Singapore. Designed for music lovers on the move, the Walkman has eye-catching designs and boasts up to 18 hours of playback with rich bass and superb audio quality. 

LG Optimus LTE Android smartphone hits one million units in sales | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 16:00

vr-zone.com - Launched in December 2011, the LG Optimus LTE claims to be the world’s first high definition LTE smartphone. And barely two months, the company has announced that the sales of the LTE smartphone has exceeded one million units.

Review: Sony SRS-DB500 | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 16:00

There's no ignoring it ? power up the Sony SRS-DB500 and a great ring of blue light pulsates around the multi-jog dial. Any thoughts of subtle ambiance for enjoying films and games goes out of the window ? as well as a blinding blue glow. We can only assume that either Sony got a job lot of blue LEDs, or it thinks this ultra-bright display looks good. Elsewhere, the build quality is fundamentally ...

Sony refreshes VAIO laptops for spring 2012 | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 14:49

vr-zone.com - Sony has unveiled a new color for their popular VAIO Z series laptop as well as having an optional built-in LTE mobile broadband, for the support of 4G data service. On top of that, selected models have also been refreshed for this quarter. 

Philips introduces new Fidelio docking speakers for Android devices | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 14:49

vr-zone.com - With the growing number of Android adopters, it is no wonder Philips has come up with their new docking speakers for this group of users. The electronics manufacturer has announced four Fidelio docking speakers, AS851, AS351, AS141 and AS111.

AMD A8-3870K Review | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 14:49

Review of the AMD A8-3870K Black Edition Llano. AMD has heard the enthusiasts demand and released tw...

AMD A8-3870K APU Test | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 14:49

Getestet wurde der neueste AMD A8-3870K mit offenem Multiplikator. Ende Juni diesen Jahres stellte A...

Intel Core i7-3820 CPU Review | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 14:49

Review of the Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Sandy Bridge-E CPU. A few weeks back, we took a look at t...

AMD A8 3870K APU Review | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 14:49

Based on the Lynx APU architecture, the AMD A8-3870K BE APU has unlocked multipliers, that means we ...

Intel Core i7-3960X und Core i7-2600K SLI Test | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 14:49

SLI und Triple SLI Performance Analyse mit Intel Core i7-3960X und Core i7-2600K. Mit jeder neuen CP...

AMD A8-3870K and Intel Core i3-2105 CPUs Compared | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 14:48

AMD released recently its highest-end CPU with integrated video, the A8-3870K Black Edition, which c...

AMD A8-3870K Llano APU Review | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 14:48

Review of the AMD A8-3870K Unlocked Llano Quad-Core APU. The original A-Series APU line-up didn't fe...

Intel Core i5-2400, Intel Core i5-2310 und Intel Core i5-2300 Test | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 14:48

Getestet wurde die Intel Core i5-2400, i5-2310 und die Intel Core i5-2300 CPU. Ziemlich genau ein Ja...

Zyxel NSA310 Review | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 14:24

Zyxel focusses on the media streaming market with the NSA310, which sports some interesting features.

Korean actress Han Chae-young criticized on Twitter for luxurious car | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 13:37

vr-zone.com - Korean actress Han Chae-young was recently criticized on Twitter for flaunting her wealth when she posted a New Year greeting to her fans, with a picture of her driving a luxurious car, even though that was not her intention.

Large LED TVs price drop, drop, drop: 55-inch LED TV for just S$1,000? | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 13:37

vr-zone.com - Like the idea of 55-inch LED TV at close to S$1K? Or 42-inch 3D LED TV for less than S$500? Well, it is coming...

AMD reports Q4 and 2011 results | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 12:25

vr-zone.com - AMD has announced financial results for Q4 2011 and full year 2011. Revenue for Q4 2011 stayed flat over Q3 2011 at $1.69 billion, while revenues were slightly up in 2011 to $6.57 billion over 2010. 

Unigine OilRush Officially Ships Today For Linux | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 12:24

Unigine Corp met their latest deadline and will officially be shipping the gold version of their Unigine OilRush real-time strategy game today for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows gamers.

Sony new E-series Walkman to launch on 11 February | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 11:12

vr-zone.com - Sony Japan has announced their new Walkman E-series, which is scheduled to launch on 11 February next month. Available in 2GB and 4GB models, the  NW-E060 and NW-E060K series come in four trendy colors with a 1.4-inch LCD display.

Acer Aspire TimelineX 5830TG-6614 | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 11:12

The Acer Aspire TimelineX 5830TG-6614 is a bit steep in price, but don't dismiss it. The 15.6-inch Aspire is loaded with everything from Intel Wireless Display (WiDi) to a discrete Nvidia graphics adapter that actually passed our gaming tests at medium resolution and detail settings.

NZXT HALE82 850-watt Power Supply Review | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 11:12

Introduction A little over a year ago, NZXT come to market with their first power supply. We happily took a thorough look at the NZXT HALE90 850W power supply and were very pleased with it. It was squarely aimed at enthusiasts with high efficiency and great performance with several options not normally seen in a mainstream product. All of this came with a little bit of a price premium and as ...

AMD Llano A8-3870K APU Review | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 10:00

Research in Motion plans a variety of new BlackBerry products in 2012/2013 | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 10:00

vr-zone.com - With the recent announcement of Research in Motion's newly appointed CEO, the question in everyone's minds is what will the company's future direction?

Google Overhauls, Consolidates Privacy Policies | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 10:00

Google said Tuesday that it has instituted a new, streamlined privacy policy that will consolidate the company’s 70 or so privacy policies across its products down to one ? which will pull data from Google users if they’re logged in. The new privacy policy will go into effect on March 1, Google said. Google’s business model, like [...]

Prolimatech Panther CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 8:00

The Prolimatech Panther is a CPU cooler with a tower heatsink, four side-by-side heatpipes and a 120 mm fan. Let's test it!

Despite Q4 Loss, AMD Finishes 2011 in the Black | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 7:36

Advanced Micro Devices weathered a shakeup of leadership to post its third profitable year in a row Tuesday, though the maker of microprocessors and graphics chips did close out 2011 with a fourth-quarter loss of $177 million related to restructuring charges and its investment in its spun-off manufacturing arm, GlobalFoundries. AMD, which early last year [...]

Pulse-Eight USB CEC Adapter Review | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 6:48

Pulse-Eight is one of the commercial vendors tracing their roots to XBMC. Boxee is another company with XBMC roots, but, unlike Boxee, Pulse-Eight concentrates more on the hardware aspects.  The PulseBox, a Brazos based HTPC, is one of their products, but they also have a number of other HTPC accessories like Bluetooth mini-keyboards and RF remotes in their catalog. However, their most ...

Techbargains Deals for 1-24-12 | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 6:48

OUR FAVORITE DEAL OF THE DAY! ? TRENDnet TPL-303E2K Powerline Ethernet Adapter Kit for $49.99 plus free shipping (normally $96). Computers & Peripherals: ? 13.3? Samsung Series 9 Intel Core i5 Laptop 128GB SSD + $200 MS Store Credit for $999.00 plus free shipping (normally $1299). ? 90GB Corsair Force Series GT Internal SATA III Solid State Drive for $109.99 plus free shipping (normally $199 - ...

Weekly Giveaway #20: Roccat Isku and Kone[+] | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 6:24

With Roccat releasing some really sought after products, we offer some of their hottest swag away in our latest giveaway!

StormST launches the Still Tower Gamer Edition PC | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 6:24

Featuring Intel Core i7 processor, Nvidia graphics, SSD for the OS and HHD for storage.

Infographic: History of Google & Its Founders | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 5:24

Google has become synonymous with the Internet, but do you really know the history of the company? This interactive infographic takes you through the history of Google and its founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, from graduate school to a $150 billion dollar company.

Epson introduces an AMD-powered mini PC | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 5:24

The Endeavor NP30S is available in Japan for approximately $386.

Apple Reports Record Profits, Revenues, as iPhone, iPad Sales Double | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 4:12

Apple doubled its profits from a year ago, reporting a 73 percent jump in revenue as Apple sold more than double the amount of iPads and iPhones from a year ago. Apple reported net income of $13.06 billion on revenue of $46.33 billion, versus profits of $6 billion and revenue of $26.74 billion a year [...]

Intel to debut HD P3000 workstation graphics series | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 4:12

Beats the Quadro FX 580 and is only an integrated GPU.

AMD awarded for best server processor | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 4:12

AMD's Opteron 6200 Series was awarded the Analysts' Choice Awards by The Linley Group.

Super Flower Golden King 1000 W Review | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 4:12

Despite the name, the Super Flower Golden King PSUs are 80 Plus Platinum certified. Today we will test the 1000 W flagship model to find out if it has the potential to claim the throne for the best, high capacity, Platinum PSU and put the excellent Seasonic SS-1000XP in second place.

Kingston HyperX Genesis 4×4 GB DDR3-2133 RAM Review | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 3:36

Kingston is a veteran when it comes to the storage market, and we have a quad channel kit of their HyperX Genesis RAM line up ready for a thorough testing. Kingston HyperX Genesis 4×4 GB DDR3-2133 RAM Review is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: Kingston HyperX DDR3-2000 4GB Memory Kit Review G.Skill RipjawsX DDR3-2133 8GB RAM Review Kingston to ...

A Rolling-Release Version Of Fedora Is Discussed | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 3:00

A discussion erupted this morning among Fedora developers about having a version of Fedora Linux that operates on a rolling-release model similar to Arch Linux, Gentoo, and openSUSE Tumbleweed...

Intel preparing two new mobile CPUs | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 3:00

With low power consumption based off Ivy Bridge architecture.

Antec announce Three Hundred Two Case | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 2:00

...?80 seems like a steep premium.

iPhones Make Up More Than Half of 4Q Verizon Smartphone Sales | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 0:48

Verizon said Tuesday that it sold 4.3 million iPhones during the fourth quarter and 7.7 million smartphones overall. As a result, more than half of its smartphone sales came from the Apple device. The numbers are slightly more than the 4.2 million number floated by Verizon exec Fran Shammo earlier this month. The company also [...]

Facebook Now Upgrading All Profiles to Timeline | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 0:48

Whether you’ve been dreading Facebook Timeline or waiting for your friends to get it, soon all users worldwide will have the new profile layout. Facebook said today in an updated blog post that “over the next few weeks, everyone will get Timeline.” Until recently, users were able to opt-in to Timeline; now they will be [...]

Reverse-Engineered NVIDIA Driver Works On Re-Clocking | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 0:48

While Nouveau for open-source NVIDIA support in Mesa 8.0 is mixed, the developers behind this reverse-engineered NVIDIA driver are making some progress and hope to have more positive information to report soon...

Cougar preparing the Evolution BO PC case | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 0:48

?99 for a large mid tower case supporting 7 fans and 10 drive bays.

Nokia Sold 1.3 Million Lumia Phones in 2011: Will it Save the Company? | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 0:24

Nokia, once a top handset manufacturing company, is now struggling to maintain its position in the market. The Finnish company is looking to regain its lost glory with Microsoft?s Windows Phone 7 handsets and it seems its strategy may … [visit site to read more] Nokia Sold 1.3 Million Lumia Phones in 2011: Will it [...]Nokia Sold 1.3 Million Lumia Phones in 2011: Will it Save the Company? is a ...

Powercolor 79xx PCS+ GPU review | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 0:00

Please insert a summary of the article, or the first few lines of the article here. This is what will appear as a summary of the article when displayed on the frontpage, below the article title. Powercolor 79xx PCS+ GPU review is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: PowerColor PCS+ Radeon HD 6870 Review PowerColor HD 6950 ...

Review: Corsair Vengeance M60 gaming mouse | Posted on: 25/01/2012 @ 0:00

OverviewThis Corsair Vengeance M60 mouse represents the next step for Corsair ? peripherals. Specifically, high-end peripherals designed for the gamer who's prepared to pay a little more for a rugged build and enhanced usability. The Vengeance M60 FPS gaming mouse is a prime example of that ? premium components, eight-button functionality, and all the extras like adjustable DPI buttons and a ...

Daily Forum Activity: What are you listening to? | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 23:36

Visit the eTeknix forums and let us know!

Tetris best selling PSN Game of 2011 in download charts | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 23:36

Followed by Resident Evil 4 and Infamous: Festival of Blood.

Review: Corsair Vengeance 1300 gaming headset | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 22:48

OverviewCorsair is claiming audiophile-quality from its new Vengeance 1300 Analog Gaming Headset. Can it deliver?The keen-eyed amongst you will have noticed that this isn't the only new line of peripherals from Corsair lately ? we've also got our hands on the Vengeance M60 mouse and Vengeance K60 keyboard. While that kind of desk-furniture is completely new to Corsair, this gaming headset's less ...

Review: Corsair Vengeance K60 gaming keyboard | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 22:48

OverviewSay hello to the Corsair Vengeance K60 keyboard.To some, a keyboard is just a place to collect all your biscuit crumbs and errant Golden Virginia while you look at the latest funny cat video, but for the serious gamer it's a vital piece of kit. These people are prepared to spend a bit extra cash for a keyboard that's comfortable, responsive and maybe even boasts a few extra controls ? and ...

Ultrabook Growth to Significantly Outpace Tablets, Report Finds | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 22:24

The ultrabook market is still finding its footing, but over the next five years, the category will grow three times as fast as the tablet market, according to a report from analyst firm Juniper Research. By 2016, more than 178 million ultrabooks will be shipped annually, the report said, but tablets will keep a lead [...]

Dead Space Developers working on new game | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 22:24

Rumors suggest a online FPS is in the works

Microsoft names former anti-virus employee as Kelihos botnet suspect | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 22:00

vr-zone.com - Microsoft named Andrey Sabelnikov, a former employee of an anti-virus software firm, as a suspect behind the Kelihos botnet, which was responsible for a large proportion of the world's spam emails.

Apple loses Dutch appeal for Samsung Galaxy Tab ban | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 22:00

vr-zone.com - Apple has lost its appeal in the Netherlands over its attempt to get the Samsung Galaxy Tab, the primary rival to its iPad tablet computer, banned in the country.

Twitter acquires web security firm Dasient | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 22:00

vr-zone.com - Twitter has acquired web security firm Dasient, which could result in a more secure micro-blogging service with fewer malware messages. 

Ubuntu Announces A Heads-Up Display For 12.04 | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 21:36

Mark Shuttleworth has announced a "heads-up display" that Canonical has been working on for its initial debut to be made with the release of the 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" release...

Skyrim 1.4 Beta Patch Available on Steam | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 21:24

Opting in to the beta on Steam allows for access to the new patch, and its pretty big.

HP Envy 15 (Early 2012) | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 21:12

The HP Envy 15 has been updated with new features that only added to an already great machine. The 2012 refresh adds a backlit keyboard, volume control wheel and more. Performance is really top-notch thanks to the updated Intel Core i5-2450M CPU, 6GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive.

Sapphire Radeon HD6450 FleX Edition 1GB Video Card Review | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 21:12

AMD?s Eyefinity Technology, have you heard of it? I?m sure you have, it?s what powers those multi-display setups that you?ve seen before.  These multi-display setups give you massive desktop work-spaces and immersive gaming environments.  The thing about getting Eyefinity setup is it can be difficult and confusing, especially if you don?t have the right displays off the bat.  To make things ...

XFS Developer Takes Shots At Btrfs, EXT4 | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 20:24

Chris Mason of Btrfs fame wasn't the only Linux file-system developer talking to the public last week. While the Btrfs talk was going on in Los Angeles at SCALE 10x, Dave Chinner was down under in Australia at LCA2012 talking about XFS. His talk included some controversial shots at EXT4 and Btrfs...

Cinnamon Fork Of GNOME Shell Is Tasty At v1.2 | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 20:24

Cinnamon, the fork of the GNOME 3.x Shell by Linux Mint developers to make it more like the GNOME2 desktop, is now at version 1.2. This latest stable, major release does bring some tasty changes...

Full HD 7950 Specifications Revealed | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 20:24

Essentially a HD 7970 minus a few shaders.

Revenge is Sweet: PowerVR Discrete GPGPU PCIe Card Coming Later in 2012 | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 19:36

vr-zone.com - Imagination Technologies is not resting on its laurels after becoming a leader in the handheld and tablet business. The company is preparing its return to the world of discrete GPU cards, this time around with a GPGPU product. 

Digia: Committed To Qt, Will Take "Extremely Active Role" | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 19:24

In an email to Phoronix, Digia has clarified their Qt Commercial releases and further affirmed their commitment to the public Qt Project...

No more Microsoft Points, real money will be used | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 19:12

Rumor has it that Microsoft Points are to be replaced by real currency

I/ITSEC: Cutting Edge Simulation and Training Trade Show Coverage | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 19:12

Introduction Late last year we were invited to attend the I/ITSEC trade show with AVADirect. I/ITSEC or Interservice / Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference is the premier trade show for military, defense contractors and the supporting cast of companies that make the US military the best prepared in the world. The show covers a wide range of topics and offers education on a ...

Lenovo ThinkVision LT1421 Portable USB Monitor Review | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 19:00

The Lenovo ThinkVision LT1421 14" portable widescreen LCD monitor gives mobile professionals a second screen for on-the-go use for displaying spreadsheets and making presentations. The mobile monitor works great for ad hoc meetings in places like hotel lobbies or cafes that lack access to a projector and even for extra screen space for work that requires multitasking on the go.

Intel graphics to challenge NVIDIA, AMD in CAD pro space? | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 18:24

vr-zone.com - Intel graphics integrated in their CPUs isn't a big deal for serious 3-D gamers. What about CAD professionals?

Review: Zalman SSD-F1 Series 240GB | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 18:24

OverviewNo you haven't woken up in a strange parallel universe where everybody's making everybody else's products. And yes, the Zalman SSD-F1 Series 240GB is made by the same Zalman that makes all those fancy-looking CPU coolers, among other things. In fact this actually isn't Zalman's first go at a solid state drive (SSD) range - it had two drive ranges out previously, the Zalman N series using ...

Antec Three Hundred Two: Stay Cool, Budget Enthusiasts | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 18:24

While flagship enclosures are certainly interesting and there are some great deals to be had even just north of $100, competition south of that border is mighty fierce and only becomes more so as manufacturers refresh their lineups with the latest trends and advances in chassis design. We've seen a lot of great options for end users looking to save some scratch, but we haven't had a chance to see ...

New OCZ SSD Firmware improves Octane performance | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 18:12

Up to double the performance in IOPs.

HD 7950 gets benched | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 18:12

Beats the GTX 580 hands down, slots in between the 580 and 7970.

The Dream Computer for Online Poker Players | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 18:00

If you?re a casual poker player who likes to log on and play a few hands every week, pretty much any laptop, desktop, or even tablet device will more than suffice, especially if you just play one or two tables at a time. For more serious online players, though, you?ll definitely need to pay a little more attention to your setup, as top players can easily log 500,000 or more hands over the course ...

Review: Canon EF 100mm F2.8 L Macro IS USM | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 17:12

Canon's EF 100mm F2.8 L Macro IS USM lens is the first to incorporate a new Hybrid IS system, which corrects for both rotational and linear camera shake. The new technology builds on the company's widely-employed Image Stabilizer, and is said to be particularly effective for subjects shot at close distances, which, according to Canon, is traditionally where standard image stabilisation systems ...

Review: Enermax ETS-T40-VD Tower-Kühler | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:36

Enermax ist im Bereich der Netzteile seit langem eine bekannte Grösse. Nun versucht sich das Unternehmen auch im Kühlermarkt, wobei zuerst Kühler zu günstigen Preisen angeboten werden. In diese Kategorie fällt schliesslich auch der ETS-T40-VD Tower-Kühler. Dieser wurde mit vier Heatpipes sowie einem 120 Millimeter durchmessenden Lüfter ausgestattet. Somit kann man also gespannt sein ob ...

European Union Draws Up New Plan for e-Waste Disposal | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:36

We love our shiny new tech toys, but how about the old ones? Electronic gadget disposal is fast becoming a big environmental issue and now European Union has decided to tame the beast. According to a new plan recently approved by European Union, electronics retailers are … [visit site to read more] European Union Draws [...]European Union Draws Up New Plan for e-Waste Disposal is a post from: ...

Ozone Onda 3HX Headset Review @ Technoyard.com | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:02

Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 @ ocaholic | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:02

GE Chic 13 inch On-Lap Monitor | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:02

Enermax Fulmo GT Big Tower Chassis Review | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:02

Asus Overclocking competition ? win great prizes! | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:02

Fujifilm FinePix F600EXR | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:02

ADATA S107 16GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:02

ASUS O!Play Mini Plus review | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:02

ioSafe Sends A Million Volts Into Their New Rugged Portable Thunderbolt Drive and it Lived! | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

Unboxing the Sapphire Radeon HD6450 FleX Edition Video Card @ ThinkComputers.org | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

Brookstone offer WiFi Hotspot with 2GB Storage in Cufflinks form | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

vr-zone.com - Brookstone have just introduced something that looks like its come straight from the creative labs of those gadget minded gurus, MI6. Specialising in a vast range of lifestyle products available directly from their online catalog, the company has just started listing some new High-Tech Cufflinks which provide both a WiFi HotSpot as well as 2GBs of storage.

LucidLogix Hydra destined to go the way of its ancient ancestor? | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

vr-zone.com - LucidLogix made a technological breakthrough when introducing its first generation multi-GPU accomodating Hydra Engine to the world around 2 years ago now, which at the time by concept alone had people shouting out "Bravo!" thanks to the ability to mix up brands and models of graphics cards between the two major players, AMD and NVIDIA.The issue is, Hydra's performance with a ...

ASUS roll out B23E business Ultraportable post CES | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

vr-zone.com - For one or more reasons ASUS chose to hold off on the launch of one particular product until after CES came to a close; this in the form of a new business oriented Ultraportable. Dubbed the B23E, the new 12.5-inch notebook falls under the company's ASUSPRO Ultraportable family and running over the specs, it sure does look like it means business.

LG Shows Glasses-Free 3D PC Display and Notebook | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

vr-zone.com - On CES 2012, LG showed two interesting products - glasses-free 3D display and a notebook and we've just learned about the availability of the parts - second quarter of this year.

RIM co-CEOs resign in BlackBerry shakeup | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

vr-zone.com - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) is undergoing a major overhaul after co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie resigned.

Intel acquires InfiniBand for supercomputing | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

vr-zone.com - Intel has announced the acquisition of QLogic's InfiniBand networking business for $125 million, a move that will help it realise its goal of ExaFLOP supercomputers.

MegaUpload arrests prompt mass file-sharing host closures | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

vr-zone.com - The seizure of the MegaUpload website and arrest of its founders and employees has sparked widespread fear amongst other file-sharing companies, resulting in a number of them, including FileSonic and FileServe, banning all downloads.

Specifications on HD 7950 shared via GPU-Z | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

vr-zone.com - The launch of AMD's Radeon HD 7950 isn't far away now with just a little over a week remaining. Following initial leaked images and specs which we reported on last week, we now have some more concrete info on specs thanks to the first GPU-Z screenshot of the card making its way online.

AMD x86 powered MSI tablet runs Android 4.0 | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

vr-zone.com - A curiously alluring tablet from MSI was perked up on display during CES earlier this month which was primarily due to the OS this AMD powered WindPad 110W was running; Android 4.0. And luckily, unlike the Tegra-3 powered Windows 8 tablet also seen at the event, this one was available for some hands-on.

Compucase to unleash Cougar Evolution BO 'Super Mid Tower' | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

vr-zone.com - Taiwanese maker of cases Compucase (HEC) has a new Cougar-branded 'Super Mid Tower' planned for the European market next month. Dubbed the Evolution BO, the upcoming model is more of a variation to the existing Evolution that is already available, featuring a bold orange and black color scheme inevitably attracting a love or hate it crowd, top mounted 3.5/2.5-inch SATA drive dock ...

Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB 3-Way CrossFireX Tested | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

Review of Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Cards in 3-Way CrossFireX. Today we grab a third card an...

HIS HD 6670 Fan 1GB Review | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

Review of the HIS HD 6670 1GB Fan Video Card. Today I'm checking out a card that's much more at home...

Asus Radeon HD 7970 DirectCU II Top Preview | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

Preview of the ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DirectCU II Top Video Card. From the sounds of it, once the ASUS ...

Sapphire Radeon HD 6770 FleX Testbericht | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

Getestet wurde die Sapphire Radeon HD 6770 FleX Grafikkarte. Wollte man am heimischen PC-System mehr...

Epson LabelWorks LW-400 Label Printer Review | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

Today for review I've got the Epson LabelWorks LW-400 Label Printer that will change the way you loo...

Lioncast Mini Remote PS3 Fernbedienung im Test | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

Getestet wurde die Lioncast PS3 Fernbedienung Mini Remote. Lioncast bietet mit der Mini Remote eine ...

Asus O!Play Mini Plus Review | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

ASUS recently released its new compact HD media player, it's called the O!Play Mini and this is the ...

Samsung PM830 128GB SSD Verlosung | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

ocaholic verlost eine Samsung PM830 SSD mit 128 Gigabyte Speicherkapazität im Wert von 214 CHF.

Asus DRW-24B3LT Reviewed | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

Review of the Asus DRW-24B3LT SATA DVD-RW Drive. Asus has shown us another solid product with the DR...

KeySonic ACK-5600 Alu+ Neuvorstellung | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:01

Die KeySonic ACK-5600 Alu+ ist eine Tastatur im Fullsize-Layout und einer Oberfläche aus gebürstetem...

Noctua NH-D14 Heatsink Review | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:00

It's due time to reexamine Noctua NH-D14 heatsink, widely considered one of the best air coolers on the market, with the powerful (and hot) 2600k under the hood.Noctua NH-D14 Heatsink Review is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: Hotrod Heatsink: Faster Fans for the Noctua NH-D14 Noctua Unveils New Products at Computex 2011 Overclockers Tech: Coolink ...

Hotrod Heatsink: Faster Fans for the Noctua NH-D14 | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:00

Let?s say you really want to overclock your CPU, and you want to cool it with air. You know that the Noctua NH-D14 is a very good heatsink, designed for quiet cooling; but you want more. Can you get better cooling from a D14? Let's find out.Hotrod Heatsink: Faster Fans for the Noctua NH-D14 is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: Noctua NH-D14 Heatsink ...

Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 1300W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:00

We have the Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 1300 W power supply to review today. The name is huge, the rated output is huge, the box the PSU comes in is far from small, it looks like "big" might be today's theme!Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 1300W Power Supply Review is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 800W PSU: A ...

Review: Microlab X16 | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 16:00

Things we love on speakers: separate bass and treble controls. Things we don't love on speakers: volume buttons in place of a nice big dedicated control dial.Microlab's X16 speakers include the customisable low and high tones, but those adjustments are made either through flimsy buttons on the subwoofer or via an infrared remote control. As a result of this, even before we began putting their ...

Apple?s Textbook Initiative Takes off with a Bang | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 15:24

Apple recently announced its new textbook program and like all other products and services, even this initiative is all poised to set new records. According to industry analysts, Apple has already sold about 350,000 iBooks textbooks. The program was launched only … [visit site to read more] Apple?s Textbook Initiative Takes off with a Bang [...]Apple?s Textbook Initiative Takes off with a Bang ...

ASRock X79 Extreme9 Review - Price For Performance? | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 13:36

When you pay more for a product, you expect a better level of everything - performance, features, support.  In a motherboard, I'd want all the upgrades - top line audio, overclockability, superior software, better USB 3.0 / SATA 6 Gbps controllers, and so on.  The ASRock X79 Extreme9's party piece is the bundled 'Game Blaster' - a PCIe x1 card with Creative Sound Core3D Audio powered by a quad ...

Holiday Season Provided a Fillip to Tablet and e-reader Sales | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 13:12

Holiday season proved to be good for tablets and e-reader vendors. According to a latest report released by Pew Research Center, tablet and e-reader ownership almost doubled after holiday season in the US. The research report also showed that emergence of low cost tablets such as Kindle Fire is also fueling the trend.Holiday Season Provided a Fillip to Tablet and e-reader Sales is a post from: UK ...

Preview: Intel's Open-Source Driver Can Beat Mac OS X | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 13:12

Thanks to recent advancements by Intel's Open-Source Technology Center, the open-source Linux graphics driver not only supports more OpenGL 3.0 functionality than Apple's Intel graphics driver for Mac OS X, but the performance is more competitive. In some cases, the OpenGL performance is now superior under Linux with the open-source driver that is developed by Intel in conjunction with the free ...

Samsung 830 Series 128GB Solid State Drive Review | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 12:24

Introduction There are very few companies capable of making every major component that's tucked away inside a SSD. Toshiba has done it with some of their enterprise models and now Samsung is doing it to. When you control the supply of components, you don't really have to worry about buying in bulk because you control that as well. I suspect that if Samsung wanted they could really shake the SSD ...

HP Announces Mini Netbook for Students, Business Users | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 6:36

HP has announced its 10.1-inch netbook for mobile business users and students on a budget. The Mini 1104 is a netbook built for the backpack and trials of travel. Its 320GB hard drive not only spins at a slower 5,400rpm to help prevent wear and tear, but the netbook comes complete with a hard drive [...]

VLC 'Hack' for Encrypted Blu-ray Playback Capability | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 5:24

VLC is one of the most widely used media players. It was one of the first open source media players to get encrypted DVD playback capability, and now, it looks like the time has come for Blu-ray playback capability also. Playback of unencrypted Blu-ray ISOs and folder structures has been possible without menus since VLC 1.2. VLC also has a GPLed open source library for the implementation of ...

Thortech Thunderbolt Plus 800W Power Supply Unit Review | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 4:48

Can the improved Thunderbolt Plus offer anything more compared to the standard Thunderbolt power supplies? We put it to the test to find out!

Samsung Updates the Firmware of SSD 830 Series, Fixes BSOD Issue | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 4:24

This seems to be a month of SSD firmware updates. Less than two weeks ago, Crucial released a firmware update to fix the issue that caused BSODs after 5184 hours of operation. Today, OCZ released a firmware update for Octane that improved its random write performance. Samsung also joins the chorus and they have released a firmware update, or actually two updates, for their SSD 830 Series The ...

YouTube Tops 4 Billion Daily Video Views | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 4:24

YouTube said Monday that it has exceeded 4 billion video views on a global basis per day, a sharp bump up from what the company said at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month. There, Robert Kyncl, vice president of content at Google and a former architect of the Netflix streaming business, said that YouTube [...]

QPAD MK-Series Mechanical Keyboards | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 4:12

Mechanical keyboards in technical sense are actually quite old. Recently we have been using mainly membrane keyboards but several companies have been stating to offer mechanical versions for gamers and serious writers. Let us check out what QPAD has to offer!

Samsung Launches Series 9 All-in-One PC | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 3:00

Samsung has released Series 9 All-in-One (or simply AIO), and more specifically the model that was released today carries a model number 900A7A. It adopts a similar design as Samsung's Series 7 T27B750 display, which we covered earlier. The most unique feature in Series 9 AIO is the support for 3D. We have seen several AIOs with 3D panels from Sony and HP, but the Series 9 seems to be the first ...

OCZ Releases Firmware Update for Octane, Increases Random Write Performance | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 3:00

OCZ released a firmware update for its Octane SSD series. The update carries a version number 1.13 and OCZ claims substantial random write improvements. To refresh everyone's memory on Octane, it's based on the Indilinx Everest controller, the first public outcome of OCZ's Indilinx acquisition. We reviewed Octane last November and it did fairly well in our tests, but it wasn't able to steal the ...

Cooler Master Cosmos II: Large and in Charge | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 3:00

The Cooler Master Cosmos is more or less legendary among top-of-the-line enclosures. It's not hard to see why, either: it's big, it has loads of expansion, and it looks like a giant refrigerator...for your computer. That said, some time has passed since the Cosmos originally landed with very little in the way of updates. Today, Cooler Master brings us the long-awaited update, the Cosmos II. With ...

Fedora 17 Goes On A Diet, But With More Features | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 3:00

Fedora 17, codenamed the Beefy Miracle, has yet another new round of features. One of the items though includes this beefy release having DIET...

Techbargains Deals for 1-23-11 | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 2:48

OUR FAVORITE DEAL OF THE DAY! ? 120GB OCZ Solid 3 SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive for $119.99 plus free shipping (normally $199 - use this form). Computers & Peripherals: ? 1TB Samsung Spinpoint M8 2.5in Internal SATA Laptop Hard Drive for $99.99 plus free shipping (normally $139). ? Pogoplug Multimedia Sharing Device (FTP/Mobile Access) for $24.99 plus free shipping (normally $99). ? Canon ...

Ubuntu's Already Making Plans For ARM In 2014, 2015 | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 1:48

David Mandala of Canonical talked last week at Linux.Conf.Au 2012 about the history of Ubuntu Linux supporting the ARM architecture, what's coming up for Ubuntu ARM in the 12.04 LTS release, and even what's expected from Ubuntu on ARM as far out as 2015...

Laptop Trends Revealed at CES 2012 | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 1:48

It?s no secret that this month?s Consumer Electronic Show, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center and expected to draw crowds in the hundred thousands, is one of the most important and anticipated technology events of the year. At the CES, manufacturers scramble to unveil the latest smartphones, laptops, and televisions. Experts asses these new products and offer predictions for the upcoming ...

Silicon Power Diamond D10 USB 3.0 750GB 2.5-inch Portable Hard Drive Review | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 1:48

Today we?ll be checking out a stylish USB 3.0 portable hard drive, by a company not known by many. The Silicone Power Diamond D10 series of portable hard drives are all equipped with USB 3.0 and use only a 2.5-inch hard drive. They?re available in multiple sizes and colors to fit most anybody?s need. The highly reflective coating and unique design isn?t something I?ve seen before in a portable ...

Tablet, E-Reader Ownership Almost Doubles Over Holidays | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 0:36

Many of those who asked for a tablet or e-book reader for the holidays seem to have gotten their wish. The amount of U.S. tablet owners nearly doubled from 10 percent in mid-December to 19 percent in early January, according to a report released Monday by the Pew Research Center. E-readers also saw substantial growth in sales [...]

Corsair launches individual-sleeved PSU modular cables | Posted on: 24/01/2012 @ 0:36

Available in different colours for different models from the HX and AX series.

Review: Intel Core i7 3820 | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 23:25

OverviewThis is a bit more within the reach of us mere mortals - a Sandy Bridge E CPU that doesn't cost the same amount as some full PCs.Intel, with even less of a fanfare than it made for the muted launch of the Sandy Bridge E platform, has now unleashed the quad-core iteration of its top-end chips, the Intel Core i7 3820, priced at £260 in the UK and $286 in the US. But, to be honest, we're ...

Fujifilm FinePix F600EXR | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 23:24

The Fujifilm FinePix F600EXR is a 16-megapixel compact megazoom with a specialized EXR image sensor, which is designed to improve low-light performance. It has a large 15x optical zoom in addition to RAW shooting, GPS geotagging and overall good image and video quality.

Error-Fixing Btrfs FSCK Tool Is Imminent | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 23:24

An fsck utility capable of fixing problems on the Btrfs file-system is imminent. Plus other features continue to be worked on for this next-generation, open-source Linux file-system...

AOC launches a new 23? flicker-free 3D monitor | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 23:24

Featuring FPR 3D Technology, reducing the eyestrain with passive glasses.

A new value 12x Blu-ray writer from Lite-On | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 23:24

Priced around $90 in Japan, expect to it see under various labels.

Review: Urbanista London Headphones | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 22:13

According to Urbanista's website, 3.5 billion people live in 'urban environments'. That's a pretty big potential market, and Urbanista is targeting city dwellers with fancily-designed gadgets to make inner-city living that bit more exciting and glamorous. Each gadget is named after a city. Copenhagen gets some over-ear headphones, Las Vegas gets iPod cases and London gets some in-ear headphones. ...

Sony VAIO Series Gets Minor Facelift, Z Series Gets LTE | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 22:12

Sony apparently didn’t let its entire list of product announcements slip at the Consumer Electronics Show. Rather, the company decided to save the news about a refresh of its ultraportable (but not an Ultrabook) 13-inch VAIO Z series laptop until after the four-day media blitz quieted down. The VAIO Z series is receiving an overhaul of [...]

Obama to ?Hang Out,? Answer Questions on Google+ | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 22:12

Those who have ever dreamed of hanging out with President Barack Obama might soon get a chance to do just that?albeit virtually. Obama next week plans to participate in a 45-minute live video chat session on the social media site Google+ to answer questions from the public about his State of the Union address, the [...]

Analyst: Apple E-Textbook Sales Top 350,000 After Three Days | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 22:12

Since the Thursday launch of its revamped iBooks app, Apple iOS users have downloaded more than 350,000 e-textbooks, while Cupertino’s new iBook Author platform had more than 90,000 downloads from the Mac App Store, according to one analyst report. “Apple['s] textbook launch is off to a very strong start, with more than 350,000 textbook downloads,” [...]

MythTV Sees First Update In Nearly One Year | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 22:12

MythTV 0.24.2 was released over the weekend...

A New Design For FUSE File-Systems | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 22:12

At SCALE 10x a new FUSE implementation was presented that while still having the file-system in user-space, the kernel component is now responsible for more of the work...

Resident Evil 6 announced by Capcom | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 22:12

Series' favourites and new characters to face an unprecedented threat.

Review: Logitech Mini Boombox | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 21:12

The gap between smartphones and MP3 players began to narrow with the advent of the iPhone, and it is now practically non-existent thanks to smartphone storage capacities of often 8 or 16GB holding a lot of our music. There is nothing on this world or any other that's more annoying than listening to tinny music through the small speakers on a smartphone (especially if the music isn't yours). The ...

Kingston HyperX Genesis 8GB DDR3 1600 Memory Kit Review | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 21:12

The Kingston HyperX Genesis series memory kit is considered the middle of the road when it comes to the HyperX brand line. We take an 8GB DDR3 1600MHz memory kit and thought we'd see how this very common kit performs. This dual-channel HyperX Genesis memory kit is Intel XMP-Certified, comes with grey heat spreaders and runs at a low latency timing of 9-9-9-27 at 1.65V. Find out how it performs ...

Which is the Best Place to Install a Case Fan? | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 21:00

Most cases have several places where you can put a fan, but which is the best? Let's find out.

Kingmax announce 2200MHz 4GB modules | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 21:00

Designed for quad channel x79 systems.

ThinkComputers and Thermaltake Chinese New Year Giveaway! | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 19:48

On behalf of everyone here at ThinkComputers and our friends at Thermaltake we want to wish you a happy Chinese New Year! To celebrate the year of the dragon why not giveaway some TT eSPORTS gear? We will be giving away a TT eSPORTS Shock Spin gaming headset (Red) and a Battle Dragon Bag. These 2 products are perfect for all you gamers out there. So how do you get your hands on these 2 ...

Gigabyte to make VIA powered mini-ITX motherboard | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 19:48

Comes with integrated VIA NANO 1.2GHz CPU and Chrome9 HD graphics.

Daily Forum Activity: 3D Mark Vantage Score Comparisons | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 18:48

Can you beat the eTeknix forum record?

Balsillie, Lazaridis Step Down as RIM Co-CEOs | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 18:36

Research in Motion on Sunday confirmed that Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis (left) will step down as co-CEOs after heading up the company for two decades. Taking over as president and CEO will be Thorsten Heins, who had served as chief operating officer of product engineering. “Mike created a whole new way of communicating and [...]

Kim Dotcom: Apprehended Like the Spy He Always Wanted to Be | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 18:36

Kim Dotcom was apprehended the way he always wanted ? like a spy. More a Sterling Archer than a James Bond, as the actual process by which New Zealand police picked up Megaupload’s founder sounds like something that one would otherwise find in a Rainbow Six or Call of Duty mission. According to Reuters, Dotcom [...]

Arctic to sue AMD over ?Fusion? branding | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 17:48

Gillette to be quaking in their boots.

Female Surpass Men in Buying Hot Tech Toys | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 16:24

Digital world is generally considered to be male-dominated, but a new survey published by international research firm Parks Associates suggests otherwise. Women are not only buying more tech products, but they are also more likely to download and share digital media content. Tricia Parks of Parks Associates said, ?Women are frequently the product buyers – [...]Female Surpass Men in Buying Hot ...

Enermax Fulmo GT Big Tower Chassis Review | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 16:00

Introduction It seems Enermax has really picked up the pace the past year and is delivering quite the assortment of products in getting ready for this year. Not too long ago we took a look at the ED-T60 CPU cooler with its T.B. Vegas fan and multiple lighting schemes which made this cooler attractive and customizable to your own preference. Then we sort of stepped out of the box and went into ...

Review: iLuv Boom Cubes | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 15:12

Truly a David among the Goliaths of this speaker test, iLuv's Rubik's Cube-size Boom Cube speakers are smaller than most of the 2.1 systems' satellite speakers. Add to this the fact that iLuv is a stablemate of the low-cost UK electronics manufacturer Goodmans, and we were worried that the Boom Cubes would be crushed ? both literally and metaphorically ? in our tests. Fortunately, the Boom Cubes ...

Gewinne eine Samsung PM830 128 GB SSD! | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 15:12

In Zusammenarbeit mit Samsung, Brack Electronics AG, Digitec und Steg Electronics verlosen wir eine Samsung PM830 SSD mit 128 Gigabyte Speicherkapazität im Wert von CHF 214.- In unserem Test vom 03.01.11 erzielte die PM830 von Samsung mit 128 Gigabyte, gute vier von fünf Sterne.

RIM Gets New CEO: Co-Founder Takes Backseat | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 14:00

BlackBerry company Research in Motion is going through tough times and is now shuffling its upper management cadre in order to steer the beleaguered company into the right direction. Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have now passed the baton to Thorsten Heins, who is … [visit site to read more] RIM Gets New CEO: [...]RIM Gets New CEO: Co-Founder Takes Backseat is a post from: UK Gadget ...

Ubuntu 11.04, 11.10, 12.04 On The NVIDIA Tegra 2 | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 14:00

For those that were interested by the CompuLab Trim-Slice, a desktop built around the ARM-based NVIDIA Tegra 2 platform, here are some more benchmarks. This time the numbers are looking at the performance of the dual-core ARM Cortex A9 system when using the Ubuntu 11.04, 11.10, and 12.04 packages.

Wilocity Demonstrates 60 GHz WiGig (Draft 802.11ad) Chipset at CES | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 9:36

At CES, I visited Wilocity to learn more about their WiGig chipset and see how close they were to being production-ready. A number of news articles covering Wilocity at CES have already been posted on various sites (PCMag, ArsTechnica). So, in this piece, I will be presenting analysis of details which haven't already been covered in the articles linked above. Wilocity is part of the WiGig ...

NTFS-3G Sees Major Update w/ Faster Compression | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 9:36

Tuxera has released a new community version of their NTFS-3G FUSE file-system implementation. This release packs some new features...

First Look: ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DirectCU II Top Video Card | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 8:36

Legit Reviews was down in Texas this weekend for the FX GamExperience and noticed that ASUS was showing off their upcoming Radeon HD 7970 DirectCU II video card! ASUS informed us that the card just arrived in the United States on Friday and was hand flown to Texas just for the event. This is the first public showing of this highly anticipated video card and we got to spend some time with it!

XBMC May Soon Run On Top Of Wayland | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 6:12

The XBMC media player may soon be supported to run directly atop the Linux KMS interfaces as well as the Wayland Display Server...

TRIM Enabler 2.0 for OS X Lion Released | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 3:00

People are often concerned with the performance of their SSD; is it running as fast as advertised. TRIM is an essential part of keeping your SSD performance up (see this article for details) and it has been very beneficial for Windows 7 users. However, for Mac users, TRIM is only available if you purchase an SSD straight from Apple when buying your Mac. The actual TRIM command is supported by OS ...

The AMD & [H]ardOCP FX GamExperience Day 2012 | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 1:48

Yesterday roughly 600 people headed to Eddie Deen?s Ranch in downtown Dallas, Texas to attend the AMD and HardOCP FX GamExperience. The FX GamExperience was a a free event that showcased the AMD gaming technologies available for PC gamers and to make it really special over $50,000 worth of prizes were given away from 21 sponsors during the eight hour event! Read on to take a quick peak at the ...

MPlayer2 Is Still Being Actively Developed | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 0:36

MPlayer2 -- a fork of the popular MPlayer open-source project that's added on several new features -- has been quiet for a few months but is still being actively developed...

CES 2012 Wrap Up! | Posted on: 23/01/2012 @ 0:36

We are finally done with our CES 2012 Coverage! It has really been a crazy couple of weeks! We spent an entire week in Las Vegas for CES and then spent the past week finishing posting our coverage of the event. There really is so much to cover, but I think we did a good job on our coverage. As many of you know we did mostly all video this year. We have compiled over 45GB of raw HD video into ...

Plans For X.Org, Wayland At FOSDEM 2012 Are Drawn | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 23:24

Besides formally announcing an open-source, reverse-engineered ARM graphics driver, there's lots of pother interesting X.Org / Wayland related talks happening in two weeks at FOSDEM 2012 in Brussels, Belgium...

News for 1-22-12 | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 21:12

Happy Sunday! It's time for the nes once again, and in there we've got a ton os CES stuff as well.

Unboxing the Sapphire Radeon HD6450 FleX Edition Video Card | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 20:00

Our first post-CES unboxing video! Today we will be unboxing the Sapphire Radeon HD6450 FleX Edition Video Card. This low-cost and low-profile video card is perfect for your small PC or home theater PC setup. Since it is part of Sapphire's FleX series of video cards it supports AMD's Eyefinity right out of the box. The card also features 1GB of DDR3 running at 1600MHz, a 625MHz core clock and ...

HD Videoconferencing Solutions at CES: Vidyo & Biscotti | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 18:48

At CES, we had the opportunity to see a couple of HD videoconferencing systems in action. At ShowStoppers, we saw the Vidyo teleconferencing system, and later, on the show floor, we stopped by to learn more about Biscotti. Vidyo Vidyo is aimed at SMBs (Small and Medium Businesses) who want the high end teleconferencing features provided by vendors such as Polycom and Cisco. However, ...

Daily Forum Activity: Violent video games lead to aggression? | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 17:36

Do violent video games really cause aggression? Have your say over at the eTeknix forums.

Review: LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt Series 240GB SSD | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 16:24

The Thunderbolt version of LaCie's Little Big Disk comes in three varieties. Two of them contain hard disks, but this one packs solid-state drives. There are two inside, pre-configured as a striped RAID array for a total capacity of 240GB. Although that pales in comparison to the less costly hard disk models, the pairing of Thunderbolt with even faster storage is an exciting proposition. LaCie ...

ASUS F1A75-M Pro Review - Micro-ATX Llano at $110 | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 13:00

Llano is still selling strong for AMD, as shown by the relatively recent reports of representing a major aspect of their CPU profit margins. Building on our Llano and A75 review base, ASUS gave us the opportunity to look at their F1A75-M Pro motherboard - e-tailing at the time of writing for around $110.  Here at AnandTech we have reviewed other offerings from ASUS in A75, in full ATX from the ...

Sparkle Gold Class Series 80 Plus ATX 850 Watt Power Supply Review | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 10:36

Hey, I’m back with another power supply review and it’s another from Sparkle. Yesterday I took a look at the Gold Class Series 750 Watt version and today I have the 850 Watt one. Not much else to say really so let’s just get into it…

CES 2012 ? ioSafe Sends A Million Volts Into Their New Rugged Portable Thunderbolt Drive and it Lived! (Video) | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 7:12

CES is the place to check out the hottest hardware and gadgets. So when it comes to services and software, it’s a really tough sell against all the cool stuff you can touch and feel and play with. Although ioSafe…Related Articles & Videos Video – Futurelooks Tortures the ioSafe Solo Pro Disaster Proof External Hard Drive in the Oven! Video – Futurelooks Tortures the ...

AMD Reality Check at FX GamExperience | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 6:00

AMD conducted a reality check for gamers down in Dallas, Texas for the FX GamExperience today that we were able to watch and tally up the results with them. For the challenge AMD setup up an area of the FX GamExperience venue with four test systems for two heads up tests. One system was powered by an Intel platform and the other by AMD and gamers had to pick which system played games the best.

iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Receive First Untethered Jailbreak | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 6:00

Good news for wannabe iPhone jailbreakers: The Chronic Dev Team and pod2g have finally released the first untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2. “But wait,” you ask. “Haven’t we been able to jailbreak these devices for months now?” No. Don’t confuse iPhone 4S and iPad 2 jailbreaking with iOS 5 jailbreaking ? [...]

First Look: Corsair Individual Sleeved Modular PSU Cables | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 4:55

Corsair usually makes a ton of noise when they launch new products, but for some reason the company silently launched a new product line on Facebook yesterday that went unnoticed by most tech sites. Corsair has announced individually sleeved modular cables! We bumped into Corsair at the FX GamExperience down in Dallas, Texas today and got a chance to check out the cables in person. Read on to ...

CES 2012: Nyko | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 4:54

Are you ready for the PS Vita? Nyko is ready, and at CES 2012 they've proven their readiness by showing off their line of Vita launch products. Starting with the Speaker Stand that not only provides speakers for the Vita, but it also doubles as a charging dock and has an infrared remote. There's also the Power Grip, Power Armor Kit, Power Kit and game case. Sticking with the speaker accessory ...

Desura Game Client Is Now Open-Source | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 3:24

Desura, the Steam-like game distribution service that came natively to Linux last year, is now open-source...

Spire launches the BlackDragon Power Supply line | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 3:19

Offered in 400W/500W/600W format, it is aimed at enthusiasts and gamers.

2012 - Not a blue year for Blu-ray | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 3:12

Despite what the Ancient Mayans may lead you to believe, 2012 will be another good year for the Blu-ray format, with a solid batch of new summer blockbusters, along with many more classics from the back catalogue which have yet to see a high definition release. Let's take a look at what beauties we have to look forward to. New releases Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's visualisation of ...

2012 - Not a blue year for Blu-ray | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 3:00

Despite what the Ancient Mayans may lead you to believe, 2012 will be another good year for the Blu-ray format, with a solid batch of new summer blockbusters, along with many more classics from the back catalogue which have yet to see a high definition release. Let's take a look at what beauties we have to look forward to. New releases Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's visualisation of ...

2012 - Not a blue year for Blu-ray | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:48

Despite what the Ancient Mayans may lead you to believe, 2012 will be another good year for the Blu-ray format, with a solid batch of new summer blockbusters, along with many more classics from the back catalogue which have yet to see a high definition release. Let's take a look at what beauties we have to look forward to. New releases Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's visualisation of ...

Tablet Owners Spend More on Online Purchases than Smartphone Owners | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:36

e-Commerce is growing by leaps and bounds and people are splashing money on online purchases through not only desktops and laptops but also via their smartphones and tablets. According to a latest survey conducted by Adobe Digital Marketing Insights, tablet owners trump when it comes to spending money on online purchases. Tablet owners tend to [...]Tablet Owners Spend More on Online Purchases ...

Roadmap For openSUSE 12.2: Summer 2012 Release | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:13

A road-map has been published for openSUSE 12.2, which puts this next release out for official availability in July...

Roadmap For openSUSE 12.2: Summer 2012 Release | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:13

A road-map has been published for openSUSE 12.2, which puts this next release out for official availability in July...

Where The Linux 3.3 Kernel Will Come Up Short | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:13

While there's a lot of improvements in the Linux 3.3 kernel, it's not perfect. Here's some of what's unfortunately missing from this forthcoming kernel...

Maingear Phase Changing Thermal Material - Epic T1000 | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:12

We discovered that Maingear is showing off a new product called 'EPIC T1000' here at the FX GamExperience for the very first time. Maingear informed us that brought this Phase Change Metal Alloy (PCMA) to the retail market for enthusiasts that want to try something different when it comes to CPU cooling. This is a product that requires doing a reflow procedure, so you need to know what you are ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

CES 2012: ROCCAT | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:11

So ROCCAT's booth was quite interesting, I mean "Ze German's are coming, and this time we'll play nice" is a tough slogan, so I wanted to see what they had to impress me. Put it this way, the 6000 DPI adjustable, East-Shift Button, Tracking & Distance Control Unit, Driver + Macro Manager, On-board Memory (yes you read that right), Weight system (yes you read that right again) did NOT let me ...

GPU-Z version 0.5.8 released | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 2:00

Adding PCIe bus testing and ASIC quality rating.

GPU-Z version 0.5.8 released | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 1:49

Adding PCIe bus testing and ASIC quality rating.

GPU-Z version 0.5.8 released | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 1:37

Adding PCIe bus testing and ASIC quality rating.

GPU-Z version 0.5.8 released | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 1:25

Adding PCIe bus testing and ASIC quality rating.

GPU-Z version 0.5.8 released | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 1:13

Adding PCIe bus testing and ASIC quality rating.

GPU-Z version 0.5.8 released | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 1:01

Adding PCIe bus testing and ASIC quality rating.

AMD releasing the new Radeon HD 7900 graphics driver | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 0:49

Bringing extended support, more performances and resolving issues.

AMD releasing the new Radeon HD 7900 graphics driver | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 0:37

Bringing extended support, more performances and resolving issues.

AMD releasing the new Radeon HD 7900 graphics driver | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 0:25

Bringing extended support, more performances and resolving issues.

AMD releasing the new Radeon HD 7900 graphics driver | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 0:13

Bringing extended support, more performances and resolving issues.

AMD releasing the new Radeon HD 7900 graphics driver | Posted on: 22/01/2012 @ 0:01

Bringing extended support, more performances and resolving issues.

AMD releasing the new Radeon HD 7900 graphics driver | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 23:49

Bringing extended support, more performances and resolving issues.

AMD releasing the new Radeon HD 7900 graphics driver | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 23:37

Bringing extended support, more performances and resolving issues.

AMD releasing the new Radeon HD 7900 graphics driver | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 23:25

Bringing extended support, more performances and resolving issues.

AMD releasing the new Radeon HD 7900 graphics driver | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 23:13

Bringing extended support, more performances and resolving issues.

Fujitsu showing a futuristic design of multiple devices combining into one | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 23:01

Combining the benefits of a camera, a smartphone and a tablet into one.

Fujitsu showing a futuristic design of multiple devices combining into one | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 22:49

Combining the benefits of a camera, a smartphone and a tablet into one.

Fujitsu showing a futuristic design of multiple devices combining into one | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 22:37

Combining the benefits of a camera, a smartphone and a tablet into one.

Fujitsu showing a futuristic design of multiple devices combining into one | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 22:25

Combining the benefits of a camera, a smartphone and a tablet into one.

Fujitsu showing a futuristic design of multiple devices combining into one | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 22:13

Combining the benefits of a camera, a smartphone and a tablet into one.

Fujitsu showing a futuristic design of multiple devices combining into one | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 22:01

Combining the benefits of a camera, a smartphone and a tablet into one.

Fujitsu showing a futuristic design of multiple devices combining into one | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 21:49

Combining the benefits of a camera, a smartphone and a tablet into one.

Fujitsu showing a futuristic design of multiple devices combining into one | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 21:37

Combining the benefits of a camera, a smartphone and a tablet into one.

Fujitsu showing a futuristic design of multiple devices combining into one | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 21:25

Combining the benefits of a camera, a smartphone and a tablet into one.

Thunderbolt to Arrive on Asus and Acer Ultrabooks in 2012 | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 21:13

Windows laptops are now planning to take a leaf out of Apple?s book. Major laptop manufacturers including Acer, Lenovo and Asustek are now planning to include Thunderbolt port to their upcoming ultrabooks. These ultrabooks are expected to be … [visit site to read more] Thunderbolt to Arrive on Asus and Acer Ultrabooks in 2012 is [...]Thunderbolt to Arrive on Asus and Acer Ultrabooks in 2012 is ...

Darktable For Open-Source Photography | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 20:01

For those less than impressed by Corel releasing some professional-grade Linux photography software earlier this month, Adobe still not providing native Linux clients for their popular applications, and haven't been fond of the major open-source photography programs out there, you may want to try out Darktable...

SCALE 10x Kicks Off Today In Los Angeles | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 19:37

The 10th annual Southern California Linux Expo formally begins today in Los Angeles. Here's a preview...

Daily Forum Activity: Giveaway Discussion | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 18:36

From Graphics cards to Apple Macs you will find the best giveaways here.

Google Claims to have 90 Million Google+ Users | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 16:37

Google?s social networking venture Google+ is slowly crawling and at about one year old, the network claims to have about 90 million users. This figure was disclosed by Larry Page while announcing the quarterly results of the company. Though, Google+ yet has … [visit site to read more] Google Claims to have 90 Million Google+ [...]Google Claims to have 90 Million Google+ Users is a post from: ...

Review: Tascam iM2 | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 14:51

Tascam's built its reputation on providing high-quality recording equipment for musicians and videophiles, and now you can get a piece of the action with the compact, lightweight iM2. It's a digital recorder for iOS devices that plugs into the dock connector on the bottom of your iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, fourth-generation iPod touch, iPad or iPad 2. On its own, it comprises a pair of high-quality ...

An Open-Source, Reverse-Engineered Mali GPU Driver | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 11:24

There is some exciting news to break today on Phoronix... Coming up at FOSDEM (the Free Open-Source Developers' European Meeting in Brussels) will be the formal announcement of an open-source, reverse-engineered graphics driver for the ARM Mali graphics processor. OpenGL ES triangles are in action on open-source code. Will this be the start of fully open-source ARM graphics drivers for Android ...

Sparkle Gold Class Series 80 Plus ATX 750 Watt Power Supply Review | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 7:37

Up for review today I’ve got a power supply from Sparkle, it’s their Gold Class Series that features 80 Plus certification. This power supply is their top of the line model, and rightly so as it comes with more than enough power to handle most any system. It features plenty of connections so you’ll have more than enough for your needs. It has a large and quiet 13.9cm fan to help keep it ...

?Secret? T-Mobile Promo to Add Free Wi-Fi Hotspot, Cloud Services | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 6:12

On Jan. 25, T-Mobile will begin offering a “secret” promotion to customers on its 5-Gbyte and 10-Gbyte data plans, offering free hotspot capability plus some cloud services for free. TmoNews first reported the story, which apparently includes both existing and new customers. The catch? First, you have to ask for it. According to a leaked [...]

XFX ProSeries 1250 W Review | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 4:48

XFX is well known for their graphic cards but for quite some time they are also into the PSU market with two series called classic and Pro. Today we will test the flagship unit of the Pro series which with 1250W capacity will easily power even the most demanding systems.

CES 2012: Samsung | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 4:00

This year at CES we decided to venture into the Samsung booth, which was one of the busiest booths at CES. We were able to take a look at the new Galaxy Note, which is a mix between a phone and a tablet. It features a very thin design, 5.3-inch HD Super AMOLED screen and a 1.4GHz dual core processor. Samsung was also showing off the new Galaxy Tab 7.7 tablet. It is the worlds first tablet to ...

Capsule Review: GeChic's On-Lap 1301 Laptop Monitor | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 3:00

Recently Taiwanese vendor GeChic got in touch with us about a new product set to appear on American shores, the On-Lap 1301 laptop monitor. The concept? A portable 13" screen that affixes to the back of your notebook lid and swings out, extending your desktop space and powered by a USB 2.0 cable. The first inclination is to expect another DisplayLink peripheral, but the On-Lap 1301 actually uses ...

MSI launching new entry-level graphics cards | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 3:00

Entry level cards for casual gaming or simple Full HD playback.

Megaupload Shutdown Prompts Continued Anonymous Attacks, New Tactics | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 2:25

Hacker collective Anonymous continued its attack on the Justice Department Web site today in retaliation for yesterday’s Megaupload takedown. Separately, different versions of Megaupload popped up all over the Web in a “high tech game of whack-a-mole,” ABC News reported. “US Department of Justice http://justive.gov TANGODOWN (yeah again and again…) #ALLYOURBASEAREBELONGTOUS #Anonymous ...

Mobile Broadband Natively Supported in Windows 8 | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 1:38

Using mobile broadband in Windows 8 will no longer require specific drivers and third-party software, says Microsoft's Billy Anders in a Building Windows 8 blog post today. This is thanks to the new Mobile Broadband Interface Model (MBIM) standard, which hardware makers are reportedly already beginning to adopt, and a generic driver in Windows 8 that can interface with any chip supporting that ...

Zalman launches a retention kit upgrade for its waterblock | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 1:36

Offering mounting solution for previous Intel sockets, from 775 to 2011

Netgear at CES 2012: Consumer Networking, Storage and Media Products | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 0:25

It is almost a week since CES got over, but I still have a few meetings from the show that are pending coverage. There isn't much point in just rehashing press releases, and I take the extra effort to gather the right information that readers want. Given that most of my focus is on HTPCs and media streamers, I did talk with Netgear in detail about their plans for that market segment. But, before ...

CES 2012: Sharper Image & HMDX | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 23:48

Home products maker Homedics? Sharper Image and HMDX brands of audio products this year are focusing on Bluetooth-enabled products in order to win over the growing number of Android users whose primary method of audio playback aside from the stereo jack is Bluetooth. ThinkComputers? Colin Dean speaks with Anthony Koperski in this video interview about the various mobile and stationary speaker ...

Shogun Bros. introduces a new gaming mouse for FPS | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 23:24

Equipped with a whole set of features to keep performance at its best.

CES 2012: Plextor | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 23:00

Plextor showed us around their suite at CES 2012 which featured their optical drives and SSD?s. We took a look at the PX-612U, an external DVD writer that has a built in card slot and can connect to a TV thanks to Plextor?s PlexTV software. PlexTV allows you to display anything from the PX-612U onto your TV, whether it is a DVD Movie, or something from the SD card slot, like photos or home ...

After Blackout, Congress Postpones Action on SOPA, PIPA | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 22:49

Internet blackout success? House and Senate leaders announced today that action on the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) will be delayed. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that he would delay a vote on PIPA, while SOPA sponsor Rep. Lamar Smith said the House Judiciary Committee would also postpone [...]

Report: Vevo Leaving YouTube for Facebook | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 22:49

Facebook is reportedly in talks to replace YouTube as the host of Vevo’s music videos, CNet is reporting. Citing sources with knowledge of the discussions, CNet said Facebook and Vevo have already met about a potential deal at least twice, with the most recent meeting happening in the last two weeks. Vevo still has one [...]

Pictures of Asus? Radeon HD 7970 DirectCu II graphics card | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 22:24

The HD 7970 gets the Asus treatment with a nice little factory overclock.

AMD?s Radeon HD 7950 has its clock speeds revealed | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 21:24

More overclocking potential for approximately $150 less than the HD 7970.

Coolermaster CM690 II Advanced USB 3.0 | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 20:14

Mit dem CM690 II Advanced USB 3.0 präsentiert Coolermaster einen Stahl Midi-Tower, der durch praktische Features, wie beispielsweise USB3.0-Ports sowie ein deznetes Design überzeugen soll. Das beinahe komplett in Schwazr gehaltene Äussere wird durch zwei übers Gehäuse laufende Chromstreifen akzentuiert. Die Verarbeitung sowie die optische Präsenz überzeugen. Ebenso hat Coolermaster dem ...

Bumblebee Has Tumbleweed For NVIDIA Optimus On Linux | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 20:13

Bumblebee 3.0 "Tumbleweed" has been released as an updated (and unofficial) way of handling NVIDIA Optimus technology under Linux...

GTK+ 3.4 For Multi-Touch May Come In GNOME 3.4 | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 20:13

Now that X Input 2.2 with Multi-Touch is merged into X.Org Server 1.12, which will be released by early March, it's time for the tool-kit and application developers to take advantage of the support. It looks like GNOME will be on the ball this time around with GTK+ 3.4 looking to handle multi-touch...

Intel top off exceptional year with record $54 billion revenues | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 20:12

Up 24% on last years figures. AMD left biting the dust as usual.

Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650 W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 20:01

The EarthWatts Platinum is the latest power supply series from Antec, featuring the coveted 80 Plus Platinum certification. Let's see if the 650 W model is a good pick.

Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650 W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 19:49

The EarthWatts Platinum is the latest power supply series from Antec, featuring the coveted 80 Plus Platinum certification. Let's see if the 650 W model is a good pick.

Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650 W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 19:37

The EarthWatts Platinum is the latest power supply series from Antec, featuring the coveted 80 Plus Platinum certification. Let's see if the 650 W model is a good pick.

Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650 W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 19:25

The EarthWatts Platinum is the latest power supply series from Antec, featuring the coveted 80 Plus Platinum certification. Let's see if the 650 W model is a good pick.

Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650 W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 19:13

The EarthWatts Platinum is the latest power supply series from Antec, featuring the coveted 80 Plus Platinum certification. Let's see if the 650 W model is a good pick.

Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650 W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 19:01

The EarthWatts Platinum is the latest power supply series from Antec, featuring the coveted 80 Plus Platinum certification. Let's see if the 650 W model is a good pick.

Kingston Ships the SSDNow V+200 Solid State Drives | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 18:36

In up to 480GB capacities, with only 2W power consumption at full load.

Daily Forum Activity: What do you think about SOPA? Let us know! | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 17:25

In favour, against, neutral?... Have your say over at the eTeknix Forum.

Inside Windows 8's Incorruptible File System | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 17:01

Microsoft has let us all in on what is some pretty big news regarding the future of Windows?the introduction of a new file system, dubbed ReFS (Resilient File System), is expected to exceed way beyond the limitations of NTFS and FAT32. "Resilient" is an apropriate moniker as the new file system seems to have been designed with one main purpose in mind: keeping data safe and intact.

Cooler Master unveil X6 CPU coolers | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 17:00

Cooler Master, an industry leading enclosure, thermal solution, peripheral, and accessory manufacturer, showcases a tribute to their effort to continually innovate. The X6 CPU Cooler has arrived and is a daring new take on high performance cooling and design. Bold Design and Innovative Features Designed for overclockers and gamers, X6 is adorned in a satin black finish with crimson red fan blades ...

RAZER? SWEEPS FOUR COVETED AWARDS AT CES 2012 | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:43

NZXT Switch 810 Case Overview @ ThinkComputers.org | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:43

AMD Phenom II X4 960T Review | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:43

Thermaltake Bigwater 760 Plus Water Cooling Kit Review @ APH Networks | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:43

Steelseries Diablo 3 Headset Review @ XSReviews.co.uk | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:43

Corsair Performance Pro 256 GB SSD | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:43

Charts: 11 Socket 2011 Boards ? Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 @ ocaholic | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:43

Kingston latest gadgets at CES 2012 @ Bjorn3D | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:43

Nokia Lumia 710 Review | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:43

Lian Li PC-90 PC Case/Chassis Review | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:43

Closed beta for SD Gundam Capsule Fighter Online to roll out on Valentine's Day | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:43

vr-zone.com - SD Gundam Capsule Fighter Online will be distributed by Shanda Games International in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and Australia. The closed beta is scheduled to roll out on 14 February (which is also Valentine's Day). Have you signed up for closed beta of the 3D online shooter game yet?

Nikon launches COOLPIX S2600 in Singapore | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:42

vr-zone.com - Nikon has announced the launch of their new COOLPIX S2600 which begins retailing today. The slim and stylish compact camera has a 5x zoom NIKKOR lens with 26mm wide-angle view and boasts 14-megapixel sensor to capture high resolution images.

Streaming music service rara.com launches in Singapore | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:42

vr-zone.com - Digital music service Rara.com was launched in US and Europe last month, and today, it is launching across Singapore, Australia and Canada. You get to access a catalogue of over 10 million tracks ad-free, at a small fee of S$0.99 a month, for the first three months.

Report: NVIDIA GK104 branding, specifications revealed | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:42

vr-zone.com - NVIDIA is preparing to release it's Kepler family of GPUs in Q2 2012, with GK104 being a crucial part of the family. GK104 will be the performance product, succeeding GF114 and GTX 560 in its various variants, and likely branded as GeForce GTX 660. 

Intel reports record revenue for 2011 | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:42

vr-zone.com - In what should be no surprise, Intel has reported record revenues for full year of 2011 - $54 billion. This is a massive $10.6 billion or 24% up over 2010. 

Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 Pictures, Specifications Leaked | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:42

vr-zone.com - A forum member from Guru3D has leaked the first press pictures of a Radeon HD 7950 - this one being Sapphire's version. 

SingTel offers free mobile calls, SMS, MMS and mio TV treats for Lunar New Year | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:42

vr-zone.com - SingTel users have something to celebrate for this Lunar New Year. The telecommunication operator has announced that it is providing free mobile calls, SMS, MMS and mio TV treats for 48 hours, from 23 to 24 January. Read on for the details.

Western Digital announces My Book Live Duo personal cloud storage with dual drives | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:42

vr-zone.com - Western Digital has announced My Book Live Duo with dual drives that offer high capacity and double-safe file protection, and provide anytime, anywhere access to stored media and files whether you are on your computer, tablet or smartphone.

Cooler Master COSMOS II contest: Comment and Win a CM Storm Spawn Gaming Mouse! | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:42

vr-zone.com - To celebrate the launch of the COSMOS II in Singapore, Cooler Master Singapore is partnering with VR-Zone to give away ten CM Storm Spawn gaming mice. Read more for the details!

Nike+ Fuelband wristband can track your movement and inspire you to be more active | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:42

vr-zone.com - Nike has announced the new Nike+ Fuelband wristband that can track movement, and motivates you to be more active. The company also introduced the NikeFuel metric that can measure your activity through the movement of your wrist; the more you move, the more NikeFuel you earn.

SteelSeries Kana Mouse Review | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:41

Review of the SteelSeries Kana Mouse. Filling one of the gaps between the Kinzu V2 and the Sensei, X...

Ozone Onda 3HX Test | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:41

Getestet wurde das Ozone Onda 3HX Universal Gaming Headset. Wer heutzutage am PC Spiele spielt, der ...

Buffalo AirStation WZR-1750H und WLI-TX4-1300H Nevorstellung | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:41

Buffalo Technology hat den Buffalo WZR-1750H WLAN-Router mit 802.11ac Technologie vorgestellt. Die g...

Enermax ETD-T60-VD CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:41

The Enermax ETD-T60-VD is a CPU cooler with a horizontal heatsink, six heatpipes and a 120 mm fancy ...

NZXT Havik 120 Test | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:41

Der NZXT Havik 120 ist dem NZXT Havik 140 sehr ähnlich, bietet aber von vielen Sachen etwas weniger....

Deutsche Kühlerbau Meisterschaft 2012 | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:41

Bei Meisterkühler findet zum zweiten Mal vom 9.1. bis zum 30.4.2012 die Deutsche Kühlerbau Meistersc...

Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO Kühler Testbericht | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:39

Getestet wurde der Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO CPU-Kühler. Ob auch der überarbeitete Hyper TX3 Kühle...

Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus II Test | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:39

Getestet wurde der Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus II VGA Kühler. Mit dem Accelero Xtreme Plus I...

Zalman CNPS 12X Review | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:39

Review of the Zalman CNPS 12X Cooler. To sum up, the CNPS 12X is a very worthy addition to the Zalma...

Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus II VGA Kühler Test | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:39

Getestet wurde der Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus II VGA Kühler. Wer auf der Suche nach einem h...

NZXT Switch 810 Black Case Review | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:38

Today, NZXT has released their new flagship, full tower case, the Switch 810. We're going to have a thorough look into this beast to see if it has what it takes to become NZXT's new most popular product.NZXT Switch 810 Black Case Review is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: NZXT Vulcan Case Review NZXT Phantom Case Review NZXT Tempest EVO Case Review

Much Ado About SOPA and PIPA | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:38

Today, many sites like Google, Reddit, and Wikipedia are protesting the bills as they are generally considered to be bad for the health of the Internet as a whole.Much Ado About SOPA and PIPA is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: Much Ado About Nothing? Blacked Out Chrome: Is There Room For Three?

Review: Iomega TV with Boxee | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 15:24

We know that the Apple TV represents terrific value for money ? but only if you live your life through iTunes. For those of us who have photos and video outside of Apple's walled garden, an Apple TV alternative such as the Iomega TV with Boxee we have here is a better bet. But often in the past, these streaming devices have been rather lacking in ease of use. We looked at the original D-Link ...

World IPv6 launch readying for implementation | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 15:00

IPv4, the current system, running out of room.

Bettering Radeon Gallium3D Performance With PCI-E 2.0 | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 13:00

While it will not take you up to the speeds of the Catalyst driver, besides the 2D color tiling patches, there are a few other outstanding features not yet enabled-by-default in the open-source Radeon graphics driver that can yield some performance boosts. One of these other features is enabling PCI Express 2.0 support within the Radeon DRM.

ASUS Radeon HD 7970 3GB CrossFire Review | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 11:48

The ASUS Radeon HD 7970 3GB came out on January 9th, 2012 and is based on the AMD Radeon HD 7970 reference card. ASUS sent over a card for us to try out and do some CrossFire testing with. Read on to see how AMD Radeon HD 7970 does in a multi-GPU CrossFire setup when it comes to performance, power consumption, overclocking and more!

Google+ Users Hit 90 Million | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 9:24

Google said Thursday that its Google+ social network now has 90 million users, up from 40 million in October. Engagement is also growing, Google CEO Larry Page said during a fourth-quarter earnings call. More than 60 percent of Google+ users engage with the service daily and 80 percent engage weekly, he said. Google has shipped a new [...]

After Megaupload Shutdown, Anonymous Hits DOJ, Universal Sites | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 9:24

Anonymous was quick to target the Justice Department, Universal Music, the RIAA, and MPAA in the wake of this afternoon’s Megaupload announcement, with the Web sites for all four organizations succumbing to distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Justice.gov and universalmusic.com went offline around 430pm Eastern and have been largely unresponsive for the past 1.5 [...]

Epson LabelWorks LW-400 Label Printer @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 9:24

Link: http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-epson-labelworks-lw-400-label-printer/ (http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-epson-labelworks-lw-400-label-printer/) Quote: "I’ve never reviewed a label maker before. I honestly never thought I’d need one. I never wanted one. I’ve since changed my mind on all of that, I’ve got a label maker now, a nice one actually and that’s ...

AMD A8-3870K | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 9:08

We have our hands on AMD’s improved A-Series APU named the A8-3870K, which comes with an improved on-die GPU and an unlocked multiplier that should overclock even better. Hopefully these improvements will provide improved performance for the enthusiast looking to save some money.

Responses To The Linux Desktop Security Problem | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 8:24

Just about 24 hours ago I spread the news about a major vulnerability in X.Org / XKB that makes it trivial for anyone with physical access to a Linux-based desktop system to easily bypass any screensaver lock whether you're using GNOME, KDE, or most other desktop environments. So what's changed in the past day?..

Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Cards in 3-Way CrossFireX | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 8:12

Introduction Since the launch of the AMD Radeon HD 7970 we've looked at the reference model to see how it performs when the card sits on its own. With that done we then took the time to install a second reference design card into the mix and see how performance with the HD 7970 running in CrossFire. Today we grab a third card and see what happens when we move to a three way CrossFireX setup. ...

Will SOPA & PIPA Actually Stop Online Piracy ? | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 7:24

This week you?ll have likely come across two new acronyms: SOPA (Stop Internet Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect Intellectual Property Act). They are new powers being … [visit site to read more] Will SOPA & PIPA Actually Stop Online Piracy ? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - [...]Will SOPA & PIPA Actually Stop Online Piracy ? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

CES 2012: AViiQ | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 7:24

AViiQ is known for their laptop stands and portable products. They focus on portability and usability. At CES 2012, AViiQ showed us both of their laptop stands, which place the laptop at a 12 degree ergonomic angle. The Smart Case for the iPad 2 which doesn?t compromise style for performance. A Portable Charging Station with easy cable management for multiple devices, a 4 port USB hub, and a ...

Linux 3.3-rc1 Released, Merge Window Closes | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 6:12

Linus Torvalds released the Linux 3.3-rc1 kernel on Thursday afternoon that marks the closure of the two-week Linux 3.3 kernel merge window...

The Battle of The Netbooks: Intel vs AMD | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 6:12

When it comes to the world of netbooks, is the advantage with AMD or Intel? We take a look to find out!

SilverStone SST-PS07B mATX Computer Case Review | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 4:46

BenchmarkReviews.com: It's a fact that has proven itself over and again: technology shrinks. Even for performance oriented enthusiasts, it isn't always better to "go big or go home." In fact, the more technology shrinks, the more useful it becomes. Consider that the first commercially available computer's CPU and memory was 14' x 8' x 8' and weighed 29, 000 LBS (UNIVAC I)! Sixty years later and ...

New All in One PC from MSI | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 3:48

The AE2071 comes with up to an Intel i3 , 500GB HDD and 8GB RAM.

MSI breaks multiple records with its X79 boards | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 3:48

For 3930K clock speed and 3960X bus speed.

Nike+ FuelBand Turns Life Into Exercise | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 3:36

Nike unveiled the Nike+ FuelBand on Thursday, a personal accelerometer that measures your activity in what Nike calls “Fuel,” or your movements in three dimensions. Users will be able to preorder the FuelBand for $150 on theNike online store at 5pm EST, Nike said. Using the tagline “Life is a sport,” Nike’s FuelBand basically takes the [...]

Microsoft Profits Flat, But Xbox Revenue Soars | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 3:36

Microsoft reported fourth-quarter profits that were flat compared to the prior year, even as revenue increased 5 percent. Microsoft’s fourth-quarter results show an interesting shift, as Microsoft’s Xbox business unit threatens to pass its Windows division in terms of revenue. If the current trends continue, Windows and its related businesses could rank fourth within the [...]

Daily Forum Activity: AMD or Intel? | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 2:36

AMD vs Intel? Have your say over at the eTeknix Forum. AMD leads currently...

Tt eSPORTS THERON Gaming Mouse | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 1:49

Largely thanks to its brand new design which gives it amazing grip and also because of its excellent accuracy, lightning fast speed and large number of features the THERON Gaming Mouse by TteSports is without doubt amongst the 5 best all-around units i have used to date.

Apple Releases iBooks 2: A new Textbook Initiative | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 1:36

Apple held its education event in New York today and the company has announced its new initiative iBooks 2. The new program has been hailed as ?a new textbook experience for iPad? and the proposal expect to ?reinvent the textbook?. Apple also revealed … [visit site to read more] Apple Releases iBooks 2: A new [...]Apple Releases iBooks 2: A new Textbook Initiative is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Techbargains Deals for 1-19-12 | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 1:36

OUR FAVORITE DEAL OF THE DAY! ? Asus Eee Pad Transformer 10.1in 16GB Tablet w/ Tegra 2 & Android 3.0 for $299.99 plus free shipping (normally $399). Computers & Peripherals: ? Dell Outlet Home Coupon Code 20% off Alienware, XPS 14Z, 15Z, & Inspiron R Series Laptops. ? XFX Double D ATI Radeon HD6870 1GB Video Card (Dual Fan) for $149.99 plus free shipping (normally $194 - use this form). ? OCZ ...

Gigabyte giving you the chance to win a 990FX UD7 motherboard | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 1:36

More details enclosed within the article...

Enermax launch Staray PC Chassis | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 1:36

Enermax launch Staray mid tower case starting at £35.

CES 2012: House of Marley | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 0:24

Reggae rocker Bob Marley sang songs to convey his message of authenticity, charity, sustainability, and unity. His family lives on, and they wanted to translate these ideas into a series of musical products. House of Marley is the result, proffering audio listening products for all people. These products are new and unique -- authentic -- and 5% of the profits supports 1Love.org, a charity that ...

Gigabyte intros an entry-level motherboard featuring Dual-UEFI BIOS | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 0:24

The GA-H61MA-D3 revision 2.0 is set for May and will cost around $50.

Apple Targets Educators Via iBooks 2, iBooks Author, iTunes U App | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 0:00

Apple on Thursday jumped deeper into the education space with the launch of iBooks 2 for textbooks, a custom e-book creation platform dubbed iBooks Author, and an expanded iTunes U app that’s also now accessible to K-12 educators. “Education is deep in Apple’s DNA and iPad may be our most exciting education product yet. With [...]

Acer Doubles Down on Ultrabooks in 2012 | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 0:00

It seems that Acer is feeling bullish about ultrabooks this year. Analysts are predicting that ultrabooks will grow to become as much as 40 percent of the laptop market by 2015, but Acer is moving that timetable up to 2012. The company estimates that 25-35 percent of its total notebook shipments this year will fall under the [...]

Apple Announces Digital Textbook Availability, iBooks Author App | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 23:24

Apple today announced that it would begin offering digital textbooks on the iPad via its iBooks app. The books, which currently focus on high school-level subjects but will later expand to cover the entire K-12 curriculum, can cost up to $14.99, and Apple is working with publishing companies such as Pearson, McGraw Hill, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and DK Publishing to make it happen. The textbook ...

Intel?s new peace of mind CPU replacement plan for overclockers | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 23:12

For a small fee, you get a no-questions-asked replacement plan for select CPUs.

Apple Targets Educators Via iBooks 2, iBooks Author, iTunes U App | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 22:48

Apple on Thursday jumped deeper into the education space with the launch of iBooks 2 for textbooks, a custom e-book creation platform dubbed iBooks Author, and an expanded iTunes U app that's also now accessible to K-12 educators.

Kingston's SSDNow V+200: More Affordable SandForce | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 22:12

Last year Kingston introduced its HyperX line of SF-2281 based SSDs. HyperX marked the first time SandForce and Kingston ever worked together but the relationship continued. Kingston quietly introduced the SSDNow KC100, another SF-2281 based solution aimed at the corporate client. SandForce worked with Kingston to deliver a custom firmware that exposed more SMART attributes on the KC100. That ...

ZTE Launches Budget Windows Phone 7 Handset in UK | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 22:12

If you are looking to get a taste of Windows Phone 7, then ZTE has brought ZTE Tania handset to the UK. The phone was initially launched in China in late 2011. This 4.3 Inches phone comes with 800 x 480 megapixel resolution.  It has 1GHz processor under its hood and is only 10.7 … [...]ZTE Launches Budget Windows Phone 7 Handset in UK is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Digia's Qt Commercial Still Carrying Large Patch Delta | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 22:12

In 2011 when talking about Digia putting out new Qt Commercial releases with over one hundred changes compared to what's found in the open-source/community Qt repository, many Phoronix readers were upset by this large delta. Digia is still putting out new Qt Commercial releases that carry large differences to the upstream open-source releases, but they've offered up the patches for mainline ...

CM Storm QuickFire Rapid Gaming Keyboard Review | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 21:48

The CM Storm QuickFire Rapid is their first keyboard release from CM Storm and it focuses on providing the absolute best tactile feel for gamers rather than the multitude of bells-and-whistles found in other gaming keyboards. At a retail price tag of $79, let's see how it stacks up in the crowded market of aftermarket gaming peripherals.

Xigmatek XAF Series 140mm Fan Round-Up | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 21:00

Xigmatek was started in 2005 with the idea of producing quality products at an affordable price in the case & cooling market. Today, Xigmatek has a new batch of products to the table with the XAF Series of case & cooling fans. Today we have the chance to look at the XAF-F 140mm series of cooling fans from Xigmatek; take a look as we judge them based on advertised specifications and performance.

CES 2012: Synology | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 21:00

Network attached storage device manufacturer Synology had a great booth this year at CES. ThinkComputers? Colin Dean talked with Synology?s Doug Self about the new version of the NAS firmware running on Synology devices. The new version includes some reorganization of the desktop-paradigm control panel and also enables a new CloudDrive feature, which enables a user to setup and control their own ...

BitFenix launches the mother of all Shinobi?s | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 21:00

Priced at ?139/$149, it supports XL-ATX boards and up to 360mm long radiators.

Thermaltake Overseer RX-I Review | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 20:24

Let's take a look at the latest full-tower case from Thermaltake, the Overseer RX-I, which has eight expansion slots and comes with an external 3.5"/2.5" docking bay.

LG Introduces Optimus Pad LTE Tablet | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 19:48

LG recently announced its new tablet, Optimus Pad LTE. This 8.9 inch tablet comes with True HD IPS display, which provides 1280 x 720 pixel resolution. The tablet also 8 megapixel camera on rear and a 2 mega pixel front facing camera. LG will be … [visit site to read more] LG Introduces Optimus Pad [...]LG Introduces Optimus Pad LTE Tablet is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Radeon Gallium3D: A Half-Decade Behind Catalyst? | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 19:48

What happens when you pull out some vintage computer hardware and run the latest Linux software as well as go back and run some of the oldest software available? Well, in the case of systems with antiquated R300-era ATI Radeon graphics, you are left with a downward slope in performance. Not only is the latest open-source Radeon graphics driver not always performing as well as an ancient Catalyst ...

Facebook Relaunches Timeline, Timeline Apps | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 19:12

On Wednesday, Facebook officially relaunched its “Timeline Apps,” social applications that will plug into the Facebook Timeline and update your friends via the new Ticker. The apps are part of the Facebook Timeline, which received a relaunch of sorts from Facebook at a San Francisco event Wednesday night. Over 60 partners now provide apps for [...]

BitFenix Introducing Shinobi XL Chassis | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 19:12

Sweet looking case with tons of features..Since its release in April 2011, the BitFenix Shinobi has proven to be our most popular chassis design yet. Today, BitFenix is proud to introduce a bigger and badder follow up to this classic design – Shinobi XL. Packing XL-ATX compatibility, superior flexibility, and an all-new SuperCharge™ port, Shinobi XL is a deadly new entry in the full tower ...

Lenovo ThinkVision LT1421 | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 18:00

The Lenovo ThinkVision LT1421 is a portable 14-inch monitor driven and powered by your laptop's USB port. Light enough to take with you on the road, this neat little display offers good color and small text performance and comes with a protective cover that keeps it safe while traveling and doubles as a support base.

Infographic: A World Without Wikipedia | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 18:00

On January 18 Wikipedia, among other websites, choose to "black out" their site in protest of the controversial SOPA and PIPA U.S. legislation. This infographic illustrates how Wikipedia would be affected by both of these proposed laws.

Preview: Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 15:12

Hinsichtlich des neuen X79-Chipsatzes von Intel hat Gigabyte sein Portfolio an High-End-Desktop-Mainboards neu gestaltet und wesentlich klarer strukturiert. Beim UD3 handelt es sich um Gigabytes Einstieg in die X79-Klasse. Das Board verfügt über ein sehr schlichtes Design und einem attraktiven Feature-Mix. Hinzu kommt eine Overclocking-Tauglichkeit, die in diesem Preissegment ihresgleichen ...

Wayland Action Items You Can Start On | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 15:12

Tiago Vignatti, one of the active developers at Intel who's dedicated to the Wayland team, has shared some active TODO list items that for those wishing to contribute can easily jump on...

Review: Bayan Audio Bayan 7 | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 14:12

The Bayan Audio Bayan 7 is a curious-looking speaker dock which looks more like an oven that slots into a wall than a high-end iOS speaker dock (a black version is also available). But on closer inspection, it soon reveals its true purpose. Set into its clear Perspex facia is a hefty bass subwoofer that also acts as its stand. The rest of the sound is supplied by twin 5cm full-range speakers and ...

Intel NVM Express Driver For Linux 3.3 Kernel | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 14:00

Linus Torvalds has been called upon to pull the NVM Express driver into the Linux 3.3 mainline kernel...

Thermolab Trinity Review | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 14:00

New boy on the block Thermolab attempt to muscle their way into the high end cooling market

ECS Keeps SAS on X79R-AX Motherboard | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 12:29

#Intel were originally planning of including Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) ports on the X79 platform but found that they were having issues with reliability or compatability so they disabled it. As Legit Reviews prepare for a full review of the X79-AX, they discovered that it had a full array of SAS ports and when contacting ECS they were told.

Performance Tuning Protection Plan by Intel | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 12:28

#Intel introduce a protection plan which offers a no-hassle replacement on top of the normal 3 year warranty.

Cooler Master unveils X6 CPU Cooler | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 12:27

The #CoolerMaster X6 CPU Cooler has arrived and is a daring new take on high performance cooling and design.

G.Skill RipjawsZ PC3-12800 16GB Memory Kit Review | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 9:36

Moving away from the AMD Radeon HD 7970 video cards for a little bit we check out another kit of RAM from G.Skill that isn't the typical high-end kit that we normally look at from the company. Instead it's an $89.99 USD kit that hits at a really aggressive price point. But what do we get for a kit of RAM from G.Skill for under $100 US? Well, let's get into it and find out. The first thing you're ...

AT&T Unveils New Data Plans for Smartphones, Tablets | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 8:36

AT&T announced Wednesday that it will overhaul its smartphone and tablet data plans, starting this Sunday, Jan. 22. The new smartphone plans will provide 300MB for $20, with $20 for an extra 300MB if you go over. 3GB of data, meanwhile, will set you back $30, while 5GB will cost $50 per month with mobile [...]

eBay Profits Soar 254 Percent, Boosted by Skype | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 8:36

Ebay reported a 254 percent increase in profits for the company’s fourth quarter, thanks to its sale of VOIP service Skype to Microsoft. One-times gains aside, however, eBay also reported a healthy 15 percent increase in net income when considered from a non-GAAP perspective. Revenue rose by 35 percent, thanks to growth in eBay’s Payments [...]

An Easy But Serious Screensaver Security Problem In X.Org | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 8:24

I've been alerted this afternoon that there's an outstanding security vulnerability within the current X.Org Server that's receiving little attention. This active vulnerability could allow anyone with physical access to your system to easily bypass the desktop's screen lock regardless of your desktop environment...

CES 2012 ? Patriot Memory Shifts Focus Towards Content Creators, Unveils New Android Based PBO Media Players and the Gauntlet2 WiFi Drive (Video) | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 7:24

Differentiating oneself from all the other memory sellers is a tough game. You can compete on specifications, colours, and even density. But at the end of the day, price is always a factor and with so many players in the…Related Articles & Videos CES 2012 – Kingston Unveils New HyperX Memory Kits and Shrinks USB Drives For The Mobile Market (Video) CES 2012 – Kingston ...

CES 2012 ? Seagate Shows Off Momentus XT 750GB Performance, New 1TB Platters and Thunderbolt Drives for Mac (Video) | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 7:24

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock somewhere, you’ve probably noticed that hard drive prices have quadrupled in price and that’s hurt everyone from end users to system builders. But that hasn’t stopped Seagate from forging ahead and continuing to…Related Articles & Videos CES 2012 – MSI Shows Off HD 7970 GPU, New Cloud Overclock App, the X79 Big Bang XPower II Board ...

AT&T Unveils New Data Plans for Smartphones, Tablets | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 6:13

AT&T announced Wednesday that it will overhaul its smartphone and tablet data plans, starting this Sunday, Jan. 22. The new smartphone plans will provide 300MB for $20, with $20 for an extra 300MB if you go over. 3GB of data, meanwhile, will set you back $30, while 5GB will cost $50 per month with mobile hotspot and tethering.

Newer Technology Power2U AC/USB Wall Outlet @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 6:13

Link: http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-newer-technology-power2u-acusb-wall-outlet/ (http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-newer-technology-power2u-acusb-wall-outlet/) Quote: "Today’s review item the Newer Technology Power2U AC/USB Wall Outlet helps solve the clutter issue by providing a standard AC outlet along with two USB ports built into the wall outlet. With this device ...

CES 2012: Zalman | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 6:12

Zalman showed off its new coolers, including air coolers such as the entry-level 10X Optima and the high-end, first of its kind 12X, a triple-fan cooler, as well as its all-in-one liquid cooling solutions. We also looked at the new case, the Z11, which has two models and has a sleek, ?alien? ship look about it. Zalman also displayed its latest line of power supplies, three levels of SSDs, mice, ...

CES 2012: Hyperkin | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 6:12

Hyperkin now owns the rights to Game Genie, and has produced a version of it for Nintendo DS console variants since these portable consoles still use cartridges. Not to be dissuaded from the optical media consoles, Hyperkin is also unleashing a solution for copying and altering save games called the Save Guru. We also saw the 3-in-1 classic gaming console, the Retron 3, which can play Sega ...

Anidees AI-06B Midi Tower PC Case | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 5:46

What are the chances for a high build quality midi tower with a very good design and a large number of useful features like the AI-06B to go up against the massive competition currently in the market and come on top when it's manufactured by a brand new company on the block called anidees? We are also eager to find out so follow us in this in-depth review of their very first PC Case to hit the ...

CES 2012: Sennheiser Gaming Headsets | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 5:00

We stopped by the Sennheiser booth to check out their new gaming headphones. In the video, they showed us the PC360, an open air headphone, with noise canceling, and includes a noise canceling microphone. It is in stores now at $249. We also checked out the Xbox 360 version of the headset as well, the X320. It's only a wired gaming headset, no wireless version for 2012. It also features ...

AT&T to Launch New Data Plans For Smartphones, Tablets | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 3:49

Beginning this Sunday, January 22, AT&T will begin offering new data plans to its US smartphone and tablet customers, its first change to the plans since June 2010. The new plans aren't designed to save money for existing smartphone customers: the previous entry-level Data Plus plan, which offered customers 200MB of data a month for $15, has been replaced by a Data Plus plan that offers 300MB ...

Intel's Performance Tuning Protection Plan: Warranty for Overclockers | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 2:36

I had heard this might be coming, but today Intel made it official. The Performance Tuning Protection Plan is a $20 - $35 plan that you'll be able to purchase either from Intel or one of its approved resellers, starting today. Typically if your CPU dies because you push it too far while overclocking, it's not covered by Intel's 3-year warranty. If you purchase the PTPP for your CPU however, you ...

CES 2012 ? Silverstone Shows Off New FT03 Mini, TJ04E, KL04E Cases and Refreshes GD Series HTPC Cases. | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 2:36

Silverstone Technology made it all the way to North America with a few of their cases destined for the local market. While we normally see them showing off their super high end cases like we did at COMPUTEX 2011,…Related Articles & Videos CES 2012 – Cooler Master Shows Off New PSUs, Coolers, Cases and CM Storm Peripherals (Video) CES 2012 – Cooler Master Shows Off New ...

Samsung Galaxy Note Football Flash-Mob | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 2:36

It?s Christmas time, London, 21 December 2011, as semi-last-minute shoppers dash around the capital gathering gifts for their loved and not so loved ones thousands of commuters are being entertained by a talented team of street-football players in a brilliant flash-mob at … [visit site to read more] Samsung Galaxy Note Football Flash-Mob is a [...]Samsung Galaxy Note Football Flash-Mob is a ...

Arctic announce a water cooling system for VGA | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 2:36

The Accelero HYBRID provides cooling to the GPU, RAM and VR components.

Genius release the world?s first battery free wireless mouse | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 2:36

A single 3 minute recharge is enough for a full day's work.

Soundgraph iMON Smartbay Review | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 2:36

With more and more smartphones and tablets in people's hands, Soundgraph is aiming to bridge the gap between the HTPC and these devices by offering the Smartbay. We take the device for a spin to see if Soundgraph has done their homework or if the money could have been spent in a more efficient manner.

CES 2012 ? Thermaltake Shows Off New Tt eSPORTS Chao Series Headphones, New Gaming Mice, the Level10 GTS and the Frio Extreme Cooler | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 1:36

Futurelooks stops by the Thermaltake/Tt eSPORTS suite at CES 2012 to grab a drink and see what they have new for gamers and enthusiasts. The breadth and depth of the product lines have really grown and for both brands. For…Related Articles & Videos CES 2011 Video Coverage – Thermaltake Shows Off the New Level 10 GT Chassis, PSUs, and TT eSports Peripherals CES 2011 Video ...

CES 2012: Rosewill | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 1:36

Rosewill is primarily known for its affordable chassis, power supplies, and networking products. We ventured to the company?s suite to check out the new Blackhawk chassis, capable of housing an HPTX motherboard, and several other chassis, new and old. We also check out the company?s new laptop cooling devices, 80PLUS certified power supplies, and new 300 Mbps Wireless N routers and adapters. ...

Another Unigine-Based Linux Game Soon To Alpha | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 0:24

Relics of Annorath, a game announced last year, is nearing its alpha release. This forthcoming MMORPG game is built atop the Unigine Engine and will feature a native Linux client...

CES 2012: Shogun | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 0:24

ThinkComputers stopped by the Shogun booth at CES 2012 to check out the company?s latest gaming peripherals and accessories. Headlining was a combination mouse, presentation remote, and gaming controller released last year, the Chameleon X1. This laser mouse has a full Playstation Portable-style controller on the bottom of it. Shogun also showed us its several new keyboards, its Ballista mouse, ...

Techbargains Deals for 1-18-11 | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 0:24

OUR FAVORITE DEAL OF THE DAY! ? Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA III Solid State Drive for $119.99 plus free shipping (normally $189 - use this form). Computers & Peripherals: ? 15.6? Acer Aspire AS5755-9401 Intel Core i7-2670QM Quad-Core 2.2GHz Laptop for $649.99 plus free shipping (normally $729). ? Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA III Solid State Drive for $119.99 plus free shipping ...

Syndicate to release a 4-player co-op demo | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 0:24

Will be available on Xbox and Playtation later this month.

Windows 8 requirements for tablets and convertible PCs | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 0:24

A very precise list of components and system requirements.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus & Ice Cream Sandwich Review | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 23:12

The evolution of Google’s Nexus line is an interesting one. Each year, Google chooses both a silicon partner and an OEM to make a unique hardware archetype which it caters a specific build of Android to. We've been playing with the latest Nexus - Android 4.0 on both the GSM/UMTS and CDMA/LTE Galaxy Nexus - for a while now and have put together a comprehensive review of all three. First, our ...

A8-3870K vs. Core i3-2105 CPU Review | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 23:12

Let's take a look at the highest-end CPU with integrated video from AMD ("APU"), the A8-3870K, and compare it to the A8-3850 and to its contenders from Intel: the Core i3-2105 and Core i3-2100.

Sapphire to release Fusion powered Edge HD3 Nettop | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 23:12

After the last two were powered by Intel/Nvidia.

Amazon Sued Over Zappos Hack Attack | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 22:00

Well, that didn’t take long. According to a report from Bloomberg, a customer has decided to file a class-action lawsuit against Amazon over the Zappos hacking attack that took place over the weekend. Bloomberg names Theresa Stevens, from Beaumont, Texas, as the person behind the lawsuit. As for the specifics of the legal complaint, filed [...]

XAA In X.Org Has Finally Met Its Executioner | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 22:00

The XAA 2D acceleration architecture is finally set to be stripped out of X.Org Server 1.13 and upstream open-source X.Org drivers...

Silverstone introduce KL04 mid-tower chassis | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 22:00

Mid Tower chassis supporting 10 drives and 17" cards when HDD tray is removed.

iPhone 4S Puts Apple Neck-and-Neck With Android | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 21:00

The iPhone 4S, launched in October, has had an “enormous impact” on the U.S. smartphone market, allowing Apple to eat away at Google Android’s previously sizable lead, according to new research from Nielsen. Demand for Apple smartphones increased nearly 20 percent in December, compared to three months earlier, thanks in large part to the iPhone 4S, Nielsen [...]

Apple Poised to take the Top Spot in PC and Tablet Segment | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 21:00

Apple has got a winner in iPad and thanks to this tablet, the Cupertino company is on the verge of overtaking HP to grab the top spot in PC and tablet market. Technically, tablets cannot be counted as PCs, but as iPads are gaining mass approval and are … [visit site to read more] Apple [...]Apple Poised to take the Top Spot in PC and Tablet Segment is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

G.Skill establish RMA Centre in Europe | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 21:00

And aim to deal with all European RMA requests in under 5 days.

Review: ASUS Rampage IV Gene | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 20:00

Mit der ROG-Serie bedient ASUS jeweils die Gamer und Overclocker. Mittlerweile findet man endlich eine klare Abstufung im Sortiment des Herstellers bezüglich Gaming- und Overclocking-Motherboards. Das Rampage IV Gene Motherboard zielt mittlerweile konsequent auf die Gaming-Gemeinde wohingegen das Extreme-Board kompromisslos auf Overclocker ausgerichtet ist. Bei den Produkten der Gene-Serie ...

Scythe announce Kaze Master II fan controller | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 20:00

?33 for a 4 channel fan controller. Good Value? You be the judge.

Bitfenix Raider Mid Tower Case Review | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 19:48

Looking for a slick gaming case with several cooling options and other high end features on a budget? Legit gets their hands on Raider, the latest case from BitFenix that could be the answer to your prayers. Raider comes equipped with three 120mm BitFenix Spectre fans, four SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports, an integrated fan controller and a mesh design for solid airflow. For under $90 is this one of ...

Alienware introduce compact X51 Ultra Gaming system | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 18:48

Featuring Sandy Bridge, OEM Nvidia cards and up to 8GB of RAM.

Who?s Going Dark to Protest SOPA, PIPA? | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 18:36

As many as 7,000 Web sites could go dark today in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), according to community organizers. From major players like Wikipedia, Google, and Reddit to smaller, grass-roots sites, the Web is banding together to battle what they consider to be overly broad [...]

Wayland's Window Stacking & Raising Design | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 17:36

Besides tool-kit advancements, other happenings in the world of Wayland this week pertain to coming up with a suitable window stacking and raising design for this next-generation display server...

Adaptive Tickless Linux Kernel Support Status | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 17:36

Back in 2007 (the Linux 2.6.21 days) the mainline Linux kernel received tickless idle support. With the system idling, the timer tick no longer needlessly goes off with the "NOHZ" feature. Being worked on since last year is now adaptive tickless support, which extends the tickless functionality to non-idle cases...

NZXT officially announce the Switch 810 | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 17:36

After giving the first glimpses of the case at CES 2012.

LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt (240GB SSD) | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 17:24

The LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt (240GB SSD) is currently the least expensive way to obtain Thunderbolt speeds for your late-model Mac. It's half the price of the Promise Pegasus R6, the only other Thunderbolt drive on the market, but that doesn't mean it's cheap.

Who's Going Dark to Protest SOPA, PIPA? | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 17:24

As many as 7,000 Web sites could go dark today in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), according to community organizers. From major players like Wikipedia, Google, and Reddit to smaller, grass-roots sites, the Web is banding together to battle what they consider to be overly broad and potentially harmful legislation.

Be Safe on the Road: Leave Your Headphones at Home | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 16:24

You love your music and you splash out on buying those awesome noise-cancelling headphones, so that you can have your fun while you are running to burn those pesky calories. But here is the catch, the same headphones may lead to … [visit site to read more] Be Safe on the Road: Leave Your Headphones [...]Be Safe on the Road: Leave Your Headphones at Home is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Anidées AI-6B Mid-Tower Chassis Review | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 16:24

A new chassis manufacturer brings a fresh new feel to the market with the AI-6B mid-tower chassis, but can it rival some of the bigger known brands?

Wikipedia blackout begins | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 16:24

In Protestation of SOPA, Wikipedia shuts down for the day.

Review: BlackBerry Bold 9790 | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 16:12

Overview, design and feelBlackBerry may quietly (or perhaps not so quietly) be finessing its plans for world domination with its upcoming BBX handsets, but it's not letting the other operating system go to waste, with a stream of BB7 devices being churned out right now, among them the BlackBerry Bold 9790. No longer are there just a few mobile phones to pick from, with RIM really saturating the ...

Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Cards in CrossFire | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 14:36

Introduction We're slowly working our way through our HD 7970s which we have on hand. We started off by checking out the reference card from AMD to find out the kind of performance was on offer from the new AMD model. We then checked out the first card that stepped away from the reference cooler; the XFX HD 7970 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation. After that we moved onto the HIS HD 7970 3GB ...

Intel Sandy Bridge Shines With Mesa 8.0 | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 14:12

Now that the Nouveau, Radeon, and LLVMpipe graphics drivers have been tested under Mesa 8.0, what is left? The Intel DRI driver, of course! The open-source Sandy Bridge Linux graphics support is shining with Mesa 8.0 thanks to OpenGL 3.0 support and measurable performance improvements. Intel Ivy Bridge is also ready to run under Linux.

Review: E-Pens Mobile Notes for Mac | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 13:48

The idea of writing on a piece of paper for it then to appear on your Mac as ready-to-edit text is intriguing. That goes especially for anyone who has taken notes and had to type them up when they're next sat at their Mac. The E-pens Mobile Note Digital Pen for Mac isn't a unique product. But it has an advantage over one of its nearest competitors, the Livescribe Echo Smartpen, because it's able ...

MIPS Technologies Targets Mobile Push | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 11:24

There are a number of IP vendors in the SoC processor space. ARM, MIPS and PowerPC are the most popular. Each vendor holds the edge in a particular area. For example, PowerPC has a big market share in the high end communication market, thanks to its licensees ((Freescale, AMCC etc.). MIPS, on the other hand, has been maintaining its stronghold in the Set Top Box (STB) market thanks to designs ...

Alienware's X51 is Coming | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 10:24

Alienware held a launch party in chilly San Francisco, California tonight to launch their upcoming X51 desktop. If you've been following them on Facebook, they've been doing a bit of a lead-up, doling out clues here and there about this new machine, but silly hype seems almost inappropriate for a launch like this one. One thing Alienware has as leverage over boutiques is the ability to ...

OCZ Octane 512GB | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 8:42

OCZ’s newest SSD is the Octane. The Octane is the first drive to feature the brand new Everest Controller by Indilinx. At 512GB capacity, this drive looks to be spacious and fast, satisfying not only the top performance that enthusiasts crave but also the capacity many are looking for in an SSD.

UEFI Secure Boot Still A Big Problem For Linux | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 7:24

Matthew Garrett has provided some insight regarding some of the problems still outstanding for Linux to handle UEFI Secure Boot...

Btrfs In Linux 3.3 Brings Reworked Balance Code | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 7:24

On the same day as talking about Microsoft's new Resilient File System, the pull request for Btrfs in the Linux 3.3 kernel was sent in and subsequently pulled. This file-system update does bring a few notable changes...

CES 2012: Moneual | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 7:24

Moneual?s Sonambu PC power saving PC was introduced a couple of years ago at CES to great fanfare, as the computer?s power system had essentially a built-in power strip. When the computer was off, power to all peripherals was cut, thereby preventing wasted electricity. For CES 2012, Moneual upgraded the line with a additional SATA ports, an 80PLUS-certified power supply, and new form-factors with ...

CES 2012 ? MSI Shows Off HD 7970 GPU, New Cloud Overclock App, the X79 Big Bang XPower II Board and More (Video) | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 6:48

Futurelooks drops by MSI to see what they have going on at CES. While many of the products like the HD 7970 and X79 Big Bang Xpower II have already been announced, it was nice to see these products in…Related Articles & Videos CES 2012 – GIGABYTE Clears Air on X79 Issues, Shows Off Their Intel Z77 Series, and Unveils Their HD 7970 Powered GPU (Video) CES 2012 – GIGABYTE ...

CES 2012 ? CORSAIR Unleashes the 550D Silent Case, the 300R Sub $100 Case and SSD Caching For Every Platform (Video) | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 5:36

Everyone knows that CORSAIR has been going nuts creating cases that seem to defy their price points, which has caused a huge stir in the industry, but in a good way. Cases are so good these days that it’s hard…Related Articles & Videos CES 2012 – Rosewill Shows Off a New White Thor V2, the Blackhawk Ultra Tower Case and New Notebook Coolers (Video) CES 2012 – Rosewill ...

The Best of CES 2012 | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 4:24

CES is all wrapped up and everyone is back home, and one of the questions I’ve been asked repeatedly by friends and family is, “What was the coolest thing you saw at CES this year?” Now, keep in mind that I am only one person and I didn’t even see a fraction of the show floor, as there were plenty of meetings set up around Vegas, so this is just my perspective on the coolest technology ...

Report: Apple iPad 3 Launching in February? | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 4:24

Apple’s next-generation iPad might make its debut in early February, Japanese site Mackotakara (via Google Translate) has claimed. We’re in the thick of iPad rumor season, where tidbits about an updated Apple tablet tend to run the gamut from outlandish to obvious. Since Apple typically updates products on a one-year cycle, a launch around February or the [...]

Microsoft?s New File System, ReFS, Echoes the Short Life of WinFS | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 4:24

Microsoft has let us all in on what is some pretty big news regarding the future of Windows?the introduction of a new file system, dubbed ReFS (Resilient File System), is expected to exceed way beyond the limitations of NTFS and FAT32. “Resilient” is an apropriate moniker as the new file system seems to have been [...]

Report: AMD Plans a Cheaper Answer to Intel?s Ultrabook | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 4:24

Advanced Micro Devices seems prepared to offer its own “ultrabook” platform in June, according to a report. AMD’s Trinity platform is expected to be the foundation of a new line of “ultrathin” notebooks?essentially the same as an Intel ultrabook, but with AMD hardware. That report comes from DigiTimes, which also claimed that the ultrathin platform would [...]

Study Reveals the Health Risks of Touch Screens | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 4:24

The health risks associated with prolonged computer use have been well documented. Now, however, mobile devices are also being examined. The problems associated with traditional computer use?the standard mouse and keyboard input paradigm are well known. But personal computing has extended far beyond the keyboards and mice of desktop computers. For many, the primary computing device is [...]

Study Reveals the Health Risks of Touch Screens | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 3:12

A study conducted by InfoWorld investigated the way people interact with these new touch-screen devices and the health implications of prolonged use. Researchers found that ergonomics are a big factor, from the actual touch input to the user's posture and positioning during use. The mobile nature of the devices also cause inevitable problems associated with poor posture and unnatural positioning.

MSI?s Interceptor Series Nighthawk chassis smiles for the camera | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 3:00

ATX mid-tower case priced at $79.99.

CyanogenMod Team Shows Ice Cream Sandwich Running on HP TouchPad | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 2:01

CyanogenMod 9 is creeping closer and closer to release, and we're seeing it running on more devices all the time - the first ones to get development builds were mostly Samsung phones, but a video has been posted of the Ice Cream Sandwich-based OS running on the HP TouchPad. This is the latest development in the Android-on-TouchPad saga, which began not a week after HP discounted the TouchPad and ...

CES 2012: Mad Catz | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 1:48

Mad Catz has made gaming accessories for years. Although recently, MadCatz has seriously committed to expanding their product line. With the Street Fighter X Tekken VS Arcade Stick, Xbox 360 Primer Headset, Cyborg F.R.E.Q. Headset, and the MLG Pro Gaming Circuit controller. But Mad Catz?s new products aren?t clones of what?s already available, each product offers something new. For instance, the ...

Crucial updates faulty firmware on M4 SSDs | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 1:48

The update resolves the 5200 Power On Hours issue causing BSOD reports.

iTunes Match Expands to 19 More Countries | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 1:00

Apple on Monday expanded access to its iTunes Match service to 19 additional countries in Latin America and Europe. Apple’s iTunes Match allows users to store all their music in Apple’s iCloud. The countries added Monday include Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Guatemala, Honduras, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Nicaragua, ...

Futuremark confirms Unstoppable Gorg release date and price | Posted on: 18/01/2012 @ 0:48

To be released on January 19th for $9.99 (Steam Play) and $4.99 (App Store).

Analyst: 802.11ac Wi-Fi Poised to Take Off, but Not in Phones | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 23:48

A number of 802.11ac announcements of chips and routers have prompted one analyst firm to issue an aggressive forecast for 802.11ac’s success. That’s the conclusion of the U.K.’s IMS Research, which said in a report Tuesday that an estimated over 3 million 802.11ac devices will ship this year. That number will then grow steadily to [...]

NZXT Switch 810 | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 23:48

NZXT cases divide opinions. There are people that find the style of the manufacturer appealing but often quite strong "design language" put some people off. Switch 810 has the potential to appeal to all kinds of users. Let us see what it offers!

Intel Xeon E5-2400 CPUs Priced | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 23:36

Best model sets you back $1440.

VA-API Video Acceleration On Intel Medfield | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 23:24

It turns out that Intel's recently-launched Medfield SoC for tablets and smart-phones will support VA-API for video acceleration...

Cogl, Clutter, Cogland Get It On With Wayland | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 23:24

With the next GNOME 3.4 development release due out on Wednesday, several GNOME3 packages are being checked-in for release. In this latest round of updates, Clutter and Cogl have both been updated again to take better advantage of the Wayland Display Server...

Microsoft's ReFS Filesystem for Windows 8 Explained | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 22:48

In 2010 Microsoft announced Drive Extender v2, which was to be their next generation file system and disk pooling technology for Windows Home Server 2011. As planned, Drive Extender v2 would have been an extremely aggressive modernization of how storage worked for Windows Home Server, coupling block based storage with distributed file slices and ECC hashing all in the name of expandability and ...

CES 2012 ? NZXT Shows Off Phantom 410 in New Colors and the Switch 810 Hybrid Full Tower Chassis (Video) | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 22:36

Futurelooks has been following NZXT for a very long time. Ever since interviewed the company’s front man, Johnny Hou, we realized just how hard it was for a fledgling company to do what they wanted to do and have people…Related Articles & Videos CES 2012 – Rosewill Shows Off a New White Thor V2, the Blackhawk Ultra Tower Case and New Notebook Coolers (Video) CES 2012 ...

TP Link introduce tiny Routers | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 22:36

Measuring in at about 6cm squared.

AMD to undercut Intel?s Ultrabooks | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 22:36

Superior GPU performance and 20% cheaper.

Corsair Performance Pro 256 GB SSD Review | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 22:12

Corsair's Performance Pro 256 GB SSD is based on Marvell's 88SS9174 controller which promises great performance at affordable price levels. In our testing we see the drive claim a leading performance spot thanks to some clever firmware tuning by Corsair.

Jabra HALO2 Bluetooth Stereo Headset | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 22:10

The latest HALO2 Bluetooth Stereo Headset by Jabra is not only very comfortable and easy to wear largely thanks to its size and weight but it also offers a large array of features including very good audio levels, virtual surround sound, dual Omni-directional microphones, excellent touch volume controls, foldable design, multiuse support and a very long battery life.

Review: ViewSonic ViewPad 10e | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 21:37

OverviewHaving already attempted to take on the Android tablet market with the ViewSonic ViewPad 7 and ViewPad 7e, ViewSonic is back with a cut-price device.The ViewSonic ViewPad 10e pairs what, at face value, appears to be an acceptable array of entry-level specs with a cheap and relatively cheerful shell to appeal to those not convinced by the iPad's much higher price tag.Looking to steal a ...

Number of Chinese Internet Users Climbs to 513 Million | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 21:36

In 2011, the number of Internet users in China soared to 513 million, half of which are using micro-blogging services, according to a new report from the government-run China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). That’s up from 298 million at the end of 2008. However, as the BBC noted, 60 percent of China’s population is [...]

Polaroid Announces Android-Powered SC1630 Digital Camera | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 21:36

Cameras are built into virtually every smartphone and tablet sold today, but even the best are a bit lacking in image quality. In order to keep things small, the cameras used fixed focal length lenses an very small image sensors, which has left them lagging behind when compared to dedicated digital cameras. Polaroid’s SC1630 digital [...]

Netflix Investors File Class-Action Suit Over ?Inflated? Stock Prices | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 21:36

A group of shareholders filed a class-action suit against Netflix earlier this month, accusing the company of concealing business details, which resulted in artifically inflated stock prices. Netflix “issued materially false and misleading statements regarding [its] business practices and its contracts with content providers,” according to the lawsuit, which was filed by the City of [...]

NZXT Announces the Switch 810 Hybrid Full Tower Chassis | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 21:36

A new case from NZXT has just been announced, the Switch 810.

NZXT Switch 810 Case Overview | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 21:36

As we said in our NZXT CES 2012 coverage we were shown a brand new case that NZXT was about to launch. This case is one of the most impressive cases I've seen from NZXT and one of the most impressive cases that I saw at CES this year. The case launches today worldwide and you can pick it up for $169.99! Some of the features include hybrid fins on the top of the case that can be opened and ...

Wikipedia To Take Down English Language Sites | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 20:57

Sites go dark to protest #SOPA and PIPA; incidents of 'dogs eating homework' expected to rise 1000% Thursday.

NZXT Switch 810 Case Review | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 20:24

Today NZXT is releasing a new full-tower case, the Switch 810. Let's take a look at this huge case that comes with nine expansion slots and several other features.

Gigabyte makes 3-in-1 Mobile PC official | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 20:24

Is it a laptop, desktop or tablet?..it's all three.

Cooler Master Vertical Vapor Chamber Technology | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 20:24

Officially announced and detailed after CES 2012 is now over.

Microsoft's ReFS File-System: Competitor To Btrfs? | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 20:00

Microsoft has released extensive details on their next-generation ReFS file-system to be introduced with Windows Server 8. How though does the file-system compare to Btrfs and the Linux file-systems?..

Intel Has 50 Patches For ACPI/Power In Linux 3.3 | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 20:00

The fun for the Linux 3.3 kernel merge window is not over quite yet; Intel this morning published 50 patches for integration into this next Linux kernel that affect ACPI and power management, primarily around ACPI 5.0 support for the Linux kernel...

ECS Enables Intel X79 SAS Ports on X79R-AX Motherboard | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 19:12

The ECS X79R-AX Black Extreme is an Intel X79 chipset powered motherboard that comes with the ability to enable the Intel Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) ports. By doing this you get the ability to run four more SATA or SAS devices off the Intel X79 chipset, but does it work and how? Read on to find out as we recently sat down with both companies to figure out what the heck it going on!

ASUS ROG Rampage IV Gene X79 mATX motherboard ready | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 19:12

Support for 2-Way SLI/CFX, 4 RAM modules and ROG Network prioritization.

Corsair Vengeance K60 | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 19:10

#Corsair have spread their wings to cover many PC components including PSU's, PC enclosures, SSD's and of course performance memory. Today, we see that their huge range is once again expanded to include gaming peripherals, specifically from the gaming Vengeance line which includes mice, keyboards, memory and headsets. Today, we turn our focus to the performance fps mechanical gaming keyboard, the ...

Antec P280 | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 19:09

For a while now #Antec have channelled most of their efforts into the production of gamer cases which cater for those who lean towards computer chassis that adopt more of a garish approach to case design. Antec’s Performance One Series which features the much loved P180/P182 and P183 has seen no additions until today. Today we see the successor and next instalment to this popular enthusiast ...

NZXT Switch 810 | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 19:05

#NZXT have a new flagship full tower chassis designed for the hardcore enthusiast who has water-cooling. Is this their best computer case yet?

CES Round-up: The Best of The Rest | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 19:00

CES is finally over and we thought we?d do one more roundup, which will contain the best of the rest; from new TV technologies to rival OLED, mobile phones and tablets that you may have missed during giant the tech scrum. Acer dropped a ?one more thing … [visit site to read more] CES Round-up: [...]CES Round-up: The Best of The Rest is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping ...

Phoronix Test Suite 3.8-Bygland Milestone 1 | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 19:00

The first development release of Phoronix Test Suite 3.8-Bygland is now available for testing...

CES 2012: Fractal Design | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 18:00

Swedish case maker Fractal Design showed us its line of cases, from the flagship Define series originally introduced in 2009 to two new lines introduced when the company entered the North American market last year: the minimalistic Core series and the highly affordable Arc series. Also on display was a pair of cases by case modding great Bill Owen of MNPCTech. ThinkComputers? Colin Dean talks to ...

Gigabyte announce the P2532 series of Gaming Laptops | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 18:00

Quad core i7, GT 555M and full HD.

BitDefender Total Security 2012 | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 17:00

BitDefender Total Security 2012 is a full security software suite that offers an antivirus, firewall, online backup, parental control and more. It has a lightweight profile despite being a very complete program, which is really important because it won't slow down your computer. The protection offered by this program was rated to be above average in our tests and by AVTest.org.

Mass Effect 3 requires Origin, not available on Steam. | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 16:48

Once again, EA decides that Origin is mandatory for use of its latest AAA Title

Review: Seagate Momentus XT 750GB 2nd Generation | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 15:48

Solid-state drives offer a considerable performance advantage over hard drives, but they cost a lot more. Replacing a MacBook Pro's hard drive with a similar-capacity SSD could cost as much as the notebook, while a smaller, more affordable model might leave you short of storage space. Hybrid drives such as Seagate's Momentus XT are designed to resolve this dilemma. By combining a large ...

Nintendo won?t fix major Mario Kart 7 glitch | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 15:48

A huge exploit in a map in Mario Kart 7 has been refused a fix.

Minecraft reaches 20 Million users, 4.66 million sales | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 14:36

Notch announces the statistic of 20 Million registered users, and 4.66 Million sales.

Murdoch Voices His Opinion about Google: Brands it ?Piracy Leader? | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 14:24

Google is not winning many admirers and the list of its detractors is growing. The latest addition to Google haters? list is Rupert Murdoch. News Corp. chief recently aired his opinion about internet search giant and called it ?Piracy Leader?, … [visit site to read more] Murdoch Voices His Opinion about Google: Brands it ?Piracy [...]Murdoch Voices His Opinion about Google: Brands it ?Piracy ...

Xigmatek Midgard II Review | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 13:24

S? combini calitatea cu dot?ri suplimentare nu mai este un secret pentru produc?torii de carcase. S? realizezi acest lucru la un pre? bun ?ine poate ?i de pu?in? magie, Xigmatek Midgard II, a doua reîncarnare a acestei serii de carcase Middle-Tower se afl? la PCMHZ pentru un review în care vom vedea cine câ?tig?.. frumoasa sau bestia!

CM Storm Sirus Review | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 13:24

CM Storm looks to go one better than the Asus Vulcan, sporting true 5.1 surround speakers

Apple Kicks off electronics Recycling Program in UK | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 12:00

We love our gadgets and we just got to get the latest phone in the market, but what do you do with the one you have just tossed into your drawer. Electronic device disposal is a tricky business and something which needs to be taken seriously. And it looks like that … [visit site to [...]Apple Kicks off electronics Recycling Program in UK is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Samsung Makes Bada go Open-Source Way | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 12:00

Samsung has emerged as one of the leading players in Android segment, but the Korean company also has its own home grown mobile operating system, Bada. According to the latest report, Samsung is now planning to make Bada operating system a part of Tizen … [visit site to read more] Samsung Makes Bada go Open-Source [...]Samsung Makes Bada go Open-Source Way is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Using The New Radeon Gallium3D 2D Color Tiling | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 12:00

Patches finally arrived last week for 2D color tiling in the Radeon R600 Gallium3D driver. The patches were then re-based this past weekend and benchmarked by Phoronix. Will the 2D color tiling patches, which affect the Linux kernel, Mesa, libdrm, and xf86-video-ati DDX make the more recent Radeon graphics cards more competitive under open-source to the Catalyst driver?

CES 2012 ? ASUS Show Off New ROG X79 Boards, A Monster Workstation Board and WiFi Innovations for the Home (Video) | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 8:48

ASUS gets bigger every year and the number of things they have to show off at each show grows. They almost need their own show it’s so crazy. However, we did find a few new things that computer lovers like…Related Articles & Videos CES 2012 – GIGABYTE Clears Air on X79 Issues, Shows Off Their Intel Z77 Series, and Unveils Their HD 7970 Powered GPU (Video) CES 2012 – ...

MSI Interceptor Series Nighthawk ATX Mid Tower Case @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 7:36

Link: http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-msi-interceptor-series-nighthawk-atx-mid-tower-case/ (http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-msi-interceptor-series-nighthawk-atx-mid-tower-case/) Quote: "It seems everyone is putting out PC cases, I didn’t know MSI was until this one arrived for my review, in fact it’s not even listed on their website yet, but I have it and it’s not ...

MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 6:47

With their MSI X79A-GC65 8D, MSI hopes to deliver a board which exceeds anything else in the mainstream market and we will be looking closely at this motherboard to see if we think this board lives up to the lofty goals that MSI has set.

CES 2012 ? Cooler Master Shows Off New PSUs, Coolers, Cases and CM Storm Peripherals (Video) | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 6:24

Like our video intro says, Cooler Master is having a 20 Year celebration. Believe me, that’s a serious lifetime in an industry where 6 months is already an eternity. The company has much to be thankful for and it continues…Related Articles & Videos CES 2011 Video Coverage – Thermaltake Shows Off the New Level 10 GT Chassis, PSUs, and TT eSports Peripherals CES 2011 ...

Fedora 17 Gets Beefier: Another Round Of Features | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 6:00

Fedora 17, which is codenamed the Beefy Miracle, has just picked up another round of features...

Patriot Pyro SE 240GB Solid State Drive Review | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 4:48

Introduction 2011 has come to an end, but that doesn't mean technology is slowing down one bit. For the second year in a row the solid state drive market was dominated by SandForce. If you wanted to produce a drive that was capable of the highest performance possible, you needed to start with a SandForce SF-2200 Series controller and pair it with either ONFi 2.0 or Toggle Mode NAND flash. ...

LoveFilm to Stream ABC Shows: Get Ready for Desperate Housewives | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 3:36

Now that Netflix has made its UK debut, Lovefilm is feeling the heat of competition. But Lovefilm is not going to back down and is now preparing for the battle. The video streaming outfit has just announced its new collaboration with … [visit site to read more] LoveFilm to Stream ABC Shows: Get Ready for [...]LoveFilm to Stream ABC Shows: Get Ready for Desperate Housewives is a post from: UK ...

CES 2012 ? Rosewill Shows Off a New White Thor V2, the Blackhawk Ultra Tower Case and New Notebook Coolers (Video) | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 2:48

Rosewill is the company with the name that doesn’t make you think about gaming cases or serious PC gaming anything. But in the last while, the little sub-brand of NewEgg has started to make progress in getting people to see…Related Articles & Videos PAX 2011 (PAX Prime) Seattle (Video) – Rosewill Shows Off Thor V2 Case, 1300W PSU and RK-9000 Keyboard PAX 2011 (PAX ...

TechPowerUp announces new versions of RealTemp and ThrottleStop | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 2:36

The former monitors temperatures, the latter allows to tweak your notebook's CPU.

Hackers Hit Zappos, 24 Million Customers | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 1:36

With online shopping hitting record levels of adoption this past holiday season, it may seem to many that we’re on the brink of a golden age of online commerce. But a hacking incident suffered by Zappos just last night could give some wary shoppers pause before making that next Internet purchase. The security breach was [...]

CES 2012 ? Kingston Unveils New HyperX Memory Kits and Shrinks USB Drives For The Mobile Market (Video) | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 1:36

There wasn’t anything super major to report on from the Kingston Technology side. After all, they already unloaded most of their guns during a very successful fourth quarter in 2011. However, they did have a few things to show us…Related Articles & Videos CES 2012 – GIGABYTE Clears Air on X79 Issues, Shows Off Their Intel Z77 Series, and Unveils Their HD 7970 Powered GPU ...

Verbatim USB3.0 SuperSpeed | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 1:36

Verbatim sent us their new external USB3 hard drive. The good thing about this particular drive is that it comes with an USB3 Controller Card. Great if you have a setup without a native USB3-support.

Asus showcases its Cedar Trail-powered nettop | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 1:36

Featuring Full HD playback and a high amount of connectivity features.

Asus? new IPS monitor detailed | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 0:24

This 27" LED backlit monitor is aimed at professional artists and photographers.

Silverstone Strider Gold Evolution 1000 W Review | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 0:24

Silverstone recently updated their PSU offerings with a new series, called Strider Gold Evolution. Besides the various internal component upgrades, which provide a small boost to efficiency and offer better performance, the new Striders are equipped with Silverstone's Air Penetrator fan which features increased cooling along with lower noise output.

Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 LP Video Card | Posted on: 17/01/2012 @ 0:00

If you are looking for a video card to power your new HTPC project, or if you are looking for an upgrade to your existing setup that uses integrated video, the Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 LP card is a fairly good choice. If you are looking for a card like this that has to fit a low profile case, this is pretty much your only choice!

CES 2012 ? GIGABYTE Clears Air on X79 Issues, Shows Off Their Intel Z77 Series, and Unveils Their HD 7970 Powered GPU (Video) | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 23:24

Our video coverage from the International CES in Las Vegas this year begins with a look at GIGABYTE. They were setup at the Venetian Hotel this year on the Vegas Strip and Futurelooks was on hand to talk to them…Related Articles & Videos COMPUTEX 2011 Video Coverage – GIGABYTE Unveils Cheaper G1-Killer, mSATA Ready INTEL Z68 boards, and a Sneak Peek at the INTEL X79 LGA2011 ...

Cost effective ?Tahiti? PCB final design spotted | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 23:12

Reduced costs, cheaper HD 7950s and 7970s. Everyone wins.

HDD prices not going down so soon | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 22:12

European prices are still high and don't seem willing to come down.

OpenMP May Finally Come To LLVM/Clang | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 21:48

Multi-threading in LLVM has been brought up and it looks like some developers may finally be taking on the challenge of bringing OpenMP support to this growing open-source compiler infrastructure...

CES 2012: Sapphire | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 21:48

Sapphire invited us up to their suite at CES to check out some of their latest products. We were shown their brand new Intel X79 board the Pure Black X9, which has the new PCI-Express 3.0 slots on it. Also on display in their suite was the Edge HD3 Mini PC which uses AMD's E450 APU. Finally we were shown the Sapphire VID2X. This product takes a single video single and converts it to two full ...

Preview: ASUS Rampage IV Gene | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 21:12

Mit der ROG-Serie bedient ASUS jeweils die Gamer und Overclocker. Mittlerweile findet man endlich eine klare Abstufung im Sortiment des Herstellers bezüglich Gaming- und Overclocking-Motherboards. Das Rampage IV Gene Motherboard zielt mittlerweile konsequent auf die Gaming-Gemeinde wohingegen das Extreme-Board kompromisslos auf Overclocker ausgerichtet ist. Bei den Produkten der Gene-Serie ...

Thermal Compound Roundup - January 2012 | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 21:00

We added five new thermal compounds to our previous roundup, for a total of 60 different thermal compounds from major brands. We also tried another alternative thermal compound: Mustard.

GTX 680 to arrive at the end of February | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 21:00

With similar performance to the 7970, says Chinese rumours.

CES 2012: Otterbox | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 20:48

I'm sure most of you know about Otterbox, they make protective cases for iPhones and other mobile devices. We stopped over at their booth at the Showstoppers event to check out some of their latest cases. They showed us the Defender, Commuter, Impact and Reflex cases. Read on to see our video interview with Rona of Otterbox.

Thermaltake Frio Advanced CPU Cooler | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 20:38

Featuring very good performance levels thanks to its dual 130mm PWM fans, universal CPU compatibility and a smaller size than other similar performance units the latest Frio Advanced CPU Cooler by Thermaltake has but a single drawback, quite high noise levels especially at load.

Thecus introduce Cedar Trail powered NAS unit | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 20:00

Intel Atom, 2GB of DDR3 and USB 3.0.

Thecus N5500 5 Bay NAS Server Review | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 19:48

The Thecus N5500 is equipped with five hot-swappable SATA 3.5" hard disk bays for up to 15TB of total storage capacity if you use 3TB hard drives. To protect this data, the N5500 lets you choose from a wide selection of RAID modes, including RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and JBOD. Read on to see how the 1.86Ghz Celeron M processor does in the Thecus N5500 when paired with five 1TB WD Caviar Green hard drives.

NewerTech NuTouch Gloves @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 19:48

Link: http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-newertech-nutouch-gloves/ (http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-newertech-nutouch-gloves/) Quote: "Brr, it’s cold outside! At least here it is, right now it’s 18 degrees in Fahrenheit anyway. To me that’s cold and I don’t like the cold. One of the must have things about cold weather is gloves, but pretty much all gloves are not ...

PulseAudio Ported To Android, Compared To AudioFlinger | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 19:48

A developer at Collabora has brought PulseAudio to Google's Android operating system. In the process of this port he has closely compared the performance and features of the once-notorious PulseAudio stack to that of Google's AudioFlinger...

Nvidia?s 28nm ?Kepler? due in March-April | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 19:00

Late march or early April depending on stock. No AMD-esque paper launch.

HD 7950 launch back on for January | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 19:00

Initially for January 9th before being moved to February. Now moved to late January.

Rumour: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 to release in February | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 18:37

vr-zone.com - A rumour from Chinese forums Chiphell suggests that NVIDIA has pulled in the release of GeForce GTX 680 from the original plan of March/April to as early as late February. 

Acer Aspire S3 | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 18:36

Ultrabooks have been making themselves known recently, especially at this year's CES show in Las Vegas. This model, the Acer Aspire S3, is another contender that positions itself near the top of the category. It has an extremely thin, magnesium-alloy body and the power to go along with it, including an Intel Core i5 CPU and 4GB of RAM.

CES 2012: MSI | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 18:36

We were really excited to get up into MSI's suite at CES to check out their flagship X79 board the Big Bang XPower II. It features a 22-phase hybrid power design, two 8 pin CPU power connectors, and seven PCI-E lanes for up to 4-way Crossfire or SLI. We were also shown MSI's upcoming Intel 7 Series motherboards and a very cool external enclosure for graphics cards. Read on to check it all out!

Lamptron warns of counterfeit goods | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 17:36

Counterfeit lamptron products currently in wide circulation. Becoming a widespread problem for Lamptron.

Scythe launch ?Solid Power? range of power supplies | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 17:36

With either 80 Plus Gold or Bronze between 500-650 wattage.

In OpenCL Push, AMD Makes Progress With LLVM For Gallium3D | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 17:24

On Sunday there was a new RFC patch-set by Tom Stellard of AMD with a new TGSI to LLVM conversion interface. The AMD R600 Gallium3D driver with its LLVM shader back-end was also updated, which is a prerequisite to OpenCL support...

3G version of "Sony Tablet" S lands in Singapore | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 15:13

vr-zone.com - The "Sony Tablet" S was launched in October last year, though it was the Wi-Fi only model. Just a few days ago, Sony Electronics Asia Pacific has announced the launch of the 3G version of their popular "Sony Tablet" S in Singapore.

Jabra releases Clipper with new mono and stereo headset options in Singapore | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 14:01

vr-zone.com - For business road warriors who are looking for a Bluetooth headset, check out the Jabra Clipper. The Clipper claims to be a fuss-free tool for users to take calls, as well as superb companion for music enthusiasts on the move. It has both new mono/stereo options and is available at Jabra's authorized resellers.

SilverStone Precision PS07 Review | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 14:01

Review of the SilverStone Precision PS07 mATX Case. In today's case, we have a simple and clean look...

NEXUS Prominent R Silent Review | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 14:01

Review of the NEXUS Prominent R Silent ATX Mid Tower. The NEXUS Prominent R is billed as a Premium S...

Antec P280 Performance One Case Review | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 14:01

With so much instability in the technology world it's hard to believe Antec has been around for over...

Bitfenix Raider Case Review | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 14:01

The Raider is another mid-tower case from Bitfenix with a rubber coated finish. The Bitfenix Raider ...

Zalman ZM-VE200 Reviewed | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 14:01

Zalman has taken 2.5-inch HDD enclosures to the next level with the ZM-VE200. Not only can you use i...

Lian Li PC-Z60 Gehäuse Test | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 14:01

Mit dem PC-Z60 hat Lian Li einen gut ausgestatteten Midi-Tower im Angebot. Typisch für den Herstelle...

In Win Mana 136 Case Review | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 14:01

The Mana 136 is an inexpensive mid-tower case from In Win, offered in black or white. We reviewed th...

Antec, Corsair, NZXT, Thermaltake Case Roundup | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 14:01

We take a look at a slew of mostly mid tower cases on the following pages, including the Antec Eleve...

Cooler Master Cosmos II Review | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 14:01

Cooler Master Cosmos II Full-Tower Chassis. Huge, feature-rich cases are nothing new, but the Cosmos...

Aerocool Strike-X Advance White Edition Neuvorstellung | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 14:01

Aerocool Advanced Technologies präsentiert mit dem Strike-X Advance White Edition ein High-End-Chass...

Review: Samsung Series 8 S27A850D | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 14:00

We have a habit of relentlessly banging the TN-vs-the-rest drum. But we do it because we care. Both about technology and your very fine elves. Sorry, selves. Samsung's all-new S27A850D has us at something of a disadvantage. Many of its on-paper specs are thoroughly familiar. A 27-inch diagonal and 2,560 x 1,440 native resolution puts it firmly in the premium, high resolution camp. Bung in a ...

Nouveau For Open-Source NVIDIA In Mesa 8.0 Is Mixed | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 13:00

After looking last week at the ATI/AMD Radeon Gallium3D performance under Mesa 8.0 and comparing its performance to Mesa 7.11 and the closed-source AMD Catalyst driver, along with the LLVMpipe driver performance, we're now focusing upon the Nouveau Gallium3D implementation that seeks to provide open-source NVIDIA hardware support. This comparison is pitting Nouveau in Mesa 8.0 against Mesa 7.11 ...

Philips Chinese New Year promotion | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 12:49

vr-zone.com - Philips is having an island-wide promotion for their monitors. You stand to walk away with free gifts worth up to S$129 with the purchase of selected monitors.

MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) Review | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 12:48

The first X79 motherboard from MSI to grace our lab is put through its paces

Targus offers business travellers new range of accessories | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 11:37

vr-zone.com - Targus has some new accessories designed for the busy business professionals which include the Wireless Blue Trace Mouse, Travel Chill Mat, Multimedia Presentation Remote and Cobra backpack series.

Motorola unveils XOOM 2 in Singapore | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 10:25

vr-zone.com - Motorola has introduced the new XOOM 2 tablet in Singapore. Equipped with a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor and a bright display, the new tablet runs Android 3.2 and claims to offer users enhanced experience.

Top Five Web-Based CRM Systems for UK Business | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 8:36

If your business is looking to make the most of a limited marketing budget, it?s crucial to target your messages to your different markets as much as possible. Sales 101 intro over, the question then becomes what is the best way of actually doing this? Web-based CRM Systems are becoming an essential feature of all [...]Top Five Web-Based CRM Systems for UK Business is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

CES 2012: Zotac | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 8:36

Zotac had some really cool things to show us at CES this year. To start they have a few new versions of their ever-popular ZBOX series of Mini PC's. They also showed us some of their the Intel 7-Series motherboards and some of their newest Mini-ITX motherboard offerings. On the graphics card side we were shown the GTX 580 Infinity Edition, which is water-cooled with an all in one solution that ...

CES 2012: Lenovo | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 8:36

Lenovo had their own private booth this year at CES. They showed us their new ThinkPad T430U Ultrabook that features optional discrete 1GB NVIDIA graphics, support for Intel's latest Core processors and is just under 4LBS. One really cool Ultrabook we were shown was the IdeaPad Yoga. Not only is it 17mm thin the screen can be folded over backwards to transform the Ultrabook into a tablet. ...

CES 2012: ECS | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 8:36

I'm sure most of you know ECS mainly for motherboards, but they had some other stuff to show us this year at CES. To start off they showed us their G11 All-In-One DIY barebones system. The system is based on a platform developed by Intel in conjunction with ECS. The other interesting product was the Wi-Bridge which allows you to stream media content to any display using WiFi. We didn't leave ...

313@Somerset announces new 313 iDragon iPhone app for new shopping experience | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 8:01

vr-zone.com - With Lunar New Year arriving next week, 313@Somerset has recently announced their new iPhone app that gives shoppers a new social experience using augmented reality technology, with discounts and promotions of up to S$200,000.

CES 2012: Sony Tablets | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 7:36

Our focus this year for the Sony booth was the Japanese electronics giant's new line of Android tablets. The Tablet S is a 9.7" tablet with a unique wedged edge developed as the result of rigorous user testing and feedback. The wedge helps the user better balance the unit by shifting weight to one had without increasing the overall weight of the device. The Tablet P is Sony's newest design, a ...

Sapphire Radeon HD6450 Flex Edition Video Card Review | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 6:49

CES 2012: Cooler Master | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 5:36

Cooler Master had quite a lot to show us this year at CES! They had new cases from the recently announced Cosmos II to the Striker gaming case, new cooling solutions like the TPC 812 and X6 CPU coolers, and gaming peripherals like the Recon mouse and Quickfire Pro gaming keyboard. Read on to see what all new products Cooler Master will have coming out in 2012!

Does Microsoft?s Windows Phone Have What it Takes to Last? | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 4:24

The question on tech pundits’ minds lately goes a little something like this: Will Windows Phone be an Xbox 360 or a Zune? By that, we mean will the Windows Phone platform corner the market like the Xbox 360 has dominated video game console sales as of late, or will it hit shelves, enjoy some [...]

Playboy Bunnies Invade MSI Patriot Intel Party ? CES 2012 Update | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 3:25

Metku Pinball | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 3:12

All the things that the idle mind comes up with. At first the idea seemed great but in the end the workload surprised a bit. But on the other hand, you should not think about these things beforehand as it would mean the death of so many great things. :) So, read on to learn more about my digital pinball build.

hokiealumnus Benching LIVE, Monday, January 16th @ ~9:30AM EST | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 1:00

Sub-zero benching tomorrow starting with Intel's Sandy Bridge-E platform and (time & LN2 allowing) AMD's FX platform after that.hokiealumnus Benching LIVE, Monday, January 16th @ ~9:30AM EST is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: Dolk Benching Live Today – April 15th at 6:30pm EST! – CANCELLED hokiealumnus Benching Live April 23rd Hokiealumnus Live ...

LessFS Pairs De-Duplication With Snappy Compression | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 23:36

Btrfs isn't the only file-system to take advantage of Google's Snappy compression as a speedy means of transparent file compression, but the LessFS file-system has also supported Snappy for the past few months. This open-source file-system also has de-duplication support...

Enermax Aurora Lite Wireless Keyboard | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 23:16

With the lack of rechargeable batteries as its only real drawback the latest Aurora Lite Wireless Keyboard by Enermax is not only one of the most elegant and high quality keyboards we've ever seen, largely thanks to its brushed aluminum body and scissor keys but it also features a very good wireless range which makes it ideal for people who don’t really like having many cables around.

Cooler Master showing off a couple cases | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 22:48

One is a HTPC, the other is a HAF series aiming for a price-features-quality sweetspot.

OWC teasing some new products | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 22:48

Marvell controller and four custom SandForce controlled SSDs with Toshiba NAND flash.

PowerColor?s HD 7970 Vortex pictured | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 22:48

Pictures reveal beefier VRM and a larger power draw with possible factory overclock.

Thermaltake Dr. Power II Power Supply Tester Review | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 22:37

Today we get to check out a product that we don't get to see very often, a power supply tester. We'l...

Corsair Professional Series Gold AX 650 W Tested | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 22:37

Corsair's Professional Gold series consists of four PSUs with the most recent addition being the AX6...

Seasonic Platinum 1000W Review | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 22:37

Review of the Seasonic Platinum 1000W Power Supply. Firstly, the Seasonic Platinum, as its name sugg...

GeiL Thortech Thunderbolt Plus 800W Netzteil Testbericht | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 22:37

Getestet wurde das GeiL Thortech Thunderbolt Plus 800W Netzteil. Mit der Thunderbolt Plus Netzteilse...

OCZ ZT Series 650W Power Supply Tested | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 22:37

Review of the OCZ OCZ-ZS650W ZT Series 650W Power Supply. Available in 550W, 650W and 750W, the late...

be quiet! Straight Power E9 CM 480W Netzteil Test | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 22:37

Getestet wurde das be quiet! Straight Power E9 CM 480W Straight Power E9 mit Kabelmanagement. Be Qui...

Lamptron?s Official Statement Regarding Unauthorized Reproductions | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 20:13

Lamptron has a bit of an intellectual property dispute on its hands. We'll tell you what's going on and share Lamptron's official statement on the matter.Lamptron’s Official Statement Regarding Unauthorized Reproductions is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: Ipex Infotech Releases Statement Regarding Fake Newegg i7 CPUs Official Overclocking . . . ...

Thermaltake Overseer RX-I Case Review | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 19:01

vr-zone.com -  Having been designing and manufacturing enthusiast-grade PC cases for over a dozen years, nowadays Thermaltake is one of the most experienced companies in the market and also one of the most well known brands among technology enthusiasts. Today we are having a look on a cheaper, less featured  version of the Chaser MK-I full tower case which we reviewed several months ago, the ...

Geeks Descend on Vegas, Push CES Attendance to 153K | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 19:00

As the long lines for cabs and the Las Vegas monorail can attest, this year’s Consumer Electronics Show was packed. According to the CEA, the show attracted an additional 13,000 people into the city’s convention center this year. Approximately 153,000 people attended CES this year, up from 140,000 in 2011, and of that, 34,000 people [...]

Toy Story 3 3D (2010) Blu-ray Movie Review | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 18:12

15 years after the first Toy Story film, Pixar return to the series that started it all, capping the series off with an emotional and fun ride for the kids of today, but especially so for the kids that grew up in the early 90's whom have grown up with the films. Andy has grown up and is about to leave home to go to college. The toys don't get played with much these days, but at least they've ...

Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 1500W - Power for hungry systems | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 17:49

vr-zone.com - We have previously previewed the 1000W model of the upcoming 80 Plus Silver rated Silent Pro M2 series from Cooler Master. Then during CES 2012 which recently concluded, the monstrous 1500W version was on display at their private hotel suite. Delivering up to 125A of current over two 12v rails, this big daddy of power supplies should be able to handle overclocked multi-gpu setups ...

Closer To Radeon H.264 VDPAU In Gallium3D | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 16:48

On Sunday morning there were a number of video-related commits to Mesa for H.264 Gallium3D by AMD's Christian König...

AppliedMicro Demonstrates Catalina Based Platforms | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 16:36

The launch of the AppliedMicro's Catalina SoC for the NAS market was covered here. In a follow up to the initial coverage, we visited AMCC at CES to look at the various reference platforms in action. The Catalina SoC (APM86491) packs a single core Power 465 processor and has a bunch of offload features for accelerated network processing. A host of high speed interfaces (including USB 3.0 ...

GeIL Evo Corsa 8GB DDR3-2133 CL9 Review | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 14:13

Todays GeIL dual channel 8Gb kit, comprises for you wiz kids out of two 4Gb dimms at 2133Mhz rated s...

RunCore Pro IV USB 3.0 MoonDrive Review | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 14:13

RunCore saw this as a problem too so when they set out to design their Pro IV MoonDrive they wanted ...

Corsair Performance Pro und Plextor M3 128GB SSD Vergleich | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 14:12

Dass der Marvell 88SS9174 SSD-Controller zu einem der stabilsten SSD-Controller seiner Zunft gehört,...

Patriot Pyro SE SATA III 120GB SSD Review | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 13:01

Review of the Patriot Pyro SE SATA III Solid State Drive. We have evaluated a handful of Patriot's S...

Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 64GB USB 3.0 Tested | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 13:01

Today, we have a new challenger to the ring. It is called the Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0. Data...

Corsair Performance Series Pro 256GB SSD Review | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 13:01

Review of the Corsair Performance Series Pro 256GB Solid State Drive. Corsair now has a follow up pr...

Seagate Barracuda XT 3TB SATA 3 Hard Drive Review | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 13:01

Review of the Seagate 3TB Barracuda XT 6Gb/s SATA III Hard Drive. Storage space is the one thing com...

Crucial Ballistix Sport, Tactical und Elite 8GB RAM Neuvorstellung | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 13:01

Crucial hat die Verfügbarkeit von 8 GB DDR3-Speichermodulen in den Sport-, Tactical- und Elite-Speic...

Review: Philips Brilliance 248C3LHSB | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 13:00

There's a parallel universe where we're all millionaires, our PCs are hooked up to 30-inch LED-powered beasts with 120Hz refresh. Life is pretty sweet. Back in this universe, compromises must be made. Which is where the Philips Brilliance comes in. It's the solution, or so Philips hopes, to the following crucial conundrum: just how much screen can you get for under £200? The real answer begins ...

Sony VAIO: Z with Dock, SE with IPS, and an Ultrabook Concept | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 9:24

When we stopped by the Sony booth, there was plenty to see. Vivek will be covering some of the other areas—tablets and gaming devices—while I’ll focus on the laptop side of things. Like all the major OEMs, Sony had an ultrabook concept on display. I use the terms concept loosely here, as while Sony didn’t commit to anything the ultrabook push by Intel pretty much guarantees that ...

Sony Shows Off VAIO Slider Concept | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 7:00

We’ve seen a lot of laptop ideas come and go over the years. One that seems to periodically resurface is the slider, a device that can function as a laptop in normal mode, or it can slide all the way open until the display sits on top of the keyboard and it’s in tablet mode. ASUS had the Eee PC Slider SL101 last year, but they seem to be leaving that behind and going more with the Transformer ...

Hands on with Samsung's Line of New Notebooks | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 7:00

Samsung showed off a completely new line of notebooks at CES, and we've gotten to go hands on with all of them. In addition to the refreshed Series 9 ultraportable that we saw earlier, Samsung was showing off the new Series 5 and Series 5 Ultra, the Series 7 Chronos, and the Series 7 Gamer. The new Series 9 comes in 13" and 15" variants, compared to 11" and 13" variants for the original ...

DirectFB 1.6 Release Is Imminent With New Features | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 6:36

DirectFB 1.6 is about to be released this month and it will bring new features to the Direct Frame-Buffer project...

Kingston HyperX 3.0 64GB Flash Drive Review | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:49

We've literally benchmarked and used hundreds of USB Flash drives over the years and we can say with...

Adata, Kingston und Silicon Power USB3.0 Stick Vergleich | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:49

Vor einiger Zeit stellten wir bereits erste Vertreter vor, welche auf die USB3.0-Schnittstelle setze...

G.Skill Ripjaws Z F3-17000CL9Q-16GBZH Tested | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:49

Review of the G.Skill Ripjaws Z DDR3 2133MHz CL9 16GB Kit. G.Skill sent us their Ripjaws Z F3-17000C...

OCZ Synapse Cache SSD 64GB Test | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:49

Getestet wurde die OCZ Synapse Cache SSD mit 64 GB. Solid State Drives haben sich mittlerweile am Ma...

Point of View Protab 2 XXL Tablet Review | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:49

Today a review on the ProTAB 2 XXL 10-inch tablet from Point of View from their Mobi range. With a p...

Speedlink Secure Skin for PS3 Controller Review | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:49

The Secure Skin product from SPEEDLINK is meant to protect the PS3 controller from scratches, dust o...

Choiix Power Fort 5600 Portable Charger Review | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:49

Although you might suggest the Choiix Power Fort 5.5 and the original Choiix Power Fort to fix up th...

Apple Wireless Keyboard Test | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:49

Getestet wurde das Apple Wireless Keyboard am PC. Sollte man einen Sinn für optisch ansprechende Har...

SteelSeries Kinzu V2 Pro Edition Review | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:49

Review of the SteelSeries Kinzu V2 Pro Edition Gaming Mouse. An evolution of the original Kinzu this...

Apple iPad 3 und Apple iPhone 5 Kolumne | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:49

Die Diskussion um Apple versteift sich dieser Tage zusehends auf die Stichworte iPad 3 und iPhone 5 ...

Review: BenQ EW2730V | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:49

Fitness for purpose. More than anything, that's what the big BenQ EW2730V delivers. It would be all too easy to immediately disregard it based on its humdrum 1,920 x 1,080 native resolution. After all, you can have precisely the same pixel grid for a little over £100. Okay, at that price point, you'll be squeezing those pixels into a much smaller 22-inch LCD panel. But when it comes to apps and ...

Review: ViewSonic VP2365-LED | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:49

OverviewThe influence of Apple's computers and gadgets is often over egged.So we'd forgive you for coming over all sceptical at the suggestion that the latest generation of affordable PC monitors owes much to the fruit-themed outfit some simply love while others love to hate.For sure, this new ViewSonic VP2365-LED 24-inch desktop screen doesn't look anything like Apple's slick and sensuous ...

ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 Motherboard Review | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:48

Expensive? Yes. Solid? Yes. Good? Let’s see ……. The Board This the best looking board I’ve seen in years and it feels (as)rock solid as well. A generous amount of SATA slot for those who crave space (does one even have enough SATA power connectors?) It even comes with an advisory note on which ports [...]

AMD Clarifies 7000M Strategy | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:48

CES has wrapped up now and we’re all back home, but we’ve still got a few items to cover. While Anand was meeting with AMD on Thursday to go over some other their other tech, I got a chance to head into a separate area for a briefing on their mobile technology. There are two items I want to quickly discuss: the Radeon 7000M lineup, and Trinity. We’ve already covered some of the 7000M ...

White House Jumps Into SOPA, PIPA Debate | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:48

One day after DNS blocking was removed from the conroversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), the White House on Saturday urged Congress to craft online piracy legislation that does not undermine freedom of expression on the Web. The administration said it is aware of the three copyright protection bills currently before Congress?SOPA, the PROTECT IP [...]

CES 2012: Bill Owen & MNPCTECH | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 5:48

While at CES this year we had the oppurtunity to talk to Bill Owen who is widely known around the PC modding community and owns MNPCTECH. Fractal Design invited him to their booth to show off his Arc Midi Battlefield 3 mod. It was great being able to talk to Bill about the case and about MNPCTECH. Read on to check out the interview.

CES 2012: CyberPower PC | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 4:36

This year at CES CyberPower PC had a really awesome system to show us, the Fang III Black Mamba. This system not only boasts an Intel Core i7-3960X CPU and X79 Chipset with quad channel memory it includes Advance Hydro Liquid Cooling Kit with an all new 480mm radiator. The coolest thing about this system is that it is actually 2 systems in one. So you have a full ATX system on the bottom and a ...

CES 2012: NZXT | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 4:36

NZXT had 2 really awesome cases to show us at CES this year. The first one we cannot talk about because it is under NDA until the 17th (stay tuned for a video of that!), but the other case we can talk about and it is the Phantom 410, which is the little brother of the original Phantom. Read on as we get an in-depth overview of the new NZXT Phantom 410 Case!

Why Thunderbolt Won't Come to the iPhone Anytime Soon | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 3:24

Before CES there was a bunch of silliness floating around about how Apple might bring Thunderbolt to the iPhone based on a creative interpretation of an Apple patent. Some folks even theorized that Thunderbolt would bring about faster sync. I meant to address the speculation before CES but I never got the chance to. Now that I'm done with most of what I needed to cover from the show, I can get to ...

CES 2012: Shodogg | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 3:24

A company that sparked my interest was a new app called Shodogg. Basically this app will allow you to deliver any wireless streaming content to any web-enabled screen for free at very high speeds. This app releases in March on iPhone and Android platforms and soon after on Blackberry and Windows Mobile. Read on to check out the app in action and an interview with Seth Green who is an investor ...

CES 2012: OCZ | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 2:24

Over the past year OCZ has really made a huge push into the solid state drive space with their purchase of Idilinx, makers of flash controller silicon and software for solid state drives. This year at CES OCZ was showing off what that purchase was all about - the Everest II platform. We were shown demos of the Everest II and what it could do. Also OCZ does have a Thunderbolt drive named ...

First Ivy Bridge CPU to launch will be quad core, dual core arriving later | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 1:48

Quad-core launching in April, dual-core coming a month later.

Nividia?s Kepler arriving early Q2 | Posted on: 15/01/2012 @ 1:48

Nvidia is set to launch its first 28nm GPU sometime around April.

Crucial Provides a Firmware Update for M4 to Fix The BSOD Issue | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 23:48

Last week, we wrote about the BSOD issue that Crucial's M4 SSDs were experiencing. After 5184 hours (yes, that's the specific number) of active use, the SSD started to cause blue screens of death (i.e. BSODs) every hour or so. Originally, the fix was scheduled for next week but fortunately Crucial was able to release the firmware update yesterday. The firmware version is 0309 and can be ...

Rumor: iPad 3 to Sport Quad-Core Chip, LTE, HD Display | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 23:48

Apple?s next-generation iPad will arrive in March packing a quad-core processor, LTE wireless functionality, and a new display with better resolution than you?ll find on a lot of HD television sets, according to a report published Friday by Bloomberg. The news agency cited three anonymous sources ?familiar with the product? in its report.

Patriot shows its Industrial & Macbook Air SSD lineup | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 20:36

Industrial SSDs with either MLC or SLC, driven by PHISON controllers.

Thrustmaster goes ?beyond? the simple joystick | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 20:36

A new joysick, a replica of the A-10 C Thunderbolt flight stick, also includes throttle unit.

New Facebook Phishing Attack Steals Accounts, Financial Information | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 19:24

Kaspersky Lab said Friday that it has discovered a new Facebook phishing attempt that steals a user’s Facebook account, then attempts to learn financial information as well. The attack locks out the original user, changing the profile picture to the Facebook logo and the name to “Facebook Security” but containing special ascii characters replacing letters [...]

HIS HD 7970 3GB Overclocked Video Card Review | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 18:24

Introduction Like any launch of a product we find ourselves looking at offerings from lots of companies. We started off with the reference HD 7970 which we then followed up with by checking out the new XFX HD 7970 Black Edition Double Dissipation which really impressed us. Today we're moving over to a HIS HD 7970 video card and since it follows the reference design and MSI have just released a ...

VMware's New Graphics Architecture Is Shaping Up | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 18:12

VMware's overhauled Linux graphics driver stack is shaping up and coming together nicely in time for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, which will allow for 2D/3D guest acceleration within virtualized guest machines...

ioSafe Zaps Rugged Portable Thunderbolt Drive with Tesla Coil at CES 2012 | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 17:00

ioSafe has created a reputation for attempting to creatively destroy one of their rugged external storage enclosures. Since Thunderbolt was very popular in the external storage markets for CES 2012, ioSafe decided their new Thunderbolt Rugged Portable drive should be put to the ultimate test of its name. So the guys over at ioSafe justifiably used a tesla coil to generate nearly one million volts ...

Google To Go After Go-One In GCC 4.7 Compiler | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 17:00

Google shared their intentions this week to incorporate version 1 of the Go programming language into the forthcoming GCC 4.7 release...

One Week To SCALE 10x Linux Event | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 17:00

There's just one week left until the SCALE 10x open-source Linux event takes place in Los Angeles...

iPad 3 May Go 4G and Quad-Core Way | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 12:24

While market experts yet have to reach a consensus about the probable arrival date of iPad 3, but the rumors are not going to stop anytime. The latest rumors now suggest that Apple may decide to equip its next generation tablet with quad core … [visit site to read more] iPad 3 May Go 4G [...]iPad 3 May Go 4G and Quad-Core Way is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - ...

CES 2012 ? Booth Babes ? Day 2 | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

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SeedTronic ? CES 2012 | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

CES 2012: Otherworld Computing @ ThinkComputers.org | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

Apple Wireless Keyboard meets PC @ ocaholic | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 Vapor-X OC 1GB Graphics Card Review @ eTeknix.com | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

Win Steelseries Fnatic Limited Edition and Konnet goodies! | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

CES 2012 ? Awesome Cars and Vehicles Gallery | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

Mislaid Blog Posts: Asus Memo Announced | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

The Transformer Prime is the best reviewed Android tablet on the market today, but Asus aren?t resting on their laurels. As well as coming out with an upgraded, 1080p version of the tablet they?re also coming out with one in a new 7? form factor. The tablet is called the Asus Eee Pad MeMO ME370, [...]

HWLabs GTX360 | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

HW Labs GTX360 data supplement for our V2 Radiator testing. Not a full review, just the data and recap that feeds the radiator comparison.

Microsoft @ CES 2012 | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

vr-zone.com - This year may be Microsoft's last participation in the Consumer Electronics Show, but according to various sources, the software giant has plans to have their own show, similar to some technology companies. Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, at his keynote, talked about Kinect for Windows, voice commands on Xbox, new LTE Windows Phone  - Nokia Lumia 900 and HTC Titan II, and ...

Razer @ CES 2012: A Dalliance with the Project Fiona Concept PC Gaming Tablet | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

vr-zone.com - The VR-Zone team @ Las Vegas had the exclusive opportunity of a back room hands-on session with Best of CES 2012 winner 'Project Fiona' Concept Gaming Tablet and to interview Razer's enigmatic CEO Min-Liang Tan. Also on display were the Blade Gaming Laptop and other new peripherals like the Naga Hex and SWTOR licensed devices.

Asus announces unusual looking 450Mbps Ethernet to Wi-Fi bridge | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

vr-zone.com - You've most likely already read our preview of Asus' just launched RT-N66U router, at least if you're the least bit interested in wireless networking or are planning on getting a new router. Until 802.11ac devices start appearing later this year, dual band 450Mbps 802.11n Wi-Fi will be as fast as you can get and during CES Asus also announced another dual band 802.11n device, the ...

VIA Labs mixes up USB 3.0 and fibre optics for extended range | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

vr-zone.com - One of the drawbacks of USB, no matter the version is the limited range of 5m, not an issue for most home users, but known to be a big problem when it comes to a lot of vertical markets. With USB 2.0 it was easy enough to extend the connections over an Ethernet cable with the help of some signal boosters, but USB 3.0 required a different solution and VIA Labs seems to have come up ...

Apple suspends iPhone 4S sales in China due to unrest | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

vr-zone.com - Apple has suspended sales of its iPhone 4S in mainland China after violence and vandalism broke out at its flagship store in Beijing.

IBM researchers makes storage breakthrough | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

vr-zone.com - IBM's research division has made a monumental breakthrough in storage technology which could result in even smaller devices that can store larger amounts of information.

NVIDIA Kepler to arrive in March or April - Hard Launch Only | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

vr-zone.com - While CES 2012 showed a clear focus on Tegra 3, with all the automotive, tablet and several smartphone launches, the company did not discuss Kepler. But, it was for a reason.

SOPA creator vows to fight on | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:14

vr-zone.com - The man behind the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has revealed that he will continue to fight against illegal file-sharing, regardless of growing criticism of the proposed laws.

Intel's mini-ITX Cedar Trail Atom motherboards are here | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

vr-zone.com - With CES going on we almost missed that Intel quietly added all of its new Cedar Trail powered mini-ITX motherboards to its website. The company has launched five new models targeting a wide range of different market segments and some of the boards are actually quite decent, considering we're talking Intel motherboards here.

OCZ Synapse 64GB Caching SSD Review | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

vr-zone.com -  The SSD market is continuously growing, yet high capacity devices will most likely not be affordable by the bulk of consumers for several years to come. Even after the Thailand catastrophe which increased mechanical drive prices by as much as 300%, high capacity SSDs were far too expensive to be competitive. Many manufacturers are working on solutions to improve hard disk drive ...

Exceleram Grand DDR3 32GB Kit EG3003A im Test | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

Getestet wurde Excelerams 32-GByte-Kit DDR3 Grand EG3003A. Arbeitsspeicher ist nach wie vor sehr pre...

Kingston HyperX 240GB SSD Tested | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

Review of the Kingston HyperX 240 GB SSD. Kingston is a big name in the memory business and their Hy...

Crucial m4 7mm 64GB bis 512GB SSD Neuvorstellung | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

Crucial hat eine 7 mm Version des Crucial m4 SSD Solid State Drive-Laufwerks vorgestellt, um dem Bed...

Sitecom Powerline 500 Mbps Homeplug Review | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

The Sitecom Powerline Ethernet adapters allow you to use your mains electricity circuit to transfer ...

Neat NeatDesk for Mac Tested | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

Was one of your New Year's resolutions to be neater or have less clutter? If the answer is yes then ...

Samsung Optical SmartHub Testbericht | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

Getestet wurde der Samsung Optical SmartHub. Smartphones und Tablets sind bereits in vielen Haushalt...

Genius Navigator 905 Vogue Review | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

Review of the Genius Navigator 905 Vogue Wireless Mouse. In a market that's saturated with mice aime...

Ozone Radon Opto Test | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

Getestet wurde die Ozone Radon Opto Gaming-Maus. Gerade im Bereich der Gaming-Mäuse ist die Konkurre...

Western Digital TV Live Review | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

Review of the Western Digital TV Live Media Player. Today I'm looking at one that's a little differe...

Shuttle XH61 Neuvorstellung | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

Die Shuttle Computer Handels GmbH läutet mit dem XH61 den Verkaufsstart eines neuen 3-Liter-PCs für ...

ASRock X79 Extreme4-M Review | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

At this point most everyone has become at least cognizant of the Sandybridge-E CPU's and X79 platform. Asrock has taken the liberty to produce a Micro-ATX (mATX) sized board in the X79 flavor, the X79 Extreme4-M, that we have the pleasure to review today. ASRock X79 Extreme4-M Review is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community No related posts.

MSI Big Bang-XPower II X79 Motherboard Review | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

The Big Bang-XPower II X79 motherboard launched earlier this week. Let's see if MSI brings a solution that is worthy of your next platform upgrade.MSI Big Bang-XPower II X79 Motherboard Review is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: Introducing MSI’s Big Bang Trinergy Motherboard Gigabyte GA-X79-UD7 Motherboard Review MSI 890FXA-GD70 Motherboard Review

HIS HD 7970 Graphics Card Review | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

The strength of the recently crowned single-GPU king will be put to test. Then, we will explore the possibilities once the shackles of CCC's clock limitations are removed and a little extra voltage is added to the mix. HIS HD 7970 Graphics Card Review is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: AMD Radeon HD 7970 Graphics Card Review AMD HD 6970 Graphics ...

CES 2012 ? Las Vegas: Live Blog | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

The biggest trade show in the world of technology and hardware has already begun. Three Overclockers.com staff members will be in Las Vegas at CES 2012 covering it live. CES 2012 – Las Vegas: Live Blog is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: CES 2012: EVGA to Release New Line of PSUs Designed for Overclockers CES 2012: Gigabyte Unveils Z77 Motherboards ...

AMD 2×4 GB DDR3-1600 Entertainment Edition RAM Review | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

Late last month we announced the launch of AMD's new memory lines. Today we have a 2x4GB kit from their "Entertainment Edition" series to look over.AMD 2×4 GB DDR3-1600 Entertainment Edition RAM Review is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: Patriot Viper Xtreme Division 4 (4×4 GB) DDR3-1600 RAM Review Samsung 2x4GB DDR3-1600 Memory Review VisionTek ...

CES 2012: EVGA to Release New Line of PSUs Designed for Overclockers | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

Over at EVGA's booth, they are showcasing their X79 line up, their latest GPU, and most notably their new PSU line up! CES 2012: EVGA to Release New Line of PSUs Designed for Overclockers is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: Cooler Master and Corsair to Release New PSUs CES 2012: Gigabyte Unveils Z77 Motherboards CES 2012 – Las Vegas: Live Blog

Asus Sabertooth 990FX Review | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

Here today is the Asus Sabertooth 990FX Motherboard. The Sabertooth line up was first introduced by ASUS to create a motherboard that defined the word TUF - rough, rigged, military grade; fallout wasteland TUF. The Asus Sabertooth 990FX brings these features to the table. Asus Sabertooth 990FX Review is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: ASUS Crosshair ...

CES 2012: Gigabyte Unveils Z77 Motherboards | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

Check out what Gigabyte will be selling at your favorite retailers at an undisclosed time in the not so distant future! Intel isn't publicly talking about a specific Ivy Bridge date, but Gigabyte is ready.CES 2012: Gigabyte Unveils Z77 Motherboards is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: Gigabyte Unveils P67/H67 Sandy Bridge Motherboards Sneak Peak: ...

Zotac GTX 560 Ti 448 Core Review | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:13

There is a fairly significant gap in the market between the GTX 560 Ti and GTX 570. Answering the call is a new GTX 560 Ti 448 core based on the GTX570/580 core (GF110). Zotac was kind enough to send us a sample of the card to test it. Let's see how this card does against its little brother and a couple others in its market segment.Zotac GTX 560 Ti 448 Core Review is a post from: Overclockers - ...

Arctic MC001-BD Entertainment Center | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:12

The Arctic MC001-BD is the first new product in quite some time where I was both eager and excited to get my hands one. The MC001-BD is passively cooled but still powers an Intel D525 Atom processor and an AMD HD5430 GPU. Perfect for your next HTPC? Let's find out.

Review: BenQ RL2240H | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:12

You're a gamer, you're on a tight budget and you need an LCD screen. Five years ago, we'd have pitied your predicament. Whatever you ended up with, it wasn't going to be pretty. Fast forward to today and the BenQ RL2240H gaming-optimised 22-inch panel is yours for just £110. And it's full HD. Yippee. That's right, a full HD screen from a proper brand for £100 and the cost of a packet of fags. ...

Review: Orange San Francisco 2 | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:12

Overview, design and feelWhen we reviewed the original Orange San Francisco, little did we know that the handset that wowed us for its great capabilities at a low cost would become the benchmark for other low-cost smartphones to emulate throughout 2011.Now we're firmly in 2012 and Orange's follow up, the San Francisco 2, has popped into our hands. Its name might sound dull, but does the handset ...

Review: Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:12

OverviewThe best-selling tablet on the market might be the 9.7-inch iPad 2, but that hasn't stopped manufacturers differentiating themselves using by going with a smaller screen size than Apple's offering. We've seen the likes of the original Samsung Galaxy Tab and the HTC Flyer in the past, but the Amazon Kindle Fire is the first seven-inch tablet to really make an impact.Now we have the new ...

OCZ Synapse Cache SATA 3 64GB SSD Review | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:12

Performan?ele SSD-urilor î?i fac cu ochiul dar bugetul este limitat, nu e?ti convins de raportul pre? / capacitate de stocare al SSD-urilor, î?i iube?ti hard disk-ul intern de sistem spa?ios dar dore?ti performan?e crescute? OCZ Synapse Cache SATA 3 64GB SSD vine s? ne propun? tehnologia special? de caching pentru HDD promi?ând performan?e de nevisat pentru clasicele "discuri dure" iar PCMHZ e ...

Seagate Thunderbolt & 4G LTE Wireless Demo at CES 2012 | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 11:00

Seagate was showing off the companies pair of Thunderbolt solutions at CES 2012 this week in Las Vegas. The storage devices on display were a pair the Thunderbolt adapters for the GoFlex Desk and GoFlex Satellite product lines. This means that any owners of those existing product line can now get Thunderbolt capabilities should they choose to. Read on to see what these Thunderbolt products due ...

Wine 1.3.37 Rounds Out The DIB Engine | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 8:00

As Wine 1.4 approaches, Wine 1.3.37 was released today with several prominent changes...

CES 2012: Motorola - Droid 4, Droid Razr Max, and Xyboards | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 6:12

Motorola gave us a tour of their latest mobile devices. The Droid 4 and Droid Razr Maxx are expected to be out in the coming weeks. While they don't have Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich yet, we were told to expect updates to get pushed out for these devices in the next few months. Check out the videos with Motorola giving us a hands-on demo of each of these superphones and the new Xyboard tablets.

CES 2012: ASUS Shows off Two New ROG Intel X79 Motherboards | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 3:48

ASUS was on hand in Las Vegas, NV. for CES 2012 and were showing off their latest Intel X79 chipset motherboards. These aren't just any run of the mill motherboard, they are the latest additions to the infamous Republic of Gamers product line up! The ASUS Rampage IV Formula is the latest enthusiast motherboard in a full ATX solution, while the Rampage IV Gene is a small form factor solution that ...

Rumor: iPad 3 to Sport Quad-Core Chip, LTE, HD Display | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 3:48

Apple’s next-generation iPad will arrive in March packing a quad-core processor, LTE wireless functionality, and a new display with better resolution than you’ll find on a lot of HD television sets, according to a report published Friday by Bloomberg. The news agency cited three anonymous sources “familiar with the product” in its report. One told [...]

IDT at CES : Touchscreen Controllers and Display Port Solutions | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 2:36

Home theater enthusiasts might identify IDT (Integrated Device Technology) with the HQV benchmark and video processor. That division of IDT was sold off to Qualcomm last September. But, that didn't stop us from stopping by IDT's CES suite to understand the reasons and also find out more about the products introduced by them at CES in the CE market. While application processor manufacturers ...

G.Skill Ripjaws Z 2133 MHz DDR3 CL9 16 GB Kit Review | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 2:00

G.Skill sent us their Ripjaws Z F3-17000CL9Q-16GBZH kit, now that Intel's latest platform has been launched, and new memory kits are needed, due to the new quad-channel configuration that the Intel X79 Express platforms offers. We put the 16 GB G.Skill 2133 MHz kit through the paces, and push it to the max.

Gigabyte launches two new versions of the HD 7970 | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 1:36

The new WINDFORCE model features enhanced cooling performances.

IBM is having a go at Moore?s Law | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 1:36

The physical requirements for a bit of data has been cut from a million to 12 atoms.

Zotac presents an Intel Z77 Mini-ITX motherboard made for overclocking | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 1:36

Featuring dual-channel DDR3 DIMM slots, PCIe 3.0 x16, 2 SATA 6Gbps & 2 SATA 3 Gbps.

BitTorrent Site The Pirate Bay Turns Away From Torrents | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 1:24

BitTorrent pirate site The Pirate Bay has begun shifting away from torrent files to another format, dubbed “magnets,” which is a more modern way of sharing data that may help it go further underground. The Pirate Bay announced on its blog on Thursday that it would make the magnet link the default option for downloading [...]

Microsoft Xbox 360 Reigns Supreme in Gaming Segment | Posted on: 14/01/2012 @ 0:00

Microsoft has got a big winner in Xbox 360. The popular gaming console commanded 40 percent market share in 2011. According to AllThingsD, gamers spent about $6.7 billion on buying Xbox hardware and games in 2011. The major share … [visit site to read more] Microsoft Xbox 360 Reigns Supreme in Gaming Segment is a [...]Microsoft Xbox 360 Reigns Supreme in Gaming Segment is a post from: UK Gadget ...

AOC's Thunderbolt Display | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 23:01

This one was pretty low key but AOC had their own Thunderbolt display at Intel's booth. No word on pricing or availability but hopefully we'll see more Thunderbolt equipped panels later this year, after Ivy Bridge systems start shipping with Cactus Ridge.   Gallery: AOC's Thunderbolt Display

HP TouchPad Gets Update, CyanogenMod Makes Gains on Android Hack | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 23:00

Hewlett-Packard on Thursday released an update for its HP TouchPad that boosts the speed for some applications, among other things. Separately, the team at CynanogenMod this week provided an update on their efforts to get Android running on the HP TouchPad. The official 3.0.5 update for the TouchPad, however, brings about a half-dozen updates to [...]

AMD Positions Lightning Bolt to Take on Intel?s Thunderbolt | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 23:00

Advanced Micro Devices has what it says is an answer to Intel’s Thunderbolt technology and the smaller chip maker has eschewed any sort of nuance in naming its own single-port, high-speed data transfer protocol, which is called Lightning Bolt. That’s got more than a few folks rolling their eyes, but AMD was happy to explain [...]

Enlightenment Is Enlightening Wayland | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 22:48

The Enlightenment project has made significant progress in making their key libraries compatible with the Wayland Display Server...

Sumitomo Electric's Thunderbolt Cable | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 22:00

Since the launch of Thunderbolt the only cable supplier has been Apple. Given that no current Thunderbolt devices come with a Thunderbolt cable (save Apple's own Thunderbolt Display which comes with one for video input), anyone who wanted to use Thunderbolt had to pick up a cable at the Apple store for $50. Sumitomo Electric started shipping its Thunderbolt cables at the end of last year and ...

Verbatim USB 3.0 Universal Card Reader @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 22:00

Link: http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-verbatim-usb-3-0-universal-card-reader/ (http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-verbatim-usb-3-0-universal-card-reader/) Quote: "Let’s take a break from the CES stuff for a review. Up for review today I’ve got another product from Verbatim and it’s another card reader but this one is USB 3.0. I have to wonder about this as memory ...

Moving Closer To NVIDIA Optimus On Linux | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 21:36

David Airlie filed a second DRM pull request over the night for the Linux 3.3 kernel. This second pull has work related to NVIDIA Optimus technology within the Nouveau driver...

CES 2012: In Win | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 21:36

At CES 2012, In Win is showing off some things you might have already seen, and others you?ve never seen. Ray with In Win showed us their power supplies, a revised Dragon Rider chassis, along with a couple concept designs and the super limited edition XFRAME. Each chassis is sleek while being super accessible. For example, on the XFRAME, In Win has included a lockable panel that holds all of the ...

AMD?s 28 nm mobile GPUs not until Q2 | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 21:36

The 28 nm mobile chips will be branded Radeon HD 7700M and higher.

Hulu Plus Reaches 1.5 Million Paid Subscribers | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 21:00

Hulu CEO Jason Kilar on Thursday published a blog post detailing some of the streaming video site’s highlights from 2011, boasting that Hulu Plus now has more than 1.5 million paid subscribers. Kilar said Hulu Plus hit that milestone faster than any other video subscription service in the U.S., adding that it is currently gaining [...]

News for 1-13-12 | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 21:00

Time for the news! Inside you'll find a lot of CES news, along with everything else as usual.

ECS X79R-AX (Black Extreme) Review | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 20:48

Over the past 12 months I have covered a number of ECS boards, from the Sandy Bridge and Fusion range, including one with a Hydra chip.  Looking back on those, there was a distinct running theme – a willingness to offer the consumer perhaps something different. My tour of the ECS headquarters back in June, and a Q&A session with an ECS VP, gave credence to ECS pushing more into the consumer ...

Mesa 8.0 LLVMpipe: Fine For Desktop, Not For Gaming | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 20:24

Continuing in the coverage of the soon-to-be-out Mesa 8.0, here are some benchmarks of the CPU-based LLVMpipe software driver for Gallium3D...

Cooler Master display Vapor Chamber CPU cooler at CES | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 20:24

$100 for an air cooler, only time (and testing) will tell if this is worth it.

Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 Vapor-X OC 1GB Graphics Card Review | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 20:24

With the 7000 series Radeon graphics cards on the table, can the HD 6850 Vapor-X challenge the market this late in the year? There's only one way to find out!

More details for Battlefield 3?s update | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 20:24

Included will be accuracy and inaccuracy solutions for a couple of weapons.

Apple Wireless Keyboard am PC | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 19:48

Sollte man einen Sinn für optisch ansprechende Hardware haben, dann kommt man dieser Tage um einen Hersteller nicht herum: Apple. Der Hersteller mit dem Obst-Logo, schafft es immer wieder von neuem perfekt designde Geräte auf den Markt zu bringen. Dabei spielt es schliesslich keine Rolle ob es sich um ein Smartphone, einen Notebook oder wie in diesem Falle um ein Keyboard handelt. Auf den ...

Unruly Crowds Prompt Apple to Halt iPhone 4S Sales in China | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 19:48

Stories about frenzied shoppers in China fighting over newly released Apple products have become a common anecdote in the last couple of years. But in the run-up to the release of the iPhone 4S this week in Beijing, things got so out of hand Apple responded by temporarily suspending sales of the device. By most [...]

Murdoch: News Corp. ?Screwed Up? With MySpace | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 19:48

Rupert Murdoch joined Twitter about a month ago, and like many active members of the Twitterverse, he’s been using the platform to speak his mind. His latest tweet gives a tiny glimpse into what went wrong with formerly News Corp.-owned MySpace. “Many questions and jokes about My Space.simple answer – we screwed up in every [...]

Despite Holidays, Video Game Sales Drop 21 Percent in December | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 19:48

Despite the holiday season, video game sales during December fell 21 percent to $3.99 billion from $5.07 billion a year earlier, according to new data from market research firm NPD Group. Because a large amount of video game content came to market towards the end of the year, analysts expected December sales to be higher, [...]

Toshiba Demos Excite 10.1? and Concept Tablet Designs | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 19:36

We reviewed Toshiba’s Tegra 2-based Thrive 10.1” late last year and from a design standpoint, we were pretty disappointed with it. While elements like the removable battery, full size ports, and rubberized back cover were well done, overall the Thrive just wasn't designed as well as the leading Android tablets. It hit a more value oriented price point than higher end products like the Samsung ...

AMD's 4K and BF3/Video Conferencing Eyefinity Demos at CES | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 19:36

One of the underlying themes of CES this year was the transition to 4K displays. AMD had a 4K (4096 x 2160) demo at its booth driven by a Radeon HD 7970. Most 4K displays require multiple inputs, which was the case in AMD's demo. Two DisplayPort outputs from the 7970 drive the panel in the shot above. AMD ran both video playback and a 3D rendered test as a proof of functionality. If the high-end ...

AMD Phenom II x8 2420 seen | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 19:25

#AMD Phenom II x8 2420 seen. VR Zone was lucky enough to catch a screenshot of an unknown AMD eight cored CPU running in the wake of rumours of a Phenom II x8 existing.

Arch-ing ARM: Running Arch Linux On The NVIDIA Tegra 2 | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 19:24

The CompuLab Trim-Slice is quite an interesting dual-core ARM Tegra 2 device. This nettop/desktop-oriented system ships with Ubuntu 11.04 by default, but it is also well supported by Arch Linux. In this article are some tests of the dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 1.0GHz system running under Arch.

Seagate Momentus XT 750GB SATA III Hybrid Disk Drive | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 19:05

By doubling the available onboard SLC NAND Flash memory and by adding 50% more storage space capacity compared to the 1st generation the 2nd generation Momentus XT by Seagate is now a powerful mix between a 750GB 2.5” 7200RPM hard disk drive and an 8GB solid state drive.

Silverstone introduce TJ04 Evolution case at CES | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 18:48

Coming in at ?113 Euros from January the 24th onwards.

RunCore announce the 7mm Pro V Ultra SSD | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 18:48

70K IOPS and 525MB/s Read/Write speeds.

CES 2012: Otherworld Computing | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 18:12

Otherworld Computing, known more succinctly as simply OWC, showed one of the coolest things we've seen at CES: a smart electrical outlet with USB ports. It's not the first electrical outlet with USB ports, but it's by far the best designed. It features spring-loaded covers that kill the power when closed to prevent wasted juice and is the first UL-listed device of its kind, a necessary ...

Shuttle introduce H61 Sandy Bridge barebones | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 17:12

Barebones kit intended for a small HTPC set up.

Scythe launch the awesome looking Kaze Master Pro Ace fan controller | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 17:12

Control up to 6 fans, with a small screen for ?35.

EVGA SR-X Dual Socket LGA 2011 motherboard at CES | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 17:12

SR2 successor, named the SRX not SR3. dual CPU sockets, 7 PCI-E 3.0 16X lanes.

Frontswap Still Not Ready For Linux 3.3 Kernel | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 17:00

While the Frontswap patches with Cleancache have been available for several Linux kernel release cycles, the Frontswap support still hasn't been merged. Another Oracle developer is now taking over maintenance of Cleancache and getting Frontswap finally ready for merging, but it's too late for the Linux 3.3 kernel...

Btrfs Picks Up Snappy Compression Support | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 17:00

New patches have been published for the Btrfs file-system that implement support for Google's Snappy compression algorithm, which promises to deliver better performance beyond LZO compression...

Virgin Planning to Augment Its Broadband Network Speed | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 14:48

Virgin Media is looking to pour some serious money into its broadband venture. The company is planning to infuse more than £100 million for doubling its network speed. The upgradation will take place over the period of next 18 months. The … [visit site to read more] Virgin Planning to Augment Its Broadband Network Speed [...]Virgin Planning to Augment Its Broadband Network Speed is a post ...

Windows 7 Bulldozer patch brings no performance improvements | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 14:12

Performance in vast majority of applications goes nowhere. Disappointment yet again.

CES 2012 LTE Face-Off - AT&T versus Verizon Wireless | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 13:36

My friends often think I've lost my mind given how many times I run speedtests on handsets in the process of reviewing them. The reason I'm compulsive about testing cellular network throughput and conditions is because it's massively important to both the overall smartphone experience - remove the cellular connection, and you've got a very expensive personal media player at best. We've taken a ...

CES 2012: The Booth Babes | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 13:36

CES is all about computers and gadgets for the most part. What better way to get people to come over to your booth to check out these products than having pretty girls showing off the product, especially if it is a boring product. One thing we know you, our readers always look forward to during our CES coverage is the booth babes! So we searched through all of the car audio, computer hardware, ...

Cooler Master's New HAF XM | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 11:01

#CES2012 sees the unveiling of the new #CoolerMaster HAF XM, a chassis with some of the styling of the HAF X yet slightly more compact.

AMD Shows Off Trinity APUs at CES 2012 | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 7:24

While at Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas we stopped by the AMD suite and checked out what they were showing off for the show. This year the company was showing off the upcoming 'Trinity' APU, Lighting Bolt I/O technology, AMD powered tablets, and both desktop and mobile Radeon HD 7000 series video cards. They started off our tour by showing us a little demo that you have to watch!

Facebook Launches Social Music Feature ?Listen With Friends? | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 7:24

Facebook on Thursday began rolling out a new feature aimed at ramping up the social experience of listening to music online. The feature, called ?Listen With Friends”?lets users listen along with any friend that playing music. ?You can listen to the same song, at the exact same time?so when your favorite vocal part comes in [...]

OnLive To Appear on All Google TVs | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 7:24

Just days after gaming service OnLive announced that it would had developed a virtual Windows OS for tablets, the company signed a partnership with Google to bring OnLive to Google TV. OnLive will be a standard feature of the Google TV platform, appearing on all devices from all manufacturers, Google and OnLive announced on Wednesday. Initially, [...]

AMD's Lightning Bolt: Low Cost Thunderbolt Alternative for USB 3.0/DP | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 5:48

One of the things I love the most about AMD is the balance it provides to Intel. While I've spent much of CES looking for Thunderbolt products and lamenting the cost of controllers and devices, AMD put together a concept it calls Lightning Bolt. Lightning Bolt is an AMD technology that can deliver USB 3.0, DisplayPort and Power over a single cable with mini DisplayPort connectors. I saw the ...

Some Thoughts on SandForce's 3rd Generation SSD Controller | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 5:48

  I spent a few minutes talking to SandForce in between meetings today and got a general idea of what a third generation SF controller might look like. The SandForce folks are proudly displaying their new LSI business cards at the show, but they are also hard at work on a 3rd generation controller.   The SF-2000 series controllers are already limited on the sequential side by 6Gbps ...

Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX, Droid 4, and Lapdock 500 Pro Impressions | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 5:48

Anand and I stopped by Motorola this afternoon and got to spend some time with a number of the handset-maker's newly announced products, including the RAZR MAXX, Droid 4, and Lapdock 500 Pro. We covered the announcement, but as a refresher, the RAZR MAXX is a RAZR with a gargantuan 3300 mAh (12.54 Whr) battery and slightly thicker profile, and the Droid 4 is a close relative that eschews the ...

Super Talent: Demos PCIe-based RAIDDrive upStream and RAIDDrive II SSDs | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 5:48

It’s a bit sad, really: SATA 6Gbps ony a couple years old and already we’re seeing SSDs push the limits of the interface. While the SATA spec will eventually be updated to support even higher bandwidths, right now companies looking for higher performance need to find other solutions. Several are moving to direct interfaces via PCIe, where even an x4 configuration can offer over three times ...

AMD's Trinity APU at CES, Shipping in Mid-2012 | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 4:36

AMD has a bunch of cool stuff to show off at this year's CES. The first is the most expected: a demo of its upcoming Trinity APU. The demo started out with a desktop chassis driving two displays: one transcoding video using the CPU cores and one playing DiRT 3 at low quality settings. The big surprise is at the end of the video below. Trinity will be available in the middle of the year in ...

TI Wireless Charging - New Chipsets and 10W charging for Tablets | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 4:36

This morning we stopped by TI's power management group to check out what all they had in store, and got to check out some demos of their new second generation wireless power chipsets. The new solutions meet the 5W Wireless Power Consortium (Qi) standard, and have a smaller total package area. TI demoed the BQ51013 second generation small form factor power Rx PCB charging a variety of devices, ...

Intel Wants YOUR Linux Questions, Feedback | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 4:12

Intel's Linux graphics team is seeking any questions or feedback that Phoronix readers have concerning their open-source Linux graphics driver stack...

Mageia 2 A3 Released, Joins systemd Bandwagon | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 3:00

Mageia 2 Alpha 3 was released today and it marks their transition to the systemd service manager...

Checking in with the Boutiques | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 2:12

This year's visit with representatives from some of the custom-build computer boutiques has been enlightening, if for no other reason than to highlight the sometimes extreme differences between each of these companies. Our first visit was with CyberPower, and while most of the hardware they had on display was pretty much par for the course when it came to boutiques, there was one machine ...

Corsair Continues to Expand | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 2:12

Corsair has been making a tremendous number of waves over the past year, as announcements made at last year's CES are beginning to come to fruition. They continue to expand into other markets, but they do so from the top down. One of their big new lines for 2011 and growing in 2012 is their Vengeance series of gaming peripherals. Ordinarily the marketing phrase "gaming peripherals" is enough ...

Cooler Master and Thermaltake Continue to Expand | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 2:12

Even though Cooler Master and Thermaltake are two very different companies and very different brands, they compete in similar markets and much like Corsair and my waistline, they're expanding and solidifying their product lines. Thermaltake showed off a Level 10 GTS enclosure designed almost exclusively for boutiques and OEMs who wanted the cachet of the Level 10 brand without the ...

2D Color Tiling Patches Hit For Radeon R600+ | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 1:48

Minutes after publishing the Mesa 8.0 Radeon Gallium3D benchmarks against Catalyst, first-stage patches were posted for proper 2D color tiling support for modern Radeon hardware from, which can result in double-digit performance gains...

FreeBSD 9.0 Arrives w/ DTrace, Clang, ZFS Updates | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 1:48

After multiple delays spanning several months, FreeBSD 9.0 is being officially released today. While it comes late, at least there's many significant improvements...

Microsoft Bing Beats Yahoo in Search Queries for the First Time in December | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 1:36

comScore on Thursday released search engine data from December 2011, with Bing surpassing Yahoo in the number of search queries for the first time. Google, of course, continued to reign supreme, gobbling up 65.9 percent of search queries conducted in December, up 0.5 percent from November. Microsoft's Bing came in second, though not exactly a close second, claiming 15.1 percent of searches in ...

TI Shows Off OMAP 5 & ARM Cortex A15 at CES | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 1:12

We weren't allowed to take photos but we've just seen TI's OMAP 5 reference platform up and running Ice Cream Sandwich with full GPU acceleration enabled. The 28nm chip just came back from the fab earlier this month and it's already up and running. TI indicated that 28nm was very healthy.  The high level specs of the SoC are awesome: two ARM Cortex A15s (3-wide OoO cores), 2MB L2 cache, a ...

More Shots of the HTC Titan II & Nokia Lumia 900 | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 1:12

We covered the launch of HTC's Titan II and Nokia's Lumia 900, the first two AT&T LTE devices running Windows Phone 7.5. We're meeting with Nokia later today but I snagged a few shots of both devices during a Microsoft meeting that I thought I'd share. Check them out in the gallery below. Gallery: More Shots of the HTC Titan II & Nokia Lumia 900

Microsoft and LG Sign Patent Deal for Android, Chrome OS Devices | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 0:24

Microsoft and LG have signed a patent licensing deal covering LG tablets, smartphones, and other devices running Android and Chrome OS, Microsoft announced in a Thursday press release. “We are pleased to have built upon our longstanding relationship with LG to reach a mutually beneficial agreement,” Horacio Gutierrez, corporate vice president and deputy general counsel for [...]

Samsung Shows New Wired and Bluetooth Headsets | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 0:24

LAS VEGAS?Samsung unveiled a new line of wired and Bluetooth headsets at CES. PCMag got a chance to sit down with some of the headsets and take a listen. First up is Samsung’s “Your Sound” line of wired headphones. There are four pairs of earbuds in this set: the Serious Sound EHS-60, Active Sound EHS-63, [...]

Microsoft Bing Beats Yahoo in Search Queries for the First Time in December | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 0:24

comScore on Thursday released search engine data from December 2011, with Bing surpassing Yahoo in the number of search queries for the first time. However, Google sites, of course, continued to reign supreme, gobbling up 65.9 percent of search queries conducted in December, up 0.5 percent from November. Microsoft’s Bing came in second, though not exactly a [...]

AMD Trinity?s package options presented | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 0:12

Coming in three packages, starting from ultra-compact and finishing with desktops.

Radeon Gallium3D With Mesa 8.0: Goes Up & Down | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 23:36

Now that I've shared eight good features and eight bad traits of Mesa 8.0, which is the open-source graphics hardware library that's now supportive of OpenGL 3.0, it's time to begin looking closer at the performance. In this article are benchmarks of ATI/AMD Radeon graphics cards spanning five generations to show how the Mesa 8.0 performance compares to the previous release (Mesa 7.11) and the ...

CES 2012: iBUYPOWER | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 23:36

Our friends at iBUYPOWER alway have some really awesome systems to show off at CES. This year the debuted their Erebus GT system, which is a smaller and improved version of the original Erebus system. If you knew anything about the original Erebus you know it had a really awesome watercooling system and the Erebus GT is also the same. We were also shown the Lan Warrior II, which is not new, ...

CrossOver 11 Is Coming, Based On Wine 1.4 | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 22:36

CodeWeavers is now working towards CrossOver 11.0 as the next major version of their Office and Gaming products that allow popular Windows software to run unmodified under Linux and Mac OS X platforms. CrossOver 11 will be based upon the Wine 1.4 release and is expected for release in just a few months...

Thermaltake give Frio CPU coolers the ?Snow? treatment at CES | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 22:00

To help enthusiasts colour coordinate systems after strong demand for the snow edition level 10 GT.

STALKER 2 still in development, despite rumors | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 22:00

A post on the developers Facebook wall indicates that STALKER 2 is still being developed.

Lian Li introduce the PC-Q12 Tall PC Case at CES | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 22:00

Designed to stand tall in your living room, no external bays and meant for mini-ITX form factor boards.

New Medal of Honor and Need for Speed game accidentally announced | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 22:00

GAME UK accidentally tweeted about a new unannounced Medal of Honor and Need for Speed game

SD Association Standardizes Wi-Fi Cards | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 20:48

LAS VEGAS?The SD Association, the body which sets the standards for Secure Digital memory cards, announced a new standard for implementing Wi-Fi in memory cards. Dubbed Wireless LAN SD, it is first being brought to market this quarter by Toshiba in the form of FlashAir branded memory. Toshiba’s card, which will sell for around $65, [...]

The First Thunderbolt Speed Bump: Likely in 2014 | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 20:24

  One of the most interesting use cases for Thunderbolt is as a connection to an external GPU for thin and light notebook users, especially Ultrabook/MacBook Air users that are left with nothing more than integrated graphics. We've had concerns about the latency and bandwidth offered by Thunderbolt for use with an external GPU (1.25GB/s in each direction). Despite the concerns, MSI ...

Dell Planning to Re-enter Tablet Market | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 20:12

After a couple of failed attempts to capture mobile and tablet market, it looked like Dell had retreated into its shell. But it is time to get back into the game. According to Reuters, the company may be making a fresh attempt later this year. Dell is … [visit site to read more] Dell Planning [...]Dell Planning to Re-enter Tablet Market is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

OpenFIMG ARM Graphics Driver Is Still Active | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 20:12

OpenFIMG, the open-source graphics driver project that began as the GLES6410 driver for providing a full open-source 3D stack for some Samsung ARM SoCs, continues to be developed and is moving on with its OpenGL ES accelerated support...

Microsoft Push Bulldozer Patch For Windows 7 | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 20:02

#Microsoft Push #AMD Bulldozer Patch For Windows 7. Features better optimisations for AMD's ailing processor, up to 10% improvement in performance cited.

Review: GeIL Evo Corsa 16GB Quad Channel DDR3-2400 MHz CL11 | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 19:36

Mit der brandneuen Evo Corsa Speicherserie, zielt GeIL auf den High-End-Gaming sowie den Enthusiasten Markt. In diesem Falle haben wir uns einem Quad-Channel-Speicherkit angenommen, das bei CL11 2'400 MHz Taktrate mitmachen soll. In diesem Sinne sind wir gespannt, wie dieses Kit auf unserer X79-Testplattform abschneidet.

Kodak Hero 9.1 | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 19:36

The Kodak Hero 9.1 is a feature-packed all-in-one printer that has a smart touchscreen and very good image and text quality. Small business buyers will appreciate the automatic document feeder and built-in duplexing. It definitely isn't the speediest printer on the market and we don't like the combined color cartridge, but it's still a really good unit overall.

Motorola Droid 4 Early Test Data Confirms RAZR Internals and Software | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 19:12

  Motorola has produced a lot of phones in the last several months that iterate the same hardware platform. While this is typical of a manufacturer (just look at the sheer number of Galaxy S variants available still today), the rate at which devices within a line have been EOL'd and reiterated have been a bit surprising. So, having released the Droid 3 less than six months ago, we now ...

Microsoft: 2012 Will Be Big For Windows Phone | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 18:24

LAS VEGAS — It’s not too late for Windows Phone, Microsoft’s Greg Sullivan says. There’s been a lot of debate around Microsoft’s platform recently, which has jumped into prominence here at CES with the new HTC Titan II and Nokia Lumia 900 phones. The Windows Phone product manager said that 2012 will be an “inflection [...]

Intel Teases Tasty Tizen Tablets | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 18:24

LAS VEGAS ? Remember Tizen? You know, Intel’s Linux-based OS, which evolved from MeeGo when Nokia bailed. Surprise: It’s one of three OSes Intel is hoping to get onto tablets this year, along with the better-known Windows 8 and Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich.” “In our tablet business, we made a commitment to move a [...]

Belkin Brings Home Automation, TV and Thunderbolt Solutions to CES | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 18:00

Belkin's product portfolio stretches across a huge range from A/V and networking solutions to iPod and Kindle cases. Their CES both focused primarily on their home electronics products with a layout aping your average small apartment. We took a tour and previewed some products that are ready to ship, and some still in development. Belkin Thunderbolt Express Dock This mock-up of ...

Canonical Brings Ubuntu To Televisions | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 18:00

Canonical, a services and software company that backs open-source projects like Ubuntu, recently announced they would be moving to compete in the Smart TV space. The project, called Ubuntu TV, would be based on Ubuntu Linux and would be open-sourced, though the project is not targeted at DIYers like XBMC, rather it is aimed at manufacturers to integrate within the TV rather than as a set-top box. ...

j5Create Wormhole Switch Brings KVM and File Sharing Across Mobile and Desktop | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 18:00

j5Create first revealed their Wormhole Switch as a simple way to control and share files across two Windows PC's. Connect both ends of the included cable to the separate computers, allow the driver to install, and then control both PC's from the keyboard and mouse of the one PC. The solution is simpler than remote desktop access solutions typically employed by IT professionals and was made more ...

Cactus Ridge: Understanding the New, More Affordable Thunderbolt Controller | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 18:00

  Eagle Ridge, Image Courtesy iFixit   When we first published the details of Intel's 2012 line of Thunderbolt controllers we pointed out that the specs of the two new controllers seemed identical to those of the two outgoing controllers. To briefly recap, there are currently two Thunderbolt controllers in the market: Light Ridge and Eagle Ridge. The ultimate difference between the ...

CES 2012: Golla | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 17:00

Finnish purveyor of designer bags and mobile carrying accessories Golla showed its new collections this year at CES. Among them, ThinkComputers took a look at the company's heavy duty laptop briefcase, an iPad sleeve, and more. These products will be available in April in the US online. Golla is hoping to expand their sales into various US telecom stores. ThinkComputers' Jack Wager speaks with ...

Three Priorities For Open-Source Radeon Graphics | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 16:48

While we still haven't been able to deliver any Radeon HD 7000 series Linux benchmarks, we do know what are AMD's three priority projects right now for their open-source Radeon Linux driver stack...

SilverStone display 1350W ?Zeus? power supply at CES | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 16:48

Industrial class power, with a stupidly loud 80mm fan...

ECS Z77 motherboard at CES | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 16:48

Three PCI-E 3.0 X16 slots, supports 2600MHz memory modules as well as Ivy Bridge Z77 support.

Xclio Touch 787 Super Tower Chassis Review | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 16:12

Introduction In the original introduction of the Touch series of cases, I took the angle of how everything that is tech related is going to touch panels in some form or fashion. With anything that gets developed, there is always a guy sitting around thinking, what did we leave out of the first attempt? What could we have done better? What happens if we just go nuts and offer as much as we can in ...

CES 2012: Gigabyte | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 16:00

Gigabyte is always a company I look forward to seeing at CES and this year they did not disappoint! This year they were showcasing their latest Intel X79 boards, a new Assassin board, the Assassin 2 and their new AMD 990FX board. One thing that was really exciting was that they were showing boards based on Intel's upcoming Ivy Bridge platform. Read on to check out all of what Gigabyte was ...

PC Shipments Suffer Setback in Q4: Mac Grows on | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 15:48

Times are not good for PC segment. According to a latest report released by Gartner, global shipments for PCs fell 1.4 percent during the fourth quarter of 2011. US market performed worse than the global one and declined 5.9 percent. However, Mac computers bucked the trend and registered 20.7 percent year over year growth for [...]PC Shipments Suffer Setback in Q4: Mac Grows on is a post from: UK ...

GammaRay 1.1 For Poking Qt Application Binaries | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 15:48

GammaRay 1.1 has been released, which is an interesting open-source application that allows the user to poke KDE/Qt applications and to manipulate these application binaries at run-time through a variety of techniques...

Arctic show off the i30 and A30 CPU coolers at CES | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 15:12

Supports all the latest Intel/AMD CPUs, 320W Thermal cooling capacity with a single 120mm fan.

Dune HD Pro : A Premium Entertainment System using the Sigma Designs SMP8910 | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 14:36

Dune HD  is one of the most respected middleware developers in the media player scene. By exclusively restricting themselves to Sigma Designs, they have managed to produce an enviable lineup of media players coveted by many people. It was not much of a surprise, then, that their latest offering, the Dune HD Pro received a CES innovation award. When it was announced in late fall last year, ...

QNAP at CES : SMB Lineup Refresh and a 200TB+ SAS Storage Rack | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 13:24

QNAP is one of the more popular vendors in the SMB NAS space along with Synology. At CES, QNAP had a booth with samples of selected lineup members. The 1 and 2 bay home consumer solutions continue to be based on Marvell. The TS-119 P II and TS-219 P II are new for CES, but they have been available in the market for the last 3 months or so. Running on a 2 GHz Marvell processor, they both have ...

Hands on with HP's Envy 14 Spectre, Envy 15, and Folio | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 13:24

We got some quality hands-on time with HP's new line of notebooks, headlined by the Envy 14 Spectre that we posted about yesterday. Just to refresh, the Spectre is an ultrabook with a 14" 1600x900 screen and predominantly glass construction. The lid, display, palm rest, and trackpad are all covered in hardened, scratch-resistant glass panels. The rest of the chassis (LCD frame, keyboard surround, ...

NZXT Switch 810 Full Tower case gets unveiled at CES | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 13:24

Support for up to XL-ATX boards, six hard drives, four optical bays and ten fans.

Sapphire Z77 motherboard at CES | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 13:24

PCI-E 3.0 support, 4 DIMMs, six SATA ports and out-of-the-box Ivy Bridge support.

Review: Kingston HyperX Genesis 2,133MHZ 16GB | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 12:24

Money isn't an issue if you're considering throwing together your own Intel X79-based high-end system, so splurging an extra hundred pounds on the highest-rated memory kits, such as the Kingston HyperX Genesis 2133MHZ 16GB shouldn't cause you too many problems. With its highest XMP profile of 2,133MHz you are guaranteed exceptional memory bandwidth, but does that translate through to exceptional ...

Windows 7 Bulldozer patch here again | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 12:12

This time its here to stay, benchmarks to come soon.

Synology's DSM 4.0 with CloudStation : A Private Dropbox Solution | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 11:12

The NAS market has grown by leaps and bounds in the last few years, but the hard drive shortage resulted in a weak Q4 for the NAS industry as a whole. However, that didn't stop Synology from making refreshes to their hardware lineup as well as the Disk Station Manager (DSM) operating system. The hardware refresh consists of a 5-bay and a 8-bay solution, with the 8-bay solution also capable ...

AMD Radeon HD 7950 to be Released 31st January | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 11:10

#AMD is preparing for the second release of the HD 7000 series, the Radeon HD 7950, for later this month.

Lenovo?s IdeaPad Yoga 13 with Windows 8: This Is the Ultrabook We Want | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 10:00

We were back at Lenovo’s suite today and got a chance to spend a bit more time with a laptop that we didn’t get around to discussing on Tuesday. We’ve covered the ThinkPad and IdeaTab already, but we haven’t spent any time on the IdeaPad line. Where ThinkPad primarily targets business users, IdeaPad is a consumer line. There were plenty of IdeaPad laptops on display, but the one that ...

Sneak Peek at Future Toshiba Tablets | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 8:48

Ahead of CES, Toshiba revealed their Thrive successor, the Excite X10. This 7.7 mm thick slate would feature a 10.1" 1280x800 Gorilla Glass display and run Android 3.2 (and later 4.0) on a 1.2 GHz TI OMAP 4430 SoC with 1 GB of RAM. We didn't have a chance today to spend some time handling the device but we did see it and some of its kin locked behind glas on the show floor, and all four merit ...

CES: Seagate Combines 500GB Portable Drive With Mobile Hotspot in Proof of Concept | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 7:48

  While perusing the Verizon Wireless booth, a chunky little device caught our eye. Though considered a proof of concept, and not scheduled for release yet, a Seagate device was on display that combined an LTE mobile hotspot with 500GB of storage on-board. CES itself presents a clear use case for a device like this, allowing media generated by coverage of an event to be transferred to ...

PowerColor 6970 Devil 13 | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 7:06

The PowerColor 6970 Devil 13 certainly looks tempting, and it's got an accessory package second to none, but it's also late to the party with other custom cards having already hit the market quite some time ago. Sporting many enthusiast-oriented features such as a custom heatsink, low noise fans, voltage read points, improved power design, and a dual BIOS for turbo clock speeds, this might be the ...

CES 2012: Razer 'Project Fiona' Gaming Tablet and Blade Gaming Laptop | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 6:48

Razer is showing off a tablet called 'Project Fiona' that managed to catch our attention at CES this year. The tablet is expected to be powered by Intel's 3rd generation Core i7 Ivy Bridge Processor if it goes to market and is aimed at gamers. This Windows 7 tablet is said to be enough for hardcore PC Gaming made and an ideal solution for gamers that travel. Read on to see some pictures and video ...

Announcing The DRM VGEM - Virtual GEM Provider | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 4:36

Alpha quality patches were published today that introduce the "Virtual GEM Provider" for the Linux kernel DRM, which can improve the software-based acceleration experience for graphics...

Intel's DX11 Demo, Now on an Ultrabook | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 4:00

Two days ago Intel made the mistake of playing a video of a DX11 game (F1 2011) instead of running the game itself on an Ivy Bridge Ultrabook. We mentioned the gaffe in our original post on the topic and followed up yesterday with a video that showed the title working on an Ivy Bridge notebook. Unfortunately the Ultrabook from the original demo wasn't available at the time, but we finally got ...

Crucial 50GB Adrenaline SSD Cache, Available in Q1 | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 4:00

  Earlier this week Crucial announced its first SSD caching solution: the Adrenaline SSD. The drive will be available in a single capacity: 50GB with 64GB of 25nm MLC NAND onboard.   The controller is identical to the Marvell design used in the m4. Crucial tells me that the firmware is identical to what you'd get on a normal m4. Adrenaline will ship with some SSD caching software for ...

Razer presents ?Project Fiona? PC gaming tablet | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 2:48

Planned for Q4 2012, estimated price is below $1,000.

AMD displays Trinity?s capability and announce its own Thunderblot alternative | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 2:48

AMD's Trinity demo dropped some jaws at CES.

Marvell revealed their new 88SE92 Series SATA 6Gbps controllers | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 2:48

Now using the PCI-Express 2.0 x2 interface, three models are offered currently.

Zotac intros its next-generation Home Theatre PC motherboard | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 2:48

Featuring Intel's Atom D2799 CedarTrail along Nvidia's GeForce GT 520.

Apple Announces Jan. 19 'Education Event' in NYC | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 2:24

Apple on Wednesday sent out media invites for an education event happening on Jan. 19 at New York City's Guggenheim Museum. The invite offers few details. It reads: "Please be our guest at an invitation-only education event at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York." Rumors of an NYC Apple event started circulating earlier this month, but it's unclear what exactly Apple plans to announce.

802.11ac RF Hands-On with Buffalo AirStation WZR-1750H | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 1:36

We just stopped by Buffalo's booth at CES 2012, who were kind enough to let us use a WiSpy DBx from Metageek we're working on reviewing to look at an 802.11ac signal. The WiSpy DBx is an inexpensive (for spectrum analyzers) spectral analysis tool, and with 802.11ac specifically the interesting thing to look at is what 80 MHz OFDM window. This is as opposed to the 20 or 40 MHz channels that are a ...

Apple Announces Jan. 19 ?Education Event? in NYC | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 0:00

Apple on Wednesday sent out media invites for an education event happening on Jan. 19 at New York City’s Guggenheim Museum. The invite offers few details. It reads: “Please be our guest at an invitation-only education event at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.” Rumors of an NYC Apple event started circulating earlier [...]

Samsung Refreshes Chromebook, Chromebox Has a Release Date | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 0:00

LAS VEGAS?A few months ago, Samsung lowered the price of its Series 5 Chromebook. Who knew it was in preparation to release a second-generation product. And remember the elusive Chromebox, which was announced back in spring 2011? It finally has a release date. According to Engadget, the next-gen Series 5 will be more or less [...]

Sony: No PlayStation 3 Successor in 2012 | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 0:00

Don’t expect a next-generation PlayStation console to appear this year. Sony executive deputy president Kazuo Hirai dashed hopes that the company will unveil a PlayStation 4 this year at E3, or elsewhere. Hirai, who heads up Sony’s consumer electronics and video game divisions, told the Wall Street Journal that the company believes the PlayStation 3 [...]

CES 2012 Round-up: iPad 3, 4K JVC Camcorder, Razer Tablet & Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 0:00

CES is in full swing and today we?ll give you some interesting details on origami laptops, tablets, 4K camcorders and even an Apple rumour. Right, let?s get this Apple iPad … [visit site to read more] CES 2012 Round-up: iPad 3, 4K JVC Camcorder, Razer Tablet & Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga is a post from: UK [...]CES 2012 Round-up: iPad 3, 4K JVC Camcorder, Razer Tablet & Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga is a post ...

NVIDIA Tegra 3: Games Plus SplashTop Streaming of Skyrim | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 23:24

Tegra 3 tablets are a big thing for NVIDIA right now, and we’ve seen quite a few new tablets using the SoC. At NVIDIA’s booth, they had a bunch of ASUS Eee Prime Transformer tablets set up with a variety of games and other software. Grand Theft Auto IV was running on one unit, but more impressive was the multiplayer ShadowGun running on two more tablets. Both of those games (personally, at ...

The Pull That Finally Fixes ASPM Power Regression | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 23:00

Queued up in the PCI sub-system pull for the Linux 3.3 kernel is the ASPM re-work that provides a proper fix to the well known Linux kernel power regression that was talked about for much of 2011...

A.C.Ryan VEOLO Smart Android Hub | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 22:39

Featuring an 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 CPU, built-in 400MHz GPU, 512MB of DDR3 and 4GB of onboard flash memory the VEOLO Smart Android Hub by A.C.Ryan is aimed to be much more than just your average hardware media player, the only real question is whether or not it succeeds.

SteelSeries hit the market with 3 new mice | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 22:24

The Kana, Kinzu V2 Pro and Kinzu V2. Pricing between ?39.99-49.99.

Corsair introduce the Accelerator SSD range | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 22:24

Between 30 to 60GB in size and $70-$100 in price.

Corsair announce 550D and 300R PC Cases | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 22:24

550D retailing at $159 while the 300 is retailing at $89.

Enermax bring in new Revolution87+ power supplies | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 22:24

Between 550-1000W at ?159-269. 80 PLUS Gold standards.

EVGA Nex Series power supplies spotted | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 22:24

In 650W to 1500W capacities, no pricing yet but certainly expect high EVGA standards.

Kingston showcase their new 64GB HyperX memory module kit at CES 2012 | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 22:24

Kingston show off their latest memory module kits by introducing the 64GB HyperX kit at CES 2012

Patriot launches the Gauntlet Wifi personal cloud storage system | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 22:24

Portable cloud storage, Ideal for wireless streaming to phones/tablets.

Arctic preparing a cost effective, low profile CPU cooler | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 22:24

Priced at $14.95/?11.27, the Alpine 64 PLUS will be available on February 20th.

World of Tanks Optimized Competition Settings Guide | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 22:15

BenchmarkReviews.com: World of Tanks (WoT) is a free-to-play MMO-action video game by Wargaming.net that is loosely based on World War II-era tanks from the Soviet Union, Germany, USA, China, Britain, France, and Japan. Players can open either a free or premium account, and earn their way up a tiered ladder by competing against other online players in random battles. World of Tanks is developed ...

Rosewill Ranger Mid-Tower Computer Case | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 22:09

BenchmarkReviews.com: A couple of months ago Rosewill sent us a full tower case for review, the THOR v2, and today they have sent Benchmark Reviews their new mid-tower case, the Ranger. Rosewill's Ranger mid-tower case is the latest in Rosewill's case lineup and enters perhaps the most competitive case class there is. With excellent mid-tower cases to be had for 70-80USD, such as the Cooler ...

Ambarella Shows off iOne SoC Applications, Wireless Camera Development Kit | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 21:00

Last CES I dropped by Ambaralla where they had just announced their iOne smart camera SoC. Ambaralla is a big player in the camera and encoder ASIC business, and the importance of adding high-end ISP and video encoding as smartphone cameras become a very important topic. On one hand, we have smartphones increasingly becoming the camera of choice, and on the other, cameras becoming increasingly ...

LG?s Super Ultrabook Surprise | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 20:37

LAS VEGAS ? LG Electronics may be better known for its smartphones and televisions, but the Korean manufacturer also has a computer division, and it has announced at CES that it is coming out with two new ultrabooks of its own, the 13-inch Z330 and the 14-inch Z430. But LG doesn’t stop there. Intent on [...]

Viewsonic Announces Touch, Wireless, 3D Displays | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 20:36

LAS VEGAS ? Viewsonic has announced at CES three new displays for work and play that offer a wide array of features and display options. The first in Viewsonic’s 2012 line is the TD2220, a 22-inch LED (250-nit brightness) monitor that displays in full 1,920-by-1,080 HD resolution. It features a two-point multi-touch user interface, allowing [...]

Apple Makes Rare Hardware Acquisition With Israel-Based Anobit | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 20:36

Apple has officially confirmed its rumored purchase of Israeli flash storage technology company Anobit, Bloomberg haslearned. Apple spokesman Steve Dowling confirmed the buy to Bloomberg, but would not give further details. “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans,” Dowling said. It’s not out of the [...]

Facebook Rolls Out Ads to News Feeds | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 20:36

Facebook today began rolling out advertisements to users? news feeds, marking the paid posts as ?Featured.? The News Feed posts for which an advertiser has paid to have displayed will be labeled as ?Featured,? instead of ?Sponsored,? as was originally planned. Facebook said it is using the term ?Featured? to differentiate the paid News Feed posts [...]

Gigabyte Sumo Power Silver 900 W Review | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 20:24

Almost everybody knows Gigabyte from their VGA and motherboard products, but the company also makes power supplies. Their newest PSU series is called Sumo, which consists of two high power PSUs with 80 Plus Silver certification. Today we test the smaller one with 900W capacity and find out how it performs.

General Electric Launches New Cameras | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 19:25

LAS VEGAS?General Electric has used CES as a launch pad for its newest batch of digital cameras. The company, better known for its light bulbs and washing machines, has been marketing digital cameras for the past five years. The latest batch includes a superzoom with an advanced Aptina A-Pix CMOS sensor as well as an [...]

Report: Dell Planning Consumer Tablet for Late 2012 Launch | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 19:25

Despite all the innovative products emerging from this week’s tech conflab in Las Vegas, one of the biggest pieces of news may be that Dell has finally decided to toss its hat into consumer tablet ring. Details of the upcoming product were revealed during an interview with Dell’s chief commercial officer Steve Felice who said, ”You will see [...]

T-Mobile Announces Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4G | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 19:25

LAS VEGAS ? T-Mobile and Samsung have announced at CES the Galaxy Blaze 4G, a slab smartphone with a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 processor and HSPA+ 42 data speeds. We’re big fans of HSPA+ 42; even if it’s not “next-generation 4G” in a technical sense the way LTE is, real-world speeds tend to match [...]

Corel Releases Professional Linux Photo Software | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 19:24

If the GIMP isn't cutting it for your photo needs or running Adobe Photoshop Lightroom within Wine isn't working out, Corel has released professional-grade photo software for Linux...

Where Things Fall Short: Eight Shortcomings Of Mesa 8.0 | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 19:24

While Mesa 8.0 has a lot to like about it from advertised OpenGL 3.0 support to performance improvements and new Gallium3D features, there are also several shortcomings of this major Mesa release for open-source graphics drivers...

Noctua NF-F12 Focused Flow 120mm Fan Review | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 19:12

Rather than just being quieter, the Noctua NF-F12 fan focuses on improving aerodynamics and turbulence to be more effective at a quiet acoustic level. We'll test it as both a traditional case exhaust fan as well as a cooler fan on a heat pipe tower. So, is it just marketing hype, or does it actually perform?

HP Announces ENVY 14 Spectre Ultrabook | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 18:48

To keep the flow of CES coverage steady, HP has announced ENVY 14 Spectre Ultrabook. The use of glass makes Spectre special: The lid, display, palmrest and trackpad are all covered with scratch-resistant glass. HP claims that the glass makes the laptop more durable, although the actual chassis seems to be aluminum too. HP didn't reveal the full specifications but Engagdet listed the specs of the ...

Intel, Lenovo and Motorola Join Hands to Conquer Smartphone Market | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 18:00

Intel, despite its best intentions, has not been able to snag smartphone or tablet market. Similarly, Lenovo and Motorola have failed to make it big in burgeoning market.  But now these three companies have decided to pool their resources for capturing … [visit site to read more] Intel, Lenovo and Motorola Join Hands to Conquer [...]Intel, Lenovo and Motorola Join Hands to Conquer ...

MeeGo-Successor Tizen Is Not On Wayland Yet | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 18:00

One of the first areas I looked at when the initial Tizen source-code and SDK were released this week was whether the Wayland Display Server is yet playing any role in this HTML5-focused Linux distribution being led by Intel, Samsung, and other industry leaders...

Review: ASRock X79 Extreme4m | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 17:00

Beim X79 Extreme4m von ASRock handelt es sich um das einzige mATX Mainboard für Intels Sockel 2011 von ASRock. Dabei findet man auf diesem Board beinahe dieselben Features wie auf der ATX-Variante Extreme4. In diesem Sinne sind wir sehr gespannt, wie ASRock mit gut sechs Zentimeter weniger, bezüglich der Höhe der Platine, zurecht kommt und was man letztlich alles auf der Platine findet.

Seagate GoFlex Desk 4TB USB 3.0 Hard Drive | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 16:36

The massive capacity of the Seagate GoFlex Desk 4TB USB 3.0 hard drive could probably store your entire media collection with room to spare - and with the USB 3.0 interface it can transfer it with lightening speed. The included software is more of a basic solution; if you want something a bit more robust you'll have to pony up $50 or find another third-party solution.

Lenovo Ideapad Y570 | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 16:00

Lenovo is often perceived as a company oriented towards business users, partly due to their IBM history, and partly due to the ThinkPad series. Yet their IdeaPad series devices have been present on the market for some time too, a series oriented to buyers that value capabilities and an attractive price more than the reliability and portability of ThinkPad notebooks. The latest model that?s got ...

Intel-Powered Phones to Ship from Motorola, Lenovo | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 15:48

After promising for years that the company would enter the smartphone market, Intel has apparently done so. Chief executive Paul Otellini said at a CES keynote that Intel has signed Lenovo and Motorola to contracts to use its Atom processors in smartphones. Intel chief executive Paul Otellini and Liu Jun, a senior vice president of [...]

LTE, iPhones on T-Mobile?s Horizon? | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 15:48

LAS VEGAS?T-Mobile is back, and it’s better than ever. The wireless carrier’s “break-up fee” with AT&T will help it boost the speed and power of its network, and there might even be an iPhone on the horizon. I talked to T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray, and he was all smiles. “We’re back. We believe we can [...]

Linux 3.2 Kernel Benchmarks | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 15:48

Following last week's release of the Linux 3.2 kernel, here is a round-up of Linux 3.2 kernel benchmarks. Also included are a new set of kernel benchmarks comparing the 3.2 kernel to older releases while running Intel's blazing fast Core i7 3960X Extreme Edition CPU.

Infographic: Comparing Apple to Apples | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 14:36

We all know Apple is one of the biggest giants in the tech industry. People flock to purchase their new products, from the iPhone to iPad and beyond. In a rather creative way, this infographic explores how the behemoth tech giant Apple stacks up against America's favorite shiny fruit.

Lenovo IdeaPad U400 | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 14:36

The Lenovo IdeaPad U400 looks and feels like it was designed to attract mainstream users. In addition to being well equipped, with an Intel Core i5 processor, discrete AMD graphics, a spacious hard drive, and forward-thinking features like USB 3.0 and WiDi 2.0, its sandblasted aluminum chassis and glass touchpad make it a system you'll literally want to get your hands on.

uTorrent users rise to 150 million | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 14:36

20 million BitTorrent and 132 million uTorrent users.

Review: Patriot Viper Xtreme Division 4 16GB | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 13:00

Cometh the boards, cometh the memory kits. The release of Intel's quad-channel enabling X79 motherboards may have left the simulated ring of cash registers reverberating in the ears of every RAM manufacturer, but it's the ideal time to enable such a high-end feature because DDR3 is so darned affordable right now. On top of that the sweet spot for quad-channel memory kits is healthy 16GB. ...

Prolimatech Red / Blue Vortex LED 120/140mm Review | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 13:00

Chiar dac? este iarn?, merit? s? ne gândim de pe acum la temperaturile ridicate ce vor urma la var? iar dac? vom încerca s? avem un sistem bine r?cit dar în acela?i timp frumos poate c? ne trebuiesc ni?te ventilatoare cu LED (sau f?r?). Prolimatech Red / Blue Vortex LED 120mm ?i 140mm sunt cele prezente azi la review, enjoy!

CES 2012: Thermaltake | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 12:24

This year at CES Thermaltake had quite a lot to show us. We all loved the Level 10 GT and now they have the Level 10 GTS, which is a smaller version of the case. Thermaltake is also launching a new line called "Chao" which is focused on style, they showed us quite a few different Chao products. One of the coolest things at the Thermaltake suite was a custom modded Level 10 GT that had a ...

Art Lebedev Studios Expands Optimus Line | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 11:48

Art Lebedev Studios premiered its Optimus Maximus keyboard in 2007; the device featured individual OLED displays for each key and provided a range of customizability never before seen in the PC input space. It also reached stratospheric heights in terms of pricing. The peripherals success has spawned an expansion of the line; first with the Mini Three and Aux (3-key and 12-key variants, ...

Hands-on with the Sprint Galaxy Nexus LTE | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 11:48

Sprint had a reception this evening that gave us a chance to get a closer look at their first LTE devices: the Sierra Wireless Tri-Network Hotspot, LG Viper 4G and Galaxy Nexus LTE. Though Sprint had all three devices at the event, they did not have a functioning LTE network to show off. They announced their first four networks last week (Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Atlanta) and still expect ...

ASRock X79 Extreme4 Review | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 11:36

We take a look at the X79 Extreme4 - ASRock's effort at a low-cost LGA2011 board

Seasonic X-1050 1050W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 11:12

Introduction Seasonic has been regularly refreshing the X-series of power supplies and they have been selling like hotcakes. Last time around, we took a good look at the Seasonic X-760 and found it to be an amazing value and very strong performer. Seasonic recently added the new X-1050 and X-1250 units to their lineup and today we are going to take a look at the new X-1050. We hope to see that it ...

EVGA Plans to Enter the PSU Market with the NEX PSU | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 10:36

While we won't see final hardware for a couple of months, EVGA is teasing its entry into the power supply market with a 1500W sample of its upcoming NEX PSU. The NEX lineup will also include 650W, 750W and 1000W models.  EVGA is being purposefully quiet about the NEX's featureset other than to say that it'll feature an innovative new cable design, "configurable" +12V rails and an easy to use ...

More Lenovo Krait Tablet Details: $399 Price Target | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 10:36

    We had another opportunity to handle the Lenovo S2110, the first commercial Krait tablet we've seen and had a chance to talk with the product team in a bit more detail. It's clear that Lenovo recognizes the market opportunities for mobile computing, and their line-up of tablets and smartphones will only get bigger. Their phone devices remain targeted primarily at the Chinese ...

Zalman Updates the CNPS Line, Shows Off Cases | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 10:36

Zalman's lineup at this year's CES was more evolutionary than revolutionary, and unfortunately some of the more interesting products (Zalman-branded SSDs and video cards) aren't yet bound for U.S. shores. That latter one is a shame, too, since Zalman produces some excellent aftermarket cooling for GPUs. What we do have are evolutions of Zalman's existing lineup of CPU coolers. The CNPS ...

Gigabyte's 7-Series Ivy Bridge Motherboards at CES | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 10:36

Gigabyte had five of its upcoming 7-series motherboards on display at CES today. While Gigabyte isn't talking about all of the features that will be available at launch, we will see an mSATA connector on some boards (GA-Z77X-UD3H) for use with smaller SSDs as a NAND cache in front of a hard drive. Gigabyte also showcased its G1.Sniper M3, a high-end micro-ATX motherboard. As Ivy Bridge brings ...

Acer?s Upcoming Laptops: S5 Ultrabook with IVB, TB, and a Motor | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 10:36

We spent some time with Acer this afternoon looking at their upcoming products and we were able to get some hands-on time with many laptops and tablets. We’ll save the tablets for a separate article—and the most interesting tablets aren’t something we can discuss right now anyway—so let’s talk Acer laptops for a moment. First, the best news is that all the laptops we saw have ditched ...

Transformer Prime Gets 4.0.3 (ICS) Update | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 10:36

A couple of days earlier than originally expected, ASUS pushed out an update to its Transformer Prime bringing the tablet up to Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich). I brought my Prime with me to Vegas just to be ready for when this update went live. I installed the update last night and have played with the platform a bit since then. Tegra 3 definitely does a better job of handling the ICS UI ...

MSI X79 Big Bang XPower II | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 10:36

Our review of the new #MSI X79 flagship is finally here. See what we thought about this new motherboard in the link below!

Mozilla Announces Firefox Extended Support Release | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 5:48

Mozilla announced today that it would be offering a so-called Extended Support Release (or ESR) for Firefox to ease the pain of enterprises, universities, and other users put off by the company's earlier decision to switch to a rapid release cycle for Firefox. The ESR will be updated to a new major version about once a year, and then maintained with security patches until the next ESR, much as ...

The Linux 3.3 DRM Pull Is Heavy On Enhancements | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 5:48

There's more Linux 3.3 kernel news to report... This time it's the DRM pull request officially going in (and being accepted) as it's heavy on enhancements for open-source graphics drivers...

Sapphire 990FX Pure Black | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 5:25

We have the Sapphire 990FX Pure Black for AMD’s Bulldozer FX processors. We're very interested in what this board can do, so we've decided to pop in a flagship Bulldozer chip with some sub-zero cooling and see what we can accomplish. 5GHz? Pfft, that's easy. 6+GHz? Ok, now you're talking.

SilverStone Continues to Shake Things Up | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 4:48

Over the past year we've had the pleasure of testing more and more SilverStone enclosures, but the case and power supply designer is not content to rest on their laurels. We had a chance to check out what's to come when we visited their suite at CES. First, if you were a fan of the oddball FT03 like I was, SilverStone had on display a Mini-FT03. Essentially an even smaller version, the ...

Lian Li Enclosures, Big and Small | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 4:48

In addition to the craziness going on over at the SilverStone suite, Lian Li had a mountain of new case designs on display. Most of them are smaller units (including one designed for Intel's new vertical form factor), focusing on Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX builds and not too dissimilar from the enclosures we've already tested. Lian Li's Lancool series in 2012 will be using a steel frame with an ...

Patriot SSDs, Flash, and Large Memory Applications | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 4:48

Patriot has been supplying memory products for some time now, and they had the usual assortment of SSDs, RAM, USB, and other Flash products on display in their suite. We’ve tested many of their SSDs already—or at least similar products with the same controller—and besides the numerous SandForce equipped SSDs they also had an SSD with a Phison controller. The Phison-based products will ...

Mushkin's 1.8", mSATA & PCIe SF-2281 SSDs at CES | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 4:48

The SSD market is continuing to grow and we're seeing no slowdown in the number of players trying to get in on the action. Mushkin, one of the first companies I ever worked with, just showed me their new lineup of SandForce SF-2281 SSDs.  First up is the 1.8" Chronos Go, available with both Toggle and standard Toshiba NAND. Capacities go all the way up to 480GB. Next is the ...

Patriot?s Portable Cloud Storage and Media Streamers | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 4:48

Patriot also has some portable storage solutions and media players on display. Their concept of the portable cloud storage is basically an external USB 3.0 + WiFi enabled HDD/SSD enclosure with a built-in battery. Instead of transferring large media files onto your tablet or other portable device, you can store them on a device like the Gauntlet 2. It supports HDDs and SSDs and should last ...

Razer introduces the Naga Hex MOBA/action-RPG gaming mouse | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 4:24

Priced at $79.99, this is the perfect mouse for MOBA and RPG players.

Kingston launches HyperX Red and gives LoVo memory a new look | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 4:24

Available in 4GB and 8GB, price ranging from $31 to $54.

Will Tablets Make Laptops Obsolete? Nearly 50 Percent Say Yes. | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 4:12

Like pagers, typewriters, and VHS movies, laptops may one day fall out of vogue and become a nostalgic technology of the past. Nearly half of Americans say laptops will eventually be replaced with electronic tablet devices, according to a new survey from Poll Position. The national telephone survey of 1,555 registered voters, conducted earlier this month, found [...]

Dell Ultrabook Features Backlit Keyboard, Smart Connect | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 4:12

Coming late to the ultrabook party (announcing during CES and shipping at the end of February), Dell is relying on elegant design and corporate compatibility to sell its XPS 13, which will start at $999 with an Intel Core i3 processor and 128GB solid-state drive. Core i5 and i7 and 256GB SSD configurations will be [...]

Broadcom Offers a Peek at Rip-Roaring 5G Wi-Fi Chips | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 4:12

If you thought the rollout of 4G networks was exciting, wait until you get a load of 5G. Broadcom and other companies are readying next-generation 802.11ac chips based on fifth-generation Wi-Fi technology and the hardware should be turning up in home networking systems this year, with 5G smartphones and tablets likely to follow in 2013. [...]

Dell Launches XPS 13 Ultrabook | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 3:36

While Dell is one of the last vendors to actually announce an entry in Intel’s ultrabook category, their announcement is a bit of a doozy, and it arrives alongside a mild restructuring and simplification of Dell’s notebook lines. We’ll start with the most basic information: Dell is stripping their notebook lines down to the essentials: XPS, Inspiron, Alienware, and Vostro. Latitude’s ...

Intel Announces its First Medfield Smartphone Partner at CES 2012 - Lenovo K800 | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 3:36

We're at the Intel keynote here at CES 2012 where Intel has announced one of its first Medfield design wins. Lenovo will be launching a phone based around Medfield in China named the Lenovo K800. The K800 will arive on China Unicom on their 21.1 Mbps HSPA+ network in 2Q2012.  The K800 includes a capacitive multitouch 720p display.  Gallery: Intel CES 2012 Keynote Intel is ...

Intel Announces its Second Smartphone Platform Partner - Motorola | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 3:36

Intel just showed off the Lenovo K800, its first design win with Atom inside. The second partnership was just announced as well, and it's Motorola. None other than Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha just took the stage with Intel CEO Paul Otellini to announce the partnership. Motorola devices with Intel inside will be in carrier validation this summer with launch shortly after that.  ...

Intel's Medfield & Atom Z2460 Arrive for Smartphones: It's Finally Here | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 3:36

It's here. Intel's first smartphone SoC that you'll actually be able to buy in a device before the end of the year. The platform is called Medfield and Paul Otellini just announced its first device partners. Medfield starts out as a bonafide mobile SoC. Whereas Moorestown was a "two-chip" solution, Medfield is just one - the Penwell SoC: Read on for our introduction to Intel's first real ...

HighPoint Aggressively Pursuing Consumer Market | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 3:36

HighPoint Technologies is going to be a pretty familiar name to users who have heard of their RocketRAID expansion cards, but at CES their booth was surprisingly devoid of enterprise-level RAID kit. Instead we were presented with a fairly aggressive set of consumer class technologies. That said, probably their biggest product was a new RocketRAID card that includes SSD smart caching ...

Intel Shows off Thunderbolt, AppUp on Ivy Bridge Ultrabook Reference Design | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 3:36

Intel just dropped a bunch of news about its first smartphone platform partners and their respective products, followed by more news about Ultrabooks. Intel showed off its Ivy Bridge Ultrabook reference design, which folds and transforms from a traditional notebook form factor, to a picture-frame like platform for multimedia consumption, to a tablet.  Working Thunderbolt was shown off ...

Review: HIS 6670 Fan 1GB GDDR5 | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 2:25

HIS has a reputation for employing unusual and efficient cooling solutions on its cards, and the HIS 6670 Fan 1GB GDDR5 is no exception. This is its low-profile rendition of the HD 6670, AMD's lower-end gaming GPU. Granted, it's the type of graphics core that's hard to get too excited about, but while it struggles to produce triple-figure frame rates, at least it doesn't come with a triple figure ...

Review: Toshiba 46TL868B | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 2:25

Overview and featuresFew TV brands have had as busy a 12 months as Toshiba. Not content with launching its biggest television range for years last April, Toshiba even managed to squeeze in a 'round two' of telly launches right at the end of 2011. And heading up this second raft of TVs is the TL868 series, as represented here by the 46-inch Toshiba 46TL868B.Toshiba has got very clever in recent ...

Hands-on with the Samsung Series 9 | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 2:24

The Samsung Series 9 update was announced Monday and we got a peek at Samsung's thinnest notebook ever while at PepCom's Digital Experience, just ahead of CES. The latest refresh brings these non-Ultrabooks to just half an inch at their thickest point, in both 13.3" and 15" display configurations. The 15" model we handled weighs in at 3.5 lbs, while the 13.3" model shaves a pound off the weight. ...

Sapphire Shows Off Vid 2X, Motherboards, etc. | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 2:24

Sapphire was showing off their latest products in their suite, including a just-in-from-Taiwan Ivy Bridge motherboard, along with X79 and 990FX motherboards for SNB-E and Bulldozer. Also on display were several graphics cards; the 7970 was a given, but the other two are a bit more esoteric. The 6450 Flex includes two DVI-D outputs and an HDMI output, plus an HDMI-to-DVI, allowing to drive three ...

Zotac intros a USB 3.0 to HDMI adaptor | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 2:24

Real time compression allows for Full HD content to expand onto more displays.

Samsung Announces Set-Top ?Boxless? Viewing in All 2012 Smart TVs | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 2:00

LAS VEGAS ? Today at the 2012 International CES, DIRECTV and Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd. unveiled their plans to offer DIRECTV’s more than 19.7 million customers the ability to watch live broadcast and stored content from a compatible DIRECTV DVR on Samsung’s 2012 line of Smart TVs without the need for additional set-top boxes. This [...]

Sony Unveils Crystal LED HDTVs at CES | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 2:00

Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer has used CES to push 3D HDTVs for years, but at this year’s CES show, he showed off something new: Crystal LED HDTVs. The new self-emitting crystal LED technology is similar to OLED in that it doesn’t require a backlight, but the technology is entirely new. The prototype on the [...]

PowerVR Series 6 ?Rogue? GPUs Released To Licensing | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 1:12

With the emphasis on smartphones and tablets at this year’s CES, it should come as no surprise that the various SoC IP developers are focusing their announcements around the show, and PowerVR is among them. In 2011 PowerVR announced their next generation of SoC GPUs, the Series 6 family, based on PowerVR’s Rogue architecture.  Now just under a year later PowerVR has announced that they’ve ...

EXT4 Gains New Online Resize Support In Linux 3.3 | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 1:12

The EXT4 file-system pull request went in today for the Linux 3.3 kernel. The EXT4 updates for this next kernel include the new online resize interface...

Verbatim introduce full range of SATA II and III SSDs | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 1:12

Up to 550MB/s (III) and 270MB/s (II) ii sizes up to 256GB.

ASUS working on dual socket LGA 2011 board | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 1:12

Dual socket motherboard supporting the latest Intel Xeon 8 core processors.

MSI GUS II to revolutionize Notebook graphics | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 1:12

Uses Thunderbolt interface to provide externally powered PCI-E 2.0 X4 lane.

Team Group release DDR3 2600MHz Quad Channel RAM kits | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 1:12

2600MHz with CL10 timings, perfect for X79 Intel platforms.

Apple iOS Gains Market Share But Still Trails Android | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 0:48

Google?s Android still leads the smartphone market, but Apple closed in on its competitor in recent months thanks to sales of the iPhone 4S and other models, according to data released at the Consumer Electronic Show by the NPD Group. Apple and Android significantly distanced themselves in 2011 from competitors RIM, Windows Phone 7 and Windows Mobile, essentially making the battle for smartphone ...

Checking Out The Ubuntu TV Prototype | Posted on: 11/01/2012 @ 0:00

Today in Las Vegas I had the chance to checkout the Ubuntu TV prototype and briefly talk about Canonical with their ambitions on the television front...

Hands-on with the Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE and Galaxy Note | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 23:00

I had a minute to chat with Philip Berne of Samsung and get my some time with the Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE and AT&T's recently announced LTE variant of the Galaxy Note. While we didn't have time to run our usual test bench, we did get in a quick SunSpider 9.1 run on the Note, and the results weren't too shabby. Each is running TouchWiz over Gingerbread, with plans for Ice Cream Sandwich in place. The ...

Eight Reasons You Can Enjoy Mesa 8.0 | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 23:00

While OpenGL 3.0 / GLSL 1.30 support in Mesa 8.0 has been what's talked about lately for this open-source graphics library to be released next month, there's a lot of other improvements too in Mesa 8.0 for those of you using the open-source graphics drivers under Linux...

CES 2012: EVGA SR-X Dual Socket 2011 Motherboard & Power Supplies | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 21:36

We had a chance to meet with EVGA this morning and they had most of their usual stuff on display. What caught our eyes were the latest version of the EVGA Classified SR-2, the SR-X. The EVGA SR-X is a Dual Intel LGA2011 socket motherboard and it will support nearly 100 Gb of memory! The other EVGA Products that caught our eyes were a series of power supplies that EVGA is going to be releasing in ...

New Gorilla Glass 2 Makes Products 20 Percent Thinner, Corning Says | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 21:36

LAS VEGAS?Corning on Monday at CES unveiled Gorilla Glass 2, the sequel to its super-strong, damage-resistant glass cover that is featured in an array of tablets, smartphones, and other devices. The company said in a press release that while Gorilla Glass 2 is 20 percent thinner than its predecessor, it doesn’t lose any of its [...]

CES 2012: Digital Experience | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 21:24

Digital Experience is a great event held every year the night before CES. This event brings many different companies together so they can showcase just a few products they are going to be showing at CES. This event is also a lot of fun because each year it is themed; the theme this year was the wild west. Read on as we show you some cool new products from Logitech, Western Digital, fitbit, ...

Corsair Unveil 300R and 550D | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 21:12

At #CES2012 #Corsair unveil new Carbide 300R and Obsidian 550D cases. Click below to see the pictures!

Minecraft Pocket Edition being rethought | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 21:00

Minecraft Pocket Edition will be rethought and redesigned to meet the users requirements

Tizen Puts Out Some Code, SDK Preview | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 20:48

The Tizen Linux project, which is backed by Intel, Samsung, and others, have released some initial code and other information in time for CES 2012...

Razer Bewitches With The Naga Hex | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 20:26

At #CES2012 #Razer announce a new variant of the Naga MMO mouse, addressing some concerns from previous versions.

Yahoo Announces New Interactivity for Connected TV | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 20:24

LAS VEGAS?Today at the Consumer Electronics Show, Yahoo announced new consumer and advertiser offerings for its Connected TV platform. New interactions including show trivia, voting, shopping, videos, photos, and game show play will now be possible for users of Yahoo’s Internet TV software, which is available on televisions from Sony, Samsung, VIZIO, Toshiba, Haier, and HiSense. Connected ...

Apple iOS Gains Market Share But Still Trails Android | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 20:24

Google?s Android still leads the smartphone market, but Apple closed in on its competitor in recent months thanks to sales of the iPhone 4S and other models, according to data released at the Consumer Electronic Show by the NPD Group. In its analysis of last year’s smartphone market in the U.S., NPD found that market [...]

ZOTAC Offer Three New ZBOX Mini-PC's | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 20:14

At #CES2012 #ZOTAC announce 3 new ZBOX mini PC solutions. Click the link to see more!

Lenovo introduce the IdeaPad YOGA Notebook | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:48

13.1" screen, Windows 8, up to 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD.

New IdeaCentre A720 All-In-One PC from Lenovo | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:48

Powered by Sandy Bridge Z68 with Nvidia graphics. Slimmest 27" All-in-one PC.

Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon S4 Member MPQ8064, new Atheros WiFi and Powerline Chipsets | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:36

We're live at the CES 2012 Qualcomm keynote, and although CEO Paul Jacobs hasn't quite taken the stage yet, Qualcomm has already released a number of the announcements it had in store for today. First up is a new member of the Snapdragon S4 family, MPQ8064. MPQ8064 is a 1.5 GHz quad-core Krait (28 nm) SoC with Adreno 320 graphics. No doubt the M in MPQ stands for Multimedia or similar, and like ...

CES 2012: Corsair Announces Obsidian Case, Carbide 300R & Accelerate SSD Caching | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:13

Last night Legit Reviews had the opportunity to spend some time with Corsair. While mainly known for their Memory and Power Supplies, their cases are also hitting the market like a ton of bricks! The Corsair Obsidian 550D and the Corsair Carbide 300R are Corsair's latest entries into the PC case market. After spending a few minutes with them last night, once again it seems that Corsair hit the ...

Last Ballmer CES Keynote Light on News, Big on Windows 8 | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:13

LAS VEGAS?Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer used his final Consumer Electronics Show (CES) keynote here to talk up Windows 8, additions to the Xbox platform, and the new Windows-based Nokia devices. But the presentation, which officially kicked off the show, was light on major product news. Ballmer announced that Kinect for the PC will be available on [...]

Olympus Rolls Out New Cameras | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:13

Olympus has used CES to launch a few new point-and-shoot digital cameras. The entry-level VG-160 is a 14-megapixel shooter with a 5x (26-130mm equivalent) zoom lens. The camera is about three quarters of an inch thick and features a large, 3-inch LCD for image framing and review. It is capable of 720p video capture and [...]

D-Link Throws Hat Into 802.11ac Ring, Announces New Routers at CES | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:13

Las Vegas?Today at CES 2012, D-Link announced support for 802.11ac Wi-Fi. While the company did not release details on specific 802.11ac wireless products in the works, D-Link states that products supporting the new 802.11ac standard will be available in the latter part of 2012. According to the company, these devies will be backwards compatible with [...]

Nvidia, Asus Announce $249 Quad-Core Tablet | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:13

LAS VEGAS ? Asus and Nvidia today announced and showed a seven-inch, quad-core Android-powered tablet that will sell for only $249, although they didn’t give many more details on the device. The companies also said they had worked together to bring Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) to the Asus eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet. The [...]

RIM Drops More Hints About PlayBook 2.0, BlackBerry 10 | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:12

LAS VEGAS ? BlackBerry maker RIM is trying to drum up app-developer support at CES, talking up the smartphone platform’s popularity among its 50 million users, demonstrating a new version of its PlayBook tablet, OS and dropping some hints about its upcoming BB10 phones?among them that, yes, there will be models with QWERTY keyboards. “When [...]

MySpace is Reborn at Panasonic Press Conference, Unleashes Justin Timberlake | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:12

LAS VEGAS?MySpace was the biggest social network of?several years ago. Since then it has gone into a long, slow decline and has changed hands and been generally ignored in favor of Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking services. Panasonic has announced at CES 2012 that it is stepping in to bring MySpace back to the [...]

Verizon Unveils Two World-Ready 4G LTE Hotspots at CES | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:12

LAS VEGAS?Verizon today announced two new world-ready hotspots that also tap into the carrier’s 4G LTE network. There’s the Verizon Jetpack MiFi 4620L from Novatel and the Verizon Jetpack EuFi890 from ZTE. Curious naming conventions aside, either of these hotspots may prove to be seriously useful for world travelers who need bandwith on the go. [...]

Vizio Gets in the Google TV Game | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:12

LAS VEGAS?Google TV was the purview of Logitech and Sony last year, with those two companies the only ones who released products with Google’s TV-watching Android variant. Vizio joins them this year with its new Vizio Internet Apps Plus system, announced at CES 2012. Vizio’s system incorporates Vizio’s VIA apps into Google TV and puts [...]

Apple?s Tim Cook: Highest Paid CEO of 2011? | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:12

Apple chief Tim Cook might be the highest paid CEO in the U.S. in 2011, according to a proxy statement Apple filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday. The Associated Press is reporting that Cook’s total pay package is valued at $378 million. The document, filed just before Apple’s annual shareholders’ meeting, [...]

CES Stuff | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:12

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Kingston HyperX 240 GB Review | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:12

Kingston is a big name in the memory business and their HyperX system memory is legendary. When they decided to put that name on an SSD many people were sceptical, but it seems Kingston achieved their goal. In our testing we see the HyperX SSD cruise past the competition, making it the fastest SSD we ever tested.

Intel Confirms Working DX11 on Ivy Bridge | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 18:36

Yesterday we reported Intel ran a video of a DX11 title instead of running the actual game itself on a live Ivy Bridge notebook during Mooly Eden's press conference. After the press conference Intel let me know that the demo was a late addition to the presentation and they didn't have time to set it up live but insisted that it worked. I believed Intel (I spent a lot of time with Ivy Bridge at ...

Intel Ivy Bridge Linux Support Clarification | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 18:36

Following the Will Intel's Ivy Bridge Be Trouble-Free On Linux? article, I received some additional information from Intel concerning the Linux support for their next-generation Ivy Bridge processors...

Fedora 17 Has More Features: GIMP 2.8, GCC 4.7, oVirt, Etc | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 18:36

Fedora 17 (a.k.a. the Beefy Miracle) already has an impressive list of new features coming, but several more features have been added to their planned list...

Homefront Ultimate Edition announced | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 18:24

Homefront Ultimate Edition has been scheduled for launch March 31st

ELLCC: Using LLVM/Clang For Cross-Compiling | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 17:36

The number of projects taking advantage of LLVM continues to rise. Another project is ELLCC, which uses LLVM/Clang for cross-compiling...

Ozone Gaming release Radon Opto mouse | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 17:12

?40 for a 3500DPI gaming mouse.

Review: Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus II VGA Kühler | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 17:00

Mit dem Accelero Xtreme Plus II hat Arctic Cooling ein neues Flaggschiff im Hafen stehen. Ausgerüstet mit drei 92-Millimeter-Lüftern, fünf Heatpipes und insgesamt 83 Kühllamellen kann man gespannt sein wieviel Kühlleistung dieser Brocken bereit stellt. Dabei schicken wir den Kühler in die Schlacht gegen Gelids Icy Vision 2, MSIs Twin Frozer II sowie ASUS' Direct CU. Möge der beste gewinnen.

CES 2012 Round-up: Sony, Microsoft and LG | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 16:24

CES is underway and we’ve collated the best of the best of what’s has been shown off in the first day of the technology marathon. We’ll be giving you first hand details on what Sony, Microsoft and LG has to offer in 2012 and … [visit site to read more] CES 2012 Round-up: Sony, Microsoft [...]CES 2012 Round-up: Sony, Microsoft and LG is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Assassin?s Creed Revelations Map Pack Revealed | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 16:00

The Mediterranean Traveller Map Pack for Assassins Creed Revelations has been revealed

AppliedMicro's Catalina: Integrated USB 3.0 and 802.11ac Support for NAS Platforms | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 15:24

AppliedMicro (AMCC) announced the availability of the Catalina SoC (APM86491) for low power and cost effective NAS systems today. The previous generation version (APM82181) was the heart of the Western Digital My Book Live reviewed by us last year as well as the recently launched My Book Live Duo. Serving to remind us that the PowerPC architecture is still around in consumer devices, the new ...

CES Video Blog 2: What We Want to See | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 14:36

So we are all settled in here at CES and we wanted to show you the awesome system CyberPower has provided for us to do all of our video editing on and to tell you what we want to see at CES 2012. Read on to check out our latest CES Video blog and see what we are excited to see this year at CES!

Activision buys Black Ops 2 domain | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 14:36

Activision has purchased a number of domains, including blackops2.com

Wii sells 30 Million in Europe | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 14:36

Nintendo announce the Wii has passed 30 million European sales

Lenovo IdeaTabs Shown Off with Krait, Tegra 3, and Atom | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 10:36

Tablets can be found everywhere at CES, and not just with the manufacturers—it’s hard to swing a mouse by the cord without hitting someone starting at their tablet. Like all the major OEMs, Lenovo is ready to throw its hat into the tablet ring, and they had numerous new tablets on display. The IdeaTab S2110 was one of the more interesting tablets on hand, sporting a new dual-core Qualcomm ...

Lenovo ThinkPads at CES | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 8:12

Lenovo had a large area reserved where they could display all of their new and upcoming hardware along with some of their recently released products. While there were various ThinkCentre offerings on display, the majority of the space was occupied by a plethora of laptops, tablets, and smartphones. We didn’t spend time with every product on offer, but there were a few interesting items worth ...

Vizio Razor M3D460SR | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 7:48

The Vizio Razor M3D460SR is a 46-inch edge-lit LED HDTV that has an overall good image quality despite some minor flaws. It also has passive 3D technology, wireless networking, lots of Internet connected services and more. It does, however, have a glossy screen that shows reflections and some issues with the local dimming feature.

CES 2012: Windows 8 Beta In Late February | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 7:00

There has been some speculation over the last few months over when to expect the beta release of Windows 8. During Microsoft's final CES keynote tonight, Microsoft put that speculation to rest (more or less), announcing that the Windows 8 beta will be released to the public in late February. Also being released alongside the Windows 8 beta will be the Windows Store, Microsoft’s central ...

Gigabyte Z77 motherboards shown off at CES | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 6:00

Gigabyte were busy with media interviews at CES 2012 when Marketing Manager Colin Brix stormed in with a nice selection of Z77 boards to grace us with.

Gigabyte T1132N 3-in-1 computer unveiled at CES 2012 | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 6:00

Gigabyte showcases their new T1132N 3-in-1 computer at CES 2012.

CES 2012: GIGABYTE Shows Intel Z77 Motherboard Lineup For Ivy Bridge | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 5:24

While Intel is being tight lipped about the up and coming 'Ivy Bridge' platform, GIGABYTE gave us a little bit of hands on time with five of their motherboards. The Intel Z77 Express chipset supports the next generation of Intel 22nm processors. Each of the GIGABYTE motherboards we are about to show off support 'Ivy Bridge'. We didn't get any time with processors, so performance is still a ...

RIM Rolls Out BlackBerry 7.1 OS | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 5:24

Research In Motion (RIM) on Monday unveiled BlackBerry 7.1 OS, the latest version of its smartphone software. RIM said it will begin rolling out the new operating system today and will expand to carrier partners worldwide in the coming weeks. BlackBerry 7.1 comes with a number of new features and enhancements, including BlackBerry Tag, a new content sharing tool.

CES 2012: Thermaltake Launches New Products & Shows a Case Mod | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 4:12

Thermaltake had a room full of interesting products here at CES 2012 and Legit Reviews stopped by to take a look and see what the hot products are going to be for 2012. Thermaltake their Snow Edition product lines and also had an impressive Level 10 GT case mod called 'Aztec' that was done by Dan McGrath that you have to see!

Samsung Leaps Into The Ultrabook Fray | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 3:01

Samsung is set to take on the ultrabook competition, with its own Series 5 ultrabooks, in a variety of sizes and configurations. Samsung, makers of the prototypical ultrabook the Samsung Series 9 ($1,199.99 list, 4 stars), has set its sights on the smaller form factor of the competition. The company is releasing a new line of 13- [...]

LaCie Announces Thunderbolt Storage Solutions | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 3:01

LAS VEGAS ? LaCie announced two new Thunderbolt devices, a RAID hard drive and eSATA hub, at CES 2012. The 2big Thunderbolt series hard drive isn’t for the faint of heart. Consumers can choose from a 4-, 6-, or 8TB RAID storage configuration. It features two Thunderbolt ports for daisy chaining and two hot-swappable hard [...]

Lenovo All-in-One Leans in the Right Direction | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 3:01

LAS VEGAS?Today at the CES 2012 show, Lenovo pulled the curtain back on a large screen all-in-one PC with enhanced ergonomic features. The Lenovo IdeaCentre A720 is a 27-inch all-in-one desktop with an articulated screen that tilts toward the user up to 5 degrees from vertical or all the way back to 90 degrees horizontal. [...]

HP Conjures Up Ultrabook Spectre | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 3:01

LAS VEGAS?HP says its goal for the Envy 14 Spectre was to stand out from the crowd of ultrabooks unveiled at this year’s CES. The way to do that, the hardware giant says, was as clear as glass: scratch-resistant glass covering the 3.8-pound portable’s lid and palm rest, as well as its screen and touchpad. [...]

CES 2012 Nvidia Press Conference | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 2:12

We're at the Nokia press conference now where Jen-Hsun Huang just took the stage to talk about tablets, automotive, and what's in store in 2012 for Nvidia.  Nvidia views he tablet market as something that will continue to rapidly grow as different niches and use cases evolve. Just as the automotive industry has many different categories of automobile, the vision is to have a wide ...

MSI's Z77 Ivy Bridge Motherboards at CES, Now With Thunderbolt Support | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 2:12

Ivy Bridge is apparently on track for an early Q2 release so it's no surprise that we're starting to see 7-series motherboards at CES. Although Ivy Bridge should be backwards compatible with supported 6-series Sandy Bridge boards, you do get some features from moving to a 7-series board. For starters there's native USB 3.0 (many 6-series boards provided it through a 3rd party controller) as well ...

MSI's GUS II: External GPU via Thunderbolt | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 2:12

In addition to 7-series motherboards, MSI had its GUS II external GPU solution on display. The external chassis features a Thunderbolt interface and an internal PCIe slot. Despite running on a MacBook Pro there is currently no OS X support for the solution, but it does work under Windows. Presumably if there's OS X support for the GPU inside the enclosure it would work under OS X as well. ...

RIM Rolls Out BlackBerry 7.1 OS | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 1:48

Research In Motion (RIM) on Monday unveiled BlackBerry 7.1 OS, the latest version of its smartphone software. RIM said it will begin rolling out the new operating system today and will expand to carrier partners worldwide in the coming weeks. BlackBerry 7.1 comes with a number of new features and enhancements, including BlackBerry Tag, a new content [...]

Xubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu Go LTS With 12.04 | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 1:24

The Ubuntu Technical Board has approved the proposals that now qualify the Kubuntu, Xubuntu, and Edubuntu derivatives of Ubuntu to be Long-Term Support (LTS) certified for 12.04...

Nokia Announces Lumia 900 with AT&T LTE | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 1:12

We're live at the Nokia CES press conference where the Finnish smartphone manufacturer has finally officially announced the Lumia 900 with LTE in tow. We'll be updating with more details as the event unfolds, but thus far the device looks to confirm preexisting rumors. Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, and AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de La Vega all took the stage at the Nokia press ...

Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF700T: Hands On with ASUS' 1920 x 1200 Tablet running ICS 4.0.3 | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 1:12

I just met with ASUS where I got to play with the newly announced Transformer Prime TF700T. If you missed this morning's announcement the major changes are a new RF transparent plastic strip across the back of the tablet as well as a new 1920 x 1200 display. The rest of the specs remain unchanged.  The demo unit had an early build of Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0.3) running although neither the ...

ASUS' VA278Q: 27-inch 2560 x 1440 IPS Display Due Out This Year | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 1:12

ASUS just showed me their first 27-inch 2560 x 1440 IPS panel (pictured above). Pricing and availability are both unknowns although I am hearing 2H 2012 may be likely for the display. There are VGA, DL-DVI, DP and HDMI inputs of course. The panel can be rotated 90 degrees as well.  We'll keep you posted as ASUS finalizes details on the VA278Q. Gallery: ASUS' VA278Q: 27-inch 2560 x 1440 ...

Samsung Unveils 55-Inch Super OLED HDTV | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 0:48

LAS VEGAS ? Samsung isn’t going big with HDTVs or focusing on 3D technology like other companies at CES 2012 (though it has its fair share of both), but is instead going back to a technology that made a splash a few years ago but didn’t see significant action: OLED screens. The company announced its [...]

Zotac launches three new ZBOX mini-PCs | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 0:24

With a couple of enhancements, this new series will make the perfect media centre.

Sony ?not contemplating? new console | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 0:24

Sony have confirmed that they are not working on the next console at this time.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE Headed to Verizon Wireless | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 0:00

Not content to release a few hotspots and phones, Verizon Wireless is giving Pantech and AT&T a run for their money with the release of an LTE variant of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 7.7. Alone amongst the Galaxy Tab family, the Tab 7.7 features Samsung's Exynos processor clocked at 1.4 GHz; and this marks the first occasion that Exynos will be paired with an LTE radio. The Galaxy S II LTE variants ...

Seagate's GoFlex Thunderbolt Adapters | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 0:00

Finally, we're getting somewhere. After seeing nothing but Thunderbolt storage devices with built in, overpriced drives, Seagate is going to be delivering the first GoFlex docks with Thunderbolt support. Granted you'll still have to use a compatible GoFlex drive, but this is at least a step in the right direction. There are two models: the GoFlex Desk Thunderbolt adapter and the GoFlex ...

Sony Ericsson, AT&T Announce Sony Xperia Ion | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 23:36

LAS VEGAS?Sony Ericsson and AT&T today announced the LTE-powered Sony Xperia Ion, the first Sony-branded smartphone and one of the most powerful smartphones to grace the U.S. market. The Xperia Ion has a 4.6-inch, 1280-by-720 screen and a 12-megapixel rear camera, making it (so far) the only 12-megapixel cameraphone offered by a U.S. carrier. It’s [...]

Intel Touts ?New Era in Computing? with Ultrabooks | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 23:36

Intel is ramping up its marketing onslaught for slim and sleek Ultrabook laptops, promising at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Monday that the category will “usher in a new era of computing and make everything else seem like ancient history.” With all the buzz surrounding slick new smartphones and tablets, laptops just aren’t [...]

Asus Announces Two New Tablets for 2012 | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 23:36

LAS VEGAS?This year?s Consumer Electronics Show will feature a bevy of new tablets, as manufacturers scramble to try and topple Apple?s market-dominating iPad 2. Asus, maker of the Eee Pads and Eee netbooks, is set to unveil two new tablets for 2012?the 7-inch MeMO and an update to its Transformer Prime tablet, the TF700T. The [...]

Motorola Announces Droid 4, Droid RAZR MAXX on Verizon Wireless | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 23:36

LAS VEGAS?At CES 2012, Motorola and Verizon Wireless have launched the Motorola Droid 4 and the Droid RAZR MAXX, two 4G LTE-powered smartphones for Verizon’s network. The two companies are billing the Droid 4 as the thinnest 4G LTE QWERTY smartphone on the market?4G LTE and QWERTY being two things that usually lead to thicker [...]

Magellan Eyes Fitness Market | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 23:36

LAS VEGAS?On Friday, Magellan, GPS navigation specialists, announced its plans to enter the fitness market with two new products. The Switch and Switch Up will be the company?s first fitness-oriented products that will utilize GPS technology to meet the growing needs of runners, cyclists, and multisport athletes. The Switch and Switch Up are both billed [...]

Antec Solo II | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 23:36

The Solo sits in the same Sonata-series of cases as the Sonata III and Sonata Elite we've reviewed before, and the whole range is designed to be as quiet as possible. Let us see what the new Solo II brings to the table.

Cooler Master Cosmos II Computer Case | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 23:36

The Cooler Master Cosmos II is definitely a case for those who won't settle for the run-of-the-mill. It is an extremely well thought out case that combines great convenience features with appealing aesthetics, and low noise/high performance cooling. In the end I have to agree with Cooler Master's assessment that it was "inspired by luxurious supercars".

Enermax Platimax 1500 W Review | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 23:12

The fight for the top spot in the 80PLUS Platinum category is raging, especially now that many OEMs started offering platinum units with over 1 kW capacity. At this time Enermax probably has the most complete Platinum series, called Platimax. Today we will test its strongest model which features monstrous 1500W capacity.

Apple releases iOS 5.1 Beta 3 - Updates Baseband Again, 3G Toggle is Back | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 22:48

We've been tracking and updating our iPhone 4S' to each beta of iOS 5.1, and today Apple has pushed out an OTA version of iOS 5.1 Beta 3 (build 9B5141a). The update changes baseband firmware on the 4S to 1.5.04 (from 1.4.00 in iOS 5.1 Beta 2) and also reintroduces the 3G toggle on our AT&T iPhone 4S. This is a very welcome and timely change especially considering that AT&T WCDMA is almost ...

Synology DiskStation DS212+ NAS Server | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 22:40

Thanks to a lightning fast 2.0GHz Marvell CPU, 512MB of DDR3 RAM and USB 3.0 connectivity the latest DiskStation DS212+ by Synology is currently one of the fastest and most feature rich mid to high-end dual bay NAS Server units in the market today.

Acer unveils its Thunderbolt equipped Aspire S5 Ultrabook | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 22:12

Planned for Q2, it weighs 1.35kg and measures 15mm in thickness.

Linux 3.3 Kernel Has A Big, "Pretty Good" Staging Merge | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 22:00

The Linux 3.3 kernel staging pull request has been submitted to Linus Torvalds. As said by Greg Kroah-Hartman, the 3.3 staging merge is big and "overall, the story is pretty good."..

It's Official: Mesa 8.0 With OpenGL 3.0 | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 22:00

Mesa, the heart of the open-source 3D graphics drivers for Linux, will see its 8.0 release in February with OpenGL 3.0 compliance...

AT&T and HTC Announce HTC Titan II with 16 MP Camera | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 21:36

HTC CEO Peter Chou took the stage at AT&T's developer conference keynote, and held up the HTC Titan II - AT&T's first LTE WP7 device. This comes just a few hours before Nokia is expected to present its own LTE-enabled WP7 device on AT&T. The Titan II includes a whopping 16 MP backside illuminated CMOS sensor with a wide angle optical system alongside dual LED flash, image stabilization, and ...

Motorola Announces Droid 4 with LTE, RAZR MAXX | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 21:36

It has been just 5 months since the launch of the Motorola Droid 3, and today at day 0 on CES, Motorola has announced its 4G LTE-enabled replacement, the Motorola Droid 4. The Motorola Droid 4 appears to marry the industrial design and profile of the Motorola Droid RAZR to a five-row QWERTY keyboard and likewise includes the same 1.2 GHz OMAP4430 SoC.  Motorola Droid 4 (left), RAZR MAXX ...

Verizon Announces Jetpack - Two new LTE-enabled WiFi Hotspots | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 21:36

Recently, Verizon made some waves by EOLing its entire LTE data card and personal portable hotspot line. It was pretty much obvious at that point that replacements would be announced at CES, and sure enough, today Verizon has announced two personal WiFi hotspot products. Both are nicknamed "The Verizon Jetpack," though their more formal names are the EuFi890 from ZTE and the MiFi 4620L from ...

ASUS Eee PC Flare 1205C/1205CE, X101CH, and 1225B | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 21:36

A few weeks ago, Intel updated their Atom platform with the launch of Cedar Trail, the successor to Pine Trail. While CPU performance isn’t likely to have changed much—we’re still looking at a dual-core plus Hyper-Threading in-order architecture—the GPU core received an upgrade to a PowerVR SGX 545 (from the precious GMA 3150). The new chips are also fabbed on Intel’s 32nm process, ...

Thermaltake with BMW Show Off The Level 10 M | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 21:05

#Thermaltake #BMW DesignworksUSA Show Off The Level 10 M gaming peripherals.

Thermaltake pairs up with BMW?s Designworks once more | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 21:00

A new mouse is created, featuring a hollowed-out design for better customization.

Sharkoon T9 Mid Tower ATX PC Chassis Review | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 21:00

Sharkoon believe they have made a quality chassis for the budget concious, but has quality been sacrificed by price?

Crucial?s Ballistix Sport, Tactical and Elite now available in 8 GB | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 21:00

Featuring DDR3-1600 & DDR3-1866, prices range from $99.99 to $279.99.

LG Reveal Worlds Largest OLED TV Screen | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 20:58

#LG at #CES2012 Reveal Worlds Largest OLED TV Screen

Oracle Has Yet To Clarify Solaris 11 Kernel Source | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 20:48

It was one month ago that Phoronix was the first to note the Solaris 11 kernel source-code was leaked onto the Internet via Torrent sites. One month later, Oracle still hasn't officially commented on the situation...

Reiser4 Still Lacks Mainline Ambitions | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 20:48

Reiser4 is still not ready for integration into the Linux 3.3 kernel nor has the file-system even been officially updated yet for any of the recent kernel releases...

ION Audio Expands iCade Lineup with iCade Core, iCade Mobile, and iCade Jr. | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 20:24

ION Audio's iCade, the faux-retro Bluetooth arcade cabinet for the iPad and iPad 2, is getting some company this year: the company is currently showing off the new iCade Core, iCade Mobile, and iCade Jr. at CES. All three products are due to show up at some future date in 2012. The iCade Core is a streamlined version of the original iCade that eschews the first model's arcade cabinet casing, ...

Samsung Galaxy Note Joining AT&T's Stables | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 20:24

Ahead of their keynote, Samsung and AT&T announced that they would be the first North American carrier to sell Samsung's Phone/Tablet mash-up, the Galaxy Note. Featuring a 5.3" HD SuperAMOLED display, this device pushes the boundaries of what could comfortably called a phone; and the experience is further blurred by a stylus interface called S Pen, that provides functionality similar to the HTC ...

Live at the AT&T Developer Conference Keynote | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 19:12

We're live at the AT&T Developer Conference keynote where CEO Ralph De La Vega is making announcements about the company's plans and new devices for 2012. Unfortunately our view isn't the greatest so we'll be rolling without photos for a while and updating later. First off, AT&T announced a new set of payment APIs for android which allow for payments to be made directly to the ...

Intel Sort of Demonstrates Ivy Bridge Graphics at CES 2012 | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 19:12

Intel's Mooly Eden just ran through a couple of demos running on Ivy Bridge based Ultrabooks. The first demo was a real time Havok render of a troll. The second was supposed to be a DX11 racing demo, however the demo itself appeared to be a video of gameplay looping rather than a live demo (video player controls briefly popped up during the demo, tisk tisk). There's not much we can tell about ...

ASUS' Transformer Prime TF700T: Improves Wireless, Adds 1920 x 1200 Panel, Available in Q2 | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 19:12

ASUS just announced an updated version of the Eee Pad Transformer Prime, the TF700T. The new tablet keeps the same form factor, dimensions, screen size and weight of the original TF Prime. It also includes the same Tegra 3 SoC running at 1.3GHz, but it now adds a 1920 x 1200 panel. In addition to the new panel is an upgraded 2MP front facing camera and finally a new back panel for improved ...

Intel's Functional Nikiski Concept PC: Transparent Touchpad Doubles as a Screen Window | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 19:12

Intel talked about the Nikiski concept PC at Computex last year. The concept is simple: replace the palm rest and touchpad on a notebook with a transparent strip with integrated touchpad. When open the touchpad area should work just like a glass covered touchpad. Intel also includes palm detection that disables the mouse cursor if it detects that you're resting your hands on the transparent ...

ASUS Eee Pad MeMO ME370T Shipping in Q2 2012 | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 19:12

ASUS originally introduced its 7-inch Eee Pad MeMO tablet at CES 2011, but today it is announcing that in Q2 of this year it'll be available in North America. The tablet will feature a 7-inch 1280 x 800 IPS panel, a Qualcomm MSM8260 SoC and it will ship with Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0.1 as of now).  The tablet measures 7.8 x 4.6 x 0.5" and weighs 14.2 oz. A capacitive stylus will ship ...

ASUS Zenbook UX Series, Now in Pink | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 19:12

Out of all of the launched Ultrabooks, we like ASUS' Zenbook UX21 and UX31 the best. While ASUS doesn't have any major Ultrabook announcements at CES, it is updating the UX series to include both pink and rose gold features. All of the UX ultrabooks are now shipping with an Elan Touchpad (not sure how that compares to what we originally reviewed, will try to find out this week) and updated ...

Core i7-3960X und Core i7-2600K SLI, Triple SLI Performance Analyse | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 19:12

Mit jeder neuen CPU-Generation ist es interessant zu sehen, wie die Leistung in Kombination mit SLI- und Triple-SLI-Setups skaliert. Beispielsweise zeigt sich welchen Einfluss die CPU auf die Spiele-Performance hat. Hinzu kommt, dass man sieht in welchem Masse ein Spieler oder Overclocker von der verbesserten Architektur profitiert. In diesem Falle haben wir uns der Spieleleistung der neuen Sandy ...

Sharp Brings 3D To 80-inch HDTV | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 19:12

Last year, Sharp launched its 80-inch LED LCD HDTV, the LC-80LE632U. It was one of the biggest consumer-available flat panel HDTVs on the market. Now, it’s still one of the biggest, but it’s getting a more advanced brother. The LC-80LE844U will be an 80-inch LED LCD HDTV with 3D support, adding the one feature the [...]

OnLive Launches Free Virtual Windows OS, Cloud Browser | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 19:12

LAS VEGAS–OnLive continued to push the envelope on Monday, expanding its cloud offerings from gaming to a free, virtual Microsoft Windows 7 desktop plus Office apps, that it will make available to tablet users for free. And, in doing so, OnLive may have stolen a bit of thunder from Microsoft and its own Windows 8-on-tablets initiative. [...]

Hands On With The LG Spectrum for Verizon | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 19:12

LAS VEGAS ? Move over, “Retina Display.” The new LG Spectrum for Verizon Wireless brings an amazing 720p HD screen that’s even denser than Apple’s famous iPhone screen, in a slimmer, lighter package than the existing HTC Rezound phone. I spent some time with the phone here at CES and came away impressed, although it’s [...]

VIA introduce USB2 Expressway Technology | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 19:12

Allows USB 2.0 devices to utilize USB 3.0 bandwidth.

Enermax ETD-T60-VD CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 19:00

Today we are reviewing the Enermax ETD-T60-VD CPU cooler, which has a horizontal heatsink with six heatpipes and a fancy 120 mm fan. Check it out!

Enermax Briskie Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Review | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 19:00

Introduction For day to day typing I typically always reach for my old standby, the Logitech G110. While this keyboard isn't "great" it is what I am used to and typically most of my writing is done on this. Once I am either done gaming or writing, I then move over to quite a selection of various older keyboards, and a couple of wireless versions I have picked up for benching of coolers, or even ...

Bigger capacity for Crucial Ballistix Sport, Tactical, and Elite RAM | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 18:05

#Crucial announce the availability of Ballistix Sport, Tactical and Elite line ups in larger capacities.

First Look at ASUS Rampage IV Gene | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 18:03

Exclusive preview of the #ASUS ROG Rampage IV Gene #X79 mATX motherboard. Packing a huge punch in a smaller form, the ASUS Rampage IV Gene comes with all the features and overclockability that you would see in a larger form factor. Supporting the latest Intel Sandy Bridge-E CPUs and quad channel memory, the Rampage IV Gene delivers a non compromise approach as you would expect from the Republic ...

Huawei Announces Ascend P1 S with 6.68mm thickness | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 18:00

We're at Huawei's press event where we just got to go hands on with the company's two new phones, both running Android Ice Cream Sandwich: the Huawei Ascend P1 S and Ascend P1. Both are based on a 1.5 GHz OMAP4460 SoC with PowerVR SGX 540 graphics and sport a 4.3" SAMOLED qHD display (960x540) with Gorilla Glass front face.  The P1 S is impressively thin at 6.68 mm. Both the P1 S and P1 ...

Zotac's Cedar Trail ZBOX ID80 Uses Discrete GPU | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 18:00

Intel announced its 32nm Atom platform for netbooks/nettops at the end of last year. Codenamed Cedar Trail the new Atom doesn't really change CPU performance all that much but includes a new GPU block from Imagination Technologies. The PowerVR SGX 545 comes with all Cedar Trail Atom CPUs by default, however it looks like due to driver issues the integrated graphics on the very first Cedar Trail ...

OCZ Scores an Ultrabook Design Win for Everest: LG Super Ultrabook Z300 | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 18:00

OCZ is on a roll at CES this year. It just announced LG's Super Ultrabook Z300 will ship with a 256GB mSATA Indilinx Everest based SSD. I'm still trying to get photos of the actual device so I can get an idea of the channel configuration but it's still great news for the once enthusiast-only memory company.

Elgato's Thunderbolt SSD: Bus Powered, 120/240GB, Available in February | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 18:00

Elgato sent over info on its brand new Thunderbolt SSD available in February in 120GB and 240GB capacities. There's no word on the controller inside. If I had to speculate based on the capacities alone it sounds a lot like SandForce but it honestly could be anyone. The external drive is entirely bus powered and will retail for a hefty $429.95 for the 120GB model and $699.95 for the 240GB ...

Zotac's ZBOX AD04 Gives HTPC Users an AMD E-450 APU | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 18:00

If you'd rather have a Brazos based mini HTPC than something that uses Cedar Trail, Zotac has you covered with the ZBOX AD04. Equipped with an AMD E-450, the AD04 should make for a pretty sweet low power Windows HTPC.   

CES 2012: New Asus Eee PC Netbooks Revealed | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 17:48

At CES 2012, amongst other announcements, ASUS laid out the goods for their new netbook lineup consisting of four new models that are eager for your desire. They come in a variety of color and there are Intel and AMD based hardware. We put together some videos to showcase them so have a look and see!

Kodak Goes Wireless With EasyShare M750 Digital Camera | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 17:48

The latest entry in Kodak’s EasyShare line, the M750 digital camera, doesn’t require you to plug it into a computer to offload your photos and videos. The camera has built-in Wi-Fi so that you can transmit photos to your computer, the Kodak Gallery, Facebook, or to an email recipient with the press of a button. [...]

MetroPCS Announces Two LTE Smartphones | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 17:48

LAS VEGAS ? Low-cost prepaid phone carrier MetroPCS is improving its Android lineup at this year’s CES. Along with the first Dyle Mobile TV phone. The company today announced the LG Connect 4G, Metro’s first dual-core smartphone, as well as the affordable Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G, which brings LTE to the masses for $199 without a [...]

PowerShot G1 X Headlines Canon Camera, Camcorder Announcements | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 17:48

Canon has unveiled several new cameras and camcorders, including its PowerShot G1 X, a $799 enthusiast model that will be sold side-by-side with the G12, the company’s previous top-end point-and-shoot. Also announced were the PowerShot Elph 110 HS, which replaces the 300 HS, and the PowerShot Elph 520 HS, which takes the place of the 500 HS. On [...]

Barnes & Noble Discounts, Gives Away Nooks With Subscriptions | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 17:48

Barnes & Noble is discounting and giving away Nook devices with the purchase of subscriptions to various publications, in hopes of boosting sales of the Nook line. The company on Monday announced that customers with a one-year subscription to the New York Times will receive a free Nook Simple Touch, instead of for the normal price of $99. The [...]

OCZ unveil Lightfoot external SSD | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 17:48

Up to 1TB on Thunderbolt with speeds of 750MB/s

Linux News From The Consumer Electronics Show 2012 | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 17:36

It's now CES (Consumer Electronics Show) week in Las Vegas... Phoronix will have you covered on important Linux hardware news...

AMD AIB's Finally Take The Wraps Off Their 7970's | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 16:53

The hard launch of the #AMD #HD7970 has begun; AIB's #MSI, #Sapphire, #XFX and #Club3D show huge range in pricing.

LaCie announce latest Thunderbolt storage solutions | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 16:36

Up to 8TB of external storage, support for up to 12 hard drives via eSATA.

FIOPS: A New Linux I/O Scheduler For Flash/SSDs | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 16:24

Last week a new I/O scheduler was presented for the Linux kernel. This new scheduler, FIOPS, is designed around modern flash-based storage devices like solid-state drives...

Trim-Slice: Dual-Core ARM Tegra 2 Desktop | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 16:24

The Trim-Slice from CompuLab is a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 nettop based on the NVIDIA Tegra 2 platform. In this article are our first Ubuntu benchmarks of this low power, fan-less desktop with comparative figures to Intel's older platforms and the OMAP4660-based dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 PandaBoard ES.

Synology DS-212+ Network Attached Storage Device Review | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 15:36

Synology loves hardware revisions, and the DS-212+ is the latest in the business series of dual-bay NASes from the network storage company. Sporting a faster processor, USB3, and lower power consumption, the DS-212+ shapes up to be a good improvement on the DS-211+. ThinkComputers has the review.

Sapphire launch Pure Black X79 motherboard | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 15:12

6 PCI-E 16X lanes, Dual LAN, 4 DIMM slots and 8 SATA ports.

Corsair H100 Review | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 15:12

Corsair looks to grab the top spot with the H100 in the all-in-one liquid cooler market

NeatDesk for Mac @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 14:24

Link: http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-neatdesk-for-mac/ (http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-neatdesk-for-mac/) Quote: " Was one of your New Year’s resolutions to be neater or have less clutter? If the answer is yes then today’s review item is one you’ll want to check out. The Neat Company offers the NeatDesk for Mac, which is a scanner/software combo that helps move ...

Smartphones to Gain Market Share in 2012 | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 14:00

Now that we are done with holiday festivities, it is time to start predicting trends for new year. The new year is likely to be a bumper year for 3G and 4G phones. According to a latest report released by ABI Research, these … [visit site to read more] Smartphones to Gain Market Share in [...]Smartphones to Gain Market Share in 2012 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping ...

XFX launches first custom HD 7970 card | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 14:00

Featuring dual 92mm PWM fans and overclocked speeds on the black edition model.

AMD board Partners release reference HD 7970s | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 12:48

From ASUS, PowerColor, Sapphire Vertex 3D, MSI, HIS and Club 3D.

Smallest 500mbps powerline adapter from TrendNet | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 12:48

500mbps through a powerline for $99.

XFX?s Radeon HD 7970 Black Edition Double Dissipation: The First Semi-Custom 7970 | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 12:12

Traditionally the launch of a next-generation high-end video card has been a staggered process. In the name of getting cards out as soon as possible the first cards are almost always reference cards coming preassembled straight from AMD or NVIDIA, which are then touched up in the livery of their partners before being boxed and sold. Only later on – particularly when there’s a solid supply of ...

Dropcam HD: Cloud Based Home Surveillance Goes Mainstream in 720p | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 12:12

Dropcam's innovative cloud based home monitoring system was reviewed by us back in August 2010 and came away satisfied with the innovative take of a young startup on the home surveillance market. In the Dropcam Echo, a standard off-the-shelf Axis security camera was made very user friendly with Dropcam's cloud based recording solution. This time around, Dropcam is handling the product from ...

Netflix Makes UK Debut with One Month Free Trial Offer | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 11:48

After months of speculation, Netflix has finally unveiled its services in the UK. The Film and TV subscription service is currently going through a rough patch in its niche US market, but its UK launch has been smooth so far. Netflix has brought … [visit site to read more] Netflix Makes UK Debut with One [...]Netflix Makes UK Debut with One Month Free Trial Offer is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

Review: CyberPower Liquid Xtreme GT | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 11:12

From the unassuming chassis, you'd be forgiven for thinking the Liquid Xtreme GT was just another mid-range machine from CyberPower. Maybe packing a Core i5 2500K, or a new GTX 560 Ti 448 Core. Or maybe, just maybe, it's a combination of a £500 processor and a £400 graphics card. It's the latter. CyberPower has dropped the lower-end Sandy Bridge E chip, the Core i7 3930K, into this machine and ...

XFX HD 7970 Black Edition Double Dissipation 3GB Video Card Review | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 10:36

Introduction The HD 7970 had a bit of a weird launch that was split into two dates, the first one was just days before Christmas Day which I have already expressed my fondness about in our reference card review, that date was all about the reference card unlike today which is not only about cards from AMDs partners, but also the day we'll see them start to hit store shelves. What's really cool ...

ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Review | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 10:12

Decembrie a însemnat pentru AMD anun?area noii genera?ii de pl?ci video Southern Island iar ast?zi, prima încarnare a acestora apare oficial pe pia?? (printre altele) prin ASUS Radeon HD 7970 cu noul GPU Tahiti XT. PCMHZ este prezent la datorie oferindu-v? un review în care vom vedea dac? genera?ia anterioar? devine istorie iar cea actual? "noul hit".

OCZ Z-Drive R4 CloudServ (RM1616) Features Sixteen SandForce Controllers | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 10:12

The Z-Drive R4 is a PCIe SSD available in 4 and 8-controller versions targeted squarely at the enterprise. Apparently some of OCZ's customers wanted an even beefier version, which OCZ has delivered in the form of the Z-Drive R4 CloudServ (RM1616). Featuring sixteen SandForce SF-2582 controllers, the RM1616 supports up to 16TB of NAND on a single, double slot, PCIe card. The interface remains PCIe ...

CES Unveiled 2012 - A Sneak Peek At The Hot Products of CES 2012 | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 10:00

CES Unveiled is the official press event of the 2012 International CES and Legit Reviews was in attendance trying to find some interesting and innovative products to show to our readers tonight. CES Unveiled is attended by more than 1,500 media and analysts from around the world. We fought the hoard of journalists for a glimpse of what the highlights of the CES 2012 would be and we think we have ...

OCZ's Indilinx Everest 2 Launching in June 2012, Features Vastly Improved Random Performance | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 8:48

OCZ has a lot to show off this year at CES/Storage Visions, but the most exciting product from a client standpoint is its new Everest 2 controller. While the original Everest just launched two months ago, Everest 2 is expected in the next 6 months. OCZ already has silicon back and it is fast.  Whereas Everest 1 was a competitive performer, Everest 2 is designed to really go after the ...

OCZ's Portable Thunderbolt SSD: Lightfoot | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 8:48

I mentioned earlier that we'll be seeing more Thunderbolt devices at CES this year, but what I wasn't expecting was for one of those devices to be made by OCZ. The Lightfoot is about a quarter away in terms of release, but it is going to be a Kilimanjaro based (OCZ/Marvell native PCIe SSD controller) Thunderbolt SSD. The drive will be available in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB capacities, priced at ...

OCZ's 4TB 3.5" Chiron SSD | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 8:48

Take four Indilinx Everest controllers, put them behind custom OCZ FPGAs that implement its own VCA (RAID-like) architecture and you've got the Chiron. The complete enclosure provides support for up to 4TB of NAND, making it a very pricey but viable option if you need a ton of solid state storage in a standard 3.5" form factor.  

HP Folio 13 | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 8:48

Ultrabooks have become one of the most talked about tech trends as we head into 2012 and the HP Folio 13 is one of these new, sleek, ultraportable notebooks. It weighs only 3.2-pounds, has extra long battery life and speedy performance thanks to its Intel Core i5 CPU and 128GB solid-state hard drive.

Review: Asus P9X79 Pro | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 6:37

Having recently looked at the Sabretooth X79, it's now the turn of a motherboard a little lower down the food chain, the Asus P9X79 Pro. This board is lower down in relative terms only though, as the X79 is a high-end, enthusiast chipset. That means any motherboard featuring this chipset isn't going to be exactly cheap. The P9X79 Pro is about a tenner cheaper than the Sabretooth X79. And, you'd ...

Review: Asus Rampage IV Formula | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 6:36

When you come up with an extreme, enthusiast-class platform like Intel's nouveau Sandy Bridge E, you want the motherboard boys to come in and sort you out with a blazing mobo to showcase its full potential. Generally you can count on Asus, and generally it's the Republic of Gamers range that delivers. The Rampage IV Formula is the first of the Republic of Gamers boards we've seen tailored to ...

Review: Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 6:36

OverviewThe Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 is one of our favourite premium grade compact cameras, which means our hopes for the nigh identical 10.1MP, 3.8x optical zoom Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium are as high as the price tag. Yes, owning a Leica camera with its famous little red dot logo costs a lot, with little concession made to market competitiveness. The silver-grey metal Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium is, ...

Review: Fractal Design Core 3000 | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 6:36

We checked out Fractal Design's Define Mini a couple of months back, and now we have another of its minimalist designs sitting on the test bench. The Core 3000 is the first in a new range of budget cases from the award-winning Swedish manufacturer. This series of chassis have been designed to offer Fractal Design's usual design features, cooling performance and build quality, but at a lower price ...

anidées AI6 black - review carcasa | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 6:36

Iat? c? a venit 2012 iar noi nu am stat prea mult deoparte mai ales c? primul review din acest an aduce o premier?. Carcasa anidées AI6 este primul model realizat de c?tre acest nou produc?tor ce ?i-a stabilit ca ?int? oferirea unor produse de calitate superioar? pentru entuzia?ti ?i pasiona?i.

Acer Unveils the Thinnest Ultrabook, a 15" Ultrabook, a 1080p Tablet and AcerCloud | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 6:36

It technically doesn't start for another day, but CES is in full swing in Las Vegas. As part of the fun, Acer is bringing us the thinnest Ultrabook yet: The Aspire S5. This 13.3" class laptop measures just 15 mm at its thickest point and weighs in at under 3 lbs. Specs get thin from there, the Intel Core processor, SSD and sealed battery are a given; what we don't know is the size of the battery ...

Lenovo At CES: Android TV and First Krait Tablet | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 6:36

In 2011, Lenovo made a cursory effort to grab some of the consumer Android tablet space with the 7" K1, and a slightly more concerted effort to grab the enterprise tablet space with the ThinkPad Tablet. This year they seem to be reaching further. In a release ahead of CES Lenovo has revealed two rather interesting products, the K91 Android TV and the S2 Tablet featuring the Qualcomm MSM8960 SoC, ...

ASUS Radeon HD 7970 CrossFire Review | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 6:12

AMD's Radeon HD 7970 has quickly established itself as the fastest single GPU graphics card in the world. In our ASUS HD 7970 CrossFire review we take two of these beasts for a spin to see what benefit they offer. One of the highlights is reduced power consumption thanks to AMD's new ZeroCore power technology.

OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G 480GB SSD Upgrade for MacBook Air | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 4:24

OWC released a SandForce SF-2281 based 2011 MacBook Air SSD upgrade earlier this year in 120GB and 240GB capacities (the Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G). Using Hynix 2x-nm NAND (64GB packages with 8GB die) OWC is now shipping a 480GB version for $1149. If you need a ton of capacity for your MacBook Air, this is really the only solution.  Gallery: OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G 480GB SSD Upgrade ...

LaCie at CES: 2big & eSATA Thunderbolt Hubs | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 3:24

We're expecting to see a lot of Thunderbolt devices at CES this year and we've already seen our first two new products, both from LaCie. The first is the new LaCie 2big Thunderbolt drive. This is a dual drive 3.5" enclosure that will be offered in capacities of up to 8TB.  Next up is the LaCie Thunderbolt eSATA Hub. This device looks like a Little Big Disk but adds two eSATA ports to your ...

Video: First Sprint 4G LTE Bandwidth Tests | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 3:00

The details are still a little shaky, but videos have emerged that allegedly show the first tests of Sprint’s 4G LTE network ? itself announced all of one day prior to the first unofficial testing video hitting YouTube. In the first video shot by YouTube user “TheComputerMaster,” he’s allegedly able to hit a download speed [...]

Lenovo Offers Intel, AMD 11.6-Inch Netbooks | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 3:00

Lenovo describes the IdeaPad S200 and S206, premiering at CES, as “two mini laptops to fill the computing needs between the netbook and the notebook.” Actually, the 2.8-pound portables still look like netbooks to us, but with the benefits of dual-core processors?Intel for the IdeaPad S200, AMD for the S206?and 11.6-inch widescreen displays rather than [...]

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Now For Sale | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 2:12

Although they're not officially supposed to go on sale until tomorrow, Newegg already has their selection of 7970s up for sale this evening. Newegg has cards from all of AMD's major North American partners, including HIS, Gigabyte, XFX, Asus, Sapphire, and PowerColor. Most of them are at the AMD MSRP of $549, though the Asus card is $589, and XFX's custom cooled and overclocked model is at $599. ...

Samsung Announces Series 7 and Series 9 Monitors | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 2:12

T27B750 Samsung has started CES early and has announced two new monitor lineups: Series 7 and Series 9. Series 7 is a premium consumer-grade series whereas Series 9 is mainly aimed toward professionals. Below are the specifcations: Samsung Series 7 and Series 9 Specifications   Series 7 Series 9 Model ...

Lenovo IdeaPads Get New Hardware, Look | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 1:48

Lenovo announced Sunday that it has polished up the latest models of its IdeaPad lineup with colorful designs and the latest Intel processors. Lenovo is updating the IdeaPad G, U, Y, and Z model lines, adding colors and patterns in addition to a raft of new features, like new multimedia capabilities and updated Intel hardware. [...]

Storage Visions 2012 - OCZ, Crucial, ioSafe and Intel | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 0:48

We are still a few days away from CES 2012, but the eleventh annual Storage Visions Conference is well underway. We were able to take a look at some unreleased products from Intel, Crucial, OCZ and ioSafe that are worth a look if you are interested in storage. The next generation of SSDs promise more performance with additional focus on reliability. Read on to see what the highlights of the show ...

RFC: More Interactive Graphs For Benchmarks | Posted on: 08/01/2012 @ 23:36

Here's some work that's landed to ultimately provide a more interactive experiencing when viewing benchmark results, but your feedback is requested...

Gallium3D For Haiku Is Being Addressed | Posted on: 08/01/2012 @ 23:36

It turns out that a developer is bringing Mesa's Gallium3D driver support to Haiku -- the operating system that seeks to re-implement BeOS as open-source -- per an outstanding monetary bounty...

Spire launches a new gamer chassis, the Sonex 6010 | Posted on: 08/01/2012 @ 20:48

For $69.95/?48.99, you get the basic gamer's chassis.

Le Pan II for Sale on Amazon! | Posted on: 08/01/2012 @ 19:00

Hmm.. it seems the Le Pan II (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0067XX3AI?ie=UTF8 tag=dragonsteelmo-20 linkCode=xm2 camp=1789 creativeASIN=B0067XX3AI) is on sale on Amazon right now. From what I heard it wasn’t going to officially be on sale until after the CES announcement. Here’s hoping I can get one for review!!! I love my Le Pan TC 970, or the Le Pan I, it’s sitting in a stand on my ...

NZXT HALE82 Series 750W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 08/01/2012 @ 19:00

Today we?ll be looking at one of the many new power supplies released by NZXT. The NZXT HALE82 750W Power Supply is one of many 80PLUS certified power supplies recently released.   All of the HALE82 series are 80PLUS Bronze certified and while the more efficient HALE90 series are all 80PLUS GOLD certified, which is pretty impressive coming from a company that mainly manufactures cases.

Microsoft working on an interactive holographic display | Posted on: 08/01/2012 @ 18:36

Microsoft's Vermeer Interactive Display replicates Star Wars like technology.

Intel's Medfield Still A Botched Binary Mess Under Linux? | Posted on: 08/01/2012 @ 18:12

While the next-generation Ivy Bridge hardware may not be shown off this week at CES2012 (in public that is, in private that's a different story), what Intel and their partners will be promoting heavily this week in Las Vegas is their "Medfield" platform. But how well supported under Linux is this next-generation Intel mobile platform? Are there going to be more binary blobs coming out for Linux?..

FOSDEM 2012: Four Weeks To Wayland, X.Org & Games | Posted on: 08/01/2012 @ 17:12

There's just four weeks to go until FOSDEM 2012 takes place in Brussels, Belgium. The initial schedule for this leading open-source European event is set, there's lots of interesting discussions to be had, and at least one surprise...

Microsoft's exFAT Is Still Crap On Linux | Posted on: 08/01/2012 @ 17:12

If you were hoping to see support for Microsoft's exFAT file-system land in the Linux 3.3 kernel, guess again...

EK?s HD 7970 water block is the top performer | Posted on: 08/01/2012 @ 16:36

Through thorough testing, EK saw its water block perform at its best.

News for 1-8-12 | Posted on: 08/01/2012 @ 15:36

Time for the news from sites around the world..

CES 2012 Here We Come! | Posted on: 08/01/2012 @ 2:00

Well it is that time of year again! CES is just a few days away and we are so excited to get to Vegas and see what all of these companies have in store for us. If you don't know what CES is it is the Consumer Electronics Show, which not only is the biggest electronics show in America, but also the largest trade show in North America! We will be seeing new products in categories such as computer ...

Vizio vs. Apple: The Battle of the ?Ultrabooks? | Posted on: 08/01/2012 @ 1:24

Vizio’s jumping from the living room to the home office, expanding from its established base in flat-panel televisions into the world of desktop and portable computing. According to Vizio CTO Matt McRae, speaking to Bloomberg, the company plans to unleash two brand-new desktop PCs and three notebooks at next week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las [...]

Most played Xbox 360 Games in 2011 announced | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 23:00

Are we surprised by the top 5 games played on the 360 in 2011? Maybe, we’re not sure. And without further ado, here is the top 20 games played on the Xbox 360, in 2011. Call of Duty: Black Ops Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Modern Warfare 2 Halo: Reach Battlefield 3 Skyrim Gears of War 3 FIFA 12 FIFA Soccer 11

Unboxing the Gigabyte Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 Motherboard | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 22:36

Today we have another great motherboard unboxing! This time it is of the Gigabyte Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 Motherboard. This is Gigabyte's mainstream Z68 board and is loaded with features. Some of these features include a 16 Phase Power Design, switchable graphics with LucidLogix Virtu GPU Virtualization technology, Gigabyte's Ultra Durable 3 technology, SATA 6GB/s & USB 3.0 and DDR3 memory up to ...

10 Rumored Gadgets for CES 2012 | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 22:00

The International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas starts this coming week and there is definitely no lack of rumors floating around. While we don't know if these rumors are true, PCMag's Sascha Segan has listed the hottest ten rumors that might come to be at the popular trade show.

Nintendo?s Miyamoto working on a new original title | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 21:24

Nintendo Founder Miyamoto has said he is working on a new original game

Will Intel's Ivy Bridge Be Trouble-Free On Linux? | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 20:12

It was nearly one year ago to the day that Intel launched their Sandy Bridge processors. While these CPUs with much-improved integrated graphics are now wildly popular for Linux users (and Microsoft Windows users, too), it wasn't without a rough start. But how will Intel's upcoming Ivy Bridge launch fair under Linux as the successor to Sandy Bridge?..

Another listing of the HD 7970, now cheaper | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 20:12

Listed on Amazon.de, it's now priced at ?529.

New Xtreem Dark DDR3 modules from Team Group | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 20:12

For gamers and overclockers, it comes in a single channel package.

Crucial introduces the ultra-slim m4 SSD | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 18:12

Measuring 7mm, price ranges from $118.99 for 64GB to $794.99 for 512GB.

OCZ and Marvell present the Z-Drive R5 PCIe SSD | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 18:12

Equipped with a newly designed controller platform, it's the industry's fastest and most versatile PCIe SSD.

Bufferbloat To Be Fought In Linux 3.3 With BQL | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 18:00

Another feature coming to the Linux 3.3 kernel is Byte Queue Limits (BQL), which attempts to fight "bufferbloat" in networking...

Cougar launching the Solution | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 16:12

A mid-tower ATX chassis aimed at gamers and enthusiasts.

Epson Artisan 730 All-in-One Printer Review @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 14:00

Link: http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-epson-artisan-730-all-in-one-printer/ (http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-epson-artisan-730-all-in-one-printer/) Quote: "Up for review today I’ve got an excellent printer for those that like to print photos. It’s an all-in-one really, it’s from Epson and it’s the Artisan 730. By the name you’d expect it’s for artists, and ...

OCZ Vertex 3 and Kingston HyperX SSD | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 12:24

  Some time ago, we told you all about OCZ?s Agility 3, the representative of the company?s SSDs, so we got acquainted with the new generation of SandForce controllers through SF2200 present in the said device. Recently, we?ve received samples of their Vertex 3, as well as Kingston?s HyperX SSD devices, both of which are highly reminiscent of Agility 3 ? not only do they share the same ...

Sprite Support For Wayland's Weston | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 11:12

There's some RFC patches out this week from Intel's Jesse Barnes that provides sprite support for the recently announced Weston Compositor for the Wayland Display Server...

The Zen Kernel Is Still Alive, Patching Linux 3.1 | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 11:12

Besides MythTV, Cube 2, and many other open-source projects, another high-profile project that's still around and kicking but that's been quiet as of late is the Zen Kernel...

OCZ and Marvell To Unleash The Z-Drive R5 | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 10:00

The #OCZ Z-Drive R5 will debut at #CES2012. To be unveiled at CES 2012; marketing leading PCIe SSD enterprise solution goes native, avoiding bottleknecks and increasing capacity.

12 Legitimate Reasons to Hack Your Console | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 9:12

According to most game companies, software piracy is very black and white. In this article, we analyze the pros and cons of hacking your console, and provide twelve legitimate reasons to do so.

AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB Reference Video Card Review | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 6:24

Introduction It unusual for us to miss an NDA, especially when we've got the sample on hand. The simple fact is that AMD chose to Grinch out on us and ignore the holiday spirit, a time when we tend to be able to relax for a few weeks before the CES run of products start to show up. With not only a 10 day holiday planned, but a decision to move from Perth, Australia to Taiwan just three months ...

Security In Today's World | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 5:36

Security software has become more prevalent over the last five years. We've also had to adapt to constantly changing scenarios, from social media to online shopping. It's more important than ever that users be protected and smart in today's online world.

Mobile Fun Weekly Roundup - Galaxy nexus, Ace and Much More | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 5:36

It's time for the weekly roundup of all the new products from our friends across the pond at Mobile Fun and their other sites..

Crucial to Fix M4 BSOD Issue in Two Weeks | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:24

Here we go again. Pretty much every SATA 6Gb/s SSD offering has experienced some issues and it appears the Crucial M4 is no exception. There have been threads about non-stop blue screens of death (BSOD) floating around in Crucial's forums for a month or so. Yesterday, Crucial announced that they are on schedule to provide a firmware update for their M4 SSD series. The update is supposed to fix a ...

Windows 8's "Storage Spaces" Detailed | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:24

Windows 8's new Storage Spaces functionality will easily allow users and system administrators to pool different physical drives together into one logical drive, writes Rajeev Nagar on the Building Windows 8 blog. This functionality, which is similar in some ways to the now-discontinued Windows Home Server Drive Extender, will allow drives of any capacity connected to a PC by USB, SATA, or SAS ...

Introducing the 2012 Mobile Benchmark Matrix | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:24

Testing computer hardware can be a difficult process. On the one hand there’s a desire for more information and benchmarks, and on the other hand there’s a desire for timely reviews. Our goal at AnandTech has always been to deliver the most comprehensive reviews possible, and while we strive to timeliness there are occasions where additional testing or questions may delay a review. ...

SteelSeries Simraceway SRW-S1 Steering Wheel Review | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:01

Today we look at one of the most unique controllers to hit the market. From the combined partnership of SteelSeries and Simraceway, the SRW-S1 is a full-range throttle and brake controller that gives you steering, shift, and pedal controls in your hands with precision accelerometers and no peddles! With more than 30 buttons and indicator lights, read on to see if the SRW-S1 makes your PC racing ...

Sprint?s Data Plans Not Quite ?Truly Unlimited? | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:01

Sprint touts itself as the only true option for unlimited mobile data, but CEO Dan Hesse said yesterday that even on the Sprint network, data hogs can be penalized. “We can manage them and we do that quite aggressively,” Hesse said at Citigroup Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference. For 98 to 99 percent of Sprint [...]

iPhone 4S Data Use Skyrockets, But It?s Not All Siri?s Fault | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:01

It’s no secret that today’s smartphones are more data-hungry than their less feature-rich predecessors. When you can stream a movie, text a friend, download music, and make a call on the same device, why use something else? A new study from Arieso found that iPhone 4S users are much “hungrier” data consumers than those on [...]

Rumor: Apple?s Next iPad Will Pack a Quad-Core Chip | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:01

The next-generation iPad could pack a quad-core chip, according to the Apple rumor site that correctly predicted that the company’s current A5 mobile processor would be a dual-core part. So what are the clues? Buried within Apple’s iOS 5.1 beta code are references to core management capabilities for quad-core processors, according to a report published [...]

CES 2012: Gaj-it?s Top Tech Predictions Part 2 | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:00

We’re back with our second installment of our top tech predictions for CES 2012. In this part we will be looking at computing, tablet and mobiles. We’ll cover everything from what Microsoft has planned for Windows 8, Intel-powered Ultrabooks and everything you should expect when … [visit site to read more] CES 2012: Gaj-it’s Top [...]CES 2012: Gaj-it’s Top Tech Predictions Part 2 is a ...

Red Eclipse 1.2 Racks Up Many Changes | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:00

Red Eclipse, a total conversion mod of the "Cube 2" engine, is now at version 1.2 after racking up many changes to this open-source game...

Radeon VM, DMA-BUF Will Go Into Linux 3.3 Kernel | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:00

The Radeon virtual memory (VM) support -- part of the Radeon HD 7000 series upbringing -- is now in the DRM next tree for landing in the Linux 3.3 kernel. Separate from the expected 3.3 graphics pull request, Linaro's "dma-buf" has already been sent to Linus Torvalds for merging into the mainline tree...

Softpipe Gets Close On GL3, Mesa 8.0 For Early February | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:00

The Mesa Softpipe driver is now getting close to handling OpenGL 3.0 support for the Mesa 8.0 release, which is expected to be branched next week...

Techbargains Deals for 1-6-11 | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:00

OUR FAVORITE DEAL OF THE DAY! ? 128GB Crucial M4 SATAIII 6Gbps 2.5in Solid State Drive for $184.99 plus free shipping (normally $249). Computers & Peripherals: ? 14? Dell Inspiron 14R Intel Core i3-2310M Laptop (4GB/500GB/4G WiMax) for $399.99 plus free shipping (normally $549). ? Logitech K800 Wireless Slim Illuminated Keyboard (New in Dented Box) for $49.99 plus free shipping (normally $99 ? ...

Logitech unveils a new mouse/presenter called the Cube | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:00

For £59.99 you have a mouse with touch scroll as well as a presenter.

Gotham City Imposters release delayed | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:00

The F.E.A.R developers new downloadable FPS is pushed back a month

Zero Infinity CPU coolers arrive in Europe | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:00

The range starts from ?27.90 and features entry, mid and high performance CPU coolers for all Intel/AMD sockets except 2011.

Creative ZiiLabs introduce quad core ARM processor | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:00

With a 96 core media processor onboard supporting 3840x1080 video playback.

AMD introduce 12.1a Preview driver | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:00

Along with new 11.12 CAP2 profiles. 12.1a drivers designed for improving the game 'Rage'.

Microsoft to release Patch on 7th of January | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:00

Adds 6 important updates and 1 critical fix.

More rebrands from AMD | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:00

7570, 7470, 7450 and 7350 all based on rebranded HD 6000 series cards, as well as the 7670 we reported yesterday.

Steam breaks 5 Million user record, gives statistics and future plans | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 2:00

Steam breaks online user records, reveals some statistics and some future plans

PowerColor JustSling Review | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 1:48

With more and more possibilities to store and playback media to and from different devices the limiting factor tends to be how you can lay down a cable to connect these. PowerColor aims to break that bond with their JustSling, a WHDI solution allowing for wireless, 1080p HDMI to be beamed to your TV without the need of any cables. We take the JustSling for a spin to see if it can sling all our ...

OCZ & Marvell Create Native PCIe SSD Controller, Z-Drive R5 to Debut Next Week | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 1:24

Just a couple of months after launching its first SATA based SSD controller developed in-house, OCZ is announcing a PCIe based SSD controller co-developed with Marvell. The controller is based on Marvell's 88NV9145 silicon, codenamed Kilimanjaro, and is an OCZ exclusive as the two companies apparently worked together in creating it. I'll see the chip in person next week at Storage Visions (just ...

Radeon HD 7000 Support, VIA KMS Still Missing | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 0:48

When talking yesterday about the likely DRM pull for the Linux 3.3 kernel there were a few graphics driver related items not on the list...

OpenSUSE May Finally Pull In Plymouth | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 0:48

While Plymouth is now quite mature and didn't see too much new activity in 2011, it may be finding its way into another Linux distribution. The openSUSE developers are debating to use Plymouth as a replacement to bootsplash...

AMD sued by Quanta over faulty laptop chips | Posted on: 07/01/2012 @ 0:48

The claim states a heat tolerance issue in a particular laptop line with a particular chip.

Wild Chords iPad App @ TestFreaks | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 23:48

Link: http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-wild-chords-ipad-app/ (http://blog.testfreaks.com/review/review-of-wild-chords-ipad-app/) Quote: "Instead of using plastic simulacrums for musical instruments these new games use actual guitars, drums and other musical devices. Games such as RockSmith and Wild Chords incorporate a real guitar as a game interface thus helping teach the user how ...

Intel SNA Architecture Is Constantly Evolving | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 23:36

Intel's experimental "Sandy Bridge New Acceleration" (SNA) acceleration architecture is a constant work-in-progress that even in the past two weeks over the holidays has received more than 100 changes. How though is this new 2D acceleration architecture fairing these days rather than the stock UXA configuration? In this article are our first Intel SNA benchmarks of 2012 when enabling this ...

Nvidia has an impressive list of things to present at CES | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 23:36

On the 'menu' are Tegra, GeForce, 3DVision as well as some automotive tech.

Microsoft looking to integrate DVR into the next Xbox | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 22:24

A Patent describing a DVR application was granted to Microsoft recently.

OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid 1TB PCI-E Storage Solution | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 21:23

Aimed mostly towards professionals and enthusiasts the latest RevoDrive Hybrid 1TB PCI Express Storage Solution by OCZ combines the breathtaking read/write speeds of the RevoDrive3 PCI-E SandForce based SSD with the large capacity of a 1TB 2.5inch hard disk drive, all in one very convenient package.

Global chips sales down partially due to floods | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 21:12

Floods & economical crisis brought sales down by 2.4% over one month.

Tips When Calling Game Phone Support | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 19:24

As a representative of one of the largest video game makers in the world, I am on the telephone with the good people of the United States to help them get their problems resolved.  I would like to say that most of the time these calls are clear and straightforward, but sadly they are not.  We [...]

Intel DX79SI Review | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 19:24

We look at the first micro-ATX LGA2011 motherboard, and see how it compares to its ATX brothers.

Batman Arkham City 3D Vision Game Review | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 17:10

BenchmarkReviews.com: Of all the superheroes, Batman is one of the few who does not possess any super-human power. Perhaps that is why so many people cheer for The Great Detective, and why so many gamers seek to wear his utility belt. Although the upcoming movie The Dark Knight Rises depicts the same character played in the Batman: Arkham City video game, both also share 3D special effects that ...

Magellan Wireless Back-up Camera | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 17:00

The Magellan Wireless Back-Up Camera is a system that works with a compatible Magellan GPS unit and uses a camera attached to the license plate to relay the image behind your vehicle to your GPS' display. This is a valuable tool for large vehicles or for anyone who wants to be safe while backing up. The installation of the unit is a little involved, but nothing too bad for anyone with moderate ...

FSP AURUM CM 650M Review | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 16:06

#FSP have been around for a long time and are the makers of many other brands of PSU also. Their latest PSU release sees the popular AURUM Series go modular with the AURUM CM moniker. Available in three different variants – 450W, 550W and 650W we will be taking a close look at the 650W version today and see how it performs in the real-world.

#Crucial M4 SSD Firmware Flaw Revealed | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 16:05

Drive errors occur after ~5000 hours total power on time, fix slated for 16th January following validation of new firmware.

COUGAR Introduce The Solution High Performance Mid-Tower | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 16:04

Could the Solution solve your case requirements? #COUGAR, best known for their range of performance PSU's, hope so.

RunCore Pro IV USB 3.0 MoonDrive Review | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 16:00

The USB 3.0 thumb drive market has been heating up for some time. When GIGABYTE and ASUS first launched their USB 3.0 equipped products more than two years ago, they pushed for storage product manufactures to quickly adapt the standard. Since then we've seen USB 3.0 flash drives come in all shapes and sizes. The whole shapes and sizes thing, while it might not seem like an issue, it is actually a ...

iBUYPOWER Gamer Paladin XLC Intel X79 Gaming System Review | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 15:24

Intel?s X79 platform was recently announced and we are lucky enough to have one of the first custom PC?s that it is based on.  Our friends at iBUYPOWER have sent us over their Gamer Paladin XLC Intel X79 Gaming System.  This system packs a brand new Intel Core i7 3930K 6-core processor, ASUS P9X79 motherboard, EVGA GeForce GTX 580 video card and a liquid cooling system.  Read on as we take ...

AT&T Flips the LTE Switch in 11 Markets, Sprint Announces its First 4 LTE Markets | Posted on: 06/01/2012 @ 14:48

Today has been a busy day for wireless carriers in the USA, with both AT&T and Sprint making 4G LTE related announcements. AT&T today enabled LTE service in 11 more markets, bringing its total number of LTE-enabled markets at present to 26. New markets that AT&T LTE just lit up in are:  New York City metro area, Austin, Chapel Hill, Los Angeles, Oakland, Orlando, Phoenix, Raleigh, San ...