Content and news by Rob Williams

A couple of weeks ago, we talked a bit about the difficulties indie developers endure in trying to both get published to Microsoft’s Xbox Live Indie Games program and more importantly, earn sufficient revenue to both survive and build up a company. About a week after our news item was posted, one XBLIG developer took its two $3…

For those looking to upgrade their notebook PC with some massive storage, it’s never been easier, or more affordable. While 1TB drives have existed for a little while, the selection has remained minimal, and that’s evenmore so the case when dealing with small height offerings – those able to fit in the smallest of netbooks or notebooks.

Of all the outspoken game developers out there, John Carmack tends to be one I agree with more often than not. After all, he does have experience, and he’s the kind of person that others feed off of to make their own business better, not vice versa. Given his experience, he has some solid backing to his opinions, and his latest…

With a lot of the software we use on a daily basis going 64-bit, isn’t it about time that our Web browsers catch up? While it’s not of utmost importance from a performance perspective to go 64-bit (it’s just a Web browser, after all), there’s little reason not to go in that direction – especially when plugins, such as Flash and video decoders…

We’ve all heard of the ‘Streisand Effect‘, named after American singer Barbra Streisand, where trying to keep something quiet or stopping a piece of information from getting out can only lead to even greater publicity, making the situation much worse. This wouldn’t have been too common prior to the Internet, but today, things…

As strange as that title might look, don’t worry, it’s much too late in the year for April Fools’. K. Y. Srinivasan, a Microsoft employee, have landed themselves at the top of the Linux 3.0 kernel developer contribution list with a total of 343 changes. The information was first unveiled at Linux development-tracking site LWN…

A recent ruling in California struck down the proposal that would bar violent video games from being purchased or rented by anyone under the age of 18, which reaffirms that idea that the sole persons responsible for the games that children play are the parents. While the aforementioned proposal would have done well to keep violent…

For those who don’t use Linux, or do use Linux but aren’t aware, the audio system found within the OS is horrible. Not in quality, features or performance, but rather in configuration and execution. Since I began using Linux in 1999, and moved to it full-time in 2004, the bulk of my most frustrating troubles have had to do with audio…

Having been an MMO game player for a number of years, registering 1,000 hours to a single title in a year isn’t exactly a foreign thought to me. In fact, I’ve been playing my primary MMO since 2002, Asheron’s Call, and I’m sure my total accrued playtime is at least four times that. Ugh, that’s a little rough to think about… let’s carry on.

It wasn’t too many years ago when a dual-core processor in a notebook seemed exotic, but today, even quad-core processors don’t make anyone bat an eye. Overall, their adoption still hasn’t made a major impact in the market, but according to IHS iSuppli, things will shift by 2015, at which point a predicted 49% of notebooks sold will…

Of all the things that disgust me in life, the idea of it being okay to charge customers left right and center for every possible thing under the moon, including things they didn’t ask for, ranks high on the list. Not sure what I am talking about? Look no further than the entire telco industry, where it’s not uncommon to have a $5 or higher…

AMD this week has launched what it touts as being the fastest-ever mobile graphics processor to be released; theRadeon HD 6990M. Don’t let the name fool you though, this isn’t a dual-GPU part as the name would imply, but rather it’s earned this top-tier name for likely being the final highest-end mobile part of this current-generation.

During the first half of 2011, Netflix was embroiled in a bit of controversy while at the same time had a lot to brag about. This past April, the company boasted a staggering 3.6 million subscribers gained in Q1, and then last month, the National Association of the Deaf up and sued the company for its lack of subtitles (a fair…

Since launching its Sapphire Select Club (SSC), Sapphire has offered some cool exclusive contests for its members, but the latest might take the cake. Fancy rally racing? Love Dirt 3? Then this contest should be right up your alley. Just for being an SSC member and a Sapphire Radeon HD 6000 series card owner (any SSC…

It’s no secret that daily lifestyle shows such as NBC’s Today are rife with intellectual brilliance from both the hosts and guests, and a recent episode featuring television personality and advertising mogul Donny Deutsch is hardly an exception. During a segment that welcomes viewer questions, one involved video gamers…

In February of last year, Microsoft hit a major milestone with its Windows 7 OS – 60 million sold. That milestone was reached less than six months after its launch, and as a result, Windows 7 became the fastest-selling OS of all time. Momentum didn’t slow afterwards, however, as about five months later, Microsoft boasted 150…

I never thought I’d be writing about Google+, but here goes. You see, I’m not a huge fan of ‘social networking’, at least what I’ve experienced so far. It’s not that I’m anti-social. In fact, I’m far from that. Upon first joiningFacebook, however, I had plans to use it as a way to keep in touch with friends and colleagues that I…

If you’ve been meaning to pick up a mini-DisplayPort to HDMI cable, you may want to accelerate things and pick one up as soon as possible. The folks behind HDMI’s licensing have deemed that such cables cannot be licensed, and thus shouldn’t (read: can’t) be sold. As a result, it’s expected that a major recall will…

Thanks to some console best-sellers such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band, the music genre has literally exploded with new games over the last couple of years. While many of the games that require a special peripheral exist on a console, there are still a ton of great music games available for the PC. With this post, I hope to learn about…

It’s not often that we see a new graphics card get released that’s no different than its predecessor, but with the Radeon HD 6770, that’s just the case. We’re already familiar with HD 5770 performance, but let’s take a look at how this $140 card compares to its similarly-priced competition, including the recently-launched HD 6790.