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Cooler Master Intros New Nepton Series AIO Watercoolers

Posted on November 22, 2013 10:00 AM by J.D. Kane

Cooler Master has a new All-in-One (AIO) watercooling solution: The Nepton. The Nepton AIO coolers distinguish themselves from most of their competition by using 140mm fans on the radiator. There are two Nepton models, the 140XL and the 280L. As their names suggest, the only difference between them is the size of…..

LSI Announces New SandForce SATA/PCIe SF-3700 SSD Controller

Posted on November 22, 2013 8:30 AM by Robert Tanner

For SSD enthusiasts, SandForce is an easily recognized name. Both generations of SandForce controllers launched with impressive performance for their time, partly thanks to a novel approach in controller design that remains unique to SandForce today. The announcement we’re talking about here will make for the first controller to benefit directly from LSI’s…..

Seagate’s ‘Business Storage’ NAS Features Windows Server 2012 & Dockable Storage

Posted on November 21, 2013 8:30 AM by Rob Williams

When NAS appliances first began to get popular, it struck me as a little odd that hard drive vendors weren’t latching-on to the market too hard. While companies like Seagate and WD have had network-attached storage offerings over the years, the companies’ focus on NAS hasn’t been quite the same as it…..

MOGA’s ACE POWER Mobile Controller Boasts Advanced Design, Built-in Battery

Posted on November 20, 2013 5:38 PM by Rob Williams

What are the chances of two products that share identical goals launching on the same day? Well, if you’ve been paying attention to tech anytime lately, you’d probably say “pretty good”. Such is the case today with mobile gamepads. First, Logitech came out of the gate with PowerShell, which we covered earlier.…..

Logitech’s PowerShell Gives iDevice Owners a Real Gamepad, Plus a Battery Extender

Posted on November 20, 2013 3:42 PM by Rob Williams

Gaming on a mobile platform can be rough sometimes, especially for those who demand real controls. As we discovered earlier this month, NVIDIA offers one hell of a solution on the Android side, with the powerful and flexible SHIELD, but what if you already own a device and merely want to add…..

Picking Out a New Notebook with the Help of Statistics

Posted on November 20, 2013 8:30 AM by Rob Williams

When in need of a new notebook, it can become a real chore to decide not only which model to go with, but which vendor. Things might become a little bit easier if you’re already familiar with a particular vendor and have been pleased with them in the past, but for the…..

‘Like’ AMD’s Gaming Facebook Page for a Chance at One of 1,000 Battlefield 4 Copies

Posted on November 19, 2013 6:45 PM by Rob Williams

When AMD launched its Radeon R9 270 last week, it at the same time updated its Never Settle Forever bundle. In doing so, it ruffled the feathers of those who purchased an R9 270 ~ R9 290X graphics card prior to the promotion’s update, because it in effect meant that they got…..

Thecus Celebrates Exceeding 200 Third-Party Apps in its App Center

Posted on November 19, 2013 4:37 PM by Rob Williams

NAS appliances are wonderful products, as I’m sure we’ve proven through all of our NAS coverage over the years. Over those years, though, one area that’s vastly improved has been with apps. No longer do you simply purchase a NAS and use what’s shipped with it, but now you can choose from…..

AIDA64 4.00 Adds OpenCL Benchmarks, Razer Blade Support & Improved Benchmarks

Posted on November 19, 2013 4:23 PM by Rob Williams

Our friends over at FinalWire have today released the latest major version of their AIDA64 system utility, 4.0, and while not much looks different on the surface, it’s always about what’s under-the-hood with a tool like this. 4.0 introduces support for a bunch of current and upcoming hardware, including AMD’s and NVIDIA’s…..

Frozenbyte Launches ‘Huge Seal’, Can Choose Up to 5 Discounted Games & Get One Free

Posted on November 19, 2013 3:34 PM by Rob Williams

If you’re a fan of playing indie games and supporting their developers, you’ll want to pay attention to Frozenbyte’s ‘Huge Seal’, which runs until November 24th. The Trine and Shadowgrounds developer has gathered 27 studios together to offer you some big discounts on over 30 titles. You can bet that Frozenbyte’s own…..

Lead Ubuntu Developer Claims Linux Mint is an Unsecure Distro – Is It?

Posted on November 18, 2013 4:41 PM by Rob Williams

Linux distributions are a complex thing, and for a newer user, trying to find the “right” one amongst the massive collection that exists can be undeniably tough. Even for experienced users though, some details between one distro and another might not be so obvious at first. For example, did you know that…..

NVIDIA Announces Tesla K40 GPU Accelerator, 20~40% Faster Than K20X

Posted on November 18, 2013 10:00 AM by Rob Williams

We’re in the midst of supercomputing season at the moment, and that means one thing: Lots of announcements. As usual, NVIDIA has ownership to many of those, some of which we’re going to cover a bit later. To start off, I want to talk about what I’m sure most of you will…..

F1 2013 Classic Edition Review – How Far Has Evolution Come?

Posted on November 18, 2013 8:00 AM by Techgage Staff

Codemasters has held the exclusive F1 games license since 2009, and every year since 2010, gamers have seen a steady maturation of the franchise. It’s now 2013, and Codemasters has given us F1 2013. Just like the sport it represents, the game is a study of evolution in detail, so let’s see…..

Last Chance to Support castAR on Kickstarter

Posted on November 14, 2013 12:00 PM by Jamie Fletcher

It’s nearly that time, the final hours are ticking away after a whole month of Kickstarter funding. We covered the announcement when the castAR project started, and we’re back again to cover the ending. It’s all good news, as the project was completely funded within three days of its launch, so it’s…..

Motorola Unveils Low Cost, High Performance Moto G Smartphone

Posted on November 13, 2013 3:18 PM by Ryan Perry

If you’re on a budget, but wanted a smartphone, it used to be that you resigned yourself to using last generation’s technology, or a current generation phone that has been drastically scaled back. Thankfully, it looks like those days are coming to an end, with the Motorola Moto G, unveiled earlier this…..

AMD Releases Radeon R9 270, Updates Never Settle Forever Bundle

Posted on November 13, 2013 1:55 PM by Rob Williams

It hasn’t even been a full month-and-a-half since AMD began rolling-out its current-gen lineup, but here we have another model to help fill some void. Like the R9 270X, the R9 270 targets the GTX 760 head-on, but with its $179.99 pricing, AMD hopes to lure gamers over to the red side.…..

WD Red 4TB NAS Hard Drive Review

Posted on November 13, 2013 3:00 AM by Techgage Staff

With the recent release of WD’s long-awaited 4TB ‘Red’ model, folks looking to fill their networked-storage box up with the largest density drives now find themselves with two options to ponder. Join us as we establish which drive comes out the victor – WD’s Red or Seagate’s NAS HDD – after their…..

EVGA Releases Tegra NOTE 7 Tablet, Features Tegra 4 & Included Stylus

Posted on November 12, 2013 2:53 PM by Rob Williams

Been holding out on a tablet purchase until NVIDIA’s Tegra Note platform turned itself into a released product? Well, we have some good news: EVGA’s take on it will be here next week, in the form of the appropriately named EVGA Tegra NOTE 7. Because the latest Nexus 7 passed on by…..

WD My Cloud EX4 Personal Cloud Storage NAS Review

Posted on November 12, 2013 8:00 AM by Techgage Staff

WD is somewhat new to the NAS game, but it made a splash with its single-drive My Cloud that we took a look at last month. It’s now following-up with a 4-bay variant of that NAS, focused more on the higher-end user. Better-still: It comes diskless, or packed with WD’s own Red…..

Futuremark Celebrates 15 Years of 3DMark, Is Giving Away 2x Fire Strike Statues in the Process

Posted on November 11, 2013 10:30 AM by Rob Williams

If you’ve been a PC gamer for quite some time, prepare to feel a little nostalgic. In the fall of 1998, Futuremark (earlier known as MadOnion) released its first-ever benchmark: 3DMark99. At its release, I had no idea of its existence, and instead discovered the series and company upon the release of…..

Microsoft Releases Windows 8.1 Patch to Fix Problematic Gaming Mice

Posted on November 11, 2013 9:40 AM by Rob Williams

Not long after the release of Windows 8.1, some gamers began to experience rather severe issues with their mouse or pointing device. Some talked about issues of lag, and others, a lack of responsiveness. Fortunately, this isn’t an issue Microsoft brushed under the rug, and after working its magic in the lab,…..

Want to Track Every F-Bomb on Twitter? There’s a Website for That

Posted on November 11, 2013 8:15 AM by Rob Williams

We’ve seen numerous examples over the years of people who’ve said the wrong thing on some social media account and saw it come back to bite them. Some have lost their jobs over it, lost their marriage over it, or at the very least, caused themselves to just look foolish. Opinions are…..

GIGABYTE’s G1.Sniper Z87 Packs a Ton of Gamer Features, But Not a High Price

Posted on November 8, 2013 11:00 AM by Rob Williams

GIGABYTE has taken advantage of the ongoing Blizzcon show to launch a brand-new motherboard, one that falls into its gamer line, “G1”. While two G1 Z87 boards have existed since the summer, the goal of G1 Sniper Z87 is to deliver a sub-$200 ATX board that caters to gamers and offers huge bang…..

OCZ Updates Vector Series with Vector 150 SSDs

Posted on November 8, 2013 8:45 AM by Robert Tanner

OCZ Technology has just launched the Vector 150 series solid-state drives, a welcome update to its flagship Vector brand. Amongst the changes, the 25nm IMFT NAND is out in favor of 19nm NAND from Toshiba. The drive continues to use OCZ’s in-house Barefoot 3 controller but receives a long-awaited tweak to give…..

Building an HTPC: Planning, Part Picking & Building

Posted on November 8, 2013 12:00 AM by Techgage Staff

Today, most of us are always on the hunt for tools that can make our lives easier. Enter the HTPC. We have the Internet, movies and photos on our phones – why not on our TVs? Come along on a voyage of technological discovery that is fraught with peril, as we cover…..

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