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CPU-Z Now Available on the Android Play Store

Posted on June 19, 2013 11:10 AM by Rob Williams

Something Android (and most mobile platforms) has needed for a while is a no-nonsense app that gives you all of your mobile device’s info – the SoC, battery, memory, storage and so forth – and now, it has one. Many here will be familiar with CPU-Z for Windows, the lightweight app that…..

Adobe’s Creative Cloud Apps Released – Onward to Subscriptions!

Posted on June 19, 2013 10:15 AM by Rob Williams

Welp, it’s here: Adobe’s Creative Cloud (R.I.P., Creative Suite). As mentioned last month, this marks the first time that Adobe will no longer offer its product suites as stand-alone copies. Instead, to gain access to Adobe’s latest and greatest, you’ll need to add a new subscription to your list – and unless…..

Is the Used Games Market Successful Because of Short Games?

Posted on June 19, 2013 9:00 AM by Rob Williams

The used game subject is a hot one at the moment, there’s no doubt about that – however, most talk recently has been about the impact that Microsoft’s Xbox One used game scheme makes on consumers. Nintendo last week came out and stated that companies should just make better games, while this…..

NVIDIA to Begin Licensing its GPU & Visual Computing IP Portfolio

Posted on June 19, 2013 7:55 AM by Rob Williams

In a significant move, NVIDIA has announced that it will soon begin licensing its GPU and visual computing IP to third-parties. What this means, is, companies who wish to implement NVIDIA’s technologies into their products will be free to do so, without having to get the product from NVIDIA. For example, an…..

Huge Game Deals Over at GOG.com, Origin & Humble Bundle (Updated)

Posted on June 18, 2013 3:05 PM by Rob Williams

Those looking to pick up a couple of games on the cheap should head on over to Origin, GOG.com, and Humble Bundle, as the selection is incredible, as are the deals. At Origin in particular, Battlefield 3 is being sold for a mere $5 for the standard, and $20 for Premium. In…..

CD Projekt Says The Witcher 3 DLC Will Be Free – At Least on the PC

Posted on June 18, 2013 8:50 AM by Rob Williams

The Witcher series is a perfect example of what can be accomplished when you turn a book into a game. CD Projekt has proven itself to be the master of the art, giving gamers the world over two epic adventures so far based on the fiction of Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. I…..

Thermaltake’s Allways Control Notebook Cooler Has Adjustable Fans, 4 USB Ports

Posted on June 17, 2013 9:45 AM by Ryan Perry

With each new processor architecture we tend to see more performance with less voltage, which in turn equals less heat… or so you would think. Sure, temperatures are nowhere near the raging infernos that they used to be (cough-Netburst-cough), but things can still get roasty toasty when all of that horsepower is…..

4K Getting Cheaper: Seiki 50-inch TV Dips Below $1,000

Posted on June 17, 2013 8:30 AM by Rob Williams

With it being clear as day that we’re heading towards a 4K future, it’s worth investigating what’s available now, and see how things progress. Up to this point, adopting 4K has been expensive – seriously expensive – but things are getting better, and much faster than I expected. Over at Kotaku, we’re…..

Intel’s Haswell Processors Lack User-adjustable Turbo Multipliers

Posted on June 14, 2013 4:00 PM by Robert Tanner

Say it ain’t so. Intel has reaffirmed its devotion to artificial market segmentation with a surprise Haswell owners may not have been expecting. The Tech Report’s eagle-eyed Geoff Gasior has apparently confirmed Intel has removed user configurable adjustments to the Turbo Boost functionality of its Haswell processors. At this point, only already-unlocked…..

iFixit Cracks Open the Xbox 360 E

Posted on June 14, 2013 8:30 AM by Rob Williams

Well, this sure didn’t take long. Despite the redesigned Xbox 360 (E) being announced only earlier this week at E3, the folks at iFixit have acquired and broken one down. While little hardware changes have been made, the console (in my opinion) looks quite a bit better than the Slim, and according…..

Mercedes-Benz Electric Car Sets Nurburgring Record

Posted on June 13, 2013 3:36 PM by J.D. Kane

I don’t know about you, but when I think of electric cars, I think of weaksauce hybrid electric autos such as the Toyota Prius, or the ridiculously expensive Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) Tesla Roadster ($109,000 back in 2010). You could say that electric cars, even ones with sporty pretensions like the Tesla…..

Sony Finally Takes the Veil Off of the PS4, Reveals Pricing in the Process

Posted on June 11, 2013 2:40 PM by Rob Williams

With Microsoft having announced its $499 Xbox One pricing, we’re sure Sony was grinning all the way to the stage last night with its $399 pricing in tow. At the same time, the company finally made up for its lackluster launch earlier this year by – gasp – actually showing us what…..

AMD Releases World’s First 5GHz Desktop Processor: FX-9590

Posted on June 11, 2013 1:47 PM by Rob Williams

Are you tired of the overclocking struggle to reach 5GHz stable on your CPU? If so, AMD’s latest Piledriver-based processor might be of interest: the FX-9590. Its true clock speed hasn’t been revealed, but it has the ability to turbo boost up to 5GHz, while another model, the FX-9370, can boost to…..

Seagate Intros NAS-targeted Hard Drives, 4TB Flavors Offered

Posted on June 11, 2013 12:05 PM by Rob Williams

When we took a look at WD’s new enterprise Se hard drive a couple of weeks ago, we mentioned that it helped fill the void for NAS users who want a suitable drive for their purposes, but require 4TB models. It seems a bit strange that WD up to this point hasn’t released…..

Mad Catz Unveils a Slew of Gaming Headsets and the S.T.R.I.K.E. 3 Keyboard at E3

Posted on June 11, 2013 11:40 AM by Rob Williams

It’s been a good six months since Mad Catz last unveiled some new product, so at E3, it’s decided to do some catching up – and catching up, it has. Announced at the show are four brand-new headsets, and a continuation of the company’s popular S.T.R.I.K.E. gaming keyboard series, with the “3”.…..

MSI Kicks-off “Just Game!” Giveaway, Gives You a Chance to Win a $4,000 PC

Posted on June 11, 2013 10:20 AM by Rob Williams

MSI sends word of a Facebook giveaway, and it’s one well-worth checking out. The company has teamed up with Intel, Corsair, Kingston and Cooler Master to give you the chance to win a decked-out gaming PC. Of course, the motherboard (Z87-GD65 Gaming) and graphics card (N770 TF 2GD5/GB) have been taken care…..

Sony Releases Instructional Video for Trading Used Games on the PS4

Posted on June 11, 2013 9:00 AM by Rob Williams

With the debacle surrounding used games on the Xbox One almost reaching a boiling-point, Sony decided that now was the right time to finally issue a statement on used game matters for its own console. Will you be limited to the number of times you can trade a game? Will you have…..

Microsoft Reveals Xbox One Pricing, ‘Day One’ Edition Accessories

Posted on June 10, 2013 6:54 PM by Rob Williams

Given E3 is taking place this week, we had little doubt that we’d be learning a lot more about both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, but what I’m sure most of us didn’t expect was actual pricing, at least on the Microsoft side. At the moment, the only place to score…..

Apple Announces Completely Revamped iOS 7

Posted on June 10, 2013 6:21 PM by Rob Williams

The day has finally arrived: Apple has announced its long-awaited iOS 7. As expected, this next release isn’t a simple evolutionary upgrade over iOS 6, but rather a complete revamp – something that’s been much-needed as far as I’m concerned. The aesthetics have been amped-up… the OS simply looks gorgeous. It’s bright,…..

It Might Look Like a Wastebin, But Apple’s New Mac Pro Sports an Ingenious Design

Posted on June 10, 2013 5:45 PM by Rob Williams

Lately, it’s seemed like Apple was beginning to become a little disinterested in the workstation market, with its lack of substantial updates to its Mac Pro line and of course the major shift of target audience with its Final Cut software. Well, with today’s announcement of a drastically redesigned and updated Mac…..

Randy Pitchford Gives a Tour of Gearbox, His Home, And SHIELD

Posted on June 10, 2013 4:53 PM by Rob Williams

In what could be its most elaborate marketing video to date, NVIDIA paid a visit to Gearbox Software to get a full tour by CEO Randy Pitchford – and as if that wasn’t enough, they traveled on over to his home to get another full tour and check out some of his…..

CD Projekt RED Releases Two Trailers for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Posted on June 10, 2013 4:14 PM by Rob Williams

There are a billion unveilings going on at E3 this week, but the one to catch my eye immediately is for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, now announced for the Xbox One (and as announced before, also the PlayStation 4 and PC). To celebrate, CD Projekt RED released two separate trailers, both…..

Going Open-Source for a Year – Could You Do It?

Posted on June 10, 2013 10:00 AM by Rob Williams

Last fall, videographer Sam Muirhead decided to take on the challenge of going “open source” for an entire year. To many, that may just sound like dropping Windows or OS X and adopting Linux, but for Sam, that was just the beginning. He wanted to go open source in life, not just…..

NSA Leaker Comes Forward, Doesn’t See Himself “As a Hero”

Posted on June 10, 2013 8:30 AM by Rob Williams

It’s been quite the week for security, with leaks out of the NSA dominating much of the global headlines. Last week, through US-based The Washington Post and the UK-based The Guardian, a whistleblower exposed a secret program that the NSA had founded in 2008, called “PRISM”. According to screenshots, PRISM looks to…..

Logitech Acquires TidyTilt Creator, TT Design Labs

Posted on June 7, 2013 11:40 AM by Rob Williams

Logitech has always been keen on developing stylish products, and with its announced acquisition of start-up TT Design Labs, it’s clear that the company has plans to keep that train going, if not increase its output. TT Design Labs was born in late 2011 by Zahra Tashakorinia & Derek Tarnow, two people…..

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