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Live Around Santa Clara? NVIDIA Invites You to Watch the CoD: BO II Rivalries Grand Final
NVIDIA is hosting the Grand Finals of its Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Rivalries competition at its HQ this Saturday, and it wants you to come in and watch the fun. There’s no mention of secondary events being held for those who attend, but you can expect plenty of food,…..
The Internet: Making the Impossible, Possible
Here’s an interesting thought. Long before the Internet, would you have believed it if someone told you that a guy in Germany tried to cannonball into a pool of ice? Probably not. Who could be that dumb? Or what about a story of how a lion, who after years of not seeing…..
Don’t Understand Drive Partitions? This Short Book Can Help
It’s not too often we receive a request to take a look at a book, and to be honest, it’s not something we’ve ever considered doing. However, when the latest request involved a book revolving around one of my favorite Linux tools ever, GParted, I couldn’t help but dive in. Even better,…..
Mushkin Announces Immediate Availability of Atlas mSATA 480GB SSD
Mushkin has shot along word that the 480GB Atlas mSATA SSD it first announced last month is now available. In a time when few people go beyond the ~256GB mark for their desktop SSD, to see a mini SSD boasting twice that density is pretty striking. While clearly not for everyone, if…..
Fedora 18 Released, Brings with it an Overhauled Anaconda Installer
It may be a little behind schedule, but Fedora 18 is here. The Fedora team has long considered its distro to be a jack-of-all-trades – offering something for everyone, and this latest release looks to continue that. The biggest change seen here is a completely overhauled Anaconda installer. It’s cleaner, looks better,…..
Has Apple Lost its Innovation Mojo?
With the passing of Apple co-founder and visionary Steve Jobs in late 2011 came immediate questions about the future of the company. Would its growth keep on the incline? Would it announce another blockbuster product? Would it keep innovating? There’s little doubt that the company has had a major challenge to deal…..
Microsoft Patents Technology to Silence Your Phone When it Should Be
Microsoft sure does like to patent odd things whenever it can. This time, it’s a technology that allows a phone to detect when it should remain silent, and then shut itself up. No one wants to be the schmuck in a movie theater that brings everyone back 10 years with their hampster…..
ASUS’ 7-inch MeMO Pad Sports Android Jelly Bean, $150 Price Tag
While a $200 Android tablet was once considered a godsend, the market has since become saturated with them. So, naturally, companies are going to now begin focusing on even cheaper models, with ASUS aiming to lead the pack with its MeMO Pad. Interestingly, ASUS waited until after CES to announce this product,…..
Google Launches Beta Channel for Chrome on Android
It’s not too uncommon for someone to be running a beta version of a Web browser on their desktop, but when it comes to mobile, things become a bit sketchier. There’s rarely a simple solution for testing out bleeding-edge releases, but for the sake of stable software, it’s important that people do…..
BioWare Introduces Same-Sex Friendly Planet in Star Wars: The Old Republic
Where in-game same-sex relationships are concerned, there have been few game developers quite as accommodating as BioWare. The company’s Mass Effect series has become known for its openness in this regard, earning the company respect from many gamers the world over (and likewise the ire of others – you can’t win ’em all). Some…..
Oracle Issues Important Java Update to Patch Severe Bugs
It’s been quite a week for Oracle and its Java platform. Last week, the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team, part of the National Cyber Security Division of the Department of Homeland Security (don’t worry, I can’t wrap my head around all that, either), released information about severe bugs that affected Java 7…..
CES 2013: Crucial Demonstrates DDR4 Memory; Discusses Some Fun DIMM Facts
It sure doesn’t feel like it’s been four full years since DDR3 memory first hit the consumer market, but indeed it has been. That being the case, it shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise that DDR4 is en route, though at this point, we may not see it become available…..
CES 2013: Hauppauge Rolls-out HD PVR 2 Model 1512 and GE Plus Video Recorders
What kind of digital lifestyle editor would I be if I didn’t talk about Hauppauge’s HD PVR 2 Model 1512 and HD PVR 2 GE Plus? Announced at CES in Las Vegas, the HD PVR 2 is the company-whose-name-is-impossible-to-spell’s latest two offerings for those who take video recording seriously. Starting with the…..
CES 2013: Corsair’s Voyager GT Turbo is Native USB 3.0 and Crazy Fast
Earlier in the week, I talked a bit about Kingston’s “gen 3” DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 flash drive, noting that it’s quite a bit faster than the previous-gen in the read MB/s department. Little did I realize, I had a press release sitting in my packed inbox from Corsair, touting its “native USB 3.0”…..
CES 2013: SSDs are Crucial; So is the Crucial M500
Crucial has unveiled the next generation of its M-family solid-state drives at this year’s CES. The M500 upgrades the Marvell controller to the 88SS9187-BLD2, which SSD aficionados may recognize as the controller from the Plextor M5 Pro drives. Crucial of course writes its own proprietary firmware for the controller, and Plextor does…..
CES 2013: Thermaltake Introduces NiC and WATER 3.0 CPU Coolers; GOrb II Notebook Cooler
One of the companies we always pay a visit to at CES is Thermaltake. Long known in the DIY industry as a top-level component manufacturer, the company always has a solid display of new products on hand to show off. Never afraid to try something original, it continually pushes innovation forward, often…..
CES 2013: So What Exactly is “4K”, Anyway?
I mentioned earlier that a hot buzzword at this year’s CES is “4K”, but I was oblivious to the fact that it’s been quite a while since we discussed what that is. Years ago, any geek would tell you that “4K” represented sector sizes on a hard drive. Today, it’s commonly regarded…..
CES 2013: ZOTAC Announces Third-Gen ZBOX, Packs in NVIDIA GT 610 and Dual NIC
For those that want a super-small PC that doesn’t skimp on features, ZOTAC’s ZBOX series has by far been one of the best choices out there. I’m constantly impressed by just how much functionality the company manages to squeeze into these little boxes, and with its third-generation just announced at CES, things…..
CES 2013: Westinghouse Wants to Sell You a $300,000 4K TV – You In?
At any given CES, you’re sure to hear the same handful of buzzwords over, and over, and over. This year, “4K” is one of those. It’s not only TV companies that are touting it either, but rather any company that could possibly fit the super-small buzzword in somewhere. Even GIGABYTE has gotten…..
CES 2013: GIGABYTE’s Super-small PC Packs an SSD, Core i7 CPU and 8GB of DDR3
Remember the days when companies like ASUS and GIGABYTE were only known for creating market-leading motherboards and graphics cards? Well, that’s changing ever-so-slightly. Over the past five years, ASUS’ notebook market penetration has vastly grown, with the company becoming a household name in many places. GIGABYTE’s presence in the US in this way hasn’t been…..
CES 2013: Thermaltake Beefs Up Chaser Series with New Models
We looked at the Thermaltake Chaser MK-I well over a year ago and it impressed us enough to walk away with an Editor’s Choice Award. Well, here we are today with CES 2013 in full swing and with it, an announcement from Thermaltake showing off the next generation of the Chaser series.…..
CES 2013: ASUS’ TAICHI Notebook Features Dual-displays – Yes, We Said Notebook
Earlier, I mentioned that one of the reasons I love checking ASUS out at CES is that it tends to unveil products that manage to surprise me, and sometimes even throw me for a loop. While the Transformer AiO is an interesting product in its own right, it’s the TAICHI notebook that…..
CES 2013: ASUS Announces Calibrated ProArt and 144Hz Gaming Monitors
Moving on with more CES magic, ASUS have announced two new monitors that will be up for grabs in the coming months, catering to two different crowds; the professional artist and hardcore gamer. Each monitor has its own focus; the ProArt 249Q comes pre-calibrated out of the factory, while the VG248QE will…..
CES 2013: QNAP’s 3.8 NAS Firmware Introduces DJ, TV and Video Station Apps
As we’d expect, 2013’s CES has brought us many exciting stories so far. But beyond the 4K televisions and Ultrabooks, we strive to bring you the lesser-heard news tidbits as well. As we reported earlier on Synology’s latest DSM beta, it’s fair that we talk about a new release from a competitor…..
CES 2013: Synology Releases Feature-packed DiskStation Manager 4.2 Beta
We’ve covered a considerable amount of hardware since our site’s launching in 2005, with me having spent the last couple of years focusing on networking gear – namely, network storage. One company we end up going back to on a regular basis is Synology, as both its software and hardware is what…..