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Microsoft to Replace Live Messenger with Skype
In case you haven’t noticed, Microsoft has been trying hard in recent months to push all of us towards Skype, and that means one thing for Windows Live Messenger: it’s on its way out. While this isn’t going to come as a surprise to many, it’s a major progression to see as…..
Site Updates: Comments and More Comments (Oh, and a Better Font, Too!)
We made a couple of changes to the site over the weekend that I’d like to draw your attention to. First, a much-requested and long-overdue feature we’ve implemented is in-article comments. For as long as the site has existed, we’ve relied on our forums for discussion of both our news and content,…..
After 12 Years of Business, Danger Den is Closing Down
In a bit of disappointing news for water-cooling enthusiasts everywhere, Danger Den, a company with 12 years of experience in the industry, has decided to close shop. As the company has long been considered to be one of the best out there for WC offerings, be it for radiators, blocks or other accessories, this shuttering is sure…
Grand Theft Auto V to be Released in Spring 2013, for PS3 and Xbox 360
Following a leak that spread this past weekend, Rockstar has formally announced Grand Theft Auto V’s release date. It’s coming in the spring of 2013, and not so surprisingly, the company’s “focus” is on the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions. What about PC, you ask? Well, by this point, it’s become clear that Rockstar simply has little…
Linus Urges Notebook Vendors to Produce 2560×1600 Models
When Google released its Nexus 10 tablet earlier this week, we saw a continuing of an obvious trend: high-resolution displays. It all started when Apple released its iPad “3”, featuring a 2048×1536 10-inch display, and was followed-up by ASUS with its Transformer Infinity TF701, sporting 1920×1080. Now, we have Google’s…
Microsoft’s SmartGlass for Android Gets Tested
With its “SmartGlass” technology, Microsoft has proven that Nintendo can’t have all the fun when it comes to game console controllers with screens. While SmartGlass isn’t setting out to become a gaming solution in itself, it could offer some cool functionality in time if game developers wish to take advantage of it. For now, it’ll act…
Minecraft Unseats Call of Duty as Most-played Xbox 360 Game
For about as long as the Xbox 360 has existed, it’s always been an FPS title that’s dominated the #1 spot of the “most played” list (tallied as people playing the game while also logged into Xbox Live). Key titles in this list have been Gears of War, Halo, and most recently, Call of Duty. In fact, Call of Duty gets more plays on the Xbox…
Google Unveils Nexus 4 Smartphone and Nexus 10 Tablet
Hurricane Sandy be damned, Google has today announced its much-anticipated Nexus 10 tablet and Nexus 4 smartphone. As we can now see, many of the rumors surrounding these two devices has proven true, with perhaps the most notable factoid being that both sport Android 4.2 (still referred to as Jelly Bean). Both products…
Steam Aims to Creep You Out with its Halloween Sale
To celebrate Halloween the best way it knows how, Valve has just launched a new Steam sale that focuses on games inspired by the holiday, or at least features some horror elements. Some of these games are newer, some aging and some classics, but chances are good that if you’re in need of a new game to play, you’re going…
Have a Clean Mouth? You Get Plants vs. Zombies for Free!
This is, without a doubt, one of the strangest game promotions I’ve ever seen… but it’s worth it. The folks atPopCap have teamed up with the American Dental Association to offer both a free game (Plants vs. Zombies) and free… dental advice. That’s right – if you were unaware of the “2×2” rule, you’re soon to learn it along with some…
Prototype of Google’s Upcoming Nexus 4 Left in SF Bar Last Month
Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: a guy walks into a bar with a prototype phone, and leaves it there. Alright, that’s not the best joke out of the book, but given the fact that it’s true, and it’s happened before, no punchline is really needed when the premise is hilarious in itself. Jamin Barton, a musician that often plays at the…
Apple Unveils iPad Mini and Updated iPad
At a press event held Tuesday, Apple unveiled what has to be its worst-kept-secret to date – the iPad mini. On top of that, iMac and MacBook updates were also announced, and, so was a new iPad. Yes – despite the iPad “with Retina” being released just this past spring, Apple wasted no time in releasing a successor that carries…
What the Func? Creators of the sUrface 1030 Mousepad Are Back
Remember Func? If you cared about mousepads five or so years ago, chances are you do. At the time, the company’s “sUrface” pads were widely-accepted as being some of the best. We took at a look at its “Archetype” edition way back in January of 2006. I ended up using that same sample for years, though at some…
Windows 8 Launches Friday – Will You Be Buying It?
It feels like we’ve been talking about Windows 8 forever and to such a degree that it’s sometimes hard to believe it isn’t even out yet. In fact, some people have been running the RTM or preview release for months, and companies like AMD, NVIDIA and Intel have stepped up to the plate well in advance of the official launch to release…
AMD Launches First ‘Vishera’ FX CPUs, Includes 8-core FX-8350 at 4GHz
Aside from the killer ‘Never Settle’ promotion kicked off this week to promote its Radeon GPUs, it seems that most news surrounding AMD lately bodes a sketchy (and scary) picture for its future. None of this is helped by the fact that its Bulldozer architecture, released last fall, really didn’t hit the mark it set out to. But let’s not get into…
AMD Wants to Give You Free Games with its ‘Never Settle’ Promotion
Looking to pick up a new graphics card to help you play the holiday’s biggest hits? If so, AMD wants you to go Radeon, and it’s willing to offer you a ridiculous deal to make sure you do. Dubbed the “Never Settle” promotion, AMD has been working with its partners to pack in a bunch of extra gaming goodness to make sure that…
Wednesday’s PS3 4.30 Firmware Update to Remove Folding@home Client
If you were starting to get the idea from Sony that it loves finding features to remove from its PS3, I think you’ve got it all wrong. Well, if you ignore the fact that with the next firmware update, Life and the Folding@home client will be removed. Past that, I don’t think Sony goes out of its way to remove features at all!
Rumored: Google to Announce Android 4.2 & Nexus 10 Next Week
Much of the Android world may not even be upgraded to Jelly Bean yet – or in some cases, Ice Cream Sandwich – but it’s rumored that Android 4.2 will be making an appearance at a Google-hosted event next Monday. The codename “Key Lime Pie” has been making the rounds, although it’s uncertain whether or not that’s actually…
GOG.com Opens its Doors to Macs – Interplay’s Library ‘Pay What You Want’
GOG.com, has been around for quite some time but if you’ve been living under a rock. GOG is well known for having nothing but DRM free games and the ability to play old DOS based games on modern Windows or Linux platforms; today, it opens the doors to the Mac platform as well. To kick off this inclusion of a new platform, GOG is currently…
Jaw-Dropping: Google Lets Us Peer Into its Datacenters
Interested in being blown away? Good, Google’s got you covered. The company has just launched a new website that let’s us peer into its various datacenters, and as you might imagine, some of them are a sight to behold. Seriously – I was left speechless with a few pictures as the scale and intensity is simply hard to fathom.
Microsoft Unveils ‘Xbox Music’: Launches for Xbox 360 Tomorrow, Other Platforms on Oct. 26
The rumor has been proven true: Xbox Music is here. Launching tomorrow for Xbox 360 and on Oct 26 for other Windows devices, Xbox Music aims to give its users access to their music anywhere, whether it be on an Xbox console, a phone, a tablet, or a desktop or notebook PC. At the get-go, Microsoft will be focusing on its…
Canonical Now Prefaces Ubuntu Download with Donation Suggestion Page
I haven’t been able to pin-point when exactly it happened, but Ubuntu-developer Canonical has introduced a donation suggestion page that prefaces the download of the desktop version of Ubuntu. While it’s not uncommon for open-source projects to openly accept donations to help fund them, Canonical’s move here is much…
Skydiver Felix Baumgartner Plummets Faster than the Speed of Sound
If you’ve been anywhere near the Internet this past week, you’ve likely been made aware of a record-breaking skydiving attempt that was soon to take place. Well, that happened yesterday, after having been delayed due to bad weather on Tuesday. With this jump, Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner, backed by his Red Bull Stratos…
Restoring the Start Menu in Windows 8
Anxious to move to Windows 8 when it launches, but still hate the Metro-styled Start screen? Lucky for you, there already exist a few good options for restoring the Start menu as we’ve come to know it. The folks over at ITworld have taken a look at three, and believe it or not, some are in fact better than others. If you’re not…
NVIDIA Fills Up Kepler Line Even Further with GeForce GTX 650 Ti
I have commented in the past that no other company is as thorough with regards to its current line-ups as NVIDIA, but today’s launch of the company’s GeForce GTX 650 Ti surprises even me. With the release of the GTX 660 and 650 weeks ago, I couldn’t fathom that there was room for yet another card, but lo and behold, here it is…