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NZXT Announces Aperture M Meshed Internal Media Reader
Most folks who need a media reader for their PC tend to opt for on-the-desk versions, and who could blame them? Most internal readers are hardly pretty, and in an enthusiast chassis, you need something that’s going to look good. Enter NZXT’s Aperture M, a new internal reader with a meshed front, perfect for those of you with…
Isn’t it About Time We Move to 48 FPS+ Video?
Given the rich and ever-evolving technology we deal with today, it’s sometimes easy to think that things couldn’t get much better. But the fact of the matter is, while we may be far ahead in one regard compared to years ago, there might be something else we’re lagging behind on. A perfect example of this is the shift from the old-school…
GameStop to Sell Tablets at 1,600 Stores
It’s official: GameStop is selling Android tablets. Last fall, the company did a soft roll-out to 200 of its stores, and based on the feedback received from that, it seems that expanding the selection to 1,600 of its stores (about 1/4th of the total at last check) is a good idea. As tablets aren’t commonly known to be gaming devices, GameStop…
Why Are Hard Drives Still So Expensive?
To anyone who’s had to purchase a hard drive at some point in the last seven months, it’s been no surprise that the pricing has been outrageous. At the time of the Thailand floods, we were queried about when we thought pricing would go back to normal; we figured summer / fall 2012. But there’s one thing we didn’t consider – with higher…
VIA Announces its Raspberry Pi Competitor, ‘APC’
VIA has just thrown its hat into the arena where the Raspberry Pi currently dominates, with its “APC”. But there’s a twist here. While RPi allows you to install multiple ARM-based OSes, VIA’s APC comes pre-bundled with Android 2.3 “Gingerbread”. The press release doesn’t state whether or not Android can be replaced with another…
Is NVIDIA Planning a Kepler Recall?
In recent weeks, there has been a rampant rumor going around that NVIDIA is set to (or at least contemplating a) recall all Kepler-based graphics cards sold-to-date due to a discovered fatal flaw. At the moment, NVIDIA is keeping mum on things, except to say that there is “no truth to this” – but as anyone who works with press relations…
Arctic’s Accelero Xtreme III Cooler Promises to Drop GTX 680 Temps by 20ºC+
NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 680 isn’t the hottest-running GPU out there, but if your goal is to eke as much graphics performance from your computer with as little noise as possible, after-market coolers become worth looking at. Arctic is a huge player in this arena, and so it’s no surprise to see that its just-launched Accelero Xtreme III…
ASUS’ P8Z77-V Premium Becomes First Intel-certified Thunderbolt Board
We’ve talked a fair bit about Intel’s Thunderbolt connector on the site before, but it’s been hard to give an actual opinion on it since its home was on the Mac. Soon, that will change, with ASUS spearheading the PC-based releases with its P8Z77-V Premium motherboard – the first to become Intel-certified. The press…
Thermaltake Releases Fan-equipped Black Element Gaming Mouse
Since the launch of its ‘Tt eSPORTS’ line of gaming peripherals, Thermaltake has had some rather interesting ideas to help gamers have the best experience possible. One of the first to strike me was with its Challenger series of keyboards, which featured a small fan at either the left or right side to help keep your hands cool.
Foxconn CEO Confirms Apple’s ‘iTV’ in Development
An Apple-produced television has been floating around Rumorville for what seems like forever, but with recent comments made by Foxconn chief Terry Gou, it looks like it’s going to be a reality. In an interview with a Chinese newspaper, he admitted that Apple was in fact working on a television, and that Foxconn would be…
Intel Has 7nm & 5nm in R&D Pipeline
When a company like Intel releases a brand-new micro-architecture, it’s pretty-much become a given that we’ll be impressed. Sometimes, performance sees a nice boost, and the constant shrinking of the transistor size just boggles the mind. But despite how impressive any new launch is, Intel always has something…
AMD Reiterates Success of its HD 7000 Series
Hot on the heels of the news that NVIDIA just became TSMC’s most important customer, AMD has shot out an e-mail that reiterates the company’s thoughts on its current market position. In it, the company states,“The AMD Radeon HD 7970 is available for as low as $479, while the AMD Radeon HD 7950 is available for…
TSMC Gives NVIDIA Priority for 28nm Process
It’s been no secret that TSMC has been cursed in the move to 28nm, and it’s been even less of a secret that some of its clients aren’t too pleased about it. Most notable has been NVIDIA, which just released its first 28nm graphics cards, and has more in store for a summer release. There’s been rumors that NVIDIA would be considering…
Portal 2 Gets ‘Perpetual Testing Initiative’ DLC; Goes on Sale for $6.79
For fans of Portal 2, the amount of DLC released so far has been a little lackluster. The first piece was “Peer Review”, released this past fall. It offered up additional co-op missions and a challenge mode. For single-player gamers or those who wanted to create their own levels, it could be argued that Peer Review delivered little.
Updating Our GPU Test Bench to X79
Our GPU test bench got an upgrade a couple of months ago, and due to various life happenings (such as moving to another city), it never got used. As it turns out, that was a bit of a blessing, as I never considered the fact that it didn’t have PCIe 3.0, the latest standard that both AMD and NVIDIA are shipping products for. Second…
The Elder Scrolls Online Revealed
Everyone gasp in absolute shock! OK, so it’s not a complete surprise, but The Elder Scrolls is going online in the form of an MMO. There are scarce details at the moment as the exclusive reveal comes from the Game Informer, but a trailer and pictures will be made available tomorrow.
nemulator – The Best-Looking NES Emulator… Ever
One of the most popular targets for emulation developers has been the original NES, or “Nintendo Entertainment System”. Throughout the years, I’ve used most of these, beginning with Nesticle over 10 years ago. There have been some good, some alright, and then some that put a new spin on things. nemulator is an example…
NVIDIA Unveils its Ultra High-End GeForce GTX 690
Last week, we posted about a teaser shot that NVIDIA put on its GeForce Facebook fan page with just enough detail to get the speculation train moving. One of the most popular guesses was that it was the upcoming dual-GPU GTX 690, and sure enough, that was right on the money. Due for release later this week, the GTX 690 is…
Valve Confirmed to be Working on Steam for Linux
One of the longest-running and most rampant rumors surrounding Linux in the past couple of years is that Valve has been making a Steam client for the platform. Up to this point, there’s never been solid evidence of it happening, and a couple of years ago, Valve head Gabe Newell just came out with it and admitted nothing…
AMD to Slow Driver Support for Radeon HD 2000, 3000 and 4000 Series
If you’re running an AMD Radeon HD 2000, 3000 or 4000 series graphics card, listen up. AMD has just announced that driver support for those series will be moving to a quarterly cycle, beginning with the May 2012 release. Current-gen cards (5000, 6000 and 7000) will continue to receive driver updates on a monthly…
Google Launches ‘Drive’ Online Storage Service; Offers 5GB to Free Users
Online storage services are a dime a dozen, so whenever a company finally decides to toss its hat into the ring, it’s usually hard to get excited about. Of course, things change a bit when that company is Google. After all, millions are already heavily invested in the company’s many other services, so the addition of online…
Intel Releases 3rd Generation Core Processors
Intel this week has launched its long-awaited Ivy Bridge processors, ushering in both 22nm and tri-gate era. As the third-generation Core product, it’d be expected that some nice features would be present and performance improved, and that’s just what we got. While performance improvements are not going to be major…
Intel Announces SandForce-based 330 Series SSDs
On Monday Intel unveiled its new 330 Series model of SSDs, but not all is as it seems. First, the 330 Series is not actually a replacement for the current 320 Series. Instead, the 330 is intended to act as Intel’s new budget friendly model, for reasons we will delve into below. Secondly, unlike the 320 Series the 330 does not use Intel’s…
Microsoft Announces Windows 8 Editions
Microsoft this week has announced four editions of Windows 8 that we can expect to see at launch. These include the standard “Windows 8”, “Windows 8 Pro”, “Windows 8 Enterprise” and “Windows 8 RT” – the latter of which is designed to be pre-installed, and only on ARM devices. There’s no mention of Windows 8 Starter…
NVIDIA Posts Teaser Pic on GeForce Facebook Page
NVIDIA shot us over an e-mail this morning to point our attention to a teaser pic that was posted to its GeForceFacebook fan page. The picture is dark, has low detail even when the brightness is cranked up, and at this point, could be anything. Is it a dual-GPU (a la GTX 690)? Is it a laptop featuring dual GTX 680m?