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Grand Theft Auto V Trailer Released – We’re Going Back to San Andreas!
Rockstar Games announced Grand Theft Auto V last week (albeit subtly), and as promised, the first official trailer for the game has been released today. There’s no mention of a release date, and still no mention of supported platforms, but for any fan of the series, especially those who enjoyed San Andreas, this trailer is exciting…
Latest Humble Bundle Features Voxel-based ‘Voxatron’
We’re a bit late on posting this, but a brand-new Humble Bundle kicked off a couple of days ago, and so far it’s off to a great start. Much like the previous bundle, this one features a single overarching game, Voxatron, but since publishing, two other games have been added to reward those who pay more than the average.
Apple Rumored to be Considering Pulling the Plug on its Mac Pro Line
In a bit of not-so-surprising news, rumor has it that Apple is mulling the idea of pulling the plug on its high-end desktop Mac Pro line, leaving just the Mac mini and iMac to choose from. As Mac Pros have long been the go-to computer for professionals working with OS X, a discontinuation of the line wouldn’t go unnoticed.
Battlefield 3 Sells 5 Million Units in First Week
It’s not like there was ever any doubt, but Battlefield 3 sold well in its first week. Very well, in fact. How does 5 millionunits sound? With those sales, Battlefield 3 becomes the fastest-selling EA game in history, and with a total of over 10 million copies shipped, it’s on track to break the monthly record also.
Google Reader Gets Updated Gmail-like Design
Halloween is known for its dark colors, copious amounts of candy and of course, lots of decorations. So what better time would there have been than yesterday for Google to unveil is revamped Google Reader, which is about as minimalist as it gets, with more white than the Google homepage (alright, perhaps not that much white)?
There Are Almost 7 Billion People – Which Number Are You?
No one likes to be treated as a number, but let’s throw that convention out the window for a moment (just be sure to clean it up off the street later) to take a look at a simple but interesting tool that BBC launched on its website to celebrate the 7 billionth person on earth, which will occur in the coming weeks.
Facebook Sees 600,000 Compromised Logins Each Day
With the advent of the social network, personal security has become a more important topic than ever. If you are to ask the folks at Facebook about their security measures, they’d quickly tell you that they’re all good. But just howgood? The company last week revealed some numbers that seem fine on paper, but once…
Apple Purchased 3D Mapping Company C3 Earlier this Year
With the recent passing of Steve Jobs, “innovator” has been a title thrown around a lot. It’s for good reason, as Steve was one of the best. As of late, however, it seems that most of what’s truly interesting or intriguing to come out of Apple has been the result of acquisitions. Take Siri, the advanced voice recognition and response system…
Samsung Hoping to Sell Phones with Flexible Screens in 2012
When visiting trade shows such as CES, we’re often exposed to what I like to call “pre-fads” – that is, things that are obvious to become fads as soon as mass-production occurs. We saw it with ‘3D’ TVs, OLED screens,netbooks, tablets and so forth. There’s one piece of tech that we’ve seen time and time again that has yet to make it to…
GOG.com Kicks off Halloween Sale
The good folks at GOG.com are following in Steam’s footsteps and holding their own Halloween sale this weekend. It also features some spooky classics, but due to the overall limited selection of GOG’s service to begin with (compared to Steam), the selection is limited to only 12 titles. But what the sale lacks in selection, it
Microsoft Talks More About Windows 8 Task Manager
A couple of weeks ago, we linked to an in-depth look of the Task Manager in Windows 8 at the official development blog, and this week, the team followed-up to talk a bit more about monitoring your desktop or server with it. While the Task Manager has seemed sufficient in recent Windows iterations, the update coming exposes just…
Steam Kicks off Halloween Sale
We talked just earlier this week about the sale events that Valve has become well-known for with its Steam platform, so what better time to see another one kick off? You have Halloween to thank this time around, with a huge assortment of “spooky” games to choose from – including the just-launched Railworks 3: Train Simulator…
Nintendo Posts First-Half Losses of $932 Million USD
Nintendo was once a company that seemed to generate huge revenue regardless of what it did, but with its latest financial report showing a loss of $923 million USD for the first half of the company’s fiscal year, it looks like things have begun to change. Nintendo cites the strong Yen and the lackluster response to its 3DS handheld…
HTC Raider Launches in Canada through Bell and Rogers
Bell and Rogers jointly announced the HTC Raider today, with it becoming Canada’s first widely-available LTE option. First released in South Korea last month and rumored to hit AT&T in the US soon, the Raider is being touted as a “powerhouse social networker, entertainer and communicator” – all made smoother…
LSI Enters Definitive Agreement to Acquire SandForce
When OCZ acquired SSD controller maker Indilinx this past March, I couldn’t help but wonder what it was that Indilinx offered over SandForce. Of course, the real question should have been about how much more SandForcewas worth than Indilinx, and thanks to an acquisition by LSI, that question has been answered.
Indie Royale Bundle Follows in Humble Bundle’s Footsteps
Sparked by the recent success of the third Humble Bundle release, a new group has emerged offering its own collection of DRM-free indie PC games. For the next four days Indie Royale is offering A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda, Gemini Rue, Nimbus, and Sanctum games, with a bonus of a free Sanctum DLC made available…
Nokia Launches ‘First Real Windows Phone’, Lumia 800
Nokia has just unveiled a collection of new phones, including a new flagship that will sit above the Meego-based N9. While the design of the Lumia 800 is quite similar to the N9, the hardware inside has a couple of notable changes. The software has also seen a stark change: a move to Windows Phone Mango. The phone is set to…
TSMC Begins Volume Production of 28nm Parts
TSMC, the Taiwanese semiconductor company responsible for producing silicon for both of the leading discrete GPU manufacturers, has just announced that it has begun volume production of wafers built on a 28nm process. Of these, four variants exist; High Performance, High Performance Low Power, Low Power and High…
FinalWire Releases AIDA64 2.00
FinalWire’s AIDA64 has just reached version 2.00, and with it comes a slew of improvements, optimized benchmarks, and enhanced support for the latest PC hardware. A major improvement, albeit a simple one, is the introduction of an online update tool that will make updating to the latest version of the program a simple affair.
Rockstar Announces Grand Theft Auto V
Grand Theft Auto IV might have just come out three years ago, but fans of the series have grown anxious at the fact that Rockstar hasn’t announced its next iteration. Until today, of course – as the title suggests. Catering to the frustrating tradition of giving gamers no information whatsoever right off-the-bat, Rockstar replaced its…
Thecus Unboxes its Powerful N8900 8-Bay NAS Server
Thecus knows how to make a good NAS – and I should know; I’ve been using (and planning to review) the N4200 for quite some time and have been more than please overall with it. The N8900 is a different beast, however. While the N4200 has a simpler feature-set perfect for the home user or small business that never plan to touch…
Gabe Newell Talks About the Effects of Steam Sales
At a recent conference held in Seattle, Valve’s Gabe Newell discussed some results of his company’s experiments with price variation with Steam sales and why pricing has little to do with piracy. This sort of disclosed information is interesting for the fact that Valve has always been a private, tight-lipped developer/publisher – Newell’s…
GIGABYTE Teases Us with its First Four X79 Motherboards
With Intel’s forthcoming Sandy Bridge-E CPU architecture launch looming ever-closer, some motherboard vendors have begun to preview some of their upcoming offerings. As has become a tradition of sorts, GIGABYTE is one of the first out the door, with a photo preview of its G1.Assassin 2, X79-UD7, X79-UD5 and X79-UD3.
The State Of Western Digital Overseas & Here At Home
You’ve no doubt heard or read about the recent flooding in Thailand earlier this month and how catastrophic it has been for those living in the area. A quick look at things from a tech perspective shows that one of the biggest hard drive manufacturers in the world, Western Digital, is in a bad spot at the present time as well.
Intel Releases i7-2700K; Lowers Price on i3-2120 & Two Pentium Models
Intel over the weekend acknowledged the release of its latest top-end Sandy Bridge chip, the Core i7-2700K, while at the same time lowered the prices on three select lower-end models. The i7-2700K is nothing more than a clock boost, bumping things up 100MHz (on both the base clock and turbo clock, for 3.50GHz and 3.90GHz…