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Apple Launches iPhone 4S; Introduces Siri Voice Recognition
As expected, Apple has today announced the latest addition to its iPhone line-up, the 4S. You’ll note that it’s not called the ‘4G’, and that’s for a reason. With this release, there’s no 4G or LTE support… so for those who were holding out for that, you’ll have to wait until the iPhone 5 launches (if it’s even included then). Though lacking…
First Portal 2 DLC Released; Game Priced at $15 Until Oct. 6
After what felt like an eternity of a wait, Valve has today released the first bit of DLC for Portal 2, and as promised, it’s free. There is a catch, though – it’s not that content-filled. In gist, the biggest enhancement has been the addition of a new co-op campaign which is rumored to last about as long as the original Portal. Single-player…
NVIDIA Releases Battlefield 3 Graphics Guide
It’s all too rare when a game comes along for the PC that almost demands an upgrade, but Battlefield 3 is one such example. Let’s face it – Crysis in its own right was a game that demanded a super-fast PC, but the hype level leading up to its launch doesn’t hold a candle to Battlefield 3. In reading comment threads across the Web…
Amazon Launches Four New Kindle Devices
It was expected that Amazon this week would announce a tablet-based Kindle, but the company surprised everyone by revamping its entire line-up. For starters, there’s a brand-new entry-level model simply called “Kindle”, priced at $79. It features a 6″ ink pearl screen and supports WiFi, but has a rather paltry 2GB of on-board…
Improving Wireless Performance on Android with Wifi Analyzer
Years ago, when wireless routers weren’t so inexpensive, drop-outs didn’t occur all too often. But today, if you live in a neighborhood with lots of buildings, or are looking to connect to a wireless spot at a mall or some other public location, there’s a huge chance that to occur. While there’s no perfect solution, there’s a free Android…
Humble Bundle Returns with Frozen Synapse
It might feel like we just had a Humble Bundle, and well, we did. But another has arrived and it’s a little more unique than those we’ve seen in the past. There’s just one game featured here, Frozen Synapse, dubbed the “ultimate tactical” game on both the PC (Windows and now Linux) and Mac.
AMD Releases Radeon 11.10 Preview Driver for Battlefield 3
Whether you’re able to play the Battlefield 3 open-beta today or in a couple of days, you’ll want to take note if you’re an AMD user. The company has just released a “11.10 Preview Driver” that aims to primarily boost performance in the game, both with and without anti-aliasing in a single or dual-GPU configuration.
BlackBerry PlayBook Seeing Price-Drops at Some Retailers
Like all other companies that sought out to compete against Apple’s iPad, Research In Motion had expected to see its PlayBook tablet fly off of the shelves once it became available. In truth, so did we. The PlayBook brings a fluid UI, brand-new OS, big focus on gestures, a growing app store and unlike most other tablets out there…
NZXT Announces Source 220 Mid-Tower Chassis
Do you turn your undies inside out so that you can wear them for another day? If you’re this frugal, NZXT’s latest case release may just be what you’ve been looking for. On Friday the Source 220 mid-tower was launched, bringing with it many of the features that enthusiasts want but at a price point that’s much more mainstream.
Battlefield 3: PC vs. PlayStation 3
We posted an article last week that talked about current and predicted PC gaming trends, and I’ll admit that I didn’t expect quite the reaction that it had. A large number of major gaming sites linked to it, and after reading through most of the comments on some of them, it became obvious that the PC Gaming vs. Console Gaming…
NVIDIA’s GeForce 285.38 Beta Drivers Boost Battlefield 3 Performance By 38%
In advance of the Battlefield 3 closed beta which begins tomorrow, and the open beta which begins two days later, NVIDIA has released a new beta GeForce driver specifically aimed at improving performance with the game. According to the company’s tests, this driver can improve performance up to 38% compared to the…
Adding Artistic Value to Your Smartphone Snapshots with Paper Camera
One area we’ve been lacking in coverage has been with mobile, and that’s something we’re in the process of fixing. We’re currently working on a review of a tablet and a phone, but past hardware, we also want to take a look at software, or apps, that we find interesting. Kicking that sort of coverage off is an app I discovered last week…
OCZ’s Synapse Cache SSD Allows Do-It-Yourself Hybrid SSD
Last month, OCZ announced its RevoDrive Hybrid, a PCIe-based SSD that shipped with a 1TB hard drive built-in.OCZ’s move to release such a product was interesting because it helped reaffirm the fact that SSD caching can indeed be useful. In the best case scenario, such an implementation would allow you to use a 1TB hard…
Microsoft to Utilize UEFI to Make Boots Faster with Windows 8
With all the hustle surrounding Microsoft’s BUILD conference over with, the Windows 8 development team has gotten back to work on its blog, informing us of all that’s going to be coming to the company’s upcoming OS. In a post made earlier this week, boot times are explored – a topic that both hardware and software vendors…
Nikon Announces Mirrorless V1 & J1 Cameras
Following weeks of speculation, Nikon has today announced its “Nikon 1” camera system, featuring amirrorless design and compact size. As with most MILCs (mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras), Nikon has designed its “1” cameras to sit between point-and-shoots and DSLRs with the goal of being compact…
Battlefield 3 & Diablo III Betas On the Horizon
For Battlefield 3 and Diablo III fans, there’s some important information floating around that you will want to pay attention to. On the BF3 front, it’s been announced that the game will be going into an open beta period on September 29, while a closed beta for those previously accepted will happen on the 27th.
Google Rolls Out ‘Google Wallet’ to Sprint’s Nexus S 4G Customers
One of my all-time favorite moments on Seinfeld is when George tears off a phone number from an ad on some telephone pole, and then has his wallet explode all over the place when he tries to store it there. Apparently someone at Google loved that part as well, because in August, the company released a…
In-Game Ads Activated in Deus Ex: Human Revolution
PC gaming sure isn’t what it used to be. Remember when the biggest inconvenience was needing the CD to play? Today, we have to instead battle a multitude of different DRM schemes (the worst being Ubisoft’s famed “always online”), games that launch with a billion bugs, and now, games that shove ads down…
Valve Offering Original Portal for Free Until Tomorrow
To help celebrate the fact that some teachers have been using the original Portal to teach their students valuable puzzle-solving skills, Valve is giving the game away until (and I believe including) tomorrow at Steam. If you don’t already own the game, you can simply head on over to the Steam product page and click “Install Game”.
PC Gamer Rolls Out a Digital Beta on Steam
Further proving that Valve is planning for its Steam platform to be all things to PC gamers, it almost seems appropriate to learn that gaming magazines might be a big part of its future. Late last week, PC Gamer unveiled its “PC Gamer Digital” beta, to give gamers a taste of what’s to come, and also work out whatever bugs…
Google Releases Chrome 14; Introduces Native Client & Web Audio API
Google updated its Chrome Web browser late last week, pushing the version to 14.0. With it comes an improved UI for Mac OS X Lion, the first usable version of ‘Native Client’ (NaCl), a Web audio API set to give developers some creative freedom with audio effects, along with the usual onslaught of bug fixes. If you’re a Chrome user…
Daisy-Chaining Not Possible with mini-DP and Apple’s Thunderbolt Displays
We posted last week about the strong support that Thunderbolt received at Intel’s latest Developer Forum, so it seems appropriate that Apple has just begun shipping its first 27″ Thunderbolt displays to its customers. With this, Apple updated its support site and at the same time made a couple of limitations public – limitations that…
Corsair Enters the Keyboard and Mouse Market
Imagine my surprise as I pulled up Corsair’s page only to find a new product line that flew in under the radar – Vengeance Gaming. Vengeance has been Corsair’s current enthusiast brand of memory but is being expanded to incorporate K-series keyboards, M-series mice and a few new headset models.
GIGABYTE Launches Full-Fledged UEFI on X79 Motherboards
With another Intel Developer Forum in the bag, there are always bits and pieces that slipped through our fingers but deserve to be mentioned, and this one is pretty big – GIGABYTE finally launched its own dedicated UEFI. No, not the half-hearted attempt that we all know as HybridEFI. This is a full-fledged, full-featured UEFI that…
Intel Reveals Future SSD Details at IDF; Launches SSD 710 Series
At IDF, Intel officially launched the enterprise SSD 710 Series, and went on to further reveal “Cherryville” and “Hawley Creek” SSD codenames along with some juicy details; most notable being the information regarding Cherryville. Cherryville is the planned successor to the Intel 510 Series SSDs…