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Nintendo Announces Wii Successor; Set to Launch in 2012
We posted about a rumor last week that Nintendo would be announcing the Wii successor in the “weeks” ahead, but thanks to the official announcement made this morning in Japan, there wasn’t too much waiting involved at all. Though still sparse on details, Nintendo did verify that the console would be shown off during the E3 Expo in early June…
Raptr: The Ultimate Gamers’ Social Network?
When I discovered Xfire in late 2004, it felt like I had stumbled on a pot of gold. It was a chat client like no other, because it had a major focus on the PC gamer, and as a result, it quickly became a tool that millions of gamers kept in their virtual toolboxes. A social network before the term ‘social network’ was even recognized, Xfire did a lot…
When Will Valve Shift Focus Back to Half-Life 2: Episode Three?
If I simply said “three-and-a-half years”, what would immediately come to mind for you? If you replied “the amount of time passed since Episode Two’s release”, you’d either be unbelievably on top of things, or the topic of this news post was too good of a hint. Either way, we’re nearing four full years since we all began waiting for Episode Three, so…
Sony’s PlayStation Network Down; Could Be All Weekend
It appears that Sony’s PlayStation Network, the service required for all online play (and the PSN store), has been down for the past couple of days, and sadly has no resolution in sight. Sony has stated that it is investigating the issue, and was up front with the prolonged downtime, by saying “it may be a full day or two before we’re able to…
Creating Bootable Linux Thumb Drives with Universal USB Installer
A great thing for Linux is that its popularity is rapidly growing, and thanks to the countless number of “Live CDs” out there, anyone can download and burn an image to allow them to test drive a distro with no risk to their PC. But, what about those who either don’t have blank CDs lying around, or don’t have an optical drive installed in their PC?
Microsoft Releases Windows XP End-of-Support Countdown Gadget
In March, Microsoft launched a campaign that would see the end of Internet Explorer 6 usage, and as we can now see, the company has added yet another aging software product to its list: Windows XP. To help countdown the official end-of-support date for XP, or encourage its desmise, Microsoft has launched a sidebar gadget for Vista and 7 that…
NVIDIA Releases WHQL GeForce 270 Driver
For those who have been holding out for a WHQL (stable) release of NVIDIA’s GeForce 270 driver, the wait is over. The company earlier this week released version 270.61, which features a couple of new features and many performance enhancements. We covered a of this in an article at the end of last month, but it seems NVIDIA…
Researchers Discover that Your iPhone Tracks You
As far as smartphones go, the iPhone is without a doubt, an incredible product. It allows its users to easily research data, watch movies, listen to music, and take advantage of the billion apps that exist in Apple’s App Store. In some cases, it might seem like the iPhone is the perfect device, but is it? If you’re at all a fan of privacy, then…
Apple to Launch iPhone 5 in September?
The launch of Apple’s iPhone 5 looks to be a little bit different than previous iterations, for one simple reason: it’ll be launched in the fall. At least, if current rumors are proven true. It does seem a bit unusual for Apple to push the launch months ahead of the summer, where it’s usually launched, and it’s hard to predict the reason why. If I had to guess…
Apple vs. Microsoft: The Numbers
Apple vs. Microsoft debates are common, but in truth, there’s no such thing as an overarching battle. Instead, there are numerous mini-debates that can be used to sum up both companies in a variety of ways. As an example, someone might be a die-hard OS X user and prefer it over Windows, but that’s just one debate. What about other…
Seagate and Samsung Announce Strategic Alignment
After Western Digital acquired Hitachi’s storage division last month, many were speculating that Seagate would begin shopping around for its own company to acquire, and it has. Today, both Seagate and Samsung have announced a partnership that sees the former opening up its wallet, but both reaping strategic rewards.
Portal 2 Released to Mixed Reaction
After weeks of being teased with various trailers, Portal 2 was finally released late last night – but to mixed reaction. Around the Web, every review I’ve seen has awarded the game very handsomely, with a couple of perfect scores, and the lowest being 9.3/10. For PC games, seeing scores this high is rare, so it appears that Valve…
Apple Patent Suggests Storing File History (a la Time Machine) in the Cloud
With its “Time Machine” feature introduced with OS X “Leopard” in late 2007, Apple became a spearhead for giving its customers the right tools to help make sure their data is made both redundant and safe. The software doesn’t only keep backups of certain files or the entire OS; it backs up multiple versions of the same edited file to…
Battle of the $1,000 GPU Configs: HD 6990+6970 vs. GTX 580 SLI
Looking to spend a cool grand on a GPU setup, but are unsure of which configuration to go with? Heck, having trouble finding a GPU configuration that comes as close to $1,000 as possible? Indeed, it can be a little tough, given AMD’s and NVIDIA’s pricing isn’t quite 1:1 on their competitive products, but…
Comcast Offers 105Mbit/s Internet Package; Spoils it with Data Cap
Comcast last week rolled-out a high-end Internet package that delivers up to 105Mbit/s of download speed, which for those not up to par with their megabits, is a huge number. That comes out to about 13.125MB/s, and means that a full 700MB CD ISO could be downloaded from a server (if there were no caps, of course), in just…
Nintendo Rumored to Announce Wii Successor in Weeks Ahead
In the video game scheme of things, we’re in a bit of an unusual time right now, as all three of the market-leading consoles have been available for a long time. Prior to the launch of all three, it wasn’t unusual to see a successor with a couple of years of a console being launched, but as it stands, the Xbox 360 has been out…
Disable the Grouping of Similar Taskbar Items in Windows 7
When Microsoft released Windows 7, I think it made some major strides for the desktop OS, and when compared to Vista, there’s just no comparison. But, there still exist some minor ‘features’ or changes that Microsoft made to its latest OS that drive me nuts. Fortunately, even though Microsoft doesn’t offer the user control over many of these…
Ubuntu ‘Unity’ Desktop Environment Second Impressions
A couple of days after the first beta was released of Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal), I posted my “First Impressions” on what I thought of Canonical’s ‘Unity’ desktop environment after some light usage. At that time, all of my experience was limited to a notebook that I only use for the lightest of duties, so with 11.04 beta 2 just…
File Transfers Over 1Gbit/s Ethernet: SSD vs. HDD
As mentioned a couple times recently in our news and content, we’re in the process of completely overhauling our suite for motherboard testing, to help assure that we’re delivering the more relevant data possible. Taking into account the fact that not all NICs are built equal, one introduction we’ll be making is Ethernet testing, to see which integrated…
NVIDIA Releases $60 GeForce GT 520
As I mentioned at the start of our Radeon HD 6790 1GB review last week, AMD and NVIDIA have been going back and forth like crazy since the beginning of the year, trying to out-perform the other’s product at any given price-point. Is this practice soon to stop? If NVIDIA’s just-launched GeForce GT 520 is any measure, not even close!
ASUS Intros High-End Rampage III Black Edition Motherboard
It’s not often that I notice an advertisement on our own website of a product I’ve never seen or heard of before, but in the case of ASUS’ Rampage III Black Edition motherboard, I admit, I was caught off-guard. Why is there this great-looking motherboard being shown off, I thought, and we weren’t even given a heads-up? According to…
Antec To Launch KUHLER H20 920 Liquid Cooler
Anybody paying attention to the recent explosion of all-in-one liquid CPU coolers knows just how hot the market is. These units allow for excellent temperatures while remaining nearly silent, without the need to leak test or refill them, as would be the case with a custom water setup. In what looks like an effort to keep even the hottest running…
Chinese Windows 8 ‘App Store’ Screenshots Leaked
Last summer, we talked about a couple of rumors that rose from leaked slides which stated that Windows 8 would ship with a full-blown “App Store” (you gonna take that, Apple?), and if screenshots leaked this past January are to be believed, there’s been some definite progress. Furthering the rumor? Screenshots leaked just earlier this week – this…
Adobe’s CS5.5 – Content Publishing Update, Subscriptions and Tablets
Adobe normally announces product refreshes once every 2 years or so, but out of the blue comes the Creative Suite 5.5 release, and as the name suggests, a half step between CS5 and CS6. This is part of a new strategy outlined by Adobe to cover emerging publishing standards between each major release, such as HTML5…
Gamer Reaches Max Level in World of Warcraft Without Killing Anything
Reaching the max level in an MMO is something any gamer of the genre strives for. It might take weeks, months, or even years, but once that final “ding” occurs, it’s like magic. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of pulling off such a feat, you know that it requires a lot of determination, taking advantage of any quests that are available, and killing enough…