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AMD: Game Devs Use PhysX Only for Cash
Ever since NVIDIA bought out AGEIA for its PhysX engine, the company has been pushing it as something that should be in all games, as it can greatly increase the game play and fun-factor. But according to AMD’s Senior Manager of Developer Relations, Richard Huddy, most game developers that utilize PhysX don’t want to, but have to…
It’s Official: Valve’s Steam and Source is Coming to the Mac
When Valve released its beta for a Steam UI overhaul towards the end of February, it just felt like a regular beta. As I mentioned in our news post at the time, the revamped look is quite nice, and intuitive. But there was something lingering under the covers that was discovered later the same day… Mac OS X icons. Since then, there’s been…
NVIDIA Teases with Tessellation Performance on GTX 480
Late last week, NVIDIA posted a video to YouTube that showcases the company’s upcoming GeForce GTX 480 graphics card, based on its Fermi architecture. In the video, NVIDIA’s Tom Peterson explains the perks that the card has, and how it will compare to the “competition”, and of course, why you will want one. Tom emphasizes superb…
Why Ad-Blocking Hurts the Sites You Love
The topic of blocking ads on websites has popped into some of my conversations over the past couple of weeks, and it wasn’t until just recently that I realized just how prevalent the activity is. I also realized that my opinions seem to vary wildly from most, and if I had to guess, it’s likely because I’m a website owner. It doesn’t mean that I’m right, but…
Don’t Purchase Assassin’s Creed 2
Anyone who has been reading our news section for some time likely knows by now that I’m not a fan of DRM (digital rights management) in any current form. It’s not that I support piracy, because I’m the stark opposite. I do fully believe that there is always a right way to do things, and also a wrong way. But in the case of Ubisoft, it would take me years…
More Proof that Steam is Coming to Mac OS X
Late last week, we talked about some hints that Valve was dropping about a potential Apple-based Steam client, and over the course of this week, there’s been even more hints, and also an out-right confirmation to Apple site MacNN about the client, from Valve’s own marketing VP Doug Lombardi. Sure enough, Steam is en route, and Apple…
What’s Really Inside Your MicroSD Card?
Ever bought an item from a retailer, opened it up and thought something suspicious was going on? Well, in the case of some microSD cards, that something was possibly the result of Ghost Shift Workers, running machines after hours and flogging the parts on to distributors. Some of these cards found themselves in the hands of Andrew Huang…
WD Launches SiliconEdge Blue MLC and SiliconDrive N1x SLC SSDs
Around this time 2009, Western Digital acquired SiliconSystems in their objective to enter the SSD storage market, shortly thereafter releasing their first SSDs. After their initial foray and some further time to integrate and develop SiliconSystems’s IP, Western Digital is back to release newer, more refined challengers to the SSD marketplace…
Firefox Might Not Ever Hit a 25% Market Share
If there has been just one Web browser to give Microsoft a bit of a scare, it’s been Mozilla’s Firefox. As soon as that browser hit its 1.0 version, it simply took off, and steadily climbed the charts month after month. Not surprisingly, it was around this exact same time that Internet Explorer’s share began to fall, and even to this day, there’s rarely…
Is “Unlimited” Internet Ever Truly Unlimited?
Even though consumers by this point in time should know better, there exists a relentless myth that when an Internet service provider tells you that its service is “Unlimited”, it’s true. But of course it’s not true. You might begin to believe it given the fact you never seem to get calls from the company or get charged extra, but if that’s the case, you…
Something’s Up with Valve’s Portal…
I have a confession to make. You know the game “Portal”, from Valve? Yeah, that one. Well, I have never as much as loaded up the main screen. IThat’s right… I’ve not only never beaten Portal, but I’ve never played it, either. But before you start throwing rocks, calm down, because current goings-on from Valve surrounding the game are beginning to make me…
More Details Surface on EVGA’s Dual-Socket W555
At CES held a couple of months ago, there were motherboard vendors all over showing off their latest wares, but there was no motherboard that grabbed as much attention as EVGA’s W555. It’s for good reason, too, given that it’s a dual-socket enthusiast offering, to be equipped with LGA1366-based Xeons, including the upcoming Gulftown six-core…
Thecus Releases “Zero-Crash” N4200 NAS
Thecus has long been a provider of quality NAS boxes, some of which we’ve taken a look at in the past, but as far as full-featured offerings go, it’s hard to compete with the N4200. It includes what Thecus calls its “6D” technology, which is based on the fact that the NAS box features a total of 6 “dual” features, from a dual-core CPU to dual displays…
NVIDIA Announces Second-Generation ION
At the current CeBIT conference going on in Hanover, Germany, NVIDIA has unveiled its next-generation ION platform. Though it’s been called “ION 2” by the media for the past month or so, the name simply remains “ION”. What the revamped graphics processor brings is improved performance, improved battery-life and not surprisingly…
Techgage Turns Five! Time to Give Away a Gaming PC!
Welp, we’ve done it. Techgage has officially turned 5, and believe it or not, it only took us five years to pull off! Things have sure changed since we first launched, but for the most part, it’s all for the better. The industry is as exciting as could be, and the products are likewise captivating and interesting. If you were to look at 2010 five years ago…
Corsair Launching Reactor and Nova Series Solid-State Drives
With ever more powerful SSDs launching at ever higher prices it is important to not forget about the cost-conscious crowd. Toward that effort Corsair is launching two new series of SSDs to add to their current SSD lineup that mostly features Samsung controllers. The Reactor series targets the value segment and features the revised JMF612 JMicron…
Are TSMC’s Yield Issues Going to Cause GPU Costs to Rise?
TSMC might be the world’s largest independent semi-conductor company, but the way things are going lately, it’s hard to know if that’s going to be the case in a few years. In recent months, much has come to light regarding low yields on its 40nm processes, and according to industry-tracking site DigiTimes, the problem is unlikely to be solved…
Hints Lead to a Steam Client for Mac OS X
Earlier this week, we posted about Valve’s brand-new Steam beta, which happens to be quite good. It doesn’t add a whole lot in terms of functionality, but it sure looks a heck of a lot prettier (in a good way). But as cool as the latest beta is, it seems there was a secret hidden deep (or not so deep) in the Steam installation folder. Secrets that lead us…
Can You Tell the Difference Between 720p and 1080p?
About five years ago, the term “1080p” was almost an unknown. Only the highest-end television sets supported it, and virtually no commercial media did. But today, that’s completely changed, with even budget TV’s and computer monitors offering support for the high resolution. But here’s a good question. When comparing 1080p to something…
Apple Removes 5,000 Sexy Apps from App Store
A couple of months ago, I mentioned that in recent years Apple’s negative press seemed to be on a rise. As it stands today, I don’t think that was an inaccurate statement, as it just keeps coming, and all for good reason. The most recent happening has to do with the removal of about 5,000 apps from the App Store, all of which had a sexy theme…
ASUS’ Xonar STX Gains Even More Functionality Under Linux
Ever since ASUS first released its Xonar line-up of cards, I knew I had to have one. But, being that I use Linux as a primary OS, I knew that the chance of me finding good support was slim. Well, that support may have taken a couple of months in the beginning to come to fruition, but since then, the open-sourced ALSA drivers have come to support every…
Valve’s Steam Receives UI Overhaul
For many first-person shooter fans, Valve is known as a company to deliver some truly incredible titles. These of course include the Half-Life, Team Fortress and Left 4 Dead series. But the way things are going, those who have ever played any of these titles are out-numbered by the sheer number of people on Valve’s Steam content distribution…
Adobe Patches Security Hole in Product that Shouldn’t Exist
This past December, a report was released that showed both Adobe’s software and Mozilla’s Firefox to be the buggiest software on the planet, where found vulnerabilities are concerned. There’s little reason to look down upon Firefox, though, as it’s patched on a regular basis, so it’s not as though the security holes are left to linger once they’re…
NVIDIA’s Optimus Looks to Gain Steam, Support from Apple
On the desktop side, NVIDIA is heavily relying on its GF100 architecture to help rejuvenate both its desktop division and revenue, but on the mobile side, it’s Optimus that looks to give the company a dominant lead in the marketplace. Given the technology, it almost seems like a given that it will happen, because it will give mobile warriors the best…
Is NVIDIA’s GF100 Broken and Unfixable?
If there’s ever been a huge amount of doubt surrounding an upcoming product, NVIDIA would have to take gold with the help of its Fermi architecture. There’s been a couple foiled starts, and reason to believe that GF100 might have some issues that are proving very difficult for the Santa Clara company to fix. Charlie Demerjian, in his usual way…