Consumers were able to purchase a Dell Core i7 Studio XPS 16 in September, though Dell cannot provide the machines due to “design problems” which remain to be seen in even the review samples of Continue reading “Dell is not shipping i7 Studio XPS laptops”.
Intel’s future six-core processor ‘Gulftown’ has begun popping up with some exciting overclocking results consistent among dozens of samples. Another highlight of the chip is the memory controller performance, expect triple channel DDR3 2133 or Continue reading “Intel’s six-core Gulftown is performing well”.
A flaw in the protocol used to secure communications over the Internet could have been used to hack Twitter accounts. This bug was made known back on November 5th, at that time, it was thought Continue reading “SSL Flaw Could Have Been Used to Hack Twitter”.
Google Dashboard is a main settings page for all your Google account services such as Gmail, Google Docs, Calandar and more. The dashboard still needs a little work, as it does not yet support all Continue reading “Google Dashboard: A Closer Look”.
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) said in A Study that Broadband Internet is available in 90% of areas, while only 65% of people use it, and stresses the fact that the government can Continue reading “Study calls for U.S. programs to address broadband demand”.
Futuremark Games Studio will later today release their first ever PC game called Shattered Horizon. Shattered Horizon is a multiplayer first-person shooter that immerses you in the cold reality of zero-gravity combat in near-Earth space. The game uses FutureMark’s very own DirectX 10 graphics engine with NVIDIA PhysX technology for a more realistic look and feel.
Digital River, the company behind electronic purchasing for Microsoft’s Vista and Office 07, has decided to make the Windows 7 upgrade package a .exe file which is causing many problems for users, as the package Continue reading “Microsoft Confirms Windows 7 Upgrade Install Snafu”.
Today US Senator John McCain introduced the Internet Freedom Act, which would keep the FCC from enacting rules prohibiting broadband providers from selectively blocking or slowing Internet content and applications as well as effectively countering Continue reading “McCain Introduces Bill to Block FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules”.
Nokia, the worlds largest mobile phone maker has filed a patent lawsuit against Apple for its iPhone, not compensating Nokia on 10 separate patents used in all versions of the iPhone. This may or may Continue reading “Nokia suing Apple over the iPhone”.
Available with only Windows 7 Home Premium, the Acer Aspire 5738 3D Notebook’s main features to look at are its 15.6″ HD 1366 x 768 resolution, high-brightness (220-nit) Acer CineCrystal LED-backlit TFT LCD with integrated Continue reading “Is the World Ready for 3D Laptops? Ask Acer”.
Now sporting over 625,000 tweets, #BeatCancer is a promotion thought up by Everywhere, a social media communications and content company based in Atlanta, Georgia, which got sponsors Ebay/Paypal and Miller Coors Brewing Co. to donate Continue reading “Online cancer-fighting inititive sets Guinness record”.
A Venezuelan provided discount internet-based phone services by hacking into VoIP networks from other service providers such as telecom, resulting in over $1.4 Million in losses in less than one year. He has been brought Continue reading “Voice over IP ‘hacker’ in court today”.
The Radeon HD 4670 is the mid-range offering from ATI, with lower performance than the Radeon HD 4770 & 4800 series but more performance than the Radeon HD 4300 and 4500 series. With so many new cards out there, the Radeon HD 4670 fits in nicely to the sub $75 market. Let’s see how well it performs against its main competitor from the NVIDIA camp, the GeForce 9600GSO 384MB.
The Avatar is the first gaming mouse from the NZXT and is has been designed to compete with other high-end mice from the start. With a unique ambidextrous form, the Avatar mouse is flexible and ideal for gamers of all kinds. NZXT has also implemented DPI switching feature allows total compatibility with any game, and the Avatar interface has 7 customizable buttons.
