Geeks.com, also known as ComputerGeeks.com, has closed for good. The site was once a popular destination for computer hardware, peripherals and consumer electronics and if you built a new computer between 1996-2005 it is highly Continue reading “Geeks.com Closes For Good – Long Live Computer Geeks”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 6, 2013 at 7:42am
Plextor and Maingear have announced the two companies have entered a strategic partnership. Plextor and Maingear featured a collaborative exhibit at last month’s E3—the annual gaming expo held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The Continue reading “Maingear Now Offering Plextor SSDs in Their Systems”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 5, 2013 at 8:53am
BearExtender announced today the availability of two new Wi-Fi products for Macs. BearExtender 1200 is a high-powered 1200mW receiver for the long-range 2.4 GHz 802.11n band, available for pre-order today (ships August 15). It features Continue reading “BearExtender Announces 802.11ac Wi-Fi Solution for Macs”. …more
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Aug. 2, 2013 at 1:05pm
AMD today released AMD Catalyst 13.8 Beta Drivers for Windows and Linux users. The major new addition in these drivers is the support for CrossFire Frame Pacing. This driver should fix the micro stutters that Continue reading “AMD Catalyst 13.8 Beta Video Card Driver Released – CrossFire Frame Pacing Fixed”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 1, 2013 at 1:27pm
CyberPower today unveiled its Fang Taipan M2, a gaming laptop that comes one way: your way. The Fang Taipan M2 is the ultimate gaming laptop that can be customized for every buyer with the latest Continue reading “CYBERPOWERPC Announces the Fang Taipan M2 Gaming Laptop”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 1, 2013 at 10:46am
Eurogamer has reported that Microsoft sources have said that the recently revealed Xbox One was specially designed to last for 10 years at the minimum. Not just that. They were quoted saying that you can Continue reading “Microsoft Xbox One Designed To Run Ten Years”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 1, 2013 at 9:06am
AMD today announced the opening of a new design center in Hyderabad, India featuring world-class lab facilities dedicated to furthering both software and hardware innovations at the heart of AMD’s popular Accelerated Processing Units (APUs.) Continue reading “AMD Opens New Global Design Center in Hyderabad, India”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 1, 2013 at 8:20am
Diablo Technologies announced Memory Channel Storage (MCS) this week, a transformational new storage and system memory solution, resetting the bar for latency and throughput for enterprise applications. This innovative approach utilizes the industry standard DIMM Continue reading “Diablo Technologies Announces Breakthrough For Faster SSDs With DDR3 RAM Slots”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 31, 2013 at 8:22pm
The USB 3.0 Promoter Group today announced the completion of the USB 3.1 Specification which adds enhancements to enable SuperSpeed USB to operate at up to 10 Gbps. This latest release of the specification will Continue reading “SuperSpeed USB 3.1 10 Gbps Standard Finished – Ready for Development”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 31, 2013 at 1:40pm
Video game publisher 2K has launched the first of two downloadable expansions for its hit first-person adventure BioShock Infinite. The first download titled Clash in the Clouds is available starting yesterday for PC, PlayStation 3 Continue reading “First ‘BioShock Infinite’ DLC Released along with Burial at Sea Trailer”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 31, 2013 at 1:35pm
MSI today announced that the company’s 990FXA-GD80 motherboard can support AMD’s new FX-9590 processor after a simple BIOS update. The AMD FX-9590 8-core processor is the first commercially available 5GHz processor. You can find the Continue reading “BIOS Update For MSI 990FXA-GD80 Supports AMD FX-9590 CPU”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 31, 2013 at 10:51am
We ran out and purchased the 2013 Nexus 7 from Best Buy on July 26th and have been using it daily since we picked it up from the store. There are tons of Nexus 7 reviews already online, but we wanted to spend a few days actually using it rather than staying up all night and just posting up a ‘quickie’ on a product that we never really used. Read on to see what we think and how it performs against the original!
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 31, 2013 at 5:00am
Word on the street is that MSI is planning on releasing their highly anticipated GeForce GTX 780 Lightning video card on August 7th, 2013. This was easily figured out by the teaser trailer that was Continue reading “MSI Teases Upcoming GeForce GTX 780 Lightning Video Card”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 30, 2013 at 3:08pm
Kingston Technology is taking its support of eSports to the next level as the newest global sponsor of Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Season 8. Kingston HyperX will join Intel Extreme Masters on tour in New Continue reading “Kingston HyperX Sponsoring Intel Extreme Masters Season 8”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 30, 2013 at 2:39pm
Infinity Ward will be showing off the multiplayer for Call of Duty: Ghosts with a streaming event that takes place on Wednesday, August 14th at 10:30am PDT in Los Angeles. The global reveal will go Continue reading “Call of Duty: Ghosts Global Multiplayer Will Be Revealed on August 14th”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 30, 2013 at 1:35pm