When ASUS announced the GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU Mini video card they also introduced the companies new CoolTech Fan technology. ASUS designed a special fan for this video card that is considered a radial blower/axial Continue reading “ASUS Shows Demo of New CoolTech Fan – Blows Mad Rice”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 4, 2013 at 3:30pm
Worldwide devices (the combined shipments of PCs, tablets and mobile phones) are on pace to total 2.4 billion units in 2013, a 9 percent increase from 2012, according to Gartner, Inc. Device shipments are forecast Continue reading “Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments To Fall 7.6% in 2013”. …more
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Apr. 4, 2013 at 3:13pm
BlackBerry sent out an e-mail today to users of its paid music-sharing service BBM Music and told them that the service would be ending this summer. BBM Music, which cost $4.99 a month, will be Continue reading “BlackBerry Gives Up on BBM Music Service After Two Years”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 4, 2013 at 2:58pm
ADATA Technology today announced NBA themed USB flash drives! All thirty teams will be represented in the new product lineup, which is officially licensed by the National Basketball Association and available in the United States Continue reading “ADATA Releases NBA Themed Flash Drives For Playoffs”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 4, 2013 at 2:42pm
More than 100 developer and adopter members of the Hybrid Memory Cube Consortium (HMCC) announced earlier this week that they’ve reached consensus for the global standard that will deliver a much-anticipated, disruptive memory computing solution. Continue reading “Hybrid Memory Cube Specification Finalized – Stacked DRAM”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 4, 2013 at 1:59pm
Call of Duty fans are set to receive another premium offering of Downloadable Content (DLC) with Call of Duty: Black Ops II Uprising on April 16. The game’s second, epic DLC pack of the year Continue reading “Call of Duty: Black Ops II Uprising Coming April 16th on Xbox Live”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 4, 2013 at 1:43pm
AT&T, HTC and Facebook have teamed up to develop and launch the HTC First, the first and only smartphone built to feature Facebook Home, which puts your friends at the heart of your phone. Facebook Continue reading “AT&T Launches HTC First Smartphone w/ HTC and Facebook”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 4, 2013 at 1:36pm
Mushkin today announced the its new line of 1.8-inch Chronos GO SATA III (6Gbps) solid-state drives (SSDs) are now shipping in 120GB, 240GB and 480GB capacities. The new line of 1.8-inch Chronos SSDs feature a Continue reading “Mushkin Ships 1.8-Inch Chronos GO Deluxe SSDs”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 4, 2013 at 1:21pm
Do you own an ADATA SX910, SX900, SP900, SP800, S511, S510 or S396 SSD? If you do, ADATA has released firmware version 5.0.7a that fixes and improves a number of items on these SandForce powered Continue reading “ADATA Releases 5.0.7a Firmware For SandForce SSDs”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 4, 2013 at 9:42am
Many entry-level desktop graphics cards use low cost DDR3 memory to keep retail prices down, but it appears that might be in jeopardy. Digitimes today reported that DDR3 memory prices have risen more than 10% Continue reading “Entry Level Graphics Cards Pricing Could Rise 15 Percent”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 3, 2013 at 2:23pm
The ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti Dragon video card is coming soon, or at least that is what Cowcotland believes. The site has posted up a pair of pictures of an ASUS branded video card Continue reading “Leaked Images of ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti Dragon Video Card”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 3, 2013 at 1:43pm
LucasArts was acquired by The Walt Disney Company on October 30, 2012 and at the time claimed nothing would change. Well, this morning Disney confirmed that LucasArts would cease to operate as a video game Continue reading “Disney Kills LucasArts, Cancels Star Wars 1313 & Other Games”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 3, 2013 at 1:36pm
EVGA today announced the GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition video card. This card delivers game-changing performance that taps into the powerful new GeForce architecture to redefine smooth, seamless, lifelike gaming. It offers brand new, never Continue reading “EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition Video Card Released”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 3, 2013 at 1:20pm
ASUS announced that the GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU Mini, a compact high-performance graphics card designed primarily for small form factor PCs with mini ITX motherboards, is now available! The dual-slot card measures just 17cm (6.7″) Continue reading “ASUS Launches the GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU Mini Video Card”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 3, 2013 at 8:58am
Those of you with a 3rd Generation Intel Core Processor ‘Ivy Brige’ and happen to be using the integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000/2500 are going to be happy this morning. Intel has released a graphics Continue reading “Intel Releases 15.31 Graphics Drivers For Ivy Bridge Processors!”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 3, 2013 at 8:05am