Apple has been granted a patent on unlocking a smartphone or tablet using a touchscreen gesture. The application, which was filed in June 2009, covers a range of commonly used techniques including swiping and pattern Continue reading “Apple Patents Touchscreen Unlock Gesture – Patent 7657549”.
Today Ubisoft and twofour54 Abu Dhabi announced the upcoming opening of a new Ubisoft development studio in Abu Dhabi. This marks the first time a major games publisher has established a direct presence in the Continue reading “Ubisoft To Open First Major Video Game Studio in Abu Dhabi”.
MSI announced the Z68MA-G43 (G3) motherboard based on the Intel Z68 chipset for LGA1155 CPUs today. The new motherboard will be the first in the industry to adopt the next-generation PCI Express Gen 3 high-speed Continue reading “MSI Announces Z68MA-G43 G3 Motherboard”.
IBM named Virginia Rometty, the head of sales, marketing and strategy, to take over as chief executive on January 1, making her the first woman to head the legendary US computer company. She was also Continue reading “IBM Appoints First Female Chief Executive w/ Election of Ginni Rometty”.
EVGA released a teaser picture of its X79 FTW motherboard. This is EVGA’s third LGA2011 motherboard, after the E-ATX Super Record 3 and XL-ATX X79 Classified. This board confines itself to the dimensions of a Continue reading “EVGA X79 FTW Motherboard Pictured – Bring On Sandy Bridge-E!”.
FinalWire recently announced the immediate availability of AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.00 software, a streamlined diagnostic and benchmarking tool for home users; and the immediate availability of AIDA64 Business Edition 2.00 software, an essential network management Continue reading “FinalWire Releases AIDA64 v2.00 Benchmark Utility”.
iBUYPOWER recently announced that it is the first system builder to offer 32GB memory on all Intel H65, P67 or Z68 chipset based systems. The large boost in high-speed memory significantly improves multitasking capabilities and Continue reading “iBUYPOWER Now Offers Offer 32GB of Memory on all Intel Sandy Bridge Systems”.
ASUS today released their complete roster of Intel X79 Express Chipset-based motherboards with the new LGA 2011 The new ASUS X79 motherboard offerings cover a wide gamut of PC users with the mainstream P9X79 Series, Continue reading “ASUS reveals lineup of Intel X79 Express Chipset Motherboards”.
There is a lot of anticipation about the new Intel Sandy Bridge-E processors. While we can’t give away any performance numbers or to many specific details, we can give you a sneak peak at some of the new Socket LGA 2011 motherboards. ASUS sent us over some pictures of their new LGA 2011 product line. Inside you will find a few details on the ASUS P9X79, X79 Sabertooth, and the Republic of Gamers Rampage IV Extreme!
Antec was showing off their upcoming Eleven Hundred Gaming Case at BlizzCon 2011. The case will not debut until sometime in Mid-November, but Antec took the time to walk us through some of the major Continue reading “Antec Eleven Hundred & P280 Gaming Cases Debut”.
ASUS showed a sneak peak of one of the companies upcoming Intel X79 motherboards running a Sandy Bridge-E processor last weekend at BlizzCon 2011. We are told this is the first time the public has Continue reading “Intel X79 Gaming Rig Spotted in ASUS Booth at BlizzCon 2011”.
NVIDIA has released the video of Johan Anderssons presentation that took place earlier this month at NVIDIA GeForce LAN 6! In the presentation Johan (DICE), who was the rendering architect for Battlefield 3, shares behind-the-scenes Continue reading “Johan Andersson Talks About Making Battlefield 3”.
The entertainment event of the year has arrived. DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio, today announced that Battlefield 3, winner of over 60 industry awards worldwide, is now available at retail stores in North America. Continue reading “EA’s Battlefield 3 Begins Its Assault on Retail Worldwide”.
Celebrating the launch of the much anticipated Battlefield 3 game, SAPPHIRE Technology is introducing the SAPPHIRE HD 6970 BF3 Special Edition – featuring two SAPPHIRE exclusive technologies, SAPPHIRE FleX and Vapor-X cooling as well as Continue reading “SAPPHIRE Announces Radeon HD 6970 BF3 Special Edition Video Card”.
Nintendo is giving value-minded consumers even more choices for satisfying everyone on their holiday gift lists. Starting November 6th, new Metallic Rose and Midnight Blue versions of the Nintendo DSi XL hand-held system will be Continue reading “Nintendo Hopes New Colors Help Nintendo DSi XL Sales This Holiday”.
