The German maker of a new tablet PC is setting out to rival Apple’s iPad with the promise of even more technology such as a bigger screen, a webcam and USB ports. It is not, Continue reading “German WePad tablet PC sets out to rival Apple’s iPad”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 12, 2010 at 9:43pm
Today NVIDIA announced that it will release a new open beta of Parallel Nsight plug-in. Parallel Nsight allows Microsoft Visual Studio programmers to develop for both GPUs and CPUs within a single development environment. This Continue reading “NVIDIA Introduces Parallel Nsight Open Beta”. …more
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Apr. 12, 2010 at 1:59pm
Today, Seagate and Paramount Digital Entertainment announced their agreement to pre-load a selection of 500GB FreeAgent Go ultra-portable hard drives with Paramount movies. Beginning immediately, United States customers who purchase specially marked packages of the Continue reading “Seagate Offers FreeAgent Go Hard Drives w/ Paramount Films”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 12, 2010 at 10:13am
Gigabyte announced this morning that their full range of Intel chipset-based X58, P55, H55, H57 as well as current and upcoming AMD 800 chipset series motherboards all allow charging of Apples iPad while the device Continue reading “GIGABYTE First With Motherboard iPad Recharging Capability”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 12, 2010 at 9:46am
A number of weeks ago I was contacted by some old friends in Taiwan and tipped off that a new Taiwanese company called BitFenix would be making their public debut this morning. After asking around Continue reading “Another Taiwanese Hardware Company Is Formed – BitFenix”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 12, 2010 at 9:17am
NAS devices have been widely deployed today in both home and small businesses to carry out various tasks. One of the main advantages of having a NAS device is that it offers an abundance of Continue reading “Thecus Launches Battery Backup Module on Select NAS Servers”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 12, 2010 at 9:01am
On April 10, 2010, three of the leading overclocking teams in North America battle it out for two days using the new ASUS ROG Rampage III Extreme and Maximus III Extreme motherboards. Team Pure, OC Continue reading “Overclockers converge at the ASUS 3×3 Overclocking Summit”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 10, 2010 at 11:49am
Nvidia has released 197.41, which is a WHQL-certified driver for GeForce GTX 480 and GeForce GTX 470 GPUs. This is the driver that will be shipping with the cards when they are available to order Continue reading “NVIDIA Releases Forceware 197.41 Drivers For GeForce GTX 470/480 Users”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 9, 2010 at 11:34am
Koolance recently announced the first shipment of VID-NX470 (GTX 470) and VID-NX480 (GTX 480) waterblocks are available for purchase. The water blocks look amazing and the Koolance VID-NX480 for GeForce GTX 480 graphics cards even Continue reading “Koolance GeForce GTX 470 and 480 Water Blocks Now Available!”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 9, 2010 at 9:12am
A Toshiba spokeswoman recently said the company plans to start commercial production of NAND flash memory chips with circuitry widths somewhere between 20 and 29 nanometres in the second half of 2010, but it has Continue reading “Toshiba to make sub-25nm flash memory”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 9, 2010 at 9:00am
Super Micro Computer announced that its new line of 94%+ Platinum Level power efficiency server solutions are in volume production. These solutions feature Supermicro’s 920-watt power supply, which has achieved Platinum certification, the highest certification Continue reading “Supermicro Delivers Platinum Level Servers With 94% Efficient PSUs!”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 9, 2010 at 8:53am
Jeremy over at DangerDen posted up a video on how to remove the fan and heat sink from a GeForce GTX 480 video card in order to prep it for a water block installation. Makes Continue reading “Video Tutorial on How To Remove the GeForce GTX 480 HSF”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 9, 2010 at 8:41am
Thermaltake just posted up a webpage on the Armor A90 gaming case tonight that is worth a look if you are interested in new case designs. Thermaltake has not formally announced the new case, but Continue reading “Thermaltake Armor A90 Gaming Computer Case Announced At $99”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 8, 2010 at 8:09pm
A new version of GPU-Z is out! Grab it if you want to use the latest and greatest version! GPU-Z is a lightweight utility designed to give you all information about your video card and Continue reading “GPU-Z Video Card GPU Information Utility v0.4.2 Released”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 8, 2010 at 7:33pm
Super Talent Technology today announced a new value solid state drive (SSD) product line dubbed Super Talent VSSD that brings performance and solid-state technology together at an incredible price. VSSD takes full advantage of the Continue reading “Super Talent Introduces Value SSD Product Line – vSSD”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 8, 2010 at 7:22pm