It looks like an in-wall USB charger may be coming for under $10 if it passes some final tests. The TruePower UCS Power Outlet With Built in USB Ports Model: APP-7169 will be available as Continue reading “Finally a Power Outlet With Built in USB Ports – TruePower UCS”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 6, 2009 at 10:11am
Intel is delaying the commercial release of its Larrabee graphics processor, which had been due out next year, and is not providing a new launch date. The company originally planned to start selling the many-core Continue reading “Intel delays consumer Larrabee graphics processor release”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 5, 2009 at 8:24am
Everyone wants to be different and inspiring! That is what ColcaSac is counting on with their ColcaSac line of laptop sleeves for the Macbook and Macbook pro line. With security and protection in mind, they Continue reading “ColcaSac Macbook Pro Notebook Case Sleeve Review”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 5, 2009 at 8:12am
Andy Murrays relationship with his girlfriend Kim Sears allegedly ended because of the British number one’s passion for computer games including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The pair, who are both 22, announced they Continue reading “Tennis Star Andy Murray Dumped For Playing Modern Warfare 2 for 7 Hours a Day”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 5, 2009 at 8:09am
SB (Universal Serial Bus) is just now beginning to transition from Hi-Speed USB 2.0 to SuperSpeed USB 3.0, which has been a long time coming. SuperSpeed USB 3.0, as it is officially called, is touted Continue reading “SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Performance on the ASUS P7P55D-E Premium Motherboard”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 5, 2009 at 8:03am
Asustek Computer, Acer, Lenovo and even Micro-Star International (MSI), which originally planned to launch in December, are all set to launch their Atom N450-based netbooks on January 11, 2010, complying with their agreement with Intel Continue reading “Vendors to launch Atom N450-based netbooks on January 11, 2010”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 4, 2009 at 11:52am
On Thursday Western Digital released a firmware update for their popular WD TV Live HD media player, but it seems something isn’t quite right with the update. According to the WD site firmware version 1.01.12 Continue reading “WD TV Live HD Media Player Firmware Update 1.01.12 Bricking Players”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 4, 2009 at 10:39am
USB (Universal Serial Bus) is just now beginning to transition from Hi-Speed USB 2.0 to SuperSpeed USB 3.0, which has been a long time coming. SuperSpeed USB 3.0, as it is officially called, is touted as being the next generation in bus interfaces and full backwards compatibility with USB 2.0 and 1.1. Read on to see how it performs!
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 4, 2009 at 12:00am
One month ago to the day Super Talent announced the new SuperSpeed USB 3.0 RAIDDrive, which supports transfer speeds up to ten times faster than USB 2.0 drives. Today, Super Talent sent us word that Continue reading “Super Talent Shows Off USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Flash Drive Performance”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 3, 2009 at 6:42pm
Corsair today announced the launch of its new Dominator GTX ultra-high performance DDR3 memory modules for Intel and AMD platforms, designed specifically for performance enthusiasts, gamers and extreme overclockers. Corsair Dominator GTX modules are individually Continue reading “Corsair launches Dominator GTX 2250MHz CL8 DDR3 Memory Kits”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 3, 2009 at 8:32am
Super Talent released a brand new compact digital storage product line called CFast. Just like the traditional SD card and its enhanced version, SDHC, the CFast storage card, with SATA interface, has improved, unmatched write/read Continue reading “Super Talent Launches Storage Card 4x Faster Than CompactFlash – CFast”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 3, 2009 at 8:30am
Spire Corp. today officially launched its new TherMax Eclipse towering CPU Cooler. Following up to the success of the original TherMax were proudly introducing the TherMax Eclipse. The TherMax Eclipse is now available from their Continue reading “Spire Launches TherMax Eclipse universal CPU Cooler”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 3, 2009 at 8:24am
The new patch for Need for Speed SHIFT has been released and is ready for download. This is the patch that I benchmarked here and found that it greatly improves ATI video card performance! I Continue reading “Need for Speed SHIFT PC Game Expansion Pack and Patch 1.02 Released”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 2, 2009 at 11:42am
Micron Technology, Inc. has raised the performance bar for SSDs. The company today announced its RealSSD C300 SSD, the industrys fastest for notebook and desktop PCs. Microns new RealSSD C300 drive enables users to enjoy Continue reading “Micron Launches First SATA 6 Gb/s Solid-State Drive – RealSSD C300”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 2, 2009 at 11:33am
California will be the “lead market” for the Chevy Volt when the electrically driven car is available at the end of next year, General Motors said Wednesday. California was chosen because the state has the Continue reading “Chevy Volt Picked To Launch First in California Next Year”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 2, 2009 at 9:36am