CyberPower has added zip across its Gamer Xtreme line when it today announced that USB 3.0 and SATA-III will be standard features on all models. Pricing for the Gamer Xtreme starts as low as $749. Continue reading “CyberPower’s Gamer Xtreme Series Have USB 3.0 and SATA III”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 16, 2009 at 7:53am
PhotoFast Global Inc. a pioneer in creative, high quality and extreme performance flash-based storage manufacturer, today revealed its new line up of 1.8 PATA SSDs. Relied the new PATA SSD controller introduced to the market, Continue reading “PhotoFast Announces G-Monster 1.8″ PATA V4 Series SSDs”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 16, 2009 at 7:51am
Many of our readers have been curious about the price tag that will be on the upcoming ATI Radeon HD 5970 graphics card, but that question was answered over the weekend. ZipZoomFly seems to have Continue reading “ATI Radeon HD 5970 Graphics Card Will Cost $599.99 Shipped!”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 16, 2009 at 7:36am
Don’t let its small size fool you – the Thecus N0204 miniNAS comes with RAID 0, 1, and JBOD support, which means that you can optimize your storage for speed or security. Never before has there been a NAS storage device this small that can be purchased for under $150. Read on to see how it does with a pair of Kingston SSDNow 40GB V Series 2.5″ drives in RAID 0!
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 16, 2009 at 12:00am
Hackers have managed to find a way around one of the key antipiracy protections built into Windows 7. Ordinarily, the operating system requires users to activate their copy of Windows 7 within 30 days. However, Continue reading “Hackers bypass Windows 7 activation”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 13, 2009 at 5:39pm
CyberPower today announced a new series of notebook gaming systems that feature the brand new Intel Core i7 mobile CPU and chipset. CyberPowers new Xplorer series all feature Intels Core i7 Mobile Processors with Intels Continue reading “CyberPower Announces Notebooks w/ Intel Core i7 Mobile Processors!”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 13, 2009 at 12:21pm
Last month NVIDIA silently launched the GeForce 210 and GT 220 graphics cards, which are aimed at the entry level discrete graphics card market. Today, we take a look at the EVGA GeForce GT 220 Continue reading “EVGA GeForce GT 220 SSC DDR3 Video Card Review”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 13, 2009 at 11:54am
AMD just sent over a list of DirectX 11 game titles and when their expected release dates are going to be. It looks like DirectX 11 is finally starting to pick up some speed, which Continue reading “Upcoming DirectX 11 Game Titles To Include Battlefield: Bad Company 2”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 13, 2009 at 11:51am
The $1.25 billion Intel/AMD settlement announced Thursday could improve competition in the server hardware market and solve some lingering problems related to server virtualization, analysts say. Today, a virtualization technology known as live migration lets Continue reading “Intel/AMD deal could help solve virtualization compatibility problems”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 13, 2009 at 6:26am
Super Talent Technology today announced new 450X, 533X, and 600X high speed CompactFlash media cards which achieve read/write speeds up to 90MB/sec. The new high speed CF cards are offered in four different capacities: 8GB, Continue reading “Super Talent Launches 450X, 533X, and 600X CompactFlash Media Cards”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 13, 2009 at 6:07am
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced the Phenom II 955 Black Edition processor back in April 2009 and claimed that it had run as fast as 7 GHz in extreme overclocking tests. The have recently published Continue reading “AMD Phenom II Procesors Shatter The Elusive 7GHz Barrier”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 12, 2009 at 3:33pm
Microsoft said on Wednesday it is looking into a report of a vulnerability in Windows 7 and Server 2008 Release 2 that could be used by an attacker to remotely crash the computer. The company Continue reading “Microsoft probing Windows 7 zero-day security hole”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 12, 2009 at 2:44pm
Activision Blizzard Inc said it sold 4.7 million copies of “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2” for $310 million on its first day, setting a new record for the video game industry. The shooting game Continue reading “Activision says Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 sets launch record”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 12, 2009 at 2:27pm
Intel plans to launch three 32nm dual-core Arrandale CPUs (Calpella platform), the Core i7-640UM (1.2GHz), Core i7-620UM (1.06GHz) and Core i5-520UM (1.06GHz) with price in thousand-unit tray quantities of US$305, US$278 and US$241, respectively, in Continue reading “Intel to launch three Arrandale CPUs for ultra-thin notebooks in 1H10”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 12, 2009 at 12:38pm
Microsofts Massive division and market researcher comScore have teamed up to statistically show how effective in-game advertisements are doing. Today, Massive and web market researcher comScore have figured out how to connect the ads that Continue reading “Massive and comScore Team Up To Show In-Game Ad Performance”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 12, 2009 at 10:41am