The analyst firm Forecasting and Analyzing Digital Entertainment(FADE) recently announced that Valve’s PC distribution platform was just shy $1 billion in revenues in 2010 according to their estimates. Estimated revenues were estimated at $970 million Continue reading “Steam Brings in Nearly $1 Billion in Revenue During 2010”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 7, 2011 at 2:42pm
Blizzard today announced plans for its sixth BlizzCon gaming convention, to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on Friday, October 21 and Saturday, October 22, 2011. BlizzCon is a celebration of Continue reading “BlizzCon 2011 Announced – October 21-22, 2011 in Anaheim, California”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 7, 2011 at 11:05am
AOL announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire The Huffington Post for $315 million! This is interesting news as AOL owns sites like Engadget and TechCrunch and it looks like Continue reading “AOL to buy The Huffington Post for $315 million”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 7, 2011 at 9:45am
HP today unveiled its first touchscreen desktop PCs to feature a 60-degree reclining display, enabling users to adjust the displays position for a comfortable user experience. With a sleek, clean appearance, the new HP TouchSmart610 Continue reading “HP Shows Off New TouchSmart PC with 60-degree Reclining Display”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 7, 2011 at 9:30am
Did you catch the Motorola Xoom commercial last night? If you didn’t check it out below. The people� in outfits represent people that are buying the same thing, in this case Apple products. The commercial Continue reading “Motorola Xoom Super Bowl XLV Commercial – Think Different”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 7, 2011 at 9:24am
The highly anticipated Nokia E7 will begin arriving in stores in select markets this week, with broader availability building up quickly in several markets. With its tilting 4 inch ClearBlack display, full qwerty keyboard and Continue reading “The Nokia E7 Smartphone Arriving in Select Markets This Week”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 7, 2011 at 9:14am
Stream TV Networks recently announced that they company will be launching the eLocity A10 mobile tablet for online pre-order on February 15, 2011. The A10 4GB (A10.004), 32GB (A10.032) and 64GB (A10.064) models will be Continue reading “eLocity 10-Inch NVIDIA Tegra 2 Powered Android Tablet – Preorder for $399+”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 7, 2011 at 9:11am
According to the annual EA SPORTS Super Bowl Simulation powered by Madden NFL 11 the Pittsburgh Steelers should have won their record seventh Vince Lombardi Trophy, defeating the Green Bay Packers 24-20 in Super Bowl Continue reading “Madden NFL 11 Wrongly Predicted the Pittsburgh Steelers to win Super Bowl XLV”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 7, 2011 at 8:20am
RunCore may not be a household name but they sure know how to make a quality SSD. We put their SandForce SF-1200 based 120GB Pro V drive through our battery of tests to see just how it fared against others we have tested. Have they managed to eke out more performance than others using the same controller? Take a look and see.
By Joe Evans •
Feb. 7, 2011 at 12:00am
NASA released the first 360-degree view of the sun’s entire surface and atmosphere this morning. Seeing the whole sun front and back simultaneously will enable significant advances in space weather forecasting for Earth, and improve Continue reading “NASA Releases 360-degree View of the Sun Surface”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 6, 2011 at 3:39pm
EA recently released a teaser trailer for their long awaited FPS Battlefield 3. The only problem with the trailer is that is it kind of short. Rumor has it that this game has action that Continue reading “Battlefield 3 Teaser Video Released by EA”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 5, 2011 at 1:46pm
Computer hackers repeatedly entered the network of the company that runs the Nasdaq stock market in the past year, but the trading platform was not compromised, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The exchange’s Continue reading “Hackers Gained Access to Nasdaq Computers”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 5, 2011 at 8:01am
AT&T and Verizon both have iPhone 4’s available for customers, so the marketing war for your hard earned dollar is raging. AT&T has uploaded a video that shows how you can both talk and surf Continue reading “AT&T iPhone 4 Ad Shows Simultaneous Voice and Web – Take That Verizon”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 4, 2011 at 6:39pm
If you play Call of Duty: Black Ops you’ll be happy to know that Treyarch is hosting their first Double XP multiplayer weekend right now. The event has already started and will run through 8:00am Continue reading “Call of Duty: Black Ops Double XP Weekend Has Already Started”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 4, 2011 at 5:45pm
The news of the SATA 2.0 issues with Intel 6 series chipsets has sparked a lot of uncertainty about how this will affect those of you that have upgraded to the new Sandy Bridge architecture. Continue reading “GIGABYTE Releases Intel 6 Series Chipset SATA Check Utility”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 4, 2011 at 5:20pm