AMD is currently in talks with Renesas Electronics, which was merged with Japan-based NEC, about the licensing of USB 3.0 technology, and is considering integrating USB 3.0 support in its upcoming Hudson D1 southbridge chipsets, Continue reading “AMD To Integrate USB 3.0 Into Chipsets Before Intel?”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 27, 2010 at 8:13am
The highly anticipated release of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty has finally arrived. You are now able to purchase the game, dive into its epic single-player campaign, and compete online via Battle.net. If you don’t Continue reading “StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Goes On Sale!”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 27, 2010 at 7:22am
AMD yesterday announced availability of the first software driver for desktop computing environments to support the WebGL industry standard, which is designed to bring plugin-free 3D graphics to the Internet. The AMD OpenGLES 2.0 driver Continue reading “AMD Unlocks 3D Internet Potential with OpenGL ES 2.0 Driver”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 27, 2010 at 7:11am
Thermaltake is introducing their first mid-tower chassis with integrated single bay docking station on the case top for convenient easy-swap of 3.5 and 2.5 SATA drives. Users can handle data access and transfer on-the-go without Continue reading “Thermaltake Launches V6 BlacX Edition Mid-Tower PC Case”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 27, 2010 at 6:58am
Since the ‘Like Button’ launched in April, the Like button has given you the opportunity to make your websites more social in just a few steps. Today, Facebook launched more features for the Like button Continue reading “Facebook Turns “Like” Button Into Two-Way Street”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 26, 2010 at 5:27pm
While the courts have been busy making decisions about digital rights, Washington has also been having its say on copyright law, at least as it relates to the iPhone and other handsets. Key new rules Continue reading “Apple iPhone Jailbreaking (and all cell phone unlocking) Made Legal”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 26, 2010 at 3:21pm
AMD has released the ATI Catalyst 10.7 video card drivers to the public for download. This release of ATI Catalyst brings performance improvements in one game title along with numerous resolved issues and new features Continue reading “ATI Releases Catalyst 10.7 Video Card Drivers for Download”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 26, 2010 at 2:48pm
With just one day to go until release, VGChartz retail pre-order estimates have placed Starcraft II at nearly 800,000 units this week. The sequel to the 11-million-selling original released back in 1998, StarCraft II is Continue reading “StarCraft II Hits 800,000 Pre-Orders in the Americas”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 26, 2010 at 2:27pm
Lexar Media today announced that Crucial is a Platinum sponsor of LANFest Sponsored by Intel. The sponsorship gives LANFest event attendees an opportunity to win excellent prizes such as Crucial Ballistix memory and Crucial solid-state Continue reading “Crucial Now A Platinum Sponsor of LANFest Gaming Series”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 26, 2010 at 11:55am
The Khronos Group today announced the immediate release of the OpenGL 4.1 specification, bringing the very latest graphics functionality to the most advanced and widely adopted cross-platform 2D and 3D graphics API (application programming interface). Continue reading “OpenGL 4.1 Launched By Khronos Group Today at SIGGRAPH”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 26, 2010 at 11:47am
Kingston Digital today announced it is sponsoring a ticket package and product giveaway for the Rock the Bells Festival Series 2010. In its 7th year, Rock the Bells is a hip hop festival that brings Continue reading “Kingston Digital Announces Rock the Bells Festival Giveaway”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 26, 2010 at 11:41am
Antec is one of the most well known PC case makers for its incredibly popular Nine Hundred and P180 cases and similar offspring, today we are looking at a new full tower chassis called the Continue reading “Antec Dark Fleet DF-85 Full Tower PC Case Review”. …more
By austin •
Jul. 26, 2010 at 10:39am
The GeForce GTX 460 has been making some serious ripples in the upper midrange graphics card market since it is at higher clocks than the GTX 465 at very similar performance, the factory overclocked variations Continue reading “ASUS GeForce ENGTX460 TOP 768MB Video Card Review”. …more
By austin •
Jul. 26, 2010 at 10:01am
For enthusiasts there are basically two motherboard options for the AMD camp right now- the Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 or the Asus Crosshair IV Formula. Here we are looking at the ASUS Crosshair IV Formula which costs Continue reading “ASUS Crosshair IV Formula 890FX Motherboard Review”. …more
By austin •
Jul. 26, 2010 at 9:35am
The new ASUS Xonar Xense One and Sennheiser PC350 Xense Edition package is the result of cooperation between ASUS and premier personal audio maker Sennheiser. Xonar Xense is a perfectly matched combination of cutting edge Continue reading “ASUS and Sennheiser Develop Audio Solution for FPS Gamers – Xonar Xsense”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 26, 2010 at 8:50am