NVIDIA just announced the first driver release from their new Release 256 family of drivers. The GeForce/ION Driver release 257.15 beta is out now and has a huge list of fixes and game improvements. A Continue reading “NVIDIA Releases GeForce 257.15 Beta Video Card Drivers”.
Seagate today announced the Momentus XT drive that combines SSD-like performance with the massive capacity and much lower cost of HDDs. The Momentus XT drive also features Adaptive Memory that learns and optimizes the drive’s performance to each user by moving frequently used information into the flash memory for faster access. Read on to see how this drive performs when we put it to the test!
GIGABYTE launched the world’s first USB 3.0 mini-ITX form factor motherboard this morning! The board is called GA-H55N-USB3 and features SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0), an HDMI interface, as well as a host of unique GIGABYTE Continue reading “GIGABYTE First w/ USB 3.0 Mini-ITX Motherboard – H55N-USB3”.
The US military has appointed its first senior general to direct cyber warfare despite fears that the move marks another stage in the militarisation of cyberspace. The newly promoted four-star general, Keith Alexander, takes charge Continue reading “US Appoints Keith Alexander As First Cyber Warfare General”.
Do you remember the power outlet that had the built-in USB connectors that we showed you back in December 2009 here? The TruePower UCS has been completely redesigned and is now called the U-Socket. The Continue reading “Power Outlet With SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Charge Ports – FastMac U-Socket”.
Google has halted the global deletion of collected private WiFi data on Friday following confusion over what it should do with the material. The move came after several European governments asked the internet company to Continue reading “Google Stops Deleting Street View WiFi Data It Collected”.
Trying for glory a second time, Seagate is very soon to announce a hybrid solid state and spinning disk drive, the Momentus XT, with no operating system dependencies. It marries a 2.5-inch, 7200 rpm 250, Continue reading “Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid Hard Drives Coming Soon”.
The Mushkin Callisto SSDs offer read speeds of up to 285MB/s and write speeds of up to an impressive 275MB/s thanks to the use of the Sandforce SF-1200 controller and Intel MLC NAND Flash. This makes the Callisto SSD one of the fastest on the market and we take a look at the 60GB Callisto series SSD with part number MKNSSDCL60GB. Read on to see how it does compared to ten other hard drives and solid-state drives!
EVGA released Precision Overclocking Utility v1.9.4 for download late last night. This program allows you to fine tune your EVGA graphics card for the maximum performance possible, with Core/Shader/Memory clock tuning, real time monitoring support Continue reading “EVGA Precision 1.9.4 Released For Download”.
Shuttle has added Intels new Six-Core Intel Gulftown to their Small Form Factor (SFF) Gaming PCs. The J3 5800 is now available for pre-order from Shuttles website. The J3 5800G is designed for gamers and Continue reading “Shuttle Adds New Six-Core Intel Gulftown PC to Gaming Line-Up”.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 graphics card from NVIDIA is known to run notoriously hot. Today we look at one way to tame the heat as we water cooler our GeForce GTX 480 with the Danger Den DD-GTX480 all copper version water block. We install the DD-GTX480 on our EVGA GTX480 and find out how much it can lower the temperatures and how much it can help overclocking as we push our card beyond what it could do on air cooling!
Scientists in the US have succeeded in developing the first living cell to be controlled entirely by synthetic DNA. The researchers constructed a bacterium’s “genetic software” and transplanted it into a host cell. The resulting Continue reading “US Scientists Create Artificial Life – Named Her Synthia”.
It’s time to start marking your calendars and booking vacations. In less than three months, the International Video Game Hall of Fame and Museum premier event, The Big Bang 2010, is set to begin. The Continue reading “The Big Bang 2010 LAN Party Event Announced”.
A follow-on to the enormously successful inaugural GPU Technology Conference (GTC), GTC 2010 will host the worlds top scientists, researchers and visualization experts. The conference will take place from Monday, Sept. 20 to Thursday, Sept. Continue reading “NVIDIAS GPU Technology Conference For 2010 Announced”.
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has revealed plans to raise new capital through a private placement with an aim to bring in a strategic partner. Market watchers have singled out Globalfoundries as a possible target. UMC’s Continue reading “GlobalFoundries, ASML linked to UMC fund raising “.
