AMD recently announced that revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012 is expected to decrease approximately 11 percent sequentially. The company previously forecasted second quarter 2012 revenue to increase 3 percent, plus or Continue reading “AMD Announces Painful Preliminary Second Quarter Results”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 10, 2012 at 5:17pm
NVIDIA has a bit of a gap in their midrange Kepler 600-series video cards at the moment – there aren’t any. However, rumor has it that this will be fixed in August, with the launch Continue reading “Rumor: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti Video Card Coming in August”. …more
By michaels •
Jul. 10, 2012 at 4:49pm
It looks like Intel’s next generation 22nm Haswell ‘tock’ CPUs are going to be very interesting, offering a wide range of TDP and performance points, along with great overclocking potential. First up, we have the Continue reading “Next Gen Intel Haswell Offers Wide Range of TDP and Performance Points”. …more
By michaels •
Jul. 10, 2012 at 4:19pm
At Microsoft’s annual Worldwide Partner Conference, Windows Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer Tami Reller shared new information regarding the general release of Windows 8. The new OS is on track for Release to Continue reading “Windows 8 Slated For October Release”. …more
By michaels •
Jul. 10, 2012 at 3:50pm
AVADirect, a leading provider of custom computer systems, is now offering the first personel supercomputer workstation with dual 8-core Intel Xeon CPUs, 192GB DDR3 memory, and four graphics cards. With their new partnership with EVGA, Continue reading “AVADirect Now Offering Personal Supercomputer With Dual Intel 8-Core Xeon CPUs”. …more
By rlemar •
Jul. 10, 2012 at 3:42pm
Kingston today announced the second-generation of its popular DataTraveler Locker+ secure USB Flash drive for consumers. The new, lower priced DataTraveler Locker+ G2 works interchangeably between Mac OS X and Windows systems and all data Continue reading “Kingston Ships DataTraveler Locker+ G2 Secure USB Drives”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 10, 2012 at 3:05pm
Treyarch has revealed more information, and the first glimpse of Raul Menendez, the most insidious villain in Call of Duty history. With the likes of David S. Goyer (co-writer of The Dark Knight Rises) and Continue reading “Activision Releases Villain Trailer For Call of Duty: Black Ops II”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 10, 2012 at 1:02pm
The latest beta version of of Google Chrome has getUserMedia API being used, which means that users won’t have to rely on Flash much anymore. It appears that Google is moving towards WebRTC, a new Continue reading “Google Chrome 21 Beta Goes Plug-In Free For Video Chat – Goodbye Flash”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 10, 2012 at 8:01am
SAPPHIRE Technology just announced several new models in the AMD Radeon HD 7850 family of graphics cards that are worth taking a look at. The first two new versions of the HD 7850 being introduced Continue reading “Sapphire Refreshes AMD Radeon HD 7850 Video Cards – Get Dual-X Cooling & New Outputs”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 10, 2012 at 7:47am
WD today announced the debut of WD Red NAS hard drives, an innovative line of SATA hard drives specifically designed for home and small office NAS (network attached storage) systems with one to five drive Continue reading “WD Announces Red Hard Drives For Always-on NAS Systems”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 10, 2012 at 7:39am
Intel announced yesterday that it has entered into a series of agreements with ASML intended to accelerate the development of 450-millimeter (mm) wafer technology and extreme ultra-violet (EUV) lithography totaling 3.3 billion (approximately $4.1 billion). Continue reading “Intel and ASML Reach Agreement on 450mm Wafer Technology”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 10, 2012 at 7:03am
Now that USB 3.0 devices are starting to become more and more prevalent, the need for open ports to plug them in grows. All the while, mobile computers are getting more and more compact, offering fewer ports. Satechi may have a solution with their colorful four port USB 3.0 hub. While it offers additional ports, will it muck up the USB 3.0 speeds in the process? Have a look to see.
By Joe Evans •
Jul. 10, 2012 at 12:00am
ORIGIN PC is kicking off the new school year with a back to school promotion. For a limited time only, ORIGIN PC will give away a free SSD of up to 256GB to customers who Continue reading “ORIGIN PC Announces Back to School Free SSD Promotion”. …more
By michaels •
Jul. 9, 2012 at 7:33pm
Valve has always been big on social features with its Steam gaming platform. It’s now extending that by croudsourcing the approval process for games to appear on Steam, calling it Steam Greenlight, which is to Continue reading “Valve to Launch Steam Greenlight In August”. …more
By michaels •
Jul. 9, 2012 at 6:54pm
This isn’t the usual subject that we write about here on Legit Reviews. However, it’s of such importance to our readers that we’re bringing this to you as a public service. Oral health and good Continue reading “Dental Cavities to be a Thing of the Past?”. …more
By michaels •
Jul. 9, 2012 at 6:21pm