According to Neowin, Microsoft’s Windows 8 RTM will be build 8500.0.120623-1707. The information was leaked by Wzor, who apparently has a decent track record of leaking Windows information ahead of time. That said, the source Continue reading “Rumor: Microsoft Windows 8 RTM Will Be Build 8500, Announcement May Come In July”. …more
By rlemar •
Jun. 25, 2012 at 3:04pm
Microsoft and Yammer today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire Yammer, a leading provider of enterprise social networks, for $1.2 billion in cash. Yammer will join the Continue reading “Microsoft to Acquire Yammer for $1.2 Billion in Cash”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 25, 2012 at 1:21pm
Fractal Design just sent over an e-mail letting us know that they have already redesigned the Node 605 HTPC case that was introduced at the beginning of the month due to customer feedback. When it Continue reading “Fractal Announces The Redesigned Node 605 HTPC Case”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 25, 2012 at 10:55am
The Google I/O 2012 Conference is this week and rumor has it that Google will be introducing new hardware, software, and services at its annual developer conference. Google I/O, which begins Wednesday is already starting Continue reading “Google Nexus Tablet Shown – Nexus 7 w / Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 25, 2012 at 10:29am
Seagate and DensBits Technologies (the inventor of the world’s first Memory Modem) have announced today a strategic agreement for the development of low-cost, high-performance Solid State Drives (SSDs) for the consumer and enterprise markets. In Continue reading “Seagate and DensBits Announce Joint Development of Low Cost SSDs”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 25, 2012 at 10:13am
G-Technology today announced a new line of portable and desktop USB 3.0 storage solutions for a broad range of users from consumers to audio/video professionals. The move over to the USB 3.0 interface across the Continue reading “G-Technology Launches New USB 3.0 External Storage Solutions”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 25, 2012 at 10:07am
AMD today introduced the latest entry to the AMD Embedded G-Series processor family with the AMD Embedded G-T16R Accelerated Processing Unit (APU). The AMD G-T16R is targeted at very low power, small form factor and Continue reading “AMD Introduces Low-Power AMD Embedded G-Series APU”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 25, 2012 at 9:59am
ASUS has released the PEB-10G/SFP+ single and dual-port 10Gbps Ethernet cards for those that are looking to use 10Gbps Ethernet technology. The cards provide customers improved high speed networking across different ranges, and are tailor-made Continue reading “ASUS Releases PEB-10G/SFP+ 10Gbps Ethernet Cards”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 25, 2012 at 9:54am
Kingston did a fabulous job with their HyperX SSD, earning our Editor’s Choice award last year. They’ve taken that same formula, dropped the endurance of the NAND along with the price, and give it a little different color scheme to offer up the HyperX 3K drive. How does it compare in performance to the original HyperX 5K drive as well as the other drives we’ve tested? Take a peek to see!
By Joe Evans •
Jun. 25, 2012 at 12:00am
In what will come as a surprise for many, the European Trade Committee has voted and rejected the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). With a 19 to 12 vote to reject ACTA it would appear this Continue reading “European Trade Committee Votes To Reject ACTA”. …more
By rlemar •
Jun. 24, 2012 at 8:46am
Gigabyte hosted the inaugural Gigabyte eSports LAN tournament last week and we were there to take in the scenes as more than 30 professional eSports gamers and their teams competed for $21,000 in prize money. The GESL features professional gaming tournaments for games such as StarCraft 2 and League of Legends. Read on to find out more about this years GESL!
By Ken Brown •
Jun. 24, 2012 at 12:00am
It seems ZOTAC has more than just the GeForce GTX 670 Twincooler we reported on earlier up their sleeve. ZOTAC is now preparing a GeForce GTX 670 Extreme Edition. This new graphics card will make Continue reading “ZOTAC Prepares GeForce GTX 670 Extreme Edition”. …more
By rlemar •
Jun. 23, 2012 at 3:25pm
Blizzard has a new announcement and it’s sure to make more then a few people unhappy. As of patch 1.0.3, which came out Tuesday, Digital versions of Diablo III will be limited to Starter Edition Continue reading “Diablo III Digital Copies Limited To Starter Edition For Up To Three Days”. …more
By rlemar •
Jun. 22, 2012 at 2:47pm
Other World Computing (OWC) has announced the OWC Mercury Electra MAX 3G 960GB SSD as the highest-capacity 2.5″ Solid State Drive ever offered by OWC. This high-performance SATA II 3.0Gb/s SSD Drive offers data transfer Continue reading “OWC Announces Mercury Electra MAX 3G 960GB SSD For $1299”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 22, 2012 at 2:22pm
In what must make enthusiasts the world over happy, SSD prices are continuing to decline at a blistering rate. An article posted by The Tech Report has compared various brands and their prices from March Continue reading “SSD Prices Show Steady Decline”. …more
By rlemar •
Jun. 22, 2012 at 2:10pm