be quiet!, market leader for PC power supplies in Germany for six straight years, announced today a price drop on their most popular power supply line Straight Power E9. The predecessor has reached its end Continue reading “be quiet! Announces Lower Prices for Straight Power E9 Power Supplies”.
Western Digital today announced it is shipping the WD Scorpio Blue 7 mm hard drive, the latest addition to its mobile hard drive family and the 2.5-inch drive with the lowest power consumption on the Continue reading “WD Announces Sorpio Blue 7mm 2.5-inch Hard Drives”.
Today we are looking at the Venom Voodoo from Akasa. The Akasa Venom Voodoo features two 120mm viper fans and six high capacity heatpipes
that directly touch the processor! With a street price of around $55 shipped, this is an affordable cooler, but how does it perform? Join us as we put the Venom Voodoo on our Intel LGA2011 test bench to see how it handles the heat.
It’s Patch Tuesday and Microsoft has released security updates to patch 11 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Office and several other products. However, the most interesting patch is MS12-027. This is because it’s a zero-day Continue reading “Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Patch for Critical Zero-Day Vulnerability Released”.
Ardent fans of the acclaimed Bulletstorm first person shooter will be disappointed to hear that Electronic Arts have unceremoniously dumped the sequel, blaming it on a less than perfect console to PC port and piracy Continue reading “Bulletstorm Sequel Unceremoniously Dumped”.
It’s nice to see free DLC, especially if it’s from the likes of Electronic Arts, who like to charge for it. EA have just released the Mass Effect 3 Resurgence Pack DLC for free, which Continue reading “Mass Effect 3 Resurgence Pack DLC Released”.
After Capcom’s recent insult to customers who complained about on-disc ‘DLC’, we now have a top game developer justifying this practice, calling it an ‘ugly truth’. According to Gears of War design director Cliff Bleszinski, Continue reading “Top Games Developer Admits That On-Disc DLC is an ‘Ugly Truth’”.
Philips have launched a new addition to their Brilliance range of monitors in Singapore, priced at S$399. Their new monitor (model 248X3LFHSB) looks much like any other TN-based W-LED 1080p Full HD 23.6″ display, except Continue reading “Philips Launches New Brilliance Monitor with LightFrame Technology”.
Microsoft’s lifecycle fact sheet shows that mainstream support for the much-loved (sorry) Windows Vista ends today. This means that only security updates will now be available under extended support, until April 11, 2017, when that Continue reading “Vista Mainstream Support Ends Today, XP Extended Support Ends 2014”.
Downloadable content (DLC) has been used by games companies for a while now to discourage sales of used games, because they don’t see a cut of the sales, which they think they’re entitled to. One Continue reading “GameStop to Slap DLC Warnings On Used Games, Compensate Victims”.
Today EVGA has released the newest version of their GPU overclocking software: Precision X 3.0.2. The new release comes with a sexy new skin that matches the EVGA Classified theme. On top of the new Continue reading “EVGA Precision X Version 3.0.2 Released”.
Fans of Lost Planet 1 & 2 have a new instalment to look forward to. Capcom has announced Lost Planet 3 at its Captivate showcase event. The game is to be developed by California studio Continue reading “Lost Planet 3 On the Way”.
NVIDIA only recently released the GeForce GTX 680, however a source is now saying that they are readying the GTX 690 for release in May. The GeForce GTX 690, which will be a dual-GPU graphics Continue reading “Rumor: More Details On NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 690 Surface”.
Micron Technology today announced a new solid-state drive (SSD) that broadens Microns client product portfolio to serve the rapidly emerging Ultrabook category. The newly announced drive is based on the proven architecture of Microns popular Continue reading “Micron Announces RealSSD C400 mSATA SSDs w/ Capacities Up To 256GB”.
OCZ Fatal1ty Series 1000-watt Power Supply Review @ TweakTown and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums! [quote]”Anyone that has been around long enough in the industry will know Continue reading “April 10, 2012 News from Around the Web”.
