Broadcom and NetLogic Microsystems today announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Under the agreement, NetLogic Microsystems shareholders will receive $50 per share in a transaction of approximately $3.7 billion, net of cash Continue reading “Broadcom to Acquire NetLogic Microsystems For $3.7 Billion”.
Lenovos Chairman, Liu Chuanzhi, recently stated that he expects the company to surpass Dell in sales by year end and become number 2 in WW PC sales (PC World). Based on the companys internal metrics, Continue reading “Lenovo Planning to Surpass Dell in Sales This Year”.
EA and publisher Starbreeze Studios have announced a reintroduction of the classic franchise Syndicate. This time around, the game will be available for PC, Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360. The gaming studio that Continue reading “EA Announces Syndicate, A New Twist on a Classic Franchise”.
Seagate recently announced the 4TB GoFlex Desk external hard drive – the highest capacity hard drive in the industry. The Seagate 4TB GoFlex Desk uses a single 3.5″ SATA 6Gbps hard drive that has five 800GB platters spinning at 7200RPM. Seagate offers this drive with either USB 3.0 or FireWire 800 data connections as you’ll want a fast connection to move that much information. Read on to see how the 4TB GoFlex Desk with a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 connection performs!
Ninjalane Podcast PC Upgrade Strategy Issues with Streaming Media and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums! Ninjalane Podcast – In this episode we discuss pc upgrade strategy some Continue reading “September 9, 2011 News from Around the Web”.
Sean Maloney was on his way to being the Intels’s next CEO when a stroke crippled his body — and took away his ability to talk back in 2010. The story of his recovery and Continue reading “Intel’s Sean Maloney Battles Back From a Stroke”.
This Friday we have a huge drawing with our Facebook Friday promotion that you can enter and possibly win! This week the sponsor for our weekly promotion is Gigabyte USA and they have donated a Continue reading “Facebook Friday – Gigabyte X58A-OC Motherboard”.
AOL Inc. (AOL) Chief Executive Officer Tim Armstrong is talking with advisers to Yahoo! Inc. to gauge its interest in combining the companies after the ouster of CEO Carol Bartz, according to two people familiar Continue reading “Is AOL Trying to Merge With Yahoo?”.
Thermaltake has announced the companies first energy efficient high-output power supply unit series called the Toughpower XT Platinum & Gold. These power supplies are aimed at hardcore gamers, DIY enthusiasts, professionals and massive power consumption Continue reading “Thermaltake Announces Extremely Efficient Toughpower XT Power Supply Series”.
Its the first day of the International Broadcasting Conference 2011 (IBC), in Amsterdam. Over 48,000 film, video and live broadcast professionals, and 1,300+ exhibitors from more than 140 countries have converged on the show to Continue reading “NVIDIA Announces GPUDirect for Video API”.
GameSpot today announced it is changing the way gamers discover, evaluate and play games with the ability to instantly demo games directly from the GameSpot game pages, resulting in a try-before-you-buy experience. Powered by OnLive, Continue reading “GameSpot Launches On-Demand, Instant-Play Game Demos”.
The world’s largest email provider, Microsoft, was struggling to restore its services Friday after outages that reportedly affected up to 365 million users worldwide. The service disruptions affected a variety of Microsoft email products including Continue reading “Microsoft Online Services Crash – Affected Up To 365 Million People!”.
Corsair today announced the availability of USB 3.0 versions of their award-winning Flash Voyager GT, Flash Voyager, and Flash Survivor product lines. Those that want the most performance they can get should look at the Continue reading “Corsair Announces New High-Speed USB 3.0 Flash Drives”.
VIA Labs today unveiled the VIA Labs VL811 4-port SuperSpeed Hub Controller. The VL811 is VIA Labs second-generation USB 3.0 Hub product, and adds support for USB Battery Charging Spec. 1.2. Beyond transfer rates of Continue reading “VIA Launches Second-Generation VL811 USB 3.0 Hub Controller”.
Super Talent is offering another line of drives bearing the TeraDrive name and the designation of CT3. Featuring a SATA III interface and the well respected SandForce SF-2281 controller, they plug a hole in the Super Talent lineup. We give the 64 GB version a run on our test bench to see how well it performs.
