A picture purportedly of AMD’s upcoming FX 8110 ‘Bulldozer’ processor is making some buzz today on the internet. It appears that a print screen of a Gigabyte test system has been leaked showing a PC Continue reading “AMD FX 8110 Bulldozer Processor Runs 1024M Super Pi in 167 Seconds”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 10, 2011 at 2:12pm
A new national alert system is set to begin in New York City that will alert the public to emergencies via cell phones by free text messages. Its called the Personal Localized Alert Network or Continue reading “Presidential Text Messages For Your Cell Phone Are Coming”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 10, 2011 at 12:23pm
OCZ Technology today unveiled the Agility 3 and Solid 3 SATA III SSD product lines. The Agility 3 and Solid 3 are designed to cater to speed-seeking enthusiasts in search of the best value for Continue reading “OCZ Technology Announces Agility 3 and Solid 3 SSDs”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 10, 2011 at 12:10pm
Google appears to be moving along quickly with Chrome 12 web browser as the first version of Chrome 12 beta (12.0.742.30) was released yesterday. The new beta includes support for 3D CSS effects, protection against Continue reading “Google Chrome 12 Beta Web Browser Released”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 10, 2011 at 9:56am
Japan’s earthquake in March has significantly impacted the supply status of the hard drive industry and the effect is expected to persist in May with two of the top-5 makers – Western Digital and Hitachi Continue reading “Hard Drive Supply Shrinking Due To Japan’s Earthquake”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 10, 2011 at 9:50am
Microsoft is close to completing a deal to purchase internet phone giant Skype Technologies for close to $8 billion. The deal should be announced later today if negotiations go as planned. This is a very Continue reading “Microsoft Looks to Purchase Skype for $8 Billion”. …more
By Ken Brown •
May 10, 2011 at 2:44am
Internet browsers have been making a ton of headlines lately with the release of IE10 Preview 1, Google Chrome 12 beta and Firefox 6.0 Alpha all being available for download. With Flash 10.2 and HTML5 taking off we figured that it would be a good time to look at the performance of 15 of the most used web browsers again. Read on to see which is fastest browser as we run seven tests to find out which is fastest and supports the most features.
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 10, 2011 at 12:00am
The team over at The Creative Assembly has released the second patch for Total War: Shogun 2, the sixth installment of Total War strategy franchise, is now available via Steam upgrading the engine to DirectX Continue reading “Total War: Shogun 2 DirectX 11 and AA Patch Released”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 9, 2011 at 7:41pm
AMD just released CATALYST 11.4 WHQL drivers on April 27th, but it appears just two weeks later that CATALYST 11.5 drivers have been released. You can check out the release notes here if you want Continue reading “AMD Releases CATALYST 11.5 Drivers and Catalyst 11.5a Hotfix”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 9, 2011 at 1:42pm
Fractal Design announced a new case this morning, called Core 1000, that is aimed at those building a Micro ATX form factor PC. This case was built around a combination of design, features, cooling performance Continue reading “Fractal Design Announces Enthusiast Micro ATX Case – Core 1000”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 9, 2011 at 10:56am
Futuremark today informed us that all the testing is complete on PCMark 7 and the last minute bug that was found has been successfully fixed. The original launch date was supposed to be May 3, Continue reading “Futuremark PCmark 7 Now Ready For New May 12th Release”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 9, 2011 at 10:14am
If you still play Counter Strike: Source we have a new map that you need to download and try out. The map is a recreation of Osama Bin Ladens Abbottabad compound that the United States Continue reading “Osama Bin Laden’s Pakistan Compound Now Available on Counter Strike: Source”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 9, 2011 at 9:39am
BenQ announced the E1465 digital camera today. The 14-megapixel camera comes with the usual range of capabilities, including a 5cm super macro mode, 27mm wide-angle lens, 720p movie recording, ISO up to 6400, and effects Continue reading “BenQ Announces 14-megapixel Digital Camera – E1465”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 9, 2011 at 9:29am
Where will the next Grand Theft Auto game be set? Some screenshots came out over the weekend that could be fake, but if they are real they suggest the location is Honolulu, Hawaii. We are Continue reading “Grand Theft Auto V Screenshots Leaked – Location Hawaii?”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 9, 2011 at 9:11am
It is highly likely that the next version of Microsoft’s Xbox console is already being tested by an outside developers, but don’t expect it to be shown off at E3 next month. Over the weekend Continue reading “Microsoft Xbox 720 Not Being Revealed at E3 2011”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 9, 2011 at 9:00am