NVIDIA today posted their first Release 270 WHQL-certified driver for GeForce GPUs, including an equivalent Verde driver for notebook PCs. Version 270.61 is available for download on GeForce.com. We tried to download the drivers this Continue reading “NVIDIA Releases GeForce Video Card Driver v270.61 for Download”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 18, 2011 at 10:39am
Verizon Wireless and Novatel Wireless today announced that the MiFi 4510L 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot that runs on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network is available online today at Verizon! The MiFi 4510L Continue reading “MiFi 4510L 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot Available at Verizon Today”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 18, 2011 at 10:24am
Twenty-five years ago IBM scientists, J. Georg Bednorz and K. Alex Muller altered the landscape of physics when they observed superconductivity in an oxide material at a temperature 50 percent higher, (-238 deg C, -397 Continue reading “IBM Honors the 25th Anniversary of High-Temperature Superconductivity”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 18, 2011 at 10:21am
Symantec today released the 2012 beta versions of the Norton AntiVirus and Norton Internet Security, which are now available for free download from the Norton beta website. The Norton 2012 betas improve on performance and Continue reading “Norton AntiVirus 2012 Public Beta Now Available”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 15, 2011 at 9:01am
Comcast announced yesterday that its newest ultra-fast Xfinity Internet speed tier, Extreme 105, is now available to more than 40 million homes in major markets across the nation including San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Denver, Chicago, Continue reading “Comcast Offers Extreme 105 Xfinity Internet Speed at $105 per Month”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 15, 2011 at 8:54am
ASUS recently announced the ESC4000, which is what they are calling the world’s most expandable 2U server that supports quad NVIDIA Tesla GPUs and integrated InfiniBand. The ESC4000 joins previous entries in the ESC server Continue reading “ASUS Releases the ESC4000 2U GPU Server”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 15, 2011 at 8:45am
Our friends over at Mionix just sent LR an e-mail letting us know that the wait for the Zibal 60 gaming keyboard is over. The Mionix Zibal 60 features high-end mechanical, black cherry MX switches Continue reading “The Zibal 60 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard from Mionix Now Available”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 14, 2011 at 2:34pm
China’s State Administration for Radio, Film & Television has issued new protocol that essentially puts the brakes on all fictional time travel in the media. Several media outlets suggest that the concept of time travel Continue reading “Chinese Government Bans Television Time Travel – No Kidding”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 14, 2011 at 2:01pm
We asked our Facebook followers how they thought the AMD Bulldozer CPU architecture would do once it comes out in June. We’ve had over 110 people vote and it looks like it is dead split Continue reading “What Are Your Predictions For AMD Bulldozer?”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 14, 2011 at 10:57am
Intel and Micron today introduced a new, finer 20-nanometer (nm) process technology for manufacturing NAND flash memory. The new 20nm process produces an 8-gigabyte (GB) multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash device, providing a high-capacity, small Continue reading “Intel, Micron Introduce 20nm 8GB MLC NAND Flash – Now Sampling”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 14, 2011 at 10:31am
Futuremark today confirmed that PCMark 7, a new benchmark offering complete PC performance testing for Windows 7, will be released on May 3, 2011. PCMark 7 will be available in 3 editions: the Basic Edition, Continue reading “PCMark 7 Release Date Announced – May 3rd, 2011”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 14, 2011 at 10:07am
Wells Fargo is piloting the Visa Smart Card, which includes the traditional magnetic stripe along with EMV chip technology, helping increase card acceptance worldwide. The pilot is the industrys first chip program by a national Continue reading “Wells Fargo Testing EMV Chip Technology For Credit Cards”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 14, 2011 at 10:02am
Here’s your first look at real gameplay from the Behemoth Boss Battle scene in Sucker Punch’s upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive title inFAMOUS 2. inFAMOUS 2 is due out in stores on June 7th, 2011 and Continue reading “inFamous 2: Behemoth Gameplay Trailer Released”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 14, 2011 at 8:40am
If you are running Windows Phone 7 and want to play Angry Birds we have some good news for you. A Microsoft employee went on the record and said that May 25th is the day Continue reading “Angry Birds for Windows Phone Users Coming May 25th”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 14, 2011 at 8:33am
We ran across a Mortal Kombat trailer this morning that gives you a good look at the new King of the Hill multiplayer mode in the upcoming game title. King of the Hill is a Continue reading “Mortal Kombat King of the Hill Mode Video Trailer!”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 14, 2011 at 8:28am