Rumors of a new line of Lite-On Solid-State Drives (SSDs) have been floating around the web in recent weeks and thanks to a leak from China it appears the new Lite-On Zeta SSD Series has Continue reading “Lite-On Zeta SATA SSDs Coming To Consumer Market in 2015”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 16, 2014 at 4:29pm
Did you that Havok is turning 15 years old this year? If you have played game titles like Half-Life 2, BioShock, The Last of Us, Uncharted, Call of Duty series, Battlefield, Dark Souls, Halo, or Continue reading “Havok Celebrates 15 Years of Game Physics”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 15, 2014 at 8:36pm
Gunnar Optiks have brought a legal claim against NoScope Glasses claiming that NoScope has infringed on Gunnars patents. These patents included technology centered around tented lenses and curved frames. On the surface, this doesnt seem Continue reading “Gunnar Sues Upstart Gaming Glasses Company NoScope”. …more
By Ken Brown •
Dec. 15, 2014 at 7:37pm
Long time friend and fellow PC hardware lover Fuad over at Fudzilla believes that AMD Next-Gen Graphics will be called Caribbean Islands. His sources say the new GPUs will be ready to launch in the Continue reading “AMD Next Generation Graphics Codenamed Caribbean Islands”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 12, 2014 at 11:09pm
Intel has reportedly removed it’s latest Rapid Storage Technology drivers (RSTe Version 4.1.0.1046) that allowed Intel X99 motherboards to support up to ten SATA III 6Gbps drives at a time. That leaves Intel X99 owners Continue reading “Intel Pulls RSTe Drivers For Haswell-E X99 Platform Due To Issues”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 12, 2014 at 9:22pm
Enthusiasts love Intel desktop and mobile processors, but chances are they are not thinking about what materials were used to make that processor when they are gaming or overclocking. The honest truth is that for Continue reading “Intel Meets Goal For Conflict-Free Minerals in 2014 On Consumer Microprocessors”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 12, 2014 at 5:06pm
The Intel NUC (Next Unit of Computing) has been a hit for Intel, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that NUC 2.o is right around the corner. Intel hasn’t been good at Continue reading “Intel NUC 2.0 Rock Canyon Broadwell System Images Posted By Intel!”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 12, 2014 at 3:37pm
The Corsair Neutron XT 240GB SSD looked pretty good when we took a look at an early production sample last month, but we weren’t given any guidance from on pricing. Overnight we received word that Continue reading “Corsair Releases Neutron XT SSD Series Pricing”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 12, 2014 at 2:18pm
Overnight we got word from AMD that a recent Microsoft Windows update has been causing video card driver installation failures. Gamers have been telling us that they are having issues installing AMD’s recently released Catalyst Continue reading “Windows 7 KB3004394 Update Causes Driver Issues For Many”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 12, 2014 at 1:48pm
Netflix and Amazon will face off for a Golden Globe! The nominations for the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards have been announced and Netflix has received seven nominations and Amazon has received two. The nominations Continue reading “Amazon Beats Out Netflix For Golden Globe Nominations!”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 11, 2014 at 6:13pm
The much maligned and troubled yet popular bit-torrent web site The Pirate Bay has once again been shut down after a raid by Swedish authorities. Police seized servers in Stockholm after a complaint was filed Continue reading “Pirate Bay – Plundered Again”. …more
By Joe Evans •
Dec. 11, 2014 at 2:15pm
The water vapor analysis from trail of the comet being observed by the Rosetta spacecraft indicates that comets couldn’t have been the source of the water found on Earth today. It suggests that water was Continue reading “Did Earth’s Water Originate From An Asteroid?”. …more
By Joe Evans •
Dec. 11, 2014 at 1:50pm
It could be worth big bucks. Like fashion, electronics tend to come back popularity long after they’ve been discontinued and can end up costing substantially more than they sold for when they were new. Such Continue reading “Remember That Old iPod You Threw Away?”. …more
By Joe Evans •
Dec. 11, 2014 at 2:54am
Can a small plastic divider called Soarigami end the battle for the ever so important armrest on airplanes? Soarigami is said to make flying a little more comfortable in early 2015 when the device will Continue reading “Soarigami Could End Armrest Fights on Airplanes!”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 9, 2014 at 12:31am
Ralph H. Baer passed away over the weekend from an unknown cause at the young age of 92. His death was confirmed by his family. If you’ve ever played video games and enjoyed it, you Continue reading “Father of Video Games, Ralph H. Baer, Passes Away at 92”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 8, 2014 at 8:57pm