Intel is adding support for Intel Quick Sync Video on select Pentium and Celeron processors with the latest graphics driver made available over the weekend. Additionally, this driver upgrade delivers enhanced quality for video conferencing Continue reading “Intel Graphics Driver Version 10.18.10.3408 Adds Quick Sync Video To Some Processors”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 24, 2014 at 7:33pm
Microsoft has just announced a limited edition $499 Titanfall console bundle, where the Xbox One will come with a free download of the game starting March 11th. Titanfall is shaping up to be the first Continue reading “Xbox One Titanfall Special Edition Console Available March 11th For $499 – Pre-Order Now!”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 24, 2014 at 7:09pm
Joe Belfiore, VP Operating Systems at Microsoft, was on the stage at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona yesterday to reveal Microsoft’s plans for Windows 8.1 Update 1 and also to talk about Windows Phone. He Continue reading “Microsoft Windows 8.1 Getting First Update This Spring – Brings Relief For Desktop Users”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 24, 2014 at 3:05pm
Today at Mobile World Congress, Plantronics is revealing two new mobile sound products for your on-the-go needs. One device is an intelligent mono Bluetooth earpiece for your travels, while the other is a Bluetooth stereo Continue reading “Plantronics Reveals Voyager Edge and BackBeat FIT Bluetooth Headsets at Mobile World Congress”. …more
By Brian Nyhuis •
Feb. 23, 2014 at 1:01pm
This is not the Pokemon MMO and if you are confused by what the title means, imagine thousands of people mashing buttons on a single Gameboy simultaneously. In what has become the biggest attraction on Continue reading “Thousands of Twitch.tv Viewers Have Been Collectively Playing the Same Game of Pokemon for Days”. …more
By David Yee •
Feb. 21, 2014 at 3:33pm
Valve has announced the premiere details of Free to Play, a feature-length documentary that follows three professional DotA players as they prepare for The International in 2011, the first million dollar prize DOTA 2 tournament Continue reading “Valve’s ‘Free to Play’ Documentary Gets a Release Date”. …more
By David Yee •
Feb. 21, 2014 at 3:32pm
As most users have probably noted by now, Apple phones have Siri and Android phones have Google-Now, but Microsoft phones have a very noticeable gap when it comes to a built in computer assistant. However, Continue reading “Microsoft’s Cortana Should Fill The Digital Assistant Gap In Windows Phones”. …more
By Matt Chambers •
Feb. 21, 2014 at 3:31pm
Sports Illustrated has raised the bar, if you will, by highlighting a weightless Kate Upton in a bikini for a fashion shoot. The folks at Zero-G Corporation who normally take researchers and educators up in Continue reading “Kate Upton and Sports Illustrated Take Fashion to Zero-G”. …more
By Ken Brown •
Feb. 19, 2014 at 10:36am
NVIDIA today released GeForce 334.89 WHQL-certified drivers! These drivers offer performance boosts for those that own a GeForce 400/500/600/700 series cards! The drivers can be downloaded from the NVIDIA Driver Download page. We checked and Continue reading “NVIDIA Releases GeForce 334.89 WHQL Drivers”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 18, 2014 at 9:04pm
Irrational Games, the company behind the BioShock series, is effectively shutting down. Irrational’s closure will end a seventeen-year run that began in 1997 and then their first title System Shock 2 in 1999. Co-founder Ken Continue reading “The End of BioShock? Irrational Games Shutting Down”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 18, 2014 at 8:39pm
Crucial has unveiled a new video that provides an insiders look at how Crucial Ballistix is made and the rigorous testing process that Crucial DRAM undergoes from design to delivery. This intricate and thorough process Continue reading “How Crucial Ballistix Memory Is Made”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 18, 2014 at 7:50pm
In addition to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 TI with the new NVIDIA Maxwell architecture that is being launched today, NVIDIA is also making an announcement for the hardcore gamers out there. Late last year Continue reading “NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan Black Announced!”. …more
By Dan Stoltz •
Feb. 18, 2014 at 2:00pm
The latest saga of web users and internet privacy revolved around a seemingly unexpected name in the gaming industry. A few days ago, Valve Anti-Cheat, more commonly abbreviated to VAC, was reverse-engineered and discovered to Continue reading “Valve’s VAC Anti-cheat Program Raises Suspicions of Data Mining Gabe Newell Counters on Reddit”. …more
By David Yee •
Feb. 18, 2014 at 12:45pm
A sinkhole opened up inside the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY on Wednesday at around 5:44AM local time, swallowing eight vintage Corvettes that were on display. The sinkhole is reportedly about 40 feet Continue reading “Drone Helicopter Used To Fly Into Corvette Museum Sinkhole”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 13, 2014 at 3:47pm
AMD this week beefed up their entry-level and mid-range graphics cards with the introduction of the AMD Radeon R7 250X and the Radeon R7 265. It appears that AMD did this to help fill in Continue reading “AMD Announces Radeon R7 265 Video Card and Cuts R7 260X Prices”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 13, 2014 at 3:20pm