The Guinness World Record for largest game collection has been set by Michael Thomasson, a 43-year-old New York father. He earned the record for owning 10,607 games. He got his first video game, Cosmic Avenger, Continue reading “Guinness World Record for Largest Game Collection Set At 10,607 Video Games”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 30, 2013 at 8:20pm
We just got word from AMD that their Mantle technology has been pushed into January 2014 and that there is no firm launch date. “After much consideration, the decision was made to delay the Mantle Continue reading “AMD Announces Mantle Is Delayed – BF4 Patch Now Expected in Jan 2014”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 30, 2013 at 8:09pm
Samsung announced on their blog that their 110-inch 4K Ultra HD (UHD) TV that has four times the resolution of standard high-definition TVs is going on sale in China, the Middle East and Europe. In Continue reading “Samsung 110-inch 4K UHD TV Now Available To Order”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 30, 2013 at 7:57pm
One of the more virulent and frustrating bits of malware has now affected roughly 250,000 computers. Basically Cryptolocker operates by scrambling an infected computers’ data then offering to unscramble it for a fee. The ransomware Continue reading “Cryptolocker Ransomware Has Affected An Estimated 250,000 Computers”. …more
By Matt Chambers •
Dec. 30, 2013 at 1:36pm
While the classic games from the 70’s and 80’s are a bit dated for my tastes, it doesn’t mean that they aren’t awesome for just about everyone else (Although 3D Tick Tack Toe on the Continue reading “Want To Play Classic Games From The 70’s and 80’s For Free? Look No Further.”. …more
By Matt Chambers •
Dec. 30, 2013 at 1:35pm
Puget Systems has been keeping track of all sorts of hardware data for the systems that they built in 2013. One of the most important things Puget Systems tracks is the failure rates of individual Continue reading “The Most Reliable Hardware of 2013 According To Puget Systems”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 27, 2013 at 6:20pm
Google has released its list of the top-trending searches of 2013, which showed that two year-end deaths resonated most in a year packed with news events, product releases and well-traveled memes. In its year-end Zeitgeist Continue reading “Googles Top 10 Search Terms of 2013”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 24, 2013 at 2:36pm
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) usually conducts aerospace warning, aerospace control and maritime warning in the defense of North America, but today NORAD is busy tracking Santa! It looks like Santa has already Continue reading “Where is Santa? Norad Website Tracks Santa Across The Globe”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 24, 2013 at 2:06pm
Three days ago, Reuters had an exclusive report that RSA had received $10 million from the National Security Agency (NSA) in order to make sure that the now known to be flawed Dual_EC_DRBG random number Continue reading “RSA Press Release Denying Alleged NSA Ties Does Little Denying”. …more
By Matt Chambers •
Dec. 24, 2013 at 1:44pm
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay must be in the holiday mood as he put Microsoft Xbox One game consoles in all his players lockers on Friday. Good thing the billionaire owner has deep pockets and Continue reading “Colts Owner Jim Irsay Buys Entire Team Xbox Ones For Christmas”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 23, 2013 at 3:29pm
As a gamer, I am always looking for great games – especially if they do not come along with the premium $60 price tag as well. Well, as I was stumbling around the internet, I Continue reading “Looking to Support a Gamer and Charities? Check out Humble Bundle 8”. …more
By Matt Chambers •
Dec. 23, 2013 at 3:18pm
TechPowerUp has released GPU-Z version 0.7.5! Grab it here if you want to use the latest and greatest version! GPU-Z 0.7.5 introduces support for six AMD GPUs (Radeon R7 260, HD 7600A, HD 8850M, HD Continue reading “TPU Releases GPU-Z 0.7.5 – More Than 12 New GPU’s Supported”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 20, 2013 at 6:07pm
For those of you looking forward to Apple shipping their new Mac Pro workstation by December 30th, prepare to be disappointed as the shipping dates have already been postponed to a rather ambiguous ‘February’. However, Continue reading “Mac Pro Shipping Date Pushed Back Once Again”. …more
By Matt Chambers •
Dec. 20, 2013 at 2:57am
AMD and Raptr gave a press briefing this afternoon about the AMD Gaming Evolved App to show how much the App has grown. Raptr is a social networking website and instant messenger, targeted towards video Continue reading “AMD Gaming Evolved App Now Being Used By 1 Million Gamers”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 19, 2013 at 8:19pm
A breach of credit and debit card data at discount retailer Target may have affected as many as 40 million shoppers who went to the store between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15, 2013, the retailer Continue reading “40 Million Target Customers Have Their Credit or Debit Card Information Stolen”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 19, 2013 at 4:56pm