Sequels are almost never as good as the original. There are exceptions , of course, and boutique system builder iBuyPower would like you to keep this in mind following its relaunch of gaming rigs with new Intel 6-series chipsets based on the B3 revision. What that means to Joe Gamer is he won't have to worry about any of the SATA 3Gbps ports flaking out over time[......]
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Ossur, a global player in the prosthetic and orthopedic innovations game, has built the world's first motor-powered prosthetic knee. It's called Power Knee, and lower leg amputees in Europe and the U.S[......]
HTC is officially extending its handset making capabilities over the Windows Phone 7 camp starting on March 20 with the introduction of the HTC Arrive, Sprint announced . You may also see this one referred to as the HTC 7 Pro, which is how it's referred to globally. [......]
Sprint is gearing up to launch its first Windows Phone 7 device on March 20, the HTC Arrive, Sprint announced . [......]
Whenever there's a new piece of mobile hardware, be it a tablet or a smartphone, it's a safe bet the surgical bunch from iFixIt will tear into it and expose the guts. The most recent device on iFixIt's operating table is the Samsung Galaxy S 4G smartphone, which started off looking awfully sexy, but ended up in a pile of parts, a piece of which was set on fire. So what did we learn? [......]
If you ran out to pick up a Motorola Xoom Android tablet, you might be wondering what this mysterious 4G upgrade will entail. Now we have the official details and it's not going to be a trivial process. The good news is that is won't cost you one red cent. [......]
What you are staring at right now could quite literally be staring back at you in a few years’ time. Pictured here is a prototype of an implantable eye pressure monitor designed for glaucoma patients. It happens to be the “first true millimeter-scale complete computing system†in the world, also making it the smallest computer till date[......]
There's a new version of MSI's Afterburner graphics card overclocking software available for download, version 2.1.0. New to this version is support for the latest Nvidia GeForce 500 and AMD Radeon HD 6000 series of videocards, as well as a new "Predator" in-game video capture function. Why it's called Predator is anyone's guess, but nomenclature aside, you can now use MSI's overclocking utility to capture awesome game sequences and upload them to YouTube[......]
By Mike Williams Wiping confidential files from your PC can be a difficult task. Just deleting them leaves the data available to any passer-by with a suitable undelete tool. [......]
Barnes and Noble this week reported its fiscal 2011 third quarter financial results, which as you might imagine is filled with numbers, but one stands out more than the rest. According to B&N, the Nook platform now accounts for a quarter of the eBook market in the U.S. Does it really[......]
We'll assume you're up to speed on the whole Sandy Bridge situation that's been covered at length here and elsewhere on the Web, but when new boards do start rolling off the assembly line, how can you be sure you're getting the newest revision? With regards to MSI, the company plans to slap a B3 revision sticker on updated P67 and H67 motherboards. There's another way you can ensure you don't get stuck with old inventory. [......]
The latest rumor making the rounds is that Intel will officially roll out its Light Peak high-speed connection technology on Thursday. The speculation comes from Intel telling the media that it will "host a...press briefing to discuss a new technology that is about to appear on the market," and according to "an industry source familiar with the details of the event," CNet says it will indeed be Light Peak. Could this have anything to do with the launch of new MacBook Pros on Thursday? [......]
Western Digital and Seagate have been jockeying for the top spot in the global hard drive market, and the two swapped places in 2010. According to data provided by The Information Network, Seagate's market share dipped from 31.2 percent in 2009 to 29.9 percent in 2010, while Western Digital went from 29.6 percent to 31.4 percent in the same time frame. Western Digital was finally able to overcome Seagate's market share lead by focusing its attention on non-desktop applications, and particularly the 2.5-inch form factor for mobile and consumer electronic (CE) devices[......]
By Mike Williams Quality DJ mixing software tends to be expensive, which can be a big problem if you're a mixing novice and still trying to hone your skills. There is an alternative, though. Mixxx is a free open source DJ mixing package that gives you everything you need to produce professional live mixes. The Auto DJ makes it reasonably easy to get started, even if you're a total beginner: just import a few MP3 files and the program will mix from one track to another while you get on with other things. Taking a more hands-on approach will deliver better results, of course, and Mixxx provides plenty of tools to help. [......]
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office put to rest a three-year dispute between Ultra Products, now a part of the Streak Products division of Systemax, and several power supply makers by rejecting Ultra's claim regarding modular PSU design patents, Softpedia.com reports . The USPTO came to the conclusion after seeing examples of the technology being used in prior PSUs[......]
