Glasses-free 3D technology continues to gain steam. Later this month, Nintendo will launch its 3DS handheld console, the first of what we hope are many 3D devices that ditch the 3D glasses (assuming this whole 3D fad sticks around). Next up are large screen TVs, and as you read this, Samsung's over in China showing off a 55-inch 3D LCD TV that's able to produce 3D effects without any eye gear[......]
Gigabyte is gearing up to release its first real gaming keyboard, which will join a long line of multimedia keyboards already under the company's belt. Unlike those other planks, however, Gigabyte's new Alvia K8100 is built for fragging and to look good while doing it[......]
There's a bit of debate on what exactly qualifies as the world's first computer virus, especially since the term, as it applies to computer code, didn't exist in the early days of computing. Many, however, credit the Creeper virus as being the first, which spawned this day 40 years ago (1971). Anyone feel like celebrating[......]
Still not convinced that 3D is here to stay? [......]
HP's new Omni Pro 110 all-in-one (AIO) PC is all business and is "easy to setup, easy to use, and easy to maintain." It's a fairly compact AIO, measuring 20 inches (W) x 8.6 inches (D) x 16 inches (H) and checking in at 16.8 pounds (or more, depending on configuration). [......]
Sprint is gearing up to launch its first Windows Phone 7 device on March 20, the HTC Arrive, Sprint announced . [......]
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[......]
We still have a ways to go until AMD and Intel implement native USB 3.0 support on their motherboards, but in the meantime, third-party chip makers have picked up the slack. NEC is one of them, and so is VIA, the latter of which has begun sampling new USB 3.0 controllers for external hard drives, DigiTimes reports . The new solution, dubbed VL701, received certification from the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) and will come in either a 64-pin LQFP (Quad Flat Pacakge with leads extending from all four sides) or 48-pin QFN (quad flat packages with no leads) form[......]
If you subscribe the motto that air is for breathing, not for cooling, then MSI's new N580GTX HydroGen is exactly the type of videocard that should float your water cooling boat. MSI ditched the reference air cooling solution and replaced it with its own proprietary HydroGen all-copper waterblock. The rest is up to you[......]
If you subscribe the motto that air is for breathing, not for cooling, then MSI's new N580GTX HydroGen is exactly the type of videocard that should float your water cooling boat. MSI ditched the reference air cooling solution and replaced it with its own proprietary HydroGen all-copper waterblock. The rest is up to you[......]
If you're wondering what the frak "Super Alloy Technology" is, don't worry, we had the same puzzled look when heard about Asus' new GT 440 graphics card. Here's how Asus explains it: "The Asus GT 440 includes Super Alloy Power technology, featuring a special alloy formula used in power delivery components such as capacitors, chokes and MOSFETs[......]
OCZ's decision to exit the DRAM market means it can spend more time and resources on the rest of its product portfolio, and if the new ZX power supply series is any indication, OCZ made the right move. On paper, the ZX series is the most ambitious PSU line OCZ has yet released, and that's saying something for a company that owns PC Power & Cooling. Geared towards enthusiasts, the lowest wattage ZX unit is a beefy 850W . [......]
If you look hard enough , you can find a handful of Polish computer shops selling Intel's upcoming Core i7 990X Extreme Edition processor online. Pricing starts at around €900 (US$1,240) and goes up from there. Intel hasn't yet officially launched this latest Gulftown part, though some OEMs already have it as a configurable option[......]
Barnes & Noble insists the latest Nook Color firmware upgrade (version 1.1.0) is a minor update, but collectively it improves the eReader on multiple fronts. Here's what's included: Improvements to Wi-Fi connectivity Improvements to Home and Shop performance Adds ability to Pinch to Zoom in browser Enhance the reading experience for magazines and children's books Adds a text banner to easily identify Nook kids Read to Me books Also of note are "general bug fixes and performance improvements," of which B&N didn't elaborate. If you own a Nook Color, you can expect to receive the update via Wi-Fi over the next few days, or you can manually download the latest firmware from here (166MB download). [......]
It's probably not fair to call ASRock an underdog anymore, if it ever was. Asus gave birth to ASRock back in 2002 with the intent of going toe-to-toe with ECS and other vendors in the entry-level market. Here we are nearly a decade later and ASRock is now the third largest motherboard maker in the world, DigiTimes says [......]
