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Could we see a patch that brings DirectX 11 graphics options to Crysis 2 sooner rather than later? Maybe so, judging by whispers emanating from...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

While waiting for a movie this weekend, I was amazed at just how many folks in the audience were passing the time by playing games...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming Personal tech

Eight is Enough Ars Technica reports major Canadian ISP admits throttling World of Warcraft TC Magazine reports Intel starts shipping first 'Oak...

Type: News story Tags: Shortbread

The good folks at SemiAccurate have come across an interesting slide revealing details about Intel's upcoming Ivy Bridge processor and its accompanying Panther Point...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Chipsets

The first of those slick Sandy Bridge ThinkPads we saw at the Consumer Electronics Show is now available—and it starts at a surprisingly reasonable...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing

Intel has another new solid-state drive, and this time it's an all in-house affair with 25-nano flash. Keep reading for the skinny on...

Type: Feature article Tags: Storage

Owners of Kingston's SSDNow V100 solid-state drives, take note. Kingston has released a firmware update for them, and it "strongly recommends" that users apply...

Type: News story Tags: Storage

There's always something refreshing about PC game developers taking a stand against restrictive copy protection. Judging by an interview with ComputerAndVideoGames, Avalanche Studios chief...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

Join us for another episode of vocal tech reporting as we dive into the latest PC gaming news, the most expensive graphics cards on...

Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast

Eight is Enough The Seattle Times reports Microsoft presses state to tackle software piracy PCWorld: RIAA thinks LimeWire owes $75 trillion in...

Type: News story Tags: Shortbread

Eight is Enough iSuppli's 4th quarter 2010 microprocessor shares - final microprocessor revenue share data AMD: Game developers not exactly interested in...

Type: News story Tags: Shortbread

The crisis in Japan has raised new doubts about nuclear power. At the same time, it seems our current alternative forms of energy, beyond...

Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous

We announced the winner from our first XFX PSU contest yesterday, but we've still got two more XFX power supplies to give out....

Type: News story Tags: Power

We've got a little bit of everything in this week's deals post. Let's start with storage, which is a popular category for deep discounts....

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Power Storage Gaming

The Transformer cometh! Asus says it has kicked off shipments of the Eee Pad Transformer, the Android 3.0 slate that can be turned into...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech

AMD's upcoming Llano APUs could have an ace up their sleeve—or a few USB 3.0 ports, anyway. SemiAccurate is reporting that two AMD...

Type: News story Tags: Storage

AMD's slice of the worldwide microprocessor pie shrunk to just 11.4% last year, and Intel gobbled up 81%, according to IHS iSuppli numbers quoted...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs

SuperSpeed connectivity may be a nice additional perk as part of a future system, but is it worth the trouble as a standalone upgrade?

Type: Feature article Tags: Storage