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Posted February 4, 2012

7 Up

  1. AnandTech: AMD's Rory Read outlines AMD's future strategy
  2. VR-Zone: Motherboard prices expected to increase 10% by next quarter
    and Kingston expected to drop pricing on NAND flash storage products
    and info shared on GPU options for Dell's Alienware M18X R2
  3. AMD presents your new AMD decoder ring key
  4. AMD reports AMD Trinity ULV 3DMark scores revealed; AMD
    Trinity for ultrathins platform to enable 18nm notebooks for $600 - $800
  5. AMD: Leading graphics performance is critical for us
  6. Fudzilla reports AMD 28nm Sea Islands official successor to Southern Islands
  7. A secret TF2 project

Saturday

  1. Intel lands top spot on new EPA rankings
  2. Fudzilla reports Brits think laptops will be dead soon
    and MSI officially launches Wind U180 netbook
  3. X-bit labs: AMD cancels 10-core, 20-core server processors
  4. VR-Zone: Frequency benefits of Ivy Bridge to
    benefit the higher-end Ivy Bridge-EP, too
  5. X-bit labs: WD's capacities to total 58 million HDDs per quarter this summer
  6. VR-Zone reports Pioneer to release 6X BDXL-capable Blu-ray writer
  7. Newegg's Weekend Express and other weekend deals
Mobile

  1. X-bit labs: ARM forecasts smartphone, tables with 64-bit microprocessors
  2. Fudzilla reports Qualcomm manages LTE breakthrough
  3. VR-Zone: Samsung delays launch of the Galaxy S III
  4. Fudzilla reviews HTC Titan Windows Phone
  5. LanOC Reviews on Cooler Master Choiix Power Fort 5600
Software and gaming

  1. Phoronix: Ubuntu 12.04 ARM performance becomes very compelling
  2. Skype 5.8
  3. IndustryGamers: EA confirms 'small number' of layoffs at Vancouver
  4. Fudzilla reports Alan Wake PC details confirmed and Mac
    gets Rage and new BF3 DLC announcement coming soon
  5. Joystiq: Skyrim Creation Kit out on PC this Tuesday with a 'surprise'
  6. IGN: What's new in the Diablo III beta?
  7. Hardware Heaven reviews Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Xbox 360)
  8. Psychology Today on video game addiction" Does it occur? If so, why?
Systems and storage

  1. ocaholic reviews Asus P9X79 WS
  2. KitGuru's 8GHz Kingston HyperX 2400MHz memory kit review
  3. Futurelooks reviews 16GB Patriot Memory
    Division IV Viper Extreme 1600MHz memory kit
  4. ThinkComputers reviews 4GB Kingston HyperX
    Limited Edition DDR3-1600 memory kit
  5. The SSD Review on 120GB Kingston SSDNow V+ 200 SATA III SSD
  6. TweakTown reviews 64GB Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0
  7. Tweaknews on Synology DS-212 NAS
Multimedia

  1. Neoseeker's AMD Radeon HD 7950 CrossFire & Tri-Fire review
  2. TweakTown tests Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB OC in CrossFire
  3. Guru3D's Radeon HD 7950 overclock guide with Vtweaking
  4. techPowerUp! reviews AC Ryan Veolo media player
  5. ProClockers review Thermaltake Azurues gaming mouse
Case and cooling

  1. Hardware Secrets reviews Antec Three Hundred Two case
  2. NinjaLane reviews Noctua NF-F12 PWM fan
  3. X-bit labs on the super-coolers for the LGA 2011 platform
  4. OCC's Xigmatek Prime SD1484 review
  5. The SSD Review on SilenX Effizio EFZ-120HA5 CPU cooler
  6. ITShootOut reviews Noctua NH-D14 CPU cooler
  7. TWL reviews Prolimatech Genesis CPU cooler

36 comments — Last by ET3D at 2:11 AM on 02/05/12

Posted February 3, 2012

Eight is Enough

  1. Wired: hp paid Intel $690 million to keep Itanium on life support
  2. AnandTech has AMD's 2012-2013 server roadmap: Abu Dhabi, Seoul & Delhi CPUs
  3. X-bit labs: AMD promises "full" Fusion of CPU and GPU in 2014
  4. VR-Zone: Intel Core i7-3770K benchmarks leaked and AMD
    A8-3870K makes it past 6GHz with memory at 3505MHz
    and Intel's betting on Tizen and Atom marriage for smart TVs
  5. X-bit labs: Intel shows off first Atom chips for micro-servers
  6. PC Perspective: AMD processor and GPU roadmaps through 2013
  7. Seagate: Shortage of disk drives to continue through 2012 - Computerworld
  8. AppleInsider: Apple rolls out Mac OS X Lion, Snow Leopard updates

Friday

  1. Apple's lead in tech support quality continues to slip in consumer survey
  2. Benzinga: JP Morgan upgrades Dell to overweight
  3. AnandTech reports Seagate GoFlex Thunderbolt adapter now available
  4. VR-Zone: ViewSonic launches affordable LED-backlit
    IPS display and Pentax K-01 is official and Nikon integrates
    NAVTEQ maps     into CoolPix AW series digital cameras
  5. HotHardware's podcast
  6. NCIX's Hog Wild sale event
  7. Newegg has upgrades and more
  8. Dealzon's deals: $250 coupon for 17.3” Lenovo G770 i5-2450M / 8GB RAM,
    $230 coupon for 15.6” Lenovo Z575 AMD Fusion / 6GB RAM, $200 coupon
    for 14” Lenovo Y470p i5-2450M / Radeon HD 7690, and $65 off 250GB Intel
    510 series 2.5” SSD
Mobile

  1. AnandTech on AMD's tablet architectures: Hondo at 4.5W, future sub-2W SoC
  2. VR-Zone: Can this prototype phone with
    curved screen be the Samsung Galaxy S III?
  3. AppleInsider: New photos hint Apple may still
    have plans for new iPod nano with camera
Software and gaming

  1. Ars Technica: Microsoft touts plugin-free web,
    offers desktop flashback for Flash lovers
  2. CVG reports Ubisoft games going offline next week
  3. id Software celebrates 21st birthday
Systems and storage

  1. TechReviewSource on Asus ET2410ITUS-B018C
  2. Hardware Canucks and Tbreak review AMD A8-3870K
  3. Legit Reviews on Core i7-3820
  4. VR-Zone's MSI X79 Big Bang X-Power II review
  5. Motherboards.org reviews Asus X79 Rampage IV Formula BF3 Edition
  6. Rbmods on MSI Z68A-GD65G3
  7. Madshrimps review G.Skill Ripjaws Z 2133CL9Q-16GBZH memory kit
  8. Funky Kit reviews 16GB Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR3-1866 memory kit
  9. Hardware Secrets reviews 3TB Seagate Barracuda
  10. PureOC revisits 240GB OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD
  11. TweakTown reviews 128GB Corsair Performance Pro SSD
  12. The SSD Review on 128GB MyDigitalSSD 'Bullet Proof' mSATA SSD
  13. X-bit labs review Synology DiskStation DS411 Slim
Multimedia

  1. ocaholic reviews XFX R7970 Double Dissipation
  2. TweakTown overclocks AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB
  3. HT4U reviews A.C. Ryan Playon!HD2: multimedia player (in German)
  4. Madshrimps review Corsair Vengeance M90 mouse
  5. OC3D reviews Corsair Vengeance M60 mouse
  6. techPowerUp! reviews Roccat Alumic mouse pad
Power, cases, and cooling

  1. APH Networks on 630W Thermaltake Smart series PSU
  2. ThinkComputers reviews Thermaltake Overseer RX-I case
  3. TR alum Dustin Sklavos reviews NZXT Switch 810 case
  4. Benchmark Reviews on Fractal Design Define XL case
  5. Hi Tech Legion reviews Cooler Master Silencio 450 case
  6. Hardware Heaven and KitGuru review Sharkoon T9 Value Edition cases
  7. TWL reviews Raidmax Viper case
  8. OCC's Kingwin 120mm fan review
  9. CowcotLand reviews Zalman CNPS8900 Extreme (in French)

17 comments — Last by gmskking at 4:58 PM on 02/03/12

Posted February 2, 2012

7 Up

  1. Court: Oracle breached contract with hp to boost SPARC
    positions as hp hid Itanium roadmap - X-bit labs
  2. IFR: Facebook readies to file $5 billion IPO, could grow
  3. Amazon: 4Q sales up 35%; profits down 58%; possible Q1 loss seen - TechFlash
  4. Bloomberg reports Microsoft ads bid to capitalize on Google privacy backlash
  5. ARM: Windows 8 will have numerous advantages over Android
  6. VR-Zone reports Targus launches dual-display USB 3.0 graphics adapter
  7. Fudzilla reports Nvidia GeForce 295.51 beta drivers released

Thursday

  1. VR-Zone: Samsung announces Series 5 Ultra
    notebooks and Series 7 Smart Station monitors and
    Shuttle launches mSATA-supporting XPC SZ68R5 mini-PC
    and Xilence releases dual-drive 5.25" SSD / HDD-dock
  2. Win a Dell XPS with OC3D & Dell Outlet
  3. OC3D's 2012 competition madness
  4. Dealzon's deals: $100 off Toshiba P755 i7-2670QM / GeForce GT 540M,
    $137 off coupon for 15.6” Dell Vostro 3550 i3-2330M, $50 coupon for
    Dell XPS 8300 i7-2600 / 12GB RAM / 24" LED monitor, and $312 off
    47” LG 1080p 240Hz 3D LED TV
Mobile

  1. DigiTimes reports Foxconn ready to start
    production of smartphones, tablet PCs in Brazil
  2. Fudzilla: Samsung Galaxy Tab third-generation codenames leaked
  3. Hardware Heaven reviews Archos 101 G9 Android tablet
  4. CrackBerry's exclusive: first image of a BlackBerry 10 superphone
  5. TechReviewSource on Motorola Droid Razr Maxx
  6. Win a 32GB iPad 2 with KitGuru & Aria
  7. TechSpot on the most anticipated games of 2012
Systems, storage, and networking

  1. HotHardware reviews Alienware X51 SFF gaming system
  2. ocaholic reviews AMD A8-3870K
  3. TweakTown reviews Sapphire Pure Black X79N motherboard
  4. PureOC reviews Gigabyte X79-UD5
  5. Futurelooks reviews Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5
  6. PCStats reviews Asus P8P67 Pro
  7. TechReaction reviews 32GB Corsair Voyager GT USB 3.0 flash drive
  8. Big Bruin reviews Asus RT-N56U dual-band wireless router
Multimedia

  1. PC Perspective's Asus DirectCU II roundup:
    ENGTX560, ENGTX570, and ENGTX580
  2. TweakTown and Ultimate Hardware review HIS HD 7950
  3. HT4U reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 OC (in German)
  4. KitGuru's Asus Xonar Essence One review
  5. XSReviews on Microlab M700 2.1 speakers
  6. Real World labs on Tt eSports Battle Dragon bag
  7. TWL's Powerbag backpack review
Power, cases, and cooling

  1. techPowerUp! reviews 1200W Enermax Platimax PSU
  2. ThinkComputers unboxes 1000W Kingwin Lazer Platinum PSU
  3. Hardware Secrets reviews 630W Thermaltake Smart series PSU
  4. APH Networks on 600W PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III PSU
  5. Björn3D reviews Thermaltake Chaser MK-1 case
  6. Futurelooks reviews Rosewill Thor V2 case
  7. circuitRemix reviews Noctua NH-C14 CPU cooler
  8. NinjaLane's Danger Den DD-M6 water block review
  9. Legit Reviews on Deepcool Gamer Storm Dracula VGA cooler

31 comments — Last by Arclight at 12:19 AM on 02/03/12

Posted February 1, 2012

Eight is Enough

  1. IntoMobile: Rogers to expand LTE to 25 Canadian cities by the end of the year
  2. VR-Zone reports Abit website to close at the end of February
  3. X-bit labs: Tilera unveils processors with up to 36 programmable cores
    and Hitachi introduces fast 4TB hard disk drive
  4. Ars Technica: Red Hat developer explains open source color calibration hardware
  5. Building Windows 8: Acting on file management feedback
  6. BF3Blog: Battlefield 3 PunkBuster exploit fixed
  7. Fudzilla reports DICE to hire anti-cheat administrator
  8. EverQuest is going free to play

Wednesday

  1. Ars Technica: Browett seen as bad for Apple thanks to Dixons' poor reputation
  2. Betanews: The netbook lives
  3. VR-Zone: Panasonic announces Lumix ZS20, ZS15, TS4, and TS20 digital
    cameras and BitFenix shows off upcoming mid-tower and mini-ITX case
  4. Newegg's exclusive deals
  5. Dealzon's deals: $250 off 15.6” Toshiba P750 i7-2670QM / GeForce GT 540M,
    $310 off 15.6” Toshiba L750 AMD A6-3420M, $25 coupon for hp dm1z AMD
    Fusion, and $40 off 256GB Samsung 830 Series 2.5” SSD
Mobile

  1. VR-Zone: Lenovo IdeaPad and ThinkPad to get Android 4.0 ICS in Q2 2012
Software and gaming

  1. Fudzilla reports Windows 8 ARM edition seeding to developers soon
  2. Updated Debian 6.0: 6.0.4 released
  3. Ars Technica: Apple gives AirPort Utility an iOS makeover, supports iCloud
  4. AnandTech reports Apple updates Final Cut Pro X,
    brings back some features from Final Cut Pro
  5. MissingRemote's CyberLink PowerDVD 12 review
  6. NGOHQ: AMD Leo DirectX 11 demo released
  7. Phoronix: Having SNAppy Intel 2D acceleration in 2012
  8. Fudzilla reports Sony to be last to announce PS4
  9. DailyTech: "Angry Birds" maker says piracy isn't all bad, can generate business
Systems and storage

  1. ThinkComputers reviews Gigabyte Z68XP-UD4
  2. VR-Zone's 240GB OCZ RevoDrive X2 & 480GB RevoDrive 3 X2 review
  3. PureOC reviews 120GB AData S511 SSD
  4. Real World Labs on 120GB Kingston SSDNow V+200 upgrade kit
  5. TweakTown's Synology DS212 2-bay NAS review
Radeon HD 7950 reviews

  1. Hardware Canucks, Hardware Heaven, Hardware Secrets, HardwareSpot,
    HotHardware, HT4U, Legit Reviews, Neoseeker, PC Perspective, Tbreak,
    techPowerUp! review AMD Radeon HD 7950
  2. ocaholic reviews Asus HD 7950 DirectCU II TOP
  3. Guru3D, KitGuru, and OC3D review HIS HD 7950
  4. Guru3D, HT4U, Overclockers.com & techPowerUp! review PowerColor HD 7950
  5. Hardware Canucks, Hi Tech Legion, Modders-Inc, OC3D,
    PureOC, TWL & VR-Zone review Sapphire Radeon HD 7950
  6. Benchmark Reviews, Fudzilla, Hardware Canucks, KitGuru, LanOC Reviews,
    OC3D, and TweakTown review XFX HD 7950 Black Edition
  7. Neoseeker's PowerColor, Sapphire & XFX Radeon HD 7950 review
  8. OCC's XFX & Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 review
  9. Guru3D and techPowerUp! do AMD Radeon HD 7950 CrossFire
  10. KitGuru's Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 CrossFire review
  11. OC3D does HD 7950 QuadFire
Multimedia, power, cases & cooling

  1. Benchmark Reviews on Asus VG278H LCD monitor 3D Vision 2 kit
  2. TechReviewSource's Olympus PEN E-PL3 review
  3. Tbreak reviews Monster Clarity HD Model One speakers
  4. Tweaknews on Thermaltake Dr. Power II ATX power supply tester
  5. CowcotLand reviews 550W akasa Venom Power PSU (in French)
  6. ProClockers review Thermaltake Commander MS-I case
  7. Technic3D reviews Rasurbo Vort-X U3 case (in German)
  8. XSReviews on Cooler Master GeminII M4

17 comments — Last by Xenolith at 4:13 PM on 02/01/12

Posted January 31, 2012

Eight is Enough

  1. AnandTech's AMD Radeon HD 7950 review: Sewing up the high-end market
  2. Expreview: Small review of Radeon HD 7950 surfaced
  3. VR-Zone: More MSI Z77 motherboards get previewed
    and Intel's My WiFi Dashboard with Wi-Fi Direct unveiled
  4. TorrentFreak reports MegaUpload user data soon to be destroyed
  5. Ars Technica: New KDE tablet to liberate Linux enthusiasts from walled garden
  6. BGR: AT&T to launch Samsung Galaxy Note on February 19th for $299.99 [video]
  7. All About Microsoft: Microsoft Office 15 technical preview kicks off
  8. Study: Multitasking hinders youth social skills

Tuesday

  1. Investors.com: Synaptics surges to high after beating earnings views
  2. The NY Times on Barnes & Noble's last stand
  3. Techgage on the Internet stratification: Tales of an unequal web
  4. Ars Technica reports LandingZone to ease docking for MacBook Air
  5. VR-Zone: Jetway launches low-profile mini-ITX Cedar Trail-M board
    and Fujitsu launches retail SSDs in APAC
  6. SlashGear: LG OLED TV mass-production in July as Q4 panel losses narrow
  7. AllThingsD reports GPS technology comes to shoes
  8. Dealzon's deals: $202 off 15.6" Lenovo G570 i3-2310M / 4GB RAM, $150 off
    15.5” Sony Vaio i5-2450M / 6GB RAM, $50 coupon for hp Elite h9xt i7-3930K /
    GeForce GTX 550 Ti, and $700 off 60” Panasonic 1080p plasma TV
Mobile

  1. ThinkComputers unboxes the Le Pan II TC979 tablet
  2. Ars Technica: Android trojans downloaded by millions, still on Android Market
  3. I Programmer: Evi overloaded
Software and gaming

  1. PCWorld: Firefox 12 tab features may have been prematurely hyped
  2. Phoronix compares Ubuntu 11.10 vs. Mac OS X 10.7.2 performance
  3. The NY Times on how the video games industry is faring (thanks Neutronbeam)
  4. VR-Zone reports Sony will be last to announce next-gen console
  5. TG Daily: Pac-Man joins Street Fighter. Say what?
  6. Ars Technica: Why game trailers are sometimes more thrilling than the games
    themselves and is it legal to stop people from selling their used games?
Systems and storage

  1. Guru3D's rig of the month - January 2012
  2. Tbreak's Asus UX31 Zenbook review
  3. Futurelooks reviews Dell XPS 15z notebook
  4. TechReviewSource on Sony Vaio VPC-F23BFX
  5. Hardware Heaven pits Core i7-3930K vs.
    Core i7-3820 vs. FX-8150 vs. 990X vs. 2700K
  6. TechReaction reviews Asus Maximus Gene-Z
  7. KitGuru reviews ASRock Z68M-ITX/HT mini-ITX motherboard
  8. Madshrimps review 16GB GeIL Enhance
    Corsa PC3-12800 quad-channel memory kit
  9. Metku reviews 1TB Verbatim Store'n'Go USB 3.0 portable hard drive
  10. The SSD Review on 400GB Samsung SM825 SSD
  11. TweakTown reviews AData S396 SSD
  12. PCStats reviews Plextor PX-LB950UE external 12x Blu-ray writer
Multimedia, power, cases, and cooling

  1. AnandTech on AOC i2353Ph - IPS for a nice, low price
  2. techPowerUp! reviews QPAD MK-85 gaming keyboard
  3. Legit Reviews on SteelSeries World of Warcraft MMO gaming mouse
  4. [H]ard|OCP reviews 1500W Thermaltake Toughpower PSU
  5. ProClockers review 730W Thermaltake Smart series PSU
  6. Funky Kit reviews 430W Thermaltake Smart series PSU
  7. TweakTown reviews NZXT Phantom 410 case
  8. TWL reviews MSI Nighthawk case
  9. OC3D's Xigmatek Prime review
  10. OCC's NZXT Havik 120 review

22 comments — Last by oldog at 9:11 PM on 02/01/12

Posted January 30, 2012

The Starting Five

  1. Fudzilla reports Intel's first 22nm dual-core desktop in May
  2. VR-Zone: Intel outs seven new Core i5 desktop and Celeron mobile CPUs
    and Qualcomm's Snapdragon "Krait" MSM8960 GPU benchmarked
  3. The AMD FX (Bulldozer) scheduling hotfixes tested at AnandTech
  4. AnandTech's Radeon HD 7970 reprise: PCIe bandwidth,
    overclocking & the state of anti-aliasing
  5. Engadget: Notion Ink explains OMAP over Tegra decision for the Adam II

Monday

  1. Fudzilla reports Canon's president to step down
  2. Engadget: Lenovo's 14" IdeaPad Y470p launches with Radeon HD 7690M GPU
    and Sony grows Cyber-Shot family by three with DSC-WX50 and WX70, ultra-
    thin TX200V
  3. Dealzon's deals: $450 coupon for 15.6” hp dv6tqe i7-2670QM / Radeon
    HD 7690M 2GB, $150 off 15.6” Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E520 i3-2350M,
    $50 off 15.6” Dell Inspiron 15R i5-2430M, and $375 coupon for 14.5” hp
    Envy 14 i5-2430M / Radeon HD 6630M
Mobile

  1. Fudzilla reports Samsung Exynos 5250 to ship in Q2
    and iPhone / iPad might add MagSafe ports
  2. Engadget: Samsung Galaxy S Advance gets official: 1GHz dual-core
    CPU, Super AMOLED, and Gingerbread and Nokia clarifies battery
    update on Lumia 800, promises audio / camera fixes soon
Software and gaming

  1. The NY Times: Harnessing gaming for the classroom (thanks Neutronbeam)
Hardware

  1. Hi Tech Legion reviews AMD A8-3870K APU
  2. The SSD Review on 128GB OCZ Nocti SATA 2 mSATA SSD
  3. VR-Zone's Asus RT-N66U dual-band router and Asus P280 case reviews
  4. APH Networks on NZXT Source 220 case
  5. DragonSteelMods on Noctua NF-F12 120mm PWM fan

5 comments — Last by lilbuddhaman at 3:50 PM on 01/30/12

Posted January 29, 2012

The Pick 6

  1. Lenovo VP: Tablet-laptop hybrids could flatten iPad - Laptop
  2. Reuters: U.S. government invalidates potent Rambus patent
  3. Bloomberg reports IPO valuing Facebook at up
    to $100 billion     may come as early as this week
  4. Letter to the New York Times from BSR regarding Apple's alleged labor practices
  5. Fudzilla reports GlobalFoundries prepares for 14nm process node
  6. AppleInsider: T-Mobile to offer official support for unlocked iPhones

Sunday

  1. AppleInsider: German court dismisses second Samsung patent suit against Apple
  2. TweakTown's five years with Blu-ray - part one
Gaming

  1. TweakTown reviews Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC)
Hardware

  1. Tbreak's Zotac Zbox ID-80 Plus HTPC review
  2. X-bit labs pit Core i7-3820 vs. Core i7-2700K and Core i7-3930K
  3. Tech ARP's BIOS option of the week - PSB parking
  4. BCCHardware reviews UEBO M400 wireless media player
  5. HardwareOC reviews 850W Thortech Thunderbolt Plus PSU (in German)
  6. Real World Labs on NZXT Phantom Enthusiast case
  7. Madshrimps review Corsair Carbide 500R Arctic White Edition case
  8. KitGuru reviews BitFenix Raider case
  9. Funky Kit reviews Arctic Alpine 11 Plus CPU cooler

18 comments — Last by ronch at 10:20 AM on 01/31/12

Posted January 28, 2012

The Fantastic Four

  1. Fudzilla reports desktop Ivy Bridge 22nm to launch in April
    and Nvidia shipping Kepler to notebook manufacturers
    and Kepler to end up in ultrabooks
  2. VR-Zone on next generation Intel Haswell video engine - covering all the
    standards in 2013 and Lenovo's ThinkPad X130e finally up for order
  3. TweakTown's Catalyst 12.1 Windows 7 driver analysis
  4. Newegg's Weekend Express

Saturday

  1. Reuters: DoCoMo to ask for changes in Android (thanks Neutronbeam)
  2. VR-Zone reports scientists working on nano loudspeaker for MRIs and quantum computing
  3. TechReviewSource has 12 things you should know about Facebook Timeline
  4. PC Perspective's podcast #186
  5. BCCHardware's podcast #143
  6. Newegg's deals on recertified items
Mobile

  1. VR-Zone reports Motorola starts shipping Wi-Fi-only Xoom 2 "Xyboard" tablets
  2. Guru's Asus Transformer Prime (with ICS) review
  3. Amazon now doing Samsung's Galaxy Nexus for only $99 - VR-Zone
  4. VR-Zone: Norton announces Tablet Security and new updates for Norton Mobile Security
  5. Funky Kit shows how to install an .IPA app file on your iPhone
  6. BCCHardware's Android app pick: Google Docs
Software and gaming

  1. Phoronix: Compilers mature for Intel Sandy / Ivy Bridge, prep for Haswell
  2. VR-Zone reports Nintendo reveals Wii U details and
    Guinness announces the world's largest video game controller
  3. Futurelooks reviews Battlefield 3 (PC)
Systems, storage, and video

  1. ocaholic does AMD Llano extreme overclocking on Gigabyte's A75-UD4H
  2. Funky Kit reviews 240GB Patriot Pyro SE SSD
  3. OCC reviews XFX HD 7970 Black Edition Double Dissipation 3GB
  4. TechSpot's Galaxy MDT GeForce GT 520 review
  5. TWL reviews NuForce uDAC-2 digital-to-analog converter
Multimedia

  1. TechReaction reviews Cerwin-Vega XD3 desktop speakers
  2. ProClockers review Tt eSports Shock Spin gaming headset
  3. KitGuru reviews Corsair Vengeance K60 FPS gaming keyboard
  4. LanOC Reviews Cooler Master QuickFire keyboard
  5. Hardware Heaven reviews Cyborg M.M.O. 7 gaming mouse
  6. CowcotLand reviews Corsair Vengeance m90 mouse (in French)
Power, cases, and cooling

  1. TweakTown reviews 750W NZXT HALE82 PSU
  2. techPowerUp! reviews 650W Antec EarthWatts Platinum PSU
  3. TechReaction reviews Antec Three Hundred Two case
  4. ThinkComputers unboxes Thermaltake Overseer RX-I case
  5. OCIA reviews Swiftech Apogee HD water block
  6. Hardware Secrets reviews Prolimatech Lynx CPU cooler
  7. Tweaknews on Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU cooler
  8. FrostyTech reviews Glacialtech Igloo H58 heatsink

37 comments — Last by GTVic at 10:02 PM on 01/30/12

Posted January 27, 2012

Eight is Enough

  1. X-bit labs: AMD quietly adopting "Tick-Tock" model for micro-architectures
    and Apple expects tablets to outsell desktops and notebooks eventually
    and SanDisk sees 2012 as inflection point for SSDs
  2. webOS Nation on hp's open source webOS roadmap
  3. VR-Zone reports Intel to buy RealNetworks patents and video codec software
  4. Fudzilla: Ultrabooks will grow three times faster than tablets
  5. PC Perspective on ultrabooks: Intel knows what's good for you
  6. Fudzilla reports Gigabyte HD 7950 up for pre-order
    and XFX Radeon HD 7950 listed in Germany
  7. TechSpot asks graphics card overclocking: Is it really worth it?
  8. VR-Zone: iPhone 5 coming in June, says Foxconn worker

Friday

  1. The NY Times: Bill Gates donates $750 million to Global Fund (thanks Neutronbeam)
  2. VR-Zone: Fujifilm X-Pro1 to launch in Japan on February 18 and Pentax
    launches Optio VS20 digital compact camrea with 20X optical zoom lens
    and Pentax-02 zoom lens for Q-series cameras to launch on February 16
  3. Newegg's mid-winter super sale
  4. Dealzon's deals: $450 coupon for 14” Lenovo Y470p i7-2670QM / Radeon
    HD 7690, $270 coupon for 14” Lenovo Z470 i5-2430M / 6GB RAM, $310
    coupon     for Dell Inspiron 620 PC i3-2120 / 8GB RAM, and $250 coupon for
    Energy RC-Micro home theater system
Mobile

  1. Fudzilla reports HTC to reduce smartphone lineup size for 2012
  2. ThinkComputers on MiPow Maca color iPhone 4 charging cases
  3. Fudzilla reports Xbox Live games headed to iOS, Android
  4. Funky Kit shows how to transfer and play .AVI movies on your iPhone
Software and gaming

  1. Building Windows 8: Supporting sensors in Windows 8
  2. VR-Zone: Symantec warns customers to disable pcAnywhere software
  3. Phoronix: Nouveau for a $10 Nvidia graphics card
  4. TechReviewSource on TurboTax Premier Online (2011)
  5. Fudzilla reports Xbox Next to use Blu-ray Discs
  6. VR-Zone: Nintendo confirms Wii U for 2012, may have more features
  7. Hardware Heaven's FIFA 12 (PS3) review
Systems

  1. CowcotLand reviews AMD A8-3870K (in French)
  2. Benchmark Reviews on Asus P9X79 WS
  3. ocaholic reviews Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3
  4. TestFreaks review NewerTech 7-port USB 2.0 hub
Multimedia

  1. TWL reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 6670
  2. OCC's Galaxy GT 520 MDT review
  3. Everything USB reviews JLab B-Flex X-Bass USB laptop speaker
  4. techPowerUp! reviews Westone 4R in-ears
  5. TR alum Dustin Sklavos reviews Rosewill RK-9000 keyboard
  6. LanOC Reviews on Thermaltake Meka G Unit
  7. Rbmods on CM Storm Xornet mouse
Power, cases, and cooling

  1. KitGuru reviews 650W FSP Aurum CM series PSU
  2. Legit Reviews on Gelid DarkForce case
  3. MissingRemote reviews Lian Li PC-90 HPTX case
  4. HotHardware reviews NZXT Switch 810 case
  5. Hardware Canucks review Fractal Design Define XL case
  6. ProClockers review Enermax Fulmo GT case
  7. LanOC Reviews on MSI Raptor case
  8. Hi Tech Legion reviews Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU cooler
  9. TweakTown's Arctic Freezer i30 CPU cooler review

33 comments — Last by ronch at 2:36 AM on 01/28/12

Posted January 26, 2012

The Pick 6

  1. X-bit labs: AMD celebrates shipment of over thirty million Fusion APUs
    and WD does not expect ultrabooks to boost popularity of SSDs
  2. VR-Zone reports details out on Alienware's 2012 notebook range
    and Sony refreshes Vaio laptops for spring 2012
  3. Develop: Raspberry Pi 'should achieve double iPhone 4S performance'
  4. Nvidia - "We expected more from Radeon HD 7900" - NordicHardware's exclusive
  5. Overclockers UK Forums: Radeon HD 7950 overclocking & Heaven results
  6. Strategy Informer: THQ devs call for execs to be fired,
    "uDraw failure is the largest and most recent"

Thursday

  1. "We're just like YouTube," MegaUpload lawyer tells Ars
  2. VR-Zone reports EU data protection laws will carry high fines
  3. Fudzilla reports Microsoft cancels another conference
  4. Laptoping: Dell prepares Alienware M14X R2, M17X R4, M18X R2
  5. X-bit labs: Elpida shows off Resistance RAM prototype and Imagination
    Technologies may introduce standalone ray-tracing accelerator
  6. Google Maps Mania has new 45° imagery for 24 cities
  7. Win 100 free CeBit 2012 tickets courtesy of OCZ & KitGuru
  8. NCIX's Lunar New Year sale event
  9. Dealzon's deals: $100 off 15.6” Asus G53 i7-2630QM / 1080p / GeForce
    GTX 560M, $180 off 13.3” Toshiba L730 Core i3-2350M, $50 coupon
    for Dell XPS 8300 PC i7-2600 / 12GB RAM, and $232 off 128GB
    Verbatim 2.5" SSD
Mobile

  1. VR-Zone: LG's Optimus 3D II exposed with unofficial specs and
    RIM plans a variety of new BlackBerry products in 2012 / 2013
    and Sony's new E-series Walkman to launch on February 11
  2. Fudzilla reports LG working on Tegra 3 smartphone as well
  3. Tbreak's Porsche Design BlackBerry P'9981 review
  4. Hardware Heaven's HTC Explorer review
  5. PC Review has Siri command list
  6. Develop: App Store dev payout soars past $4 billion
Software and gaming

  1. Opera 11.61
  2. 2012 Battle.net World Championship event
  3. GameSpy's interview: Paradox CEO Fred Wester talks
    up PC gaming, calls SecuROM DRM "a waste of money"
  4. The Word of Notch has a poll on letting them snoop
  5. Valve games are now available on GameStop PC downloads
Systems and storage

  1. Phoronix: Via shows us next-gen hardware results, info
  2. Hardware Heaven's Zotac Zbox AD04 Plus review
  3. TechReviewSource on Acer Aspire TimelineX 5830TG-6614
  4. TWL's AMD Llano A8-3870K APU review
  5. Guru3D's AMD A6-3500 triple-core APU review
  6. iXBT Labs have 71 CPUs roundup
  7. ocaholic's Asus P9X79 WS preview
  8. Hardware Canucks review Asus Sabertooth X79 motherboard
  9. Legit Reviews on ECS X79R-AX Black
  10. APH Network on 240GB Patriot Pyro SE SSD
  11. Björn3D reviews 64GB OCZ Synapse Cache SSD
Multimedia

  1. TweakTown tests Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB in CrossFire
  2. ThinkComputers reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 6450 FleX
  3. Tbreak's Logitech h800 wireless headset review
  4. Techgage's CM Storm QuickFire Rapid gaming keyboard review
  5. Tweaknews on Antec SoundScience HALO 6 LED bias lighting kit
Power, cases, and cooling

  1. techPowerUp! reviews 1000W Super Flower Golden King PSU
  2. TweakTown reviews 850W NZXT HALE82 PSU
  3. OCC reviews 620W Antec High Current Gamer PSU
  4. Hi Tech Legion reviews Antec Three Hundred Two case
  5. KitGuru's Antec P280 case review
  6. Neoseeker reviews BitFenix Raider case
  7. HCW reviews Fractal Design Define R3 case
  8. Hardware Secrets reviews MSI Nighthawk case
  9. TechReaction reviews Corsair Carbide 500R case
  10. OC3D's Prolimatech Vortex fans roundup
  11. Funky Kit reviews Thermaltake Bigwater 760 Plus
  12. KitGuru's Arctic Freezer i30 review
  13. Hardware Secrets reviews Prolimatech Panther CPU cooler
  14. CowcotLand reviews Prolimatech Lynx CPU cooler (in French)

21 comments — Last by ronch at 2:49 AM on 01/28/12

Posted January 25, 2012

Eight is Enough

  1. Austin American-Statesman: Despite progress in
    processor sales, AMD earnings in the red for 4Q
  2. C|Net reports Nvidia cuts revenue outlook, citing hard disk shortage
  3. Judge: Fifth Amendment doesn't protect encrypted hard drives - Ars Technica
  4. X-bit labs: Arctic Cooling reportedly plans to sue AMD for "Fusion" trademark
    and WD's shipments drop 42% due to severe flooding in Thailand
  5. AnandTech reports TRIM Enabler 2.0 for OS X Lion released and
    Samsung updates the firmware of SSD 830 series, fixes BSOD issue
  6. VR-Zone: Intel graphics to challenge Nvidia, AMD in CAD pro space?
  7. 9to5Mac: Steve Jobs looked to reinvent Apple's iPhone photography
    with instant capture system, advanced light-field sensors
  8. The Verge: Android 4.0 runs on an AMD tablet, thanks to the Android-x86 project

Wednesday

  1. CBC News: Rogers violating federal net neutrality rules, CRTC says
  2. DailyTech on bribes and LTE: the bizarre case of LightSquared, Obama, and the USAF
  3. X-bit labs: Micron takes over Virtensys to boost enterprise SSD effort
  4. AppleInsider: Dutch court rules Samsung Galaxy
    Tab 10.1 doesn't infringe on Apple's designs
  5. Bloomberg: Verizon posts loss on pension costs as rising iPhone sales boost
    expenses and Elpida shares rise after report of Micron, Nanya merger talks
  6. Fudzilla reports AT&T and T-Mobile seek approval of $1 billion spectrum transfer
  7. MediaBeat: Audiobooks.com lets you fill your ears for $25 per month
  8. VR-Zone: Microsoft names former anti-virus employee as Kelihos botnet suspect
  9. Jurors: leave the information—or go to jail
  10. Hi Tech Legion's CES 2012 coverage part 5
  11. Ars Technica: Apple expected to adopt gigabit WiFi standard ahead of schedule
  12. Fudzilla reports Sony refreshes Vaio line and
    OCZ releases Octane SSD firmware update
  13. VR-Zone: PowerVR discrete GPGPU PCIe card coming later in 2012
    and Compucase to unleash Cougar Evolution BO 'Super Mid Tower'
  14. Newegg's portable gadgets sale
  15. Dealzon's deals: $240 off 17.3” Toshiba L770D AMD A6-3420M,
    $100 off 15.6” Asus G53SX-XR1 i7-2630QM / GeForce GTX 560M
    2GB, $150 off 14” Toshiba R845 i5-2430M, and $170 off 14” Toshiba
    L740 i3-2350M / 6GB RAM
Mobile

  1. Real World Technologies on Medfield, Intel's x86 phone chip
Software and gaming

  1. AIDA64 v2.20 is released
  2. AnandTech on VLC 'hack' for encrypted Blu-ray playback compatibility
  3. Phoronix's preview: Intel's open-source driver can beat Mac OS X
  4. Is Lion Server suitable for home use? Ars investigates
  5. Bethesda Blog - save the date: QuakeCon 2012 dates announced
  6. Kotaku: Hackers brag that they're banning innocent Battlefield 3 users
  7. Origin adds games from 11 more publishers
  8. Fudzilla reports PC version of Alan Wake to be released
  9. Jagged Alliance: Back in Action - gameplay-trailer PEG
  10. Fudzilla: Kinect Star Wars in April?
  11. Kotaku: There will be official Minecraft Lego sets
  12. Notch: "It's become hip to pay for indie games" - PC Gamer
  13. Ars Technica's Dustforce review: a wonderfully maddening focus on player perfection
Systems and storage

  1. TechReviewSource on hp Envy 15 (early 2012)
  2. HotHardware's AMD A8-3870K unlocked Llano quad-core APU review
  3. NinjaLane reviews Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3
  4. AnandTech reviews ASRock X79 Extreme9 and Asus F1A75-M Pro
  5. Hardware Canucks test 3TB Seagate Barracuda in RAID 0
  6. ThinkComputers reviews 750GB Silicon Power Diamond D10 USB 3.0 2.5" HDD
  7. Motherboards.org's 1TB OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid review
  8. The SSD Review on 240GB Silicon Power Velox V30 SATA 3 SSD
  9. TweakTown reviews 128GB Samsung 830 series SSD
  10. circuitRemix reviews OWC DIY SSD upgrade kit
  11. KitGuru's Synology RackStation RS212 review
  12. Tweaknews on Asus DRW-24B3LT SATA DVD-RW drive
Multimedia

  1. KitGuru's Asus Radeon HD 7970 tri-CrossFire review
  2. Tbreak's Asus Radeon HD 7970 review
  3. TechReviews UK on BenQ XL2420T monitor
  4. Legit Reviews on Lenovo ThinkVision LT1421 portable USB monitor
  5. XSReviews on SteelSeries Siberia v2 – Natus Vincere edition headset
Cases and cooling

  1. TR alum Dustin Sklavos reviews Antec Three Hundred
    Two     and Cooler Master Cosmos II cases
  2. Rbmods on Xigmatek Asgard Pro case
  3. Benchmark Reviews on SilverStone SST-GD06B HTPC case
  4. CowcotLand reviews Xilence Interceptor Pro case (in French)
  5. Technic3D reviews SilverStone PS07 case (in German)
  6. Hi Tech Legion reviews Fractal Design Define XL USB 3.0 upgrade kit
  7. ocaholic reviews Enermax ETS-T40-VD tower cooler
  8. X-bit labs review Prolimatech Panther CPU cooler
  9. HardwareOC reviews Corsair Hydro series H100 (in German)
  10. XtremeComputing reviews Arctic Accelero Xtreme Plus II VGA cooler

37 comments — Last by dpaus at 10:47 AM on 01/26/12

Posted January 24, 2012

The Starting Five

  1. VR-Zone reports Intel acquires InfiniBand for supercomputing
  2. Fudzilla: Dual-core Ivy Bridge comes in week of May 6th
    and Trinity desktop, notebook and thin-and-light pictured
  3. VR-Zone: LG shows glasses-free 3D PC display and notebook
  4. Donanim Haber has 3DMark 11 Extreme benchmark
    score     for Radeon HD 7950 (in Turkish)
  5. Fudzilla reports AMD Radeon HD 7950 listed in Europe

Tuesday

  1. Bloomberg reports RIM CEO has rocky start on no-change approach
  2. OCIA covers CES 2012: OCZ Technology
  3. VR-Zone: LucidLogix Hydra destined to go the way of its ancient ancestor?
  4. Dealzon's deals: $100 coupon for 15.6” Dell Latitude E6520 i5-2430M,
    $100 off 15.6” Lenovo G570 Pentium B960, $101 off 11.6” Asus UX21E
    Zenbook i5-2467M / 128GB SSD, and $80 off 120GB OCZ Solid 3 2.5" SSD
Software and gaming

  1. Phoronix tests Ubuntu 11.04, 11.10 & 12.04 on Nvidia's Tegra 2
  2. Fudzilla reports Diablo III senior producer departs
  3. Björn3D's Batman: Arkham City review
Systems and storage

  1. ocaholic's buying advice: high-performance desktop PC
  2. HotHardware's hp Touchsmart 520 all-in-one PC review
  3. Legit Reviews on 8GB Kingston HyperX Genesis DDR3-1600 memory kit
  4. X-bit labs review 120GB Zalman F1 SSD
  5. KitGuru's 16GB AData S107 USB 3.0 flash drive review
Graphics and camera

  1. Legit Reviews on Asus Radeon HD 7970 DirectCU II
  2. PC Perspective reviews Gigabyte GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB Super Overclock
  3. Funky Kit reviews HIS HD 6570 IceQ
  4. ThinkComputers unboxes Sapphire's Radeon HD 6450 FleX
  5. Neoseeker's Galaxy GeForce GT 440 2GB review
  6. TWL's 13" GE Chic On-Lap monitor review
  7. TechReviewSource on Fujifilm FinePix F600EXR
Multimedia, power, and case

  1. Guru3D's Asus O!Play Mini Plus media player review
  2. Hardware Heaven's Sennheiser PC 320 G4ME headset review
  3. OCC's TekNmotion Yapster universal headset review
  4. OC3D's Corsair Vengeance K90 keyboard review
  5. Metku on QPAD MK-series mechanical keyboards (85, 80, and 50)
  6. Hi Tech Legion reviews Lepa G500 PSU
  7. TweakTown's Enermax Fulmo GT case review

22 comments — Last by can-a-tuna at 1:30 PM on 01/24/12

Posted January 23, 2012

The Fantastic Four

  1. Legit Reviews covers the AMD & [H]ard|OCP FX GamExperience
    Day     2012 and the AMD Reality Check challenge
  2. NewTechnik: AMD Radeon HD 7950 benchmark results spotted
  3. Fudzilla: Asus Eee Pad Transformer gets Ice Cream Sandwich in mid-February
  4. Time Techland: Kid recreates Skyrim on TI-84 graphing calculator

Monday

  1. OCIA covers CES 2012: Cooler Master
  2. MegaTechNews covers CES 2012: Gigabyte and LG Electronics
  3. ThinkComputers covers CES 2012: Roccat
  4. Official Google Blog: Renewing old resolutions for the new year
  5. Dealzon's deals: $480 coupon for 17.3” hp Envy 17 i7-2670QM / Radeon HD
    7690M, $450 coupon for 15.6” hp dv6t i7-2670QM / Radeon HD 7470M,
    $101 off 13.3” Acer S3 ultrabook i5-2467M / $200 credit, and $75 coupon
    for 13.3” hp Folio 13 i5-2467M / 128GB SSD
Mobile

  1. Fudzilla: Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi edition gets Ice Cream Sandwich
  2. The SSD Review on Kupa X11 Windows tablet with 128GB SSD
  3. TestFreaks review NewerTech iSesamo repair tool
Software and gaming

  1. techPowerUp! has GPU-Z 0.5.8
  2. KitGuru's Choplifter HD review
  3. Techgage's Q.U.B.E. review - it's no Portal
Hardware

  1. X-bit labs review Gigabyte GA-X79-UD7
  2. VR-Zone's Gigabyte X79-UD5 review
  3. Technic3D reviews Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5 mainboard (in German)
  4. VR-Zone's 240GB OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS SSD review
  5. Tbreak's Belkin Surf N150 wireless adapter review
  6. Rbmods on t-Jays Four headset
  7. Legit Reviews has first look at Corsair individual sleeved modular PSU cables
  8. KitGuru's Fractal Design Arc midi case

20 comments — Last by Phishy714 at 3:57 PM on 01/23/12

Posted January 22, 2012

Eight is Enough

  1. VR-Zone on Intel's Medfield Atom - impact on smartphones and tablets?
  2. X-bit labs: Sales of Intel Atom hit all-time low: netbooks doomed
    and Intel vows to integrate 4G tech into chips
  3. Fudzilla: Haier unveils complete wireless 55" LCD HDTV
  4. Redmond Pie: Jailbreak iPhone 4S, iPad 2 untethered on iOS 5.0.1 using Absinthe
    and Counter-Strike now available on Android via unofficial port
  5. Building Windows 8: Building the next generation file system for Windows: ReFS
  6. XDA Developers: Security Enhanced Android released by NSA
  7. Alan Wake PC FAQ
  8. BioWare Blog: Mass Effect 3 on Game Trailers TV (GTTV)

Sunday

  1. Fudzilla reports Acer ultrabooks to hold nearly 35% of its 2012 shipments
  2. MegaTechNews covers CES 2012: Asus and Cooler Master
  3. Newegg's Weekend Express
Mobile

  1. Phone Arena: Verizon already running Voice-over-LTE
    trials     in two cities, plans national rollout next year
  2. Droid Life: Droid Razr Maxx all but confirmed for January 26 launch according
    to Verizon and Asus Transformer Prime update rolling out as build 9.4.2.11
  3. Android Community: hp TouchPad gets an Ice Cream Sandwich port via CyanogenMod
  4. Fudzilla: Sony unveils SmartWatch device for Android users
  5. Droid Life: Angry Birds Seasons updated, it's time for the year of the dragon
Software and gaming

  1. Ars Technica: Microsoft gives a glimpse of the Windows 8 store experience
  2. AnandTech reports Windows 8 mobile broadband enhancements detailed
  3. Claims by Anonymous about Symantec source code
  4. TechEye reports Oracle database has huge flaw
  5. TUAW: iTunes 10.5.3 now available, adds iBooks 2 textbook sync
  6. Phoronix on an open-source, reverse-engineered Mali GPU driver
Hardware

  1. PureOC's Asus P9X79 motherboards roundup
  2. TR alum Dustin Sklavos reviews GeChic's On-Lap 1301 laptop monitor
  3. Funky Kit reviews Arctic E641-BM earphones
  4. Hardware Heaven's Enermax Briskie wireless keyboard and mouse combo review
  5. techPowerUp! reviews 1250W XFX ProSeries PSU
  6. Legit Reviews on Maingear's Epic T1000 - phase-changing thermal material

38 comments — Last by mutarasector at 11:35 AM on 01/23/12

Posted January 21, 2012

Eight is Enough

  1. Ars Technica reports SOPA and PIPA both shelved
  2. AMD: Earnings preview on TheStreet
  3. Reuters: Intel shakes up managment, appoints COO
  4. AllThingsD: As weak Q4 earnings loom, Yahoo!
    freezes hiring and also contemplates layoffs
  5. X-bit labs: Western Digital expects to restore output by September
  6. Fudzilla reports Samsung re-releases display as an all-in-one
    and AMD increases performance of Trinity cores
    and Haswell has 50% faster graphics
    and Nvidia 28nm GK104 GPU specs revealed
  7. Guru3D: Ubisoft changes Anno 2070 DRM after Guru3D critique
  8. AMD Catalyst Application Profile 11.12 CAP 3

Saturday

  1. Telecompaper reports Samsung loses Apple suit in Germany
  2. Neoseeker covers CES 2012: Day 3 and day 4
  3. ThinkComputers covers CES 2012: Plextor
  4. Fudzilla reports TSMC expects speedy 28nm ramp and
    Tegra in 28nm comes this year and ARM will hit servers soon
  5. VR-Zone reports Western Digital announces My Book
    Live Duo     personal cloud storage with dual-drives
  6. Fudzilla: Asus Radeon HD 7970 DirectCu II detailed and
    Gigabyte's custom HD 7970 Windforce 3X now official
    and MSI releases entry-level graphics cards
  7. VR-Zone reports Nike+ Fuelband wristband can track
    your movement and inspire you to be more active
  8. Save on PCs and more at Newegg
Mobile

  1. Fudzilla reports Nokia believes Android is too fragmented
  2. iSuppli: Lumia 900 introduction to trigger smartphone renaissance for Nokia and Microsoft
  3. Fudzilla: HTC's quad-core smartphone might be announced on February 26th
  4. Ars Technica's hands-on: iBooks 2 introduces interface changes, pop quizzes
  5. HotHardware on Asus Transformer Prime with Ice Cream Sandwich
  6. Björn3D reviews 16GB Kingston Wi-Drive & 500GB Seagate GoFlex Satellite
Software and gaming

  1. [H]ard|OCP on AMD CrossFireX drivers - opportunity lost
  2. Fudzilla reports Microsoft to make programming fun
  3. Edge: Minecraft prompts change in XBLA update process
  4. VR-Zone reports Capcom announces Resident Evil 6
  5. Fudzilla reports Ultimate edition coming for Fallout: New Vegas
  6. Edge: Julian Gollop on XCOM
  7. Irrational Games: Announcing 1999 Mode (for BioShock Infinite)
  8. Diablo III systems changes
  9. Half-Life: Dreamcast released for the PC
  10. Madshrimps review SpeedLink Strike FX-6 PS3 Bluetooth controller
  11. Guru3D's Anno 2070 VGA graphics performance review
  12. NCIX's Xbox 360 sweepstakes
  13. Syndicate released on GOG.com
Systems and multimedia

  1. CowcotLand reviews Medion X7813 laptop (in French)
  2. PureOC reviews AMD A8-3870K
  3. TweakTown tests Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB in 3-way CrossFireX
  4. Legit Reviews tests Asus Radeon HD 7970 3GB in CrossFire
  5. KitGuru's KFA2 MDT X4 – GTX 580 1538MB GDDR5 review
  6. XSReviews on HIS HD 6670 1GB Fan
  7. Examiner.com reviews Turtle Beach Ear Force Z6A 5.1 PC gaming headset
Power, cases, and cooling

  1. [H]ard|OCP's 750W Seventeam E-Force PSU review
  2. Hardware Secrets reviews 650W Antec EarthWatts Platinum PSU
  3. OCIA reviews NZXT Switch 810 case
  4. ocaholic's Cooler Master CM690 II Advanced case review
  5. TWL reviews Lian Li PC-90 case
  6. Midwest Tech Reviews on Noctua NF-F12 fan
  7. Modders-Inc reviews Noctua NH-C14 CPU cooler
  8. Hi Tech Legion reviews Cooler Master Hyper 412 PWM CPU cooler
  9. APH Networks on Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU cooler

34 comments — Last by jpostel at 10:32 AM on 01/23/12

Posted January 20, 2012

Eight is Enough

  1. X-bit labs: AMD dumps "Fusion system architecture" brand
  2. All About Microsoft: Will Windows 8 on ARM be an OEM-only product?
  3. Ars Technica: AT&T tosses smartphone, tablet users more data, raises prices
  4. WSJ reports Google earnings disappoint in rare miss
  5. C|Net: Microsoft earnings meet expectations as Windows sales dip
  6. CNNMoney: IBM earnings top forecasts
  7. SlashGear has Apple's education revolution roundup
  8. PCPer's Android 4.0 (on the Transformer Prime) review: Tastes like honey

Friday

  1. Ars Technica: Megaupload shut down by feds, seven charged,
    four arrested and why the feds smashed Megaupload
  2. X-bit labs: GlobalFoundries to cut spending on expansion to $3 billion in 2012
  3. VR-Zone reports supporters of SOPA in Congress now oppose it
  4. DailyTech: Eastman Kodak files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
  5. Hi Tech Legion covers CES 2012: Intel and Razer
  6. ThinkComputers covers CES 2012: Synology and Zalman
  7. OCIA covers CES 2012: Roccat and SilverStone
  8. Björn3D covers CES 2012: Rosewill
  9. Laptoping: Lenovo ThinkPad T430u ultrabook listed
    with non-ultrabook Core i5-3320M Ivy Bridge CPU
  10. techPowerUp! reports PowerColor HD 7950 PCS pictured (thanks Arjen)
  11. HotHardware and PC Perspective have podcasts
  12. OC3D's 2012 competition madness
  13. NCIX's flurry of fantastic savings
  14. Newegg's super home theater sale
  15. Dealzon's deals: $180 coupon for 15.6” Lenovo Z570 i5-2450M / 8GB RAM, $450 off
    15.4” MacBook Pro 15 Core i7-2720QM / Radeon HD 6750M, $270 coupon for 14”
    Lenovo Z470 i5-2450M / 6GB RAM, and $414 off Dell XPS 8300 i7-2600 PC
Mobile

  1. X-bit labs: Microsoft sets Windows 8 tablet design requirements
  2. VR-Zone: Samsung announces eMCP entry-level smartphone memory and
    Android 4.0 ICS update slowly rolling out for Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi
  3. AnandTech's Samsung Galaxy Nexus & Ice Cream Sandwich review
  4. Hardware Heaven reviews Motorola Razr
Software and gaming

  1. Ars Technica: Mozilla demos MediaStream Processing, audio mixing in Firefox
  2. Phoronix on Radeon Gallium3D: A half-decade behind Catalyst?
  3. X-bit labs: Microsoft starts to produce chips for next-gen Xbox - rumors
Systems and storage

  1. OCC's MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) review
  2. ocaholic's Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 preview
  3. OC3D reviews 16GB Mushkin Redline 2133MHz quad-channel kit
  4. Benchmark Reviews and TweakTown review
    16GB G.Skill RipjawsZ PC3-12800 memory kit
  5. The SSD Review on 240GB Super Talent TeraDrive Nova SATA 3 SSD
Multimedia

  1. HardwareOC reviews Zotac GTX 560 Ti with 448 cores (in German)
  2. CowcotLand reviews Radeon HD 6770 and GTS 450 Direct CU (in French)
  3. Big Bruin reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 LP
  4. TechReviewSource's 14" Lenovo ThinkVision LT1421 monitor review
  5. Madshrimps review Mad Catz Tritton Gears of War 3 headset
  6. Real World Labs on Tt eSports Theron mouse
  7. CowcotLand reviews Corsair Vengeance K60 keyboard (in French)
Power, cases, and cooling

  1. Funky Kit reviews 1275W Thermaltake Toughpower XT PSU
  2. SPCR reviews Seasonic X-1050 PSU
  3. Hardware Secrets reviews Thermaltake Overseer RX-I case
  4. TechReaction reviews BitFenix Raider case
  5. Tweaknews reviews SilverStone Raven 3 RV03 case
  6. Real World Labs on Anidees AI-06B midi tower case
  7. circuitRemix reviews Fractal Design Define R3 case
  8. Legit Reviews has Xigmatek XAF series 140mm fans roundup
  9. X-bit labs review Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU cooler
  10. KitGuru reviews Evercool HPL-815 low profile CPU cooler

40 comments — Last by yogibbear at 2:46 AM on 01/21/12

Posted January 19, 2012

Eight is Enough

  1. Reuters: U.S. charges 7 in $62 million Dell insider-trading case
  2. Bloomberg: Einhorn's Greenlight bullish on U.S. 'cheap stocks' like Dell
  3. CNBC on Apple milestone: $400B market cap - sign of top?
  4. Forbes: Apple escalates Samsung battle, targets Galaxy phones in Germany
  5. Before and after Microsoft's Bulldozer scheduler patches:
    AMD Opteron 'Interlagos' 6274 server - VR-Zone
  6. VR-Zone: Dell releases Alienware X51 affordable gaming PC
  7. X-bit labs: AMD ups performance projections for next-gen "Trinity" APUs
  8. Fudzilla: Finnish analyst says Android will kill PCs

Thursday

  1. Benchmark Reviews covers CES 2012: Razer Fiona tablet project
  2. OCIA covers CES 2012: ioSafe
  3. ThinkComputers covers CES 2012: Mad Catz and Shogun
  4. TechSpot has CES 2012 in pictures: part 2
  5. VR-Zone reports MotomoTechWon "Save PC" is
    world's first Smart PC with zero watt standby power
  6. Fudzilla reports Sapphire Edge HD3 comes in February
    and external graphics over Thunderbolt in the works
    and 4K video still without distribution format
    and Nvidia wants to get Tegra into more cars
  7. X-bit labs: Asus packs power of Core i7 Extreme processors into mATX form-factor
  8. Dealzon's deals: $75 coupon for 15.6” Dell Vostro 3350 i7-2640M, $75 coupon
    for 13.3” MacBook Pro 13 i7-2640M, $50 coupon for 11.6” Alienware M11x
    i5-2467 / 1GB GeForce GT 540M, and $50 off Gigabyte Radeon HD 6850 1GB
  9. OT: George Lucas is ready to roll the credits - The NY Times
Mobile

  1. VR-Zone: LG unveils Optimus Pad LTE, the company's first LTE tablet
Software

  1. Phoronix: Intel Sandy Bridge shines with Mesa 8.0
  2. Fudzilla reports Microsoft's System Centre 2012 nearly out
    and Syndicate demo coming later in the month
Systems and storage

  1. KitGuru's 17.3" MSI GT780DXR laptop review
  2. Guru3D, Hardware Secrets, and Neoseeker review AMD A8-3870K APU
  3. ocaholic's Asus Rampage IV Gene review
  4. PCStats reviews ECS H67H2-M Black
  5. Hi Tech Legion reviews 8GB Patriot Division 2
    Viper Xtreme DDR3 1600MHz memory kit
  6. Tbreak reviews 750GB Seagate Momentus XT
  7. PureOC reviews 512GB OCZ Octane SSD
  8. TechReviewSource on 240GB LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt SSD
  9. Hardware Bistro reviews 8GB Kingston DataTraveler 109 USB flashd drive
Multimedia, cases, and cooling

  1. TweakTown tests Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB in CrossFire
  2. TechReviews UK on Zotac GeForce GTX 550 Ti AMP! Edition
  3. KitGuru reviews Corsair Vengeance K90 MMO gaming keyboard
  4. PCPer's Cooler Master Cosmos II case video review
  5. Legit Reviews on BitFenix Raider case
  6. Hardware Canucks review Fractal Design Arc midi case
  7. Real World Labs on Anidees AI-06B midi case
  8. Technic3D reviews Inter-Tech X-6 Aircraft case (in German)
  9. APH Networks on Thermaltake Bigwater 760 Plus

45 comments — Last by ColeLT1 at 4:22 PM on 01/20/12

Posted January 18, 2012

The Pick 6

  1. WSJ reports Jerry Yang resigns from Yahoo!
  2. Sources tell AllThingsD: Four more board members will be following Yang out the door
  3. AllThingsD: RIM jumps on Samsung buyout rumors, but licensing deal more likely
  4. X-bit labs: AMD describes Piledriver architecture peculiarities to software developers
  5. VR-Zone: Multi-display support futures on Intel CPUs and
    rumor: Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 to release in February
  6. The Daily Beast: Even Woz thinks the Android bests the iPhone

Wednesday

  1. DigiTimes: Asus expected to suffer 20% on-quarter decline in 1Q12 revenues
  2. USA Today: Hackers swipe Zappos data; customers should change password
  3. PCMag: What will Apple reveal at Thursday's education event?
  4. Fortune: Scott Forstall is Apple's 'CEO-in-waiting' says new book
  5. OCIA covers CES 2012: Zotac
  6. VR-Zone: Samsuung announces 46" transparent LCD panel
  7. Dealzon's deals: $450 coupon for 17.3” hp dv7t i7-2670QM / 2GB Radeon HD
    7690M, $370 off 17.3” Toshiba L770D AMD A6-3420M, $150 off 13.3” Toshiba
    L730 i3-2350M, and $50 off 60GB Corsair Nova 2.5" SSD
Mobile

  1. VR-Zone: Apple iPad 3 to launch in March with new features
Systems and storage

  1. Real World Technologies on IBM's z196 mainframe
  2. Ultimate Hardware reviews Phenom II X4 960T
  3. Legit Reviews: ECS enables Intel X79 SAS ports on X79R-AX motherboard
  4. techPowerUp! reviews 256GB Corsair Performance Pro SSD
  5. RAID 0 of SSDs: Two 120GB Kingston HyperX
    SSDs vs. 240GB Kingston HyperX SSD - X-bit labs
Multimedia, power, cases & cooling

  1. XSReviews on SteelSeries Diablo III headset
  2. Real World Labs on Jabra HALO2 Bluetooth headset
  3. TWL reviews Epson LabelWorks LW-400 label printer
  4. X-bit labs have 550W - 850W PSUs roundup
  5. Hardware Heaven, Hardware Secrets, Metku, Neoseeker, Overclockers.com,
    and ThinkComputers review NZXT Swtich 810 case
  6. ProClockers review SilverStone Sugo SG08 mITX case
  7. PC Perspective reviews Corsair Hydro series H100 CPU cooler

26 comments — Last by anotherengineer at 7:22 PM on 01/19/12