Posted May 18, 2013

The Pick 6

1. Reuters: New CEO vows Intel will be more responsive in mobile push
2. Apple CEO: "We're going very deep" with US manufacturing
3. CBS News: Dismal first quarter illuminates Dell's challenges
4. PCWorld: New tablet boots Ubuntu Linux, Android, and Windows 8
5. Mozilla's Brendan Eich: C is for cookie
6. Reuters: New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft

Weekend

1. Newegg's weekend deals

Gaming

1. TweakTown's Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon review (PC)

Hardware

1. PCPer's Gigabyte Intel Z87 motherboard lineup preview
2. LanOC Reviews on Asus Maximus V Formula
3. 3DCenter has AMD Radeon HD 8000M series specifications (in German)
4. NikKTech reviews Mad Catz R.A.T.M wireless mouse
5. TweakTown reviews 850W Thermaltake EVO Blue 2.0 PSU

Posted May 17, 2013

Eight is Enough

1. TechCrunch: Amidst Tumblr acquisition rumors, Yahoo!
   to hold product event with Marissa Mayer on Monday
2. X-bit labs: AMD needs more than game console design
   wins to offset PC market declines—analysts and Innodisk
   begins to ship DDR4 RDIMM samples to server makers
   and true stereo-3D will require 330MP - 3.3GP resolutions,
   says developer of 8K video format
3. Fudzilla: Nvidia GeForce GTX 780
   deatiled and Nvidia GTX 770 spec is out
4. AppleInsider: MacBook Air inventory begins
   dwindling ahead of Apple's WWDC
5. Liliputing: Leaked Dell Latitude roadmap shows upcoming Haswell ultrabooks
6. VR-Zone: Intel's DC S3500 SSD spotted on shelves in Japan
7. Android and Me: White Nexus 4 and Android 4.3 coming June 10th
8. Microsoft: Invulnerable software is not possible - InfoWorld

Friday

1. C|Net: Tim Cook to propose tax overhaul before Congress
2. WSJ: Foxconn and Apple still exceed working-hour laws
3. X-bit labs: NHK shows world's first 8K movie at Cannes Film Festival
   and Corning introduces Corning Lotus XT Glass for high-performance
   displays
4. C|Net: Google urges fast adoption of VP9 video compression
5. PCPer's podcast
6. Newegg's 72-hour deals
7. Dealzon's deals: $120 off 15.6" Lenovo G580 i3-3120M, $400 off
   27" Dell UltraSharp U2711 IPS monitor, and $285 off 27" Samsung
   LED monitor

Mobile

1. Übergizmo: Nokia EOS gets described in detail [rumor]
2. Hardware Heaven reviews Samsung Galaxy S4

Software and gaming

1. Phoronix: Gallium3D continues improving
   OpenGL for older Radeon GPUs
2. Welcome to Xbox Wire (for Xbox news)
3. Joystiq: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance confirmed for PC
4. Batman Arkham Origins teaser trailer
5. Steam's CS: GO free weekend

Systems and storage

1. TechReviewSource on Samsung Series 3 NP300E5E-A05CA
2. Hardware Secrets on Asus M5A97 R2.0 motherboard
3. TweakTown on 500GB Corsair Voyager Air wireless storage device
4. Benchmark Reviews on Patriot Supersonic Magnum flash drive

Multimedia, power, and casing

1. Guru3D's MSI Radeon HD 7790 TurboDuo OC review
2. Legit Reviews on Asus Xonar DGX and DSX sound cards
3. Hardware Heaven's Corsair M95 mouse video review
4. TweakTown reviews 1200W be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 PSU
5. Technic3D reviews Seasonic Platinum SS-660XP2 PSU (in German)
6. ThinkComputers has Amethyst case mod
7. techPowerUp! reviews Rosewill RDEE-12002
   USB 3.0 hard drive enclosure

Posted May 16, 2013

Eight is Enough

1. PC shipments in Western Europe decline 20.5% in 1Q13, says Gartner
2. Intel: Better tablet prospects, but ultrabooks key, says Morgan Stanley - Barron's
3. TSMC: Moore's Law will survive, but chips will gain untraditional functionality
4. DigiTimes: Microsoft to launch 8" Surface in June, say Taiwan makers
5. VR-Zone: Asus FonePad 7" phablet get souped up, now
   with 1.6GHz Atom Z2460 and 32GB onboard storage
6. Fudzilla: GeForce GTX 780 comes on May 23rd
7. Polygon: Video game piracy is not as high as reported, study says
8. GamesBeat: EA kills its controversial Online Pass program

Thursday

1. Dealzon's deals: $370 off 15.4" MacBook Pro Retina i7-3615QM,
   $80 coupon for Alienware X51 i7-3770 / GeForce GTX 660 desk-
   top, and $39 off Apple iPad mini

Mobile

1. AppleInsider: New mophie juice pack plus boosts iPhone 5 power by 120%

Software and gaming

1. OCC: How to install Nvidia drivers
2. Siliconera: Sony trademarks Greatness Awaits
3. Introducing Karateka Classic

Systems and storage

1. TechReviewSource on Lenovo IdeaPad Z400 Touch
2. HotHardware reviews Core i7-3970X
3. Big Bruin reviews 16GB Kingston HyperX Beast 2133MHz memory kit
4. TweakTown's Kingston SSDNow E100 enterprise SSD review
5. OCIA reviews 240GB OCZ Vertex 3.20 SSD

Multimedia, power, and cooling

1. Ocaholic's Asus GTX 670 DirectCU Mini OC review
2. OCC reviews Asus ROG Orion Pro headset
3. NikKTech reviews Mad Catz M.O.U.S.9 wireless mouse
4. HTL reviews Thermaltake SP-750M PSU
5. TweakTown reviews SilverStone ST60F-PS PSU
6. Modders-Inc on NZXT FZ-200 200mm fan

Posted May 15, 2013

The Starting Five

1. NPR: Google launches a streaming music service
2. Fudzilla: Asus launches 15.6-incher with Retina-class display
3. X-bit labs: Nvidia delays commercial shipments
   of Tegra 4, but speeds up arrival of Tegra 4i
4. Fudzilla: AMD exec believes tablets will die out
   and overclocked GTX 780 and 770 in the works
5. Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag - Under the Black Flag trailer [UK]

Wednesday Night

1. BCCHardware podcast
2. Newegg's deals
3. Dealzon's deals: $150 off 15.6" Asus K55A-DS71 i7-3615QM,
   $200 off 12.5" Lenovo ThinkPad Twist multitouch ultrabook,
   $99 off 23" Dell UltraSharp IPS LED monitor, and $80 off
   3TB Seagate Barracuda HDD

Mobile

1. The Verge: Google demands Microsoft remove
   YouTube Windows Phone app, cites lack of ads
2. X-bit labs: E-Ink introduces 13.3" flexible electronic paper display
3. BCCHardware on Genius EasyPen F610E graphics tablet
4. Pro Clockers on Luxa2 P1 7000mAh portable battery and charger

Gaming

1. Guru3D's Metro Last Light VGA performance benchmark review
2. TweakTown: Sleeping Dogs benchmarked
   with AMD Eyefinity in portrait at 3240x1920

Systems and storage

1. Benchmark Reviews: Budget Hackintosh PC build project
2. Hardware Heaven's Schenker XMG P502 Pro laptop video review
3. HCW reviews Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H
4. Legit Reviews on 1TB WD My Passport Ultra
5. TweakTown on KingFast F3 Plus Series enterprise SSD
6. The SSD Review on Mushkin Chronos Go Deluxe 1.8" SSD

Multimedia

1. Björn3D reviews XFX R7790 Black Edition 1GB
2. Funky Kit on SteelSeries Siberia V2 headset - Frost Blue Edition
3. Examiner.com's Astro Gaming A50 wireless headset review
4. Techgage on CM Storm QuickFire Rapid with Cherry MX green switch
5. NikKTech on Mad Catz M.O.U.S.9 wireless mouse

Power, cases, and cooling

1. KitGuru reviews 1000W Fractal Design Tesla R2 PSU
2. HTL reviews Cooler Master N200 case
3. ThinkComputers reviews Azza Silentium 920 case
4. TweakPC reviews NZXT Phantom 630 case (in German)
5. techPowerUp! reviews Phanteks PH-TC12DX
6. OCC reviews Evercool Venti CPU cooler

Posted May 14, 2013

Eight is Enough

1. The Official Microsoft Blog: Staying centered
2. The Inquirer: France could drop three strikes copyright law
3. BGR: Google's new Android boss says software
   like Facebook Home could be blocked
4. Phone Arena: Android, Windows, and Linux
   co-exist peacefully on this 11.6" tablet
5. GottaBe Mobile: Nexus 5, Nexus tablet renders showcase new looks
6. OMG Ubuntu: Ubuntu Touch for phones to be usable 'by end of May'
7. Mozilla Blog: Stay social with Firefox
8. Softpedia's Half-Life 2 Linux vs. Windows screenshot comparison tour

Tuesday Night

1. Google Fiber is coming to Gladstone, MO
2. Dealzon's deals: $130 off 17.3" Gateway i5-3210M, $139 off 11.6"
   Asus VivoBook touchscreen, $150 off 10.1" Dell XPS 10 Windows
   RT tablet, and $50 coupon for 20" hp Envy TouchSmart AIO PC

Mobile

1. Microsoft updates Surface Pro

Gaming

1. The Escapist: Activision CEO worried NextBox, PS4 may have "slow start"
2. NowGamer: PS4 & Xbox 720 at E3 will reveal price, release date & more
3. NZGamer: Diablo III auction house back online after gold exploit
4. Engadget: Battlefield 4's Frostbite 3 game engine goes mobile in 'Frostbite Go'

Hardware

1. TechReviewSource on Asus VivoBook X202E-BH91T-CB
2. [H]ard|OCP reviews MSI Z77A-GD65
3. techPowerUp! reviews 480GB Crucial M500 SSD
4. OCC's ECS GeForce GT 640 review
5. KitGuru's Edifier Predator 2.1 speaker system review
6. TweakTown on Audiofly AF78 dual-driver headphones
7. OCC's Asus ROG Vulcan ANC headset review
8. PureOC reviews CM Storm Recon mouse
9. Neoseeker reviews Roccat Hiro mouse pad
10. PureOC reviews 1500W Enermax MaxRevo PSU
11. APH Networks on 650W SilverStone Strider Gold ST65F-G PSU
12. Hardware Secrets and NinjaLane review Cooler Master N200 case
13. Guru3D reviews Noctua NH-U12S and NH-U14S CPU coolers

Posted May 10, 2013

Eight is Enough

1. Intel: Keeping up with Moore's Law is becoming a challenge - PCWorld
2. X-bit labs: New benchmark results of Core i "Haswell" hit the web
3. Ocaholic: Core i7-4770K 4.8GHz air-cooled and with only 0.9V
4. Nvidia: Discrete GPU market set to prosper for years to come - X-bit labs
5. Android Authority: "New Nexus 7" specs outed by
   analyst? Android 4.3, Snapdragon S4 Pro, and more
6. Nokia Lumia 928: First hands-on video
7. The Chromium Blog: Integrate Chrome with your iOS app
8. Joystiq: Ouya launch delayed to June 25, controller defect being fixed

Friday

1. WSJ: Future for Microsoft set-top box is uncertain
2. PCPer's podcast
3. Dealzon's deals: $500 coupon for 15.6" 1080p Lenovo IdeaPad
   Y500 i7-3630QM / GeForce GT 750M 2GB, $270 coupon for
   Lenovo IdeaCentre K430 i7-3770 / GeForce GT 630 2GB,
   $159 off refurbished 21.5" Samsung LED monitor, and $70 off
   refurbished 24" Vizio LED HDTV

Mobile

1. Computerworld: More support for Windows RT, this time from Nvidia
2. Hardware Heaven's BlackBerry Q10 review
3. KitGuru's 64GB Kingston Wi-Drive review

Gaming

1. OCC's StarDrive review

Systems and storage

1. Ocaholic: Core i7-4770K overclocking validations
2. Hardware.Info reviews 12 budget motherboards
3. Legit Reviews pits Seagate Desktop HDD.15 vs. WD Black HDDs
4. Benchmark Reviews on 120GB 120GB OCZ Vertex 3.20 SSD

Multimedia

1. Guru3D's Asus GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU Mini review
2. HT4U on Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan (in German)
3. techPowerUp! on Ultimate Ears Personal Reference Monitor
4. TweakTown's Logitech G19s keyboard review

Power, case, and cooling

1. HTL reviews 1000W Cooler Master V-series PSU
2. TweakTown reviews Thermaltake Chaser A41 case
3. [H]ard|OCP reviews Prolimatech
   Genesis and Fenrir Titan CPU coolers
4. Madshrimps review EK Waterblock LT 360 kit

Posted May 8, 2013

The Fierce Five

1. Toshiba: Microsoft confused tablet buyers with Windows 8
2. Ocaholic: Ivy Bridge at 7.2GHz
3. X-bit labs: Alleged images of GeForce GTX 770, GTX 780
   hit the web and ASRock to install audiophile-quality
   integrated audio sub-system onto next-gen mainboards
4. iFixit's Ouya teardown
5. Develop: Sony didn't consider 'always-on' PS4

Wednesday Night

1. Google: Grandview, Mo.—our newest Fiber community
2. Newegg's deals
3. Dealzon's deals: $100 coupon for 13.3" Sony Vaio T13 ultrabook,
   $25 coupon for Dell Vostro 270 mini-tower i3-3220 PC / 21.5"
   monitor, and $10 coupon for Roku 2 XS 1080p

Mobile

1. HotHardware reviews HTC One

Systems and storage

1. Hardware Heaven's Zotac Zbox ID89 Plus mini-PC review
2. TweakTown reviews Acer Aspire S7-391 ultrabook
3. PCStats on 13.3" Samsung 5-series NP540U3C-A01
   ultrabook and ECS Z77H2-A2X Black Edition
4. HTL reviews Gigabyte Z77X-UD4H
5. Techgage's 4TB Seagate desktop HDD.15 review
6. TweakTown's 256GB & 128GB Corsair
   Neutron (2013 Hynix Edition) SSD review

Multimedia, power, cases & cooling

1. Björn3D reviews Asus GTX 650 Ti Boost DCII
2. NikKTech reviews Eagle Tech
   ET-ARHP300FS-BK Urban Zen headphones
3. Examiner.com's Roccat Kone Pure mouse review
4. PCPer reviews 550W Enermax TriAthlor PSU
5. OCC's Enermax Ostrog GT case review
6. TweakTown's Corsair Obsidian 350D micro-ATX case review
7. Benchmark Reviews on Fractal Design Adjust 108 fan controller
8. techPowerUp! reviews Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU cooler

Posted May 7, 2013

7 Up

1. Reuters: EA total revenue, profit drop in fourth quarter and Nokia
   CEO says it remains focused on Windows Phone software
2. C|Net: Retina iPad mini display could go into production soon
3. Phone Arena: HTC allegedly preps high-res R7
   and R12 Windows RT Blue tablets for Q3 launch
4. X-bit labs: First images of AMD Fusion A-series "Richland" APUs hit the
   web & Biostar to showcase 2nd-gen Hi-Fi Puro audio tech at Computex
5. The SSD Review & TweakTown review Seagate 600 SSD
6. TweakTown's 240GB Seagate 600 SSD RAID report
7. LanOC Reviews, Pro Clockers, and TweakTown
   review Cooler Master V Series V1000 PSU

Tuesday

1. BCCHardware podcast
2. Newegg's deals
3. Dealzon's deals: $200 off 20" hp Envy 20 TouchSmart PC,
   $50 off 22" AOC monitor, $8 coupon for 21.5" hp Elite
   monitor, and $20 coupon for 7" Amazon Kindle Fire HD

Systems and storage

1. TechReviewSource on Toshiba Kirabook
2. Tech ARP's BIOS option of the week - passive release
3. Modders-Inc reviews AData XPG DDR3-2133 memory kit
4. Madshrimps review 3TB Toshiba DT01ACA300 HDD
5. C.O.D.'s 256GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD review

Multimedia and cooling

1. Hardware.Info's AMD Radeon HD 7790 2GB review
2. HTL reviews PowerColor HD 7790 Turbo Duo 1GB
3. CowcotLand pits Nvidia GTX 660 Ti vs. AMD HD 7850 OC (in French)
4. TechnologyX on Nikon D3200 camera
5. ThinkComputers reviews Ineo Alien Vibes W601 speaker system
6. HCW's be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 review
7. Hardware.Info's Gelid Black Edition CPU cooler review

Posted May 6, 2013

The Fierce Five

1. It's official: Microsoft's Windows Blue is coming later this year - Wired
2. VR-Zone: Stock surge shows AMD can be a comeback kid
3. CNNMoney has an insider's (Hector Ruiz's) view of AMD's war with Intel
4. HotHardware, PCPer, and RWT on Intel's Silvermont
5. TechCrunch: Adobe goes all-in with subscription-based Creative Cloud

Monday Night

1. Guru3D and OCZ's contest - 1200W PC Power PSU giveaway
2. Newegg's deals
3. Dealzon's deals: $570 coupon for 15.6" 1080p Lenovo Y500
   i7-3630QM / GeForce GT 750M, $75 coupon for 15.6" hp
   Envy dv6t i7-3630QM, and $21 coupon for GeForce GTX 660

Mobile

1. Hardware.Info's Microsoft Surface Pro review
2. Legit Reviews on Asus VivoTab Smart ME400

Systems, storage, and graphics

1. TweakTown reviews Acer Aspire S7-191 ultrabook
2. OCC's 4TB Seagate Constellation ES.3 review
3. PureOC reviews 240GB VisionTek Data Fusion PCI-E SSD
4. Hardware Heaven reviews 256GB AData SX300 mSATA SSD
5. [H]ard|OCP pits Radeon HD 7990 vs. GeForce GTX Titan
6. Madshrimps review XFX Radeon HD 7790 Black Edition 1GB
7. AltEsc's AMD Eyefinity guide

Multimedia, power, and cases

1. Benchmark Reviews on Ineo AlienVibes W601 speaker system
2. ThinkComputers reviews Roccat Kone XTD mouse
3. Techgage reviews Logitech G500s mouse
4. Metku reviews Func MS-3 mouse and Surface 1030 XL mouse mat
5. techPowerUp! reviews 650W Enermax NAXN ADV PSU
6. HTL reviews NZXT Phantom 630 case
7. Rbmods on Aerocool Xpredator case

Posted May 4, 2013

The Pick 6

1. Ocaholic: AMD FX-8570 and HD 8970 surfaced
   and Intel Core i7-4770K at 7GHz
2. MCV: High price rumored for Nvidia's GeForce
   GTX 780; possible release this month
3. Bloomberg: Acer says Microsoft could
   catch up to Google, Apple in mobile
4. SlashGear: Acer Iconia A1 crashes the Nexus 7 tablet party
5. Ars Technica: Internet Explorer zero-day exploit
   targets nuclear weapons researchers (updated)
6. Phoronix: Portal released for Steam on Linux

Weekend

1. Forbes: This is the world's first entirely 3D-printed gun
2. Newegg's deals
3. TweakTown's Corsair SSD Toolbox software overview
4. ThinkComputers has top 5 Google Chrome productivity extensions
5. Examiner.com on Logitech G700s mouse
6. LanOC Reviews on Logitech G500s mouse
7. Hardware Heaven's Razer Nostromo keypad video review
8. Legit Reviews on Spire Power Bank 4000 battery charger
9. TweakTown reviews Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 case and
   Teratrend TS231U dual-bay USB 3.0 / eSATA enclosure

Posted May 3, 2013

Eight is Enough

1. Fudzilla: AMD creates custom chip division
2. VR-Zone: Intel Ivy Bridge-E HEDT platform to launch in September 2013
3. Fudzilla: ASRock Haswell boards listed in Euroland
4. X-bit labs: Apple adds SSD options to iMac AIO desktops and
   Micron reveals PCI Express SSD accelerator for enterprises
5. Fudzilla: GeForce GTX 780 coming on May 23rd
6. Laptop: Toshiba tablet allegedly leaks with
   Tegra 4 processor and keyboard dock
7. C|Net: Future Microsoft tablet may have 7.5" display, low price
8. SlashGear: LG "Nexus 5" tipped as Google reportedly renews deal

Friday

1. PCPer's podcast #249
2. Newegg's deals
3. Dealzon's deals: $500 coupon for Lenovo IdeaPad Y400
   i7-3630QM / GeForce GT 750M, $499 off 17.3" 1080p
   Asus G75VW-BHI7N07 i7-3630QM / GeForce GTX
   660M, $40 coupon for 21.5" Dell LED IPS monitor, and
   $120 off 7" refurbished Nook color tablet

Mobile

1. Phone Arena: Old Motorola X Phone prototype photos resurface
2. Hardware.Info's Samsung Galaxy S4 review
3. SamMobile: Samsung's Octa-Core not as energy-efficient as we thought?
4. InfoWorld on Windows RT: Who loves ya, baby?
5. Android Central: Instagram adds account tagging, 'Photos of You' album

Gaming

1. Team Fortress 2 Blog on SteamPipe: Just a heads-up
2. Fudzilla: Minecraft to hit retail on June 4th

Systems

1. Hardware.Info's Fourth-gen Intel Core preview: All about Haswell
2. Hardware Secrets on SuperMicro X9DRL-EF motherboard
3. Techgage reviews Gigabyte G1.Sniper 3
4. PureOC reviews MSI Z77A-GD65
5. techPowerUp! reviews ASRock Z77 Extreme11
6. TweakPC on Gigabyte's G1.Sniper (in German)
7. OCC's USB auto update guide

Multimedia, case, and cooling

1. Björn3D reviews Zotac GTX Titan AMP! Edition
2. Guru3D's MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost OC review
3. KitGuru's Sapphire HD 7790 2GB OC review
4. Neoseeker's XFX R7790 Black Edition 1GB review
5. Benchmark Reviews on Asus Cube Google TV media streamer
6. Hardware Secrets reviews Corsair Obsidian 350D case
7. NinjaLane reviews Noctua NF-A14 FLX and ULN 140mm case fan

Posted May 2, 2013

The Pick 6

1. Softpedia: Intel could buy AMD as x86 CPUs lose ground to ARM
2. NASDAQ: Seagate beats earnings, revenue down
3. Bloomberg: Facebook revenue exceeds estimates on mobile advertising
4. DigiTimes: Microsoft preparing second-generation Surface
5. Financial Post: iPhone 6 coming in June 2014—Misek
6. International Business Times: Apple loses
   20% of tablet market in last 12 months

Thursday

1. Newegg's deals
2. Dealzon's deals: $60 coupon for 17" Alienware M17x i7-3630QM /
   Radeon HD 7970M, $60 coupon for Alienware Aurora i7-3820 /
   dual-GeForce GTX 660, and $200 off Samsung Galaxy S4 unlocked
   GSM phone

Systems

1. TweakTown on iBuyPower's Revolt SFF desktop gaming PC
2. techPowerUp! on Giada's Q11 Android OS mini PC
3. Hardware.Info's MSI GT70 0NE review
4. Modders-Inc reviews Gigabyte P2742G laptop
5. Ocaholic: Intel Core i7-4770K at 7GHz
6. Hardware.Info on Intel's Haswell GPU: HD graphics becomes Iris (Pro)

Multimedia and cooling

1. TechReviewSource on Sony SRS-BTX500 Bluetooth speaker
2. ThinkComputers reviews Tt eSports MEKA G1 keyboard
3. NikKTech's Tesoro GUNGNIR H5 mouse review
4. TechnologyX on Cougar Dual-X 120mm blue LED case fan
5. CowcotLand reviews Cooler Master Seidon 240M cooler (in French)

Posted May 1, 2013

7 Up

1. X-bit labs: Disruption in South Korean production could
   have catastrophic impact on global electronics business
2. VG24/7: Nvidia appoints new Tegra boss Deepu Talla
3. Steam hardware & software survey: April 2013
4. Legit Reviews: Intel GT3 graphics in Haswell - 2x as fast as Ivy Bridge
5. Hardware Heaven and TweakTown on Gigabyte's
   next-generation audio-enhanced Intel motherboards
6. X-bit labs: LG begins to sell the first curved OLED TV on the planet
7. Neowin: Windows 8.1 build 9385 has leaked

Wednesday Night

1. Yahoo! News Canada: Firefox maker says British surveillance company
   has hijacked its brand to help spy on targets (thanks dpaus)
2. BCCHardware podcast
3. Dealzon's deals: $110 off 15.6" Asus K55 i5-3210M, $60 coupon
   for Dell XPS 8500 w/ 23" UltraSharp monitor, and $250 coupon
   for 10" Lenovo IdeaTab S2

Gaming

1. Hardware Heaven's GRID 2 video preview (PC)
2. PCPer's StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm review
3. Techgage reviews Poker Night 2

Hardware

1. TechReviewSource on Dell XPS 18 AIO
2. Big Bruin reviews 256GB Corsair Neutron SSD
3. TweakTown on EVGA GTX 650 Ti Boost SuperClocked 2GB
4. PCPer's Oculus Rift development kit hands-on preview
5. Big Bruin reviews Alienvibes W601 2.2-channel speakers
6. Examiner.com's Onbeat-X1 Bluetooth portable speaker review
7. HTL reviews Gigabyte Fly headphones
8. Hardware Secrets on SteelSeries Call of Duty Black Ops II mouse
9. ThinkComputers reviews Corsair AX860i PSU
10. HotHardware's high-end cases roundup: In Win, Lian-Li & SilverStone

Posted April 30, 2013

7 Up

1. Yahoo! News: Apple sells $17 billion in bonds in record deal
2. Björn3D, Hardware Canucks, HotHardware & PCPer on AMD's hUMA
3. X-bit labs: AMD aims to make GCN more
   affordable with Radeon HD 7730 graphic card
4. PCPer on frame rating: High-end GPUs benchmarked at 4K resolutions
5. Microsoft's IllumiRoom: Peripheral projected
   illusions for interactive experiences (video)
6. SamMobile: Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 makes an appearance
   on GLBenchmark, much faster than its predecessor
7. Android and Me: hp working on a pair of Android devices powered by Tegra 4

Tuesday Night

1. Techdirt: ICE starts raiding mobile phone repair shops
   to stop repairs with aftermarket parts (thanks dpaus)
2. X-bit labs: Samsung begins manufacturing of 4Gb LPDDR3 mobile DRAM
3. Dealzon's deals: $150 coupon for 17.3" hp Envy dv7t i7-3630QM /
   GeForce GT 650M, $570 coupon for 15.6" 1080p Lenovo Y500
   i7-3630QM / GeForce GT 750M, $526 off 14.4" Toshiba U845W
   i5-3317U, and $50 coupon for 21.5" Dell UltraSharp IPS monitor

Mobile

1. 9to5Mac: Jony Ive paints a fresh, yet familiar, look for iOS 7
2. GSM Insider shares rumor: Nokia to unveil
   its first Windows tablet on May 14?

Software and gaming

1. 3DCenter features x264 64-bit FullHD single /
   multi-thread CPU benchmark (in German)
2. HT4U's Tomb Raider test (in German)

Systems and storage

1. OCC reviews Avatar Mercury AVIU-145A2 ultrabook
2. TweakPC reviews MSI Z77A-G45 (in German)
3. Hardware Heaven on setting up Seagate's 4TB Barracuda in Windows 8
4. Ocaholic's 240GB OCZ Vertex 3.20 review
5. Legit Reviews on AData DashDrive Air AE400
6. Madshrimps review 4GB takeMS LumX USB flash drive

Multimedia

1. Hardware Heaven pits Zotac GTX Titan AMP!
   Edition (Overclocked) vs. Radeon 7990
2. TweakTown tests EVGA GTX Titan 6GB SuperClocked in SLI
3. techPowerUp! reviews Inno3D iChill GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB
4. TweakTown's Compro TN50W cloud network camera review
5. Benchmark Reviews on Ineo Alienvibes W401 speaker system
6. Modders-Inc reviews Razer Kraken Pro headset
7. KitGuru reviews Shogun Bros Ballista MK1 mouse
8. Madshrimps review Func MS-3 mouse and Surface 1030 XL

Case and cooling

1. Ocaholic's Fractal Design Define R2 XL case review
2. HTL's Spire X2 120mm PWM fan review
3. ThinkComputers on be quiet! Shadow Rock TopFlow SR1 CPU cooler

Posted April 29, 2013

The Pick 6

1. Neowin: Microsoft 'reimagining' video reveals
   secrets of rebranding, hints of what's to come
2. LinuxInsider: Have Linux distros gotten too tubby?
3. GSM Insider: Google Glass is powered by 2011-era
   TI OMAP 4430 and runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread
4. Eric Schmidt: Google Glass critics "afraid of change," society will adapt
5. T3: Google Smartwatch 3D render concept (video)
6. WPCentral: Joe Belfiore is planning something
   for the Windows Phone community

Sunday

1. Dealzon's deals: $310 coupon for 14" Lenovo U410 ultrabook
   i5-3337U, $250 coupon for 10.1" Lenovo IdeaTab S2 tablet,
   and $50 off 20" Dell LED monitor
2. ThinkComputers: How to boot into Safe Mode on Windows 8
3. TweakTown reviews Injustice: Gods Among Us (Xbox 360)
4. Celeron 847 for Atom: MSI C847IS-P33 mainboard review at X-bit labs
5. VR-Zone's Samsung 840 Pro SSD review
6. NikKTech reviews Tritton Detonator headset for Xbox 360
7. Funky Kit reviews 600W Enermax Platimax PSU
8. Rbmods on Antec GX700 military case
9. Technic3D on AeroCool XPredator X3
   Evil Black Edition case (in German)

Posted April 27, 2013

The Fierce Five

1. VR-Zone: Is your power supply ready for Haswell?
2. Computerworld: Windows Blue won't solve
   all Microsoft's problems, analysts say
3. Android Police: Google is working on and
   testing Android 4.3—and it's still Jelly Bean
4. CS:GO Blog: Operation Payback is live
5. Newegg's deals

Weekend

1. Polygon: THQ creditors claims hundreds of millions
   owed, include Double Fine, Microsoft, UFC
2. Macworld on the iTunes Store at 10: How
   Apple reinvented the music business
3. Tech ARP's BIOS option of the week - DRAM page-mode
4. Hardware Heaven's 256GB Toshiba SSD review
5. PCPer's video perspective: Corsair Obsidian 350D case

Posted April 26, 2013

Eight is Enough

1. AMD announces 2013 Developer Summit: "APU13"
2. X-bit labs: AMD & partners to discuss the future of heterogeneous computing this
   November and Asus launches audiophile-grade external Xonar Essence STU
   audio solution
3. C|Net: Windows 8 touch notebooks see price cuts at Microsoft Store
4. StatCounter: Windows 8 on 4.69% of PCs six months after launch
5. Western Digital: Hard drive shipments not affected by growing SSD popularity
6. PCWorld's hands-on with Chrome Office Viewer
7. Fudzilla: $499 price tag for Xbox Next
8. Polygon: The next Xbox rethinks DRM, achievements,
   and Xbox Live friends, our sources say

Friday

1. Samsung unifies fastest growing PC line under newly
   expanded ATIV brand; launches two new laptops
2. Dealzon: $200 off Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 16GB factory unlocked phone
3. Dealzon's deals: $428 off 13.3" IPS Asus Zenbook i5-3317U,
   $270 off 13.3" Dell Inspiron 13z i3-3217U, and $55 coupon
   for 29" Dell UltraWide IPS monitor

Mobile

1. GSM Arena: Nokia to hold a Lumia event on May 14, a new device on the way?
2. Engadget: Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 to enter mass production in late May
3. Fudzilla: Samsung now says eight-cores don't really matter
4. Ars Technica: Three years in, AMOLED displays are finally getting it right

Hardware

1. C.O.D. monster server build - 40TB
2. Legit Reviews on 480GB Crucial M500 SSD
3. TweakTown reviews 128GB SanDisk Extreme Pro SSD
4. KitGuru's Tenda W300M wireless N300 mobile AP / router review
5. Hardware Secrets updates Radeon chips comparison table
6. NikKTech on Tech-Life BeatBlock Premium Bluetooth wireless speaker
7. Guru3D's Corsair Obsidian 350D case review

Posted April 25, 2013

Eight is Enough

1. X-bit labs: Intel Core i7-4960X "Ivy Bridge-E" is up
   to 11% faster than current-generation Extreme offering
2. ZDNet: Want the most reliable Windows
   PC? Buy a Mac (or maybe a Dell)
3. MacTrast: New 'Haswell-based MacBooks reportedly
   set for mid-May production, ahead of summer launch
4. Cult of Mac: iPhone 5S to launch this September
   alongside new lost-cost iPhone [analyst]
5. X-bit labs: LG to introduce a smartphone with
   flexible OLED screen this year—company
6. webOS Nation: This is the WindsorNot - the
   webOS slate smartphone that never was
7. Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail)
8. Joystiq reports Call of Duty: Ghosts listed
   at multiple retailers for PS3, Xbox 360

Thursday Night

1. Fudzilla: Gigabyte releases its own Radeon HD 7990
   and Asus slaps sticker on reference HD 7990 as well
2. NinjaLane and PCPer have podcasts
3. Newegg's April clearance
4. Dealzon's deals: $50 coupon for 15.6" Dell Inspiron touchscreen
   i3-3227U, $50 coupon for 15.6" Dell Inspiron Celeron, $260
   coupon for 27" Dell XPS One 2710 PC, and $80 off 750GB
   Seagate 2.5" hybrid SSD

Software and gaming

1. Microsoft Security Response Center: New update available for MS13-036
2. Gamsutra: Inside the PlayStation 4 with Mark Cerny

Systems and storage

1. Ars Technica updates system guide: gaming boxes
2. TechReviewSource on Gigabyte P2742G-CF1 laptop
3. TweakTown reviews Comay Pluto SC3 enterprise SSD
4. Legit Reviews on 128GB Transcend MSA720 mSATA SSD
5. Funky Kit reviews Patriot Supersonic Rage XT flash drive

Multimedia

1. Ocaholic's Asus GTX 650 Ti Boost DirectCU II OC review + SLI
2. Hardware.Info's Sony NEX-VG30 video camera review
3. ThinkComputers reviews Pivos XIOS DS Media Play
4. LanOC Reviews on Arion foldable Bluetooth headset
5. Hardware Secrets reviews Gigabyte Aivia Osmium keyboard
6. Techgage reviews Logitech G100s mouse
7. NikKTech's Sector Pilot Master R3273679025 watch review

Casing and cooling

1. TweakTown reviews In Win G7 case
2. Hardware Heaven reviews Zotac RAIDBox dual-mSATA enclosure
3. FrostyTech reviews Evercool Venti HPQ-12025 heatsink