Eight is Enough
- C|Net reports Nvidia CEO sees tenfold growth in mobile-chip biz
- Rahul Sood: Computing devices of the new era need a soul – X-bit labs
- X-bit labs: AMD reschedules launch of FX-series chips to October, changes launch lineup
- Update: AMD starts shipping Bulldozers, but only server variety – VR-Zone
- TC Magazine: AMD reportedly axes 2012’s Komodo CPU, replaces it with Vishera
- VR-Zone reports Seagate first with 4TB external drive
- NordicHardware: Radeon HD 7900 series gets new
architecture and XDR2 Rambus memory? (thanks Tyler M.) - Bethesda Blog has Rage system requirements
- Reuters: Yahoo’s Bartz fired by chairman over phone: source
- thinq_ reports Qualcomm buys Bigfoot for home entertainment push
- Yahoo! News: hp exec says PC unit spinoff “best value”
- Bloomberg: Apple may have to show iPad sales to successfully bar Samsung in Australia
- Comodo hacker: I hacked DigiNotar too; other CAs breached
- Yahoo! News: Tech company to build science ghost town in NM
Hardware news
- The Storage Effect: 5 reasons Ultrabooks should include hybrid drives
- TC Magazine: MSI launches the GT780DX 17.3″ gaming notebook
- TechCrunch: hp releases the updated Pavilion dm1 ultraportable laptop
- bit-tech will have Sandy Bridge E at LITS
- VR-Zone: Biostar does value Z68 motherboard right with TZ68K+
and Gigabyte intros A55M-S2V FM1 motherboard and
new Asus Fusion Zacate micro-ATX board is a notch faster
and single-chip DIMM is close to becoming reality - NordicHardware: MSI presents technology for getting dust off graphics cards
- Adoption of DisplayPort grows at tremendous pace – VESA
- TC Magazine: BenQ unveils the RL2240H monitor for real-time strategy gaming
and Eizo releases the FlexScan EV2335W and EV2315W monitors - Engadget: TiVo Premiere Elite will bring quad tuners, 2TB storage to retail this year
- Win an NZXT Phantom case from Big Bruin
- Dealzon’s deals: $223 coupon for 15.6” Lenovo ThinkPad W520 i7-2720QM /
Nvidia Quadro 1000M, $105 coupon for 14” Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E420s
i3-2410M, $30 coupon for 27” hp 2711x LED monitor, and $20 coupon for
24” Acer G245HQAbd LCD monitor
Mobile
- Liliputing on hp TouchPad Android progress: touchscreen drivers now working
- Ars Technica reports Samsung to support VMware’s Android virtualization push
- TC Magazine: Verizon to start BlackBerry Torch 9850 sales on September 8th
- PCWorld: Why is Windows Phone 7 winning over some indie app developers?
- VR-Zone on a new update for Angry Birds Seasons – Mooncake Festival
Gaming
- Wired reports Bill Kunkel, original gaming journalist, dies at 61
- Call of Duty: Elite to split Modern Warfare 3 gamers into haves & have-nots – Ars Technica
- VG24/7 on Battlefield 3 beta – “Hundreds” of changes from alpha, day one patches likely
- Warhammer 40K: Space Marine now available
- Bethesda Blog: Lonesome Road Holotape #1
- Times Live: ‘Dragon Quest X‘ takes Nintendo series online
- Joystiq: Stay awhile, and watch Diablo III beta footage
and Minecraft 1.8 update trailer is pretty adventurous - Steam Trading feature is live
- Legit Reviews on Call of Duty XP L.A. 2011 – ultimate fan experience
- Tbreak’s MadCatz F.P.S. Pro Xbox 360 controller review
- RPS shares Red Orchestra 2 first impressions
- Ars Technica: Dead Island offers flashes of fun in unfinished, buggy PC release (updated)
- Techgage’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution review
- RPS on Deus Ex: Human Revolution is about DRM
Systems and storage
- Taking a stand: My experience working at an elevating desk – Ars Technica
- Kitguru: Can you build a PC in 3 minutes?
- TweakTown reviews Zotac Zbox AD03 Plus
- Hardware Canucks and techPowerUp! review Gigabyte G1.Sniper2 Z68
- X-bit labs review Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD
- TweakTown reviews ASRock Fatal1ty 68 Professional Gen3
- Guru3D’s Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z review
- NinjaLane reviews Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z
- OCC’s Asus P6X58-E WS review
- ocaholic’s G.Skill F3-17000CL9D-4GB review
- TweakTown reviews 120GB Kingston HyperX SandForce SF-2281 SSD
- ProClockers review 120GB Patriot Wildfire SSD
Multimedia
- OCC’s PowerColor HD 6990 LCS 4GB review
- XSReviews on Zotac GeForce GTX 590
- PureOC reviews HIS HD 6850 IceQ X Turbo 2GB
- TechReviewSource on 50″ LG 50PZ950 3D plasma HDTV
- Rbmods on CM Storm Sentinel Z3RO-G gaming mouse
Power, cases, and cooling
- [H]ard|OCP’s 1200W Enermax Platimax PSU review
- TR alum Dustin Sklavos, Bmr, Legit Reviews & PCPer review Antec Solo II case
- Neoseeker reviews Thermaltake Chaser MK-1 case
- ThinkComputers reviews Antec One Hundred case
- LanOC Reviews on Cooler Master Notepal LapAir
- Hi Tech Legion reviews Antec Kühler H2O 920 liquid CPU cooler
- TweakTown reviews Cooler Master GeminII S524 CPU cooler
- Hi Tech Legion reviews Thermaltake Frio OCK CPU cooler
- Hardware Secrets posts thermal compounds roundup – September 2011