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Nvidia releases 310.90 WHQL drivers, claims 38% faster performance in Far Cry 3

Nvidia have released a newer WHQL driver which adds optimization for Far Cry 3 and claims that it will provide up to 38% faster performance in Far Cry 3 with a GTX 680. That's not the only games that Nvidia is offering optimisations ...

11 years ago

PCI Express based SATA Specification close to Ratification

The Serial SATA International organization said on Thursday that a new specification of SATA ports will standardize PCIe as a choice of interface for client storage and has started the ratification process. For those who don't know, ...

11 years ago

Android Gaming Console “GameStick” doubles the $110k Goal

GameStick looks like a project that has received a lot more attention than OUYA. Judging by the 2,316 backers in Kickstarter with a pledge of $225,621 (at the time of writing) with 25 days still to go, this project is far more than ...

11 years ago

Disney to make its own games console

Back in June 2011, Disney filed a patent application about a handheld gaming console with 3D Augmented reality. The patent has a description of "toy box". Disney only mentions that Toybox is "a game play that involves various ...

11 years ago

Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 660 SE Information leaked

Nvidia needs a card to target the $180- $200 price segment that AMD currently captures with the 1GB HD 7870 graphics card. It is reported that the GTX 660 SE could be that card. The Chinese website PCEVA have managed to get ...

11 years ago

Intel 530 SSDs to have SandForce Controllers?

Chinese VR-Zone put up a slide of Intel's roadmap with states the 530 series will come during Q1 of 2013. According to the slide, there would be 180GB and 80GB models with 2.5" and mSata form factors. The Intel 530 series would ...

11 years ago

Batman Arkham City PC Review

This week I finally managed to find time for the sequel to one of my all time favourite games, Batman Arkham Asylum, the multi million selling Batman Arkham City. Sure this game has been with us for quite some time now, but its ...

11 years ago

eTeknix: On the go – Part 1

Here at eTeknix, we are constantly on the go, whether we're attending a PR event for a new product, or attending a LAN gaming event. We are forever having to lug our equipment around with us, from iPads to laptops, and even our ...

11 years ago

Xbox 720 (or Infinity) announcement expected at E3

The announcement of Microsoft's next gen gaming console (codenamed "Durango") is expected to happen at the E3 2013 expo. Xbox's spokesperson Larry Hyrb added a countdown to E3 on his website, but did not specify what would ...

11 years ago

Apple to launch iPhone Mini next year?

According to Strategy Analytics analyst Neil Mawston, Apple may in the process of creating a new iPhone Mini that could be seen later this year. The reason for this is that Samsung has clearly dominated the smartphone war that has ...

11 years ago

U.S. Federal judge reject Apple’s complaint over Amazon’s Appstore

Back in March 2011, Apple filed a case against Amazon's Appstore, stating that similar names would confuse and even mislead people into thinking that the two stores were related. California federal judge Phyllis Hamilton dismissed ...

11 years ago

GameStick launches Kickstarter campaign to compete with OUYA Console

A new campaign has recently come to light from Kickstarter for other inventors to follow in the footsteps of the OUYA console. As part of this campaign, GameStick has created a rival console with a similar spec list.. Both consoles ...

11 years ago

Sony’s new patent application could block second hand games from being used

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan filed an application on 9th December 2012 about their technology which reportedly will prevent users from purchasing and playing second copies of games on their consoles. This technology works by ...

11 years ago

Asus to bundle Leap Motion’s gesture control with notebooks and AIO units

Asus are looking to be bundling a gesture control system made by Leap Motion's gesture controls into high end notebooks and premium All-in-One units. To those who don't know, Leap Motion's Gesture Control lets users control their ...

11 years ago

Corsair Hydro Series H55 Liquid CPU Cooler Review

We've already taken a look at Corsair's superb H100i Hydro series CPU cooler. You can read that review here. However, we are now going right to the other end of the Corsair Hydro series by taking a look at the new H55. The ...

11 years ago

Microsoft acquires R2 Studios to broaden Xbox businesses

Microsoft have acquired a Silicon Valley startup company known as id8 Group R2 Studios, Inc. (aka R2 Studios) which was launched in 2011. The startup group specializes in entertainment and automation, which also worked on technology ...

11 years ago

Storage Company EMC unites with Lenovo for a new joint venture in NAS

A press release has been unveiled that shows that EMC have finalized their new venture with Lenovo to become "LenovoEMC Ltd". The new venture will be emphasizing on NAS products for small and medium businesses and for remote ...

11 years ago

Corning Inc. to promote the new Gorilla Glass 3 and Optical Cables at CES 2013

Corning Inc. has announced its plans for CES 2013 which will be held in Las Vegas in few days. The company specializing in glass solutions will be showcasing Gorilla Glass 3, a new glass composition with better durability. The ...

11 years ago

Intel to bring 802.11 AC support for notebooks in 2013

Looks like 2013 will be one of Intel's best years yet. Few hardware enthusiasts and fans call 2013 as "The year of the Haswell", after the 4th generation core series processors for desktops and notebooks. They're also introducing newer ...

11 years ago

Intel prepares 2 more Thunderbolt controllers for 2013

The new thunderbolt devices are going to come this are codenamed "Redwood Ridge 2C" and 4C. The 2C 4410 would be a host only controller with 2x Thunderbolt channels 10Gbps and display port 1.1a 2 sink or 1.2 red driver support, ...

11 years ago

AVerMedia RECentral Live Gamer HD Capture Card Review

In a change to what I normally review, namely anything storage and networking based, I've decided to have a little change of scene and this week I'll be looking at a HD capture card from AVerMedia. There are a large number of ...

11 years ago

Asus and Acer ends the manufacturing and era of netbooks

The last remaining manufacturers of Intel powered Atom powered netbooks, Asus and Acer, have ceased the production of their last Atom powered models, declaring that the life of the Atom based Netbook is finally over. According to ...

11 years ago

Nokia to abandon mobile business and sell assets to Microsoft and Huawei

Due to a string of flops and a late migration over from the Symbian OS to the Windows Mobile platform Nokia have been on a bit of a downward slope, but according to Keepskor founder and Forbes' contributor Tristan Louis,  Nokia's ...

11 years ago

Marvell invests in SSD manufacturer “Memoright”

U.S. based company, Marvel Technology have just invested in Memoright, a Taiwan based SSD manufacturer in an effort to combine its SSD controller with Memoright's technology and expertise in firmware to provide overall a better SSD ...

11 years ago

Apple may switch to TSMC for A6X processor production

It has been reported that Apple, Inc. is looking to initiate a trial production of the A6X processor with TSMC during Q1 2013. The trial period could decide whether TSMC will be given contract for A6X processor production, ...

11 years ago

New leaked roadmap spills info over new Intel Ivy Bridge-E and Sandy Bridge-E CPUs

Intel have confirmed that a new set of Sandy Bridge-E CPUs are to be launched in Q2 2013 along with new set Ivy Bridge-E chips, which will be launched in Q3, a few months after the 4th Gen Intel Core Series Haswell ...

11 years ago

EA to shut down servers for Fifa 11, NFL 11, NBA Jam and more games this month

EA made a service announcement that their official servers will be shutting down for few of their titles due to only a handful of players playing the game online and will shift services to games with a larger player base. As written ...

11 years ago

Sony to launch a new 5″ 1080p Smartphone at CES

It looks like Sony are one the cards to be releasing two new smartphones according to the source that spotted some official press renders of Xperia Z and Xperia ZL codenamed "Yuga" and "Odin". Both devices will be having a 5" 1080p ...

11 years ago

New Ubuntu OS set to launch Jan 2nd; will have touch feature

A countdown teaser for Ubuntu's website with the line "So close, you can almost touch it." suggests that the open source OS that is set to be released on January 2nd would have touch support. It's not really a surprise since ...

11 years ago

Intel preparing Cable TV service and Set Top Box

According to a report, Intel is preparing to launch its virtual Cable TV and set top box service. Intel would be rolling this out on a city-to-city basis so that they can negotiate licenses with certain content providers. The ...

11 years ago

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