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G.SKILL Hosts Official OC World Record Stage at Computex 2013

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:39:00 GMT

G.SKILL partners with Intel, ASUS, EVGA, GIGABYTE, and MSI for a G.SKILL Official OC World Record Stage at Computex 2013, Nangang Exhibition Center – Booth IO118. Please enjoy the event teaser: G.SKILL...

NVIDIA Announces PhysX Support for Microsoft Xbox One Game Console

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:24:52 GMT

NVIDIA announced its support today for the Microsoft Xbox One game console with its popular NVIDIA PhysX and NVIDIA APEX software development kits (SDKs). Together, PhysX and APEX provide solutions...

Sony Mobile's Xperia Tablet Z Now Available Worldwide

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:23:19 GMT

Sony Mobile has announced that Xperia Tablet Z is now available to buy across the globe through Sony’s retail and operator partners as well as online channels. Xperia Tablet Z is available...

Microsoft Unveils Xbox One

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:22:06 GMT

Microsoft has unveiled the Xbox One, its all-in-one gaming and entertainment system. The new Xbox One hardware is sleek and modern and complements any décor. The console is shaped in the...

Manufacturers Announce PSUs Ready for Intel Haswell CPUs

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:11:46 GMT

With the release of the next generation Intel Core processors (codename Haswell), Intel will introduce technologies for reducing power consumption of the CPU in sleep mode. While Ivy Bridge CPUs had...

Futuremark Announces PCMark 8

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:42:31 GMT

Today, Futuremark announced the PCMark 8. For the first time in the series, PCMark 8 will combine performance testing with battery life measurement. You can estimate battery use from each benchmark...

ASRock A-Style Motherboards Offer 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.0

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:40:32 GMT

ASRock is bringing better Internet connections to its upcoming Intel 8 Series motherboards with A-Style: 2T2R Dual Band 802.11ac WiFi + Bluetooth v4.0. 802.11ac WiFi is a new wireless computer networking...

Razer Launches Atrox Arcade Stick

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:10:00 GMT

Razer has just announced the Razer Atrox Arcade Stick for Xbox 360, the final product following an extensive beta testing program. Tested by some of the world’s best pro-gamers and Fighting...

Lenovo Launches Yoga 11S Convertible

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:58:54 GMT

Lenovo has announced that customers can place orders for the IdeaPad Yoga 11S beginning today on www.lenovo.com or pre-order on www.bestbuy.com. The 360° flip and fold Yoga 11S follows its predecessor,...

Xigmatek Releases Janus Low-profile CPU Cooler

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:35:02 GMT

Xigmatek has just released the Janus (CAC-EXAI6-U01), a low-profile CPU cooler equipped with a copper base, aluminum fins, six 6-mm heatpipes, and two fans: The top fan is a 120 mm model, while the...

ECS Intel 8-Series Chipset Motherboards Officially Debut

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:28:07 GMT

The new ECS family of motherboards featuring the new Intel 8-series chipset family designed specifically for the new 4th generation Intel Core processor family of CPUs, which will be available and shipping...

AMD Launches the Radeon HD 8970M

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:26:36 GMT

AMD has expanded its notebook GPU offering with the launch of the Radeon HD 8970M. This brand new chip runs at 850 MHz (900 MHz in turbo mode), and can accesses up to 4 GB of GDDR5 memory at 4.8 GHz...

AMD Never Settle: Reloaded Announcement

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:42:45 GMT

AMD is adding bonus games to the Never Settle Reloaded program as a limited-time offer called “Level Up with Never Settle Reloaded.” Here’s the summary: The promotion...

Project Shield Goes on Pre-orders

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:40:37 GMT

Project Shield (which is now, officially, Shield) is a portable game console powered by NVIDIA’s Tegra 4 chip (quad core ARM Cortex-A15 CPU and 72 custom GPU cores). It provides a full console-grade...

Lian Li Intros PC-Q30 PC Case

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:39:37 GMT

Today, Lian Li announced a new brushed aluminum Mini-ITX case, the PC-Q30. With a curve-shaped design and large acrylic front window, the fully aluminum PC-Q30 allows users to show off their systems Thanks...

Arctic Announces the Alpine 20 PLUS CO CPU Cooler

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:37:52 GMT

Arctic has just announced the Alpine 20 PLUS CO, a low profile CPU cooler dedicated to Intel LGA-2011 socket. It uses a high quality dual ball bearing from Japan to offer a lifespan up to 5 times longer...

Cooler Master Launches the N200 PC Case

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:04:58 GMT

The N200 is the latest addition to Cooler Master’s brand new N Series of compact mainstream cases with extensive water cooling support and improved air cooling performance wrapped in subtle...

EVGA Announces the SuperNOVA 1000 G2 Power Supply

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:15:20 GMT

The EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G2 (120-G2-1000-XR) is the newest EVGA power supply. It offers 1,000 W of continuous power, is 80 Plus Gold rated, has a single +12 V rail, Japanese capacitors, a 140 mm double...

Seasonic Power Supplies Ready for Intel's Haswell Processors

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:34:17 GMT

Seasonic’s power supplies listed below are already prepared for the upcoming Intel processors. They are equipped with a DC-to-DC converter which enables the so-called ZERO Load Design. These...

NZXT Launches Its Sentry Mix 2 Fan Controller

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:54:43 GMT

NZXT has announced the return of its Sentry Mix fan controller. Designed to satisfy the needs of mainstream users, gamers and enthusiasts alike, the Sentry Mix 2 comes with an improved design at an...

Cooler Master V Series Power Supplies Now Available in North America

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:42:00 GMT

Cooler Master has announced the entrance of the V Series Power Supply (PSU) line to North American markets. Developed to be the highest quality, Cooler Master carefully sourced every aspect of the...

ASRock Intros A-Style HDMI-In

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:36:36 GMT

Cables and wires amount to sheer havoc once accumulated to multitudes that may trip or strangle people. It’s also frustrating when one constantly needs to search through heaps of tangled cables...

AMD Announces Memory Series Designed for Gamers

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:35:28 GMT

Today, AMD launched the AMD Radeon RG2133 Gamer Series Memory and Radeon RAMDisk 4.1. AMD Radeon RG2133 Gamer Series Memory is the only memory on the market that offers both XMP and AMP memory profiles...

Deepcool Presents Multicore X8 Notebook Cooler

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:30:11 GMT

Deepcool has announced the third member of its Multicore notebook cooler family, the Multicore X8. Sporting a large, high quality aluminum panel and 4 x 100 mm fans, this notebook cooler is able to...

Gelid Launches Sleeved PSU Cable Adapters

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:26:16 GMT

Thermal Solutions specialist Gelid Solutions adds cable as a new product category to its GAMER product line. To start, power supply cable adaptor such as 6-pin (PCI-E), 8-pin (EPS), and 24-pin (EPS)...