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Fans of Valve's Steam platform have long requested a mobile app to be built around the service, and catering to that demand, one is finally en route. The app at the current time is in a closed beta stage, but it can still be downloaded by anyone who wants to add their name to the list of beta...

With the growing momentum of Thunderbolt on the Mac platform, it was only a matter of time before storage giant Western Digital unveiled its first solution. That comes in the form of the My Book Thunderbolt Duo, a dual-drive enclosure that, as you'd expect, connects via Thunderbolt in lieu of...

... on top of the $650 million that his and his wife's foundation has infused into research in the past 10 years. http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/26/health/switzerland-gates-donation/index.html If only more mega-wealthy people gave a shit about others, we might actually see cancers being cured.

Apple held its Q1 2012 earnings call yesterday, and the talked-about results can be summed up with just one word: "wow". Surpassing all analyst expectations, Apple posted $46.3 billion in revenue and $13.06 billion in profits, resulting in a year-over-year gain of 118%, a new record for the...

In a bit of unexpected news, Blizzard has canceled its popular BlizzCon gaming conference for 2012, opting to hold the next one in 2013 instead. This move was done for no other reason but focus, as the company is currently working on three different games or expansions and wants to make sure...

CM's QuickFire Rapid gaming keyboard is unlike any other. It's not flashy, it doesn't have a bunch of bright LEDs, it has no macro support and... it has no numpad. So what is it that sets it apart? Its sturdy design and use of CHERRY MX blue mechanical key switches. Let's see if those features...

It goes without saying that music is one of the best inventions ever. It can cheer you up when you're feeling down, pump you up for a workout, help you fall to sleep and complement any possible mood you happen to be in. So, what song should be listening to if your ultimate goal is to relax...

It seems just about everyone has begun 2012 by releasing firmware updates; as usual many are to resolve those pesky, newly discovered BSoD problems that have plagued just about every SSD at one time or another. Here’s a short summary of recently announced firmware updates for Crucial m4, Samsung...

If I lived in Tokyo, I don't think I'd want to live there too much longer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/16681136 The chance of a big earthquake hitting the Japanese capital in the next few years is much greater than official predictions suggest, researchers say. The team, from the...

BlackBerry fans have had good reason over the past year to be seriously concerned about the company, and with the recent stepping down of both company CEOs and the ushering of a new one, things are not looking much more positive than before. As a whole, it seems that it doesn't matter who runs...

When Google purchased YouTube back in November 2006, did anyone expect that in a mere five years, the site would become the third most visited on the Internet? Though video-sharing sites are now a dime a dozen, looking back, Google had to have known what video was going to become, and given...

It's easy to compare Q.U.B.E. to Portal at a quick glance, but in reality it's a much different game. The main focus is on puzzle-solving, but the puzzles here are solved by manipulating blocks in order to achieve some objective to open the door at the end. And in terms of sheer difficulty...

In what is sure to be a very confusing mix for some of subtly different names, Kingston has launched the SSDNow V+ 200 series of solid-state drives. Kingston first began utilizing SandForce controllers in the premium HyperX SSD line, delivering some of the absolute best performance we had seen...

As we posted yesterday, popular file-sharing website MegaUpload was taken down by US authorities for a number of different reasons. A big one was that the company behind the site was accused of taking in $175 million in "criminal proceeds", while at the same time causing loses of $500 million to...

We posted earlier this week that Intel might experience a hit to its sales revenue during 2012 due to the timing of Windows 8's launch, but putting that aside for the time-being, the company has just announced its best-ever year-over-year financial report. In total, the company reached $54...

Enough said: http://store.steampowered.com/sale/Sonic_Weekend I am tempted to pick up Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing, despite it being a single-player game.

One of the world's largest file-sharing websites, MegaUpload, is down for the count. After a well-orchestrated raid played out in multiple countries, the US Department of Justice were successful in not only taking MegaUpload.com offline, but also in ceasing numerous assets related to the site...

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For about as long as credit cards have existed, there have been companies that have worked hard to figure out the best possible methods of keeping their data safe. There have been some good attempts made in the past, but it seems it's impossible to find a good blend of security and convenience...

Intel has just released an interesting insurance program for its current-gen K and X series processors that target the overclockers out there. Under this paid program, if a CPU dies or goes wonky as the result of overclocking, Intel will replace it for free. For those hoping to push their...