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OCZ Technology has just updated its Talos line of Enterprise SSDs. Second-generation Talos 2 drives will utilize a dual-ported SAS 6G configuration. Where the previous Talos drives were stuck in a 3.5" form factor, Talos 2 will be a 2.5"-sized drive yet offer capacities ranging from 100GB up to...

It's no secret that mobile devices tend to lack storage, and this is a problem Kingston has set out to tackle - at least with iDevices. Its Wi-Drive wireless storage device allows you to stream 16GB or 32GB worth of data to your iPhone, iPad and et cetera. We've been using one for the past few...

The Nielsen research firm has just released its Q3 smartphone report, and while nothing has dramatically changed since Q2, the stats still prove interesting. As I'm sure most people would expect, Apple has retained the lead as being the largest hardware vendor, securing 28.3% of smartphone...

Just in time for the holidays, and only for the holidays, NVIDIA and its partners have released a new GTX 560 Ti variant. It's set to fall in between the GTX 560 Ti and GTX 570 performance-wise, although it has more in common with the latter than the former. For example, it shares the clock...

It seems like every storage company today wants to jump on the "hybrid" bandwagon, but early last year, Seagate became one of the first to deliver a feasible solution, and it came in the form of the Momentus XT. A mobile drive, the Momentus XT set out to speed up laptops everywhere by including...

In China, a dude didn't have enough cash to buy his girlfriend an iPad, so he decided to build her the best replacement possible for just over $100: http://my2cents4theday.blogspot.com/2011/11/chinese-man-builds-home-made-ipad.html Now that's cool, and that sort of effort holds a lot more...

Long before Apple launched its iPad 2, it's been rumored that the company has been working with certain manufacturers to make sure a super high-resolution display finds its way into a future iPad. According to sources close to CNET, such a display will be making its way into the iPad 3, despite...

As many of you are aware, Microsoft products and I are not on the best of terms. It's not me, I swear. It's Microsoft. I use Windows the "right way" - that is, I don't do any fancy tweaking or install programs that risk causing issues. I keep both the OS and other Microsoft applications...

Last fall, Intel found that the master key for its HDCP digital copy protection scheme had been leaked to the Internet, and while the company claimed that it'd require too much effort and money to make proper use of it, it still made it clear that it'd be ready to take legal action against...

With the onslaught of game releases recently, NVIDIA's driver team sure have their work cut out for them. For the second time this month, NVIDIA has just released a brand-new beta driver that not only improves performance in a number of games, but also adds the ability to enable Ambient...

To those looking to build the biggest, baddest high-end PC around, the wait for Sandy Bridge-E was no doubt painful. But, it's finally here, and much to our expectations, Intel has once again solidified its position as the performance leader. So let's take a look at what it offers, and compare...

The football world has lost a hero to many today. Gary Speed is a man I loved to watch play and one that I highly respected. He wasn't just a sports star, he seemed to be a genuinely good man. After moving from a player to manager role, he began to clean up the Wales national team, and while...

There are some incredible deals over at Steam today! I've bolded the games I highly recommend. The Witcher 2 - $23.99 Kane & Lynch 2 - $3.74 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction - $4.99 Payday: The Heist - $9.99 (recommend if co-op) Cities XL 2012 - $19.99 Overload Complete - $4.99...

With Battlefield 3, EA has successfully managed to get millions of gamers to install its Origin game client on their PCs, so what better way to keep people around by offering some killer Black Friday deals on most titles in the entire catalogue? We're talking Steam-like price-drops in some cases...

It's that time of year where it becomes awfully difficult to keep money in your wallet, so it's understandable if you've been unable to pick up a copy of the multitude of good games released over the past month. Always catering to those looking to game on the cheap, GOG.com has just kicked off a...

Yet another cool deal for Android phone owners. GameLoft has marked a huge collection of its games down to $0.99 for today only: http://www.gameloft.com/android-hd-games/

A simple deal for an addictive game. Sign up for PopCop's newsletter and get Zuma for free (today only): http://www.popcap.com/promos/2011/zuma/free/

In an attempt to be more efficient with the tasks I need to get done, I've tried various solutions for keeping track of things. I've tried Google Calendar, 'To Do' text files, the robust Evernote, and even just plain old paper. While all of these offered some nice benefits, all of them also...

When Apple releases a new product, there are a couple of things that make the launch interesting. First, the hype level tends to border on asinine, and second, there are always going to be those select few who waste away some of their days sitting outside of an Apple store waiting to get their...

Valve has kicked off a Steam 'Autumn Sale' that runs straight through until the end of the weekend. As per the norm, there will be a collection of unique games offered each day with varying levels of savings, though if today's sales are anything to go by, you can expect to see at least 50 - 75%...