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When Netflix launched its DVD rental service in 1999, DVDs were still the main source of movie-viewing in the world, and thanks to the convenience factor, it didn't take much time at all before a countless number of homes in the US had red envelopes hit their mailboxes. Fast-forward to today...

One of the biggest features coming to Mozilla's Firefox 4.0 Web browser is the ability to take advantage of your PC's graphics card in order to accelerate the Web. At the least, page rendering can be heavily sped up, and if you are a heavy browser, that's something that would be noticeable right...

One of the coolest apps to ever hit Apple's App Store (in my opinion) is iDOS, an emulator that allows gamers to relive some of their DOS favorites. Unfortunately, like many other emulators submitted to the App Store, Apple deemed iDOS unacceptable due to its ability to execute code. To get its...

In order for any hardware to be a success in the technology world, it has to be a fresh idea that offers something that the competitors don't, but still be completely functional. Shogun Bros. look to cover all of these points with the release of its Chameleon X-1 mouse. I mean game controller. I...

When I first laid my eyes on Gateway's XHD3000 30-inch display, I was in love. It offered the 2560x1600 resolution I was looking for, great specs, an awesome content upscaler, an ample soundbar and looked great to boot. Once it came to market, I got a sample in to review, and not long after, I...

A fan who used the built in modkit supplied with StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty has attracted attention with their World Of StarCraft mod. The mod creates an MMO style game in the same vein as Blizzard's other blockbuster title, World of Warcraft but based on StarCraft characters. You can...

Earlier this week, premier system builder Puget Systems refreshed its "Serenity" silent line, and at the same time made its SPCR Edition one of the most silent PCs on the planet - while still offering some great performance. Measured with a high-end audio meter, the SPCR Edition idles at around...

In an age where a lot of our personal information is posted online, should there be boundaries? If we post our information, no matter the quantity, via services such as Facebook, should that give free reign to companies to use it as they please? Apparently, Gotham Dating Partners wholeheartedly...

We posted a couple of months ago about the computer that would become the first to compete on the popular quiz show Jeopardy!, and as the episode is set to air on February 14th, we're getting close. At the time of our last post, we mentioned that the computer, IBM's "Watson", was practicing with...

A couple of weeks ago, Apple announced a brand-new iPhone 4... no, not a major overhaul, but rather one suited to work on Verizon's network. This model carries a couple of caveats, as it's CDMA-only, doesn't have a SIM card and can't utilize voice and data at the same time. But, those...

Purchasing games online in lieu of walking into a store is preferable to some due to the convenience factor, but as a result, retailers such as GameStop are stressing out over figuring out ways to keep gamers coming to their stores. Over the years, we've seen many different techniques, including...

AMD has given us a heads-up that there are a few new Radeon HD 6000 series cards en route, one being an official reference release and the others being pre-overclocked versions of cards that have been on the market for a few months. In the weeks ahead, we should be seeing PowerColor, Sapphire...

The Blue Team has done it again, improving on 2009 with another record year. Up $8.5 billion from the previous year, Intel weighs in with $43.6 billion in revenue. When all is said and done, its net income tops out at $11.7 billion, an increase of $7.3 billion. You can read the rest of...

As if Intel's new Sandy Bridge processors couldn't get any bigger, Acer has announced that they plan to launch two or three new tablets based on the 2nd generation core architecture. You can read the rest of our post and discuss here.

Wikipedia, the popular online encyclopedia that "anyone can edit" turned 10-years-old this past weekend - Happy Birthday, Wikipedia! I can't believe that the website has been around so long, as I just discovered it a couple of years ago (like most people, I'm sure), but in the little time I've...

There are a billion different reasons why having a high-end gaming PC is awesome, but the most common downside is the noise that such a machine can generate. It's one thing to be enjoying the latest and greatest titles in their high-detailed glory, but it's another to have to resort to cranking...

It seems that everybody is trying to break into the water cooling market with self contained, all-in-one units that require little to no upkeep. Cooler Master showed off its own A-L2 unit at this year's CES, and marks the first time the company has produced a liquid cooler since its Aquagate...

Earlier this month at CES, Motorola unveiled its ATRIX 4G smartphone, positioning the device as the world's most powerful smartphone. Combining some impressive hardware with the new Motorola "webtop" application, it very well could be one of the most sought after smartphones this year. So much...

Not long after Microsoft released its Windows Phone 7 platform, a "jailbreak" was released in the form of ChevronWP7. This tool made it easy to unlock any Windows Phone 7 smartphone, and then side-load applications that are not available in Microsoft's app marketplace. With an upcoming update...

Folding and crowd-sourcing projects for research have been springing up for a number of years. Folding@Home became a household name due to its integration with the PlayStation 3 as a screensaver. The algorithms used for these projects are often inefficient, requiring massively complex...