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Of all the events that exist on this earth, LAN parties could be considered the most fun. There's nothing quite like getting together with a huge group of friends and a bunch of people you don't know and geek out for an entire weekend, drinking energy drinks and sharing laughs. What's not so...

It should be clear that the "crime doesn't pay" motto is a good one, but some people just can't see the light before it's too late. Piracy is a major problem... it's no secret, and no company wants to see their software, games, movies and likewise downloaded for free off of the Internet. What do...

The rumor mill has been working overtime these last few months regarding the next generation PlayStation Portable. Will it have a touchscreen? Will it have 3D like the Nintendo 3DS? How about HD graphics over a 4 inch screen with the processing power of a PS3? Does it even exist? All the while...

At this year's CES there were a few surprise announcements including Corsair's decision to work with both Asetek and CoolIT Systems on their various all-in-one liquid cooling units. Another announcement in this market segment was Antec's deal with Asetek that will see the long running chassis...

Apple has released its iOS 4.3 beta to developers, unleashing numerous features to the later-gen iPod touches, iPads and iPhones. I said "later-gens" because Apple seems to have excluded older models from this update, so in order for it to be applied, third or fourth-gen models need to be used...

Hot on the heels of Intel's P67 chipset comes some photos of the replacement for the X58 platform. What has been found on an overseas website is a picture of the LGA2011 socket itself and the bare southbridge chip on an unnamed X68 MSI motherboard. You can read the rest of our post and...

When the original LittleBigPlanet got released, it took no time at all for us to see the results of the amazing creativity of others. As a sandbox game, gamers are able to build some rather incredible things, and the only limit seems to be one's imagination. We've seen pinball games, computers...

SAPPHIRE Technology, best known as a manufacturer and global supplier of graphics solutions has just announced plans to seriously address the motherboard market with the introduction of high end Intel platforms.Sapphire, one of AMD's largest GPU partners has decided to step up its game by...

In a shocking move that comes out of left field for many but showed tell tale signs for some, OCZ Technology has announced that it will no longer release DRAM modules and will phase out all existing product lines by February 28th, 2011. Instead, the San Jose, California firm is switching gears...

This past November, we posted about Viacom's decision to block its content from being viewed through the Google TV platform, which just added to the list of problems with Google's ambitious product. Most of the notable content people want to see was blocked from Google TV mere months after its...

This year's CES certainly had its share of innovations and we haven't even scratched the surface! Earlier last week, Intel officially kicked off their Sandy Bridge line of processors and with them, a new technology called Quick Sync. This hardware based transcoding engine offers twice the...

Corporate restructuring is rarely news worthy, but when a CEO that took a company from near administration to profitability within 2 years and resigns, then it's worth paying attention. Dirk Meyers took the reigns of AMD in 2008 and turned it around for the better, so why is he resigning...

NVIDIA currently has the fastest, single GPU video card on the market today, the GTX 580. At this year's CES it looks like its largest North American partner, EVGA, has decided to add to that portfolio with yet another custom card. You can read the rest of our post and discuss here.

More and more people are building computers and more and more of them are realizing that $30 generic cases just don't cut it, unless we are talking about their fingers. Helping out the do it yourselfer is Antec with its One Hundred chassis, which it feels will appeal to budget builders looking...

With the popularity of mobile computing growing at a rapid pace, the threat of malware hitting our phones becomes a bigger risk every single day. Predictions for the past five years have said the same thing, but with this major acceleration, and more robust smartphones, the risk is greater than...

This one slipped under the radar for me, but noticed the link under STALKER CoP in Steam... but as the title says... a STALKER TV series... yes, really... complete with trailer. I'll reserve judgement till i actually play the game first, but there was already a movie and a book to which the game...

Corsair continues to expand it's product range and at this year's CES, a few interesting surprises await. Last year, Corsair took the plunge into audio with the HS1 headset, this year it's brought high end speakers into the mix. There's a new member to the Hydro range of coolers and a couple...

Las Vegas isn't just about the Consumer Electronics Show this time of year, other events take place as well. Head on over to the Pole Position Raceway and chill out with some liquid nitrogen, bad plumbing, great music and a race track as Richard Searle finds out what's happening down at the MSI...

In the ever growing world of cell phone cases, something truly unique is hard to find, but Case Mate displayed such a line of cases at CES 2011. Joining forces with world-renowned industrial designer Eric Arlen, who has worked with companies such as Nike, PUMA and Toyota in previous projects...

Ordinarily, I'd write this up as news, but it be a tad over my head, still interesting none the less. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/01/understanding-bufferbloat-and-the-network-buffer-arms-race.ars In a nutshell, the large buffers on home routers and switches can cause high...