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I think it's clear by this point that companies of all stripes are taking this whole "3D" thing very seriously, from display vendors to content producers to even GPU manufacturers like NVIDIA. When thinking of 3D though, most people (rightfully so) picture a huge TV, and possibly some funky...

Earlier this week, we broke the news that OCZ was closing Hypersonic-PC down in order to shift the majority of the company's focus to more important areas. The custom-built PC business just wasn't cutting it, and when we're comparing it to the SSD business, it's easy to understand why...

To help push the tessellation boundaries just a bit further, Unigine has updated its Heaven benchmark to version 2.0 and introduced more robust modes. Alongside the updated Windows client, Unigine has also unveiled a Linux version, so we decided to take it for a spin to see how it both performs...

I think there would be few people who would disagree that advanced physics can really add to the enjoyment of a game, but up to this point, there have been few titles on the market that have pushed the boundaries and really have shown us what robust physics really look like. We have games...

In the post-Vista era, Microsoft has done a lot of good in order to win back the trust of its fans, or at least regular users of its software, thanks mostly to the very successful Windows 7 launch. Not long after that OS launch, we were impressed once again with the announcement of Windows...

A couple of weeks ago, rumors were floating about that OCZ Technology would be selling off PC Power & Cooling, a company it acquired just three years earlier. Not too long after our post was made, OCZ contacted us to let us know that the rumors were absolutely false, and that PC Power &...

Over the weekend, I received a press release from a company I haven't heard of before, MingleStick, with an interesting product that allows you to quickly sync information with other people, effortlessly. On its latest product, the company has teamed up with our friends at Kingston to...

When thinking of the word "PDA", it's hard to not think of Palm, given that since the company was launched in the early 90's, its devices were in the hands of a lot of people. It can be said that those companies that kick things off early have the best chance of succeeding, but that's not...

If Intel's recent launch of the Core i7-980X Extreme Edition six-core, twelve-threaded monster of a CPU wasn't attractive enough to get you drooling into your keyboard, then the latest motherboard from EVGA aims to fix that. Formerly known by the W555 codename, the EVGA Classified SR-2...

Making the decision to upgrade to an SSD isn't difficult, but finding the "perfect" SSD is a different story thanks to the sheer amount of choice out there; sometimes even from the same vendor! Fortunately, OCZ's Vertex Turbo delivers a great blend of performance and GB per dollar, making it...

Over the past week, there have been two DLC-related (downloadable content) stories that have caught my eye, mostly because of the ill effects it seems to be inflicting upon today's gaming. Years ago, if you wanted a new map for your favorite game, you could go online and download one...

For as long as Intel has been offering solid-state drives to consumers, none of the available models could have ever been considered "budget" or "value-oriented". That is until now, with the X25-V. This 40GB drive isn't much different from Kingston's SSDNow V series from a few months back...

It's not uncommon for a company which focuses on one thing to branch out into another, but I am not sure many people would have predicted a company such as Arctic Cooling would begin producing audio equipment. Fortunately though, the company has obviously done its research, as the audio quality...

I'm going to be taking a look at Thecus' latest NAS that I posted about a couple of weeks ago, and because it can use 1Gbit Ethernet, I figured now would be a good time to look at how to go about upgrading my network to support it. I often transfer files from one PC to another as well, and...

Last night, I was sitting here doing a bit of PC gaming, and out of nowhere, a comet soared through the sky and lasted about five seconds total before it completely disappeared. I'm confident it hit the earth, simply because it was so bright and "close", but I estimate it probably struck about...

It seems like we've been waiting a while for it, but wait no more! Gulftown is here, and that means six cores, "sick scores" and some incredible performance. As always, we have our in-depth review posted to the top of our front page, and we highly recommend you check it out even if you're...

It's official. We're now entering the six-core realm, thanks to Intel's Gulftown. The first model, Core i7-980X, is more than capable of delivering the sick scores that our title suggests, and along with it, we can begin to see some major benefits of the 32nm process. To sweeten the deal...

At this year's CES, one of the coolest products being shown off at the show was the result of a joint venture between Razer and Sixense. It also happens to be a product that I completely managed to avoid while at the event (I am still kicking myself over it). It's a motion controller that...

By early 2011, all hard drives produced will begin featuring a technology called "Advanced Format", which reduces the drive's overhead by moving the sector sizes from 512b to 4Kb. The benefit is that less space inside the drive will be hogged by ECC blocks, and it will ultimately result in...

Earlier this week, a rumor surfaced online that claimed that OCZ Technology was trying to sell PC Power & Cooling, a company that it acquired three years ago. German tech site Planet 3DNow! yesterday made the rumor even more interesting by coming right out and claiming that OCZ has sold off...