PCMark® 7, a new Futuremark benchmark that offers complete PC performance testing for Windows 7, was released today and is now available to download and purchased from http://www.pcmark.com/. PCMark 7 is available in 3 editions: the free Basic Edition that offers unlimited runs of the PCMark test suite without registration or expiry, the Advanced Edition [...]

The second day of Google’s I/O conference in San Francisco began with an announcement by Sundar Pichai, Google’s VP Product Management, that Chrome had reached 160 million users amounting to a 20% market share. Last year Google’s web browser had an active user base of only 70 million (8.61%) and Pichai credits this spike in [...]

Microsoft has announced today that it plans to acquire the ever popular VoIP application Skype. This is Microsoft’s priciest acquisition to date, and Skype has yet to turn a profit. What is their play here? Integration into Xbox Live, or perhaps a re-brand as the Windows 7 phone? Edmond, Washington and Luxemborg – May 10, [...]

Futuremark today confirmed that PCMark 7, a new benchmark offering complete PC performance testing for Windows 7, will be released on May 3, 2011. PCMark 7 will be available in 3 editions: the Basic Edition, a free download offering unlimited runs of the main PCMark test, the Advanced Edition which includes all 7 PC tests [...]

Futuremark, the developer of the world’s most popular benchmarking software, announced PCMark 7 today, a new benchmark offering complete PC performance analysis for Windows 7. PCMark 7 includes 7 separate test suites combining more than 20 individual workloads covering storage, computation, image and video manipulation, web browsing and gaming. A release date has not been [...]

3DVisionLive.com Enables Users to Upload, Share, Rate, and View Full-Resolution 3D Photos, as well as Enjoy 3D Movies and Videos, Via a PC Web Browser NVIDIA today announced a new Web community dedicated exclusively to 3D content, enabling users to enjoy breathtaking, stereoscopic 3D videos and photos while using a 3D-enabled PC or notebook. 3DVisionLive.com [...]

Futuremark had delayed the launch of its 3DMark 11 suite, in order to fix a few crucial bugs before launch, but despite that – as with any software – there were a few nagging issues that cropped up when the benchmarking suite began widescale use. Futuremark is releasing an update to 3DMark 11 to fix [...]

After initial delays, Futuremark’s next generation graphics and system benchmarking suite, 3DMark 11 is finally being officially launched. 3DMark 11 is the latest in the long-running series of graphical benchmarks used by millions of gamers and enthusiasts worldwide. Designed for testing DirectX 11 hardware in the latest gaming PCs, 3DMark 11 includes Futuremark’s signature high-end, [...]

Futuremark’s latest benchmarking suite, 3DMark 11 was set to debut tomorrow, November 30th, but it now looks like the benchmarking suite will be delayed. Reporting that they had found a last minute bug in the software, the company has decided to hold off on the launch and delivering pre-orders, until it can be fixed. Not [...]

Futuremark announced today that 3DMark 11, the latest version of the industry standard benchmark for real-time 3D graphics, will be released on November 30. 3DMark 11 Advanced Edition priced at $19.95 can be pre-ordered today from http://www.3dmark.com/. Futuremark has updated the 3DMark website to highlight the exclusive features in the Advanced Edition and has released [...]