If reports are to be believed, AMD may not be releasing a new graphics architecture this year.  Instead, the HD 7000-series could remain front and center until 2014.  Even Graphics Core Next was introduced within the Southern-Islands architecture, members of the press and forum goers were talking about future desktop GPU developments.  Names like Sea [...]

In the race towards faster memory performance and higher bandwidths, G.Skill’s Trident X is leading the pack with a new 32GB kit (4x8GB) which runs at 2800MHz.  With prices of DDR3 stabilizing at almost historically low levels, higher capacity memory kits are increasingly becoming more common in gaming-grade systems.  As a result, we’ve seen 8GB [...]

Films based on Half-Life and Portal are in the works, according to JJ Abrams. Speaking to Polygon, Mr. Abrams said that films based on the two games are in the early stages and he’s “personally interested” in bringing these game universes to the silver screen. “It’s as real as anything in Hollywood ever gets,” Mr. [...]

Dell released today a refresh to its best selling XPS 13 notebook that includes a 1080p ‘full HD’ display. This new display will offer a 1920 x 1080, up from the 1366 x 768 found on the current model. Dell says that the enhanced screen will also offer an increased colour gamet; 72% color gamut [...]

Michael Dell and a consortium of investors is taking Dell Inc. private in a $24.4-billion buyout deal. The deal, announced Tuesday morning, will be financed with cash and equity from Michael Dell, private equity firm Silver Lake, and a $2-billion loan from Microsoft. ”Dell has made solid progress executing this strategy over the past four [...]

The HD 7850 4GB IceQ Turbo 4GB features a massive amount of memory, higher clock speeds, leading edge overclocking capabilities and upgraded components.  Some may wonder about the reasoning behind a lower-end graphics card with a 4GB memory layout but according to HIS, their new HD 7850 IceQ Turbo should excel in upcoming titles which [...]

Apple has been granted a trademark by the United States Patent and Trade Office for the interior design of its stores according to a filing. According to USPTO documents, the trademark Apple has been granted includes “a clear glass storefront surrounded by a paneled facade consisting of large, rectangular horizontal panels over the top of [...]

The company formerly  known as Research in Motion launched the Blackberry 10 Wednesday morning, the device it hopes will revitalize the company and save its ailing brand. “We have definitely been on a journey of transformation, a journey to not only transform our business and our brand, but one which I truly believe will transform mobile [...]

During today’s BB10 press conference, Canada-based Research in Motion announced their name is officially changing to “BlackBerry”. Moving RIM into the future is a titanic task and according to RIM’s CEO Thorsten Heins, the first step will be a complete reimaging of the company, starting with its name. Citing their new  “ One Brand, One [...]

Hawken is a free to play mech combat game which boasts stunning visuals and includes a healthy dose of NVIDIA’s PhysX technology.  Currently in open beta, Hawken has been eagerly anticipated by mech combat enthusiasts who live and dream in the world of MechWarrior and anime.  In this MMO-style environment, players are able to team [...]