Thermaltake BlacX 5G Review

As school is quickly approaching around the corner, parents help their kids prepare by dropping by the local store to pick up some school supplies. I'm sure most older students are much more independent and motivated to do this without the aid of their parents. But here's the deal: Back in the day, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth (Okay, maybe not that long ago), the human race was not so fortunate as to having convenient access...

ARCTIC Power Charger Plus Review

Being fascinated with the concept of time travel for as long as I can remember, there are always moments of my life where I would just sit there and wonder, "If I could travel back in time, would I have done things differently?" While my enthusiastic self-study of theoretical physics in my free time (I am actually in Electrical Engineering) after reading piles after piles of scientific references has brought me to the conclusion...

Starz Ditches Netflix and Everybody Loses

From PC World: On the same day that Netflix's controversial new pricing model became reality, the company also lost its contract with Starz -- which means some of Netflix's best and newest content will disappear come February 28, 2012. It's a mostly lose-lose situation, but Starz's...

BlackBerry PlayBook tablet gets $150 price cut

From CNET News.com: The BlackBerry PlayBook got a hefty discount at one major reseller though it hardly compares to the fire-sale pricing seen recently for Hewlett-Packard's TouchPad.

Best Buy today started offering the 64GB PlayBook at $550, $150 off the original price of the $700...

Samsung Series 7 Slate PC Breaks Cover

From DailyTech: Samsung is on hand at IFA 2011 in Germany this week and the latest product the company has unveiled is a new Series 7 Slate with full PC functionality.

The Series 7 Slate has all the features of a laptop in a portable form factor that mobile users will appreciate...

Lenovo Quietly Introduces IdeaPad Tablet with $199 Price-Tag

From X-bit Labs: Lenovo Group, one of the top PC makers, this week quietly introduced its IdeaPad A1 media tablet designed for price-conscious buyers. Lenovo is the first among leading PC brands to unveil a low-cost slate that provides basic functionality and brings tablets to...

Globalfoundries Discloses Peculiarities of AMD's Trinity

From X-bit Labs: At its annual Global Technology Conference (GTC 2011), Globalfoundries officially disclosed peculiarities of AMD's next-generation Fusion A-series accelerated processing unit code-named Trinity. As expected, the chip will be based on enhanced Bulldozer/Piledriver x86...

Samsung reveals Android-based notepad, updates tablet

From InfoWorld: Samsung is expanding its Galaxy family of Android-based devices with the Note, which allows users write directly on the device’s screen with a digital pen. The company also introduced the Galaxy Tab 7.7, which comes with a Super AMOLED Plus display, at the IFA...

Lenovo Says New Ultrabook Thinner Than MacBook Air

From PC World: Lenovo has jumped on Intel's "Ultrabook" bandwagon, announcing a new IdeaPad on Thursday that the company said is thinner than Apple's celebrated MacBook Air.

The IdeaPad U300S has a 13.3-inch display and is the slimmest laptop on the market, said Michael Littler...

Windows 8 to offer both Metro and desktop interface

From CNET News.com: Microsoft will offer Windows 8 users the option of working in the new Metro interface or sticking with a more traditional desktop environment.

In the latest installment of the "Building Windows 8" blog, Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky confirmed yesterday that Windows...

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