Microsoft Office 2010 Hits RTM

From DailyTech: Two pieces of software have worked together to make Microsoft what it is today -- Windows and Office. These are the bread and butter of the Microsoft empire and the two different programs make up the lion's share of revenue for Microsoft in software.

Microsoft has...

New iPad 3G orders to ship by May 7

From CNET News.com: Good news for folks who missed the preorder deadline for the 3G version of the iPad: Apple has finally given the device a hard ship-date: Friday, May 7.

That's three days before the company is set to announce international pricing for the iPad and begin taking...

Thermaltake Frio Review

I will be absolutely honest here. As a silent PC enthusiast, we don't normally take Thermaltake seriously all the time. While it is undeniable that Thermaltake is probably one of the largest players specializing in computer thermal management components and beyond, the focus of their products are typically more value oriented rather than focusing on ultimate silence or overclocking performance. In the past, we definitely liked the...

Intel Announces New “Tunnel Creek” Atom System-on-Chip

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. this week announced code-named Tunnel Creek system-on-chip (SoC) based on Atom processor cores, which will support third-party input/output controllers, something that potentially allows to install the SoC into various types of devices. The new Atom...

Six Million DirectX 11 Graphics Chips Shipped by ATI – CEO of AMD

From X-bit Labs: ATI, graphics business unit of Advanced Micro Devices, has shipped six million DirectX 11-capable graphics processing units (GPUs) so far, chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices said during the quarterly conference call with financial analysts. This gives...

AMD's six-core Phenom II X6 chips appear in online retail stores

From InfoWorld: Advanced Micro Devices' upcoming six-core Phenom II X6 processors for desktops are already showing up in online retail stores prior to the chips' official launch later this month.

Online retailer Provantage is taking orders for AMD's six-core Phenom II X6 1090T...

Sony's PSP 'Room' Service Canceled

From PC World: 'Room' for the PlayStation Portable, a Sony-developed service that would allow PSP owners to create avatars while communicating and sharing media in real time, has been canceled, with no reason given for the halting of development.

After its under-promoted...

Video game industry finally sees a rebound

From CNET News.com: For the first time in months, video game industry executives can exhale.

That's because, according to industry analyst The NPD Group, the video games business as a whole saw a 6 percent year-over-year increase in March, and turned in the third-best nonholiday...

Asus Radeon HD 5870 Graphics Card Reaches 1.5GHz Clock-Speed

From X-bit Labs: Two overclockers have managed to reach absolute world’s clock-speed record for graphics chip using Asustek Computer’s ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics card. Never before has a graphics processing unit (GPU) reached 1525MHz clock-speed.

With the help of liquid nitrogen...

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