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DVR/PVR Power Consumption: An Empirical Test | Reports

If you have been paying attention to the news lately, there has been one very interesting report published by the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) about the biggest energy hogs in the home. What's so special about it? The fact that a recent model HD DVR/PVR -- otherwise known as a digital video recorder or personal video recorder -- are among the biggest energy hogs in the American home.

Image courtesy of NRDC

Sounds exaggerated or...

Bungie Bids Goodbye to Halo

From InfoWorld: Bungie's been finished making Halo games for nearly a year, but now the developer is cutting its final ties with the franchise and ceding control of multiplayer to another developer.

Although the changeover won't actually happen until August 2, Bungie is saying its...

Google+ invitations no longer so scarce

From PC World: Apparently Google is feeling more confident about expanding the population of its social network, because the "invite people to Google+" button has been visible for well over a day.

The button had been fleetingly appearing since the Google+ launch on June 28, so...

HTC gives timeline for unlocking bootloaders

From CNET News.com: HTC shared some good news for a relatively small but enthusiastic group of its customers tonight, announcing a general time frame for unlocking bootloaders on some of its phones.

Unlocking a phone in this manner allows more-advanced users far more customization...

Sony to Limit Online Access for Used Gamers with PSN Pass

From DailyTech: Video game publishers know that they don't make any money on used video game sales, and have started to make this particular market less appealing for that reason. For instance, Capcom recently announced that it will apply the one-save game feature to "Resident Evil...

Analysts, Investors Displeased with S3 Graphics Acquisition by HTC

From X-bit Labs: Shares of HTC, a leading maker of smartphones, took a noticeable hit after the company acquired S3 Graphics, a designer of graphics processing technologies, as analysts and investors were displeased with the spending of $300 million.

S3 Graphics was co-owned by Via...

AMD, Point Grey Demo High-Def Video Streaming over USB 3.0

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices, a developer of microprocessors and graphics technologies, and Point Grey, a designer of advanced digital camera products, have jointly demonstrated uncompressed streaming of high-definition video across USB 3.0 during an AMD event.

The live...

OCZ's Vertex 3 Max IOPS 240GB has become the first product to ever receive the prestigious APH One award

The OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 240GB today has become the first and only product so far to ever receive the prestigious APH One award here at APH Networks.

First announced on March 7, 2010, the APH One award is not only an award -- it is a bold statement and a strong testament to the product that...

Gigabyte G1.Sniper Review (Page 1 of 12)

July 1, 2011: Canada turns 144. July 4, 2011: USA turns 235. But what about me? July 3, 2011: That's one year and month anniversary since I have started here at APH Networks. It is also exactly five years and one month ago on this day, that I was given a special present after fully completing karate. What else is special about this day? Another computer here at APH Networks is successfully benchmarked by yours truly. Today...

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 1GB OC Review (Page 1 of 13)

When I mention the British Phonographic Industry, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Penthouse Magazine? Playboy UK? Well, my advice to you is, let's get your head out of the gutter, because what we are talking about here is the British Phonographic Industry, not the British Pornographic Industry. (On the other hand, it is interesting to point out most people get it wrong at first glance, too.) With that in mind, let me...