Google Releases New 3D Helicopter View for Google Maps

From DailyTech:
Google has released a new member to its Google Maps family: 3D Helicopter View.

Google Maps currently has 2D top-down view and 360-degree street-level view, but the new 3D Helicopter View allows travelers to see a 3D preview of their route from a bird's-eye view....

Fractal Design Define R3 Review (Page 1 of 4)

Have you ever been annoyed by people who have distorted tastes with regards to desirable versus undesirable noise? When a Ferrari 458 Italia whizzes by you on the highway, the sound of that fire pumping, heart thumping 562hp 4.5L V8 is simply music to your ears. Who cares if it uses a lot of fuel -- this is all about engineering brilliance that takes mechanical and aural perfection to a completely different level of what we call...

NZXT FX 120LB and FX 140LB Review

Today, I have something new to feast my burly and sore eyes upon; not one, but two NZXT case fans. Recently, I have spent many late nights and countless hours banging my head on the desk learning a programming framework and OpenGL ES. Fortunately, I came out alive, so I can write this review. The NZXT FX 120LB and FX 140LB are two case fans that will be going into the NZXT Source 210 Elite after I am done writing about them, so...

Samsung extends olive branch to Apple in Australia

From CNET News.com: Samsung has reached out to Apple to sign an agreement that would allow the consumer electronics maker to sell its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia.

In a Federal Court in Sydney earlier today, Samsung said that it has offered Apple a deal, that if accepted by the iPad...

New Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus is Thinner, Lighter, and More Powerful

From DailyTech: Over the course of this year Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. has rounded out its tablet lineup with the 5.3-inch Galaxy Note slab (Sept.), the 7.7-inch Galaxy Tab 7.7 tablet (Sept.), the 8.9-inch Galaxy Tab 8.9 tablet (Aug.), and the 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet...

Amazon's New Silk Browser Gets Speedy Mobile Browsing Via the Cloud

From DailyTech: Earlier today Amazon, Inc. pulled the wraps off its long-awaited multimedia tablet, branded "Fire". The catchy name was backed by a bargain $199 price (TouchPad, what?) and solid hardware -- a dual core processor and all the essentials. With that tablet came a brand...

Amazon May Acquire Palm/WebOS Divison from HP - Rumour

From X-bit Labs: The largest online store Amazon.com is negotiating with Hewlett-Packard over possible acquisition of Palm/webOS division in a bid to create its own mobile platform to compete against Apple, Google and Microsoft.

Amazon has been the biggest online store for over a...

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