Microsoft: Xbox One Will Exclusively Rely on Direct3D 11 API

From X-bit Labs: After Advanced Micro Devices unveiled its Mantle application programming interface earlier this month, some believed that Mantle is a version of API that powers Microsoft Xbox One or Sony PlayStation 4 game consoles that are based on AMD Radeon graphics hardware. Nonetheless, Mantle...

Sony brings Xperia Z1, Z Ultra, Smartwatch 2 to the US

From CNET News.com: If you've been waiting to get your hands on Sony's latest mobile gear in America, today's the day.

Sony has just placed unlocked versions of its Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra Android handsets up for sale at its US retail website. The company has also added its Smartwatch 2...

WD Introduces New Ultra-Compact Network Storage Plus Servers

From X-bit Labs: Western Digital Corp., a leading manufacturer of digital storage solutions, has expanded its small- and medium-sized (SMB) storage solution portfolio with the introduction of the new WD Sentinel DS5100 and WD Sentinel DS6100 (S-series) ultra-compact network storage plus servers...

Toshiba Unveils Q-Series Pro SSDs with New-Generation NAND Flash Memory

From X-bit Labs: Toshiba’s Digital Products Division (DPD), has announced the Toshiba Q-series Pro solid-state drives. The new drives will serve high-performance desktops and laptops and will replace previous-generation Q-series SSDs. Keeping in mind that performance of modern solid-state is very...

SilverStone LS01 Review

"I have not failed," Thomas Edison once said. "I've just found ten thousand ways that won't work." Ever since the invention of the light bulb in 1879 (And its patent in 1880), the development and improvements made to electrical lighting source have drastically changed. The evolution of a simple carbonized cotton thread inside an evacuated glass bulb to compact fluorescent lamps and LEDs show how much consumer goods have changed over a mere one...

HP CEO Says Microsoft, Intel are Now its Competitors

From DailyTech: Hewlett-Packard's (HP) CEO said that former partners like Microsoft and Intel have now become its competition, and HP has been buddying up with companies like Google instead.

HP CEO Meg Whitman used to tout the importance of HP's partnership with Microsoft. In fact, she said last...

Sony PlayStation 4 Controller to Be Windows Compatible – Company

From X-bit Labs: While it has been pretty clear for a while that Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 4 video game console is pretty open and lacks a number of limitations present on the PlayStation 3, it looks like the product will be even more liberal than expected. According to a high-ranking executive from...

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