Nintendo: Apple Is More Significant Threat Than Microsoft

From X-bit Labs: The president of Nintendo's America's business unit considers Apple and its iPhone and iPad platforms a much heavier threat than mighty Microsoft. The reason? Those platforms are appealing to all types of customers, which is why there may be more gaming content...

NZXT Phantom Review (Page 1 of 4)

November is fast approaching. And when I think about November, I tend to associate Christmas holidays that follow right around the corner. Many stores start their holiday shopping season early, and this year will be no different -- with many of them lining up promotions upcoming sales in their conference room already. For myself, while October has been filled with work, midterms and even more work, here is one review you don't...

Sharp Scaling Back on Laptops to Focus on Tablets

From PC World: Sharp is scaling back its laptop PC operations and will focus resources on its recently announced Galapagos tablet PC and mobile terminals, the company said Friday.

The move comes as Sharp looks to change its business model from one of just selling hardware to...

Verizon Wireless subscription growth slows

From CNET News.com: Verizon Communications saw revenue slip in the third quarter of 2010 as it experienced a decline in wireless subscribers.

For the third quarter of 2010, Verizon today reported a profit of $881 million, or 31 cents a share. This was down from $1.18 billion, or 41...

TV Providers Ban Google TV in Piracy Dispute

From DailyTech: Your plans to watch those missed new episodes of Chuck on your shiny new Google TV may have to be put on hold. ABC, NBC, and CBS have all blocked Sony's new HDTVs that pack Google TV from accessing their treasure trove of online episodes that are accessible from the...

Radeon 6800 Series Launches, Targets GeForce GTX 460

From DailyTech: Computer gaming advanced dramatically last year when ATI ushered in the DirectX 11 age with the Radeon HD 5870 graphics card. The introduction of the DisplayPort connector and Eyefinity multi-monitor support meant games could be played with many more pixels, leading...

Nvidia Accidentally Confirms Plans to Release GeForce GTX 500

From X-bit Labs: Nvidia Corp. reportedly accidentally leaked its own plans to refresh its product lineup with GeForce GTX 580 graphics card. The new flagship product should start the refresh of the whole family that was confirmed by the company back in September at its GTC 2010 event...

Nvidia Slashes Pricing of Graphics Cards Dramatically

From X-bit Labs: Just days before AMD's next-generation Radeon HD 6800-series graphics cards hit the market, Nvidia Corp. slashed pricing of its performance-mainstream and high-end graphics boards rather dramatically so to keep their sales going despite of potentially strong...

Lenovo to release tablet, hybrid PC in 2011

From InfoWorld: Lenovo plans on releasing a tablet PC as well as its IdeaPad U1 -- a hybrid computer that can function as both a laptop and tablet -- to the worldwide market during the first half of 2011, said the company's senior business director, Xiong Wen.

Lenovo will first...

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