The release of the very first Fermi cards brought in mixed reactions. While it received praise for the architecture, speed and raw power, a lot more were disappointed at the cost and power consumption of these cards. Nvidia’s newest Fermi card, The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 packs a lot of punch for just $200.
Several big names in the TV industry, Samsung, Sony, LG and others, are touting HDBaseT, a new audiovisual standard that looks to replace the HDMI standard while offering more bandwidth but keeping costs at a minimum. Now, you may be wondering how would a new cable keep costs down? HDBaseT will be using our trusty [...]
Straight off Apple’s WWDC, Steve Jobs proudly unveils the latest iteration of Apple’s smartphone, the iPhone 4. Running on the newest iPhone OS (now just dubbed iOS 4), featuring dual cameras and an IPS LCD display, Steve kicked off his presentation of the new iPhone by calling it “the most beautiful thing we’ve ever made.”
Computex has arrived and for people looking forward to the tablet computer offerings that bear Microsoft’s OS, you’re in luck. Asus has announced a couple of tablets for the expectedly named Eee Pad, the 12″ EP121 and the 10″ EP101TC.
With Apple giving the MacBook Pro line it’s much needed refresh, the little white MacBook is also set for a hardware upgrade. Yes it’s still white and still encased in that plastic unibody that we’ve seen for quite a while now but the MacBook is getting a boost in the form of the GeForce 320M [...]
July 4th, 2010 
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Several big names in the TV industry, Samsung, Sony, LG and others, are touting HDBaseT, a new audiovisual standard that looks to replace the HDMI standard while offering more bandwidth but keeping costs at a minimum. Now, you may be wondering how would a new cable keep costs down? HDBaseT will be using our trusty old CAT5/6 LAN cables instead of the more expensive (pricey… VERY pricey) HDMI cables.
July 3rd, 2010 sylv3rblade 
Can anyone say damage control?
Apple finally issues a letter to current and would be iPhone 4 users to in response to the number of complaints, reviews and even lawsuits that the company is receiving.
July 2nd, 2010 sylv3rblade 
Are you a stickler for buttons on mices? How many buttons does your mouse have? 4? 5? 7? How would you like an 18-button mouse?
Yes, let that sink in slowly. An…. 18….-button… mouse!
The WarMouse promises a revolutionary approach to computing with a mouse that has 18 buttons, an analog joystick, scrollwheel, and up to 52 programmable commands. Full feature list after the jump
July 1st, 2010 sylv3rblade A lot of FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) is being spread about bittorrent so I guess I should start on the facts about this “dreaded” word. BitTorrentis a file-sharing protocol (it’s not a program, it’s not a service, it’s a protocol) that lets you download content directly from other groups of people. Unlike HTTP, the download speeds vary, because you aren’t receiving data from a dedicated server, instead you’re downloading from other users’ computers.
July 1st, 2010 sylv3rblade Apple has been adamant that it’s iPhone 4 has no problems, that signal loss when holding a phone was very much normal (but of course they didn’t state how much loss was acceptable) as it normally occurs on other phones as well. Steve Jobs has even pointed out recently pointing out to users that they were holding their phones wrong, which the internet responded to, inevitably creating a meme.
Apple’s remains firm on the stance that there is nothing wrong with their antenna design. So much in fact that an internal memo indicating procedures that AppleCare reps must follow when dealing with any reception complaints regarding the iPhone 4.
July 1st, 2010 sylv3rblade 
US authorities have instructed Sony to do a product recall after multiple reports of problems with regards to overheating. The recall affects more than half a million of its F and C series laptops sold since the start of 2010.
June 30th, 2010 sylv3rblade Short codes are special functions in the WordPress Platform that give your posts additional functionality. It’s just a matter of your creativity that can limit what you can do with short codes. With this tutorial, I’ll be teaching you the basics of WordPress Short Codes and we’ll be creating three specific and useful examples: A Twitter Short code, a Plurk Short code and a Facebook Short code.
Hit the jump for the start of our tutorial.
June 28th, 2010 sylv3rblade 
The ICANN gave initial approval for the creation of the controversial .xxx domain at its conference in Brussels, for (who else aside from Vin Diesel’s movie franchise) porn site use.
In response and approval of the ICANN’s decision, the ICM Registry, said .xxx would make it easier to filter out inappropriate content.
The decision came as a surprise and brings to an end a long campaign by ICM to win approval. As a result, there’s an enthusiastic blog post about ICANN’s decision (guess they’re excited about the new registrations and their fees).
June 26th, 2010 sylv3rblade Let’s face it, Printer Ink is expensive. Instead of profiting out of selling your their hardware, printer companies make most of their bucks selling you ink. As an example, say you bought an Epson printer for cheap. How much would the Epson Ink cost you after the initial bundled ink cartridges run dry? As much as the printer right?
June 24th, 2010 sylv3rblade 
Microsoft has announced that it has now sold over 150 million Windows 7 licenses since the product first launched in October 2009, reiterated that this makes it’s current flagship OS as the fastest-selling operating system in history. Doing the math, Windows 7 customers are snatching up 7 copies every second.