Corsair targeted the relative high end of storage upgrades Monday through its Force Series 3 solid-state drives. All of them 2.5-inch SSDs use a new SandForce SF-2281 controller that ramps up their speeds even compared to most usual SSDs. Peak read and write speeds hit 550MB and 520MB per second each, enough that it needs […]
Epic Games and Microsoft Game Studios have released the official Limited and Epic editions of their upcoming FPS, Gears of War 3. Including numerous extras such as a COG flag, art books, and more the two editions will retail for $79.99 and $149.99, respectively. Limited Edition ($79.99 US)—A must-have for fans who want to celebrate […]
HP served computer users looking for a relatively unique addition to its desktop LCDs early Monday with the x2301 Micro Thin. The 23-inch, 1080p screen moves most of the components to the base, keeping the screen itself 0.39 inches deep. Its design is also relatively exotic with dashes of aluminum as well as an aqua-hued […]
May 17 2011 | Posted in
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HP helped wrap up a week’s worth of introductions by rolling out three new Pavilion desktops. The more gamer-oriented HPE h8, mainstream p7, and Slimline s5 all get redesigned looks, carrying a much cleaner and minimalist look that HP suggests would work as much for a home theater as a desk. All have accordingly moved […]
Sony Ericsson has announced that it has dropped its lawsuit against Clearwire. Sony Ericsson had filed suit in January claiming that Clearwire’s logo looked too similar to its own. An injunction was sought to stop Clearwire from using its swirl logo as the company had decided to enter the smartphone space. Clearwire recently told the […]
May 16 2011 | Posted in
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Two smartphones at the opposite ends of the size spectrum reached AT&T stores on Sunday. The Samsung Infuse 4G is the largest smartphone in the US and centers on its 4.5-inch, 480×800 Super AMOLED Plus screen along with a 1.2GHz processor, 21Mbps HSPA+ cellular data, an eight-megapixel rear camera, and a front 1.3-megapixel camera. In […]
May 16 2011 | Posted in
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Dell in a new Facebook teaser on Friday gave clues to its new ultrathin notebook. Without giving clues as to features, it showed the XPS 15Z, a ‘thin, powerful, intuitive’ shape. The design shares the same all-silver frame and black bezel, patterned speaker grills on either side of a chiclet keyboard, and even a five-dot, […]
The Nikon Coolpix S4100, which was said to have been cancelled due to the Japan earthquake will still be released in the US. It, along with the Nikon S6100 will still make to the US market as planned according to Nikon USA. “The Nikon Coolpix S4100 and S6100 cameras are available in the Americas. As […]
T-Mobile is set to bring back unlimited pre-paid plans on May 22 per rumor. The revised plans, to be called T-Mobile Monthly 4G, are set to add value to the existing plans on offer. The new $70 plan will offer unlimited talk, text, and data. The revamped $50 plan will give customers unlimited talk, text […]
May 15 2011 | Posted in
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Logitech hoped to move its current-generation Google TV hardware Friday by dropping the price of the Revue to $199 at Amazon. The $100 price drop is likely to help clear a path for future hardware based on Android 3.1 but also makes it the least expensive Google TV hardware to date. It may also be […]