Netflix has now began offering US subscribers a video quality management feature in order to help them choose how much bandwidth their watching habits consume. This follows a similar move in Canada, where more Internet subscribers have caps that limit how much bandwidth users get per month. Unlike in Canada, however, most US ISPs don’t […]
Sony chose Europe as the first venue to unveil a redesigned VAIO Z. The new system is now more consciously pitched as a MacBook Air equivalent and moves both the optical drive and even dedicated graphics to an external box, the Power Media Dock. The new PC is the first non-Mac to use Thunderbolt, albeit […]
E-readers are outpacing tablets by a rapidly widening margin, Pew said in a new study. After a brief amount of parity for the second half of the year, e-readers doubled from just over six percent ownership in the US last November to 12 percent this May. Outside of a brief spurt during the holidays, the […]
Super Talent has begun shipping a device that looks like a standard USB memory stick on the outside, but is really an SSD on the inside thanks to a SandForce SF-1222 controller and four NAND devices (eight channels). Called the USB 3.0 Express RC8, this new external storage device includes an advanced multi-channel SSD architecture, […]
Activision is looking to take gamers on a fun-filled, fast-paced adventure around the globe Cabela’s Big Game Hunter 2012. Scheduled for release on September 27, 2011, this exciting new entry into the popular Cabela’s franchise combines intense action with the popular Top Shot Elite peripheral to deliver gamers a more exciting hunting experience. Players can […]
Shuttle and Platinum Micro today announced a limited-time offer to kick off the summer season. Starting today, for a limited time only and while supplies last, Platinum Micro is offering the Shuttle SH67H3 barebone PC at under $245.00 with free shipping, when purchased at PlatinumMicro.com. “Platinum Micro is always looking for the latest and most […]
Atari made a great showing at E3 2011, one of the games they featured at the booth was a new MMO called Tera Online. I got a chance to spend some time with it and thought that overall it was interesting and innovative. What’s New About Tera Tera is best described as an “action MMO” […]
Comic-Con International today announced the schedule for its 2011 Independent Film Festival (CCI-IFF). CCI-IFF 2011 will be held during Comic-Con – July 21 through July 24 at the Marriott Marquis and Marina, next door to the San Diego Convention Center (adjacent to Hall A). The 2011 CCI-IFF offers a full schedule of some of the […]
The video game industry won a land mark case today with the Supreme Court’s ruling that struck down California’s law banning the sale of violent video games to minors. Reactions Mike Gallagher, president of the Entertainment Software Association, the game industry’s trade group, said in a conference call that it is a “very very historic […]
You better turn off that cable box, if you want an energy-efficient household Digital video recording (DVR) set-top boxes burn through more electricity than an energy-efficient refrigerator, according to a new study by the National Resource Defense Council. The DVR set-top boxes can consume as much as 446 kilowatt-hours a year. The boxes are typically […]
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