Published January 9, 2009 · 0 comments

Creative Labs has had a successful run as an audio DSP making/3D audio standard producing company, now they’re expanding their portfolio of products with the Zii system on a chip. Creative’s PR team has the skinny on the chip that…

Read more Creative Labs Follows Nintento's Naming Scheme, Announces Zii SOC

Published January 9, 2009 · 0 comments

Every few years the whole 3D glasses fad keeps creeping back into video card markets attempting to immerse you in the game with varying levels of success. In comes Nvidia’s latest try with the GeForce 3D Vision which AnandTech so…

Read more GeForce 3D Vision, The Dorky Flashing Lens Kind Not The Dorky Red And Blue Glasses Kind

Published January 8, 2009 · 0 comments

AMD’s quad-core Phenom processor had a bit of a struggle keeping up with Intel’s offerings, so what better way is there to even the playing field with further tweaks to their design? The Phenom II promises better performance and a…

Read more AMD Phenom II, A Refresh To Be Proud Of

Published January 7, 2009 · 0 comments

The word on the street is that Microsoft’s Windows 7 is quite a polished operating system despite its beta nature. It’s so polished in fact that the company is making a beta version of the software publicly available on the…

Read more Windows 7 Beta To Go Public, Your PC Was Due For A Reformat Soon Anyway

Published January 7, 2009 · 0 comments

If you were thinking to yourself “self, I wish Sony would create a stylish netbook for me to burn some cash on” your wishes have been answered. Gizmodo has the details on the new Sony Vaio P netbook PC. Here’s…

Read more Sony Vaio P, The Netbook Goes Upscale

Published January 6, 2009 · 0 comments

MacWorld tends to bring about the largest product announcements that Apple has under its fashionable turtleneck, this time around is no different. In comes the 17″ MacBook Pro with a spec-sheet that’s very similar to its 15″ sibling. For your…

Read more Apple Announces 17" MacBook Pro, Your Desktop Prepares Itself To Be Put To Pasture

Published January 6, 2009 · 0 comments

If you’ve found yourself in the mood for a stylish mini-PC which combines desktop and mobile components into some sort of hybrid that’ll be the center piece of your desktop then look no further than a HP/Voodoo Firebird PC.As we…

Read more Firebirds Are Go, But Camaros Are Obviously Cooler

Published January 6, 2009 · 0 comments

If you weren’t already confused with the multitude of portable computing choices AMD has gummed up the works a bit more with their new “Yukon” platform. It combines a new Athlon Neo CPU, integrated X1250 graphics, and an optional ATI…

Read more AMD Intros Ultrathin Platform, Slides Into The Netbook/Notebook Gap

Published January 5, 2009 · 0 comments

Sometimes an initial product design is just right, sure some things could be improved but overall it’s something that should be kept around. MSI thought so with their revised editions of the Wind U100 netbook. HotHardware has a look at…

Read more MSI Wind U100, Improving On The Netbook

Published January 5, 2009 · 0 comments

XFX has long been a trusted brand for enthusiast level graphics cards using Nvidia GPUs. Recently the company announced that they’re expanding their offerings to include AMD’s graphics chips in their product lines which should make things a bit more…

Read more XFX Launches ATI Based Graphics Cards

Published January 5, 2009 · 0 comments

Hindsight is always 20/20, be it that poor stock pick or choosing that exotic dish at the restaurant there’s no going back on regretful decisions. Thankfully bit-tech has compiled a list of the best hardware of 2008 so you can…

Read more 2008 Hardware Awards, AKA What You Should've Gotten In The First Place