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by Rafael Hernandez on January 29, 2009 · 0 comments

ATI’s insane driver development schedule continues with their release of Catalyst 9.1 drivers for their rather large lineup of video cards. There’s plenty of bug fixes and, most importantly, full OpenGL 3.0 support in this release.Grab your very own copy…

Read more ATI Catalyst 9.1 Released, Bug Fixes A Plenty

by Rafael Hernandez on January 27, 2009 · 0 comments

If you had any doubt in the sheer graphics processing power Nvidia’s Tri-SLI multi-GPU technology brings to the table have a look at TweakTown’s go at it with the new GeForce GTX 285 graphics cards. It’s not an inexpensive setup…

Read more GeForce GTX 285 Tri-SLI, Yes It's Absurdly Fast

by Rafael Hernandez on January 13, 2009 · 0 comments

Intel’s Atom CPU has created a whole new market for portable devices, but that doesn’t mean others won’t find a use for it in more stationary applications. Nvidia’s Ion platform hopes to inject a bit of multimedia prowess into things…

Read more Nvidia Ion, Bringing Multimedia Capabilities To The Atom

by Rafael Hernandez on 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

by Rafael Hernandez on 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

by Rafael Hernandez on 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

by Rafael Hernandez on 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

by Rafael Hernandez on December 26, 2008 · 0 comments

This generation of consoles has expanded from the standard video game player to all encompassing media handlers. Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s PlayStation 3 have had the largest focus when it came to implementing those features but Nintendo is seemingly…

Read more Nintendo's Wii Tries Its Hand At Video Streaming, Takes Over The Living Room

by Rafael Hernandez on December 23, 2008 · 0 comments

The trend with most gaming PCs is to pile on the latest hardware into an outlandishly styled case, add your company’s gaming badge on it and you’re free to charge obsene amounts of money for it. HP’s Firebird 803 with…

Read more HP Firebird 803, Gaming Performance Crammed Into An Itty-Bitty Box

by Rafael Hernandez on December 21, 2008 · 0 comments

Here’s a sampling of articles and reviews making news this past week:Cases, Cooling, and Power SuppliesAMD Athlon X2 7750 Black Edition – TrustedReviewsCoolIT Domino A.L.C. CPU Cooler Review – FuturelooksCore i7 Christmas ’08 Graphics Performance – bit-techIkonik Zaria A20 PC…

Read more Sunday Roundup: December 21st, 2008

by Rafael Hernandez on December 20, 2008 · 0 comments

If you’ve ever had the “pleasure” of trying to update a set of graphics drivers on a notebook computer you’ve no doubt run into the dreaded “our drivers can’t find a supported device” error message when you attempt to use…

Read more Nvidia Releases Laptop Drivers, Greatest Gift Of All?