Last month, Intel unleashed its highly anticipated Ivy Bridge microarchitecture. We had been hearing about Ivy Bridge for what seemed like an eternity leading up to the launch, and although not based a totally new design, Ivy Bridge would offer a number of enticing enhancements, like a faster Quick Sync engine, significantly improved integrated…

Back in 2011, Intel Capital, Intel’s investment arm in support of their strategic objectives, ponied-up a cool $300 million to help give birth to a new class of notebooks they defined as “Ultrabooks.”  Though there aren’t a complete set if design specifications, Intel requires certain characteristics of performance, mechanical design,…

In a FiOS area? Good for you. If you aren’t, well, you’ll have something else to cry about. Verizon’s heralded FiOS fiber network is loved by those that have it, but only a handful of states and neighborhoods have access. Today, Verizon has “responded to consumer demand for ultra-high-speed home broadband service,” and it has [...]

So, there are tablets for big folks — like the Galaxy Note 10.1 and iPad — and then there are slates for the kids. Well, there aren’t a lot, but it’s a growing market. Archos is contributing to the cause with the new Child Pad, a unique 7″ Ice Cream Sandwich-based slate that’ll sell for [...]

There has been wide speculation that Google and ASUS have teamed up on a Kindle Fire-killing tablet that would offer potentially more features and functionality than the Fire yet match its price point. More details have emerged about the alleged tablet, and they certainly indicate that it’s a real thing. Rightware makes benchmarking…

Folks have been clamoring for more on Google’s Project Glass, and Sergey Brin–one of the co-founders of Google who is now burying himself in the R&D department–recently appeared on “The Gavin Newsom” on The Current with the prototype glasses perched on his face. (Side note: Yes, that Gavin Newsom. He’s a lieutenant…

Bethesda Softworks, designers and distributors of normally excellent titles, are bringing out a “new” version of Doom 3, Doom 3: BFG. The new package includes “remastered” graphics (more on that gem in a moment), the Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil add-on, seven new levels thrillingly titled “The Lost Mission” and support for 3D, 5.1 surround,…

Here in the U.S., the top dog in streaming video is Netflix, but over in the U.K., Amazon’s LOVEFiLM service gives Netflix a run for its money. Competition is about to heat up, too, now that Amazon signed an exclusive multi-year digital agreement with NBCUniversal, which will provide LOVEFiLM members with streaming access to Universal [...]

Hey look, Google and Samsung are throwing a Chrome OS party and you’re all invited. Guests of honor include a faster, upgraded Chromebook model, and a Chromebox that’s set to challenge Apple’s Mac Mini to a dance off. Both of these products sport an updated flavor of Google’s Chrome OS with a new user interface [...]

OCZ Technology is continuing to blitz the solid state drive market with new models, the latest being the Agility 4 Series, which the company claims strikes an “ideal balance” of SATA 6Gbps speed, IOPS performance, and enterprise-grade endurance and reliability,” all while maintaining cost-friendly price points. The Agility 4 Series is powered…