Yesterday, the VP of my company stops by my desk and shows off the tablet that he picked up during his trip to China. I glanced at it and said, “Oh, it’s an iPad 2.” The VP said, “Yeah, I picked it up for around $180. Here, why don’t you
nVIDIA Unveils GeForce GTX 680
Today, nVIDIA has launched it’s newest high-end graphics card, the GeForce GTX 680. The GTX 680 is a replacement of the GeForce GTX 580, which was released way back in November 2010. The GTX 680 uses the new 28nm process and utilizes the new Kepler architecture, which succeeds the Fermi
Diablo III Set for May 15 Release
Blizzard announced that they will be releasing Diablo III on May 15 for PC and Mac platforms. Initial retail price is $59.99. Digital pre-orders are starting today, over at Battle.net. Hopefully, Blizzard will stick to this date, although I wouldn’t be too surprised if it is delayed again. Source: AnandTech
March Quick Updates
Don’t worry, I’m not dead! I apologize for the lack of updates, it’s been a crazy month for me, both in my personal and professional life. With tax season in full, I’ve been working away to get my taxes done. As always, taxes are never fun to do, but the
Windows 8 Consumer Preview Initial Impressions
I recently had the chance to play around with the recently released Windows 8 Consumer Preview build on a Asus Eee Slate EP121 tablet and on a whitebox PC (the same system I used for the ESXi 5.0 evaluation). After a day of running Windows 8 on both systems, here
Diablo III: The First 20 Minutes of Gameplay
For those eagerly awaiting the release of Diablo III, Computer and Video Games has posted the first twenty minutes of gameplay in Diablo III on YouTube. Computer and Video Games is also offering giveaways of beta keys for Diablo III on Facebook and Twitter. The only requirements are that you
Windows 8 Consumer Preview Now Available for Download
For those interested in testing out the beta version of Windows 8, the Consumer Preview is now available to the public for download. Microsoft is offering two versions for download, a 32-bit and a 64-bit version. Unlike the previous Windows 8 Developer Preview that was unveiled last fall, the consumer
Raspberry Pi Now Available at $25/$35!
The long-awaited Raspberry Pi (a mini ARM-based computer) is now available for purchase, after being in development for quite some time by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. For those that are not familiar with Raspberry Pi, it is a credit-card sized computer utilizing cost-effective components to create a cheap, affordable computer for $25-$35
Guild Wars 2 Public Beta Sign-Ups Available
For those eagerly anticipating the release of Guild Wars 2, ArenaNet has opened up beta testing to the public. Sign-ups have begun, so if you wish to try out Guild Wars 2 early, this is your chance!
Rooting & Flashing the Nook Color
I recently purchased a Nook Color, an Android eReader device from Barnes & Noble. With the recent price drop on the Nook Color, it seemed like a good time to get an eReader/tablet device, as I’ve been wanting to get one for some time. The Nook Color is a pretty
Intel’s Ultrabook Pop-Up Theater Promotion
In an effort to promote it’s Ultrabook brand, Intel recently put together a flash mob demonstrating Ultrabooks. It’s pretty cool, check it out! The Ultrabook that they are using is the ASUS Zenbook, which is what I am currently using as my main notebook. It’s been working well ever since
vSphere 5.0: Setting Up the Virtual Machine Environment
Setting up the virtual machine environment in ESXi 5.0 is fairly straight forward. Like ESXi 4.0, ESXi 5.0 is managed remotely via the vSphere 5.0 hypervisor client. I’ve assigned a static IP address to the whitebox ESXi. Using the assigned IP address and the user credentials created in the ESXi
[H]ard|OCP Overclocks Radeon HD 7970 to 1305 MHz, Leaves GTX 580 Crying
[H]ard|OCP recently posted a review of the GIGABYTE GV-R797OC-3GD. In the review, they were able to overclock it to a massive clock speed of 1305 MHz on the GPU and 1605 MHz on the memory (normally runs at 1000/1375 on stock) and this was done utilizing the stock Gigabyte cooler!
Microsoft Launching Windows 8 Beta (Consumer Preview) On February 29
Mark your calendars! For those waiting to get a chance to test out the latest developmental version of Windows 8, Microsoft is unveiling the Windows 8 Consumer Preview build to the public on February 29 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain (according to ZDNet). This build should be
Windows 8 – No More “Start” Button?
The Verge is reporting that Windows 8 will be dropping the “Start” button. This will be interesting, as the Start button has been in all Windows iterations since Windows 95. It remains to be seen whether there will be an option to re-enable the Start button, whether officially or via
Installing ESXi 5.0
After a busy week, I managed to find some time to install ESXi 5.0 on the whitebox server that I recently finished constructing. For those looking to try out ESXi 5.0, a non-commercial license is freely available for download on VMware’s website. You can find it here: Download VMware vSphere
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Upgrade
I recently had the opportunity to upgrade to a Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone on Verizon Wireless. After about a week and a half with it, I’d have to say that this is one impressive phone. Prior to the Galaxy Nexus, I had been using the Motorola Droid 1 (Milestone for
General Ranking List of Graphics Cards Released Between 2002-2012
I have been following the gaming graphics card market for over a decade now, ever since I became interested in computer hardware. Over the past ten years, there have been many revolutions in graphics card technology, with 3D graphics in games becoming ever more realistic with each year. Watching the
Centenarian Keeps Mind Sharp By Playing Nintendo DS Daily
A 100 year old woman by the name of Kathleen Kit Connell keeps her mind sharp by playing Nintendo DS daily. She is active, lives independently, and claims that she “don’t feel a day over 80.” I’d never imagine someone at that age playing video games, let alone a Nintendo
AMD Radeon HD 7950 Unveiled
Today marks the launch of AMD’s Radeon HD 7950 high-end graphics card. It follows the heels of AMD’s Radeon HD 7970, which was released earlier this month. The Radeon HD 7970 reclaimed AMD’s single GPU crown, as it outperformed nVIDIA’s high-end single GPU, the GeForce GTX 580, in almost all