It’s been quite a busy week in the technology world, with Computex 2013, Apple’s WWDC 2013, and E3 all taking place within a short period of time! With Microsoft and Sony releasing their next generation consoles later this year, this E3 is expected to be very exciting, full of big
For those that missed out on Apple’s WWDC 2013 Keynote in San Francisco yesterday, here are the major points: iOS7: The newest version of iOS introduces major graphic and UI changes. This was a change that was greatly needed, as the iOS UI was feeling increasingly stale and outdated, especially
It’s the first day of June and the NDAs on Haswell have expired, meaning we finally get to see all the performance comparisons, benchmarks, and details on Intel’s fourth generation Core-i architecture! The usual suspects have their reviews up already: AnandTech – The Haswell Review: Intel Core i7-4770K & i5-4670K
NVIDIA officially launched the GeForce GTX 780 today, the newest addition to NVIDIA’s high-end graphics lineup. The GeForce GTX 780 doesn’t introduce any new technology or a new GPU chipset, as it is a part of the Kepler family. The GTX 780 also uses the same GK110 GPU that was
After a long period of speculation and mystery, Microsoft today finally unveiled their next generation XBOX gaming console, the XBOX One. At a press event over at Microsoft’s Redmond campus, Microsoft showcased the capabilities of XBOX One as well as having the actual system on display, something which Sony has
I recently purchased a Lexar Professional 128 GB SDXC card for experimental use in a softmodded Wii. As I discovered earlier that the Wii’s SD card slot was compatible with SDXC cards (such as the SanDisk 64 GB MicroSDXC Card via adapter), I was curious to see if the Wii
Microsoft announced today on their Windows blog that Windows 8.1 “Blue” will be a free update for current Windows 8 users: Today at the JP Morgan Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in Boston, Tami Reller shared with the audience that the update previously referred to as “Windows Blue” will be
It’s official… after four years, a sequel to the beloved Plants vs. Zombie game is finally coming out this summer, in July 2013! No screenshots of the game have been released yet, but PopCap put out an odd promotion on YouTube, which can be seen here: PopCap will be releasing
Ever since Minecraft came out, people have been making some impressive creations in Minecraft, such as a fully working 8-bit processor, to the 1:1 ratio Starship Enterprise from Star Trek. Now it appears that the maps of Super Mario 64 have been re-done in Minecraft, thanks to the folks over
Stocks on AMD rose significantly today, up 14% at $3.22, it’s largest increase since July 2011. The cause? Apparently, tech investors on Wall Street caught wind of rumors of a possible AMD buyout from rival Intel. Over the years, most tech enthusiasts, including myself, usually wouldn’t even give such rumors