News Archive: May 2011

Catch up on breaking tech stories, key trends, and the latest updates across gaming, mobile, PC hardware, AI, and more.

Stay Updated

Follow TweakTown for breaking tech news, reviews, and daily updates.

• Metro: Last Light announced, includes multiplayerMetro 2033: Last Light announced, this time includes multiplayer.May 31, 2011 10:39 PM CDT
• LucidLogix Virtu, the next-generation of GPU virtualizationLucidLogix Virtu, bringing large changes in a small package.May 31, 2011 9:46 PM CDT
• NZXT Sentry Mix fan controller and Tempest 410 Elite case previewUpcoming products from NZXT previewed at Computex suite.May 31, 2011 9:27 PM CDT
• HIS Mix up the HD 6970, in a good way!HIS step outside the box to offer us a new variant of the HD 6970.May 31, 2011 8:28 PM CDT
• DisplayLink works its magic and extends desktop to iPad 2 over Wi-FiAnd it's a free app right now!May 31, 2011 1:54 PM CDT
• GIGABYTE AMD 990FX, Z68 Gaming and X79A-UD3 mobos detailedThe motherboards keep coming and the big one from Intel.May 31, 2011 1:21 PM CDT
• OCZ impresses once again with SSDs at Computex, gets creativeSay hello to the first hybrid drive from OCZ.May 31, 2011 5:26 AM CDT
• Call of Duty Elite, digital platform monthly subscription service for Call of Duty announcedCall of Duty Elite announced, monthly subscription-based model.May 31, 2011 1:01 AM CDT
• Corsair Force Series 3 SSD, 85k iOPS, 100% loveCorsair debut Force Series GT, it's red, it's fast and it packs quite the punch.May 30, 2011 10:18 PM CDT
• Corsair enter limbo competition with new Low Profile Vengeance seriesCorsair chop the top off the current Vengeance series and offer us them in Low Profile form.May 30, 2011 12:57 PM CDT
• Corsair Link system control software previewed in detailGetting close to being released.May 30, 2011 11:18 AM CDT
• ASUS Padfone - Half Tablet, Half Smartphone, All Awesome!ASUS get the party started early with the release of a half tablet, half smartphone device called th.May 30, 2011 9:40 AM CDT
• ASUS Eee PC X101 MeeGo netbook hands-onRedefining thin and light.May 30, 2011 2:58 AM CDT
• Lady Gaga & Polaroid Release First Product, Sadly Not A Disco StickLady Gaga goes Gaga all over Polaroid's new wireless printer.May 27, 2011 3:58 PM CDT
• Google unveils Wallet, super-secure NFC tech made usefulGoogle opens pocked, Wallet falls out - no wait, for real, Wallet has been released.May 27, 2011 1:19 AM CDT
• Sony Offer Identity Protection For Online ClientsIdentity theft protection for PSN & Qrocity users.May 26, 2011 9:41 PM CDT
• Imaginary Phone Concept Takes The Screen Out Of TouchscreenResearches embark on imaginary interfaces.May 26, 2011 7:08 PM CDT
• Apple's iOS 4, 256-bit hardware encryption has been crackedApple iOS 4 hardware encryption broken, $320 software allows full access.May 25, 2011 8:28 PM CDT
• YouTube turns six, sees 3 billion views per dayYouTube turns six, announces they receive 3 billion page views every day!May 25, 2011 8:11 PM CDT
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 to ship with Android 3.1Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 to ship with Android 3.1 instead of Android 3.0.May 25, 2011 7:49 PM CDT
• Twitter Officially Acquires TweetDeckTwitter and TweetDeck unite.May 25, 2011 5:06 PM CDT
• Microsoft Unveils App Marketplace For MangoMango gets an App Store. WHOOPS! I mean, "Marketplace"May 25, 2011 4:43 PM CDT
• More Sony hacking news, why aren't these hackers using their powers for good?Sony hacked again, what the F is going on there?May 25, 2011 12:31 AM CDT
• Telstra to throttle mobile users after quota exceeded, all data plans are now virtually unlimitedTelstra announce new data quota trick, speed throttling mobile users once quota is reached.May 24, 2011 11:39 PM CDT
• Duke Nukem Forever Will Actually Ship June 14thRemember that game? It's coming out.May 24, 2011 9:50 PM CDT
• Dell unleashes new XPS 15zDell unleashes XPS 15z.May 24, 2011 8:53 PM CDT
• GDC Online 2011 Advisory Board Full Of ProsGDC Online 2011 Advisory board includes Zynga, PopCap, Blizzard.May 24, 2011 7:03 PM CDT
• EA To Broadcast E3 Press Conference On Spike TVSpike TV, home of....anyone know what's on Spike TV?May 24, 2011 6:40 PM CDT
• Next Batch of BlizzCon Tix On Sale TomorrowFirst batch sold out in under a day, kiddos.May 24, 2011 6:27 PM CDT
• Nintendo Will Offer Live Coverage Of E3 EventLivestream express includes Nintendo stop at E32011.May 23, 2011 11:15 PM CDT
• Sharp teases the HT world with 85-inch, capable of 7860x4320, also capable of reducing HT lovers into tearsSharp unveils new 85-inch, 8K Ultra High Definition display, capable of 7680x4320.May 22, 2011 9:39 PM CDT
• Logitech unleash iPad and Android-based tablet accessories,Logitech release iPad, Android tablet accessories, keyboards, speakers and mice.May 22, 2011 9:14 PM CDT
• BlizzCon 2011 Tix Go On Sale Tomorrow, Rapture May InterfereBlizzCon tickets go on sale, and- oh yeah! world's ending.May 20, 2011 7:16 PM CDT
• Fable 3 dev: Used-game sales hurt industry more than piracy, say what!Used-game sales hurting industry more than piracy?May 19, 2011 9:09 PM CDT
• Apple MacBook Air set to get an injection of Sandy Bridge, Thunderbolt in June or JulyApple set to refresh MacBook Air line, Sandy Bridge and Thunderbolt ready to go.May 18, 2011 10:20 PM CDT
• ASUS 990FX Sabertooth Mobo flaunts in front of the camera, lifts skirt just above knee and bites its bottom lipASUS Sabertooth, AMD 990FX-powered TUF board.May 18, 2011 10:06 PM CDT
• Angry Birds flies past 200 million downloads, like a bossAngry Birds flies past 200 million downloads.May 18, 2011 9:40 PM CDT
• NBN launches for Armidale, 7 customers start up their torrents and download the_internet.zipNBN launches in Armidale, seven customers hooked up.May 18, 2011 8:34 PM CDT
• Brink PC issues, affects virtually all NVIDIA GeForce 400 and 500-series owners - makes the game unplayableBrink PC issues, NVIDIA 400 and 500-series GPUs effected.May 18, 2011 8:19 PM CDT
• NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang says Android tablets will overtake iPad in 30 months, time for a new tattoo?NVIDIA CEO thinks Android tablets will overtake Apple iPads in 30 months.May 17, 2011 8:56 PM CDT
• Chrome OS 12 hits beta, this is it folks, the shipping version is nearly complete!Google Chrome OS 12 released, excitement building.May 16, 2011 8:57 PM CDT
• California Bill Will Give Parents Access To Social Networks If PassedBill would force social media sites to the tune of 10k per failure to act.May 16, 2011 5:19 PM CDT
• Sony Invites Europe Users Back To PSN With Free StuffEuropean PSN users get up to four free games. Booyah.May 16, 2011 4:48 PM CDT
• Dancing with the Stars tweets, #lies, #newaccounts, #lol#dwts using false Twitter accounts to give it great tweets? #omg.May 15, 2011 11:21 PM CDT
• 3D dreams in the modern browser3 Dreams in Black, a hardware-accelerated explosion of the mind.May 15, 2011 8:48 PM CDT
• Has Cancer been cured? Big Pharma doesn't like that idea very much...Has a cancer cure been swept under the rug?May 13, 2011 10:27 PM CDT
• Leaked Sony Email To Publishers Discusses Security Issues With PSN, QRocityNew email leaked from Sony Exec as apology to publishers.May 13, 2011 4:33 PM CDT
• Google Announces News Near You Mobile FeatureNew location-based hyperlocal mobile news service from Google.May 13, 2011 3:29 PM CDT
• Exclusive: BitFenix Outlaw chassis early video previewBitFenix go low, low, low but still add good features.May 13, 2011 5:35 AM CDT
• Smallville comes to an end, Clark Kent finally becomes SupermanSmallville series finale tomorrow night, can Kleenex hook me up with tissues for my inevitable tears.May 12, 2011 9:39 PM CDT
• Future Atom to be system-on-a-chip, dubbed 'Silvermont', packs 3D transistors?Intel working on a new Atom processor, two generations beyond the current Atoms.May 12, 2011 8:48 PM CDT
• In Case You Missed It: Google Chromebooks!Google Chromebooks! Chromebooks I tell you!May 12, 2011 4:34 PM CDT
• Facebook Tries Save Face In Google PR DebacleFacebook PR storm briefly explained.May 12, 2011 4:26 PM CDT
• Google I/O 2011: Chromebook subscription, how it works and how much it'll cost youGoogle I/O 2011: How the education and enterprise monthly costs work.May 11, 2011 8:31 PM CDT
• Google I/O Day 2 Keynote wrap-up Part 6: Samsung & Acer Chromebooks Ship June 15Chromebooks June 15. Bam.May 11, 2011 2:47 PM CDT
• Google I/O Day 2 Keynote wrap-up Part 5: Chrome OSChrome OS, on and off the web, is very useful.May 11, 2011 2:18 PM CDT
• Google I/O Day 2 Keynote wrap-up Part 4: Three Dreams Of Black HTML5 With DangermouseTrippy WebGL experiment shown off during Keynote.May 11, 2011 2:03 PM CDT
• Google I/O Day 2 Keynote wrap-up Part 3: ANGRY BIRDS FOR CHROMEAngry Birds hits Chrome, web, with exclusive Chrome levels. Free right now!May 11, 2011 1:39 PM CDT
• Google I/O Day 2 Keynote wrap-up Part 2: Chrome In-App PaymentsIn app payments for a flat rate of 5%, one line of code.May 11, 2011 1:18 PM CDT
• Google I/O Day 2 Keynote wrap-up Part I: Chrome Just Keeps Getting BetterChrome has only gotten better in the last three years.May 11, 2011 1:03 PM CDT
• OCZ whips up a storm with the new Agility 3, Solid 3 SATA III SSDsOCZ unveil new SSD drives, Solid 3 and Agility 3.May 10, 2011 10:02 PM CDT
• ASUS cuts back Eee PCs, only 350k sold in April, iPad is to blame. New 'killer' model coming soonASUS netbook sales are hurting, iPad is to blame.May 10, 2011 9:50 PM CDT
• Video: Check Out Razer's Hydra In Action With Portal 2Razer Hydra motion controllers in action in exclusive Portal 2 Level.May 10, 2011 5:08 PM CDT
• Google I/O: Springpad, Golf Tour, New York Times Talk Why Chrome Web Store WorksWeb apps saw 147% more revenue, 30x usage, awesomeness.May 10, 2011 4:49 PM CDT
• Google I/O: Android @ Home & Project TungstenYour home is now an android accessory.May 10, 2011 12:10 PM CDT
• Intel Smart Response SSD cache tech tested on GIGABYTE Z68Side by side quick look video at performance benefits.May 10, 2011 8:17 AM CDT
• GIGABYTE employee victim of hacking or AMD product leak prank?Supposedly said to have leaked upcoming AMD CPU details.May 10, 2011 4:51 AM CDT
• Diablo 3 gets external beta testing in Q3 of this year, no official release date but the hope of releasing it this yearDiablo 3 to have public beta sometime after July?May 9, 2011 8:58 PM CDT
• NVIDIA To Acquire Icera For $367 MillionNVIDIA will most likely acquire Icera, leader of baseband tech, for $367.May 9, 2011 6:58 PM CDT
• Nvidia Tegra 2011: LG <3's TegraLG Rep talks about development, hardware, software improvements in G2x and Slate.May 9, 2011 6:14 PM CDT
• Nvidia Tegra Conference Is All About GamesTegraZone will help mobile Android users find the best games.May 9, 2011 3:52 PM CDT
• Star Wars MMO in development, EA swipes credit card and invests $80 million into itStar Wars: The Old Republic MMO gets $80 million in funding from EA.May 8, 2011 9:43 PM CDT
• iOS to have over-the-air updates for iOS-based devices?Apple iOS 5 to have OTA (over-the-air) updates for Verizon users?May 5, 2011 8:30 PM CDT
• Next-gen iOS devices to have Intel-based CPUsApple moving to Intel for their iOS-based processors.May 4, 2011 9:00 PM CDT
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 being worked on, $200m to makeCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 coming soon, $200 million budget.May 4, 2011 12:42 AM CDT
• Augmented Reality Event To Be Navigated By metaio & junaioIndoor navigation made possible by metaio at this year's ARE.May 3, 2011 9:48 PM CDT
• Mortal Kombat: Legacy: Episode 3 - Johnny Cage, also Episode 4 - Kitana & Mileena (Part 1)Mortal Kombat: Legacy: Episodes 3 and 4.May 3, 2011 9:10 PM CDT
• Nintendo 3DS AR Games Get More Portable When You Tattoo The Marker On Your BodyUS Southeast Blogger puts Nintendo AR Card on his skin. With ink. The permanent subcutaneous kind.May 3, 2011 7:31 PM CDT
• RIM Announces Two Brand New Smartphones: BlackBerry Bold 9900 & 9930, Now With New OSRIM releases new Blackberry handsets.May 2, 2011 7:57 PM CDT
• Osama Bin Laden Death Announcement Sees Highest Sustained Tweet Per Second Ratio To DateOsama is dead, but Twitter is very much alive with news of the event.May 2, 2011 5:18 PM CDT
• Portal 2 Gameplay + Insane Cube TricksPortal 2 Cube Trickshots!May 2, 2011 3:38 PM CDT
• Zombify Yourself With ZombieMirror AR+ iOS AppZombieMirror app puts the aaaRRRRRRRRRRrrrrr back in "AR"May 2, 2011 3:10 PM CDT

Looking for older tech news? Use our archive to explore past stories on PC hardware, gaming, mobile technology, AI, and more - organized by publish date.