News Archive: September 2013 Tap to refine news by category Sony creates new division for third-party games for its consoles Sony creates a new division dedicated to porting and localizing third-party games. Sep 1, 2013 4:33 AM CDT Microsoft's IllumiRoom tech looks like it won't reach consumers Microsoft's Kinect- and projector-powered IllumiRoom technology won't be coming to consumers, boo. Sep 3, 2013 3:36 AM CDT Microsoft goes on an 'apology tour' for the Xbox One Just two months before the Xbox One launches, Microsoft begins an 'apology tour' Sep 8, 2013 5:36 AM CDT Battlefield 4 PC system requirements aren't harsh at all PC requirements for Battlefield 4 see minimum GPU of AMD Radeon HD 3870 or NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT. Sep 9, 2013 11:31 PM CDT RumorTT: Nudity appears to be confirmed in GTA V, screenshot inside New image leaked shows that stripclubs inside GTA V will show topless nudity, and allow discrete fondling of the dancers. Sep 13, 2013 4:23 PM CDT Art Director says no one will find all the Easter eggs in GTA V Rockstar has packed so many Easter eggs and references into GTA V that it feels that no one will be able to find them all. Sep 16, 2013 10:12 AM CDT Rockstar Games launches Grand Theft Auto 5 on Xbox 360 and PS3 Rockstar finally ships the long awaited Grand Theft Auto V, launched this morning on PS3 and Xbox 360. Sep 17, 2013 5:02 PM CDT AMD: PC gaming will benefit from next-gen consoles PC gaming will benefit from the introduction of next-gen consoles according to AMD. Sep 18, 2013 6:33 AM CDT GTA V PC talk continues, would feature DX11, 2K textures and more Grand Theft Auto V for PC sees more evidence, would see DX11, 64-bit support, 2K textures and 'Advanced Effects' Sep 24, 2013 11:17 PM CDT We preview Dirt 3 spanned across three 4K monitors via the R9 290X While Dirt 3 may be a little old, it sure looks fun when spanned across three 4K resolution monitors via an AMD R9 290X Crossfire setup. Sep 26, 2013 12:50 PM CDT Vanished, an experimental horror game that uses only audio Pixel Heart Studios' experimental audio-only game, Vanished, has no graphics, uses your imagination. Sep 29, 2013 9:36 PM CDT RumorTT: Intel to release 'K' series of SSDs, would be overclockable RumorTT: Intel to allow overclocking on its SSD range, would release a 'K' series SKU of SSDs. Sep 1, 2013 12:26 AM CDT HTC unveils the Mini+, welcome to the latest... laser pointer? After a new laser pointer? You might want to check out HTC's Mini+ Sep 1, 2013 6:33 AM CDT Microsoft still loves other Windows Phone makers, not just Nokia Microsoft EVP says that they still love their other Windows Phone partners, not just Nokia. Sep 3, 2013 4:27 AM CDT Ballmer says Nokia acquisition is a good deal for Microsoft Microsoft's Steve Ballmer breaks down the Nokia acquisition in an internal company memo, says the Nokia buyout is a "good deal for both companies." Sep 3, 2013 12:01 PM CDT Lenovo CEO to give $3.25 million of personal bonus away to employees Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing to divide up $3.25 million bonus between 10,000 employees--or about $325 each. Sep 3, 2013 8:31 PM CDT IFA 2013: NVIDIA demos Project Logan, a mobile Kepler-based SoC NVIDIA demos Project Logan for Johannes Knapp at the IFA trade show in Berlin, Germany. Sep 4, 2013 3:11 PM CDT ASUS' new Transformer Pad TF701T features NVIDIA's Tegra 4 SoC NVIDIA Tegra 4 SoC makes its new home in ASUS' Transformer Pad TF701T tablet. Sep 4, 2013 7:11 PM CDT Intel Atom Z3770 Bay Trail-based processor performance teased Intel teases the performance of its upcoming Bay Trail-based Atom Z3770 processor. Sep 5, 2013 1:28 AM CDT TweakTown demos Samsung's new Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet at IFA 2013 Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition may just be the best tablet ever made; the specs will blow you away! Sep 6, 2013 11:21 AM CDT Kim Dotcom unveils new music service called Baboom Baboom... the name of Kim Dotcom's new music service. Sep 7, 2013 11:30 PM CDT Seagate unveils Seagate Ultra Mobile, 500GB storage for smart devices Seagate Ultra Mobile is the industry's first purpose build 500GB storage solution for Android devices. Sep 9, 2013 7:01 AM CDT LeakedTT: NVIDIA's Tegra TAB gets detailed as it stops by the FCC More details leak about NVIDIA's upcoming Tegra TAB as it passes through the FCC; processor, display, and stylus info inside! Sep 9, 2013 1:24 PM CDT Facebook looks to take on LinkedIn with new "Professional Skills" tab Facebook is hoping to lure in the professional crowd with new "Professional Skills" tab. Can they beat LinkedIn? Sep 9, 2013 4:32 PM CDT EVGA launches new Hadron mini-ITX chassis, supports large hardware EVGA debuts new Mini-ITX chassis aimed at the serious gaming enthusiast who want a small form factor but need room for serious hardware. Sep 9, 2013 6:29 PM CDT Intel launches its Intel SSD Professional Family of SSDs Intel launches a new range of business-class SSDs, starts with the Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series of drives. Sep 9, 2013 7:55 PM CDT PMC-Sierra intros Adaptec Series 8 12Gb/s SAS RAID Adapter family PMC provides the complete architecture to access the performance of 12Gb/s SSDs. Sep 10, 2013 6:58 AM CDT Apple unleashes iOS 7, arrives on September 18 for most iOS devices Apple releases iOS 7, will be pushed onto millions of devices over the next couple of weeks. Sep 10, 2013 12:18 PM CDT Micron debuts Serial NOR Flash interface for Ultrathin Devices Micron unveils new Serial NOR Flash interface with Replay-Protected Monotonic Counter designed for Ultrathin Devices. Sep 10, 2013 12:50 PM CDT RumorTT: Intel working on overclockable SSD Intel shows off SSD overclocking, could very likely start producing unlocked SSDs for overclocking. Sep 10, 2013 11:37 PM CDT Acer unveils first Chromebook sporting an Intel Haswell processor Acer launches its first Chromebook that utilizes an Intel Haswell processor. Sep 11, 2013 2:01 PM CDT 4K TVs to halve in price within twelve months claims UK retailer Ultra HD TVs could be much more affordable sometime next year, and beyond. Sep 11, 2013 9:28 PM CDT Crucial unveils new 64GB DDR3L Load-Reduced DIMMs for servers Crucial launches new 64GB Crucial DDR3L LRDIMMs to help double clients server memory capacity. Sep 12, 2013 5:16 PM CDT G.Skill shares video of live demo of 3000MHz DDR3 RAM at IDF 2013 G.Skill shows off their 3000MHz DDR3 demo in a newly posted video. Sep 12, 2013 7:45 PM CDT Google dumps Oracle's MySQL database in favor of MariaDB Google says goodbye to MySQL and welcomes in MariaDB with open arms. Sep 13, 2013 9:33 PM CDT Netflix uses pirate sites to decide on which TV shows to purchase Just how does Netflix decide which TV shows to buy? Oh, it visits pirate websites... that's how. Sep 15, 2013 12:14 AM CDT HighPoint announces the launch of a new 4-Port Storage HBA HighPoint launches the RocketU 1144E, a 4-port storage HBA that is said to be the industry's most versatile HBA. Sep 16, 2013 11:21 AM CDT Garmin launches new Forerunner 220 and 620 GPS running watches Garmin has introduced two new GPS watches aimed at runners across the world. Sep 16, 2013 7:03 PM CDT Record your dreams with SHADOW, a new Kickstarter campaign A new Kickstarter campaign wants to help you record your dreams using your smartphone. Sep 17, 2013 5:29 PM CDT EA's new CEO is an Aussie, no shrimps on EA's barbie, though Former executive VP of EA Sports, Andrew Wilson, becomes EA's new CEO. Sep 17, 2013 11:29 PM CDT ASRock unveils its Fatal1ty Z87 Killer motherboard ASRock unleashes its Fatal1ty Z87 Killer motherboard, features Killer LAN and much, much more. Sep 18, 2013 4:41 AM CDT GIGABYTE unveils the lightest gaming laptop in the world Weighing in at just 1.67kg, GIGABYTE's new P34G is the lightest gaming laptop on the market today! Sep 18, 2013 8:32 PM CDT Apple's CEO says that a cheap iPhone was never even considered Apple's Tim Cook says that Apple never intended to produce a "cheap" iPhone. Says Apple is not in the junk business. Sep 19, 2013 10:47 AM CDT HP launches 4 new Android-based tablets ranging from mild to wild HP releases a whopping 4 new tablets to its lineup, all run Android with variations in hardware specs. Sep 19, 2013 5:25 PM CDT RumorTT: NVIDIA is developing something BIG and it's not a GPU Epic Games Co-Founder says that NVIDIA is close to releasing something massive and that it is not a new GPU! Sep 19, 2013 8:02 PM CDT Netflix's CEO slams Canada's broadband caps Netflix's bags Canada's broadband caps, stating they are "almost a human rights violation" Sep 20, 2013 1:31 AM CDT Twitter IPO could raise $1 billion, might happen quite soon When Twitter goes public, it could raise over $1 billion in its IPO. Sep 21, 2013 9:29 PM CDT iPhone 5S' TouchID fingerprint scanner hacked, not so safe anymore Apple's TouchID has already been hacked, in under a week. Sep 22, 2013 11:46 PM CDT BlackBerry pumps the brakes on BBM rollout for Android and iOS BBM rollout for Android and iOS put on hold for now. Sep 23, 2013 3:35 AM CDT Microsoft unveils the Surface 2 which runs Windows RT 8.1 Microsoft unveils its Surface 2 tablet, says that "nothing slows it down" Sep 23, 2013 10:06 AM CDT LSI Delivers Maximum VDI Density with WarpDrive Products Collaborative testing with VMware Horizon View demonstrates breakthrough virtual desktop scalability and application performance. Sep 23, 2013 3:32 PM CDT HighPoint ships RocketU 1144C, world's fastest USB 3.0 controller HighPoint Technology has began shipping the RocketU 1144C, what it calls "The world's fastest USB 3.0 storage controller" Sep 23, 2013 7:02 PM CDT OCZ releases new enterprise Denva 2 SSD based on 19nm NAND OCZ shrinks its Deneva 2 SSD NAND down to 19nm, now more efficient and faster! Sep 24, 2013 10:31 AM CDT Nokia admits to misleading press about Elop's compensation package Stephen Elop had massive incentive clause in contract that paid big if Nokia were to be bought in a time of financial troubles. Sep 24, 2013 3:41 PM CDT Google launches new refreshed tabs page for its Chrome browser Google begins rolling out a newly revamped tabs page for Chrome that puts search front and center. Sep 24, 2013 8:27 PM CDT iMessage for Android arrives, kinda, but it redirects data to China iMessage for Android is filled with security holes, pushes your data over to China. Sep 25, 2013 3:31 AM CDT A flaw in Apple Maps sends people driving across airport runway Apple Maps is at it again, this time a newly discovered flaw will have users driving across an airport runway to get to the terminal. Sep 25, 2013 12:45 PM CDT MSI launches two new mobile workstations featuring NVIDIA Quadro tech MSI introduces two new mobile workstations that feature NVIDIA's latest mobile Quadro GPUs. Sep 25, 2013 7:00 PM CDT Amazon unveils next-gen Kindle Fire HDX slates, and more Amazon unveils its new Kindle Fire HDX, refreshed Kindle Fire HD tablets. Sep 25, 2013 10:31 PM CDT Flooding once again threatens Thai industrial park New flooding in Thailand threatens industrial park, could see repeat of 2011. Sep 27, 2013 3:33 PM CDT Apple secures one of Nike's designers, will help out with the iWatch Apple scoops up Nike's Studio Director, will have him work on its wearable devices. Sep 28, 2013 9:36 PM CDT John McAfee has a solution to our NSA spying problems, will cost $100 John McAfee says his new D-Central device will put an end to NSA spying for ever, with a single unit covering three city blocks. Sep 30, 2013 10:31 AM CDT Samsung to make its three top smartphones work with Galaxy Gear soon Samsung to make the Galaxy S III, S4 and Note II work with its Galaxy Gear smartwatch this year. Sep 30, 2013 8:38 PM CDT PlayStation 4's Eye camera will feature voice command features Want to do voice control on your PS4? You might want to pick up the PlayStation Camera. Sep 1, 2013 11:34 PM CDT Xbox One will hit store shelves for retail sales on November 22 Microsoft announces Xbox One release date, will be available in stores and online on November 22, just in time for the christmas rush! Sep 4, 2013 10:06 AM CDT Dead Rising 3 will feature multiple endings and post-game roaming Dead Rising 3 will feature multiple endings, will also let gamers continue once the campaign is finished. Sep 8, 2013 7:34 AM CDT Steam to begin allowing friends and family to share games Steam says it will allow close friends and family members who share computers to share their libraries on Steam. Sep 11, 2013 1:27 PM CDT Developers say that the PS4 is 50% faster than the Xbox One Some developers have said that the PS4 is 50% faster than the Xbox One... game over, Microsoft? Sep 15, 2013 4:32 AM CDT Rockstar releases "iFruit" companion app for GTA V, iOS only for now New "iFruit" companion app for GTA V released by Rockstar, only available on iOS for now with Android support arriving soon. Sep 16, 2013 6:42 PM CDT Blizzard to close Diablo III Auction Houses in Spring 2014 Diablo 3 to lose real money and gold auction houses come Spring 2014. Sep 17, 2013 7:02 PM CDT GTA V sets new record in sales - $1 billion in just three days GTA V breaks the $1 billion in sales mark in just 72 hours. Beats out previous record holder by weeks. Sep 20, 2013 2:12 PM CDT Valve introduces us to Steam Machines, announces Steam Box Beta Valve announces "Steam Hardware," says that multiple devices will be created from different manufacturers. Sep 25, 2013 1:01 PM CDT Half-Life 3 not announced, Valve introduces Steam Controller instead As expected, Half-Life 3 did not make a debut in this week's final announcement from Valve. It did, however, introduce us to the Steam Controller. Sep 27, 2013 12:52 PM CDT RumorTT: Grand Theft Auto V to hit PC hard drives on November 22 Grand Theft Auto V could launch on PC on November 22, the same day as the Xbox One. Sep 30, 2013 12:16 PM CDT Intel's Haswell-based NUC shown off at PAX Prime 2013 Intel showed off its Haswell-powered NUC unit at PAX Prime 2013. Sep 1, 2013 1:32 AM CDT Samsung's Galaxy Gear smartwatch tracks your health, snaps photos Samsung's Galaxy Gear smartwatch revealed before IFA, kinda. Sep 1, 2013 9:36 PM CDT Microsoft receives less than $10 per Nokia Windows Phone sold $10 - something Microsoft isn't even making per Nokia Windows Phone device sold. Sep 3, 2013 6:32 AM CDT Amazon launches "MatchBook" program, bundles digital copy with books Amazon launches new MatchBook program, now bundling Kindle version with hard and soft cover books for a nominal fee. Sep 3, 2013 3:03 PM CDT HDMI 2.0 announced, capable of 4K at 60fps, 32-channel audio and more 4K at 60fps? Yes please, HDMI 2.0. Sep 4, 2013 4:27 AM CDT Industry analyst still unsure of the significance of Hynix fire Extent of fire damage still unknown at Hynix facility in China, Jim Handy of Objective Analysis fills us in on his take of the events. Sep 4, 2013 5:20 PM CDT Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition will feature 2560x1600 panel Samsung to cram 2560x1600 panel into its 2014 Edition Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet. Sep 4, 2013 10:27 PM CDT Hynix fire not as bad as expected, company says damage is minimal New official report from Hynix indicates that the fab was undamaged in yesterday's fire, says all equipment is fine and suffered no damage. Sep 5, 2013 11:32 AM CDT Plextor shows off new M6 SSD plus more M.2 form-factor SSDs at IFA Plextor showcases new flash storage products at IFA 2013, debuts new M6 SSD prototype and M.2 SSDs. Sep 6, 2013 7:29 PM CDT Light-powered screens could see never-ending battery life for devices Wysips is a revolutionary new technology that turns light into electricity, could power your mobile device forever. Sep 8, 2013 2:29 AM CDT Futuremark releases new 3DMark for iOS benchmarking app for free 3DMark makes its way to iOS just in time for the new iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C, includes new test specifically designed for chip-to-chip comparisons. Sep 9, 2013 11:36 AM CDT WD expands enterprise flash storage portfolio by acquiring Virident Western Digital buys Virident Systems in a move to expand enterprise flash storage portfolio. Sep 9, 2013 2:46 PM CDT SpaceTT: Saturn, Venus and the Moon to appear side by side tonight Tonight Saturn and Venus will appear in conjunction with a crescent moon! Head outside and check out this rare occurrence. Sep 9, 2013 5:28 PM CDT Magma set to showcase new Thunderbolt PCIe expansion chassis at IDF Magma will debut new Thunderbolt PCIe Expansion chassis at Intel Developer Forum 2013. Sep 9, 2013 7:16 PM CDT SK Hynix fire not as bad as first thought, one plant re-opened SK Hynix provides an update on its factory fire in China, with one of the fabs being re-opened. Sep 9, 2013 11:07 PM CDT Arduino releases new Yun, a Arduino, Linux and Wi-Fi mashup Arduino debuts the long awaited Yun, an development board based on the Arduino open source environment that combines Linux and Wi-Fi as well. Sep 10, 2013 9:52 AM CDT Apple unveils the iPhone 5C, a cheaper iPhone available in 5 colors Emerging markets to enjoy a cheaper iPhone thanks to the iPhone 5C. Sep 10, 2013 12:30 PM CDT LSI demos new NVM Express Solution for next-gen SandForce Controllers LSI shows off new NVM Express solution for next-generation SandForce Flash Controllers at IDF 2013. Sep 10, 2013 7:48 PM CDT PayPal Beacon, a new USB dongle for hands-free payments PayPal ups the hands-free payments game with Beacon, a USB dongle for hands-free payments. Sep 11, 2013 5:31 AM CDT Motorola surpasses 100,000 Moto X per week milestone at US factory Motorola now ships more than 100,000 Morto X phones per week from its US based manufacturing facility. Sep 11, 2013 4:40 PM CDT NSA has no issues sharing your personal data with Israel Israel receives Americans' data from NSA, without the US spy agency sifting through it first. Sep 12, 2013 5:29 AM CDT Cisco will acquire Whiptail to strengthen Unified Computing Systems Cisco set acquire Whiptail, will strengthen Cisco's Unified Computing System, and enhance application performance. Sep 12, 2013 6:19 PM CDT Intel's Haswell takes command in new updated NUC lineup Intel's Haswell processors prove to be the perfect match for its updated NUC line of small form-factor PCs. Sep 13, 2013 3:13 PM CDT Oculus Rift VR Jam finalists have been announced The finalists of Oculus and IndieCade's VR Jam have been announced. Sep 14, 2013 9:35 PM CDT Samsung investing $500 million into new testing facility in China Samsung to invest half a billion dollars in a new testing facility to be built in China. Sep 15, 2013 3:31 AM CDT Sprint to take on AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile with new One Up program Sprint launches new frequent upgrade program called One Up, will let users upgrade every year for a monthly fee. Sep 16, 2013 1:16 PM CDT Google acquires mobile startup Bump for $30 million Google buys Bump Technology for a reported $30 million, we could see deep integration into Android 5.0. Sep 16, 2013 8:27 PM CDT Greenliant begins shipping 16GB and 32GB SATA NANDrive Greenliant releases high-endurance 16GB and 32GB SATA NANDrive embedded SSDs. Sep 17, 2013 7:29 PM CDT Nexus 5 model unveiled as LG-D820, two models included It looks like we should expect two models of the upcoming Nexus 5 smartphone. Sep 18, 2013 12:32 AM CDT AMD sends out official invitations for Hawaii launch event in Hawaii AMD set to welcome media to Hawaii for Hawaii launch event next week. Sep 18, 2013 10:14 AM CDT Cyanogen raises $7 million in funding, eyes down Windows Phone Windows Phone could be a target of CyanogenMod after raising $7 million in venture funding. Sep 19, 2013 6:31 AM CDT Yahoo revamps "My Yahoo," could be possible replacement for iGoogle Yahoo decides personal homepages are a good thing, completely revamps My Yahoo in hopes of picking up iGoogle refugees. Sep 19, 2013 1:50 PM CDT Lenovo and Acronis release a new data backup protection solution Lenovo teams up with Acronis to create a new complete data backup protection solution. Sep 19, 2013 6:31 PM CDT Tim Cook says that Microsoft is copying Apple's strategy Apple's CEO says that Microsoft is copying its strategy, adds that Nokia died due to lack of innovation. Sep 19, 2013 10:28 PM CDT Corsair unveils Obsidian 750D enthusiast grade PC chassis Corsair announces the addition of a new case to its legendary Obsidian PC Chassis lineup, the new 750D! Sep 20, 2013 8:03 PM CDT Apple still needs Samsung to manufacture the A7 in the iPhone 5S Samsung is the company who is building the A7 chip for the Apple iPhone 5S. Sep 21, 2013 10:35 PM CDT AMD Radeon R9-290X GPU leaked shots, bare GPU poses for the camera AMD Hawaii GPUs reportedly caught on camera, the R9-290X poses for the camera naked. Sep 23, 2013 12:52 AM CDT AMD's upcoming Radeon R7 260X leaks in new photographs AMD's upcoming Radeon R7 260X graphics card leaks in new photos! Sep 23, 2013 9:35 AM CDT BlackBerry to sell off its fleet of private jets worth millions BlackBerry will liquidate its private jet fleet, could be worth as much as $50 million. Sep 23, 2013 12:50 PM CDT Google's Gmail service experiencing outages, said to be fixed soon Google says Gmail has been having technical issues for most of the day and they have engineers working to resolve the issues. Sep 23, 2013 5:27 PM CDT Facebook ban lifted in China, limited to Shanghai free-trade zone Beijing lifts its ban on Facebook in China, but limits the social network to just the Shanghai Free-trade Zone. Sep 24, 2013 12:43 AM CDT Phobya unveils the Black Owl, a new premium watercooling case Phobya unleashes the Black Owl, a case designed for extreme watercooling with room for several radiators. Sep 24, 2013 11:53 AM CDT Dropbox asks for permission to publish gov surveillance requests Dropbox seeks permission from US government to publish details on surveillance requests in a move to be more transparent. Sep 24, 2013 4:32 PM CDT iFixit tears down the A7 silicon, peers inside of the awesomeness The Samsung-made A7 processor from Apple gets the iFixit treatment. Sep 24, 2013 9:37 PM CDT AMD promises CrossFire, Eyefinity improvements ahead of Hawaii GPUs Ahead of its unveiling of new GPUs in Hawaii, AMD teases improvements to Eyefinity, CrossFire and Linux drivers. Sep 25, 2013 6:34 AM CDT Firefox will deactivate most browser plug-ins by default for security FireFox set to turn off most browser plug-ins by default, including Silverlight and Quicktime. Sep 25, 2013 2:27 PM CDT AMD's TrueAudio tech will do all the audio work on the GPU AMD's new TrueAudio technology will work for upcoming GPUs. Sep 25, 2013 7:12 PM CDT BitFenix launches the Phenom, another remarkably beautiful PC case BitFenix launches the Phenom, a new line of mini-ITX and micro-ATX cases. Sep 26, 2013 10:35 AM CDT BlackBerry's failed Z10 cost the company almost $1 billion in losses BlackBerry releases devastating earnings report, sold only 3.7 million handsets and took a $1 billion loss on the Z10. Sep 27, 2013 10:35 PM CDT XFX's Radeon R9 280X Double Dissipation GPU is a hot mess XFX shows off its Radeon R9 280X Double Dissipation GPU which looks quite sexy indeed. Sep 28, 2013 10:36 PM CDT Android KitKat leaks show the Nexus 5 featuring wireless charging Android KitKat leaks suggest that the Nexus 5 will feature wireless charging. Sep 30, 2013 6:15 PM CDT Ex-Microsoft privacy adviser doesn't trust MS after NSA PRISM leaks Microsoft's former Chief Privacy Adviser doesn't trust the software giant after Edward Snowden leaked out about NSA's PRISM system. Sep 30, 2013 11:37 PM CDT LOLTT: Xbox One won't support external storage at launch Microsoft won't support external storage on the Xbox One at launch. Sep 2, 2013 11:31 PM CDT Atari founder says Nintendo faces 'path to irrelevance' Nintendo faces a 'path to irrelevance' says Atari founder Nolan Bushnell. Sep 8, 2013 12:30 AM CDT Grand Theft Auto V is the most expensive game ever made At $265 million in production and marketing budget, GTA V is the most expensive game ever made. Sep 8, 2013 11:14 PM CDT Rockstar says GTA Online will feature over 500 mission at launch Rockstar Game CEO Leslie Benzies confirms that Grand Theft Auto Online will feature 500 mission on launch day. Sep 11, 2013 6:09 PM CDT Here we go again: GTA V could be heading to the PC and PS4 GTA V could be heading to the PC and PS4, after modders find evidence of it in GTA V's source code. Sep 15, 2013 6:56 AM CDT NVIDIA shows off amazing new PhysX effects in Batman: Arkham Origins NVIDIA demos new PhysX effects in the upcoming Batman: Arkham Origins game. Sep 16, 2013 7:38 PM CDT Uncharted voice actor has nothing but great things to say about PS4 Nolan North, the man who voiced Uncharted's Nathan Drake, is in love with the PlayStation 4. Sep 18, 2013 4:27 AM CDT More details on Battlefield 4's Battlelog service Battlefield 4 Battlelog gets detailed on BF4 official website. Sep 22, 2013 9:42 PM CDT AMD GPU14 - We preview the upcoming spell casting game Lichdom Our own Shawn Baker got a chance to preview the upcoming magic-based game Lichdom at the AMD GPU14 conference. Sep 26, 2013 11:47 AM CDT Xi3 to unveil its PISTON console on Monday, the first Steam Machine? Xi3 says 'the wait is over,' will unveil its PISTON gaming console on Monday. Sep 28, 2013 8:35 AM CDT GTA Online launches tomorrow, prepare for packed servers GTA Online launches tomorrow, is free for anyone who owns GTA V. Sep 30, 2013 10:38 PM CDT RumorTT: Samsung Galaxy S5 to feature higher quality exterior RumorTT: Samsung to move away from plastic on the Galaxy S5, would use aluminum or magnesium. Sep 1, 2013 5:36 AM CDT 8GB Nexus 4 sells out on the Google Play Store, won't be coming back 8GB version of the Nexus 4 completely sold out, won't be coming back. Sep 2, 2013 10:37 PM CDT No new Nokia branded phones, Microsoft says it will rebrand devices Nokia acquisition did not include the Nokia name, Microsoft says it will rebrand all future devices and do it better than Nokia. Sep 3, 2013 10:48 AM CDT Corsair announces the launch of several new USB 3.0 flash drives Corsair unveils new line of Voyager USB 3.0 flash drives up to 256GB in capacity. Sep 3, 2013 5:03 PM CDT Hynix DRAM plant erupts in flames, entire industry affected Two Hynix DRAM production facilities in Wuxi, China destroyed in massive chemical explosion and resulting fires. Sep 4, 2013 11:36 AM CDT ASUS' new Zenbook UX301 features 13.3-inch 2560x1440 WQHD display ASUS unveils two new flagship Ultrabooks, with the UX301 featuring a high-end 13.3-inch 2560x1440 WQHD panel. Sep 4, 2013 6:19 PM CDT Qualcomm announces its own smartwatch, the Qualcomm Toq Qualcomm enters the smartwatch space with Toq. Sep 5, 2013 12:29 AM CDT Ricoh launches Theta camera, takes fully spherical images for $399 Ricoh launches new camera that captures 360-degree spherical images. Sep 5, 2013 8:30 PM CDT ctOS Mobile app for Watch Dogs lets you challenge your friends Watch Dogs will let you challenge your friends through the ctOS Mobile app. Sep 7, 2013 4:28 AM CDT NSA has hacked into Android, BlackBerry and iPhones, accessed data The NSA has no problem with hacking into Android, BlackBerry or iPhones, taking whatever data it pleases. Sep 9, 2013 3:28 AM CDT SteelSeries releases two new gaming headsets, the new 5Hv3 and 3Hv2 SteelSeries launches its new 5Hv3 and 3Hv2 headsets, features high-end quality at a budget-friendly price. Sep 9, 2013 12:30 PM CDT CyberPower launches new ZeusBook Ultimate Series notebooks CyberPower steps up the custom notebook game with its new ZeusBook Ultimate line of gaming laptops. Sep 9, 2013 3:35 PM CDT Leica unveils the new "C" compact camera, features a real viewfinder Leica debuts the C, a new high-end compact camera with a viewfinder. Sep 9, 2013 6:14 PM CDT Newegg wins another battle against patent troll Erich Spangenberg Newegg slams yet another door on patent troll, says it is looking forward to taking the case to trial. Sep 9, 2013 7:47 PM CDT What to expect from Apple's big iPhone event today Apple's big iPhone event is today, where we should be greeted to its next-gen iPhone 5S - what should we be looking for? Sep 9, 2013 11:30 PM CDT LSI demos 12Gb/s SAS MegaRAID Performance at IDF 2013 LSI shows off 12Gb/s SAS MegaRAID performance at IDF 2013. Sep 10, 2013 10:50 AM CDT Apple introduces the iPhone 5S, its new flagship smartphone Apple introduces its latest flagship smartphone, the refreshed iPhone 5S. Sep 10, 2013 12:49 PM CDT OC Main Event sponsored by ASUS, Intel and Corsair caught on film World records are nothing for the overclockers at the OC Main Event. Sep 10, 2013 11:18 PM CDT G.Skill widens its RipjawsZ lineup with 15 new DDR3 quad-channel kits G.Skill announces 15 new quad-channel DDR3 memory kits for Ivy Bridge E, shows one kit running at 3000MHz on air cooling. Sep 11, 2013 9:44 AM CDT KFA2 unveils its new GeForce GTX 780 HOF edition GPU KFA unleashes its new GeForce GTX 780 HOF edition graphics card with a factory overclock of 1058MHz. Sep 11, 2013 7:31 PM CDT Corsair launches its new Ultra-Quiet RM Series Power Supplies Corsair debuts its new line of Ultra-Quiet RM Series Power Supplies. Sep 12, 2013 4:16 PM CDT Q&A with Omate, and its Kickstarter-funded TrueSmart 'Smartwatch 2.0' We catch up with Omate and ask a few questions about its upcoming TrueSmart 'Smartwatch 2.0' Sep 12, 2013 6:43 PM CDT SanDisk launches 256GB Extreme Pro CFast card for 4K HD video SanDisk unveils new 256GB Extreme Pro CFast card designed for 4K video. Will retail for $1800+ Sep 13, 2013 6:26 PM CDT HTC America lays off 20% of its employees, continues its nose dive HTC continues to hurt, lays off 20% of its employees in the United States. Sep 14, 2013 11:39 PM CDT Sony competes with the Chromecast with its Bravia Smart Stick Sony's Bravia Smart Stick is a Chromecast-like TV dongle. Sep 15, 2013 5:33 AM CDT HIS accidentally leaks SKUs for AMD R-200 series graphics cards HIS posts SKUs for AMD R-200 series video cards on accident. Sep 16, 2013 4:49 PM CDT ASUSTOR launches new entry-level AS 2 Series NAS ASUSTOR launches two new Series 2 NAS devices designed for the home network. Covers both cloud storage as well as digital entertainment. Sep 17, 2013 1:09 PM CDT Steiger Dynamics unveils LEET Monochrome Limited Edition Gaming HTPC Steiger Systems launches new LEET Monochrome Limited Edition Gaming HTPC. Sep 17, 2013 8:44 PM CDT Vision Sensor gives the Oculus Rift new eyes to see with Vision Sensor hits IndieGogo, wants to be the Oculus Rift's new BFF. Sep 18, 2013 3:21 AM CDT Say hello to NVIDIA's long anticipated 7" Tegra Note Android tablet NVIDIA debuts its flagship Tegra Note, a 7-inch Android Tablet designed to compete with Google's Nexus 7. Sep 18, 2013 11:24 AM CDT Kamcord announce its Android beta app Kamcord unlocks itself from iOS shackles, announce an Android beta app to record your best gaming moments. Sep 19, 2013 9:01 AM CDT Verizon says Nexus 7 will work with its LTE network soon Verizon assures angered customers that the Nexus 7 will work on their LTE network "soon." Sep 19, 2013 4:39 PM CDT Google updates logo with a new look and releases a new navigation bar Google unveils a new logo as well as a redesigned navigation bar similar to the Chrome Launcher. Sep 19, 2013 7:33 PM CDT LeakedTT: AMD Hawaii R9 290X GPU specs, lick your lips, folks LeakedTT: Specs leaked for AMD's upcoming Hawaii R9 290X GPU. Sep 20, 2013 12:29 AM CDT BlackBerry to leave the consumer market, 4,500 employees to be let go BlackBerry is finished in the consumer market, the Z10 has been an epic fail for the company. Sep 21, 2013 2:53 AM CDT Tim Cook says that tablet sales will pass PC sales by 2015 Apple CEO Tim Cook says that PC sales will be overtaken by tablet sales within two years. Sep 21, 2013 11:34 PM CDT More Android 4.4 KitKat teases, redesigned messaging, dialer apps A closer tease of Android 4.4 KitKat's redesigned messaging, dialer apps and more. Sep 23, 2013 2:34 AM CDT Microsoft announces the Surface Pro 2, packs Haswell processor Microsoft gives its refreshed Surface Pro 2 slate a Haswell processor, oh, and Windows 8.1. Sep 23, 2013 9:45 AM CDT Valve unveils SteamOS, an open source, free OS for the living room Valve launches the SteamOS, a free, open source, Linux based operating system designed around steam and intended to improve living room gaming. Sep 23, 2013 1:48 PM CDT Mellanox announces release of MetroX Solutions technology Mellanox announces immediate availability of MetroX TX6100 solution. Sep 23, 2013 6:32 PM CDT Xiaomi's MI3 is the 'fastest smartphone ever', costs just $327 Xiaomi unveils the MI3, features NVIDIA Tegra 4, 5-inch 1080p display and 13-megapixel rear-facing camera. Sep 24, 2013 7:31 AM CDT Samsung's Galaxy S5 to get a metal unibody as the iPhone goes plastic Samsung to follow in HTC and Apple's footsteps, Galaxy S5 said to feature a metal unibody. Sep 24, 2013 1:50 PM CDT Google issues apology for 11 hour Gmail outage yesterday Google says it's sorry for 11 hour Gmail outage that affected 29 percent of the emails sent and received on its service, blames network failure. Sep 24, 2013 6:03 PM CDT Samsung to unveil 'curved display smartphone' next month Samsung to 'introduce a curved display smartphone in October' Sep 25, 2013 1:43 AM CDT Micron begins shipping first samples of 2GB Hybrid Memory Cube Micron has began shipping the first engineering samples of its new Hybrid Memory Cube technology. Sep 25, 2013 11:46 AM CDT AMD announces R7 and R9 series GPUs, claim most powerful & affordable AMD kicks off GPU14 by annuncing new R7 and R9 series GPUs. Sep 25, 2013 3:57 PM CDT No, iOS 7 does not make your iPhone waterproof.. really, human race? Apple fans reach a new low: some think iOS 7 makes your iPhone waterproof. Sep 25, 2013 7:20 PM CDT Benchmarks leak on Google's upcoming Nexus 5, appears to dominate all Newly leaked benchmark scores show Google's upcoming Nexus 5 to be a powerhouse like no other. Sep 26, 2013 4:32 PM CDT iPad loses its lead in the tablet market to Android-based slates Google overtakes Apple as the leader of the tablet market. Sep 28, 2013 10:35 AM CDT Google to acquire a bunch of ex-BlackBerry engineers Google to start scooping up BlackBerry engineers from its hometown. Sep 30, 2013 2:36 AM CDT Toshiba's TV division in trouble: 50% reduction in staff soon Toshiba's TV division is in serious trouble, the Japanese giant will cut 50% of its TV staff. Sep 30, 2013 7:37 PM CDT News Archive Join Our Newsletter
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