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• Disney/Pixar release new 'Good Dinosaur' trailerPixar's second release for 2015 to hit in just a few months.Jul 21, 2015 11:29 PM CDT
• 'Minecraft' film moving ahead at Warner BrosThe world of 'Minecraft' heading to a cinema near you.Jul 21, 2015 11:00 PM CDT
• NVIDIA working on two HBM2-based cards, is one the GeForce GTX 1080?NVIDIA has two next-gen Pascal-based GPUs featuring HBM2, with up to 32GB of the next-generation RAM.Jul 21, 2015 9:02 PM CDT
• Windows 10 will include a built-in screen recording featureWindows 10 has a hidden screen recording function.Jul 21, 2015 8:00 PM CDT
• PayPal debuts on NASDAQ for the second time, now valued at $50 billionPayPal is now valued at over $50 billion after its second debut on the NASDAQ.Jul 21, 2015 8:33 AM CDT
• Intel's Core i7-6700K overclocked to an insane 5.2GHz on air coolingIntel's Skylake-based Core i7-6700K reaches a huge 5.2GHz, on air cooling.Jul 21, 2015 6:35 AM CDT
• Toshiba CEO quits after $1.2 billion in false profits is discoveredToshiba lied about $1.2 billion of its profits, with its CEO and President leaving the company.Jul 21, 2015 5:16 AM CDT
• Google announces 1Gbps Google Fiber for low-income housing, for freeGoogle announces it will roll out its super-fast 1Gbps Google Fiber service to low-income housing, for FREE.Jul 21, 2015 2:29 AM CDT
• Ashley Madison hacked, with 37 million accounts at riskCheating and adultery site Ashley Madison has been hacked, with 37 million accounts at the risk of exposure.Jul 20, 2015 11:31 PM CDT
• EVGA's super insane GeForce GTX 980 Ti KINGPIN will cost up to $1050EVGA's fully custom GeForce GTX 980 Ti KINGPIN video card will be released tomorrow, for $850.Jul 20, 2015 10:04 PM CDT
• EA Sports with first female cover athletes in America, CanadaEA Sports has confirmed two female athletes will feature on Canadian and American FIFA 16 box art alongside Lionel Messi.Jul 20, 2015 8:20 PM CDT
• AMD launches the A8-7670K APU, with 4 CPU cores and 6 GPU coresAMD launches its new refreshed APU, the A8-7670K.Jul 20, 2015 7:01 AM CDT
• The digital war against the Islamic State is a struggle for the USThe digital war against the Islamic State is a struggle for the United States.Jul 20, 2015 6:40 AM CDT
• TSMC will crank into volume production of 10nm next yearTSMC will begin its volume production of 10nm in 2016, with the 7nm having a 10nm backbone.Jul 20, 2015 6:25 AM CDT
• The latest The Witcher 3 patch reduces performance on Xbox One, PS4The Witcher 3 v1.07 is actually slower than v1.05 for the Xbox One and PS4 versions of the game.Jul 20, 2015 12:34 AM CDT
• Win a copy of acclaimed drama 'Inherent Vice' on Blu-rayTake home the 2014 drama on Blu-ray on us.Jul 20, 2015 12:01 AM CDT
• 'Warcraft' movie will have a great story, promises directorDuncan Jones working closely with Blizzard.Jul 19, 2015 8:26 PM CDT
• Forza 6 will not be utilizing DX12 on the Xbox OneTurn 10 Studios: 'we're not utilizing DX12 in Forza Motorsport 6 on Xbox One'Jul 19, 2015 6:48 PM CDT
• Samsung to unveil the Galaxy Tab S2 with 4:3 aspect ratio displaySamsung to unveil its new range of Galaxy Tab S2 tablets with a 4:3 aspect ratio.Jul 19, 2015 9:35 AM CDT
• Acer's new Windows 10-powered Cloudbook priced at $169 is awesomeMicrosoft could take the sub-$200 market with its Windows 10-powered 'Cloudbooks'Jul 19, 2015 7:38 AM CDT
• Remastered versions of Prototype are much faster on PS3 than Xbox OneThe 'PS3 completely overshadows Xbox One' when it comes to the remastered versions of Prototype.Jul 19, 2015 5:15 AM CDT
• NVIDIA will bundle the new Metal Gear Solid game with GeForce cardsNVIDIA will be bundling Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain with its GeForce video cards.Jul 19, 2015 3:34 AM CDT
• Star Citizen's FPS module will be in 'three, four, maybe 5 weeks'The first-person shooter module of Star Citizen will be out in the next 3-5 weeks.Jul 18, 2015 11:26 PM CDT
• AMD's next-gen 'Arctic Islands' GPU will be on 16nm process with HBM2AMD teases its next-gen GPU for 2016, but what will it be called?Jul 18, 2015 8:41 PM CDT
• AMD launching its super-small, HBM-powered Radeon R9 Nano next monthAMD confirms it will be launching its Radeon R9 Nano next month.Jul 18, 2015 7:20 PM CDT
• Swatch has already manufactured 20,000 smartwatch unitsSwatch reportedly boosting smartwatch production.Jul 18, 2015 11:25 AM CDT
• Project CARS update for PC is out today, with a huge changelogThe latest patch for Project CARS is out, bringing the game to version 2.5.Jul 18, 2015 5:33 AM CDT
• Top CS:GO player says eSports has a doping problemIs there a PED problem in eSports?Jul 18, 2015 4:20 AM CDT
• Nintendo releases touching memorial address for Satoru IwataMemorial address from Satoru Iwata's funeral.Jul 18, 2015 3:27 AM CDT
• Microsoft opens up streaming Xbox One games to Windows 10-powered PCsWindows 10 is right around the corner, so Microsoft is now allowing Xbox One gamers to stream games to their Windows 10 PCs.Jul 18, 2015 3:20 AM CDT
• Fallout 4 voice acting took 2 years, 13,000 lines of dialogueTwo years and 13,000 lines of dialogue!Jul 17, 2015 11:56 PM CDT
• ADATA releases the XPG SX930 SATA 6Gb/s gaming SSDsADATA announces XPG SX930 SATA SSDs with sequential 560 MB/s read and 460MB/s write speeds.Jul 17, 2015 3:27 AM CDT
• JPay hopes to make big bucks by selling cheap tablets to prisonersTablets for inmates!Jul 17, 2015 2:36 AM CDT
• BREAKING: CaseLabs apologizes to Thermaltake for stealing accusationsBREAKING: CaseLabs formally apologizes to Thermaltake over 'rip-off' remarks, asking Legit Reviews to remove its news article too.Jul 17, 2015 1:06 AM CDT
• Windows 10 can be ordered on a USB flash drive for an easy installWant an easier way of installing Windows 10? Order the USB flash drive version of the OS.Jul 16, 2015 7:27 PM CDT
• Microsoft says the first HoloLens isn't for gamersThe whole world is excited about HoloLens, but the first version will be for 'developers and enterprise scenarios' according to Microsoft.Jul 16, 2015 5:40 PM CDT
• Intel posts $13.2 billion in revenue for Q2 2015The PC market is 'challenging' says Intel CEO Brian Krzanich as his company posts Q2 2015 revenue of $13.2 billion.Jul 16, 2015 6:27 AM CDT
• Be Quiet! launches its stunning Silent Base 800 windowed editionBe Quiet! unleashes the windowed version of its Silent Base 800 chassis, ingenious features show attention to detail as always.Jul 16, 2015 4:32 AM CDT
• Super Talent has supercharged its SATA slim technologySuper Talent launches its new Slim SJ2 NAND flash drives with 480 MB/s read and 400 MB/s write speeds.Jul 16, 2015 3:28 AM CDT
• Apple unveils new range of 2015 iPods, packing a huge camera refreshApple ushers in a slew of new iPods, packing refreshed internals, cameras, and more.Jul 16, 2015 12:42 AM CDT
• Tesla says batteries and solar will usher in cheap electricity soonTesla CTO says that batteries and solar power will provide cheap electricity within a decade.Jul 15, 2015 11:31 PM CDT
• Microsoft finishes its work on Windows 10, which has now hit RTMWindows 10 has reached built 10240, the release to manufacturing (RTM) copy.Jul 15, 2015 10:34 PM CDT
• Disney developing live-action 'Aladdin' prequel 'Genie'Without Robin Williams, is the Genie really 'Genie'?Jul 15, 2015 7:21 PM CDT
• King Leoric makes an entrance to Heroes of the StormKing Leoric makes a debut in Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm in a tank role with some cool abilities.Jul 15, 2015 7:28 AM CDT
• NETGEAR launches the feature-packed AC1750 Smart Wi-Fi routerDo you remember when routers were simple units, providing maybe a single Wi-Fi antenna and 100 Mbps Ethernet? Those days are gone - long gone.Jul 15, 2015 6:29 AM CDT
• PowerColor launches its AMD Radeon R9 FuryPowerColor readies its next AMD Radeon R9 product, the R9 Fury.Jul 15, 2015 3:29 AM CDT
• Samsung reportedly eyeing down August 12 date for Galaxy Note 5 launchSamsung will reportedly launch the new 5.67-inch Galaxy Note 5 on August 12.Jul 15, 2015 2:41 AM CDT
• CS:GO professional Kory 'SEMPHIS' Friesen says 'everyone does Adderal''We were all on Adderall' says CS:GO professional Kory 'SEMPHIS' Friesen.Jul 15, 2015 1:41 AM CDT
• Deep Silver says Yager has stepped away from developing Dead Island 2Dead Island 2 loses its developer, but Deep Silver promises to continue working on the game.Jul 15, 2015 1:30 AM CDT
• Amazon has the Sandisk Ultra II 480GB SSD for just $135.99 for 6 hoursGet a huge 480GB Sandisk SSD for just $135.99, but you only have 6 more hours to get in!Jul 14, 2015 7:29 PM CDT
• Final 'Fantastic Four' reboot trailer dropsGood, yes. Fantastic? Well, that still remains to be seen.Jul 14, 2015 6:33 PM CDT
• 'Tron' ride coming to Disneyland ShanghaiYour 'Tron' fantasy might just be about to come to life in China.Jul 14, 2015 6:14 PM CDT
• 6 Microsoft Office Skills Your Résumé NeedsGrab this Microsoft Office bundle for 96% off seven courses.Jul 14, 2015 11:36 AM CDT
• Sandisk has shipped two billion microSD cardsSandisk has sold two billion microSD cards, 'the equivalent of more than 100MB of flash storage for every man, woman and child that ever lived on Earth'Jul 14, 2015 5:31 AM CDT
• SilverStone unveils the ML06-E 7 liter mini-ITX chassisSilverStone readies its seven liter ML06-E mini-ITX chassis complete with USB 3.0 ports and more.Jul 14, 2015 4:29 AM CDT
• Batman: Arkham Knight will not return on PC until the end of the yearBatman: Arkham Knight on PC is so broken, it will not be returning until the end of the year.Jul 14, 2015 1:31 AM CDT
• Trailer for 'Danger Mouse' reboot releasedEverything old is new again.Jul 14, 2015 1:17 AM CDT
• Ubisoft's second most popular platform for games this year? PC!PC was Ubisoft's second most popular platform, even after the messy PC ports with Watch Dogs and Assassin's Creed.Jul 13, 2015 11:51 PM CDT
• 50 Cent files for bankruptcy over case with Rick Ross' ex-girlfriend50 Cent files for bankruptcy over a $5 million court case with Rick Ross' ex-girlfriend, but it's not as bad as you may think.Jul 13, 2015 10:36 PM CDT
• Xbox One upgrade later this year will enable reserved 7th CPU coreMicrosoft will unlock a reserved 7th CPU core on the Xbox One later this year, which will boost performance.Jul 13, 2015 10:31 PM CDT
• Acer revenues slide 30% in Q2, but Windows 10's release should helpAcer revenue dips in Q2, but with the release of Windows 10 right around the corner, those numbers shouldn't stay low for long.Jul 13, 2015 9:41 PM CDT
• New 'Mission Impossible' video reveals Tom Cruise risking life & limbCruise reaches altitude whilst suspended hundreds of metres in the air.Jul 13, 2015 8:33 PM CDT
• 'Walking Dead' spinoff 'Fear' trailer released at Comic-ConZombie prequel depicts the fall of civilisation.Jul 13, 2015 6:30 PM CDT
• Warner Bros releases the Suicide Squad trailer from Comic-ConThe official Comic-Con trailer to Suicide Squad is here, and boy is it glorious.Jul 13, 2015 5:52 PM CDT
• AMD has 'priority access' to HBM2, an advantage over NVIDIAThe future of video card technology is HBM, with AMD holding the keys to 'priority access' of HBM2 production.Jul 13, 2015 4:16 PM CDT
• Microsoft finds a way to increase battery life of wearablesWearable hardware needs better battery life, but it looks like Microsoft might have found a way.Jul 13, 2015 3:14 AM CDT
• Unreal Engine 4 demo sees an appearance from Mario, looks gloriousMario goes for a run in Epic Games' Unreal Engine 4 tech demo 'A Boy And His Kite'Jul 13, 2015 1:34 AM CDT
• You won't be able to use any guns in Mirror's Edge CatalystDICE won't be allowing any gun play in Mirror's Edge Catalyst.Jul 13, 2015 12:39 AM CDT
• More than just gaming, Eurocom offers an Intel Xeon E3 mobile server5TB of storage in raid, 32GB of RAM and more is no sweat for Eurocom. This is an Intel Xeon E3 emergency server all housed within a laptop shell.Jul 12, 2015 11:28 PM CDT
• This 28-inch U2870VQE AOC Ultra HD monitor will only be $450Set for shelves around $450, this 28-inch Ultra HD monitor by AOC should suit many.Jul 12, 2015 10:24 PM CDT
• Colorful shows off its NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti iGame Ymir-XColorful announces its feature-heavy NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti iGame Ymir-X that even comes with a toolkit.Jul 12, 2015 9:17 PM CDT
• OCZ showcases its low priced Trion 100 SSD seriesOCZ launches its Trion 100 series, staged to move consumers away from mechanical drives with low-cost SSD performance.Jul 12, 2015 8:09 PM CDT
• BenQ unveils its XR3501 35" curved monitor aimed at gamersBenQ announces a stunning 35" curved widescreen monitor for gamers with 2560x1080 at 144 Hz and a 4ms response time.Jul 12, 2015 7:04 PM CDT
• NBC's 'Heroes Reborn' series reboot gets first trailerNBC bring 'Heroes' back to life, with a chance to fix prior mistakes.Jul 12, 2015 6:24 PM CDT
• YouTube isn't playing nicely with Streamus, a music Chrome appYouTube makes rash demands with harsh deadlines for Chrome music streaming app, Streamus. Full email correspondence within.Jul 12, 2015 5:55 PM CDT

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