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• Microsoft unveils an Xbox controller made specifically for WindowsMicrosoft finally unveils its Xbox controller for Windows, made specifically for the desktop OS.Sep 17, 2014 1:31 AM CDT
• MSI's GeForce GTX 970 GAMING with TwinFrozr V spotted, looks hotMSI removes DisplayPort ports on its awesome-looking GTX 970 GAMING 4G GPU, with its beautiful TwinFrozr V cooler.Sep 16, 2014 11:59 PM CDT
• NASA chooses Boeing and SpaceX to send Americans to the ISSNASA announces it will send astronauts to the International Space Station in a new partnership with Boeing and SpaceX.Sep 16, 2014 11:26 PM CDT
• Cypress intros the new SuperSpeed Explorer Kit at IDF 2014Cypress unveils its new SuperSpeed Explorer Kit at IDF 2014.Sep 16, 2014 7:26 PM CDT
• Supermicro releases X10 server solutions at IDF 2014Supermicro teases its new X10 solutions for servers at IDF 2014, compatible with Intel's new Xeon processors.Sep 16, 2014 6:45 PM CDT
• Samsung rumored to be working on its on GPUSamsung rumored to be working on its own GPU, securing talent from the likes of NVIDIA, AMD and Intel.Sep 16, 2014 7:56 AM CDT
• Micron Announces M600 2.5 SATA, mSATA and m.2 SSDs for OEMsMicron releases M600 SSD product series in three form factors and introduces new Dynamic Write Acceleration feature.Sep 16, 2014 7:00 AM CDT
• Google wants to provide remote lands with Internet access from dronesGoogle is testing out solar-powered UAVs that provide Internet access to remote areas.Sep 16, 2014 4:27 AM CDT
• Microsoft will announce Windows 9 on September 30 in San FranciscoWindows 9 will be officially announced on September 30, which should be followed by the public beta.Sep 16, 2014 3:40 AM CDT
• Phanteks unleashes its Enthoo EVOLV, a beautiful new mITX chassisPhanteks' new mITX-based Enthoo EVOLV could be your next case.Sep 16, 2014 2:01 AM CDT
• Google expected to unveil its HTC-made Nexus 9 tablet on October 8Google rumroed to announce its NVIDIA Tegra K1-powered Nexus 9 tablet on October 8.Sep 16, 2014 1:27 AM CDT
• The rumors of the Apple Watch 2 have begun, before Watch is releasedApple won't have its Watch released until 2015, but that doesn't stop the rumors of its successor.Sep 16, 2014 12:27 AM CDT
• Research indicates violent video games help to reduce crime ratesAccording to comparison between criminal activties and game sales, criminal activities have reduced at the time of violent a video game launch.Sep 15, 2014 10:55 PM CDT
• AT&T will roll-out Wi-Fi calling only in 2015AT&T to push its Wi-Fi calling service, starting with the new iPhone, in 2015.Sep 15, 2014 10:28 PM CDT
• TYAN announces its E5-2600 v3 capable motherboardsTYAN unveils its new motherboards that are capable of taking in the new Intel Xeon processors.Sep 15, 2014 10:08 PM CDT
• Oculus to release its consumer-ready VR headset in beta form in 2015Oculus Rift is one step closer to release its consumer version Rift VR headset, but plans to roll out a public BETA in April 2015.Sep 15, 2014 9:54 PM CDT
• HTC to unveil a GoPro-type camera and a selfie smartphoneHTC is going to have a 'Double exposure' press meet on October 8th, which is said to unveil two camera specific devices.Sep 15, 2014 9:27 PM CDT
• DisplayPort 1.3 announced, supports 5K, as well as 4K at 120HzVESA announces DisplayPort 1.3, with 32.4Gbps of bandwidth, supporting 5K at 60Hz, 4K at 120Hz and much more.Sep 15, 2014 8:25 PM CDT
• ASRock Rack Releases New E5-2600 v3 MotherboardsASRock Rack unleashes a slew of new feature-packed motherboards.Sep 15, 2014 7:54 PM CDT
• HGST offers new Ultrastar SN100 Series of NVMe PCIe SSDsHGST tackles the NVMe specification with the new SN100 Series of PCIe SSDs.Sep 15, 2014 3:49 PM CDT
• HGST announces extension of JDA with IntelHGST announces the extension of their JDA with Intel, which also provides a measure of guaranteed NAND supply for HGST.Sep 15, 2014 3:12 PM CDT
• Microsoft officially purchases Minecraft maker Mojang for $2.5 billionMicrosoft completes $2.5 billion deal to purchase Mojang, the makers of Minecraft.Sep 15, 2014 12:22 PM CDT
• Apple quietly retires iPod classicThe device that started it all exits without fanfare nor tribute.Sep 12, 2014 7:08 PM CDT
• Oculus VR CEO donates $31 million to a University for a VR labOculus VR CEO donates $31 million to the University of Maryland to build a new computer science building that will feature a VR lab.Sep 12, 2014 1:18 PM CDT
• iPhone 6 benchmarks spotted, barely faster than iPhone 5SiPhone 6 benchmarks show the A8 processor runs at 1.4GHz, a 100MHz bump on the A7.Sep 12, 2014 11:01 AM CDT
• Assassins Creed film casts Robert Downey Jr as Leonardo da VinciThe Ubisoft video game franchise inching ever closer to production.Sep 11, 2014 8:35 PM CDT
• LG unveil first 4K OLED displays in U.SLG combining two of the biggest buzz technologies into one device, for the ultimate in display tech.Sep 11, 2014 6:48 PM CDT
• MPAA seeks re-education and not new legislation to fight piracyThe MPAA is interested in shifting focus to re-educate Internet users, rather than punish them by dragging them into court.Sep 11, 2014 1:30 PM CDT
• Destiny hits $500M in sales in one day, largest game franchise launchDestiny sold $500 million to retailers, as the long-awaited game should help shake up the game market - and sell consoles for Microsoft and Sony.Sep 11, 2014 12:30 PM CDT
• Report: Microsoft rebranding mobile, no more Lumia, Windows PhoneMicrosoft not interested in promoting Nokia or Windows Phones anymore - as the company's marketing strategies aim to promote Windows.Sep 11, 2014 10:30 AM CDT
• Star Wars set accidentally stumbled upon by aerial photographerThe legendary Millennium Falcon and an X-Wing spied.Sep 10, 2014 6:20 PM CDT
• Amplidata secures $10M in latest round of fundingWestern Digital Capital makes sizable investment in addition to HGST announcing partnership to develop zettabyte scale solutions.Sep 10, 2014 4:22 PM CDT
• Final season of Star Trek: The Next Generation remastered in HDSix disc Blu-ray boxset coming in December.Sep 9, 2014 9:19 PM CDT
• PlayStation 4 sales slowed in August, still beat the Xbox OneThe Xbox One and Wii U both saw sales boosts in August, but still can't catch up to the PS4 game console.Sep 9, 2014 3:30 PM CDT
• Apple teases 'one more thing', announces the WatchApple Watch, the new wearable from Apple has finally been unveiled.Sep 9, 2014 1:10 PM CDT
• Apple Pay, an 'entirely new payment process' powered by NFCApple is changing the way you pay for things with the NFC-powered Apple Pay.Sep 9, 2014 1:04 PM CDT
• Apple bakes 'great new cameras' into the new iPhonesThe new iPhone features an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera with true-tone flash, 1.5 micron pixels and more.Sep 9, 2014 12:44 PM CDT
• Apple unveils its new iPhone: iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 PlusAfter what has felt like an eternity, the day has finally come: Apple's next-gen iPhone is here.Sep 9, 2014 12:15 PM CDT
• Dell deploys Sandisk DAS Cache Software into new Dell PowerEdge ServerSandisk's DAS Caching software scores a huge win with integration into Dell's next-gen PowerEdge servers.Sep 9, 2014 9:32 AM CDT
• No new CPU architectures from AMD until at least 2016AMD won't have any new CPU architectures until 2016, everything released in 2015 is based on existing architectures.Sep 9, 2014 12:29 AM CDT
• Top Gun 2 takes flight, as Paramount finally commits to sequelWill the franchise takes us to the danger zone once more?Sep 8, 2014 10:31 PM CDT
• Batman: Arkham Knight release date announced: June 2, 2015Warner Bros. and DC announce June 2, 2015 release date for Batman: Arkham Knight.Sep 8, 2014 8:06 PM CDT
• 4K Blu-ray is a go as Blu-ray Disc Association develops plansFirst players expected to hit the market by Christmas 2015.Sep 8, 2014 7:38 PM CDT
• Gartner: Family home could have more than 500 smart devices by 2022Gartner predicts affluent homes could have hundreds of smart connected devices in the household by 2022.Sep 8, 2014 5:00 PM CDT
• ESPN president says eSports "not a sport," has no interestDoes ESPN have a long-term plan for eSports? According to ESPN President John Skipper, eSports still isn't a "real" sport... yet.Sep 8, 2014 2:45 PM CDT
• Robert Downey Jr resisting more 'Iron Man' stand alone filmsIt seems that the third time is the charm for the superhero franchise.Sep 8, 2014 1:37 AM CDT
• Create your own 'Star Wars' opening crawl, thanks to DisneyEver wanted to make your own 'Star Wars' homage but lacked the skills? Well take a look at this.Sep 7, 2014 8:36 PM CDT
• GeForce GTX 980 rumored to use 170W, but offer GTX 780 Ti performanceThe latest rumor on the GeForce GTX 980 is that it offers 110% performance of the GTX 780 Ti, but uses just 170W of power.Sep 7, 2014 5:45 AM CDT
• Samsung Gear VR available for pre-order, priced at $249Pre-orders for Samsung's Gear VR go live, with the Oculus-powered mobile VR experience to cost $249, and the Galaxy Note 4.Sep 6, 2014 7:30 PM CDT
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, GTX 970 spotted in ASUS, GIGABYTE modelsASUS, GIGABYTE branded next-gen GPUs from NVIDIA listed, expect the GeForce GTX 980 to be announced soon.Sep 6, 2014 6:29 AM CDT
• NVIDIA files patent infringements against Samsung and QualcommNVIDIA sues Samsung and Qualcomm over patents, wants to see multiple Galaxy smartphones banned from sale in the US.Sep 5, 2014 3:34 AM CDT
• Pirated copies of The Sims 4 makes things a pixelated messElectronic Arts fights off pirated versions of The Sims 4 by injecting it with pixels.Sep 5, 2014 2:37 AM CDT
• Xbox One exclusive Ryse: Son of Rome comes to PC on October 10Crytek confirms that Ryse: Son of Rome will be made available on the PC on October 10.Sep 5, 2014 1:29 AM CDT
• The lines begin to form for the iPhone 6, over a week out from releaseApple fans began lining up for the next-gen iPhone 6 over a week from its release.Sep 4, 2014 11:31 PM CDT
• Sony Pictures hires director for 'Shadow of the Colossus' filmIt looks the feature might finally progress from the 'development hell' stage.Sep 4, 2014 11:19 PM CDT
• Cult classic 'Super Mario Bros' movie coming to Blu-ray in UK in NovThe 1993 feature film turkey starring Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo coming in a lavish Blu-ray set.Sep 4, 2014 8:22 PM CDT
• Dell announces its new 5K display with a resolution of 5120x2880Dell announecs its new UltraSharp 27 Ultra HD 5K monitor, with a resolution of 5120x2880.Sep 4, 2014 7:05 PM CDT
• Intel unveils MICA smart high-tech, luxury smart bracelet to consumersIntel unveiled its MICA fashionable smart wristband for shoppers with deep pockets.Sep 4, 2014 7:30 AM CDT
• Sega says Gearbox founder does 'whatever the f**k he likes'Sega claims that Randy Pitchford, the founder of Gearbox does 'whatever the f**k he wants'Sep 4, 2014 3:32 AM CDT
• Matrox announces next-gen multi-display cards powered by AMD GPUsAMD-powered Matrox cards are coming, will still support Matrox's PowerDesk desktop management software.Sep 4, 2014 12:39 AM CDT
• Open WebOS revamped as LuneOS and plans to shake up mobile devicesDo you remember webOS? Well, you can test the open source LuneOS on your mobile device.Sep 3, 2014 2:40 PM CDT
• Samsung launches UD970, a 31.5-inch Ultra High-Definition monitorSamsung will launch its 31.5-inch UHD monitor geared towards digital editors later this month.Sep 3, 2014 11:30 AM CDT
• Lenovo's new Tab S8 tablet is priced at $199, features an Intel chipLenovo unveils its new Intel-powered Tab S8, with a Full HD display it's still priced at just $199.Sep 3, 2014 10:26 AM CDT
• Sony unveils the Xperia Z3 smartphone, announces PS4 Remote PlaySony makes the Xperia Z3 smartphone official, also introduces the Xperia Z3 Compact and Z3 Tablet Compact.Sep 3, 2014 10:00 AM CDT
• Oculus VR announces the Samsung Gear VR Innovator EditionOculus announces a new VR headset, the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition.Sep 3, 2014 9:04 AM CDT
• Samsung announces Gear VR, works with Galaxy Note 4Samsung makes its VR headset official, the Gear VR.Sep 3, 2014 8:44 AM CDT
• Samsung expands the Galaxy range with the Galaxy Note EdgeSamsung unveils a new large curved smartphone, the Galaxy Note Edge.Sep 3, 2014 8:41 AM CDT
• Samsung officially announces the Galaxy Note 4, with 2560x1440 displaySamsung unveils the fourth-generation Galaxy Note smartphone, the Galaxy Note 4.Sep 3, 2014 8:25 AM CDT
• ASUS makes its ZenWatch official, powered by Android Wear for $260ASUS' ZenWatch features a 1.63-inch AMOLED display, 512MB of RAM and a 1.2GHz Snapdragon SOC, priced at around $260.Sep 3, 2014 6:58 AM CDT
• NVIDIA announces GAME24, an event for celebrating PC gamersNVIDIA announces its new GAME24 event, but will the company be teasing its GeForce GTX 900 series on the day?Sep 3, 2014 6:47 AM CDT
• Silicon Studio's new graphics engine will blow your mindThe Mizuchi Tech Demo engine from Silicon Studio needs to be the new benchmark for PC hardware.Sep 3, 2014 4:30 AM CDT
• BlackBerry plans to launch Passport smartphone on September 24The BlackBerry Passport will launch during an event later this month, and aims to compete against the Apple iPhone and Google Android-powered devices.Sep 2, 2014 8:42 PM CDT
• Home Depot breach leads to stolen customer payment informationHome Depot is the latest brick and mortar retailer to suffer a data breach, with customer debit and credit card information stolen.Sep 2, 2014 4:00 PM CDT
• Celebrity hacker responsible for leaking nude photos hunted by FBIHacker responsible for posting stolen photos of celebrities online is now being hunted by the FBI.Sep 2, 2014 12:45 PM CDT
• ASRock X99 Extreme 11 motherboard has a massive 18 SATA portsWanting to build a new file server? ASRock has just unveiled its new X99 Extreme 11 motherboard with 18 SATA ports.Sep 2, 2014 2:33 AM CDT

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