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Futuremark, 3DMark, 3DMark Vantage, PCMark, Futuremark Corporation, Jukka Mäkinen, Shattered Horizon, Jaakko Haapasalo, DirectX 11, DX11
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE, SOFTWARE NEWS
Next 3Dmark is DirectX 11 only, "seriously awesome"
On 3/12/2010 by Theo Valich...
Asus, Martix, HD 5870, DirectCU, Rampage, Maximus, Crosshair, Republic of Gamers
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE RUMORS
Photos of future Asus GPUs and Motherboards arrive at BSN*
On 3/11/2010 by Sean Kalinich...
Super Micro, Supermicro, Don Clegg, Opteron, AMD, Magny-Cours, 8-Core, 12-core, duodec-core, octo-core, MCM, Multi-Chip Module, L1, L2, L3, H8SGL-F, SR5650, SP5100, DDR3, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1066, ECC, Registered ECC, 16GB DDR3, 16GB DDR3-1066 ECC,
HARDWARE, ENTERPRISE NEWS
Super Micro comes out with a 12-Core ready Motherboard
On 3/11/2010 by Theo Valich...
Sunday, March 14, 2010
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PC Gaming is Still Quite Alive
GRAPHICS, SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BLOGS NEWS
DICE reported that Battlefield: Bad Company 2 had more players playing on PC than any other platform the game had been made available on.
On 3/8/2010 by Anshel Sag... Comments (10) Read more
Codeplay releases free Cell optimization tool for Linux, Windows
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE NEWS
Codeplay is a name mostly known to PS3 game developers for their Offload programming suite. Now, Codeplay is releasing its multi-threaded optimization tools for all Cell Broadband Engine devices.
On 3/2/2010 by Theo Valich... Comments (1) Read more

Computational Biology Models Alzheimer’s Link
SOFTWARE NEWS
Computational biology is a mixture of computer science and molecular biology that is being applied to health issues such as Alzheimer’s Disease.
On 3/1/2010 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
Hold the Sun in your hand
GRAPHICS, SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
iPhone users have yet another advantage over other cell phone owners. A NASA-inspired app puts the sun at your finger tips – rotate the orb with your finger, zoom in for a close up of the action.
On 2/21/2010 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more

Happy 20th Birthday, Adobe Photoshop
APPLE, GRAPHICS, SOFTWARE NEWS
Tool that created the world of fashion as we know it today is celebrating its 20th Birthday. At least according to Adobe. First stable version was 1.0.7, released on February 24, 1990.
On 2/19/2010 by Theo Valich... Comments (1) Read more
Microsoft "opens a can of whoop-ass" on Google, Cisco, IBM
CLOUD COMPUTING, ENTERPRISE, SOFTWARE NEWS
The term made popular by venerable CEO of nVidia is now gaining in strength, with Microsoft putting its "Microsoft vs." campaign into higher gear with a series of YouTube-hosted videos.
On 2/19/2010 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

UPDATE #1 - StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Beta is here
SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
#Without any fanfare, Activision Blizzard launched StarCraft II Beta, revealing it with an appropriate FAQ on Blizzard's Battle.net forums.
On 2/18/2010 by Theo Valich... Comments (2) Read more
Google and Adobe Collaborate to Bring Flash to Android OS
SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Today, Google and Adobe announced that the Android OS will soon feature Flash 10.1. Adobe.TV went on to show GPU accelerated Adobe AIR and Flash 10.1 running on a Android OS-powered tablet, based on Tegra 2.
On 2/17/2010 by Anshel Sag... Comments (1) Read more

Bioshock 2 gets tested, leaves us undecided
SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWS
2K Games has finally released Bioshock 2. This is the long awaited sequel to the popular Bioshock. Can it live up to the legacy? We give it 30 minutes of our time to find out.
On 2/17/2010 by Sean Kalinich... Comments (17) Read more
Shattered Horizon is free to play, 50% off this weekend
GRAPHICS, SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Futuremark's debut 3D shooter is free to download and play, while the price is taking a 50% cut dive to only 10 bucks.
On 2/17/2010 by Theo Valich... Comments (1) Read more

AMD brings ton of features to the Catalyst drivers
GRAPHICS, SOFTWARE NEWS
Last week, AMD informed us that they're bringing in a lot of new driver features within the next six weeks. We looked at the features and if nVidia used to detonate its drivers, these are definitely catalyzing ones.
On 2/17/2010 by Theo Valich... Comments (2) Read more
Tech on the Go meets Sound Trends' Looptastic Producer 3
APPLE, SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWS
The iPhone and iPod Touch are more than just a Phone and a Personal Media Player. Third party developers have seen to that. With Sound Trends' Looptastic Producer 3 you can even turn them into a mobile mixer.
On 2/16/2010 by Sean Kalinich... Comments (0) Read more

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Beta Impressions
GRAPHICS, SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWS
The long awaited Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is out in demo and beta forms for PC and Xbox 360.
On 2/13/2010 by Anshel Sag... Comments (11) Read more
Tech on the Go Meets USB 3.0 Performance Kit for Seagate BlackArmor PS-110
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE REVIEWS
Seagate's BlackArmor DAS line up is one of the best personal backup systems you can buy. So, what happens when they add SuperSpeed USB3.0 to the mix?
On 2/12/2010 by Sean Kalinich... Comments (0) Read more

EA lets cats out of the bag: Announces 35 games for FY 2011
SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
EA games recently released their fiscal report for their fiscal third quarter of 2010. The important information released, at least to gamers, is all about EA’s planned releases for fiscal year 2011. 
On 2/10/2010 by Max Day... Comments (4) Read more
Is Windows Mobile 7 a DOA OS?
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
We look at the possible features of Windows Mobile 7 and determine whether or not Windows Mobile 7 is even worth using.
On 2/8/2010 by Anshel Sag... Comments (5) Read more

Happy 10th Birthday Sims!
SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS NEWS
Incredible how it may sound, but beside Facebook, today was an anniversary of a social game that captured hearts and minds of millions people worldwide. On February 4, 2000 - EA launched The Sims.
On 2/5/2010 by Daniela Kustre... Comments (0) Read more
IE8 becomes the most used web-browser in the World
SECURITY, SOFTWARE NEWS
Regardless of all the traction Firefox gathered, Internet Explorer remains king of the hill, with Net Applications citing IE8 now has 27.9% share.
On 2/3/2010 by Daniela Kustre... Comments (5) Read more

Denmark waves Good Bye to Microsoft formats
ENTERPRISE, SOFTWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
Denmark Parliament made a surprising decision earlier today. From April 2011 onwards, Denmark government offices will save all of their documents in ODF format [Open Document Format].
On 2/3/2010 by Daniela Kustre... Comments (1) Read more
Mass Effect 2: Game of the year already?
SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWS
Bioware returns with its space opus with easier access to players and a fluid gameplay style that leaves you wishing Mass Effect 3 wasn’t so far away.
On 2/1/2010 by Max Day... Comments (3) Read more

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