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Universe at War: Earth Assault

Games · Author Stuyo · February 18, 2008 · 2836 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

Universe at War is not the next usual mediocre game and comes in time, when most RTS either retell historic wars or are pseudo-realistic, with a breath of fresh air. For full review of the game read on: Source: http://www.bit-tech.net

Nvidia finalyze the Ageia deal

Press Releases · Author Stuyo · February 18, 2008 · 2740 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

Nvidia finished the acquisition of Ageia Technologies just 9 days after the public announcement of the deal. Source: http://www.bit-tech.net

DIY 2.4GHz spectrum analyzer

Modding · Author Stuyo · February 18, 2008 · 4830 reads · ★★★★☆ (7 votes)

You always wanted one of these fancy spectrum analyzers you can use to analyze the signal strength of your wireless router, but even can't think about affording it. Well, what will you say about a relatively simple device, which you can make yourself for about £15? Unfortunately it cannot find alien brain rays.…

GeForce 9500 (D9M G96) unofficially revealed

Hardware · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · February 17, 2008 · 2311 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Forceware 174.xx doesn't only reveal GeForce 9400 series but GeForce 9500 as well. There are 5 SKUs for D9M and 5 more SKUs for NB9P! Also, a Quadro version based on the G96 probably is about to be announced. Source: VR-Zone

Forceware 174.xx Confirms GeForce 9400 Series

Hardware · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · February 17, 2008 · 2339 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Looking at part of the code of the new beta NVIDIA ForceWare 174.XX, we might find out that it reveals some unannounced desktop and mobile GPUs. Part of that list are few GeForce 9400 cards like GeForce 9400 and 9400 GS. As for the mobile GPUs - there are NB9M-GE/GS/NE all based on the G98 core. Source: VR-Zone

EVGA Launches Overclocked 8800GT AKIMBO

Press Releases · Author sineoc · February 16, 2008 · 2439 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

It's time to suit up and join the front lines with the fastest 8800GT card in its class, the EVGA 8800GT AKIMBO card: Featuring a 65nm GPU with an astonishing GPU Core clock of 720MHz, the exclusive dual slot heat sink and fan drops temperatures as much as 25 degrees Celsius, keeping your card cool and ready to…

ASUS EN9600GT Retail Video Card Pictured

Hardware · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · February 16, 2008 · 2477 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

One more week and some of you might receive exactly the same ASUS EN9600GT 512MB retail package. The official release date for all GeForce 9600 GT cards is February 21, 2008. Source: XtremeSystems

Scythe Orochi Ready to Meet its Competitors

Cooling · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · February 16, 2008 · 2393 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Announced today in Japan and set to become widely available for purchase from 21th February, this is the third new processor cooler coming from Scythe within a month. Expected to become the most expensive Scythe cooler, the Orochi may well deserve the title "overkill" with its 10 massive heatpipes, 1155gm weight and…

Red Alert 3 officially announced for PC PlayStation 3 and XBOX 360

Games · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · February 15, 2008 · 2487 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

A message from Electronic Arts: "After seven years, Red Alert returns! After a time travel mission goes awry, a new superpower has been thrust onto the world stage and World War III is raging. The Empire of the Rising Sun has risen in the East, making WW III a three-way struggle between the Soviets, the Allies, and…

Nvidia Prepares MCP77 mGPU For AMD Griffin

Press Releases · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · February 15, 2008 · 2485 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Our colleges from VR-Zone has learned some spicy information about nForce MCP77 single-chip mGPU for AMD based notebooks coming up in March. MCP77 supports AMD Griffin processor, HyperTransport 3.0, PCI Express 2.0, DX10, SM4.0 etc. There will be 2 SKUs; MCP77H and MCP77MV where their marketing names are GeForce 9200M…

New 3DMark Vantage Screenshots

WTF · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · February 15, 2008 · 2842 reads · ★★★★☆ (7 votes)

February 20th is the release date of the very anticipated Futuremark's GPU benchmark - 3DMark Vantage... Although we've already seen some curious screenshots in the past, now it's the first time we have a real benchmark score. It has been pictured with GeForce 8800 GTX, scoring 4203 on 3DMark Vantage RC0. As this…

New 3DMark Vantage Screenshots

WTF · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · February 15, 2008 · 65 reads

February 20th is the release date of the very anticipated Futuremark's GPU benchmark - 3DMark Vantage... Although we've already seen some curious screenshots in the past, now it's the first time we have a real benchmark score. It has been pictured with GeForce 8800 GTX, scoring 4203 on 3DMark Vantage RC0. As this…

New 3DMark Vantage Screenshots

WTF · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · February 15, 2008 · 66 reads

February 20th is the release date of the very anticipated Futuremark's GPU benchmark - 3DMark Vantage... Although we've already seen some curious screenshots in the past, now it's the first time we have a real benchmark score. It has been pictured with GeForce 8800 GTX, scoring 4203 on 3DMark Vantage RC0. As this…

New 3DMark Vantage Screenshots

WTF · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · February 15, 2008 · 60 reads

February 20th is the release date of the very anticipated Futuremark's GPU benchmark - 3DMark Vantage... Although we've already seen some curious screenshots in the past, now it's the first time we have a real benchmark score. It has been pictured with GeForce 8800 GTX, scoring 4203 on 3DMark Vantage RC0. As this…

New 3DMark Vantage Screenshots

WTF · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · February 15, 2008 · 97 reads

February 20th is the release date of the very anticipated Futuremark's GPU benchmark - 3DMark Vantage... Although we've already seen some curious screenshots in the past, now it's the first time we have a real benchmark score. It has been pictured with GeForce 8800 GTX, scoring 4203 on 3DMark Vantage RC0. As this…

New 3DMark Vantage Screenshots

WTF · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · February 15, 2008 · 63 reads

February 20th is the release date of the very anticipated Futuremark's GPU benchmark - 3DMark Vantage... Although we've already seen some curious screenshots in the past, now it's the first time we have a real benchmark score. It has been pictured with GeForce 8800 GTX, scoring 4203 on 3DMark Vantage RC0. As this…

ForceWare 171.23 and 173.80 Betas Released

WTF · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · February 14, 2008 · 2207 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

NVIDIA’s new 171.23 and 173.80 beta drivers for Windows XP 32-bit and Windows Vista 32-bit respectively have found their way onto the internet, although no new 64-bit drivers are available. There are no release notes unfortunately because the drivers are not officially available from NVIDIA, but they should support…

Monster 56-Inch LCD Monitor Claims 3840x2160 Resolution

WTF · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · February 14, 2008 · 2433 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

What the hell did you think buying your new HDTV capable monitor with resolution 1920x1080?! A company called Astro Systems has showed off a new über-monitor. Beside the fact this monster is 56", it has resolution of 3840x2160 and indeed a bunch of cool features. It supports up to 4 DVI/HD-SDI parallel connections in…

Coolink GFXChilla VGA Cooler For 8800GT & HD 3870

Hardware · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · February 13, 2008 · 1867 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Coolink today presented its new GFXChilla VGA cooler. Employing 4 high-performance heatpipes and two large 80mm fans, the GFXChilla provides superior cooling performance at minimum noise levels. The GFXChilla is widely compatible, simple to install and can easily be upgraded. Thanks to four thick 6mm heatpipes and two…

Nvidia enter CPU market

Press Releases · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · February 13, 2008 · 2198 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

NVIDIA introduced PX 2500, a breakthrough applications processor that enables intuitive 3D user interfaces and engaging high-definition video on connected Windows Mobile phones. The NVIDIA APX 2500 applications processor, which is the culmination of 800 man years of engineering, delivers: The industry's first HD…

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770

Hardware · Author Stuyo · February 12, 2008 · 2079 reads · ★★★★★ (6 votes)

When your name is Intel and you're already winning the performance race, why stop there? The QX9770 has faster... everything. It uses an 1,600MHz front side bus and four, 3.2GHz 45nm cores, a 12MB of L2 cache and it's a monster! Check out our colleagues' from bit-tech review to see what it is capable of: Source:…

Tesla quitar amp

WTF · Author Stuyo · February 12, 2008 · 3819 reads · ★★★☆☆ (5 votes)

If you missed it, watch the video of Scopeboy's Tesla guitar. Click to see a 250,000 volt distortion. Wicked! Source: http://www.engadget.com

Optimus Maximus on eBay at ridiculous price

Hardware · Author Stuyo · February 12, 2008 · 2543 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Recentry on eBay an auction for NIB Optimus Maximus keyboard emerget. As you can imagine, large interest was generated - mainly by the eBay employees themselves, who decided it would be a cool item to feature on their homepage. The auction finished quickly and under special rules and now a poor, poor soul (ot rich, at…

6.1 surround sound sistem from wine jugs?

Modding · Author Stuyo · February 12, 2008 · 3703 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

You want to make your own surround sound system? You have embarassingly large collection of 4 to 5 liter wine jugs? Well, then if you are half sober, you can use Carlo Rossi's instructions - he made 6.1 surround sound system from empty Sangria bottles. Are you ready to begin? Put down (or pick up?) the bottle and get…

Review: Zotac GeForce 8800 GT 512MB AMP!

Hardware · Author Stuyo · February 11, 2008 · 2433 reads · ★★★★★ (10 votes)

Lets see what the pre-overclocked GeForce 8800 GT 512MB AMP! by Zotac is better than a stock-clocked 8800 GTS 512MB: Source: http://www.bit-tech.net

Yuno coffee mug PC probably isn't dishwashable

WTF · Author Stuyo · February 11, 2008 · 2512 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

Yuno PC literally wraps the latest news, comixes, weather forecasts, e-mails around your coffee mug. It well may be only a concept for now, but we could surely say, that this is one container, that you would not leave out of your reach. Source: http://www.engadget.com

Apple protect a trademark for gaming devices

Consoles · Author Stuyo · February 11, 2008 · 2917 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

We will not delve deeper into the topic for now, but we thought you would like to know the fact, that everyone's favourite fruit-flavoured manufacturer of consumer electronics filed to protect a trademark for wide range of gaming devices. Source: http://www.engadget.com

Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X1 is so good, because HTC made it

Press Releases · Author Stuyo · February 11, 2008 · 2927 reads · ★★★★☆ (5 votes)

The company that once designed Treo for Palm, obviously returns to the white label market. That's right, if you wonder how the hell Sony Ericsson pulled the XPERIA X1 rabbit from their hand, look no further than HTC. We heard it through the grapevine that the device is entirely HTC-based, which explains a lot if you…

HTC P3470 has GPS, but only EDGE

Press Releases · Author Stuyo · February 11, 2008 · 3391 reads · ★★★★★ (6 votes)

Europeans, looking for low-end HTC with integrated GPS have another option today - the P3470, also known as Pharos. Despite being only four band EDGE with 200MHz CPU, you can at least enjoy the standard pckage of 2 megapixel camera, ROM / 128MB RAM, microSD, Bluetooth 2.0 and 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen. It will be…

Evergreen's Genius Navigator 365 - mouse for idiots

Hardware · Author Stuyo · February 8, 2008 · 2977 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Evergreen are testing the limits of convergence with their Genius Navigator 365 mouse. It is a 1600/800dpi laser mouse, which, you guessed it, has e built-in gamepad. We suppose none of them perform as good as dedicated devices. Look, we may not approve your choice of mouse, but we will fight for your right to chose…