ASUS has used Computex 2011 to take the wraps off an expanded line of gaming products. The flagship devices are the new ROG G53S Naked Eye 3D notebook and a new desktop, the ROG CG8565 Gaming System. A range of other devices including new motherboards, video cards, a monitor and a gaming headset joins these. […]
Apple has released Security Update 2011-003, a patch for Mac OS X Snow Leopard. The fix’s main goal is protection against Mac Defender, a piece of malware that attempts to scam credit card numbers from people duped into installing it. A definition for Mac Defender has been added to File Quarantine, and when the code […]
Apple has announced that CEO Steve Jobs and several other executives will be hosting the WWDC 2011 keynote on June 6th at 10AM Pacific time. In an unusual turn, however, the company has openly admitted that it will be showing iOS 5, as well as iCloud, the company’s “upcoming cloud services offering.” The company normally […]
NVIDIA chief Jen-Hsun Huang has used a press conference in Taiwan to argue that ARM-based mobile chips will outrun traditional PC chips in five years. He suggested that consumers do not care whether a device is running an ARM-based processor or an x86 processor. Huang also argued that Intel would lose its market dominance as […]
MSI has unveiled its new low-cost 7- and 10-inch Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) tablets at Computex 2011. The Enjoy 7 and Enjoy 10 incorporate the same architecture. They are both powered by ARM Cortex A8 processors running at 1.2GHz and matched with 512MB of DDR3 RAM. To keep the cost down, both also ship with only […]
At the Computex trade show in Taipei, Taiwan, ViewSonic introduced a 24-inch, 3D LCD display, the ViewSonic V3D245wm-LED. ViewSonic claims it is the first 24-inch smart monitor with an integrated 3D emitter. The V3D245wm-LED has full 1080p HD playback at 120 MHz refresh rate. The monitor includes integrated SRS Premium surround sound speakers and one […]
Sprint on Tuesday confirmed plans for the HTC Evo 3D to ship with 3D content both on and ready for the phone. The dual-core Android hardware will come with the recently hinted 3D version of Green Hornet and tap into 3D movie services as well. Both Blockbuster and HTC’s own Watch will be onboard with […]
Pantech jumped to Android in the US for the first time on Tuesday with an AT&T model, the Crossover. The QWERTY keyboard slider is aimed at the budget set with a 3.1-inch touchscreen, a three-megapixel camera, and a 600MHz processor, but still promises more than basics. The design is ruggedized and comes with AllSport GPS […]
Pilots in the US Marine Corps have been testing iPads as an in-flight navigational aid, according to military news site Shephard. The Corps has reportedly been experimenting since November, beginning with the iPad 1, but later incorporating the iPad 2. Test vehicles have included not only larger planes like the KC-130J Harvest Hawk, but small […]
Nearly 20 years after capturing an Olympic gold medal in figure skating, Kristi Yamaguchi continues to embrace, and conquer, new challenges. We for most of us we last saw her became the Season 6 celebrity champion of “Dancing With the Stars” in 2008. Now she’s taking on children’s literature as the author of Dream Big, […]
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