Addendum Regarding AMD’s Mobility Catalyst 13.1 Drivers
Late last week AMD release their first drivers for 2013, the Catalyst 13.1 drivers. The drivers as noted already are available for both desktops and laptops, but I did...
16 by Jarred Walton on 1/22/2013A Look at SkyCross and their Actively Tuned VersiTune Smartphone Antenna
On the last day of CES, while still getting over some of the death curry that we foolishly ingested the night before, I had a meeting with SkyCross, who...
9 by Brian Klug on 1/20/2013First Impressions: the TECK Ergonomic Mechanical Keyboard
This is my very first encounter with the “world’s first Truly Ergonomic Computer Keyboard”, aka the TECK. I received the keyboard today after inquiring about a review sample—the reason...
42 by Jarred Walton on 1/19/2013AMD’s Mobility Catalyst 13.1 Update, Enduro Edition
We posted earlier today about the public availability of AMD’s latest Catalyst 13.1 WHQL drivers, but being available and installing properly and without problems on Enduro laptops are sadly...
20 by Jarred Walton on 1/18/2013AMD Catalyst 13.1 WHQL Drivers Available
Having refined their 12.11 beta drivers, AMD has recently released their Catalyst Software Suite Version 13.1 update. This WHQL update includes all the performance improvements found in the previous...
43 by Chris Hansen on 1/18/2013Corsair Scales Up: H90 and H110 Released
I’m a big fan of these closed loop all-in-one liquid coolers. For a little extra on the cost of an air cooler we can get a quieter cooling...
27 by Ian Cutress on 1/17/2013Lenovo Introduces Rugged Chromebook Aimed at K-12
Google's Chromebook initiative hasn't really caught fire as well as their other OS of choice, Android, but with the latest updates and reduced pricing there's still life in the...
19 by Jarred Walton on 1/17/2013Fusion-io Launches ioScale for Hyperscale Market
We haven't even had time to cover everything we saw at CES last week, but there are already more product announcements coming in. Fusion-io launched their new ioScale product...
15 by Kristian Vättö on 1/17/2013OpenCompute servers and AMD Open 3.0
Remember our review of Facebook's first OpenCompute Server? Facebook designed a server for their own purposes, but quickly released all the specs to the community. The result was a...
10 by Johan De Gelas on 1/16/2013Vizio's AMD Z60 Hondo-based Windows 8 Tablet PC at CES 2013
Even with the comprehensive overhaul of their notebook lineup, the big news out of Vizio’s CES booth was definitely their new Windows 8 tablet. The Vizio Tablet PC is...
32 by Vivek Gowri on 1/15/2013Dragging Core2Duo into 2013: Time for an Upgrade?
As any ‘family source of computer information’ will testify, every so often a family member will want an upgrade. Over the final few months of 2012, I did...
136 by Ian Cutress on 1/15/2013Checking Their Pulse: Hisense's Google TV Box at CES
So, Google TV is still happening. Indeed, more players are getting into the game than ever. Hisense is a Chinese OEM/ODM that's seen steady growth in the television market...
10 by Jason Inofuentes on 1/14/2013The Tegra 4 GPU, NVIDIA Claims Better Performance Than iPad 4
At CES last week, NVIDIA announced its Tegra 4 SoC featuring four ARM Cortex A15s running at up to 1.9GHz and a fifth Cortex A15 running at between 700...
60 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/14/2013Intel's Quick Sync: Coming Soon to Your Favorite Open Source Transcoding Applications
Intel's hardware accelerated video transcode engine, Quick Sync, was introduced two years ago with Sandy Bridge. When it was introduced, I was immediately sold. With proper software support you...
46 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/14/2013Vizio's New Touch Notebook and AIO PCs at CES
Vizio used CES as the platform to debut the third revision to its PC lineup, which currently consists mostly of ultrabooks and all-in-ones. The first revision was the initial...
13 by Vivek Gowri on 1/14/2013Razer Edge: Impressions and Thoughts
I spent a fair amount of time at CES playing with the Razer Edge, mostly because it was one of the more intriguing new products on the show floor...
15 by Vivek Gowri on 1/14/2013G.hn and HomePlug Head for Showdown
It has been a while since we covered PLC (powerline communication) technology here, but we took the opportunity to check up on the latest and greatest in the area...
5 by Ganesh T S on 1/14/2013Buffalo Technology Updates NAS and DAS Lineup at CES 2013
Brian already updated readers on the new products from Buffalo in the networking and Thunderbolt space. There were updates on the NAS front too. The primary announcement was the...
3 by Ganesh T S on 1/14/2013Acer Shows Off 2880x1620 Panel
We visited with Acer at this CES, and they didn't specifically have anything that we were told we could discuss, but after seeing another publication with pictures of Acer's...
27 by Jarred Walton on 1/14/2013Interacting with HTPCs: Adesso, IOGear & Rapoo Demonstrate Options at CES 2013
Media Center remotes are a dime a dozen, but, judging by the threads which frequently pop up on AVSForum, it appears as if full-sized keyboards are preferred by a...
13 by Ganesh T S on 1/14/2013