Monthly Archives: September 2012

t is not a secret that code-named Haswell micro-architecture central processing units (CPUs) have tremendous importance for Intel Corp. What is interesting is that as Haswell processors integrate more features than its predecessors, it will also seriously affect the market … Continue reading →

Last year’s floods in Thailand caused hard drive shortages after wreaking havoc on a number of electronics manufacturers, but new stats from IHS iSuppli indicate that the HDD market for PCs has fully recovered and is poised to hit an … Continue reading →

Take the subway to an otherwise undistinguished part of Third Avenue in Brooklyn. Knock on the door. Wait for some stylishly disheveled young man to open it and let you in. You’ve arrived at the BotCave—the place where 125 factory … Continue reading →

Let’s acknowledge the existence of piracy for a moment. It’s real and there are tools to make it easy. One such tool is called TVShows. We don’t advocate or defend piracy, but we will confess gobs of interest in the … Continue reading →

The Dead or Alive series is as well known for its female characters’ anatomies as it is for its fighting, but director Yohei Shimbori said an effort was made to subdue the gratuitous fan service in Dead or Alive 5. … Continue reading →

Researchers at King’s College London, Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital have identified a key factor responsible for declining muscle repair during aging, and discovered how to halt the process in mice with a common drug. The finding provides clues … Continue reading →

Today, AMD is announcing availability for a few new A-series desktop processors. Versions of these chips, codenamed Trinity and based on AMD’s Piledriver architecture, have already been shipping in laptops and desktops for some time now, but this marks the … Continue reading →

You’re certainly not going to sneak up on anyone if using this LEGO motorized wheelchair. The high-pitched whine of all those tiny motors sounds like an army of robotic mosquitoes out for blood. Six of the LEGO Mindstorm bricks are … Continue reading →

Facebook is a great way to connect with long-lost friends, and an even better way to connect with new ones. But not everyone who uses the world’s most popular social network has good intentions: Police in Texas today are warning … Continue reading →

Apple fixed the major iOS 6 Wi-Fi problem quickly. That foul-up turned out to be a missing Apple Web page. While Apple siming replacing that page cured the networking headache for 90%+ of Apple iOS 6 users, other Wi-Fi problems … Continue reading →

Seven rent-to-own companies and a software maker are settling charges with the Federal Trade Commission that rental computers illegally used spyware that took “pictures of children, individuals not fully clothed, and couples engaged in sexual activities.” As per the course, … Continue reading →

There are few homeowners who would complain about a smaller utility bill. Solar panels have the power to reduce or even eliminate your dependence on the power company, but they’re not everyone’s idea of a beautiful home improvement. 

Although we’ve … Continue reading →

Just when we thought the zombie apocalypse was over, bees have joined their undead counterparts to terrorize humanity. Zombie bees, which fly erratically before plumetting to their death unexpectedly, have been found in Washington State, hundreds of miles from their … Continue reading →

Modern cameras come with all sorts of useful features to help ensure you get the best shots. They can identify faces, detect smiles and even blinks. OMG’s new Autographer camera goes a step further by actually doing away with the … Continue reading →

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has listed the rollout of a national broadband network as one of the reasons he wants to become an Australian. It’s gotta be all the solder smoke he’s inhaled over the years. Mr Wozniak told The … Continue reading →