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Cheapest 1TB Hard Drive, HP ENVY 6t Core i5 Ultrabook and XPS 8500 Core i7 Desktop Bundle

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:12:42 GMT

Today's hot deals include Seagate Barracuda 1TB hard drive for a super low $50 with free shipping, HP Envy 6t-1200 Ultrabook for only $550 with free shipping, and a loaded Dell XPS 8500 Desktop bundled with 23" UltraSharp Monitor for only $850. Deals: 1TB Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 3.5" SATA III Internal Hard Drive for $49.99 with...

MSI Drops a Pair of AMD Richland A10-Powered Gaming Notebooks on the Market

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:54:06 GMT

MSI announced two new G-series gaming notebooks that it claims are the world’s first to run AMD’s A10 (Richland) chips--specifically the A10-5750M, with up to Radeon HD 8970M graphics. The company says that the GX70 and GX60 notebooks boast a 40% increase in visual performance over previous generations as well as a boost in battery...

Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile Both Stoked to Carry Samsung Galaxy S III

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:14:00 GMT

In Samsung's world, the talk of the Galaxy is all about the recently unveiled S4 with its plethora of fancy new features and hardware enhancements, but don't go hating on its predecessor. The Galaxy S III is still a capable smartphone, which is why Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile are so excited to announce that they're now carrying Samsung's...

Long-awaited Xbox One Makes Its Debut, Microsoft Aims for All-in-One Entertainment Center

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:52:34 GMT

Because “Xbox 720” was ultimately kind of a dumb name, Microsoft wisely went with something different for its new console: Xbox One. At Microsoft headquarters today, the Xbox crew debuted Xbox One, showed off its new features, and promised to give us more at E3 next month. The most impressive feature of the Xbox One, at least at...

Report Suggests Samsung Will Use Intel Processors In Next Galaxy Tab

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:38 GMT

Although Samsung’s Galaxy Tab devices are generally very fine products, the sheer number of SKUs in the line make individual Tabs less interesting. However, there’s a rumor that the upcoming Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 will be packing an Intel chip instead of a homegrown Samsung Exynos or other mobile processor. According to Android Authority,...

The Original Killer App Killed. Lotus 1-2-3 Goes EOL

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:25:00 GMT

Say your goodbyes, folks, Lotus 1-2-3 is being forced into retirement. For those of you old enough to remember Lotus 1-2-3, you might be shocked to learn that it was still on the market after all this time. Many people got their introduction to spreadsheets courtesy of IBM's legacy software, though Lotus 1-2-3 wasn't actually the first spreadsheet...

AMD Poaches Senior Marketing Manager From NVIDIA

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:11:00 GMT

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) continues to attract high-level talent from around the industry as it gears up to compete in a new era of computing. The latest person to jump into AMD's talent pool is an old friend of ours, Sean Pelletier, a former HotHardware editor and more recently NVIDIA's Senior Technical Marketing Manager for Windows, Windows...

Samsung’s Next Android Tablet To Have Intel Atom Inside

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:05:00 GMT

The mobile market is a bitter one for Intel at the moment, as up to this point, it's been unable to secure any major design wins using its Atom-based SoCs. There have been a couple of phone releases, but they've been far and few between, and mostly targeted at Europe. A couple of months ago, one win came in the form of ASUS' Fonepad, a 7-inch...

Apple to Begin Producing Significantly Lighter Fifth Generation iPad Model

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:08:00 GMT

Apple is said to be finalizing the design of its 5th generation 9.7-inch iPad tablet and will begin trial production within the coming weeks, if not days. Assuming all goes well with the trial run, Apple's manufacturing partners will kick things into high gear and begin volume production in July, according to chatter bugs within Taiwan's supply...

Survey Reflects Rising Satisfaction Among Samsung Device Owners

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:43:00 GMT

Survey results from the latest American Customer Satisfaction (ACSI) Index reveal a growing affinity towards Samsung handsets, as if that's any surprise. Samsung scored a 76 on ACSI's survey, which is an independent national benchmark of customer satisfaction that reports scores on a scale of 0 to 100, up 7 percent from last year. That represents...

Seagate's Video 3.5 HDD Built To Handle Stream After Stream

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:20:48 GMT

Sure, you love video. You love streaming it, and you love storing it. But have you ever stopped to wonder where all of that digital goodness is stored? Seagate is thinking about that, hence the introduction of the industry's first purpose-built 4TB Video HDD. The Seagate Video 3.5 HDD has been built specifically for use in video applications...

SanDisk Announces Sampling of 1Ynm Process Technology

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:19:40 GMT

When it comes to raw horsepower within the devices that make our lives tick, it can get pretty nerdy... real fast. Take process technology, for example. Everyone loves speed, but it's companies like SanDisk who care about the nuts and bolts that make our gizmos tick. The company has just announced the commencement of customer sampling of flash...

NVIDIA's Impressive "Digital Ira" FaceWorks Demo App Now Available For Download

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:40:15 GMT

NVIDIA’s new FaceWorks technology is a leap forward in making computer-generated images look more lifelike. In an onstage presentation, NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang prefaced the amazing demo with a brief discussion about the evolution of realistic face imaging and the “uncanny valley”--or those occasions where an artificial...

Discounted Dell UltraSharp U2413 Monitor & Inspiron 13z Core i3 Laptop

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:47:38 GMT

HotHardware's best deals today powered by LogicBuy. Dell's brand new 2013 model UltraSharp U2413 LCD monitor is on sale today with $100 instant savings, dropping it to $499.99 with free shipping. This is one of the lowest price for this flagship monitor. It's equipped with PremierColor, which makes colors calibrated to support 99% AdobeRGB...

Apple's Retail Revenue Hits Record High of $58 Per Visitor, Credit the iPad?

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:16:00 GMT

Apple's financial figures have a way of defying logic time and again. The company's iconic co-founder, Steve Jobs, passed away at a relatively early age due to pancreatic cancer, leaving the company in the hands of Tim Cook, a smart man in his own right but with gigantic shoes to fill. Then there was the iPhone 5 release and the all the criticisms...

Former Electronic Arts CEO Cautions Sony and MS To Remember Their Core Audience

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:18:16 GMT

John Riccitiello is the former CEO of EA, and after all the recent chaos that led to him leaving his post, you’d think he’d keep a low profile for a while. However, he’s resurfaced again with an op-ed at Kotaku concerning the upcoming Xbox and PlayStation consoles wherein he cautions Microsoft and Sony about maintaining a...

Costco UK Selling Full-Size Formula 1 Race Car Simulator

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:02:47 GMT

For racing fans desiring a more realistic gaming experience, two things are a must: a steering wheel and a trio of larger monitors. Past that, some have even opted for a legit racing seat - some with built in vibrations. Of course, this is all expensive, but it's the price that some pay to get an experience that's just not realistic in real-life...

Sony's 13.3-inch e-Ink Digital Paper Notepad Tablet Hands-On Demo

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:49:09 GMT

Sony and E Ink have collaborated on a brilliant digital paper 13.3-inch notepad tablet that’s designed as an A4 size equivalent. The flexible-display device uses E Ink Mobius technology, and Sony’s part appears to be primarily on the mass production side. DigInfo.Tv shot a demo video of the tablet in action, and the device is impressive....

Pintrest Introduces More Useful, Detailed Pins

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:59:46 GMT

Of all the social networks that one might have expected to flop, Pinterest is probably in that list. But, what is lacks in convention it makes up for in uniqueness, and obviously the user base is just exploding. Now, those who use the service will find it to be even more useful. The company has today launched "more useful pins," and it's also...

Sony Launches Sleek But Rugged Xperia UL Android Smartphone

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:56:27 GMT

In some aspects, Sony's Xperia line is beginning to feel like BlackBerry's line of products a few years ago: we're seeing a new model number, but honestly, everything looks largely the same. Sony's design chops are certainly laudable, but the Xperia UL sure looks just like every other Xperia smartphone to ship in the past year or so. That...

Samsung Showcases Dizzying Array Of High-Res Panels At SID 2013

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:47:43 GMT

Remember than 1366x768 was "good enough," even for flagship notebooks? No longer, and we couldn't be more pleased about the raised expectations. Consumers far and wide are growing used to seeing high-res panels, with "Retina-level" quality becoming more of the norm and less of the exception. Toshiba's Kirabook is one of the first Windows-based...

Sony's PS4 Teaser Trailer is a Whole Lot of Nothing, But We'll Watch Anyway

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:47:16 GMT

We knew that Sony had a PlayStation 4 brewing, and we knew a little something about the upcoming gaming console’s specifications, but now we know when we’ll know all the juicy details. In a teaser trailer for the PS4, Sony indicated that the big reveal will take place on June 10th at 6pm PDT at E3. The trailer itself leaves something...

HOT Raspberry Pi DIY Mini Desktop PC Build

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:52:40 GMT

We recently set out to design mini desktop computer with the wildly popular Raspberry Pi single board computer. The Raspberry Pi is a Linux-driven, ARM processor-based micro computer that is known for its low cost and small size. People use the device for a variety of projects, from micro-servers to low cost media players. Basically our goal...

IT Departments Resist Deploying Windows 8, Advantages Not Worth Investment Currently

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:20:00 GMT

For some critics of Microsoft's latest OS, this should come as no surprise: IT departments are wary of adopting Windows 8. This information comes from a new Forrester report which sourced its results from interviewing nearly 10,000 IT employees. Interestingly, while IT managers themselves have little interest in rolling-out Windows 8 for various...

Police Investigating Three More Apparent Suicides at Foxconn Factories

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:46:00 GMT

It's been awhile since we've heard about worker suicides taking place at Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision) and we hoped it would stay that way. Unfortunately, it appears that three more individuals may have decided to end their lives, something that has been an ongoing problem at Foxconn amid reports of poor working conditions. These are three separate...