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Nintendo Finally Drops Wii Price To $199.99

by Shawn Oliver - Sun, Sep 27, 2009

Sony lowered the bar with its $299.99 PlayStation 3 slim, and Microsoft followed up with a $100 price cut (and now a $50 rebate on top of that) on its Xbox 360 Elite. And with the holiday season quickly approaching, Nintendo knew it had to do something. In an effort to not be left behind in... Read more...

Sprint Steps It Up With $250 Instinct HD Smartphone

by Shawn Oliver - Sat, Sep 26, 2009

Remember the original Instinct? Sprint's go-to smartphone that was meant to rival Apple's original iPhone? Since the introduction of that phone, the Instinct s30 has hit the scene, and now the best Instinct yet is just about ready to slip into hands. The Instinct HD is the latest and greatest... Read more...

Freecom's Hard Drive XS 3.0 Is World's First USB 3.0 External HDD

by Shawn Oliver - Sat, Sep 26, 2009

USB 3.0 splashed down in earnest this past week at IDF in San Francisco, but aside from a webcam and a few prototype devices on the show floor, we've yet to hear of any real groundbreaking USB 3.0 products. Until now. Freecom, a lesser... Read more...

Sony Makes All Your PSP Accessories Work With PSPgo...For A Price

by Shawn Oliver - Fri, Sep 25, 2009

Eager to get your hands on a new PSPgo, but frustrated by the fact that you spent good money on all those standard PSP accessories that are no longer compatible. Well, Sony's about to make you even more frustrated, as the only way to make... Read more...

NVIDIA Working With Google On Tegra-Powered, Chrome OS Machines

by Shawn Oliver - Fri, Sep 25, 2009

You know, NVIDIA tends to harsh on Intel every chance it gets, but honestly, it's kind of cute. It's like your brother fussing at you, even though you know he loves you--you just can't help but smile. But when it comes to NVIDIA and... Read more...

Sony's New, Slimmer PS3 Sells 1 Million Units In Three Weeks, But Can Momentum Continue?

by Shawn Oliver - Fri, Sep 25, 2009

One million. That's a pretty large number. In fact, that's a really hefty sum. And it's even larger when you hit that figure from 0 in three weeks. That's exactly what Sony has accomplished, as its newest PlayStation 3, hailed by many as... Read more...

Asus Voltage Tweaks Radeon HD 5870 To A 38% Performance Boost

by Shawn Oliver - Fri, Sep 25, 2009

We tell you, ATI has a hit on its hands. We haven't seen a Radeon card generate this much buzz and industry support in what feels like years, but the powerful Radeon HD 5870 is doing just that. With our own testing (and you really... Read more...

MSI Debuts R5870 And R5850 Graphics Cards

by Shawn Oliver - Thu, Sep 24, 2009

Not sure if you heard, but ATI had a little introduction this week. Or, maybe you'd consider it a big introduction. The new desktop-grade Radeon HD 5870 hit the scene in a big way, and you knew there was no way a GPU maker as prominent as MSI would be sitting this one out. Thus, the company... Read more...

Monster Intros Flashy $300 Turbine Pro In-Ear Headphones

by Shawn Oliver - Thu, Sep 24, 2009

For the longest time, Monster was known for one thing and one thing only: for producing high-quality, over-the-top, overpriced cables. These days, a lot of folks have caught on to Monster's games and are looking elsewhere, so maybe that's why we've seen the company branching out more into... Read more...

Crucial Ships DDR-1333MHz SODIMM Modules, Core i7 Ready

by Shawn Oliver - Thu, Sep 24, 2009

What a quick new mobile processor without quick new memory to ship alongside of it? Not much, let us tell you. That's why Crucial is following Intel's breaking introduction of the mobile quad-core Core i7 CPU with new DDR-1333MHz SODIMM modules. All of the new sticks have been Intel certified... Read more...

Alienware Launches Redesigned Area-51 And Aurora Desktops

by Shawn Oliver - Thu, Sep 24, 2009

Intel's quad-core announcement in the mobile realm wasn't the only big news from the company today. Alienware also took the opportunity to launch four new desktop rigs in addition to the M15x notebook, all of which feature refreshed enclosures and the option to add in ATI's blazing new Radeon... Read more...

Intel 'Clarksfield' Mobile Core i7 Shows Up In New Dell/Alienware Notebooks

by Shawn Oliver - Wed, Sep 23, 2009

This year's Intel Developer Forum (or IDF, for short) is really turning into a wild one. Yesterday we saw Intel showcase 22mn chips and introduce the Atom Dev Program, and today its new Clarksfield processor is getting official and placed... Read more...

InFocus Debuts Tiny IN1500 Projector Lineup

by Shawn Oliver - Wed, Sep 23, 2009

Pico projectors may be all the rage right now, but they certainly aren't for everyone. They may be small and handy to carry, but the limited resolution and input selection (not to mention lofty price) generally keeps them from breaking out into the mainstream. InFocus is hoping to capitalize... Read more...

Kingston Cranks Up The Speed On DataTraveler 410 USB Flash Drive

by Shawn Oliver - Wed, Sep 23, 2009

When it comes to Kingston, you can bank on it being about one of two things: new memory or new flash drives. Today, we're taking a peek at the latter, with Kingston Technology taking the opportunity to increase read and write speeds on its... Read more...

TabletKiosk Returns With Three Atom-Based Tablet PCs

by Shawn Oliver - Wed, Sep 23, 2009

Contrary to popular belief, Intel isn't the only company making waves at the Intel Developer Forum. In fact, the company has invited quite a few other outfits to make the journey to San Francisco to showcase their wares, and it looks as if TabletKiosk took 'em up on that very offer.With MIDs... Read more...

Kensington Serves Up Two USB DisplayLink Notebook Docking Stations

by Shawn Oliver - Wed, Sep 23, 2009

Timing is a funny thing, isn't it? Just a few short days after Toshiba revealed its new universal docking station, along comes Kensington to give them a little competition. But Kensington's new pair of universal docks have something that... Read more...