Hardware

Six Reasons to get the Google Nexus 7 or the Amazon Kindle Fire

With two new cheap quality tablets on the market, one would ask themselves which one to get. We think both are swell, and have compiled a list of reasons why!

The internet flowchart: or how most people use the internet

How most regular internet users browse

Four annoying things that tech companies do

When a tech industry company changes something or makes a decision on our behalf, it can become a grievance, bugging the crap out of consumers and fans alike. Here are some annoying things that corporations do.

I for one welcome our new overlord: Google buying Motorola Mobility for $12.5 Billion!

With Google facing court battles and legal disputes around the world and especially in Europe, it seems that anything they do results in patent issues. Rather than delay the release of Android-based devices such as smart phones, tablets, desktops, and other embedded technology, Google has taken steps to purchase the mobile wing of Motorola.

The Final Frontier: A tribute to Voyager, and all it's inspired.

After 30 years of service, the Voyager probes both only have about ten years of life left in them. Soon, they'll have sent us all they can and will continue on as silent ambassadors for mankind.

The new Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 comes out June 8! Are you ready for it?

With the brand new NVIDIA Tegra 2 mobile processor, a beastly CPU that will give the Samsung Android Tablet a pretty substantial upgrade, the new Samsung Galaxy looks to become a large jump for the mobile device market. Plus it's lighter and more energy efficient!

Five reasons to get NAS: How to know when to get Network Attached Storage

Why not consider buying a networked attached storage device to solve your storage and file access problems!

Green computing - get a sustainable computer with a cardboard case!

The idea of cardboard computer cases began as a student project at the University of Houston, but it looks to become a pioneer in the computing field for re-purposed resources.

Lenovo is bringing sexy back with their new laptops and desktops

Lenovo products have always been known to be sturdy, steady, reliable, work-horses. They may not have that visual appeal that Apple, HP, or Sony laptops do, but they make up for it big time with their ability to get the job done. Now it seems that Lenovo is trying to step up their game in the aesthetics department, which has been an ongoing process.

Samsung Continues to Lead Android Market by Shipping 2 Million Galaxy Tabs

While there are still over 15 million iPads shipped by Apple, an impressive and outstanding number for such a new platform, Samsung is quickly proving that there is room for competition. Not just content on helping Android take the second highest mobile phone ownership slot away from Apple, Samsung now seems prepared to put in all of its efforts to narrow the gap between iPads and Android-based tablets.

NVIDIA announces GeForce GTX 560 Ti - the next step up from the GTX 460

NVIDIA, one of the leaders of the computer hardware industry, has just kicked video card performance up a notch. Again. Moore's Law is still intact and stronger then ever! We bring you news of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti, which will debut at a very reasonable price point of $249. This video card has eight tessellation engines and 384 CUDA cores and produces 33% better performance over the GTX 460.

New Google Translate update on your Android, now with full conversation mode!

Google has announced that Google Translate, their popular app that makes language barriers almost nonexistent, has received an update to the Android version which makes a pretty hefty step into the future of communication. Gone are the days of fiddling through translation books looking for the right thing to say or awkwardly uttering words of phrases that you barely understand. Google made it easy in their first version of Translate for the Android by allowing you to convert text on the fly and even speak into the phone and have it translated.

Intel will pay NVIDIA $1.5 Billion in licensing fees over six years

NVIDIA has officially announced it's new six-year cross-branding agreement with Intel beginning January 18, 2011. This agreement will have Intel payout a total of $1.5 billion (in five easy installments) in exchange for NVIDIA technology licensing fees. NVIDIA and Intel have also agreed to graciously drop all outstanding legal disputes between them, giving Intel full access to all of NVIDIA's large range of patents and technical intellectual property. In return, NVIDIA will receive an aggregate of $1.5 billion in licensing fees and retain use of Intel's patents.

Android phone ownership now larger then iPhone

According to the statistics ending November 2010, Google Android users now make up 26% of the mobile phone market, second to RIM's (owners of Blackeberry) leading 33.5% market share. Compared to the numbers from August 2010, it seems as though the Android user surge hurt the Blackberry and Microsoft mobile markets the most, with Microsoft losing 1.8% and Blackberry losing a whopping 4.1%!

Samsung shows off their full HD 3D arena composed of 50 HDTVs!

At Samsung's booth at CES in Las Vegas, attendees were greeted with giant wall of HD televisions, each connected together to form a larger image. All counted, there was an array of 50 high definition displays! They had them arranged to produce a massive high-def demonstration of chained 3D video, using a computer to render the video and wireless 3D glasses (using RF transmissions!) to engulf the audience in a huge 3D plane. Take a look at this video to see the beast, called the 3D Arena, in all its glory: