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AMD Releases Trinity APUs for Desktop

AMD Releases Trinity APUs for Desktop

David Liu October 2, 2012 1

Today marks the launch of AMD’s newest Fusion APU series, the successor to their Llano APU’s and codenamed Trinity. With up to four physical X86 cores and very respectable discrete-class graphics, the A-series processors

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MEElectronics N9 In-Ear Headphones Review

MEElectronics N9 In-Ear Headphones Review

David Liu July 11, 2012 0

MEElectronics has been on a bit of a roll lately with their noise-isolating N8P and their rather excellent balanced-armature A161P. Today, we have their N9 Premium In-Ear Headphones, a $34.99 Newegg exclusive that promises

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WWDC: 2012’s MacBook Update

WWDC: 2012’s MacBook Update

David Liu June 11, 2012 0

At the Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) earlier today,  Apple announced the next update to the MacBook Pro line. Contrary to the rumor we heard last week (and more in line with earlier ones), updates

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MacBook Pro refresh spec’s leaked?

MacBook Pro refresh spec’s leaked?

David Liu June 5, 2012 0

Although E3 and Computex Taipei are the center of everyone’s attention right now, there’s always time for a choice bit of Apple rumor. In this case, the specifications of the upcoming 13″ MacBook Pro

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Dutch Parliament unanimously rejects ACTA

Dutch Parliament unanimously rejects ACTA

David Liu May 29, 2012 0

Dutch lawmakers have voted unanimously against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), an international bill with severe repercussions against both free speech and information access. Although the EU’s vote is not scheduled until June, Holland’s

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Facebook to acquire Opera, develop own web browser?

Facebook to acquire Opera, develop own web browser?

David Liu May 25, 2012 0

Despite the chaos following Facebook’s IPO, the social-networking giant is nonetheless sitting on pretty hefty sum of cash–$16 billion, to be precise–and is looking for places to invest it. According to website Pocket-lint, their

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Leap Motion: Kinect killer for less than half the price?

Leap Motion: Kinect killer for less than half the price?

David Liu May 22, 2012 2

Intuitive, controller-free interaction is the current poster child of cutting-edge entertainment technology. Pioneered in 2006 by Nintendo’s Wii, the motion-control craze soon spread to Microsoft’s Kinect, Sony’s PlayStation Move, and even to the PC

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The New iPad: Retina, 4G, A5X. Available March 16th.

The New iPad: Retina, 4G, A5X. Available March 16th.

David Liu March 7, 2012 0

We reported a week ago that March 7 would be the day Apple unveils the newest iteration of their iPad. Today, it is, and they have! The next-generation iPad is, as always, evolutionary, adding

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Google to sell off its stake in Clearwire at a $453 million loss

Google to sell off its stake in Clearwire at a $453 million loss

David Liu February 25, 2012 1

Google is selling its 29.4-million-share-stake in the struggling Clearwire for a paltry $47.1 million, a sizable markdown from the $500 million they paid for their 6.5% stake over three years ago. The transaction would

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AMD’s new Radeon HD 7750 and 7770: Benchmark Roundup

AMD’s new Radeon HD 7750 and 7770: Benchmark Roundup

David Liu February 15, 2012 0

Although the benchmark-shattering Radeon HD 7970 and 7970 have occupied the bulk of our attention over the past few weeks, AMD hasn’t forgotten about those individuals who would like to get in on the

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