Google Adds Streetview Tour of Angkor Wat Temples
Google Streetview has captured some interesting places since the service came online, but Google may have outdone itself with the virtual exploration of the ancient religious complex of Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
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Microsoft Gifting Free Week of Xbox Live Gold
If you are one of the many Xbox Live Gold members who experienced online connection problems on March 11th, Microsoft is making up your loss with a full week's credit for your trouble.
"I can confirm that Microsoft is providing seven days to Xbox Live members who were unable to sign in to the service during the service interruption," the representative said. "It will not be extended to all members — only those who were unable to connect."
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U.S. Gets New, Hyper-Accurate Atomic Clock
Anybody have the correct time? That would be a definite yes if you are asking the guys over at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The new atomic clock could be off by a second, give or take, over a 300 million year period or the NIST gets double their money back.
"Modern telecommunication networks require synchronization to about a millionth of a second per day," O'Brian said. "Power grids also ... (and) GPS systems require about 1 billionth of a second per day.
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Microsoft Unveils Windows in the Car
Microsoft, a company well known for its 'last-to-the-table' approach to adapting new technology projects, has announced that the company will be offering its own interface concept for an infotainment system in cars. Microsoft will be going head-to-head with Apple's CarPlay.
Microsoft has been powering a lot of different car entertainment systems over the years. Ford, Kia, BMW, Nissan, and Fiat have all used special versions of Windows to create their own interfaces and systems, but Microsoft is also focusing on its own "Metro" user interface for its Windows in the car future
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Is your Mazda Infested with Spiders? Software Update on the Way
You might ask what the heck does software have to do with spider infestation, even though they are technically thought of as bugs. The software update is in actuality a safety valve of sorts that prevents your fuel tank from rupturing. Confused yet? Read on.
The spider is attracted to gasoline and other hydrocarbons, and despite the Japanese carmaker's best efforts, the arachnids keep finding their way inside of the vent lines.
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Final Windows XP-Office 2003 Patch Tuesday a Light One
After all of the hoopla surrounding the end-of-support cycle of Windows XP, you would really expect the venerable operating system to get its final Patch Tuesday update in a huge package all wrapped with a bow. In fact, the final update for Windows XP and Office 2003 is going out of support on a light note.
There will be a total of four updates released for all products, two for Windows and two for Office.
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'Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls' Sells 2.7M Copies in First Week
Blizzard has announced that Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls, their first expansion pack, has sold over 2.7 million copies within the first week of being released. The expansion pack is available on PC and Mac platforms presently, with console versions in the works.
2.7M sales in a week for an expansion like this makes it a pretty solid success, and I have to imagine that the end result might be another stab at even more content in another two years or so.
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Google Project Loon Balloon Circles Globe
Google's dream of providing global internet coverage via high atmospheric balloons has been quiet of late, but the project is still alive and doing well according to an update this week from Team Project Loon.
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Office for iPad Has 12 million Downloads in One Week
Office for iPad has only been available in the App Store for a week, but Microsoft Office has already been downloaded over 12 million times. So far, Office for iPad looks to be an unqualified success for Microsoft.
Microsoft offers its Office apps for free to all iPad users, but to do anything other than merely view your files you'll need an Office 365 subscription.
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Amazon Launches Dash, a Home Barcode Scanner
Amazon has added another facet to its startup home grocery business Amazon Fresh by adding the ease of Amazon Dash, an in-home barcode scanner to make ordering or re-ordering an even easier task for Amazon customers.
Amazon says over 5,000 items can be ordered through the Dash stick, though for now it's linked to the company's experimental AmazonFresh same-day delivery service.
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Another Controller Update for the Xbox One
Good news, bad news scenario: The good news is Microsoft has just issued another controller update for the Xbox One. The bad news is Microsoft just issued another controller update for the Xbox One. If this feels like Déjà Vu all over again, you have a good short term memory.
It's doubtful that Xbox owners will relish plugging in peripherals a second time to get reliability that should have been present on day one.
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Royal Society of Canada Says Wi-Fi Appears Safe
According to Canada's Royal Society, you can now put away your tin-foil hats and go about your normal business using your cellphone and Wi-Fi without fearing for your safety.
As for people who claim that they're distinctively sensitive to exposures of this sort, "extensive research has failed to clearly link a person's symptoms with actual exposure to RF (radiofrequency) energy."
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Exclusive: This is Android TV
Several years ago, Google presented Google TV powered by Android. Now, according to documents obtained by The Verge, Google is ready to introduce Android TV by Google. A play on words you say? Not quite so since it appears Google has learned from its earlier mistakes and has adapted.
"Access to content should be simple and magical," reads one Google document, which adds that it should never take more than three clicks or gestures to go from the homescreen to enjoying a new piece of content.
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Cooler Master Glacer 240L AIO Liquid CPU Cooler Review
All-In-One or "AIO" CPU coolers have become the go-to cooling system for many [H]'ers out there. A quality AIO setup offers its users what is usually a quick and simple liquid cooling solution that many find superior to air cooling solutions on the whole. The Glacer 240L is not the run-of-the-mill AIO cooling solution at all; its "Semi-DIY."
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MSI Radeon R9 290X GAMING 4G Video Card Review
On our test bench today is MSI's newest high-end GAMING series graphics cards in the form of the MSI Radeon R9 290X GAMING 4G video card. We will strap it to our test bench and compare it to the MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti GAMING 3G card out-of-box and overclocked to determine which card provides the best gameplay experience.
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NZXT H440 Mid-Tower Case Review
The NZXT H440 Mid Tower Case is a steel enclosure that is solidly built and not priced incredibly high. Its designers have focused on a very clean look inside and out without forgetting about all the actual needs and wants enthusiasts have when it comes to a new chassis. NZXT do not short you on quality fans to make sure you keep your cool either.
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ASUS ROG POSEIDON GTX 780 Video Card Review
The new ASUS ROG POSEIDON GTX 780 launches today! We have a full evaluation today of this new hybrid air and liquid cooled video card. Will liquid cooling take the GeForce GTX 780 to performance that rivals the GTX 780 Ti and AMD R9 290X? We've got the full scoop on this unique video card.
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ASUS Rampage IV Black Edition Motherboard Review
The ASUS Rampage IV Black Edition is the second offering to carry the "Black Edition" moniker and as a result there is much riding on this particular edition as this will be the last hurrah for the X79 platform. The previous edition was the absolute best X58 motherboard money could buy and we expect no less from this Black Edition.
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Sound Blaster AXX 200 Wireless Sound System Review
With its unusual vertical, compact design, Creative's new flagship stereo speaker system features touch controls and a multitude of wired and wireless connectivity options for your mobile phone, tablet, Mac, and PC. Today, we will tell you if there is enough room in the "mix" for great sound as well.
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Raidmax Cobra Power 500W Power Supply Review
We tread off the beaten PSU path today with a power supply from Raidmax that is part of the Cobra series. The RX-500AF-B unit sports 500 watts of "Haswell Ready" power, a Bronze efficiency rating, advertised stable voltages, a "strong single +12V rail for high-end system heavy load configuration," plus a paint ball stained exterior.
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ASUS ROG MARS 760 Video Card Review
The ASUS ROG MARS 760 is one of the most unique custom built video cards out on the market today. ASUS has designed a video card sporting dual NVIDIA GTX 760 GPUs on a single video card and given gamers something that didn't exist before in the market place. We will find out how it compares with the fastest video cards out there.
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GIGABYTE Z87X-UD7-TH LGA 1150 Motherboard Review
We've covered a lot of budget motherboards lately and shown that you can get quite a lot for your dollar. The GIGABYTE motherboard we are looking at today is not a budget motherboard. In fact it's on the complete opposite of the spectrum, competing with ASUS' WS offerings and MSI's Big Bang XPower series.
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Phanteks Enthoo Primo Ultimate Chassis Review
Phanteks is known for its wide variety of fans, but is broadening its brush stroke by now building its own computer cases. The Enthoo Primo Ultimate Chassis is a full tower computer case that promises the "Ultimate Water Cooling Solution," as well as removable filters, and a thermally isolated PSU location.
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AMD Radeon R9 270X and R9 270 Video Card Review
We take a look at AMD's mid-range R9 270X and R9 270 with an MSI R9 270X GAMING and SAPPHIRE R9 270 Dual-X. We will make comparisons to NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 760 using a retail card which is within this range of AMD's GPUs. We will overclock all three video cards and put these head-to-head for the ultimate mid-range performance comparison.
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XFX XTR 750W Power Supply Review
XFX in the past has generally shown to be an excellent computer power supply brand to go with in terms of overall quality and performance. Today we review its XTR 750 watt PSU that comes with "The XFactor." That means we have "EasyRail Plus Technology," the "Total Thermal System," and "Ultra Quiet Fan Design."
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BF4 AMD Mantle Video Card Performance Review Part 1
AMD's Mantle API has been with us for just over a month now, and we have strapped a variety of video cards to the test bench to see what real world differences are being delivered to gamers within Battlefield 4. We will compare D3D11, Mantle, on various GPUs, looking at highest playable settings, frame times, and discuss our experiences.
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Cryorig R1 Ultimate CPU Air Cooler Review
Cryorig is a name that is quite likely new to our fellow enthusiasts. When the company contacted us and asked us to review its news R1 Ultimate cooler, we took a look at the build design and it got us curious. The R1 Ultimate has an overall design that we have seen many times before, but surely had enough "new" to warrant a review.
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