Technology Archive

  • A Netherlands non-profit group, Mars One, announced they will begin a global search on July 2013 to find the best candidates for the first human mission to Mars in 2023. Applicants must submit a one-minute YouTube video explaining why they are the best candidate to become one of the 40 astronaut trainees. Those chosen would-be astronauts will train three months at a time beginning on 2015, and continue to train for the next 7 years...

    The Mars One Astronaut Selection Program Press Conference

    A Netherlands non-profit group, Mars One, announced they will begin a global search on July 2013 to find the best candidates for the first human mission to Mars in 2023. Applicants must submit a one-minute YouTube video explaining why they are the best candidate to become one of the 40 astronaut trainees. Those chosen would-be astronauts will train three months at a time beginning on 2015, and continue to train for the next 7 years...

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  • Razer unveiled the Razer Edge (codename: Project Fiona) at CES2013 winning the Best of Show CES 2013 and People’s Voice CES 2013 Awards. Razer Edge also won four coveted CES 2012 Awards. It’s a gaming tablet that can be played in four-modes: Tablet Mode, Keyboard Mode, Mobile Console Mode, and Home Console Mode. Both the Razer Edge Pro Tablet (256GB) for $1,499, and the Razer Edge (128GB) for $1299 are available for pre-order. The price...

    Razer Edge Pro 256GB and Razer Edge 128GB Available Now

    Razer unveiled the Razer Edge (codename: Project Fiona) at CES2013 winning the Best of Show CES 2013 and People’s Voice CES 2013 Awards. Razer Edge also won four coveted CES 2012 Awards. It’s a gaming tablet that can be played in four-modes: Tablet Mode, Keyboard Mode, Mobile Console Mode, and Home Console Mode. Both the Razer Edge Pro Tablet (256GB) for $1,499, and the Razer Edge (128GB) for $1299 are available for pre-order. The price...

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  • Google has scheduled five new locations in Kansas City to get Google Fiber installed through January – March 2013. For this to happen, if you live within the locations mentioned below you must sign up and spread the word with all your neighbors to build a fiberhood. What’s Google Fiber? One Gigabit downloads. One Gigabit Uploads. 100 times faster than your current Cable or DSL broadband speeds. If you live in one of these fiberhoods...

    Kansas City Fans: Google Fiber Expanding from Jan-Mar 2013

    Google has scheduled five new locations in Kansas City to get Google Fiber installed through January – March 2013. For this to happen, if you live within the locations mentioned below you must sign up and spread the word with all your neighbors to build a fiberhood. What’s Google Fiber? One Gigabit downloads. One Gigabit Uploads. 100 times faster than your current Cable or DSL broadband speeds. If you live in one of these fiberhoods...

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  • Starting today, Blizzplanet will be updating the technology channel with the latest Google Fiber news. Google Fiber is going to drastically change the face of the internet as we have known it in the past 24 years since the introduction of ADSL and Cable internet. I think it’s important for gaming websites to talk about Google Fiber, to help make people aware of it, and to spread the word. It’s here to stay, and it’s...

    Google Fiber Expanding More Into Kansas and Missouri

    Starting today, Blizzplanet will be updating the technology channel with the latest Google Fiber news. Google Fiber is going to drastically change the face of the internet as we have known it in the past 24 years since the introduction of ADSL and Cable internet. I think it’s important for gaming websites to talk about Google Fiber, to help make people aware of it, and to spread the word. It’s here to stay, and it’s...

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  • For a long time since I built my EVGA X58 motherboard computer system (in 2008) I had wanted to get a better CPU cooler, especially with all the upgrades World of Warcraft has gotten from expansion to expansion and because intensive games like Crysis 2. My i7-920 CPU was normally in the 78-82 degrees, with spikes of 85 — pretty bad, considering the motherboard auto-shuts at 86 degrees. During the periods of time I did...

    Improve your Computer Temperature with EVGA Superclock CPU Cooler

    For a long time since I built my EVGA X58 motherboard computer system (in 2008) I had wanted to get a better CPU cooler, especially with all the upgrades World of Warcraft has gotten from expansion to expansion and because intensive games like Crysis 2. My i7-920 CPU was normally in the 78-82 degrees, with spikes of 85 — pretty bad, considering the motherboard auto-shuts at 86 degrees. During the periods of time I did...

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  • WiFi and Wireless Internet Connection? Technology has shown incredible feats in the past ten years, but Intel is coming forth in 2013 with a technology that makes Protoss technology nigh a reality. Intel’s Wireless Charging Technology allows Ultrabook users to recharge their smartphone without the need of a power cord nor a USB cable. Place the smartphone a few inches from the laptop, and let it sit there. The smartphone battery will be full within...

    Protoss Technology? Intel Wireless Charging Technology (WCT) – One Step Closer to Reality

    WiFi and Wireless Internet Connection? Technology has shown incredible feats in the past ten years, but Intel is coming forth in 2013 with a technology that makes Protoss technology nigh a reality. Intel’s Wireless Charging Technology allows Ultrabook users to recharge their smartphone without the need of a power cord nor a USB cable. Place the smartphone a few inches from the laptop, and let it sit there. The smartphone battery will be full within...

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  • Everyone near Sunnyvale, California will have the opportunity to win phat-lootz at the ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) Event through July 28-29. There are some workshops, mini-tournaments, prizes and charity to boot. Sounds like fun. At the event, ASUS is gonna showcase the latest Republic of Gamers motherboards (ROG): ASUS Maximus V FORMULA (Z77) and the ASUS Maximus V Extreme. These use the patent-pending Fusion Thermo™ hybrid VRM cooling system, GameFirst II™ + Intel® Gb...

    2nd Annual ASUS Republic of Gamers in Sunnyvale, CA – July 28-29

    Everyone near Sunnyvale, California will have the opportunity to win phat-lootz at the ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) Event through July 28-29. There are some workshops, mini-tournaments, prizes and charity to boot. Sounds like fun. At the event, ASUS is gonna showcase the latest Republic of Gamers motherboards (ROG): ASUS Maximus V FORMULA (Z77) and the ASUS Maximus V Extreme. These use the patent-pending Fusion Thermo™ hybrid VRM cooling system, GameFirst II™ + Intel® Gb...

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  • A company established in Los Angeles, California started out a Kickstarter to collect money to develop an open-source game console. They set a pledge goal of $950,000 and surprisingly it got up to 1.92 million dollars in less than 24 hours. They had surpassed the goal in only 8 hours. Boxer8 founder Julie Uhrman explains in this video how she visualizes an open-source game console where the console is cheap, the library of games is...

    OUYA the Open-Source Game Console and StarCraft II eSports on the TV

    A company established in Los Angeles, California started out a Kickstarter to collect money to develop an open-source game console. They set a pledge goal of $950,000 and surprisingly it got up to 1.92 million dollars in less than 24 hours. They had surpassed the goal in only 8 hours. Boxer8 founder Julie Uhrman explains in this video how she visualizes an open-source game console where the console is cheap, the library of games is...

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  • Microsoft announced Windows 8 OS will be available to the public by the end of October 2012. The company is really pushing the mass marketing campaign to facilitate Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 users to jump into the Windows 8 Pro wagon with two crazy offers. New Windows 7 PC Sales Starting Today Did you purchase a Windows 7 PC or laptop since June 2, 2012? If you plan to buy one between...

    Windows 8 Pro Hits October with Two Current Offers $39.99 and $14.99 Upgrades

    Microsoft announced Windows 8 OS will be available to the public by the end of October 2012. The company is really pushing the mass marketing campaign to facilitate Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 users to jump into the Windows 8 Pro wagon with two crazy offers. New Windows 7 PC Sales Starting Today Did you purchase a Windows 7 PC or laptop since June 2, 2012? If you plan to buy one between...

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  • The Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display has arrived. What’s so hot about this new version? The buzz is it features a Retina display packed with 5.1 million pixels supporting up to 2880-by-1800 resolution. That’s crazy! That’s 3 million pixels more than an HDTV. The MacBook Pro Retina is even thinner than its predecessor — extremely portable: only 0.71 inch thin and weighs 4.46 pounds. It’s the first notebook ever to include two Thunderbolt ports....

    Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display Arrives

    The Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display has arrived. What’s so hot about this new version? The buzz is it features a Retina display packed with 5.1 million pixels supporting up to 2880-by-1800 resolution. That’s crazy! That’s 3 million pixels more than an HDTV. The MacBook Pro Retina is even thinner than its predecessor — extremely portable: only 0.71 inch thin and weighs 4.46 pounds. It’s the first notebook ever to include two Thunderbolt ports....

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