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As HP stands firm in their lawsuit against former CEO Mark Hurd, legal experts are indicating HP will likely be unsuccessful . HP is seeking to block Hurd from taking a job at rival firm Oracle. The two companies compete in the business sector, and HP says Hurd signed agreements to keep HP’s trade secrets confidential. HP contends this should bar him from working at a competitor. The sticking point for HP is that the case is…  Read More →

We’d all love to own multiple high-end GPUs configured in a quad-SLI/CrossFireX configuration, but the majority of folk settle on much more pedestrian parts. If you’re a discrete graphics chip maker, the real money is in the entry-level, but for how long? According to Fudzilla, “most analysts predict that by 2010 the entry level discrete graphics [market] will be mostly gone.” That’s a bold claim , and to back it... 

These days, it’s rare for a game to drop out of nowhere and turn us into sweaty, drooling masses capable only of slobbering out the words “Woah,” “Dude,” and “[Speechless],” but to say Firefall pulled it off would be a serious understatement. See, the game heralds from Red 5 Studios, a startup founded by World of Warcraft’s former team lead and Tribes’ lead designer, and it basically woah, dude, woah, [speechless], woah, dude.... 

This unique keyboard can’t overcome major flaws There’s a lot of history behind the Phantom lapboard (and its ill-begotten console progenitor) but we don’t need to go into that. What you do need to know is that the Phantom lapboard is essentially a wireless keyboard on a hinge. You can (and must) lock it into an angled position to use the mouse on the surface below and…  Read More →

You might have heard of companies going from strength to strength, but Oracle has just gone from one controversial executive to another. Former HP CEO Mark Hurd has been revealed as the replacement for outgoing co-president Charles Phillips . According to the company, Phillips has resigned and will also be stepping down from its board. He was in the crosshairs at the start of this year when his mistress of eight years YaVaughnie Wilkins went... 

Those Redbox kiosks you see scattered all over the place are proving immensely popular, as evidenced by Redbox recently serving up its one billionth movie rental. It took six years for Redbox to reach the billion rental milestone. “One billion rentals is an incredible milestone as Redbox has quickly become the local video store for millions of consumers nationwide,” said Mitch Lowe , president, Redbox. “Our popularity is a... 

It doesn’t matter whether you spent $500 or $2,500 on your laptop, chances are the interior came riddled with stickers. Popping open the $1,600 Asus G73Jh-A1, for example, you’ll find no less than five stickers advertising the processor (Intel Core i7), OS (Windows 7), graphics (ATI Mobility Radeon), sound effects (EAX Advanced HD), and overall system specs. Despite the prominence of stickers on laptops at every price point, not... 

Google Wave may not have lasted long as an official web app, but the search giant announced today that it intends to use the existing code to design a fully functional application that can be hosted by anyone who wants it. The service will lose its integration with Gmail, but will still give active Wave participants a place to use and modify new and existing Wave’s after the service shuts down at the end of the year. In many ways Wave might... 

There are some things that just make you stop and wonder: “Is this the beginning of the end?” Things like global warming, widespread war and poverty, and – of course – the mystifying popularity of Twilight. And then there are things that make you quit your job and spend all your money on a tour of the world’s greatest steakhouses, because – damn it all – the four horsemen of the apocalypse…  Read More →

At the time of its theatrical release, many in the consumer electronics industry hoped that “Avatar” would usher in a new era in home entertainment, an era where 3D is no longer a novelty but the norm. James Cameron’s magnum opus didn’t disappoint and is now viewed by many as a watershed in 3D’s march to the living room.  Read More →

Apple and Google have begun sparring over who has the fastest growing mobile OS, with both gloating on the sheer number of devices they are activating each day . However, it is often difficult to extricate the truth from such unabashed preening. Maybe Quantcast’s latest monthly mobile data usage report could offer a more balanced perspective. According to Quantcast, Android emerged as a more popular web browsing platform at the end of... 

We all knew it was a distinct possibility that at some point that Google could be looking at a viable antitrust investigation. It’s not clear if this is the day for it, but we do know that the Texas Attorney General is investigating the search giant to see if they are violating antitrust laws. At issue here is the accusation from some companies that Google is manipulating its…  Read More →

We appreciate all the wonderful (and sometimes not) comments we’ve been receiving from our weekly “Photo Awesome” series, but in the interest of narrowing the gap between us and, well you, our loyal readers, we thought we’d have a little competition and let you decide the outcome.  Read More →

If you’ve been following our tablet coverage, you know we’ve been waiting patiently for legitimate iPad competitors. You also know we gave a disappointing 6 verdict  Read More →