The Bureau: XCOM Declassified Releasing in August

After numerous delays and years of silence, 2K has finally announced its intentions for the mysterious XCOM first-person shooter that was originally announced in 2010….

The upcoming PCs that could help boost Windows 8

While PC shipments are reportedly taking a beating, many OEM makers are still trying to come up with new and interesting designs that think out of…

Apple’s Mac U.S. sales grew 7.4% (Gartner) or fell 7.5% (IDC)

The two leading high tech market research firms have done it again. They issued their preliminary PC sales estimates for the first calendar quarter of…

Two unlikely PC makers emerge: Google, Microsoft

Here’s a disruptive technology trend: Google and Microsoft as makers of personal computers. If I had tried to predict in 2010 that these two companies…

What does a great Windows 8 gaming laptop need?

A recent question from a reader brought up an issue we’ve been discussing around the office recently — the lack of Windows 8 laptops that include both…

Lenovo ThinkPads Are Getting Thinner and Prettier

The ThinkPad T series isn’t traditionally the prettiest out there, and it’s certainly not one you’d usually see highlighted. But Lenovo went and made them…

Resident Evil 6 & Left 4 Dead 2 Crossing Over for PC

Survival rates just got a little bit lower in Left 4 Dead 2 and Resident Evil 6: both games will feature crossovers from each other…

Defiance Beta Set to Release March 22

Defiance launches on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 on April 2, but prior to that, developer Trion plans to run one last beta test, including…

Infinity Ward Themed Xi3 PC?

Modern Warfare 4 to be optimised for it? Remember that hand-sized PC called Piston made by Xi3 that was thought to be Valve’s Steam Box?…

Thermaltake launches Tron-inspired Chaser A31 enthusiast mid-tower

Thermaltake has updated its Chaser series with a new Tron-inspired mid-tower aimed at gamers and enthusiasts. Said to exude an “e-sports appearance,” the Chaser A31′s…

Mac vs. PC: Does It Really Even Matter Anymore?

The personal computer revolution of the 70s and 80s, noted distinctly by the rise of now tech giants Apple and Microsoft, fueled an era of Mac…

Surface Pro vs. The Industry: What $1,000 PC is the best out there?

Looks can be deceiving, and that’s definitely the case with Microsoft’s upcoming Surface Pro tablet. At first glance, the Surface Pro seems barely different than…

Valve Announces Xi3, Steam-Powered PC

Specifics on tiny PC are kept quiet, but Valve invests an undisclosed amount into PC manufacturer. PC manufacturer Xi3 has announced a modular, grapefruit-sized computer…

Intel’s next-gen ultrabook design concept looks sharp

One of the highlights of Intel’s CES press conference was a design concept for an ultrabook featuring the upcoming fourth generation of Intel Core i-series processors. While…

Leap Motion’s hardware to be integrated with some Asus PCs

We have been big fans of Leap Motion which is just up the road from ioTechie HQ in Palo Alto, CA. Ever since they first…

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