By Preston Gralla Recent data shows that the Windows 8 developer preview is rarely being used — less than a quarter of the uptake of the Windows 7 beta in a longer period of time. That’s just one more piece of evidence that in its present form Windows 8 isn’t really for your PC. It’s [...]

As of today, December 20th, the Physical Warfare Pack of Battlefield 3 has been released for Xbox 360 and PC for free (PlayStation 3 already received this).  This pack was originally a gift for those who preordered BF3 at certain retailers.  In case you have yet to unlock these items, the pack comes with the [...]

Apple’s Thunderbolt connection standard allows you to edit HD video using a Apple MacBook Pro like never before – even topping the throughput possible with an eSATA add-in card. LaCie’s Thunderbolt version of its Little Big Disk is a two-drive portable hard drive that’ll easily slip into your laptop bag. The Thunderbolt Little Big Disk [...]

Apple’s Thunderbolt connection standard allows you to edit HD video using a Apple MacBook Pro like never before – even topping the throughput possible with an eSATA add-in card. LaCie’s Thunderbolt version of its Little Big Disk is a two-drive portable hard drive that’ll easily slip into your laptop bag. The Thunderbolt Little Big Disk [...]

Mark Suster The End of the Web? Don’t Bet on It. Here’s Why Let Me Introduce Myself Why I’d Rather Err on the Side of Direct Feedback Than Pleasantries Fred Wilson recently posted a great video on his blog with the CEO of Forrester Research, George Colony. The money slide is the graphic below. The chart [...]

Mark Suster The End of the Web? Don’t Bet on It. Here’s Why Let Me Introduce Myself Why I’d Rather Err on the Side of Direct Feedback Than Pleasantries Fred Wilson recently posted a great video on his blog with the CEO of Forrester Research, George Colony. The money slide is the graphic below. The chart [...]

Computerworld — Research firm IDC expects to see few Windows 8 upgrades on desktops and laptops, and it even predicts that users of conventional PCs won’t show much interest in Microsoft’s upcoming operating system. 8 Reasons Why CIOs Shouldn’t Race to Windows 8Windows XP to Windows 8: Don’t Go There Microsoft is facing a tough [...]

Computerworld — Research firm IDC expects to see few Windows 8 upgrades on desktops and laptops, and it even predicts that users of conventional PCs won’t show much interest in Microsoft’s upcoming operating system. 8 Reasons Why CIOs Shouldn’t Race to Windows 8Windows XP to Windows 8: Don’t Go There Microsoft is facing a tough [...]

Alienware, Dell’s subsidiary responsible for designing gamer-centric PCs, has updated its lineup of desktop PCs with the Alienware Aurora R4. Like all Alienware offerings, the specs are customizable with the Aurora R4 offering a choice of Intel Core i7 3000-series six-core CPUs, dual high-end GPUs from AMD or NVIDIA and up to four HDDs or [...]

MADISON, Wis. — Police in Wisconsin’s capital city barely had to try to catch a pair of unlucky suspected thieves. Madison police say two men in their late 20s stole DVDs and computer games from a Target store Tuesday and discussed their plans to fence the goods while driving away. Investigators say the duo didn’t [...]