News for January 28th 2012

Happy Saturday. My kids were up at 7:30am, and I have to ask why? It’s Saturday we should be sleeping in. And for some reason I woke up at 6:15am wide awake, I was looking around like why am I up?! I hate when I just wake up for no reason like that and then can’t get back to sleep, I think I had just fallen back asleep when my kids got up. Blah… need more coffee.. Anyway, here’s the news from sites around the world for you. It’s a mixture of everything tech related really, so there’s something for everyone in here…

Storage Related:

Funky Kit Review: Patriot Pyro SE 240Gb SSD

OCZ Synapse Cache 64GB SSD @ Bjorn3D

 

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

UEBO M400 WiFi Media Player

Catalyst 12.1 Windows 7 Driver Analysis

NuForce uDAC-2 Digital-to-Analog Converter Review @ TechwareLabs

Galaxy MDT GeForce GT 520 Review: Quad-Display Budget Card

Nouveau For A $10 NVIDIA Graphics Card @ Phoronix

Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6670 @ TechwareLabs

Graphics Card Overclocking: Is it really worth it?

Westone 4R In-ears @ techPowerUp

Sapphire HD 7970 3GB Video Cards in CrossFire Overclocked

 

Mobile Related:

Mobility Digest Review: Google’s Galaxy Nexus by Samsung

JLab B-Flex X-Bass USB Laptop Speaker Review

MiPow Maca Color iPhone 4 Charging Cases Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Android App Pick – Google Docs

HTC Explorer Android Smartphone Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Mobility Digest Review: BodyGuardz Carbon Fiber Armor

External Graphics: The Way Forward For Gaming Laptops? @ eTeknix.com

Funky Kit Article – How to install an .IPA app file on your iPhone

Porsche Design BlackBerry P’9981 Smartphone Review

Mobility Digest Review: Bracketron Universal GPS Window Mount

Siri Command List Article @ PC Review

Stem TimeCommand Audio Alarm Dock for iOS Devices Review @ Legit Reviews

how to transfer and play .AVI movies on your iPhone

Mobility Digest Review: X-mini KAI Capsule Speaker

 

PC Cooling:

Swiftech Apogee HD Water Block Review @ OCIA.net

Glacialtech Igloo H58 Heatsink Review @ Frostytech.com

Prolimatech Lynx CPU Cooler Review

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler Review @ Tweaknews

Alpenföhn Civetta CPU Cooler Review @ eTeknix.com

Noctua NF-F12 PWM Fan Review @ Vortez

ARCTIC Freezer i30 CPU Cooler Review

Arctic Freezer i30 Review

XIGMATEK Colosseum CPU Cooler Video Review @ Tech Lobby

Funky Kit Review: Thermaltake Bigwater 760 Plus

Zero Infinity Free Flow+ CPU Cooler Review @ Vortez

Prolima Tech Vortex Fan Review Round Up

 

PC Cases:

Unboxing the Thermaltake Overseer RX-I Full Tower Case @ ThinkComputers.org

Lian Li PC-90 HPTX Chassis Review @MissingRemote

XIGMATEK GIGAS Micro ATX Case Video Review @ Tech Lobby

GELID Solutions Darkforce PC Case Review @ Legit Reviews

Enermax Fulmo GT Full PC Case @ Pro-Clockers

NZXT Switch 810 Case Review

MSI Raptor @ LanOC Reviews

Fractal Design Define XL Case Review @ Hardware Canucks

MSI Nighthawk Case Review

Fractal Design – Define R3 Computer Case Review @ HCW

Antec P280 Case Review

 

Power Supplies/ Related:

NZXT HALE82 750-watt Power Supply Review

Corsair CX430 V2 430W Power Supply Review @ Kitguru

Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650 W

FSP Aurum CM Series Gold 650W PSU review

Seasonic Platinum 860W PSU review @planet3dnow.de

 

Motherboards:

ASUS P8H67-M Evo Intel H67 Express Motherboard Review @ PCSTATS

ASUS P9X79 WS Workstation Motherboard @ Benchmark Reviews

ECS X79R-AX Black Series Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews

 

Assorted:

Compilers Mature For Intel Sandy/Ivy Bridge, Prep For Haswell @ Phoronix

Five Years With Blu-ray – Part One

PCs in decline? Not for enthusiasts

SOPA is dead, long live SOPA

AMD Llano A8-3870K APU Review @ TechwareLabs

Win 100 free Cebit 2012 tickets courtesy of OCZ & Kitguru!

VIA Shows Us Next-Gen Hardware Results, Info @ Phoronix

ARIA & KitGuru Free Shipping Programme!

Antec SoundScience HALO 6 LED Bias Lighting Kit Review @ Tweaknews

iXBT Labs Review: 71 CPU Roundup

 

Gaming:

EA’s Battlefield 3 for the PC Platform Reviewed

Thermaltake Tt eSports Shock Spin Gaming Headset @ Pro-Clockers

Cooler Master QuickFire Keyboard @ LanOC Reviews

Cyborg M.M.O. 7 Gaming Mouse Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

CM Storm Xornet Gaming Mouse @ Rbmods

Thermaltake Meka G Unit @ LanOC Reviews

FIFA 12 (PS3) Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Thermaltake Tt eSport Battle Dragon LAN Bag Review @ eTeknix.com

PC gaming in 3D stereo: 3D Vision 2 vs. HD3D