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Skyrim sells 3.5 million copies in 48 hours

Paul Fang, Nov 16th 2011 Discuss [7]

We knew that Bethesda's Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim would sell well when it came out on its infamous launch date, November 11th, 2011. And now we have the official stats from ZeniMax (Bethesda's parent company)'s CEO himself. 3.5 million copies in 48 hours? You can go ahead and check that box, since Skyrim has reached just those awe-inspiring numbers. We now just have to wait for the first week of sales to finalize in order to see if Skyrim is on track to beat the record currently held by Call of Duty's newly released Modern Warfare 3. Read The Full Story

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim sales a lesson in listening

Chris Burns, Nov 16th 2011 Discuss [13]

The past few weeks several games have been released, each of the big names selling record numbers either in their own circles or in the greater scheme of things - what Bethesda Softworks release of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim's shipping of 7 million copies at launch tell us is we need to know the difference between shipping and selling. Just like a record label, a game developer keeps track of both the shipment numbers and the sales numbers on each of its games. While shipment numbers are an OK indicator of how well the stores across the country expect the game to sell, it's certainly not a perfect tell. If Skyrim does manage to sell all 7 million copies already shipped inside its first week of sales, it will have beaten Battlefield 3's five million copies sold in the same time period. Read The Full Story

Digital Storm crams new Intel hardware into gaming PCs

Shane McGlaun, Nov 14th 2011 Discuss [0]

If you are a PC gamer and are looking for a new PC that you can use to play all the cool new games that have landed this year Digital Storm has something for you. The company has announced that it is now putting new Intel hardware into its ODE line of gaming PCs. The gaming PCs use the Intel X79 chipset and can be had with that new Core i7 3930K CPU that debuted today. Read The Full Story

AirGo is first outdoor speaker to house AirPort Express for AirPlay

Rue Liu, Nov 10th 2011 Discuss [1]

Russound announced today its AirGo Outdoor Sound Station that's the first outdoor speaker system to tout Apple's AirPlay music streaming technology via the attachment of an AirPort Express device. Usually we see speaker docks with AirPlay integrated, but the AirGo has, instead, a weatherproof compartment where an AirPort Express unit can be stowed. Read The Full Story

Samsung tips Windows 8 PCs in 2012

Chris Burns, Nov 9th 2011 Discuss [2]

This week Uhm Kyu Ho, head of sales and marketing for Samsung's PC business noted that there certainly will be Windows PC computers from the manufacturer inside 2012, touchscreen PCs, and they'd likely take on a shape similar to the Series 7 line. This talk happened inside Seoul where Ho also noted that the computer line would have touchscreens and wireless keyboards, Windows 8 coming standard. While the Series 7 line was and is targeted at business users, Windows 8 may well open a whole new door for the existing line as well. Read The Full Story

Lenovo C325 and C225 All-in-One PCs shipping now

Rue Liu, Nov 3rd 2011 Discuss [0]

The Lenovo C325 and C225 all-in-one PCs are now ready to ship. The C325, announced last month, features a sleek 20-inch HD+ 1600 x 900 display, while the C225 packs a smaller 18.5-inch display. Both systems sport AMD's Fusion dual-core chip in various spec configurations as well as the option of having multi-touch touchscreen display. Read The Full Story

ASUS Lamborghini VX6S Cedar Trail netbook gets pre-release benchmarks

Chris Burns, Nov 2nd 2011 Discuss [3]

This week the newest ASUS Lamborghini collaboration in the VX65 has been both benchmarked and teased by ASUS in the form of a lovely new wallpaper. This device is set to be released with a sweet Intel Atom CedarTrail D2700 2.13 GHz CPU, AMD Radeon 6470M GPU, and has a 12-inch display under a hood that looks very much to be a fire red (or orange, whatever you want to call it) Lamborghini sports car. This goes up against the Pine Trail/ION2-powered VX6 Lamborghini ASUS predecessor as well as the Asus EEE PC 1215 running a relatively comparable chipset. Who will come out on top? I think you know the answer to that. Read The Full Story

Stealth brings LPC-125LPFM teeny-tiny PC to the market

Chris Burns, Nov 2nd 2011 Discuss [3]

If there's one factor that's to be commended without hesitation about the modern world's current selection of technological breakthroughs, its the fantastically tiny nature of devices like this new computer from Stealth. This is the next in line unit from the small family that is Stealth Computers. It's a 4.6 x 6.1 x 2.0 inch unit that'll sit in your hand without a problem at 1.2lbs (0.54kg) - that's small, and it's no deck of cards inside this similarly sized box. Also note that this is the smallest PC the group has yet offered. Read The Full Story

Bill Gates stuck knife in Courier tablet tip insiders

Chris Davies, Nov 1st 2011 Discuss [12]

Microsoft’s Courier project died in no small part because Bill Gates feared it would cost the company in Outlook sales, despite the content-creation device being only months from a potential launch. According to new leaks about the dual-screen tablet, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called company founder Gates in to meet with the Windows 8 and Courier teams, to help decide which of the two competing tablet strategies would be pursued. Gates, always a fan of anything that supported Microsot’s Exchange/Windows app ecosystem, grew wary of Courier project lead J Allard’s apparent unconcern with the status quo, CNET reports, and recommended to Ballmer that Windows 8 form the centerpiece of the tablet drive.

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Acer reveals Veriton Z2620G and Veriton Z2610G slim all-in-one PCs

Chris Burns, Nov 1st 2011 Discuss [0]

In addition to the all-in-one PCs revealed earlier this morning in the Z series, Acer is presenting this week their first official glimpse of two all-in-one PCs under the Veriton name, Z2620G and Z2610G. While the Z series devices released this morning are mostly for entertainment it would seem, the Veriton duo here looks to be set for business. Ideal for "anywhere that space conservation and presentation are a priority" says Acer's Commercial Systems Business Manager Leila Axelle Robert, and with a 20-inch display on each of these units with a slim display cutting down on bulk, they certainly are that. Read The Full Story

Acer introduces AZ5 and AZ3 all-in-one PCs

Chris Burns, Nov 1st 2011 Discuss [0]

This week Acer reveals two new all-in-one computers, the AZ5 Series with a 23-inch HD monitor and the AZ3 Series with a slightly smaller HD monitor at 21-inches, both computers featuring full touchscreen capabilities. Both series have several hardware options for processors, speakers, and storage, and contain a selection of software offered exclusively with Acer devices. You'll notice that these AIOs look rather similar to one another - that's because they're meant to be part of a single release. Not that you'll want both the 23 and the 21 inch machine, but know now that you'll get essentially the same look either way. Read The Full Story

Shuttle XPC H7 5820S launched with ability to work with 16 displays at once

Chris Burns, Oct 31st 2011 Discuss [0]

If you've been following along with Shuttle's ever-increasing library of mini PCs, you know that they all look rather similarly simple and sleek on the outside - today there's one with a feature on the inside that'll have your sense of smallness blown out of the water. What the Shuttle XPC H7 5820S has is a new feature by the name of Matrox M-series multi-display graphics, this allowing you to work with up to 16 displays at once. You'll also find a set of other fantastic specifications inside, but it's the displays that will have you mesmerized. Read The Full Story