Origin PC just launched the EON17 - a new customizable gaming laptop that uses desktop CPUs and RAM. This opens up the opportunity to configure a laptop with Intel's Core i7 hexa-core processors (with 12 threads) and up to 24 gigs of triple channel RAM. On top of that there's room for no less than ...

Asus has elected to update its Republic of Gamers G73 gaming laptop with a new graphics card - the new model is called G73JW. Strangely it's not the Nvidia GTX 480M but the GTX460M - a model that is (at least in theory) slightly slower than the existing ATI Mobility Radeon HD5870 that is included ...

Nvidia has been losing some ground to its rival AMD, with the competitor having a full lineup of powerful and DX11 ready mobile GPUs on the market for quite a while now. Just in time for the IFA trade show in Berlin, Nvidia is aiming to catch up - and possibly take over the lead - with an ...

Optimus is Nvidia's next step in hybrid/switchable graphics that we've talked about before here. It's also present in the latest revision of the tiny gaming laptop from Alienware - the m11x R2.  The technology automatically switches between integrated Intel graphics and a dedicated graphics card to ...

Below an ad for the newly released, quad-core gaming monster from MSI--the GT660. The GT660 comes loaded with features including dual 7,200rpm hard drives, USB 3.0, and room for up to 12GB of DDR3 RAM. Somewhat less impressive is the choice of GPU. MSI seems to have spared no expenses in any other ...

The well-known Korean consumer electronics giant LG just launched its first notebook with support for stereoscopic 3D. LG's newcomer has been dubbed R590 3D and is equipped with a 15.6-inch display. In the package is also a pair of polarized glasses to allow for a 3D experience in movies and games. ...

Here's an interesting share from YouTube user and Asus G73JH owner QuagmireLXIX showing off the capabilities of the G73JH in combination with the Mobility Radeon HD5870. It's an ambitious video from DIRT 2, where the HD5870 has been overclocked. On top of that there's also an overlay with a ...

As mentioned previously, MSI recently announced its latest 16-inch gaming laptop, the GT660. Now it has surfaced on Amazon.com in two versions - one GT660R-003 and one GT660R-004 - priced at $1,499 and $1,699 respectively. As far as we've been able to discern, the only difference between the two is ...

Sometimes it's amusing  to see the mainstream media pick up on some tech-related press release and spin it out of control. This time it's a statement from LG about 3D laptops fed to the uneducated masses via Reuters. What makes it interesting is that the Korean manufacturer LG hasn't shipped a ...

The fact that Toshiba is releasing a new generation of its ultraportable Portege lineup is not that interesting from a gamer's perspective. What makes it more interesting is the new cooling technology developed in collaboration between Toshiba and Intel. It makes it possible to add hardware which ...

MSI has announced its latest gaming beast, the GT660. This is not a refresh of one of the older, 15 or 17 inch gaming laptops, but a brand new 16-inch model based on an Intel Core i7 processor and the Nvidia GeForce GTX 285M. The overall design has also been revamped to look like a mix of ...

It has hardly escaped anyone that 3D has been the focus of the entire consumer electronics industry for the last couple of years. Gaming is arguably the most successful and "mature" application for new stereoscopic technology. Nvidia launched its 3D Vision technology at CES 2009 and it looked great ...