It has been a long wait, but our first Zen+ reviews are ready and waiting, we take the new procs for a test ride. These puppies are running at up to 4.35 GHz and with up to eight cores and sixteen threads, that's not a bad thing at 229 and 329 USD. 

Ryzen 5 2600X review (read here)  - Ryzen 7 2700X review (read here)

SOL REPUBLIC launched its unique line of headphones today across Europe. Delivering innovation in sound, style and durability, SOL REPUBLIC offers amazing headphones for every music lover. SOL REPUBLIC assembled an industry-leading team of designers and engineers to create its one-of-a-kind headphones from the ground up. Featuring FlexTech technology, SOL REPUBLIC headphones are virtually indestructible and completely interchangeable with swappable cables and headbands.

Gigabyte is launching their  Home NAS family with the GR-EZI04H, a 4-bay consumer NAS based on the Intel Atom platform. It combined a current-generation Atom D2500 dual-core processor clocked at 1.80 GHz, with an old (yet effective) ICH10R southbridge, instead of the usual NM10 PCH. The ICH10R has been used on high-end Intel 4-series and 5-series platforms, and provides six SATA 3 Gb/s ports with RAID 0/5/10. The GR-EZI04H features two gigabit Ethernet ports, two USB 3.0 ports, two USB 2.0/1.1 ports, and a VGA display output. 

The Register reports Microsoft's free Security Essentials anti-virus software has lost its seal of approval from AV-TEST. The German test lab conducts bi-monthly tests and claims Security Essentials lost its rating because it now has a zero-day detection rate of only 64 percent, well below the industry average of 89 percent. 

Microsoft announced the Surface tablet with Windows 8 Pro will hit the market in January, prices start at $899 for the 64GB version and $999 for the 128GB model, but none of the two tablets come with a keyboard included.

3D gaming or viewing is a full-on experience, and full immersion is key to making players part of the on-screen action. That's why MMD, the leading technology company and brand license partner for Philips monitors, today introduced the new Philips Gioco 278G4 3D display with Ambiglow: the innovative Philips technology that delivers a truly immersive Gaming experience.

Galaxy is bringing you their latest graphics card, the GeForce GT 630. Codenamed GF PGT630/2GD3, the card features 96 CUDA Cores, a 128-bit memory interface, a core clock of 810MHz, a shader clock of 1620MHz and a 2GB DDR3 memory set @ 1334MHz, and features DVI-I, D-Sub and HDMI outputs. 

Here's a little Montage about some funny Glitches and just Random stuff in Sleeping Dogs! It's pretty hard to force out glitches out of that Game. It's pretty nice coded :D, i don't want you guys to show you how Glitchy that game is, i just want to entertain you with that Montage. And let's admit it.. every Game got glitches like that! 

Ubisoft has released a new trailer for Splinter Cell: Blacklist, in which Animation Director, Kristjan Zadziuk, takes us on a tour of some of the non-lethal take downs. Splinter Cell: Blacklist is planned for a Spring 2013 release on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. 

Admittedly, pretty vlever. Losing your remote, keys, and other items may soon be a thing of the past. Presenting, StickNFind, the app based location tool. By simply placing a small 'sticker' onto any item, you can use a Bluetooth paired iOS or Android phone to determine how far away that item is. The app uses a radar-like feature that shows the distance you are from the object, up to its 100ft max. 

DigiTimes is sharing Intel's processor plans for the coming quarter. Several entry-level Ivy Bridge based processors will hit the market in Q1 2013, this includes the 22nm Pentium G2130, G2020 and G2020T and Celeron G1620, G1610 and G1610T processors. Older 32nm-based Pentium G870, G645 and G645T as well as Celeron G555, G550 and G550T chips will reach the end of their lifecycle by the end of 2012, and the Core i7-2700K, Core i5-3450, Core i5-2310, Core i3-2105 and Pentium G440 will also be phased out by the end of December.

Here we have a new Full HD monitor from Dell, the E2313H. Adopting a TN panel, this new 23-inch LED-backlight monitor provides 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 250 cd/m2 brightness, 5 ms response time and 170/160 degree viewing angles, and features both DVI-D and mini D-Sub connectors. 

The second of the Metro: Last Light Survivor Series trailers features a model in distress. 

This is the official teaser trailer for Splash Damage's newest PC multiplayer shooter, Dirty Bomb. 

You still have to wait until 2013 for the actual release, but here's the first official trailer for Company of Heroes 2 for your appetite. 

DATA Technology a leading manufacturer of high-performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash storage application products, today announces the release of the DashDrive Durable UD310 USB Flash Drive, a tiny, water resistant USB flash drive with an attractive gem-like appearance.

The Surface RT tablet seems to have a problematic start. Taiwanese tech site DigiTimes heard from sources in the upstream supply chain that Microsoft's tablet is selling less well than hoped, resulting in Microsoft cutting orders by half to two million units. Originally, Microsoft anticipated four million Surface RT devices would ship by the end of 2012. The software giant can entice consumers with lower pricing, but such a move will likely further alienate the software giant's relationship with its notebook partners.