Shanghai, China – April, 2013 - RunCore, leading manufacturer of high-performance and rugged solid state drives (SSDs), today announced 512GB is one of the highest-capacity 1.8” ZIF solid-state drives we’ve tested.

The Samsung Galaxy S^® 4 is now available for pre-order online for $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. The smartphone will be available for purchase online and in Verizon Wireless stores starting May 30.

Fremont, California — April 25, 2013 — Corsair®, a worldwide designer and supplier of high-performance components, today announced the Obsidian Series® 350D High Performance Micro ATX PC case. Available with a solid or windowed side panel, the Obsidian Series 350D brings unprecedented expansion and cooling options to smaller, more portable, high-performance PCs.

TORRANCE, Calif. -April 24, 2013- TRENDnet, a best-in-class wired and wireless networking hardware brand, today announces the availability of the AC1200 Dual Band Wireless USB 3.0 Adapter, model TEW-805UB-a Wireless AC adapter with a USB 3.0 port which maintains high speed wireless transmissions to a Windows®-based computer.

April 24, 2013, Taipei, Taiwan – Innodisk, the industry-leading manufacturer and solution provider of industrial embedded flash and DRAM storage products and technologies, today officially introduced its new range of SATA III products.

Taipei, Tsiwan, April 23, 2013 – QNAP^® Systems, Inc. today announced the release of the Turbo NAS TS-x21 and TS-x20 series for home users and home offices. The new models in the TS-x21 series are equipped with 2.0 GHz CPU, 1GB DDR3 RAM, and the TS-x20 series with 1.6 GHz CPU, 512MB DDR3 RAM. Both series deliver superior performance for daily routines in file storage, sharing, and data backup, and serve as ideal media centers for storing and sharing huge multimedia files.

Espoo, Finland - Nokia today unveiled the latest device in its Asha family, designed to offer consumers more social experiences at an affordable price. The Nokia Asha 210, available in Single- or Easy Swap Dual-SIM variants, features a distinctly Nokia design and smart imaging that sets it apart from the crowd. It supports Wi-Fi to help people enjoy more of the Internet for less and is the world's first phone to have a dedicated WhatsApp button.

City of Industry, CA – Rosewill®, one of the leading manufacturers of computer hardware and the recipient of multiple awarding computer cases, power supplies, PC gaming peripherals, and accessories has struck a strategic distribution agreement with ASI Corp., one of the largest distribution leaders of computer components and peripheral products. With 10 locations within the U.S., 3 in Canada, and 3 in Mexico, ASI Corp. will carry a wide variety of award winning Rosewill® products from computer cases, power supplies, networking, cables, and computer accessories ranging from entry, mid, and high end level products.

NVIDIA rolled out a new set of beta drivers that provide up to 20% faster performance and have been optimized for a handful of new titles, including Dead Island: Riptide, Star Trek, and Neverwinter.

IRVINE, Calif. – April 23, 2013 – WD^®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company and world leader in storage and connected-life products, today announced it is shipping the world’s first ultra-slim 2.5-inch, 5 mm hard drives and solid state hybrid drives (SSHD), which are designed for integration into the slimmest devices and space-constrained computing environments. With 500 GB of storage capacity and models with high performance-enabling solid state hybrid drive technology, this slim product line helps to address the tradeoffs system designers often make between capacity, physical size and performance.

CARLSBAD, Calif. – April 22, 2013 – Razer™, the world leader in high-performance gaming hardware, software and systems, announced the open beta release of Razer Comms, an all-in-one communications solution for gamers.

Chino, CA -- Apr 22, 2013 -- EagleTech USA, a trusted brand of premium audio systems, tablet, and mobile accessories, is launching the Neptor NP100K External Battery Pack with Dual USB Outputs for tablets and smartphones. This portable battery is designed to eliminate the hassle of having your devices shutting down at the most inconvenient times. It's equipped with 10000mAh of storage power and can charge your tablet and smart phone simultaneously. Weighing only 190 grams, it fits right into your pocket or bag and is always ready to go. The battery pack comes in a stylish, mate-finish case for a look that's simple yet sophisticated.

It is finally warm outside so you had better not be inside reading the news. If you are, here is some to keep you busy. There are a few more 7990 Video card reviews to follow up on the launch earlier this week. My favorite article was the smartwatch review that was done over at TechwareLabs. Hopefully those of you who are allegic to the sun are able to get some use out of today's news, but as for me, I am going back outside.

Happy 24th of April everyone. I hope none of you are too foggy minded from our holiday over the weekend, or if you are that you can at least take a couple of minutes and giggle at some of the affiliate news postings from earlier this week. Today we see the launch of the AMD 7990 card and will likely see more of these reviews pop up later in the week. Also we get a couple of looks at the Galaxy S4, it seems like just yesterday that the S3 came out, but I suppose I could have dozed off there for a bit. Hopefully you all enjoy the news and join us next time later this week. Ciao.

Denver, CO – April 18th, 2013 - ARCHOS, a pioneer in Android^TM devices, is pleased to announce its first line of Google^TM certified smartphones. Each smartphone will feature a super slim design, IPS screen with amazing viewing angles, a powerful Qualcomm CPU and the flexibility of dual SIM cards which allow the user to manage two providers simultaneously.

Woodinville, WA. - April 18, 2013 - Gamers wanting a full-size precision controller for their Android devices will not have to wait any longer as today MOGA™ announced that the console-style MOGA Pro Controller is now available in the U.S. The full-size MOGA Pro Controller is available for $49.99 online at Amazon.com, Walmart.com and MOGAanywhere.com. In May, the MOGA Pro Controller will be available atTarget.com and at Best Buy, Fred Meyer, GameStop and Walmart stores. For a limited time, MOGA Pro comes with a free download of Gameloft'sN.O.V.A. 3 - Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance game.

April 17, 2013, Chino, California – Genius is proud to release its DVR-FHD590 Full HD Vehicle Recorder. This dash camera records crisp and clear Full HD (1920x1080) video that helps drivers protect themselves with reliable evidence in the case of an unforeseen accident. An wide-angle lens, high power LED for night capture, and HDR technology ensures excellent video quality when you need it most.

18 April 2013, Keelung, Taiwan - Lian-Li Industrial Co., Ltd. today announces two new brushed aluminum Mini-ITX chassis: PC-Q27 and PC-Q28. These two compact cases feature Lian Li's new railing mount motherboard tray design, and allow for the Mini-ITX platform to be combined with traditional full-sized components.

April 18, 2013, Taipei, Taiwan – Apotop, a provider of memory, storage, and mobile products and accessories, is pleased to announce the DW09 Wi-Reader wireless reader / router is now available in the US and Canada. The DW09 enables wireless sharing and 2-way transfer of videos, pictures and other data between iPad / iPhone and SD memory cards / USB Flash drives.

Hey folks, been a busy week, but here we are here with another edition of Affiliate News. Today we have quite a few more video cards and cooling solutions, as well as a surprising amount of gaming related news. Perhaps the most interesting read however is the look at the first smart classroom in Canada. Enjoy and see you again soon.