Hello again folks, I am back with another batch of news for you. Today we have a new moster of a case from Corsair as well as what is I believe the first look at Resident Evil 6 that we have had. In the other section there is a very interesting read on how technology was used to help during the recent tragic events at the Boston Marathon. I think it goes without saying that our hearts go out to everyone involved in the tragic attacks and we are gladdened to see how Americans have united once again in the wake of another horrific tragedy.

Hey everyone, I snuck into the LanOC News email and found a stash of reviews and news from around the net that hadn't been posted up yet. With the weather being a little colder and giving me even less reason to go outside I figured we would give you something to read this weekend on the off change you get a little bored. The most notable review is a roundup of 23 different video cards from AMD and Nvidia in the 7870/7950 and 669/660 Ti range. I hope you all enjoy and have a nice weekend! This coming week will be a busy week for reviews, we already have a long backlog of things that are finished and just need to be posted. 

April 11, 2013, Chino, California – Genius is pleased to announce the enhanced Ring Mouse 2. With the same full mouse functionality as the previous Ring Mouse, Ring Mouse 2 allows business travelers, education users, and i-users to click, drag and 4-way scroll on their PC or Mac from their fingertips.

HONG KONG, 9 April, 2013 Thermal Solutions specialist GELID Solutions unveils the SlimHero which is a low profile CPU Cooler of its SILENT product line. The "SlimHero" features 4 sintered power heatpipes with a silent and slim 120mm fan. The copper heatpipes ensure maximum heat transfer from CPU to the aluminum fins. The heatsink is built in a unique shape to lower the air flow resistance.

Chino, California – April 12th, 2013 - Cooler Master, an industry leading case, thermal solution, gaming gear, and mobile accessory manufacturer, has announced the release of the QuickFire Stealth mechanical gaming keyboard under its CM Storm line of gaming products.

To help celebrate the impending launch of Uprising, the 2nd DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops II, this weekend is a double XP weekend for Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Double XP starts today at 10am Pacific and ends Monday at 10am Pacific. The Double XP weekend is for Xbox 360, PS3, WiiU and PC.

Today I woke up at 7. In the A.M. I didn't even know they made an A.M. of the 7. In my foggy sleep deprived haze I put this list of glorious reviews from around the web for you guys to look at. It is begining to look like new lines of SSDs are being released as there was a ton of those to be had. Most interesting in my eyes is the look at the new Blackberry device. I have never been a fan of them, but am interested in seeing what they put out to compete with what is a very competitive market. See you all again very soon, hopefully not in one of those pesky A.M. hours.

Blizzard today announced their purchase of IPL, IGN's pro league. Along with that they mentioned that they will not be continuing the league, rather they will have the IPL staff join their existing eSports team. Am I the only one that is very disappointed in this? I don't follow pro gaming all of the time but having such a big league basically vanish is disappointing. I doubt anything that Blizzard does with it in the future will involve a variety of games as well. 

For those of you who have been to our events, sometimes I like to embarrass some of the event staff by doing giveaways that require giving Chad and some of the other hugs or high fives. This weekend Chad came down and we filmed an application for his fiesta movement application. He asked what kind of giveaway he should do and I suggested hugs. On our forums under the following link (http://lanoc.org/forum/7-contests/26859-qchads-hugsq-giveaway) you will find all of the details about what he is planning on doing. The short version of this is for those who support him (if he wins) he will drive to visit you and give you a hug in the car that they would be providing him. Check it out and support one of our LAN staff members in this contest, I'm sure he will appreciate it! 

Krussell has released their list of the Top-10 selling phones for March of 2013.

04/03/2013- Thecus® Volume Expansion Management offers an innovative way to get more storage space. This allows IT administrators or consumers to combine existing NAS devices to get more storage with the protection of RAID 5 or above. In fact, Thecus® rackmount NAS units that are compatible with 10GBASE-T have the ability to set up Volume Expansion Management.

Santa Monica, CA - April 5, 2013 - Beginning today through Sunday, April 7, at the Hollywood Palladium Theater, Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq: ATVI), and their award-winning studio Treyarch, in partnership with Xbox®, are celebrating the amazing skill and dedication of Call of Duty's best eSports athletes from around the world with the Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox. 32 of the most skilled Call of Duty®: Black Ops II multiplayer teams are competing head-to-head on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for their share of a $1 million total prize purse, and the opportunity for one team to secure the highly coveted honor of Call of DutyWorld Champions. Activision is uniting the Call of Duty community of more than 40 million players by live streaming minute-by-minute coverage of the Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox, which can be viewed via the Xbox LIVE® Dashboard in participating regions, on Xbox.com, Call of Duty® Elite and the Call of Duty Facebook page, and via GameSpot and Twitch.tv, among other destinations. TheCall of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox finals live stream begins on Sunday, April 7 at 3:00 p.m. (PDT).

Austin, TX -- Apr 04, 2013 -- Mushkin, Inc., an industry-leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance and mission-critical computer products, today announces the worldwide availability of its new line of 1.8-inch Chronos(TM) GO SATA III (6Gbps) solid-state drives (SSDs), now shipping in 120GB, 240GB and 480GB capacities.

City of Industry, Calif – April 4, 2013 –Sceptre, superior manufacturers of world class LED and LCD HDTVs and PC displays, unveils their Roku Ready 47-inch LED with MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) technology, an affordable big screen unit designed to deliver convenience, posh styling, long term energy savings and a supreme home entertainment experience.

April 4th, 2013, Taoyuan, Taiwan – Enermax building on the strength and features of their Fulmo ST series has released the COENUS series of chassis.

City of Industry, CA – April 4th, 2013 - ADATA™ Technology, a leading manufacturer of high-performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash storage application products, today announced the launch of NBA themed USB flash drives. All thirty teams will be represented in the new product lineup, which is officially licensed by the National Basketball Association and available in the United States and Canada.

Moving from a basic phone to a smartphone can be exciting. And, as with any leap forward, there are many new things to discover and learn.

Chino, California – April 2nd, 2013 - Cooler Master, a leading designer, manufacturer, and purveyor of mobile accessories, laptop coolers, and peripherals, today announced the launch of its new Mobile website. It is complete with a new, engaging, and customer-centric layout.

Taipei, Taiwan – April 2, 2013 - ADATA™ Technology, a leading manufacturer of high-performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash storage application products, today announced the launch of the enterprise grade SX1000L solid state drive (SSD). While the company is well-established in the consumer SSD market, this is ADATA’s first offering specifically tailored towards server applications.

Los Angeles, CA – From its earliest beginnings, NZXT has created forward-thinking products with both enthusiasts and gamers in mind. Because of this, PC gaming has grown central to the development of the NZXT culture over the years.