Taipei, Taiwan – March 22, 2013 –As a leading brand in the computer chassis, thermal solution, and power supply unit. Thermaltake has released the Urban S31 mainstream mid-tower, one of the members of Thermaltake’s newest chassis series – Urban Series. The entire series has a sophisticated and cutting-edge look. With classic edition and windowed edition, Urban S31 is designed for users who look for powerful performance and high expandability but with a more simple and sophisticated look.

March 22, 2013, Taipei, Taiwan – Innodisk, a major designer and manufacturer of SSDs for industrial applications, recently spoke about new trends and challenges in the growing industrial flash market at the 2013 DTF (Digitimes Tech Forum) - Embedded Technology & Application, Taiwan's largest technology industry forum. Innodisk has been invited to speak at DTF for three years running. This year’s presentation centers on three new trends for industrial flash memory in 2013.

Sorry for the delay in news again, but I had this little thing to do over the weekend. Perhaps you've heard of LanOC? Well they threw a killer Lan party and I was busy socializing. Today because of the delay we have quite a few stories from around the web. There is a review on Heart of the Swarm which is awesome because I haven't really seen one elsewhere. Another article that grabbed my attention was the 10 games to download for Android, perhaps its because I just recently got a new phone or because I am a gamer at heart, but I really enjoyed reading that. Hopefully you have all recovered enough from the Lan to dive back into some news, until next time.

Last week we saw the launch of AMD's new mid range card and this week NVIDIA has answered with their new moderately priced video card. The 650 Ti Boost is a familiar card with some new technology to help gamers reach that sweet spot of 40-60 frames per second with 1080p graphics. You can find out more about how they ran and benchmarked with the links below.

Last week AMD released their new mid range video card to the public. There were plenty of reviews to be found from our afilliates around the web so we went ahead and gave it its own section! Enjoy.

Taipei, Taiwan, March 21, 2013 – QNAP^® Systems, Inc. today announced its new budget friendly Turbo NAS lineup TS-421U and TS-420U rackmount models for the workgroups and entry-level SMBs with fast-growing needs of economical network storage. The TS-421U features with Marvell CPU 2.0 GHz, and the TS-420U features with Marvell CPU 1.6 GHz. Both models operate with 1GB DDR3 RAM, and provide sustained high performance for daily routines in file storage, sharing, and data backup.

FREMONT, California — March 21, 2013 — Corsair®, a worldwide designer of high-performance PC gaming peripherals, today announced the Vengeance K70 fully mechanical gaming keyboard. The new Vengeance K70 gaming keyboard is built on a rugged, brushed, aluminum chassis and features highly responsive Cherry MX Red mechanical switches under every key. The high performance switches combined with the keyboard's 100% anti-ghosted matrix, 20-key rollover and 1000Hz reporting rate provide fast, accurate input for gaming.

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—March 21, 2013—NVIDIA today announced the first ever GeForce eSports World of Tanks Open Tournament⁽¹⁾, where combatants will compete to win NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 600-series graphics cards and a shot at a $100,000 total prize pool awarded at a spectacular grand finals event. Preregistration is open today with team and player registration open starting March 28^th for two weeks.

City Of Industry, CA – March 21st, 2013 - The leading hardware solutions provider, Rosewill®, will be showcasing its award-winning products and the latest and greatest products to the gaming community at PAX East, Penny Arcade Expo 2013.

Chino, California – March 20th, 2013 - Cooler Master, an industry leading chassis, thermal solution, peripheral, and accessory manufacturer will be showcasing its new line-up of professional gaming grade hardware and peripherals at PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) East, an annual festival for tabletop, console videogames, and PC gamers, held from March 22nd to March 24th. 

NEWARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today Logitech (SIX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) announced the new Logitech® G line, reflecting its new approach to PC gaming. The new lineup includes six redesigned mice and keyboard favorites and two new headsets.

March 20, 2013, Chino, California – Genius today releasesEasyPen F610E. This slim (.85 cm) graphics-design tablet with a large 6.25” x 10” working area gives you the creative freedom to express yourself. To make the most out of your pen tablet experience, the package is bundled with powerful but easy-to-use Corel Painter Essentials 4 making it easy to create, paint and edit photos on both Windows and Mac.

03/01/2013- Thecus® releases an all new 2-bay N2520 and 4-bay N4520 NAS server to lead the competition. The latest 2 and 4 bay NAS are designed to offer a revolutionary experience to the NAS industry. It utilizes the latest Intel® Atom™ processor with 1GB RAM (N2520) and 2GB RAM (N4520). In addition, superspeed USB 3.0 fosters quick transfers, HDMI output is convenient for multimedia playback and McAfee Antivirus protection is to keep your NAS operating smoothly. The past proves merit; innovative technologies have been utilized to develop the new N2520/N4520 NAS to serve one single purpose: improve user experience and satisfaction.

Vienna, March 19th 2013 - Noctua today announced that it will continue its tradition of supplying customers with its premium-class SecuFirm2™ mounting kits for novel platforms free of charge. While newer Noctua heatsinks support Haswell's LGA1150 socket out of the box, older models can now be upgraded with the new NM-i115x kit at no additional cost.

Sorry the news is so late today, I've been busy busy busy. Today we get a look at Crysis 3 in the gaming section as well as a PowerColor PCS HD7870 that could likely run Crysis 3 in the Video Card section. Lots of storage and cooling news as per usual, but also a good bit of other random news, including a free science fiction book which can be found down in the other section. I may or may not catch you guys with the news again before LanOC v12.0. If not, happy fragging and I will see you after a nice long nap after my nice long weeked.

City of Industry, Calif. – March 19, 2013 – MSI Computer Corp, a leading manufacturer of computer hardware products and solutions, showcases their entire repertoire of gaming beasts and components during PAX East 2013, including the stunning GT70 Dragon Edition, critically acclaimed GT Series, performance focused GE Series and Z77 Gaming Motherboards.

FREMONT, Calif. - (March 19, 2013) – Enthusiasts looking to quench their thirst for a benchmark crushing components and bone chilling liquid cooling need look no further than the Digital Storm Hailstorm II. With space for up to four radiators (ranging from 140mm to 480mm sizes) and a quadruple GPU and dual CPU configuration, enthusiasts can achieve the ultimate level of performance and customization with the Hailstorm II.

CARLSBAD, Calif. – March 19^th, 2013 – Razer, the world leader in high-performance gaming hardware, software and systems, today announced the availability of the Razer Megasoma 2, a hybrid gaming mouse mat combining the stability and performance of a hard mat with the flexibility and comfort of a soft surface.

Troy, MI- March 19, 2013- Sonic Alert, creator of specialized and reliable signaling products, announces the U.S. availability of the Sonic-connect 2, a portable USB device that alerts you to the most important incoming messages on your computer.  With the ability to rank contacts so that you can be alerted to all new messages or only messages from VIPs, the Sonic-connect 2 allows you to prioritize your responses and gives you the freedom to step away from your computer without the fear of missing important communication.  Available at Sonicalert.com, the Sonic-connect 2 offers a variety of customizable alert options including extra-bright white LED lights, loud ringer and vibration to alert you to incoming news from Skype, IM and Microsoft Outlook.

March Madness has arrived with AMD, Sapphire Technology, ADATA USA, AZiO Corporation & Fractal Design celebrating the month with a full DIY PC Gaming Rig, valued over $1,300. On top of this, these tech-savvy, and performance-enthusiast sponsors have provided daily PC swag prizes to give individuals more opportunities to win a prize during the month of March.