Microsoft buys Skype for $8.5B Cash

The internet landscape is about to change.  Today,  Microsoft announced that it will be buying the well known Internet Communications Company - Skype for $8.5 Billion.  There is a great strategic reason for this as I believe Microsoft is really looking to bolster it's mobile phone platform as well as fend off staunch competition from Google and Apple. More details can be found on Microsoft's Press Page.

New Apple iMac Benchmarked

The good folks over at Primate Labs have just put out some benchmarks of the new Apple iMac announced this week.  In summary,  these new models are up to 25% faster than their predecessors with up to 3x the graphics performance.  Hmm....an integrated all in one mid level gaming machine - Me Likes!

New Apple iMac Announced

Good news for those of you looking for a new desktop computer.  Apple has just announced their new iMac using Intel's Sandy Bridge Processors.  You can also upgrade the video card to an ATI 6970 with 2GB of memory and the 27" Model now has 2 x Apple Thunderbolt Ports based on Intel Light Peak Technology.  More details can be found at Apple.com

Best Portal 2 Game Review

This has to take the cake as one of the best video game reviews I've seen in a very long time: Portal 2