The News: Saturday, May 4 Edition

Yesterday was not a good sports day. My AHL team lost, which technically is good because it means I get to work again tonight, but now the series is tied 2-2, so tonight’s winner goes to semifinals. My friends boys’ lacrosse team lost in regional semifinals, which means they won’t be going to nationals in a couple of weeks, for the first time since (I believe) the program started at their college. So tonight will determine our AHL fate, and then after that game is over my NHL team plays their game three, series tied 1-1. Hopefully the boys will have better luck on the ice tonight!

TechRadar kicks it off with the Nikon 1 S1

TweakTown gets its hands on the Samsung Galaxy Note II Phablet

Technic3D points and clicks the Func MS-3 Gaming-Mouse

ModSynergy announces its 10-Year Celebration Contest

Trusted Reviews is running two contests: Win A BlackBerry Z10 with TalkTalk and Win an iPhone 5 with TrustedReviews

BigBruin rocks the house with the Alienvibes W601 2.2 Channel PC Speaker System

HardwareHeaven presents its Gigabyte Next Generation Intel Preview (Enhanced Audio Motherboards)

Legit Reviews reports Intel GT3 Graphics in Haswell – Twice as Fast as Ivy Bridge

Techgage places its bets with Time to Ante Up Again: Poker Night 2

TechnologyX beats the heat with the Cougar Dual-X 120mm Blue LED Case Fan

Hi Tech Legion tries on a pair of Gigabyte Fly Headphones

techPowerUp spends some time with the Giada Q11 Android OS Mini PC

Finally, KitGuru is of the opinion that Windows 8 – an unmitigated Microsoft disaster