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ASUS P7P55D-E Premium | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 22:40

ASUS zeigt mit dem P7P55D-E Premium sein ersters Mainboard das USB 3.0 sowie 6 GB/s SATA unterstützt. Des Weiteren wartet man mit einer 32 Phasen Spannungsversorgung sehnsüchtigst darauf, dass Extreme-Overclocker neue Rekorde erzielen.

NZXT Tempest EVO | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 20:00

NZXT has taken the Tempest chassis and updated it with numerous small and large improvements. Now called the Tempest EVO it does not only feature design updates but new additions in fuctionality as well. All this, while keeping the same introductory MSRP as the original.

Canon Rebel T1i Digital Camera Review | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 19:50

Review of the Rebel T1i (a.k.a. EOS 500D), a 15-megapixel SLR camera from Canon supporting hi-def 1080p movie recording.

AMD R600/700 DRM Interrupts Support Pushed | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 19:50

One of the underlying features that has been lacking from the ATI R600/700 DRM / kernel mode-setting driver on Linux has been support for interrupts, which is needed for the sync-to-vblank operation and other important areas. Interrupts support has been lacking since AMD has not yet published any documentation concerning them for the Radeon HD 2000, 3000, and 4000 series ASICs, but today their ...

In Win Maelstrom Full Tower Computer Case Review | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 19:14

In Win\'s Maelstrom chassis has a lot to recommend it. The outstanding cooling performance is probably its greatest asset, and the fact that this cooling comes at such a low noise penalty is just icing on the cake. A roomy interior that will mount just about any hardware you would want to throw at it is a big plus as well.

Our 2009 Linux Graphics Survey Ends Tonight! | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 18:40

Our 2009 Linux Graphics Survey, which annually occurs to help and better inform both developers and end-users of the Linux desktop, ends tonight! Right now we are just shy of 14,000 submissions for this year's survey that has been running for the month of November. Take the survey now if you have not already done so...

Holiday Guide Update and a quick look at the J&W A785GMT-Extreme | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 18:11

Raja and I have been working on a Holiday Guide the past couple of weeks and hopefully we will complete it this week. Our emphasis has been on finding components that offer a great bang for the buck even though they might not be the absolute best in their class. While we will offer our opinions on what is best in class, our focus has been on balanced performance,...

VirtualBox 3.1 Officially Released | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 17:01

Earlier this month we talked about new VirtualBox 3.1 features when this Sun virtualization platform was still in beta, but this morning VirtualBox 3.1 final is now out the door for those interested in Windows, Linux, and Solaris virtualization. VirtualBox 3.1 adds support for teleportation (live migration of VMs between hosts), VM states can now be restored from arbitrary snapshots, network ...

Review of the NZXT M59 case | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 15:32

NZXT M59 case is best described as an aggressive looking case with interesting features and a high build quality.     INTRODUCTION To me, NZXT’s lineup of cases is rather typical for most case manufacturers with several product lines with different characteristics and price levels. A couple of months back I took a look at the NZXT Beta which [...]

Microsoft Office 2010 Retail Sale Date Announced | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 14:40

Microsoft has announced they will be releasing the final version of its Office 2010 productivity suite in June 2010. The new Office suite will be available for both Windows & Mac OS X as well, but the Mac release may not come out in June. Office 2010 will be released in six different versions, each coming with its own subset of Office applications.

Lian Li PC B25F | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 14:01

Lian Li are well known for their flush designed cases, with smooth elegant styling and high construction values. Once again we have one that seems to tick all the boxes at first look, but will it live up to our testing? The B25F on the surface seems pretty standard Lian Li, but it comes with some interesting features that should peak the interest of more than a few.

Microsoft Office 2010 Retail Sale Date Released | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 14:01

Microsoft has announced they will be releasing the final version of its Office 2010 productivity suite in June 2010. The new Office suite will be available for both Windows & Mac OS X as well, but the Mac release may not come out in June. Office 2010 will be released in six different versions, each [...]

Twitter is 2009’s Most Popular Word in the English Language | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 13:30

Do you Twitter? If so you could be one of the people responsible for making Twitter the most used English word of 2009. Of the 1.58 billion English speakers in the world, it looks like, lots and lots of them use Twitter and in doing so they have made the brand-name more popular than the words: Obama, H1N1, Stimulus and 2.0 (the used and often abused suffix).Twitter is 2009’s Most Popular ...

Top 5 Helpful Hints when Buying Broadband | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 12:01

As you will know, there are a number of internet suppliers in the UK all offering a wide range of broadband packages. The range of options available makes it particularly hard to know what you are getting when buying a broadband package or switching internet suppliers. Here are the top 5 helpful hints when looking [...]Top 5 Helpful Hints when Buying Broadband is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Review: NAD IPD-2 | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 11:20

Offering broadly similar connectivity to the Cambridge and Onkyo models (video output on an S-video socket only), the NAD IPD-2 is, however, rather more closely tied to its manufacturer's own systems. It has a data port intended to connect to a matching one on a NAD home cinema receiver, which allows advanced functions involving an on-screen display to be used. Still, normal operation is ...

Kingpin Cooling Single GPU Competition with LN2 by Deanzo | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 9:20

Sony Ericsson Satio and Aino Pulled from Stores | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 9:10

In Sony Ericsson’s rush to get its phones out to Christmas buyers, it forgot to actually make its last two handsets work properly. The company’s flagship 12 megapixel phone, the Satio, was the first handset to be withdrawn by major retailers: Phones4U and the Carphone Warehouse. Satio came with Xenon flash, a wide-screen display and a [...]Sony Ericsson Satio and Aino Pulled from ...

Cygnett Micro: Review | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 8:10

Today we are going to look at the Cygnett Micro rechargeable speaker. The Micro is a portable stereo speaker unit, the type you plug into your iPod, or mobile phone, and annoy people on the bus with. Joking apart, if you are traveling about and you like to hear your music while moving about, untethered by headphone cables, these speakers can come in useful.Cygnett Micro: Review is a post from: UK ...

AMD Core Counts and Bulldozer: Preparing for an APU World | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 7:50

We clarify one of the more confusing points of AMD's nomenclature with regards to Bulldozer. AMD is referring to integer cores whenever it mentions core count in its roadmaps....

Evercool Cruise Missile | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 6:24

Sporting an interesting name for thermal compound, today we look at the Evercool Cruise Missile thermal compound as we apply it to a highly overclocked Core i7 beast. Let\'s see how it goes.\"

FreeBSD 8.0 Benchmarked Against Linux, OpenSolaris | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 6:00

With the stable release of FreeBSD 8.0 arriving last week we finally were able to put it up on the test bench and give it a thorough look over with the Phoronix Test Suite. We compared the FreeBSD 8.0 performance between it and the earlier FreeBSD 7.2 release along with Fedora 12 and Ubuntu 9.10 on the Linux side and then the OpenSolaris 2010.02 b127 snapshot on the Sun OS side.

HP MediaSmart EX495 | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 5:30

HP first came out with their MediaSmart server line of computer running Microsoft Windows Home Server a few years ago and since then, they have been slowly upgrading and adding new features every few months and releasing a new model. The latest model, the HP MediaSmart EX495, offer speed boosts due to upgraded hardware and improved networking support. HP also altered the user-interface of the ...

Cyber Monday Tech Deals | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 5:30

Cyber Monday is here! Today's the day when online retailers again discount many tech products in an effect to attract users shopping from their computer at work. Take a look at these Cyber Monday deals, which will be updated throughout the day, that are available from major online retailers.

Patriot Box Office All-In-One HD Media Player Review | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 4:20

ASUS Maximus III Formula (P55 Express) Motherboard | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 3:20

ASUS Eee PC 1008HA Seashell @ InsideHW | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 1:11

At first sight, ASUS Eee PC 1008HA looks like any other netbook made in piano finish, where shiny black plastics dominates its exterior. In case you take this netbook outdors and take a good look at its surface under intensive sunlight, you will notice small details on its surface. Small dots (in our case blue dots) can be visible, and those are making effects similar to sand shimmering under the ...

Fractal Design - Define R2 | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 0:40

A while ago I saw a case called Define R2 from a Swedish manufacturer, Fractal Design. I thought the specs were great and the price was very reasonable, if it was able to deliver what it promised. Now we will find out!

DRM Change Continues To Cause Debate | Posted on: 29/11/2009 @ 20:10

Kristian Høgsberg on the 6th of November had wrote a message on the DRI development list regarding the libdrm repository. With so much of the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) work going straight into the Linux kernel -- thanks in large part to all of the work on memory management and kernel mode-setting -- Kristian proposed that the DRM driver code from the separate DRM Git tree...

MSI P55-GD65 Motherboard Review | Posted on: 29/11/2009 @ 19:10

The MSI P55-GD65 is a very popular motherboard for Intel’s new LGA1156 based processors – the Core i5 and some Core i7 processors. This review was made possible by MSI Malaysia The Appearance Dual PCI-E slots, for CrossfireX and SLI purpose. Note that this is a P55 board so the PCI-E lanes drop to x8 / x8 when [...] Related posts:MSI Eclipse Plus X58 Motherboard ReviewGigabyte ...

Buffalo DriveStation HD-HXU3 USB 3.0 External Hard Disk | Posted on: 29/11/2009 @ 16:20

VIA's DRM Patches Finally Get Some Feedback | Posted on: 29/11/2009 @ 15:20

A month ago we shared that VIA tried again to push some new DRM code into the mainline Linux kernel. This was months after VIA Technologies had already tried multiple times pushing new Direct Rendering Manager code for its hardware into the kernel, but failed for various reasons...

New iPhone Model Spotted? & Three New Zune HD Colors | Posted on: 29/11/2009 @ 14:40

According to iPhone app developer Pandav, they have found usage for an unreleased iPhone model in their application’s usage statistics. The usage number for this new iPhone version is “iPhone3,1″ which is a hardware model identification number assigned by Apple. For example, the latest iPhone, the 3GS, has the number “iPhone2,1″. No official word has [...]

CM Storm Sentinel Review | Posted on: 29/11/2009 @ 13:20

CM Storm is Cooler Master's gaming wing, and the manufacturer has decided to delve into the world of gaming mice. We check out the Sentinel mouse, a veritable treasure trove of gaming widgets and customisability.

Roccat Kova Review | Posted on: 29/11/2009 @ 13:00

We take a look at German gaming gear manufacturer Roccat's Kova mouse, a peripheral that lets you adjust its settings without the need to add another bit of software to your system.

Blu-ray Importing: December 2009 Buying Guide | Posted on: 29/11/2009 @ 5:50

ASUS ROG Showdown at DreamHack Winter 2009: Day 2 (2009-11-28) | Posted on: 28/11/2009 @ 23:10

Plymouth Gets Tighter Integration With GDM, X | Posted on: 28/11/2009 @ 19:00

For about two years now Red Hat has been working on the Plymouth project to replace RHGB with this graphical boot program that leverages kernel mode-setting and other newer Linux innovations to provide a clean, flicker-free boot experience. Over the course of the past few Fedora releases, Plymouth has continued to pickup new features and is also now being used by Mandriva...

Struktur Grafikkarten | Posted on: 28/11/2009 @ 16:30

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Windows Mobile 6.5 "Second Edition" Preview | Posted on: 28/11/2009 @ 15:30

According to a few sources, Microsoft is planning on releasing an update to its already released Windows Mobile 6.5 mobile operating system. The new update, dubbed Windows Mobile 6.5 Second Edition by some, will feature a new layout, a new on-screen keyboard, and better support for capacitive touch displays.

NZXT Beta EVO Mid-Tower Steel Case | Posted on: 28/11/2009 @ 12:00

We saw what what NZXT had in the Beta case and now they return with the Beta EVO, a slightly tweaked version of the original. Do the tweaks help or hinder this value oriented mid-tower chassis?

Axus FiT 300 | Posted on: 28/11/2009 @ 12:00

It's never hard to fill up any amount of storage space you have. Whether it's 10GB, 100GB or 1000GB, it'll eventually get full and you'll start looking for more. The Axus FiT 300 offers us an external hardware RAID solution to quench our thirst for more data space.

TrickleStar PC TrickleSaver | Posted on: 28/11/2009 @ 12:00

In todays world of a green movement and the economic climate, a device that makes it easy to reduce your energy consumption and put money back in your pocket should be an easy sell. TrickleStar has just such a device in the PC TrickleSaver. How much it can save you is up to you, read on to find out how this simple device can work for you.

Samsung XL 2370 Monitor | Posted on: 28/11/2009 @ 12:00

The Samsung new Samsung XL 2370 is performance and beauty all in one package. With a speedy 2ms response time and a massive contrast ratio of 5,000,000: 1 the XL 2370 is built to impress.

HIS Radeon HD 5750 iCooler IV 1 GB | Posted on: 28/11/2009 @ 9:10

HIS designed a Radeon HD 5750 that uses a nearly silent cooler by Arctic Cooling which makes this card a premium choice for HTPC or quiet gaming PC. Even though the cooler is quiet, the temperatures are low, which means you can get some nice overclocking out of your card. In our case around 20% free extra performance.

Sapphire Radeon HD 5750 1GB Vapor-X Video Card | Posted on: 28/11/2009 @ 6:40

Zalman CNPS9900 NT CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 28/11/2009 @ 0:00

We tested Zalman CNPS9900 NT CPU cooler, which has two circular heatsinks with heatpipes and a 120 mm fan between them.

Linux 2.6.32 Kernel Benchmarks | Posted on: 27/11/2009 @ 22:20

With the Linux 2.6.32 kernel being released in a few days, we found it time to benchmark this newest kernel release that brings new drivers, kernel mode-setting improvements, virtualization enhancements, and more.

ASUS ROG Showdown at DreamHack Winter 2009: Day 1 (2009-11-27) | Posted on: 27/11/2009 @ 22:10

AVIVO PureVideo HD DXVA GPU Acceleration Guide | Posted on: 27/11/2009 @ 20:33

HTPCs and HD content are growing more and more around the GPU industry. ATI and NVIDIA have been working on technologies to playback and enhance this video content for many years. NVIDIA started working on their Purevideo technology and added the Purevideo HD some time ago. ATI on the other hand, has their own AVIVO technology and as it was obvious, they name their latest technology AVIVO HD. ...

X Server 1.7.2 Released | Posted on: 27/11/2009 @ 18:20

Just as planned, X Server 1.7.2 was released this morning to encompass all of the bug-fixes that have went into the X Server 1.7 branch over the past five weeks. The X Server 1.7.2 release message can be read on xorg-announce...

Energy Sistem Universal Remote 3100 | Posted on: 27/11/2009 @ 17:10

Energy Sistemâ„¢ isn\'t exactly a common typo on the tip of the tongue, but - much like the problem of mysteriously vanishing remote controls - they\'ve been around for a while. Barring the kleptomaniac hoardings of some thieving soon-to-be-ex friend, or a lonely and capacious housewife, the blame must lay squarely on our quest for progressively miniaturised technology. A quest manufacturers ...

Lancool K62 Gaming Case | Posted on: 27/11/2009 @ 17:01

Lancool ist eine von Lian Li neu geschaffene Marke, die versucht im Markt der Gaming Gehäuse Fuss zu fassen. Mit dem K62, welches auf einem Stahlunterbau sowie Lian Li-Features basiert und auf eine blaue Beleuchtung setzt gibt Lancool dementsprechnd sein bestes um ein stylisches Gehäuse zu schaffen.

F1 2009 - PSP, Wii | Posted on: 27/11/2009 @ 16:40

Battle for the ultimate prize: to become the FIA Formula One Driver's World Champion in the officially licensed F1 game.

AMD vs. NVIDIA - Are they even playing the same game? | Posted on: 27/11/2009 @ 12:40

ASRock ION 330HT-BD Net-top Review | Posted on: 27/11/2009 @ 11:50

In addtion to a dual-core Atom 330 CPU and Nvidia's Ion chioset, ASRock's Ion 330 net-top also sports a Blu-ray drive. Is it worth the asking price when weighed up against a budget PC?

Left 4 Dead 2 - PC, Xbox 360 | Posted on: 27/11/2009 @ 11:00

Valve's zombie-slaying fest rolls into town....

Orange UK Gives Away 3G Enabled ASUS EEE 1005HGO For Free | Posted on: 27/11/2009 @ 10:50

If you would like to use a netbook while on the go then Orange has a new netbook deal which might entice your. Orange are now offering the Asus 1005HGO with 3G mobile broadband which allows you to get online straight out of the box. The 1005HGO is a Windows 7 laptop which has a 3G modem and sim card built-in and so allows you to use Orange's 3G network to surf the net, read your email, video chat ...

MSI Wind 12 U230: AMD Congo takes the fight to Intel CULV | Posted on: 27/11/2009 @ 8:40

AMD's second-gen, ultra-mobile platform goes up against Intel's CULV and the ubiquitous Atom.

Evercool Formula 2 Heatpipe VGA Cooler Review | Posted on: 27/11/2009 @ 7:50

Evercool Formula 2 VGA Cooler se prezintă astăzi în faţa curioşilor în încercarea de a-şi demonstra performanţele pe o placă video apărută mult după intrarea pe piaţă a cooler-ului. Dotat cu un radiator masiv din aluminiu, două heatpipes, un ventilator slim de 80mm şi un design inspirat din cursele auto, bătrânelul cooler are parte de un ...

Evercool HPK-10025EA Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 27/11/2009 @ 7:03

Evercool seems to have hit upon a good cooling design with the HPK-10025EA. Finally a small, low profile cooler has arrived that can really perform better than the OEM unit without breaking the bank.

Patriot Viper-II DDR3 Lynnfield Memory Kit | Posted on: 27/11/2009 @ 4:25

Patriot Viper-II DDR3 Lynnfield Memory Kit In testing the Lynnfield platform, we\'ve have had to stick to fairly moderate memory speeds to ensure uniformity with the other Benchmark Reviews test platforms. Even at these speeds, though, Lynnfield has already proven an excellent performer in terms of memory bandwidth. In this review, we\'ll push our system even further with the help of a 2000MHz ...

NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 Video Card Round-Up | Posted on: 27/11/2009 @ 4:20

Help Us When Shopping This Holiday Season | Posted on: 26/11/2009 @ 16:00

With many Internet retailers starting their major holiday sales beginning today and tomorrow, if any of your online shopping adventures lead you to Amazon or NewEgg, don't forget to click our affiliate links. Clicking these links will lead you directly to the retailer, and will not take any other effort on your behalf, but will allow our Linux hardware and software efforts to benefit via the ...

Choixx Mini Air | Posted on: 26/11/2009 @ 15:44

Anyone who has used a laptop for any length of time will be all too familiar with the temperatures they can put out, including burning some people as plenty of articles have claimed. High temperatures for long periods help to shorten the life of any electrical device, so cooling is something that most people will be concerned about. With laptops this is much harder to deal with when compared ...

Kingston HyperX DDR3-2000 CL8 KHX2000C8D3T1K3/6GX 6GB Memory Kit | Posted on: 26/11/2009 @ 13:30

Tesco to Offer iPhone in the UK | Posted on: 26/11/2009 @ 13:10

There has been lots of news and announcements about the mobile phone companies, like Orange and Vodafone, which have started to sell Apple's iPhone now that O2's exclusive rights have ended. What is really interesting is that now Tesco Mobile have announced that it will shortly introduce the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS in Tesco Phone Shops and online through Tesco Direct. Tesco, of course, is known ...

Review: Apple Mac mini 2.53GHz | Posted on: 26/11/2009 @ 10:20

The Apple Mac mini has huge potential, but to date, that potential has not been realised. It's the cheapest way to buy a Mac but it isn't powerful enough to appeal to switchers, and it's been shamefully under-exploited as a media centre. This new release does little to change the situation, but at least it offers an incremental increase in power. We reviewed the higher end Mac mini, boasting a ...

Review: LaCie Starck 1TB Hard Drive | Posted on: 26/11/2009 @ 10:20

External hard drives can be a mundane product, but this collaboration between peripherals manufacturer LaCie and world-famous industrial designer Philippe Starck seeks to buck the trend, with a device that's as beautiful as it is functional. The LaCie Starck features a sturdy aluminium casing with mirrored metal front and rear panels. Starck himself describes it as "a symbol of strength mastered, ...

Sapphire Radeon HD 5970 2GB Overclock Edition | Posted on: 26/11/2009 @ 9:37

Last week saw AMD complete their high-end Radeon HD 5000 series strategy with the launch of the dual-GPU Radeon HD 5970, taking the single graphics board performance crown with them as they went. Today we take a look at Sapphire\'s Radeon HD 5970 Overclock Edition, to see what this new flagship part brings to the desktop 3D graphics market, and whether it\'s a must-have purchase for the hardcore ...

Lian Li PC-C32 HTPC Case Review | Posted on: 26/11/2009 @ 9:10

Looking to add an HTPC to your living room but struggling to find a decent case for the happy side of £150? The Lian Li PC-C32 might be the answer, offering support for full size ATX components and plenty of noise reduction features. We find out if it's worth sitting below your TV.

Apple Slashes Prices in UK ‘Black Friday’ Sale | Posted on: 26/11/2009 @ 8:30

To mark the traditional start of the Christmas buying season, US retailers ritually offer dramatically reduced prices the day after Thanksgiving. While the term ‘Black Friday’ doesn’t incite Christmas cheer, the name is in reference to the impending traffic jams that eventuate on the day. Apple looks set to spread the congestion cheer by extending [...]Apple Slashes Prices in ...

G.Skill Falcon II 64GB 2.5-inch Solid State Disk | Posted on: 26/11/2009 @ 4:50

Working DisplayPort Arrives For Radeon KMS | Posted on: 26/11/2009 @ 4:30

David Airlie has announced on his blog that he and Alex Deucher have finally got support for DisplayPort-driven graphics cards and monitors working with the open-source ATI Linux driver stack. Not only is there user-space mode-setting support via the xf86-video-ati DDX driver, but the kernel mode-setting for this latest monitor interface is working too...

Samsung XL 2370 Monitor | Posted on: 26/11/2009 @ 4:00

The Samsung new Samsung XL 2370 is performance and beauty all in one package. With a speedy 2ms response time and a massive contrast ratio of 5,000,000: 1 the XL 2370 is built to impress.

Nexus RX-8500 850 W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 26/11/2009 @ 1:00

Let's take on this 850 W from Nexus, featuring a modular cabling system, a dual-transformer design and an ultra low noise fan.

Biostar TPower i55 – Super Middle Weight Contender | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 20:50

We take a look at Biostar's top end P55 motherboard and find that it really is a heavyweight contender with a middle range price tag....

Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon HD5870 1GB Graphics Card | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 18:00

Sapphire's Vapor-X Radeon HD5870 takes a top of the line single GPU graphics card and enhances it in a few areas to make it even more appealing. The 3D performance is definitely impressive, but the fact that it stays cool, quiet, and doesn't send the electric meter spinning seems like an even greater accomplishment.

Nokia N-Gage – Prince of Persia | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 17:31

goldfries rated it   The latest version of Prince of Persia reminds me of the Java based Prince of Persia : The Sands of Time, also by Gameloft. It’s a side scrolling game, this time with 3D graphics. This article was made possible by Nokia The Story The Prince is back in a new kind of adventure in full [...] No related posts.

Cooler Master Hyper TX3 CPU Cooler | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 15:06

The Hyper TX3 is not one of the larger Cooler Master designs but it does tick one of their most important ‘feature’ boxes by being incredibly affordable. Let’s take a closer look!

Blender 2.5 Alpha Brings Major Changes | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 14:50

For those interested in 3D modeling and graphics, you will want to check out the first alpha release of Blender 2.5. Blender 2.5 is bringing major changes to this free software 3D graphics application...

The X.Org Survey Is Ending Soon | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 14:50

Our 2009 Linux Graphics Survey is ending at the end of the month. If you haven't already taken the survey, we would encourage you to do so now...

Proporta Leather Style eReader Case | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 14:40

Radeon 5970 Overclocking: The VRM Temperature Bottleneck | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 14:20

In our Radeon HD 5970 review, we ran in to some issues when trying to overclock the card to 5870 speeds of 850MHz/1200MHz. At the time this is something we attributed to the VRMs, meanwhile AMD suggested that it was cooling related, and that we should manually increase the fan speed. As it turns out, we were both right, we just didn’t have the tools at...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Review | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 14:10

Call of Duty is a franchise that needs little introduction. Each episode in this exciting saga seems to scoop up multiple awards every year it features, and if there were awards handed out for the most anticipated game of this year Modern Warfare 2 would win – hands down.

Nokia Unveils Two New 3G Slider Phones – The Nokia 6700 Slide & Nokia 7230 | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 12:50

Sometimes you might be forgiven for thinking that the only mobiles phones in existence are the iPhone, the Nokia N900, HTC phones with Windows Mobile 6.5 and anything running Android. But they aren't. Some people just want easy to use 3G phones with a nice camera and a splash of social networking. Thankfully, Nokia have released the details of two new 3G phones which will appear in early 2010. ...

Cooler Master Notepal X2 Laptop Cooler | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 12:00

[align=justifyWe have a looked at a decent number of laptop coolers over the years; covering units that can be described as well designed and useful, to those that well, can't be described with such words. In this review we will take a look at the Cooler Master NotePal X2 laptop cooler to try to decide which category it fits in to.][/align]

Review: Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 11:31

Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac could be seen as a bit of a contentious product. There are still those who firmly believe the phrase 'Mac malware' to be a contradiction in terms, a figment of the fervid imaginations of antivirus software manufacturers. Yet the past year has seen further variations on the Mac Trojan OSX.RSPlug, as well as multiple versions of OSX.Trojan.iServices – not to ...

Review: Apple iMac 27" 3.06GHZ (2009) | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 10:50

The new Apple iMac range boasts four standard configurations. We tested the second-most expensive model, which has a massive 27-inch screen, an Intel 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo processor, a 1TB hard drive and an ATI Radeon HD 4670 graphics processor with 256MB of memory. Three of the four new iMacs offered the same 3.06GHz CPU, with the top-of-the range model giving you a quad-core 2.66GHz Intel Core i5 ...

Review: Clickfree C2 Portable Backup | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 10:50

Clickfree's Automatic Backup system has undergone some changes since the first release. It still incrementally backs up more than 400 file types, including images, music, emails, documents, spreadsheets and more, and still updates automatically simply by plugging it in. But this new release adds a host of new features. A redesigned interface incorporates a search facility that also summarises new ...

Review: Altec Lansing MX6021 Expressionist ULTRA 2.1 | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 10:50

Altec Lansing's MX6021 Expressionist ULTRA 2.1 speaker set is an excellent mix of form and function. For deep bass, a long-throw 6.5-inch subwoofer is built into an imposing, industrial-inspired wooden trapezoidal design. The satellite speakers look good too, with 3-inch midrange woofers and 1-inch neodymium tweeters housed behind smoky-grey Perspex fascias. It's great to see a product that ...

NZXT Guardian 921 PC Case | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 10:50

NZXT products have rarely disappointed us at Dragonsteelmods and today’s PC case continues this pleasant trend. The Guardian 921 is a gaming chassis designed with form and function in mind while maintaining a budget price. Eschewing the boxy beige box shape, the Guardian 921 features numerous curves and angle to make the case stand out. The Guardian 921 is a steel case in a mid tower ...

The Cost Of ATI Kernel Mode-Setting On Fedora 12 | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 10:10

One of the articles on Phoronix last week was entitled Intel Linux Graphics Shine With Fedora 12, which showed off the nice state of Intel graphics on this latest Red Hat release when it came to kernel mode-setting and its 3D stack with it working well "out of the box" and offering some nice performance gains over the earlier Fedora 10 and Fedora 11 releases. While the Intel stack may be improved ...

Top 10 Webby Award Internet Moments of the Decade | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 9:50

The birth of Wikipedia, the iPhone, Facebook and Twitter are among the Top 10 Internet Moments of the Decade bestowed by the Webby Awards. As the movie industry dons sparkling gold dresses for their awards season, the world of IT is not far behind. No really. This year’s 14th annual Webby Awards recognises the top annual events [...]Top 10 Webby Award Internet Moments of the Decade is a ...

Editorial: Why High-End Radeon HD 5000 series supply is problematic | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 9:40

Lenovo ThinkPad T400s multi-touch: power at your finger tips | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 8:40

Lenovo has equipped its ThinkPad T400s notebook with a capacitive multi-touch display. We take a look.

Cooler Master Elite 310 ATV Computer Case Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 7:53

It seems that Cooler Master has done what many budget chassis makers have been trying to do for some time now, to produce an inexpensive case that has the right stuff in the interior and some high style to boot. Their Elite 310 case will house your hardware, keep it fairly cool and look good doing it for the miserly sum of around $35-40 US.

Black Friday 2009 Deals | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 6:00

Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is the biggest shopping day of the year and you can bet the major tech retailers will have huge discounts and deals. Our editors have gotten a sneak preview of the deals that will be offers at some retailers and we've listed them for you. Make sure to check these deals out now so you know where you need to be early Friday morning.

OCZ Black Edition 4GB DDR3-1600 | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 5:23

The OCZ Black Edition 4GB DDR3-1600 memory modules allow users with a BE Phenom processor and supporting motherboards to take advantage of the advanced features that are possible with AMD\'s OverDrive utility. With these Black Edition memory modules, you can download and update profiles that wil automatically optimize your settings. While diehard enthusiasts may prefer manual settings, this can ...

TrickleStar PC TrickleSaver | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 4:40

In todays world of a green movement and the economic climate, a device that makes it easy to reduce your energy consumption and put money back in your pocket should be an easy sell. TrickleStar has just such a device in the PC TrickleSaver. How much it can save you is up to you, read on to find out how this simple device can work for you.

Choiix Air-Through Stash (C-HL04) Notebook Cooling Pad Review | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 4:00

Sun Microsystems To Relicense Its X.Org Code | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 3:00

Alan Coopersmith on behalf of Sun Microsystems has announced this afternoon that they will be relicensing all of their past and present X server work under the canonical form of the X.Org license in its latest form. This is being done to reduce the number of MIT license variants within the X Server...

NVIDIA Pushes Out 195.22 Beta Linux Driver | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 0:50

After talking about NVIDIA's forthcoming 64-bit FreeBSD driver we were alerted to the fact that the first 195.xx public beta driver is now available. Earlier this month we first talked about the NVIDIA Linux 195.xx driver series as Fermi GT 300 support was being worked on, but now a Fermi-less (or at least from their official change-log) driver has arrived...

New iPhone Worm, Amazon Kindle Update, and iPhone Web Dominance | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 0:00

A new iPhone & iPod Touch worm has been detected which attempts to steal users’ banking information. This new worm following the release of another worm only a few weeks ago. This new malicious file again only infects users who have jailbroken their iPhone or iPod Touch and have not changed their default root password [...]

Radeon HD 5770 CrossFireX Performance Scaling | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 23:42

This article is all about answering one question: how well does the Radeon HD 5770 scale in CrossFireX performance tests. Benchmark Reviews has already investigated and published two reviews for video cards based on the HD5770 \"Juniper\" chip; an engineering sample from ATI and a production card from XFX. They both acquitted themselves quite well, and we included some CrossFireX test results in ...

Thermaltake BlacX Duet HDD Docking Station Review | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 23:00

BlacX Duet is an external hard drive docking station that allows you to connect up to two hard disk drives externally to the PC by just inserting them on the available slots.

Canonical To Stop Supporting LPIA Architecture | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 21:20

Two years ago Ubuntu began supporting LPIA, or the Low-Power Intel Architecture. LPIA is i386, but with different compile-time optimizations...

NVIDIA 64-bit FreeBSD Beta Driver By Year's End | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 20:20

With the FreeBSD 8.0 release now available, we reached out to NVIDIA to find out the status of their 64-bit BSD display driver, now that this operating system carries the necessary mmap extension support in their 64-bit kernel for their proprietary graphics driver to function. Andy Ritger, who heads the user-space side of NVIDIA's UNIX Graphics Driver team and was previously interviewed by ...

AMD Phenom II 965BE C3 | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 20:00

In our first CPU review in a long while we'll take a look at the AMD Phenom 2 X4 965 Black Edition. Now the 965BE has been out for a while already, but Nov 4th AMD launched a new version of the chip, now using the C3 stepping.

Prolimatech Megahalems Rev. B CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 18:40

We reviewed Megahalems Rev. B CPU cooler from Prolimatech, which has a tower design, six heatpipes and room for two 120 mm fans. Let's check out its performance.

FInally, FreeBSD 8.0 Released | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 18:10

The much-anticipated FreeBSD 8.0 release is finally available, albeit it's arriving more than a month late. FreeBSD 8.0 replaces GCC with Clang/LLVM as the default compiler, improvements to the Jails subsystem, a new USB stack, the ULE 3.0 scheduler that's optimized for SMP environments, Sun's D-Trace support for kernel traces, NFSv4 support, network improvements, improved ZFS file-system ...

Jolicloud "Robby" Beta To Ship WIth Linux 2.6.32 | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 17:50

In early September we featured an article on Jolicloud Linux, which sought to provide innovations atop Ubuntu Netbook Remix by enriching the experience for cloud computing and through their Jolicloud service to have easy access to various web-based applications. At that time we were seeded with an early alpha build of Jolicloud, but this morning (just a day after we published the first Chrome OS ...

Powercolor HD 5750 PCS 1024 MB | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 16:50

Powercolor's new HD 5750 PCS relies on a copper cooling solution by Zerotherm to keep the card cool. It does so without much fan noise and while being twice as energy efficient as the HD 4850 which is comparable in performance.

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Has 100 Paper Cuts Again | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 16:30

Started during the Ubuntu 9.10 development cycle was an Ubuntu project to address paper cuts in Ubuntu, or rather small usability bugs in Ubuntu and the Linux desktop that are often only minor impairments or annoyances, but these easy-to-fix issues have never been heavily targeted for correction. These "paper cuts" are often spotted by new Linux users but frequently go unnoticed to those that ...

NetworkManager 0.7.2 Released With Many Fixes | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 16:01

It has been over seven months since NetworkManager 0.7.1 saw the light of day, but now NetworkManager 0.7.2 has been released. No release announcement or change-log has yet to emerge on this latest Red Hat project release, but the FreeDesktop.org Git log shows a variety of bug-fixes going into the NetworkManager 0.7 release since 0.7.1 was made available in April...

GStreamer Video Work To Be Done By H2'10 | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 15:01

Back on Sunday we shared The GStreamer, Cairo Video Hackfest Results after GNOME, Intel, and X developers were working hard for a few days in Barcelona to hash out plans to improve Linux video playback in the GStreamer multimedia framework via using Cairo/Pixman and gaining support for VA-API/VDPAU. Sunday's article shared most of the details we knew at that time, but now GNOME's Benjamin Otte ...

The Dark Crystal HD Movie Review | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 14:30

Review of MSI NF750-G55 motherboard | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 13:51

MSI gives us a motherboard with the NVIDIA nForce 750 SLI chipset which lets us combine a last generation CPU from AMD with a multi-GPU SLI setup and this without making a too big hole in our wallets. INTRODUCTION MSI is one of the giants within the PC hardware industry. They have been around for as long [...]

QNAP TS-419P Turbo NAS 4-Bay Network Storage Review | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 13:01

The QNAP TS-419P Turbo NAS features space for 4 hot-swappable SATA hard drives with up to 8TB of total capacity and supports 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch hard drives. The QNAP TS-419P is also fairly powerful as it uses a Marvell 1.2GHz CPU and 512MB DDRII memory. Read on to see how it does!

GIGABYTE P55A-UD6 (P55 Express) Motherboard | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 11:20

HTC HD2 Now Available From O2 | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 10:40

Vodafone managed to get the new HD2 smartphone from HTC on sale a week ago, but if you want to go with O2 then this new Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone is now on sale from today. The HD2 is special in a number of ways including the fact that it has a 4.3 inch screen (compared to the 3.5 inch of an iPhone) and a 1Ghz processor.HTC HD2 Now Available From O2 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Sapphire HD5770 Videocard Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 7:40

As a DirectX 11 launching point, the HD5770 from Sapphire is surprisingly a very quick and powerful videocard for little money. Right out of the box it plays with the HD4850, bullies it around the school yard then takes its lunch. Then it runs over to the HD4870, runs circles around it, and then gives it a black eye.

Tuniq TX-3 | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 5:54

The Tuniq TX-3 thermal compound is an evolution of its popular predecessor, the TX-2, and promises peak cooling performance toward keeping your CPU cool under load. Let\'s take a look as we drop some onto a highly overclocked Core i7 monster and see if it can live up to those claims.

Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon HD5870 1GB Graphics Card | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 5:00

Sapphire's Vapor-X Radeon HD5870 takes a top of the line single GPU graphics card and enhances it in a few areas to make it even more appealing. The 3D performance is definitely impressive, but the fact that it stays cool, quiet, and doesn't send the electric meter spinning seems like an even greater accomplishment.

AMD's 2010/2011 Roadmap from the IT Professional’s Perspective | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 4:40

We tried to find out what the new AMD roadmap means for our IT readers: the professionals who actually configure and buy these servers....

SilverStone Nightjar 400 W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 2:40

SilverStone has released a completely fanless 400 W power supply, thus producing absolutely no noise, with a high-end design. Can it survive our tests? Let's see.

Sennheiser HD-428 Headphones Review | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 1:30

Sennheiser is a well recognized name in the audio industry and has been making headphones, microphones, headsets and other consumer and professional audio equipment for more than 60 years. The newly released Sennheiser HD-428 Headphones is their latest mid-level offering. It promises a comfortable fit, stylish looks and powerful bass-driven stereo sound --- all for $79.99. After dozens of hours ...

ASUS EAH5850/G/2DIS/1GD5 Radeon HD 5850 Video Card Review | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 0:10

PulseAudio 0.9.21 Arrives With Device Manager | Posted on: 23/11/2009 @ 22:40

It was less than two weeks ago that PulseAudio 0.9.20 was released as a bug-fix release, but PulseAudio 0.9.21 was pushed out today to offer up more bug-fixes. Besides carrying eight bug fixes to this software package that is loved by some and hated by others, PulseAudio 0.9.21 also integrates the device-manager module. PulseAudio's device-manager module is used to keep track of the names and ...

How to: Enable Command Scrolling from the Keyboard | Posted on: 23/11/2009 @ 20:00

If you are a system administrator, then you probably find yourself using the Windows Command Prompt more often than most people. When running this window, old-school admins get into a DOS or Linux mindset and just don't like to use the mouse. Heck, one of the Microsoft interview questions for admins is "How do you fix a problem on a computer if the GUI is busted?". For those of you who feel ...

Seven Cheap Full HD 22-inch Monitors @ InsideHW | Posted on: 23/11/2009 @ 18:25

We gathered all 22-inch (21.5’’) monitors that we could with one more condition: price tag should be below 160€. All monitors are black with differences in surface finish: matte or gloss (piano). This is nice change since earlier combinations of black and grey surfaces weren’t that much pleasing. All monitors have only one analog D-Sub, which is expected from low price ...

OCZ Agility 128 GByte MLC SSD | Posted on: 23/11/2009 @ 18:21

Mit der Agility präsentiert OCZ sein Einsteigermodell bezüglich Indilix basierter Solid State Drives. Laut Spezifikationen soll die Agility diesbezüglich mit Schreibraten von bis zu 135 MByte/s sowie Leseraten von bis zu 230 MByte aufwarten können.

Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts | Posted on: 23/11/2009 @ 17:50

There were only a handful of "Windows + " commands at the start, but Microsoft has added a few here and there as new versions came out. By and large, little has changed with the usability of Windows since Windows 95, but Windows 7 has changed all of that. Windows 7 now adds a bunch of new usability paradigms that truly make managing multiple windows fun. Nearly all of these features have ...

Chromium OS, Moblin, Ubuntu Netbook Remix Benchmarks | Posted on: 23/11/2009 @ 17:20

Intel released Moblin 2.1 earlier this month, Canonical released Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.10 late last month, and various other vendors have offered up their fall distribution refreshes too. Oh yeah, and Google just released the Chromium OS source code a few days ago! With all of the netbook-focused distribution updates, we found it time to run an onslaught of new benchmarks, comparing some of the ...

VidaBox Premium Wireless Keyboard | Posted on: 23/11/2009 @ 17:10

In this revision of the popular Vidabox Premium HTPC Keyboard, Vidabox has optimized for longer battery life and greater wireless range to ensure better long term usability, which makes it an outstanding HTPC keyboard. We take a closer look at this fine keyboard and show you how well it performs.

Nouveau To Enter The Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Kernel | Posted on: 23/11/2009 @ 14:20

The Nouveau driver, the X.Org project designed to provide a open-source NVIDIA graphics driver for Linux with 2D/3D/Video acceleration that's developed by cleanly reverse-engineering NVIDIA's binary driver, is about to get promoted in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. The Nouveau project has been around for years now and continues to make progress but there has yet to be a stable release of any component -- even ...

Sapphire HD 5870 and HIS HD 5970: multi-monitor gaming goodness with ATI Eyefinity | Posted on: 23/11/2009 @ 14:00

The sheer power of AMD's ATI Radeon HD 5970 demands testing at extreme resolutions. We oblige.

Multi-Touch Coming to UK Dell Studio 17 Laptops Before the End of the Year | Posted on: 23/11/2009 @ 13:20

Dell added the option of a multi-touch display to the Studio 17 laptop a few days ago for customers in the USA. Now according to Crave UK, Dell will make this option available to UK customers before the end of the year. Multi-touch is a form of touch screen where the screen can sense multiple finger touches at the same time. This allows for gestures involving two or more fingers like pinch and ...

Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City Xbox 360 Review | Posted on: 23/11/2009 @ 13:10

Review of Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 cpu cooler | Posted on: 23/11/2009 @ 12:11

The Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 is directed towards the more price aware consumers. It’s a product for anyone looking for a high quality cooling solution at a low price level. INTRODUCTION Arctic Cooling is one of the more well known manufacturers in the PC hardware industry, especially when it comes to smart cooling solutions. The [...]

Noctua NF-P14 FLX Fan | Posted on: 23/11/2009 @ 12:02

Noctua have made a real name for themselves in recent years. Their ultra high performance CPU cooling and fan products have attained an almost legendary status on release. Since then they seem to have gone from strength to strength. With that in mind i\'m looking forward to testing one of their most recent creations the 140mm NF-P14 FLX alongside a couple of their best reviewed fans the NF-P12 ...

ASUS P7H57D-V EVO first look | Posted on: 23/11/2009 @ 11:59

Intel\'s Core i5 and i7 CPUs might be getting all of the column inches and user interest at present, but the CPU giant aren\'t quite done with their Nehalem architecture just yet - Early 2010 should see the launch of their first Core i3 CPUs, with leverage this architecture while also proving to be the first CPUs to feature an on-chip integrated graphics core. In anticipation of this, ASUS have ...

PC game delays getting on the collective tits | Posted on: 23/11/2009 @ 8:10

Last week I was frustrated and annoyed, and for once, it was not due to having to go to work, the wife, or even my pay packet. No, it was because I am a PC gamer. I don't have a PS3, nor an Xbox 360. I have forgone these for an expensive graphics card and a Razer mouse. Sometimes I wish I had not though because If I had a PS3, I would now be playing Assassins Creed 2, the PC version of which has ...

OCZ DDR3 PC3-15000 Platinum Series 4GB Memory Kit | Posted on: 23/11/2009 @ 6:00

Prolimatech Megahalems Rev.B | Posted on: 23/11/2009 @ 4:58

We are looking closely at the new Prolimatech Megahalems Rev.B on the LGA1156 socket to see if it can continue its successful ways. More specifically, we\'ll overclock the snot out of our Core i7 and find out just how far the Rev.B can let us overclock on air cooling. As you\'ll soon see, we were quite surprised by the results. Follow along and find out why.

Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ HD Media Player Review | Posted on: 22/11/2009 @ 21:50

NZXT Gamma Computer Case Review | Posted on: 22/11/2009 @ 18:07

Whether you just need a computer for surfing the web or if you are on a quest to construct the ultimate gaming machine, it all begins with the case. NZXT has recently released a mid-tower case for all arenas: the Gamma. This extraordinarily light case is packed with features normally seen only in high-end (and high-priced) gaming cases, and it brings it all to the table for only $49.99. ...

Antec Two Hundred | Posted on: 22/11/2009 @ 17:34

The ability to stay connected to the net whilst on the move is becoming more and more popular with netbooks being the latest must-have gadget. With more power and quicker speeds combined with a decrease in product size, the need for efficient and effective cooling is an ever-greater necessity. One way to supply extra cooling potential is through a notebook cooler; the marketplace has been hit ...

This Week: Benchmarks, Graphics, Enlightenment | Posted on: 22/11/2009 @ 16:20

This week at Phoronix we did our usual roundabout with X.Org / Linux graphics news coverage along with sharing new work on our benchmarking software, and we also broke the news that Samsung is sponsoring the development of Enlightenment. Another popular story was that Fedora 13 may support system rollbacks via Btrfs. Our graphics coverage this week consisted of a new GLX extension for ...

The GStreamer, Cairo Video Hackfest Results | Posted on: 22/11/2009 @ 16:10

Last month we talked about a hackfest to improve Linux video playback that came about after a GNOME developer began work on using Cairo/Pixman for raw video in GStreamer and looking at other ways to leverage hardware acceleration within this major open-source multimedia framework. This Linux video meeting started in Barcelona on Thursday and is ending today, with some accomplishments. Some of ...

This Road Safety Week, make sure you’re not drinking and driving | Posted on: 22/11/2009 @ 11:10

We're all human, and drinking to excess is something most of us find fun. But if you don't want to one of the almost 900 people who die in drink related road crashes every year then invest in one of these handy little breathalyzer gadgets to make sure the alcohol has left your system before you get in the car that night or the morning after.This Road Safety Week, make sure you’re not ...

HP Mini 311: Netbooks get ION | Posted on: 22/11/2009 @ 9:40

The HP Mini 311 is one of the first netbooks to ship with NVIDIA's ION platform. The question everyone's asking is: does ION improve the netbook experience? The answer is yes, but there are other questions we still need to address....

3DTV is Coming! | Posted on: 22/11/2009 @ 8:30

We’ve all heard a lot about stereoscopic 3D. Every major content conference – NAB, IBC, IFA and CES have the big hardware guys pushing the idea that…this is the year 3D will come home. Our kids just saw the latest shows at IMAX and can’t wait for Avatar!!! Had to explain to them that 3D-ish stuff has been around since the 1838 World’s Fair.

Terry Makedon “CatalystMaker” Interview @ InsideHW | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 21:50

Did you ever ask yourself how ATI drivers are made, and who makes them? Well, first of all, there are three teams that work on the same driver code at the same time! Why? Continue reading this interesting interview that we had opportunity to conduct with Terry Makedon, Catalyst drivers maker for AMD/ATI graphics cards, and you will found out…

NZXT M59 Mid-Tower Computer Case Review | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 17:34

I am a case snob. The cases I like are brushed aluminum, have removable motherboard trays, neatly rolled edges, finished interiors, cable management, and so forth. They have SATA backplanes and mounts for triple-120 radiators. A certain degree of style doesn\'t hurt, either. Of course cases like this are expensive, but since I have to look at them all day, I figure they\'re worth it. In this ...

A New Patch For Radeon DRM Power Savings | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 15:00

While OpenGL acceleration and GPU-assisted video playback are often most viewed as the areas that are severely lacking for the open-source Linux graphics drivers in comparison to what the binary-only ATI/NVIDIA drivers offer, another area that has not yet caught up to speed with the binary competition is power management. For years (going back to 2005) AMD has implemented PowerPlay support in ...

Intel DP55KG Office Mainboard | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 11:00

Mit dem DP55KG präsentiert Intel seine eigene Umsetzung des P55 Mainstream Chipsatzes zu einem finalen Mainboard. Neben acht SATA Anschlüssen kann Intels DP55KG auch zwei PCI-Express x16 Slots aufweisen. Die vor allem bezüglich Overclocking kritische Spannungsversorgung kann diesbezüglich auf sechs phasen zurückgreifen, was diese Tage eher die untere Grenze darstellt.

ATI Catalyst 9.11 Windows 7 Driver Analysis | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 9:50

WindowBlinds 7 Review | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 9:30

Vista was quickly replaced by the new Windows 7, which has the same Aero desktop but a much improved usability. One of the few things that Windows 7 lacks is the ability to customize the desktop to the extent that Windows XP had. Stardock Software has offered WindowBlinds as a way to customize your desktop, but their new release supports Windows 7, which means that hard-core tweakers can ...

ASUS M4A785D-M PRO | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 8:33

An extensive review with many photographs of the board, bundle, box and bios screens. There is a large overclocking section and many benchmarks are tested.

ASUS M4A785D-M PRO motherboard review | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 8:30

An extensive review with many photographs of the board, bundle, box and bios screens. There is a large overclocking section and many benchmarks are tested.

Nokia N-Gage : Asphalt 4 – Elite Racing Game Review | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 4:20

goldfries rated it   Mindless racing over the Nokia N-Gage is back again with Asphalt 4! This article was made possible by Nokia The Story No story here. Just race up the career and win the game that’s it. After that, just play again and again for fun. The Gameplay Before I continue – this is the site’s first [...]

Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update Released | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 1:20

Apple has released 10.6.2 update to the Mac OS X operating system via Software Update. Users should download it and install it whenever possible. For a full list of fixes, visit Apple’s knowledge base article. Tweet This!Share this on FacebookPost this to MySpaceAdd this to Google BookmarksShare this on del.icio.usStumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUponShare [...]

Office 2010 Public Beta Begins Next Week | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 1:20

Microsoft today sent out an email to current Office 2010 Click-to-Run beta participants telling them the public beta for the upcoming Office 2010 suite will be available next week. The email states they will be removing the previous builds of Office 2010 for download tomorrow in preparation for the new release. Microsoft has also closed [...]

Windows 7 Box Sales Up 234 Percent Compared to Vista | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 1:20

Since the anxiously awaited debut of Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system, the Microsoft team has spent a deal of time airing ads which really show off the prowess of their new system release. These commercials have a good correlation to their reviews and their sales numbers are very impressive. According to NPD Group, Windows 7’s [...]

Nokia Victorious Over Apple in Smartphone Distribution | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 1:20

The Motorola Droid has made quite the splash and is already regarded as the next potential “iPhone killer”. While a plethora of reviewers have tried to measure the factor which makes their products “buyable” between the high profile gadgets from Apple, Motorola and others, Nokia has managed better on its own worldwide continuing the lead [...]

Microsoft Office 2010 Beta 2 Build Leaks | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 1:20

Microsoft’s upcoming beta 2 of its Office 2010 productivity suite has been leaked on file-sharing networks a little under a week before it will supposedly be released to testers according to an e-mail received by Microsoft earlier this week. The new build, 14.0.4514.1009, has “beta 2″ tagged to the name, suggesting that it is the [...]

Office 2010 Beta 2 Available to MSDN/TechNet Members | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 1:20

Microsoft has made Office 2010 beta 2 available to MSDN & TechNet members. The new build that is available is numbered 14.0.4536.1000. Check out our pictorial review of the new beta 2 at our Web site. Tweet This!Share this on FacebookPost this to MySpaceAdd this to Google BookmarksShare this on del.icio.usStumble upon something good? Share it on [...]

Microsoft Office 2010 Public Beta is Available | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 1:20

Microsoft today has made the public beta of Office 2010 available to anyone who wishes to download it and use it. If you want to try it out, download it from the Office 2010 page. This public release comes only days after Microsoft made the same beta available to TechNet & MSDN members. Read our full [...]

Google Chrome OS hands-on (Dev Build November 20, 2009) | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 1:00

HP TouchSmart 300-1025 Desktop PC | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 0:40

With the release of Windows 7, multi-touch computing has finally been something worth looking into because Windows 7 supports multiple touch points for the first time ever and the interface has been redesigned to be touch friendly . The HP TouchSmart 300-1025 desktop PC offers a 20 touch screen LCD and has sleek looks that make it an excellent primary or secondary PC that has many different ...

Ultra X4 500 W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 0:20

This time we are going to review the 500 W from the new X4 power supply series from Ultra, which features a fully modular cabling system and single-rail design.

Phorogit Turns Two, Happy Birthday | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 0:10

Today marks the two-year anniversary of the creation of Phorogit.com. Phorogit is the Git repository that is sponsored by Phoronix Media to house the development of a few free software projects. The two most prominent projects currently housed at Phorogit are the ATI Catalyst Linux driver packaging scripts (fglrx-packaging.git) and the Phoronix Test Suite (phoronix-test-suite.git)...

libvdpau, libva Both Updated Today | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 20:30

In hopes of pushing VDPAU beyond just being a NVIDIA Unix driver technology and to make it an open standard for Linux video driver developers wishing to provide HD video acceleration on Linux via the GPU, NVIDIA released a standalone VDPAU library back in September and have been trying to push some VDPAU bits for DRI2. Today NVIDIA has updated its standalone VDPAU library, libvdpau, which is now ...

Intel Linux Graphics Shine With Fedora 12 | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 15:30

Intel's Linux graphics driver stack is often at the forefront of X.Org / Mesa innovations, from Intel being the first driver having in-kernel video memory management to being the first driver with mainline kernel mode-setting support to even being the driver that often first receives support for new OpenGL extensions in Mesa. The Intel Linux driver stack can be attributed with many firsts, but ...

Thermaltake SD100 mini ITX Home Theater Chassis | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 15:00

Thermaltake introduced the SD100 to target the Mini-ITX home theater HTPC market. With a sleek, glossy black exterior and well ventilated interior, the SD100 is designed to be functional while blending into the rest of a high tech home theater setup. Read on to see what we think of this budget friendly $85 case!

Sharkoon X-Tatic Digital v3: the ultimate games console accessory? | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 14:40

We take a look at the latest X-Tatic Digital 5.1 headset, is it the perfect Christmas gift for the console gamer?

Fedora 13 May Support Btrfs System Rollbacks | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 14:20

Fedora 12 was just released this week, but features for Fedora 13 have been in planning long before this release made it out the door. In fact, it was last month that we began talking about features for Fedora 13...

Google Chrome OS Sees Light of Day – Almost | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 13:30

As expected Google has shown off the very first builds of Chrome OS and as I predicted it doesn't change anything today but has potential for the future. The first public version of Chrome OS (or Chromium OS as the open source version is called) is really a developer preview and Google aren't planning on releasing the final version for another year. Having said that, Chromium OS gives us an ...

X Server 1.7.2 RC2 Released With 15 Fixes | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 13:30

X Server 1.7.2 is scheduled to be released a week from Friday, so in preparations for that, Peter Hutterer has just pushed out the second release candidate for this minor point release. X Server 1.7.2 RC2 is made up of 15 fixes (mostly for XQuartz) since the RC1 release that arrived earlier this month. There's nothing real exciting in this release beyond addressing bugs as most developers are ...

Orange Prepay Phones Come with a £60 Christmas Gift | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 10:40

Tis the season to save money, and Orange is leading this spirit of festivity and penny-pinching nicely with its current Giftbox deal. If you want to look generous by plonking a nicely-wrapped handset under the tree this year, Orange is offering a free Christmas giftbox with £60 worth of goodies for anyone purchasing a prepaid mobile [...]Orange Prepay Phones Come with a £60 Christmas Gift ...

Palit GeForce GT 240 Sonic 1 GB | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 10:30

Razer Sphex Gaming Mousepad Review | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 8:30

Remember a few generations ago when civilization thought it had arrived once there were flying cars and lasers all over the place? Well I'm still waiting on my H.P. Hovercraft, but laser technology is so common that it's in just about everything, including computer mice. The use of a laser sensor (or two) is used in the pointing devices for extremely accurate positioning, and tracks on just ...

AXUS FiT 500E Five-Bay RAID DAS Server | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 8:30

Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P50 | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 5:26

Today we are looking at the Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P50, a well crafted and premium mid-tower case that packs some very innovative features, classic aesthetics, and impeccable quality for consumers with discerning tastes.

QNAP TS-419P Turbo NAS 4-Bay Network Storage Server | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 2:29

Benchmark Reviews has monitored the network storage industry for several years now, and the same three features have always held the highest demand: speed, data redundancy, and simple operation. QNAP has earned the title of NAS pioneer, not by being the first to have a network attached storage (NAS) device on the market, but by being the first to consistently offer fast Gigabit Ethernet speeds ...

Seagate Barracuda XT 2 TB Hard Disk Drive Review | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 2:00

Let's take a look on the performance of the first SATA-600 hard disk drive to arrive on the market, Barracuda XT from Seagate.

Benchmarking Mobile Phones & Devices | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 2:00

It was just a week ago that we confirmed the Phoronix Test Suite is being ported to Windows, then on Monday delivered Phoronix Test Suite 2.2, and a day after that announced a major advancement for Phoronix Test Suite 2.4 "Lenvik" and that was image quality comparison and analysis support to take our benchmarking software to the next level. Today we are continuing on this roll by announcing the ...

HTC Hero @ InsideHW | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 1:58

HTC Hero touch screen Android smartphone has arrived in our test lab and first feature that we noticed was its unusual design. We got white version that has brushed aluminum frame around display which is rather unusual combination. We made a brief survey among innocent bystanders and their first impressions were contradictory, up to the point when they unlocked the device. Right after unlock ...

Modern Warfare 2 Walkthrough and Guide | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 1:30

The only thing worth talking about is the mission "No Russian", which you are heavily warned by the game itself. I do think it was put in for pure shock value. Aside from possible anti-terrorism criticisms on the US, it just seems too easy to sit back and let the event unfold. I actually haven't been too fond on these "extreme" first person events from this series lately, it's becoming a lame ...

The Linux 2.6.32 Kernel Is Near, RC8 Released | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 1:00

Linus Torvalds this afternoon put out the Linux 2.6.32-rc8 kernel release. The Linux 2.6.32 kernel, which brings 3D DRM and KMS support for ATI R600/700 GPUs, new wireless drivers, an improved VIA frame-buffer, and other improvements, is getting ready for release...

Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 | Posted on: 19/11/2009 @ 20:42

The graphics solution world is constantly evolving with visual quality being stepped up at an ever-growing exponential rate. The launch of Windows 7 and with it the tantalising prospect of DirectX 11 games is perhaps not so much just a single step up but a whole flight of stairs designed to deliver unparalleled graphics quality. With nVidia sliding by the way side, ATI is setting about ...

ATI Radeon HD 5970 Hemlock Video Card Review | Posted on: 19/11/2009 @ 17:20

ATI now dominates the graphics industry with their DirectX 11 Radeon HD 5000-series video cards, which allows them to enjoy current-generation gaming on Windows 7 and Vista. The ATI Radeon HD 5870 has already beat the worn and weathered GeForce GTX 285, just as the Radeon HD 5850 and HD5770 do at their respective price points. By combining two Cypress XT GPUs together on one PCB, the ATI Radeon ...

Antec Notebook Cooler 200 | Posted on: 19/11/2009 @ 17:19

Convection is when moving air transfers heat to or from a surface. This is the method used by most laptop coolers to keep your CPU, GPU and other critical components from overheating. There are three major factors to effective cooling (or heating), namely temperature difference, surface area, and air flow. Any differences in these factors will lead to differences in performance, even for the same ...

Assassin's Creed II (2) - PC, Xbox 360, PS3 | Posted on: 19/11/2009 @ 15:30

Betrayed by rival ruling families of Italy, a young nobleman plans his revenge in Ubisoft's open-world action adventure.

ATI Radeon HD 5970 2GB in CrossFireX | Posted on: 19/11/2009 @ 14:00

Elixir 6 GB 1600 MHz CL9 Tri-Channel | Posted on: 19/11/2009 @ 12:00

Elixir is known for their standard JEDEC modules, usually found in budget and mid-range systems. Their 1600 MHz tri-channel kit tries to give you that same value with a hint of overclockability thrown in the mix, for those who want that magical 1600 MHz speed, while spending as little as possible.

Western Digital WD TV Media Player | Posted on: 19/11/2009 @ 12:00

The Western Digital WD TV has plenty of attributes to help it score at the top of the list of media players I have checked out so far. It has a slick but simple appearance, the user interface is attractive and easy to use, the system is quick to respond to commands from the remote control, it supports plenty of file formats, and it has HDMI connectivity.

Robolamp: Making lighting fixtures cool | Posted on: 19/11/2009 @ 11:10

Come and look at Robert Matysiak's Robolamps. Coloured light bulbs and old bits of pluming supplies combine to create the cutest crazy lamps you'll see this week... Robolamp: Making lighting fixtures cool is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

MSI NF750-G55 Motherboard Review | Posted on: 19/11/2009 @ 9:50

As probably the last Nvidia performance board we'll ever see: this AM3, DDR3 nForce 750 chipset G55 from MSI is one of the few SLI capable motherboards for AMD out there. How does it stack up against other budget AMD chipsets? We found out.

A-DATA SH93 Waterproof and Shock Resistant Portable HDD Video Review | Posted on: 19/11/2009 @ 8:40

Patriot Box Office HD Media Player Review | Posted on: 19/11/2009 @ 8:00

The Patriot Box Office is a media player that frees your digital media library from the constraints of a PC and bridges digital media to your home entertainment system. Box Office also the most popular media formats (H.264, ISO, VOB, DivX, xVid, MKV, MOV, MPEG and more) so you can play what you want, where you want to! Read on to see how this recently released media player does!

Kingston SSDNow V Series 40GB Boot Drive | Posted on: 19/11/2009 @ 7:07

While SSDs may be very sppedy, they remain very expensive, and for most people, a hotrod SSD just is not in the cards for a system upgrade. High prices are always a stumbling block to new tech adoption, and SSDs are no different. However, there may be relief on the horizon, as Kingston has released a sub-$100 SSD that looks to be fast, in the hope that it will finally bring solid state drives ...

NVIDIA Pushes 3D Vision Outside the Gaming Box | Posted on: 19/11/2009 @ 4:30

The Second GNOME 2.30 Development Release | Posted on: 19/11/2009 @ 1:30

While GNOME 2.30 will not be the release that goes on to become GNOME 3.0 (instead it will be GNOME 2.32 in September that grabs the "3.0" tag), the second development release for the 2.30 series is now available. This new GNOME 2.30 development release goes by the version number 2.29.2. Among the changes to be found in GNOME 2.29.2 include Evince now supporting PDF File Attachment Annotations, ...

Nintendo Wii Fit Plus Review | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 22:00

Let's take a look on the new version of the popular fitness game for the Nintendo Wii.

How The X Stack In Ubuntu 10.04 LTS May Look | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 20:40

Canonical's Ubuntu Developer Summit for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (codenamed Lucid Lynx) is taking place this week in Texas, but happening right now on the Ubuntu-X mailing list is a discussion about what the X.Org plans are for Ubuntu Lucid. Bryce Harrington, Canonical's principal X leader, has shared his views about the X.Org package set for Ubuntu 10.04. As far as the X Server goes, Bryce believes it ...

Unigine Engine Picks Up Physical Cloth Effects | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 19:10

While we are still waiting on the release of Unigine Heaven for Linux, the Unigine Corp developers continue advancing this multi-platform game engine. The latest code being worked on for this engine adds support for physical cloth along with physical wind that impacts physical cloth areas...

Gigabyte G41M-ES2L Motherboard | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 18:50

Let's take an overall look on this Gigabyte's value motherboard for Intel socket 775 processors, based on Intel G41 chipset with power saving features.

Lian Li PC-P50 Armorsuit | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 17:31

Mit dem PC-P50 präsentiert Lian Li einen Aluminium Midi-Tower, der durch praktische Features sowie einem leicht überarbeiteten Design überzeugen soll. Ob das finale Produkt zu überzeugen vermag, werdern wir auf den folgenden Seiten aufzeigen.

CrossOver Games 8.1 Released, Supports L4D2 | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 16:00

CodeWeavers had released CrossOver Games 8.0 back in September, but now this morning they have put out CrossOver Games 8.1. The main addition in CrossOver Games 8.1 is support for Left 4 Dead 2, the much-anticipated Windows game created by Valve Corporation that was actually just released yesterday as the sequel to Left 4 Dead...

AMD Releases The Radeon HD 5970 2GB | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 14:50

Today AMD finally lifted the lid on Hemlock, their new ultra high-end dual-GPU graphics card that is being marketed as the Radeon HD 5970 (similar to the Radeon HD 4870 X2 but now for the Evergreen GPU family). The Radeon HD 5970 has 3200 stream processors (1600 per Cypress GPU), a combined 2GB of GDDR5 video memory, and AMD Eyefinity support for driving three displays simultaneously...

Sponsored: Around The World in 80 Days – Volvo’s New Facebook Game | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 14:40

Isn't there anything that Facebook can't do... Volvo Cars have released a new Facebook game in which you need to virtually drive around the world in 80 days. In the game, which has been released to promote Volvo's super fuel efficient C30 DRIVe, you DRIVe (sorry, their pun, not mine) the C30 around the world using only your network of Facebook friends.Sponsored: Around The World in 80 Days ...

Sapphire Radeon HD 5970 2GB Overclocked | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 14:40

Solargorilla, a Portable Solar Charger, Among Winners at British Innovations Awards | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 14:10

The winners of the iawards have been announced. I wrote about the iawards back in August to encourage budding inventors to enter the awards which aim to recognise and celebrate the best British achievements in science, innovation and technology. The awards ceremony was held this week at the Science Museum and it saw the teams behind this year’s best British innovations rewarded for ...

Seagate FreeAgent DockStar Network Adapter | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 13:10

As a simple NAS device allowing you to connect up to four USB hard drives to your network, the Seagate DockStar shines. Toss in the capability of using the PogoPlug online service, and the DockStar becomes even more valuable for the average consumer. It is extremely easy to setup and configure, and anybody that can follow simple instructions should be able to use it.

Sapphire Radeon HD 5970 in two-card CrossFireX | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 13:10

Benchmark-bustin' action inside.

AMD ATI Radeon HD 5970 Review | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 12:10

It's big, fast, power hungry and hot like Scarlett Johansson in a sauna - what's not to like? The size? Yes, at nearly a foot long this dual-HD 5870 beast won't even fit in the front page image box! Read on to see how the new card performs (don't call it a HD 5870 X2 though, or you'll look like a n00b)

Intel Core i5-750 Processor | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 11:51

All in all i feel that Intel have lost no momentum with the release of the i5. Yes, the flagship i7 may be faster but it requires an extra investment that some may not be willing to stretch to. What we have here is a massive chunk of that performance in a very affordable package. Its desktop performance is very strong as too was its gaming credentials. Also worthy of mention was the snappiness ...

Unfriend is 2009 Word of the Year: Facebook has lex-appeal | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 9:50

The English lexicon has officially grown by one with Oxford University Press nominating “unfriend” as the 2009 word of the year. Your mum may bemoan the effects that SMS messages and 140-character Tweets are having on your everyday ability to communicate properly, but geek speak has now been ratified. OUP has defined … [visit site to read [...]Unfriend is 2009 Word of the Year: ...

Mac OS X 10.6.2 vs. Ubuntu 9.10 Benchmarks | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 9:10

Back in August upon the launch of Apple's Snow Leopard we delivered benchmarks comparing Mac OS X 10.5 and Mac OS X 10.6 along with initial benchmarks of how Ubuntu 9.10 was running against Mac OS X 10.6. Since that time though Ubuntu 9.10 has been officially released with various changes since last August and Apple has issued two point releases for Snow Leopard, now putting it at version 10.6.2. ...

Study Finds Asus and Toshiba Make Most Reliable Laptops | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 8:50

When we decide to ignore the global recession by buying a brand new laptop, we can compare memory, screen size and battery life, but we can’t usually compare lifetime reliability. Until now. Thanks to a recent survey comparing three year malfunction rates by manufacturers, smaller laptop companies like Asus, Toshiba and Sony lead the way in [...]Study Finds Asus and Toshiba Make Most ...

ATI Radeon HD 5970 Dual-GPU Video Card Review | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 8:00

The Radeon HD 5970 is the latest dual-GPU flagship video card by AMD. This card has 3200 stream processors clocked at 725MHz and 2GB of GDDR5 memory at 1GHz! Will this be enough to destroy the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295? Read on to find out how this card does and to see if AMD has what it takes to be the fastest video card on the planet again!

Kingston HyperX 4GB 2133MHz DDR3 Dual Channel Memory Review | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 7:30

Thermaltake BlacX Duet Dual Hard Drive Docking Station Review | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 7:05

The BlacX Duet is a very simple yet effective product for quickly accessing data on any two hard drives. And when I say any two drives, I mean it in a literal sense. The docking station supports all 2.5” and 3.5” SATA drives up to 2TB, so the chances of incompatibility with any current drives you have are slim to none. Furthermore, installation is completely tool-free and the absence ...

Sapphire Radeon HD 5970 OC | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 6:27

The Sapphire Radeon HD 5970 OC. Yes, it is a dual-GPU, single PCB card. And it has a new naming scheme, no longer following the \"X2\" moniker. And yes, it is an overclocked version. The Sapphire HD 5970 OC is an absolute behemoth, from its gaming horsepower, to its size, weight, cooling technology, and price tag. It is big, it is brash, and and it is entirely unapologetic. Let\'s take a look at ...

The Radeon HD 5970: Completing AMD's Takeover of the High End GPU Market | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 6:10

With 2 Cypress chips on 1 card, today marks the day where AMD completes their takeover of the high-end video card market. It's the fastest single card on the planet for $599, and quite overclockable out of the box. Goodbye GTX 295....

ATI Radeon HD 5970 Hemlock Video Card | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 5:26

ATI now dominates the graphics industry with their DirectX 11 Radeon HD 5000-series video cards, which allows them to enjoy current-generation gaming on Windows 7 and Vista. The ATI Radeon HD 5870 has already beat the worn and weathered GeForce GTX 285, just as the Radeon HD 5850 and HD5770 do at their respective price points. By combining two Cypress XT GPUs together on one PCB, the ATI Radeon ...

HIS Radeon HD 5970 CrossFire | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 5:10

With the release of AMD's latest Radeon HD 5970, the question comes up "What can be gained by going CrossFire?" We investigate the quad GPU performance of the HIS Radeon HD 5970. Even though the setup rip a $1200 hole in your wallet, performance will make you smile.

AMD ATI Radeon HD 5970 2,048MB graphics card: usurper of the throne | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 5:10

What do you get when you cobble two Radeon HD 5800-class GPUs on to one board?

ASUS EAH5970 2 GB GDDR5 | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 5:00

Today marks the day that AMD takes back the graphics card performance crown from NVIDIA. The new AMD Radeon HD 5970 comes with two fast Cypress GPUs on a single PCB. Using their latest power saving features, AMD achieved a very modest power consumption for this card which right now is the fastest money can buy.

Sapphire Radeon HD 5970 2GB Video Card | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 5:00

Samsung Sponsors The Development Of Enlightenment | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 3:50

Back in June Enlightenment E16 reached version 1.0.0 and then a few weeks later there was an E17 development snapshot released, but there hasn't been a whole lot of news out of the Enlightenment camp over the past year. In fact, most new Linux users have likely never even heard of the Enlightenment...

AMD Catalyst 9.11 For Linux Released | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 1:40

AMD has today pushed out their Catalyst 9.11 Linux driver. This release contains support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and initial support for OpenSuSE 11.2 along with a handful of minor bug-fixes...

Going Beyond Just Measuring Frame Rates | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 1:20

Yesterday marked the release of Phoronix Test Suite 2.2 and it was the best version yet with the addition of many new exciting and useful features. While this release was gratifying, there are much greater plans for the Phoronix Test Suite going into the next decade. It has already been shared that Windows support is coming, but there are other huge features coming too as soon as Q1'2010. Up to ...

Two Kingston 40GB V Series Boot Drive SSDs in RAID 0 | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 1:00

Today, we will be taking a look at the performance of two Kingston 40GB V Series Boot Drive SSDs. Two of these drives can be bought today for $115 each, which at $230. You can put them into RAID 0 and have a nice little 80GB data array. This is also slightly less expensive than a Kingston SSDNow M Series SNM225-S2/80GB drive as they cost $245.

Samsung Spinpoint F3 Hard Drive @ InsideHW | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 22:28

This is SATAII HDD with 16MB of cache (1TB model should have 32MB of cache) and one platter that rotates at 7200rpm. It was announced as “WD Black series killer” and as such it has to prove its reputation that was impelled even before it appeared on the market. We used standard battery of benchmarks that include HD Tune, ATTO Bench and our own HDD Test. Results that we got were ...

Silverstone Raven 3200dpi Gaming Mouse Review | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 20:40

The SilverStone Raven 3200DPI Gaming Mouse is one of those mice that has absolutely killer looks and quite honestly looks like the mouse Darth Vader would use. Its namesake alone might even get The Crow to stop whining about loss and despair and use a computer for online dating or something. As we will see in our in-depth review, the mouse has some significant flaws that may make you ...

vApus for Open Source: Creating a virtualized stress test | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 17:10

If you've been keeping up with our articles for a while, you might have picked up on vApus Mark I: the virtualized stress test we created for internal use at the Sizing Servers testlab. As detailed in Johan's article, this bench consists of 3 separate applications, all of which we are very familiar with due to extensive optimization and stress testing...

Coolermaster Mouse Mats | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 16:13

Coolermaster is a name that will be instantly recognisable to most hardware fans, being a longstanding big player in the case, psu and cooling market. This time round though we will be trying out something a little bit different from Coolermaster, their range of CM Storm mouse mats aimed at the gaming market. As anyone who has missed that vital head shot can tell you, the surface on which you ...

Fedora 12 Released To The Wild | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 15:30

It's one of the last major distribution updates coming out this year, but Fedora 12 (codenamed "Constantine") is now available. Fedora 12 features performance improvements, Ogg Theora 1.1 support, graphics improvements (including ATI kernel mode-setting by default), many virtualization improvements, PulseAudio improvements, Multi-Pointer X with X.Org 7.5 / X Server 1.7, and many other new ...

Adobe Flash Player 10.1 Beta For Linux | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 14:50

Last night Adobe pushed out their first beta release for Adobe Flash Player 10.1. Alongside the Windows and Mac OS X beta releases was a 32-bit Linux build, but the 64-bit build isn't yet available so those users will need to be use the earlier 64-bit beta...

MSI N240GT GeForce GT 240 512 MB GDDR5 | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 14:40

Today NVIDIA launches their first GDDR5 graphics card. The new GeForce GT 240 is based on NVIDIA's brand-new 40 nm G215 graphics processor and features 96 shaders. It also includes several new features like support for DirectX 10.1, HDMI audio enhancements and extremely low power draw. But is that enough to justify a price of $100 ?

MSI GeForce N240GT 512MB GDDR5 OC Video Card | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 14:20

NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 Video Card Preview | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 14:01

The GeForce GT 240 is NVIDIA’s latest performance-class GPU that can be picked up for under $99. With 96 processor cores and with a frame buffer of either 512MB or 1024MB these little budget cards should perform pretty well, but obviously still lack support for DirectX 11. Read on to see what one of these cards will get you in our preview.

PlayStation 3 Gets Facebook Integration | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 13:30

Sony has officially announced on the PS3 blog that the forthcoming V3.10 firmware upgrade for the PlayStation 3 will include support for Facebook. The update which is scheduled to be released "soon" allows you to link your PlayStation Network account to your Facebook account and automatically update your Facebook status with Trophy and PlayStation Store activity.PlayStation 3 Gets Facebook ...

XFX Black Edition 850W PSU: worthy of recommendation? | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 13:30

Take a quality PSU, add some XFX spice, and serve with a £135 price tag.

Review: AOC 2434PW | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 12:20

There's a creeping cancer that is gnawing its way through the monitor market of late. A debilitating and highly infectious disease that's now approaching epidemic proportions. We speak, of course, of the inflationary process that has taken hold of quoted contrast performance. AOC's latest 24-inch monitor, the 2434PW, is a case in point. Proudly plastered on its bezel is a sticker proclaiming an ...

Review: Asus VH222H | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 12:20

How much of a whore for premium branding are you? It's that sort of introspection Asus demands of you when sizing up its undoubtedly desirable 22-inch offering, the VH222H. After all, in return for an extra £35, it offers little on paper of real significance over its closest competition, BenQ's G2200HD. Other than the cachet of the Asus brand, that is. Both are 16:9 ratio 22-inch screens with ...

The LightSleeper- for a good, heavy sleep | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 11:10

Having trouble sleeping? Take it from a former insomnia sufferer- sleep is the best thing in the world for making you feel like a human being. Especially if you want to be a happy human being. Think you've tried everything though? Let me introduce you to the LightSleeper...The LightSleeper- for a good, heavy sleep is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Review: Asus P6TD | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 11:01

We've all been so obsessed by the new kid in town with the personalised 'Lynnfie1d' number plate that we've hardly heard a thing about it's big brother, the original Nehalem platform. Well, Asus is keen to change that and is making noises once more about its X58 boards – and the new P6TD Deluxe is a prime case in point. With great performance offered by the simpler and cheaper P55 ...

Review: Asus M4A79XTD EVO | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 11:01

Do you really give a pair of fetid dingo's kidneys about multi-GPU support? That's the key difference between AMD's M4A79T Deluxe 790FX and its Asus M4A79XTD EVO 790X boards. Read TechRadar's Asus M4A79T Deluxe reviewDo you feel the need to spend out an extra £40 for the dubious pleasure of being able to slot more than two graphics cards into your waiting PCI-E rails? With the improved scaling ...

SilverStone Raven RV02 Case Review | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 9:50

SilverStone has re-invented the case by rotating the motherboard orientation. In the Raven RV02 your cards all sit vertically, allowing air to be sucked in from under the case and blown out the top. Will this make a difference to the cooling performance of the case? We test it to find out.

Dragon Age Origins - PC, Xbox 360, PS3 | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 9:10

BioWare's spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate weaves a tale that begins in one of six different ways.

AMD Radeon HD 5870 1GB CrossFire performance | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 9:03

With the Radeon HD 5970 hitting the streets later this week, strapping two Cypress GPUs together onto a single physical graphics board, now seems like as good a time as any to take a look at an alternative to such a set-up - Two individual Radeon HD 5870 boards in a CrossFire configuration. We take a look at exactly what a Radeon HD 5870 CrossFire configuration has to offer buyers with the cash ...

AnandTech Tests GPU Accelerated Flash 10.1 Prerelease | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 8:50

Do you hate how painfully slow Flash video playback can be even on the fastest PCs? Adobe's prerelease of Flash 10.1 is about to change all of that. By offloading H.264 decode onto capable GPUs, full screen, high resolution flash video is finally possible without stuttering. Even on an Atom....

GIGABYTE MA785GT-UD3H Review | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 8:20

Am nevoie de o placă de bază cu un preţ acceptabil, conectivitate extinsă, video onboard şi toate opţiunile posibile pentru ca pe viitor să am posibilitatea unor procese de upgrade fără a o mai schimba. Una din posibilele alegeri s-ar părea că este GIGABYTE MA785GT-UD3H şi aşa a sosit momentul pentru un nou review..

ASUS Radeon EAH5870 Voltage Tweak Edition | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 6:14

The release of the ATI 5800 series graphics cards has fueled enthusiasts pursuits with jaw-dropping performance, but for those select people who are looking for something even more elite, today we’ll be looking at the ASUS Radeon EAH5870 Voltage Tweak Edition. It is a card that brings some unique features to the table, enabling enthusiasts that dream of speed to push the bar even higher ...

Kingston SSDNow V Series 40GB Solid State Drive | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 4:00

With Intel's second generation controller and 34nm MLC NAND flash memory, many might argue the internals are the best presently on the market. The read performance is definitely impressive, while the write performance will leave something to be desired. Once you see the price you may be willing to make the compromise in order to jump from a traditional hard drive to a SSD.

VMware Releases Its New Gallium3D Driver | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 3:30

Last Friday during the Gallium3D workshop we learned that the Tungsten Graphics developers that were bought out by VMware have been working on a virtual Gallium3D driver that would be used by guest operating systems running within VMware's virtualization platform. This is especially interesting considering that it will allow virtualized guests to have accelerated access to X11, OpenGL, OpenCL, ...

Axus FiT 300 | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 2:30

It's never hard to fill up any amount of storage space you have. Whether it's 10GB, 100GB or 1000GB, it'll eventually get full and you'll start looking for more. The Axus FiT 300 offers us an external hardware RAID solution to quench our thirst for more data space.

Mutter/Clutter Work Leads To New GLX Extension | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 1:30

Following a meeting last week between Jesse Barnes, Chris Wilson, and Kristian Høgsberg with developers working on the Clutter tool-kit and GNOME's Mutter window manager, there is a new GLX extension that has been proposed as a result. Jesse Barnes has announced their work on the GLX_INTEL_swap_event extension, which helps GLX integrate better with glib style event loops. GLX_INTEL_swap_event ...

Nokia N900 Starts Shipping; iPhone Killer? | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 0:10

The wait is almost over, the possible iPhone killer from Nokia has started shipping and will be available to buy over the counter in just a few days. The N900 uses the Linux based Maemo 5 software which is great news for application developers as everything is open, it is proven technology and it is fast. To mark the official shipping Nokia has released a cool video about the origins on the ...

HIS Radeon HD4850 iCooler 1GB Videocard Review | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 22:09

There is not a whole lot to say wrong about HIS\'s final HD4850 release for this chipset. The product does exactly what it was intended to do and that is to be a solid gamer with a quieter and more efficient cooler at a good price. HIS was smart to keep on supporting this product for the next while seeing it will sell very well even today.

ASUS P7H57D-V EVO Motherboard Preview - H57 Chipset | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 21:00

Some very interesting pictures just landed in the Legit Reviews mailbox of the upcoming ASUS P7H57D-V EVO Motherboard! These are the first good quality pictures that we have seen of the Intel H57 Express chipset, so we had to share them with our readers. Read on to take a sneak peak at the ASUS P7H57D-V EVO motherboard!

TomTom XXL 540S | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 18:40

The new TomTom XXL 540S is a dashboard GPS navigation device that has a 5-inch touch screen, a nice dash mount, and other valuable features. It does, however, lack a few features that other similar GPS units offer, such as live traffic updates and an integrated MP3 player.

Microsoft Office 2010 Beta 2 Pictorial Review | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 18:40

We reviewed the Office 2010 Technical Preview earlier this past summer and we liked what we saw. There isn't a whole lot of changes between the two, but just a few minor interface tweaks. If you wish to read our full review of the Office 2010 Technical Preview, you can do so here (http://www.techreviewsource.com/content/view/282/1/). We aren't intending on writing another review since this ...

AudialsOne 4 | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 18:40

AudialsOne 4 from RapidSolution Software AG is a powerful piece of software that allows you to capture audio and video from various sources, such as from social media sites and online radio streams. You can use it to search for any song by artist, title, or genre and it will scan the Internet from its database of media sites for your requested media and it will allow you to record and download it ...

Galaxy Geforce GT240 512MB GDDR5 Graphic Card Review | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 16:11

This review was made possible by Galaxy The Appearance Unlike the Galaxy Geforce GT220, the Galaxy Geforce GT240 looks more like a shrunken version of the Galaxy Geforce GTX260+ Razor Edition. Note the shiny grey / silver heatsink enclosure. As you can see from the photo below, it’s looks like the commonly seen heatsink on nVidia cards. It’s [...]

SteelSeries Siberia V2 Headset | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 15:13

It was only a few weeks ago that I reviewed the Steelseries Siberia and today we have a fresh new version of this wonderful headset. Steelseries have recognized some of the issues that critics highlighted in the first version of the Siberia, and have made steps towards creating an even better gaming headset - which is fabulous news. I always find it admirable when companies identify problems and ...

Thecus N0204 miniNAS Pocket RAID Storage Review | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 14:30

Don't let its small size fool you - the Thecus N0204 miniNAS comes with RAID 0, 1, and JBOD support, which means that you can optimize your storage for speed or security. Never before has there been a NAS storage device this small that can be purchased for under $150. Read on to see how it does with a pair of Kingston SSDNow 40GB V Series 2.5" drives in RAID 0!

Resident Evil The Darkside Chronicles - Wii | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 12:50

The zombies are back in Capcom's Wii-exclusive on-rails shooter!

Review: Roccat Kova | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 11:51

Roccat have just released a new lightweight gaming mouse called the Kova. Roccat, for those of you who have never heard of them, is fast becoming the new Razor, and I'm sure that's by design. Razor has its 'Cult of Razor', whereby each person who buys its kit is invited to wear black robes with funny green squiggles and attend ritualistic, clandestine meetings (probably); now Roccat gives you ID ...

Phoronix Test Suite 2.2 Released | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 11:20

Continuing in the tradition of providing feature-rich, quarterly updates to the Phoronix Test Suite, Phoronix Media has announced the immediate availability of Phoronix Test Suite 2.2 (codenamed "Bardu"). Phoronix Test Suite 2.2 continues to expand the capabilities and feature set for this open-source testing framework with the introduction of many new features, a new graphical user-interface, ...

Review: Thermaltake Wing RS 301 | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 10:30

The latest budget chassis from Thermaltake, the Wing RS 301, is a bit of a mixed bag of good features and ugly design. You see, it's not a particularly good case. Thanks to its main selling point, the top-mounted handle, it's one ugly looking chassis. Okay, without it, it would look a little plain and dull, but with it, it looks like it has a tumour sprouting from its lid. In its defence it does ...

Review: MSI P55M-GD45 | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 9:50

When Intel's first Core i7 architecture touched down last year there was a great amount of excitement surrounding the X58 chipset. It was fast, efficient and, with the new Core i7 chips, it was the platform everyone wanted. Unfortunately, thanks to all the server-style loveliness the setup encompassed, it also came at a very high price. Many people decided then that the slightly cut down ...

Sandberg USB CD Mini Reader Review | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 9:10

In the days of the netbook, manufacturers have at last got a balance between portability, and functionality about right. Netbooks like the Asus Eee pc, and the Samsung NC 10 have been tempting us with their promise of long battery life, and a fully featured OS and application suite. The balance however is usually offset with the hardware, and to get that portability, you need less of it. Out go ...

Is Google Chrome OS Coming This Week? Does it Matter? | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 9:00

Over the last few days the Internet has been full of rumours that, this week, Google will release a Beta version of their Chrome OS. Google's Chrome OS was announced back in the summer as a re-think of what operating systems should be. Google's thinking is as follows: today's operating systems, that run our web browsers, were designed in an era where there was no web. So today we need a new ...

Intel Pentium E6300 2.80 GHz | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 8:30

Intel continues to upgrade their processor lineup with the Pentium E6300. It offers a high stock frequency at 2.80 GHz and improved memory bandwidth due to increased FSB to 1066 MHz, this makes this processor a formidable opponent but the question remains. Can it do any damage to AMD's triple core Athlon II X3 Series?

Samsung LN55B650T1F 55-Inch LCD HDTV Review | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 8:20

Eagle Tech Consus ET-CSMDSU2-BK Dual Drive Enclosure | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 5:37

The EagleTech CSMDSU2-BK is an enclosure that supports two SATA drives and connects to your PC via a USB 2.0 cable. Now, not only can you add another hard drive, but it\'s virtually effortless, and with the ability to access both drives at once, to be able to move data from one drive in the enclosure to another, or even to the computer, as well, with ease.

AVLabs AVL787 Bedside Companion Speaker System | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 4:20

NVIDIA PhysX Performances @ InsideHW | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 0:23

We decided to give you an insight on performance rates from GeForce GTS 250 (GeForce 9800GTX+) with price tag slightly above 100€ up to two GTX 200 GPUs that have slightly higher price tags than that. Support for these was powerful rig based on Core i7 920 CPU that we overclocked from default 2.66GHz up to 3.4GHz just to be sure no bottlenecks would appear…

Project : Ring Light | Posted on: 15/11/2009 @ 20:30

When taking close up photos, the lighting can become a problem. The good old flash works most of the time but usually it leaves nasty shadows that do not go well with the photo. In this project we will deal with the problem by constructing a Ring Light that removes these shadows.

Logitech ClearChat PC Wireless Headset 981-000068 | Posted on: 15/11/2009 @ 20:29

Stereo headsets are becoming an essential part of any modern PC and, like keyboard and mice before them, they are finally going wireless. The freedom that a wireless headset provides will appeal to anyone, but with so many 2.4GHz wireless devices in every home, can a wireless headset really match the performance, clarity and comfort of its wired counterparts? Benchmark Reviews examines an ...

Thermaltake BlacX Duet HDD Docking Station | Posted on: 15/11/2009 @ 16:50

A little while ago I looked at the Thermaltake BlacX hard drive docking station, today I've got what might be considered an upgrade to that, the BlacX Duet, The main difference between the original and this version is that Duet can hold, and allow you access to two hard drives at once time. This make life much easier when transferring files between two drives. The Duet can handle both 2.5” ...

This Week: Fedora 13, Gallium3D, Reiser4 | Posted on: 15/11/2009 @ 16:50

Some of the notable news items we covered this week at Phoronix included a new GRUB 2.0 release, Mesa / Gallium3D coming to Android netbooks, exclusive word from a former Namesys employee that Reiser4 may go after mainline Linux inclusion in 2010, GNOME 3.0 being officially delayed to September, and a virtual Gallium3D driver coming for VMware. Some of the other interesting events this week ...

Review: AMD Athlon II X3 435 | Posted on: 15/11/2009 @ 12:51

Last month saw me going slightly giddy over AMD's latest budget chip and the first quad-core CPU we'd seen for under a ton. This month, as is its wont, AMD has got its triple-core Athlon II X3 mojo going and its latest chip is hitting the streets. It's essentially the same basic chip as the Athlon II X4, but with three-quarters the cores and three-quarters the cache. The clock speed though has ...

Kristian Talks About The Wayland Display Server | Posted on: 14/11/2009 @ 23:30

A few weeks back there was the Linux Plumbers Conference and one of talks was hosted by Kristian Høgsberg where he talked about his Wayland project. We were the first to publicly talk about the Wayland Display Server when it was in its very infancy at being an alternative to the X Server...

Christmas Gift Guides 2009: Top gifts for your Dad | Posted on: 14/11/2009 @ 23:10

Christmas shopping seems to have started hitting the populous full force. Over the next few weeks I’ll continue to be showing you what you should be buying for various different loved ones. This week- what to buy your Dad…Christmas Gift Guides 2009: Top gifts for your Dad is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

My Intel Core i5-750 Experience | Posted on: 14/11/2009 @ 16:40

I’m here to share my experience with the Core i5 processor. Should you get the Core i5-750? Yes? No? Maybe? I hope this article will help you decide. This article was made possible by Intel Malaysia Not A Review The one I have with me is an Engineering Sample so I’ve decided not to call it [...]

A New Game Comes To Linux And It's Not A FPS | Posted on: 14/11/2009 @ 15:20

While quality native Linux games are rather in short supply, those that do end up coming out of the professional game studios end up being first-person shooters, just look at Doom 3, Quake 4, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Cold War, Unreal Tournament 2004, etc. Even on the open-source side there are many first-person shooters from Nexuiz to Warsow to many others...

Review: Scan 3XS P55 OC | Posted on: 14/11/2009 @ 10:40

Scan is determined to make its presence felt in the rig-building world (£10K rigs aside) with this sub-£1,000 Windows 7 Core i5 machine. With the 3XS P55, Scan has undercut the CyberPower Achilles rig, but for that saving you miss out on a panel.Right now it's all about CyberPower in the bid for PCFormat's top P55- based rig. Its Achilles machine from a couple of issues ago took the coveted ...

Galaxy GeForce GTX 260+ 896MB Razor Edition Video Card | Posted on: 14/11/2009 @ 4:30

The State Of Gallium3D, Its Future, Etc | Posted on: 14/11/2009 @ 1:40

VMware hosted a Gallium3D workshop today at its headquarters in California (and via teleconference too) where the former Tungsten Graphics developers talked about all that they have been working on with Gallium3D, the current state of this graphics driver architecture, and what's to come. The biggest news coming out of this workshop is word that a virtual Gallium3D driver is coming, which will ...

Core i7 Giveaway Winner, AT on Kindle, Site Redesign Preview and More | Posted on: 14/11/2009 @ 0:40

We have a winner! We've also got AnandTech offered on Amazon's Kindle and a preview of the new AnandTech site redesign. I hint about a call to writers and a potential reader meetup in India. ...

Netflix on Playstation 3 Review | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 23:40

Finally one of the most common complaints about the Playstation 3 - the lack of support for playing Netflix movies instantly over the Internet - was fixed. Let's take a look on how it works and quality.

A Virtual Gallium3D Driver Coming For VMware | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 20:20

For months Sun's VirtualBox virtualization software picked up OpenGL and Direct3D acceleration support for virtualized guest operating systems, but now 2D/3D hardware-acceleration support for those running operating systems under VMware's virtualization products are imminent. It was almost one year ago that VMware acquired Tungsten Graphics, but now their motives behind that acquisition are ...

NVIDIA Legacy Driver Updates For X Server 1.7 | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 19:50

While many of the distributions arriving this autumn and winter are shipping with an X Server 1.6 build rather than the new X Server 1.7, if you are using Fedora 12 or another distribution shipping with the latest X.Org 7.5 packages, there is good news if you are a customer of NVIDIA's older graphics hardware. NVIDIA hasn't updated its three legacy drivers (the 71.xx.xx, 96.xx.xx, and 173.xx.xx ...

Wine 1.1.33 Gains More Direct3D 10 Functions | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 19:30

It was a year ago that Wine developers began working on Direct3D 10.0 support and then in March developers at CodeWeavers began working on the Direct3D 10 support too. Recent Wine releases in particular have brought better Direct3D 10.x coverage and this work has continued with the just-released Wine 1.1.33. Wine 1.1.33 implements more Direct3D 10 functions, the Gecko browser engine is now ...

SteelSeries 9HD Mouse Pad | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 19:00

SteelSeries' latest mat is quite a tiger leap forward in terms of technology. Called 9HD this mat has the potential to fill the gap left behind from the elderly SteelSeries S&S mat which elevated SteelSeries to the elite of mouse mat manufacturers.

EVGA GeForce GT 220 SSC DDR3 Video Card Review | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 18:00

Last month NVIDIA silently launched the GeForce 210 and GT 220 graphics cards, which are aimed at the entry level discrete graphics card market. Today, we take a look at the EVGA GeForce GT 220 SSC DDR3 video card, which features a 7% overclock right out of the box. Read on to if this card has what it takes to upgrade your desktop PC with integrated graphics!

FFmpeg Gains VDPAU MPEG-4 ASP Acceleration | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 15:40

What we were in the process of writing about when we discovered MPlayer's support for most Blu-ray and HD-DVD codecs was that there is now support for MPEG-4 ASP decoding with VDPAU (NVIDIA's Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix) in the mainline FFmpeg tree. Support for acceleration MPEG-4 ASP was introduced in NVIDIA's most recent revision to their PureVideo technology and now the ...

MPlayer Now Supports Most HD-DVD/Blu-Ray Codecs | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 14:30

This news is coming a few days late (MPlayer's web-site lacks any RSS or syndication support), but the latest MPlayer code in their SVN trunk now supports most HD-DVD and Blu-ray codecs. Earlier this year we talked about possible Blu-ray support for FFmpeg and developers becoming more interested after we interviewed the FFmpeg developers and there ended up being an outpouring of support by our ...

SilverStone Raven RV02 | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 13:50

Earlier this year we reviewed the SilverStone Raven RV01 and loved this high-end computer chassis. We did not think it was quite superior to the SilverStone Temjin TJ10 that has been our favorite for years, but now SilverStone is out with the Raven RV02. Are there enough improvements in the RV02 to see if it can finally surpass the Temjin TJ10 as our favorite? Actually, yes.

Dell Release Inspiron Zino HD; Does It Look Like a Mac Mini? | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 13:30

When you first look at the new Dell Inspiron Zino HD you can be forgiven for thinking that it looks very similar to Apple's Mac Mini, but in a colourful case. But you can't judge a book by its cover and neither can you judge a mini desktop PC by its colourful plastic case. So under the shiny skin what do you get for your £299.Dell Release Inspiron Zino HD; Does It Look Like a Mac Mini? is a ...

Modern Warfare 2 -PC, Xbox 360, PS3 | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 12:30

Players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse.

Zotac GeForce GTX275 896MB Graphics Card Video Review | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 12:10

Today we are looking at the Zotac GeForce GTX275 graphics card. This card comes equipped with 896mb GDDR3 and has dual DVI and video out supporting s-video, composite video and HDTV. It is one of 3 models in the GTX275 range from Zotac and has good cooling properties as well as giving great benchmark results. Manufactured [...]

Review: Mesh Edge10 R | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 11:10

Mesh is based in the UK and is the latest manufacturer to enter the thriving netbook market. Its Edge10 R netbook is very average, however, offering poor usability and features. The compact black chassis lacks style, with even the glossy lid featuring branding comprising a cheap looking sticker. At 1.1kg, it is highly portable, although the 166-minute battery life is run of the mill. At first ...

Review: Asus Disney Netbook | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 11:10

With the original Eee PC seemingly ideal for kids, it was only a matter of time before we saw more netbooks aimed specifically at children. The Asus Disney Netbook is a brightly coloured product – available in either Princess Pink or Magic Blue – with prominent Disney branding. The basic design of this machine is very similar to Asus' existing Eee PC 1008HA Seashell netbook – ...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Out Now | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 11:10

The most anticipated game of the year is finally out and it looks like our patience has been rewarded with an extraordinary game. This first person shooter has only been on sale for less than two days and it has already racked up sales of over £187,000,000 selling nearly 5 million copies in its first day alone. Click on the title above to see the thrilling trailer.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ...

Review: LG HS102 | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 10:31

The LG HS102 occupies the same market space as the Acer K10, being a mini-DLP projector designed for travel use. Weighing just 750g, it is a compact device and ideal for travellers looking to keep their kit to a minimum. The plastic casing feels solid to the touch and we were impressed with how robust this device feels. The same DLP chip and LED bulb arrangement as you'll find in the Acer K10 has ...

Permanent Xbox Live Ban- Gamers Told to Buy New Console | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 9:00

Microsoft has placed a ban on up to 1 million Xbox 360 consoles from the popular Xbox Live service. Affected gamers will need to buy a new console if they want to play online again. The consoles were banned after owners modified their Xbox 360s to be able to play pirated games. Banned consoles displayed a message [...]Permanent Xbox Live Ban- Gamers Told to Buy New Console is a post from: UK ...

Qnap TS-419P Turbo NAS | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 6:20

A network attached storage device or NAS box is a wonderful product I feel. I've pretty much abandoned using external hard drives for my backups and use only NAS boxes, they're faster and they much more useful and I can access them while I'm away, but I can also allow other people on my network to use it as well. NAS boxes are the new external backup devices really, there was a time when an ...

Kingwin F-35 | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 5:25

Data backup today is more convenient and economical than ever. You can purchase an external drive or an enclosure and install the compatible hard drive of your choice, giving you flexibility, security, simplicity, and peace of mind. Follow along with us as we review the Kingwin F-35U-BK hard drive enclosure for SATA hard drives and see for yourself.

Vantec NexStar Vault NST-V290S2 2.5-inch HDD Enclosure | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 4:50

Overhauling Mesa's GLSL Compiler Performance | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 2:50

We like hearing about performance improvements for Linux and also Linux graphics in general, but when there's something about performance improvements for Linux graphics, it certainly gets us excited and garners our interest. This time we get to report on work being done to Mesa's GLSL compiler, which is now running drastically faster in a branch of Mesa that will be published in about a week. ...

StarTech Dual-SATA Docking Station SATADOCK22UE | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 2:39

Benchmark Reviews has put a plethora of storage enclosures and systems through their paces and all of the predecessors fell neatly into readily recognizable categories. The StarTech SATADOCK22UE is a horse of a slightly different color offering features that bridge the existing product categories it\'s neither a case nor storage array, but has the capacity to allow access to single data drives ...

Tritton Technologies AX51 Pro Precision PC Gaming Headset Review | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 2:30

Linux 2.6.32-rc7 Kernel Released | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 2:30

While there is already work building up for the Linux 2.6.33 kernel like the just talked about KMS page-flipping ioctl, we are still in the middle of the Linux 2.6.32 development cycle. Linus Torvalds has just issued the 2.6.32-rc7 release after it was delayed by another serious -- but now fixed -- regression (this time in the resume support). The Linux 2.6.32-rc7 kernel also has various updates ...

NZXT Cryo S Aluminum Notebook Cooler | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 2:00

What is obvious from the results of the review is that the NZXT Cryo S does help lower your system temperatures. When it comes to electronic components, cooler is always better, so the primary objective of this device was accomplished. What you can not see, and what I found even more impressive, is the difference in comfort provided by the Cryo S.

Logitech Performance Mouse MX and Anywhere Mouse MX @ InsideHW | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 21:41

Mouse as PC peripheral had few significant evolutionary steps in its history. Since the 80’s, when first commercial mouse was presented, mouse devices evolved and changed the way they work few times. Until now, we had mechanical mouse devices with ball, after which came optical and finally laser mouse devices. Of course, every evolutionary step introduced improvements in precision and user ...

Another Shot At The KMS Page-Flipping Ioctl | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 21:10

Being worked on for the past several months by Kristian Høgsberg and other developers has been the KMS page-flipping ioctl, which makes it possible for kernel mode-setting drivers to benefit from tear-free updating of the screen with low-latency page-flipping. This kernel DRM ioctl is also a requirement for the Wayland Display Server...

Helping The X.Org Community By Taking A Survey | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 20:50

If you haven't already, head on over to this page to take the 2009 Linux Graphics Survey. This annual survey gives X.Org and driver developers -- along with distribution vendors and other interested users -- a better idea of the graphics hardware in use, leading interests by end-users, driver information, and other important data...

AMD and Intel Settle Their Differences: AMD Gets To Go Fabless | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 18:20

Today marks a monumental day in the CPU world, as AMD and Intel have settled their differences and dropped all suits against each other. The ramifications are monumental: AMD will officially go fabless...

CM Storm Sentinel Advance Mouse Review | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 18:20

We tested the first gaming mouse to come out from CM Storm, the gaming brand from Cooler Master, the well-known maker of computer cases and CPU coolers.

Cooler Master Hyper N620 Heatpipe CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 17:41

The Hyper N620 is available from several online retailers in the $45-$50 range. While you can get coolers for much less money, you\'re unlikely to find one that performs as well or looks as good as this Hyper.

16:9 – The Black Bar Myth | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 17:30

Interestingly I do come by many people who thought that acquiring a 16:9 ratio monitor will eliminate having black bars above and below the content on display. In reality, the black bars will be there even with monitors of such ratio . 16:9 Myth-Mongers It’s always the same, “no more black bars when watching movies” [...]

Coolermaster Sentinel Advance | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 17:17

One of the tactics that some companies have used to help themselves through the tougher times of the global recession is by diversifying their product range. Since they also have a pseudo gaming division with their Storm chassis, Coolermaster seem set to take advantage of the growing pro-gamer market. The Coolermaster Storm Sentinel Adance is the company\'s first attempt at producing a gaming ...

Intel & AMD Decide To Stop Fighting | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 15:10

Intel and AMD have jointly announced this morning that they have decided to stop fighting each other and have settled all outstanding legal disputes. These fights, of course, have been over anti-trust litigation, patent disputes, and other matters that have been burdening both companies for the past years. As part of this settlement, Intel will be paying AMD an amount of $1.25 billion USD and ...

openSUSE 11.2 Final Released | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 14:50

Coming in between the releases of Ubuntu 9.10 and Fedora 12 is openSUSE 11.2, which is available as of this morning. The openSUSE 11.2 desktop is now using KDE 4.3 by default (though GNOME 2.28 is also available), OpenOffice.org 3.1 integration, the Linux 2.6.31 kernel, and many other underlying advancements. Novell sent over a gold master copy of openSUSE 11.2 earlier this week, which we have ...

Leadtek PxVC1100 MPEG-2/H.264 Transcoding Card | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 14:30

The WinFast PxVC1100 is an MPEG-2/H.264 transcoding card developed by Leadtek and features the Toshiba high-performance stream processor SpursEngine. The WinFast PxVC1100 has four Synergistic Processing Element (SPE) cores based on the "Cell Broadband Engine”. Read on to see how this single slot PCI-Express based low profile card does on our Intel Core i7 system!

Unigine Heaven For Linux Status Update | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 14:20

Our Russian friends at Unigine Corp, who have their very impressive Unigine Engine that is multi-platform and delivers the best graphics on Linux and have said they like Linux very much, last month released Unigine Heaven. Heaven is the most-impressive tech demo / benchmark yet, but when released in October it only came out for Windows with its DirectX 11 renderer...

Review of Asus Radeon HD 5850 1GB GDDR5 graphics card | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 13:40

A while ago, AMD released their last generation of graphics cards, the 5800 series. Asus is one of the top assemblers of AMD Radeon equipped cards so it’s a pleasure to review the Asus EAH5850 1GB DDR5 which promises to be a good alternative for overclockers. INTRODUCTION As usual when a new generation of graphics cards are [...]

DFI LANParty DK P55-T3eH9 Motherboard | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 12:10

Floating Record Player- oddly UFO like | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 11:10

Bored of being mocked for your uncool vinyl collection and it's laughably old fashioned player? Better hope this concept becomes a reality then...Floating Record Player- oddly UFO like is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

New iPhone Malware Emerges: Privacy A | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 9:30

After the fun and hilarity of the Rick Astley iPhone worm, another- more serious- piece of iPhone malware has been discovered. The Mac security vendor is referring to the code as “iPhone/Privacy .A.”. Catchy no? Again it only affects iPhones that have been jailbroken which only puts a relatively small number of iPhones at … [visit site [...]New iPhone Malware Emerges: Privacy A ...

Akasa Freedom Xone Case Review | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 9:10

Finding a case that delivers solid build quality and cooling for a low price can be tough, but Akasa hopes to have hit the sweet spot with its latest offering, the Freedom Xone. We strap in the bit-tech testing gear and find out if it has got what it takes to house your hardware.

Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 5:17

Much has changed since the days when the Tuniq Tower 120 reigned supreme. Top air cooling manufacturers have refined their designs and incorporated Heatpipe Direct Touch technology that has proven to be very successful in its performance abilities. In many ways, Tuniq has had to play catch-up since their heyday, and in their pursuit of recapturing the air cooling crown, they\'ve now released the ...

Eagle Arion ET-AR504LR-BK 2.1 Soundstage Speakers | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 5:00

It doesn\'t require a music-prodigy to appreciate good music on a nice set of speakers. But how can the average Joe distinguish a nice set of speakers from manufactured junk? Does the presence of a subwoofer, multiple speakers or a list of features guarantee a set will be high quality? Or can you be assured good performance by sticking to name-brands? At Benchmark Reviews we reviewed the Eagle ...

Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade and Installation | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 4:59

Many gamers swear by the proven stability that is Windows XP, but there\'s a new player on the market: Windows 7. While Windows XP is heralded by some as the best OS to ever come from Microsoft, Vista is the Windows ME of the 21st Century. Enter Windows 7. Built on the proven NT platform and in many ways appearing much like Vista, that\'s where the similarities end. Today, Benchmark Reviews ...

Kingston SSDNow V 40GB Boot Drive SNV125-S2/40GB | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 4:58

For years, Kingston has sold system memory upgrade kits to help boost personal computer performance. Installing RAM is a simple process, and it usually helped speed up an old PC. Yet, because the processor and memory both operate at level much faster than the average hard disk, the real bottleneck is the primary drive. Solid State Drives are the ideal upgrade for hard drives, and the difference ...

Xigmatek Midgard-W Computer Case CPC-T55DB-U02 | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 4:57

Xigmatek - A name that needs no introduction, But the first things that come to mind are CPU coolers, Right? A relatively young company, founded in 2005, Xigmatek has made some great quality coolers, 2 of which featured and performed very well in the Q2 best CPU cooler performance review here at Benchmark Reviews, Today\'s review focuses on the Xigmatek Midgard CPC-T55DB-U02 Computer Case, Big on ...

XClio Godspeed One Advanced Mid Tower Case | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 3:50

Synology Disk Station DS409slim NAS Enclosure Review | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 23:20

Silverstone Raven RV02 PC chassis - how does it stack up? | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 23:10

Funky looks and a keen etail price. We tell you whether it should be part of a Christmas build.

AMD Unveils Bulldozer & Bobcat: 2011 Microachitectures | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 22:30

Could this be AMD's comeback? It sure looks bold at a high level......

Kingston HyperX T1 4GB DDR3-2133 | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 21:16

These Kingston HyperX T1 4GB DDR3-2133 modules are optimized for use in the LGA1156 socket Core i5/i7 platform, and are some of the very fastest on the market. We\'ve seen in our past testing that Kingston modules typically offer great performance and value, so we\'ll see today if they can continue the trend.

Inno3D GeForce GT 220 1 GB | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 19:20

Inno3D's GeForce GT 220 uses NVIDIA's latest 40 nm graphics processor. It offers extremely low power consumption, especially in idle and has support for DirectX 10.1. It also features NVIDIA's new HDMI audio improvements, so you no longer need to route an SPDIF cable to the graphics card.

AMD's 2010 - 2011 Roadmaps: ~1B Transistor Llano APU, Bobcat and Bulldozer | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 18:30

There's not much to talk about from a CPU standpoint with AMD in 2010, so AMD is heavily focused on 2011 and what it plans to do with its first on-die GPU in Llano. Bobcat and Bulldozer also make it back into the headlines as AMD is long overdue for another microprocessor architecture. Bobcat stands to be AMD's first competitive mobile architecture while...

Titan Skalli CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 18:30

Today we reviewed Titan Skalli, a CPU cooler with a 100 mm fan and two copper heatpipes.

Testing Out Linux File-Systems On A USB Flash Drive | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 18:00

In past articles we have delivered plenty of file-system benchmarks from testing out EXT4 to Btrfs to NILFS2. We have also delivered benchmarks from traditional hard drives to solid-state drives. One area though where we have not published any file-system benchmarks is for USB flash drives. Most users end up staying with the default FAT32 file-system for flash drives, but are there any ...

Cooler Master Storm Sniper Black Edition Case | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 15:00

Today we will be looking at the Black Edition Sniper from Cooler Master. The new and improved Sniper Black Edition includes all the features and functionality of the original Sniper, and raises the bar by including an all-black interior coating, full 2.5” SSD support and three huge Storm Force 200mm 142CFM fans!

VirtualBox 3.1 Beta Brings Teleportation & More | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 14:10

Sun Microsystems had released VirtualBox 3.0 earlier this year with OpenGL 2.0 support for guests, long-awaited SMP guest support, and other improvements. This was a nice release for this virtualization platform, but VirtualBox 3.1 is now approaching...

PulseAudio 0.9.20 Arrives With Fixes | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 14:00

If you have been running into problems with PulseAudio on your system, an update has been made available this morning that you may want to try. PulseAudio 0.9.20 was released and it carries bug-fixes and translation updates, but not much more...

ZOWIE Hammer Gaming Headset | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 13:50

Review: Acer K10 | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 11:30

The Acer K10 data projector is referred to by Acer as a 'Travel' projector and it's easy to see why, as this unit can comfortably be held in the palm of one hand. With an overall weight of 550g, this pico projector makes the perfect device for using on the move. In order to hit this super-compact size, the K10 doesn't use a traditional bulb. Instead, light is cast by an LED light source that is ...

Review: Cyberpower Explorer X7-Xtreme S1 | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 10:40

Cyberpower uses generic designs and fits the latest components, offering good value for money. However, while the Novatech X1 Pro uses a recent chassis, Cyberpower's Xplorer X7-Xtreme S1 features a design that's around two years old and looks boxy and cheap in 2009. As with its rivals, the 17- inch screen is fantastic when watching films and playing games, with pin-sharp high-definition (HD) ...

Choiix Mini Air-Through Notebook Cooling Pad | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 10:34

In a world where information is so easily sent and received, the demand for mobile computers is very strong. Business simply wouldn’t progress without the mobile computer. Manufacturers of mobile computing are very keen to produce super thin solutions that are easier to move from place to place, due to the hardware inside being so compact this means that components get hot quicker than ...

ASUS EAH5870 1GB Graphics Card | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 10:33

Today we have with us the first DX 11 graphics card to be released, the ATI HD 5870. Much hype has surrounded the card and for good reason, and with the onset of Windows 7\'s release, being a PC gamer has never been so exciting. But for ATI, the story has not always been one of faultless execution as we see today. To understand how we got to the HD 5870, we need to cast our minds back to the ...

NZXT BETA EVO Classic Series PC Case | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 10:31

NZXT have well and truly established a good reputation within the enclosure market in the short amount of time they have been in existence. They have a really impressive assembly of cases available that have great features and looks but come in at a lower price compared to other case manufacturers. Today we have the privilege of looking at the NZXT Beta Evo, a budget case with a real statement ...

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 Review | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 10:20

Don't want a black P55 board? Gigabyte has the answer with its desirable blue design! As a direct, but cheaper competitor to Asus' P7P55 Deluxe, we found out if Gigabyte's GA-P55-UD5 board has everything and still offers value for money.

Kindle For PC Out; Mac Version Coming Soon | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 10:00

Amazon.com has released a free Kindle application for the PC with a promise to release a Mac version soon. For those who aren't familiar with the Kindle, it started out as an electronic book reader about the same size as a large novel. It has a crisp easy to read black and white display and can download books from Amazon's Kindle store. The PC version allows you to read books from the Kindle ...

Viewsonic VOT 132 Atom+Ion Nettop Review | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 9:40

With the release of Windows 7, we take another look at a nettop, this time from newcomers Viewsonic. Sporting a dualcore 1.6GHz Atom processor and Nvidia's ION chipset amidst a neat and diminutive casing, has the VOT nettop finally come good? We find out.

Adesso CyberTablet 6400 Review | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 8:50

As a graphic artist, I am familiar with digital graphics tablets. Most digital artists are familiar with Wacom products, but they tend to be very pricey. The price point of a tablet has a bit of "snob" factor to it, as professional tablets start around $350 and "lesser" entry-level tablets can be had for under $100. When I saw the Adesso CyberTablet 6400, I really didn't have a lot of high ...

Element G (VL10001W2Z) | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 4:50

The people over at Thermaltake have unleashed the Element G on the masses. Does the gigantic gaming, glittering, gradational glaciated goodness grab the general gamer? Glean the gratuitous guidance from our inspection of this gob of goodness!

Phoronix Test Suite 2.4 Is Coming To Windows | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 3:20

As was eluded to last week, the Phoronix Test Suite will be supported under Microsoft Windows operating systems in the very near future. Version 2.2 "Bardu" of the Phoronix Test Suite is arriving next week, but we will now confirm that version 2.4 will contain initial support for Windows 7 (Windows 7 will be our only focus, but earlier versions such as XP and Vista should work too)...

Fairytale Fights for Xbox 360 Reviewed | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 3:10

Early look at USB 3.0 X25-M SSD performance versus USB 2.0, eSATA and more | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 3:10

Done for 2009: The Holiday MacBook Pro Roundup | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 2:30

Over the summer we discovered that Apple's newly redesigned MacBook Pro offered battery life to die for. Approaching 8 hours of battery life on a single charge we were curious to see how the rest of the lineup fared. We won't see any new MacBook Pros until 2010, so if you're buying a new MacBook Pro read on to see the 13-inch, 15-inch and 17-inch compared....

Nexus RX-6300 630 W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 0:30

Let's take on this 630 W from Nexus, featuring a modular cabling system, a single-rail design and an ultra low noise fan.

High-End P55 Motherboards | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 23:40

Intel Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs that are compatible with LGA1156 socket, slowly but steadily are becoming interesting choice for wider user group because this socket is direct descendant of “good old” LGA775 and, of course, price drops. Intel P55 chipset is, basically, following footsteps of previous P chipsets (P965, P35, and P45). It is obvious that soon there will be many P55 based ...

Logitech Harmony 1100 Advanced Universal Remote | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 18:40

Logitech has a family of Harmony Remotes many of us have likely heard of and the Harmony 1100 is certainly the cream of the crop. The 3.5" touch screen compatible with hundreds of thousands of devices will allow you to more than just turn on your TV.

Compro Network Media Centre T1000W: jack of all trades in the living room? | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 16:30

Full-HD PVR, network media server, web server and more - is this the king of set-top boxes?

Seagate Savvio 10K.3 SAS 2.0 6Gb/s 300GB 2.5-inch Hard Disk | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 16:20

Review of Zalman CNPS9900A LED cpu cooler | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 16:10

The Zalman CNPS9900A LED is a huge high end CPU cooler which supports a load of CPUs from both AMD and Intel. INTRODUCTION The last couple of months have been busy for Zalman who have sent a few new coolers to the market. Amongst these are the CNPS10X series and CNPS9900 series. The CNPS10X series introduced a new [...]

It's Official: GNOME 3.0 In September 2010 | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 15:30

Last week we were the first to report that it looked like GNOME 3.0 would not come until September 2010 after developers wanted a delay compared to their original March 2010 plans. As of last night it's now official that GNOME 3.0 will not be out until September of next year. The GNOME release team has decided (and then announced) that GNOME 3.0 will come in September...

New Need For Speed: Shift Patch Boosts AMD GPU Performance | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 15:00

Legit Reviews got their hands on the upcoming Need For Speed: Shift game update as well as some upcoming ATI CATALYST drivers. The game patch is said to offer improved ATI graphics card support as well as better multi-GPU performance for those that are luck enough to be running SLI or CrossFire. Read on to see what you can expect when the patch and drivers become public.

Reiser4 May Go For Mainline Inclusion In 2010 | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 14:30

The Reiser4 file-system has been around since 2004 but has not reached a point of being close to be included in the mainline Linux kernel, especially after the lead developer, Hans Reiser, was convicted of murdering his wife. Development of Reiser4 has continued on, albeit with a very limited number of developers, and not nearly at the brisk pace of Btrfs or with great interest by corporate ...

Mesa Comes To Android-based x86 Netbooks | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 14:10

If you pay attention to the Mesa3D development mailing list at all you will have noticed quite a number of messages lately from Chia-I Wu, who has been pushing a good number of patches lately. Largely his work has pertained to OpenGL ES support for mobile devices, but his intentions are now known...

Fedora 13 Could Be Segovia Or Commodus | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 14:00

With the release of Fedora 12 being just days away, it's that time of the year again where Red Hat and the Fedora Project are seeking out possible codenames for their next release, Fedora 13. Among the names that have been proposed so far are Segovia, Commodus, Buland Darwaza, Methodius, Plato, and Watergate...

iPhone Roundup; Sky TV App, Orange Availability and O2 Unlocking | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 13:00

There have been a few significant happenings for iPhone users in the UK today including a launch of a Sky TV application, Orange starts selling iPhones and O2 have said that they will unlock out-of-contrat iPhones so users can switch to other networks.iPhone Roundup; Sky TV App, Orange Availability and O2 Unlocking is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Swiss Army Knife, but higher tech! | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 11:10

Swiss Army Knives have been around for years. They're the corner stone of the multitool house, the Granddaddy of the family you may say. But like Granddad, they're a little old fashioned. Until you look at the SwissFlash Laser 1GB that is.Swiss Army Knife, but higher tech! is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Verbatim Store n Go Micro 4GB Flash Drive Review | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 8:20

There are literally hundreds of USB Flash drives, and only a handfull could be considered innovative from a design standpoint. Verbatim has delivered a flash drive that appears to be small enough to not be cumbersome, has a tough rugged exterior, and is resistant to damage. They have dubbed this drive the Store 'n' Go Micro. The Verbatim Store n Go Micro is also referred to as the Tuff 'n' ...

Corsair H50 Hydro Series Liquid/Water CPU Cooling System Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 7:33

Corsair\'s H50 liquid cooling kit has a lot going for it. Not only is this a turnkey system that requires no assembly or maintenance, it is relatively easy to install, has very good cooling performance and is priced competitively with higher-end air coolers.

SilverStone Raven RV02 | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 6:27

The SilverStone Raven RV02 is smaller in stature compared to the original Raven, but still packs an aesthetically pleasing punch. Visually stunning, the simple lines of the Raven 2 give a very high quality impression generally not matched from more common names we see attached to a chassis. It is like comparing a Chevy to a Bugatti. Sure the Chevy gets you around the block, but the Bugatti gets ...

GIGABYTE P55-UD6 (P55 Express) Motherboard | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 4:50

ATI R300 Gallium3D DRI Support Is "Done" | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 2:40

A month ago we shared that the Gallium3D driver for the ATI R300/400/500 graphics cards (up through the Radeon X1000 series) was mostly done. Now today, the key author of the R300 Gallium3D driver, Corbin Simpson, has updated the status wiki to reflect the latest changes...

A New Release Of GRUB 2.0 Fixes Security Issue | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 23:40

It was just about two weeks ago that GRUB 2.0 moved closer to release with version 1.97 finally making it out the door after being just shy of two years without a new release. GRUB 1.97 brought Mac OS X kernel support, EXT4 file-system support, support for RAID 4/6/10, high-resolution timer support, support for loading FreeBSD/NetBSD/OpenBSD kernels, and many other changes...

Gigabyte P55-UD6 Motherboard | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 22:30

Let's take a look on this socket 1156 motherboard from Gigabyte featuring a 24-phase voltage regulator, six memory sockets, 2 oz copper tracks and more.

Khronos Launches Mobile Windowing System API | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 21:40

In the past year the Khronos Group unveiled the OpenCL 1.0 specification, the launch of OpenGL 3.1 / GLSL 1.40, OpenSL ES 1.0 as a new standardized audio API, and then most recently was the OpenGL 3.2 update. Today though the Khronos Group is pushing forward another standardized API that they hope to reach industry acceptance on and that is for windowing systems...

Corsair Obsidian 800D | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 19:40

It has been quite a while since the Obsidian 800D first appeared in press shots, but now the chassis finally made its way to our test lab. Now let's see if Corsair manages to keep up their reputation in great entries, or if the 800D will fall into the ever-growing markets of average cases.

ATEN VS481A 4-Port HDMI Switch | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 19:30

The problem with HDMI is that it is relatively new. Home Theater components usually lag behind the new industry standard, because the technology could lose support. As a result, some flat-panel TVs only have a few HDMI inputs, but your gaming consoles, receivers and DVRs have many. You can simplify or eliminate the unsightly rat’s nest of cables in your home theater rig by just using ...

Nintendo Wii Review | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 19:00

Our review of the Nintendo Wii video game console.

Last Call For Bardu, It's Arriving Next Week | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 18:20

Last week we finally went into a public beta for Phoromatic, our server software that allows individuals and organizations to quickly and easily build their own benchmarking test farm(s), and also shared that Phoronix Test Suite 2.2 "Bardu" was on track for being released this month. Today it is now officially confirmed that Phoronix Test Suite 2.2 will be released next Tuesday, the 17th of ...

Football Manager Handheld 2010 - PSP | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 17:30

Bringing you the highs and lows of football management in the palm of your hands.

OCZ Agility EX 60GB SSD | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 15:50

Back in August we reviewed the OCZ Agility SATA 2.0 SSD, which we found to be a reputable solid-state drive that offered nice performance under Linux. However, a step up from the Agility series is the Agility EX line. The OCZ Agility EX is designed to offer maximum performance with its SLC NAND-based storage and Indilinx controller. How though does the performance of this $400 SSD for just 60GB ...

Tritton AX 720 Dolby Digital Surround Gaming Headset | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 15:30

Specifically designed for the XBox and PS3 systems, the AX 720 delivers precision audio and superior voice communication. Utilizing Dolby Digital and Dolby Headphone technology, the AX720 sets a new benchmark for 2-Channel surround sound headsets. The included Dolby Digital decoder will take games to new levels creating an impressive 3D audio environment.

Noiseblocker XM2 - XR2 Micro Fan Review | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 15:01

Există momente când lucrurile mari devin inutile iar în cazul ventilatoarelor destinate răcirii diverselor componente din interiorul unui calculator, dimensiunile impozante nu înseamnă întotdeauna totul. Azi ne îndreptăm atenţia spre "doi pitici", ventilatoarele de 40 şi 60mm Noiseblocker XM2 şi XR2 promovate de producător ca fiind ultra silenţioase.

ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 Express) Motherboard | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 15:00

Noiseblocker XM2 - XR3 Micro Fan Review | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 14:50

Există momente când lucrurile mari devin inutile iar în cazul ventilatoarelor destinate răcirii diverselor componente din interiorul unui calculator, dimensiunile impozante nu înseamnă întotdeauna totul. Azi ne îndreptăm atenţia spre "doi pitici", ventilatoarele de 40 şi 60mm Noiseblocker XM2 şi XR2 promovate de producător ca fiind ultra silenţioase.

Did you Buy a Nokia Phone in the Last 6 Months? You Might Need a New Charger | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 14:30

Nokia has issued a warning to all customers who bought a new Nokia mobile phone or a replacement charger in the last six months. The covers of certain third party chargers can come off and there is the danger of electrical shock. While Nokia isn't aware of any actual incidents, as a precautionary measure, they will exchange affected chargers free-of-charge.Did you Buy a Nokia Phone in the Last 6 ...

Rabbids Go Home - Wii | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 11:50

In a departure from the usual rabbids mini-games, Rabbids Go Home is the first stand-alone comedy-adventure from the mischievous bunnies.

Review: Q Acoustics Q-TV2 | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 10:40

A 2.1-channel speaker enhancement system for flatscreen TVs, Q Acoustics' Q-TV2 bolts to the back of the telly, and consists of a vibration-cancelled subwoofer with a downward-firing port, two side speakers which can be angled to hug the sides of the TV, and a built-in amplification system. Once assembled the whole rig should be practically invisible. Fitting is achieved using VESA standard ...

In Win AMMO 2.5 inch RFID Enclosure | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 10:40

The In Win AMMO continues on the army based theme we have come to love with the Commander PSUs. The enclosure combines a sturdy shell with a soft interior and the added security of AES 128 bit encryption. We take a real close look an run it trough our barrage of tests to see if it comes out on top after the battle.

Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 1GB Vapor-X Video Card | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 10:40

Review: Genelec 6010A/5040A 5.1 System | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 10:30

Manufacturer Genelec has roots as deep as time in the pro-audio market, predominantly with huge active studio monitors of awesome perfection for diction and clarity. Yet it has been making quiet forays into home cinema/small studio-friendly areas for some years now – and this array is its smallest yet. Our test system uses the dinkiest satellite available, the 6010A and the stumpy 5040A ...

Review: Packard Bell IMAX Mini N3600 | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 9:40

If you want PC entertainment power in your living-room without having a huge clunking Media Center PC, or even a laptop, rush to audition the Packard Bell IMAX Mini 'nettop', a severely cut-down desktop PC using an Nvidia ION graphics solution. Packard Bell's Imax Mini N3600 isn't the first of its kind – in fact this is basically a rebadging of Acer's Revo. It's designed to be used in one ...

Review of Cooler Master Elite 310 case | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 9:30

Cooler Master’s Elite 310 seems to be a good option for consumers looking for a sober looking high quality case for a cheap buck. INTRODUCTION Cooler Master is by many considered to be the number one manufacturer of high end cases for gamers and overclockers. But everyone does not need all the extra features and details which [...]

Microsoft Slims Down Workforce By 800 Jobs | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 8:40

Effective late yesterday, Microsoft has confirmed the cutting of 800 jobs dispersed across many different product teams. About 25% of the the cuts will come from the Seattle area. The announcement made in January stating a planned 5000 employee terminations would occur was officially completed with these recent cuts. “Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer had said in [...]

First iPhone Worm Spreads Rick Astley | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 8:10

Yes, you read that correctly. The first iPhone Worm that has been discovered does not constantly reboot your handset, nor does it search for stored personal details. Instead, it changes your background to a photo of Rick Astley, and delivers a message saying, “Ikee is never going to give you up”. It then searches for other [...]First iPhone Worm Spreads Rick Astley is a post from: UK ...

The Cable Chronicles: Win7 Digital Cable Advisor Released | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 8:00

As we mentioned in our previous edition of The QAM Chronicles, Microsoft and CableLabs have come to an agreement to allow the installation and use of CableCARDs on unapproved and non-OEM systems, allowing for the wider proliferation of CableCARD equipped HTPCs beyond the handful of OEM systems that CableLabs had previously approved. With Windows 7...

Inno3D GeForce GT 220: something new from NVIDIA? | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 6:10

NVIDIA gives the low-end a makeover, we take a look.

HIS Radeon HD4890 iCooler x4 Videocard Review | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 5:13

The HD4890 iCooler x4 edition from HIS can be easily summed up as a performance bargain for US$179 at the time of this review. For those not interested in DX11 gaming and its related expensive videocards, the HD4890 is still a potent performer for the enthusiast gamer. The card tested today with its excellent heatpipe cooler and stellar overclocking performance should be considered over paying ...

Evercool HPK-10025EA | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 3:00

The Evercool HPK-10025EA CPU cooler offers LGA1366 compatibility in a smallform 100mm fan setup. It is a good looking little heatsink that offers a great value as one of the least expensive LGA1366 coolers on the market. It looks sharp and runs quiet, and would probably be at home in any smallform case or tight space.

Intel DP55KG “Kingsberg” Extreme Series Motherboard Review | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 1:50

All DirectX 11 Graphics Cards @ InsideHW | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 0:55

After launch of their high-end models, in form of Radeon 58XX series, we expected that ATI would release products that would fill mid and low range lineup as they did with previous generation. Except slightly “crippled” 5870 in form of 5850, we had chance to test two graphics cards from mid range: 5770 and 5750. Good news is that all 57XX graphics cards also support DX11 with Shader ...

CM Storm Sniper Black Edition Gaming Case Review | Posted on: 08/11/2009 @ 22:58

Déjà vu is a funny thing. At first you\'re not sure it\'s real; then you\'re absolutely convinced; finally, it fades and you\'re not sure anymore. The CM Storm Sniper, first shown to the public when Cooler Master launched the CM Storm brand in 2008, started out life with a full \"Black Ops\" paint job. Black on the outside, black on the inside and the first gaming case to feature three ...

2009 Linux Graphics Survey Reminder | Posted on: 08/11/2009 @ 22:00

Last week we launched the third annual Linux Graphics Survey to poll Linux users about the graphics hardware and drivers they use, their interests as it pertains to Linux graphics with Mesa / Gallium3D / X.Org, and other questions to help both developers and end-users. This survey is running through the end of the month so there is still time to submit your answers. To date we have just under ...

Logitech Harmony 1100 Remote Control | Posted on: 08/11/2009 @ 21:40

Logitech has a family of Harmony Remotes many of us have likely heard of and the Harmony 1100 is certainly the cream of the crop. The 3.5" touch screen compatible with hundreds of thousands of devices will allow you to more than just turn on your TV.

Choiix Mini Air-Through Cooling Pad | Posted on: 08/11/2009 @ 18:51

The ability to stay connected to the net whilst on the move is becoming more and more popular with netbooks being the latest must-have gadget. With more power and quicker speeds combined with a decrease in product size, the need for efficient and effective cooling is an ever-greater necessity. One way to supply extra cooling potential is through a notebook cooler; the marketplace has been hit ...

Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler | Posted on: 08/11/2009 @ 16:16

In this industry, companies come and go - releasing one ground shaking product followed by years of quietude. Tuniq, as previously seen, can be considered one of them remaining fairly quiet up till the release of the new Tower 120 Extreme rendition. Noctua, on the other hand, hasn\'t followed the same suit thankfully. Their NH-U12P has grabbed them much success and during the past few years, they ...

Boom! Blows the Bomb! Broadband Gaming in UK, Review | Posted on: 07/11/2009 @ 22:00

“It was my first airborne operation on 5th of June 1944 to invade Normandy. I landed up with my para troop, a unit formed by mixed companies. It was at least an hour’s fight with the German soldiers. We captured the bunker and disabled the anti-aircraft tanks”. Wake up, man! It was a call from [...]Boom! Blows the Bomb! Broadband Gaming in UK, Review is a post from: UK Gadget ...

MythTV 0.22 Final Now Available | Posted on: 07/11/2009 @ 15:30

After a year and a half of development and two release candidates, MythTV 0.22 final is now available. Version 0.22 of MythTV, this popular free software project to watch and record television from your computer, brings support for NVIDIA's VDPAU acceleration, support for DVB-S2 and the Hauppauge HD-PVR, and a major overhaul of the Qt-based MythTV user-interface and its library...

Christmas Gift Guide 2009: Top gifts for your Mum | Posted on: 07/11/2009 @ 11:10

Christmas shopping should be just starting to encroach onto your ‘to do’ list. Over the next few weeks I’ll continue to be showing you what you should be buying for various different loved ones. This week- what to buy your Mum…Christmas Gift Guide 2009: Top gifts for your Mum is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

The Great Gadget Divide; Men Don’t Read The Instructions, Women Do! | Posted on: 07/11/2009 @ 10:10

The Gadget Helpline, a telephone help desk for those with gadget problems, surveyed 75,000 calls received between 25 September and 23 October 2009 to find out how men and women handle gadget problems. The biggest thing (and probably the most obvious but it is good to have the statistics) is that more women read the instructions for their gadgets, devices and appliances than men.The Great Gadget ...

Xigmatek Bifrost VD1065 VGA Cooler | Posted on: 07/11/2009 @ 5:40

2009 Holiday Gift Guide | Posted on: 07/11/2009 @ 0:50

The season for holiday shopping is upon us, whether you're ready for it or not. But our holiday gift guide is here to help with product suggestions in a variety of categories for all budgets. Each product recommendation is accompanied with a price comparison from trusted online retailers. If you tell us what's on your holiday wish list this year, you have a chance to win a free copy of Windows 7 ...

Power Supply Wattage Recommendation based on Graphic Card | Posted on: 07/11/2009 @ 0:30

Hello dear readers, this post is just to update (for those who haven’t notice yet) the introduction of a TOOL called the (very long named) Power Supply Wattage Recommendation based on Graphic Card. It does what the name says. Check it out, it’s under the TOOLS section. Yup, I’ve now placed the [...]

Seagate XT 2TB SATA 6GB/s Hard Drive Testing | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 22:00

The Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB hard drive is the industry’s first drive to support the new SATA 3.0 specification, which supports speeds up to 6GB/s. We also have the SATA 6GB/s ready, ASUS P7P55D-E Premium motherboard for benchmarking. Read on to see LR's first look at SATA 6GB/s to see what it is all about!

Verbatim TUFF-N-TINY 8GB USB Drive Review | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 21:10

Just when you thought that USB flash drives could not get any smaller - Verbatim proves you wrong by releasing the new TUFF-N-TINY USB Flash Drive. Verbatim claims that the drive is resistant to dust, water and static discharges. Let's see if it really is as tough as claimed and can hold up to the rigors as a daily-use storage drive.

P55 Overclocking Showdown - ASUS, Gigabyte, and EVGA at the OC Corral | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 19:20

In our first P55 Overclocking showdown we take a look at the top boards from ASUS, EVGA, and Gigabyte. One failed, the other three made it through our torture tests. Find out which one deserves your attention if you are into serious overclocking on the P55 platform....

Roccat Kova | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 16:58

Roccat are well known at this stage for their impressive PC peripherals, introducing desktop spacial management along with massive ammounts of viral media. Today we\'re looking at a product form them that\'s definately in the Roccat vein. Known as the Kova, it\'s a 3200 DPI mouse, with a solid plastic shell, and an interesting driverless design. Sounds intriguing, let\'s check it out.

ECS Elitegroup P55H-A | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 15:10

Back in September we published a launch-day Linux preview of Intel's Lynnfield processors and provided Core i5 / Core i7 benchmarks. With that initial testing of the Lynnfield processors and the new Intel P55 Chipset we had used an Intel DP55KG "Kingsberg" motherboard, but since then many P55 motherboards from different vendors have flooded the market. One of the P55 motherboards to be introduced ...

NVIDIA Prepares 195.xx Linux Driver, Carries Fermi Support | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 14:40

It was just last week that NVIDIA had finally released a stable 190.xx Linux driver after this driver series had been in beta for months. The 190.xx driver series brought new hardware support, OpenGL 3.2 support, VDPAU improvements, and a fair amount of other changes...

New SSL Security Flaw Leaves Browsers Vulnerable | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 14:10

A major flaw in the Secure Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) has been uncovered by security researchers with PhoneFactor, a firm providing phone-based authentication. SSL is an technology used widely for online banking, secure e-mail and database access, and other online applications, in order to protect sensitive data in online transactions. The vulnerability was first discovered in August and ...

Seagate Savvio 15K.2 SAS 2.0 6Gb/s 146GB 2.5-inch Hard Disk | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 14:10

Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-129 Crew to Blog and Tweet Live | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 13:20

The upcoming launch of space shuttle mission STS-129 on Monday, November 16 will be accompanied by a NASA blog updating the countdown as well as the crews activities during the flight. The blog is here: http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle. The crew, which lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida is to be commanded by Charles Hobaugh and piloted by Barry Wilmore. Also onboard will be astronauts ...

X Server 1.7.2 Is A Step Closer To Release | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 13:10

At the end of October X Server 1.7.1 was released and at that time Peter Hutterer had said that the 1.7.2 build should arrive in about five weeks. It hasn't been five weeks yet, but it looks like he's still on track to delivering this bug-fix release on time or earlier...

MacHeist nanoBundle – £90 of Mac Software For Free | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 12:10

The idea of bundling software together online for a reduced price has become quite popular over the last few year and one of the main players is the people over at MacHeist. Over the past 3 years MacHeist has distributed over 4 million discounted software licenses to hundreds of thousands of Mac users around the world. Now they have gone one better. For the next 6 days MacHeist are offering 6 ...

DJ Hero - Xbox 360, PS3, Wii | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 10:50

Activision ditch Guitar Hero, for a brief period, to give you the chance to be a DJ Hero.

Review of the Zalman ZM500-RS PSU | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 10:40

Summary: Zalman ZM500-RS is the company’s most recently released power supply unit and promises a high power conversion efficiency (80 plus bronze) in combination with a minimal noise level. INTRODUCTION The new series of power supplies recently released by Zalman ha a “RS” suffix in its name which stands for “Resonant Switching”. Compared to Two-Forward ...

Corsair Obsidian 800D | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 10:40

Corsair takes their game to a new high with the Obsidian 800D, offering a full tower chassis with the company's unique device. The case does not only look massive, but also houses four hot-swappable hard drive bays along with an excellent cable management system and a window to show off the guts of the system.

Nokia 1280: A Phone for the Recession Man | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 10:10

While other phone manufacturers are touting more megapixels, music, and apps, Nokia has paid a bit more attention to the redundancies and repossessions on the news every night, releasing a back-to-basics phone that lets you play snake. The Nokia 1280 doesn’t have a camera, GPS or Facebook capabilities, but it does boast a … [visit site [...]Nokia 1280: A Phone for the Recession Man ...

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5750 1GB Review | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 10:10

Rounding out ATI's new line of DirectX 11 graphics cards comes the Sapphire Radeon HD 5750. With 1GB of GDDR5 and running on a cut down Juniper GPU, does this more affordable offering provide an attractive stepping stone to DX11? We find out.

Video Card Benchmarking - Goodbye Vista and XP, Hello Windows 7 | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 4:30

Lenovo IdeaPad U350 @ InsideHW | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 0:24

To our great satisfaction, amount of thin, light and accessible laptops present on the market is constantly enlarging. This time we present you Lenovo IdeaPad U350 - very thin, 13.1-inch display, 1.65kg weight, under 450€ laptop. With these features and really nice price tag, we predict that it will win the hearts and minds of many users out there…

SilverStone Grandia GD04 Case Review | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 0:10

GD04 is the latest home theater PC (HTPC) case from SilverStone, featuring an aluminum front panel and available in two colors (black or silver). Let's check it out.

nMedia HTPC 8000 Wood Case Review | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 22:20

Wood is much easier to work with than steel. With a few simple tools, you can create a very solid PC case, and if you use high quality wood then it can look very sophisticated when stained. But many people aren’t interested in modding today, and you can buy just about everything pre-modded… with the exception of the wood case. nMedia has identified this niche and delivered a Home ...

They Say A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 21:50

...but what about two pictures? Yes, that is an early build of a future version of the Phoronix Test Suite running natively atop Microsoft Windows 7. Of course, the Phoronix Test Suite already runs atop OpenSolaris, *BSD, and Mac OS X too. How come? How will this benefit the Linux community? It will all be answered shortly, but for now you can chime in with your thoughts or ideas in the ...

More Details on Microsoft Courier Leak Out | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 18:50

The Courier, Microsofts rumored tablet device, got more buzz in the media this week, as Gizmodo broke details from a set of illustrations they obtained, although no photos, for the project. The latest details show that the Courier will be oriented toward business applications, a sort of electronic day planner and note taking assistant, rather than general consumer usage and gaming. To recap, the ...

DIAMOND 4890PE51GXOC Radeon HD 4890 1GB Video Card Review | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 18:40

Thermaltake Element Q | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 18:00

This time we have a (almost) fanless case from Thermaltake's Element Q VL5000 series under some testing. It's a compact case designed mainly for mini-ITX boards with small heatsinks (Atom boards for example).

Sapphire HD 5750 1 GB GDDR5 | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 16:10

Sapphire's HD 5750 is priced competitively below $150 and offers all the new features like DirectX 11, AMD Eyefinity, native HDMI & DP and more. Even though the cooler does not look like it, it works extremely well and keeps the card cool and very quiet. We were also able to overclock our sample by more than 20% which essentialy brings the HD 5750's performance to levels of the HD 5770.

ASRock M3A785GXH/128M Motherboard Review | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 15:30

Earlier this year ASRock surprised us with their M3A780GXH/128M motherboard. Today we look at that boards successor, the ASRock M3A785GXH/128M motherboard. The new board features an integrated Radeon HD 4200 with 128mb of DDR3 onboard. Is it enough to run FarCry 2? Hit the link to find out.

Telecoms Agree on LTE SMS and Voice | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 15:00

Mobile phones with support for IP-based Long Term Evolution (LTE) will not be on the scene until 2011, and LTE networks wont reach significant market penetration until 2012 or 2013. But a group of mobile telecom operators and vendors have already hammered out an agreement on how to offer voice and SMS services on the 4th generation of wireless networks. The agreement, called the One Voice ...

Radeon 5800 Series: Prices Up, Supplies Down | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 14:50

It’s not often we write about prices going up. Last week there was a rumor going around that AMD intended to raise prices on the 5800 series. At the time we wrote this off as yet another highly-speculative rumor based on shaky evidence. Official price hikes are virtually unprecedented, after all. Then things changed. We’ve talked...

Second Life Getting Enterprise Edition Hardware Appliance | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 13:10

Linden Labs, the company behind Second Life, is launching a beta version of Second Life Enterprise, which will enable companies to run Second Life on their own servers and networks. Putting the software behind the firewall will eliminate confidentiality and safety concerns for enterprises who want to use Second Life for virtual conference calls and meetings. The beta is expected to run through ...

14 Beatles Stereo Albums on an Apple USB Stick | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 12:50

One of the reasons Apple Corps. did't want Apple Inc. (the makers of the Apple Mac, the iPod and the iPhone) to get into music was because of the confusion over the names. So when you read Apple in the title you may have wondered why Apple Inc. are releasing a USB stick with music on it. The answer is simple, it is the other Apple. Apple Corps. (pronounced "apple core" as a pun) is the ...

Tekken 6 - Xbox 360, PS3 | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 12:50

The ultimate King of the Iron Fist Torunament is about to commence...

Google Launches Google Accounts Privacy Management Dashboard | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 12:31

Google has introduced Google Dashboard, a product which gives users access to their personal information retained in Googles databases. It is intended to provide transparency for all the Google products in one location, as well give more control in managing the data and account settings associated with it. In order to get to the service, log in to your Google account, then under Personal ...

HIS Radeon HD 5850 1GB Video Card | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 12:20

Sponsored: Funny Wedding Catastrophe Video; Life Online with the Nokia N900 | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 12:10

Life is more complicated if you are offline! Nokia has released a funny video about a groom arriving late to his wedding. If only he had been online (naturally with his Nokia N900). Click on the title to watch the video, it is worth it!Sponsored: Funny Wedding Catastrophe Video; Life Online with the Nokia N900 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Fedora 12 vs. Ubuntu 9.10 Benchmarks | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 10:20

Canonical released Ubuntu 9.10 last week, which introduced the Ubuntu Software Center and brought a wide variety of other improvements, while Red Hat is scheduled to release Fedora 12 in two weeks. With the impending release and the current development freeze, we took the compose release candidate for Fedora 12 x86_64 and have looked at how its performance compares to Ubuntu 9.10. In this article ...

ASRock ION 330HT-BD Nettop - Unboxing and Undressing Video | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 9:30

Moblin 2.1 Officially Released With Improvements | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 4:40

In September during the Intel Developer Forum we learned that Moblin 2.1 would be coming in Q4'09 (just one quarter after the 2.0 release) and would present the Moblin Application Installer, Moblin Garage, and other improvements. Sure enough, Moblin 2.1 has arrived now and it's only the middle of the fourth quarter. Last month we provided a Moblin 2.1 preview, but to reiterate some of the key ...

More Developers Want GNOME 3.0 Delayed | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 4:30

Yesterday we reported that the release of GNOME 3.0 could end up being delayed to the end of September after the Zeitgeist and GNOME Shell developers shared these key pieces of the GNOME 3.x desktop would likely not be ready in a stable state for the planned 3.0 release in March. Today more developers responsible for different parts of GNOME have voiced their views and the status of their code...

Enermax Galaxy EVO 1250W | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 3:59

The Enermax Galaxy EVO 1250W is a monster unit that is designed for those consumers who require a high-wattage unit that brings top performance and a price tag to match. The original Enermax Galaxy was a legend in enthusiast circles, a trailblazer of kilowatt power supplies, and the Galaxy EVO is indeed an evolution of its predecessor, not only in name but in technological advancement and ...

XvMC Comes To xf86-video-unichrome Driver | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 23:50

Earlier this year Luc Verhaegen, one of the key contributors to the RadeonHD graphics driver, was laid off from Novell after a round of cutbacks at their German facility. While remaining unemployed, Luc has contributed to the CoreBoot project with ATI graphics card flashing support and native VGA text mode support, among other work...

Jabra BT530 Bluetooth Headset Review | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 22:57

Following on from the previous Jabra products, we have the BT530 which is part of the “Smart Series” which boasts that it uses “Cutting-edge technologies to set you free and bring you closer to the perfect sound, comfort and connection”. Well let’s have a look and see if it really lives up to the high standard that the Smart Series sets.

The Great Ultra Products 750 Watt Power Supply Tweetaway! | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 20:40

Star Theatre Planetarium- better that those sticky glow in the dark stars | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 19:10

Did you have the plastic glow in the dark stars you could get as a kid which you stuck to your ceiling? I used to know a lad who had all the constellations picked out above his bed (his parents were that type of people). I had to make do with, well, sticking my head [...]Star Theatre Planetarium- better that those sticky glow in the dark stars is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Parallels Desktop 5 Mac Virtualization Released | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 18:40

The latest version of Parallels Inc's Windows virtualization software for Mac, Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac, has been released. It is compatible with OSX 10 Leopard and Snow Leopard. The company claims it is faster and more powerful than rival VMware Fusion 3.0.According to a study commissioned by Parallels, Windows 7 64-bit runs 22% faster on a MacBook Pro using Parallels than using Fusion. 70 ...

Neutron Star with Carbon Atmosphere Found | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 18:40

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has uncovered evidence of an ultra-thin layer of carbon on the neutron star in the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant, a discovery which solves a mystery about the object. It is the first time that composition of an atmosphere of an isolated neutron star has been confirmed. "The compact star at the center of this famous supernova remnant has been an enigma since its ...

MSN Unveils a New Design | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 17:50

Microsoft today has unveiled a new redesign of its MSN.com portal. The new site sports a new look that is much cleaner and streamlined compared to the current design, which is bloated with a lot of information. MSN will now use Silverlight technology to display video content from more than 300 content providers, including Hulu [...]

Giveaway: Win a Lynnfield Core i7 System | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 16:10

That's right, just in time for the holidays we've partnered up with Intel to give away a complete Lynnfield Core i7 System....

Supporting Phoronix When Shopping At NewEgg | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 16:10

Running Phoronix.com and developing the Phoronix Test Suite software consumes much time and is an enormous undertaking. You can support our Linux efforts already by joining Phoronix Premium, supporting our advertisers, making a donation, or using our Amazon.com affiliate link when shopping...

Asus EAH 4890 | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 15:03

With the recent arrival of the new ATI Radeon HD 5 series graphics cards causing a great deal of interest, the previous best performing single GPU from ATI – the 4890 – has been left by the way side a little. Although, on the whole, the ATI DX11 GPU launches have been a great success for ATI, many users will still be sticking to the 4 series, if not older, cards and as ATI seeks to ...

Parallels Desktop 5 Mac Virtualization Released | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 14:50

The latest version of Parallels Incs Windows virtualization software for Mac, Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac, has been released. It is compatible with OSX 10 Leopard and Snow Leopard. The company claims it is faster and more powerful than rival VMware Fusion 3.0.According to a study commissioned by Parallels, Windows 7 64-bit runs 22% faster on a MacBook Pro using Parallels than using Fusion. 70 new ...

The State of State Trackers In Gallium3D | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 14:50

With all of the talk earlier this week regarding the Poulsbo Gallium3D driver and its performance improvements along with the restarted efforts on the Intel 965 Gallium3D driver and then word that Mesa 7.7 may be out by Christmas, it's likely that many are wondering about the current state of the various Gallium3D state trackers that we have been talking about for the past months. Well, here's a ...

Shattered Horizon PC Game Review | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 14:30

Futuremark Games Studio will later today release their first ever PC game called Shattered Horizon. Shattered Horizon is a multiplayer first-person shooter that immerses you in the cold reality of zero-gravity combat in near-Earth space. The game uses FutureMark's very own DirectX 10 graphics engine with NVIDIA PhysX technology for a more realistic look and feel.

Interview: Chris Morley on Maingear's Shift PC | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 14:30

MAINGEAR recently launched the Shift computer series with the goal of bucking the trend of plastic, bloated, commodity PCs. Shift’s aluminum skin provides clean, elegant lines while housing a tank-like steel skeleton. Will Shift be enough to change things in the industry? Read on as we talk with the CTO of Maingear to see what they are up to!

PayPal X Opens Up Paypal API to Developers | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 12:50

PayPal officially launched PayPal X yesterday. Paypal X is an open API which lets third parties add payment methods to their platforms. The eBay owned company is seeking to expand from their current 70 billion dollars of transactions per year by putting the ability to pay via Paypal into more services and websites. Processing fees will be as low as .75% or 50 cents. "With the new open software, ...

ATI Radeon HD5770 Review | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 12:40

Juniper, Juniper where are you? După o scurtă perioadă de acalmie ATI au agitat din nou spiritele jucătorilor lansând pe piaţă seria 5700 dedicată pasionaţilor de jocuri (şi nu numai) cu bugete medii însă avizi de performanţe maxime. La review avem astăzi placa video ATI Radeon HD 5770, vârful de lance pentru sectorul mainstream.

ASUS Eee PC 1101HA Seashell 11.6-inch Netbook | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 12:20

Apple Uses Google for Anti- Microsoft Windows 7 Ads | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 11:50

Apple has taken advantage of the Windows 7 hype by using Microsoft keywords to generate cheeky Google ads for Macs. One sponsored ad appears only when “Windows 7” or “download Windows 7” is entered as a search query. Google then displays the ad: “Upgrading to Windows 7? There’s never been a better time to switch to Mac. [...]Apple Uses Google for Anti- ...

Film in the dark with a NightVision Digital Video Camera | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 11:10

So are we all good and depressed about getting up to go to work in the dark? (Oh how I miss uni when I didn’t have to get up with the Sun!) There’s no denying the rapid approach of winter now that those people working in windowless offices are spending the entire day never really [...]Film in the dark with a NightVision Digital Video Camera is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Lancool Dragonlord PC-K58 | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 10:50

The Dragonlord PC-K58 may not have the same bite as the K62 when it comes to looks, but has the exact same amazing internal functionality and the same feature set. So the Dragon may not look as dangerous but still manages to scorch things up on our review - at a significant discount.

AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE C3 Review | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 9:20

AMD updates its Deneb core on its fastest Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition, and claims the C3 can overclock more, yield faster DDR3 memory and has even fixed the performance bug with its sleep states. Does it make a difference? We put the claims to the test.

Building A Benchmarking Test Farm With Phoromatic | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 8:20

There's the Phoronix Test Suite, Phoronix Global, and PTS Desktop Live as our family of free software products to provide extensive benchmarking and automated testing capabilities atop Linux, OpenSolaris, BSD, and Mac OS X operating systems. The Phoronix Test Suite has more than 120 test profiles and 50 test suites with new suites and tests continuing to come in through its extensible ...

Kingwin F-35 External SATA Hard Drive Enclosure Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 7:38

After taking this enclosure from Kingwin for a test run, I can say it has a lot going for it. 2TB drives are supported, installation is quick and easy, and it looks good while still offering good performance and better cooling than a lot of other enclosures.

T-Mobile Service is Down in the United States | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 5:10

We’ve been getting reports from T-Mobile users that they haven’t been able to send/receive texts and make/receive phone calls for about two hours now. An official statement from T-Mobile reads: “T-Mobile customers may be experiencing service disruptions impacting voice and data. Our rapid response teams have been mobilized to restore service as quickly as possible. [...]

iPhones Hacked, Windows Share is Down & Verizon v. AT&T | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 5:10

A Dutch hacker has demonstrated that he can hack into jailbroken iPhones running SSH with default root passwords and display a message on them. The message reads: “Your iPhone’s been hacked because it’s really insecure! Please visit doiop.com/iHacked and secure your iPhone right now! Right now, I can access all your files.” The URL in [...]

Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 SAS 2.0 6Gb/s 600GB Hard Disk | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 4:30

NZXT Gamma Budget Gaming Case Review | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 3:30

And now, everyone and their mother are wearing black. It’s a fashion trend now. I still wear it all the time, and rarely wear anything else, but not because half the people on television claim to be dark and mysterious. I simply still don’t give a crap and have a horrible attitude most of the time. But I have a feeling that NZXT targets me sometimes when it comes to their gaming ...

Sapphire Radeon HD5850 1GB Graphics Card | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 3:00

The bottom line is that the HD5850 is an excellent choice for those in need of some serious gaming muscle, but not the kind of muscle that costs $300, $400, or even more. For $270, the Sapphire card offers great performance, fairly low noise output, decent energy efficiency, and all of the cool new features available in the HD5XXX series.

Ryan Gordon Is Fed Up, FatELF Is Likely Dead | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 0:30

The news just keeps rolling in today... Besides VIA trying again to submit their kernel DRM, learning about KDE 4.4 features, announcing AMD's UVD2-based XvBA finally does something on Linux, the release of the Linux 2.6.32-rc6 kernel, and GNOME 3.0 likely being delayed to next September, we also have news this evening from the well-known Linux game porter Ryan Gordon (a.k.a...

GNOME 3.0 May Not Come Until September 2010 | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 0:00

Back in July of 2008 we learned of GNOME 3.0 as plans were laid out during the GUADEC '08 conference to make the GNOME 2.30 release their "3.0" version. A art and user-interface followed months later and then this April the GNOME 3.0 road-map was laid out that put this release, which will overhaul the GNOME desktop in comparison to the usual incremental releases, to come in March of 2010...

Mandriva 2010.0 Released | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 23:50

The 2010.0 release of Mandriva Linux is now available. This update to Mandriva brings KDE 4.3 (along with GNOME 2.28) along with options for Moblin and OLPC Sugar desktops...

Lenovo ThinkPad SL510 | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 23:30

Lenovo is one of the larger laptop makers out there and they always make good products that we like. The new Lenovo ThinkPad SL510 is a solid laptop that is built for tough use and will last for a long time. It's a nice system for personal use (or business use) that offers solid performance that will last for a few years, in both durability and compatibility.

NZXT Gamma Case Review | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 23:20

NZXT has just released another inexpensive mid-tower case, Gamma, which is based on the same internal body as M59 and Lexa S and priced at only USD 50. Is it a good case? Let's see.

Linux 2.6.32-rc6 Kernel Now Released | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 23:00

The Linux 2.6.32-rc5 kernel was released over two weeks ago, but it was not until today that 2.6.32-rc6 was tagged. This is not because of Linus's affection towards Windows 7, but rather the Linux Kernel Summit that was taking place in Tokyo and a nasty data-loss-causing EXT4 regression had to be tracked down and addressed...

Galaxy Geforce GTX260+ Razor Edition 896MB GDDR3 Graphic Card Review | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 22:00

The Galaxy Geforce GTX260+ Razor Edition – the world’s first This review was made possible by Galaxy Galaxy has made it possible to effectively cool down the GPU of GeForce GTX260+ within a single slot limit, using a in-house designed cooler that utilizes a technology called “Vapor Chamber”. At only 14mm thick, Galaxy GeForce GTX 260+ [...]

Cooler Master SNA 95 @ InsideHW | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 21:24

If you bought second hand notebook without a power adapter, or simply damaged beyond repair or lost original one, you will find yourself in unpleasant situation where you will not be able to use your notebook, and what’s more, not be able to access your data. In most cases for a new original power adapter you will need to wait for few week and it will, in most cases, cost a lot. What to do ...

Mesa 7.7 May Be A Christmas Present | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 19:50

The Mesa 3D graphics library on Linux has been moving along at a brisk pace lately with a frequent stream of new releases as many features arrive like new Gallium3D state trackers, maturing of new hardware support (particularly with the ATI Radeon graphics), and new OpenGL extension support. Mesa 7.6 was released in September, but now Intel's lead OpenGL contributor, Ian Romanick, has proposed a ...

AMD Athlon II X3 425 2.70 GHz | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 19:30

AMD's Athlon II X3 425 offers all the features of the of the more expensive Quad Cores, and you can potentially unlock the fourth core. Being priced at only $79 it creates tough competition for Intel in this segment, but also for AMD who has a number of other processors in this market. Even though it lacks the L3 cache it still offers decent performance, especially considering its price.

Arctic Cooling F Pro PWM & TC Case Fans | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 18:50

If you are in the mood for something truly exciting, get yourself fired up for this review. It's going to knock you back in your chair. Alright, maybe not. Case fans aren't generally the most exciting things in the world. But, that doesn't mean they're not important. A good case fan is essential for getting unwanted heat out of your tower and away from your hardware. Up for review today we've ...

Using Dual-Monitors to Optimize Productivity | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 18:34

Historically most people couldn\'t justify the expense of a dual-monitor setup in spite of the productivity gains multiple screens afford. So most people were relegated to drooling over the possibility while watching movies like \"Swordfish\" (possibly the most eye popping multi-monitor setup ever) or the 2008 remake of \"The Day The Earth Stood Still\" which reflects not only the broad adoption ...

MSI Wind Top AE2010-02SUS AIO Desktop System | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 18:33

Desktop computers are making a resurgence, and have exploited the compact nature of newer technology to provide the best of both worlds. Netbooks are the popular item for travelers, but they don\'t get the job done for full time workers and students. Notebooks are nice, and meet halfway, but have their own limits too. Behold the nettop. It\'s a compact desktop computer with a notebook profile. In ...

Best CPU Cooler Performance LGA1366 | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 18:30

Overclockers and performance enthusiasts both share the same desire to cool their processor with the best possible hardware solution, but they each have different needs. The Benchmark Reviews test lab is rife with cooling products, ranging from silent low-profile to full-size tower coolers. The purpose of this series is to measure products for the best cooling performance in both stock and ...

Thermaltake DH202 HTPC Chassis Video Review | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 18:30

Today we are looking at the Thermaltake DH202 HTPC Chassis, this case is aimed at the HTPC market and comes included with a multimedia screen panel and remote control for quickly browsing your videos, photos and music. Manufactured and Supplied By: Specifications Product page can be located here. Specifications Model number – VJ80011N2Z Case Type – Home theater Media PC ...

Ultra X4 750W Power Supply Giveaway | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 18:29

Win a 750W Ultra X4 Power Supply from Benchmark Reviews! Benchmark Reviews will randomly draw one winner to receive a brand new Ultra X4 PSU. Members can earn an additional entry by becoming a fan of Benchmark Reviews on Facebook.

Sapphire Radeon HD5870 Vapor-X Video Card 21161-03 | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 18:25

AMD has retaken the crown for superior graphical power with their ATI Radeon HD 5870 video card, and consumers have confirmed that this is the hottest graphics accelerator of the moment. Armed with 1600 shader cores, the 40nm Cypress GPU claims to push video game frame rates well-beyond what NVIDIA offers from their GeForce GTX 285 counterpart. While the list of DirectX 11 video games has just ...

Best CPU Cooler Performance LGA1366 Q3-2009 | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 18:25

Overclockers and performance enthusiasts both share the same desire to cool their processor with the best possible hardware solution, but they each have different needs. The Benchmark Reviews test lab is rife with cooling products, ranging from silent low-profile to full-size tower coolers. The purpose of this series is to measure products for the best cooling performance in both stock and ...

ASUS P7P55D EVO P55 LGA1156 Motherboard | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 18:24

As we move into the holiday season, many are looking to Intel\'s new Lynnfield Desktop Platform for an upgrade or new build. Not surprising, there\'s plenty of good hardware on the market to choose from. In this article, Benchmark Reviews looks at the P7P55D EVO motherboard from ASUS. As part of their P55 lineup, the ASUS P7P55D EVO provides full support the for the new Lynnfield platform, along ...

Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Hard Drive ST3600057SS | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 18:23

Until SSDs can safely prove that they\'re a reliable long-term media for Enterprise storage, the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface owns the market share for server storage. Until Seagate launches their Solid State Drive counterpart, the 600GB Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Hard Drive ST3600057SS delivers safe and affordable high-capacity storage to data servers and Enterprise environments. The ...

OCZ Agility-EX SLC SSD OCZSSD2-1AGTEX60G | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 18:22

OCZ has earned the pole position in the race for Solid State Drive consumer supremacy. Most of the OCZ SSD product line is sold at retail to enthusiast end-users, but the EX-series offers SLC construction and delivers premier performance to the Enterprise sector and an affordable price. Corporate environments offer vast potential for SSD technology by offering drive performance faster than ...

Enhancing The Windows Media Center Experience | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 18:18

The proliferation of multimedia audio and video formats, including Blu-Ray, and an increasing array of TV and web based services have made the home theatre personal computer (HTPC) a powerful convergence device. With the imminent release of Microsoft\'s Windows 7 Operating System, Benchmark Reviews explores the evolution of the Windows HTPC Platform. We will also examine the efforts of a global ...

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Video Card 21162-00-50R | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 18:17

Microsoft Windows 7 will deliver DirectX 11 visual quality like never seen before, and ATI has endowed gamers with an unparalleled graphics solution in the Radeon HD 5870. While the Radeon 5800-series is a monumental feat for AMD over the unprepared competition, not everyone can fit the absolute best video card available into their budge. Armed with 1440 shader cores, the 40nm Cypress GPU HD5850 ...

XFX Radeon HD5770 Video Card HD-577A-ZN | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 18:15

OK, we\'re through playing nice with these new ATI 5xxx video cards. The corporate logo for XFX says: \"play hard.\", so Benchmark reviews is going to take that motto to heart and show what this cards can really do. Almost every single competing card runs at higher than reference clock rates, and they all come that way from the factory. Every single card I compared the HD5770 to, when we reviewed ...

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 Motherboard: P55 vs X58 | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 18:14

For computer enthusiasts, the last Intel milestone was the Core i7 processor launch that paralleled the X58-Express motherboard chipset launch back in November of 2008. Ten months later and well into September of 2009, Intel has returned with the P55-Express chipset for mainstream users who pair it with the new LGA1156 socket. On the outside little more than the processor socket and memory ...

XFX Radeon HD5750 Video Card HD-575X-ZNF7 | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 18:12

The launch of Radeon HD57xx Juniper-GPU series cards is going very smoothly. ATI learned some hard lessons when they launched the HD4850 a couple years back. All the partners seem to have their cards ready for distribution this time, and there\'s no price gouging, due to the stable supply. This is doubly important for the HD57xx, since they\'re in the middle of the pack, performance-wise, and ...

BlueAnt Supertooth 3 Bluetooth Handsfree Kit | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 18:11

Cell phone laws are rapidly becoming more and more restrictive. At the time of this writing, 36 states have some sort of cell phone restriction while using a motor vehicle. This up from 24 states just a year ago. The hands-free revolution is well under way. Some people even wear a bluetooth headset practically from the time they wake up in the morning. For those of us less fashionable than they ...

Tekken 6 Limited Edition Bundle for Xbox 360 Reviewed | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 18:00

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5870 Video Card 21161-00-50R | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 17:34

AMD has leap-frogged NVIDIA by launching the DirectX 11 compatible Radeon HD 5870 video card. Armed with 1600 shader cores, the 40nm Cypress GPU claims to push video game frame rates well-beyond what NVIDIA offers from their GeForce GTX 285 counterpart. While the list of DirectX 11 video games has just started to grow, with one of the first being a free Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing ...

nMediaPC 6000B HTPC Computer Case | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 17:33

More and more consumers these days seem to have some sort of home theater set up in which they incorporate a computer. Many people use a PC in their living room to watch slideshows of their photos, browse the web on their large HDTV displays, or use their pc as a fully functional Home Theater PC for movies, games, music, and etc. Along with this growing trend, the concept of using a HTPC style ...

Belkin SOHO 4-Port DVI/USB KVM Switch F1DD104L | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 17:32

It\'s a common scenario for many of us these days: multiple computers, but no desk space for multiple monitors, keyboards, and mice. You might have a work machine and a play machine; or a home media server you access and control over the network, but it would really be nice if you had a monitor and keyboard sometimes, or maybe you just thought it would be fun to try one of those $200 nettop ...

Buffalo WZR2-G300N Nfiniti Wireless-N Router | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 17:31

A Wireless router offers flexibility in that you can share your high speed broadband with a mixture of wired and wireless connectivity or just pure wireless connectivity without the need of the main computer being switched on. For a lot of people in the consumer market the different wireless specifications may not mean a lot (or anything) and some companies take advantage of this and continue ...

Anand's Thoughts on the Kindle 2 and Marvell Making Affordable eBook Readers | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 17:30

A couple of weeks ago Marvell announced its ARMADA line of custom ARM based SoCs. We have a little more detail on one of its members: the 166E. Marvell hopes that the 166E will pave the way for affordable ebook readers in 2010....

Seagate Interview: SSD and Enterprise Storage | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 17:30

Benchmark Reviews has demonstrated a voracious appetite for high-speed storage technologies over the past few years, primarily fueled by our research and testing with Solid State Drive products. In this article Benchmark Reviews Executive Editor Olin Coles submitted several industry-specific questions directly to storage expert David Szabados, the Senior PR Manager responsible for enterprise ...

Professional Mechanical Keyboard Comparison | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 17:28

There are a lot of keyboards out there. Some keyboards are wireless; others offer lighting effects, programmable displays, and drivers that remap the keyboards to configurations optimized for specific applications and games. But if you\'re a serious typist - a professional who thinks that a keyboard\'s primary duty is to enable fast and accurate typing, and not to glow prettily or adjust your ...

Belkin Flip 2-port DVI USB KVM Switch F1DG102D | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 17:28

It\'s a common scenario for many of us these days: multiple computers, but no desk space for multiple monitors, keyboards, and mice. You might have a work machine and a play machine; or a home media server you access and control over the network, but it would really be nice if you had a monitor and keyboard sometimes, or maybe you just thought it would be fun to try one of those $200 nettop ...

Cyber Acoustics AC-401 Gaming Headset | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 17:26

As we spend more time communicating through electronic means it\'s not surprising to see an increase of gadgets designed to improve the experience. When it comes to audio, most of the attention in consumer devices gets spent on the listening experience. 5.1 surround sound has become a standard, but what average user even has the capability to record in stereo? Yet the quantity of audio content ...

Antec Two Hundred Mid-Tower Computer Case | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 17:25

PC gaming has never been an inexpensive proposition. The cost of processing power, for both CPU and GPU, may have gone down in cost per GigaFLOP, but the price tag to play the latest, coolest, PC game has stayed relatively constant. Fortunately, for those on a budget, things are looking up lately. One reason is that reasonably priced and even budget priced gaming cases are now available. Antec ...

NZXT M59 Mid-Tower Steel Case | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 16:50

NZXT comes at us again with another mid tower chassis, the M59. The M59 joins a bold look with expandability and good cooling performance to win you over. Read on to find out more.

Chosing the right fundament: which hypervisor do you evaluate? | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 16:01

First of all, we were pretty excited to see so much comments and votes (5000!) on our latest IT poll. It is good to see that professional IT is so much alive at Anandtech.com. So yes, we should have updated this blog quicker, to keep the momentum going. The reason why this update comes rather late is -once again - that we are working on the much delayed hypervisor...

New Features For KDE 4.4 Desktop | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 15:50

KDE 4.4 is scheduled to be released in early February of 2010 as the six-month feature update to KDE4 and now its feature plan has surfaced. KDE 4.4 is poised to pickup a number of exciting new features along with various bug-fixes and other updates...

VIA Keeps Trying For Kernel Inclusion Of Its DRM | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 15:30

Last December the Linux folks at VIA Technologies had released their Chrome 9 series DRM code, which is needed for Linux 3D support with these newer-generation VIA IGPs, but this initial version ended up getting rejected from inclusion into the mainline kernel on the basis of the rest of VIA's 3D stack for the Chrome 9 being closed-source and some problems with the code itself. The situation was ...

Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 Vapor-X Video Card | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 15:00

Sapphire has added their Vapor-X vapor chamber cooling technology to the Radeon HD 5870 series and has launched a doozy of a card today. Read on to see how this factory overclocked Radeon HD 5870 does with a superior cooling solution in place to keep the RV870 core nice and cool. You might just be surprised to see how well this card does!

AMD's UVD2-based XvBA Finally Does Something On Linux | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 15:00

For a year now we have been talking about XvBA, which stands for X-Video Bitstream Acceleration and is designed to implement AMD's Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD2) engine on Linux systems for improving the video decoding and playback process on desktop systems. AMD has been shipping an XvBA library with their ATI Catalyst Linux driver since last year, but they have yet to release any documentation ...

Maingear Shows Off SHIFT Personal Supercomputer | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 14:10

Maingear has announced their latest series of high horsepower muscle PCs. Well, you could probably build this yourself for half the price, but there are plenty of folks out there who just want to snag the fastest off the shelf PC they can get and go play games, or do video editing or 3D graphics. This new high power PC is aimed at them. The Maingear SHIFT is being touted as a personal ...

Antec Mini Skeleton-90 Open Air Mini-ITX Case | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 13:50

Bardu Picks Up Improvements, Phoromatic Is Ready | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 12:40

It was just last week that Phoronix Test Suite 2.2 entered beta, but now the second beta of "Bardu" is ready and with the changes continuing to roll in for our multi-platform benchmarking / testing software. The official change-log for Phoronix Test Suite 2.2 Beta 2 is listed below, but some of the highlights include support for logging the test's installation script within the results file, more ...

Marvell and E Ink SoC to Power Next Generation E-Readers | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 12:20

Marvell and E Ink have signed a joint development and croos licensing agreement and are now shipping an integrated system on a chip (SoC) e-reader processor. The two companies have been developing products together for the past three years, but say the new partnership should allow for higher integration and lower cost for manufacturers of e-reader devices. The new SoC, the Marvell ARMADA 166E ...

Cars That Can Park Themselves! Yes Please! | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 11:30

Imagine driving to Sainsbury's or Tesco and getting out of the car at the supermarket entrance and then the car drives off to park itself. Dream, madness... Well it is almost a reality. Researchers at Stanford University’s School of Engineering have demonstrated a car that can park itself.Cars That Can Park Themselves! Yes Please! is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 Vapor-X 1GB | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 7:59

There can be no doubting the credentials of AMD\'s Radeon HD 5870 as the current king of the hill when it comes to graphics boards, but thus far all we\'ve seen on the market are reference-based cards from various partners. However, today sees all of that change courtesy of Sapphire and their launch of the Radeon HD 5870 Vapor-X, a board which sports both factory overclocks and a custom-built ...

MSI's CR610 AMD Tigris notebook benchmarked. | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 7:50

Phenom-based CPU power and updated graphics. Any good? We tell you.

Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 1GB Vapor-X graphics card: the best in the world? | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 7:30

An aftermarket cooler on the best GPU around. Find out if Sapphire has done it right with the Radeon HD 5870 Vapor-X.

Sapphire Radeon HD5870 Vapor-X | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 6:54

The Sapphire Radeon 5870 Vapor-X accomplishes a very unique feat among graphics cards of top performance, low temperatures, low noise, and good value for your money. Very rare indeed. Let\'s examine the Sapphire 5870 Vapor-X and see just how far it can push the envelope toward attempting to become the new graphics performance king.

SATA 6G Implementation Preview - Ironing Out The Creases | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 6:50

Clarifications On Poulsbo's Gallium3D Driver | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 2:40

Yesterday we reported on a new Linux driver coming for Intel's Poulsbo chipset that is currently notorious on Linux. This graphics processor is found in many Atom-powered netbooks, but its binary driver is a mess...

EFO Wireless Handheld Keyboard and Touch Pad | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 0:10

Today for review I've got a product that I've come to like very much, it's become a permanent part of my PC setup actually. The product doesn't have any special name it's called the Wireless Handheld Keyboard and Touch Pad and it's from a company called EFO. This product is exactly as the name sounds, it's a keyboard and touchpad in one small device, about the size of a PDA, that will allow you ...

Energy Sistem Xplosionn | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 23:09

Any music fan or anyone serious about their gaming will tell you that a decent set of headphones are an absolute necessity. Today I\'m looking at the Xplosionn 5500, and at first glance it looks like a set of over the ear style headphones, with an added LCD for some strange reason.*Looking closer though you\'ll find that it is in fact an mp3 player built into a set of headphones, so let\'s find ...

Patriot Box Office Media Player Review | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 22:20

Review of Patriot Box Office Media Player, a USD 130 device for playing movies, music and pictures on your TV.

Corsair Dominator 4GB 1600MHz DDR3 Dual Channel Memory Review | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 19:10

Skype To Provide Open-Source Linux Client | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 18:40

The very popular Skype VoIP service has provided a Linux client for some years now, but it's not nearly as full-featured as its Windows counterpart, and right now it's a binary-only application. However, things may be partially changing at this company that's in the process of being spun off from eBay...

MP4Nation Beta Brainwavz In-ears | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 18:30

MP4Nation's latest addition to their in-ear lineup is dubbed the Beta Brainwavz. Made by MP4Nation under their Nationite brand these in-ears are geared towards everyday listeners looking for a decent set of affordable in-ears. Competitively priced these definitely seem like an affordable way into the in-ear realm.

Windows 7 SP1 Details Emerge | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 17:30

Windows 7 has only been out for under two weeks and details about Service Pack 1 have already emerged according to Windows rumor site Wzor. Windows 7 SP1 will contain hotfixes for application compatibility and any other bug reports that appear since Windows 7’s general release. Wzor says the first beta of Windows 7 SP1 [...]

Super Talent Pico Mini 8GB USB Drive Video Review | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 16:10

Today we are looking at the Super Talent Pico Mini 8GB USB drive. This particular USB drive is smaller than most and comes in 4 funky colours, ranging in many different capacities. With good value for money and great appeal, who can live without one? Manufactured and Supplied By: Specifications Product page can be located here. Capacities: 2Gb [...]

Snow Leopard 10.6.2 Pulling Atom Support | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 15:30

The current developer build of Snow Leopards next version is being reported to have effectively eighty-sixed support for Intel Atom CPUs. Currently, Apple OS X 10 Snow Leopard will run on Atom chipsets, so users were able to install the Mac operating system on low priced Netbook computers, creating what are termed Hackintoshes. The lack of support could be an unintentional oversight in the ...

Updated Bing Mobile Site iPhone Optimized Version | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 14:40

Microsoft has just released a new version of its mobile search site which is specially made for touch screen devices like the iPhone. New functions include a Search for Movies that lets you find by what movies are nearby your location, with time and theater listings as well as trailer previews. Selection buttons are optimized for finger use, making them easier to read and press. Point your mobile ...

Creative Shows Off MediaBook Zii E-book Reader | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 14:01

Creative, maker of the Zen mp3 player, is making noises in the e-reader space and may be the next to announce an electronic book reading device. The company showed off a working prototype e-reader at its annual general meeting, according to EpiZenter.net. The Creative MediaBook sports a touchscreen, text to speech conversion, interenet connectivity and runs on the companys proprietary Zii ...

Western Digital WD TV Live HD Media Player | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 14:01

The WD TV HD Media Player turns your NAS or external storage drive into an HD media player. Connect your USB hard drive to this device and you can instantly play crisp HD movies, listen to high-quality digital music, and watch slideshows of your family photos on your TV. No need to figure out complicated home networking or reconnect AV and power cables. What could be simpler?

Cooler Master Sentinel Advance Gaming Mouse | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 13:30

This technological marvel utilizes the latest innovations in cutting-edge technology: 5600 DPI twin laser, rapid fire mode, internal Sentinel-Xâ„¢ memory and our patented security, Storm Guardâ„¢. The Sentinel Advance is designed for one purpose and one purpose only - to search and destroy. Overpower your enemies with speed and precision beyond their imagination. Conquest is at your ...

ASUS G51VX-A1 15.6-inch Gaming Notebook | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 13:00

Firefox 3.6 Beta Released | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 12:40

The first beta of Firefox 3.6 has been made available for download by Mozilla. The final release be ready later this year, but testers, developers and early adopters can get 3.6b1 now. The newest Firefox browser contains few new features; most changes from the 3.5 version are behind the scenes enhancements for speed and code efficiency, such as the JavaScript rendering engine. There are some new ...

Intel's Special Driver For Poulsbo Uses Gallium3D | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 12:40

Yesterday afternoon we ran a story on a new Linux driver for the Intel Poulsbo chipset, which right now is known for being notorious with its troubling Linux support. However, Intel apparently had been working on a new "special driver" that the Linux Foundation was showing off recently in Munich at a mobile development camp...

CentOS 5.4 vs. OpenSuSE 11.2 vs. Ubuntu 9.10 Benchmarks | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 12:40

With the release of CentOS 5.4 last month to bring this community enterprise operating system on par with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4, we decided it was a good time to see how the server / workstation performance between this new CentOS release compares to that of Ubuntu 9.10, which was released last week, and also how it performs up against the release candidate of OpenSuSE 11.2. In this ...

Review of Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 graphics card | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 10:20

Summary: Can the price reduced AMD RV790 GPU (Radeon HD 4890) be an interesting alternative now when all focus is on AMD’s recently launched HD 5800 series?. INTRODUCTION At the time being, all the spotlights on the market for graphics cards are pointed towards AMD ATI who is in the process of launching a new generation of [...]

Ricoh GR Digital III Review. | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 9:10

The Ricoh GR Digital III is a 28mm fixed focus lens, compact digital camera. The sample I have for review comes with the GW-2 0.75x wide angle lens that gives it 21mm focal length. Selling for over £500.00, this neat little camera from Ricoh is in direct competition with some entry level DSLR cameras from the likes of Sony and Olympus. Given Ricohs reputation for quality, can this compact ...

Futurelooks Fall 2009 Cell Phone Accessory Roundup | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 7:50

QNAP TS-419P Four-Bay Turbo NAS Server | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 6:40

Sapphire Radeon HD5750 | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 5:07

The Sapphire Radeon HD5750 is a budget card, but offers some exciting potential for gamers who can\'t afford to go down the high-priced road. No shame in that, and we\\\'re bang-for-the-buck fanboys as much as the next person. The 5700 series cards bring some very attractive features to the table, so let\'s take a closer look and see how this one shapes up.

A New Intel i965 Gallium3D Driver Is Coming | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 0:40

While we are not sure yet what Intel's special Poulsbo driver means yet, we do have some firm information to report this weekend on another new Intel driver: a new Intel i965 driver for Gallium3D is coming. Keith Whitwell of VMware (formerly Tungsten Graphics) has been hacking away at a new i955 driver for this extremely promising graphics driver architecture. While the open-source ATI/AMD ...

Is An Open-Source Poulsbo Driver Coming? | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 0:20

Intel's Poulsbo Linux driver is a bloody mess. The Poulsbo chipset is known commercially as the GMA 500 that's found in many netbooks as of late, but it isn't actually an Intel design but the graphics processor design was licensed from PowerVR...

Acer Aspire 7738 @ InsideHW | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 0:11

Netbooks are small and cute, but what happens when you really need something bigger and more powerful? No problemo! We present you Acer Aspire 7738G – laptop with great multimedia features that can easily replace your home desktop configuration. If laptop from the pictures bring some déjà vu feelings, it absolutely normal reaction, since we already reviewed very similar model 8730G ...

This Week: Ubuntu 9.10, AMD Changes, DRI2 Sync | Posted on: 01/11/2009 @ 23:50

This week at Phoronix most of our articles and news postings were about... you guessed it! X.Org and Linux graphics, to no surprise...

LaCie Starck Mobile (320GB) | Posted on: 01/11/2009 @ 22:00

External hard drives are always nice to have, especially since they are so useful for transporting data, making backups, and adding more storage capacity to your computer. LaCie, a storage solution company, has released the LaCie Starck Mobile external hard drive with a modest capacity of 320GB. It has a sleek design with a retractable USB cable, but it has some shortcomings, like the transfer ...

VidaBox Wireless HTPC Media Keyboard with Laser Trackball | Posted on: 01/11/2009 @ 16:30

The 4th generation Premium Wireless HTPC Media Center Keyboard with Laser Trackball from VidaBox comes with all the features of its previous models, and more! The most significant new addition is the 2000 dpi laser trackball that has been included for more precise, accurate control. Read on to see how this wireless HTPC media keyboard performs!

Corsair® Powers the ‘Dream PC’ | Posted on: 01/11/2009 @ 1:10

- Corsair Obsidian Series™ 800D, Dominator™ GT and Extreme Series SSDs power this year’s winner of the coveted Custom PC Dream PC competition - FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 29, 2009 — Corsair, a worldwide leader in high-performance computing components, today congratulates Scan Computer for winning Custom PC Magazine’s coveted Dream PC award for the third consecutive ...

Windows 7 Part 2: Throwing the Switch | Posted on: 01/11/2009 @ 0:30

Welcome to Part 2 of my Windows 7 series. In this article you will learn if you can upgrade to Windows 7, and how to custom install Windows 7. You will also learn of some general benchmarks of Windows 7 through time it takes to install, shutdown, and reboot versus Windows Vista SP2 and Windows [...]