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Thermaltake Luxa² LM300 Touch Pro | Posted on: 31/05/2009 @ 16:10

The Luxa² LM300 Touch Pro is a new HTPC enclosure for the discriminating home entertainment enthusiast. While Luxa² is a relatively new brand, they are a division of Thermaltake who are no strangers to HTPC cases and accessories. With features such as all aluminum construction, a touchscreen LCD and fully integrated media software, the LM300 Touch Pro seems to be the total package in terms ...

Nintendo Wii Fit Plus Leaked | Posted on: 31/05/2009 @ 15:40

News is out that Nintendo is expected to release the Wii Fit Plus at next week’s E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles. Just as Nintendo improved the Wiimote controller by launching the MotionPlus which tracks your movements in finer detail, the Wii Fit Balance Board will similarly be tweaked to make it more accurate. The Wii Fit [...]

Sony's New PSP Go! Details and Video Leaked | Posted on: 31/05/2009 @ 12:40

E3 2009 is slated to have a lot of new and interesting products this year with the Sony PSP Go, being one of them. Instead of having to wait until Tuesday to see what the new PSP Go is all about, apparently someone at Qore leaked the information about the new portable. Intentional? More than likely. As everyone predicted, the new Sony PSP Go is a UMD-less PSP that instead features 16GB of ...

FREE Battery Recycling: One more thing you can do to save the world | Posted on: 31/05/2009 @ 12:30

Hands up who recycles their batteries! No? Well I confess I’m guilty of throwing them out when the old ones in my remote control work as well as if I had put two pieces of baby corn into the compartment. At the moment less than 3 per cent of portable batteries in the UK are recycled [...]

Blender 2.49 Released With Great Changes | Posted on: 31/05/2009 @ 11:40

A new release of Blender, the immensely popular open-source 3D modeling software, is now available. This is not the much-anticipated Blender 2.5 release, but instead version 2.49, which brings forth several prominent changes and improvements while the developers continue work on the next major release...

Futurelooks E3 2009 Preview and Predictions | Posted on: 31/05/2009 @ 7:30

Synology Disk Station DS209 Dual-Bay SATA NAS | Posted on: 30/05/2009 @ 21:25

Thrifty shoppers are faced with many options when choosing where to store their valuable data: from traditional optical media and drive based storage, to flash drives and even more exotic third party online storage - each with its own advantages and disadvantages. In this article Benchmark Reviews tests the Synology Disk Station DS209 Gigabit SATA Nnetwork Attached Storage (NAS) server. The NAS ...

Olevia 227-S11 27-Inch 1080i Widescreen LCD HDTV | Posted on: 30/05/2009 @ 21:22

HDTVs are rapidly becoming the norm rather than the exception. With such new-found popularity, there are more TVs than ever to choose from. The wise consumer contemplates overall value rather than just size and brand name. Benchmark Reviews seeks out the value in HDTVs with this review of the 27-Inch 1080i Widescreen Olevia 227V-S11 LCD HDTV; a steal at just over $400. Olevia is quickly ...

Patriot Torqx MLC SSD PFZ128GS25SSDR | Posted on: 30/05/2009 @ 21:18

Indilinx has been tapped to add their \'Barefoot\' controller into the design, and a new generation of Solid State Drives has delivered top-level speed and performance. The Patriot (Fusion) Torqx 128GB MLC SSD is one such product, built from a proven architecture that has done well for others of the same controller family. The Patriot Torqx Solid State Drive adds 64MB of Elpida DRAM to the buffer ...

Microsoft Removes Limitations From Windows 7 Starter Edition | Posted on: 30/05/2009 @ 13:50

In the past with Windows XP and Windows Vista, Microsoft had released a Windows "Starter" version of it's operating system but it was severely limited and was a stripped down version. It was only available to third world countries and it also contained application restrictions; only allowing you to have three third-party applications (Not native to the OS) running at any given time.With Windows 7 ...

Amazon Kindle 3 Color To Costly To Sell Now? | Posted on: 30/05/2009 @ 13:30

I wouldn't be holding out for the Amazon Kindle 3 or as we call the Kindle Color, the CEO of Amazon said Thursday that the color version of its E-Book reader is "multiple" years away.He went on and told shareholders at the annual shareholders meeting in Seattle that he did not want to disclose how many Kindles had been sold. He also went on to say that the Color Kindle was not imminent and said ...

Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country HD Movie Review | Posted on: 30/05/2009 @ 11:30

Phoronix Thread Leads To New Linux Game Ports | Posted on: 30/05/2009 @ 0:00

Svartalf, a member of the Phoronix Forums and developer for Linux Game Publishing, recently asked our readers on the forums to provide a wish-list of games they wished to see ported to Linux. There ended up being an outpouring of interested Linux gamers with more than 1,120 replies! Svartalf shared that "[the] effort that actually did much more than I'd hoped for" and "as it stands, we've got one ...

Futurelooks Guide to Street Fighter IV Strategies | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 23:10

Eye-Fi Explore Video 4GB | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 21:10

Most digital cameras sold today take beautiful pictures, but they also record digital video as well. All of the major camera manufacturers have added video shooting modes to their camera's feature set. The hassle comes when you have to pause to take the time to download the pictures and video from your camera to your computer. With the Eye-Fi Explore Video you can do it wirelessly to your ...

OpenSolaris 2009.06 Coming Out Monday | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 20:00

For those of you interested in the release of Sun's next OpenSolaris operating system, it is coming next Monday. OpenSolaris 2009.06 has many package updates and improvements to this desktop Solaris operating system since the release of OpenSolaris 2008,11 last year...

Rebit PC Backup Software | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 19:40

As a user of both PCs and Macs on a daily basis I have found each platform’s OS to have certain advantages over one another. One area where OS X Tiger beats Windows XP and Vista is in the backup software department. Apple’s Time Machine has become the gold standard against which all other backup solutions are measured. The true beauty of Time Machine is that a neophyte Mac user ...

Wikipedia Bans Church of Scientology From Its Site | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 17:50

The world's largest online free encyclopedia has banned Church of Scientology from its web site. The San Fransisco based web site has blocked the organization's entire IP ranges from using its service because Wikipedia states that the Church is editing entries based on its own ideology and pushing their own agenda's.It's not unusual for the site to block individual people from editing content on ...

The Lynnfield Preview: Rumblings of Revenge | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 17:30

If executed properly, Lynnfield may be *the* chip to get in 2009. We've got the benchmarks and data to answer why....

The Lynnfield Preview: Rumblings of Revenge | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 17:20

If executed properly, Lynnfield may be *the* chip to get in 2009. We've got the benchmarks and data to answer why....

A new breed of Atomic Floyd headphones launches | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 16:20

We're a fan of the Floyd around here, and we're not talking Dark Side of the Moon Floyd either, so we thought it only right and proper that we share the UK based headphone company's newest set of TwistJax headphones with you.

Xbox 360 To Get On-Demand TV and Film Content | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 15:20

Sky News has joined forces with Microsoft in order to deliver television content to broadband-enabled Xbox's. The new 'Sky Player' will be coming to the Xbox this fall which will allow subscribers to access TV channels and on-demand content.If users aren't interested in a subscription package, they can opt to do pay-per-view content and only pay for shows as they want to watch them giving ...

Soyuz Docks With Space Station & Increases Crew to Six | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 15:00

The Russian Soyuz space capsule carrying three new crew members docked with the International Space Station on Friday morning at 8:34AM EDT. Today marks the first time in the space station's history that six crew members will be living on board as full time residents. Awaiting the the newest arrivals were the Expedition 19 crew members already on board the ISS. ISS crew members Commander Gennady ...

Bionic Commando PS3 Review | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 14:30

Sapphire Radeon HD4770 512MB Graphics Card | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 14:10

In use the Sapphire Radeon HD4770 512MB graphics card performed admirably. It is not the ultimate gaming solution (and doesn't claim to be), but for about $100 it is definitely impressive. It can put up solid numbers in games with the settings turned up and it won't make your electric meter spin out of control in the process.

No Plymouth Coming To Ubuntu 9.10 | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 13:50

Plymouth, a project spawned by Red Hat to replace RHGB in Fedora with a much cleaner boot splash program that leverages newer technologies like kernel mode-setting, will not be finding its way into Ubuntu. Originally, it was considered that Plymouth could replace USplash in Ubuntu 9.04, but then Canonical and other developers decided to push that transition off to Ubuntu 9.10...

Palm Pre Shows As iPod Clone To Play Nice With iTunes? | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 13:30

Palm unveiled more of the Palm Pre's functionality at the D: All Things Digital Conference in California this week. One of the most interesting features is its ability to work with iTunes.The Palm Pre, as demonstrated by Palm's Jon Rubinestein, is presented to Windows as a DRM-free device so you can literally throw whatever music you want to on the device that doesn't include DRM. It also tells ...

13 Intel Core i7 LGA 1366 CPU Coolers Compared | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 13:30

We have updated our Intel LGA 1366 CPU Cooler roundup to include new coolers from Cooler Master, Spire, Thermaltake, and Titan. Read on to see if the Noctua NH-U12P 1366SE CPU Cooler is still the cooling king or if it gets removed from the throne!

NVIDIA Releases 185.18.14 Display Driver | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 13:20

NVIDIA hasn't released as many Linux driver updates in May as they have in past months, but this week they are out with the NVIDIA 185.18.14 driver update. This proprietary driver for x86 and x86_64 Linux features a variety of bug-fixes, VDPAU enhancements, and better support for newer Linux kernels...

Testing Out The SSD Mode In Btrfs | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 12:50

One month ago we provided benchmarks of the Btrfs file-system and found that while it contained many features to make it a next-generation Linux file-system, its disk performance was rather displeasing. We had found the EXT4 file-system ran faster in a number of the tests and even EXT3 and XFS had their own advantages. Besides offering features like snapshots and online defragmentation, Btrfs has ...

ASUS W90Vp: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870... with CrossFire | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 11:51

ASUS sent us their W90Vp-A1 monster notebook, the current pinnacle of mobile ATI graphics solutions. There's plenty to like in this desktop replacement system, as well as a few problem areas. Join us for testing of one of the largest notebooks we've ever encountered....

9 Days Left of Competition | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 11:30

There’s only 9 days left until we announce the winner of the competition. With less than 10 entries, there’s a good chance you can win if you enter. So if you like free stuff, hop over to the Tech-Reviews.co.uk Forums and get posting. Good luck.

Bionic Commando PS3 Review | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 11:30

Smokey the Anti-Smoke Alarm- for if you’re as bad as me in the kitchen | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 11:10

Don’t worry all you fire prone, safety conscious people out there- this is not some renegade ‘no to smoke alarms’ gadget (my Daddy was a Fireman- I’d be shot for publicising something like that!). No this gadget is designed for those of us who have a tendency to burn their food and arms too short to [...]

Lian Li PC-P50 Review | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 9:00

We're looking at another aluminium entry from the Taiwanese chassis builders of excellence, Lian Li. With two 140mm fans in the roof and an entirely tooless installation system, the PC-P50 has potential, but how does it compare with the likes of the Antec's Nine Hundred Two?

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4770 Videocard Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 7:25

The HD4770 at this time is the bargain of the lot and at an introductory US$99 price, two of these cards in a Crossfire setup would be a fast US$200 combo that would handle most games reasonably well even at higher resolutions.

Thermaltake Spedo | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 7:09

Thermaltake is present on the market for some time now (10 years) as one of the most recognizable manufacturer of cooling systems and chassis for PCs and servers. This brand is mainly recognized for its products that are based on the idea of DIY (Do It Yourself). Lately Thermaltake was focused on PC desktop, barebone and HTPC market. Spedo series is “pinnacle” of their product lineup ...

OCZ Reaper 6GB DDR3-1866 | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 5:00

The OCZ Reaper 6GB DDR3-1866 modules sport some slick heatspreaders at a very attractive price. What\'s not to love about good looking and cheap? Err.......let\'s not go there. Anyways, what about performance? In our world, Performance is King, so today we’ll pit these against some high-end DDR3-2000 modules and find out if these OCZ Reaper sticks are royalty or jester.

OpenSuSE 11.2 Milestone 2 Brings Changes | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 1:40

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Cyberlink MediaShow Espresso GPGPU Performance | Posted on: 29/05/2009 @ 1:00

By running applications on the GPU rather than entirely on the CPU, it has been found to reduce the time required to perform computer intensive tasks. Read on to see if either GeForce 9800 GTX+ or a Radeon HD 4770 is quicker for video conversion on Cyberlink's MediaShow Espresso application.

Microsoft Bing Search Will You Use It? | Posted on: 28/05/2009 @ 18:30

It's official! Microsoft unveiled its new search engine, Bing, at the All Things Digital conference in California this morning. The new search engine, to be launched in the coming days, is a hope from Microsoft to bring back users to its search engine at a time when Microsoft's CEO said the Live Search was a failure. Bing, is as we predicted earlier this year a replacement for the miserable Live ...

Fedora 11 Plagued With Another Delay | Posted on: 28/05/2009 @ 18:00

Last week Red Hat had to announce that the release of Fedora 11 would be be faced by a last minute delay due to a number of show-stopping bugs that had to be resolved in time. Fedora 11 was then supposed to make it out in the first week of June, but we have now heard that there is another delay facing Fedora 11. Due to an Anaconda storage bug, Red Hat has pushed back the release of Fedora 11 by ...

PDC World Championship Darts 2009 - Wii | Posted on: 28/05/2009 @ 16:00

Pure pressure, pure passion, pure darts! Step up to the oche for the official PDC Darts game.

Spotify Mobile App For Google Android Might Hurt Apple | Posted on: 28/05/2009 @ 15:50

Spotify, an online music streaming service, has just released a video of its new mobile version of its software that runs on Google Android devices to utilize the mobile edition of its services. The video show's us the Spotify Mobile App running on a Google Android device and how easy it is to use the application. The demonstration further shows streaming music on the device, even if the device ...

NintendNO phone | Posted on: 28/05/2009 @ 14:40

Rumours of a potential mobile handset finding its way out of Nintendo R&D towers have been quashed in a statement from the 'casual gaming' giant....

XTracPads Hybrid Mouse Pad | Posted on: 28/05/2009 @ 14:23

Here at Tech-Reviews, we are very familiar with XTracPads’ products after reviewing a variety of their mouse pads. Previously we have rated pads such as the Fat Mat and Micro very highly and are therefore expecting great things from XTracPad’s new products. Let’s see if the newly available Hybrid lives up to our expectations.

Eaga Shower Smart: Free for UK Homes | Posted on: 28/05/2009 @ 13:30

Here’s a nifty device that will not only save the environment, but save you money too, by regulating the water you use ever time you smell bad. The eaga ShowerSmart regulates the flow rate of a non-electric shower to 7.8 litres per minute – the equivalent of a powerful electric shower. That by itself may not mean [...]

Windows 7 Build 7137 Leaked Download | Posted on: 28/05/2009 @ 13:10

Right on the heels of the Windows 7 Build 7127 leak, we have yet another leaked build and this time it's the 7137. From what we can tell, there are no visual changes to the build. We assume that the release only fixes bugs that have been reported.The Windows 7 Build 7137 ISO's are being represented as the following file names;32-Bit: ...

World's Most Expensive Computer Mouse | Posted on: 28/05/2009 @ 12:50

Shopping for a new mouse? Got $20k to blow? Well then we have the the mouse for you! The world's most expensive computer mouse, cast from 18 carat white gold and set with 59 brilliant cut diamonds. "A perfect gift for a 60th wedding anniversary, as diamond is the traditional gift for this event, it is also a great choice for a 50th wedding anniversary, as Gold is the traditional gift for this ...

X Input 2.0 Hitting Master In Seven Days | Posted on: 28/05/2009 @ 11:30

X Input 2.0 is officially set to arrive in the X Server in just seven days. This input extension update for X.Org has been a longtime in the making and is needed for Multi-Pointer X and also improves other areas to enhance the input subsystem...

Linux 2.6.30 Kernel Benchmarks | Posted on: 28/05/2009 @ 11:10

With the Linux 2.6.30 kernel being prepped for release in early June, we have set out to provide a few benchmarks of this latest Linux kernel to see how it compares to its two earlier predecessors. While this new kernel may offer support for new file-systems (NILFS2, in particular), support for LZMA/BZIP2 kernel image compression, a new CPU architecture (Microblaze) and many other changes, are ...

Icy Box IB-MP309HW-B HD Media Player | Posted on: 28/05/2009 @ 9:40

If you've got a library of HD content and are looking for an easy way to get it onto your HDTV then the latest Icy Box could be just what you're after. Boasting playback of even the beefiest 1080p files and with a list of supported codecs as long as an MP's expenses claim is this a genuine alternative to a full HTPC?

New Fifth Gen iPod Nano: with Camera? | Posted on: 28/05/2009 @ 6:20

The Apple rumour mill is churning away again with the latest word speculating on a fifth generation iPod Nano featuring a camera. Next month sees the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, making Apple news hot stuff at the moment. The technology giant is also expected to release a new version iPhone that is expected to [...]

ASUS M4A79T Deluxe 790FX Motherboard | Posted on: 28/05/2009 @ 6:00

G.Skill 64GB Falcon | Posted on: 28/05/2009 @ 2:00

We've been seeing an influx in the number of SSD drives hitting the market but few have consistently provided steady performance over time. The introduction of the Indilinx controller and DRAM Cache sets high expectations on performance for the G.Skill Falcon.

DIAMOND ATI Radeon HD 4870 PCIE 1024MB GDDR5 Video Card 4870PE51G | Posted on: 28/05/2009 @ 1:40

Videocards are something that have always kind of annoyed me, it seems they're always releasing a new one, technology that was hot a few months ago is now obsolete. Then again, that's the way it is with most technology so I'm not sure why it surprises me, but it, the upgrades, just seems to go much faster with video cards. Today for review I've got the Diamond ATI Radeon 4870 1gig video card. As ...

Razer Sphex Cost-Friendly Gaming Mouse Pad Unveiled | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 23:50

Razer today announced the release of the Razer Sphex, an ultrathin gaming grade mousing surface. Being taunted as the world's thinnest gaming-grade mouse surface, it has a lot to live up to that's for sure.According to Razer the Sphex mouse pad has been specifically engineered to perform at the highest precision for both Optical and Laser mice. "The Razer Sphex is a gaming surface that doesn't ...

Last Chance! Win Over £50 Worth of Prizes by Signing Up to the Gaj-it Newsletter! | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 22:20

If you remember, a few weeks ago we posted about the release of our up and coming Gaj-it newsletter, which would be jammed packed with news, deals, discounts and most importantly exclusive gadget goodies to be won! To get hold of our Gaj-it newsletter and be in the running to win some fabulous prizes [...]

Dell Inspiron 1525 Laptop Review | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 22:10

The Inspiron 1525 represents Dell's 15" widescreen offering for a middle of the road laptop. Without a lot of glitz and glamour (although it does come in different color choices), it appeals to your sensible side with its strong performance-per-dollar value. Today we take a look at a budget priced configuration of the Inspiron 1525, and we'll put it through the paces to highlight its strengths ...

AT&T's Faster HSPA 7.2 3G Network Coming Soon | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 20:20

AT&T's 3G mobile broadband network is about to get a lot faster thanks to the High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) 7.2 technology upgrade which should take place later this year. The new HSPA 7.2 network will provide double the speed of the current 3G network and better coverages as well. The $18 billion upgrade will raise the theoretical speeds to 7.2 Mbps and will bring many other enhancements to ...

SATA 3.0 Released Paving The Way To 6Gb/sec SATA Devices | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 19:00

The Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO) has just released the new Serial ATA Revision 3.0 specification. With this new 3.0 specification, the path has been paved to enable future devices to transfer up to 6Gb/sec as well has provide enhancements to support multimedia applications.Like other SATA specifications, the 3.0 specification is backward compatible with earlier SATA products ...

Mozilla Firefox 3.5 RC1 Test Day Friday | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 18:40

Mozilla will be holding an official Mozilla Firefox 3.5 RC 1 test day this Friday May 30th, 2009. During the test day, Mozilla will have community representatives available to answer questions, help with problems, and willing to accept feedback from you. "I don't need to remind everyone of how important this phase is, so we're going to need your awesome testing skills to make sure its as polished ...

Skype Beta 4.1 Provides Official Screen Sharing Support | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 18:00

Skype, the most popular VoIP client in the world with over 443nmillion users, has released Skype Beta 4.1 which is the first Skype client to fully support screen sharing!Screen sharing for Skype is one of the most anticipated features and it's finally here. The latest Skype beta will also allow Mac users to share their screens with PC users - which wasn't possible in previous versions.Does Skype ...

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.37 Released with 64-bit Support | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 15:50

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.37 download has been released. Anti-Malware can detect and remove malware that even the most well known anti-virus and anti-malware applications fail to detect. It even monitors every process and stops malware process before they even run on your system. I think it's a great tool to have in your anti-spyware toolkit.Below are the changes in the 1.37 release:

EASUS Partition Manager | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 15:20

Today I will be looking at a quality piece of software from EASEUS. The Partition Manager software is an extensive program that allows home users and system administrators to efficiently work with the computer\'s hard drives, with options ranging from a simple disk copy, to resizing and converting partitions.

Virtua Tennis 2009 - Xbox 360, PS3 | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 15:00

Sega serves up another dose of its arcade-style tennis game.

Worm aimed at overzealous Twitterers | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 14:40

Attention all Twitterers!! If you're of the impatient ilk and need more and more people following your every move on Twitter then you may be interested that a new scam is doing the tweeting rounds.

Albatron HD 4830 Green 512 MB | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 14:40

Axentra HipServ 2.0/Marvell Sheeva Plug - $99 Plug Computing | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 14:00

Energy efficient computers have become the latest rave. Axentra has taken this idea to the next level with their HipServ Plug computer. The size of a laptop charger, the HipServ Plug acts as a NAS, HTTP server, and computer backup system all while consuming 5 watts.

Linpus To Launch Moblin V2 OS Next Week | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 13:40

Back in February we were first to share the news that Linpus was going to launch a QuickOS Linux operating system. They did that, but we can now also tell you that next week Linpus Technologies will be launching a new version of their Linpus distribution that is based upon Moblin V2...

Apple Giving Away Free iPod Touch 8GB For Back To School | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 13:31

Apple has announced its Back To School program which gives a free iPod Touch to those that buy a Mac for college. Here's how it works; you choose a Mac and automatically save from $100 - $200, thanks to the education discount, then you buy an iPod Touch during the same checkout process, and finally you submit your rebate claim by October 8th, 2009 and you get the money back from the iPod Touch ...

X.Org 7.5 Release Schedule Slips Again | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 13:10

X.Org 7.5 with the X Server 1.7 update has been delayed, again. X.Org 7.5 was originally scheduled for release in early April but that ended up being an April Fool's Day joke...

Star Trek: The Final Frontier HD Movie Review | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 13:10

Soyuz Blasts Off To Expand ISS Crew To Six | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 12:50

The Russian Soyuz Rocket shook the ground Wednesday and left a fiery tail in the sky as it left to rendezvous with the International Space Station in a mission that has been long-awaited, to increase the space lab's crew from three to six full-time crew members.The Soyuz TMA-15 Spacecraft, which lifted off at 6:34AM EDT, holds commander Roman Romaneknko, Frank De Winne, and Robert Thirsk. The ...

Microsoft Zune HD Unveiled - Multi-Touch, OLED, HD Radio | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 12:31

It's official, the new second generation Microsoft Zune has finally been unveiled! The Microsoft Zune HD comes with a 3.3" 16:9 OLED Display, a 480x272 resolution, HD radio, and has a 720p video-out via HDMI with a docking station.The new OLED screen looks very vivid, giving users easy multi-touch navigation to their videos, pictures, social networking sites, and more. One of my favorite features ...

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4770 512MB | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 10:00

The Radeon HD 4770 might boast 40nm technology and an £80 price tag, but can it batter modern games into submission? We put XFX's HD 4770 to the test against some of its nearest rivals to see if it really is the mid range king it claims to be.

Intel talking about the 16-thread RISC killer | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 9:01

Take two Nehalem dies, turn them  90 degrees, add a lot of system interface logic and 8 MB extra of L3-cache and you get - very oversimplified - the impressive Nehalem EX, alias "Beckton". The new Xeon MP is an impressive monster, just like it's predecessor Dunnington. Dunnington consisted of 1.9 Billion transistors, the Xeon MP based on the "Nehalem"...

Kiwis turn down Microsoft. | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 8:20

A key deal between New Zealand's State Services Commission, and Microsoft has fallen through, perhaps opening the door for open source software. Talks concerning a three year purchasing agreement ended with Microsoft coming away empty handed.

Thermaltake Toughpower XT W0229RU 750W Modular Power Supply Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 6:43

At around $200, the XT is at the very top of its class, both in features and cost. While the XT has great specs, a generous and innovative feature set and outstanding components and efficiency, 200 bones still seems a bit excessive for a 750W PSU these days. Don\'t get me wrong, this is an excellent power supply and the five-tear warranty sweetens the deal a bit, but the high cost almost kept it ...

Lab Update: SSDs, Nehalem Mac Pro, Nehalem EX, Bench and More | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 5:20

I had an epiphany the other day. Long time AnandTech readers will know that I used to do a far better job of keeping you guys apprised of what it was that I was working on. Somewhere along the way that got lost so today I’m going to try something...old, I guess. Here’s an update of what’s been going on.The WePC UpdateI've been working on a side...

GIGABYTE MA790GP-UD4H 790GX Motherboard | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 5:20

Flip Video UltraHD Pocket Digital Camcorder Review | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 4:40

The Final Update: Flash Video Performance on Ion | Posted on: 27/05/2009 @ 3:20

It must be because this thing is so darn tiny that I don’t mind testing it all the time, but today’s short update marks the third follow up to our original Zotac Ion review. The original article crowned the Zotac Ion as the best Atom based mini-ITX board I’d ever encountered. It wasn’t a hard feat to accomplish, after all, there are...

X-Men Origins: Wolverine Review (Xbox 360, PS3, PC) | Posted on: 26/05/2009 @ 23:10

Usually games based upon super hero movies succeed about as much as movies based upon video games. Thankfully the talented people at Raven Software and Acvtivision have crafted what is probably the best super hero themed game ever with X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The game is based on the film of the same name, but expands upon the title character in much greater detail than the film did.

Hackintosh Maker Psystar Files For Bankruptcy | Posted on: 26/05/2009 @ 23:00

Psystar, the company probably best known for manufacturing Mac clones, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Psystar Corporation, based out of Miami Florida sells 'Open Computers' or their attempt at cloning the Mac. The Mac Clones were announced in April of 2008 with having the option to have Mac OS X leopard pre-installed on them, creating what the Mac community calls hackintoshes.Apple has ...

Too late for Microsoft’s Live.com search? | Posted on: 26/05/2009 @ 22:10

As Microsoft ramps up to launching a new improved version of it's search service we're wondering if it's efforts to recapture lost ground may be in vain.

AOC 2216Sw and AOC 619Fh | Posted on: 26/05/2009 @ 21:51

More about AOC brand you can get from their site, which will take to the manufacturers site: TPV Technology from China. Beside monitors that we got in our test lab, we saw on both sites very interesting and nicely designed displays. Also we stumbled upon info that TPV is “leading display solution provider” which is the fact that isn’t that easy to confirm. Nevertheless it looks ...

Facebook Receives $200 Million From Russian Investment Group | Posted on: 26/05/2009 @ 19:40

Facebook announced today that it had received $200 million from Digital Sky Technologies, a Russian-based investment group, in exchange for a 2% stake in the most popular online social networking site. The 1.96% equity stake places a valuation of Facebook at $10 billion.In addition to the $200 million investment, Digital Sky Technologies (DST) also says they plan on purchasing at least $100 ...

Out With Kumo In With the Bing Microsoft Search! | Posted on: 26/05/2009 @ 16:01

Bada boom bada bing! This might just be what Microsoft is going to call it's latest search engine, Microsoft Bing. Catchy isn't it? What we originally thought was going to be called Kumo, is getting renamed according to many sources close to Microsoft.Advertising Age, an advertising trade magazine, said Microsoft will spend nearly $100 million in advertising dollars on print, online, and TV in ...

Roccat Kave | Posted on: 26/05/2009 @ 15:55

Roccat have graced us with some of their fantastic peripherals in the past, with their Kone mouse still holding it\\\'s place as our favourite gaming rodent of all time. Today, we\\\'ve been sent over their latest headset, the Kave. It sports 5.1 surround sound, hand sewn noise cancelling ear cups, and an adjustable vibration unit. The remote is also something quite interesting, so let\\\'s give ...

FCC Performs DTV Transition Test Many Unprepared | Posted on: 26/05/2009 @ 15:41

The FCC (Federal Communication Commission) performed a "soft test" this past Thursday to help encourage consumers to take action in preparation for the digital television (DTV) transition scheduled to take place on June 12th, 2009. The test on Thursday generated a record breaking daily call volume to the FCC's national DTV help line. They received 55,000 calls on the test day last week, with the ...

Windows Vista and Server 2008 SP2 RTM Released | Posted on: 26/05/2009 @ 15:01

After having launched the SP2 RC for Vista and Server 2008 back in February, Microsoft today has officially released SP2 (32-Bit) / (64-bit) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.

HTC Android Based oPhone Coming To China | Posted on: 26/05/2009 @ 14:10

Google Android has finally made its way to China and China Mobile will be the first carrier to provide the HTC with the Android based software in China. China Mobile, the world's largest mobile carrier at over half a billion users, has joined forces with HTC to deliver the oPhone, based on HTC's Magic Smartphone with the Android OS loaded with the Chinese language. Pricing of the new phone is ...

Microsoft restrict Windows 7 Starter edition | Posted on: 26/05/2009 @ 13:50

Microsoft has revealed that netbook manufacturers looking to ship the new Windows 7 operating system on their products will need to agree to some fairly hefty restrictions to keep the Redmond giant happy.

Nokia Ovi Store Opens For Mobile Apps | Posted on: 26/05/2009 @ 13:30

Nokia today announced its Ovi Store, its answer to the Apple App Store but for over 50 Nokia-based devices. With the Nokia Ovi Store opening today, there are over 20,000 different content that can be downloaded to your Nokia phone via your web browser at store.ovi.com or via an application on your Nokia phone. Content ranges from applications, games, videos, podcasts, productivity tools, web and ...

Zuckerberg puts price on Facebook | Posted on: 26/05/2009 @ 13:10

It would be surprising if anyone on Facebook has not seen the virtual gifts on sale. For actual moola you can send your friends any number of exotic-coloured gifts that they can’t actually touch or do anything with. Last November, Facebook introduced their micro-payment “credits” system, changed from US dollars for the global market. In the next [...]

OCZ Neutrino 10" DIY Netbook Review | Posted on: 26/05/2009 @ 13:00

AMD Phenom II X3 On Linux | Posted on: 26/05/2009 @ 11:50

Earlier this year AMD launched the Phenom II series to succeed the original quad-core Phenom processors, with these newer desktop CPUs being built upon a 45nm process, tripling the amount of Level 3 cache to 6MB, and offering support for both DDR2 and DDR3 system memory. Prior to the launch of the Phenom II we had tested the AMD Shanghai Opterons on Linux and benchmarked these CPUs on OpenSolaris ...

Captains log, stardate 2009. Got new chair today… | Posted on: 26/05/2009 @ 11:10

If you're a proper Trekkie, and a fan of the former Kirk over any other, this is what by rights should be gracing your living room right now- a full scale replica of Captain James T Kirk's command chair from the original series. Based on the chair originally designed by set designer Matt Jefferies, 1701 of these babies are being reproduced for geeks across the globe.

Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB Atomic | Posted on: 26/05/2009 @ 9:50

Sapphire has broken the 1GHz core barrier with its latest card, the Radeon HD 4890 Atomic. Does the monster overclock lead to some equally monster performance scores, or is this simply a PR barrier ATI is playing up to be bigger than it really is? We grab the testing gear and find out.

Cresyn C750E Earphones | Posted on: 26/05/2009 @ 9:20

Cresyn C750E is the name of an interesting set of in-ears, from a relatively unknown manufacturer. The C750Es feature a sweet bundle and a well thought out design. With a price point of $100 they are positioned nicely for the average user who wants to get decent sound quality on the move without breaking the bank.

Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 Vapor-X 1GB | Posted on: 26/05/2009 @ 7:57

Another week, another factory overclocked Radeon HD 4890 graphics board - This time around our attention is firmly focused upon Sapphire\'s Radeon HD 4890 Vapor-X, complete with custom vapour chamber cooling solution. What does it have to offer against the competition?

SilenX Ixtrema IXC-120HA2 Pro Series Heatpipe CPU Cooler Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 26/05/2009 @ 7:21

As you can guess from their name, Silenx has built their reputation around quiet PC accessories. Their IXC-120HA2 CPU cooler easily lives up to this reputation by being, well, very quiet. Even with its modest fan speeds, this cooler did an excellent job of cooling the Q6600 during testing. That is, until I added some voltage and clock cycles. When your packaging boldly states, “designed for ...

ASUS ROG ENGTX260 Matrix GeForce GTX 260 Video Card Review | Posted on: 26/05/2009 @ 6:00

Xigmatek S983 Nepartak | Posted on: 26/05/2009 @ 4:56

The Xigmatek S983 Nepartak CPU cooler that offers Heatpipe Direct Touch (HDT) technology in a small form 92mm fan setup. We\'ve seen the big boy Xigmatek coolers rule the roost in our extensive 1366 air cooler testing so far, so it will be interesting to see if they can continue the winning streak with a decidedly smaller product, especially on a highly overclock Core i7 monster.

Antec Skeleton Open Air Case | Posted on: 26/05/2009 @ 4:30

Ubuntu Picks Up X Input 2 Support In PPA | Posted on: 25/05/2009 @ 21:10

With the release of X Server 1.7 as part of X.Org 7.5 hopefully coming in July, X Input 2 will finally be entering the limelight after being long in development. This updated X Input Extension is critical in allowing Multi-Pointer X support in this next X Server release. As X Input 2 could potentially pose a few problems for applications that depend upon this server extension, Thomas Jaeger has ...

Gigabyte M61PME-S2 Motherboard | Posted on: 25/05/2009 @ 20:20

We took a quick look on M61PME-S2P a motherboard based on GeForce 6100 chipset that Gigabyte claims to be a socket AM2 model. Check it out.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Official HD Trailer Released | Posted on: 25/05/2009 @ 19:50

One of the most anticipated games of the year would have to be Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and the Official World Premier Trailer - in HD no less, has been released. After watching the trailer, the game looks very promising indeed and it's coming out right before this years holiday season.In the Modern Warfare 2 sequel you are to defeat Vladimir Makarov who has built a new organization after ...

Lenovo IdeaPad S12 A Gamers Netbook? | Posted on: 25/05/2009 @ 19:30

Lenovo brings its first 12-inch netbook to the market with NVIDIA based graphics chip for the power hungry gaming users. The Lenovo IdeaPad S12 comes with a 12-inch LED screen (1280x800), Intel Atom N270 CPU, Nvidia ION GFX, up to 1GB RAM, and has up to a 6 hour battery life.The Idea Pad S12 Netbook weighs a mere 1.4kg with the 3 cell battery - making it a very light portable. For connectivity ...

Velvet Assassin Review (PC) | Posted on: 25/05/2009 @ 17:40

I ask you people, is there anything sexier than a female killer wearing tight leather? The answer is no. There's not. In fact, it can be a little distraction having a booty that nice right in front of you when you're playing a first-person shooter. So I decided that instead of writing a review of the actual game, I would instead write about the main character's arse. I've compiled video of it in ...

FREE Games Rentals, or at least a great deal… | Posted on: 25/05/2009 @ 17:40

If you've already completed all of the laps possible on Gran Turismo 3 or you've reached the stage where you just can't stand to kill another manji in Resident Evil 5, then you need a new game. If you're one of the many on a new mission to cut-back on your spendings though, this may pose a problem. Luckily, we've scoured a range of different sites to bring you the latest deals in games rental, ...

Terminator Salvation Movie Review | Posted on: 25/05/2009 @ 17:00

Following up the legendary first two Terminator films was no easy task. Without series creator, James Cameron. many fans found “Terminator: Rise of the Machines” to be lacking the depth, action, and character of the earlier films. When Director McG was announced to continue the war between humanity and the machines in “Terminator Salvation” fans feared that the series ...

NASA Prepares Atlantis Shuttle For $2 Million Transportation | Posted on: 25/05/2009 @ 16:50

Now that Space Shuttle Atlantis has landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California, the NASA team is working hard on preparing the shuttle for transport back to Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a transportation that will cost nearly $2 million USD.NASA will use the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft or SCA, which are essentially two heavily modified Boeing 747 airliners - one being a 747-100 and the other ...

Control Mattel's Mindflex Game With Your Thoughts Alone | Posted on: 25/05/2009 @ 16:10

Maybe you have dreamed of moving objects with the power of your mind but only in a futuristic setting. Well, now you can with Mindflex from Mattel. Mindflex is game that utilizes a headset that contains sensors for your forehead and earlobes to measure brainwave activity. When focusing your concentration, a foam ball will rise on a gentle stream of air and you have to move the ball through a maze ...

Zotac Ion: No Support for Wake on USB | Posted on: 25/05/2009 @ 15:10

In response to our first article on the first mini-ITX motherboard based on NVIDIA's Ion platform, many of you asked enough questions that warranted a follow up.  In said follow up I mentioned that wake-on-USB did not seem to work reliably on Zotac's Ion motherboard.  Today I've got confirmation, said feature does not work. Zotac says that...

Tech Fragments Now Offering iPhone Friendly Site | Posted on: 25/05/2009 @ 14:30

We've just finished up coding the iPhone-friendly site for Tech Fragments and are pleased for all of the iPhone users to check it out! The iPhone version of the site offers larger and crisper font sizes to enable easier reading it also strips away a lot of the less-needed features such as the category tabs at the top of the page, and the side bar to the right of the screen. This enables you to ...

AMD Phenom II X4 955 LHe Overclocking Event | Posted on: 25/05/2009 @ 14:30

Last week AMD organized a small overclocking event for a group of overclockers from North America. Hosted at AMD's facility in Austin, Texas, the event was arranged to match competitive overclockers with the best silicon coming out of AMD's fabs in hopes of breaking some records and possibly hitting 7GHz.

Exclusive Red5 Discount: 15% Discount Code - Grab one cool gift for yourself or for Father day | Posted on: 25/05/2009 @ 13:20

Searching for something new to tide you over until the next iPhone or the xYz? Well, head over to Red5 before May 31st (that's next Sunday- be quick!)and you can treat yourself to a little something in anticipation of summer or to reward yourself for anything from finishing exams to tidying the kitchen. Simply use the code gaj-it5 at the checkout and receive a 15% discount on the total price.

SilverStone Precision PS02 | Posted on: 25/05/2009 @ 12:50

While at Phoronix we mostly focus on Linux hardware compatibility and hardware that can be stressed using our flagship testing software, we always enjoy taking a break from our usual Linux benchmarking routine to look at SilverStone cases. SilverStone has been around for just six years but they constantly drive innovation into their wide assortment of computer enclosures with many different ...

Latosta Portable Laptop Stand | Posted on: 25/05/2009 @ 12:30

One of the first products that I ever reviewed for Dragonsteelmods was a laptop stand. For today’s review I have come full circle as I am going to discuss a novel product from a company called lightlaptopstands.com called the Latosta Portable Laptop Stand. It is designed to passive cool your machine while providing an ergonomic angle to work at in a truly portable form. This is a simple ...

Our Love for Gadgets Sends Electricity Bills Soaring | Posted on: 25/05/2009 @ 12:20

The UK’s love of tech has the capacity to add an extra £100 per year to each household’s electricity bills according to a report in the Guardian. The particular culprits include plasma televisions, high-end PCs and mobile phones(which need to be constantly recharged). These three devices alone currently account for 25 per cent of the electricity we [...]

02 scoop next big gadget after iPhone | Posted on: 25/05/2009 @ 11:40

After its success with the Apple iPhone, O2 is to scoop the country’s next biggest gadget with an exclusive deal to stock the Palm Pre. Palm, the company behind the Palm Pilot and other PDAs, is looking to its new Pre device to launch itself back into popularity and into the smartphone market with competitors such [...]

Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 | Posted on: 25/05/2009 @ 10:45

The introduction of the latest X58 and i7 platform has meant that a whole new mounting mechanism for the LGA1366 socket has been developed. The influx of coolers is now extremely vast with the predominate theme of the coolers featuring aluminium fin stacks and U-shaped heat pipes. One such design that has had great success is the Noctua NH-U12P; instead of redesigning a whole new cooler for the ...

Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P | Posted on: 25/05/2009 @ 10:40

With a refined design to that will please most enthusiasts, Gigabyte's GA-MA790FXT-UD5P socket AM3 motherboard is on the test bench. We find out whether this Gigabyte motherboard's new found beauty is more than just skin deep.

Super Talent UltraDrive ME FTM28GX25H 128GB SSD | Posted on: 25/05/2009 @ 6:00

Sapphire Radeon 4890 Vapor-X | Posted on: 25/05/2009 @ 5:20

Sapphire is a company known for taking stock ATI products and pimping them up in various ways, often with higher clock speeds, but more importantly, custom coolers to achieve those high speeds. Their innovative Vapor-X heatsink technology is particularly noteworthy, and they\'ve continued this trend with their latest release, the 4890 Vapor-X, which sports a good factory overclock and promises ...

Thermaltake V9 Black Edition VJ400G1N2Z Computer Case Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 25/05/2009 @ 4:43

For some enthusiasts, great cooling can make up for some shortcomings elsewhere, provided those shortcomings can be dealt with. What I said in my earlier review can still be said about the V9 Black Edition, “The V9 along with the newer V9 Black Edition is fundamentally a cheap, flimsy case with cheesy, stamped features and an interior that doesn\'t work all that well\".

ASUS ENGTX295 and ENGTX285 TOP | Posted on: 24/05/2009 @ 22:25

Few months ago we reviewed GeForce GTX285 and GTX 295. GTX 295 was fastest graphics card that you could find at that moment and GTX 285 was “strange” model that could get negative or positive criticism depending on what are you searching for. Since then, situation on the graphics card market has changed. GeForce GTX 285 got serious competitor in form of Radeon HD 4890 that ...

Phoronix Test Suite Picks Up More Capabilities | Posted on: 24/05/2009 @ 22:20

Next week marks the five-year anniversary of the creation of Phoronix and also signals one year since Phoronix Test Suite 1.0 was released. With those celebrations ahead, the second alpha release for Phoronix Test Suite 2.0 "Sandtorg" has been released...

Circuit City Re-Opens Online But With Poor Return Policy | Posted on: 24/05/2009 @ 17:30

After officially closing all U.S. stores on March 8th, 2009, Circuit City has re-opened it's new online store at CircuitCity.com. The newly re-launched online retailer promises lower prices, wider selections, faster shipping, and 24/7 customer service. Circuit City today isn't the same Circuit City we knew before the bankruptcy. The company is now under new ownership, the same ownership that owns ...

NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis Lands at Edwards | Posted on: 24/05/2009 @ 16:00

A big welcome home to the astronauts on board Space Shuttle Atlantis. The STS-125 mission, one of the most watched missions of all times, which lasted 12 days, 21 hours, and about 40 mins has finally come to an end. The landing today comes after being unable to land as originally planned on Friday and then still being unable to land on Saturday. Then on Sunday morning, the first landing was ...

Thermaltake Duo Orb CPU Cooler | Posted on: 24/05/2009 @ 15:10

Today for review I've got a good looking and rather large CPU cooler, the Thermaltake Duo Orb. Having such a large cooler in your system is nice as it works well, but being so large I had to remove my 120mm exhaust fan for it to fit in my case. The temps I got though are very good, read to see how it compared to several others I've got on hand...

NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis Landing Begins | Posted on: 24/05/2009 @ 14:50

The Space Shuttle Atlantis has just fired its rockets to begin braking for its descent to Earth on Sunday, after being unable to land due to unfavorable weather conditions since Friday.Atlantis will land on orbit 197 at Edwards Air Force Base in California at 11:39AM with a deorbit burn performed at 10:24AM. The burn lasted three to four minutes and the Shuttle has already begun descending ...

NASA Calls Off First Atlantis Landing on Sunday | Posted on: 24/05/2009 @ 13:40

The crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis have been trying to return home since Friday but have been unable, due to weather conditions. The shuttle had four opportunities on Sunday to land, with the first landing waved off because of the same poor weather conditions that they've had for the past two days.The second landing opportunity will be orbit 197 for both Edwards Air Force Base at 11:39AM and at ...

Ryan Gordon On Linux UT3: "still on its way" | Posted on: 24/05/2009 @ 13:20

The Linux client for Unreal Tournament 3 should have been out over 550 days ago, but it appears to be dead with not even Epic Games being sure about its status. However, the independent developer that is responsible for porting this game's server and client over to Linux, Ryan Gordon, claims that the game is still on. Following our news post on Friday regarding this matter, Mr...

Cooler Master HAF 922 | Posted on: 24/05/2009 @ 9:30

The Cooler Master HAF 922 is not just a smaller version of the very cool looking 932. It manages to improve things in many areas, to look even cooler, be even more affordable and possibly strike more fear and awe into your opponent at that next LAN party.

MSI X58M - Mighty Mouse | Posted on: 23/05/2009 @ 23:40

We provide a first look at MSI's impressive $169 X58 motherboard based on the uATX form factor. Does MSI have a winner here? We think so. ...

Linux 2.6.30-rc7 Kernel Released | Posted on: 23/05/2009 @ 23:40

For those around the computer this holiday weekend in the United States, Linus Torvalds has announced the seventh release candidate for the Linux 2.6.30 kernel. Linux 2.6.30-rc7 kernel brings a late driver to the kernel for the Cisco PCI-Express FCoE HBA SCSI adapter and besides that the rest of the fixes are small changes. The Linux 2.6.30-rc7 kernel release announcement can be read at ...

Nexus WaveAir | Posted on: 23/05/2009 @ 21:50

Cooling our system is important, we want them to remain cool at all times no matter what we're doing. Sometimes though the included fans in our cases just aren't enough and we need a little extra help. Today for review I've got the Nexus WaveAir. This product attaches to a free PCI slot, mounted on the outside of your case and either blows cool air in or extracts hot air from inside of your case. ...

Charles Bolden Selected To Lead NASA | Posted on: 23/05/2009 @ 21:10

The Obama administration announced on Saturday the nomination to head the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, former space shuttle astronaut and retired Marine General, Charles F. Bolden Jr.NASA selected Bolden in 1980 and by August 1981 he came an astronaut. He's logged over 680 hours in space and is a veteran of four space flights in total. Bolden served as pilot on STS-61C (January ...

Space Shuttle Atlantis Landing To Take Place Sunday | Posted on: 23/05/2009 @ 13:20

After having six landing opportunities today for Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-125 Entry Flight Directory, Norm Knight has waved off the chances of the Shuttle returning home today.Capcom Greg Johnson explained to the crew of Atlantis that the weather did not permit a Kennedy Landing Toady. "There's a chance for a landing at Kennedy tomorrow (Sunday), and we're going to keep that option open. ...

Linux MMORPG Game Engine Sees Major Update | Posted on: 23/05/2009 @ 12:00

Regnum Online, a Massively Multi-player Online Role Playing Game that has a native Linux client offered by its developers (NGD Studios), has received a major overhaul. Regnum Online is one of the very few MMORPGs that has a native Linux client, but now its own game engine got a whole lot more powerful...

Star Trek: The Voyage Home HD Movie Review | Posted on: 23/05/2009 @ 7:00

Seagate FreeAgent Theater HD Media Player Review | Posted on: 23/05/2009 @ 1:10

Sapphire 4770 HD 512MB Video Card | Posted on: 22/05/2009 @ 22:00

Everyone wants to know how far their money can go these days and that you want to make sure that you get the most that you can for it. Sapphire and ATI knows this and they have come up with their own "stimulus" plan by bringing out the new HD 4770 PCI-e video card. Targeted toward the mid-level of video cards does this new and surprising card make it worth your hard earned money?

Vantec Nexstar Hard Drive Dock | Posted on: 22/05/2009 @ 19:50

There is no question that harddrive docks are becoming increasingly more popular in the digital age. They offer faster installation time as well as competitive performance to the more common standard enclosure. Today will we see just how well Vantec's offering stacks up to the competition with a simple style, reliable performance, and ease of use.

WINE 1.1.22 Brings Few Graphics Improvements | Posted on: 22/05/2009 @ 18:40

The developers behind WINE are out with their bi-weekly development update to this popular open-source project. Added in this latest WINE 1.1.22 release are improvements to OLE copy/paste functionality, the start of x86_64 exception handling support, Direct3D locking fixes, ARB shaders improvements, and better OpenGL pixel format support...

Tuniq Ripper 1000Watt Power Supply | Posted on: 22/05/2009 @ 18:10

Power supplies come in many shapes and sizes, and depending what you've got in your case, you need to find the one that's right for you. Today for review I've got the Tuniq Ripper 1000Watt Power Supply, this unit is large in both size and power output, it features a 140mm silent fan for cooling and enough connections for most any system. Tuniq even included extra connectors as well if you should ...

550 Days Later, UT3 Linux Appears Dead | Posted on: 22/05/2009 @ 15:10

If you follow Phoronix or the Linux gaming scene at all you will know the mess that has become to be known as Unreal Tournament 3. Last month when we asked Epic Games about the status of the Linux game client, they were not even sure. Back in March the developer responsible for porting the UT3 client and server to Linux, Ryan Gordon, claimed to be still working on it and was just optimizing and ...

Super Talent UltraDrive ME 64GB MLC SSD Benchmarks | Posted on: 22/05/2009 @ 15:00

The UltraDrive ME series of Solid State Drives are the fifth-generation of MLC SSDs to be released by Super Talent. These drives have read speeds up to 260MB/Sec and write speeds up to 200MB/Sec thanks to the fact that they use the Indilinx barefoot controller and 64MB of cache. Read on to see how this drive does against nine other 2.5" storage devices.

Channel Expo 2009 Writeup | Posted on: 22/05/2009 @ 14:37

Channel Expo is the UK\'s largest technology trade show, and though in reality, most of it is usually based around the channel, with lots of software and industry focus, there\'s often a few nifty bits of gaming and enthusiast gear to keep you interested. So, despite several of our usual industry pals telling us they wouldn\'t be attending, we saddled up and headed off to Birmingham NEC to check ...

Google Releases Chrome 2.0 Download | Posted on: 22/05/2009 @ 14:10

Google has launched its new Google Chrome 2.0 web browser, which they say has a drastic speed improvement, is more stable, and includes several new features that have been requested by its users. Where you'll really see an improvement on speed is on web sites that rely heavily on JavaScript as Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine happens to be 30 percent faster than before."It's been about 8 months ...

Atlantis Landing No Go Will Attempt Saturday | Posted on: 22/05/2009 @ 13:40

The Space Shuttle Atlantis landing for this morning has been postponed until Saturday due to weather conditions at Kennedy Space Center in Florida being unfavorable. The STS-125 mission had two landing times available this morning and neither of the windows will work according to flight controllers.Norm Knight, STS-125 Entry Fight Director, said the weather conditions would not permit a safe ...

Microsoft blocks MSN access for selected countries | Posted on: 22/05/2009 @ 13:30

Reports are surfacing online confirming that Microsoft has removed access to its Windows Live MSN services for residents in several embargoed countries, the full list of those effected includes Syria, Cuba, Iran and North Korea. If, say, you’ve woken up in Cuba this morning and gone to log into your MSN account you would have seen [...]

OCZ Vertex SATA 2.0 60GB SSD | Posted on: 22/05/2009 @ 13:00

Besides offering an impressive selection of USB flash drives and DDR2/DDR3 memory products, OCZ Technology has been quick to expand their selection of solid state drives. OCZ manufacturers SSD products in their value, mainstream, performance, and enterprise series with some of these series containing multiple product families. Earlier this year we provided Linux SSD benchmarks using an OCZ Core ...

ShotCarver: Drink Rum From an Apple | Posted on: 22/05/2009 @ 12:50

Here’s a good way to get one of your five serves of fruit and veggies a day- fill some with vodka. The ShotCarver is a device that will make its way into almost any fruit or veg to create a fruity take on a shot glass. To use it, you just need to simply twist and [...]

2-megapixel, 90Fps Philips webcam revealed | Posted on: 22/05/2009 @ 12:50

Philips has recently unveiled the new SPC1330NC 2-megapixel, 90Fps webcam, promising HD quality for the home market.

Hiyatek HY-CF-6288-1 Laptop Cooler | Posted on: 22/05/2009 @ 12:40

We have seen many laptop coolers here at Bigbruin.com, and this would be the fourth from Hiyatek. Most of them operate in near silence, which is a bonus. That being said, the fan on this one doesn't seem to be doing anything useful as the drop in temperatures experienced with the HY-CF-6288-1 could be recreated just by using a wire rack we had lying around.

Vodafone Summer Deal: UK rates When Calling or Texting from Overseas | Posted on: 22/05/2009 @ 10:40

Well here’s a deal not to be sneezed at if you’re planning a Summer getaway. From June 1 until August 31, 2009 Vodafone are offering UK rates for calls and text made and received from most European and Australiasian countries. If you’re a big talker, this saving could even equate to budgeting for a extra [...]

Ikonik Zaria A20 SIM: the new kid on the block | Posted on: 22/05/2009 @ 8:40

We find out if a relative newcomer has what it takes to compete with some of the big names of the chassis market.

Cooler Master Hyper N520 | Posted on: 22/05/2009 @ 8:36

Coolers from Cooler Master Hyper product lineup have never disappointed us. Bottom line is: any cooler from this lineup always is best buy. One more characteristics of these models is simple and functional design without too much fiddling with bells and whistles. On the contrary, only “battle hardened” and well known solutions were used that always provide good results.

Thermaltake Element S Mid-Tower Chassis | Posted on: 22/05/2009 @ 4:00

Instant Powered On Computers In Near Future? | Posted on: 21/05/2009 @ 23:30

Imagine switching on your computer and it's instantly on; no post, no loading of the OS, no resuming from hibernation - its instantly on and exactly where you left off. Sounds a bit like virtualization but in reality this could very well be your next computer. Thanks to a clever materials science technique that uses silicon crystal as a nanoscole vise to squeeze another crystal into a more useful ...

HTC Touch Diamond Verizon Cell Phone Review | Posted on: 21/05/2009 @ 22:30

Review of the HTC Touch Diamond cell phone that Verizon started offering this month in the US and is based on Windows Mobile 6.1 with TouchFLO 3D interface.

XFX Radeon HD 4890 XXX 1GB | Posted on: 21/05/2009 @ 19:28

With AMD\'s latest high-end Radeon HD 4890 SKU, and the RV790 architecture which powers it, now well and truly established on the market, today we take a look at another factory overclocked part utilising just this configuration. XFX\'s Radeon HD 4890 XXX promises a modest core clock speed boost to add to the equation, so how does it fare in gaming performance terms?

Apple's Mac Tablet A $700 Netbook Tablet Hybrid | Posted on: 21/05/2009 @ 19:20

Apple is expected to release a 10-inch multi-touch tablet device in Q1 of 2010, and I'm calling it's release to be had at MacWorld Expo in February. The price of the new multi-media device or tablet as we know them today, will probably be priced between the Apple iPod Touch and Apple's lower-end Notebook product, the Macbook. This would indicate that the price should be around the $699 price ...

Lubix NC1 Bluetooth Stereo Headset Review | Posted on: 21/05/2009 @ 17:30

Make phone calls and listen to music in style and convenience with the Lubix NC1 Stereo Bluetooth Headset. With support for Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) and four built-in 3D sound modes, the Lubix NC1 headset makes a great pair of wireless headphones for listening to music in high-quality stereo.

inFamous - PS3 | Posted on: 21/05/2009 @ 15:40

What happens when a real person suddenly starts developing super powers. Will they exact revenge, or protect the innocent?

NASA Crew Prepares Atlantis For Space Shuttle Landing | Posted on: 21/05/2009 @ 14:50

Crew aboard the Atlantis have been preparing for their flight home tomorrow to bring an end to the STS-125 mission of repairing the Hubble Space Telescope. Among their preparations is a test of the thrusters that will be used to position the orbiter for re-entry. After the testing of the thrusters have been completed, the crew will speak again with members of the media to discuss their mission ...

Antec TruePower Quattro 1000W PSU | Posted on: 21/05/2009 @ 13:55

Back in November 2008 we were lucky enough to get our hands on the Antec TruePower Quattro 850 Watt power supply for review. Today however, Antec have kindly sent us the 1000W model of the TruePower Quattro to add to the PSU roundup we’re currently conducting. Let’s see how it performs…

Space Station Crew Drinks Up To Recycled Urine | Posted on: 21/05/2009 @ 13:20

After the astronauts on the International Space Station finished up their communications with Space Shuttle Atlantis yesterday, the crew on the Space Station did something that no other astronaut has ever done before - drank recycled urine and sweat.After had installing the Urine Recycler in November of last year, and then having it break and then repaired again in March, the Urine Recycler is ...

VMware vSphere 4 Delivers First Cloud Computing OS | Posted on: 21/05/2009 @ 12:40

VMware today announced its VMware vSphere 4 product to customers as a way to delivery IT infrastructure in an easy, reliable, and efficient way via both the internal and external cloud. vSphere4 enables customers to bring cloud computing to their IT infrastructure which allows for reducing operating costs and helps to increase control over infrastructure."With VMware vSphere 4, we are once again ...

MSI X-Slim X340 Ultra Portable Review | Posted on: 21/05/2009 @ 12:40

MSI's X-Slim X340 13.4 inch ultra portable laptop is one of the first to use Intel's new CULV processors. It's clear where the X340 got its inspiration from, but MSI has managed to hit an attractive and affordable price point - read our review find out how it gets on.

Talking To The Developers Of The Unigine Engine | Posted on: 21/05/2009 @ 12:10

While the Unigine game engine may not be as widely known or used as the Unreal or id Tech engines, its capabilities and features have been increasing at an incredible rate. Last year there were two tech demos released by Unigine Corp to demonstrate the capabilities of their proprietary engine -- both of which were very impressive -- but since then their software stack has picked up a slew of new ...

Apple Shocks Users Through iPod Earphones | Posted on: 21/05/2009 @ 12:00

If you’ve ever been dancing to a funky beat while listening to your iPod and felt that the music has literally reached out to grab you… maybe it has. Apple has released a consumer warning on its website saying that while using your iPod or iPhone, “it’s possible to receive a small and quick electrical (static) [...]

Poke Benedict XVI | Posted on: 21/05/2009 @ 11:20

Pope Benedict XVI is taking his religious message digital when today Pope2You.net is launched. Catholic owners of the iPhone, or users of Facebook, will be able to download and install applications that allow them to track Il Papa with videos of his travels and send Pope e-Cards with ‘the good news’ on them. In a month that has [...]

Is there portable Xbox/Zune hybrid in the making? | Posted on: 21/05/2009 @ 11:10

Let me start by saying that this is basically a rumour, and no-one seems to know how verifiable it is, but there're a couple of people out there pretty sure that this is legit. And if not, then count this as a concept gadget! Ok, so the story is that Microsoft are developing a portable gaming device which should be a cross between the XBox 360 and the Zune music player...

OCZ Technology Behemoth Gaming Mouse | Posted on: 21/05/2009 @ 10:40

I found the OCZ Technology Behemoth to not only respond well, but it also performed great on many different surfaces thanks to its double laser engine. Most importantly, while conducting the testing my hand was very comfortable and relaxed. Toss in the facts that the Behemoth looks great, is sturdy and well constructed, and you have a winning combination.

Real-world virtualization benchmarking: the best server CPUs compared | Posted on: 21/05/2009 @ 9:10

We proudly present our newest virtualization benchmarking effort: vApus Mark I. The results are quite surprising on the latest server CPUs as it paints a very different picture than VMmark. Get a second opinion on how strong or weak the different CPUs are when they are running heavy-duty virtualized applications on ESX 3.5 Update 4....

BFG MX Series 550W PSU | Posted on: 21/05/2009 @ 9:00

Made by popular graphics card company BFG, the MX550 might provide some modular competition to the OCZ ModXStream Pro, Corsair VX550W and HX520W power supplies. We dive in to find out if it's any good.

Patriot Extreme Performance DDR2 8GB (4 x 2GB) PC2-6400 Low Latency Quad Memory Kit Review | Posted on: 21/05/2009 @ 8:20

Vizo Milano 3.5” HDD Enclosure w/ Integrated Media Player Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 21/05/2009 @ 7:19

Overall, Vizo has an exciting product here with the Milano. It combines two useful products into one – an external USB hard drive enclosure plus a standalone multimedia player. This makes it possible to not only back up your favorite media files, but also enjoy them independently of a computer.

Inno3D GeForce GTX 275 OC Graphics Card | Posted on: 21/05/2009 @ 5:10

EVGA GeForce GTX 275 | Posted on: 21/05/2009 @ 4:50

EVGA\'s GTX 275 looks awfully similar to the other 200-series cards, but this one is a bit different under the hood, promising a bunch of horsepower for today\'s hottest games in what looks to be a rather unassuming exterior. We will test drive it today on a slew of games to see if can live up to the claims when the rubber hits the road.

GNOME 2.26.2 Desktop Released | Posted on: 21/05/2009 @ 2:10

The second to the last planned maintenance update in the GNOME 2.26 series has been released. GNOME 2.26.2 just brings the usual assortment of bug fixes and translation updates, while all major work on this free software desktop environment is now focused on GNOME 2.28. The GNOME 2.26.2 release announcement can be read on the GNOME mailing list...

Google Says American Idol Winner: Adam Lambert | Posted on: 21/05/2009 @ 0:40

This season on American Idol it would appear as though we can't use the results from Dialidol because its too close to call. Dialidol works by measuring the busy signals to determine which Idols are getting the most votes. Based on these results the site is able to determine where everyone 'ranks' with some very good accuracy I might add. This year, with the final two there are less than 1 point ...

iCommerce: How Apple Changed the Game | Posted on: 20/05/2009 @ 22:40

Guess when you have $56 billion and change in the vault in today’s economic environment you must be doing something right. Just wish our kids would quit contributing to the stash Apple is using to buy GPU (graphics processor unit) technology and game designer talent. A few years ago Apple decided all smartphones sucked (they’re not too hot on netbooks either). So they announced the ...

Slackware 12.2 64-Bit Released Today | Posted on: 20/05/2009 @ 20:10

Slackware has been quiet as of late, with their latest announcement being back in December when they released Slackware 12.2. It looks like they're back at it again and they've been quite busy working on something special for us all, Slackware 64-bit!The Slackware team today announced Slackware64, an official x86_64 port which will now be maintained in-sync with their regular x86 development. The ...

Craigslist CEO Sues South Carolina AG | Posted on: 20/05/2009 @ 19:50

In a turn of events, Craigslist's CEO is suing South Carolina Attorney General, Henry McMaster, to seek relief from the legal threats that the SC AG has accused and threatened Craigslist of and continues to threaten Craigslist of.McMaster gave Craigslist a 10 day deadline a couple weeks ago to remove portions of the site that allows prostitution ads to be posted. If those South Carolina portions ...

Bitch fight between Microsoft and Apple hurting Mac sales! | Posted on: 20/05/2009 @ 19:40

Think back to my post on the bitch fight between Microsoft and Apple, I didn’t know what outcome would occur i.e. would it improve microsoft’s sales or would it improve Apple’s sales. Well I can now report that it has most probably improved Microsoft’s sales. A recent survey on value perception for ages 18-34 found that since the start of [...]

Intel's Atom Processor Compared to 68 CPUs in Bench | Posted on: 20/05/2009 @ 19:10

A few months ago I launched something we quickly titled "Bench". The idea behind AnandTech Bench is that it's a publicly accessible version of the database of benchmarks we've run internally.  You can currently compare 34 AMD CPUs and 36 Intel CPUs in the engine across 18 benchmarks.  I'm working on adding power data as well. You can...

Google Power Meter Partners Join To Help Save Energy | Posted on: 20/05/2009 @ 18:00

Google today announced its first Google PowerMeter partners, all of them which are joining to help their customers save on energy costs. Tech Fragments announced Google PowerMeter back in February of this year as a new way that Google wants to help consumers lower their energy consumption. The Google PowerMeter software is fed from your utility company's and in return Google provides graphs of ...

Microsoft Kumo Search Engine Coming Next Week | Posted on: 20/05/2009 @ 17:40

Next week at the D: All Things Digital conference, Microsoft will be debuting its Kumo search which is exceptional an upgraded Live Search. Microsoft have been testing Kumo internally since March of 2009. The new search engine will provide new tools like related searches, single-session search history - in case you want to go back quickly, search categories that help you narrow down your search ...

Sacred 2: Fallen Angel - Xbox 360 | Posted on: 20/05/2009 @ 15:40

Ascaron's Diablo-style hack 'n slash fantasy RPG makes its console debut.

Sprint CEO Expecting Palm Pre Shortages From Day One | Posted on: 20/05/2009 @ 15:30

Sprint's CEO, Dan Hesse, believes that the new Palm Pre, which hits the market next month, will be a huge hit and believes that they will "have shortages for a while" during the launch of the new device. During a news conference on Tuesday Hesse also said that Sprint is not planning any large advertising campaigns for the Palm Pre, at least early on, because he believes the demand is already out ...

Games developers forced to offer 2 year warranty? | Posted on: 20/05/2009 @ 15:20

We've just heard that game developers may be forced to offer a 2 year warranty if the new EU proposals go ahead to bring video games in line with other items covered by the EU Sales and Guarantee's directive.

Digg Replaces Shouts with Sharing | Posted on: 20/05/2009 @ 14:10

Your mother has always told you that it’s rude to shout, and now you won’t even get the rebellious chance to do it online as Digg have opted to change its “shout” option to a “share” one. We’ll be one big happy online family! According to the Digg Townhall this new share function will “streamline your [...]

Atlantis Astronauts Awaken to Star Trek Theme Song | Posted on: 20/05/2009 @ 13:50

The day of rest given to the astronauts on board Space Shuttle Atlantis is a much needed one after their five grueling spacewalks over the past week to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. When the crew woke up this morning, they were awaken by the 'Star Trek' theme song from the television series - and the song was played for the entire crew. Resting aside, the crew will talk to the media this ...

New iPhone to be released on July 17th? | Posted on: 20/05/2009 @ 13:50

AppleiPhoneApps.com reports that the new iPhone will go on sale on July 17th. AppleiPhoneApps have reported no sources to where the information came from but they do give many intriguing details, some of which have been previously unheard. Some details then have already surfaced on the rumor mill, but some are added to these and could cause quite [...]

Missing Link Found Could Show Human Ancestry Past | Posted on: 20/05/2009 @ 12:40

On Tuesday, researchers unveiled the missing link, a 47-million-year-old fossil that scientists believe could help understand how humans evolved during an event at the American Museum of Natural History. The fossil is the size of a small cat or dog, has four legs, and a very long tail. It resembles nothing of humans or even monkeys in my opinion and researches at the news conference indicated ...

TG Daily Offline - Down For Maintenance? | Posted on: 20/05/2009 @ 12:20

TGDaily has been offline this morning for the past several minutes. When attempting to go to the site you'll be presented with a message stating that its offline but what appears to be the issue is that its unable to connect to the backend database. From what we can see, it appears the web server is functioning fine its just the database where all of the data is stored is possible offline or ...

Take back reading time with ReallyEasyReader | Posted on: 20/05/2009 @ 11:40

In a time when it feels like we have decreasing amounts of time on our hands, one company has developed a gadget intended to make reading just that little bit quicker

UFC 2009 Undisputed - Xbox 360, PS3 | Posted on: 20/05/2009 @ 11:00

Ultimate Fighting Championship will sort the men out from the boys

Star Trek: The Search For Spock HD Movie Review | Posted on: 20/05/2009 @ 10:50

The State Of The Wayland Display Server | Posted on: 20/05/2009 @ 10:10

Last year the Wayland Display Server project was started by Kristian Hogsberg, a Red Hat developer and a name known well within the X.Org community for his work on AIGLX, Direct Rendering Infrastructure 2, and various other projects. We were first to talk about the Wayland Display Server in detail, which aims to provide a mini display server that is designed around the latest X/kernel ...

Nokia 6600i Slide revealed | Posted on: 20/05/2009 @ 7:40

Nokia has today revealed an update to the existing 6600 handset in the form of the 6600i

In Win X-Fighter ATX Gaming Computer Case Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 20/05/2009 @ 5:49

I must say I\'m impressed with In Win\'s X-Fighter mid-tower gaming chassis. It has good cooling performance (particularly the CPU,) is quiet and has a very distinctive look with some lighting effects you won\'t find on any other case. I like the side panel treatment with functional louvers and red mesh accent, and I like how the front panel design seems to unify visual elements from elsewhere on ...

Thermaltake SpinQ CPU Cooler | Posted on: 20/05/2009 @ 4:30

With the CPU being the brains of the computer. The task of cooling it needs to be taken seriously regardless of the type of cooling you decide to use. If the CPU runs on the hot side, it will not perform as well as it should while also shortening its lifespan. With passive cooled CPU coolers being the most popular. There are several things you need to take into consideration when purchasing the ...

Fedora 11 Hits A Last Minute Delay, June Release | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 23:30

Red Hat's Jesse Keating has shared on the Fedora announcement list that Fedora 11 will not be released in May as originally intended. Due to 24 bugs at present on the Fedora 11 bug tracker, they have postponed the release from the 26th of May to the 2nd of June. This one week delay will hopefully allow Fedora / Red Hat developers to address the remaining critical bugs with this next Fedora ...

Zotac's Ion: The Follow Up | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 22:10

At your request I dove deeper into wake on USB issues, overclocking, Flash video performance and power consumption with Zotac's Ion....

ASUS VH242H | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 21:13

ASUS is, obviously, trying very hard to make monitors that are nicely designed but, since there is no disputing about tastes, we will let you to decide if you like the design of ASUS. Bottom line is that you should first take a look at this monitor with its `unusual` design and only then decide if you like it or not. Dimensions, resolution and a lot of connectors determine this model as ...

The Moblin V2 User Interface Is Very Impressive | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 20:20

We first got excited for Moblin 2.0 back in January when seeing how fast this Linux distribution had booted on Atom-powered netbooks. This Fedora-derived distribution booted even faster with a newer development release that came out this past March. While Moblin 2.0 final is not yet released, there is now more to get excited over than just amazing boot times. Moblin 2.0 will introduce a ...

IPEVO Kaleido R7 Wireless Digital Frame Review | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 18:30

Intel Unveils Next-Generation Atom Details | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 17:20

The next netbook/nettop Atom platform is closer than you think. It's called Pine Trail and it brings both the memory controller and graphics core on-die. Expect lower power, longer battery life and better performance in Q4 2009 from netbooks....

AMD Catalyst 9.5 Driver For Linux Released | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 17:20

If you closely follow the Phoronix Forums you already know that the Catalyst 9.5 Linux driver is available for download. In fact, it has been available since this past Friday on their web server, but it was not officially announced and linked to from their driver web-site until now...

Atlantis Says Bye To Hubble and Hello To Heat Shield Issues | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 17:00

Astronauts on board Space Shuttle Atlantis waved goodbye to the Hubble Space Telescope this morning as they released the spacecraft from its robotic hands of the Shuttle. The crew has been working several days on the old telescope, attempting to breath new life into it.After the many long days of grueling hard work that the STS-125 has put into Hubble, the telescope is now in great shape to ...

Dell Latitude 2100 Welch's Notebook Geared For Students | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 14:10

Dell is preparing its new line of Latitude notebooks to take on netbooks in the education industry. The kid-friendly 2100 models are geared towards kindergarten through eight grade and features four different 'school age' colors; School Bus Orange, Blue Ribbon, Red Apple, and Chalkboard Black. Spec wise, the notebook comes with a 10.1-inch screen, 1.6GHz Atom CPU, up to 2GB of RAM, and an ...

LG HDTVs go on a diet…down to just 5.9mm now! | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 13:10

Samsung has revealed that its thinnest LCD screen to date is nearly ready for inclusion in its new upcoming HDTV range.

Apple Tests Push Notification Service With App Developers | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 12:30

It's finally here and currently being tested by Apple App Store developers, Apple's Push Notification Service. The notifications features will allow application developers for the iPhone to program apps so that they offer updates to the home-screen icons and display status messages and alerts without having the actual application running in the background, which is something Apple has never and ...

Kingston SSDNow M Series 80GB SATA 2.5 Bundle Kit | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 12:30

The Kingston SSDNow M Series Bundle kit includes the SSDNow M Series drive, cloning software, installation guide CD, and everything needed to make the move to a Solid State Drive quickly and easily. Read on to see how our drive upgrade went on a notebook from 2006!

Palm Pre Release Date Made Official by Sprint | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 11:50

Sprint announced today that the Palm Pre will be released June 6th and will cost $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and a 2 year commitment. The Palm Pre will be available nationwide on the 6th from Sprint stores, Best Buy, Radio Shack, and some Wal-Mart stores."For those who juggle life circa 2009 bouncing from conference call to car pool schedule, from doctors numbers to doctoral thesis data, ...

Xen 3.4.0 Brings New Virtualization Features | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 11:50

While the Kernel-based Vitual Machine (KVM), VMware, and VirtualBox have been generating most of the attention as of late when it comes to Linux virtualization, Xen is still alive and kicking. In fact, the Xen development team just announced the release of Xen 3.4.0. The key features introduced in Xen 3.4.0 include device pass-through improvements (notably with client devices), RAS features via ...

ASUS VH236 LCD Monitor | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 11:30

Over the years we have looked at many ASUS products primarily with when it comes to graphics cards and motherboards, but never had we got our hands on an ASUS LCD monitor. However, that changed earlier this month when receiving the ASUS VH236 LCD monitor. This 23-inch widescreen monitor from ASUS has a native resolution of 1920 x 1200, a 2ms GTG response time, ASUS Smart Contrast Ratio ...

Evercool Buffalo CPU Cooler | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 11:20

As you’re probably aware, Evercool are a very popular manufacturer in the computing cooling industry. They have a vast range of coolers and heatsinks designed for all types of computing components. One such component that actively needs extensive cooling is the processor. Today, Evercool have kindly sent us their Buffalo LGA775 CPU Cooler. Let’s find out how well it cools…

Spy Gadgets Update: Move up to 008 with the Micro Clip Spy Cam | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 11:10

Ok, so now you’ve tried the SAS Spy Pen and The Mini Spy Video Camera so now you must be at that point in your spy training where you’ve caught the bad guy with his pants down (hopefully not literally, unless you’re using these gadgets for completely unethical opportunities) and now you’re asking- what next Agent [...]

Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 4770 512MB | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 11:10

After being impressed by the AMD's new ATI Radeon 4770 HD 512MB graphics card, we're taking a look at our first partner design from Gigabyte. At £88 it's more expensive than both the reference design and other models on the market, so we take a look at what we get for our extra few quid.

EVGA GeForce GTX 285 2GB FTW Edition | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 10:40

EVGA have been tinkering away at NVIDIA’s GTX 285 and have now come out with the end result. The GeForce GTX 285 2GB FTW Edition EVGA have managed to increase the GPU clock speed to 702MHz from the original 648MHz stock clock speed. The card’s shaders have also been given a boost from a stock speed of 1476MHz [...]

EVGA GeForce GTX 285 2GB FTW Edition | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 10:30

EVGA have been tinkering away at NVIDIA’s GTX 285 and have now come out with the end result. The GeForce GTX 285 2GB FTW Edition EVGA have managed to increase the GPU clock speed to 702MHz from the original 648MHz stock clock speed. The card’s shaders have also been given a boost from a stock speed of 1476MHz [...]

quick update from the "Professional IT" lab | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 10:20

We promised you a new datapoint, a new independent virtualization benchmark in "a few days". Those "few days" have become a week in good "IT at Anandtech" tradition. :-) But this wednesday, unless Murphy strikes us hard, the article will be online. It will offer a refreshing look at the virtualization performance, the result of months of work.  Liz...

HP Pavilion dv2-1030ea | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 10:10

HP's Pavilion dv2-1030ea is based on AMD's Yukon platform, which launched back at CES in January. We check it out to see if it can fill the gap between a cheap and cheerful netbook and highly desirable but equally expensive ultraportable notebook.

ATI Catalyst 9.5 WHQL drivers released early! | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 10:00

The new ATI Catalyst 9.5 drivers are not officially scheduled for release until today (Tuesday 19th May 2009) but the guys over at Guru3D have had the drivers available for download since Sunday. These new drivers were originally delayed until Monday 18th May  2009, but a post on the AMD forums from an AMD forum moderator [...]

CoolIT Domino ALC | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 9:20

CoolIT's Domino ALC claims to be the final answer to low cost liquid cooling, with performance to top that of a Thermalright Ultra Extreme. Is it your next big upgrade, or more like a big wet fish?

Mobiado Unveil Their New Luxury Phone | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 9:00

Mobiado have unveiled their new phone, the 105GCB Rose. The new 105GCB Rose from Mobiado Professional continues with tradition, and comes with a case bulit out of real sapphire crystals and is plated with 18K gold - rose gold. It’s keys are also the same sapphire crystal and are painted with the same rose gold. It also [...]

Tweaknews / IcyDock \"Dream Hard Drive Enclosure\" Contest | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 7:54

With over $800 worth in prizes, this is the chance for everyone to design and submit their thoughts and creative impressions on what a dream hard drive enclosure is. Do you find current designs are lacking in style and features? Now is you chance to put you thoughts on paper and you might win a great prize.

Black & Decker PowerToGo 20W Review | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 7:30

You know what you do when you don't have a place to get some juice for your gear? You get portable power. Black and Decker created this nifty little contraption called the PowerToGo. You can get it in 3 flavors, 10w, 20w, and 100w. I opted for the 20w because I didn't figure I would need much more than that to power my PSP and cell phone, and because the 2Ah battery that comes with it is half ...

Samsung i200 Windows Mobile Smartphone | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 5:30

Asus M4A79T Deluxe AM3 790FX Motherboard Review | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 4:50

Cooler Master Storm Scout | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 3:56

Cooler Master has been launching several new cases lately, and the Scout is the second in their new CM: Storm series lineup. A \'gamer case\' can be a mixed bag but Cooler Master seems to have nailed it so far. While the Scout is smaller than its big brother, the Sniper, there are several robust features offered here that are typically in demand by the gamer crowd, and it does look pretty sharp, ...

Super Talent UltraDrive ME SSD FTM28GX25H | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 3:29

Performance enthusiasts have been keeping notes on SSD technology for a while now, and until recently the price and performance of Solid State Drives were not within reach for casual consumers. SSD products are quickly moving mainstream, and former marketing points like power consumption is now the least impressive of all benefits a Solid State Drive delivers. The real payoff is in the ...

ASUS ENGTX260 Matrix GeForce GTX 260 Video Card | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 3:24

The breakneck pace of product development for graphics cards doesn\'t always generate bigger, faster, more powerful chips and cards. Sometimes a new product gets developed and introduced to the market that isn\'t a barn burner. Such is the case with this GTX260-based video card, the ASUS ENGTX260 Matrix. That doesn\'t mean it isn\'t a worthwhile product, or isn\'t worth the attention of ...

Digital Storm Core i7-965 | Posted on: 19/05/2009 @ 3:00

Our first look at Digital Storm systems, with impressive, raw performance....

Astronauts Complete Final Work on Hubble | Posted on: 18/05/2009 @ 21:00

After five long and amazing spacewalks, the astronauts on board NASA's Atlantis Space Shuttle have completed all of the repair work needed on the Hubble Space Telescope. The marvelous repairs made by the astronauts should give scientists on Earth the ability to see the universe for at least another decade by using Hubble. The STS-125 crew completed the last bit of work on the telescope on Monday ...

MacCleaner | Posted on: 18/05/2009 @ 20:50

On the PC there are many applications that you can run to "clean" up your computer and make it run faster, but not many for the Mac. As times goes on, computers tend to get bloated with temporary files, cookies, unused system logs, and other wasted space and you should be actively removing these items. The hard part comes in finding these unnecessary files, but the free MacCleaner program does it ...

TF2 Unveils New Dead Ringer & Cloak And Dagger Spy Tools | Posted on: 18/05/2009 @ 20:40

Being a good spy is a very hard career and only having the ability to cloak for a few seconds at a time makes it even a more harder task. Things should be a lot easier now with the new Team Fortress 2 "Cloak And Dagger" Spy Watch! This thing gives you permanent invisibility, forever - long as you don't move. You'll never have a draining power long as you don't move because only movement drains ...

MSI N260GTX Lightning Black Edition Video Card Review | Posted on: 18/05/2009 @ 17:40

MSI N260GTX Lightning Black Edition is a factory-overclocked video card based on GeForce GTX 260/216 that comes with an overclocking panel to be installed on your case or desk.

10 Ways to Increase iPhone 3G's Battery Life | Posted on: 18/05/2009 @ 17:30

One of the biggest faults of the device is the inability to replace the battery. This decision is even more unbelievable when you realize how much power the iPhone can really suck down... an average user usually cannot last an entire day without being tethered to an electrical outlet of some kind. Regardless of the complaints, consumers still have to deal with what they have. Here are some ...

Fedora 12 Codenames: Perseidas, Orionid? | Posted on: 18/05/2009 @ 16:20

Fedora 11 will be out next week, but planning for Fedora 12 is already well underway. Some of the Fedora 12 features have already been laid out like a user-space LVM library, enhanced multi-seat support, and replacing nash/mkinitrd with Dracut...

3DConnexion Space Navigator | Posted on: 18/05/2009 @ 14:38

More and more 3D software is being developed and so the production of 3D peripherals seems only inevitable. However, who actually needs a 3D mouse: the casual PC user? The hardcore gamer? The office PC user? In truth none of these fit the bill and it’s only really the more creative of careers that can fully tap into these features – architects, artists and so on. Despite this, 3D ...

Team Fortress 2 Unveils Razorback Shield For Snipers | Posted on: 18/05/2009 @ 14:00

One thing snipers hate the most in TF2 are spies. They seem to stay in the shadows, cloaked, and you don't know where they are until you get stabbed in the back and are dead. Now, snipers have a secret weapon called The Razorback. The Razorback is a hand-carved tribal shield which allows snipers to wear them on their back to protecting them from spies.When the Razorback was first created it was ...

Astronauts Begin Fifth and Final Spacewalk To Repair Hubble | Posted on: 18/05/2009 @ 13:40

Astronauts John Grunsfield and Andrew Feustel began the fifth and final spacewalk of their Hubble Space Telescope repair mission this morning at 8:20AM. During their spacewalk the two will install the second battery group replacement in an equipment bay above the Wide Field Camera 2 and next to the compartment where the first battery set was installed on the second spacewalk. Each of the battery ...

New iPod range coming camera equipped | Posted on: 18/05/2009 @ 13:40

The rumour on the grapevine is that the new range of iPod Touch and iPod Nano will both be coming equipped with a camera

ATI Catalyst 9.5 Vista Driver Analysis | Posted on: 18/05/2009 @ 13:20

Napsters $5 Per Month DRM-Free MP3's & Streaming Music Plan | Posted on: 18/05/2009 @ 12:50

Napster announced today its new music offering by going back to its roots to offer free MP3's and combing it with the benefits of high-quality streaming music all for one low price of $5 per month. At this price point Napster users will get five DRM-free MP3 downloads per month and unlimited access to Napster's on-demand music streaming service.By providing Napster users with free MP3's that they ...

Google Chrome gets add ons | Posted on: 18/05/2009 @ 11:40

The latest developer release of Google's new browser, Chrome, however, come with vastly improved APIs and developer tools that allow keen developers to create applications attached to the newly-released browser.

Western Digital RE2 750GB Enterprise SATA Hard Drive | Posted on: 18/05/2009 @ 10:40

The Western Digital RE2 750GB SATA hard drive is now two generations removed from being the latest and greatest in their family of enterprise class hard drives, but it didn't show its age when tested for use at home. While it performed well in typical desktop benchmarks, I can also see it being well suited to NAS duty, as a stand alone drive or in a RAID array.

New Windows 7 Free Trial (Until June 2010) | Posted on: 18/05/2009 @ 9:20

Due to mixed emotions in regards to Windows Vista and the mass amount of discussions on the internet about bugs and problems with the operating system, people have been forced to stick with Windows XP and it’s mass array of service packs. I personally haven’t experienced many problems with Windows Vista and have been running it [...]

Darksector | Posted on: 18/05/2009 @ 9:00

Die eine Hälfte Mensch, die andere Hälfte mutierte Killermaschine. Klingt wie aus einem schlechten B-Movie, jedoch handelt es sich dabei um den vom Developer ATARI entwickelten 3rd Person Shooter Darksector. Digital Extremes und D3 als Publisher bringen nach Pariah einen weiteren Shooter auf den Markt, der an Resident Evil 4 erinnert. Ausgestattet mit der neuen Evolution Engine, versucht ...

Thermaltake Element S Case | Posted on: 18/05/2009 @ 8:40

Thermaltake says the new Element S case is designed for Pros: is that true? With a stylish black finish, no annoying lighting, anti-vibration side panels and room for up to seven hard drives and two SSDs that may just be the case.

ASUS Triton 88 | Posted on: 18/05/2009 @ 8:18

Over recent months we\'ve examined a few different CPU coolers with Socket LGA 1366 mounting kits, each with a different claim to fame when it comes to cooling a Core i7 system. Today, we take a look at another high-end cooler for Intel\'s latest architecture, in the form of ASUS\' Triton 88 part. Can it impress us in terms of its design and performance?

Office 2010 in the wild. | Posted on: 18/05/2009 @ 8:10

Being the type of person that reads tech blogs and articles, you are know that the latest version of Microsoft Office is scheduled to ship in 2010. They have decided in the Microsoft imagination marketing department, to call it Office 2010. This will be the thirteenth version, but Microsoft have decided to miss the number thirteen out, and go straight to fourteen for superstitious reasons. ...

Ubuntu 64-bit More Competitive Against Mac OS X | Posted on: 18/05/2009 @ 6:10

Last week we published Ubuntu 9.04 vs. Mac OS X 10.5.6 benchmarks where we compared the performance of these two popular operating systems on a Mac Mini. With the OS X kernel currently being 32-bit but with support for 64-bit applications, we had used the 32-bit version of Ubuntu 9.04. In a majority of the Leopard operating system from Apple outperformed Canonical's Jaunty Jackalope, but today we ...

Cooler Master Hyper TX3 i5 CPU Cooler | Posted on: 18/05/2009 @ 5:00

Corsair P256 256GB Solid State Drive: designed for performance junkies | Posted on: 18/05/2009 @ 4:00

High on capacity and performance, we examine the Corsair P256's credentials as a premium SSD.

Bionic Commando - Xbox 360, PS3 | Posted on: 17/05/2009 @ 23:20

The ultimate fusion of man and machine takes up swinging as he sets off to eliminate the terrorist threat infiltrating Ascension City.

Astronauts Completes Sixth Longest Spacewalk in History | Posted on: 17/05/2009 @ 23:10

NASA astronauts began their fourth spacewalk this morning to continue their efforts to repair and improve the Hubble Space Telescope. The astronauts began at 9:45 am EDT and was expected to last at least 7 hours.nnMost of today's spacewalk was used to work on the telescopes, STIS or Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph. The two spacewalkers, Mike Massimino and Mike Good also replaced a ...

Lenovo IdeaPad S10e | Posted on: 17/05/2009 @ 22:15

Netbook fever is at its peak and new models are presented, almost, on weekly basis. This time we present you Lenovo IdeaPad S10e netbook. Although IdeaPad should be more vanguard series than ThinkPad series, Lenovo design of S10e cannot be described as excitable. Lenovo S10e is black “squarish” shaped, with kind of “neutral” looks which some will appreciate. We could say ...

Up and Coming: Asus Crosshair III Formula | Posted on: 17/05/2009 @ 18:20

Following on the heels of the critically acclaimed Crosshair series of motherboards, Asus has unveiled the successor of the “Republic of Gamers” series. Like the previous generations of “RoG” boards, the Crosshair III is expected to be bundled with a SupremeFX audio card, external LCD status display, and the ever useful onboard power/reset/CMOS clear buttons. In [...]

Wolfram Alpha Search - Our Tests and Results | Posted on: 17/05/2009 @ 16:30

WolframAlpha Search, the computational search that was launched on Friday last week has been the talk of the Net for the past few days. The real question that everyone has, does it have a competitive edge over Google? After we've spent hours throwing everything we got against the new kid on the block, we've come up with our own conclusions and expectations of the search engine.

Office 2010 Consumer Technical Preview (CTP) Review | Posted on: 17/05/2009 @ 14:30

Microsoft recently announced the consumer technical preview (CTP) of Microsoft Office 2010, which was shown to attendees of Microsoft’s TechNet conference. We were able to get our hands on the CTP before its scheduled release date (July 2009) and check it out. They have changed around a few things, especially when it comes to the “ribbon” menu integration across all programs in the ...

Alloy Shark RC Helicopter: Bring Out the Kid in You | Posted on: 17/05/2009 @ 11:40

If there’s one thing my other half constantly bemoans, it’s that kids these days have much cooler toys then the past excitement of GI Joe (look, his arms move!). One particular area that has grown in technological advancement, is the world of remote control fliers. The Alloy Shark RC Helicopter is testament to this. The Alloy [...]

Titan Fenrir TTC-NK85TZ CPU Cooler | Posted on: 17/05/2009 @ 9:40

It doesn't look like the giant mythical wolf of legend which shares its name, but Titan's Fenrir CPU cooler is ferocious in its own way - at cooling CPUs and what's more, it's compatible with LGA775, LGA1366 and Socket AM2+ straight out of the box.

Demigod Review (PC) | Posted on: 17/05/2009 @ 7:20

In Demigod, Stardock has deftly blending Real Time Strategy and Role Playing. The game tasks players to become a god through a series of challenges and battles. The two main player types are generals and assassins and each has their own style. While playing as an assassin, players control a character and earn money and experience as he defeats enemies and can earn weapons, new skills, and spells ...

Building a Media Center PC Part 1 | Posted on: 16/05/2009 @ 18:50

I can build a computer with no problem. I've been doing it for years. But a Media Center is a whole nother animal. It is, as the name implies, all about the media. Games are entirely possible, but why waste the drive space? I planned on ripping my DVDs of Rob & Big and hitting up Fancast.com on the regular. So obviously I had to make this thing WiFi enabled to access the web. It had to ...

Over £50 worth of Prizes this month: Sign-Up to the Gaj-It Newsletter for your Chance to Win | Posted on: 16/05/2009 @ 17:50

Who says you never get something for nothing? Here at Gaj-It, we think that’s just crazy talk, as we’ve got a range of things to give away in this month’s newsletter, and all you need to do to be in with a chance of scoring some new tech goodies, is sign up to receive it, [...]

Linux 2.6.30-rc6 Kernel Released | Posted on: 16/05/2009 @ 17:00

Late last night the Linux 2.6.30-rc6 kernel was released by Linus Torvalds. With development work on the Linux 2.6.30 kernel slowing down, there are only about 300 commits that make up this new release candidate...

NZXT Zero 2 Crafted Series PC Case | Posted on: 16/05/2009 @ 14:50

Today we will be looking at the first of three PC cases from NZXT. Their original Zero case was well received as it was designed for quiet cooling and performance. The follow up to this acclaimed case is the aptly named Zero 2 which is designed for the home enthusiast and gamer in mind. Unlike its predecessor which was made of relatively light aluminum, the Zero 2 is 10.2 KG of hardened steel. ...

OpenCL, OpenGL 3.1 State Trackers "Hopefully Soon" | Posted on: 16/05/2009 @ 14:20

Yesterday afternoon there were two new Gallium3D state trackers released by VMware / Tungsten Graphics for OpenGL ES 1.1 and ES 2.0 support. With these new state trackers there is now OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0 acceleration for any graphics hardware that has a Gallium3D driver...

WolframAlpha is now live! | Posted on: 16/05/2009 @ 11:40

The launch of WolframAlpha has been brought forward and the service is now live ahead of its predicted launch date of Monday 18th May

Chrome gives Microsoft the hebejebies. | Posted on: 16/05/2009 @ 9:10

Microsoft has been having a whinge at the EC regarding the decision it should bundle a competing browser with it's operating systems. The Google Chrome browser, that currently holds about 1% of the pie, would, Microsoft claim, give Google a monopoly. Black, call, black, kettle, and pot, I hear you say, and I agree. Though not entirely.

ECS GeForce GTS 250 1GB Graphics Card | Posted on: 16/05/2009 @ 7:10

DisplayLink Provides USB GPU Support On Linux | Posted on: 15/05/2009 @ 22:30

Besides Intel, VIA, and ATI/AMD cooperating with X.Org and Linux developers by providing source code and documentation to help with the enablement of their hardware under Linux, another major company has come to the open-source table. No, sadly it is not NVIDIA...

Mushkin Redline XP3-12800 6 GB Kit | Posted on: 15/05/2009 @ 20:30

The Redline Tri-Channel Kit from Mushkin manages 1600 MHz at CL6-7-6-18 right out of the box, making it one of the fastest kits at this speed on the market. We push the kit way past the red line for you in this review, reaching well over 2000 MHz with more relaxed timings.

HP Recalls 70000 Fire-Hazardous Notebook Batteries | Posted on: 15/05/2009 @ 19:00

HP announced today and recalled 70,000 notebook batteries that could catch on fire and cause burn hazards its users. HP customers affected by these programs will be eligible to receive a replacement battery pack for each verified, recalled battery pack at no cost."We are taking this action as part of our commitment to provide the highest quality of service to our notebook customers. We are ...

OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0 State Trackers For Gallium3D | Posted on: 15/05/2009 @ 17:30

Just minutes after announcing Mesa 7.5 Release Candidate 2, Brian Paul has announced that he is in the process of pushing out Gallium3D state trackers for OpenGL ES 1.1 and OpenGL ES 2.0. These two new state trackers for this forthcoming Linux graphics architecture are coming just two weeks after an OpenVG state tracker was released for accelerating this other Khronos API. The OpenGL ES 1.1 and ...

Interview with Randall Queen of Verbatim | Posted on: 15/05/2009 @ 17:20

Recently I had a chance to interview Randall F. Queen, President of Verbatim America. Queen is a 20-year veteran with Verbatim, and was promoted from vice president of operations in early 2002. Since then he has guided the growth and expansion of the company beyond optical storage to encompass four operating units - hard disk, flash memory, accessories, and optical products. Verbatim is ...

Mesa 7.5 Release Candidate 2 Brings Few Fixes | Posted on: 15/05/2009 @ 17:10

The second release candidate for the forthcoming release of Mesa 7.5 is now available. The first release candidate arrived merely a week ago, but RC2 brings a couple more fixes to the table...

NZXT Sentry LX Fan Controller Review | Posted on: 15/05/2009 @ 16:50

A couple of decent fans to push the air through is more than sufficient on most systems. Some of us, however, require much more to keep things cool while we put our computers through the gauntlet. The only problem is that many motherboards only have one or two places to plug your typical 3-prong fan. Three at most. And then you are limited to a single speed or whatever the motherboard decides ...

Astronauts Perform Second Spacewalk For Hubble Repairs | Posted on: 15/05/2009 @ 14:00

After successfully installing a new camera on Hubble yesterday, astronauts have already begun their second spacewalk to perform more work on Hubble today.Today's activities will include replacing old gyroscopes, the devices to help keep Hubble in orbit, as well as batteries. Michael Massimino and Michael Good will be the two guys today performing the work. They will replace all six of the ...

NXZT Panzerbox Aluminum Mid Tower PC Case Review | Posted on: 15/05/2009 @ 14:00

NZXT is aiming to extinguish the heat arising from computers with the Panzerbox aluminum mid tower PC case. Boasting over 300 CFM with two 190mm fans and a 120mm fan, along with an option to install a dual 120mm radiator, it looks like it just may do the job. Plus, it's lightweight! Read on to see if it deserves a spot on your desk.

Avsim.com Hacked - Total Data Loss | Posted on: 15/05/2009 @ 13:50

Avsim, one of the most popular online flight simulator sites, has been deleted by malicious hackers. During the attack on the site, the intruders apparently destroyed data on both of the two servers that runs Avsim. What's worse - the founder of the site Tom Allensworth, said they had no external backup - so he has called it a complete loss.According to Allensworth, they backed up their data ...

WolframAlpha Search Engine Live Launch Broadcast Today | Posted on: 15/05/2009 @ 13:30

Today will mark the day that the WolframAlpha Search Engine goes live. Beginning at 7PM CST on Friday May 15th, a live webcast will be conducted to bring the computational knowledge search engine online and functional for the entire public to use.WolframAlpha is unlike other search engine because WolframAlpha answers questions or provides results on things that may have never been queried before ...

Water Cooling vs Thermoelectric: CoolIT Freezone Elite | Posted on: 15/05/2009 @ 13:25

There is nothing quite like a good H20 vs TEC debate to get the blood pumping and bring out the passion in enthusiasts. Well, today we will tackle that debate head-on, pitting one of the pre-eminent thermoelectric cooling solutions, the CoolIT Freezone Elite, straight up against a custom water cooling kit, both on a juiced-up Quad Core CPU.

The Linux VGA Arbiter Has Been Revived | Posted on: 15/05/2009 @ 13:10

Tiago Vignatti has announced he has revived work on the VGA Arbiter for Linux and will be attempting to push this code upstream in the Linux kernel, just four years after this arbitration code was first hashed out. The VGA Arbiter seeks to address an old problem where having multiple graphics cards that use the the legacy VGA interface with multiple X Servers could cause havoc with the same ...

TRENDNet TV-IP422W Wireless IP Camera Server with 2-way Audio | Posted on: 15/05/2009 @ 12:20

sWaP, the watch phone- now all you need is the spaceship or the talking car. | Posted on: 15/05/2009 @ 11:10

So with the recent release of the new Star Trek film, and a thousand repeats of classic sci-fi shows on UKTV Gold, my mind has recently been idly wandering to the future (understandable when its coinciding with writing my last ever student essay…). A future with space ships and talking cars and weapons made entirely [...]

Ubuntu 9.10 Off To A Great Performance Start | Posted on: 15/05/2009 @ 10:30

The first alpha release for Ubuntu 9.10 was made available yesterday and while it does net yet integrate Plymouth or any other new features, it has picked up a few new packages. Most prominently, Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 1 features the Linux 2.6.30 kernel and GCC 4.4. There are also other updated packages from Debian like GNOME 2.27, but most notable are the kernel and compiler updates. We have tested ...

Samsung Story Station 1.5 TByte | Posted on: 15/05/2009 @ 9:40

Samsung präsentiert mit der Story Station eine externe Speicherlösung, die vor allem bezüglich dem Design eigene Wege einschlägt. Weiter sollen einige nützliche Tools den Alltag erleichtern und zudem solla auch die Performance der USB 2.0 Anbindung ensprechend gut sein.

OCZ Vertex 120GB SSD | Posted on: 15/05/2009 @ 9:20

SSDs might have high read speeds covered, but writing data, especially random write speeds, has held many back. Today we look at OCZ's latest high speed SSD, the Vertex, to see if the addition of onboard cache and an ARM processor can allow SSDs to fulfil their true potential.

BFG Phobos Q&A | Posted on: 15/05/2009 @ 7:40

We had an opportunity to chat with BFG concerning their plans in the computer industry. They recently announced their intention to begin selling complete systems with the Phobos line, and we wanted to get more details on their goals and approach to the pre-built system market. Below are the questions and answers we received during our conversation. BFG...

Inno3D GeForce GTX 260 FreezerX2: the budget high-end card? | Posted on: 15/05/2009 @ 7:20

Coming in with an etail price of below £140, Inno3D's customised GeForce GTX 260 seems like a winner? Is it?

Western Digital VelociRaptor | Posted on: 14/05/2009 @ 21:22

One of the most important (subsystem) components in any PC configuration is hard drive (or storage in general), because its performances have direct impact on performances of whole system. Since all our data is stored on hard drive(s) (storage) it is clear that HDD can be performance bottle neck. Some users solve these problems by creating RAID disk systems, while others are using SSD drives. SSD ...

Finally, A Creative X-Fi Driver Going Into ALSA | Posted on: 14/05/2009 @ 20:10

Support for the Creative X-Fi sound cards on Linux has been a mess to say the least. These high-end audio processors were released by Creative Labs about four years ago and there still isn't pleasant support for the X-Fi series on Linux...

LG officially bust out a 12-megapixel monster | Posted on: 14/05/2009 @ 17:30

LG has officially confirmed that it will be releasing a 12-megapixel camera phone before the year's out

AZZA Fantom 900 | Posted on: 14/05/2009 @ 16:50

The AZZA Fantom 900 takes some cues from similar styled cases and gives its interpretation on how a budget minded mid-sized gaming case should be. With many cases that are out there for new builders and gamers wanting to save on money, we'll take a look at what sets the Fantom 900 apart from its competitors and why it's a solid choice for all.

Silverstone Raven | Posted on: 14/05/2009 @ 16:27

Silverstone has become a multi-faceted manufacturer of computer components in recent years, with its product line up now comprising of power supplies, coolers, and a variety of peripherals. However, as the case we have in the XSR labs today proves, the firm has not abandoned the enthusiast case market so fundamental to its success. With a variety of truly innovative features and aggressive ...

Zalman GS1000 SE Case Review | Posted on: 14/05/2009 @ 15:20

Zalman GS1000 SE is identical to GS1000 but with steel side panels instead of using aluminum ones thus being more affordable. Let's see what you should expect from this new case that is reaching the market next week.

Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" Alpha 1 Released | Posted on: 14/05/2009 @ 14:30

The Ubuntu release team has announced the first alpha release for Ubuntu 9.10 (a.k.a. The Karmic Koala)...

Astronauts Begin Spacewalk Work of Hubble | Posted on: 14/05/2009 @ 14:10

Repairs of the Hubble Space Telescope began this morning as two Shuttle Astronauts, John Grunsfeld and Drew Feustel, left the Atlantis Shuttle to begin their work for the day. The entire spacewalk today is expected to take nearly seven hours to complete. It's a long day of work but at least the two will have spectacular views of Earth while they are working. Part of their work includes removing ...

Call The Googleplex, Google News Is Down | Posted on: 14/05/2009 @ 13:30

It would appear as though Google News has been down for over 40 minutes for users, presenting them with a 502 server message and stating to try again in 30 seconds. The outage started around 7:40AM CST and continues to be down at 8:26AM.Some users are reporting from over seas that Google News is working fine for them. Here in the central US, it's still down. At least for us.After some ...

Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan HD Movie Review | Posted on: 14/05/2009 @ 13:30

Team Fortress 2 Team Unveils New Game and Maps | Posted on: 14/05/2009 @ 12:50

As part of the Team Fortress 2 Sniper Updates being released this week, today they have released two new maps and a brand new game mode - made just for all of you stealthy snipers. The new game made called, Payload Race, which is like the payload mission where you try to destroy a pipeline but in Payload Race - both sides are trying to deliver their payloads at once. "It's been crazy trying to ...

Sony Posts $1 Billion Loss, It's First in 14 Years | Posted on: 14/05/2009 @ 12:20

Sony today announced its first annual loss in 14 years. The company reported a $1 Billion annual loss for its fiscal year through March due to the lack of consumer demand for electronics.Despite the huge loss, it was less of a loss than they had actually expected back in January when it had announced it would be cutting its workforce by 8,000 and closing 10% of its factories.

Intel Poulsbo Driver Running On Fedora | Posted on: 14/05/2009 @ 11:50

While Intel can be applauded for their open-source work on the xf86-video-intel driver and related components of their Linux driver stack that supports their mainline GMA integrated graphics processors, the driver for their GMA 500 found in select netbooks is a bloody mess. There are binary-only bits within the Poulsbo driver stack, their DDX module is developed outside of the X.Org community and ...

Dr Hard Drive Bag- pointless but cute | Posted on: 14/05/2009 @ 11:10

Doctor! I need a cute but probably highly useless concept gadget- STAT! Ah the Dr Hard Drive Bag- just what the doctor ordered. Ok, enough of the crap medical gags. What you're looking at is a concept gadget for when your hard drive catches swine flu (or the electronic variation 5w1n3 f1u)and dies, loosing all your precious files along with it. Wheel in Dr Hard Drive Bag for a virus scan.

System Buyers' Guide: PCs under $825 | Posted on: 14/05/2009 @ 11:00

Entry, Budget, or HTPC - $825 can buy a lot more PC these days. It can even buy a decent gaming rig....

Bagelpod: If slicing a bagel gives you RSI… | Posted on: 14/05/2009 @ 10:30

If you thought that owning an espresso machine, an electric knife and a stab mixer meant that your kitchen was mechanically equipped for anything, you’d be wrong. What you obviously need between your mini-counter grill and your lazy susan, is a device whose only function is to cut bagels. Seriously. Available from America (of course) this Bagelpod [...]

Asus Eee PC 1008HA 'Seashell' netbook | Posted on: 14/05/2009 @ 9:30

Asus is about to release its latest addition to the ever-growing Eee PC line. The Eee PC 1008HA combines a slender, curvy figure with some interesting design choices and an excellent keyboard. Could this be the one that steals the NC10's crown jewels?

ASUS ROG Rampage II Gene X58 Micro ATX Motherboard Review | Posted on: 14/05/2009 @ 9:20

OpenSolaris vs. Linux Kernel Benchmarks | Posted on: 14/05/2009 @ 7:20

Earlier this week we delivered benchmarks of Ubuntu 9.04 versus Mac OS X 10.5.6 and found that the Leopard operating system had performed better than the Jaunty Jackalope in a majority of the tests, at least when it came to Ubuntu 32-bit. We are back with more operating system benchmarks today, but this time we are comparing the performance of the Linux and Sun OpenSolaris kernels. We had used ...

Saitek GH20 | Posted on: 14/05/2009 @ 5:19

The Saitek GH20 Gaming Headset is a product that specifically caters to gamers, offering vibration effects to enhance the realism of that gaming experience we so ardently seek. The GH20 is priced very competitively, so let\'s take a closer look and see just how well it performs.

NVIDIA Releases 180.60 Linux Display Driver | Posted on: 14/05/2009 @ 2:20

It has been two or three weeks since we were last presented with a new display driver from NVIDIA for Linux, whether it be in their 180.xx or 185.xx series, a stable release, a beta release, or any of their legacy driver updates. This timespan is quite long compared to the past few months where they have released as many as five Linux drivers per month...

Gigabyte and AMD OC Results | Posted on: 14/05/2009 @ 0:10

We visited with Gigabyte last month at their North American Overclocking Championship 2009 event where the winner will proceed to the world championship event during Computex 2009. This event featured hardware from Intel, NVIDIA, Kingston, and Enermax along with some spectacular results. Gigabyte has been busy on another front as they have been...

ATI RS690 Gets New RadeonHD HDMI Audio Patch | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 23:40

While the xf86-video-ati driver continues to churn along receiving new code and frequent releases, there has not been too much to report on with the xf86-video-radeonhd driver lately. There was the RadeonHD 1.2.5 release over a month ago, but not a lot of interesting commits can be found in the RadeonHD driver over the past few weeks and these Novell developers suffered in recent layoffs...

Top Ten Father’s Day Gift Ideas | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 22:30

It’s that time of the year again when you have to rack your brains to think of a present for the person who is traditionally the hardest person in your family to buy anything for- your dad. Father’s day is coming up on Sunday 21st June and while that may seem like a few weeks away [...]

NZXT Rogue Case Review | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 21:10

Rogue is a hybrid steel/aluminum small form factor case targeted to gamers from NZXT. Let's take a look on it.

City of Heroes Going Rouge Expansion Pack Announced | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 20:10

NCSoft announced today that they would be expanding City of Heroes with a new expansion pack, Going Rogue. The new expansion pack will blur the line between heroes and villains in the first and longest-running super-powered comic book massive multilayer online game. In the Going Rogue expansion, hero and villain characters will become immersed in the new parallel universe known as Praetoria, ...

Atlantis Links Up To Hubble For Repairs | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 19:50

Space Shuttle Atlantis has finally caught up with the Hubble Space Telescope after following it for several hours. The "link up" between the Space Shuttle and Hubble was a very delicate one as the two were flying through space at 17,200 MPH, 300 miles above the Earth's surface. The robotic arm of the shuttle grappled the telescope at 1:14 PM EDT today. The telescope will be latched to a ...

Join Phoronix Readers On Social Networks | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 19:00

If you want to stay up to date with the latest Linux news and hardware reviews but do not wish to use a traditional RSS feed, you are able to access Phoronix on some social networks. For some time now there has been a Phoronix Twitter feed for staying up to date with all of our latest content. If you are a Twitter user please follow phoronix...

OCZ Behemoth Gaming Mouse | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 18:50

Mit der Behmoth hat OCZ eine weitere Laser Gaming Mouse im Sortiment, die über etwas üppigere Dimensionen verfügt. Weiter soll gerade deswegen die Ergonomie sehr gut sein und die Maus sehr gut in der Hand liegen. Zum Standardprogramm gehören natürlich programmierbare Tasten sowie eine hochauflösende Laserabtastung des Untergrundes.

Frontier Acquisition of Verizon Could Help Dish Network | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 18:10

Frontier Communications today announced that it would be acquiring some Verizon assets to create the nation's largest "pure rural" communications service provider.Under the acquisition agreement, Frontier would acquire approximately 4.8 million access lines from Verizon and the deal is valued at $8.6 billion dollars for the all stock transaction. This make Frontier the nation's fith largest ...

Craigslist Gives In and Banishes Erotic Services Ads | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 17:30

According to the Connecticut Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal, Craigslist has agreed to completed banish its "erotic services" advertising section on its web sites. The new plans to demolish this section of the site comes only weeks after South Carolina AG cracked down on Craigslist, giving them 10 days to remove such prostitution ads and illegal content.Under heavy pressure from attorney's ...

Team Fortress 2 Sniper Update: Huntsman Longbow | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 14:30

The Team Fortress 2 team has unveiled "The Huntsman" as part of the Sniper Class Updates that will be coming out this week. Any experienced sniper will tell you how irritating it is when your targets keep moving around. The question is how to stop these cheaters from wind-sprinting around like they own the place. And the answer is to pin them to a wall. How? With arrows!To provide snipers with ...

The Business of Tech: Intel Gets Fined For Antitrust Violations | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 14:00

There are some records you just don't want to set - the EU record for a single fine is one of them. In our previous business articles we've discussed Intel's legal situation in the European Union. In 2001 AMD went to the EU to file complaints about Intel over anti-competitive actions. This perked the interest of the EU and set in to motion a long and slow chain...

Preview: HTC Magic. Google Android gets Functional | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 13:40

Overview: Until now, if you wanted a Google Android phone in the UK, your only option was a G1 or… a G1. Thankfully, HTC has seen that the Android platform is not one to be sneezed at, which is a lot more than I can say for phones carrying the ever-crashing Windows Mobile. The HTC Magic [...]

Cooler Master HAF 922 Mid Tower Case Review | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 13:30

Today we are looking at the newest addition to the Cooler Master line up, the HAF 922. The HAF 922 is the mid tower sibling of the HAF 932 full tower. The HAF 932 has done Cooler Master well and they hope the HAF 922 will do the same. So, join us as we look over this newest High Air Flow chassis offering from Cooler Master.

Testing Out AMD's DRI2 Driver Stack | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 13:10

For as long as I can recall, ATI/AMD video cards have typically had decent support in Linux. It's not hard to pick out points in time where drivers were slow to come (R300 sticks out in my mind), but that was not due to the lack of effort by the open-source community as it was the difficulty reverse engineering a chip with no documentation. Intel seems to be the one getting most of the press ...

What Is Google Squared and How Do I Find it? | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 12:40

Google Squared extracts data from sites and displays the results as 'squares' in an online spreadsheet format to make it easier to find the data you want. For example, if you were to search for "Small Dogs" the columns in the spreadsheet would include; names, size, weight, colors, etc with the results in the rows beneath.This sounds a lot like WolframeAlpha that we spoke of earlier this week ...

Britain spends more time on Facebook than any other site | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 12:30

A report has just been published online revealing, surprise, surprise, that Britain spends more time on the social networking site Facebook, than any other page

KDE 4.3 Beta 1 Released, Many Improvements | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 12:20

The KDE project has announced the release of KDE 4.3 Beta 1. This first beta in the KDE 4.3 series, which is expected to be officially released by late July, brings numerous enhancements to this popular desktop environment. Some of the features found in KDE 4.3 Beta 1 include PolicyKit integration, new window animation effects, configurable keyboard shortcuts for Plasma, an SVG-themed desktop ...

Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis - Wii | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 12:20

Nina joins forces with a priest in France to investigate the connection between the secret society's sinister prophesies and the creepy leader of an ancient order.

Flashrom To Support Flashing ATI Graphics Cards | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 12:10

We have learned that Flashrom, an open-source program for flashing the BIOSes on many different motherboards / chipsets, is soon going to be picking up support for flashing the video BIOS image on ATI graphics cards. Specifically, it should be possible to flash the BIOS of the ATI Radeon X1000 (R500) series and potentially the Radeon HD 2000/3000 (R600) series too...

Intel incur record €1bn Euro antitrust fine | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 11:40

Intel has been fined a record €1.06bn, or £948m for breaching antitrust regulations in the EU by encouraging manufacturers and retailers to exclusively stock its products through incentives

NVIDIA Readies Its OpenCL Linux Driver | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 11:30

Andrew Humber, NVIDIA's senior PR manager for their Tesla and CUDA products, has passed along word that they have submitted OpenCL 1.0 supportive drivers to the Khronos Group for conformance certification. This initial OpenCL support will be on Linux and Windows, though there was no mention of OpenCL on Solaris/OpenSolaris or FreeBSD where they also maintain proprietary drivers. There are ...

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic to join the Comes With Music club | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 11:00

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic handset will soon comprise part of the Comes With Music range of compatible mobiles

Enermax Revolution 85+ 950W PSU | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 9:50

Enermax's premium PSU, the Revolution, claims 85+ percent efficiency. With an enthusiastic and unique design, housing DC-DC innards, Enermax has designed something quite special.

Sennheiser IE8 Earphones | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 8:50

IE8 is the name of a brand new earphone solution from Sennheiser. The Sennheiser IE8 boast a dynamic driver and an innovative bass adjustment feature that allows the user to tweak the bass response on the move. With a price of $400 they don't come cheap, but for an audiophile who is looking for the best sound quality possible, these might still be a very viable choice.

A tour of XP Mode | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 8:20

In an article I wrote about XP Mode, I said at the bottom that as soon as I could get my hands on the various bits of software, I would post. Slightly later than anticipated here we go. For the people out there who have yet to hear of the miracle that is XP Mode, you can think of it as an extension of Microsofts Virtual PC. As well as being an update to Virtual PC, it also has the added benefit ...

ASUS Rampage II GENE: microATX mobo for Intel Core i7 chips | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 8:00

Reducing the PCB size but upping the feature count, has ASUS managed the impossible?

Is it worth upgrading your notebook to an SSD drive? | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 7:40

The Great Futurelooks iPhone 3G Case Round Up | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 7:10

xf86-video-intel 2.7.1 Released With Crash Fixes | Posted on: 13/05/2009 @ 0:50

The focus of Intel's X.Org driver developers is on getting ready the xf86-video-intel 2.8 driver for this quarter's update that will remove the EXA acceleration architecture in favor of UXA acceleration and it completely strips away the DRI1 support. The Intel X.Org team released the xf86-video-intel 2.7.0 driver nearly a month ago, but they have cherry-picked a few fixes from their current ...

NASA Says Space Shuttle Damage Not Serious | Posted on: 12/05/2009 @ 23:30

NASA had reported seeing debris left behind at the launch pad shortly after the Space Shuttle Atlantis had taken off on Monday. From what they could tell, it was pieces left behind from the fuel tank and questions were raised on whether or not the Shuttle would be safe for a trip back home.Atlantis astronauts performed a full external inspection of the shuttle and found a 21-inch stretch of marks ...

ASUS EAH4870 MATRIX/HTDI/512MD5 | Posted on: 12/05/2009 @ 21:13

Matrix series of graphics cards from ASUS belongs to ROG (Republic of Gamers) product lineup that is also consisted of numerous motherboards. Although these graphics cards have elevated frequencies compared to reference models, this is not the only advantage of Matrix series of graphics cards. Besides great design they are equipped with marvelous cooling system and numerous optimizations that ...

Lian Li PC-B71 & Silent Force 650W | Posted on: 12/05/2009 @ 18:40

The Lian Li PC-B71 takes the same concept as the A7010 - which is already an excellent choice - and improves on it in many areas. You will get a whopping seven hot swappable SATA bays, with access to them from the front of the chassis, along with an incredible, sophisticated, metal locking mechanism for the mainboard expansion slots. This case may just be the one to inch closer to that perfect ...

Microsoft Confirms Windows 7 Holiday Launch | Posted on: 12/05/2009 @ 17:40

Microsoft confirmed in an interview on Monday that Windows 7, it's next desktop operating system, will be in stores by the holiday shopping season this year. "We are tracking well to a Windows 7 holiday," Microsoft Senior Vice President Bill Veghte said in the interview. This coincides with rumors from computer makers that Windows would ship in late October. Microsoft released Windows 7 RC to the ...

OCZ Vertex 120GB MLC SSD | Posted on: 12/05/2009 @ 17:40

OCZ ist mittlerweile im SSD-Markt eine bekannte Marke. Durch stete Optimierung der Drive konnte man sich einen Namen erarbeiten. Mit der Vertex, die auf dem Barefoot Controller von Indilnix basiert, versucht man nun das erste Mal nach der Performance-Krone zu greifen und den Platzhirschen Intel auf die Ränge zu verweisen.

Cooler Master HAF 922 Case Review | Posted on: 12/05/2009 @ 17:30

Cooler Master HAF 922 is a mid-tower version of HAF 932 coming with two big 200-mm and one 120-mm fan five external 5 bays and five internal 3 bays and several other features.

Company Promises Source-Code If They Fail | Posted on: 12/05/2009 @ 17:30

A relatively new product to hit the hardware scene is Pogoplug, which is a little device that can connect to a USB 2.0 hard drive and an Ethernet connection, and then instantly makes the drive an Internet-accessible storage device. After connecting the device to an Internet connection and USB storage medium, simply go to the Pogoplug web-site and you can securely access your data. While this is ...

Zotac's Ion: The World's First mini-ITX Ion Board | Posted on: 12/05/2009 @ 16:40

NVIDIA finally delivered on its promise to release Ion products in 2009. It first started with Acer's Aspire Revo but now Zotac is taking care of the enthusiast community with the first mini-ITX motherboard based on the Ion platform. And it's pretty cool....

Battlestations Pacific - Xbox 360 | Posted on: 12/05/2009 @ 16:00

Two campaigns, five multiplayer modes and dozens of aircraft and vessels under your command.The next instalment in the Battlestations series lands on our runway.

Noctua NF-S12B FLX | Posted on: 12/05/2009 @ 15:42

Noctua are considered a top brand when it comes to the cooling department. Their unique colour scheme and product naming set them apart from rivalling companies and over time Noctua products have been granted some of the highest accolades out there. The NF-S12 fan was an instant success and further showcased Noctua’s ability in this market. Recently this particular fan has been updated ...

Houston We Have a Problem - I'm Stuck In The Mud | Posted on: 12/05/2009 @ 15:20

NASA's Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit, has been slipping around in soft osil for a few days in an attempt to drive the martian rover. The wheels are now sunk halfway into the ground, making every action NASA makes to free the rover from the loose soil, critical. The rover team of engineers and scientists has suspended driving Spirit temporarily while studying the ground around the rover and ...

OCZ Behemoth Laser Gaming Mouse | Posted on: 12/05/2009 @ 14:17

Quite recently OCZ, who are manufacturers praised for their power supplies and memory, have decided to expand their product line into the peripheral market. Being such a large market, to truly succeed a product has to stand out from the crowd and be unique. One attempt at this by OCZ technology is the Behemoth Laser Gaming Mouse. Boasting a double laser capable of DPI’s ranging from 100 to ...

Sony X Series Walkman In Stores Tomorrow. An iPod Touch Killer? | Posted on: 12/05/2009 @ 14:10

As of tomorrow, there will finally be another touchscreen MP3 device to choose from as Sony has announced it is due to release the X series Walkman. Initial comparisons with this device will immediately be with Apple’s iPod Touch. Similarly, the X Series Walkman offers the basic music, picture, video and internet functions that we’ve come [...]

NZXT Zero 2 Crafted Series Computer case | Posted on: 12/05/2009 @ 13:50

The Zero 2 is the descendant of the award winning Zero case engineered by those fanatical enthusiasts over at NZXT. It is a full tower case capable of holding just about anything you would possibly want to put into a computer. It is an enthusiast case designed with *lots* of airflow and ease of maintenance. So, will purchasing the Zero 2 make you a hero too? Let's dissect this bad boy and find ...

Software Piracy Still On The Rise - $50 Billion Loss in 2008 | Posted on: 12/05/2009 @ 13:01

According to the BSA (Business Software Alliance), software piracy in 2008 dropped in half of the 110 countries that BSA studied. However, the worldwide piracy rate rose for the second year in the row, from 38% to 41%. In another sign of the scale of the problem, the monetary value of unlicensed software losses to software companies broke the $50 billion level for the first time. Worldwide ...

Apple's New 3rd Generation iPhone 3G | Posted on: 12/05/2009 @ 12:40

According to a Chinese forum, a user has gotten their hands on the new iPhone which is lacking some of the features that we originally thought would be included. The new iPhone will not be thinner like we had all hoped it would be. Instead, it uses the same body as the original iPhone 3G.Below are some of the 'confirmed' features by the user:3.2 Megapixel Digital Camera with Autofocus32GB of ...

Fedora 12 Features Get Laid Out | Posted on: 12/05/2009 @ 12:40

Fedora 11 with all of its Nouveau support, Btrfs capabilities, and kernel mode-setting support glory isn't being released until later this month, but the features for Fedora 12 are already being planned out. A tentative feature list for this next Fedora release can already be found on the Fedora Project Wiki. Some of these features like straightforward multi-seat support were originally targeted ...

MSI launches another X58 motherboard! | Posted on: 12/05/2009 @ 12:10

MSI has launched yet another Intel X58 based motherboard, the X58 Pro-E. From what we can see from the pictures, it seems that the Pro-E only comes with one major difference, being a different audio chip. Other minor tweaks are the colour scheme and a different heatsink system. The rest of the specs look to [...]

Cooler Master HAF 922 Mid-Tower Case | Posted on: 12/05/2009 @ 11:00

The Cooler Master HAF 922 Mid-Tower case is an excellent choice for gamers, enthusiasts, or anybody who wants to have a great looking case while also keeping their components cool. Installing components is nearly tool-less, and the only time you will need any tools will be when you mount your motherboard and power supply.

Ubuntu 9.04 vs. Mac OS X 10.5.6 Benchmarks | Posted on: 12/05/2009 @ 9:10

Last year we provided benchmarks looking at Ubuntu versus Mac OS X when it came to using the latest releases for both software platforms at the time. Both operating systems had performed competitively -- in some tests, the Apple OS wound up on top while in other areas Canonical had the advantage. Since that article back in November, Apple has released a minor update to Leopard (v10.5.6) and ...

Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 4770 512MB | Posted on: 12/05/2009 @ 8:20

After being impressed by the AMD's new ATI Radeon 4770 HD 512MB graphics card, we're taking a look at our first partner design from Gigabyte. At £88 it's more expensive than both the reference design and other models on the market, so we take a look at what we get for our extra few quid.

I-Rocks RF-6572 Wireless RF 2.4 GHZ Keyboard/Mouse Combo Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 12/05/2009 @ 5:45

I-Rocks got back to basics with this wireless keyboard/mouse combo and I must say they did a great job. This is the kind of product that will appeal to a wide range of computer users not only because of the excellent build quality and reliable wireless signal; it also offers a setup process that is simple enough for even novice computer users.

GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P AM3 790FX Motherboard Review | Posted on: 12/05/2009 @ 4:40

NZXT Performance Power 800W | Posted on: 12/05/2009 @ 4:31

The NZXT Performance Power 800W power supply is a unit that comes with enough horsepower for a hungry SLI/Crossfire setup, but with a price tag that won\\\'t break the bank. It is not a very flashy unit, but it promises good performance at a good price. Let\\\'s see if the NZXT Performance Power 800W can live up to those claims.

Cooler Master HAF 922 Mid Tower Case | Posted on: 12/05/2009 @ 4:20

Red Alert 3: Uprising Review | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 22:10

Continuing the immensely enjoyable action and strategy of Red Alert 3, Electronic Arts has released Red Alert 3: Uprising for those clamoring for more. Uprising is a stand alone, solo play series of campaigns that combine a small number of missions for each faction with some commanders challenges which will test how good of a player you are. The game follows the events of Red Alert 3 as ...

Intel & Nokia Collaborate To Develop oFono | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 20:40

Intel and Nokia have announced a joint partnership today to develop oFono, an open-source telephony solution. The oFono software stack is GPLv2 licensed and includes a high-level D-Bus API for use by other telephony applications and a low-level API for communicating with cellular modems and other devices. More information (along with source-code and documentation) on this new Intel open-source ...

Today Marks Postage Increase 2009 - The 44 Cent Stamp | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 18:40

Beginning today May 11th, 2009, it will cost yet another 2 cents more to send a letter, increasing from 42 to 44-cents. The price increase is due to rising operational costs according to the postal service.The Postal Service is not immune to rising costs which are affecting homes and businesses across America today, said Postmaster General John Potter in a press release. Even with the increases, ...

Tom Clancy's Hawx | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 17:00

Vor noch nicht allzu langer Zeit hat Ubisoft mit Endwar ein Spiel auf den Markt gebracht das fernab von Tom Clancy's bisherigen Spielen den Echtzeitstrategie Sektor erobern sollte. Dicht gefolgt, taucht nun Tom Clancy's Hawx in den Regalen auf. Eine Kampfjet-Simulation mit vielen Flugzeugmodellen und noch grösserer Action. Werfen wir doch einen näheren Blick darauf.

Lian Li XB-01 | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 16:51

The consoles versus PC wars have been ongoing for longer than most fan boys can remember, but one of the arguments that has almost always been in the PC camp\'s favour is that their gaming platform of choice can be upgraded however you want. Sure consoles can be modded or tweaked, but it normally takes someone who really knows what they\'re doing to accomplish either of these feats. Now however, ...

ASUS releases the Z8NA-D6C | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 16:10

ASUS recently released their Z8 series of server motherboards ranging in price from $260 to $550. This series features the Intel 5500 IOH and ICH10R chipsets plus a variety of options ranging from PCI-X support to SAS storage options. The first one to arrive in the labs is the Z8NA-D6C, which is their base board designed for the dual socket server or...

Astronauts Board Atlantis Preparing For Shuttle Launch | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 16:10

Just before 10AM CDT Astronauts began boarding Space Shuttle Atlantis at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The STS-125 crew had arrived at the Launch Pad 39A and just started to board the shuttle to prepare for their launch.In about two hours at 2:01PM EDT, the Space Shuttle Atlantis will launch the STS-125 crew into space for their 11-day mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. ...

Amazon Launches iPhone Optimized Kindle Store | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 15:50

Amazon today announced its new optimized Kindle Store for the Apple iPhone. Now when users of the iPhone hit the Kindle store, the store will be for the size and shape of the iPhone and iPod Touch. The new format allows iPhone and iPod Touch users to quickly access the Kindle's store of 280,00 books for $9.99 or less. The Kindle for iPhone application was released on March 4th and quickly became ...

Eidos Announces Thief 4 Development | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 15:10

Eidos Montreal today announced Thief 4, the next installment in the legendary and well-regarded stealth series. "Were in the early development stages for Thief 4, but this is an incredibly ambitious project and a very exciting one. It's too early for us to offer any specific game details, right now we are focused on recruiting the very best talent to join the core team at the studio and help us ...

Cresyn CS-HP500 and C750E Headphones Review | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 15:10

We tested both the CS-HP500 portable headphone and the C750E earbud from Cresyn. Check out how they fared.

Qt Publishes Roadmap, Opens Up Git Repository | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 15:10

Back in March we witnessed the release of Qt 4.5 which was also met by an announcement that Qt Extended was to be discontinued and that was just weeks after the announcement came down that Qt Jambi would be discontinued. There have certainly been many changes since Nokia bought out Trolltech and then renamed it to Qt Software...

Microsoft Releasing Test Updates For Windows 7 | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 14:40

Microsoft Patch Tuesday is here tomorrow (May 12th) and Microsoft gives us word that they will be releasing ten 'test updates' for PC's running the Windows 7 RC. Microsoft will be doing so in order to test their ability to deliver and manage updates for Windows 7 in a sort of real-life scenario.The test updates, as the name implies, will not deliver any new features or fix to Windows 7. This is ...

Covington-Creations Earbud Yo-Yo Review | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 13:30

The Earbud Yo-Yo is a simple solution to tangled earbuds. If you are getting frustrated with trying to untangle earbuds every time you stuff you mp3 player in your pocket, this is the perfect solution for you. Read on to see how the Earbud Yo-Yo works!

UC Berkeley Hack Leaves 160,000 At Identity Theft Risk | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 13:10

On April 21st, 2009 UC Berkley officials found that hackers had broken into their campus databases and stole student information. They apparently had gone undetected for six months as the server breach had began on October 9th, 2008. System administrators immediately activated an emergency security incident team to investigate the scope and impact of the breach after finding messages left behind ...

WolframAlpha New Smarter Computational Search | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 13:00

WolframAlpha, what sounds like a new game is actually a new search tool that has been anticipated for many months now, will be released next week to the public. Created by Stephen Wolfram, the well-known mathematician, allows users to search a "knowledge base" of information. So instead of search for a web page, you'd search or ask questions to receive your information.Unlike major search engines ...

Review: Edifier Luna 5 iPod Speaker. A big sound from a big dock | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 12:01

If you want to hook up your MP3 player to a speaker set for a party, the main problem that you face is that most docks can be a little on the small side. They don't quite give that 'wow factor' that you get from something you'd see a DJ carrying around on tour. Well, we've gotten our hands on the Edifier Luna 5 iPod Speaker, which first and foremost, is big enough to constitute a piece of ...

LLVM/Clang Replacing GCC In FreeBSD Base | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 11:30

In the quarterly report for FreeBSD, we learned something interesting: the FreeBSD developers intend to replace GCC with LLVM/Clang. The FreeBSD project wants to replace the GNU Compiler Collection with the Apple-backed Clang front-end compiler from LLVM...

Gorillapod- a tripod, but bendier | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 11:10

Whats that in the trees? It looks like an alien from War of the Worlds, but no- it's a Gorillapod! The Gorillapod has flexible legs which wrap around poles, tree branches or even your arm, or can be posed at odd angles to make your camera stand level on uneven ground.

NZXT Sentry LX Fan Controller | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 11:00

The NZXT Sentry LX fan controller is a capable device that makes controlling and monitoring up to five fans and temperatures rather convenient. The display is well laid out and easy to read (from the right angles), and taking control of each fan is quite simple. While it made a very good overall impression, there are a few things that could use some refinement.

AMD Radeon HD 4770 On Linux | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 10:10

The latest addition to AMD's Radeon HD 4000 series (R700) family is the ATI Radeon HD 4770 graphics card, which was released in late April. We finally have our hands on this graphics card which uses the RV740 -- the first 40nm GPU -- and have proceeded to run our usual assortment of Linux-based tests. Along with the transition from a 55nm to 40nm process, the Radeon HD 4770 has been designed to ...

Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 ATOMIC: 1,000MHz core - how fast is it? | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 10:00

We spill the numbers on the fastest air-cooled Radeon HD 4890 this side of anywhere.

AirLive! WMU-6000FS | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 9:50

The AirLive! WMU-6000FS is not just an access point/wireless router. It can also hold a 2.5" hard drive and has USB ports to function as print server or network storage device. An interesting device for people wanting to share their documents on a home network without creating a cable mess or having countless separate devices.

Gateway P-7808u FX Gaming Notebook | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 9:30

What Makes a Great Game : Story or Graphics? @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 6:30

The most successful franchises to date have been carried over an amazing array of platforms with varying degrees of technical limitation to deliver great stories in which the player wants to become immersed; such franchises that easily come to mind include Silent Hill, Zelda, Super Mario, Final Fantasy, Diablo, and World of Warcraft.

What Makes a Great Game : Story or Graphics? @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 6:30

The most successful franchises to date have been carried over an amazing array of platforms with varying degrees of technical limitation to deliver great stories in which the player wants to become immersed; such franchises that easily come to mind include Silent Hill, Zelda, Super Mario, Final Fantasy, Diablo, and World of Warcraft.

Thermaltake V1AX - 1366 | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 4:38

The Thermaltake V1AX is a Core i7-compatible cooler that appears to be an evolution of the V14 Pro. Thermaltake has a reputation for being able to \"cool all your life\", so it will be interesting to see how true that is with the V1AX. We know that the Core i7 chips can produce a tremendous amount of heat when highly overclocked, so we\'ll do exactly that and see how this cooler fares.

A Futurelooks Guide to Mobile Twitter Clients | Posted on: 11/05/2009 @ 4:30

Phoronix Test Suite 2.0 Enters Alpha | Posted on: 10/05/2009 @ 22:30

Last month the plans for Phoronix Test Suite 2.0 "Sandtorg" were outlined with this next major release of our Linux (and Mac OS X, OpenSolaris, and BSD too) benchmarking software set to introduce many new features for the testing core, Phoromatic for providing remote benchmarking support, a performance and benchmarking oriented Linux distribution, and many other advancements. Phoronix Test Suite ...

Pelican 1050 Micro Case | Posted on: 10/05/2009 @ 21:20

Electronics are often covered under warranty for defects, but this doesn't help you if you are on a canoe trip and ruin your new camera or phone when you capsize. In just such a scenario is where Pelican Products comes in with a rough and tumble case to protect your valuable electronics. Just how much abuse can the Pelican 1050 Micro Case take? Read on to find out.

ASUS Rampage II GENE | Posted on: 10/05/2009 @ 21:18

After Rampage II Extreme motherboard ASUS engineers couldn’t sit still and they surprised us with another top-quality motherboard but in many senses completely different from its predecessor. Since high-class users and overclockers were “covered” by Extreme edition this time ASUS created something very different: motherboard in microATX format. Before this motherboard, ...

Samsung BD-P1600 | Posted on: 10/05/2009 @ 15:50

>One of Samsung's latest Blu-ray DVD players, the P1600, is a media powerhouse that delivers good picture quality along side some excellent multimedia extras. It offers Netflix and Pandora streaming via the Internet as well as full 1080p resolution with BD 2.0 support and BD-Live ready. For a powerful and loaded Blu-ray player, its price is fairly cheap all things considered.

Twitter World! Trust Us, You Ain't That Interesting | Posted on: 10/05/2009 @ 7:50

We see the value in Earth Day. We recognize the importance of World Peace Day. In deference to our wife we think even Mother’s Day is OK. But Twitter Day? Somehow Oprah coming online and saying “Hello Twitter World.” (or whatever) is not quite up there with the wizard of Menlo Park (Edison) calling one of his assistants for help! For the most part, we don’t really ...

Cooler Master Storm Series Scout Gaming Case Review | Posted on: 09/05/2009 @ 20:30

Google Chrome TV Ad's Running This Weekend | Posted on: 09/05/2009 @ 12:30

Google announced on Friday that it would be running TV ads over this weekend to promote its Google Chrome web browser. The video which was created by the Google Japan team produced a lot of positive feedback and comments from viewers - enough so that Google plans to air it on TV in order to get the word out of its new browser.The 30 second clip shows how to install the new browser as well as ...

New Guitar Hero Games and Possible Guitar Hero Tour? | Posted on: 09/05/2009 @ 12:00

Activision Blizzard has confirmed three new music-based video games that will be coming out this year and they include; Guitar Hero 5, Band Hero, and DJ Hero. They also gave word that Guitar Hero: Van Halen is a work in progress and slated to be released in the second half of the year.New DJ HeroThe company's groundbreaking DJ Hero expands Guitar Hero's signature social gaming to all-new ...

An X Server 1.6.2 Pre-Release Made It Out | Posted on: 09/05/2009 @ 11:30

With the release of X.Org 7.5 with X Server 1.7 not coming until at least July, Keith Packard is readying a second update in the X Server 1.6 series. Early this morning Keith announced the release of an X Server 1.6.2 pre-release. This X Server 1.6.2 pre-release known as v1.6.1.901 contains just over a dozen fixes since the release of X Server 1.6.1 back in April...

Scary kids toy of the week- The Gloomy Bear Arm Pillow | Posted on: 09/05/2009 @ 11:10

Teddy bears. Say it and it conjures up cute fuzzy things that some women receive from their men on Valentines Day (I say some- I got 'Lost Odyssey' for the Xbox 360!). They normally have big eyes and an innate hugability. Except this one. Follow the link to the funny pulse website product page, and you'll see the only product I can think of publicised with a cartoon of a pink bear savagely ...

iPlayer at 7 petabyte/month peak | Posted on: 09/05/2009 @ 8:20

When BBC's iPlayer was announced in 2004, it was expected that trials of the software would completed by December 2005. By July 2007, Windows-only users were able to use the complicated iPlayer from a download.

Blackberry Storm 9530 Review | Posted on: 09/05/2009 @ 7:10

With the Storm, you certainly get a lot of functionality that Apple either ignored or decided we weren't ready for – some “push” functions and copy/paste most notably. Windows Mobile devices have included most of the capabilities of the Storm for a long while, but minus the tremendous connectedness of a Blackberry. Going from a WinMo phone to a Storm is pretty simple once you ...

Star Trek: The Motion Picture HD Movie Review | Posted on: 09/05/2009 @ 6:10

Linux 2.6.30-rc5 Kernel Released | Posted on: 09/05/2009 @ 2:10

Development work on the forthcoming Linux 2.6.30 kernel is slowly winding down as is indicated by this afternoon's release of the Linux 2.6.30-rc5 kernel. This latest 2.6.30 build has a few driver and architecture updates small file-system updates, and other regression fixes scattered throughout. The release announcement for the Linux 2.6.30-rc5 kernel that was pushed out in time for some ...

Space Shuttle Atlantis Ready for Hubble Repair Mission | Posted on: 08/05/2009 @ 23:20

NASA said all systems are a go for the final Shuttle Mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. During the 11-day mission astronauts will perform five spacewalks to install two new instruments, repair two inactive ones, and perform component replacements that should keep the telescope operational until 2014 at least.Scott Altman will take command of the mission and retired Navy Captain ...

GELID Wing 12 Fan Review | Posted on: 08/05/2009 @ 22:50

GELID offers a high-end 120mm fan with Nanoflux Bearings. Sounds high-tech, eh? Read on for the details.

Mesa 7.5 Release Candidate 1 Now Available | Posted on: 08/05/2009 @ 22:20

Mesa 7.5 was supposed to be released in early April, but just a few days before that release the plans had changed. David Airlie really wanted to get his Radeon driver rewrite merged sooner rather than later, and some other changes were pending that also held up the Mesa 7.5 release. A change to the version numbering convention for the Mesa releases was proposed and accepted as well...

WINE 1.1.21 Starts On Shader Model 4 Support | Posted on: 08/05/2009 @ 18:20

The release two weeks ago of WINE 1.1.20 brought some cleaner Direct3D code, but there really was not much to get overly excited about. The release of WINE 1.1.21, however, is different...

Star Trek (2009) Movie Review | Posted on: 08/05/2009 @ 18:10

While many fans were thrilled with the choice of Abrams, some of the casting choices of its beloved characters were met with doubt and skepticism. Thankfully, the man behind such motion picture hits as “Cloverfield”, “Mission Impossible 3”, and television series LOST, Alias and Fringe, was more than up to the task and has crafted a visually spectacular action film that ...

AMD/ATI Radeon HD 4770 On Linux | Posted on: 08/05/2009 @ 18:10

To those of you interested in AMD's new graphics card, the ATI Radeon HD 4770, it does work with Linux. Right now you can run this first 40nm GPU using Catalyst 9.4, but you will see an "unsupported hardware" logo in the lower right hand corner...

First leaked shots of the Nokia 5900 XpressMusic | Posted on: 08/05/2009 @ 16:30

Images of what is purported to be a Nokia 5900 XpressMusic handset are now causing a stir online

Hover External Enclosure from HornetTek | Posted on: 08/05/2009 @ 16:10

Externally Yours: As you may know most external drive enclosures do pretty much the same thing. They allow a simple method of adding additional external storage to your system and allow you to take this on the go if needed. In my opinion, the differences between these units fall under three main categories. 1. Quality. Is the unit built...

Sponsored: New Volkswagen Golf GTI: Race One to Win One | Posted on: 08/05/2009 @ 16:10

If you ever find your right foot twitching every time you come to a set of red traffic lights, as your desperation to to get on the gas overwhelms you, this competition may be of interest. Ahead of the UK launch of the new Golf GTI on 22 May, Volkswagen is giving you the opportunity to [...]

Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 CrossFireX Performance | Posted on: 08/05/2009 @ 15:36

The Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 introduces the 40nm RV740 GPU paired to 512MB of DDR5 video frame buffer memory, and a double-height cooler allows the 100277L model video card to operate at 750MHz. As of May 2009, the Sapphire HD4770 sells for as low as $99, which allows gamers to create a very affordable CrossFireX array using this mainstream graphics accelerator. Benchmark Reviews compares two ...

OCZ Vertex EX SLC SSD OCZSSD2-1VTXEX120G | Posted on: 08/05/2009 @ 15:33

There are very few products that grab enthusiast attention like SSDs have. OCZ has created a well-deserved buzz around the industry since they launched their Core II, Apex, and Vertex multi-layer cell SSD products for retail consumers. Now they\'ve gone one step further, and designed a SLC SSD for the demanding enterprise server segment. Benchmark Reviews welcomes the OCZ Vertex EX SSD ...

Multi-CPU Supported Firefox In Development | Posted on: 08/05/2009 @ 15:30

The Firefox team has created a roadmap for Firefox that leads to multi-processor support. This would allow Firefox to split work-load between several different processes and therefore taking advantage of multi-core or multi-cpu systems. This could become especially handy when a certain website application crashes your browser but instead of the whole browser going down only the tab the web site ...

Thecus N7700 SATA 7-Disk RAID NAS | Posted on: 08/05/2009 @ 15:30

How much data storage is enough to satisfy your enterprise needs? Thecus would like to assure you their N7700 SATA-drive NAS server has you covered. With seven hot-swappable drive bays assembled into a rugged stackable chassis, the N7700 aims to safely house large collections of data in basic-disk JBOD, RAID-0, 1, 5, 6, and 10 arrays using either the EXT3, XFS or ZFS drive format. Dual Gigabit ...

Mozilla Firefox throws its toys out of the pram over Windows 7 | Posted on: 08/05/2009 @ 13:50

Reports are surfacing online that Mozilla, amongst others, is complaining that the upcoming Windows 7 OS is anti-competitive – Hmm, haven't we been here before?

Running Ubuntu 9.04 With Older Hardware | Posted on: 08/05/2009 @ 13:20

At Phoronix we have tested out Ubuntu 9.04 quite extensively with a variety of different hardware and have delivered numerous benchmarks, but we had not looked closely at running the Jaunty Jackalope with older hardware. In this article though we have done just that and carried out a number of Ubuntu 9.04 tests using an older VIA-based PC.

Cooler Master Scout | Posted on: 08/05/2009 @ 11:30

Cooler Master is back with its latest case, the Scout. With unusual features like an in-built reinforced carry handle and peripheral security, it's built for LAN parties, but is it a quality case into the bargain? We find out.

Cooler Master Scout | Posted on: 08/05/2009 @ 11:00

Cooler Master is back with its latest case, the Scout. With unusual features like an in-built reinforced carry handle and peripheral security, it's built for LAN parties, but is it a quality case into the bargain? We find out.

Google Mail goes down again – time to find an alternative? | Posted on: 08/05/2009 @ 10:50

It's not the biggest shock in the world but it is becoming a bit of a regular annoyance; Google Mail has gone down again

Carphone Warehouse buy Tiscali at knock-down price | Posted on: 08/05/2009 @ 10:00

Carphone Warehouse have today announced that subject to regulatory approval its purchase of Tiscali will be complete by June 09

EVGA X58 Classified - Trophy Board | Posted on: 08/05/2009 @ 7:50

We tie up some loose ends as we examine the final retail version of the EVGA X58 Classified....

NZXT Panzerbox All Aluminum Mid Tower Case | Posted on: 08/05/2009 @ 5:30

VMmark Scores Investigated: should VMmark be part of your hardware decisions? | Posted on: 08/05/2009 @ 4:40

VMmark is supposedly the most important industry standard benchmark today. We investigate the confusing number of different Xeon 5570 VMmark scores and try to understand how relevant VMmark is for the IT professional who is consolidating servers....

AMD Releases R600/700 Programming Guide | Posted on: 08/05/2009 @ 0:10

AMD ended out last year by releasing basic R600/700 3D code that allowed the rendering of open-source triangles, but not much in the way of usable OpenGL acceleration for end-users. Just last month AMD had then pushed out new R600/700 code that plugged into the Mesa stack and is being used as the groundwork for the providing open-source OpenGL acceleration on the Linux desktop with newer ATI ...

Futurelooks 2009 Guide to Techie Mother’s Day Gifts | Posted on: 07/05/2009 @ 23:50

HP Mini 2140 | Posted on: 07/05/2009 @ 21:35

One of the best netbooks that we tested so far, HP 2133 Mini-Note , has got its successor in form of, eagerly awaited, HP Mini 2140. Beside display size (8.9 inch at older and 10.1inch on the new model) differences between HP 2133 and HP 2140 are minimal when it comes to external aesthetics. Chassis is 6mm longer and 1mm wider and ventilation grills are redesigned. For all those that are not ...

Guitar Hero 5, DJ Hero & Band Hero release details | Posted on: 07/05/2009 @ 21:10

We've just had confirmation that Activision is looking to trade on the success of its highly lucrative Guitar Hero series of games and welcome three new additions into the fold

Ubuntu Intel Performance Still In Bad Shape | Posted on: 07/05/2009 @ 18:30

We began talking about Intel graphics regressions in Ubuntu 9.04 back in January but for the most part that went under the radar at Canonical up until Ubuntu 9.04 was nearing release. At that point it was then explored whether greedy migration heuristics improved performance as the UXA acceleration architecture was still too problematic to enable by default. We had found that using some of the ...

Sony Cyber-shot W290 Digital Camera Review | Posted on: 07/05/2009 @ 18:20

Review of the Sony Cyber-shot W290 digital camera a 12.1-megapixel point-and-shoot USD 249 model.

OpenOffice.org 3.1 Released w/ New Features | Posted on: 07/05/2009 @ 18:00

OpenOffice.org 3.0 was release last October, but today the OpenOffice.org community has announced the release of its first major update. OpenOffice.org 3.1 brings a major revamp of the program's on-screen graphics, further grammar check integration, performance improvements, improved support for bi-directional scripts, easier deployment of macro applications, and many other features. More on the ...

Kindle DX hits the Internet – Better, not best | Posted on: 07/05/2009 @ 17:40

The Internet is awash with word of a new Kindle on the block, and it comes with the cunning moniker of the Kindle DX

LGP Prepares For Massive 24-Hour Linux Sale | Posted on: 07/05/2009 @ 17:20

Our friends at Linux Game Publishing are preparing for a massive 24-hour sale with their web-store of games they have ported to Linux. This sale begins at midnight (UK time) and during that time each game will be priced at just 9 pounds! For the Americans, that is about $13~14 USD per native Linux title. The announcement of this major sale can be read about in their news archives and their ...

The Core 2 Quad Q8400: Intel's $183 Phenom II 940 Competitor | Posted on: 07/05/2009 @ 17:10

AMD and Intel have quietly been fighting a quad-core price war. AMD started by introducing a very competitive Phenom II X4 940 priced similarly to Intel's Core 2 Quad Q9400. A couple of price cuts later and Intel is trying a new strategy. The Q8400 is Intel's highest clocked quad-core CPU with only 4MB of L2 cache. Is that enough to compete with the Phenom II...

HornetTek Travel Plus 2.5in SATA to USB External Enclosure | Posted on: 07/05/2009 @ 17:10

  Are you getting tired of running out of storage space on your thumb drive? Yes, they are handy little items in a pinch however, there are times that I have had the need for a bit more storage. Let's say for instance when I go visit someone and wanted to take more than I could store on thumb drive. Or, the possibility existed that I would need to copy even more files once there to bring ...

Seagate Momentus 7200.4 500GB Notebook Hard Drive | Posted on: 07/05/2009 @ 17:00

Seagate Momentus 7200.4 hard drives are the fourth generation of Seagate’s laptop storage family and are said to be one of the fastest notebook hard drives on the market. Read on to see how the Seagate Momentus 7200.4 500GB hard drive (ST9500420AS) does against eight other 2.5" drives to see how fast it really is.

New Mac worm more a damp squib | Posted on: 07/05/2009 @ 16:10

Do you know a Mac fan? I'm sure you do, and if you don't they are easy to spot. They tend to be the ones who extol the virtues of their OS rather thanempathize with you when you think your PC is a conduit for nob pill emails, and DDoS attacks.

Left 4 Dead: Game Of The Year Edition - Xbox 360 | Posted on: 07/05/2009 @ 16:00

Valve's Zombie killing fest returns for a new edition that includes the original game and the brand new survival mode.

Seventeam V-Force 650w | Posted on: 07/05/2009 @ 12:59

Enermax, Corsair, Coolermaster, Thermaltake; all big names in the power supply industry and are known performers. The units from these bigger brand names tend to come at a price but is that price really justified compared to other units especially when we know that many smaller companies produce OEM units for the bigger ones. For example, Seventeam - a unit of who’s we will be looking at ...

MSI Wind U100 10-inch Netbook | Posted on: 07/05/2009 @ 12:50

Dell Inspiron Mini 12 - 12.1in netbook | Posted on: 07/05/2009 @ 10:40

Dell's Inspiron Mini 12 is one of the first 12.1-inch Atom powered ultraportables on the market. Available with Ubuntu Linux, it sports a higher resolution display and the extra two inches it has over other netbooks should mean that typing doesn't feel cramped. Read on to find out how it gets on.

Sponsored: Shell Ecomarathon: The Green Challenge | Posted on: 07/05/2009 @ 10:20

With global warming and other environmental issues being brought to our attention in the mainstream media after years of our industrial polluting ways, we’re now called to action to turn off lights and keep the heater on low to do our bit to save the planet. While these combined efforts will help to make a difference, [...]

Preview: New Samsung BeatDJ M7600: A Nightclub in your Pocket | Posted on: 07/05/2009 @ 10:10

If there's one market that's currently flooded with products, it's the world of mobile phones. This makes it a bit of a conundrum for manufacturers to come up with a product that stands apart from the crowd. In response to this dilemma, Samsung have really pushed the boundaries of innovative convergent technology with their latest handset, the BeatDJ M7600. Not only is it a phone, but it's also a ...

X-Men Origins: Wolverine - Uncaged Edition - Xbox 360, PS3 | Posted on: 07/05/2009 @ 8:40

Wolverine’s signature brute strength, regenerative mutant abilities, and indestructible adamantium claws are on show in the latest movie-based action adventure.

NZXT Guardian 921 Crafted Series Mid-Tower ATX Computer Case Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 07/05/2009 @ 7:38

With their redesigned Guardian 921 gaming case, NZXT has updated the look and features of the original Guardian while managing to keep its feel and tone. The “armored” look is still there and the updated visual elements are tastefully done, giving the case a fresh, new look while paying homage to the original. I found the illuminated temperature display and eSATA port refreshing and, ...

The RAID 0 SSD Report – Intel vs. RunCore | Posted on: 07/05/2009 @ 6:20

Eagle T-Series & iNEO | Posted on: 07/05/2009 @ 5:00

We have two drive enclosures from Eagle that are designed to suit very different needs and users, each with their pros and cons. After seeing them up close and the test results, you may very well find one of these to suit your storage needs.

Cooler Master HAF 932 | Posted on: 07/05/2009 @ 4:58

The Cooler Master HAF 932 is a full tower that water cooling enthusiasts will find particularly enticing. Does this case meet all of the requirements that we expect out of a case, and then some? Does it really deserve the HAF, or High Air Flow, designation? That is what we are here to find out.

ASUS vs. ASUS: GeForce GTX 260 MATRIX against Radeon HD 4890 Voltage Tweak | Posted on: 07/05/2009 @ 4:00

We pit two special-edition ASUS cards, costing roughly £200 each, and see if NVIDIA or ATI offers the best bang4buck.

Arctic Cooling Fusion 550RF Power Supply Review | Posted on: 06/05/2009 @ 22:30

Arctic Cooling Fusion 550RF is a 500 W continuous / 550 W peak power supply from Arctic Cooling with an external 80-mm fluid dynamic bearing fan. Let's see if this unit survives our tests.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine PSP Game Review | Posted on: 06/05/2009 @ 19:40

Put yourself in the shoes of Logan, aka Wolverine. This game picks up where the “Origins” movie left off, with Stryker attempting to get some of Logan's memories back using massive amounts of electricity. Seems to me that would basically turn his skeleton into a huge heating coil, but who am I to correct Stan Lee? He's rich from making this crap up. I'm still a notch above ...

XBMC 9.04 w/ VDPAU, Updated Codecs, Etc | Posted on: 06/05/2009 @ 18:50

The XBMC media player (formerly known as X-Box Media Center) has reached a new milestone with its 9.04 "Babylon" release. This updated open-source media player integrates VDPAU support for offloading video decoding to supported NVIDIA GPUs (as our benchmarks show it improved HD video playback), UPnP MediaServer compliant with DLNA standard, PulseAudio sound server support, there are new karaoke ...

25,000 music & video downloads coming to PS3 this summer | Posted on: 06/05/2009 @ 18:30

VidZone has just announced that ever-patient PS3 owners will soon be able to access its database of 25,000 music and videos directly from the PS3's XMB

ASUS EAH4890 TOP w/ Super ML Capacitor | Posted on: 06/05/2009 @ 17:10

ASUS has sent us one of the first samples of their new EAH4890 TOP which uses a SuperML capacitor that is supposed to offer cleaner voltage resulting in better overlocking. Also this is the first card to feature a 6+8 pin PCI-Express power connector for improved voltage delivery. Last but not least, ASUS is now using a dual fan cooler with six thick heatpipes.

Recycle Your Broken Computer Parts and Towers | Posted on: 06/05/2009 @ 17:00

Electronics often contain useful materials such as precious metals, glass, and plastics that should be recovered rather than buried in a landfill. Since older computers contain harmful materials like lead, cadmium, mercury, arsenic and PCBs they should be recycled, but how do you go about doing that? Read on to find out!

Win a Noiseblocker Silencing Kit | Posted on: 06/05/2009 @ 16:52

Tech-Reviews.co.uk has just snipped the ribbon to their newly opened forums. To get the ball rolling, they have a small competition in which you can win a complete Noiseblocker Silencing Kit. To participate in the competition head over to the forums now, it’s really simple.

ASUS Eee 1080HA Seashell available from 15th May | Posted on: 06/05/2009 @ 16:10

ASUS' newest Eee range offering, the 1080HA Seashell will be arriving in just 9 days time, 15th May, for us lucky Brits

PhysX: What Readers Think | Posted on: 06/05/2009 @ 16:00

We spend a lot of time giving our readers our opinions about different features, but this time we're asking for your input as well....

ALSA 1.0.20 Released, Many Fixes & Improvements | Posted on: 06/05/2009 @ 15:40

With three months having passed since the release of ALSA 1.0.19, it is now time for an update to the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture. ALSA 1.0.20 was announced this morning and it brings forth a slew of bug-fixes and other audio driver updates for Linux. There are far too many changes in ALSA 1.0.20 to talk about them all, but some of the prominent ones that caught our attention affect the ...

£99 Jabra HALO Stereo Bluetooth headset launches today | Posted on: 06/05/2009 @ 15:20

We've just caught wind that Jabra's new Bluetooth Stereo headset is on sale from today, and it's called the HALO

Amazon's New Kindle DX Unveiled | Posted on: 06/05/2009 @ 15:10

Amazon has officially pulled the curtain on the new Kindle DX - Amazon's larger screen addition to the Kindle E-Book Reader family. The new Kindle DX offers a massive selection of content with a large 9.7-inch electronic paper display, built-in PDF reader, auto-rotate capability, and storage for up to 3,500 books. Kindle DX Larger DisplayThe Kindle DX has 2.5 times more surface area than its ...

Apple to Buy Twitter? | Posted on: 06/05/2009 @ 15:00

With Twitter becoming the hottest thing on the web as of late, it should be no surprise that it’s attracted the likes of a giant in the tech world. According to a TechCrunch source, “Apple is in late stage negotiations to buy Twitter and is hoping to announce it at WWDC in June.” So how much does [...]

Sapphire Vapor X 4850 | Posted on: 06/05/2009 @ 14:11

Sapphire first introduced its graphics cards which implemented the Vapor-X coolers back in 2007 with its 3870 Atomic cards. The Vapor-X technology meant that graphics cards could be efficiently cooled and still remain silent using a liquid coolant which vaporised at the hot GPU’s IHS. Recently Sapphire has revitalised their Vapor-X video cards with the birth of the HD 4850 and 4870. Today ...

QuickPWN Apple Store App Revealed Then Removed | Posted on: 06/05/2009 @ 13:10

You may have gotten a glimpse of QuickPWN App in the Apple iTunes Store a couple days ago but it was apparently quickly removed from the store after Apple received some bad publicity around it. QuickPwn, as many of you know is the software that allows you to bypass Apple's protection on the iPhone to install non-official applications and programs on the iPhone and iPod Touch. How did it make its ...

European Union Asks Obama To Free ICANN | Posted on: 06/05/2009 @ 12:30

Viviane Reding, Information Society Commissioner of the European Union, is calling for the United States to hand over control of ICANN (Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers). She said that the organization running ICANN needs be one free of control by one single nation but controlled by a private entity and governed by multiple nations. ICANN headquartered in Marina Del Rey, ...

GIGABYTE EX58-UD4P Motherboard | Posted on: 06/05/2009 @ 12:20

Flubber: A reality? | Posted on: 06/05/2009 @ 11:50

A gel has been developed by Tokyo scientists at Shuji Hashimoto Applied Physics Laboratory which could change the future of robotics in amazing ways. Flubber has nothing on this little critter...

South Carolina Attorney General Cracks Down on Craigslist | Posted on: 06/05/2009 @ 11:30

South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster sent CraigsList.com, the popular online classified site, a letter to the site leaders giving them 10 days to remove all illegal content and prostitution ads and if they don't comply they will face prosecution. McMaster claims the people that run the site knowingly allowed the site to be used for illegal and unlawful activity after warnings from law ...

Dell S2409W 24-inch LCD | Posted on: 06/05/2009 @ 10:20

The prices on LCD monitors have dropped a fair amount in recent times and it is now possible to find 24-inch LCDs approaching the $200 USD price-range, which a few years back was just reserved for a couple 17-inch LCDs. One such example is the Dell S2409W -- a 24" LCD panel with 1920 x 1080 resolution and has VGA, DVI, and HDMI inputs. This sleek monitor may not have as many bells and whistles as ...

Sponsored: New PSP ‘You’ve got the whole world’ viral lands online | Posted on: 06/05/2009 @ 10:10

It seems that the time has come for Sony to try and up the ante (and European sales of the PSP!) by once again invading our consciousness with another of its 'You've got the whole world in your hands' themed viral marketing videos.

Samsung SyncMaster P2370 23-Inch LCD Monitor Review | Posted on: 06/05/2009 @ 8:40

Windows 7: Release Candidate 1 Preview | Posted on: 06/05/2009 @ 6:40

Following closely on the heels of Windows 7 Beta 1, Microsoft has released RC1 to the public. We find out what's new and how it stacks up to previous versions of Windows...

Evercool Buffalo HPFI7-10025 Core i7 CPU Cooler | Posted on: 06/05/2009 @ 5:30

Cooler Master V10 | Posted on: 05/05/2009 @ 22:13

Few months ago we tested Cooler Master V8 cooler and we announced that there will be more models in this new V series . This time in our test lab arrived V10 model that pretends to be top model of current line-up. This is the model that Cooler Master has hopes for becoming “king of the hill” model for some time, at least when it comes to CPU coolers.

How to get started with microcontrollers - Part 2 | Posted on: 05/05/2009 @ 21:50

This is the second part of the microcontroller tutorial series. This time we'll control some motors, fade some leds, interface with a computer and more.

A Few Of The Changes For GNOME 2.27.1 | Posted on: 05/05/2009 @ 21:40

The first development release of GNOME 2.28 was supposed to be out at the end of April per its release schedule, but it's now slowly coming together. There are many bug-fixes and translation updates in the packages checked in so far for this first GNOME 2.28 development release (a.k.a...

Otterbox 3510 Waterproof Case Review | Posted on: 05/05/2009 @ 19:50

I've seen too many expensive gadgets destroyed in my lifetime. I cringe every time I see a cell phone, mp3 player, or camera crash to the ground, splashed, or overrun by an early tide. Today's tech gadgets just aren't meant to stand the elements... the only ones that are remotely protected are professional gear that costs many thousands of dollars. The Otterbox 3510 Waterproof case enters ...

That's IT, I Am Buying Twitter | Posted on: 05/05/2009 @ 18:50

First, it was Google - they wanted to buy Twitter and the media had the rumor mills just a flowing. They almost had many readers convinced Google was going to indeed purchase Twitter. Now in the latest round of rumors it appears Apple is going to buy Twitter. Why on Earth would Apple be interested in Twitter? It's beyond me how rumors like these get started - Google buying Twitter almost made ...

Microsoft Sends Layoff Notices To 3,000, With More To Come | Posted on: 05/05/2009 @ 18:30

Over 3,000 workers at Microsoft were notified today that their postilion was being eliminated. The move to layoff additional workers comes only month after Microsoft said it would layoff 5,000 employees over the next year and a half. Back in January when they announced the layoffs, they cut 1,400 jobs and now 3,000 are without work.Below is an email that was sent out to all of the Microsoft ...

Zotac GTX 285 Video Card | Posted on: 05/05/2009 @ 18:21

To replace the GTX 280, NVIDIA has released the GTX 285 – a graphics card which sports a 55nm GPU and the same 240 stream processors as the GTX 280. The GTX 285 that we’ll be reviewing today is made by Zotac – a quickly growing company who make some cracking graphics cards and motherboards. Anyway, let’s unleash this beast and see how it performs. Introducing the Zotac ...

Windows 7 release candidate available now & the future of Windows Vista | Posted on: 05/05/2009 @ 18:20

Reports online have outlined the future plans Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system just as the company's newest offering, Windows 7, has gone into full-on release candidate mode

New Amazon Kindle DX Information Leaked | Posted on: 05/05/2009 @ 17:40

We've found some leaked information over at Engadget on the new Amazon Kindle DX and here's the low down on it;Will Come With 9.7-inch Screen (Compared to 6-inch on Kindle 2)Contains a more functional web browserPDF Reader to be more robust and have more features including highlightingNew York Times Subscription will lower from $13.99 to $9.99There are also rumors that Amazon has a project with ...

100 Tests & Counting For Linux Benchmarking | Posted on: 05/05/2009 @ 17:40

I am pleased to announce that the Phoronix Test Suite has just incorporated its 100th test profile. With now having 100 different tests and over 50 test suites, there are plenty of tests to suit your needs whether you are interested in graphics / video, server, CPU, memory, disk, or system benchmarking...

InWin Commander 750W | Posted on: 05/05/2009 @ 17:03

There are a huge number of power supply companies out there ranging from the well-known brands of Enermax, Corsair and Cooler master to much smaller less well known brands. Today, we have a unit from one of the less publicised companies – InWin. We’ve previously seen great things from this company with the likes of the B2 Stealth Bomber and their PSU series too features a strong ...

ATI Radeon HD 4770 CrossFire Video Card Review | Posted on: 05/05/2009 @ 17:00

The ATI Radeon 4770 video card can be found today for $94.99 after rebate, which makes it a great value. If you bought a pair of these cards and ran them in CrossFire you'd be out ~$190, which isn't a bad price considering what you get and how well they overclock. Will a pair of Radeon HD 4770 video cards in CrossFire be enough to beat the Radeon HD 4890 OC and GeForce GTX 275? Read on to find ...

Google Android HTC Hero outed online | Posted on: 05/05/2009 @ 16:50

Images of the third Google Android powered handset to come out of HTC's capable doors are now doing the rounds online. Hit the link for full pictures and story.

Swine Flu Tracker coming to an iPhone near you | Posted on: 05/05/2009 @ 16:20

As if there weren't enough sensationalist headlines around already, the whole world now appears to have gone Swine Flu kerrazzy so it's little surprise to hear that quick thinking app development company IntuApps should have its Swine Flu Tracker on the iTunes marketplace in two shakes of a...pigs tail.

Case-Mate iPhone 3G Naked Actylic Case Review | Posted on: 05/05/2009 @ 14:30

Like it or not, the iPhone dominates the Smartphone market. It looks really sleek and delicate, and is just begging to be ruined by just about anything. I mean, the iPhone gets unsightly scratches and fingerprints just by just thinking about it. All of its processing might and it still can't win a battle against an enraged Dust Bunny. The iPhone is begging for protection. The AT&T store ...

The Polaroid Two: An instant printing digi camera | Posted on: 05/05/2009 @ 14:20

Polaroid knew they were onto a good thing with the concept of instant picture gratification, and they’ve now brought their claim to fame into the 21st century with a digital camera that will instantly print out your pictures. This is the perfect gadget for the upcoming summer trip to Spain with your mates or for the [...]

GMABooster - Improving Intel GMA IGP netbook performance | Posted on: 05/05/2009 @ 12:40

Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 512MB in CrossFireX: beating up on high-end GPUs? | Posted on: 05/05/2009 @ 9:20

We take two Radeon HD 4770s and see what kind of performance damage they can do to £150+ cards.

Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 512MB and CrossFire performance | Posted on: 05/05/2009 @ 8:23

After taking a look at HIS\' Radeon HD 4770 part at launch, today we examine Sapphire\'s own Radeon HD 4770 board. As it utilises the same clock speeds and cooling solution as the aforementioned card, we\'ve decided to spice things up by also examining CrossFire performance using a pair of Radeon HD 4770 cards, which adds up to a tantalising little sub-£200 solution which threatens to give the ...

ASUS Radeon EAH4870X2 Tri-Fan Graphics Card | Posted on: 05/05/2009 @ 8:20

Silverstone SG03 Sugo SFF Small Form Factor Case Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 05/05/2009 @ 5:42

In recently years SilverStone has ramped up its product line with a huge selection of cases to cater to any type of computer enthusiast. On paper the SG03 Sugo SFF Case is a step in the right direction from the original SG01 design.

Windows 7 RC Download Comes Early From Microsoft | Posted on: 05/05/2009 @ 4:40

It would appear as though Microsoft has released the RC1 of Windows 7 a tad ahead of schedule as you can now download the operating system from Microsoft.com. After registering you will be presented a key for your Windows 7 installation and directed to a web-based download manager where it will download either the 32-bit or 64-bit of Windows 7 RC that you chose.If your download is going slowly, ...

Jetway IPC Board NF94-270-LF | Posted on: 05/05/2009 @ 4:10

  Modders-Inc is taking a look at another fine motherboard from Jetway. Currently they are offering some of the best all-in-one mini ITX motherboards. Jetway is packing all sorts of goodies into a very small form factor that is highly suitable for a Home Theater PC or for a space saving desktop.

G.Skill Falcon FM-25S2S-128GBF1 Solid State Disk | Posted on: 05/05/2009 @ 3:50

Sauerbraten 2009 Trooper Edition Released | Posted on: 05/05/2009 @ 2:50

As we shared last week, a new release of Sauerbraten (a.k.a. Cube 2) has been in the making for quite some time, but today an update for this popular first person shooter has been released...

Cooler Master Storm Scout | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 20:10

The CM Storm Scout is the newest additon to the gaming line-up of Cooler Master. It comes packed with a lot of gamer oriented features and mean looks. To top things off, the Scout features a built-in handle so you can carry your rig to that next big LAN party without breaking a sweat.

Where To Download Windows 7 RC1 | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 19:30

We've received a lot of emails on this question in response to the article this morning that we wrote on about Windows 7 RC's download availability. The Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 is NOT avaliable today. It will be avaliable beginning tomorrow from Microsoft.com/Windows/Windows-7 as was the Public Beta release back in January.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine Movie Reivew | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 19:30

The 2009 summer movie season has arrived with the releases of “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”, which once again stars Hugh Jackman in the role of the razor clawed Wolverine. The film follows the characters origins in the mid 1800’s and how circumstances forced a young Logan to leave his home and spend the years hiding who he was.

SteelSeries World of Warcraft MMO Mouse Review | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 19:00

I think it's pretty cool when a game designer hooks up with a hardware designer to create a device whose sole purpose is a single game. Blizzard and SteelSeries have gotten together to create a mouse dedicated for MMORPGs, namely World of Warcraft. But what could a simple mouse offer the hardcore WoW gamer? Not a damned thing. Good thing this is no ordinary mouse. It's a button-hoarding ...

AVG Ventures Into Linux Malware Protection | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 19:00

While anti-virus and anti-malware is not much of a problem on Linux at this time, AVG has added this anti-malware protection to their Linux security software. AVG has supported Linux for sometime when it comes to virus and spam protection, but with version 8.5 they have expanded their anti-malware support...

Zerotherm FZ120 Towerkühler | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 17:50

Mit dem FZ120 präsentiert Zerotherm einen Towerkühler, der zu einem Kampfpreis über die Ladentheke geht, aber trotzdem einiges an Leistung verspricht. Schliesslich werden auch vier Heatpipes verbaut, die von speziell geformten Lamellen umgeben ihre Leistung voll entfalten sollen.

DirecTV and Liberty Media Merge | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 17:00

DirecTV and Liberty Media Corporation today announced that they have entered a definitive agreement to combine the two companies. "We are pleased to announce this transaction as it will rightly put the control of DIRECTV in the hands of DIRECTV shareholders," said Chase Carey, President and CEO of DIRECTV. "Our existing equity structure was less than ideal. The transaction will improve our ...

BlueAnt Q1 The Smartest Voice Controlled Bluetooth Headset | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 16:20

The BlueAnt Q1 is finally here after being unveiled at CTIA Wireless 2009 months ago. The BlueAnt Q1 is being sold as the "world's most advanced voice controlled Bluetooth heaset". "BlueAnt is pleased to offer Sprint customers the first taste of the ultimate in wireless communication," said Taisen Maddern, Executive Chairman of BlueAnt Wireless. "Our vision, and the reason BlueAnt has quickly ...

ATT Announces BlackBerry Curve 8900 Early Summer Release | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 15:50

AT&T has announced the early summer availability of the BlackBerry Curve 8900 cell phone. The new BlackBerry Curve sports a new thinner and a more refined design than any other full QERTY Blackberry smartphone to date. The BlackBerry Curve 8900 packs a 480x360 high-resolution display to deliver smooth video playback and vivid images. Consumers will also enjoy sharing photos and recording video ...

Kingston 80GB SSDNow M Series Drive Review | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 15:30

Kingston's line of SSDNow solid-state drives (SSD) rounds out its suite of enterprise products. The SSDNow M Series uses Intel solid-state drives, which are said to be the best-performing drives on the market. Read on to see how the Kingston SNM125-S2/80GB does against seven other 2.5" drives!

Flashing Your BIOS From The Linux Desktop | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 15:20

Linux hardware support has improved a great deal over the past few years, but there are still a few troubled spots. With computer motherboards, for instance, the core functionality is generally there and most consumer motherboards will "just work" with the latest desktop Linux distributions out there. Where users though can run into problems are with the ancillary features. Motherboard ...

Swine Flu Searches Jump 20 Fold From A Week Ago | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 14:30

In the last week of April, Swine Flu searches jumped more than 1,900 percent versus the previous week. Data compiled by comScore, a leader in measuring the digital world, revealed that 501,000 people conducted 929,000 searches related to the swine flu during the week ending April 26th, 2009. ComScore also observed 271 different advertiser with paid search inventory against these search terms, up ...

Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 14:11

AMD made a push to reach the 40nm GPU milestone, and they have accomplished that goal, fabricating a chip that should run cooler and draw less power than its predecessors. Sapphire is one of the companies at the forefront of the 40nm market, and we have one of their Radeon 4770 cards fresh off the production line. But the question remains: does it push great framerates? Let\'s find out.

Raptor M3 Platinum | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 13:56

Gaming mice have developed in recent times into a whole new sort of rodent combining adjustable DPIs, moulded finger placements, cable-routing and much more. The latest product up for review is the Raptor M3 Platinum which will hope to raise Raptor’s profile in the UK by showing off its vast adjustability allowing the user to create their prefect mousing setup. Let’s take a ...

Samsung's Full HD 850 PAVV 1-Inch Thick Plasma TV | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 13:40

Samsung unveiled its new full HD 850 PAVV 50" Plasma television on Sunday which features a thickness of only 29mm or 1-inch. The new plasam is nearly 20% lighter and 40% more power efficient than previous generation Samsung plasma (PDP) televisions.The new 1-inch plasma's come in both 50" and 58" models and come with DLNA support, USB 2.0 for images and video, and DivX compatibility. There's no ...

Seagate FreeAgent Theater Media Player | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 13:30

I see the Seagate FreeAgent Theater media player as a great option for someone looking to get their digital media on to their home theater without much stress. A simple setup process, a variety of audio/video connections, a useful wireless remote control, and intuitive on-screen controls are just a few features that will make the device enjoyable for users of any tech ability.

QPAD XTR | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 13:19

The range of materials that have been used for making mouse pads is huge: metal, glass, cloth, plastic and more have all been tried and the general consensus is that there is no winner; it\'s all down to personal preferance. I\'m a cloth man myself, however today I\'m reviewing QPAD’s latest mouse pad which constructed from hard plastic with a hard surface too. It promises top precision, ...

Windows 7 Retail Ship Date Slated For October 23rd? | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 13:10

According to Acer's Bobby Watkins, the managing director of Acer UK, Microsoft's new operating system Windows 7 is scheduled to ship October 23rd of this year. This confirms earlier reports that we've heard stating that Windows 7 would ship ahead of the 2010 target date that Microsoft originally said.Watkins said that "23 October is the date Windows 7 will be available" during an interview with ...

Razer Arctosa Keyboard | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 12:50

Razer is a company that began by producing high-end gaming mice like the Copperhead and since that point they have ventured into other gaming products like high-end sound cards, headphones, and mouse pads. Back in 2006 we looked at the Razer Tarantula, but the Arctosa has now succeeded that gaming keyboard. The Razer Arctosa is a moderately priced gaming keyboard that offers macro keys, media ...

Amazon To Launch Larger-Screen Kindle Wednesday | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 12:31

According to sources close to Amazon (AMZN), the company plans to unveil a new larger screened Kindle this Wednesday, May 6th 2009. A news conference was recently scheduled by Amazon for Wednesday at 10:30 AM in NYC at Pace University, which coincides with the launch date. The Kindle 2, currently avaliable from Amazon.com, is great for reading novels but a larger screen could prove to be ...

AZZA Fantom 900 ATX Midi Tower Case | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 11:50

MSI 790FX-GD70 | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 9:30

MSI's delicious new AM3 motherboard is set to be a stunner. We've been testing this board for a few weeks now and we've finally come to a verdict - it's a cracker! But by just how much? Read on to find out!

Spire SP331CB CombiPod USB Hub/Card Reader Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 8:20

If you are in need of an external card reader/USB hub combo and don\'t want to spend a lot of money, Spire\'s CombiPod fits the bill perfectly. It is small, durable, compatible with just about any memory card, and best of all it works exactly as it should.

GIGABYTE GOOC 2009 North American Regional Finals - Tips and Advice From The Overclocking Pros | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 6:10

Nanovision Mimo UM-710 USB Secondary Monitor Review | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 3:10

Samsung YP-P3 MP3 Player | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 2:40

The Samsung YP-P3 is the successor last year's P2 and it does not disappointed. Everything from the body to the software of the YP-P3 has improved and it'll be good competition against Apple iTouch. How Samsung improves on this design will be exciting.

Samsung YP-P3JCB MP3 Player | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 2:30

The Samsung YP-P3JCB is the successor last year's P2 and it does not disappointed. Everything from the body to the software of the YP-P3JCB has improved and it'll be good competition against Apple iTouch. How Samsung improves on this design will be exciting.

Microsoft Windows 7 RC Download Now Available For Everyone | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 2:00

Wanting to know where to get the Windows 7 RC download? On Tuesday May 5th, 2009 the public will have access to Microsoft's latest and greatest operating system, Windows 7 RC1 for free at Microsoft.com! You will have full access to this Release Candidate for over a year as this release will not expire until June 1st, 2010. The Release Candidate will be the latest release of the operating system ...

ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution X58 Motherboard | Posted on: 04/05/2009 @ 2:00

Win a *Brand New* Thermaltake Cooling Bundle | Posted on: 03/05/2009 @ 22:00

This is your chance to win a *BRAND NEW* Thermaltake Cooling Bundle. What’s included in this bundle is as follows: Thermaltake Mini Typhoon CPU Cooler Thermaltake TMG HD1 Hard Drive Cooler To be within a chance of winning this bundle, make sure that you fulfill the following: Be registered on our forums Have at least 20 *NEW* posts (spam will not [...]

ATI Radeon HD 4770 | Posted on: 03/05/2009 @ 21:27

When ATI/AMD presented new generation of graphics cards based on RV770 chip, first model was Radeon HD 4850. This model, despite few problems, became mega popular when it comes to HD 4XXX series of graphics cards that now consists out of so many models. Although it was first presented, Radeon HD 4850 was far from top-performance model. Nevertheless even today its sale rates are high because its ...

Pandas new cloud AV | Posted on: 03/05/2009 @ 5:10

I have often recommended Pandas security suite, among others, to those who may ask my opinion. However, Panda seems to have been slipping down the AV rankings as of late, with Norton, McAfee, and Kaspersky heading things up. In an interesting, and perhaps enlightened move, Panda has released a cloud AV that is free to download and use. A similar tactic to AVG, hoping you will buy their full ...

A Weekend Look At OpenSolaris 2009.06 | Posted on: 03/05/2009 @ 1:00

It has been a while since last talking about OpenSolaris 2009.06 at Phoronix, but this weekend we decided to fire up Sun's latest build based upon the SXCE 111a build available from Genunix. Enclosed are a few screenshots and other information about this Sun community operating system that should be officially released within a month.

Evercool Transformer 4 HPJ-12025 CPU Cooler | Posted on: 02/05/2009 @ 5:20

OpenVG 1.0 State Tracker Is Here! | Posted on: 01/05/2009 @ 18:10

Yesterday we shared the exciting news that an OpenVG state tracker was coming quite quickly to the Gallium3D architecture for providing hardware-acceleration to this 2D vector graphics drawing API commonly used with mobile devices. This hour the OpenVG 1.0 state tracker was committed to the Mesa code-base. Zack Rusin has pushed the OpenVG state tracker into a branch called openvg-1.0, while it ...

Shadowgrounds: Survivor Is Still M.I.A. | Posted on: 01/05/2009 @ 16:50

Well over a year ago we shared that two new PC action games were being ported to Linux. These games were Shadowgrounds and Shadowgrounds: Survivor, but throughout 2008 updates on the Linux clients status were bleak...

Resistance Retribution PSP Review | Posted on: 01/05/2009 @ 14:50

Resistance Retribution PSP Review | Posted on: 01/05/2009 @ 14:30

Intel DX58SO X58 Express Chipset Motherboard Review | Posted on: 01/05/2009 @ 13:30

The Intel Desktop Board DX58SO is designed to use the Intel Core i7 processors with support for up to eight threads of raw CPU processing power, triple channel DDR3 memory and full support for ATI CrossfireX technology. Intel's flagship X58 Express chipset comes packaged on an attractive board, but does the performance match its looks?

Hulu and Disney Join Forces to Bring ABC Content To Users | Posted on: 01/05/2009 @ 13:01

The Hulu Team and The Walt Disney Company today announced that Disney would be joining forces with Hulu to be a part owner of the popular online video content provider. Upon closing, the agreement will enhance Hulu's programming line-up through the expanded online distribution of Disney's most popular current and library primetime series and library feature films. In particular, full-length ...

Honda's Musical Highway in Lancaster California | Posted on: 01/05/2009 @ 13:01

If you live near Lancaster California then you've probably driven on the "The Honda Civic Musical Road" that actually plays "The William Tell Overture" or the Lone Ranger theme. No, you won't be hearing the song over your speaker system, nor will you have to roll down your windows to hear the music play. Instead, the road has been marked with special grooves that actually plays out the tune as ...

Silverstone SG05 | Posted on: 01/05/2009 @ 9:30

Love the idea of a full fat gaming system in a slim and trim chassis? Then the Silverstone SG05 could be just ticket, with support for the latest line of fully featured Mini-ITX motherboards, including room for a 9" dual slot graphics card. Do good things come in small packages? We find out!

AMD Platform Showdown - Spider vs. Dragon vs. Dragon Reloaded | Posted on: 01/05/2009 @ 8:10

Inno3D GeForce GTX 275 Overclock: battling hard against ATI's HD 4890 | Posted on: 01/05/2009 @ 7:20

Generous overclocking provides a boost to Inno3D's card.

New Sauerbraten Release Is Imminent | Posted on: 01/05/2009 @ 5:20

It has been nearly a year since the last update to Sauerbraten, the 2008 CTF edition, but the open-source developers behind this game and its engine of the same name have been preparing for a new release. Within the next few days we should see the first 2009 release of Sauerbraten and it brings a host of new features. In this article is a rundown on some of the key features along with screenshots ...

RunCore Pro IV MLC Series 2.5-inch Solid State Disk | Posted on: 01/05/2009 @ 5:20

Thermolab Baram Heatpipe CPU Cooler Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 01/05/2009 @ 5:17

ThermoLab\'s Baram CPU cooler represents the company\'s first foray into the performance cooling arena, and they\'ve done a good job. The fit and finish is excellent and the design is fundamentally sound. Cooling performance is also very good, until the voltage is raised anyway. Even then, it\'s much better than the OEM cooler but falls a bit behind most of the other coolers in the comparison.

CSX Diablo 6GB DDR3-20000 | Posted on: 01/05/2009 @ 3:27

Although Compustocx (CSX) is a bit newer on the memory scene, their Diablo lineup of memory modules are well known to overclocking enthusiasts around the world. So sit back and enjoy the ride while we juice up the voltages and push these sticks to the limit.\"