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Rocketfish 550 W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 23:00

Rocketfish is one of the house brands from Best Buy and recently they released a new 550 W power supply. Let's see if this unit will survive our tests.

Pirate Bay Sold and Going Legit? | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 21:20

The Pirate Bay, the largest Bit Torrent Tracker and one of the most popular sites on the internet, has been sold to Swedish software firm Global Gaming Factory for the small sum of 60 million Swedish Krona (which is about £4.6 million GBP or $7.8 million USD). The site which has caused controversy for years, [...]

Gelid Solutions GC-Extreme Thermal Compound Video Review | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 19:30

Lately we’ve been looking at a few different thermal compounds and this time up we’re looking at one aimed at the high end user and overclocker so we should be expecting better results than the premium thermal compounds that most consumers buy. We compare this extreme thermal paste with offerings from Arctic Silver and Noctua. Click Here [...]

Interview with 'The Sims 3' Developers | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 19:20

Sunset Valley is an open town and the lives of the resident Sims are full of surprises to discover. Like any town there are those who are meeting the challenges of getting ahead in their careers, trying to meet the love of their life, or raise a family. As you get to know the Sims in town, Sims Players may be surprised to meet some familiar names. In many ways Sunset Valley is a prequel so ...

As It Stands, Ubuntu Has No Issues With Mono | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 18:30

On behalf of Canonical and the Ubuntu Technical Board, Scott James Remnant has issued a position statement surrounding Mono, the open-source project that provides a C# compiler for Linux (along with other operating systems) and other components for a free software .NET stack. However, the legality of Mono is frequently a key concern to free software advocates considering patents and other ...

Sapphire HD 4730 512 MB | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 18:20

Sapphire's new HD 4730 is based on the RV770 GPU which is used on the HD 48xx Series. Such a choice had to be made because the availability of the HD4770 GPU is extremely limited at this time - while customer demand is up. Sapphire offers their card with 640 shaders and 512 MB GDDR5 memory at an extremely competitive price point of only $79. But is that enough to take over that market segment?

Vizo Saturno 2.5″ External HDD enclosure | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 18:15

Recently, it has become common for many people to have an external hard drive enclosure, these generally speaking have been purchased with the HDD already installed for a greater price than an enclosure and a HDD. This means that there is money to be saved by buying the components separately and fitting them yourself. With that in mind I introduce the Vizo Saturno.

ATI's X.Org DDX Driver Gets KMS Ready | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 18:00

With the forthcoming Linux 2.6.31 kernel there is finally Radeon kernel mode-setting support so that those running ATI graphics cards on Linux will be able to experience a cleaner boot process, faster VT switching, improved security, and other overdue features for Linux. Using kernel mode-setting with ATI Radeon hardware will require a supported kernel that is built with the appropriate kernel ...

VirtualBox 3.0 Released With SMP, Improved Graphics | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 17:40

VirtualBox 3.0 has been in beta for less than a month, but Sun Microsystems has now decided to officially release this major update to their virtualization software. Most notably, VirtualBox 3.0 finally brings support for SMP (Symmetric Multi-Processing) to guest operating systems...

Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.5 Officially | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 17:30

Finally, the Mozilla Foundation has announced the official release of Mozilla Firefox 3.5. This sizable open-source browser update (formerly known as Firefox 3.1) brings HTML 5 support, a new JavaScript engine (a.k.a...

Mozilla Firefox 3.5 Download Released | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 16:30

Mozilla has officially released the Firefox 3.5 web browser today, it's latest and most feature rich browser to date. The new browser brings us a revamped JavaScript engine for faster page loading, many new features such as the ability to browse the web in private, and HTML5 support.Looking at the Firefox 3.5 Release Notes we see the major new features;Support for the HTML5 and elements ...

The Pirate Bay Sold; Less Swashbuckling in the Future | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 14:40

The Pirate Bay, which is one of the top one hundred visited web sites in all the world, has been sold to the Swedish software company Global Gaming Factory X for £4.6 million. For those of you who aren't among the 20 million monthly visitors to the Pirate Bay, it is a search engine for Peer-to-Peer file sharing.

Kingston HyperX (KHX-FAN) Memory Cooler | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 14:20

AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition Processor | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 14:00

Opening up the little box we discovered the hand picked AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition processor. It's not every day you get a processor delivered to your door step that was hand picked to be an overclocking winner and will never be for sale to the public. This is every overclockers dream and we are more than willing to overclock this little guy to the max with liquid nitrogen!

Pirate Bay Acquired For $7.7 Million, Launches The Video Bay | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 13:30

The Pirate Bay team which recently went to court and loss for copyright violations, has launched a brand-new site called VideoBay. Video Bay provides streaming content of TV shows, music videos and more. The new video streaming site is definitely still in beta, perhaps even alpha, because the site comes with a warning that states, "Don't expect anything to work at all". The on-going development ...

PSP Phone Rumors Surface….Again! | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 12:30

Rumors in the gadget world about a PSP phone have been churning around in the rumor mill since 2007 and up to yet, we haven’t been given anything. That all may change now though as the Japanese tech site Nikkei have stated that once again the phone is in the making. The general belief is that Sony [...]

Speedlink Vento 2.0 | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 11:20

With speaker sets growing larger in the number of satellites up to five or even seven in some cases, transporting them is not an option. For those enthusiasts using netbooks or laptops for long periods of time, a decent set of 2.0 speakers are a must have. The trouble is that a quality set of 2.0’s are more expensive than most are willing to pay so Speedlink have come up with the Vento 2.0 ...

T3 Gadget Awards 2009: Get Your Vote In and Win Prizes | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 11:20

If you’ve got an opinion on gadgets (and let’s face it, you’re on a tech blog so you probably do) then here’s your chance to vote for your favourite bits of kit that have come out this year. T3 have opened voting on its Gadget Awards 2009, and have a range of categories for you to [...]

Rosewill RX81-MP-US External SATA Enclosure | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 10:40

External hard drives have grown in popularity considerably in recent years. Most of us have experienced at least one dreaded hard drive failure and so we’ve learnt the importance of backing up files. One hardware device which makes backing up effortless and fast is an external hard drive. These are also useful for mass portable storage. Today we’ll be reviewing an external hard ...

Review: Wolfram Alpha | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 10:20

Currently, Wolfram Alpha's domain expertise is limited to some 30 fields, but it covers the most popular ones such as mathematics, weather, health, finance and a smattering of sports statistics. The key thing is not to expect any Google-style results from your questions. For instance, while Wolfram Alpha can compare books, entering 'Salman Rushdie' will only get you the author's birth details and ...

AMD Athlon II X2 250 CPU Review | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 10:10

The Athlon brand lives on! AMD's latest CPU is a 45nm, 3.0GHz exceptionally budget friendly processor, ready for DDR3 as well as DDR2. Is it a monster overclocker and all round Intel E5200 killer?

Review: Ubuntu 9.04 | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 9:40

It's amazing that the Ubuntu boot media is still a single CD, which you can use as a Live session if you need to. One cutting-edge enhancement to the installation is the addition of 'ext4' as a filesystem type, which improves read/write speed by about 25 per cent. It's not enabled by default as some users have reported issues with file integrity, but in testing we found no issues. A standard ...

Review: Nero BackItUp & Burn | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 9:10

All of the software included with Nero BackItUp & Burn is designed to be as consumer-friendly as possible. While this results in an interface that can ignore convention in favour of being bubbly, it's still remarkably easy to use due to a reliance on well-explained wizards. Beyond the basics, there are advanced options that enable you to set up scripts and choose the CPU priority of each task, ...

iPhone Firmware 3.0 | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 9:10

Am 17. Juni, hat Apple die neue Firmware Version 3.0 für das iPhone veröffentlicht. Diese verfügt über zahlreiche neue Features und Funktionen, die wir euch natürlich nicht vorenthalten möchten und im folgenden genauer besprechen.

Samsung LN55A950 120HZ 55 inch 1080P LCD TV Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 9:02

The model being reviewed today is fully 120hz compliant, has full LED backlighting, it has Samsung\'s top of the line 55 inch LCD panel for their best color reproduction they have available. This should be an interesting review to see if the newer 120hz technology does work, or as with any first implementations, this could be deemed as an expensive trial run to iron out the bugs before the true ...

Review: Videk USB Display Adapter | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 8:40

UK supplier Videk's USB-to-DVI adaptor got in our good graces immediately by bundling in a DVI-to-VGA adaptor. A USB cable and Windows driver disc was included too, which was handy as the drivers available on DisplayLink's website were no good. We loaded the software into Vista and had our second display up and running straight away. Hardware acceleration is supported, meaning that frame rates ...

Corsair Hydro Series H50 - taking on the air-cooled establishment | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 8:20

Corsair's budget liquid-based cooler aims to stick it to the premium HSFs. Does it?

Lavod Handlebar MP3 Bike Speaker and Flashlight | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 8:10

If you thought the only essential you needed on your bike’s handlebars was a bell to scare the pants of pedestrians as you zoom through, think again. The Lavod bike speaker and flashlight is a handlebar-mounted unit that does what it says on the tin- plays your tunes and helps you to find your way around [...]

Nanovision MIMO UM-710 USB Monitor Review | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 7:30

If you're like one of many technology junkies today, then your computer of choice may be a laptop, which severely limits your multi-mon options. Today's laptops (and even netbooks) usually have an extra monitor port, but lugging around a full-sized LCD monitor with your laptop isn't a feasible option. What if someone made a tiny little monitor that you could stow away in your laptop bag? ...

Intel's Unreleased GPU Gets New Shader Compiler, Etc | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 6:50

Earlier this month we reported on Linux support for a new, unreleased Intel IGP after several commits hit the Intel driver's X.Org DDX driver (xf86-video-intel). This code added a new mobile and desktop component but of course not many details regarding this next-generation Intel graphics processor have been revealed. Within the code this new chip is currently referred to as IGDNG, which we take ...

X Server 1.6.2 RC2 Brings More Bug Fixes | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 6:30

Keith Packard has been the release manager for the X Server 1.6 series and back in early May he issued an X Server 1.6.2 release cadndidate to close a few more X.Org bugs in this critical piece of software. After pulling in another heaping of bug fixes, Keith has now announced X Server 1.6.2 Release Candidate 2, which will go on to become the official 1.6.2 release assuming no bugs or regressions ...

Acer Aspire Timeline 4810T-8480 Notebook | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 5:10

Cooler Master Hyper N520 CPU Cooler | Posted on: 30/06/2009 @ 4:20

  Not everyone is looking to buy the biggest, baddest CPU cooler on the market. At times the choice is made by size constraints or even limited funds. So finding an adequate cooler that fits your system requirements, and your budget can require a little more work. Today we are going to look at a cooler that might just fit the bill for your limited search, the Cooler Master Hyper N520. The ...

Synology DS209 NAS | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 23:00

Synology has been in the network attached storage business for nearly a decade and they are often regarded as one of the best at what they do. Don't let the simple look of the DS209 fool you, this baby packs a very powerful punch. She doesn't have all the bells and whistles for the more expensive models but what she does, she does very well.

My Sims Racing (Wii) Review | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 23:00

Gamers get to select from a quick race options as well as multiplay and career modes that allow gamers to customize not only their characters but their cars and tracks as well. The game allows up to four players to compete against one another and the wide variety of customizations and upgrades ensure hours of replay value.

Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P DDR2 790X AMD Motherboard | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 21:44

Along with AMD\'s launch of the Phenom II and Athlon II processor families this year, we\'ve also witnessed a steady shift in focus from their AM2+/DDR2 platform to a full AM3/DDR3 platform. The good news is that these newer AM3 processors support both DDR2 and DDR3 memory, allowing consumers to upgrade without replacing their whole system. Still, that leaves many wondering if they\'re missing ...

ASUS Maximus II Gene mATX Motherboard | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 21:42

ASUS has some tough shoes to fill. Fortunately, they\'re familiar shoes; their own, in fact. A long string of high performance motherboards that got adopted simultaneously by the enthusiast and gaming sets, led ASUS to create a specialty brand segment they call \"Republic of Gamers\". The ROG Creed goes like this: \"The Republic of Gamers is committed to delivering the most innovative and best ...

ZOTAC IONITX-A-U Atom N330 WiFi N Motherboard Kit | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 21:36

We all want more for less. That\'s why enthusiasts overclock, and that\'s why we build HTPCs. The PlayStation 3 game console has sold millions of units because of its ability to delivery realistic video game performance, but Sony has sold more units because of the PS3\'s Blu-ray Disc player capability than any other factor. Bringing personal computer technology into the home theater environment ...

Noctua NT-H1 Thermal Compound Video Review | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 21:10

Thermal Compound or thermal paste is probably the least exciting part of any PC build, but on the other hand, is also one of the most vital. It sits between your CPU’s IHS (Integrated Heat Spreader) and the base of your heatsink. You will usually find thermal paste on your motherboard’s north and southbridge coolers [...]

Cooler Master Hyper N520 | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 19:55

Here at Tech-Reviews we have had more than our fair share of CPU coolers to play around with.We have had all sorts from the downright crazy Scythe Orochi to the more conservative offerings of Xigmatek. But today we have a CPU cooler from a company which we have had an array of different products: Cooler Master. The name Cooler Master is synonymous with quality and excellence so I have come to ...

In Win X-Fighter Case Review | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 19:30

X-Fighter is a mid-tower case from In Win with its design inspired by the Star Wars movie franchise with an aggressive looks. Let's see what you should expect from this new release.

Apple iPhone 3GS Overheating Problems? Big Deal! | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 18:00

News stories have been circulating the media today about the new Apple iPhone 3GS phones having problems with overheating. Whoopty do! Let's see any company double the speed of a phone by upgrading the CPU and it not heat up more without any additional changes to the cooling from the earlier model. Yeah, I know the new processor doesn't get much hotter than the older one because of the smaller ...

Gigabyte G31M-ES2C Motherboard | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 17:10

Let's take an overall look on this Gigabyte's value motherboard for Intel socket 775 processors based on Intel G31 chipset and with power saving features.

Could Vodafone Buy T-Mobile? New UK Mobile Giant Possible | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 15:30

The Financial Times is reporting that Vodafone could be on a shopping spree and are looking to acquire T-Mobile. This would make it the biggest UK mobile phone operator, but would it be good for customers?

MSI Wind U100-641US 10-inch Netbook Review | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 14:30

In the continuing recession, netbooks are all the craze for a PC on the go! The Wind has been a solid seller for MSI and today we take our first look at the U100-641US. Read on to find out if MSI's simple yet elegant netbook is right for you!

Cooler Master ATCS-840 | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 14:07

Cooler Master has always been renowned for their classically styled cases and this reputation was born with the first of the ATC (Active Thermal Convection) cases – the ATCS-201. Since then, some of Cooler Master’s styling has wavered somewhat with a seemingly more beefed-up design found in the HAF-932. Today we have the latest ATCS case released at a similar time to the HAF-932 ...

Terminator Salvation PS3 Review | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 13:10

Mozilla Firefox 3.5 Final Release and Download Location | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 13:00

After Firefox 3.5 RC2 being released, just last week, Mozilla Labs will be unveiling the Firefox 3.5 Final version tomorrow! The release of Firefox 3.5 comes six months later than originally planned. The delay was mostly because of the amount of bugs that were found along the way, as well as revamping the JavaScript engine to compete with Google Chrome and Internet Explorer 8.

Samsung launches the R620 | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 12:30

Always see the full picture – anywhere you go Samsung launches the R620: the 16″ 16:9 HD notebook with blu-ray drive that lets you enjoy your digital life to the full Chertsey, UK, 29th June, 2009: Samsung Electronics, a market leader in consumer electronics and world leader in IT technology, today launched the innovative and family-friendly [...]

Britney Spears Has Died, According To Her Hacked Twitpic | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 12:00

Britney Spears has died, at least according to her Twitpic account on Sunday. This turned out to be false along with information being sent out from Ellen DeGeneres TwitPic account, because someone had broke into the two accounts and began sending out false information from them.Twitpic is a service that allows Twitter uses to share photos. While TwitPic isn't owned by Twitter, it is a widely ...

NASA Launches GOES Advanced Weather Satellite | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 11:50

NASA has launched the new GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) known as the GEOS-0 on Saturday. The new weather satellite will serve as a spare for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who uses the satellite's to track hurricanes and other weather events.The GOES-0 was launched at Cape Canaveral using the Delta IV rocket. The new satellite will work it's way ...

Fraudsters Target Users With Michael Jackson Spam | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 11:30

By now, unless you've been living under a rock, you've undoubtedly heard of Michael Jackson's death. Ever since the announcement of his death, the Internet has been filling with spam, viruses, and malware which attempts to spread by providing information about Jackson's death via email. Antivirus companies are warning users of the spam messages and as always, inform users not to open any email ...

G.Skill 64GB Falcon (FM-25S2S-64GBF1) | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 11:21

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.

Village Tronic ViBook | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 11:21

Desktops can easily add a second monitor but getting a second on your notebook isn't and it becomes even harder if you want three or more. With the Village Tronic ViBook the maximum number of monitors you can add is limited to how many USB ports you have.

Antec P193 | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 11:20

If you liked Antec's P183 but it didn't quite have the room you needed, then the P193 might be just you need. More space and fans are joined with the same styling in this elegant mid tower chassis.

OCZ 30GB Vertex (OCZSSD2-1VTX30G) | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 11:20

Solid State Drives promised to offer breath taking performance and near instantaneous response. The first readily affordable generation didn't quite live up to the expectation with rapid decay in performance. After much development we finally what the initial JMicron controller should have provided.

Cooler Master Notepal D1 | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 11:20

Notebooks don't generally have the best cooling available and notebook coolers are a huge help in keeping your laptop cool. More often than not the options available have more features than you need. Cooler Master has come up with the budget friendly Notepal D1 which brings everything back to the basics.

Tuniq Ripper 1000W Power Supply | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 11:20

Tuniq's Ripper 1000W is among one of the cheapest 1000W units on the market, and the cheapest we've seen here at Overclockers Online. More and more today we are seeing units who break through the age old saying: you get what you pay for. Sometimes though one does get more than what's paid for.

Enermax Aurora Premium & Aurora Micro Keyboards | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 11:20

The new Aurora Premium and Micro keyboards from Enermax are not only functional, but are extremely beautiful works of art. What makes these aluminum keyboards so special? Read on for all the details.

QNAP TS-809 Pro Turbo NAS | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 11:20

"Bigger isn't always better" is a statement QNAP must not like to hear with their TS-809 Pro now being the largest Turbo NAS in their fleet. With space for 8 drives, this behemoth will make sure you're network doesn't ever run out of storage space.

Highpoint RocketRAID 3510 SATA II RAID Controller | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 11:20

Highpoint's RocketRAID 3510 is quite the performer. With Intel's IOP341 I/O processor, 256MB of ram and four SATA channels it is perfect for those who want the performance of enterprise level RAID hardware, but at a more affordable price.

Evercool Transformer 4 CPU Cooler | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 11:20

Evercool has just released their latest CPU cooler, the Transformer 4. Read on to see how it competes against other high-end contenders, and if it transforms your view on air cooling!

Review: Parallels Workstation 2.2 | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 11:20

Parallels made a name for itself on the Mac, where it provided users a way of running Windows applications. This legacy is apparent in Workstation 2.2, with its stylish button bar and focus on improving the graphical interface of the client OS. Parallels Workstation isn't a particularly fast implementation though, both in normal operations and when installing operating systems. It was notably ...

Review: ABSPlus 160GB laptop backup | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 11:20

The main difference between the ABSplus and its competitors is that it offers a full system restore from the drive, giving you complete disaster recovery if needed. This is aimed at corporate users, but it's still immensely useful for home users in the event of a total PC crash. For those looking for a simple back-up drive, one downside of the BounceBack is that the software has to be installed ...

Review: Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 11:20

On first launch, SP2 complained that we had to remove Swedish language support before it could continue. There were no further hassles though, and 33 minutes and two reboots later, the service pack was installed. Small visual changes include a permanent Bluetooth applet in the Control Panel, a new Indexing option or two (if you didn't have Search 4) and Blu-ray disc format options. Otherwise, SP2 ...

Optimizing for Virtualization, Part 2 | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 11:20

This is the second part of our ESX optimization tips and tricks, diving into storage optimization and configuration options....

Acoustibuds Earphone Adapters | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 11:00

Acoustibuds are adapters that can change normal earbuds to fit in the ear canal, while also adding passive noise canceling. They fit a wide range of earbuds, allowing the owner to continue using their favorite pair with more functionality and less dropping out. We will try them out on several pairs of earbuds to see how they fare.

Review: Flip MinoHD | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 10:30

The MinoHD is similar in form to its predecessor, the Flip Mino, but it records at a resolution of 1280 x 720 instead of VGA 640 x 480. To cope with this, there's 4GB of storage space, which equates to an hour of recording time. In terms of performance, the MinoHD pleased rather than blew us away. Its one-touch operation is foolproof, but the 1.5in LCD screen is far too small. Performance in good ...

Google Reports Michael Jackson Died in 2007 | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 10:00

Oh dear, Google just isn’t having a good time of it lately is it? Firstly GMail was offline a number of times in March, and now the biggest news story to hit us this year in the death of Michael Jackson has been misreported and didn’t even appear in Google News for quite some time. Google [...]

HTC Hero Android Phone Launched | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 9:50

It’s official, the third Google Android powered mobile phone will be in stores next month courtesy of HTC. The HTC Hero comes with a 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen, and a not-to-be-sneezed-at 5 megapixel camera with autofocus. Connectivity-wise, you’ll get HSDPA, GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. There’s also a standard 3.5mm headphone jack, so you can plug in any [...]

Samsung NC20 - 12in Ultraportable Review | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 9:20

Samsung is back with a 12.1in clone of its hugely successful NC10 netbook. There's a lot more to it than that though, as the NC20 is one of the first laptops to be based around VIA's Nano processor. Does Samsung's slinky ultraportable retain all of the charm its little brother had? Read on to find out.

Choosing the Right Graphics Tablet | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 7:30

There you are: you have finally decided to purchase a graphics tablet. Whatever your reasons may be for purchasing one, you are now faced with a very major decision: amongst all the numerous graphics tablets out there, which one would best suit your needs and your budget ? Wacom is without any doubt, a genius when it comes to graphics tablet (also known as pen tablet) technology and is ...

Sony Ericsson W995 Walkman Video Tutorials | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 7:10

Here at Gaj-It we’ve been quite keen on the new Sony Ericsson W995 handset with its 8.1 megapixel camera, GPS receiver, standard 3.5mm jack and an an 8GB M2 memory card for all of your music- well it is a Walkman after all. A couple of weeks ago we unboxed the phone and liked what came [...]

Cooler Master SNA 95 Slim Notebook Universal Power Adapter Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 7:09

The idea of a single adapter to charge and power your laptop and all your other mobile devices is very appealing and would be especially desirable by business travelers who depend on these devices for their livelihood. Cooler Master\'s release of the SNA 95 has garnered more than a little attention around the web and I was excited to get one for evaluation. However, after using the thing for a ...

EXT4, Btrfs, NILFS2 Performance Benchmarks | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 6:10

The past few Linux kernel releases have brought a number of new file-systems to the Linux world, such as with EXT4 having been stabilized in the Linux 2.6.28 kernel, Btrfs being merged into Linux 2.6.29, and most recently the NILFS2 file-system premiering with the Linux 2.6.30 kernel. Other file-systems have been introduced too during the past few Linux kernel release cycles, but these three have ...

Samsung SyncMaster T240 | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 5:34

Who doesn’t like large display monitors? Sure we do! Advances in product technology and quality have made an LCD display for your computer a given these days, it’s just a question of how much you can spend and which one to get. Responding to this surge in demand for quality 24-inch LCD displays is the Samsung SyncMaster T240, a monitor that comes with a respected pedigree, making ...

Logitech G19 Gaming Keyboard | Posted on: 29/06/2009 @ 4:30

Why You Should Buy a Netbook | Posted on: 28/06/2009 @ 22:10

Windows 7 on sale months before it’s appearance | Posted on: 28/06/2009 @ 21:50

As mentioned in a previous article, Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 7 operating system is boxed and ready and whilst Microsoft tries to defend the pricing structure, consumers want it now, and they want it cheap. Microsoft announced that big savings can be had for pre-ordering the new OS. Online e-tailors like Amazon.com are selling Windows 7 Home Premium [...]

Inno3D GeForce GTX 295 Platinum (Single PCB) | Posted on: 28/06/2009 @ 21:00

Noctua NF-S12B FLX 120mm Fan | Posted on: 28/06/2009 @ 14:10

Cooler Master Black Label (http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/cooler-master-limited-edition-black-label-cosmos-case/) PC case, and I've swapped all of the fans out for Noctua fans, the reason being is that they're quiet and they perform well. Today for review I've got another 120mm fan entry from Noctua, it's called the NF-S12B FLX, the FLX meaning flex, or that it can be run at variable ...

Review: Samsung PB22-J 256GB | Posted on: 28/06/2009 @ 11:21

This drive packs a truly epic spec list with 256GB of MLC flash storage, 128MB of cache (that's fast DDR rather than SDRAM memory), eight memory channels and quoted read and write performance of 220Mbps and 200Mbps respectively. But what about the drive's all-important controller? Samsung is sticking with developing controllers in-house and, as before, the chip is based on an ARM processor core ...

Review: Sony MDR-NC500D | Posted on: 28/06/2009 @ 11:21

The Sony MDR-NC500Ds aren't as mobile or as unobtrusive as more compact designs, but they're not unduly heavy and many people will find them more comfortable than in-ear products. Intelligent circuitry selects the mode most effective for the environment you're in. It's not clear how these modes work and what advantages are offered by digital processing, but the end result is impressive, with some ...

Review: Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 | Posted on: 28/06/2009 @ 11:21

As one of the only 'free' platforms, Microsoft's Virtual PC 2007 has an advantage in the value-for-money stakes, but it's also the most basic, and the one that refused to work with the two Linux distributions that we used to test the software suites. Both Ubuntu 9.04 and the older 8.02 images crashed, so if you're looking to experiment with a wealth of OSes, look elsewhere. Installing Windows ...

Review: VMWare Workstation 6.5 | Posted on: 28/06/2009 @ 11:21

VMware Workstation 6.5 is slick, powerful and the most fully featured of these suites, boasting USB support and DirectX 9.0c rendering. On top of that, Unity enables you to interact with the client's apps as if they were running natively. It's also the only platform that installed all three operating systems without a hiccup. VMware Workstation is, however, the most expensive app by some way and ...

Win a *Brand New* Thermaltake Cooling Bundle – 7 Days Left | Posted on: 28/06/2009 @ 11:00

This is your chance to win a *BRAND NEW* Thermaltake Cooling Bundle. There is only 7 days left to enter this fantastic competition. All prizes are provided by eTeknix.com Simply visit this page for details on how to enter

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition coming soon! | Posted on: 28/06/2009 @ 10:30

AMD have plans to release processors with the Deneb core all the way up to 4GHz stock by 2010. We already have the ability to purchase the newest AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2GHz Black Edition chips, so next in line would be the logical 3.4GHz chip. This is being branded as the Phenom II X4 [...]

iStar xAGE-N99 Hard Drive Docking Station | Posted on: 28/06/2009 @ 7:20

These docking stations are so convenient becuase it lets us easily transfer data and troubleshoot drives without having to open up our cases or perform lenthy installation procedures. I myself have suspended a temporary drive from the side of my case, flirting with disaster. These docks are not only easier to use, but make me look professional -- like I almost know what I'm doing. There's no ...

Guitar Hero: Smash Hits Review (360, Wii, PS3) | Posted on: 28/06/2009 @ 4:50

The hits keep on coming in the highly popular Guitar Hero franchise with the latest release, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits. The 48 song collection contains all the best tracks from the previous Guitar Hero games, and allows gamers to not only play Guitar, but add vocals and drums as well. The game is not a track pack, but a an enhanced game release that allows players not only to enjoy classic ...

Pirate Bay retrial rejected | Posted on: 28/06/2009 @ 4:40

The four men behind the popular torrent website The Pirate Bay asked recently for a retrial. Today it was heard that a Swedish court has thrown out that request. In April 2009, the four men were found guilty of promoting copyright infringement and will face jail sentences and hefty claims for damages. When one of The Pirate [...]

Terminator Salvation PS3 Review | Posted on: 28/06/2009 @ 1:30

Intel Core 2 price drops | Posted on: 28/06/2009 @ 1:10

For once in their existence, Intel are seeing sense with pricing and having a long think over how to stay competitive with rival’s AMD as they focus on their newest AM3 platform. AMD have always had the edge over Intel with regards to staying competitive, sometimes offering processors equivalent to Intel’s range for up to £100 [...]

Fedora 12 Is Codenamed Constantine | Posted on: 28/06/2009 @ 0:20

After having gone to the community for looking at names, Red Hat has announced that the release of Fedora 12 will be codenamed Constantine. This name had the most votes and was approved by Red Hat's Legal department of being free of any potential issues...

Single PCB GTX 295s Still Very Rare! | Posted on: 27/06/2009 @ 23:10

Nvidia still has yet to ship any meaningful quantities of the new single PCB GTX 295 card to their partners, so these new cards have become rather rare. While the normal dual-PCB 295 cards are readily available the newer revision appears to be harder to track down with only a few vendors with stock. As [...]

Test | Posted on: 27/06/2009 @ 14:30

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Review: Novatech Ion Fusion | Posted on: 27/06/2009 @ 12:20

What, exactly, do you want from a PC? That's a question you need to think about very carefully before buying the Novatech Ion Fusion nettop PC. You can browse the internet, compose emails and edit office documents. Best of all, the Novatech's Atom 330 dual-core CPU copes pretty well with most web-based video streams. What's more, it's very compact and comes with a wholly adequate 19in widescreen ...

Review: Intel X25-M | Posted on: 27/06/2009 @ 12:20

Maintaining performance is the biggest worry concerning SSDs. For that reason, we hope that Intel will forgive us for reviewing a well-used X25-M. While the drive is put at a disadvantage, doing so sheds light on the issue of SSD longevity. In hardware terms, Intel has made no notable changes to the X25-M since it launched last autumn. The drive looks good on paper with 250Mbps read and 70Mbps ...

Bus Stop Ad Changes When Someone Is Looking At It | Posted on: 27/06/2009 @ 12:20

How would you feel if an advertisement was doing something while you weren't watching it? That's just what a new type of ad does in Germany. The new ad at a bus stop in Hamburg Germany changes - whether or not someone's looking at it. This particular ad shows a happy couple smiling and acting normal with the phrase "It happens when nobody is watching", talking about domestic violence. When you ...

Review: Box | Posted on: 27/06/2009 @ 9:40

While the free version of Box offers just 5GB of space with an individual file limit of 25MB, this can be expanded to 15GB by upgrading to the Professional or Business package. This amount of space is pretty paltry when compared to some of the other backup services out there. To make matters worse, the web-based interface is somewhat slow and awkward to navigate, and the lack of client software ...

Review: Flip MinoHD | Posted on: 27/06/2009 @ 9:40

The MinoHD is similar in form to its predecessor, the Flip Mino, but it records at a resolution of 1280 x 720 instead of VGA 640 x 480. To cope with this, there's 4GB of storage space, which equates to an hour of recording time. In terms of performance, the MinoHD pleased rather than blew us away. Its one-touch operation is foolproof, but the 1.5in LCD screen is far too small. Performance in good ...

World of Warcraft MEGA FAQ! | Posted on: 27/06/2009 @ 8:00

Warcraft is a beast. You must seriously consider if you're ready to take it on as if you were committing to banned substances. Levels, achievements, heavy multiplayer, many different builds to tinker with, a full economy, gear with no end, and just tons of things to collect for vanity, you really have no hope of having any other entertainment if you start playing WoW. Yes, this game is ...

A Fourth Release Candidate For Mesa 7.5 | Posted on: 27/06/2009 @ 7:50

The release of Mesa 7.5.0, which is the first version of this open-source 3D stack to include support for Gallium3D, is running a bit behind schedule. Fortunately, however, Brian Paul has pushed out what is the fourth (and final) release candidate for the 7.5 series...

BFG ES-800 Power Supply Review | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 21:50

ES-800 is a power supply using a different internal design called frequency conversion with BFG claiming it provides higher efficiency. Is that so Let's check this out.

Enermax REVOLUTION 85+ PSU: raising the bar and price | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 20:40

Crammed full of features and excellent efficiency to boot, has Enermax priced the REVOLUTION too high? We find out.

EA Sports Active (Wii) Review | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 17:00

Enter EA SPORTS and the latest interactive fitness product for the Nintendo Wii: EA SPORTS Active. Where Wii Fit emphasized Eastern health and wellness with balance and yoga, Active emphasizes Western fitness that gets the heart pumping and the body sweating. It is balance board compatible, but it’s not required, and it incorporates use of the nun-chuck, with a specially-designed leg band, ...

ASUS launches G60 ‘Republic of Gamers’ laptop | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 16:50

Electronics manufacturer ASUS has announced that it will be launching a G60 gaming laptop with a backlit keyboard.....

Michael Jackson dies, aged 50 | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 16:40

Not hardware news, but very important none the less, especially in my life, if not many other millions of people. It was announced yesterday that legendary entertainer Michael Jackson died at the young age of 50 after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in Beverly Hills. The singer reportedly stopped breathing on Thursday afternoon and was [...]

AMD DirectX 11 White Paper Released | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 16:30

With Microsoft Windows 7 set to be released in October 2009, rumors are flying rampant in the video card industry as DirectX 11 graphics card will also be launching at the same time. Read on to see one of the first white papers on DirectX 11 released by AMD.

Wheelman | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 14:50

Knallharte Action, schnelle Autos, scharfe Kurven und Vin Diesel, wem jetzt nicht Fast and the Furious in den Sinn kommt, der denkt wohl an Midway's Wheelman. Soll mit dieser Filmportierung, die an The Transporter erinnert, nur das schnelle Geld gemacht werden oder erwartet uns ein solides Spiel mit jeder Menge Spielspass? Wie erfolgreich Midway dabei war, zeigen wir auf den folgenden Seiten.

NZXT Cryo S 15 inch Notebook Cooler Review | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 14:01

NZXT is best known for their enthusiast PC cases but they have recently released a few notebook coolers that may be worthy of your attention. See what we thought in our hands on review of the NZXT 15" Cryo S notebook cooler.

X58 Extreme – Worldwide First EuP Ready Motherboard | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 13:40

The Intel® X58 chipsets are undoubtedly regarded as the most desirable item for computer enthusiast. To deliver the best possible experience for today’s most demanding users, ASRock devoted to figure out the best motherboard solution to satisfy your needs, and we believe that you will be enthusiastic about our fantastic X58 Extreme! ASRock X58 Extreme – [...]

Retailers Begin Taking Microsoft Windows 7 Preorders | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 12:50

As we reported yesterday, Microsoft and retailers have begun taking pre-orders for Microsoft Windows 7 (Upgrade) today at heavily discounted prices. Windows 7 Home Premium is going for $49 while Windows 7 Professional (Vista Business Equivalent) is going for $99. Pre-orders at these prices will only be going until July 11th, or while supplies last. You can grab your upgrade at Amazon.com with ...

Earn an Extra £10 to Recycle Your Old Mobile: Voucher Code | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 12:40

While last week was all about the release of the new iPhone 3G S, there was another event went under the radar a bit. Yes, it’s the start of Recycle Week 2009 and if that wasn’t in your calendar you probably don’t even have Christmas in there either. To celebrate the two big occasions, money4urmobile.com is [...]

Novatech offer Windows 7 upgrade for free | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 11:10

Novatech offer Windows 7 upgrade for free Windows 7 Tech Guarantee Upgrade program launches Monday June 26, 2009: Portsmouth, UK: Novatech Ltd, UK’s leading PC and laptop manufacturer announced today a free upgrade program to Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows 7.  Commencing Monday 29th June, all Novatech PCs and laptops installed with Windows Vista* will be [...]

New Pentax Optio W80; Dunk It, Freeze it, Drop it | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 11:00

At a time when digital cameras have become a commodity and one camera brand blurs with another, Pentax has brought out something different, their new "adventure-proof" camera. Pentax has just announced the Optio W80. This latest Pentax digital camera is waterproof, dustproof, coldproof, and now shockproof enough to withstand impact from a fall of more than one metre.

Novatech Brawler Pro Full System Review | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 10:14

Novatech are one of the leading retailers in the UK for computer products. Over the 22 years they have been established they have won numerous awards for their outstanding service and quality. Today we have the privilege of looking at just one of their many pre-built gaming systems – the Brawler Pro.

ASRock M3A780GXH/128M | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 9:50

Back in April we reviewed the ASRock X58 SuperComputer and found it to be a phenomenal motherboard for use with Intel Core i7 processors. While ASRock is regarded as being a budget manufacturer, this affordable Intel X58 motherboard could overclock quite far, ran well with Linux, and offered a great set of features. While that was a very nice Intel product, how are ASRock's current offerings on ...

Review: Android Market | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 9:40

In many respects the Android Market is the opposite of the App Store. While Apple vets everything, the Android Market is a free-for-all; while Apple offers a desktop and a mobile version, the Market site is useless if you don't access it via an Android device; and while Apple offers update notification (and soon, in-app upgrading) it's up to you to keep an eye out for Android application updates. ...

Review: Mr Site Takeaway Website Pro | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 9:40

When you've plumped for a domain name, building a site with Mr Site is a six-step process. You start by selecting a design from the 106 blog templates available. You can then personalise and tweak it, add extra pages and drop your words and images in. A couple of clicks later and your site is published online at the domain you specify. The speed of construction is impressive; the quality less so. ...

Review: Flickr | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 9:40

Unquestionably the biggest of the dedicated photo sites, Flickr deserves its fame. Its pages don't necessarily show off your images at their best, but larger versions are never more than a click away. With groups and commenting tools, you can do more with your snaps than just admire them. The open API has led to a whole cottage industry of tools that plug into your Flickr photo collection to do ...

Windows 7 pricing announced. | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 9:01

For those of you waiting for the release of Windows 7, we have come a step closer with the announcement of the pricing. The news is good though, and not what we are expecting, there have been price drops since Vista.

Microsoft defend Windows 7 pricing structure | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 8:40

Early today we published an article featuring Microsoft’s new Windows 7 pricing structure, as well as some pictures of the box art. A lot of concerned potential customers sparked outrage at the pricing, saying it was too expensive. US Pricing is the only indication at the moment, but expect prices in the UK and Europe to [...]

Zalman ZM500-RS Power Supply | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 8:20

Toulouse, France, on 25 June 2009 Zalman and Bacatá announce the inmediate availability of the ZM500-RS, first model of the brand new RS range Introducing the ZM500-RS: The ZM500-RS features the latest technologies as regards stability, reliability, efficiency, power and obviously silence… 80 PLUS BRONZE certified, the ZM500-RS is up to 87% efficient. ...

Verbatim BD-R and BD-RE BluRay Media | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 7:20

Let's face it: DVD is on the way out as a data storage medium. Don't believe me? Do you remember when writable CDs were all the rage? I do, and I have a receipt for the $1000 2x drive to prove it. Once writeable DVDs became affordable, they were the backup medium of choice, and only recently have dual-layer products become affordable. Scientists keep making the optical data bits smaller and ...

Kingston SSDNow V-Series | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 6:06

Kingston\'s SSDNow V-Series Solid State Drive specifically targets the entry-level consumer that may be looking to jump on the SSD bandwagon. But this drive comes with the infamous JMicron controller, notorious for stuttering problems. However, Kingston is confident they\'ve eliminated the problem. Have they? If so, how? We take a closer look at the Kingston SSDNow V-Series as we absolutely ...

Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB Smartphone | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 5:20

Triple Buffering: Why We Love It | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 4:40

Going in depth on an often misunderstood and disregarded setting to show gamers why they should enable triple buffering....

Retail Windows 7 Prices Announced | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 2:20

Microsoft has released the retail prices for Windows 7, so let's dive right in.   For full retail versions: Home Premium Full: $199 Professional Full: $299 Ultimate Full: $319 For retail upgrades: Home Premium Upgrade: $119 Professional Upgrade: $199 Ultimate Upgrade: $219 This doesn't include OEM pricing....

Windows 7 boxed and ready | Posted on: 26/06/2009 @ 1:50

The past few weeks has led to many internet discussions over the pricing structure of the eagerly anticipated operating system from software leader, Microsoft. Windows 7’s official pricing structure and box art work has now been revealed for the general public The official release date for Windows 7 is October 22nd. For anyone wanting to get a [...]

2 TB Hard Disk Drive Battle: Seagate Barracuda LP vs. Western Digital Caviar Green | Posted on: 25/06/2009 @ 23:50

So far only two 2 TB hard disk drives have reached the market and both are green models. Let's compare the performance of Seagate Barracuda LP with Western Digital Caviar Green.

Spire TherMax II | Posted on: 25/06/2009 @ 23:30

Spire's TherMax II is a new DHT CPU cooler for AMD and Intel CPUs. Its four heatpipes make direct contact with the processor for optimum cooling. Also included in the package is a fan controller which allows you to control the UV reactive fan in any way you want.

Corsair® Launches New 128GB and 64GB Performance Series Solid State Drives | Posted on: 25/06/2009 @ 23:10

Corsair® Launches New 128GB and 64GB Performance Series Solid State Drives - P128 and P64 SSDs offer class-leading performance at smaller capacities - Fremont, CA. June 25th, 2009. Corsair®, a worldwide leader in high-performance computer memory, power supplies and flash memory products, including solid-state drives, today announced two new products in its Performance Series SSD family: ...

Sapphire Radeon HD 4650 512MB | Posted on: 25/06/2009 @ 20:30

I was a little noncommittal in recommending the 4670 and I suspect that IÂ’m pretty much in the same boat with regards to the 4650. On the one hand, these are inexpensive cards with impressive performance for the price, but on the other hand, for very little extra, much more capable cards can be had. But letÂ’s say, for example, you had sixty bucks and only wanted to play WoW or the Orange ...

OLED Technology by 4D Systems | Posted on: 25/06/2009 @ 17:40

Getting a nice and easy to use screen to a project can be a bit tricky as it usually involves complex fiddling with libraries etc. But don't worry, here's a nice solution to this problem: OLED displays from 4D Systems!

Microsoft Unveils Windows 7 Pricing Information | Posted on: 25/06/2009 @ 14:50

Microsoft announced today of the retail pricing for Windows 7, which is set at or below Windows Vista pricing giving consumers that pre-order the new operating system a heavy discount. Customers that preorder a copy of Windows 7 between June 26th and July 11th will have the opportunity to buy an upgrade copy at the following prices:Windows 7 Home Premium (Upgrade): $49.99Windows 7 Professional ...

EVGA E761 X58 SLI Classified Motherboard Review | Posted on: 25/06/2009 @ 13:30

The Intel X58 Express chipset is your only choice for Intel Core i7 procssors, but that doesn't mean that all motherboards have been created equal. The EVGA X58 Classified motherboard raises the bar for enthusiast grade motherboards with several features not on any other motherboard!

NASA Plans Fueling Test For Shuttle Next Week | Posted on: 25/06/2009 @ 13:10

NASA officials said today that they would begin a fueling test on the Space Shuttle Endeavour to make sure that the hydrogen gas leak, which caused many launch attempts to be aborted, has been plugged.Engineers believe the leak was being caused by a misaligned plate on the external fuel tank of the Shuttle where the vent line hooks up. Hydrogen leaks in the area of the Ground Umbilical Carrier ...

Kingston HyperX PC2-6400 SODIMM Memory Kit | Posted on: 25/06/2009 @ 13:00

While the memory performed well, the results in any test couldn't really make a strong case for 4GB over 3GB or 2GB, and for that matter 800MHz over 667Mhz. Benchmark results are not the only thing to consider when looking at a memory upgrade, as most people are well aware that adding more memory improves overall system performance, especially when multi-tasking.

System76 Bonobo Professional | Posted on: 25/06/2009 @ 12:20

Back in March we reviewed the System76 Serval Professional Notebook and found it to be an excellent contender at the time. This notebook, which shipped with Ubuntu 8.10, had packed an Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 processor with a GeForce 9800M GTS graphics card and other great hardware, but since then System76 has rolled out notebooks with newer and better hardware. One of the new notebooks to recently ...

Linux 2.6.31-rc1 Kernel Released | Posted on: 25/06/2009 @ 12:00

Quite a lot has made its way into the Linux 2.6.31 kernel, particularly Radeon kernel mode-setting and the new TTM GPU memory manager, but now the merge window for this release cycle is closing. Linus Torvalds last night released Linux 2.6.31-rc1 as the first test release of this new code...

Review: Apple App Store | Posted on: 25/06/2009 @ 11:00

Apple's App store is a beautifully designed shop whether you access it on your phone or via iTunes on your computer. All of the features you might reasonably want are included: user reviews, screenshots, a decent search engine and easy browsing via different categories. On your iPhone or iPod Touch it also notifies you of any updates to your installed applications, with an Update All option to ...

Shuttle Strips-down X50 to the Bones | Posted on: 25/06/2009 @ 10:50

Shuttle has released a "barebone" version of their all-in-one touch screen mini PC the X50. The dual-core processor Intel Atom powered X50 is a 15.6 inch all-in-one PC with touchscreen and carry handle. All this comes in shell that is only 36mm thick. "Barebones" means that you decide for yourself which components should be installed in the All-in-One-PC. You need to buy a 2.5" hard drive, add ...

Adaptec Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection Explained | Posted on: 25/06/2009 @ 10:50

Enermax Liberty Eco 620W PSU Review | Posted on: 25/06/2009 @ 10:30

Enermax has added a new PSU to its Liberty series and as it's 80Plus compliant it's busted out the Eco branding too. We put this 620W PSU to the test to see how it compares to other competing models.

Kingston SSDnow V-Series 128GB Solid State Hard Drive Review | Posted on: 25/06/2009 @ 8:30

Enermax Aurora Micro Aluminum Keyboard Review | Posted on: 25/06/2009 @ 7:40

Some users just like really tiny keybaords. Personally I am an ergonominc fan, so the wider my hands can be apart, the better. For those who like tiny keyboards (programmers love them for some odd reason), then you'll be glad to know that there's finally one that's built like a tank: the Enermax Aurora Micro. This review was actually written using this keyboard entirely, in addition to some ...

Home Theatre PC and Ripping Station Guide | Posted on: 25/06/2009 @ 5:20

Iron Maiden DLC for Rock Band | Posted on: 25/06/2009 @ 1:40

What an excellent coincidence that i decide to inform you about this new available DLC for Rock Band when it is actually 2 minutes to midnight. Released on Monday 8th June, owners of an Xbox LIVE Gold subscription can now get their grubby, sore, knuckle aching mits on 12 Iron Maiden songs. An entire albums worth of [...]

‘Life’s Good this summer’ with LG’s LOOP | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 23:50

‘Life’s Good this summer’ with LG’s LOOP Offering a chance to win VIP tickets to Relentless Boardmaster in association with Vans festival Berkshire, 24 June, 2009 – LG Electronics (LG), a worldwide technology and design leader in mobile communications, today announces its new ‘Life’s Good this summer’ campaign as part of its image sharing ...

FUEL | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 22:40

Developed by Asobo Studios, and published by Codemasters (Coling McRae DiRT, Race Drive: GRID), FUEL is set to be the next best thing for competetive adrenaline junkies around the world. FUEL lets the player race through an almost limitless environment of over 14,000 square kilometers consisting of rough and wild terrain inspired by some of americas [...]

Lab Update: The Pre, Nokia and Intel, SSDs and More | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 22:10

I provide some brief looks into what's going on in my lab this week and next....

Speedlink Tube | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 22:09

Speakers and headsets are very important things to consider when gaming as they can transport you to a whole new dimension if they perform well. Unfortunately, for a real top notch headset you are normally talking around the £80 mark which is a lot in today’s somewhat troubled economic climate. Speedlink has always been regarded as producing great products for very fair prices and today ...

VirtualBox 3.0 Beta 2 Brings SMP Performance Boosts | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 20:50

Earlier this month VirtualBox 3.0 Beta 1 was introduced by Sun Microsystems, which brought OpenGL 2.0 support for virtualized guests along with SMP support for guest operating systems. There were other notable changes present too...

Battlefield 2: The Complete Collection | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 20:30

For almost 2 and a half years now I have been a dedicated player/fan of Battlefield 2142, racking up almost 1000 hours of playtime. I personally like to think I excel with all kits and all combinations and for the majority of the time be it working with a squad of random players or plotting the [...]

Aliens vs Predator | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 20:20

“Want some Candy?” Personally i don’t usually eat candy, but when offered by the Predator i wouldn’t like to say no just encase he rips my spine out. The Alien however would probably snap a bit of candy up in a flash with its you know what. In a more realistic and present reality however, they would be [...]

Zotac GeForce GTX 295 Review | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 18:39

“Zotac recently provided their flagship single cored GPU the GTX 285 AMP! Edition. I was very impressed with it but for those that want/need more there is another alternative. Zotac have sent us the top of NVidia\'s GPU range... the GTX 295. This is a dual core and dual PCB monster in a single form factor almost identical in size to the GTX 285. \"

Antec Nine Hundred Two | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 18:13

The Antec Nine Hundred Two looks to improve upon its wildly successful predecessor, the Nine Hundred, with a few tweaks here and there that promise to cater more fully to the gamer market. Let\'s take a look and find out if Antec has spun another winner here.

Saturn Moon Found To Contain Ocean Beneath Surface | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 18:00

While NASA is busy sending probes to our Moon in search for water ice, scientist here on Earth have found new evidence that an ocean is beneath one of Saturn's moons. The icy moon, called Enceladus, contains salt which is a signature of seawater, in the ice grains from vapor jets streaming out of the surface cracks. This new evidence makes some scientists believe that a huge liquid reservoir is ...

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen Movie Review | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 18:00

Following up the success of “Transformers” was not easy task, and thankfully Director Michael Bay and the amazing wizards at Industrial Light and Magic are up to the challenge as “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” is the rare sequel that outdoes the original in almost every way. The film once again stars Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky who is still dating the lovely ...

PS3 Update 2.80 Firmware Release Time | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 17:50

Sony PS3 users can rejoice today now that the Playstation3 Update 2.80 update has been released, finally. While the update doesn't provide a whole lot of new features, the 2.80 firmware update should provide improved playback quality.The official announcement came from the Playstation Blog where they said the update will be coming. What does the update bring us?Some are saying it should bring ...

ZeniMax Media & Bethesda Softworks Buys id Software | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 17:50

ZeniMax Media announced today that it has acquired id Software, the game developer who made Quake, Doom, Rage, and many other great gaming titles. The details of the acquisition is not known nor was it disclosed.ZeniMax is the parent company of Bethesda Softworks which is the makers of Fallout 3. "This was a unique opportunity to team with a smart, sophisticated publisher like Bethesda Softworks ...

WD My Book World Edition II External 2TB Hard Drive | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 16:30

The new My Book World Edition II network storage systems came out today and we have the 2TB model (WDH2NC20000) on the test bench to see how it performs. Read on to see how to map the drive, configure the backup software, and to see how fast files can transfer on a gigabit network.

Let's Tap - Wii | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 15:20

Button-less gaming with cardboard boxes. Intrigued?

PS3 Update 2.0 Firmware Release Time | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 13:30

Sony PS3 users can rejoice today now that the Playstation3 Update 2.80 update has been released, finally. While the update doesn't provide a whole lot of new features, the 2.80 firmware update should provide improved playback quality.The official announcement came from the Playstation Blog where they said the update will be coming. What does the update bring us?Some are saying it should bring ...

Vizo Orbiter Hard Drive Cooler | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 13:25

Vizo manufacturer a vast amount of drive enclosures and it seems that this is their specialist area. However, they also have a large collection of coolers. One are of cooling which is often overlooked is the hard drive. Vizo’s own solution for HD cooling is the Orbiter, today we’ve been lucky enough to get our hands on one.

Memory Scaling on Core i7 - Is DDR3-1066 Really the Best Choice? | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 13:00

We take an in-depth look at memory scaling on the Core i7 platform to determine if there is any value in using memory faster than DDR3-1066....

Get a Free Copy of Office 2010 and Laptop From Microsoft | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 13:00

Microsoft is looking for people to participate in their "real life stories" campaign so that you can share your story about Office 2010 with the world. As part of the program, Microsoft will give you a laptop for at least six months and you will receive a free copy of the final Office 2010 suite when it is released. Of course, the laptop will only be loaned to you, for at least six months though. ...

Setanta Sports UK Goes Into Administration | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 12:50

The UK branch of Setanta Sports went into administration yesterday, following a series of financial difficulties. Here’s the message the former company posted on their website to it’s customers: “Setanta Sports Customers from England, Wales, Scotland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands, please be advised that it is with great regret that Setanta GB is no [...]

Microsoft Security Essentials Beta Released | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 12:40

Microsoft officially released the Microsoft Security Essentials Beta yesterday that provides you with free protection from viruses and spyware, including Trojans, worms and other malicious software. MSE replaced the paid LiveOne Care services that Microsoft recently shutdown. MSE has a very small footprint, uses small amounts of bandwidth for updates, and doesn't take up a lot of resources on ...

Gallium3D Gets A New Driver | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 11:40

Last month we were excited over the release of a OpenVG state tracker and OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0 state trackers for Gallium3D along with confirmation that OpenCL and OpenGL 3.1 state trackers are under development. Neither of these new state trackers have yet to arrive, but just committed to the Mesa repository is a new Gallium3D driver...

Lenovo’s New Slimmed Down, Beefed Up 14-inch Business Notebook | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 11:20

Lenovo has released details of its new 14 inch business laptop the ThinkPad T400. The T400 has a carbon fibre shell, making it quite thin (only 2.1 cm) and relatively light. At the same time the T400 is no performance slouch. The T400 comes with the Intel 2.53 GHz Core2Duo processor, 2GB of memory and a range of solid state drive storage up to 128 GB or if you prefer a 250 GB hard drive.

Free Loader Solar Charger- on the go charging for your portables | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 11:10

Want a way to charge your gadgets on the go? A mobile phone might be a little too ambitious to charge via solar power at the moment, but giving your gadgets an extra charge hit using solar energy isn't beyond the relms of plausabilty...

Cyberlink MediaShow Espresso | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 11:04

Between YouTube and the advent of the portable media player, converting and transcoding video has suddenly become a big deal for the everyday PC user, a change which has brought with it a number of applications which promise to make such tasks easy for you. Today we look at a new kid on this particular block courtesy of Cyberlink, whose MediaShow Espresso application promises quick and easy video ...

Review: CoolIT Domino ALC | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 10:50

Where would we be without water? The wet stuff's best property is its ability to absorb and transfer heat. Next time you're boiling some water, try dunking your hands in it and you'll be able to feel water's conductive properties for yourself.Water's magic doesn't end there, and it's used in all sorts of things you wouldn't think about: engines, supermodels and even clouds.Another thing you ...

G.Skill Falcon 128GB Review | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 10:50

The SSD market has been really hotting up lately, and today we're looking at another contender in the form of the G.Skill Falcon. Sporting the same drive architecture as the OCZ Vertex while costing a lot less, is this the SSD you're upgrade's been waiting for?

Yet Another DRM Pull Request Goes Into Linux 2.6.31 Kernel | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 10:20

There have already been a few DRM pull requests to go into the Linux 2.6.31 kernel for making better the Linux graphics driver stack, but David Airlie now looks to have one more last minute pull before the merge window closes. David has called upon Linus to pull in his latest set of DRM changes, which contains fixes for the biggest DRM addition to the 2.6.31 kernel: Radeon kernel mode-setting ...

Ubuntu's First 100 Paper Cuts, Some Bandaged | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 10:10

Last week the first ten Ubuntu paper cuts were exposed via Launchpad, which are small annoying usability problems with Ubuntu (and upstream applications) that are quite easy to address but simply have not been carried out. In time for the release of Ubuntu 9.10, Canonical hopes to have 100 of these "paper cuts" addressed...

Review: Cygnett GroovePlatinum Earphones. | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 9:20

Why is it that when you buy a MP3 player, they give you headphones that look as if they came from a Christmas cracker? Even the mighty iPods headphones are a bit basic, and the availability of even nattier headphones would indicate that Apple feel there is room for improvement.

Review: Chillblast PegASUS | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 8:50

A system integrator will rarely go down the route of picking all its major components from the same manufacturer, but that's exactly what Chillblast has done with the PegASUS. Can you guess who? Clever name, huh? Coming from a reputable source like Asus you know the components are going to be right up there. And so it proves.The Asus components are ably backed-up by Corsair in the memory and PSU ...

Review: Macware PowerSlides | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 8:50

PowerSlides from Macware is a collection of hundreds of backgrounds and templates for you to use to keep your work fresh. For £20, you get a single DVD that can install in either PowerPoint or Keynote. It takes a few minutes to get through the installer, but the process is relatively painless.The range of options is impressive, and anyone looking to extend their presentation possibilities ...

HP Launches ‘Serious’ Netbook | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 8:00

Hewlett Packard have launched a new stylish netbook with fantastic looks and a stern message. It’s for more serious consumers. Who were the old ones aimed for? Kids? The robust shell of this particular netbook (The Mini 5101) is crafted from high quality aluminum and magnesium, which is favored over the normal cheap plastic that we [...]

Solidata K5-64 SLC Indilinx Solid State Drive | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 4:30

iPhone 3GS Exploit Discovered | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 2:10

A recent blog post by George Hoetz (GeoHotz) has put up an image of what can only be described as a new “exploit”. This exploit is for the iPhone 3GS. We can clearly see in the picture, that it is a modified version of iBoot. This means that he has somehow bypassed the sig check on the [...]

Rosewill RKM-800RF Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 2:00

As a whole, the Rosewill RKM-800RF Wireless Keyboard and mouse combo is a decent, solid performer. In a very crowded field of contenders, it doesnÂ’t really stand out, and doesnÂ’t draw attention to itself, but it performs admirably. If you are a hard-core gamer, or if you have large hands like me, you might want to try it before committing to the RKM-800RF.

NVIDIA 190.xx Linux Driver Leaks Onto The Web | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 0:50

The latest stable NVIDIA Linux driver release is in the 185.xx series, but NVIDIA developers have been hard at work on the forthcoming 190.xx driver series. Among other features, this next major driver update is expected to bring their talked about OpenCL support. It will probably be some weeks still before NVIDIA even publicly releases a Linux driver in the 190.xx series, but currently for ...

Nvidia fight back – Direct X 11 | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 0:40

It seems that AMD and Nvidia must be shopping in the same place. AMD picked up it’s weapon of choice yesterday and threw down the gauntlet to Nvidia. AMD were on the understanding that they would have the edge of rival company Nvidia, due to rumours of extensive time being spent on Open CL among other [...]

Ubuntu Defaults To Intel Kernel Mode-Setting | Posted on: 24/06/2009 @ 0:30

Canonical's X.Org guy, Bryce Harrington, has announced the switch to using Intel kernel mode-setting by default beginning with the new Linux 2.6.30 kernel update that was just committed to the Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" repository. Cheers! For those unfamiliar with what Intel kernel mode-setting means or would like more information, check out the mailing list announcement...

iPhone software jailbroken and unlocked | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 23:40

The guys from the iPhone dev team have released the eagerly anticipated ultrasn0w software which gives the ability for users of the new iPhone 3.0 software to unlock their devices for use with other networks. I can confirm that the iPhone 3.0 software can be jailbroken using redsn0w as I’ve personally done this on my iPhone [...]

Intel, Nokia Further Push ConnMan Software | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 19:20

For managing network and Internet connections from the Linux desktop, used by most distribution vendors is NetworkManager, which is a well rounded network connection manager from Red Hat for controlling wired, wireless, and mobile broadband devices. The ModemManager project was even spun off recently for furthering the mobile broadband support on Linux...

Steve Jobs Returns To Apple As CEO | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 16:20

According to reports, Apple's CEO Steve Jobs has apparently returned back to work. Steve Jobs took a leave from absence earlier this year when he found out that he had cancer and according to some reports it was pancreatic cancer.Reports floating around the web indicate that Jobs had went under a liver transplant a couple months ago and apparently is doing better. On Monday, Jobs even announced ...

Vodafone Access Gateway Boosts 3G Mobile Signal | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 16:10

If a 3G mobile signal wasn’t a strong selling point when you bought your basement apartment or idyllic rural country cottage, you may be given the chance to actually use your mobile without having to lean half your body out the window whilst waving your phone around in a mad attempt at catching some snippet [...]

Kingston 4GB DataTraveler 101 USB Flash Drive | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 15:00

Kingston’s family DataTraveler USB Flash drives are among the most recognized around the world and is always being updated. Read on to check out the DataTraveler 101, a stylish cap-less swivel design USB 2.0 drive that is available in a variety of colors (cyan, pink and yellow) and in capacities of up to 16GB.

Alien Arena 2009 Brings New Gaming Improvements | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 13:20

Back in October we reported on the release of Alien Arena 2008, which brought several graphical improvements, such as GLSL enhancements, parallax mapping, and new shaders. The developers behind Alien Arena and its Quake 2 derived engine had not stopped there, but they immediately began work on Alien Arena 2009. Now just a mere six months later, we have Alien Arena 2009 and it brings more graphics ...

SAPPHIRE Adds two new HD 4890 Models with Vapor-X | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 12:50

SAPPHIRE Adds two new HD 4890 Models with Vapor-X TOXIC and Vapor-X Editions offer Performance and Peace ! SAPPHIRE Technology announces two new models of the SAPPHIRE HD 4890  - offering users a choice of performance and connection options and both featuring SAPPHIRE Vapor-X cooling technology for quiet and cool operation. Following the recent announcement of the limited [...]

Scan 3XS NVIDIA ION system: Atom in a £700 system? | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 12:40

Can a £700 ION-based system ever make sense? We find out.

OCZ Technology Announces Availability of the Affordable Sabre Gaming Keyboard | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 11:50

San Jose, Calif.—June 22, 2009—OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory and components, today announced the highly-anticipated Sabre OLED multimedia keyboard for advanced gaming and customization complete with intelligent management software. The Sabre’s unique combination of user-friendly functions, ...

High Speed Networking Over Your Existing Home Electrical Wiring | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 11:40

Belkin has released a new addition to their Powerline Networking products with the release of the Gigabit Powerline HD Starter Kit. These Gigabit Powerline adapters are designed to create an ultra-fast HD entertainment network through your home’s electrical wiring. Belkin is the first company to release home wiring adapters with speeds up to 1000Mbps (commonly called Gigabit). This makes ...

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite - PSP | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 11:40

Monster Hunting with mates has never been so much fun.

Sitecom USB Hub | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 11:21

A growing amount of USB peripherals and devices are being produced and for a large amount of PC enclosures, there are a limited amount of USB ports on the front panel. To make it easier to plug in different devices such as printers, headsets and hard drive enclosures, enthusiasts are turning towards USB hubs. One such company that has a whole host of USB related products is Sitecom. ...

Chieftec Dragon CH-07 Review | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 10:30

The release of Chieftec's legendary Dragon marked the beginning of a new era in enthusiasts hardware. Today we have the latest case from Chieftec to sport the Dragon name. Is the Dragon CH-07 made of the same ground breaking stuff as its namesake?

Review: JVC LT-26DE1BJ | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 10:10

The LT-26DE1BJ is a fantastic space-saving option as it comes equipped with an integrated digital recorder with 160GB of memory. What's more, as this model has two digital tuners, it enables you to record two channels simultaneously. The Freeview+ badge means you'll also benefit from series recording and the ability to pause live TV. The glossy black chassis is matched by an elegant blue light ...

Review: Buffalo TeraStation III 2TB | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 9:50

The TeraStation III isn't your standard chunk of network storage. Consumer-level storage has come a long way recently, but if you're after a serious amount of disk space, then you're still going to have to pay big bucks for it. But what do you get for your cash? Quite a lot, it transpires.The TeraStation III boasts four 500GB hard drives. It offers full RAID support too, which means your 2TB can ...

Acer launches three more notebooks | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 9:50

Acer’s US division has announced three new notebooks to join in their product portfolio. These will be based on their “sapphire” design, also known as the Gemstone Blue. All 3 of the notebooks (Aspire AS5536, AS5739G, and AS7735Z) all feature Dolby surround sound audio, multi-gesture touchpad’s and Acer’s very own CineCrystal LED-backlit 16:9 displays. Is [...]

Review: UPEK Eikon to Go Digital Privacy Manager for Mac | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 9:30

With the Eikon To Go Privacy Manager fingerprint scanner, you can replace your user account password with a finger swipe. After registering your fingerprints, set your login and authentication screens to prompt for a swipe, your password or both. Multiple users on the same Mac can register their prints with their own accounts, so you can use the scanner to facilitate user-switching too.In a ...

AMD Phenom x4 955 Black Edition AM3 | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 9:29

There are many essential components to every computer – some perhaps are less important i.e. sound cards etc – but most are vital. One such component which the entire system depends on is the CPU; basically the CPU is the “heart” of the computer. But it is more than that, it is the component which performs programmed instructions, performs arithmetic and controls data ...

Review: Olympus μ Tough-8000 | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 9:20

Cameras that will not self-destruct when seriously wet are not new, but some are better at taking a good soaking than others. The real deal, however, is a camera that will keep on working when completely submerged. The machismo of these Commando-style cameras is measured by how deep you can take them beneath the brine. As any swimming pool diver will know, water pressure builds up fast as you ...

Review: Genius HD520 | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 9:20

The silver body of the HD520 boasts 'Perfect HD' – a claim that seems certain to be compromised by its microscopic F3.2 pinhole camera lens. You can snap stills at a mighty 11MP, select an electronic image stabiliser (the optical version's poorer cousin), and even use manual equivalents for the exposure and white balance, along with the auto staples. It comes with a negligible 32MB ...

Apple iPod Touch Users to Pay for Critical Patches | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 9:20

In a move that has sparked a healthy dose of indignation amongst iPod Touch users, Apple are charging for a critical update that will correct 46 software holes. Touch users will have to pay US$10 to download the necessary patches for the iPod Touch, while privileged iPhone users can download them for free. These flaws include quite [...]

Review: Sony KDL-37S5500 | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 8:50

Sony has really been making its mark with its latest LCD screens. This 37-inch model is the first from the entry-level S5500 series and it's left us feeling decidedly nonplussed. It gets off on the wrong foot by looking plain by Sony standards and is a little run-of-the-mill connections-wise too, with a predictable three HDMIs and a USB input, which is increasingly becoming standard on new TVs. ...

Review: Canon Pixma MX320 | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 8:31

The Canon PIXMA MX320 is a four-function device that can print, fax, copy and scan. Connectivity is via USB or optional Bluetooth. Like all recent Canon printers, the output tray opens automatically when you start printing, a delightful touch that spares you the chore of having to open it yourself.Printing our standard test image onto ordinary photocopier paper using Preview's Standard quality ...

AMD’s weapon of choice is Direct X 11 | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 8:30

DX11 will put AMD onto a whole different level. To see the comparison to the new DX11, one must go back to DX9 AMD’s SVP Rick Bergman comments. By doing so, game developers and engineers will be given the wow factor. This is the main reason that AMD are pushing to be the first to have [...]

G.Skill Trident 2000 MHz DDR3 CL9 6 GB Tri-Channel Kit | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 7:40

The Trident Series from G.Skill is a very affordable kit, but manages up to 2000 MHz right out of the box. The kit also has very nice high quality heatspreaders. We push the kit to 1.65 V and way beyond that to see check for additional OC potential or if it manages to impress us with a great price / performance ratio.

Cooler Master Sileo 500 Mid-Tower ATX Computer Case Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 7:28

If, as they say, silence is golden, then Cooler Master chose the wrong color for their Sileo 500 computer case. As this review shows, the Sileo is clearly up to the task of keeping even the most demanding hardware comfortably cool, and doing it at near silence. After playing with this chassis for a week or so, I can assure you it would be very easy to build a silent machine using this chassis and ...

Will the Next Great Tech CEO Please Stand Up? | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 7:20

Admit it. You missed Steve opening WWDC (Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference). You missed him walking out at the end of Phil Schiller’s keynote where Steve walks from behind the curtain and says , “One more thing!” There was no colored water to dazzle folks. No one sat down on the chair, whipped off the shoes and socks, held them in the air and said ...

XtremeGear Xtreme Cooler HP-1216 CPU Cooler | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 5:00

Upcoming Phoronix Articles: NILFS2 & More | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 1:50

Yours truly will be departing this week for Europe, so for the next two weeks our Linux news may be slightly slower than normal (read: just not within-a-few-minutes-of-an-announcement speed), but there are already a number of interesting articles in the publishing queue during this time. Coming up this week is a brief look at Alien Arena 2009, a review of the System76 Bonobo Professional ...

World says Boo to Blu-Ray | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 1:20

Blu-Ray has now settled in and put its feet up in the multimedia world, but isn’t allowed to get as comfy as it would like to in some people’s homes. Harris Interactive released details of a poll showing that one in ten Americans own a HD DVD player, but that only seven percent of them owned [...]

QNAP TS-809 Pro Turbo NAS | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 1:00

"Bigger isn't always better" is a statement QNAP must not like to hear with their TS-809 Pro now being the largest Turbo NAS in their fleet. With space for 8 drives, this behemoth will make sure you're network doesn't ever run out of storage space.

SAPPHIRE HD 4730 lands in Europe | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 0:50

SAPPHIRE HD 4730 lands in Europe Performance graphics at a competitive price Following the successful launch of the world’s first 40nm Graphics processor, the HD4770, SAPPHIRE Technology, the leading manufacturer and worldwide supplier of AMD/ATI based graphics solutions is now shipping the SAPPHIRE HD 4730 – a powerful midrange graphics card that will appeal to enthusiasts [...]

Apple sells over a million iPhone 3GS’ in 3 days | Posted on: 23/06/2009 @ 0:10

What a weekend for Apple. You either love them or hate them, but the public can’t seem to get enough of Apple’s latest offering. The iPhone 3GS. Many criticism’s were heard before , during and after the launch of the new, faster iPhone about Apple not changing the looks of the new 3GS to be something [...]

SAPPHIRE HD 4730 lands in Europe | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 23:40

SAPPHIRE HD 4730 lands in Europe Performance graphics at a competitive price Following the successful launch of the world’s first 40nm Graphics processor, the HD4770, SAPPHIRE Technology, the leading manufacturer and worldwide supplier of AMD/ATI based graphics solutions is now shipping the SAPPHIRE HD 4730 – a powerful midrange graphics card that will appeal to enthusiasts [...]

Turtle Beach Ear Force HPA-2 5.1 Headset Review | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 23:20

We tested the gaming headset from Turtle Beach that turns your head into a home theater setup.

Kingston HyperX Fan Review | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 23:10

Kingston recently introduced the HyperX Fan to compliment their HyperX line of ram, but it can be purchased separately for use with any ram, and they were kind enough to send one over for review. Normally this kind of thing is not very useful really, in my experience with ram coolers they tend not to work very well, but the HyperX Fan is truly an exception. The HyperX Fan works, and works very ...

Noctua NF-S12B FLX 120mm Fan Review | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 23:00

The fan we will look at now is the Noctua NF-S12B FLX which runs at three speed modes of 1200 RPM, 900 RPM and 600 RPM for flexible cooling needs.

Noctua NF-S12B ULN 120mm Fan Review | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 23:00

This 120mm fan from Noctua runs at two different speeds; 700 RPM or 500 RPM. The main feature of this particular fan is that it is designed to run as quietly as absolutely possible and still cool your computer components effectively.

Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings Review (Wii) | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 20:50

The man with the Fedora hat and bullwhip is back as Dr. Indiana Jones returns in an all new adventure. In Indiana Jones and The Staff of Kings, Jones is tasked with locating the Staff of Moses and as usual the Nazis and all manner of enemies are hot on his heels and dangers abound. The opening segments of the game on the Playstation 2 version I played deftly combined a gameplay tutorial with ...

Samsung Jet S8000 Blasts Off: 2 Million Pre-Orders | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 19:30

The handset that’s being billed as being “smarter than a smartphone” is also proving to be more popular than a pop star, with over 2 million pre-orders for the Samsung Jet S8000 already taken. This makes the Jet the highest volume pre-order in Samsung’s history, and isn’t a bad figure to wave around after Apple reported [...]

NZXT Cryo S Notebook Cooler Review | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 18:10

Final Testing | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 17:40

1 2 3  here we go!!!!!

Apple iPhone 3G S Hits 1 Million Sales, Steve Jobs Speaks | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 17:30

On Monday, Apple announced that they have sold over 1 million new iPhone 3G S in only the three days since the new iPhone hit stores. They also announced that over 6 million users have downloaded the new iPhone 3.0 OS update. "Customers are voting and the iPhone is winning," said Steve Jobs, Apples CEO who has recently undergone surgery. "With over 50,000 applications available from Apples ...

Samsung S1 1.8'' 120GByte | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 15:50

Samsung präsentiert mit der Spinpoint S1 Mini eine äusserst kompakte und praktische, 120 GByte fassende, externe Speicherlösung für unterwegs. Die verbaute 1.8'' durchmessende Festplatte rotiert mit 4'200 Umdrehungen pro Minute und verspricht somit gute Schreib- sowie Lesegeschwindigkeiten. Um bestmögliche Kompatibilität zu bieten wurde als Interface USB 2.0 gewählt.

Mozilla Firefox 3.5 RC 2 Released for Download | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 14:50

Mozilla announced the release of the Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate which is now available for download. The RC2 has many new changes over the previous RC1 which was recently released. Of the new features is improved tools for controlling data through the Private Browsing Mode, and HTML5 support, and better performance with the new JavaScript engine.Speaking of performance, Firefox 3.5 has ...

Test Post 2 | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 14:40

Please ignore this post. Testing 1 2 3 … Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not [...]

Acer Aspire Revo Review | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 14:40

Acer's Revo is the first product we've seen that uses Nvidia's Ion platform, combining GeForce graphics with Intel's cheap and cheerful Atom CPU. It promises smooth 1080p video playback and playable game frame rates for £250 - join us as we find out of whether the Revo is able to deliver.

Zalman CNPS10X Extreme | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 14:30

Toulouse, on the 10th of June, 2009 – Zalman breaks with the tradition and proceeds with a radical change inthe design of its new CPU cooler. The CNPS10X Extreme is a perfect association between innovation, performance and design. CNPS10X Extreme Revolution, innovation, performance and design are the key words that best define the CNPS10X Extreme! Breaking the ...

Launch of GC-Extreme – The Cutting Edge Thermal Compound | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 14:30

PRESS RELEASE For immediate release Launch of “GC-Extreme” – Thermal Compound The Cutting-Edge Thermal Compound for Extreme Users HONG KONG, 12 June, 2009 Thermal Solutions specialist GELID Solutions launches the cutting-edge “GC-Extreme” thermal compound. In comparison to the previous multi awards winner compounds of GELID Solutions the “GC-Extreme” ...

Noctua presents quiet CPU coolers for Xeon 5500 | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 14:30

Vienna, June 15th 2009 – Noctua today presented two new additions to its DX series of quiet Intel Xeon CPU coolers: Now compatible with Intel’s latest LGA1366 based Xeon 5500 (Nehalem EP) processors, the new NH-U12DX 1366 and NH-U9DX 1366 are true drop-in replacements for standard Intel coolers and make it easier than ever before to [...]

Thermaltake V9 Black Edition Gaming Case Video Review | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 14:30

Introduction Thermaltake have always been known for making some of the wackiest cases, with some of the best airflow features known to man. They always try to do things bigger and better than anyone else, usually creating some very unique and easily identified cases in the process. Generally speaking, you will not find another product on [...]

HeatoN and QPAD launches new product! | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 14:30

HeatoN launches his first gaming product! QPAD, the Swedish company famed for its premium gaming gear, today announced the launch of HeatoN’s first gaming product. “The perfect mouse pad”. The product was released during Dreamhack last weekend. Release at dreamhack The product release took place at Dreamhack in front of an exited crowd waiting to get a glimpse [...]

Shuttles First Barebones PC For Socket AM3 | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 14:30

Versatile Mini-PC Barebone to support AMD processors for socket AM3 New entry-level model ready for up to 8 GB DDR2 RAM Shuttle Inc., the market leader in the area of mini-PCs and the manufacturer of multi-form-factor solutions, is now offering another barebone for modern AMD processors. The SA76G2 hits the market with a style not unlike its [...]

Björn “threat” Pers sets new Counter-Strike record | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 14:30

The Swedish AIM champion Björn “threat” Pers sets the new record at Dreamhack. QPAD, the Swedish company famed for its premium gaming gear, today announced the result of the Guinness World Record attempt at Dreamhack the biggest lan party in the world, taking place last weekend between 13-16 of June. Guinness World record attempt “Gamers edition” QPAD was [...]

eTeknix Arcade Now Open! | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 14:30

I would like to invite everyone out there in the cyber world to come and have a go on our eTeknix Arcade. It’s a new part of the forum that we have recently added and would appreciate anyone and everyone having a go. All our them classic retro games that we all grew up with are [...]

Acer Aspire Revo Review | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 14:20

Acer's Revo is the first product we've seen that uses Nvidia's Ion platform, combining GeForce graphics with Intel's cheap and cheerful Atom CPU. It promises smooth 1080p video playback and playable game frame rates for £250 - join us as we find out of whether the Revo is able to deliver.

Philips Cinema 21:9 | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 14:12

Summary: The Philips 56PFL9954H is a super-wide, ultra chic and devastatingly effective 1080p LCD TV Score: 5/5

Zalman CNPS10X Extreme | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 14:10

Toulouse, on the 10th of June, 2009 – Zalman breaks with the tradition and proceeds with a radical change inthe design of its new CPU cooler. The CNPS10X Extreme is a perfect association between innovation, performance and design. CNPS10X Extreme Revolution, innovation, performance and design are the key words that best define the CNPS10X Extreme! Breaking the ...

Launch of GC-Extreme – The Cutting Edge Thermal Compound | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 14:10

PRESS RELEASE For immediate release Launch of “GC-Extreme” – Thermal Compound The Cutting-Edge Thermal Compound for Extreme Users HONG KONG, 12 June, 2009 Thermal Solutions specialist GELID Solutions launches the cutting-edge “GC-Extreme” thermal compound. In comparison to the previous multi awards winner compounds of GELID Solutions the “GC-Extreme” ...

Noctua presents quiet CPU coolers for Xeon 5500 | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 14:10

Vienna, June 15th 2009 – Noctua today presented two new additions to its DX series of quiet Intel Xeon CPU coolers: Now compatible with Intel’s latest LGA1366 based Xeon 5500 (Nehalem EP) processors, the new NH-U12DX 1366 and NH-U9DX 1366 are true drop-in replacements for standard Intel coolers and make it easier than ever before to [...]

Thermaltake V9 Black Edition Gaming Case Video Review | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 14:10

Introduction Thermaltake have always been known for making some of the wackiest cases, with some of the best airflow features known to man. They always try to do things bigger and better than anyone else, usually creating some very unique and easily identified cases in the process. Generally speaking, you will not find another product on [...]

HeatoN and QPAD launches new product! | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 14:10

HeatoN launches his first gaming product! QPAD, the Swedish company famed for its premium gaming gear, today announced the launch of HeatoN’s first gaming product. “The perfect mouse pad”. The product was released during Dreamhack last weekend. Release at dreamhack The product release took place at Dreamhack in front of an exited crowd waiting to get a glimpse [...]

Shuttles First Barebones PC For Socket AM3 | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 14:10

Versatile Mini-PC Barebone to support AMD processors for socket AM3 New entry-level model ready for up to 8 GB DDR2 RAM Shuttle Inc., the market leader in the area of mini-PCs and the manufacturer of multi-form-factor solutions, is now offering another barebone for modern AMD processors. The SA76G2 hits the market with a style not unlike its [...]

Björn “threat” Pers sets new Counter-Strike record | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 14:10

The Swedish AIM champion Björn “threat” Pers sets the new record at Dreamhack. QPAD, the Swedish company famed for its premium gaming gear, today announced the result of the Guinness World Record attempt at Dreamhack the biggest lan party in the world, taking place last weekend between 13-16 of June. Guinness World record attempt “Gamers edition” QPAD was [...]

PowerColor goes green once again! | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 14:10

Two green graphics cards PowerColor are making a statement that nVidia aren’t the only ones who care about being eco-friendly, ATI can be green too, why not I say? We keep seeing messages from our governments to buy energy saving light bulbs, and cars with less CO2 emissions. So why shouldn’t computer components follow suit? nVidia started the [...]

eTeknix Arcade Now Open! | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 14:10

I would like to invite everyone out there in the cyber world to come and have a go on our eTeknix Arcade. It’s a new part of the forum that we have recently added and would appreciate anyone and everyone having a go. All our them classic retro games that we all grew up with are [...]

22nd June 2009 Daily Review Roundup | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 14:10

Here is the latest review roundup from our affiliates. Arctic Cooling Fusion 550RF ATX Power Supply Review @ Legit Reviews ASUS Xonar DS PCI sound card review @ Elite Bastards Enermax Aurora Premium & Aurora Micro Keyboards Review at Overclockers Online Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3 Motherboard @ Benchmark Reviews I-Rocks KR-6820E Backlit Gaming Keyboard Review @ Tweaknews MIONIX Saiph 3200 [...]

ASRock M3A780GXH/128M Motherboard Review | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 14:00

ASRock has released a series of boards based on AMD's AM3 socket and here today is one of their first AM3 motherboards, the M3A780GXH/128M. Coupling AMD's 780G chipset with integrated ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics and the SB710 southbridge, this $89.99 motherboard strives to cover lots of ground with its IGP configuration and three PCIe slots supporting CrossFireX.

T-Mobile's Android-Based My Touch 3G Announced | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 13:00

T-Mobile has announced its latest smartphone and its second phone that uses the Google Android operating system, the T-Mobile My Touch 3G. The My Touch 3G is being taunted as being thinner than the G1 and a bit smaller than the Apple iPhone. The MyTouch 3G phone offers a 3.2-inch touch screen display, 320x480 resolution, and has no hardware keyboard.The myTouch is definitely up against some ...

NAVIGON Releases Navigation App for the iPhone; Includes UK and Ireland Maps | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 11:00

While many are waiting for the TomTom application to be released, European software developers NAVIGON have beaten TomTom by releasing an iPhone turn-by-turn navigation app for Europe. The app, which is available now on the Apple App Store, includes maps for the United Kingdom and Ireland as well as the rest of mainland Europe including France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Switzerland.

Review: HP Officejet Pro 8500 | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 10:50

You can't fault it for features. HP's Officejet Pro 8500 lets you fax or email documents directly from the printer, offers Duplex printing and can be connected to a network via Ethernet. The model here is wireless, enables Duplex scanning and has a 3.5-inch colour touchscreen. HP has improved the paper feeder, with pages now pulled from the centre instead of the sides for fewer jams. You can add ...

Review: Axiotron Modbook | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 10:32

Sections of the Mac-buying public have demanded a tablet-format Mac for years, but Apple has never delivered. Back at Macworld 2007, Axiotron announced the Modbook, a tablet computer built from a MacBook. And this summer, they released a new, improved version and announced an exclusive deal with Computer Warehouse giving the device its first official UK release. But is it the tablet Mac we've ...

Review: Panasonic TX-L26X10B | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 10:32

The TX-26X10B HD Ready panel is not exactly the most attractive one around, but it does boast the piano black frame that's so popular on current TV ranges, along with the manufacturer's reassuringly sturdy build quality. And while this model lacks most of the features found on Panasonic's more highly specified versions, it certainly offers some very strong selling points. The dynamic contrast ...

Review: Panasonic TX-L37S10 | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 9:40

Panasonic considers the L37S10B an 'entry-level' LCD TV, and so it's clearly unrealistic to expect it to blow our socks off. But even so, we have to admit to finding this set just a bit disappointing. A general feeling of indifference towards it begins almost right away, as we clock its bland design. Things pick up momentarily when we spot a solid three HDMIs, a PC and SD card slot among its ...

Review: Radiopaq Custom Tuned Earphones | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 9:30

Radiopaq's Custom Tuned Earphones range offers a unique set of earbuds for different musical genres, each optimised to get the most from the style in question. There are four to choose from. The Rock earbuds offer solid bass and a low-distortion ratio. The Pop-tuned set gives strong vocals and midrange, with Jazz emphasising detail, range and balance, and Classical offering improved audio ...

Review: Elgato Video Capture | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 9:10

VHS may seem like a bad dream, but many of us have stacks of old cassettes in a cupboard somewhere that deserve to be digitised onto the Mac for sharing. Elgato's Video Capture does just that. It's a little hardware dongle with connections for Composite and S-Video as well as audio, and it even comes with AV cables and a SCART adaptor. Just plug it into your Mac's USB port, and use the assistant ...

Review: Panasonic DVD-LS84 | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 9:10

The Panasonic DVD-LS84 is equipped with an 8in widescreen, but thanks to the 'Free Style Viewing' feature, you can choose how to watch it. The screen unclips from the back support and slides forward onto the base, turning it into a tablet-style device, or you can opt for the traditional flip-top design. Either way, this slim, compact unit is comfortable to hold and pleasingly light, even with the ...

22nd June 2009 Daily Review Roundup | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 9:10

Here is the latest review roundup from our affiliates. Arctic Cooling Fusion 550RF ATX Power Supply Review @ Legit Reviews ASUS Xonar DS PCI sound card review @ Elite Bastards Enermax Aurora Premium & Aurora Micro Keyboards Review at Overclockers Online Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3 Motherboard @ Benchmark Reviews I-Rocks KR-6820E Backlit Gaming Keyboard Review @ Tweaknews MIONIX Saiph 3200 [...]

Review: Toshiba Camileo S10 | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 8:50

It may look like an elegant cigarette case, but the Toshiba Camileo S10 packs in a lot of HD capability. For all its back-pocket scale, it feels a little unwieldy in the hand, although most controls can be activated without difficulty. There's space for an SD card and a switch for selecting a macro stills close-up mode. The menus are brief and easy to navigate and offer options for adjusting ...

ASUS Xonar DS PCI | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 8:43

ASUS\' Xonar range of sound cards have proved to be both impressive and popular offerings ever since their launch a couple of years ago, with only pricing serving as a potential barrier to entry for users looking to move above and beyond an on-board audio solution. However, the latest addition to the Xonar range looks to remove even this barrier, attempting to bring the audio quality and basic ...

Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition Review | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 8:30

Intel launches the fastest processor ever in the shape of the Core i7-975 Extreme Edition. With the new D0 stepping, it's a great overclocker, but there's a price to match that makes the CPU of limited appeal. Still, expect this CPU to be breaking all the benchmark records for the next six months.

Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition Review | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 8:20

Intel launches the fastest processor ever in the shape of the Core i7-975 Extreme Edition. With the new D0 stepping, it's a great overclocker, but there's a price to match that makes the CPU of limited appeal. Still, expect this CPU to be breaking all the benchmark records for the next six months.

Solar Panels On Mobiles Not Environmentally Friendly | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 8:10

We recently looked at the Samsung E1107 which is a basic phone with simple calling and texting features, FM radio, oh and a solar panel on the back of the phone. Much like a Malibu resident, the phone needs to hit the sun’s rays for a good 40 hours to fully charge its battery, which all [...]

Mvix Nubbin MS-811N Wireless N USB Adapter | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 7:00

I-Rocks KR-6820E Backlit Gaming Keyboard Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 6:28

In the end this little keyboard exceeded my expectations. The construction is very solid, the orange backlighting looks awesome, and it has a nearly full 103-key lineup so it\'s perfect for just about any task. Gaming is what it\'s designed for and it works great for that, but the soft and quiet keys also work well for general computer use.

Mandriva 2010 Alpha Brings Plymouth, New Features | Posted on: 22/06/2009 @ 6:20

The first alpha release of Mandriva Linux 2010 was released on Sunday. This development update brings a number of core improvements to Mandriva such as a faster boot time, Plymouth integration for enhancing the boot process, Tomoyo for providing the security framework, Moblin packaging, and various other improvements. In this article we are taking a brief look at Mandriva Linux 2010 Alpha 1.

NZXT Panzerbox | Posted on: 21/06/2009 @ 22:10

The Panzerbox intends to mow down the competition like a tank, as it is aimed at the uncompromising LAN party gamer. The compact case has all the space for large components to pack quite the punch. We take the case for a spin to see if it delivers more than just a menacing look.

Thermaltake ISGC Fan 12 120MM Fan | Posted on: 21/06/2009 @ 22:00

Today I figured why not take a look at another Thermaltake product, this time it's a fan, while it might not be as exciting as the BlacX I looked at yesterday, it's still a good product. The fan is a new design by Thermaltake, they took cues from other companies and basically re-designed this fan from the ground up. It's called the ISGC 12, and it features a unique fan blade design to keep things ...

eTeknix Arcade Now Open! | Posted on: 21/06/2009 @ 20:40

I would like to invite everyone out there in the cyber world to come and have a go at our eTeknix Arcade. All our them classic retro games that we all grew up with are avaliable. Ranging from Asteriods to Mahjong to Tetris. We have them all. To play on the arcade, is simple. You will need to [...]

PowerColor goes green once again! | Posted on: 21/06/2009 @ 17:00

Two green graphics cards PowerColor are making a statement that nVidia aren’t the only ones who care about being eco-friendly, ATI can be green too, why not I say? We keep seeing messages from our governments to buy energy saving light bulbs, and cars with less CO2 emissions. So why shouldn’t computer components follow suit? nVidia started the [...]

Google Voice Close to Launch | Posted on: 21/06/2009 @ 15:30

Google looks set to launch its new Google Voice service very soon after the company reserved 1 million phone numbers in preparation for its official launch. Google Voice is set to give eBay owned Skype a run for its money as it similarly uses VoIP but with Google’s usual twist of features. The free service will give [...]

Björn “threat” Pers sets new Counter-Strike record | Posted on: 21/06/2009 @ 13:40

The Swedish AIM champion Björn “threat” Pers sets the new record at Dreamhack. QPAD, the Swedish company famed for its premium gaming gear, today announced the result of the Guinness World Record attempt at Dreamhack the biggest lan party in the world, taking place last weekend between 13-16 of June. Guinness World record attempt “Gamers edition” QPAD was [...]

Microsoft Security Essentials (Codename Morro) | Posted on: 21/06/2009 @ 13:20

Microsoft is set to release the beta version of the successor to its anti-virus malware program Windows Live OneCare, named Microsoft Security Essentials, on Tuesday, June 23rd in a limited release. Code named Morro, it includes a new interface, some new features, and a price tag of free. Microsoft says it expects to release the final version by the end of 2009 and it hopes that everyone will ...

Review: Toshiba 37AV635D | Posted on: 21/06/2009 @ 12:40

Toshiba's 37AV635D has two major things going for it. First, at £550 it's astonishingly cheap. Second, it's got a brain. Or a Meta Brain, to be precise. Meta Brain is actually the name given to a combination of picture processing tools: Active Vision II, and Resolution+. Of these, Resolution+ is easily the most interesting. This powerful engine has been proven to do a strikingly potent job of ...

Review: Philips PET712 | Posted on: 21/06/2009 @ 12:40

This is the answer to parents' prayers: the PET712 has a pair of 7in screens, so kids can watch the same movie on separate screens. Pictures are supplied to both via a compact square-shaped player, cutely styled in white and silver. It feels a little flimsy, but its shock-proof construction means it should withstand a few knocks. The player is connected to the screens using the two supplied ...

Review: LG M227WD | Posted on: 21/06/2009 @ 12:40

The first thing that strikes you about the M227WD LCD TV is the luxuriously designed chassis, boasting a glossy black frame with a contrasting red finish below the screen and on the back of the panel, as found on the maker's Scarlet TV range. Along with its good looks, the compact screen also doubles up as a PC monitor, upping its space-saving credentials even further. Also available as a 19in ...

Webmail services’ security questioned | Posted on: 21/06/2009 @ 11:50

According to a BBC news report, webmail services such as Google Mail are being quizzed on how safe the web-based session system really is for transient visitors.

Parcel Force personal data exposed online | Posted on: 21/06/2009 @ 11:20

A report has been published today revealing that Parcel Force customer's personal details have been at risk to exposure online...

Review: Sanyo VPC-HD2000 | Posted on: 21/06/2009 @ 10:00

The black-clad HD2000 is chunkily stylish with its handgun grip extending out to a barrel of an f1.8 lens. All the controls are located at the rear and proffer switches and buttons for all your handling needs including operation of the 16x optical zoom. A stills flash pops up when needed, while an accessory shoe is on hand for attaching an external light or microphone. The important connectors ...

HeatoN and QPAD launches new product! | Posted on: 20/06/2009 @ 22:10

HeatoN launches his first gaming product! QPAD, the Swedish company famed for its premium gaming gear, today announced the launch of HeatoN’s first gaming product. “The perfect mouse pad”. The product was released during Dreamhack last weekend. Release at dreamhack The product release took place at Dreamhack in front of an exited crowd waiting to get a glimpse [...]

Shuttles First Barebones PC For Socket AM3 | Posted on: 20/06/2009 @ 22:10

Versatile Mini-PC Barebone to support AMD processors for socket AM3 New entry-level model ready for up to 8 GB DDR2 RAM Shuttle Inc., the market leader in the area of mini-PCs and the manufacturer of multi-form-factor solutions, is now offering another barebone for modern AMD processors. The SA76G2 hits the market with a style not unlike its [...]

Thermaltake BlacX eSATA and USB HDD Dock ST0005U | Posted on: 20/06/2009 @ 15:30

Kingwin EZ-Dock2 (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=12801 Itemid=1), and I found it to be a decent product overall but it had one fault where it didn't support to the hard drives very well, other than that it's a good little product. Today for review I've got another HDD dock, the BlacX from Thermaltake. The BlacX supports both 2.5” and 3.5” SATA drives and features both USB ...

Clutter 1.0 Reaches RC1 Milestone | Posted on: 20/06/2009 @ 12:40

Clutter, the open-source toolkit designed to develop rich user interfaces with OpenGL and OpenGL ES but without the complexity of programming to such APIs, is nearing version 1.0. This toolkit, which was used to create the very impressive Moblin V2 interface, is backed by Intel and continues to gain steam...

Sanus Low Profile ELM203 Surge Protector Review | Posted on: 20/06/2009 @ 12:30

The Sanus ELM203 Low-Profile Surge Protector is an inexpensive way to incorporate surge protection behind any any wall-mounted HDTV or a piece of AV furniture. The ELM203 offers 2,100-Joule protection and EMI/RFI noise filtration at a product depth of just 1.37 inches.

Review: Toshiba SD-P73S | Posted on: 20/06/2009 @ 11:00

With its eye-catching black and white finish, the SD-P73S looks as pretty as a picture. It uses the traditional flip-top design, with a 7in, 16:9 screen set into the top section. It doesn't swivel like some of the other Toshiba models so shared viewing isn't easy, although there are two headphone sockets specifically for that purpose. The supplied battery clips onto the bottom, but even when it's ...

Review: Panasonic HDC-HS200 | Posted on: 20/06/2009 @ 11:00

The HS200 is something of a pocket battleship in that it packs a lot of top-end technology into a small and practical frame. Both video and stills can be stored on a decent-sized 80GB hard disk along with multichannel audio. Full HD video resolution is offered while stills are captured at over 10MP. A good-sized f1.8 lens extends to a respectable 10x optically and there's a flash alongside it. A ...

Review: Toshiba 19AV615DB | Posted on: 20/06/2009 @ 11:00

Despite the 19AV615DB's budget status, this pint-size TV sports a gloss black bezel and is also available in white. A svelte profile is combined with a compact stand for the smallest footprint possible, while the speaker grille is neatly tucked away under the screen. Setup took a little longer than we expected, as the channel scan screen did not appear automatically and we had to search through ...

TweakTown's 2009 Mid Year Audio Roundup | Posted on: 20/06/2009 @ 5:30

Mesa 7.4.3 Brings A Handful Of Fixes | Posted on: 20/06/2009 @ 3:00

While Mesa 7.5 will be out very soon and there are already features in the pipe for Mesa 7.6 (like the OpenVG and OpenGL ES state trackers for Gallium3D), a final point release in the Mesa 7.4 series is now out in the wild. Mesa 7.4.3 is the latest stable release for this open-source 3D graphics stack and officially it just contains eleven bug fixes. These fixes in Mesa 7.4.3 range from ...

Alien Arena 2009 Released, Brings Improved Graphics | Posted on: 20/06/2009 @ 1:30

Alien Arena 2009, which is the successor to Alien Arena 2008, has been released. We previously talked about the graphics improvements that were coming and now they have arrived. The key features in Alien Arena 2009 include GLSL per-pixel lighting on all surfaces, OpenAL 1.1 support, Ogg Vorbis support, GLSL post-process frame-buffer effects, new scoreboards, a new HUD, stereo music files, light ...

Corsair HX850W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 20/06/2009 @ 1:10

Corsair HX850W is a power supply with modular cabling system and high-end components promising up to 90 efficiency launched to compete with Antec Signature series and Seasonic M12D series.

Thermaltake V9 Black Edition Gaming Case Video Review | Posted on: 20/06/2009 @ 0:00

Introduction Thermaltake have always been known for making some of the wackiest cases, with some of the best airflow features known to man. They always try to do things bigger and better than anyone else, usually creating some very unique and easily identified cases in the process. Generally speaking, you will not find another product on [...]

Thermaltake V9 Black Edition Gaming Case | Posted on: 19/06/2009 @ 21:40

Introduction Thermaltake have always been known for making some of the wackiest cases, with some of the best airflow features known to man. They always try to do things bigger and better than anyone else, usually creating some very unique and easily identified cases in the process. Generally speaking, you will not find another product on [...]

June GPU Market Update: Price Compression Benefits | Posted on: 19/06/2009 @ 19:10

It's a great time to buy a GPU, especially if you're in the market for an AMD part. Prices are low and performance is high....

Futurelooks 2009 Guide to BAD Fathers Day Gift Ideas | Posted on: 19/06/2009 @ 19:10

Apple iPhone 3G S Review | Posted on: 19/06/2009 @ 19:00

The new iPhone 3G S is finally released from Apple and we got our hands on one this morning. We've played around with it and so far we really like what we are seeing. For users of the iPhone 3G, you probably won't find any need to upgrade, but iPhone v1 or non-iPhone users will want to take a really good look at the 3G S. It offers some really nice enhancements to the iPhone line bringing it up ...

Wine 1.1.24 Released With New Improvements | Posted on: 19/06/2009 @ 18:30

A new development release of Wine is now available with a few prominent additions. Wine 1.1.24 introduces support for FreeDesktop.org file associations, support for 64-bit exception handling, improved ARB shaders, fixes for the FBO mode, and many ListView improvements...

Seasonic M12D 750 W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 19/06/2009 @ 16:50

Today we tested Seasonic M12D 750 W a power supply with modular cabling system and high-end components. Let's see if it survives our tests.

The Core Cord Organizer | Posted on: 19/06/2009 @ 15:10

CableOrganizer.com (http://cableorganizer.com/), and while it might be a useful little gadget, I still think it's a relatively pointless one. On the other hand, there might be people out there who have a use for it and think that it's a great product. For what it is it works as it should, but meh, I don't know, it's one of those products that is just there, one of those ones that I really don't ...

iPhone 3GS Performance: 54% Faster than the 3G, 11% Faster than the Pre | Posted on: 19/06/2009 @ 14:40

What's the first thing I did with my new iPhone 3GS? Benchmarked it....

Apple iPhone 3GS Lines Form Long This Morning | Posted on: 19/06/2009 @ 14:30

Apple customers lined up in the rain at Apple's flagship New York Fifth Avenue store in NYC this morning hoping to get a new iPhone 3G S. While the line hasn't been long as the previous iPhone 3G launch, the lines are still very long with several hundreds of people. One of the reasons why the lines may not be long as before is because this isn't exactly a new product, it's an improvement to an ...

Microsoft Security Essentials Beta Releases Tuesday | Posted on: 19/06/2009 @ 12:50

The free Microsoft Antivirus/anti-malware software that has been previously codenamed Morro, will offer virus protection including protection against rootkits and trojans. It will also include antispyware protection as well. The new security product will replace the Windows Live OneCare which Microsoft has already discontinued.Comparing MSE to Live OneCare, MSE lacks some more advanced features ...

Ubuntu's First Ten Paper Cuts Spotted | Posted on: 19/06/2009 @ 12:50

With the release of Ubuntu 9.10, which is due out this October, Canonical and the Ubuntu developers hope to fix at least 100 "paper cuts" on the Ubuntu Linux desktop. Paper cuts are rather trivial usability bugs that are small, but in one way or another could impair the Linux desktop or increase the burden placed on a new Linux user ever so slightly...

Apple Customers Line Up Early To Grab An iPhone 3G S | Posted on: 19/06/2009 @ 12:10

Apple customers have been lined up at Apple Stores around the world this morning to be among the first to own the new iPhone 3G S which went on sale this morning. Apple began selling the new, highly anticipated, phone at 7AM ET.A couple hundred people and more have been spotted lined up outside of Apple Stores early this morning awaiting for the doors to open. Some customers even brought laptops ...

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M | Posted on: 19/06/2009 @ 12:10

After launching the GeForce 200 series last year, NVIDIA unveiled the GeForce GTX 260M and 280M GPUs for notebook computers earlier this year. The GeForce GTX 280M is currently NVIDIA's fastest notebook GPU, even though it is derived from the GeForce 9800GTX+ core rather than the GTX 280 desktop variant. This 55nm notebook GPU has 128 processing cores, supports two-way SLI, features NVIDIA ...

Arctic Cooling Fusion 550RF Power Supply Review | Posted on: 19/06/2009 @ 11:30

The Arctic Cooling Fusion 550RF is manufactured by Seasonic for Arctic Cooling and it is internally identical to Corsair VX450W and Antec Earthwatts 500W power supplies. Read on to figure out how it can be rated 100W higher than the Corsair VX450W and to see how it does on an Intel Core i7 920 system!

Gigabyte GeForce GTS 250 1GB Review | Posted on: 19/06/2009 @ 11:20

Gigabyte has taken the GeForce GTS 250 and kitted it out with double the usual memory and an impressive looking quad heatpipe powered custom cooler. We take a look to see if the result is customised perfection or more pimped out Nova.

Review: JVC Everio GZ-HM200 | Posted on: 19/06/2009 @ 11:00

This handful of silver and black will easily slip into a handbag or an inside coat pocket. Its small and dainty controls are not designed for the serious videographer, but it has the HD spec and features to enable casual users to snap and video high quality images. While the lens and stereo Dolby Digital speakers seem a little puny, it does sport an impressively large 20x optical zoom. Most ...

ViewSonic VX2433wm 23.6 Inch DVI/HDMI TFT LCD Monitor | Posted on: 19/06/2009 @ 11:00

You would be hard pressed to find visual shortcomings with the ViewSonic VX2433wm. With a resolution of 1920x1080 you are able to display the latest HD content, something the majority of smaller monitors are not capable of. The monitor's visual qualities are complimented by being able to connect via all three of the most popular connections; HDMI, DVI and VGA.

Review: OCZ Vertex 128GB SSD | Posted on: 19/06/2009 @ 9:50

Not so long ago, it seemed that memory manufacturers were assuring us that the move away from spinning hard disks would herald a new momentous, Golden Age of Peace and Prosperity on Earth – and then possibly the Whole Universe. Then came the MacBook Air and Asus' EeePC, whose poor performing solid state drives were the weakest part of otherwise superlative products. Mere months passed ...

Sony Ericsson W995 Unboxing Video | Posted on: 19/06/2009 @ 9:40

You’ve read the review of Sony Ericsson’s latest addition to the Walkman family, now see what you get when you make the decision to own one for yourself. We’ve unboxed the W995 and were pretty impressed with what we saw inside the fancy wrapper. The W955 comes loaded with a 8.1 megapixel camera, GPS receiver, standard 3.5mm [...]

Gigabyte GeForce GTS 250 1GB Review | Posted on: 19/06/2009 @ 9:00

Gigabyte has taken the GeForce GTS 250 and kitted it out with double the usual memory and an impressive looking quad heatpipe powered custom cooler. We take a look to see if the result is customised perfection or more pimped out Nova.

The Palm Pre Review | Posted on: 19/06/2009 @ 7:20

When I first met Apple's iPhone, I was very impressed. Meet the first smartphone to impress me since....

Patriot Torqx 128GB Indilinx MLC Solid State Disk | Posted on: 19/06/2009 @ 6:30

OCZ Rally 2 USB Thumb Drive | Posted on: 19/06/2009 @ 6:30

Though the flash drive doesnÂ’t have the classic OCZ cheesegrater heatspreaders, it is completely clad in what looks to me to be lightly-powdercoated aluminum. Which makes it one of the toughest, if simple, flash drives IÂ’ve ever used. The charcoal body has its decorations but nothing that stand out over the blazing orange activity light.

Patriot Torqx 128GB Indlinx MLC Solid State Disk | Posted on: 19/06/2009 @ 3:30

OpenSolaris Receives New X Server, Mesa | Posted on: 19/06/2009 @ 0:10

For those of you that use OpenSolaris or the bi-weekly snapshots of Solaris Express Community Edition, the just-released SXCE Build 116 contains an updated X stack. In particular, this update brings X Server 1.6 (in particular, version 1.6.1) and Mesa 7.4...

BIOSTAR 945GC-330 | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 22:58

In our test lab arrived very interesting motherboard signed by BIOSTAR. Actually it is not just another motherboard, but very interesting one. Its official name is 945GC-330 and it has integrated graphics card, LAN and sound card which isn’t that big deal, but integrated CPU is. This motherboard is based on Intel Atom CPU and it is made in Mini-ITX size (17x17cm or 6.7x6.7inches). This ...

Cooler Master Gladiator 600 | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 22:40

The Gladiator 600 is another entry into the fray what some may call the "mainstream case market". We tear the case down from all angles to let you know if it can keep up with today's expectations and deserves the Gladiator name and if it is a worthy evolution from the Centurion.

1 TB Hard Disk Drive Round-Up | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 22:20

We compared the performance of 12 different 1 TB SATA-300 hard disk drive models from Seagate Samsung and Western Digital. Which one is the fastest 1 TB in the market Check it out

Valve To Launch Native Linux Game In July? | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 21:10

Going back to 2007 we have been talking about Valve Software and Linux games after they were hiring software engineers to port Windows-based games to the Linux platform. Late last year we also got some confirmation of a Steam Linux client through some Linux shared libraries that had mistakenly shipped with the Left 4 Dead game client along with some other information we received through the ...

Intel Core i7 975 Extreme Edition [D0 Stepping] Processor Reviewed | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 21:00

Kingwin 1220W Mach 1 | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 18:05

The Kingwin 1220W Mach 1 is a unit for enthusiasts (particularly gamers), has a price tag to beat several top name-brand competitors, and sports some nice features including pin-coded modular cabling and LED lighting. Certainly looks promising, so let\'s get down to business and juice up this unit.

Improved Memory Security For Radeon DRM | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 17:40

Yesterday the TTM memory manager and Radeon kernel mode-setting code entered the mainline Linux kernel Git tree, which means it will be part of the next Linux 2.6.31 kernel release. In the 2.6.31 series this new Radeon driver will be marked as "staging" as there is still some work left to be accomplished and further testing needs to be done with this driver and different Radeon graphics cards...

AMD HD 4890 Design Contest Submissions | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 17:00

80-way Thermal Interface Material Performance Test | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 16:42

Prior to our 33-Way Thermal Compound Comparison article published back in March 2008, there had not been another project of its size available online. So when Benchmark Reviews revealed our test results, it was a surprise to find that many overclockers had been ill-informed by marketing hype and misleading enthusiast opinions. Benchmark Reviews later published several other complimentary articles ...

QNAP TS-119 Gigabit NAS Server | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 16:41

If you\'ve ever visited Benchmark Reviews in the past, you\'ve probably noticed that we\'ve tested a large collection of NAS products. At the same time, you might have noticed how many of these products aren\'t really geared towards home users needing just the basics. That\'s where the QNAP TS-119 comes in handy. Designed to hold a single SATA drive (HDD or SSD), the TS-119 can deliver all the ...

Lilliput EB701Y 7-Inch Touchscreen LCD Monitor | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 16:40

When putting together a mobile PC, the monitor is a big consideration. For use in the car, a touchscreen monitor is especially important. Lilliput Electronics Co. has dedicated itself to solving our mobile PC monitor dilemmas by providing flexible touchscreen monitors. The screens are the perfect size for car computing, or for any number of other uses. The Lilliput EBY701-NP/C/T model 7-Inch ...

Silverstone LC10B-E HTPC Case | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 16:38

Home Theater PCs continue to gain popularity, particularly as more television networks are pushing their content over the web. They\'re also a great platform for gaming, watching Blu-Ray movies, running a custom DVR, and centralizing media storage. For some of these tasks, a low-power Atom system might be sufficient, but for gaming and processing high definition content, most consumers will want ...

Sapphire HD4890 Toxic Vapor-X 11150-01-40R | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 16:35

Sapphire has four ranges for most top-end products they offer: standard, Vapor-X, Toxic, and Atomic. While each is different in its own right, for most gamers it is the Toxic design that draws the most attention. Combining the Vapor-X cooling with overclocks seen on the Atomic, the Toxic brand is the most elite air-cooled video card Sapphire offers. In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests the ...

Recycled PC: Old Computers with a New Purpose | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 16:34

Frequently, we find that new technological breakthroughs make old hardware that was just fine seem quaint. Be it a race toward higher clock speeds, faster front side buses, multiple cores, etc, computers become disused and replaced. Green attitudes have dissuaded people from tossing out components that are, for all intents and purposes, quite harmful to the environment. Moreover, current ...

ASUS EN9400GT GeForce 9400GT HDMI Video Card | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 16:32

Home Theater Personal Computers have been on the rise in recent years but most HTPC cases have a major flaw that makes them inherently tricky to deal with, their size. Some say size doesn\'t matter, well that may be true for some things in life but when it comes to HTPC\'s, if it\'s small it means limited air flow and thus it\'s cooling capabilities are limited. It also means that you just can\'t ...

Review: Zotac GTX 295 Infinity | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 16:20

This review comes down to a very simple equation. World's fastest graphics card + watery cooling = world's fastester graphics card. Got it? Good.Zotac's latest Infinity edition takes the doubled up PCB of a GeForce GTX 295 and wraps it neatly around a copper cooling block. You provide the water cooling pump and hey presto, you pretty much reach the limits of your CPU for in-game frame rates. ...

Sirius XM Satellite Radio App Now Available on iPhone | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 16:00

Sirius XM is bringing satellite radio to your iPhone and iPod Touch to allow listeners to hear the premium service while on the go, wherever you may be.Users are required to have a "Premium" Sirius Internet Radio or XM Radio Online subscription. The app is on the iTunes store and is available for free however. "Getting SIRIUS XM's superior programming on your iPhone or iPod touch is now ...

O2 gets heavy over iPhone tethering | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 16:00

iPhone owners woke up to a stern warning from UK network operator O2 this morning, with warnings that unofficial iPhone tethering will result in a fine or disconnection from the carrier...

Disney Netpal, Children’s Netbook That’s Fun | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 15:50

Disney and Asus have teamed together to produce a new netbook that is designed for children between the ages of 6 and 12. The Intel ATOM powered netbook, which has both watchful parents and curious kids in mind, includes more than 40 robust parental control options and extra filters on the Browsers and email. These extra filters assure that parents are able to control online safety and content ...

Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge - PC | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 15:20

Mercenary antics on the West Coast of Africa in this tactical squad-based shooter.

Roccat Vire | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 14:47

Traditionally a headset is basically a large pair of earmuffs which have speakers in the ears and lots of padding for comfort. Roccat are clearly very good in this field with their recently released Kave 5.1 which was definitely given the thumbs up. However, a second ‘headset’ was launched by Roccat but it’s not what you might think; instead the Roccat Vire is a pair of ...

NASA Launches Unmanned Moon Rocket In Search For Water | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 14:10

NASA will launch an unmanned rocket today that will blast to the Moon and shoot a missile into the lunar surface. The probes will hunt for hidden ice found in the debris from the blast that will be the result of the impact. Yesterday, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) made their slow roll to the launch complex 41 looking ...

Hackers Jailbreak Apple iPhone 3.0 Software | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 14:10

Well it was always going to be sooner or later before Apple’s latest 3.0 firmware update for the iPhone was going to be cracked. Seeing as the new system was released yesterday (June 17), it looks like hackers have gone for sooner. The iPhone Dev Team, a hacker group, will release a tool tomorrow (June 19) [...]

Review: Zotac GTX 295 Infinity | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 10:20

This review comes down to a very simple equation. World's fastest graphics card + watery cooling = world's fastester graphics card. Got it? Good.Zotac's latest Infinity edition takes the doubled up PCB of a GeForce GTX 295 and wraps it neatly around a copper cooling block. You provide the water cooling pump and hey presto, you pretty much reach the limits of your CPU for in-game frame rates. ...

Prototype - Xbox 360, PS3 | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 9:40

Follow superhero Alex Mercer in this tale of conspiracy, deception and deadly shape shifting action.

Review: OCZ Blade Triple Channel DDR3-16000 6GB Kit | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 9:20

Latency, baby. That's what gets you hot, isn't it? With the DDR3 arms race getting especially messy in terms of frighteningly high clock speeds at the moment, OCZ has turned to super-low latency. It's 6-6-6-24 on this sphincter-clenchingly expensive 6GB, 1,600MHz-rated triple channel kit, designed specifically to pair up with an i7 chip. But does that bump from the more prevelant 7s and 8s ...

CoolIT Domino A.L.C. water cooling system | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 8:43

If you\'ve always fancied trying your hand at water cooling your system\'s CPU, but have been put off by the cost of entry or the difficulty of installation, then this review might just be for you as today we delve into the world of CoolIT\'s Domino A.L.C. part - A self-contained water cooling system for any currently available modern CPU which won\'t break the bank (or your heart by springing a ...

Review: Ricoh CX1 compact camera. | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 8:30

The Ricoh CX1 is a replacement for the Ricoh R10, and is available for £220.00 to about £260.00. A rival to the much hyped Panasonic DMC-TZ7, it boasts a 9MP CMOS sensor 7.1x optical zoom, and a raft of functions including face recognition, imagestabilisation, even an electronic level.

ATI Catalyst 9.6 Vista Driver Analysis | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 8:20

Intel Quietly Announces Core i5 and Core i3 Branding | Posted on: 18/06/2009 @ 3:10

Intel quietly announced the Core i5 and i3 branding for future Nehalem CPUs. I hope to add some additional light to the announcement. ...

Topower PowerBird 900 W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 23:20

We tested Topower PowerBird 900 W a fully modularized power supply with two-transformer design. Let's see if this is a good unit.

ASRock ION 330-BD Nettop - Affordable, Overclockable and 1080p HD | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 19:20

Microsoft Bing Climbs The Ranks But Will It Last? | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 18:40

Having launched over two weeks ago, Microsoft Bing is still going strong and continues to grow in popularity. Probably largely thanks to the $100 million dollar Ad campaign that Microsoft has been focused on. From Internet to TV, from Social Networks to Magazines and Newspapers you've undoubtedly seen the Bing ads by now that have blanketed the nation. The millions of dollars being poured into ...

Official: iPhone 3.0 Release Time, Now! | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 17:20

As we anticipated the iPhone 3.0 OS upgrade has been officially released by Apple. Everyone, start your iTunes! However, be ready for a long wait as the Apple servers will be completely slammed with users attempting to upgrade to the new OS.You should also make sure that you are running the newly released iTunes 8.2 and have all of the existing carrier and iPhone updates applied.

iPhone 3.0 Release Time Delayed Until Thursday! | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 17:10

It's official, the iPhone 3.0 OS update has been delayed according to Apple. What originally was planned for a release this afternoon at 1PM EST, has been delayed until June 18th. Apple users will have to wait another full day to get the anticipated update.I think that since users got wind that the release would be around 1PM EST today, Apple has decided to delay the release due to potential load ...

NVIDIA Privately Releases OpenCL Linux Driver | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 16:20

Back in May we shared that NVIDIA was readying its OpenCL Linux driver and had submitted their OpenCL 1.0 NVIDIA drivers to the Khronos Group for certification. As of this morning, NVIDIA has now released its OpenCL driver for Linux (and Windows), but it's only available if you are a registered NVIDIA developer...

OCZ Vertex EX SSD Update Guide To Firmware v1.20 | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 15:30

On Monday, when we published our OCZ Vertex EX 120GB SLC solid state drive (SSD) review things started out great, but by the end our testing had clearly degraded the performance of the drive. Read on as we upgrade the firmware from version 1.11 to 1.20 and run wiper.exe to restore performance on the Vertex EX.

CrossOver 8.0 Released; Helps Linux and Mac Run Windows Software | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 15:20

CodeWeavers have just released a new version of their CrossOver product. CrossOver allows you to install many popular Windows productivity applications, plugins and games in OS X or Linux. CrossOver 8.0 includes support for Internet Explorer 7, Quicken 2009, Photoshop CS2 and performance upgrades for Microsoft Office 2007, particularly Outlook.

iPhone 3.0 Release Time Here! | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 14:40

Standby iPhone users, the much anticipated OS 3.0 upgrade is arriving today between Noon and 2PM EST. You'll need to make sure your iPhone is connected to your PC and iTunes is up if you want to be one of the first to get the update!The Apple iPhone 3.0 OS upgrade will bring us features like Multiplayer, Push Notification, better battery indicator, Text Awareness, MMS, data tethering, copy and ...

Benchmarks Of Fedora 9 Through 11 | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 14:00

Last week we delivered benchmarks comparing the performance of Ubuntu 9.04 vs. Fedora 11 and found for the most part that these two incredibly popular Linux distributions had performed about the same, except for a few areas where there notable differences. However, like in the past when we have looked at Ubuntu 7.04 to 8.10 benchmarks or benchmarking the past five Linux kernels, we are now ...

NASA Scrubs Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch Again | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 13:50

NASA has yet again postponed the Space Shuttle Endeavour launch on Wednesday after crews admitted to not having properly fixed the hydrogen leak that appeared on Saturday. The STS-127 Mission to the International Space Station will now be attempted on July 11, 2009.

ASUS Maximus III Formula: First look in pictures | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 13:45

With Intel\\\'s mainstream derivative of Core i7, codenamed Lynnfield, moving ever closer to becoming a reality on retail shelves, we\\\'re seeing more and more demonstrations and previews of Intel P55 chipset motherboards to take advantage of these new CPUs and their LGA 1156 socket. Today, we have just such a sneak preview, with a first look at ASUS\\\' Republic of Gamers branded motherboard ...

Facebook Overtakes MySpace, MySpace Cuts Jobs | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 13:30

Facebook now leads the social networking arena, overcoming MySpace recently, and heavily outpacing Twitter. According to ComScore, Facebook had 70.28 million active users last month while MySpace had only 70.26 million. In addition to having more active users than MySpace, Facebook's user base more than doubled while MySpace lost users from a year ago. Facebook has been targeting a wider audience ...

Apple Confirms iPhone 3.0 Update Release Date: An Update!! | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 13:10

As an update to my post earlier on in the week, i thought i would update our readers on the current state of the iPhone 3.0 update as there has been a lot of questions and speculation about when different time zones will be able to get it. Apple India says the update will be [...]

Ghostbusters: The Videogame - PS3 | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 11:20

The Ghostbuster's crew are back to save New York City from its latest paranormal plague.

Tokyoflash NI wristwatch is confusing but oh so clever | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 11:10

Hey you! Yeah you! Still telling the time using boring old analogue? Unless you're rocking the steampunk trend you're now officially so out of date you're probably not able to read this on the Internet! Even digital is too passe for Tokyoflash- the NI you see here works through the ingenouis use of coloured lights to baffle yourself and your friends.

Patriot Duplicator 16GB SDHC Card | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 11:00

This review will focus on an SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) card from Patriot Memory. This card can be used like any other SDHC card, but it also includes software that allows the user to automatically back up their data. The Patriot Duplicator SDHC card is available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB sizes, and we will be taking a look at the 16GB version.

VirtualBox 3.0 Beta Brings SMP, OpenGL 2.0 | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 10:40

Sun Microsystems has announced the first beta release of VirtualBox 3.0 Beta 1. The major additions to VirtualBox 3.0 so far is guest SMP (Symmetric Multi-Processing) support for up to 32 virtual CPUs, Windows guests now support Direct3D 8/9 applications and games, and there is now OpenGL 2.0 support for Windows, Linux, and Solaris guests. Guest SMP support has been a feature that's long been ...

TTM, Radeon KMS Support Goes Into Linux 2.6.31 | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 10:30

Last week a pull request went in to bring support in the Linux 2.6.31 kernel for Radeon kernel mode-setting and TTM memory management. This initial work was proposed to enter the Linux kernel as a staging driver and then be setup as a proper Linux kernel driver in the next release, Linux 2.6.32. Linus Torvalds has criticized some of this Radeon kernel mode-setting work since there are some known ...

Review: Spore Comic Book Creator | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 10:00

How to describe Spore? It's a fun, easy-to-use 'God-sim' videogame that pushes the boundaries of its genre. What about Spore Comic Book Creator? It's a tortuous, counterintuitive mess that is utterly pedestrian in its approach and output! Comic Book Creator is developed by a different company to the one that created Spore, and boy, does it show. The idea is laudable, if a bit niche: if you love ...

Scythe Mugen 2 | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 9:16

It seems when CPU coolers are designed these days appearance is the main concern for the designers. The one with the most lights or copper on display steals all the attention. What happened to the old days? Competition is your answer my friend. In the computing industry nowadays, there are many companies manufacturing OEM CPU coolers. Smaller companies are then buying these OEM’s, shoving ...

Logitech G19 Review | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 9:10

The G19 is the successor to the excellent G15 gaming keyboard and boasts a full-colour LCD screen, a new media key layout and a bunch of new LCD applications. Is it honestly worth the £110 price tag though, or is it all just a bit of a gimmick? We put the G19 through its paces and find out.

Review: XtraLean Software ImageWell 3.7.1 | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 8:40

XtraLean's ImageWell is a nifty tool for making quick-fire edits and format changes to images, and then saving or uploading them to the web. On dragging an image into the well, you can switch its format, amend its name, adjust its size and add a text watermark. Options also exist for sending your screen (or a selection) to ImageWell. An Edit button expands the main window, giving access to ...

NZXT Beta | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 7:30

The NZXT Beta is an extremely affordable enclosure with a sub 50 US Dollar price tag. We take a close look at the case to see if any corners were cut to keep the price down or if NZXT managed to combine usabilty, a solid feature set with that low, low price tag. In other words: will it come across as cheap or affordable?

HP Pavilion dv2 'Yukon' laptop. AMD's foray into the ultra-mobile market | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 7:20

Gorgeous looks, but is beauty only skin deep?

Burn After Reading HD Movie Review | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 5:50

Desperately Seeking Quality LCDs | Posted on: 17/06/2009 @ 4:00

A while back, BenQ sent us their FP241VW LCD, an expensive high-end offering with some interesting features. Can this S-MVA panel best the competition, and does it even matter?...

Patriot Torqx SSD | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 23:53

The Patriot Torqx is a new multi-layer SSD that features the Indilinx \\\'Barefoot\\\' controller, and promises some very fast performance numbers, particularly with Write operations. The Torqx is the latest in their product lineup, and the performance claims sound impressive. We will pit it against some of the fastest traditional hard disk drives, and also alongside Intel\\\'s renowned X-25M ...

Acer Timeline 5810T. Intel CULV laptop promising 8-hour battery life | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 23:00

Almost done.

Cooler Master Hyper TX3 vs. Cooler Master 212 Plus | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 22:57

One by one CPU cooler manufacturers have adopted new concept of building heat-pipe coolers: heat-pipes are in direct contact with CPU heat spreader. This solution has proved to be very efficient, or at least more efficient than traditional heat-pipe coolers. Cooler Master, as one of the leading companies on cooling solution market, has also adopted this new trend and as result of their efforts we ...

Steelseries World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 22:10

Every game and game type has their own requirements for the hardware. For FPS games it may be the accuracy and tracking, for MMORPGs, macros have become important. Steelseries has approached the WoW crowd with a new mouse - The World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse.

OCZ Computex 2009 Coverage | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 19:30

An der diesjährigen Computex hat OCZ einige neue Produkte vorgestellt. Die Highlights stlelen mit Sicherheit die Colossus 1 TByte 3.5 SSD sowie das neue Blade Triple-Channel Speicher Kit dar, welches für Taktraten von 2133 MHz bei 8-9-8-20 Timings ausgelegt ist. Im folgenden Artikel werden wir alle von OCZ an der Compuex vorgestellten Produkte präsentieren und kurz auf deren Eigenehiten ...

Eagle Tech Consus T-Series | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 17:25

External storage systems have really hit it off in recent years with people wanting to transfer more and more data from one computer to another. The enclosures have evolved to be very easy to use and able to support IDE and SATA hard drives utilising both USB and eSATA connections. However, with USB performance lagging behind, more and more users are turning to eSATA for its much higher ...

NZXT Beta Case Review | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 17:20

Beta is an inexpensive mid-tower case from NZXT. Will it keep up with the high-end models from this brand Check it out.

Review: Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 16:10

When AMD rolled out its chips for the new AM3 CPU socket, we were baffled. AM3 dragged AMD into the DDR3 era. But with that in mind, why were the first AM3-compatible CPUs groveling models with cut-down caches, lower frequencies or fewer cores? Surely the new socket deserved a brand new processor to showcase its beefed up bandwidth and multi-core majesty? Finally that chip has arrived in ...

CodeWeavers Releases CrossOver 8.0 | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 14:40

CodeWeavers has announced the release this morning of CrossOver 8.0. This software, which is based upon Wine and allows users to run their favorite Windows applications on Mac OS X or Linux, features several prominent improvements in this major update...

Microsoft Xbox Live Down For Maintenance Today | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 14:31

Today, June 16th from 12:00AM PST for up to 24 hours, Microsoft's Xbox Live service will be offline for maintenance. This means Xbox Live and the 'My Xbox' section on Xbox.com will not be available. In addition, the Xbox forums will be in read only mode, no new posts will be allowed.The maintenance is in preparation for the new features coming to the Xbox later this year. The new features will ...

Opera Unite Launches, Embeds Web Server In Browser | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 13:50

Opera toady announced an Alpha build of its Opera Unite, a technology that adds a Web Server to its Opera browser and allows users to instantly share photos, music, and other files without using any third party software or online services."Today, we are opening the full potential of the Web for everyone," said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera. "Technology moves in distinct cycles. PCs decentralized ...

Adobe To Charge Users For Acrobat.com Services | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 12:20

Adobe announced Monday that Acrobat.com has moved out of a beta and that they would begin charging for its online PDF reader software.Adobe will be charging users a subscription fee, starting at $14.99 a month for basic service, which would allow for web meetings with up to five participates and 10 uploaded documents that can be converted to a PDF per month.If you need for a larger capacity ...

Microsoft Sues Family In 'Click Fraud' | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 12:00

Microsoft has sued three people for allegedly clicking their own ads through Microsoft Ad Center for Publishers service. The fraudulent clicks allowed the three to make hundreds of thousands of dollars. The lawsuit was filed in Seattle's federal court and it named Eric Lam from Vancouver, BC, his brother Gordon Lam, and his mother Melanie Suen as the defendants. It also stated that the three had ...

Review: Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 11:31

When AMD rolled out its chips for the new AM3 CPU socket, we were baffled. AM3 dragged AMD into the DDR3 era. But with that in mind, why were the first AM3-compatible CPUs groveling models with cut-down caches, lower frequencies or fewer cores? Surely the new socket deserved a brand new processor to showcase its beefed up bandwidth and multi-core majesty? Finally that chip has arrived in ...

Antec P193 Review | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 11:20

Antec's update to the P190, the P193 addresses many of the problems of the original, as well as offering a few tweaks of its own. Whether you think its an unsightly eye sore or an innovative bit of eye candy, we find out if the P193 can keep up with the best of them.

The World’s First 128GB USB Flash Drive | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 11:00

I must admit I am a bit of a flash drive fan. I don't think you can have too many of them. I remember my first, a measly 64MB (that is megabytes not gigabytes). Flash drives have been growing in size and it was inevitable that a 128GB flash drive would arrive one day. Well, Kingston have done it. They have just announced the release of the DataTraveler® 200 (DT200), the world's first 128GB USB ...

Review: Amnesia 1.0.4 | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 10:40

Amnesia is essentially going head to head with the likes of AppCleaner, AppZapper and CleanApp, all of which claim to wipe every trace of unwanted applications off your disk. But its real rival is the Trash: most of us are more concerned about deleting the disk space hoggers rather than tracking down tiny ancillary files. Where complete eradication is an issue, however, Amnesia scans your disk ...

Audio-Technica ATH-AD700 | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 10:40

The Audio-Technica ATH-AD700s headphones surprise with their unusual appearance and performance. Outperforming most of the competitors in its price range these headphones are quite a treat to anyone looking for a set of $100 headphones.

Review: LogoDesign Studio Pro | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 9:50

The problem for many applications that claim to make something easy is that some things are just hard no matter how much you dress up the task. LogoDesign Studio Pro is one such application. The name gives away its primary function. With the advent of Web 2.0 it seems that a funky and modern company logo is almost as important as the product itself. LogoDesign Studio Pro is supposed to take the ...

Review: MacFreelance | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 9:40

MacFreelance is designed to integrate seamlessly with iCal and Address Book meaning that you can get up and running with your invoicing and keep track of when to expect payments quickly. MacFreelance manages everything in a single window giving you quick access to its features. Clients, projects, invoicing and expenses can be easily tracked. Each client or project can have individually tailored ...

Asahi robot brings you beer | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 9:10

It's Friday night, and you have just finished what seemed the worlds longest week at work. All you can think of now is that frosty beer waiting for you at your favourite, or closest, watering hole. You get to the bar only to discover the world and their wife are already there waving their notes at an overworked, underpaid barman.

Antec P193 | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 8:38

Antec are a well known and highly regarded silent performance case, cooling and PSU company. Having owned the original P180 i have very high hopes for the \'Performance One\' ranges new flagship case the incredibly imposing P193 Advanced Mid Tower Case.

Antec CP-850 PSU | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 8:14

The PSU is in my honest opinion THE most important component in a PC. It\'s the beating heart that every bit of hardware in a computer relies on. Finding a high quality, quiet and dependable supply is the holy grail of any PC build. Antec have sent their CP-850 PSU for review so hopefully it will do well.

The 5 best technology videos and virals | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 8:00

1. By far the best I’ve seen. The following video for Lenovo’s SMS Kill Switch sees a man calmly kill a mugger. Fantastic. 2. A new, inventive way to combat skin cancer brought to you by Casualty of Design. Scary if anyone’s gullible to believe it, but therein lies the message. 3. Okay, so it’s in German. [...]

Optimizing for Virtualization | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 6:50

Want to gain the upper hand on your colleagues by getting the very best performance out of ESX? AnandTech IT shares its best practices uncovered in the development of their vApus Mark I benchmark....

NZXT Beta Mid Tower Chassis | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 4:40

Antec CP-850 Power Supply Review | Posted on: 16/06/2009 @ 1:40

CP-850 is a custom-sized power supply that only fits a few cases from Antec. Is it a better solution that regular-sized units Let's see.

Prototype (PC) Review | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 23:40

Those nuts over at Activision have done it again. They have dropped another golden egg in our laps and that baby is hatching into what could be one of the biggest games of 2009. I was surprised and impressed with their latest masterpiece, so much so that I was willing to buy it the day it hit stores (which was on June 9th in case you're wondering). If you haven't unleashed your potential as an ...

Apple iPhone 3G S Preview | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 23:00

On June 8th, Apple announced the iPhone 3G S, which is Apple's third generation of its popular cellular device that has sold in the millions of units around the world. On June 19th, the iPhone 3G S will be available for purchase from Apple Stores and AT&T retail stores. Both are also allowing users to pre-order their new iPhone's, but by this time, any new orders show as being "delayed" until at ...

Gigabyte GM-M8000 Mouse - A GHOST Story | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 22:10

We take a look at the top gaming mouse from Gigabyte and realize it might indeed be a real GHOST when it comes to gameplay. ...

The New MacBook Pro Part II: Lower Battery Life Under Vista & SATA Issues | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 19:11

We've got the first battery life results under Windows Vista and it still doesn't look good. The new MacBook Pro lasts 33% longer under OS X than under Vista. We also talk about the SATA issues on the new MacBook Pro....

NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch 'Go' For Wednesday | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 19:11

NASA informed the media this afternoon that Space Shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission is set for launch on June 17th at 5:40AM EDT.Endeavour's planned June 13 liftoff was postponed because of a leak associated with the gaseous hydrogen venting system outside the shuttle's external fuel tank. The system is used to carry excess hydrogen safely away from the launch pad.

Noctua presents quiet CPU coolers for Xeon 5500 | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 19:10

Vienna, June 15th 2009 – Noctua today presented two new additions to its DX series of quiet Intel Xeon CPU coolers: Now compatible with Intel’s latest LGA1366 based Xeon 5500 (Nehalem EP) processors, the new NH-U12DX 1366 and NH-U9DX 1366 are true drop-in replacements for standard Intel coolers and make it easier than ever before to [...]

AMD Releases Catalyst 9.6 For Linux | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 19:00

AMD has pushed out a new Catalyst driver update for Linux users this afternoon. The two new features in this release, as mentioned by their release notes (PDF), is support for new Linux distributions and MultiView support for Radeon hardware. The distributions now officially supported by the Catalyst 9.6 Linux driver is SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 and early Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 ...

Apple iPhone 3G S High Demand Expected At Launch | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 18:50

Apple began notifying customers today via email that their pre-ordered iPhone 3G S had shipped. The email notifying customers, also provided a tracking number so that they could track the package. The iPhone 3G S are shipping out of Shenezen, China and should make their way to most pre-order customers by Friday June 19th. The pre-orders for the Apple iPhone 3G S have been overwhelming according ...

Enlightenment E17 Snapshot Released | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 17:50

Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri, a member of the E17 development team, has written in to share that a new development snapshot of this lightweight desktop environment is now available. Gustavo also shares that they hope to have E17 released by the end of this year...

FCC: DTV Transition Went Very Well | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 17:20

The switch to full digital TV, or DTV, that took place this past Friday went very well and without any major problems according to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Over 900 full-power stations shutdown their analog broadcasts on Friday, making America officially an all digital TV broadcast nation for the first time ever. "In a broader sense, the transition is not over, even for those ...

Asus Eee Top ET1602 1B All-in-One PC Review | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 17:20

Nintendo DSi Review | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 17:10

Our review of the new Nintendo DSi handheld gaming device. How is it compared to the original DS and the DS Lite Check it out.

OCZ Vertex EX Series 120GB SLC SSD Review | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 15:30

The OCZ Vertex EX 2.5” Solid State Drives use SLC NAND Flash and are designed to meet the stringent demands of server environments and enterprise applications. As a result these next-generation drives feature speeds of up to a 260MB/s read and 210MB/s write to bring you insane system responsiveness and data access!

Samsung Omnia Pro B7320 Phone Unveiled | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 14:00

Samsung at the CommunicAsia conference in Korea this week unveiled the Omnia Pro smartphone, also known as the Samsung B7610 Louvre. The Samsung Omnia Pro comes with a 3.5-inch WVGA AMOLED touch screen display and a sliding QWERTY keyboard. For the operating system, the Samsung Omnia Pro B7320 is running Windows Mobile 6.1 with the ability to upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.5 once it's available. The ...

NASA Shuttle Repair Underway, Wednesday The New Launch Date? | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 13:40

NASA postpone the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour on Saturday because of a "leak associate with the gaseous hydrogen venting system". The new launch date could come early as Wednesday if the problems can be corrected in time. NASA managers are expected to make a final decision this afternoon on whether or not the shuttle will launch on June 17th or if they should delay for another ...

Apple Confirms iPhone 3.0 Update Release Date | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 13:30

Apple have now confirmed that the release date for the new iPhone 3.0 operating system will be 17th June. The new update will be available to download and will be free to all iPhone users, however as revealed a while back, it will cost £5.99 in the UK and $9.99 in the US for iPod Touch [...]

NVIDIA GeForce 200M series notebook GPU technology preview | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 13:08

After much criticism surrounding NVIDIA\'s continued use of their older G92-based architecture when it comes to refreshing their notebook line-up, today finally sees the launch of a new range of mobile GPUs which base themselves around the company\'s newer GT200 architecture. These parts promise a number of improvements and interesting developments, so in this preview we take a closer look to ...

Samsung Unveils R720; 17 Inch Laptop With Blu-ray | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 11:10

There are times when you need a netbook and there are times when you need a big laptop. Samsung’s new Intel Centrino 2 powered laptop the R720 is big and it won’t fit into your pocket. But when you need a desktop replacement or a laptop that is great for watching films then a 17 [...]

Review: Carbonite | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 10:20

We like Time Machine, the friendly, zero-config backup system built into version 10.5 of the Mac operating system; it makes it easy to 'go back in time' and find an earlier version of a file, or rescue something that you've deleted. And we like options such as SuperDuper and CarbonCopyCloner, where you can copy your hard disk, system intact, to another that you can boot from if your main disk ...

Review: SpectorSoft Spector Pro | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 9:51

SpectorSoft's Spector Pro Mac 2009 records pretty much everything that a Mac user does, and hides this info in a secret place to be revealed only to you. It runs unobtrusively, with an icon in the menu bar reminding the user that it's watching, or in stealth mode. Among the data it records are snapshots of what's on-screen at designated intervals, the content of chat and IM sessions (though it ...

Review: Kedisoft MacSnapper 1.0.4 | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 9:20

For those who regularly need to create templated, screenshot-based manuals or tutorials for print, PDF or web distribution, MacSnapper can make the task fast and easy. If your ambitions are more complex, trying to force MacSnapper to do a job it wasn't designed for leads to frustration. Creating new sections and pages (Lessons and Sub Lessons in MacSnapper parlance), taking and placing ...

Review: Macally BookShell | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 9:00

With a product as beautiful as Apple's aluminium MacBook, you might wonder why you'd want to cover it with a velvet-lined, imitation-leather hard shell like the Macally BookShell. But what about situations where you might get it scratched? Or maybe you don't want to advertise the fact that you're using an expensive Apple laptop? Macally's BookShell is a quality piece of kit. It fits snugly, looks ...

Eagle Tech Consus ET-CSTESU2-BK External HDD Enclosure Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 6:53

Overall, I\'m impressed with this product. For $30 you get a quality enclosure with USB and eSATA connectivity, all the cables needed to get up and running, and a blue LED base for an added touch of bling. The inclusion of data recovery and antivirus software sweetens the deal even further.

ZaReason Ion Breeze 3770 | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 6:10

Last week we published an in-depth article looking at the NVIDIA ION Linux Performance using a nettop device that contained this chipset with GeForce 9400M graphics rather than the usual Intel 945 graphics. From video playback to 2D to 3D, the graphics performance with the NVIDIA ION was wonderful. For that testing, the nettop we were using came courtesy of ZaReason and it was their new Ion ...

Sharkoon Rush FireGlider Laser Gaming Mouse | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 4:30

TTM, Radeon KMS Pull Request Goes In | Posted on: 15/06/2009 @ 3:30

David Airlie has asked Linus Torvalds to pull in the TTM memory manager and Radeon kernel mode-setting code into the Linux 2.6.31 kernel. For now only the Radeon DRM uses this new TTM memory manager implementation, but once ready, so will the Nouveau kernel mode-setting code for NVIDIA hardware. VIA's DRM will likely end up using TTM in the long-run too plus potentially other vendors...

BlackBerry Storm | Posted on: 14/06/2009 @ 21:54

First touch screen model of BlackBerry was eagerly awaited for years. Storm was announced as revolutionary device that will fuse business functionality, perfect screen and QWERTY touch screen keyboard. Also Storm was announced as “iPhone killer” that is slightly pricier but worth every penny. Was all this hype around Storm worth it, or not?

ASUS GeForce ENGTX275 vs. ASUS Radeon EAH4890 | Posted on: 14/06/2009 @ 21:50

With its HD 4890 model ATI raise a lot of dust and made huge impact on graphics card market. Despite the fact that this card should have been “just” optimized Radeon HD 4870, it was much, much more than that. RV790 is capable of withstanding frequencies that were unimaginable for “old” RV770, and just the fact that it can operate at 1GHz is completely different story. It ...

Phoronix Test Suite 2.0 Enters Beta | Posted on: 14/06/2009 @ 21:00

The first beta release of Phoronix Test Suite 2.0 "Sandtorg" has been made available by Phoronix Media. Phoronix Test Suite 2.0 introduces an official GTK2 user-interface, over 100 test profiles, many new test suites, and a variety of new features...

Noctua NH-C12P | Posted on: 14/06/2009 @ 19:24

The tower format cooler with multi-heatpipes and large fin stacks has been a triumph for thermal solution companies alike far replacing the more traditional top-down cooler. One such company which still believes in the performance of this style of cooler and for its greater compatibility in smaller cases is Noctua. Their cooling solutions have earned them a highly regarded name and one such ...

NZXT Whisper Classic Series PC Case | Posted on: 14/06/2009 @ 17:10

Does your PC sounds like a Boeing Jet? Then today’s review item should definitely pique your interest. NZXT, one of the best PC case designers around were kind enough to provide Dragonsteelmods with three of their premier PC cases. Previously I reviewed the Zero 2, today I will be looking at case number two – the NZXT Whisper. This full tower steel case is designed with silence ...

OCZ Blade Series Triple Channel 3x2GB CL7.0-DDR3-2000Mhz | Posted on: 14/06/2009 @ 11:40

Das OCZ Blade Triple Channel Kit CL7.0 verkörpert das zur Zeit schnellste, käufliche Speicher-Kit dar, das auf dem Markt verfügbar ist.Der Speicher wird mit 2'000 MHz getaktet und bei 1.65 Volt mit 7-8-7-20 T1 Timings betrieben.Dieses High-End Kit setzt sich aus drei Modulen zusammen, die je 2 GByte fassen und über einen hochwertigen Aluminium Ramkühler verfügen. Die Höhe des ...

Review: Elgato Turbo.264 HD | Posted on: 14/06/2009 @ 9:40

Elgato's original Turbo.264 impressed everyone. Like this new model, it was a small USB dongle containing a dedicated co-processor for encoding video into the H.264 format that has become the standard for iPods, the Apple TV, Blu-ray, and modern, flash storage-based DV cameras. It only did standard-definition, however, and in the couple of years since its launch, high-definition (HD) has become ...

InFamous Review (PS3) | Posted on: 14/06/2009 @ 7:10

For a bike messenger named Cole, his day and life are about to be turned upside down thanks to a mysterious package he is assigned to deliver. The package turns out to be a bomb of incredible power which turns Cole’s home of Empire City into utter destruction and chaos. In the new game InFamous, Sucker Punch Productions and Sony have crafted a slick and utterly compelling action ...

Punch-Out for Wii Review | Posted on: 13/06/2009 @ 23:30

With a 15 year long absence from Nintendo’s consoles, many gamers completely wrote Punch Out!! off as an oldschool game. The series was a hit during the NES era remembered by virtually any owner, spawned a well received sequel during the SNES era --- then it just disappeared. It missed out on the N64’s time in homes, and also called in sick for Gamecube duty. Thankfully, with ...

Imak Mouse Cushion - Stop Wrist Pain From PC Use! | Posted on: 13/06/2009 @ 11:30

Designed by an orthopedic surgeon, ergoBeads provide optimal ergonomic comfort at the computer. The unique design works with any mouse while completely supporting your wrist in an ergonomically correct position. Read on to see how the Imak Mouse Cushion does in the real world!

Heinz meanz USB cooked beanz | Posted on: 13/06/2009 @ 11:10

Heinz have just unveiled details of a portbable USB powered microwave, a gadget for those office workers who often find themselves grabbing dinner at the desk and which I'm sure you'll agree would be easy to explain away to your boss (or bozz if we follow the Heinz spelling style).

Twilight HD Movie Review | Posted on: 13/06/2009 @ 5:20

ATI Radeon Driver Re-Write Still Has Work Left | Posted on: 13/06/2009 @ 0:30

To those running ATI Radeon graphics cards on Linux, this week has been very important with several key announcements having been made. The TTM memory manager is getting ready for inclusion into the Linux kernel, which finally will allow the open-source ATI driver (and soon the Nouveau driver too for NVIDIA hardware) to have kernel-based GPU memory management. With the memory management work set ...

Ghostbusters: The Video Game: The Review | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 19:50

With the film scheduled for 2012 Atari has given fans a treat to tide them over with the release of Ghostbusters the Video Game. The game is set two years after the second film and features the voices of Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd, Annie Potts, Ernie Hudson, Alyssa Milano, and Brian Doyle Murray. Players are cast as a new recruit who is along to help the guys and test new ...

SanDisk 16GB SDHC Netbook Memory Card | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 18:00

With so little internal storage on some netbooks, adding a SDHC card let’s you do even more by giving you more space to install applications and store data. SanDisk recently came out with an 8GB and 16GB Netbook SDHC Card series and we put the 16GB card to test in an ASUS Eee PC 900 netbook that originally came with an 4GB SSD.

Seventeam ST-380PAS Power Supply Review | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 17:50

ST-380PAS is the latest entry-level power supply from Seventeam. Is it a good product Can it deliver its labeled power Check it out.

Three Low Profile CPU Coolers Tested | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 16:40

Having tested plenty of mini-ITX kit recently, we've been searching for a quality low profile cooler to squeeze inside our HTPCs. We've bagged three miniature coolers to find out if, when it comes to keeping your system cool, does size matter?

Cooler Master V10 Hybrid T.E.C. Cooler | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 16:40

  Cooling your computer is one of the most important tasks when it comes to building it. If you want the computer to last any decent amount of time, you will want to make sure that your selecting the best cooling products for your configuration. The CPU is the most important component to keep cool, so choosing the right CPU cooler is a must. CPU coolers come in all shapes and sizes, not to ...

Apple's 2009 MacBook Pro: Battery Life to Die For | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 16:30

Apple's latest MacBook Pro breaks 8 hours in one of our battery life tests. The new MacBook Pro is the best Apple notebook I've ever tested....

Noctua Cooling | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 16:06

Time to start another round of competitions here on XSR, and this one is with some nice Noctua cooling products. We\\\'ve got 3 prizes to give away, including a Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU cooler, and two NF-S12B FLX cooling fans.

Microsoft’s Windows 7 ditches IE for EU launch | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 15:30

Well the results aren't yet in, but according to a statement over at the Telegraph, Microsoft has decided to remove Internet Explorer from Windows 7 for it's European launch.

Apple Safari 4 Browser Hits 11 Million Downloads | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 14:50

Last Friday Apple announced it's newest browser, Safari 4 for Mac OS X and Windows, and to date it has been downloaded more than 11 million times.The Safari 4 Beta was released earlier this year and was taunted as being three times faster than Firefox. Safari 4 is the first browser to pass the Web Standards Projects Acid3 test, which examines how well a browser adheres to CSS, JavaScript, XML and ...

Review: Sony Ericsson W995 | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 14:20

The Sony Ericsson W-for-Walkman range has a new member that is being hailed as the mother of all W-Series phones. On the surface, it pack a feature punch with a high-end camera, loads of music options and Sony Ericsson have even provided a standard 3.5mm jack so you can use any headphones to listen to Madonna. But does all of this convergence work in this petite package? Let's find out.

Launch of GC-Extreme – The Cutting Edge Thermal Compound | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 14:10

PRESS RELEASE For immediate release Launch of “GC-Extreme” – Thermal Compound The Cutting-Edge Thermal Compound for Extreme Users HONG KONG, 12 June, 2009 Thermal Solutions specialist GELID Solutions launches the cutting-edge “GC-Extreme” thermal compound. In comparison to the previous multi awards winner compounds of GELID Solutions the “GC-Extreme” ...

Zalman CNPS10X Extreme | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 14:00

Toulouse, on the 10th of June, 2009 – Zalman breaks with the tradition and proceeds with a radical change inthe design of its new CPU cooler. The CNPS10X Extreme is a perfect association between innovation, performance and design. CNPS10X Extreme Revolution, innovation, performance and design are the key words that best define the CNPS10X Extreme! Breaking the ...

WIN Noctua NF-S12B 120mm Competition - June 2009 | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 12:57

In cooperation with Vortez.co.uk, Noctua is giving away 5 units of the brand new NF-S12B FLX fan. To enter the give-away, just sign up for the Vortez.co.uk forums and answer one simple question using the private messaging service! \'Most stores do not even have these in stock yet, so this is a great opportunity to get the latest kit before anyone else!\', says David Mitchelson, owner of ...

Facebook Vanity URLs Coming | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 12:50

For the first time in the history of Facebook, the company will begin offering 'vanity URLs' with its free service to users which replaces the random digit codes. The new vanity urls are on the first come first serve basis for the 225 million users.One of the main reasons for the new vanity URLs is so that users can more easily find you. With your full name in the URL, search engines are more ...

Analog TV Broadcasts End Today For Digital-TV Switch | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 12:10

Beginning this morning, broadcasters across the U.S. will begin cutting the analog signals being broadcast to viewers which will end 60 years of analog TV broadcasting and leaving more than a million homes without TV according to statistics. The FCC performed a soft test in May which showed millions are still unprepared for the switch. At the time, nearly 3.3 million households were still not ...

Sapphire HD 4890 Toxic / Vapor-X | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 12:00

Sapphire's HD 4890 Toxic uses their exclusive Vapor-X cooling technology. This results in a card that delivers considerably more performance than the HD 4890 reference, yet does so without any excess noise. Actually the Sapphire HD 4890 Toxic is the quietest HD 4890 we ever had in our hands.

ARCHOS Show Off 9 Inch Tablet PC; Includes TV Tuner. | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 11:30

ARCHOS held a special event this week and announced a whole range of different mini PCs and netbooks. The leading product of the announcement (which also included a netbook and a laptop) was the ARCHOS 9 PC Tablet. This touch screen device doesn't have a physical keyboard but the software provides a virtual keyboard which you use with your fingers directly on the screen. The ARCHOS 9 also ...

Review: Sony HTP-BD3IS | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 11:20

Things are looking up for the all-in-one market, with Blu-ray providing an injection of desirability (and price). There's a fair number to choose from, including Sony's HTP-BD3IS tested here; and I suspect the market will grow as the economic pinch means people eschew the pricier separates option.Saying that, the BD3IS is actually a bundle of two existing Sony products. The BDP-S350 can now be ...

Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon HD4890 1GB Graphics Card | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 11:00

Never satisfied with just releasing a typical product, Sapphire now offers a variety of Radeon HD4890 cards, including the factory overclocked Vapor-X Radeon HD4890 1GB unit provided for this review. This card gives the reference design RV790 GPU a slight speed boost from 850MHz to 870MHz, while also giving the GDDR5 memory a bump from 975MHz to 1050MHz.

Review: Solwise Piggy6 | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 10:20

The Piggy6 may not be the prettiest product we've seen, but this multi-sided slab of plastic is a useful device for anyone that wants to set up a small network at home or in their office. At first glance, it looks like a six-plug mains power strip – albeit a hexagonal one. The neat part, though, is that the Piggy6 also works as a HomePlug networking device that allows you to set up a ...

Review: NewerTech Voyager Q | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 9:50

Newer Technology's Voyager Q hard drive docking station is the easy way to mount a bare hard disk without physically installing it in your computer or caddy. It's compatible with all SATA 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch drives, and boasts a wide range of connection interfaces, with USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800 and eSATA ports on offer. This means you can use the fastest data transfer connection ...

ASUS Mars Dual GTX 285 4 GByte Card and Benchmark Preview | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 9:10

Mit der Mars/2DI/4GD3 präsentiert ASUS die derzeit schnellste Grafikarte für Gaming-Desktop Systeme. Diesbezüglich hat man tief in die Trickkiste gegriffen und aus zwei vollwertigen GTX 285 GPUs eine Grafikkarte gebaut. Basierend auf dem selben Prinzip wie die GTX 295, der Sandwichbauweise und dem selben Platinen-Layout wie die GTX 295, aber mit einer weitestgehend überarbeiteten ...

Zalman CNPS9900 LED Flower Cooler | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 8:57

If you haven’t heard of Zalman, be ashamed. The world famous Korean manufacturer has always been the leading company for air coolers. Their iconic and highly efficient flower design has managed to survive many revisions and changes to support even the latest processors. One of their most recent models is the CNPS9900 LED, let see how it performs in comparison to some other top CPU Coolers.

Corsair HX850 power supply put to the test: how good is it? | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 8:00

We pit the newly-announced Corsair HX850 against some rather tasty competition. Find out if it cuts the mustard.

Silicon Power 64GB eSATA / USB Portable SSD | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 7:40

Hiyatek HB-8700 Vertical 7 Port USB 2.0 Hub Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 7:34

Overall, there isn\'t a whole lot I can say against purchasing this seven port hub. It performs exactly as intended and comes with everything you need to tidy the USB clutter on your desktop.

GIGABYTE GV-R489-1GH-B Radeon HD 4890 Video Card Review | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 6:40

Samsung Tocco Lite: Pink is the New Black | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 6:40

There’s quite a lot of grey and black plastic floating around in the mobile phone market which, let’s face it, isn’t so appealling when you’re a teenager trying to assert your individuality amongst all of hand-me-down-old-office mobiles at school. This is why Samsung has released the Tocco Lite in a fetching shade of pink, that is [...]

BlueAnt X3 Micro Bluetooth Headset | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 2:40

There's a plethora of choices when I comes to bluetooth headsets, with more being added on a monthly basis to those choices. The new laws in many areas that have been enacted have forced consumers to go handsfree and that means big money for headset makers so it seems everyone is jumping on the bandwagon for their piece of the pie. Is this a good or bad thing though? That depends on how you look ...

Radeon 3D Driver Rewrite Merged To Master | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 2:20

It has been several months coming, but the "radeon-rewrite" driver has been merged into the mainline Mesa code-base in the past hour. Red Hat's David Airlie had been working on the Radeon driver rewrite (a March '09 update) that adds buffer manager to all of the ATI Mesa 3D drivers (going back to the R100/200 series) along with working on support for DRI2 and OpenGL FBOs (Frame Buffer Objects) ...

Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 2 Released | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 1:10

Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" Alpha 2 is now available. This second testing release for the forthcoming Ubuntu 9.10 doesn't bring too much in the way of exciting features or major changes since the release of Alpha 1...

RandR 1.4 & Per-Output DPMS Controls | Posted on: 12/06/2009 @ 0:10

Adam Jackson, a well known X.Org developer at Red Hat, has proposed adding per-output DPMS controls to the Resize and Rotate extension, which would ultimately go on to be part of RandR 1.4. Adam has proposed a patch on the X.Org development list to add per-output DPMS support to the RandR protocol...

Cooler Master Notepal D1 | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 23:20

Notebooks don't generally have the best cooling available and notebook coolers are a huge help in keeping your laptop cool. More often than not the options available have more features than you need. Cooler Master has come up with the budget friendly Notepal D1 which brings everything back to the basics.

Choosing the right technology to create your dynamic website - ASP.NET, PHP, MySQL, SQL server, the list goes on | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 21:50

Developing basic websites nowadays is very simple. You can choose between a whole raft of online services like Facebook and specially written applications like Wordpress. The problem comes when you want to get more advanced, all you hear is acronyms. Due to this a few people have asked me recently, what technology should I use in order to create my website? Well I faced that not so long ago ...

Antec P183 Case Review | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 20:20

Antec P183 is a high-end mid-tower case launched under their Performance One series. Let's see what you should expect from P183.

NASA Shuttle Endeavour Saturday Launch A Go! | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 19:00

NASA gave Space Shuttle Endeavour a "Go" for launch to send a seven-person crew to the International Space Station on Saturday. Mission management team chief, Mike Moses said "We're in really good shape to fly". He also said that the entire team gave a "good unanimous Go for launch".The STS-127 mission will allow Endeavour's crew to install a platform to one end of the Japanese Kibo laboratory on ...

Palm Appoints Jon Rubinstein CEO | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 18:20

Palm Inc. today announced Jon Rubinstein, a former Apple Inc. executive, as the new CEO for the company. After the closing Bell on Wednesday, the former CEO Ed Colligan stepped down from the top spot in the company.Rubinstein worked in Apple's iPod division as a senior vice president and left his position in April of 2006. Rubinstein then joined Palm and became an executive chairman of the board ...

Free flights with Dell Inspiron or Studio 15 | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 16:20

The kind folks at Dell are offering free return flights to the US or Europe for punters willing to pony up the requisite cash for an Inspiron 15 or Studio 15 laptop, now isn't that generous...

Ubuntu 9.04 vs. Fedora 11 Performance | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 15:20

Fedora 11 was released earlier this week so we have set out to see how its desktop performance compares to that of Ubuntu 9.04, which was released back in April. Using the Phoronix Test Suite we compared these two leading Linux distributions in tasks like code compilation, Apache web server performance, audio/video encoding, multi-processing, ray-tracing, computational biology, various disk ...

Samsung Releases Low End Phone With Solar Panel For Recharging | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 14:10

Samsung has unveiled a new mobile phone that can be charged by the power of the sun. The Samsung E1107 looks like a normal mobile phone but when you flip it on its back it has a solar panel.

Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P Motherboard Review - AMD 770 | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 14:00

Gigabyte gives us a look at another AMD socket AM3 based motherboard, the GA-MA770T-UD3P. This time, we get to see how the AMD770 chipset with the SB710 southbridge stack up against 790FX and 790GX motherboards. Will the AMD 770 powered board be able to hang at all? That is what we intend to find out!

EA Battlefield 3 Confirmed - Beta Download On Way? | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 13:10

Battlefield 3 has been confirmed by Electronic Arts chief operating officer, John Pleasants. The new Battlefield 3 game is currently in development and the information was obtained from John during a presentation at the William Blair Growth Stock Conference in Chicago. "I've had the luxury of looking at Battlefield 3 over at DICE in Sweden and was highly impressed by the way the team is working ...

WordPress 2.8 Version Download Released | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 13:00

WordPress 2.8 has officially been released and contains the latest and greatest features. Codenamed "Baker" is immediately available for download. Word Press version 2.8 contains improvements to themes, widgets, taxonomies, and overall speed.The Word Press development team has smashed over 790 bugs in this release since the last version, which is pretty amazing.Major improvements include the way ...

Nokia Develops Phones That Charge Themselves | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 13:00

One of my biggest hates in life is the dreadded “low battery” on any device- especially my mobile when I want to text my mate to tell them about something embarrassing that’s just happened to me. Luckily for me (or unluckily for my pride) Nokia have developed a prototype phone that can be charged from [...]

Call Of Duty: World at War Map Pack 2 Released | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 12:40

The new map pack for Call of Duty: World at War has finally arrived, after months of in-game teasers. The new map pack brings three new multiplayer maps to the game along with a brand new zombie map for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Battle to control the river bridge in Banzai a bright jungle map featuring a waterfall and hidden caves. In Corrosion face down your enemy in a shattered train ...

DisplayLink Linux Driver Continues To Mature | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 12:30

It was just one week ago that there was an update released to the DisplayLink X.Org driver and its kernel frame-buffer module, but there is now yet another update available. This time around the xf86-video-displaylink driver is at version 0.3 and it adds preliminary support for RandR and eliminates its ShadowFB support...

Native Multi-Touch Support On Linux | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 12:30

Mohamed-Ikbel Boulabiar has written in to report that he and his team at the Interactive Computing Lab in ENAC, Toulouse have been successful in bringing native multi-touch support to Linux. While there is Multi-Pointer X in the mainlinue X.Org server (to be released with X.Org 7.5 / X Server 1.7), there is now multi-touch support to be able to handle gestures and other actions. This multi-touch ...

Eye-Fi Pro 4GB Wireless SDHC Memory Card Supports RAW | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 12:10

Eye-Fi announced today a new wireless SDHC memory card for digital cameras that allows you to automatically upload images straight from their camera wirelessly to their computer and the Web. The new Eye-Fi Pro includes support for RAW image format and peer-to-peer connectivity for a direct connection between the camera and a computer (adhoc) which requires no router or Internet connection. Eye-Fi ...

Three Low Profile CPU Coolers Tested | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 11:40

Having tested plenty of mini-ITX kit recently, we've been searching for a quality low profile cooler to squeeze inside our HTPCs. We've bagged three miniature coolers to find out if, when it comes to keeping your system cool, does size matter?

Evercool 92mm Rifling Fan | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 11:17

Evercool are a very large manufacturer for cooling products. Unfortunately though, Tech-Reviews is still unfamiliar with them and so, our expectations are a bit mixed. But by priding themselves as one of the top 5 cooling manufacturers in Taiwan, our expectations from their products are certainly high. Let’s see if the Evercool Rifling Fan proves itself worthy.

Robochef | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 11:10

From Japanese food machinery maker Baba Tekkosho Co comes another glimpse into the future with their creation of this new bionic arm. It was unveiled on Tuesday at The International Food Machinery and Technology Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan.

New Windows 7 Free Trial (Until June 2010) | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 10:50

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 [...]

ATI Catalyst 9.5 WHQL drivers released early! | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 10:50

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 [...]

EVGA GeForce GTX 285 2GB FTW Edition | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 10:50

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 [...]

Logitech G15 V2 Keyboard | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 10:50

Introduction The original Logitech G15 keyboard was a revolutionary product for Logitech as it incorporated an LCD screen, USB hub and a backlight set of keys. The version 2 includes these great features too, as well as some minor changes which we will look at in this review. About Logitech Focused on innovation and quality, Logitech designs personal [...]

VIZO Propeller Dual Fan Card | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 10:50

Introduction Vizo may not be a name that you’ve heard a lot about but they have a lot of good media coverage. They offer a variety of products ranging from portable media solutions and cooling devices. Today we are looking at the Propeller Dual Fan Card. About Vizo VIZO Technology Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and [...]

Belkin Wireless G+ USB Adapter | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 10:50

Introduction Belkin has been an industry leading manufacturer of networking solutions since a long time ago. They have gone from strength to strength in providing you (the consumer) with the latest break-through technology in the networking world, and always at a competitive price. With stiff competition from the likes of Netgear, Linksys and D-Link. Can Belkin [...]

Win a *Brand New* Thermaltake Cooling Bundle | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 10:50

This is your chance to win a *BRAND NEW* Thermaltake Cooling Bundle. The competition has been extended to 5th July 2009 and all prizes are provided by eTeknix.com What’s included in this bundle is as follows : Thermaltake Mini Typhoon CPU Cooler Thermaltake TMG HD1 Hard Drive Cooler For your chance to win this bundle, all you have to do [...]

eTeknix Gaming | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 10:50

eTeknix Gaming, now what on earth could that be? Due to the sucess of eTeknix and the need for something a bit more game related, eTeknix Gaming was born. Many changes have happened at eTeknix as of late including something quite big when it comes to Gaming. In association with the gaming clan Malicious Insurgent Army aka [...]

Windows 7 Release Date | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 10:50

Windows 7’s release date has now been set for 22nd October 2009. This will be the first day that customers will be able to buy the new operating system from Microsoft. The beta of Windows 7 was released in February 2009, followed by the recent release of the Windows 7 Release Candidate, which was released in [...]

Sneak preview of the new value Spire Core i5 CoolWave coolers | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 10:50

Sneak preview of the new value Spire Core i5 CoolWave coolers We are thrilled to tell you about our pre-launch introduction of the Spire CoolWave i5 Socket 1156 silent and cost effective CPU Cooler solutions from Spire. The CoolWave i5 Series consists of the CoolWave 5 and CoolWave 5 Pro. Both ready to cool the expected [...]

Review: iDowell iBox | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 10:30

The UPS (or, to give it its full title – uninterruptible power supply) isn't the most exciting device you can connect to your Mac, but it performs a useful function. If your mains electricity supply cuts out, the UPS takes over and powers your equipment from its own battery. When the mains power fails the iBox kicks in, offering up to 20 minutes of emergency power. A red light and beeping ...

Review: Russ Andrews Crystal Cu | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 9:00

Russ Andrews is the long-time distributor of well-known company Kimber Cable, but this RA-branded model is, in a sense, a variation on a Kimber theme, using as it does Kimber conductors. In fact, it is apparently a Kimber Timbre interconnect with the addition of a fourth conductor (Timbre has two on one leg and one on the other) to make it symmetrical. It is available for rather less money with ...

Cresyn CS-HP500 Folding HI-FI Headphones Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 7:06

With most new product introductions on the market, usually the first generation is a prototype which they then improve on and then release a better product after they have ironed out all the design bugs. But with Cresyn and their CS-HP500, they definitely buck that trend. With exceptional audio and build quality coupled with a foldable design and comfort, the CS-HP500 can easily be summed up as a ...

Competition: Win a 42 inch LCD TV on Coolest Gadgets UK | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 6:40

If getting something for nothing is your kind of thing, then head on over to Coolest Gadgets UK for a chance to win a monster 42 inch LCD LG TV. The LF7700 comes with an integrated Freesat HD tuner, which gives you high def freeview pictures thanks to everything being beamed over a satellite. This TV also [...]

ASUS GeForce GTX 285 1GB Graphics Card | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 6:20

Noctua NH-C12P 1366 | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 4:40

The NH-C12P offers a top-down design, with the same famous Noctua silent fan but a slimmer profile for those who may have a more cramped mid-tower case. We\\\'ll be installing the C12P on a Socket 1366 Core i7 processor to give a direct comparison between the cooling abilities of tower versus top-down. We\\\'ll also toss in a handful of other top coolers to see whether the C12P can keep an ...

AVIVO Video Converter Redux and ATI Stream Quick Look | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 4:10

AMD released a new version of the AVIVO Video Converter and has support for GPU acceleration of Cyberlink's transcoder. Let's take a look at what we get....

E3 Expo 2009: Aliens vs Predator, Sony PSP Go, Silent Hill, Madden NFL 10 | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 3:40

Digital Designs DXB-01 Earbuds Review | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 2:30

Digital Designs has tried to differentiate its DXB-01 earbuds model by placing an emphasis on high-quality sound at an internet direct value price of $59 USD, with a key feature of DIY customizable sound using tunable bass response settings. This is the first set of earbuds on the market which offers such a feature. How do they sound? Tune in today to hear our take on the DXB-01s.

Radeon KMS Code Goes Up For Review | Posted on: 11/06/2009 @ 0:10

Less than a day after the TTM memory management code was pushed out for review, the ATI kernel mode-setting driver is now getting ready for entrance into the Linux kernel too. Jerome Glisse has now announced on the kernel mailing list (as well as the DRI development list) that the Radeon KMS code is ready for review. This code, which is dependent upon the just-proposed TTM memory manager, places ...

BFG LS-450 Power Supply Review | Posted on: 10/06/2009 @ 19:40

We reviewed this entry-level 450 W power supply from BFG. Let's see whether it is a good product or not.

Microsoft Bing Rising The Ranks, Google Not Worried! | Posted on: 10/06/2009 @ 14:40

During an interview yesterday with Fox Business Network, Google's CEO Eric Schmidt said he wasn't concerned with Microsoft's latest attempt at taking over some of the search engine market from Google and Yahoo."It's not the first entry for Microsoft. They do this about once a year," said Schmidt commenting about Microsoft's attempt to re-enter the search engine arena with something new and ...

TTM Memory Manager Gets Ready For Release | Posted on: 10/06/2009 @ 14:30

With the release of the Linux 2.6.30 kernel, the merge window for new features to enter the next Linux 2.6.31 development cycle is about to open. There's been much speculation whether TTM and Radeon kernel mode-setting would enter this next mainline kernel release or if it would be dragged on for another three months, but it looks like TTM at least is getting very close to entering the mainline ...

Linux Fedora 11 Officially Released | Posted on: 10/06/2009 @ 13:50

Fedora 11 has officially been released which integrates all of the latest and greatest free and open source software. You can find a full list of changes at FedoraProject.org.Below are some of the major changes in Fedora 11:Automatic font and mime-type installation - PackageKit was introduced in Fedora 9 as a cross-distro software management application for users. The capabilities it offers ...

OCZ Agility Series SATA II Solid State Hard Drive Unveiled | Posted on: 10/06/2009 @ 13:40

OCZ Technology Group today released the OCZ Agility SATA II Solid State Drive (SSD), affordable series of SSD's for notebooks and desktop computers. The Agility Series SSDs have a speedy 230MB/sec read and a 135MB/sec write speed, along with a 64MB of cache."The new Agility Series of SSDs are the latest addition to the OCZ lineup of solid state drives and are designed for cost-conscious consumers ...

Confirmed - Mac OSX 10.6 runs on Intel only | Posted on: 10/06/2009 @ 13:10

We've just heard confirmation of the rumours that the next Apple OS, Snow Leopard, will run only on Intel-based machines...poor old PowerPC...

KDE 4.3 Beta 2 Released, More K Improvements | Posted on: 10/06/2009 @ 12:20

The KDE crew has shipped the second beta release of the forthcoming KDE 4.3 desktop environment. As described in the release announcement, "KDE 4.3 focuses on polishing and completing the user experience by providing a modern and beautiful Free working environment." Some of the KDE 4.3 highlights include PolicyKit integration, Geolocation services support, new window animation effects, ...

Linux 2.6.30 Kernel Released | Posted on: 10/06/2009 @ 12:10

Just as planned, Linus Torvalds has released the Linux 2.6.30 kernel. Linux 2.6.30 introduces the NILFS2 file-system, new and updated drivers, support for the Microblaze CPU architecture, and many other changes...

HP Launch Artistic Laptop Using Design From MTV Competition | Posted on: 10/06/2009 @ 11:10

Last year HP and MTV held their Engine Room Notebook Design Contest. The competition was won by the 27-year-old Japanese designer Hisako Sakihama. HP has now launched the Pavilion dv6 Artist Edition, a laptop wrapped in Hisako's design. The dv6 Artist Edition Oozes creativity both inside and out.

Review: Macally HiFiTune | Posted on: 10/06/2009 @ 10:10

The Macally HiFiTune may not be the prettiest earphones, but slip them in and put on your favourite song, and you'll soon forget the aesthetics. The deep bass that is combined with reasonable treble tones make it feel as though you are using a pair of over-ear cups. It's a shame then, that the HiFiTune's main purpose – as a headset for the iPhone – is let down by its mediocre call ...

TomTom Comes to the iPhone | Posted on: 10/06/2009 @ 7:31

One the opening day of Apple's World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) there was a great announcement from TomTom, the in-car GPS navigation company. The TomTom software is coming to the iPhone! Peter-Frans Pauwels, TomTom’s co-founder, demonstrated TomTom’s iPhone navigation software during the keynote presentation.

AKAI ATT023U USB Turntable | Posted on: 10/06/2009 @ 7:20

Silverstone Raven RV01 | Posted on: 10/06/2009 @ 5:09

SilverStone has created a new line of enclosures, titled the Raven series. The first in its line, the RV01 has an aesthetic that mimics the look and stealth of a raven, even down to the wings, and SilverStone is giving us a way to strike fear into our opponents hearts just be showing up with their case in our hands. The question remains though: is this just another themed case that will end up ...

The iPhone 3GS Hardware Exposed & Analyzed | Posted on: 10/06/2009 @ 4:50

Two days ago Apple announced the iPhone 3GS. Today we talk about the hardware that makes it the fastest iPhone (and possibly smartphone) ever....

Intel Releases Support For New, Unreleased IGP | Posted on: 10/06/2009 @ 3:50

Last year Intel had launched the GMA X4500HD integrated graphics processor as a nice upgrade to their G3x series. Our Linux results found these chipsets with Intel integrated graphics to perform better than past Intel IGPs, but still was limited in what games and tests could run on the G43/45 hardware with the open-source Intel Linux driver stack...

IN WIN Ammo 2.5 inch SATA HDD Enclosure with RFID - Full Video Review | Posted on: 10/06/2009 @ 2:50

Rock Band Unplugged Review | Posted on: 10/06/2009 @ 0:40

So Harmonix, MTV Games, EA, and Backbone got together to create a game for those who didn't want to flick their screen with a stylus and finger an attachable keypad. I have a few things to say about the lack of attachments on PSPs, but I'll come back to that later. So out comes what could be the coolest PSP port since God Of War. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you RockBand Unplugged. And let me ...

GIGABYTE GM-M8000 High-Performance Laser Gaming Mouse Review | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 23:40

OCZ Blade 2133 - Preview | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 23:20

We take our first look at OCZ's new 3B2133LV6GK DDR3-2133 and realize we need to call in the big guns for benchmarking at 2133MHz and beyond....

E3 Expo 2009: New Microsoft Xbox 360 Games and Xbox Live Upgrades | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 18:40

Akasa Paxpower 500 W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 18:40

This was the first power supply from Akasa we reviewed also known as AK-P050FG7 and we were very curious to see if it could really deliver 500 W.

Palm Pre Victory Could Be Over Thanks To New iPhone | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 18:20

The Palm Pre is here, but so is the $99 3G Apple iPhone. Any victory in the smartphone market by the Palm Pre over the weekend will definitely be short-lived thanks to Apple. Mobile phone market analysts predicted that between 50,000 - 100,000 Palm Pre's were sold over the weekend but can record breaking sales last?

Facebook Connect Gadget: Access Status Updates Straight From Google | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 16:40

Everyone is in on Facebook and Google Mail, so why not combine the two and save hassling around between tabs in your browser all afternoon? iGoogle has released a new Facebook Connect Gadget, allowing you to keep track of your Facebook news feed from your iGoogle home page. You can even update your status from here [...]

Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition Processor Review | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 16:00

Last week, Intel released a pair of new additions to the Core i7 line of processors that will eventually replace two of the three current Core i7 series processors as the months roll by. Read on to see how the Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition processor does against 30 other desktop processors.

NASA Shuttle Endeavour STS-127 Crew Prepares For Launch | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 15:30

NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour performs its final preparations today at Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The STS-127 mission will take a crew of seven to the International Space Station to perform a 16-day mission. STS-127 will be the 32nd flight dedicated to the assembly and construction of the International Space Station. The Endeavour astronauts will perform several space ...

Fedora 11 Released | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 14:50

After getting hit by a two last minute delays, the final release of Fedora 11 (codenamed Leonidas) is now available. Red Hat's Paul Frields who leads the Fedora Project has announced its release in the usual creative release announcement. The Fedora 11 release notes are available at FedoraProject.org...

PS3 price-cut coming in August | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 14:00

Whilst there was a whole bunch of excitement going down at E3, one of the things we'd hoped to hear from Sony was that it would be bringing the PS3 in at a lower-price point to encourage new uptake. Unfortunately our hopes seem to have been dashed against the cruel rocks of reality, but all may not be lost....

Apple Safari 4 Download Released | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 13:30

Apple has released it's latest web browser, Safari 4 and Apple claims it's the world's fastest and most innovative web browser. Safari 4 features the Nitro engine which runs JavaScript up to 4.5 times faster than Safari 3 did. It also supports HTML 5 and more advanced CSS features. It comes with additional features like Top Sites, Full History Search, and Cover Flow.The Safari 4 Beta back in ...

WWDC 2009: The Keynote Round Up! | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 13:10

Ok, so the WWDC (Worldwide developers conference) has started and in my opinion, the opening Keynote from the Apple developers is the most important thing of the event, as Apple announce their plans for the coming year and also go over a few things that are set to be hot topics! Apple Showed off three new [...]

NVIDIA ION Linux Performance | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 13:00

Earlier this year NVIDIA introduced the ION, which is their new system platform that pairs a GeForce 9400M GPU with an Intel Atom processor to make it an appealing platform for those desiring a netbook or nettop computer but are interested in a higher level of graphics performance than what is currently possible with Intel's integrated graphics. Products using the NVIDIA ION have been slow to ...

Palit GeForce GTX 275 896MB Graphics Card | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 12:50

Apple Launches iPhone 3G S The Next Generation iPhone | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 12:40

Apple announced at its annual World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) yesterday its latest iPhone, the Apple iPhone 3GS (with the 'S' standing for speed). The iPhone 3GS is the phone that we have all been hearing about lately, sometimes dubbed the 'third generation iphone', it's built for power and speed according to Apple.The iPhone 3G S boasts a 3-megapixel digital camera with a "tap to focus" ...

Review: Genius Traveler 900 | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 11:20

The Genius Traveler 900 2.4GHz notebook optical mouse is perfect for small hands or those who like to use a mouse with their fingertips. Its USB wireless receiver is also small, so you can leave it in your laptop. Alternatively, there's a space for it inside the mouse. But the best thing about the Traveler 900 is its set of scrolling features. There's a couple of 'turbo scrolling' buttons that ...

DX Skullcandy/ Ionized Snow Goggles with matching headphones- cos it’s cold again… | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 11:10

If you're of the sporty types who prefers snow to sun chances are you're spending the summer en piste. This is that gadget for you then- snow goggles and headphones in one!

Review: Black Rhodium Polar Illusion | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 10:10

Black Rhodium has embraced the Deep Cryogenic Treatment of cables whole heartedly and the Polar Illusion Cables products all feature it. The basic idea is to cool the conductor materials to very low temperatures – Black Rhodium quotes -196 celsius – so as to improve the crystalline structure of the metal. This is not wishful thinking: super-cooling is an established method in ...

Asus Radeon HD 4890 Voltage Tweak Review | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 9:40

Asus brings something unique to the crowded graphics market with it's take on AMD's Radeon HD 4890. Using the included software you're able to manually alter the card's core voltage, allowing for some serious overclocking. Volt modded overclocks made easy? We find out.

E3 Expo 2009: Cool New Games for the Nintendo Wii | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 8:50

Thermaltake Element S Mid-Tower ATX Computer Case Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 6:13

This chassis will particularly appeal to users who demand massive storage capacity in their machines. With room for seven HDDs, the Element S can be easily outfitted into a storage monster. Hell, you can even add a couple of laptop hardies if you want.

The Palm Pre vs. Apple's iPhone 3G: Preliminary Results and 3GS Discussion | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 5:20

I got up early, went down to very sketchy Sprint store and bought a Palm Pre on Saturday. I've been playing with it and testing it ever since and before I finish the full review I thought I'd share some data with you all.First, battery life: Phone Web Browsing (Cell Network) Web Browsing (WiFi) Talk Time Apple iPhone 3G 218 minutes 400 minutes 289 minutes ...

Lab Update: Old P4s in Bench & OCZ's 30GB/60GB Vertex SSDs | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 4:50

A few weeks back I introduced you all to a tool I’d been working on for a while called Bench.Bench, in its current form, is a database of CPU performance data allowing you to compare virtually any modern day desktop CPUs. With the recent launch of the Core i7 975 and the Athlon II X2 processors there are now 78 individual CPUs represented in Bench.In my...

Computex 2009: Girls | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 4:40

AKAI ATT023U Professional USB Turntable | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 4:10

OCZ 30GB Vertex (OCZSSD2-1VTX30G) | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 1:10

Solid State Drives promised to offer breath taking performance and near instantaneous response. The first readily affordable generation didn't quite live up to the expectation with rapid decay in performance. After much development we finally what the initial JMicron controller should have provided.

VIZO Propeller Dual Fan Card | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 0:40

Introduction Vizo may not be a name that you’ve heard a lot about but they have a lot of good media coverage. They offer a variety of products ranging from portable media solutions and cooling devices. Today we are looking at the Propeller Dual Fan Card. About Vizo VIZO Technology Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and [...]

E3 Expo 2009: The Great Video Game Accessory Round Up | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 0:10

Explaining Ubuntu's 10 Second Boot Time | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 0:10

We shared two weeks ago that Plymouth would not be making its way to Ubuntu with the next 9.10 release as was once planned. Instead Canonical is putting their focus on improving the boot time so that there is less rationale for spending time on making a fashionable boot experience...

New Windows 7 Free Trial (Until June 2010) | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 0:10

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 [...]

ATI Catalyst 9.5 WHQL drivers released early! | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 0:10

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 [...]

EVGA GeForce GTX 285 2GB FTW Edition | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 0:10

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 [...]

Logitech G15 V2 Keyboard | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 0:10

Introduction The original Logitech G15 keyboard was a revolutionary product for Logitech as it incorporated an LCD screen, USB hub and a backlight set of keys. The version 2 includes these great features too, as well as some minor changes which we will look at in this review. About Logitech Focused on innovation and quality, Logitech designs personal [...]

VIZO Propeller | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 0:10

Introduction Vizo may not be a name that you’ve heard a lot about but they have a lot of good media coverage. They offer a variety of products ranging from portable media solutions and cooling devices. Today we are looking at the Propeller Dual Fan Card. About Vizo VIZO Technology Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and [...]

Belkin Wireless G+ USB Adapter | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 0:10

Introduction Belkin has been an industry leading manufacturer of networking solutions since a long time ago. They have gone from strength to strength in providing you (the consumer) with the latest break-through technology in the networking world, and always at a competitive price. With stiff competition from the likes of Netgear, Linksys and D-Link. Can Belkin [...]

Win a *Brand New* Thermaltake Cooling Bundle | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 0:10

This is your chance to win a *BRAND NEW* Thermaltake Cooling Bundle. The competition has been extended to 5th July 2009 and all prizes are provided by eTeknix.com What’s included in this bundle is as follows : Thermaltake Mini Typhoon CPU Cooler Thermaltake TMG HD1 Hard Drive Cooler For your chance to win this bundle, all you have to do [...]

eTeknix Gaming | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 0:10

eTeknix Gaming, now what on earth could that be? Due to the sucess of eTeknix and the need for something a bit more game related, eTeknix Gaming was born. Many changes have happened at eTeknix as of late including something quite big when it comes to Gaming. In association with the gaming clan Malicious Insurgent Army aka [...]

Windows 7 Release Date | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 0:10

Windows 7’s release date has now been set for 22nd October 2009. This will be the first day that customers will be able to buy the new operating system from Microsoft. The beta of Windows 7 was released in February 2009, followed by the recent release of the Windows 7 Release Candidate, which was released in [...]

Sneak preview of the new value Spire Core i5 CoolWave coolers | Posted on: 09/06/2009 @ 0:10

Sneak preview of the new value Spire Core i5 CoolWave coolers We are thrilled to tell you about our pre-launch introduction of the Spire CoolWave i5 Socket 1156 silent and cost effective CPU Cooler solutions from Spire. The CoolWave i5 Series consists of the CoolWave 5 and CoolWave 5 Pro. Both ready to cool the expected [...]

GRUB2 To Be Used By Default In Ubuntu 9.10 | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 23:50

Starting with Ubuntu 9.10 (and beginning with tomorrow's daily CD builds), GRUB2 will be the default boot-loader on new Ubuntu installations. GRUB2 will bring internationalization support, support for newer systems, and many other improvements considering this GNU boot-loader has been in development for a number of years. This change was announced today on the Ubuntu development list after ...

New Windows 7 Free Trial (Until June 2010) | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 23:50

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 [...]

ATI Catalyst 9.5 WHQL drivers released early! | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 23:50

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 [...]

EVGA GeForce GTX 285 2GB FTW Edition | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 23:50

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 [...]

Logitech G15 V2 Keyboard | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 23:50

Introduction The original Logitech G15 keyboard was a revolutionary product for Logitech as it incorporated an LCD screen, USB hub and a backlight set of keys. The version 2 includes these great features too, as well as some minor changes which we will look at in this review. About Logitech Focused on innovation and quality, Logitech designs personal [...]

VIZO Propeller | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 23:50

Introduction Vizo may not be a name that you’ve heard a lot about but they have a lot of good media coverage. They offer a variety of products ranging from portable media solutions and cooling devices. Today we are looking at the Propeller Dual Fan Card. About Vizo VIZO Technology Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and [...]

Belkin Wireless G+ USB Adapter | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 23:50

Introduction Belkin has been an industry leading manufacturer of networking solutions since a long time ago. They have gone from strength to strength in providing you (the consumer) with the latest break-through technology in the networking world, and always at a competitive price. With stiff competition from the likes of Netgear, Linksys and D-Link. Can Belkin [...]

Win a *Brand New* Thermaltake Cooling Bundle | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 23:50

This is your chance to win a *BRAND NEW* Thermaltake Cooling Bundle. The competition has been extended to 5th July 2009 and all prizes are provided by eTeknix.com What’s included in this bundle is as follows : Thermaltake Mini Typhoon CPU Cooler Thermaltake TMG HD1 Hard Drive Cooler For your chance to win this bundle, all you have to do [...]

eTeknix Gaming | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 23:50

eTeknix Gaming, now what on earth could that be? Due to the sucess of eTeknix and the need for something a bit more game related, eTeknix Gaming was born. Many changes have happened at eTeknix as of late including something quite big when it comes to Gaming. In association with the gaming clan Malicious Insurgent Army aka [...]

Windows 7 Release Date | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 23:50

Windows 7’s release date has now been set for 22nd October 2009. This will be the first day that customers will be able to buy the new operating system from Microsoft. The beta of Windows 7 was released in February 2009, followed by the recent release of the Windows 7 Release Candidate, which was released in [...]

Sneak preview of the new value Spire Core i5 CoolWave coolers | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 23:50

Sneak preview of the new value Spire Core i5 CoolWave coolers We are thrilled to tell you about our pre-launch introduction of the Spire CoolWave i5 Socket 1156 silent and cost effective CPU Cooler solutions from Spire. The CoolWave i5 Series consists of the CoolWave 5 and CoolWave 5 Pro. Both ready to cool the expected [...]

Sub 500€ Notebooks Roundup | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 23:45

Problems with this kind of tests are numerous. First of all, gathering appropriate notebook models for this test took us a little while. As soon as we would finalize list, some unpredictable problems would occur. Biggest problem was variety of models that is present on the market, where differences between some models are only larger hard disk drive or slightly faster CPU. Lowering price range ...

Ruggedized Notebooks | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 22:30

To review or not to review: that is the question. As you might imagine, we get a lot of press releases sent our way, along with review opportunities. As the notebook reviewer, one product category I hear about on a regular basis -- from the vendors at least -- is ruggedized notebooks. For example, Getac and GammaTech both sent me press releases during the past...

Sapphire Radeon HD 4550 512MB | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 22:20

Sometimes a video card needs to be just that. A card for video. Many high-end workstation motherboards donÂ’t have integrated video, but what good is a computer without a display? The Intel i7 is just the perfect example. A lot of people have the need for quad cores of number-crunching power, but theyÂ’re not gamers and, appropriately, have no desire to own a beautiful set of GTX 50 ...

Microsoft SideWinder X8 Bluetrack Gaming Mouse | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 19:20

The Sidewinder X8 is exactly what it says on the tin, a high-end wireless gaming mouse. If it fits your needs, hand and wallet, then there's no reason why not to go for the X8.

Piracy as Free Advertising | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 16:30

Hugh Jackman, producer and star of X-Men, said he was “disappointed” when an early version of his movie was prematurely set free on the Internet. Wolverine on the other hand was P***ed !!!! Oh yeah…so was News Corp’s Rupert Murdock. The incident helped Hollywood strengthen their case that piracy is robbing them of revenues and hurting everyone…including ...

Thermaltake Litepower 450 W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 15:50

We tested the 450 W version of Thermaltake's latest entry-level power supply line Litepower which promises 85 efficiency. Is that true Let's see.

Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P Motherboard Review | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 15:00

Gigabyte supports AMD Socket AM3 processors with their latest and greatest motherboard in the GA-MA790FXT-UD5P. This board supports DDR3 memory and sports the 790FX/SB750 combination of chipsets. Is this the board you have been looking for as you build that new AMD socket AM3 system? Take a look and see how it performs!

Testing Out ATI Kernel Mode-Setting On Ubuntu | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 14:50

Kernel mode-setting for Intel graphics hardware can already be found in the mainline Linux kernel and will be included by default in the release of Ubuntu 9.10 later this year. While Intel's kernel mode-setting support has been maturing in a steadfast manner, this support has not been moving along quite as fast for ATI and NVIDIA hardware. It is possible we will see ATI/AMD kernel mode-setting ...

End of an era as one of UK’s oldest tech magazines closes | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 13:40

  Personal Computer World, owned by Incisive media, is to close putting twelve jobs in the firing line. In a time when it is not unusual to hear of hundreds and thousands of jobs being cut at factories, twelve seems almost like a joke, but, looking at the print industry on a larger scale, that’s another 12 [...]

Sneak preview of the new value Spire Core i5 CoolWave coolers | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 11:20

Sneak preview of the new value Spire Core i5 CoolWave coolers We are thrilled to tell you about our pre-launch introduction of the Spire CoolWave i5 Socket 1156 silent and cost effective CPU Cooler solutions from Spire. The CoolWave i5 Series consists of the CoolWave 5 and CoolWave 5 Pro. Both ready to cool the expected [...]

OCZ Technology 6GB PC3-12800 Blade Triple Channel Memory Kit | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 11:00

While some Blade series kits are geared toward the extreme overclocker, the kit reviewed is intended more for the user who wants tight timings at easily attainable speeds. There aren't too many 6GB kits offering memory that runs at 1600MHz and 6-6-6-24 (1T) timings, so this OCZ Technology Blade kit is unique in that regard.

ViewSonic VPC100 All-in-One PC Now Available in the the UK | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 10:10

Back in January ViewSonic announced the first model in its new computing line, the VPC100 All-in-One PC. The VPC100 is designed for those who want a PC based multimedia center in their living room. It is just 35mm thick can plays your movies (including DVD, DivX and MP4), has a webcam and best of all it is now available in the UK.

Red Faction Guerrilla - Xbox 360, PS3 | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 10:00

The sequel to the explosive action shooter lands on planet Earth.

E3 Expo 2009: In Search of New Games for the Xbox Live Arcade | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 9:20

E3 Expo 2009: Fusion-io and the ioXtreme Kick Up Gaming Performance | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 9:00

I-Rocks IR-4610 Four Port USB 2.0 Hub Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 5:47

With so many gadgets using USB these days, just about everyone can benefit from a product like this. It\'s an inexpensive, practical, and stylish way to add an extra four USB ports to any system. The top loading port is useful for quickly attaching a flash drive or mp3 player, and the remaining three ports are spaced far enough apart that plugging in devices next to each other shouldn\'t result ...

MSI GeForce GTX 295 Graphics Card | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 5:00

Tuniq Potency 650W | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 4:36

In a tanking economy, consumers are looking for quality and performance at a price that won\'t break the bank, and today we have a unit that promises just such an enticing combination. We\'re looking at the Tuniq Potency 650W power supply, a unit that looks sharp and is priced extremely well in a competitive mid-range market segment.

Stereoscopic 3D Monitor From iZ3D: Passive Glasses and Polarized Screens | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 4:10

As a company who has been making stereo drivers for a while, iZ3D offers a hardware solution that in many ways gives NVIDIA's GeForce 3D Vision some competition. But does it really have what it takes?...

E3 Expo 2009: Tritton Technologies, Alienware, NEC and Turtle Beach | Posted on: 08/06/2009 @ 2:10

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Fujitsu HandyDrive (400GB) | Posted on: 07/06/2009 @ 16:50

Hard drive space has become a crucial asset to today's computers and you can never have too much of it. If you are looking to quickly and easily add some sizeable hard drive capacity to your computer without having to open the case and get your hands dirty, the Fujitsu HandyDrive is perfect for you. It adds 400GB of hard drive space and comes with some additional helpful software as well.

Review: JVC LT-32DR1BJ | Posted on: 07/06/2009 @ 13:00

Compared to some TVs around, JVC's LT-32DR1BJ is a little on the bland side. Connectivity is solid enough, though. A USB is on hand, for instance, to play back MP3 music files and display JPEG digital stills. Plus there's a healthy trio of HDMIs and a D-Sub PC port – something conspicuously absent from a few recent JVC LCDs. Heading into the 32DR1BJ's unremittingly bland menus reveals that ...

Zotac GeForce GTX 275 AMP | Posted on: 07/06/2009 @ 11:40

Mit der ZOTAC GeForce GTX 275 AMP erreicht uns eine Grafikkarte die auf dem bereits seit Juni 2008 bekannten GT200-Grafikchip basiert. Bei der GTX 275 AMP hat ZOTAC in erster Linie die Spannungsversorgung. Diesbezüglich ist es ZOTAC möglich den GPU-Takt von 633 MHz auf 702 MHz zu übertakten sowie den GDDR3 Speichertakt mit 1260 MHz anstelle der standardmässigen 1130 MHz zu betreiben.

Review: Edifiel Luna 2 Speakers Review. | Posted on: 07/06/2009 @ 9:10

Back in may, we reviewed the Edifier Luna 5 iPod speaker, and it got a jolly good score by all accounts. This time we are looking at the Edifier Luna 2 PC speakers.

Windows 7 Release Date | Posted on: 07/06/2009 @ 2:10

Windows 7’s release date has now been set for 22nd October 2009. This will be the first day that customers will be able to buy the new operating system from Microsoft. The beta of Windows 7 was released in February 2009, followed by the recent release of the Windows 7 Release Candidate, which was released in [...]

Writing At Length About X Input 2.0 | Posted on: 07/06/2009 @ 0:20

X Input 2 was finally merged into the X Server this past week that brought a much needed update to this input device extension for X.Org. Most prominently, X Input 2 can handle Multi-Pointer X much better. For those interested in more details surrounding the X Input 2.0 extension, Peter Hutterer has written at length about this input extension update...

Kingwin EZ-Dock2 2.5"/3.5" Dual Bay SATA HDD Docking Station | Posted on: 06/06/2009 @ 18:10

Kingwin EZ-Dock (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=10061 Itemid=38), it was one of the first HDD docking stations on the market and Kingwin has since come out with a new model the EZ-Dock2 that they've sent over for review. The EZ-Dock2 is a dual bay dock, meaning you can use two SATA hard drives with it, 2.5” or 3.5” or a mixture of both. It also has the ability to let the ...

Windows 7 Pricing Information Unveiled | Posted on: 06/06/2009 @ 14:10

With Windows 7 shipping October 22nd, the only thing else on everyone's mind is how much does Windows 7 cost? Microsoft has not officially unveiled its pricing information for Windows 7 but some pricing details have emerged from Best Buy that almost look too good to be true.Apparently, Engadget got their hands on the Best Buy internal memo that says that the company will be starting a new ...

Palm Pre Launch Lacks Wow Factor and Customers | Posted on: 06/06/2009 @ 13:50

The Palm Pre mobile smartphone went on sale today for the first time across the nation at Sprint Stores, Best Buy, and RadioShack. The one thing missing from the launch? Campers. The Palm Pre launch lacked people camping and waiting early in lines to be one of the first to snag a Palm Pre, even after the company announced shortages.With the lack of early birds, it looks like the launch is off to ...

eTeknix Gaming | Posted on: 06/06/2009 @ 11:40

eTeknix Gaming, now what on earth could that be? Due to the sucess of eTeknix and the need for something a bit more game related, eTeknix Gaming was born. Many changes have happened at eTeknix as of late including something quite big when it comes to Gaming. A clan that involved Anledai (One of the site’s admins) [...]

Review: Philips 32PFL9613 | Posted on: 06/06/2009 @ 10:20

A well-specified contender, Philips' 32PFL9613 has got the price tag to match, but unlike some premium wannabes, this one is worth every penny. The love affair begins as soon as you look at the set: that slender, gloss black screen surround, offset by a transparent fin that curves forward around its outer edge, it really is gorgeous. Its aesthetic appeal is further enhanced by Philips' Ambilight ...

E3 Expo 2009: Bioshock 2, CrimeCraft, Rogue Warrior and Modern Warfare 2 | Posted on: 06/06/2009 @ 7:30

Mesa 7.5 RC3 Brings Build, Bug Fixes | Posted on: 06/06/2009 @ 0:20

Mesa 7.5 with its Gallium3D love is nearing. In time for some weekend testing, Brian Paul has announced the release of Mesa 7.5 Release Candidate 3...

StormOS Enters Beta | Posted on: 05/06/2009 @ 22:10

A beta version of StormOS has emerged, which is a desktop distribution that is based upon the Nexenta Core Platform that in turn is derived from OpenSolaris but with an Ubuntu user-land. The StormOS project emerged out of the an OpenSolaris user being dissatisfied with the slow pace of OpenSolaris on netbooks and preferring the APT packaging system to Sun's Image Packaging System. The beta ...

Computex 2009 - Gigabyte | Posted on: 05/06/2009 @ 21:10

Computex 2009 Gigabyte had a slew of new product introductions at Computex this year. In fact, the sheer number of new or revised products on display was a bit dizzying at times. While we love seeing new product introductions, the most important aspect of Gigabyte's impressive wall of boards is the number of current products being revised or...

Wine 1.1.23 Released With Various Fixes | Posted on: 05/06/2009 @ 18:20

A new bi-weekly development update of Wine is now available. The release of Wine 1.1.23 is not as exciting as some of the other development updates recently that have brought cleaner Direct3D code, initial Shader Model 4.0 support, and other exciting enhancements, but there are a few changes the developers list as important for version 1.1.23. The key changes in Wine 1.1.23 is support for ...

DisplayLink's Frame-buffer and X.Org Drivers | Posted on: 05/06/2009 @ 18:20

Last month we shared the news about DisplayLink providing USB GPU support under Linux that was open-source and backed by the company while the Linux drivers were being developed in conjunction with the Linux Driver Project. Today, on our birthday, they have released udlfb 0.2.2 and xf86-driver-displaylink 0.2...

E3 Expo 2009: Wicked Rhythm Game Roundup | Posted on: 05/06/2009 @ 17:30

MSI X-Slim X340; Extra Slim Laptop | Posted on: 05/06/2009 @ 16:30

The MSI X-Slim X340 wants to be slim, it is designed to be slim and slim it is. It is just 19.8mm at its thickest point, making is just slightly thicker than the MacBook Air. The MSI is also a few grams lighter than the MacBook Air which means the MSI marketing department came up with the slogan it is 'lighter than Air'.

WWDC 2009 - Not Far Away! | Posted on: 05/06/2009 @ 15:50

So the WWDC is not far away now, in fact today is the last working day beforehand as the WWDC takes place on Monday at 10.00am pacific time. So i thought i would do a short post on some of the circulating rumors, just to make it a little more interesting for our readers because on [...]

PC Power and Cooling Silencer 750W PSU | Posted on: 05/06/2009 @ 15:47

Recently we reviewed the Turbo Cool from PC Power and Cooling which entailed very impressive performance results. Fortunately, PC Power and Cooling have sent us another one of their PSU’s to take a look at: the Silencer 750 Watt. Let’s take a look and see if this power supply performs as well as the other ones in our roundup.

Chieftec Dragon CH-07B-R | Posted on: 05/06/2009 @ 15:00

The Chieftec CH-07B is the newest line-up to the Dragon Series and is aimed at the gamers out there. It can be had in black or red and comes stuffed to the rim with LED equipped fans to keep your hardware cool within the extremly sturdy steel enclosure during those hot fire fights.

2009 E3 Expo - Final Day's Coverage | Posted on: 05/06/2009 @ 14:30

We wrap up our coverage of the 2009 E3 Expo with a look at some of the titles for your console and PC that we think will be the "sleepers" of 2009/2010. Most of these products will not be available until later this year or early 2010, but many of the developers and designers were willing to let us take some pictures and film their product to bring it to you, our faithful readers!

Steve Jobs To Unveil Next Generation iPhone at WWDC 2009? | Posted on: 05/06/2009 @ 12:20

Apple's CEO Steve Jobs could make a surprise return to work next week at the WWDC where additional rumors say the third generation Apple iPhone may be released. The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2009) provides developers and IT professional with technical information and hands-on learning about the new technologies in the iPhone OS and Mac OSX from the engineers at Apple who created ...

Sony PS3 takes games controllers to next level | Posted on: 05/06/2009 @ 11:40

Since it launched in 200X, the Wii has perhaps been the forefront of gamers minds in terms of its intuitive controllers. Sony PS3 are looking to snatch this crown with the release of its new Motion Controllers. The BBC showcased this video showing the controllers in action. Like the Wii, a sensor in the top of the [...]

Sony fights of Microsoft and Nintendo for most popular brand amongst teens | Posted on: 05/06/2009 @ 11:40

A new report has revealed that the Big S is winning the battle for the hearts and minds of teen gamers ahead of Microsoft and Nintendo..

Don’t get mad, get infamous | Posted on: 05/06/2009 @ 11:30

Anyone who has tried, or watched a Marvel movie, knows it’s not easy to be a hero. Spiderman’s social life takes a dive every time he dons the mask, The Fantastic Four are freaks, even in DC world, Batman is an outcast. Finally, a videogame comes along that shows just how difficult it is to [...]

Rip Ride Rockit Rollercoaster- the most high tech rollercoaster you’ll see this year | Posted on: 05/06/2009 @ 11:10

The Rip Ride Rockit. Choose your own theme music; block out the sounds around you for a highly individual experience; and walk away at the end with your very own music video. Wait- Am I really talking about a rollercoaster?! Read on to find out...

Orange £5 monthly mobile contract launched | Posted on: 05/06/2009 @ 10:00

Pay-As-You-Go has always been the cheap way to monitor your monthly phone expenditure, but you don’t often get many decent deals like free minutes with your £20 of top-up. On the flip side, you may not want to commit to a monthly phone contract for fear of getting into a long-term relationship that you know [...]

Belkin Wireless G+ USB Adapter | Posted on: 05/06/2009 @ 9:30

Introduction Belkin has been an industry leading manufacturer of networking solutions since a long time ago. They have gone from strength to strength in providing you (the consumer) with the latest break-through technology in the networking world, and always at a competitive price. About Belkin Belkin International, Inc. offers an extensive range of innovations designed to give computer [...]

Corsair P256 256GB SSD Review | Posted on: 05/06/2009 @ 9:20

Memory specialist Corsair has entered the SSD arms race with the Corsair P256, a new 256GB drive based on Samsung's latest drive controller architecture. Featuring an ARM processor and a 1GB DRAM cache to maximise performance, is this the next big step in SSD performance? We find out.

E3 Expo 2009: Left 4 Dead 2 Brings More Zombie Splattering Fun | Posted on: 05/06/2009 @ 9:10

Happy 5th Birthday, Phoronix! | Posted on: 05/06/2009 @ 5:20

It was five years ago today, on the 5th of June 2004, that Phoronix.com launched. It was also one year ago to the day that Phoronix Test Suite 1.0 was released. Here are a few statistics and highlights from the past five years with what we have set out to accomplish with enriching the Linux hardware experience and driving Linux-based benchmarking and testing.

Cooler Master HAF 922 | Posted on: 05/06/2009 @ 4:50

Talk about a sense of deja vu. Looking at the Cooler Master HAF 922, it bears an almost identical name and setup as its bigger brother, the 932, except that the former is a mid-tower while the latter is a full tower. Interestingly though, the 922 isn\'t actually a \"shrunken\" version; in fact, it looks to offer several improvements over its larger sibling, in a slightly smaller form that should ...

Google Chrome For Linux Arrives, In Dev Form | Posted on: 05/06/2009 @ 3:40

Google's Chrome browser was released for Windows last year, but they are now finally pushing out development builds of this unique web browser for Linux and Mac OS X. Linux users could previously try out the rough equivalent of Chrome via Google's open-source Chromium project, but this is the first time they are releasing a development version of the official Chrome web-browser for Linux. As is ...

Ikonik Ra X10 Liquid Full Tower Case | Posted on: 05/06/2009 @ 2:40

Cresyn CS-HP500 Headphones | Posted on: 05/06/2009 @ 2:20

The Cresyn CS-HP500 headphones are aimed at budget conscious people looking for a highly portable set of headphones. Priced at only $39.99 these headphones will not break the bank.

Cooler Master Sileo 500 Case Review | Posted on: 05/06/2009 @ 0:30

Cooler Master Sileo 500 is a mid-tower case with aluminum front panel and lots of noise-reduction pads that can optionally come with a 500 W power supply already installed.

Samsung N310 netbook. Style over substance? | Posted on: 04/06/2009 @ 23:20

Sleek lines and cool exterior aim to mask shortcomings.

Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 500 W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 04/06/2009 @ 21:10

Can a 500 W power supply that is sold for only USD 40 really deliver its labeled power Let's check it out.

Microsoft Releases Three Bing Ringtones For Your Cell Phone | Posted on: 04/06/2009 @ 17:20

If you just can't get enough of Microsoft's newest search engine, Bing - then we might just have the antidote for you, Bing ring tones! Microsoft has three bing-branded ringtones so that you can load them on your mobile phone. The three ringtones are in MP3 format so you need a phone that supports playing mp3's as ringtones or find a way to convert them to your mobile phone's format.

Hulu To Begin Charging For Video Content | Posted on: 04/06/2009 @ 17:10

All great free things can't last forever, especially when the entertainment industry is involved. What I'm referring to is Hulu.com, the most popular content streaming service online and where millions of users watch full TV episodes of their favorite shows. According to Jonathan Miller, News Corp's CDO, Hulu may soon begin charging subscription fees for some of their online content.For all of us ...

Overburning: An Intro to the Dark Side | Posted on: 04/06/2009 @ 17:00

I personally think that overburning is a very unstable process. I don't like it, and I never suggest that you do it. But if you feel the need to go to the Dark Side, then here are a few tips to get you on your way. First, make sure your burner is capable of overburning. Keep in mind that even if you do succeed in overburning your disc, you might not be able to use it afterward on anything but ...

Xunlight Unveils New Mile Long Roll-Up Solar Cell Panels | Posted on: 04/06/2009 @ 15:50

Xunlight, a thin-film silicon solar development company in Toledo Ohio, has successfully demonstrated its roll-up solar panel manufacturing technique. The "roll-to-roll" manufacturing process forms thin-film amorphous silicon solar cells on ultra thin sheets of stainless steel, so thin that you can roll it up. The manufacturing process that Xunlight has developed allows for them to produce solar ...

VIZO Propeller Review | Posted on: 04/06/2009 @ 15:30

Introduction Vizo may not be a name that you’ve heard a lot about but they have a lot of good media coverage. They offer a variety of products ranging from portable media solutions and cooling devices. Today we are looking at the Propeller Dual Fan Card. About Vizo VIZO Technology Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and [...]

Prototype The Game Hits Store Shelves June 9th | Posted on: 04/06/2009 @ 15:10

Activision Publishing confirmed yesterday that the much anticipating open-world action thriller game, Prototype, will be available in Europe tomorrow and in the U.S. on June 9th.PROTOTYPE lets gamers feel the power of being the ultimate shape-shifting weapon. You are the PROTOTYPE: Alex Mercer - a genetically mutated man without memory, armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, hunting your ...

Teufel Concept E 100 5.1 Speakers | Posted on: 04/06/2009 @ 13:19

Nowadays, to enjoy a film to its full potential, a full sense of verisimilitude has to be added to the ‘experience’. With technologies such as Blu-Ray and HD Audio, this can be made possible. However, without the correct set of speakers, there’s a clear bottleneck on the ‘experience’. Today we’ll be reviewing the Teufel E 100’s, let’s see if ...

2009 E3 Expo - Day Two Coverage | Posted on: 04/06/2009 @ 13:00

We wanted to see the hottest hardware that this year’s E3 Expo had to offer. There was a huge buzz about the new Sony Playstation Portable introduced called the PSP Go. We tracked the PSP Go down and got some great video footage of it and much more!

Scythe Bay Rafter | Posted on: 04/06/2009 @ 12:26

The hard drive in a computer system is a crucial component for storing data and programs. In some systems, enthusiasts run out of placements for hard drives and so build make-shift mounts. Scythe has noticed this, which has lead to the Bay Rafter. The Scythe Bay Rafter allows a user to convert a 5.25” bay into a hard drive bay with support for a single HDD and a fan.

Google Squared Goes Live - A Spreadsheet Like Research Tool | Posted on: 04/06/2009 @ 12:20

Google Squared, which we announced earlier last month, has been officially released by Google. The new search tool provides research data in a spreadsheet-like format, or squares, that represents categories for your data. So instead of a results page filled with links, the data you are searching for is presented all on one page.For an example, perhaps I was searching for a new Digital SLR camera ...

First shots of the Sony Ericsson X2 | Posted on: 04/06/2009 @ 12:20

Do you remember back in April when Skyhook's CEO casually mentioned the existence of the X2 in passing? No? What were you doing!

XFX Radeon HD 4770 512MB | Posted on: 04/06/2009 @ 11:10

Having already taken a look at a couple of Radeon HD 4770 offerings since the launch of AMD\'s latest mainstream part, today we examine another board featuring this same basic specification courtesy of XFX. However, rather than the small cooler seen on those boards, XFX have instead decided to stick entirely to AMD\'s initial reference board design - Is this enough to give it a leg-up over the ...

X Input 2.0 Merged Into The X Server | Posted on: 04/06/2009 @ 11:10

Just as planned, the X Input 2 protocol for X.Org has entered the master X Server code-base. X Input 2 (or Xi2 for short) is a significant update over the original X Input extension and allows for Multi-Pointer X support and other enhanced input features...

Overclocking Extravaganza: GTX 275's Complex Characteristics | Posted on: 04/06/2009 @ 9:40

Today we round out our overclocking coverage by testing the GTX 275 and turning up it's core memory and shader clocks. Find out how competitive it is with Radeon 4890....

Touchscreen Phones Worse for the Environment | Posted on: 04/06/2009 @ 9:31

I don’t mean to make you feel bad if you’re reading this on your iPhone, LG Arena, SE Xperia, Samsung Omnia, Nokia 5800 or yet another phone that doesn’t get caught in loose pocket threads thanks to a smooth touchscreen surface, but unfortunately your phone impacts more negatively on the environment than the standard candy [...]

E3 Expo 2009: Fighting Games Roundup | Posted on: 04/06/2009 @ 8:10

Google Goes Square; Search Results in a Spreadsheet Form | Posted on: 04/06/2009 @ 7:50

Google has announced a new feature from the Google Labs which builds search results into a table like in a spreadsheet. If you want a list of all the capital cities in Europe you can enter a query like 'capital cities in Europe' and Google Squared will build a spreadsheet like results page where you can add rows and columns and build up a table of your results.

ATMs under attack. | Posted on: 04/06/2009 @ 7:40

Where I work, we have a lot of XP computers, they all have anti-virus installed because they are susceptible to malware. In fact they are so susceptible that it's almost a full time job keeping them all free of viruses. So, if you want to make ATMs, what would be the last OS that you would use to do so? It seems that ATMs in Eastern Europe are being targeted by malware that runs on, you guessed ...

Cooler Master Storm Sniper ATX Gaming Case Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 04/06/2009 @ 6:36

To say that I was impressed with the Storm Sniper would be a bit of an understatement. With top-of-the-line cooling performance, a rich and innovative feature set, great looks and a roomy and convenient interior, this is the best mid-tower chassis I\'ve seen in a long time.

CyberPower Black Mamba Venom Core i7 975EE Gaming System | Posted on: 04/06/2009 @ 3:20

Computex 2009 - ASRock | Posted on: 04/06/2009 @ 2:20

Computex 2009 ASRock is formally introducing both new products and product lines at Computex this year. ASRock has always been one of our favorite motherboard companies over the past few years. The reason, they tend to innovate and take chances in what has become a commoditized market while still being a value leader. Now, at times these risks have paid...

Enlightenment E16 Reaches Version 1.0.0 | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 22:50

While Enlightenment E17 is still undergoing development, the Enlightenment E16 window manager has finally reached version 1.0.0. As Kim Woelders points out in the 1.0.0 release announcement, there are not any fundamental changes since version 0.16.8.15, but it just felt like it was time this X window manager reached the 1.0 status. Among the small changes that make up Enlightenment E17 v1.0.0 ...

Windows 7 Build 7201 Leaked Torrent Download | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 21:30

Last week it was Windows 7 Build 7137 that got leaked, this week it's Windows 7 Build 7201 that got leaked, it's like clock work! A lot of folks have been informed incorrectly when they state Build 7200+ is RC2. There is NO RC2, please do not be confused. Win7 Build 7201 has a build tag of, 7201.0.winmain_win7ids_sp.090601-2255 which means its 3 days old. Below are the file names and MD5 ...

Seventeam ST-550P-AM Power Supply Review | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 21:10

ST-550P-AM is a 550 W power supply from Seventeam where you can manually control the fan speed and can even disable it. Let's see if this unit can really deliver 550 W.

NASA Gives Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch Day A Go! | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 21:00

NASA gave a 'Go' for the June 13th launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour after managers at NASA performed readiness reviews for flight. Weather permitting, June 13th 2009 will be the official launch date for the STS-127 mission to the International Space Station (ISS).The STS-127 Mission will last for 16-days and will feature a total of five spacewalks that will allow astronauts to complete the ...

2009 E3 Expo - Opening Day Coverage | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 19:31

The 2009 E3 Media & Business Summit hosted by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is going on this week at the Los Angeles Convention Center June 2-4. Read on as we bring you some of our day one show coverage that includes some exclusive video interviews on some cool technology.

Computex 2009: Thermalright R1x and more coolers (2009-06-03) | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 19:20

Zerotherm FZ120 Special Edition Towerkühler | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 18:50

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.

BringIt Lets You Compete Online for Real Cash | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 18:30

Bringit is a consumer driven website which allows gamers of all different skill levels to compete in their favorite games for real cash! Through our safe and secure website our members set up games by Barking in our lobbies to other members or posting open challenges. Members can play 1 v 1 as well as NCAA Bracket style tournaments in games such as UFC Undisputed, Madden, COD, Halo, Super Smash ...

YouTube XL Launched; It's YouTube For Your Tube | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 17:50

With Boxee, Hulu, and other online video content providers bringing video content easily to your TV, Google figured why shouldn't they? That's why Google has unveiled its latest product for YouTube, YouTube XL.YouTube XL is basically YouTube that we all know today but using a different "skin" which is highly optimized for your television. Everything as the name implies, is bigger - hence the ...

Microsoft Kicks Off $100M Bing TV Ad Campaign | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 17:00

Microsoft has officially kicked off its $100 million dollar Bing.com advertising campaign. Beginning today, and probably even earlier this week, you will begin seeing Microsoft's advertising for its new search engine.On Monday, we got an early sneak peak of Bing.com and what all it has to offer. We found some interesting things about the new search engine such as;

Logitech G15 V2 Keyboard | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 16:50

Introduction The original Logitech G15 keyboard was a revolutionary product for Logitech as it incorporated an LCD screen, USB hub and a backlight set of keys. The version 2 includes these great features too, as well as some minor changes which we will look at in this review. About Logitech Focused on innovation and quality, Logitech designs personal [...]

AMA Aragon 900 | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 16:42

The introduction of the latest Intel i7 processors have certainly caused something of a shock with a TDP of a whopping 130W. Air cooling solutions have been adapted with dual fans, bigger heatsinks, and more heatpipes in order to try and keep the all important CPU cool. With Intel now revealing two new additions to the i7 range – the 975 and 950 – which run at 3.33GHz and 3.06GHz ...

Sony Ericsson New GreenHeart Phone Range: C901 Cybershot and Ling | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 16:20

With money concerns high on everyone’s agenda lately, it may be time to spare a thought for the issue that used to dominate the media before we realised that we’d have to pay an extra 25p a day for a latte: the environment. Yes it’s still lurking around us and yes, we’re still not doing a [...]

GOOC Prag | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 15:20

Nachdem sich ocaholic in Eindhoven NL erfolgreich für die europäischen Finales in Prag qualifiziert hat, freuten wir uns sehr bei diesem Event dabei zu sein. In Prag trafen sich nun die 14 besten Overclocking Teams aus ganz Europa um sich in Super PI 8m sowie 3DMark 2006 zu messen.

YouTube XL: YouTube for large screens! | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 14:10

The YouTube XL service has now come out of beta and is available to access via PS3, Wii or any internet capable PC.

AT&T Launches CruiseCast In-Car Satellite TV Service | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 13:50

Today, AT&T launched its in-car satellite television service across the continental United States with a nice looking lineup of content. We initially announced CruiseCast back in January but we only had a limited knowledge of the service. Whether you are driving around town or going on a vacation, you can enjoy 42 channels of satellite TV and radio - utilizing your existing rear-seat ...

AMD Demos DirectX 11 Capable ATI Graphics Card | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 13:10

Today at a press conference in Taiwan, AMD demonstrated the world's first GPU (graphics processor) capable of DirectX 11 technology. The demonstrations shows the major improvements DirectX 11 gives us over DirectX 10 and also shows us what AMD has in stored for an ATI Graphics Card coming out before the end of 2009 capable of DirectX 11. "The fusion of AMDs new ground-breaking graphics processors ...

OpenSolaris 2009.06 Performance | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 13:00

Sun Microsystems released OpenSolaris 2009.06 on Monday as a key update to this Solaris desktop operating system used on both servers and desktops. The 2009.06 release introduced better codec support, SPARC support, improved hardware support, numerous enhancements to the Image Packaging System, and plenty of other changes we talked about in our article on Monday. Today though we are here with ...

Sony Shows Off New Controller for Playstation 3 | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 12:00

Sony like Nintendo and Microsoft, unveiled a new controller for its Sony PlayStation 3 console. The new prototype controller does not yet have a name, but the demonstration looks promising. The controller offers 1:1 motion movement, so wherever the controller goes - so does your movement in the game.

Nintendo's Wii Vitality Sensor To Detect Players Heart Rate | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 11:31

At E3 yesterday, Nintendo unveiled the 'Wii Fit Plus', an add-on that wraps around the finger to takes the player's pulse. Obtaining a players pulse while also having the players weight, will give Nintendo the ability to calculate calories burned. While Nintendo did not show any games or announced any specific uses for the new add-on, only our imaginations can tell us what the new add-on could be ...

Why Bing will never topple Google | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 11:20

When America first launched the ‘just add water’ instant cake mixture, it bombed. Subsequent research found that American housewives liked to feel they were doing something towards the end result. The answer? ‘Just add water…and an egg’ cake mixture. That sold like proverbial hot cakes. The same can be said about Microsoft’s new search engine, Bing. [...]

Linux 2.6.30-rc8 Kernel Released | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 11:20

Around this weekend Linus Torvalds is expecting to release the Linux 2.6.30 kernel. This kernel is home to a few performance improvements, new drivers, updated drivers, new file-systems, and many other improvements in this quarterly Linux update...

Cool down this summer with a Portable Misting Tower | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 11:10

The Portable Misting Tower does exactly what it says on the tin- it's a tower which is portable and gives out mist when attached to a regular garden hose. A fine mist of water is sprayed from the top bar, falls on your skin and returns your body temperature from Mercury to Pluto (or at least Earth).

GlacialTech 5610 Plus Silent | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 10:34

With the CPU cooling market saturated with very high end coolers that cost anything up to £60 and with the credit crunch still biting, more and more users are looking for a more value-for-money product. One such company that has taken up the mantle and come up with a lower end product is Glacialtech. The cooler is a lot smaller than many coolers on the market and utilises only two heatpipes ...

Windows 7 Coming Release Date Announced | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 8:40

Microsoft has announced via the Windows 7 Team Blog that Windows 7 will be released on October 22nd. This is a lot quicker than some people expected as Microsoft had previously announced that Windows 7 would be released in 2010.

Improve Video Quality with nVidia's CUDA | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 7:20

The software can dramatically improve the quality of videos captured by cell phones, digital cameras and other handheld devices as well as older videotape content. Hiding much of its forensic post production clean-up, the software uses familiar one-click touch-up tools (Figure 1). Within a few minutes, even an intern can stabilize, brighten and sharpen flawed videos.

Cooler Master HAF 922 Review | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 7:20

Summer is here and the heat is on, but some cases just aren't up to keeping your PC cool when the mercury starts to rise. Today we look at the new Cooler Master HAF 922, a case designed for maximum airflow to keep your hardware happy. Is it up to the task? We find out.

NZXT Rogue Small Form Factor Gaming Chassis Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 6:01

NZXT\'s entry into the SFF market can certainly be summed up as a decent first attempt. I give the company points for coming up with a unique design that deviates away from the standard cookie cutter type stuff currently available on the market. Overall highlights to look out for are the beautiful brushed aluminum bezel and side panels, embedded chrome lock, five 120mm stock fan mounts for good ...

AMD Evergreen: 40nm DirectX 11 GPU Silicon Arrives | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 5:30

At Computex, AMD has demonstrated working next generation DX11 hardware and shows of their first wafer of codename Evergreen parts....

Intel Core i7 975 3.33GHz Processor Tested | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 4:50

Intel’s Core i7-975 & 950: Preparing for Lynnfield | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 4:40

The world's fastest processor gets faster. The new Core i7-975 runs at 3.33GHz but will hit 3.60GHz when only one core is active. The end result is the fastest CPU regardless of how many threads you're running....

Kingston HyperX 6GB DDR3-2000 | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 4:35

Kingston T1 HyperX 6GB tri-channel DDR3-2000 modules are one of the fastest set of memory modules you can find on the market, capable of eye-watering performance in the triple channel setup. Sporting some new heatspreaders, these T1 HyperX modules look gorgeous. Do they have the performance horsepower to match? Let\'s find out.

Intel Core i7 975 Extreme Edition: piling on the pounds | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 4:00

What do you get with 3.33GHz clock-speed, four cores, and eight threads?

NVIDIA Releases Official 180.60 Driver Update | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 2:20

While NVIDIA is hard at work on the 185.xx display driver series for Linux, FreeBSD, and OpenSolaris systems, as can be seen by their 185.18.14 driver release just days ago. However, for those sticking with the official NVIDIA driver updates, a new release in the 180.xx series is now available...

Coolmax PS-224 LCD Power Supply Tester | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 2:10

The Coolmax PS-224 Power Supply Tester is a great little gadget to have handy to take a quick look at any power supply when troubleshooting a PC. It takes the guesswork out of the equation and hits you with the hard cold facts, to show you if your PSU is still up for the job or not.

How Twitter Anti-Spam Filter Can Clean Up The Spam | Posted on: 03/06/2009 @ 1:00

If you've used Twitter recently, there's a very good chance that you've seen what everyone on the streets is calling, Twitter Spam. Twitter opened a huge world of viral spamming to spammers advertising products such as debt-reduction services, enhancement pills, and pornography. Chances are, you've seen one of these or some other type of spam such as Get Rich Quick scheme or even "How To Get ...

LGP Gets Into Game Downloading, Rentals | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 23:20

Last year Linux Game Publishing launched their own game copy protection system to combat pirating of the games they port to Linux and now they have announced another fundamental change. At last, Linux Game Publishing will be making their games available by electronic download and they are also launching a game rental service. LGP's download service is not being offered directly to gamers but ...

XTracPads Hybrid Mousepad Review | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 21:30

Today we have a unique product from XtracPads called the Hybrid Mousepad. It attempts to combine the best of both worlds – the smooth, soft feel of cloth and the durability and slickness of plastic. Read on for our testing conclusions on the Hybrid.

Computex 2009: Thermalright (2009-06-02) | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 21:00

Sony PSP Go Pricing and Availability Unveiled | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 20:40

Sony made an official announcement today of the Sony PSP Go, the new portable that was leaked over the weekend prior to E3. The new device features a much slimmer profile, Wi-Fi, 16GB of memory, Bluetooth, and a number of other features. Sony also said that it would be shipping a Pink version of the PSP-3000 for advertising with the Hannah Montana crowd of girls. Pricing and Availability

WOW Patch 3.1.3 Download for World of Warcraft | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 20:20

According to the MMO community, the WoW (World of Warcraft) 3.1.3 Patch will be released to the public tomorrow. The patch will not provide any major improvements or changes to the game, apparently those are coming with the WoW 3.2.0 Patch. Below are the WoW Update 3.1.3 Release Notes:Bug FixesDruids Tier 8 Balance set 4-piece bonus doesnt have its effect consumed by Starfire casts in progess ...

Super Mario Galaxy 2 Trailer in HD and Game Details | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 20:10

Today at E3, Nintendo announced Super Mario Galaxy 2 for the Wii and they described it as being the first time a 3D Mario game will be on the same platform twice. The upcoming adventure features Mario riding his trusty dinosaur companion, Yoshi, to new stars and worlds. This 3-D platforming adventure provides longtime video game fans with a fresh round of out-of-this-world challenges in the style ...

Left 4 Dead Info! | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 19:50

Introducing the AI Director 2.0, L4D’s dynamic gameplay is taken to the next level by giving the Director the ability to procedurally change weather effects, world objects, and pathways in addition to tailoring the enemy population, effects, and sounds to match the players’ performance. The result is a unique game session custom fitted to provide a satisfying and uniquely ...

Thermaltake Spedo Advance Package VI90001W2Z | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 19:38

Think excitement - Think Spedo! At least that\'s Thermaltakes\' spin on it. But what\'s in a name anyway? Well, a lot less than what\'s packed inside this Spedo... Spedo Advance Package gaming chassis that is. Name aside this case at first glance appears to have a lot going for it. It has a laundry list that would rival St. Nicks naughty/nice list in length, items such as Advanced Thermal ...

OCZ Summit MLC SSD OCZSSD2-1SUM120G | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 19:31

Samsung makes the DRAM modules found in nearly all popular SSD products today, with Elpida and Qimonda also adding their name to cache buffer parts. JMicron, Indilinx, and Samsung engineer many of the most well-known SSDs on the market, with OEM companies adding their own branding, custom-tuned firmware, and warranty. The OCZ Summit SATA-II MLC SSD is another such OEM product, built from the ...

AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE AM3 Processor | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 19:25

Today at Computex, AMD took the wraps off of two highly anticipated processors: the Athlon II X2 250 and the Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition. Both are based on AMD\'s 45nm SOI process with the key difference being the amount of L3 cache. The Phenom II X2 550, codenamed Callisto, gets the full 6 MB cache of the Phenom II family and will serve as AMD\'s new flagship dual-core processor. The Athlon ...

Monkey Island Revived by TellTale! | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 19:20

PC Gaming has evolved over the past 20 years or so. Back in 1990, LucasArts (then called LucasFilm Games) created one of the best adventure games of all time: The Secret of Monkey Island. Back then, the studio had a stream of hits with Indiana Jones, Day of the Tentacle, and the Sam and Max franchise. Other studios were making huge profits with these adventures, such as King's Quest and ...

Official: Microsoft Windows 7 Launches October 22nd | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 19:10

Microsoft officially said its latest operating system, Windows 7 would be available to the general public beginning October 22nd 2009, well ahead of the "holiday shopping season" they originally said. It also happens to be only one day earlier, than we originally was informed by manufactures.

iPhone 3.0 launching in 4 hard-drive sizes - digital compass too! | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 17:30

We've just caught wind that the imminently expected iPhone 3.0 announcement will reveal that the next device to ship out of Cupertino will come with a selection of hard-drive choices...

Acer To Launch Google Android Based Netbooks | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 17:10

Acer announced today that their next round of netbook computers will come with Google's Android operating system rather than Windows if that's what the buyer desires. This move by Acer could give Google a large market share with its new Android operating system. By providing consumers with the "choice" to choose the Google Android OS, the consumer will instantly save the licensing costs ...

Thermaltake Toughpower XT 750W Power Supply | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 17:10

The Thermaltake Toughpower XT 750W power supply performed well in each of the subjected tests. The unit consistently maintained a stable voltage when loaded and was slightly more efficient than its competitor. This particular model (W0229RU) also came with cable management to help tidy up your PC case.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1K Digital Camera Review | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 16:30

Review of Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1K one of the first digital cameras using the new Micro Four Thirds format.

EA Begins Shipping The Sims 3 Worldwide | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 16:01

EA today announced its worldwide release of The Sims 3, right on que! The Sims 3 is available for both Mac and Windows as well as the iPhone and iPod Touch. The Sims 3 is an incredible game that lets you play with life, create art and show off your creations, said Ben Bell, Executive Producer, The Sims 3. In the game, players are inspired by endless creative possibilities like the new Traits and ...

HornetTek Travel Lite External Enclosure | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 15:50

  I always find myself looking for more storage space. At times I need it just long enough to back up someones files and then reload them on their system. Other times I'm looking for space to transfer files from one computer to another. For this an external hard drive enclosure always come in handy. Today we are going to be taking a look at the HornetTek Travel Lite External Enclosure.

AMD Unveils 45nm Six-Core Istanbul Server Processor | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 15:40

Ahead of schedule, AMD has released its first 45-nanometer six-core server processor code-named Istanbul. The new server processor is available now with clock speeds up to 2.6GHz and all of the new chips pull 75 watts of power. All five of the new Istanbul CPU's have 6MB of L3 cache, 512KB of L2 cache (per core), and 64KB of L1 data cache and 64KB of instruction cache per processor core. "Based ...

Amazon Kindle Manufacture Buys E-Ink For $215 Million | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 15:00

Prime View International, the Taiwan-based company that manufactures the Amazon Kindle, announced today that they had signed an agreement to acquire E-Ink Corporation for $215 million. This will place Prime View in a prime spot within the growing e-reader industry. With the new combined company they will expand capacity and develop improvements for the ePaper display screens. E-Ink is the company ...

Kooaba….Point-Snap-Find | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 13:00

Here’s a fantastic idea, a program that tells you instant information about a product when you either want to know what it is or when you want to know more information about it. Enter Kooaba, kinda like Shazam but with images which makes everything a lot easier! So how does it work? You may be thinking [...]

Microsoft Unveils Project Natal a 3D Motion Sensing Camera | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 12:40

Microsoft, in an attempt to challenge the Wii motion remote, has unveiled a new 3D motion capture camera that integrates full-body motion into the Xbox 360 game console. Code-named Project Natal, the 3D camera is able to translate movements into onscreen play - without even holding a remote or device in your hand. Furthermore, the XBox 360 3-D motion sensing camera is also able to recognize ...

World’s First Twitter Injury, or Twinjury | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 11:20

When using tech starts to give you a black eye, you know you have a problem. James Coleman became the first man in Britain to suffer a ‘twinjury’ - an injury sustained while using Twitter. The incident occurred as the 23 year old was jogging to work whilst tweeting on his Blackberry. This potent combination [...]

U Record Music Converter, allowing you to keep playing the mix tapes in the digital age | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 11:10

I’m just old enough to have been young when cassette tapes were popular. I’m sure I’m not the only one who sat next to the radio listening to Dr Fox’s Top 40 and trying to cue the record function after he stopped talking so I could get whatever drivel Take That were pumping out that [...]

iTunes 8.2 Released. Paves the way for iPhone OS 3.0 | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 11:00

Apple has released an upgrade to their ubiquitous iTunes software which is used by iPod and iPhone owners to sync music, video, photos, contacts (and much more) between their PC or Mac and their iPod/iPhone. As well as small bug fixes and the odd security update the main purpose of iTunes 8.2 is to add support for iPhones or iPod touches with the iPhone 3.0 Software. The iTunes update is a ...

Samsung SC-HMX20C 1080p HD Solid State Camcorder Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 8:20

The SC-HMX20C represents an HD camcorder that most will find easy use, feature packed and has all issues solved from the previous year\'s model. Through extensive testing, there wasn\'t much it couldn\'t handle and performance and image/video quality were excellent for such a small unit.

The Athlon II X2 & Phenom II X2: 45nm Dual-Core from AMD | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 8:00

After months of begging, we finally have 45nm dual-core from AMD. And these new parts perform. Competition is alive and well in the lower price points....

Space Ace Review (iPhone) | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 7:30

There are a few advantages to the iPhone version. For one, you can resume the game if you are interrupted for any reason, such as if a call comes in. If you set the game to "infinite lives" then you'll never have to restart the game ever. Just press the Home button to exit. However, once you're in the middle of a game, there is no way to get to the main menu. Basically you have to restart ...

Microsoft Reveals New Invisible XBox Controller: Project Natal | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 7:30

It looks like clear is the new black. We mentioned yesterday that LG has released a transparent handset, now Microsoft has unveiled the gaming control of the future at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles, and it’s invisible. Project Natal allows you to use your whole body to play a game without being wired-up to anything… [...]

OCZ Neutrino DIY 10-inch Netbook | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 7:10

Computex 2009 - Intel ULV Processor Updates | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 5:30

Intel is introducing new Ultra-Low Voltage (ULV) processors, Core 2 Duo processors, a speed bumped Standard Voltage (SV) processor, and finally a value based chipset (Mobile Intel GS40 Express) not based on the 945 chipset technology. These products join the recently released Intel ULV Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Solo processors based on...

AZZA Solano 1000 | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 5:01

The AZZA Solano 1000 enclosure bears a rather striking resemblance to Antec’s iconic 900 gamer case. But this does not necessarily mean that the Solano is a carbon copy of the other. In fact, it looks as if AZZA has endeavored to improve upon the existing base design. But the question is: Has inspiration led to innovation?

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Processor Review | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 4:40

The AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition processor is a 3.20GHz quad-core processor with 6MB of L3 cache and support for socket AM3 motherboards. This is the fastest quad-core processor every released by AMD and retails for just $245. Read on to see how the processor does against other popular CPUs.

AMD Athlon II X2 250 and Phenom II X2 550 Processors | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 4:40

Today, AMD is announcing not one, but two new exciting 45nm dual-cores! First, they are introducing the first-ever Athlon II processor. To top that off they are releasing a Phenom II X2 550 Processor that runs at 3.1GHz with a massive 6MB of shared L3 cache. Read on to see what these processors are all about!

Chieftec Dragon Case Review | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 1:40

Dragon is a mid-tower case from Chieftec that comes with five fans including a big 220-mm side fan. Let's see what you should expect from this new release.

Village Tronic ViBook | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 1:20

Desktops can easily add a second monitor but getting a second on your notebook isn't and it becomes even harder if you want three or more. With the Village Tronic ViBook the maximum number of monitors you can add is limited to how many USB ports you have.

Apple Unveils iTunes 8.2 Prepares For New 3.0 iPhone Release | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 1:00

Apple unofficially informed us that the iPhone 3.0 release is very near, as Apple released iTunes 8.2 to provide support for the soon to be released iPhone 3.0.While Apple has been tight lipped about the announcement, a lot of speculation has been floating around the Internet about it. With the Worldwide Developers conference in San Francisco beginning next week, it's very likely that Apple will ...

Microsoft Bing Travel Search Offers Consumers Fare Predictor | Posted on: 02/06/2009 @ 0:10

Bing, having launched earlier this morning, has been on the web for going on 24-hours now. This has given the general public a peak as to what the new search engine has to offer. As we've said this morning, there are some things we don't like but other things about Bing that we do like! One of the things that we really enjoy about Microsoft Bing is the Travel tool.Bing Travel makes it much easier ...

AMD brings 45nm process and Phenom to bear on dual-core CPUs | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 23:00

Find out if it's £50-£75 well-spent on a CPU.

SilverStone GD01B-MXR Case Review | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 22:10

We reviewed GD01B-MXR an HTPC case from SilverStone supporting ATX motherboards with a hybrid steel/aluminum construction and multimedia panel.

ASUS Mars GTX 295 Preview (2009-06-01) | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 20:20

File sharing 12 billion worth of data. | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 20:20

The BBC reports that seven million of us are illegal file sharers according to a report from Government advisers. Going by the the number of people using one network on one day, the estimate is they have access to £12 billion worth ofillegal material.

Xbox Live Becomes Social by Facebook, Twitter, and Last.FM | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 19:40

At E3 today, Microsoft announced that Xbox Live is about to get more social by integrating Facebook and Twitter into your Xbox Live experience. In addition to Twitter and Facebook, Microsoft plans to integrate music streaming service Last.FM to give you the ultimate media center.Once the new features are released, the Xbox Live will allow users to keep tabs on friends and listen to Internet radio ...

Building a Media Center PC Part 2 | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 19:20

Not too long ago I realized that I could pretty much write whatever I wanted and get away with it. So I decided that I wanted to write a review on an adult 3D game that was all about sex. Complete with video and lots of screenshots. I quickly found out that my previous revelation was merely fantasy and I was pretty much on the hook to write the second part of this Media Center PC bit. I would ...

A Huge Update To Phoronix Test Suite 2.0 | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 19:10

It has only been one week since the release of Phoronix Test Suite 2.0 Alpha 2, but we happen to be ahead of schedule on the third (and possibly the final) alpha release for 2.0 Sandtorg. In the past eight days there has actually been a very large number of changes to the Phoronix Test Suite, both to pts-core and the included test profiles and suites. We continue adding new options to the ...

Amazon Kindle DX Ships June 10th Ahead of Schedule | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 18:00

Amazon announced today that it's new larger-screen Amazon Kindle DX E-Book reader would ship on June 10th, much earlier than the third-quarter release that they had originally announced. Perhaps the news comes as Google announced that it's entering the E-book business or maybe they simply planned it all along to hype up the product with the initial availability announcement and now with this news ...

U.S. Builds World's Most Powerful Fusion Laser | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 17:01

On Friday at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the world's most powerful laser was unveiled. The laser, known as the National Ignition Facility, is used to achieve fusion ignition in the laboratory, obtaining more energy from the target than is provided by the laser. "The completion of NIF opens the door to scientific advancement and discovery that promises to enhance our national ...

AMD's Six-Core Opteron 2435 | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 16:50

AMD added 2 cores to the improved AMD quad-core “Shanghai”. Which applications can take advantage of these extra cores? The answer is more interesting than you might think at first. ...

Microsoft Bing Search Launches Early Preview | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 16:00

Now that Microsoft's Bing Search has finally hit the streets, as an early preview to the new search engine, what do you think? I'm still not sold on the new search and I'm still finding myself going back to my old ways (Google) of searching the web. Microsoft officially announced Bing last week at the All Things Digital conference. The new search engine was to provide us a new way of finding ...

The Sims 3 - PC | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 16:00

Providing Sims fans with the most in-depth Sims experience yet.

OpenSolaris 2009.06 Released | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 15:50

As we reported last week, the release of OpenSolaris 2009.06 would come on Monday, and sure enough, it has been released by Sun Microsystems. The OpenSolaris 2009.06 release presents network virtualization support with Crossbow, SPARC support, Intel Xeon 5500 series hardware support, MySQL and PHP DTrace probes, improved usability with its package management system, and much more.

Intel's DRM Gains DisplayPort Capabilities | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 14:00

Keith Packard of Intel has mailed out seventeen new patches to those on the dri-devel mailing list. In this latest round of work, Keith brings support for DisplayPort connections to the Intel DRM i915 driver...

PSP GO to début tomorrow | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 13:50

Sony's much-talked about but yet to be officially announced PSP GO is expected to début at the E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles this year.

The World’s first 12MP Camera Phone! | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 13:30

Imagine one of them sounds you hear when something important happens, like a bell, and imagine you are hearing it now because the BIG news of today comes courtesy of Samsung, where they have revealed that their Pixon 12 M8910 is to be the first phone on the the planet to have a 12MP camera, [...]

Samsung M8910 Pixon12 - A 12 Megapixel Camera Phone | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 13:20

Samsung today unveiled a new touchscreen phone with a whopping 12-megapixel camera, the Pixon12 which upgrade the original Pixon camera phone. The Pixon-12 comes packed with a 28mm wide-angle lens, Xeon flash, and a 3.1-inch AMOLED display with a 10,000:1 contrast ratio.One really nice feature is the ability to autofocus specific points in the camera's view simply by touching on the area of the ...

Super Talent MasterDrive OX SATA 2.0 SSD | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 12:40

Years ago we looked at Super Talent DDR2 memory at Phoronix and with what was tested we ran into problems when overclocking, motherboard compatibility issues, and some very sticky heatsinks. The experience was not the best, but the memory did work as intended. Nearly three years have passed and today we have moved on to look at the Super Talent MasterDrive OX Serial ATA 2.0 Solid State Drive. ...

Google's E-Book Business Allows Publishers To Set Pricing | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 12:20

Google has announced it's plans to enter the e-book business this year, during an event Google held with publishers at the BookExpo in New York. Under, Google E-Books, publishers will have much more control than the offerings by Amazon. One of the biggest changes would be that Google EBooks would allow publishers to set their own pricing, unlike Amazon's service.Under Google's rules publishers ...

Gallium3D Picks Up Networking Support | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 11:50

The folks at Tungsten Graphics, which are owned by VMware, have been busy with new software releases so far this summer. Mesa 7.5 is coming along well and the Gallium3D driver architecture is now merged into the Mesa mainline code-base for release with Mesa 7.6...

Microsoft’s New Search Engine ‘Bing’ Coming June 3rd; Videos Now on YouTube | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 11:10

A few days ago Microsoft announced the launch of it new search engine called ‘Bing‘. Microsoft has had several stabs at trying to gain a top position in the search engine market but has so far failed. Microsoft’s current search offering called Windows Live has around 8% of the market share with Google being the dominant [...]

Top Five Mobile Broadband Providers: Which Package is Best for You? | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 10:40

While fixed broadband has become as normal in people’s homes as toasted cheese sandwiches, another means of connecting online is starting to take the market by storm: mobile broadband. Mobile broadband basically frees you up to check up on work emails and the latest sports results while you’re out and about instead of having to be [...]

Cooler Master Hyper TX3 | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 10:09

Cooler Master’s newest addition to their cooling range coincides brilliantly with the launch of the i5 and LGA1156 hardware. The i5 is the baby brother of the i7 CPUs and has a lower stock TDP of 95W and thus producing less heat. The Cooler Master Hyper TX3 aims to be very affordable and yet still perform well so as to provide sufficient cooling for the i5 range. With a good reputation ...

Eagletech ET-CS2XMESU2-BK 2.5\" hard disk enclosure | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 8:52

While USB flash drives have redefined the way we look at the portability of our data, sometimes even a high capacity flash drive isn\'t enough. In these situations, an external hard disk enclosure is the way to go, and today we take a look at a 2.5\" enclosure from Eagletech, featuring both USB and eSATA connectivity while also offering up a small and portable chassis for people on the move.

Preview: LG Crystal. World’s First Transparent Handset | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 7:20

Overview: When people talk about their phones being ‘crystal clear’, they normally mean that you can hear the person on the other end of a call. In LG’s case though, this term is referring to the phone’s “now you see it, now you don’t” transparent personality. But is this a bit gimmicky or have LG really [...]

Synology Disk Station DS-209 Two-Bay NAS Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 6:02

The DS-209 is right up there with the best home/SMB NAS units currently on the market. Not only does it provide a fast and reliable storage solution for your network, but it also works as a small server that offers everything from web hosting to file sharing to video surveillance and beyond.

Xigmatek D984 Cobra | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 5:44

The Xigmatek D984 Cobra CPU cooler offers Heatpipe Direct Touch (HDT) technology in a small form 92mm fan setup. More importantly, however, is that the Cobra is a top-down cooler design, and we will be comparing it alongside its brother the Nepartak, which is a tower-style cooler. This should give a good indication of the efficiency of each design.

ASRock M3A790GXH/128M 790GX Motherboard | Posted on: 01/06/2009 @ 5:10