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Olympus E-620 @ InsideHW | Posted on: 31/07/2009 @ 22:24

Soon after presentation of E-30 model, that introduced a lot of new features like 11 focus points and HyperCrystal II display, we had a chance to test successor of E520 model: E-620. Although this model also belong to entry level DSLR cameras it shares many features with much advanced E-30 model. Body, for example, is made out of rigid plastic and very much looks like body of E-30 model...

Windows 7 Family Pack & Anytime Upgrade Pricing | Posted on: 31/07/2009 @ 19:30

Microsoft has released the pricing for its family pack and anytime upgrade for Windows 7, which comes out October 22nd. The Family Pack will include 3-licenses for Windows 7 Home Premium and will cost $149.99 in the U.S., which totals about $200 in savings. The Anytime Upgrade pricing is as follows: Windows 7 Starter to Windows 7 [...]

Datel WildFire Wireless PS3 Controller Review | Posted on: 31/07/2009 @ 19:30

Third-party controllers are like a box of chocolates: you never know what you’re gonna get. Some are awesome, some are passable, and some are a total waste of money. Datel’s PS3 Wildfire ranks between passable and awesome, depending on whether you find its features useful and/or if you like having a ton of extra AA batteries around… At first glance, the Wildfire looks cool ...

Microsoft Loves To Be The “Cool Kid” and Follow Fads | Posted on: 31/07/2009 @ 19:00

When you think of Microsoft, what comes to mind? Well that’s become a much more complicated answer than it was 10 years ago. Back then you would instantly say Microsoft was an operating system developer company because all they mostly had was Microsoft Windows. Over the past 5 years, you could say Microsoft was a [...]

Logitech G13 Advanced Gameboard | Posted on: 31/07/2009 @ 18:10

Adding to its "G" series of gaming peripherals, Logitech has released the G13 Advanced Gameboard.  The G13 offers 25 programmable keys, 3 quick switchable profiles, a 4 way control stick, and a GamePanel LCD.  Read on to see how the G13 fares in a world of keyboards and controllers.

Apple To Release Out of Band Security Patch for iPhone | Posted on: 31/07/2009 @ 16:10

After details of the iPhone Virus/Hack was released yesterday during a security conference by Charlie Miller, the iPhone cracker who discovered the hole, Apple has informed an O2 operator that a patch is on the way.According to BBC the O2 spokesperson said the patch will be available this Saturday (tomorrow) through iTunes. It's not clear if this will be the new iPhone firmware update that ...

Space Shuttle Endeavour Lands At Kennedy | Posted on: 31/07/2009 @ 16:00

The Space Shuttle Endeavour has successfully landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida ending the STS-127 mission with great success! You can watch the unloading of the shuttle and final checks live on NASA TV.The shuttle landed exactly at 10:48AM EST as predicted and the weather was great for the landing. The crew aboard the shuttle are all probably eager to see their families and talk about ...

Review: Gigabyte M1022 | Posted on: 31/07/2009 @ 14:31

Gigabyte's netbook range comprises unique designs, and this can be particularly seen with the M1022 – also confusingly known as the Booktop. The glossy white chassis weighs 1.4kg, and its smooth finish makes it easy to carry. The plastics used feel very sturdy to the touch, but the white finish inevitably attracts a great deal of dirt and smudges. Unlike some rivals, the large 6-cell ...

Review: Elonex Websurfer Connect | Posted on: 31/07/2009 @ 14:31

Adding to its netbook range, Elonex has released the Websurfer Connect. With its outdated chassis, usability and comfort are around two years behind the current standard, but a built-in VoIP phone has been included to make chatting over the web quick and easy. The phone is embedded to the right of the screen. It connects wirelessly to the netbook via Bluetooth and charges when docked. The ...

Review: Garmin Nuvi 215 | Posted on: 31/07/2009 @ 14:30

Garmin's Nüvi 215 is a compact entry-level satellite navigation device and features UK mapping, with European mapping also available for an extra £85. It has a touchscreen display that measures 3.5 inches and is small enough to slip into your pocket when you leave your car. The screen has a 320 x 240-pixel resolution and is both bright, clear and easy to view in nearly all conditions. It's ...

Review: Mio Navman S305 | Posted on: 31/07/2009 @ 14:30

The S305 is the first product we've seen from Mio Navman since the two companies merged last year, and is the entry-level product in the range. With a 3.5-inch screen, it fits easily in a pocket. The screen is bright and easy to view in all conditions, but the 320 x 240-pixel resolution could be sharper. Featuring touchscreen technology, all of the functions are carried out using large onscreen ...

Endeavour Crew Prepares For Shuttle Landing | Posted on: 31/07/2009 @ 14:00

The space shuttle Endeavour crew aims to land the shuttle this morning to end their space trip and mark an end to the STS-127 mission which was very successful over the last couple of weeks.The shuttle is scheduled to touch down at 10:48AM EST at the Kennedy Space Center where weather is looking good but Mission Control was closely watching some thunderstorms offshore that could pose a risk if ...

Spotify iPhone App Receives Rave Reviews | Posted on: 31/07/2009 @ 12:10

They say that first impressions count, which is good news for the new iPhone Spotify app, which so far has received rave reviews from testers, including US tech blog Epicenter saying, “you’d have to pry it out of my cold, dead iPhone before I’ll delete it.” The big selling point of the new Spotify app, is [...]

Apple Releases 2TB Time Capsule and Reduces Price of 1TB Model | Posted on: 31/07/2009 @ 11:40

Apple has launched the 2TB version of its wireless network backup solution Time Capsule. At the same time it has lowered the price of its 1TB model. As well as being a wireless backup device, the Time Capsule is also a full-featured 802.11n Wi-Fi base station. And now it operates in 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands simultaneously.

Review: Dell Inspiron Mini 9 | Posted on: 31/07/2009 @ 10:30

Can a netbook really be silent? Well, the Dell Mini 9 doesn't include a hard drive and it's also entirely passively cooled. This is quite a feat given that it has the same CPU as the Asus Eee 1000, and that laptop is a loud beast at times. Still, the downside to this is that the machine gets quite hot underneath when the CPU is stressed. The Mini 9 is not adorned with extra fancy metal rims like ...

Super Talent's super tiny Pico Mini USB Drive - Video Review | Posted on: 31/07/2009 @ 10:30

Review: LG X110 | Posted on: 31/07/2009 @ 10:20

Where many of the netbooks currently on the market opt for mean-looking black and blue shades for their keyboards and cases, this LG X110 mixes up soft shades of white and silver. The lid is very understated: it's almost entirely white, save for a small LG logo on the cover. On the hardware side, it's very clear that the X110 is a rebadged MSI Wind U100, with an almost identical port layout and ...

Review: Dell Inspiron Mini 9 | Posted on: 31/07/2009 @ 10:00

Can a netbook really be silent? Well, the Dell Mini 9 doesn't include a hard drive and it's also entirely passively cooled. This is quite a feat given that it has the same CPU as the Asus Eee 1000, and that laptop is a loud beast at times. Still, the downside to this is that the machine gets quite hot underneath when the CPU is stressed. The Mini 9 is not adorned with extra fancy metal rims like ...

Nokia N97 Mini Spotted! | Posted on: 31/07/2009 @ 9:10

Last month we got heard a wave of rumors about a N97 Mini (or Mini N97) from Vodafone staff, who accidentally blurted out about the N97 Mini before Nokia had the chance too. Now though, it looks like things have got a little more interesting in this saga as Engadget recently received some pictures of [...]

Suse Studio makes creating Linux appliances simple. | Posted on: 31/07/2009 @ 8:40

You may or may not be aware that Linux has carved a solid niche for itself in the cut and thrust world if IT. There are many, many web servers out there using a LAMP stack, and it is often used as a platform for building rock solid server appliances.

Invited Win 7 Testers Get Free Copy, Sprint Losing Ground & Google Voice App Removed | Posted on: 31/07/2009 @ 3:00

Microsoft today announced that invited Windows 7 technical testers will be eligible for a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate as a thank you gift. This is opposite of Microsoft previous position which was that the discounted pre-order pricing that took place a few weeks ago was a thank you to those testers. Many prominent [...]

Apple iPhone Virus Spreads By SMS Messages | Posted on: 30/07/2009 @ 23:00

Apple, a company that prides itself on how secure their operating system and devices are, has a severely vulnerable device which millions and millions of customers own - The Apple iPhone. Charlie Miller, an iPhone cracker, today announced the first iPhone virus which affects all generations of the iPhone.Miller found the vulnerability several weeks ago and reported the issue to Apple and Apple ...

Patriot Xporter Magnum 64 GB Flash Drive | Posted on: 30/07/2009 @ 22:30

If you need to move a lot of data around then the Patriot Xporter Magnum 64 GB is a great choice for you. It offers enough storage for all your needs on the road and pairs that with maximized transfer rates of up to 33 MB/s. Patriot has also thought of aesthetics and designed their $150 USB stick in a menacing red.

Travelling With Technology : What and What not to Bring With you on your Trip @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 30/07/2009 @ 19:45

Whether you are an average consumer, businessman, college student or computer enthusiast, it is inevitable that you will have to bring your technology with you. But the question is what exact tech will you use, and what are you bringing along that is extra unneeded weight.

Nearly Two Dozen X.Org Drivers Get Updated | Posted on: 30/07/2009 @ 14:50

In time for the X.Org 7.5 release (whenever that may come), David Airlie has put out new driver releases for nineteen of the X.Org video drivers. These aren't updates to the mainline ATI/AMD, Intel, or even NVIDIA drivers, but some of the drivers for less common graphics hardware. The X.Org drivers that were updated include those for APM, AST, Cirrus, Fbdev, Glint, i128, i740, Mach64, MGA, ...

GNOME 2.27.5 Released, Marks Feature Freeze | Posted on: 30/07/2009 @ 14:20

Vincent Untz has announced the release of GNOME 2.27.5. This unstable release of GNOME in the road to GNOME 2.28.0 also marks the entering of the feature freeze for this bi-annual update to GNOME...

Texting While Driving Bill Introduced To Senate | Posted on: 30/07/2009 @ 13:10

On Wednesday a bill was introduced in the Senate that would force all states to write laws prohibiting texting while driving and failure to do so would result in the state losing 25% of their annual highway money that they receive from the federal government.The newly introduced bill comes at a time when the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute released a study on drivers and found that drivers ...

Review: Vye SX3 | Posted on: 30/07/2009 @ 12:50

The Vye SX3 netbook stands out by virtue of being the first netbooks to feature a built-in optical drive. It is one of the best-specified netbooks around, but it doesn't come cheap and fails to provide a rounded experience for the end-user. The inclusion of a DVD drive provides great flexibility. It means you can install software on to the machine with ease, as well as burn back-up discs of your ...

iPhone Jailbreaking Could Crash Phone Towers | Posted on: 30/07/2009 @ 9:10

The Copyright Office is considering a request by the Electronic Frontier Organisation to make the widespread use of jailbreaking legal. Now for those of you that don’t know, jailbreaking is where iPhone users hack their devices to accept different software that hasn’t been accepted for use by the iPhone App … [visit site to read more] If [...]

Ghostbusters PS3 Review | Posted on: 30/07/2009 @ 6:10

Virt-Manager Gets Improved UI, New Wizard | Posted on: 30/07/2009 @ 3:10

For those that use virt-manager as their virtual machine manager, version 0.8.0 was released last night and it introduces some noteworthy features. Version 0.8.0 of virt-manager features a new VM cloning wizard, an improved user-interface, system tray icon support, CPU pinning support, security settings improvements, and various other improvements and bug fixes...

Skullcandy Asym Earphones Review | Posted on: 30/07/2009 @ 1:10

No one likes boring looking headphones - or, at least, that's the motto for the folks designing headphones at Skullcandy. We take a listen to the $39.95 Skullcandy Asym model today - billed as comfortable, sports friendly in-ear headphones for active people who also want a flush-mount fit. Read on for the results.

Microsoft Yahoo Deal Confirmed To Combat Google | Posted on: 29/07/2009 @ 19:20

It has finally happened, what has been brought to the table and then taken away from the table over the last few years has finally been written in stone - Microsoft and Yahoo join forces! Under the new agreement Microsoft's newest search engine technology, Bing will power Yahoo! Search while Yahoo! will become the exclusive worldwide relationship sales force for both companies' premium search ...

Microsoft/Yahoo! Search Deal, Win 7 RTM Cracked, Office 2010 & iPhone SMS Bug | Posted on: 29/07/2009 @ 17:00

Yahoo! and Microsoft today have both confirmed they have entered into a search deal that will extend over the next 10 years. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said this agreement will provide Microsoft’s Bing search engine the scale necessary to more “effectively compete” and gain more advertisers and end-users. The deal is strictly search only and [...]

Wii Sports Resorts - Wii | Posted on: 29/07/2009 @ 16:40

The sequel to the biggest selling game ever benefits immeasurably from the introduction of Wii Motion Plus.

An Updated ATI Kernel Mode-Setting Driver | Posted on: 29/07/2009 @ 14:20

The Linux 2.6.31 kernel will be released within the next month or so and one of the new features in this release is the long-awaited integration of the TTM memory manager and then appearing as a staging driver in this kernel is an ATI kernel mode-setting driver. This KMS driver doesn't yet support the newer R600/R700 GPUs, but it does support the R500 series and will be used by default in the ...

Clutter Toolkit 1.0.0 Is Released | Posted on: 29/07/2009 @ 14:20

We knew it was coming, but this morning Intel has announced the release of Clutter 1.0.0. This toolkit provides a library/API for creating rich user interfaces in a relatively easy to use way that conceals much of the challenges of programming your application to directly use OpenGL or OpenGL ES...

Ghostbusters PS3 Review | Posted on: 29/07/2009 @ 13:40

Review: Microsoft Wireless Desktop 3000 | Posted on: 29/07/2009 @ 13:10

As a PC user your primary interface is going to be through the old faithful mouse and keyboard setup. Whether you're playing the latest games, browsing or writing amusing asides on Twitter, this interface twinset is your first port of call.To that end Microsoft has just released its latest desktop set, twinning the BlueTrack-happy Wireless Mouse 5000 and the Wireless Keyboard 3000 v2.0.Granted ...

Review: Microsoft Wireless Mouse 5000 | Posted on: 29/07/2009 @ 13:10

You might recognise this five-button, wireless wonder from Microsoft's latest wireless desktop kit where it's bundled alongside the 2.0 version of its Wireless Keyboard 3000.There is no difference between that and the standalone version we have here apart from the all black trim setting it apart from the old-school grey and black, two-tone stylings of the mouse in the desktop set.There are five ...

Review: Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000 | Posted on: 29/07/2009 @ 13:10

If there's an area where the BlueTrack technology, which Microsoft is rolling out across it full range of mice, is really going to see a firm benefit it's in the mobile sector.As good as laptop touchpads are becoming I would always rather use the mouse, and there are a lot of people out there that feel the same.The Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000 with its BlueTrack tech means that, in practical terms, ...

Review: Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000 | Posted on: 29/07/2009 @ 12:20

If there's an area where the BlueTrack technology, which Microsoft is rolling out across it full range of mice, is really going to see a firm benefit it's in the mobile sector.As good as laptop touchpad's are becoming I would always rather use the mouse, and there are a lot of people out there that feel the same.The Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000 with its BlueTrack tech means that, in practical ...

Review: Microsoft Wireless Mouse 5000 | Posted on: 29/07/2009 @ 12:10

You might recognise this five-button, wireless wonder from Microsoft's latest wireless desktop kit where it's bundled alongside the 2.0 version of its Wireless Keyboard 3000.There is no difference between that and the standalone version we have here apart from the all black trim setting it apart from the old-school grey and black, two-tone stylings of the mouse in the desktop set.There are five ...

Review: Microsoft Wireless Desktop 3000 | Posted on: 29/07/2009 @ 11:50

As a PC user your primary interface is going to be through the old faithful mouse and keyboard setup. Whether you're playing the latest games, browsing or writing amusing asides on Twitter, this interface twinset is your first port of call.To that end Microsoft has just released its latest desktop set, twinning the BlueTrack-happy Wireless Mouse 5000 and the Wireless Keyboard 3000 v2.0.Granted ...

Review: HP W2448HC | Posted on: 29/07/2009 @ 11:20

The HP W2448HC may be one of the most expensive monitors around, but from the moment you start to unpack it you see why, as HP has pulled out all the stops with this 24-inch TFT display. The large, black and silver monitor comes on its own integrated stand that allows for a fair degree of flexibility. You can view it in landscape or portrait mode and, due to the Z-shape angling of the stand, you ...

Twitter moves away from Social media | Posted on: 29/07/2009 @ 11:10

It’s all about you. Or, at least, it was. Twitter used to be “a service for friends, family, and co-workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?” Now, the newest and fastest growing ’social media’ giant has had a change of … [visit [...]

Review: BenQ E2200HD | Posted on: 29/07/2009 @ 11:01

The BenQ E2200HD is a very affordable monitor and represents great value for money. As well as being one of the cheapest choices available, it also delivers an impressive 21.5-inch display with more than enough connection options for most users. The look of the monitor is very much that of an office machine, with a black and silver finish and a rather square and ugly stand. On the plus side, the ...

Announcing PTS Desktop Live 2009.3 | Posted on: 29/07/2009 @ 6:20

It has been no secret that we have been working to create our own Linux distribution that is designed to run off a Live DVD/USB device and would provide a standardized free software stack for running hardware benchmarks whether you are a computer review web-site like us, an independent hardware vendor interested in seeing how well their hardware performs on Linux, or just a hobbyist wishing to ...

Last Call For Heroes of Newerth Beta Keys | Posted on: 29/07/2009 @ 2:20

A week ago when S2 Games let us start handing out beta keys for Heroes of Newerth, their forthcoming title that is currently undergoing closed beta testing. In about 24 hours we had already given out around 450 beta keys and Linux gamers were very excited...

It's A Week Until 2.0 Sandtorg Is Released | Posted on: 28/07/2009 @ 17:30

Last week a detailed guide to Phoronix Test Suite 2.0 was published and it was mentioned that this major update to our testing/benchmarking software would be released in less than two weeks. This afternoon we are formally announcing that Phoronix Test Suite 2.0 "Sandtorg" will be released on the 4th of August...

Hysteria Hospital: Emergency Ward - PC | Posted on: 28/07/2009 @ 17:00

Learn to cope with the demand of hundreds of sick patients in this frantic Hospital simulation.

Mozilla Firefox 4.0 Browser Screenshots and Concepts | Posted on: 28/07/2009 @ 14:50

The Mozilla team has posted several Firefox 4.0 screenshots or mockups, as they call them, which show what they are planning for the new 4.0 version of its browser. The first screenshot that you see shows off a new "Bookmarks Widget" that could serve as a replacement for the Bookmarks Menu and Bookmarks Toolbar, but of course you could always enable them since the functionality would remain for ...

Watchmen HD Movie Review | Posted on: 28/07/2009 @ 14:30

A-Z of Classic Games - Part II | Posted on: 28/07/2009 @ 10:07

After publishing part one last week, today Elite Bastards introduce to you the second part of their A to Z of classic games, taking in the letters N through to Z - Enjoy!

Recession Finally Hits Video Game Market! | Posted on: 28/07/2009 @ 9:30

The recession has hit us all in some way or another i think you’ll agree, and in more than just the UK. I am currently in Canada and although the economy hasn’t been hit as hard as the UK’s has, there has still been some impact. Many people would actually say that the worst of the [...]

XLink BT Bluetooth Cellular Gateway Review | Posted on: 28/07/2009 @ 8:00

Evercool STC-03 Cruise Missle Thermal Paste Review | Posted on: 28/07/2009 @ 3:50

Two CPU heatsinks and three different thermal pastes are tested. The result? The Evercool STC-03 Cruise Missle Thermal Compound proves that it can cool with the best of them.

TASER Unveils Multi-Shot Stun Gun: The Taser X3 | Posted on: 27/07/2009 @ 21:30

Taser International toady unveiled its newest handheld stun gun, the Taser X3 which is capable of stunning three people without having to reload the gun. The Taser X3 also features a 'pulse calibration system' which allows for electricity to be distributed across the outer layer of skin rather than penetrating deeper into the body. "The TASER X3 is the most sophisticated handheld weapon ever ...

Cash For Clunkers Program How It Works | Posted on: 27/07/2009 @ 20:40

As part of the U.S. Government stimulating the economy, they have set aside $1 billion to help boost new car sales and help prevent many in the auto industry from going out of business. This means that drivers looking to buy a new car can get anywhere from $3,500 to $4,500 off the price tag by trading in their old car (clunker) but even nice cars can be considered a "clunker" under the ...

Nissan Unveils Versa Hachback Electric Car Prototype | Posted on: 27/07/2009 @ 20:20

Nissan could beat GM to the market with the first mass produced electric vehicle (EV-CAR) in the United States. Nissan's newest prototype the EV-11 is built on the Versa Hatchback which provides four doors, plenty of cargo room, and can go up to 93 miles on a full charge.GM says it's Chevy Volt EV will not hit the market until late next year when it unveils its 2011 vehicles. However, if Nissan ...

Zotac's Ion Rev 2: Wake on USB Fixed | Posted on: 27/07/2009 @ 18:40

Two months after the launch of Zotac's Ion motherboard we have a new revision that properly enables wake-on-USB support. HTPC enthusiasts rejoice!...

Apple Tablet Confirmed For September Release? | Posted on: 27/07/2009 @ 16:10

The rumors keep on coming in and this time, the Financial Times has 'confirmed' that the new Apple Tablet already in development will be released in September, just in time for the yearly September iPod announcements that Apple makes every year.The device which was once thought to have a 9-inch screen could now possibly have up to a 10-inch viewable touchscreen. FT says that it will NOT have ...

AT&T Offering Refurbished iPhone 3G For $49 Bucks | Posted on: 27/07/2009 @ 14:50

AT&T announced late on Friday last week that it would be selling refurbished original iPhone 3G's for low as $49.00 with a two year contract. The announcement came from the AT&T News Twitter feed stating "iPhone 3G refurbs now as low as $49 while supplies last. Visit att.com to order."At the $49 price point, you would expect that just about anyone that currently has a cell phone could now enter ...

SilverStone Sugo SG05 | Posted on: 27/07/2009 @ 14:50

Back in 2005 we had reviewed the SilverStone Sugo SG01 and found this innovative small form factor chassis with its unique design to be very impressive and a wonderful case for gamers and computer enthusiasts. There were a few areas with the case's design that was not perfect, but SilverStone had then introduced the SG01W Evolution model complete with a case window and a few internal ...

Fedora 12 Picks Up Another Batch Of Features | Posted on: 27/07/2009 @ 13:30

Going back to May before the release of Fedora 11, features that were planned for Fedora 12 (the release that's codenamed Constantine) began to get laid out. Among these features were LVM enhancements, replacing nash/mkinitrd with Dracut, and using Empathy as the default instant messaging program...

X Server 1.6.3 RC1 Makes It Out | Posted on: 27/07/2009 @ 13:10

With X.Org 7.5 running behind schedule, X Server 1.6 may end up seeing a bit more light before it is replaced by X Server 1.7. If the X.Org 7.5 release schedule drags on much long, it could be in jeopardy for making the rounds of distribution updates this fall, which would leave X Server 1.6 being used for many until early next year. X Server 1.7 introduces Xi2, Multi-Pointer X, and other ...

ATI Catalyst 9.7 Vista Driver Analysis | Posted on: 27/07/2009 @ 11:40

Windows 7 uptake still an unknown. | Posted on: 27/07/2009 @ 9:30

The Redmond software and marketing machine is in full flight at the moment, and the impact on the web is dramatic. Almost all of the press we see has Windows 7 in a good light, and perhaps quite rightly. I for one have bandied the phrase, "What Vista should have been", and extolled it's virtues to all that would listen, I have even pre-ordered a copy. But are we going too far in our wonder and ...

iPill: Mini Microphone For Your iPod | Posted on: 27/07/2009 @ 9:30

This gadget may seem a bit gimicky, I mean how often do you find yourself recording your indelible thoughts when you’re out and about on the town? Nevertheless, it’s an iPod accessory, and anything that gives the coolest gadget you own a bit more functionality is worth taking a look at. The iPill is a basic [...]

GELID Wing 12 120mm UV Fan Review | Posted on: 27/07/2009 @ 8:10

Remember when UV first became popular? I must have spent my entire McDonald's salary tricking out my case with every UV light I could get my hands on. My PC glowed like a street racer. It was in its own movie. I eventually moved out of the UV phase and into the LED era, where I remain even today. It seems a little more conserved to me. But UV is still popular, and today's review is living proof. ...

Apple Tablet Due This Year? Giant Sized iPod Touch? | Posted on: 27/07/2009 @ 8:00

There have been rumours about Apple launching a tablet device for the last few years but in recent months the rumour mill has been working overtime and now the Financial Times has run a piece predicting that Apple will release a tablet device, code-named "Cocktail", before Christmas.

Corsair Performance Series Solid State RAID Report | Posted on: 27/07/2009 @ 4:40

Windows 7 finally Released to Manufacture! | Posted on: 26/07/2009 @ 22:30

The Windows 7 project has finally reached RTM (Release to Manufacture) status, this is where all the Microsoft executives involved in the project have a vote on the latest build of the Windows 7 code. This vote has happened several times previously but did not have the required number to move to RTM, this time [...]

NCAA Football 10 Review | Posted on: 26/07/2009 @ 22:10

With Fall on the horizon, it will soon be time for collegiates all over the nation to gear up for fierce gridiron combat. In NCAA Football 10 by EA Sports, fans can get into the action in style. Playing on my Playstation 3 with the Dual Shock 3 control, I was easily able to setup and start the game. Off the bat I knew this was different from previous versions as I was given a live update feed of ...

Top Apple iPod Alternatives | Posted on: 26/07/2009 @ 21:30

Not everyone wants to have an Apple iPod and we understand that. There are some features that the iPod-line doesn't have, like an FM receiver. Other common faults with the iPod is its iTunes software, which has been said to be clunky and not user friendly by some. We've come up with some of the best iPod alternatives out there right now, some cheaper and some more expensive then the Apple iPod. ...

Proper Multi-Seat X Support Is On The Way | Posted on: 26/07/2009 @ 12:40

While multi-seat computing has been available on Linux for years, it's often been a chore to setup and required some time. Beyond just being time consuming and an unnecessary hassle, the way of setting up a multi-seat computer through an X Server with multiple nested Xephyr servers is not pleasant...

iPhone 4G Prototype Goes Missing-An Update! | Posted on: 26/07/2009 @ 9:10

Ok so if you haven’t read my post on the iPhone 4G protoype going missing in China you can read it here. This is just a very short update to that post. Industry sources such as

Stereo In-ear Earphone for iPhone / iPod | Posted on: 26/07/2009 @ 1:40

When it comes to the iPod it's a great product but I personally think the earbuds are pretty bad, I don't care for the way they sound or the way they fit, I like true in-ear style, the ones that come with the iPod just don't stay in my ears... I personally have a couple nice pairs of earbuds that I use for my MP3 players, but getting other pairs for review is nice as well because I get a chance ...

Am I The Only One That Doesn’t Mind AT&T? | Posted on: 25/07/2009 @ 15:30

Pretty much ever since the Apple iPhone came out a few years ago, a lot of people have taken to disliking AT&T for one reason or another. Most recently, with the launch of the iPhone 3GS, there has been a renewed hatred for AT&T. The specific reasons this time around was because when Apple announced [...]

It’s Official: Windows 7 Has RTM’ed | Posted on: 25/07/2009 @ 15:30

It is official! As of today, Windows 7 has RTM’ed, meaning that testing is over and it has been released to manufacturers to prepare for the October 22nd retail availability date. The build number of the RTM is: 7600.16385.090713-1255 as confirmed by Steven Sinofsky. Tweet This!Share this on FacebookPost this to MySpaceAdd this to Google BookmarksShare this [...]

Apple iPhone 3G S Review | Posted on: 25/07/2009 @ 14:31

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 ...

Microsoft Security Essentials (Codename Morro) | Posted on: 25/07/2009 @ 14:30

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 ...

Windows 7 RTM Date: July 13th | Posted on: 25/07/2009 @ 14:30

The date for the RTM release of Windows 7 has been released by many online sources as being July 13, 2009. On this date, Microsoft will have signed off on the latest build as being as stable and ready for release as possible, putting us even close to the general availability release date of October 22, 2009.

Skepticism of BingÂ’s Success Despite Being Fantastic | Posted on: 25/07/2009 @ 14:30

When it comes to Internet search, what does everyone think of? Google of course. Microsoft has set out to try to change that, but I just donÂ’t see it happening. Google has been in the search business for many years and they have simply done everything right. They have a simplistic interface with a very simple search that gets the job done quickly and easily. Bing simply cannot over come the ...

iPhone 3GS redsn0w Jailbreak Released | Posted on: 25/07/2009 @ 14:30

The iPhone Dev-Team has released the new version of their redsn0w jailbreak (version 0.8) and it is iPhone 3GS compatible in addition to 3G, original iPhone, and 2nd generation iPod Touch.

Windows 7 Family Pack & Anytime Upgrade Prices Leak | Posted on: 25/07/2009 @ 14:30

According to a post over at Neowin, Ed Bott, a well-known Microsoft blogger, has uncovered the prices for the Windows 7 Family Pack and Anytime Upgrade option.

Knowing HD Movie Review | Posted on: 25/07/2009 @ 7:50

xf86-video-ati Gets HDMI Audio Support | Posted on: 24/07/2009 @ 19:50

Ever since the RadeonHD driver switched to using AtomBIOS, there has been little in the way of feature differences between the xf86-video-ati and xf86-video-radeonhd drivers. One of the few differences though is that Novell's RadeonHD driver has had HDMI audio support so that with the R600 GPUs and later, which contain an integrated audio processor, there is audio support for capable HDMI devices ...

Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD4 - P55 uATX Goodness | Posted on: 24/07/2009 @ 18:50

pro·gres·sive - 1 a: of, relating to, or characterized by progress b: making use of or interested in new ideas, findings, or opportunities... The introduction of the first uATX P55 based motherboard by Gigabyte indicates progressive thinking on their part. I have to admit it, I am a big fan of the uATX form factor. So my enthusiasm about this...

Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD4 - P55 uATX Goodness | Posted on: 24/07/2009 @ 18:50

pro·gres·sive - 1 a: of, relating to, or characterized by progress b: making use of or interested in new ideas, findings, or opportunities... The introduction of the first uATX P55 based motherboard by Gigabyte indicates progressive thinking on their part. I have to admit it, I am a big fan of the uATX form factor. So my enthusiasm about this...

Palm WebOS Update 1.1 Restores iTunes Sync | Posted on: 24/07/2009 @ 18:20

The latest Palm WebOS Update Version 1.1 which was released today, restores the syncing ability for the Palm Pre with Apple's iTunes software. The Palm Pre, which was recently blocked by a new version of iTunes, can now communicate freely again with the third party software and the most popular legal source of music on the Internet. The cat and mouse game between Palm and Apple will more than ...

New iPod Touch and iPod Nano get Cameras | Posted on: 24/07/2009 @ 14:00

Word is out on details for the latest Apple iPod Touch and iPod Nano, thanks to iPod case manufacturers in China. According to a range of MI-6-esque pictures, the new iPod Touch and iPod Nano will both come with cameras. Obviously we can’t tell from a small hole in the case … [visit site to read [...]

Sony To Launched Touch Screen Vaio For Windows 7 | Posted on: 24/07/2009 @ 12:10

Microsoft's Windows 7 includes some enhancements and features for touch screen computing but until now there hasn't been much news from the netbook manufactures about how they are going to use these new features. For example Asus recently launched the T91 touch screen netbook in their Eee PC range using custom software on top of Windows XP. But now Sony has spilled the beans about their ...

Review: Buffalo LinkTheater HD | Posted on: 24/07/2009 @ 11:31

With everything from your AVR to your Xbox sporting an Ethernet port, some means of liberating media from your PC and unleashing it onto an AV system is obviously welcome. Step forward networked media players like this hi-def capable one from Buffalo, the LinkTheater HD. Plumb it into your network, hook up your AV equipment, configure your server and select the media you want to play with a ...

Twitter prunes its branches with Twitter Correction | Posted on: 24/07/2009 @ 11:10

Finally, Twitter have got round to a little bit of spring cleaning and have got rid of a number of spam accounts- used to follow other Twitter users to direct them to their own websites for the sole purpose of gaining hits. The … [visit site to read more] If you like what you’re reading then learn [...]

Review: Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 | Posted on: 24/07/2009 @ 10:50

Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 isn't cheap (at least compared to the free alternatives), but it boasts a very full complement of features. Alongside the antivirus component (which is available as a standalone product), the software's comprehensive protection is split into three categories. File and Private Data Protection features antivirus and application monitoring, System Security covers ...

Review: Lindy HDMI Scaler/Switch | Posted on: 24/07/2009 @ 10:20

Designed to act as, or replace the front end of a display, the Lindy HDMI Scaler has several functions – source-selector, analogue-to-digital converter, signal processor/deinterlacer and the actual scaling bit. They're usually big and expensive boxes, but here's an unpretentious mini-alternative. Lindy's HDMI Scaler/Switch will convert analogue sources to HDMI 1.2. There's also a single ...

Review: Fedora 11 | Posted on: 24/07/2009 @ 10:10

Fedora 11's installation isn't quite up to Ubuntu's standards. There's no Wubi for a Windows installation, and small usability problems belie Fedora's recent attempts to be more approachable for new users. However, when you do get to the desktop, you'll find an unrivalled array of the latest software releases. Some would argue that these releases are a little too close to the cutting edge, but we ...

Patriot Viper II PC3-16000 6GB DDR3 Kit | Posted on: 24/07/2009 @ 5:40

Mini Microphone for iPhone 3G / iPod Touch 2G / iPod Nano 4G | Posted on: 24/07/2009 @ 1:00

There's no doubt that the iPod is a great product, at least most people feel that way about it. I've got an iPod nano 4th that I use rarely because I like my Zune better actually... but that's another story. So the iPod nano is a great product as sales have shown, but did you know that it can also record? Yes, the iPod nano 4th can act like a digital tape recorder to be used for whatever ...

WM 6.5 WIDGET MANIA @ Mobility Digest | Posted on: 24/07/2009 @ 0:00

Mobility Digest (http://www.mobilitydigest.com) for all your widget needs! They've got about 50 of them made including one for DragonSteelMods, so go grab the pack and get your widget on! Link: http://www.mobilitydigest.com/wm-65-widget-mania/ (http://www.mobilitydigest.com/wm-65-widget-mania/)

Startech.com KVM Console to USB 2.0 Crash Cart Adapter | Posted on: 23/07/2009 @ 19:00

I can see the Startech.com KVM Console to USB 2.0 crash cart adapter as an invaluable item in an IT professional's tool kit, providing an easy way to access terminals, industrial computers, headless servers, and other applications where you might not keep a keyboard, mouse, and monitor installed at all times.

Mountain Dew World of Warcraft Game Fuel Review | Posted on: 23/07/2009 @ 18:50

Everyone on this planet is guilty of brand buying. You, me, your Uncle Lester, even your granny wouldn't buy anything but Pet Milk. It's human nature, we buy things just because they are familiar, no matter what the outcome may be. So of course, when I heard that Mountain Dew was coming out with World of Warcraft Game Fuel, my first instinct was to buy as much of it as I could get my hands on. ...

Catalyst 9.7 Graphics Drivers: New UI and Win 7 Updates | Posted on: 23/07/2009 @ 18:30

The first Windows 7 WHQL drivers from AMD hit the internet this week. Here's what to expect....

Okay, Linux Gamers Are REALLY Excited! | Posted on: 23/07/2009 @ 18:10

It seems as if Linux gamers are indeed really excited for having new games on Linux, well, "really excited" may still be an understatement. About 24 hours ago we talked about Heroes of Newerth, a game being developed by S2 Games, was coming to Linux and we were able to hand out beta invitations to begin playing the game immediately as part of their closed testing process...

Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Alpha 3 Released | Posted on: 23/07/2009 @ 18:10

Right on schedule, Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 3 has been released. This third alpha release brings package updates to the Linux kernel, the desktop (both GNOME and KDE), and other packages throughout the Ubuntu repositories. Likewise, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, and Ubuntu Studio have all reached an Alpha 3 milestone status too...

Line Rider Freestyle - Nintendo DS | Posted on: 23/07/2009 @ 15:40

The physic-based sled game became an unexpected overnight Internet phenomenon, but how does the console version fair?

Apple Struggles to Keep Up with iPhone Demand: Enter Blackberry, Sony Ericsson and Nokia | Posted on: 23/07/2009 @ 11:00

It may be a notion that no one has considered before, but perhaps Apple’s number one competitor is… Apple itself. iPhone sales have already cut into iPod profit margins, and now the electronics giant has admitted that even it is surprised by the level of demand for the new iPhone 3G S, with demand … [visit [...]

Review: Google | Posted on: 23/07/2009 @ 9:40

Google has a lot of Bing-like features, but unlike Microsoft's effort, it makes you click through to separate services to find them. Many are tucked away in Google's 'Search Options' sidebar, which was launched quietly in May 2009 – a full month ahead of Bing. For example, page previews pop up in AJAX overlays when you use Bing. You don't get pop-ups in Google, but you can see more content ...

Review: Microsoft Bing | Posted on: 23/07/2009 @ 9:40

Bing does well in head-to-head tests with Google; it's fast and returns relevant results. Google beats Bing on quantity in most of our tests – but user studies suggest that few of us stray past the first page of results. That's what's important – and Microsoft Bing nails the first page. Like Ask before it, Bing does this by filtering the results it returns. Intelligent algorithms ...

New ATX mid tower: Enermax Staray | Posted on: 23/07/2009 @ 9:00

New ATX mid tower: Enermax Staray available from now on Smart Case with Brilliant Cooling After the bestseller Chakra and the ultimate gaming case Phoenix Neo Enermax brings a stylish and solid entry-level case onto the market: Staray combines successfully the consequent user-friendliness and the first-class cooling concept of predecessor series. In matter of [...]

Mad Catz announce limited edition Street Fighter IV range of accessories | Posted on: 23/07/2009 @ 8:50

Arcade FightStick: Tournament Edition Limited to 500 Unit Run and Fight Pad Limited to 1,000 Unit Run San Diego, July 20, 2009 Mad Catz® Interactive, Inc. (AMEX/TSX: MCZ), a leading worldwide third-party interactive entertainment accessory provider, today announced a Limited Edition ‘Comic-Con’ Street Fighter IV Arcade FightStick: Tournament Edition and Street Fighter IV Fight ...

Linux 2.6.31-rc4 Released To Fix Bugs | Posted on: 23/07/2009 @ 4:50

For those of you following the latest kernel developments, the Linux 2.6.31-rc4 kernel has just been released. This fourth release candidate for the Linux 2.6.31 kernel brings fixes for some bigger bugs that were discovered in the past week...

Linux Gamers Are Excited For New Games | Posted on: 22/07/2009 @ 21:50

A few hours ago we invited everyone to come play this new Linux-native game with us, which happened to be Heroes of Newerth by S2 Games. This game is still under development and details surrounding this title are very scarce as the media (including Phoronix), is not yet allowed to post any media or really talk about the game that much...

KDE 4.3 Release Candidate 3 Is Out | Posted on: 22/07/2009 @ 18:20

KDE 4.3 will be released next week, but as a last minute testing version, a third release candidate has made its way out of the K-camp. KDE 4.3 RC3 contains bug fixes, including a notable one that should improve the performance of Plasma...

Apple Sold 5.2 Million iPhones Last Quarter | Posted on: 22/07/2009 @ 17:00

Today Apple reported its third quarter financial results with the world which beat expectations. Apple sold more than $8 billion in sales and compared to a year ago, it increased by 12 percent. They also made a quarterly profit of $1.23 billion up by $400 million from the year before.Apple said it is struggling to keep up with the sales demand of the new iPhone 3GS and said it had sold over 5.2 ...

Come Play This New Linux-Native Game With Us! | Posted on: 22/07/2009 @ 16:20

S2 Games may not be as well known as id Software or Epic Games, but what distinguishes them from most of the other game companies is that they actually support Linux. With S2 Games' Savage 2, for example they provide a Linux-native game client...

X.Org 7.5 / X Server 1.7: No Branching, No Beta | Posted on: 22/07/2009 @ 15:30

Last week we reported it looked like X.Org 7.5 would be released late, and sadly, we are now behind on two important milestones in the road to releasing X.Org 7.5 / X Server 1.7. X.Org 7.5 has already been challenged by a few delays and was supposed to be released in April, but it took a month until the release manager even released the release didn't happen...

Corsair Re-launches Dominator GT Ultra-Performance DRAM Modules | Posted on: 22/07/2009 @ 15:00

Corsair® Re-launches Dominator GT Ultra-Performance DRAM Modules - Implements changes in materials and qualification to bring Hyper-based overclocking modules back to market - Fremont, CA. July 22, 2009 — Corsair®, a worldwide leader in high-performance computer memory, power supplies, and flash memory products including solid-state drives, today re-introduced the popular ...

Microsoft Confirms That The Windows 7 Family Pack is Real | Posted on: 22/07/2009 @ 11:40

The idea of a family pack which allows your operating system to be installed on multiple computers in your home was first promoted by Apple with the OS X Family Pack. It has now been confirmed that Microsoft is copying Apple (again) and releasing a Family Pack for the upcoming Windows 7.

Review: Clickfree Transformer | Posted on: 22/07/2009 @ 10:20

Clickfree's products are designed to be as convenient and easy to use as possible, and the Transformer certainly achieves those laudable goals. Once you've set up the application to suit your needs, performing backups is as simple as plugging it in. Restoring files back to your computer is easy too, although adding external drives to your back-up list could be more instinctive. The Transformer ...

Review: Brother MFC-6890CDW | Posted on: 22/07/2009 @ 10:01

The Brother MFC-6890CDW has intuitive onboard controls, and the oversized A3 scanner is equally easy to use. The optical quality is more than good enough for photocopying, although it's no match for a dedicated photo scanner for serious photographic use. The dual paper input trays are useful, although most A3 photo print jobs can only be handled from the upper paper input tray. Annoyingly, our ...

Patriot Xporter Magnum USB 128GB Pen Drive - Video Review | Posted on: 22/07/2009 @ 9:50

GIGABYTE Silent Cell HD 4850 1GB (GV-R485SL-1GI) Video Card Review | Posted on: 22/07/2009 @ 9:20

iPhone 4G Prototype Goes Missing | Posted on: 22/07/2009 @ 9:20

The media in China is reporting that a fourth generation iPhone model has gone missing somewhere in China and the worker who was responsible for it, 25 year old Sun Danyong, has committed suicide (is this really that bad?). The prototype belonged to Foxconn, a big manufacturing brand behind many big western … [visit site to [...]

G.Skill Trident PC3-16000 6GB DDR3 Memory Kit | Posted on: 22/07/2009 @ 9:10

Microsoft Has Written Drivers For Linux | Posted on: 22/07/2009 @ 0:50

Making its rounds on the Internet today is news that Microsoft is writing drivers for Linux. Yes, really...

TechNet & MSDN Availability for Windows 7 | Posted on: 22/07/2009 @ 0:00

Microsoft just announced that Windows 7 RTM will be available for TechNet & MSDN members on August 6 in the English language and the rest on October 1. There will also be no special pricing for beta testers and no release of the build number for the RTM. Source: http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/07/21/when-will-you-get-windows-7-rtm.aspx Tweet This!Share this on FacebookPost ...

Razer Arctosa Gaming Keyboard | Posted on: 21/07/2009 @ 20:50

As much as IÂ’m fond of feature-rich devices, dense with macros and custom binds, and as much as I love a sexy peripheral, Razer keeps me loyal with one simple feat: their mice--as this is my first Razer keyboard--never get in my way. They are extensions of me. RazerÂ’s Arctosa keyboard promises that the same thing thatÂ’s true for my right hand can be true for my left. That I can ...

'The Conduit' Review (Wii) | Posted on: 21/07/2009 @ 20:30

This is not to say the Wii is a bad system, rather more mature gamers need to be more selective about what they play, as many times, there are better versions of games out for the next gen consoles and PC which are not limited by the hardware spec s of the Wii or the reduced multiplay the system offers. Thankfully, there seem to be many good titles on the horizon for the Wii and if the release ...

Yahoo Gets Major Facelift and Many New Features | Posted on: 21/07/2009 @ 17:00

Yahoo today has launched a new design of its home page which looks much cleaner and streamline than every before. It features more AJAX programming, which enables users to view content by clicking or hovering their mouse over certain links without ever having to leave the page. Furthermore, the new page allows you to choose from many third-party sources for content and services such as Facebook. ...

Calling all space lovers | Posted on: 21/07/2009 @ 16:30

Hot on the heals of the release of Google Earth 5.0, tomorrow the longest eclipse in a century will be webcast from a number of internet sources. The solar … [visit site to read more] If you like what you’re reading then learn more about joining our FREE newsletter here. Lucky readers will win some fantastic gadget prizes! [...]

Nokia Unveils 6760 Slide: Europe’s Answer to the Surge | Posted on: 21/07/2009 @ 16:00

If a phone without a keyboard just isn’t a phone to you, the latest offering from Nokia will keep your typing thumbs happy. The Nokia 6760 slide is the European vairiant of the Nokia Surge recently announced for the U.S. market, and it looks like we got the better end of the trans-Atlantic stick. It’s not [...]

Phoronix Test Suite 2.0 Nears Final Release | Posted on: 21/07/2009 @ 15:50

The official release of Phoronix Test Suite 2.0 "Sandtorg" will come in early August, but being released today is what will likely be the final development snapshot for this testing software that is updated quarterly. New in Phoronix Test Suite 2.0 Beta 3 are a few fixes throughout pts and pts-core, new functionality when it comes to performance reference system comparisons, and improvements to ...

Barnes and Nobel Opens World's Largest eBook Store | Posted on: 21/07/2009 @ 15:00

As we reported back in March this year, Barnes and Noble purchased Fictionwise, the company that owns eBookwise and eReader, and we also reported that Barnes and Noble would be opening an eBook Store sometime this year. The prediction was spot on as the company today announced the opening of their eBook store with over 700,000 ebooks within, becoming the "largest ebook store in the world".

Toshiba turns to Blu-ray | Posted on: 21/07/2009 @ 14:30

When the main developer of HD-DVD, Toshiba, announced that they were ending participation in the project back in 2008, it effectively signalled the end of the Hi-Def format war, leaving Toshiba running away from HD with their tail firmly tucked between their legs. However, many suspected that they would go on to produce rival Blu-ray devices [...]

Launchpad Is Now Fully Open-Source Software | Posted on: 21/07/2009 @ 13:10

Last year on the 22nd of July we were covering the OSCON 2008 event. There really wasn't anything great about that year's open-source conference from O'Reilly (hence it's demise and conversion into LinuxCon in a different state), but Mark Shuttleworth was there and had keynoted at one of the evening events...

Get the most from your HTC Magic | Posted on: 21/07/2009 @ 12:40

Fly to the Moon in Google Earth | Posted on: 21/07/2009 @ 11:30

It was 40 years ago that man landed on the moon and now in conjunction with the 40 year celebrations, Google has launched Moon in Google Earth. With this new feature of Google Earth, it is now easier for almost anyone to learn about space, the moon and some of the most significant and amazing discoveries humanity has accomplished together.

Review: Getac PS535F | Posted on: 21/07/2009 @ 10:20

Rugged PDAs almost invariably offer more protection than even the most rugged laptop or UMPC. The PS535F is no exception, with an impressive 1.52m drop test figure. The IP54 waterproofing is disappointing, however: while it allows for a serious dousing, it's nothing in comparison to the IP67 offered by many rugged PDAs. Ergonomically, we liked the PS535F – Getac reckons it's the world's ...

Review: Samsung Lapfit SyncMaster LD190 | Posted on: 21/07/2009 @ 10:20

As a portable display for netbooks or laptops, the Samsung LD190 is a semi-success. While the pop-out stand makes it easier to transport, it's still a 19in monitor, so it's never going to be really convenient. However, the software provided is easy to use and helpfully allows you to rotate the screen. Our gripe here is that the pop-out stand doesn't swivel and there are no rubber feet on the ...

9 Tips on How to Mess with Ebay Buyers | Posted on: 21/07/2009 @ 8:20

Everyone knows that Ebay is a great way to live the American Dream and get rich quick... but it's also an excellent source of entertainment! An Ebay seller is usually a disgruntled sort, because they are already selling a product for half its retail value. On top of this, they get additional ass-rapeage in the form of Ebay and Paypal fees. Still, they're Corporate Fat Cats who don't deserve ...

Dolby Labs Interviewed Regarding PC Audio | Posted on: 21/07/2009 @ 6:10

Firefox Redesign, Office 2008 SP2, Kazaa is Back & Google’s Downturn | Posted on: 21/07/2009 @ 0:00

The people over at Mozilla have released screenshots of a possible redesign for version 3.7. They say that these screenshots are of design ideas and are in no way permanent or finalized. According to their Wiki, here are their planned improvements: Embracing Glass: Toolbar and Tabs using Glass. Buttons translucent and slightly glossy to meld with [...]

Fujifilm FinePix Z30 Digital Camera Review | Posted on: 20/07/2009 @ 20:20

Review of the Fujifilm FinePix Z30 a small 10-megapixel point-and-shoot digital camera.

Lexar Media Announces Next Generation Crucial Solid-State Drive Products | Posted on: 20/07/2009 @ 17:20

FREMONT, Calif. & GLASGOW, United Kingdom 20th July 2009 – Lexar Media, a leading global provider of memory products for digital media, today announced its revved-up line of Crucial solid-state drive (SSD) products – the fastest, highest capacity Crucial SSDs to date. The most dramatic change in this new generation of Crucial SSDs is the [...]

Last Bastion of HD DVD Falls As Toshiba Goes With Blu-Ray | Posted on: 20/07/2009 @ 15:40

There have been many epic format battles over the last few decades. First there was Betamax vs. VHS, then CD vs Minidisc and most recently HD DVD vs Blu-ray. It is now rumoured that Toshiba, the once ardent supporter of HD DVD, will be releasing a Blu-ray player by the end of the year.

Shuttle Docks with ISS and Multi-Million Dollar Toilet Clogs | Posted on: 20/07/2009 @ 15:20

A lot of has been happening in space over the last few days. After over a month in attempts to repair and re-launch the Space Shuttle Endeavour, the shuttle finally lifted off the ground on Saturday making its way to the International Space Station.During liftoff the Shuttle was apparently struck by foam insulation from the main engine which resulted in very minor scrapes and damage to underneath ...

Toshiba Joins Blu-Ray Player Market Finally | Posted on: 20/07/2009 @ 14:10

After many years of backing HD-DVD, Toshiba will now finally throw in the towel and create a Blu-ray Disc player. Toshiba was one of the primary companies that backed the HD DVD format while Sony was the major backer of the Blu-ray format. The winner, mostly because of demand for PS3's and the larger storage format was Blu-ray which ended the battle between the two formats. HD-DVD has since ...

ZOWIE IO1.1 Professional Gaming Bundle | Posted on: 20/07/2009 @ 13:50

Lian Li PC-9 | Posted on: 20/07/2009 @ 12:50

Das Lian Li PC-9 - Nachfolgermodell des PC-8 - setzt Lian Li typbisch auf ein schlichtes und klares Design. Das lediglich fünf Kilogramm leichte PC-9 besticht mit schwarz eloxiertem, gebürstetem Aluminum und einer sehr hohen Verarbeitungsqualität. Die verschiedenen Features wie Lüftersteuerung, HotSwap, Laufwerks-Montagerahmen, Wasserkühlungskompatibilität, etc ... rechtfertigen ...

How To Reset CMOS | Posted on: 20/07/2009 @ 12:30

Ever played around in the BIOS on your computer and messed up the settings? Sometimes even the most novice user to the most hardcore overclocker will at some point need to reset CMOS. The most common way to reset CMOS, is using the JBAT7 jumper, this has been the same procedure for many years. In this video, we [...]

Exchange Old Mobile Phones for Ticketmaster Events | Posted on: 20/07/2009 @ 12:10

We’ve previously looked at how to turn your old mobile phones into a bit of cash by comparing the top 5 phone recycling sites, but now there’s another way to turn your old tech into something useful- a night out on the town.

Altec Lansing VS2421 | Posted on: 20/07/2009 @ 12:00

It is not often that we look at audio products at Phoronix. Usually we are looking at sound cards with their Linux driver, like the Creative X-Fi Linux fiasco and the ALSA drivers for high-end sound cards. Occasionally we will look at gaming headphones and we have even looked at multi-million dollar home theaters, but in this review, we are checking out a simple 2.1 speaker system. The folks over ...

Is O2’s iPhone exclusivity ending? | Posted on: 20/07/2009 @ 9:30

For the past week and a bit, there have been numerous reports stating that O2 (who are currently the only carrier in the UK that are allowed to sell the iPhone) is coming to the end of it’s exclusivity agreement with Apple. Mobile … [visit site to read more] If you like what you’re reading then learn [...]

Patriot Gamer Series PC3-12800 6GB DDR3 Kit | Posted on: 20/07/2009 @ 5:00

Lamptron FC-2 Rheobus Fan Controller | Posted on: 20/07/2009 @ 4:27

Lamptron specialises in a variety of different products including LEDs, Noise Reduction Kits, Fan Controllers and many more computer accessories. Today we are going to be reviewing the Lamptron FC-2 Rheobus Fan Controller. With its ability to control up to 6 fans at a maximum output of 45 watts per channel it sounds pretty promising, let’s see how it performs.

Clutter Takes A Step Closer To 1.0 Release | Posted on: 20/07/2009 @ 4:00

Clutter, the free software tool-kit that makes it easier to develop compelling user-interfaces that use OpenGL / OpenGL ES, is now nearing its version 1.0 release. Emmanuele Bassi with the Intel Open-Source Technology Center has announced the release of Clutter 1.0 Release Candidate 3. This latest release candidate of the Clutter tool-kit brings performance improvements, a fix for a potential ...

M-Rock Yellowstone 511 and Ozark 505 Camera Bags Reviewed | Posted on: 19/07/2009 @ 23:50

JetArt EzFan Review | Posted on: 19/07/2009 @ 20:30

Keeping your laptop cool often is synonymous to keeping your lap cool. There are many pads and lap stands that keep your computer cool while it’s on you. Then there are those products that attempt to improve performance while it lies on your desk. Personally this seems like a trivial endeavor to me as I’ve never reached molten temperatures on my laptop on that note we will take a ...

Sparkle 9500GT (SX95GT1024D2-3D) | Posted on: 19/07/2009 @ 20:30

Sparkle is a global company that has landed here at Overclockers Online with a budget card from their large line of video cards. This 9500GT card features 1024MB of memory and a variety of outputs to win your hard earned dollars.

Review: The Dream Apps Dream Capture 3.0 | Posted on: 19/07/2009 @ 12:51

Dream Capture claims to capture video from any external video source up to 1080p, and it certainly coped with everything we hooked up to our Mac. There is some playback lag in the capture windows, but that's to be expected. The output is saved when you stop recording. One trick is that you can open up multiple windows to capture different sources simultaneously, limited only by your processor ...

Review: Documents To Go | Posted on: 19/07/2009 @ 12:51

Until Microsoft builds Word for the iPhone – not that we expect that any time soon – Documents To Go is the best option you have for creating and editing word processing documents on the go. You add documents to your iPhone using a companion app on your Mac (or PC) and then synchronise them across WiFi. (This syncing is an old Documents To Go trick; you don't merely shuttle files ...

Review: Email 'n Walk | Posted on: 19/07/2009 @ 12:51

In order to avoid walking into people and vehicles when emailing while walking, we have this little app, Email 'n Walk. Fire it up and you're presented with a live video feed from the rear-mounted camera, with white text displayed over a translucent black background – and you can enter a subject line and the body; when you hit Send, it passes your text to the Mail application for ...

Dell unveils Vostro All In One desktop PC | Posted on: 19/07/2009 @ 10:30

When you conjure up the image of a shiny-surfaced, smooth-cornered, sleek-looking computer, one brand instantly springs to mind… and it’s not Dell. With the announcement of the new Vostro All In One PC though, Dell have done an Apple and have created a very sexy looking machine. The Vostro is aimed at … [visit site to read [...]

Coolink introduces SWiF2 fan series | Posted on: 19/07/2009 @ 9:20

Vienna / Taipei, July 15th 2009 – Coolink today introduced the new SWiF2 fan series. Successor to the popular SWiF series, the new SWiF2 family takes its successful predecessor’s proven qualities one step further. Refined blade designs, high-performance hydro-dynamic bearing and support for PWM fan speed control, combined with an exciting new colour scheme, are the [...]

Silicone Cap for iPhone, iPod Dock Connector | Posted on: 19/07/2009 @ 3:40

I love my Zune, and I like my iPod, and my other various Mp3 players that I've got floating around, but one thing has always bugged me about them, there's no protection for the dock connector. Why don't these companies include any sort of protection for the connection (hey that rhymed!)? Seriously though, the dock connector is pretty much the most important part of the device, without it you're ...

O2 to lose its hold on the iPhone | Posted on: 18/07/2009 @ 23:00

O2, currently the only UK mobile provider to offer the iPhone will lose its exclusive deal in September, when its current 2 year agreement with Apple comes to an end. After which both T-Mobile and Orange will stock the iPhone 3G in the UK, but O2 will keep exclusive rights to Apple’s new flagship phone [...]

EA report that C&C 4 requires a constant internet connection | Posted on: 18/07/2009 @ 23:00

Following the recent official announcement of C&C4 that we reported on earlier in the week, Command & Conquer 4 Officially Announced!, more details have emerged and one that has caught the attention of many is that C&C 4 will require a constant internet connection to play. “As of right now, you need to be online all [...]

Boogie Bug AimB.Pad XL Gaming Surface Video Review | Posted on: 18/07/2009 @ 23:00

Today we are looking at the HUGE Boogie Bug AimB.Pad XL Gaming Surface. This is a very unique product which spans 450mm x 900mm and is perfect for people who need a lot of room for mouse movement. Manufactured By: Supplied By: Images Conclusion I can’t get over how huge this mouse pad [...]

How To Install DDR Memory Modules | Posted on: 18/07/2009 @ 23:00

This is our first how to video. The first of many where will you show you the simplest questions, and answer them in video format. Have you ever wondered how to install DDR memory modules into your motherboard? Whether you have an older system with DDR capabilities, or a new system supporting DDR2 or DDR3, the [...]

New Enermax Fan Series Apollish | Posted on: 18/07/2009 @ 23:00

New LED fan series: Enermax Apollish available from now on Case Cooling: More Light, More Air, More Colours The huge glowing lettering “FAN“ made of 107 Apollish fans has been one of the most popular photo objects on this year’s CeBIT. Due to the patented circular LED light with up to 15 diodes and the high-glossy surface [...]

Mesa 7.5 Finally Released w/ New Features | Posted on: 18/07/2009 @ 13:40

After being in development for a number of months and being challenged by a few delays, Mesa 7.5 was officially released last night. What's most significant about this milestone is that it's the first release to include the Gallium3D architecture...

Review: SlingPlayer Mobile (iPhone) | Posted on: 18/07/2009 @ 11:40

Hook up a SlingBox Solo or Pro to your home network and TV equipment, and it takes your TV signal, encodes it, and streams it over the internet. Install SlingPlayer Mobile on your iPhone or iPod touch to do the same. SlingBoxes integrate with almost any hardware – Sky+, Apple TV, cables boxes – and can control them remotely. But the setup is expensive – £112 for a SlingBox ...

Review: Groceries (iPhone) | Posted on: 18/07/2009 @ 11:40

There's nothing stopping you keeping a groceries list in the iPhone's Notes app – or on a scrap of paper, you heathen – but using a dedicated application such as Groceries has its advantages. Add items to your shopping list – it's great for jotting things down as you think about them throughout the week – and Groceries automatically sorts them into aisles for you. As ...

Google Mail (GMail) Down Again | Posted on: 18/07/2009 @ 10:00

It’s sounding a bit same old, same old, but GMail is once again offline for a number of users, including myself. I’ve been trying to log onto my account for the last 15 minutes and have been faced with a constant refreshing screen before finally receiving the error message: 414 Request- URI Too Large. Nothing seems to [...]

LG BL42 Black Label | Posted on: 18/07/2009 @ 9:30

Here’s a new LG on the horizon of the phone world, the LG BL42 Black Label. The BL42 is very conventional looking, with it’s crimson slide-out keypad it looks great in my opinion, the two colors of black and crimson really work well together. Other features that we know about are the light up navigation … [visit [...]

Bedtime Stories HD Movie Review | Posted on: 18/07/2009 @ 5:40

New Enermax Fan Series Apollish | Posted on: 18/07/2009 @ 3:10

New LED fan series: Enermax Apollish available from now on Case Cooling: More Light, More Air, More Colours The huge glowing lettering “FAN“ made of 107 Apollish fans has been one of the most popular photo objects on this year’s CeBIT. Due to the patented circular LED light with up to 15 diodes and the high-glossy surface [...]

How To Install DDR Memory Modules | Posted on: 18/07/2009 @ 0:50

This is our first how to video. The first of many where will you show you the simplest questions, and answer them in video format. Have you ever wondered how to install DDR memory modules into your motherboard? Ever had a rough idea, but always been to afraid to do it? This simple video guide tells you [...]

Firefox 3.5.1 Update Released To Address Vulnerabilities | Posted on: 17/07/2009 @ 19:20

Mozilla has released an update to FireFox 3.5 which is being presented as version 3.5.1 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The update closes a major security vulnerability that was disclosed several days ago that could lead to malicious code being executed by simply browsing a web site. The new update also improves stability of the browser and the launch speed of the browser on Windows systems. A ...

Samsung’s Omnia II released this weekend (in singapore) | Posted on: 17/07/2009 @ 18:20

For any of our Singapore readers, you’re going to be lucky enough this weekend to get your hands on the new Samsung Omnia phone. Confirmed details so far is that it will come with Windows Mobile 6.1 and a 3.7-inch OLED screen combined with this is Samsung’s 3D effect … [visit site to read more] If you [...]

Visa PCs sold recently can’t be upgraded to Windows 7! | Posted on: 17/07/2009 @ 18:20

Brought a PC recently and was told you will get a no hassle upgrade to Windows 7? Well I have some bad news folks, it won’t. Yes it seems that with the removal of Internet Explorer from the latest operating system from Microsoft it makes upgrading from Vista impossible, instead a … [visit site to read more] If [...]

Wine 1.1.26 Delivers More Improvements | Posted on: 17/07/2009 @ 18:20

Wine 1.1.26 is now available as the latest bi-weekly development snapshot of this major free software project. Wine 1.1.26 isn't as exciting as some of the other recent releases that had brought improved memory management and initial Shader Model 4.0 support, for example, but it's special in its own right...

VIA Will Not Provide An OSS Chrome 9 3D Driver | Posted on: 17/07/2009 @ 16:30

This morning VIA's Bruce Chang had submitted the DRM code for the Chrome 9 IGP with a request that it be pushed into the mainline Linux kernel. The DRM alone isn't usable to an end-user without a Mesa driver or something else to take advantage of this kernel component. VIA previously expressed interest in a Gallium3D-based Chrome 9 driver, but now today we find out they have no intentions on ...

Boogie Bug AimB.Pad XL Gaming Surface Video Review | Posted on: 17/07/2009 @ 16:10

Today we are looking at the HUGE Boogie Bug AimB.Pad XL Gaming Surface. This is a very unique product which spans 450mm x 900mm and is perfect for people who need a lot of room for mouse movement. Manufactured By: Supplied By: Images Conclusion I can’t get over how huge this mouse pad [...]

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VIA Rolls Out Chrome 9 DRM, Pushes For Kernel | Posted on: 17/07/2009 @ 13:00

It has been a while since we last had any major to report on VIA with their open-source efforts, but this morning they have finally published DRM code that supports their Chrome 9 IGP hardware. The announcement regarding this new Chrome 9 DRM was made on the dri-devel list and was made up of three patches. This new Direct Rendering Manager code from VIA amounts to about 5,000 lines of C code and ...

TalkTalk and University of London Launch Routers of the Future | Posted on: 17/07/2009 @ 12:40

Broadband users all over the UK have a variety of boring looking modems/routers which they use to connect to the Internet. They are normally tucked away somewhere out of sight and we only look at them when we want to see if all the little lights are flashing as expected. However there is a new generation of 'designer' modems/routers on the horizon. London’s Goldsmiths University and ...

Review: Syncables Desktop 5.1 | Posted on: 17/07/2009 @ 12:00

Syncables is an application designed to take all the hassle out of keeping your computers in sync. The idea being that no matter which computer on your network you decide to use, any of the others will also be updated with your changes. Simply install Syncables on your various computers and choose how and what to share with each computer. You can transfer your data one-way or two-way depending on ...

On Our Desk - 18 | Posted on: 17/07/2009 @ 11:10

bit-tech labs are as usual, a bit messy. It's time for the inevitable a clear-out so we've rounded up a bunch of gear for review - some of it rad, some of it bad and some of which contains the actual Secret of Monkey Island!

Review: MOApp myBlogEdit 1.3 | Posted on: 17/07/2009 @ 11:00

Billed as 'the weblog editor for people with style', myBlogEdit tries to bridge this gap by offering features you can't get in a browser. myBlogEdit supports major blog-editing systems, including WordPress, TypePad and Movable Type, and has most of the features available in their browser interfaces for managing and publishing entries. In addition, it has a spellchecker, syntax highlighting, and ...

Microsoft push extends to the shops. | Posted on: 17/07/2009 @ 9:30

If you have been following the sound economic advice on the purchase of Windows 7, as provided by Gaj-It.com, then you may have been lucky enough to pick up a copy for the bargain price of £50 for the Home Premium version, and £100 for the Professional version. A snip considering the price of the full retail versions. We won't go into what it costs to buy Mac OS X. And of course you may ...

Blackberry 8703e Review | Posted on: 17/07/2009 @ 7:50

I have always wanted a chance to try out a phone with a full keypad and last month I got that chance...

Blackberry 8830 Smart Phone Review | Posted on: 17/07/2009 @ 7:50

About three months ago I upgraded my Blackberry 8703e and got this excellent Blackberry 8830 World...

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 - The Big Kahuna | Posted on: 17/07/2009 @ 4:30

The upcoming launch of the Intel P55 and associated S1156 based processors is starting to resemble the buildup we noticed before the P965/Core 2 launch. We are swamped with motherboard samples for early first looks. In fact, revisions are occurring on an almost daily basis as each manufacturer tweaks their final product designs in hopes of...

XTracPads Fat Mat Mousepad Review | Posted on: 17/07/2009 @ 4:00

The Fat Mat is an oversized mouse pad with an exceptionally slick surface for gaming precision. Let's get our game on to test out this mouse pad.

How Much Video Memory Do You Need in OS X? | Posted on: 17/07/2009 @ 0:10

A quick investigation into how much video memory you need when running Mac OS X....

OpenSuSE, Ubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva Benchmarks | Posted on: 17/07/2009 @ 0:10

With it being a while since we last compared many Linux distributions when it comes to their measurable desktop performance, we decided to run a new round of tests atop four of the most popular Linux distributions: OpenSuSE, Ubuntu, Fedora, and Mandriva. To see where these Linux distributions are at, we used their latest development releases and then performed all package updates as of ...

Update Coming to Windows Update | Posted on: 16/07/2009 @ 22:50

Microsoft has said they will be starting to update the infrastructure that runs their Windows Update and Microsoft Update services. These updates will not be instant, but a stair-step upgrade beginning in late August. The update is expected to increase the reliability and speed of the update system. Microsoft also said as part of the [...]

EA report that C&C 4 requires a constant internet connection | Posted on: 16/07/2009 @ 22:00

Following the recent official announcement of C&C4 that we reported on earlier in the week, Command & Conquer 4 Officially Announced!, more details have emerged and one that has caught the attention of many is that C&C 4 will require a constant internet connection to play. “As of right now, you need to be online all [...]

Apple iTunes 8.2.1 Prevents Palm Pre From Syncing | Posted on: 16/07/2009 @ 19:50

All good things must come to an end, and in this case it means Palm Pre users being locked out of iTunes. What was only a matter of time, has become a reality and a move that I frankly thought Apple would have done long ago when the Palm Pre was initially launched. The lockout comes in the latest version of iTunes 8.2.1 which now prevents the Palm Pre from syncing with it.

Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS Released | Posted on: 16/07/2009 @ 19:20

For those of you still running Ubuntu 8.04 due to its Long-Term Support status rather than upgrading to Ubuntu 8.10 or Ubuntu 9.04, fire up your update manager as Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS is now available. Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS is the third maintenance update targeting the Hardy Heron and it includes security updates and fixes for high impact bugs. Approximately 80 updates have been incorporated into ...

Bill Gates To Stop Hurricanes? | Posted on: 16/07/2009 @ 18:00

Bill Gates, the man who brought us Windows is the same man that will eventually calm hurricanes? That's the plan and according to the U.S. Patent and Trade Office he has submitted five patents that involve slowing hurricanes by using barges to pump cold water from oceans deep to cool the water surface temperatures and therefore causing the hurricane to loose strength before making ...

Exploring Input Lag Inside and Out | Posted on: 16/07/2009 @ 17:50

High speed cameras for observation and technical detail for understanding. Read on to really grok input lag....

Iriver LPlayer MP3 Player | Posted on: 16/07/2009 @ 17:50

I initially mistook the Lplayer for its older cousin, the Clix. I had always been infatuated with the physical design of the original D*Click player, and iRiver has brought yet another product to market with this slick navigation method. It reminded me of a Nano “Phat” without the navigation bits below the screen (and indeed, the 2-inch, 320x240 pixel screen is a dead ringer for that ...

It Looks Like X.Org 7.5 Will Be Released Late | Posted on: 16/07/2009 @ 17:20

Last week we asked the question of whether the X.Org 7.5 release schedule will be met. This X.Org / X Server update has already been delayed multiple times and it is currently running behind with their current release plans...

HighPoint RocketRAID 2310 PCI-E x4 SATA RAID Controller | Posted on: 16/07/2009 @ 17:10

Eye-Fi Pro 4GB SDHC Wireless SD Memory Card Review Page 2 | Posted on: 16/07/2009 @ 17:00

Initial Eye-Fi Pro 4GB SetupStep 1 - Selecting Wireless NetworkThe first step after creating your account is selecting which wireless network you want the Eye-Fi Pro to default to when attempting to upload photos, this will usually be your home wireless network. The web page automatically scans for the closest WiFi networks in your area and allows you to choose one from the list that it provides. ...

Eye-Fi Pro 4GB SDHC Wireless SD Memory Card Review Page 3 | Posted on: 16/07/2009 @ 17:00

Configuring and Using Eye-Fi Pro 4GBAfter your initial setup of the Eye-Fi Pro wireless card, you can plug the card back into your computer to further configure more advance settings of the card. Below is a screenshot of the homepage of the Eye-Fi Manager web-based software. From here you can view your last 5 uploaded photos, read Eye-Fi news, get help with certain aspects of the card and or your ...

Eye-Fi Pro 4GB SDHC Wireless SD Memory Card Review Page 4 | Posted on: 16/07/2009 @ 17:00

Eye-Fi On Your Apple iPhoneYeah, no cool technology gadget is complete without its own iPhone app! Eye-Fi Inc, makers of the Eye-Fi SD cards have created a very useful iPhone application that they call, you guessed it, Eye-Fi. With the Eye-Fi application you can automatically have your photos on the iPhone uploaded to your computer from anywhere in the world by using the Internet on your phone. ...

Eye-Fi Pro 4GB SDHC Wireless SD Memory Card Review Page 5 | Posted on: 16/07/2009 @ 17:00

Benchmarking Eye-Fi Pro 4GBI am not going into deep detail on benchmarking the Eye-Fi Pro over the wireless network. There are WAY too many possible scenario's that could result in better or worse performance. It's really going to depend a lot on how far away your camera is from the access point or Ad-hoc network, the speed of the WiFi, nearby interferences, and many other things. While my simple ...

Eye-Fi Pro 4GB SDHC Wireless SD Memory Card Review | Posted on: 16/07/2009 @ 17:00

In June we wrote about the all new Eye-Fi Pro wireless SDHC memory card which allows for both professional photographers and amateur photographers to automatically upload images directly from their cameras to a computer or the web. Today, thanks to Eye-Fi Inc, we have our hands on this latest technology which provides many new enhancements and features over its previous generation cards and we'll ...

Windows 7 Pre-Order sold out! | Posted on: 16/07/2009 @ 16:40

Yes folks you read the heading right, Microsoft have pulled the plug on its pre-order offer for its new operating system (OS) Windows 7 only after 1.5 days of being released to the general public. This comes as no surprise to news addicts as they did the same thing in Japan, and with … [visit site [...]

Windows 7 Pre-Order Prices still available! Quick grab a copy now | Posted on: 16/07/2009 @ 16:40

Good news folks, I have managed to track down some businesses that are still offering the latest operating system from Microsoft at the pre-order prices (some are actually cheaper!) This came as a shock to me, but it seems that

The Conduit - Wii | Posted on: 16/07/2009 @ 15:50

Is Wii ready for a hardcore FPS?

Review: PixelEspresso Decloner 1.0 | Posted on: 16/07/2009 @ 10:50

When you're pushed for hard drive space, the quickest way to reclaim it is to delete files. But which ones? Getting rid of duplicate files is better than getting rid of more vital files, but finding them isn't easy: they can be scattered all over and given different names. Decloner attempts to make finding duplicate files easier than guesswork. It scans whatever area of the hard drive you want ...

Review: Macware MacTuneUp | Posted on: 16/07/2009 @ 10:00

Keeping the Mac operating system in top condition is not always child's play. MacTuneUp is designed to make the process simpler. There are five options: Settings, Maintenance, Optimization, Sharing and Backup with access to other useful information such as keyboard shortcuts and Unix commands. The Settings tab doesn't really offer you much that isn't already in System Preferences, but it does ...

Lab Update: Celeron E1500 in Bench, Twitter & AT Redesign | Posted on: 16/07/2009 @ 6:50

The UpdateI’ve spent the past few weeks catching up on some smartphone and Apple stuff and I’m happy to say that I’m almost done. I still have EVGA’s GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition to finish up and I’m currently chasing down a strange OS X vs. Windows 7 performance issue that I noticed in my most recent article. In short, it...

HyperSonic Sound (HSS) Technology – Reinventing Sound | Posted on: 16/07/2009 @ 5:20

250M Facebook Users, Microsoft Stores, Dell & Windows 7, & PalmPre iTunes Sync | Posted on: 16/07/2009 @ 0:10

According to CNET report, Facebook has hit 250 million active, registered viewers. Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, “For us, growing to 250 million users isn’t just an impressive number; it is a mark of how many personal connections all of you have made, and how far we at Facebook have to go to [...]

GIGABYTE GK-K6800 Professional Multimedia Keyboard Review | Posted on: 15/07/2009 @ 23:30

The Mophie Juice Pack, keeping your iPhone running | Posted on: 15/07/2009 @ 20:30

For all you iPhoners out there here is the question, how many times have you gone to pick up your all life saving iPhone only to realise you have used it so much over the day that the battery icon is flashing at you before you get that life shattering blank screen? No longer … [visit [...]

Microsoft Jumping on the Spotify Bandwagon | Posted on: 15/07/2009 @ 20:30

With the popularity of streaming media now-a-days it was only a matter of time before Microsoft took up this market as well and with the release of Spotify, the place to stream all your favourite music without … [visit site to read more] If you like what you’re reading then learn more about joining our FREE [...]

Apple Tablet To Launch This Year? | Posted on: 15/07/2009 @ 16:10

If there’s one thing Apple does well, it’s the company’s ability to generate more than its fair share of rumours. The latest one to go quasi-official is that a new Mac Tablet will be available in shops in October this year, just in time for Santa to place a mass order. The report comes from the [...]

GNOME's Zeitgeist Engine Has Its First Release | Posted on: 15/07/2009 @ 15:20

One of the GNOME projects that's in development that should premiere around the time of GNOME 3.0 is Zeitgeist, which is the system for tracking user activity and events and then logging it, so that later on the user can use the Zeitgeist tool to browse or find events and files on the computer. This project is described by the Zeitgeist developers as, "You worked on a file, but you cannot ...

ATI R600/700 OSS 3D Driver Reaches Gears Milestone | Posted on: 15/07/2009 @ 14:20

Months after AMD released documentation, programming guides, and sample code for the ATI R600 (Radeon HD 2000/3000) and R700 (Radeon HD 4000) series, glxgears is finally running atop these newest ATI graphics processors with proper GPU acceleration. Three AMD employees have been working on this R600/700 3D support in the DDX, DRM, and Mesa, and now they finally have glxgears running atop their ...

Apollo 11 Moon Mission Relaunches Tomorrow Watch It Live | Posted on: 15/07/2009 @ 14:10

On July 16th, 2009 beginning at 9:32AM ET exactly, the Apollo 11 mission will take off yet again, 40 years later. This time, we have a live reenactment that will take place on WeChooseTheMoon.org where you will experience the full mission from launching with the Saturn V to never before seen footage of Neil Armstrong stepping on the moon!The remake of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing will feature 11 ...

XTracPads Logic Mousepad Surface Video Review | Posted on: 15/07/2009 @ 12:10

Today we are looking at the XTracPads Logic mousepad surface. This particular surface comes in a variety of 3 designs and is an adhesive mouse surface, unlike anything i have ever seen or used before. Supplied By Images Conclusion I am quite pleassantly suprised by these surfaces, as at first glance, they do [...]

O2 to lose it’s hold on the iPhone | Posted on: 15/07/2009 @ 12:10

O2, currently the only UK mobile provider to offer the iPhone will lose its exclusive deal in September, when its current 2 year agreement with Apple comes to an end. After which both T-Mobile and Orange will stock the iPhone 3G in the UK, but O2 will keep exclusive rights to Apple’s new flagship phone [...]

Review: HoudahSpot 2.5.2 | Posted on: 15/07/2009 @ 11:10

HoudahSpot builds upon Apple's Spotlight engine to provide more detailed and accessible search facilities. You can hunt for files by criteria including name, textual content, kind of file, dates last opened and modified, disk location and a lot more. Other features include finding by example – letting you drag a found file into the criteria to narrow your found set to those which match it ...

Review: The Escapers Flux 2.20 | Posted on: 15/07/2009 @ 10:10

Previously, we weren't impressed by The Escapers Flux, finding it slow, buggy and clunky. This update to the web design tool addresses most of our concerns. The result is an app that's still far from perfect but nonetheless is improved from the first version. On firing up Flux, you can start from scratch (also utilising built-in boilerplates for page columns), base a design around a built-in ...

NZXT Avatar 2600dpi Gaming Mouse Review | Posted on: 15/07/2009 @ 8:40

NZXT has burst onto the PC modding scene with several innovative products, like their Tempest Gamer Case, Sentry LX Fan controller and other cases and peripherals. NZXT is not only known for providing great design and quality, but also for their great value. Other peripheral manufacturers have dipped their toes into the pool of gaming mice, so why not take a slice of the big Gaming Pie? (or is ...

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Movie Review | Posted on: 15/07/2009 @ 7:00

It has been nearly two years since fans last witnessed Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), battle the evil Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes). At long last, J.K. Rowling’s beloved saga continues with “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”. The film picks up a year after the events of the previous film with the evil Death Eaters wreaking havoc in both the magica and Muggle (non-wizard) ...

Corsair Flash Voyager GT USB Thumb Drive | Posted on: 15/07/2009 @ 3:50

Corsair's got a cute rubber flash drive on their hands, I gotta say. Black with red and yellow highlights, the GT looks fairly swift. It's ruggedized and water-resistant, without frills, except maybe the blue LED. I like the design, although I do see a couple of points of failure.

Windows 7 release date | Posted on: 14/07/2009 @ 23:00

You may remember us informing you that Windows 7 was boxed and ready and at the highlight of the pre-product launch Microsoft were defending the pricing structure. It has now come to light that a release date is set in stone. After us giving you a date in a previous article. Microsoft have officially announced the [...]

A-DATA S805 Flash Drive | Posted on: 14/07/2009 @ 21:20

The S805 from A-DATA is the perfect storage companion for the outdoor user or as a key chain. The nice metal clip along with a solid frame make this stick perfect in that regard, even if it is not a speed demon, but the S805 still manages to be Vista Readyboost ready.

Space Shuttle Endeavour Ready For Wednesday Launch | Posted on: 14/07/2009 @ 20:10

I'm certain that the STS-127 crew is growing a bit tired after the third consecutive scrubbed mission was called Monday due to weather conditions. Even if they weren't growing tired of mother-nature, they certainly must be very eager to get underway with their mission and I couldn't blame them one bit for that!The next launch window will come tomorrow at 6:03PM EST at Florida's Kennedy Space ...

Apple App Store Reaches 1.5 Billion Downloads In 1-Year | Posted on: 14/07/2009 @ 20:00

Apple's App Store, which seems like has been around since the beginning of times, has just recently hit its 1-year date of birth. The Apple App Store has been one of the most successful services that Apple has ever provided and the most successful App Store to date. Apple announced today that its customers have downloaded more than 1.5 billion, yes billion applications since the store opened ...

Please Your Wife With Phoronix, Really | Posted on: 14/07/2009 @ 18:30

If your wife has been upset with how much time you spend on our forums, that you subscribe to Phoronix Premium, or that you always occupy her computer by running the Phoronix Test Suite on it, fear no more! Just send her over to the newest web property that's managed by Phoronix Media, Foodstruments. Foodstruments is a portmanteau for "Food Instruments" and this is a site that features cooking ...

Steelseries Siberia Neckbend | Posted on: 14/07/2009 @ 16:30

Mit dem Siberia Neckbend hat Steelseries ein hochwertiges von Gamern für Gamer entwickeltes Headset im Portfolio. Rein optisch versprechen die grossen Gehörmuscheln eine saubere und exakte Darstellung von Effekten in Games sowie auch beim Genuss von Musik oder eines Films. Die üppige Polsterung soll das Headset auch für längere Gaming-Sessions tauglich machen. Praktische Features ...

Command & Conquer 4 Officially Announced! | Posted on: 14/07/2009 @ 16:10

After several accidental announcements through twitter and a less than vague survey, EA have now officially announced that Command & Conquer 4 is in development and has been for many months. Although a release date is unknown, details that are clear is that this will be a PC Only game which many will be pleased [...]

Review: Samsung N120 | Posted on: 14/07/2009 @ 13:20

Samsung's range of low-cost laptops is anything if not predictable. The N120 clings on to most of the same features as the N10 and the N110 before it. The Samsung N120 has the Atom N270 processor, the same chip that's at the heart of most of the world's netbooks. It has 1GB RAM, and with that magic number comes permission to pre-install Windows XP. So far so standard, bar the rather generous ...

Vodafone UK Offers Samsung NC10 with Built-in Mobile Broadband for Free! | Posted on: 14/07/2009 @ 13:10

Although the Samsung NC20 is now available in the UK, the previous model the NC10 has always been a good netbook and now Vodafone is offering it to free for those who sign up to a two year contract.

Microsoft Office 2010 Coming Soon to a Browser Near You | Posted on: 14/07/2009 @ 12:40

Microsoft has released details of the next iteration of its productivity suite Office. This next version, dubbed Office 2010, will include browser-based versions of Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and OneNote.

Review: Targus Bluetooth Laser Mouse | Posted on: 14/07/2009 @ 10:50

This new Targus Bluetooth Laser mouse is easy to set up, feels great to use and looks good alongside your Mac. Slightly bigger than Apple's Mighty Mouse, it glides over the desk beautifully. The buttons offer just the right degree of resistance, and can be used for Dashboard and Exposé, even without installing the driver software (an optional download). Its 'touch scroll' feature allows ...

UV Monkey Saves Sundamage | Posted on: 14/07/2009 @ 10:40

In their own right keyrings are usually a bit on the boring side. sure they look nice next you your set of house keys, but they don’t often do much else except for getting caught in a hole in your threadbare pocket. The UV Monkey however is a keyring with a difference. Designed to let you [...]

Review: Spire HandyBook 2.5" | Posted on: 14/07/2009 @ 10:20

Designed for a 2.5-inch SATA drive the HandyBook hard drive enclosure opens like a book at the push of a button. And if you're likely to do a lot of drive swapping, you can fit your bare drive without screws or fix it into place with the supplied screws and screwdriver. You also get a stand, USB and eSATA cables, and a USB-to-5V lead in case your USB port isn't enough. However, its plastic ...

Review: Shure PG27 USB Microphone | Posted on: 14/07/2009 @ 10:01

Shure's PG27 microphone represents the new breed of USB-based active mics, drawing both power and connectivity from a built-in USB interface. Many of the functions of the mixing console have been transferred onto the microphone itself – you'll find volume and gain controls, a -20db cut for noisy sources and, most importantly, on-mic live monitoring, which cuts out the usual latency that ...

Blackberry and 7Digital team up for music downloads | Posted on: 14/07/2009 @ 9:10

Blackberry and 7Digital have teamed up to offer Blackberry users music downloads for the first time. The service will be available through an application downloaded from Blackberry’s App World. The cost of downloading the songs looks to be pretty cheap, at around the 79 pence mark in the UK, and will be DRM free … [visit [...]

GEIL Ultra Series PC3-14400 6GB Memory Kit | Posted on: 14/07/2009 @ 4:20

Linux 2.6.31-rc3 Kernel Released | Posted on: 14/07/2009 @ 3:40

Just a bit more than a week has passed since the release of the Linux 2.6.31-rc2 kernel, but Linus Torvalds has today replaced that with the third release candidate in the Linux 2.6.31 series. The Linux 2.6.31-rc3 kernel drops the newly-introduced Langwell USB OTG driver since this new code isn't yet ready for mainline support and thus it has been reverted for this series, which is actually the ...

HornetTek Lycan - A wolf in sheep's clothing... | Posted on: 14/07/2009 @ 3:30

If you have read my previous blogs, you know I like portable devices, especially those that get the job done without costing a lot of money. Today we will be looking at an external enclosure aimed at providing a positive experience for those on the go. Will the HornetTek Lycan live up to these expectations? Alternatively, will this be just an...

Patriot Memory TorqX 128GB SATA Solid State Drive Review | Posted on: 14/07/2009 @ 1:40

What's Behind LG's Sweet New Phone? | Posted on: 13/07/2009 @ 23:40

I saw this over at Engadget today, it's a video of what many are assuming will be the next-generation Chocolate by LG. Two things stuck out about the phone; first, its form factor. It's unusually long for a smartphone, but I do remember at least one more example of an unusually long smartphone:The phone above my iPhone in this pic is actually a mockup of a...

Reviewing and Upgrading Apple's Nehalem Mac Pro | Posted on: 13/07/2009 @ 22:10

It's been years since I've tested a new Mac Pro and years since Apple has introduced a radically new one. The stars aligned and I took Apple's new Mac Pro for a spin, upgraded its CPUs and even played around with an SSD in it. It's a good machine but with some carefully picked upgrades, it can be a lot better....

New Office 2010 Build Leaked | Posted on: 13/07/2009 @ 15:30

A brand new leak of Microsoft Office 2010 has surfaced, this time it is build 14.0.4302.1000 and is available in both 32- and 64-bit versions. This comes just after screenshots and information leaked out about the Windows 7 RTM this weekend. The previous leak, which we reviewed earlier this year, was a Consumer Technical Preview that [...]

Thermaltake Element T | Posted on: 13/07/2009 @ 14:40

The Element T is the most affordable case in the Element family from Thermaltake. It aims to please both the the professional user and the mainstream gamer. This is certainly no easy task, but he case has space for up to six hard drives, an excellent construction and clean looks along with a large red LED fan up top.

Kids: Don't Text and Walk | Posted on: 13/07/2009 @ 14:10

A girl on Staten Island learned the hard way that you shouldn't text and walk at the same time because she quickly found her way into a nasty sewer seconds into a text to her friend. Apparently, 15-year-old Alexa Longueria fell in an uncovered manhole and suffered cuts and bruises after she was texting on her phone and was unaware of her surroundings.According to the girl the manhole had no ...

Mobile Phone Directory 118800 Suspended | Posted on: 13/07/2009 @ 13:20

Controversial new mobile phone directory service 118 800 (www.118800.co.uk) has been temporarily suspended, after thousands of users flocked online to remove their details from the site. The mobile phone directory service launched less than a month ago, allowing users to request a name and … [visit site to read more] If you like what you’re reading then [...]

Btrfs v0.19 Brings Some Gains, Some Losses | Posted on: 13/07/2009 @ 13:10

Since we began benchmarking Btrfs a few months ago we have found it to not deliver any spectacular file-system performance results on Linux. This next-generation Linux file-system that has often been compared to Sun's ZFS has not really performed that well, granted it's still very much under development. Btrfs is far from being the performance king and even its SSD mode has had little positive ...

Free running viral sells mobile phone | Posted on: 13/07/2009 @ 12:50

When presented with the letters HTC, most people- even the technologically adept- will look at you with confusion. Not many people will realise that T-Mobile’s G1 was made by them. Oh, and their MDA and Vario ranges too. And they make phones that plenty of other companies smear their brand on too. HTC have obviously noticed [...]

Review: Roth RothDock | Posted on: 13/07/2009 @ 11:31

You can buy an inexpensive cable to connect your iPod to your stereo, but the RothDock offers a more elegant solution. It's a docking station that wirelessly streams your music from your iPod or iPhone to a receiver connected to your stereo via a 3.5mm line-in cable or supplied RCA connector, while it charges your iPod at the same time. It's a neat solution because it also gives you a remote ...

Review: Mophie Juice Pack Air | Posted on: 13/07/2009 @ 11:10

The problem with the iPhone is that it makes itself so indispensable, and is such a pleasure to use, that the battery has been known to run out before the day is over. (The battery capacity itself isn't especially poor; it's just that you use the thing so much.) Rather than try to find a plug for a mid-afternoon recharge, we've taken to carrying extra battery packs with us when we know we're ...

WinX DVD Author | Posted on: 13/07/2009 @ 6:20

Computers are wonderful things, as we all know, they can not only help us to get work done, but to create as well. DVDs and their burners have dropped drastically in price over the years, to the point where pretty much everyone can afford them. When it comes to creating a DVD though, you've got a plethora of choices when looking to buy software to do it, everyone wants your money. Just like ...

Samsung SPF-85V Digital Photo Frame Review | Posted on: 13/07/2009 @ 6:20

0 A.D. Game Goes Open-Source | Posted on: 13/07/2009 @ 2:30

Wildfire Games has decided to switch their development model for their real-time strategy title, 0 A.D., from closed-source to open-source. This 3D real-time strategy game is now having its code licensed under the GNU GPLv2 and the game content is going under the Creative Commons Attribute-Share Alike license. 0 A.D...

PNY Attache USB Thumb Drive | Posted on: 12/07/2009 @ 22:50

Not every flash drive can be fast, or can be pretty, or can be sturdy, big, small, capacious, easy to find, and discreet. No, some are just a little ugly. PNYÂ’s Attache bears little of the elegance its name may be associated with, but itÂ’s safe to say it does have a few things going for it.

iPhone 3GS redsn0w Jailbreak Released | Posted on: 12/07/2009 @ 19:10

The iPhone Dev-Team has released the new version of their redsn0w jailbreak (version 0.8) and it is iPhone 3GS compatible in addition to 3G, original iPhone, and 2nd generation iPod Touch.

Windows 7 Family Pack & Anytime Upgrade Prices Leak | Posted on: 12/07/2009 @ 19:10

According to a post over at Neowin, Ed Bott, a well-known Microsoft blogger, has uncovered the prices for the Windows 7 Family Pack and Anytime Upgrade option. Bott says he found out this information from leaks within many of the online retailers that will be selling Windows 7 retail when it comes out in October. Retailer [...]

HP Web Printer, Gmail Out of Beta, Chrome OS & Popular 3GS | Posted on: 12/07/2009 @ 19:10

HP is touting that it has the “world’s first web-connected home printer” called the HP Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart printer has a 4.3-inch touchscreen LCD display that lets the user intuitively interact with the pre-loaded applications. Some of the features include the ability to add addresses and print maps with directions by using Google Maps [...]

Windows 7 has RTM’ed | Posted on: 12/07/2009 @ 19:10

Wzor is reporting that Windows 7 has been RTM’ed as of July 10th with a build number of 7.7600.16384.090710-1945. Expect to hear an official announcement tomorrow at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference on Monday in terms of availability dates and more details.

XTracPads Logic Hard Surface Mousepad | Posted on: 12/07/2009 @ 18:10

It's been a while since I've taken a look at any mousepads hasn't it? Well today I've got a very new type of mousepad from our friends over at XtracPads. The pad is called the Logic, and it's not what I would call a pad at all, when you think of pad, you think thick and soft really. The Logic is paper thin, it features a hard surface, but yet you can essentially fold it in half, or almost in ...

DS | Fossil Fighters First Impressions | Posted on: 12/07/2009 @ 15:11

We revive an army of dead prehistoric reptiles to fight battles for us. Resurrecting dinosaurs is something we've been fantasizing about for ages, even though we know it's never going to happen. These gargantuan beasts seem to come to life only through the imagination of film directors and, in some cases, video game developers. Fossil Fighters is exactly what you would expect the game to be ...

DS | Scribblenauts Updated Hands-On | Posted on: 12/07/2009 @ 15:11

5th Cell's delightful platformer won our game of E3 2009 award, and we recently got another chance to experience this very special game. Scribblenauts is a platformer-cum-puzzle game that stole the limelight at this year's E3. It made such an impression, that we named it our own Game of the Show, beating such heavyweights as Splinter Cell: Conviction and God of War III. Since then, we've had a ...

PlayStation 3 | Demon's Souls Updated Hands-On | Posted on: 12/07/2009 @ 15:11

It's unforgiving and brutally difficult, but we continue to face our demons head-on in Atlus' upcoming action role-playing game. Our time with Demon's Souls at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo was much too brief to appreciate the game. Thus, we were pleased to get some hands-on time with this unique action role-playing game, as well as get a demo of how some of the multiplayer features ...

Flash Game Of The Day: BMX Park | Posted on: 12/07/2009 @ 15:10

BMX and motocross flash games have always been one of my personal favorites. Check this incredibly addicting game out. Description: Test your biking skills in the BMX park by doing some crazy stunts on your bike like superman.

JETART MP2000 Multifunctional Mousepad Review | Posted on: 12/07/2009 @ 15:10

Hey Ladies and Gents. Today were going to check out an innovative mouse pad by JETART Technology. This is the Jetart MP2000 Multifunctional Mousepad. If you have ever found yourself short on USB ports for all your toys or cursed at your laptop for because you just dumped your coffee all over the keyboard while trying to switch out thumb drives, then this is the pad for you! It's sleek design ...

Thermaltake BlacX USB 2.0 & eSATA Docking Station Review | Posted on: 12/07/2009 @ 15:10

When it comes to working on computers some people know, especially computer techs, the hassle it can be to tear apart and put back together a computer just to get to a customer’s hard drive. Well with the popularity of hard drive docking stations rising this no longer has to be the problem. With the Thermaltake BlacX Docking Station you can simply and easily swap hard drives to make the ...

Review: Pure Move DAB/FM radio | Posted on: 12/07/2009 @ 12:00

Pure's new palm-sized DAB/FM portable radio, called Move, has been designed with outdoor use firmly in mind. It'll happily pop in your pocket, but it also has a rear-mounted, hinged stand when it needs to be standalone. Perhaps the most notable feature, however, is the incredible battery life. Use the supplied Li-on-equipped ChargePAK and the Move will provide over 40 hours of portable DAB ...

Darkest of Days Info Straight from the Developers | Posted on: 12/07/2009 @ 8:50

Antietam . . . Little Big Horn . . . Pompeii, these are certainly some of humanity’s “Darkest of Days”. When time travel is first invented by a company called KronoteK, research teams are sent back to further document these events. While there, they discover individuals that are dying that were never meant to (how they know this is explained in the game). KronoteK does not know ...

Toshiba TG01! | Posted on: 11/07/2009 @ 18:00

Ok, so name the phone that is on everyones mind at the moment, even if they don’t say it. I will, the Toshiba TG01. Offering the widest high-definition touch-screen available on a mobile, the TG01 provides users with a cinematic viewing experience on a handheld device and is testament to Orange … [visit site to [...]

Inno3D is now gaming with Alone in the Dark | Posted on: 11/07/2009 @ 10:20

Hong Kong 8th July, 2009 – Inno3D are now gaming with popular survival horror sequel, Alone in the Dark with all Inno3D GeForce GTX & GTS 200 series. Players control Edward Carnby, the main character from the original Alone in the Dark, on a thrilling journey through a dark and terrifying re-creation of New York’s [...]

Razer Salmosa 3G Gaming Mouse Review | Posted on: 11/07/2009 @ 8:50

Never mind that it's name is closer to Salmon than any of us care to acknowledge, because for the low price, anyone can have quality gaming gear that won't put you in debt with the bank that is probably getting foreclosed by our government. And Xoxide was kind enough to hook us up with one to see how it stacks up against other noob-level gaming gear on the market today. While we contact our ...

Yes Man HD Movie Review | Posted on: 11/07/2009 @ 6:40

Lab Update - Gigabyte GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H | Posted on: 11/07/2009 @ 5:50

Gigabyte dropped off their GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H motherboard today that is based on the AMD 785G/SB710 chipsets. This is a chipset that we have had our sights set on for long time now as it addresses the lack of multi-channel LPCM audio out lacking in the 690G/780G/790GX chipsets along with other video playback enhancements. The additional bonus with this...

Amazon Kindle DX Review | Posted on: 11/07/2009 @ 0:40

Review of the new Kindle DX a new version of Amazon.com's e-book reader with larger screen.

Grand Slam Tennis Wii Review | Posted on: 10/07/2009 @ 18:20

Pete Hines Interview about Id Merger: Future of Quake and Doom | Posted on: 10/07/2009 @ 17:40

Pete Hines of Bethesda Softworks comments on the merger of Id Software with ZeniMax media, and answers the following questions and more: What effect will this have on future ID releases such as Rage and Quake 5? Will we see future Doom games? Will Id move away from PC games towards consoles? Will there be any changes to Quake Con?

5 Days left before Windows 7 pre-ordering begins | Posted on: 10/07/2009 @ 17:10

Thats right, with the release of Windows 7 dated as October 2009 Microsoft have offered us a rather tastey offer. From July 15th you can pre-order two versions of Microsofts latest Operating System (OS) with spectacular discounts, the Home Premium Upgrade can be pre-ordered for £49 or the … [visit site to read more] If you like [...]

Silverlight 3.0 Released - Brings Remarkable Features | Posted on: 10/07/2009 @ 15:20

Microsoft has released the latest version of its Silverlight technology, Silverlight 3. The new version brings us many new features and enhancements over the 2.0 version such as Smooth Streaming, 3D support, and "out of browser experience". It also has built-in support for GPU acceleration to take advantage of your advance video card that you may have in your system.One of the best features of ...

Grand Slam Tennis Wii Review | Posted on: 10/07/2009 @ 15:20

Microsoft To Unveil Office 2010 and Office Web on Monday | Posted on: 10/07/2009 @ 14:40

Next Monday at Microsoft's annual WorldWide Partner Conference in New Orleans, the company is planning to announce the Office Web Applications and Office 2010 beta that fans have eagerly been awaiting. Microsoft Office 2010 will come both in 32-bit and 64-bit flavors and will feature a new logo, Outlook mail-client, user-interface and more. Probably one of the most noticeable changes is the user ...

Review: Vita Audio R2i DAB/FM radio | Posted on: 10/07/2009 @ 11:40

The Vita Audio R2i includes DAB and FM radio, a couple of line inputs (phono sockets at the rear, minijack at the front) and a universal iPod dock, plus a notional 20-watt amplifier and two loudspeakers, each in its own enclosure with a downward-firing reflex port. On the top of the unit is Vita's familiar 'RotoDial' control, which isn't absolutely the most intuitive user interface we've ever ...

GIGABYTE GM-M7800S Swarovski Crystal Mouse | Posted on: 10/07/2009 @ 4:10

KDE 4.3.0 RC2 Brings Fewer Changes | Posted on: 10/07/2009 @ 1:00

Just a week after the release of the KDE 4.3 release candidate, a second release candidate has emerged from the Gran Canaria Desktop Summit. KDE 4.3 Release Candidate 2 incorporates fewer changes than earlier development releases, as development winds down for the final release of KDE 4.3.0 later this month. The KDE 4.3.0 RC2 announcement can be read at KDE.org...

Google Chrome OS (2009-07-09) | Posted on: 09/07/2009 @ 19:40

Flick Fishing – First to One Million Paid Downloads! | Posted on: 09/07/2009 @ 17:40

First of all, a big congratulations to the iPhone game developer Freeverse, who announced this week that they had sold the millionth copy of their Flick Fishing game making it the first paid application to reach the feat. I have played the game myself and it’s great, this coming from a person who doesn’t actually like [...]

Microsoft Names Steven Sinofsky To Head Windows Division | Posted on: 09/07/2009 @ 14:10

Microsoft promoted a 20-year Microsoft veteran as president of the Windows Division at Microsoft. Steven Sinofsky most recently led the Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group which contributed to the October 22nd availability of Windows 7. "Steven Sinofsky has demonstrated the ability to lead large teams that deliver great products. The work he and the team have done in getting ready to ship ...

OCZ Blade PC3-16000 CAS 7 6GB Memory Kit | Posted on: 09/07/2009 @ 14:00

Amazon Kindle 2 Price Slashed to $299 | Posted on: 09/07/2009 @ 13:30

Amazon yesterday slashed the price of its Amazon Kindle 2 E-Book reader by $60 bringing the price of the unit from $359 down to $299. This is the first price cut ever to the Kindle and Amazon said that they were able to do this because they have increased sales and have therefore lowered manufacturing costs. With the Kindle 2 being priced at just under $300 bucks, will this price point magically ...

Review: Pioneer BDP-LX08 | Posted on: 09/07/2009 @ 11:50

Part of Pioneer's swanky LX series of home cinema gear (and the central source for its LX03BD system), the BDP-LX08 is an unsurprisingly stylish affair. Its naked fascia and black-as-night finish makes it elegant and esoteric enough to satisfy home cinema purists and interior designers alike. The rear panel features 7.1-channel audio outputs with Dolby True HD and DTS HD Master Audio decoding. ...

Review: Samsung BD-P3600 | Posted on: 09/07/2009 @ 11:20

THE BD-P3600 IS a remarkable Blu-ray player in many respects and it boasts a number of features that you won't yet encounter on any of its rivals. Chief among these is the inclusion of wi-fi support, made possible by the supplied USB stick that plugs into the port on the rear. Not only does it enable you to download BD Live content without a LAN cable, but you can also stream music, video and ...

Nintendo’s Dr Kawashima Brain Training Breaks UK Sales Record | Posted on: 09/07/2009 @ 11:10

Looks like we’re all a little concerned of getting soft between the ears. Industry trade body ELPSA, has released latest figures for video games sales, with Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training for the Nintendo DS taking kudos for the best selling game ever in the UK. Dr. Kawashima has sold … [visit site to read more] If you [...]

Vantec ezSHARE Adapter | Posted on: 09/07/2009 @ 9:00

With more people having more than one computer the need to share and transfer files between them has grown. Vantec has come up with a product geared towards this market with the Vantec ezSHARE Adapter. It boasts an easy setup with no additional software to install and a setup time of only seconds. Let's see what the ezSHARE Adapter has in store.

Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player Review | Posted on: 09/07/2009 @ 7:20

Windows 7 Family Pack & Anytime Upgrade Prices Leak | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 22:00

According to a post over at Neowin, Ed Bott, a well-known Microsoft blogger, has uncovered the prices for the Windows 7 Family Pack and Anytime Upgrade option.

The Future Of EGL On Linux With Mesa, Eagle | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 20:50

Kristian Høgsberg, the Red Hat developer largely responsible for DRI2 and various other X.Org innovations, had started the Wayland display server project last year to leverage new technologies like kernel mode-setting and the Graphics Execution Manager. While there is not much to report on with Wayland since our last update, one of the components used by Wayland is Eagle, another Kristian ...

Xigmatek Midgard | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 20:20

The Xigmatek Midgard aims to redefine the mainstream case segment by packing it full with all kinds of features. From plenty of fan mounts to screw-less systems everywhere, along with an all black interior and a low, low price tag of $60. That is bound to get our attention, so we take a real close look, but will it manage to do away with the doubts?

Moblin 2.0 To Not Run X Server As Root | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 19:10

Intel's Arjan van de Ven has fired off an email letting us know that Moblin 2.0 will have its X Server running without root privileges. The first feature of their new "Moblin Secure X project" is to integrate NRX technology, which we take to mean "No-Root X" and is described as "NRX is a set of OS changes and patches that makes it possible to no longer run the X server as the privileged 'root' ...

Western Digital RE4-GP 2TB Enterprise Hard Disk in RAID 0 | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 15:00

U.S. Government Web Sites Downed By North Korea? | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 14:40

If you had tried accessing many of the U.S. government web sites since July 4th, you were probably presented with a page that said cannot find server or unable to load web site. This is the result of a targeted DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack on the Treasury Department, Secret Service, Transportation Department and Federal Trade Commission web sites. The attack apparently is coming ...

Will The X.Org 7.5 Release Schedule Be Met? | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 14:40

While the X Server is a very critical component to the Linux desktop and free software ecosystem, the X.Org project has had problems with delivering releases on time. Almost any X Server / X.Org release from recent times can be looked at and generally there were multiple delays in getting that release out that often spanned multiple months...

Review: Cisco Linksys Media Hub NMH405 | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 14:00

The Media Hub is a network hard drive (NAS) that can be used to store then remotely access your multimedia collection from elsewhere in the home or via the internet. Our test model comes with a 500GB hard disc (a 1TB version is available) accompanied by a separate bay for adding an additional drive of your own. Its home cinema looks belie the fact that there are no connections for plugging it ...

CrunchPad - A Linux-Based Tablet Device For Under $300 | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 14:00

Hot on the heels of the newly announced Google Chrome OS that's geared towards only web-use, a technology blogger for TechCrunch has begun working on the mass production of his new simple and cheap tablet device. He has always wanted a small, cheap, yet affordable tablet device to primarily use for surfing the web and since there wasn't one out there already, he made one that he calls the ...

Early Linux 2.6.31 Kernel Benchmarks | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 13:50

The Linux 2.6.31 kernel is still under active development until it is released later this quarter, but the merge window is closed and most of the work going on is to address bugs and other regressions within this massive code-base. Some of the key additions to the Linux 2.6.31 kernel include many graphics-related advancements (merging of the TTM memory manager, Radeon kernel mode-setting, Intel ...

Sony Dismisses PS3 Price Cut | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 12:50

Gamers look like they need to keep hold of their day jobs as the relatively costly PlayStation 3 isn’t going to be coming down in price any time soon. Rumours of a PS3 price cut have been circulating for awhile now, finally culminating in Bobby Kotick, the CEO of games developer Activision, giving his … [visit [...]

O2 Confirmed As UK Palm Carrier | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 12:00

Last week we heard that  on the 7th July we would get to know everything about the Palm Pre in the UK. Now this was right as the announcement was made, but we heard almost nothing in concrete information. We do now know that O2 will be the sole carrier for the phone in the UK, [...]

Palm Pre to be Available Exclusively to O2 in the UK | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 12:00

O2 has won the exclusive rights to sell the Palm Pre in the UK. The Palm Pre, a multimedia smartphone that is seen as a rival to Apple's iPhone, was announced in January of this year and went on sale in the USA recently. According to O2 the Palm Pre will be available in the UK in time for the winter holidays.

Google treads on Microsoft toes | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 11:30

When Bing was annouced, it would appear all bets were off. Microsoft were making a serious effort to launch themselves into the search market. Now Google have taken their gloves off. Last night it was announced that Google will be launching their own, lightweight OS that will make the web into a platform. “Speed, simplicity and security [...]

Trendnet Wireless N Gigabit Router and Wireless N USB Dongle Review | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 11:11

More and more home based businesses are springing up these days; with billions being made through internet business people are dropping the shackles of office over head and cozying up to the home based business ideas. We are starting to see rack mount intranet and serious networking moving into the spare rooms of people’s homes, why? In order to do business you can waste time with slow ...

Wii | A Boy and His Blob Hands-On | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 11:11

After seeing the adorable puzzle platformer at E3, we finally got to play it for ourselves. There were plenty of promising Wii games shown off at E3 2009, and one of the pick of the bunch was Majesco's re-creation of A Boy and His Blob. Based on the classic NES game, the development team at WayForward has given the puzzle-based platformer a gorgeous facelift for its Wii debut, and we were eager ...

Flash Game Of The Day: Megaman Polarity | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 11:11

Megaman has been arround for years and still has a major fallowing. This flash based port to the web gaming worl is just as fun as it was in the good 'ol days of crazy mad scientists trying to take over the world with robots in the 80's. As far as 2D platformers go Megaman dominates with every new release. If you are feeling nostalgic and want to pass some time playing the lovable robot we have ...

DS | Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain First Impression | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 11:11

We take charge of our own adventure in this upcoming action role-playing game for the Nintendo DS. Fighting Fantasy was a popular role-playing gamebook series in the '80s--selling more than 14 million copies worldwide--that might be compared to the Choose Your Adventure novels except you used dice that would determine your character's stats, as well as the outcome of battle. Created by Ian ...

Voice Keyboard iPhone App Review | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 11:11

It’s easy to get lost in the sea of infinite Piano and Piano Lite applications available on the apple app store. Many of these piano apps attempt to bring the real piano experience to the user but often fail miserably. The fact of the matter is that no company will bring a “complete piano experience” to the iPhone. Voice Keyboard doesn’t attempt to do that, rather it ...

Overclockershq.com Needs You (Job Postings) | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 11:11

That’s correct we need a few good men and women to join the OCHQ team. There is a call out for all current positions. If you love to write and have a love for technology there is a fit for you. There very well may even by a spot for all you power hungry forum dwellers that love mod powers. If you have some extra time and are looking to satisfy your every technological wish click read more ...

ThermalTake VF7001BNS DH101 | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 11:11

Thermaltake has more in their case arsenal than just stylish towers. When a HTPC is needed, they have some very attractive options. The DH101 is one of these that should satisfy most of your HTPC needs.

Plextor PX-B310U External Blu-ray Combo Drive | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 11:11

Blu-ray may have won the HD war, but DVD's still reign supreme for optical storage. Plextor gives you the best of both worlds with the PX-B310 External Blu-ray combo drive. Read on to see if this external drive meets all of your needs.

Super Talent Luxio 64GB USB Flash Drive | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 11:11

Super Talent's Luxio USB flash drive not only looks good, but it also packs several features in its compact and elegant form factor. With 64GB of storage space and AES 256-bit encryption, the Luxio is not lacking in any respect. How does it perform? Read on for the details.

Google's Chrome OS Announced | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 11:10

When I saw this come across my inbox a bit ago, I first thought this was a late-night prank being played on me. But as it turns out, it’s true: late this evening Google confirmed that they’re working on their own operating system for netbooks, tentatively titled Chrome OS. Rather than rattle off the entire contents of their announcement,...

Altec Lansing VS2620/VS2621 | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 9:30

Altec Lansing Brings Style and Performance to Computer and MP3 Audio With Contempory design and crystal clear sound, the VS2621 and VS2620 also give unbeatable value for money London – July 7th, 2009 – Altec Lansing, a division of Plantronics Inc. and a market leader in digital audio, today announced the VS2621Ô and VS2620Ô [...]

DDR3-2000+ Memory Kits - Fast but Flawed | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 8:20

We take a look at the latest DDR3-2000+ kits from Corsair and OCZ, but find the quality of the Elpida Hyper ICs is the real story....

Enermax Liberty Eco 400W PSU Review | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 6:20

We have LED bulbs, low-flow shower heads, and even meters that plug into an outlet in your house and tell you how much electricity you are wasting each and every day (check prices on Kill-a-Watt meters). And lately it seems that the people leading the way for us nerds to get in on the Eco-action are the PSU manufacturers. Enermax has delivered us the Liberty Eco line of power supplies to help ...

X Server 1.6.2 Gets Released | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 4:30

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iPhone 3GS redsn0w Jailbreak Released | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 3:10

The iPhone Dev-Team has released the new version of their redsn0w jailbreak (version 0.8) and it is iPhone 3GS compatible in addition to 3G, original iPhone, and 2nd generation iPod Touch.

Understanding the iPhone 3GS | Posted on: 08/07/2009 @ 2:10

The iPhone 3GS improves performance by leaps and bounds over its predecessor. Today, we go through its architecture and understand how....

Google Apps Taken Out of Beta | Posted on: 07/07/2009 @ 18:00

It’s almost like losing an old friend by not seeing the little “Beta” disclaimer written next to the Gmail, logo but Google have finally taken the step to migrate to full services. Google Apps include Google Calendar, Google Docs and Google Talk, and all applications are now to be taken seriously we are told. The word … [...]

VLC Media Player Reaches Version 1.0 | Posted on: 07/07/2009 @ 16:00

For those of you that use VLC as your media player of choice or those looking for a new media player, head on over to VideoLAN.org as version 1.0.0 of this growingly popular free software application has been released. VLC 1.0.0 has support for live recording, new HD codecs (including Blu-ray and AES3), new formats, new encoders, and many other new features...

Unigine Game Engine Continues To Advance | Posted on: 07/07/2009 @ 15:40

The Unigine Engine, which is an impressive multi-platform game that hasn't really been widely used in any games yet but does offer some very impressive tech demos (via the Phoronix Test Suite), continues to advance and pick up new features. As we have shared earlier, the company behind Unigine is working on a new game that will run on Linux, which is not too surprising when considering the fact ...

A-DATA X Series Ver 2 PC3-12800 6GB DDR3 Kit | Posted on: 07/07/2009 @ 15:20

ABC Shows Finally Arrive On Hulu | Posted on: 07/07/2009 @ 15:10

ABC has officially partnered with Hulu and Disney, to provide "Grey's Anatomy" to the online service. Under the new partnership, Hulu will host the last five recently aired episodes of the show only. Hey, at least it's a start! Other shows will also be announced this week which could include popular shows like Desperate Housewives, Lost, and Scrubs. Disney nor Hulu has confirmed any of these ...

Phoronix Test Suite 2.0 "Sandtorg" Beta 2 | Posted on: 07/07/2009 @ 13:50

Almost a month after the release of Phoronix Test Suite 2.0 Beta 1, the second beta release for Sandtorg is now available. With being less than a month away from the final release of Phoronix Test Suite 2.0, this second beta serves largely to address bugs and other outstanding issues, but there are also a few new additions too. Phoronix Test Suite 2.0 Beta 2 has improvements to its GTK2 GUI, new ...

Internet Explorer Usage Down 11.4%; Windows 7 E Coming to Europe without IE | Posted on: 07/07/2009 @ 11:50

The latest browser figures which have just been released are showing that the dominance of IE has been eroded further with Firefox the main opponent and Safari and Chrome the bubbling away in the background. Mozilla is hoping that their market-share will increase further with the release of Firefox 3.5 which, since its debut, has been downloaded nearly 14 million times.

Review: CMS BounceBack Ultimate | Posted on: 07/07/2009 @ 10:50

Backup software is only a short way behind antivirus security software in terms of the least sexy parts of the IT industry… Is any part of the IT industry sexy? Anyways, CMS Products has come up with BounceBack Ultimate, a backup product that is – mildly attractive. Unlike other back-up software that creates a ghost image of the drive to extract and restore at a later date, ...

Review: Zalman CNPS 10X Extreme | Posted on: 07/07/2009 @ 10:20

Surely we've reached the limits of what standard air-cooling can offer us in terms of CPU chiller, right? Your chips can be fanned down for less money than you'd spend on a night out. So why would you spend around three times as much on what is more of the same in the form of the CPNS 10X Extreme? The answer that you'll get from Zalman will be entirely focused around performance and silence, both ...

Review: Radiopaq custom tuned headphones | Posted on: 07/07/2009 @ 10:01

I'm a sucker for a decent set of in-ear headphones, I'm still rocking a pair of Shure noise-cancelling beauties from a couple of years ago. But Radiopaq has hit us up with its Custom Tuned earphones, a range of tuned in-ear brain-blasters in four different guises, for four different music types. There are Classical, Jazz, Pop and Rock variants, each tuned slightly differently to best represent ...

Women are Taking Over the Internet! | Posted on: 07/07/2009 @ 8:50

According to a Pew Research study 43 percent of the women in the U.S. call the shots. A male/female study by Synovate turned up the fact that 60 percent of women in 12 countries felt they were more financially responsible. Only 40 percent of the men agreed but then they haven’t answered any other surveys. Some executives have long understood the importance of the woman in the buying ...

Super Talent Luxio 64GB USB Flash Drive | Posted on: 07/07/2009 @ 0:20

Super Talent's Luxio USB flash drive not only looks good, but it also packs several features in its compact and elegant form factor. With 64GB of storage space and AES 256-bit encryption, the Luxio is not lacking in any respect.

Brother HL-2170W Laser Printer Review | Posted on: 06/07/2009 @ 23:10

The new Brother HL-2170 Wireless Laser Printer has come in at a time when ease of use, quality and speed are the most sought after assets for any printer. People looking for a wireless printer are typically willing to pay a bit extra for a these features as they are most often used in a home office setting to share the printer between multiple computers. With the low cost, they don't have to.

Facebook 2009 Revenue To Top $500 Million in Ad Revenue | Posted on: 06/07/2009 @ 22:51

The big just keep getting bigger, at least if you are Facebook. During an interview with Reuters, Marc Andreessen who is a board member for Facebook said he expects the company's revenue to top $500 million this year and within five years it will have reached over a billion a year. Currently there are no public stock offerings at Facebook, but he said that it's a little ways off - meaning it's ...

Fujifilm FinePix A150 Digital Camera Review | Posted on: 06/07/2009 @ 21:50

Review of the Fujifilm FinePix A150 digital camera an inexpensive 10 megapixel with an embedded 20 MB memory.

Skepticism of BingÂ’s Success Despite Being Fantastic | Posted on: 06/07/2009 @ 20:50

When it comes to Internet search, what does everyone think of? Google of course. Microsoft has set out to try to change that, but I just donÂ’t see it happening. Google has been in the search business for many years and they have simply done everything right. They have a simplistic interface with a very simple search that gets the job done quickly and easily. Bing simply cannot over come the ...

Mushkin Redline Ascent 6-7-6-18 Triple Channel 3x2GB CL6.0-DDR3-1600Mhz | Posted on: 06/07/2009 @ 14:10

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 ...

Nokia N97: Video clip | Posted on: 06/07/2009 @ 12:40

While you’re waiting around for Nokia to make their 12-megapixel mega-phone, why not take a look at the new Nokia N97. Nokia are making a comeback with this viral video. We told you all about it a while back and, since then, it seems to be plugging Facebook as its big feature- possibly riding the wave [...]

An apple a day keeps the Google away | Posted on: 06/07/2009 @ 12:10

Leader of the Conservative party, David Cameron, has revealed plans that would encourage UK residents to store their health records with Google or Microsoft, the Guardian report today. Google Health and Microsoft Health Vault, currently operating across the pond, allows users to store their medical info securely online and gives control back to the patient. The plans [...]

Review: OCZ Behemoth Laser gaming mouse | Posted on: 06/07/2009 @ 12:00

When it comes to clicky rodents, there are two pieces of crucial advice PCFormat gives: buy a Logitech G9, or, if you're richer, buy a Microsoft wireless X8. But we realise that in these dark days of crunchy credit, not everyone has upwards of £40 to spend on a mouse. Read TechRadar's Logitech G9 reviewRead TechRadar's Microsoft Sidewinder X8 reviewComing in at just £20, OCZ's Behemoth is ...

Review: Behemoth Laser gaming mouse | Posted on: 06/07/2009 @ 11:20

When it comes to clicky rodents, there are two pieces of crucial advice PCFormat gives: buy a Logitech G9, or, if you're richer, buy a Microsoft wireless X8. But we realise that in these dark days of crunchy credit, not everyone has upwards of £40 to spend on a mouse. Read TechRadar's Logitech G9 reviewRead TechRadar's Microsoft Sidewinder X8 reviewComing in at just £20, OCZ's Behemoth is ...

Review: OCZ Throttle Drive 32GB | Posted on: 06/07/2009 @ 11:10

I've had the dubious pleasure of trying the first dedicated, portable eSATA drive, the OCZ Throttle Drive. Boasting fantastical transfer speeds with the same ease of use as USB, eSATA will surely become the flash drive standard of the next few years. But today? You see it's not as simple as the good ol' USB drive. It seems neither case manufacturers, motherboard makers or flash drive creators ...

Lian Li PC-A05N | Posted on: 06/07/2009 @ 9:20

Besides SilverStone, Cooler Master, and Antec, another leading computer enclosure manufacturer is Lian Li, which is a brand well known among computer enthusiasts for building some of the best and most unique computer cases that have ever hit the markets. One of the most recent products introduced by Lian Li is the PC-A05N, which may be sized very small, but has a unique layout with its ...

Datel Edge Nunchuck Controller for Wii | Posted on: 06/07/2009 @ 9:10

Third-party manufacturers sure do like to cash in on game systems. There are plenty of manufacturers, the most notable one being Nyko, but a new British company has been churning out new products that have begun to turn some heads. Datel's products stand out from the crowd because they actually don't suck, and are reasonably priced. Datel has produced a third-party Nunchuck controller for ...

Leaked Pictures: New Sony Ericsson Android XPERIA | Posted on: 06/07/2009 @ 7:40

Danish site Mobil has spilled the beans on Sony Ericsson jumping on the Android bandwagon with its new handset codenamed Rachael. The phone which looks set to use Android 2.0 software, is expected to be officially be announced later this year and will join the high-end XPERIA family. It’s thought though that Rachael won’t actually be [...]

The Geek Atlas: 128 Places Where Science and Technology Come Alive | Posted on: 05/07/2009 @ 16:30

The history of science is all around us, if you know where to look. With this unique traveler's guide, you'll learn about 128 destinations around the world where discoveries in science, mathematics, or technology occurred or is happening now. Read on to see if this book is worth picking up!

Review: Natural Point TrackIR 5 | Posted on: 05/07/2009 @ 11:50

NaturalPoint's TrackIR head-tracking system has been maturing for several years now and we've always been big fans, mainly because this is one peripheral that's not a gimmick. For the uninitiated, it enables you to translate your real-world head movements into supported games. A high-speed infrared camera sits atop your monitor, picking up the movements of a three-pronged LED clip attached to ...

Linus Issues Independence Day 2.6.31-rc2 Kernel | Posted on: 04/07/2009 @ 20:20

For those of you not out celebrating the Independence Day / 4th of July in America, there is a new release candidate for the Linux 2.6.31 kernel that is now ready for testing. In this second release candidate there is a new DRM pull bringing various fixes and improvements, including Intel DisplayPort support for hardware with such new connectors. Beyond updates to the kernel side of the Linux ...

Yo Frankie Game Gets Updated, Version 1.1 | Posted on: 04/07/2009 @ 18:30

Yo Frankie, the open-source video game that was developed around the Blender modeling software, has received its first major update after reaching version 1.0 some seven months ago. New in Yo Frankie! v1.1 are three new maps (thanks to a map design competition), various game improvements, updated game logic based upon Blender 2.49, improved frame-rate performance, various clean-ups, and there is ...

Wine 1.1.25 Brings Improved Memory Management | Posted on: 04/07/2009 @ 11:00

In their bi-weekly tradition, the developers behind Wine have pushed out a new development release for this popular and important open-source project. Wine 1.1.25 is the newest development release and it has quite a few translation updates, support for various Unicode file encodings in Notepad, improved memory management, desktop menus are now cleared up automatically, the start of a ...

10 Benefits of Video Games | Posted on: 04/07/2009 @ 8:50

Gaming both video and computer has become more than a fad, it is a part of life. First generation video game players have now become adult and carry their passion to adulthood. Parents and teachers worry about games having negative effects on children and a great deal has been written about games leading to violent behavior and addiction. However, all is not negative about gaming, studies by ...

'Section 8' Questions Answered by Developers | Posted on: 03/07/2009 @ 21:10

Section 8 is an intense sci-fi shooter set in the future when humans have begun colonizing alien worlds in the far reaches of the Milky Way galaxy. While it is set in the distant future, we wanted to make it feel realistic and relatable to the player. You will not find something like lasers or teleportation in this universe; everything is very mechanical. Players will be able to battle on ...

Lian Li PC-8 | Posted on: 03/07/2009 @ 16:10

Lian Li setzt wie üblich auf ein schlichtes sowie elegantes Design. Das lediglich fünf Kilogramm leichte PC-8 besticht mit schwarz eloxiertem, gebürstetem Aluminum und einer von Lian Li gewohnt hohen Verarbeitungsqualität. Speziell am PC-8 ist der verhältnismässig teife Preis von lediglich CHF 99.- (ca. EUR 66.-). Dementsprechnd gespannt, sind wir ob Lian Li auch in diesem ...

Microsoft Windows 7 RTM Coming July 13th | Posted on: 03/07/2009 @ 14:31

Mark your calenders everyone, July 13th 2009 will be the day that Microsoft will officially announce the Windows 7 RTM. This also happens to be the same day as the Worldwide Partner Conference 09 in New Orleans. We are likely to see many more leaked builds before the July 13th date, as Microsoft engineers continue to smash bugs and other problematic showstopper issues. On July 13th, all ...

A Look at the Samsung NC20 | Posted on: 03/07/2009 @ 12:10

The 12.1 inch ultraportable marketplace is quite crowed nowadays and is destined to become more so with more entrants like the Vostro 1220. But Samsung has always had a strong position with their NC10. Samsung announced the successor to the NC10, the aptly named NC20, a few months ago and this small laptop is now on sale in the UK and the US.

Open-Source ATI R600/700 3D Driver Almost Working | Posted on: 03/07/2009 @ 10:50

AMD's John Bridgman has shared that the open-source R600/700 3D driver for Linux is becoming usable, slowly but surely. Months after releasing documentation, a programmer's guide, and sample code, their Mesa driver is beginning to do useful things -- more so than just rendering simple triangles. The ATI R600/700 3D driver is derived from the Radeon driver rewrite and is currently living in a ...

Fluendo Releases Its Own Linux DVD Player | Posted on: 03/07/2009 @ 7:30

Fluendo, the company that's largely behind G-Streamer and produces legal audio/video codecs for Linux, has now launched its own DVD player solution for Linux. Fluendo's new DVD player software is, of course, built upon the G-Streamer framework...

An Interview With A Linux Game Porter | Posted on: 03/07/2009 @ 6:10

Recently on our forums, Frank Earl (who goes by the synonym Svartalf), has been seeking the input of Linux gamers as to what games they would like to see ported to Linux. Frank has been working for Linux Game Publishing for a few years porting various titles to Linux and has done work independently on bringing new software from Windows to Linux. Frank was overwhelmed by the response on our forums ...

Corsair Dominator GT PC3-16000 6GB Memory Kit | Posted on: 03/07/2009 @ 5:50

Plextor PX-B310U External Blu-ray Combo Drive | Posted on: 03/07/2009 @ 4:00

Manufacturer: Plextor The name Plextor is almost synonymous with quality optical drive solutions. For over ten years, if you wanted a quality internal or external optical drive you could always count on Plextor to deliver a top notch product. From CD-ROMs to Blu-Ray, they have remained at the forefront. Today we welcome Plextor with their [...]

Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings Review (PSP) | Posted on: 02/07/2009 @ 23:20

Since we have already published an official review of IJatSoK for the Wii (read it here), I decided to publish my thoughts on the PSP version of the game. I’m glad to see a lot more Indiana Jones around, because there was such a drought of content between the third and fourth movies. I’ll just chalk this up as poor judgement on George Lucas’ part… since he ...

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Overlord 2 (II) - PS3 | Posted on: 02/07/2009 @ 17:20

A new Overlord steps forward to spread misery and evil in the Netherworld.

Touchscreen Phone LG GT500 Comes to the UK Exclusively at T-Mobile | Posted on: 02/07/2009 @ 17:00

The LG GT500 Touchscreen phone will be available in the UK via T-Mobile. The LG GT500 is a neat mid range phone for those on a budget. Along with the 3 inch 240 x 400 pixels screen it has GPS and a 5 megapixel camera.

Nyko Charge Station for Wii Review | Posted on: 02/07/2009 @ 16:20

Most other game manufacturers have discovered that rechargable controllers is the way to go. The Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 have rechargable gamepads. Even Nintendo's own DS has a built-in rechargable battery. With everyone getting on the "green" bandwagon, it doesn't make sense to suck up a set of AA batteries every 15-20 hours. Nyko is again, at our rescue, and delivers not only ...

Maximo iM-590 iMetal Earphones | Posted on: 02/07/2009 @ 15:50

Relatively unknown Maximo recently released their iM-590 earphones. Based on a 9 mm driver and boosting a metal exterior these earphones will undoubtedly turn some heads. The price of just $59 certainly will.

Apple iPhone SMS Vulnerability Provides Root Access Remotely | Posted on: 02/07/2009 @ 15:40

During a presentation at the SyScan conference in Singapore, Charlie Miller, a renown security expert and winner of the Pwn2Own hacker contest, unveiled a disturbing vulnerability in the iPhone. The vulnerability would allow him to inject SMS messages into the iPhone and then have the recipient of the message automatically run malicious code on the phone.The worst part of the vulnerability is ...

Arianspace Launch Largest Commercial Satellite For TerreStar | Posted on: 02/07/2009 @ 13:30

Arianespace yesterday launched the largest commercial satellite into space, the TerreStar-1 for North America satellite phone company, TerreStar Networks Inc. The launch was carried out by Ariane 5 ECA from the European Space Port in the Guiana Space Center. TerreStar-1 was built by Space Systems Loral in Palo Alto, California on behalf of the satellite operator TerreStar Networks Inc. based in ...

Review: Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD | Posted on: 02/07/2009 @ 11:00

The Fujifilm Finepix S2000HD has the look and feel of a digital SLR camera, but is aimed at those on a tighter budget needing a large zoom. The long lens – offering an amazing 15x optical zoom – and sturdy grip handle make it a chunky camera compared to compact cameras elsewhere. That said, it's an incredibly comfortable device to hold and, with the addition of a built-in image ...

A Root-less X Server Nears Reality | Posted on: 02/07/2009 @ 7:50

One of the benefits of moving the different graphics hardware drivers over to using kernel mode-setting, an in-kernel GPU memory manager (whether it be GEM or TTM), and other newer X innovations is the possibility of now running the X Server without root privileges. By doing so, this of course improves the security since this very large chunk of code is no longer running with all of these ...

Toshiba TG01 Launch Getting Close | Posted on: 02/07/2009 @ 6:10

The Toshiba TG01 looks set to be seen on the high street relatively soon with Toshiba staging a launch event on July 9. The actual date of the handset hitting the shops hasn’t been unveiled, but we can’t have to wait much longer. The phone will come with a sizey 4.1-inch WVGA touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera and [...]

Nyko Metal Drum Pedal Review | Posted on: 01/07/2009 @ 23:50

What do you call a person who pretends to be a musician? A drummer. In all seriousness, not everyone can be as awesome as me while playing a little guitar controller for Rock Band or Guitar Hero. Thanks to Rock Band and Guitar Hero World Tour, those people can play the drums. Playing these toy drums feel more like playing real instruments than the little guitar controllers. Until the ...

WiFi Hotspot Finder- finally a useful novelty keyring | Posted on: 01/07/2009 @ 21:10

If you don't want to aimlessly wander the streets with your laptop trying to find a WiFi connection while out and about, then take a look at the WiFi Hotspot Finder Keyring. Find a signal in two seconds.

Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Movie Review | Posted on: 01/07/2009 @ 19:40

Scrat and the gang are back, and this time in stunning 3D in the new “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”. The third chapter in the popular series once again follows the adventures of the unusual mix of friends, in their frozen home. As the film opens, Manny (Ray Romano), is a nervous wreck as Ellie (Queen Latifah), is expecting their first child. Sid the sloth (John Leguizamo), is ...

Space Shuttle Endeavour Is Leak Free and Ready for Launch | Posted on: 01/07/2009 @ 18:40

NASA said the fueling test that was conducted on the shuttle just hours ago, uncovered no 'worrisome' gas leaks. At about 9 a.m., the liquid hydrogen tank was 98 percent full and the "topping" mode began. A vent valve at the top of the hydrogen tank began cycling, as planned, to disperse excess gaseous Hydrogen through a vent system that carries it safely away from the launch pad. At that point ...

Windows 7 Beta Builds Begin Shutting Down Every 2 Hours | Posted on: 01/07/2009 @ 18:20

Still running Windows 7 Beta? You may want to upgrade, today. Beginning today Microsoft said that your system will shutdown every 2 hours, in an effort to encourage you to upgrade to Windows 7 RC from the Beta builds. If you plan on moving over to the Windows 7 RC you'll need to be off of it by March 1st, 2010 as you will suffer the same 2-hour shutdown stipulation as well. If you're running the ...

Apple iPhone 3.1 OS Update Released | Posted on: 01/07/2009 @ 17:20

Not more than two weeks ago, Apple released the iPhone OS 3.0 upgrade to the public and now they have just released the iPhone OS 3.1 update to developers. The new beta build 7C97D for iPhone OS 3.1 has no official changes as of yet but reports suggest that it makes both the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS much speedier moving around in the operating system.

Sirius XM Radio Launches FM5 Satellite Into Orbit | Posted on: 01/07/2009 @ 17:00

The Sirius FM5 satellite was launched into orbit this morning from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazahstan. The new satellite will provide additional broadcasting capabilities for Sirius XM Radio. A Proton Breeze M rocket capable of nearly 2.5 million pounds of thrust, launched the 12,831-pound satellite into space. After a 9 hour 14 minute mission, the Breeze M successfully released the SIRIUS FM-5 ...

Sin City HD Movie Review | Posted on: 01/07/2009 @ 15:20

Nokia 12-megapixel cameraphone with optical zoom in the works | Posted on: 01/07/2009 @ 14:40

We've just caught-wind that the Nokia boffins are working on a 12-megapixel monster-snapper handet with optical, rather than digital, zoom...

Windows 7 Build 7264 and 7265 Leaked ISO Dowloads | Posted on: 01/07/2009 @ 14:31

The latest version of Windows 7 has leaked out onto the Internet, this time it is Windows 7 Build 7264 which has a build string of 6.1.7264.0.win7_rtm.090622-1900.We have also seen reports of Windows 7 Build 7265 being leaked already which carries the build string of 6.1.7265.0.win7_rtm.090624-1905 which means it was compiled on June 24th. As of now, we are only a few weeks away from the final ...

KDE 4.3.0 Release Candidate Goes Wild | Posted on: 01/07/2009 @ 13:40

With KDE 4.3 being scheduled for release later this month, Sebastian Kügler on the behalf of the KDE developers around the world has announced the KDE 4.3.0 release candidate. KDE 4.3 RC1 further polishes and completes the K Desktop Environment 4 with the integration of many new Linux desktop technologies, new KWin effects, improvements across the board, and many bug fixes in KDE4 packages. ...

Acer DX900 | Posted on: 01/07/2009 @ 12:46

The mobile phone industry has been flooded with a huge array of Windows based smartphones which all seem to be variations on a theme and not hugely different from one another. With high profile companies leading the way, such as HTC, bringing in new features such as larger integrated touch screens, rivalling companies need to respond. In the past this was done with the addition of extra features ...

Dell Vostro 1220 12.1-inch Ultraportable Now Available | Posted on: 01/07/2009 @ 11:40

Dell has released a new business-minded ultraportable laptop the Vostro 1220. With a compact 12.1 inch screen and weighing 1.52kg the Vostro 1220 makes an easy travel companion. The 12.1in Widescreen WXGA (1280 x 800) display means the Vostro isn't a netbook but the small size and weight makes it a small laptop aimed specifically at small businesses and those who travel a lot.

Elgato Offers Freesat for Your Mac or PC | Posted on: 01/07/2009 @ 11:40

If you’ve got a whopping great satellite dish on your roof (or have discreet access to your neighbour’s) you now have the chance to watch free satelite programmes on your PC or Mac without needing any subscription to Sky. Elgato have released the EyeTV satellite TV tuner that easily connects directly to your Mac through a [...]

Razer Salmosa Gaming Mouse | Posted on: 01/07/2009 @ 10:10

Razer has long been known as a manufacturer of high-end gaming mice with such prestigious products as the Copperhead, DeathAdder, and most recently the Lachesis. Razer has also expanded to offer other products such as the Barracuda Sound Card, Tarantula Keyboard, and the Piranha Gaming Headset. Razer's products generally do not come cheap, however, recently they have begun offering lower cost ...

PHP 5.3.0 Released With Namespaces & More | Posted on: 01/07/2009 @ 8:20

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