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  1. Rob Williams

    Western Digital Scorpio Blue 1TB Review

    Mobile warriors have their advantages, but storage isn't one of them. It's not uncommon to see desktop users with multiple TBs of hard drives, but notebook users tend to suffer with 500 or 750GB options. Western Digital, with its 9.5mm tall WD10JPVT, wants to change that - and trust us when we...
  2. Rob Williams

    SteelSeries' Sensei Gaming Mouse Packs a Real Punch

    "Feature-packed" is a term we often use to describe products that offer a lot of features and lack nothing, but there may be no product more deserving of that description than SteelSeries' Sensei 'pro-grade' gaming mouse. It's identical in design to the award-winning Xai, but has a much greater...
  3. Rob Williams

    First Borderlands 2 Trailer Released; Introduces Gunzerker Class

    To coincide with the kick-off of the Gamescom show in Cologne, Germany, Gearbox has released the first trailer for its upcoming Borderlands 2 game, set to see a release in 2012. In the span of this 30 second trailer, we're introduced to one of the new classes, Gunzerker, and get a taste of what...
  4. Rob Williams

    Apple Begins Selling Mac OS X 'Lion' USB Thumb Drive

    In a quick bit of Apple news, the Cupertino company has just released a thumb drive variant of its Mac OS X 'Lion' operating system, allowing those who would rather forgo the download-only option to do just that. Kicking things off with last year's MacBook Air model, Apple decided to get rid of...
  5. Rob Williams

    From Dust

    Is anyone here planning on picking this game up when it gets released? I am not generally a fan of god games, but this one looks like it's fairly easy to get into. It also has one of the coolest game engines I've ever seen, allowing you to literally sculpt the earth that you're working with. I'm...
  6. Rob Williams

    Intel Will Not Include CPU Coolers with Sandy Bridge-E Models

    When Intel launched its Sandy Bridge CPU line-up earlier this year, it released a large collection of models in order to leave as few gaps in the price-ranges as possible, and as long as you weren't looking for a true high-end product, there was little to complain about (ahem, perhaps aside from...
  7. Rob Williams

    Having trouble counting to 100,000?

    Don't fret, someone else took the hassle out of it for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vQBH-LhJuOc
  8. Rob Williams

    Official Dota 2 trailer released!

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  9. Rob Williams

    Typical Windows irony...

    The 2TB hard drive I have in my Thermaltake BlacX has been known as I:\ for as long as I've had it, but for some reason, Windows decided to change that drive letter to G:\, effectively messing up a couple of programs that rely on I:\. So, I went into the drive management section to change it...
  10. Rob Williams

    Google to Acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 Billion

    Not respecting the fact that some people like to kick off their Monday slowly to help get themselves into a groove for the rest of the work week, Google's CEO Larry Page announced via the company's official blog its plans to acquire Motorola Mobility for a healthy $12.5 billion. This, my...
  11. Rob Williams

    Firefox 6 Released; Introduces 'Permissions Manager' & Improved Dev Tools

    As it's been almost a full two months since the release of Firefox 5, it can be assumed that most users are beginning to become a little bit bored. But don't fret; Firefox 6 is here! While officially set to launch tomorrow, Firefox 6 has been moved to the /releases/ folder, stating that it is in...
  12. Rob Williams

    Bing Beats Out Google in Search Effectiveness

    Google has been in the search engine business longer than most, and compared to the likes of Microsoft and Yahoo!, it has dedicated far more effort into making its own product the best it can be. To call that a smart move would be an understatement, because Google's search engine business gained...
  13. Rob Williams

    Why Won't Nintendo Develop for Mobile Platforms?

    Given the massive popularity of mobile gaming today, doesn't it seem a bit odd that the company with some of the most iconic video game characters around are seemingly ignoring it? After all, with the average iPhone gamer spending about 15 hours per month gaming on the go, why wouldn't Nintendo...
  14. Rob Williams

    Intel Rolls Out Three More 'Upgradeable' Processors

    Last September, Intel rolled out its first-ever 'upgradeable' desktop processor, Pentium G6951, and since then, the company has kept quiet about its potential successes or follow-up products. Given this, and also the fact that the G6951 and idea behind it was rather controversial, it lead many...
  15. Rob Williams

    Counter-Strike: Global Offensive announced!

    *speechless* http://store.steampowered.com/app/1800/ I have not played CS in years, but sunk hundreds of hours into Source after it became available. I'm hoping that GO will manage to rekindle my interest in the series. Who's with me?
  16. Rob Williams

    Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Full-Tower Chassis Review

    Cooler Master's HAF series of cases have long been favored by many enthusiasts thanks to their sturdy construction and feature-rich likeness. This was especially true with the HAF 932 released three years ago. For that reason it has been updated to an 'Advanced' edition, bringing a refreshed...
  17. Rob Williams

    Is the PC Era Coming to a Close?

    Given the unbelievable growth mobile computing has seen in the past five or so years, especially with regards to things like tablets, it seems obvious that the "future is mobile". But does that mean that the era of the PC is coming to a close? According to Dr. Mark Dean, one of the co-creators...
  18. Rob Williams

    How Long Should a Thumb Drive Last?

    For a couple of reasons, I tend to keep about five or six thumb drives around for the sake of having non-disc copies of bootable software, and also a quick place to backup small, but important data. OS-wise, I keep a thumb drive with a Windows 7 install on it at all times, along with Gentoo, and...
  19. Rob Williams

    USB 3.0 Could Support 100W Devices In Near-Future

    When USB 3.0 was first made commercial a couple of years ago, its introduction was a welcome one. While we didn't see quite the same sort of leap going from 2.0 to 3.0 as we did from 1.1 to 2.0, USB 3.0 is faster than a SATA 2 port and sits just behind SATA 3. In gist, it's fast, and most people...
  20. Rob Williams

    Zalman VF3000F GTX 570/580 GPU Cooler Review

    NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 580 is a beast of a card, able to reach 80°C with minimal effort. So what about those who value high performance along with silence? There are some options, such as Zalman's VF3000F after-market cooler. But with it requiring three slots in your PC, and $75 from your wallet...
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