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If you live in or around the Sunnyvale, California area, then the place to be this coming weekend is Frys, where ASUS and a bevvy of sponsors are holding what the company touts as being a "Computer Enthusiast" event. Unlike a traditional "overclocking event" or "LAN", ASUS has combined those...

Tired of searching for an image via text input? Took a picture on vacation and can't remember the name of the monument you flashed a peace sign in front of? Feel like wasting time with a new Internet toy? If you've answered 'yes' to either of these questions, then you may be interested to...

Ubuntu may be the most popular desktop Linux choice, but it wouldn't surprise me if the total install-base of its derivatives proved to be the more impressive of the two. Out of the box, Ubuntu does a lot right, but it does leave a lot up to the user in terms of installing codec support...

When we tested out Intel's 'Smart Response Technology' last month, we liked what we saw. But at $110 for a 20GB SLC SSD, we wondered if a larger, more cost-effective option could still make the best use of the technology. With that, we're pitting Kingston's SSDNow V+100 64GB drive, at $150...

Just in time for Father's Day comes a Time look at the top ten worst fictional fathers. http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2078151_2078159,00.html For those not wanting to click "Next" ten times to see the entire list: 10. Peter Griffin, Family Guy 9. Al Bundy, Married...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20072396-71/google-killing-im-feeling-lucky-button/ An even bigger question is... does anyone actually use it? If so, why?

AMD this week began shipping out its first 32nm Fusion processors in the form of the mobile part 'Sabine', based on the Llano architecture. The desktop variant, Lynx, is set to launch in the next couple of weeks. Some motherboard vendors have begun sending us boards to help us test out AMD's...

With the storage space offered on traditional HDDs, SSDs can leave a bit to be desired. Making matters worse are the Windows hibernation mode and pagefile, responsible for hogging at least 8GB (22GB in my case) of your precious SSD space. We're taking a look at the caveats of disabling both...

This can be found in a graveyard near my house. Enough said.

If you ask most tech enthusiasts, they will credit Intel with starting the SSD trend as we know it. Which if true, may be why it would surprise some to learn that the original X25-E Intel launched way back in 2008 has never seen a refresh or product update. For those like me with short-term...

To help launch Duke Nukem Forever in style, NVIDIA held an event appropriately called "Happy Endings" at the Palladium Ballroom in Dallas, TX last week. There, both Gearbox and a sponsored PC mod were present, and to show those who weren't there what they missed, NVIDIA has just posted a...

With a fifth grader being younger than its development cycle, Duke Nukem Forever didn't hold much chance to live up to its hype. The fact that the game has exchanged multiple hands and game engines sure doesn't help, either. In the end, Duke Nukem Forever launched to mostly horrible...

After more than a decade, the king is back. Duke Nukem has been living the dream of being a worldwide icon since finishing off the Cycloid Emperor long ago - but the aliens have returned. Duke once again has to save both himself and the world by any means necessary. Does this adventure manage to...

Where pre-order bonuses are concerned, I can love 'em or hate 'em. If the bonuses that gamers get aren't detrimental to the gameplay, and can later become acquired by the rest of us, I don't have a big deal with it. But when publishers offer pre-order bonuses that can award gamers a big...

When Microsoft showed off the first real glimpse of Windows 8 at the D9 conference a couple of weeks ago, I doubt there was a single person on earth who didn't have to think about what they were seeing for a couple of minutes. For end users, imagining using the UI we were shown as a primary...

With Duke Nukem Forever having launched this past Friday internationally and launching tomorrow in North America, it's of little surprise that the launch reviews are already beginning to pour out. The game has sure taken "forever" to get here, so was it worth the wait? Judging by the...

Being that silence is golden, it's no wonder that so many people go out of their way to make sure their PC runs as quiet as possible. Pulling that off can be made a lot easier with the right chassis, however, and of them all, NZXT's H2 is one of the best. It features classy aesthetics, a ton of...

Google has just released its 12th stable release of Google Chrome, and with it comes a bucketload of improvements that make upgrading a recommended affair. If you're using a standard version of Chrome, it may have already updated itself, but if you are using an install through a repository...

Nintendo announced its long-awaited Wii successor at E3, called "Wii U", and so far, its reception has been mixed. While some are calling it the best thing since sliced bread, others are underwhelmed, finding it to be a minor evolution over the original. Whatever your thoughts, one thing does...

E3 doesn't end until Thursday, but it can be assumed that all of the "big" announcements have already been made, since it's rare for any company to make a late-week announcement after the initial excitement begins to die down. On day one, Sony announced its PSP successor, the Vita, and on day...