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  1. Rob Williams

    Apple Offering Free Phone Bumpers to iPhone 4 Owners

    Well. I admit that I didn't see this coming. It should come as no surprise to anyone that some iPhone 4users have been battling with a problematic antenna, as the issue has been dominating the headlines ever since the phone's launch. There has been no shortage at all of speculation, with some...
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    Gigabyte 890FXA-UD5

    In the market for a dual-GPU capable AMD motherboard, and one that's capable of achieving some huge overclocks? Gigabyte has you covered, with its 890FXA-UD5. In addition to having native SATA 3.0 support, USB 3.0 support can also be found, along with 4 PCI-E x16 graphics slots, a near-perfect...
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    Corsair Nova Series V128 128GB SSD

    Over the past six months, Corsair has been phasing out its older SSD line-up and replacing it with new series' with catchier names, such as Reactor, Force and Nova. The latter is what we're taking a look at here. The goal of the Nova series is to offer huge bang for the buck, and as we've seen...
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    Thierry Henry leaves Barca for NY Red Bulls

    It's been rumored for a while that Thierry Henry was going to move from Barcelona to some MLS team, but man, now that it's happened, it's just a shocker. Henry has won pretty much anything there has been to win, yet he's moving to MLS... for what reason? It's not as though he's going to be...
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    NZXT Going out of Business? Not Quite!

    It seems that someone, or something has it out for our friends at NZXT. I didn't catch it, but either late Sunday or all day Monday, NZXT's official site was hacked. Aside from much of the database being purged, for products and other things, a mass e-mail was sent out via what I suspect would...
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    Free Alternatives to Adobe Reader for Viewing PDF's

    Portable Document Format files, or PDF's for short, are pretty much ubiquitous in today's computing, as they are a standard way of sharing documents within the business world. They are used for proofing, filling out forms, NDA's, insurance claims, and just about anything that requires...
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    AVGN tackles game glitches

    The most recent episode from the Angry Video Game Nerd has to go down as one of my favorites... it's just hilarious. He tackles game glitches, and some of these are unbelievable, but I won't spoil any of the episode by talking about them here. For those not familiar with AVGN, I offer a...
  8. Rob Williams

    Problematic LAN ports?

    About a month ago, I began having an issue with the LAN ports on my Gigabyte X58A-UD5, and I'm wondering if I'm alone, or if other's have had similar issues with either the same board or another. For the most part, the LAN ports here work great, and are rather reliable. But on occasion, a mere...
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    Who Rules the SSD World Right Now?

    Last week, storage-tracking site StorageSearch posted an interesting report that listed some predictions as to the growth of SSD's in the future, and also includes a top ten list of companies that are important to solid-state technology right now. Not surprisingly, there are a few names on that...
  10. Rob Williams

    Modern Warfare 2 online play

    Over the weekend, I decided to film myself while playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, so that I could post a video and show you guys what it's like to play, and see if I couldn't intrigue a little bit of interest and get more people from our forums in there :D Enjoy this video that shows...
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    Apple's iPhone 4 Reception Issues Continue to Mount

    In the first two weeks that the iPhone 4 has been available, it's been receiving both good and bad reception. For the most part, many users are impressed with the new hardware, and even those who opt to stick with their earlier iPhone models are pleased with iOS 4. The biggest complaint so far...
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    Mozilla Releases Firefox 4 Public Beta

    The first public beta of Mozilla's Firefox 4 was released mere days ago, and if you are a Firefox user who wants to get a head-start on testing out the browser's latest features, a download is just a click away. In our quick test, this beta, unlike many others, does not overwrite your current...
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    Is a New "Tech Support" Scam Impossible to Stop?

    Like weeds, scams pop up all over the place when we least expect it, and once one is killed, another one comes to life. When the Internet came to exist, schemers saw an instant opportunity, and it's obvious by now that the Web has become an unbelievable haven. Some have made millions both...
  14. Rob Williams

    Cease and Desist Sent to Wicked Lasers over Arctic Spyder III Laser

    Remember that ultra-powerful yet super affordable laser we posted about last month? It comes from Wicked Lasers (of course), and I'd argue that it's the first laser to be sold that actually deserves to be called "wicked". At 1W, it's able to cause instant eye damage, cancer if it touches the...
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    Cooler Master "Summer Fun" contest

    I'll just post from the e-mail we received: Summer is upon us and many things become scarce during this season. Among them are rain, clothes, and school days. Fortunately new products are not in short supply at Cooler Master. We are always hard at work bringing you thrilling new ways to show...
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    Want to be kidnapped for real, but it be fake?

    Well, it appears that you can pay for pretty much ANYTHING nowadays, and that includes paying for a "simulated kidnapping" - that's when you are kidnapped at random and held hostage for between 4 - 10 hours. No idea on pricing, but I'm sure it's expensive...
  17. Rob Williams

    Headline of the day...

    Sometimes... I just can't help but link to headlines that are both borderline retarded, yet hilarious. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6622I420100703
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    G.Skill Launches 24GB Memory Kit at DDR3-2000 CL8

    In today's high-end computing game, it's not uncommon to see people equip their PC's with at least 8GB or 12GB of RAM, depending on whether they're using a dual or triple-channel memory controller. Personally, I use 12GB, as it's a nice compliment to my Core i7, and yes, I do manage to take...
  19. Rob Williams

    Are Korean Gamers Faster than a Speeding Bullet?

    Where the term "hardcore gamer" is concerned, not everyone will generally agree on what it means. For some, the term "hardcore" comes when you have achieved somewhat of an elite status in a game, or series of games, and for others, it could simply determine that someone games a lot... as in...
  20. Rob Williams

    NZXT Sentry LXE Touch-Screen Fan Controller

    Although NZXT produces a wide-range of products, its fan controllers have become one of the highlights of its line-ups. The reasons are threefold: features, performance and price. We were left quite impressed with earlier Sentry models, and we can say that NZXT has done it once again with its...
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