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At a meeting I had with OCZ during this month's Computex event, a product sat on display that really grabbed my attention. So much so, that I ended up referring to it a countless number of times before the event even wrapped up. I'm of course talking about the RevoDrive, which is the first...

To retain modest pricing, it's common to see lower-end graphics cards equipped with either DDR2 or DDR3. That design choice, though, can have a major effect on performance, something that's proven twice over with AMD's Radeon HD 5550 and HD 5570, both of which have just been upgraded with a move...

I have been complaining for a while that some of our test suites are out of date, but as the days pass, they never seem to actually reach the point where we can switch over. Well, where our GPU test suite is concerned, at least, much time has been dedicated to it over the course of the past...

I'm not a betting man, but if I were, I don't think I'd ever bet against the idea that people like to back up their data and keep it secure. It seems like a given, not just a minor thought. I'd like to think I have a bullet-proof back-up scheme, because I've lost data before, and I know just...

When pre-orders for Apple's iPhone 4 went live last week, it became clear very quickly that the company had another rip-roaring success on its hands. According to my Facebook account, some of my friends suffered F5 fever (page refreshing) late into the night, trying and retrying to get their...

Are you craving a racing game but can't ignore your innate desire to just blow things up? If so, Bizarre Creations' Blur might be just what you're looking for. It two awesome things, destruction and speed, and results in a title that's full of eye candy, a good online mode, and a difficulty...

When information began to leak out earlier this year regarding the chipsets planned to be paired up with Intel's upcoming Sandy Bridge processors, the 6-series (P67 as an example), one of the more interesting details about it was the absolute lack of USB 3.0 support, something that many...

It's far from being a secret that Windows 7 has been an overall success, and sales-wise, Microsoft's Brandon LeBlanc has re-verified that fact with a report that 150 million licenses have been sold since the OS' launch this past October. Unfortunately, whether or not this number represents...

For most people, there is no such thing as a CPU vs. GPU battle, but for companies like Intel and NVIDIA, there is such a thing, and it's heated. Naturally, gaming wouldn't be stellar if the only acceleration came from the GPU, and likewise, we wouldn't get too far with our OS running off of a...

In a news post I made on Monday regarding OCZ's latest 1.8-inch solid-state drives, I mentioned that where 2.5-inch models are concerned, the options are near-limitless. While I believe that to be true, there's one thing that needs to be considered... where these SSD's can be found. As...

Are you a hardcore Google fan? Think you know all there is to know about the company, it's practises, and products? You might want to reserve that thought until you take a look at a top ten list produced by social media tracking site Mashable. For example, did you know that it wasn't until...

When VideoLAN Project released the 1.0.0 version of VLC last fall, it delivered a piece of software well worth its major version increment, thanks to countless bug fixes and a complete framework overhaul. As impressive as that release was, though, the developers seem to have outdone...

When Thermaltake first unveiled its FRIO CPU cooler, the company promised that it would be one of the best-performing models it's ever released. Now that we've had the opportunity to put our sample through our usual battery of tests, we can attest to that claim being true. To top it off, the...

As useful as the Internet clearly is, connecting to it opens up a massive can of worms where personal security is concerned. With everything from malware to viruses to other forms of vulnerability exploits, there's a lot to consider when trying to improve your PC's security and personal...

As I'm sure is quite obvious, USB 3.0 was a major focus at this month's Computex 2010 event , with vendors all over displaying their wares for our perusal. Many USB 3.0 companies at the moment consist of motherboard vendors or enclosure manufacturers, not to mention add-in providers, but...

How much time would you say you spend online each day... or month? Think about it for a minute and the result might scare you. Of all that time spent online, how exactly are you spending it? Financial information site VisualEconomics has put together a poster with the help of Pew and Nielsen...

No, unfortunately, I don't mean largest as in game world. Rather, largest as in how much space it takes up on a hard drive. I thought I saw the biggest before, at around 12 or 13GB, but Napoleon: Total War puts even that one to shame: Does anyone know of a game that games up more hard drive...

The moment millions of iPhone and third-gen iPod touch users have been waiting for is here... iOS 4 has been released to the wild. The OS formally known as iPhone OS is now available for installation (via iTunes) and as expected, brings a slew of new features and other enhancements. Of them...

If you're in the market to upgrade your desktop PC or notebook with a solid-state disk, the options are near-limitless, with new models being released all the time. For those which ultra-mobiles though, nettops or some other variant that utilize 1.8-inch drives, options have been much more...

For those that just LOVE fan bling, Enermax's APOLLISH VEGAS (what?) series is for you. Each fan has 15 LED points and is completely customizable to increase or decrease that number. The end result is a spiral of sorts and it looks pretty sharp. No idea on price, but the specs are in line with...