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When Apple's iPad first hit the streets, the company proved that it was forward-thinking enough to adopt the use of MicroSIM cards in lieu of the standard SIM cards we've been used to for years. But a problem with that potentially arises. What if you don't have a MicroSIM card, and don't...

At this year's CES this past January, there was a lot of talk about USB 3.0, and it was no surprise. Just a couple of months prior, the interface was unleashed to the public, and those who owned capable motherboards/add-in cards were craving for the chance to purchase a capable product. One...

Until recently, the Hoover Dam was the largest viewable dam from space, but that title now belongs to many, many beavers in northern Alberta, Canada: <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/05/04/enormous-beaver-dam-visible-space/

With the enormous success of social networking, success which still continues to grow at an alarm rate, many potential downsides have come to light over the past few years. Just a couple of months ago, we pointed out just how unwise it is to share too much information on a social network...

In September of 1985, Japan didn't have any idea about what was about to hit it, and hit it hard. No, not Godzilla. Rather, it was the launch of Super Mario Bros., the original, for the Nintendo Entertainment System (or Nintendo Famicom as it was known in Japan). To date, it still remains...

Do you watch a lot of videos on YouTube? Do you ever sit there and wonder why one particular video is taking forever to stream? Suffer from a slow Internet connection? Well, on a special page at the site that a friend tipped me off to, you can get an overview look to see how your Internet...

Like so many other memory vendors on the market, Kingston offers a wide array of solid-state disks for your perusal. For the low-end segment, it has the SSDNow V series, which at current time offer the best GB/$ on the market. We're taking a look at the latest release here, combining a recent...

This past fall, I made a news post that highlighted what could be done with $150 if you wanted to get some pictures from space, and the originating article did well to prove that where there's a will, there's a way. That old blurb of wisdom proves true all the time, as I'm often blown away...

Since its original rumor, we've talked a fair bit about Valve's Steam client on Mac, and I have a good feeling we'll be talking about it for a while, as it's interesting in so many ways. As large as Valve is, its in-house game collection is small, but with all those available for the Mac...

It's clear that today's technology makes life easier and in some cases more enjoyable. Just take a quick look around and you can easily spot many things that we'd hate to live without, from online banking to mobile computing to cell phones and more. As good as most pieces of technology are...

With all of the recent iPhone 4G news, it might have become all too easy to forget about Apple's most recent product launch. That was of course the iPad, which, as hard as it may be to believe, was released to the public nearly a full month ago. During the first weekend, Apple managed to...

As the years pass and technologies improve, it's not uncommon to see a certain type of product go virtually extinct. Sometimes pieces of technologies get killed off well before their time (AGP, as an example), but other times, it's hard to understand why anyone on earth would stick to using...

A little over a week ago, an eBay listing went up that put a very desirable Radeon HD 5970 up for grabs. The exact model comes from XFX, and includes the cool gun case that's been talked about for some time. As ordinary HD 5970's generally go for $600 - $700 on the market, such an auction...

Intel may have launched its X58 chipset nearly a year-and-a-half ago, but board vendors continue to come out with new product as technologies improve. This past winter, ASUS released the P6X58D Premium, a high-end offering that boasts support for both SATA 3.0 and USB 3.0, and one that just begs...

For quite a while, there's been a storm brewing between Adobe and Apple, and until recently, no one has been paying much attention. But over the course of the past couple of weeks, things have simply exploded, and both Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple, and Shantanu Narayen, the CEO of Adobe...

Late last month, we reported on what was becoming known as a potential end for Palm, as the company has been sinking down quite noticeably over the past couple of years. There was mass speculation of what would happen to one of the originators of the smartphone, and that answer finally came...

In March, it was Intel's turn, and this month, it's AMD's. That's right, we're at the point when Phenom II X6's are hitting the market and giving consumers a much less expensive six-core CPU to chose from. We're taking a look at AMD's top-end offering, the 1090T BE, and also a brief look at...

AMD has today announced its long-awaited Phenom X6 six-core processor line-up, which at current time includes just two models: 1090T and 1055T. More than just a six-core processor, these "Thuban" models introduce AMD's Turbo CORE feature, which aims to compete with Intel's Turbo. Unlike most...

It's been just a little bit over two months since Valve unveiled its UI overall for Steam, but up to this point it has been classified as a beta (and required user intervention to access). The company has now deemed the update as stable, though, so now every copy of Steam should reflect the...

As journalists, we are on occasion asked to attend various conferences and press events in order to learn a bit more about a product or series of products. Sometimes, we pay our own way, and other times we'll be "sponsored" by one or more companies, depending on the event. Up to this point...