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From our front-page news: If you're concerned about your computer's level of security, which would be a good idea, then chances are you take a fair amount of precaution with how you handle your everyday tasks. You likely also run various pieces of software that protect you against malware and...

With Intel's Lynnfield launch right around the corner, let's kick off our coverage with a look at one of Gigabyte's launch P55 boards, the P55-UD5. A mainstream model, the UD5 features enough connectivity to totally fill up your chassis with components, a smart design and for what could be...

It's very common to believe that slavery is a thing of the past, but research proves (depending on where you look) that while slavery may not be so noticeable today, it certainly isn't gone. There's an article/interview posted over at AlterNet which interviews Benjamin Skinner, a man who spent...

From our front-page news: Just the other day, I was pondering the question, "What's up with NVIDIA lately?", so it was with great amusement when I spotted an article at Loyd Case's site, Improbable Insights, which asked that very question. It's good to know I'm not alone in my thinking, because...

From our front-page news:From a technical standpoint, Sony's PlayStation 3 is the most capable game console on the market right now, thanks in part to its robust Cell processor that features seven fast cores - four more than Microsoft's Xbox 360. Of course, comparisons like these are too simple...

Have just $100 to splurge on a new graphics card? Is having low power consumption and low temperatures important to you? If so, the HD 4770 certainly deserves your attention. This budget card handled each one of our games at 1920x1080 just fine, overclocks like a dream and has power and temp...

From our front-page news: If there's one area in technology that's moving at an unbelievable pace, it's with solid-state disks. It seems that with each day that passes, we're seeing drives that are faster, larger in size, and more affordable. While we haven't quite hit a point where SSDs can be...

From our front-page news: Whenever I see a new version of one of my commonly-used applications become available, I'll download without putting too much thought into it. Sometimes, I don't even look to see what's new feature-wise. After all, there's more than just features that come to new...

From our front-page news: As I was cleaning up around my desk last night, I unsurfaced a disc I almost forgot about... one that Intel included with all the Lynnfield reviewer's kits that were sent out. The software is called "Intel High Definition Experience & Performance Ratings Test", or...

From our front-page news:What will 1,500 hours, a lot of Lego blocks and excellent video skills get you? This video answers that question. I recommend clicking play and then clicking again anywhere in the video to go straight to YouTube to watch in HD... it's well-worth the extra bandwidth...

From our front-page news: Last week, site faithful madstork91 and I were talking and got on the topic of MMORPG's. To be more precise, we were talking about what games are popular now, which were popular then, and which game out there has the potential to grow fast upon release. So, that got me...

Last week, Logitech released two new mice that fall under their new "Darkfield" series. I'm not sure what Darkfield means, but the biggest feature of the new mice is the fact that they're able to track on glass, as long as it's 4mm thick. I admit, this is a rather cool feature, as I have in the...

From our front-page news: At Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference this past June, the company announced that OS X "Snow Leopard" would become available to consumers in September. Well, there's good news for Apple fans, as the OS' release date has been pushed up to this Friday, the 28th. Even...

From our front-page news: I received an e-mail last week from Digiarty Software, which asked us if we'd like to post news about its free DVD ripper application. I don't usually jump at the opportunity for the main reason that there are so many applications like this around, but this one might...

"A Nebraska man who stole a painting of the Virgin Mary to finance an abortion for a teen he raped has been convicted of first-degree sexual assault and felony theft." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090822/ap_on_re_us/us_stolen_painting_abortion You just can't make something like this up. If...

From our front-page news: For gamers running Linux as their primary OS, the choices are unfortunately limited. In fact, I'd be hard-pressed to believe that gaming wasn't the main reason that most people either dual-boot their PC, or never give Linux a try in the first place. The former can be...

It has been a little while since Corsair last released a CPU cooler, so they're hoping to successfully win everyone over with their all-in-one H50. Based on Asetek solutions, Corsair spent many months tweaking the H50 before they considered it complete, so let's find out if their hard work paid...

From our front-page news: As I live in a relatively small town in eastern Canada, our choices for cable, phone and Internet service is limited. It comes down to two main choices, Rogers and Bell, both which feature certain trade-offs (like reliability and junk mail en masse). As a subscriber of...

So, who's a sports-fan around here, and what sport's / teams you following? Both of the leagues I follow (NFL, EPL) start up at around the same time, so I couldn't be more stoked. Right now, there seems to be a game on every-single day, it's great! For the NFL, I follow the Indianapolis...

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