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From our front-page news: Ahh, the Commodore 64, one of the more recognized PC classics in the world. This machine was released in 1982, and remarkably, only became discontinued in 1994. Though it's unbelievably slow by today's standards (1MHz processor!) and severely lacks memory (64KB!), it...

From our front-page news: It looks like Apple's iTunes service is soon to get some real competition, and all I can say is, "It's about time". But here's the unique twist... the service soon to launch isn't by some non-music-related company, but rather Virgin Media and Universal Music, the latter...

From our front-page news:Throughout the long history of computing, many, many foolish mistakes have been made. When you first caught wind of one, the only appropriate response could have been, "What were they thinking?!", and a new article at the Technologizer takes a look at fifteen classic...

From our front-page news:When Gigabyte first introduced their "2oz copper" motherboard feature last year, many scoffed at their claims of better overclocking, improved power efficiency and lower board temps. ASUS was included in this mockery, and in some cases, I was with them. I failed to...

From our front-page news:Oi. It's become no secret that the European Union has had fun slapping Microsoft with pointless lawsuits over the years, but the latest happenings just further proves how asinine their Commission's thought-process is. Take one cranky browser company, Opera, and couple it...

Mark's (Merlin) mother passed on June 10th at the tender age of 78, so he'll be offline for a little while. Mark, on behalf of the entire staff, we send along our condolences and thoughts to your and your family during this difficult time. Keep thinking of all the good memories... seems to be...

From our front-page news: It looks as though Intel's next dual-socket platform might not be a straight-forward dual desktop CPU setup like the original Skulltrail. Bright Side of News is reporting that "Skulltrail 2" will instead be comprised of Octal-Core (8) processors based on Nehalem-EX...

From our front-page news: When Apple's annual WWDC rolls around each summer, people stop and listen. The reason is simple: new product launches. Between the new iPhone 3G S, Max OS X Snow Leopard (desktop and server), Safari 4 and an updated MacBook Pro line-up, I think it's safe to say that...

From our front-page news:It's not all too often I bring a rant about a console game into our main news section, but when Tony Hawk's Proving Ground came out in late 2007, I felt like I couldn't keep my mouth shut. As a huge fan of the series since the original game was released in 1999, I felt...

From our front-page news:Alright, so this isn't new news, but for the few people who don't know, Microsoft announced the Windows 7 launch date last week, and that happens to be October 22, a Thursday. This is semi-odd placement, as it misses the "back-to-school" rush and also lands a bit short...

Geez, and I thought "new car smell" was a bizarre gimmick. Here's one for you Kindle users who miss the distinctive smell of books: http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/07/got-a-kindle-but-miss-that-booky-smell-this-spray-is-for-you/

From our front-page news: When Google's Chrome browser hit the market last September, very few seemed to be not impressed. For the company's first shot at a commercial browser, it worked well, was incredibly fast and was the furthest thing from being bloated. The biggest caveat though, was the...

From our front-page news: This past January, it became known that Steve Jobs was going to take a ~six month hiatus from Apple in order to focus on getting better. Probably a good thing, too, given that his health was noticeably taking a toll. Well, we're just about at the end of that six-month...

Wacom's tablets have long been considered an industry standard, and reasons as to why are obvious to anyone who uses them. Though the Intuos3 was a masterpiece of a tablet, the Intuos4 improves things all-around, such as with a higher level of sensitivity, LED-labeled quick-keys, removable USB...

Hi all: Most people who visit this site, and especially this forum, are overclockers. Some take it a little more seriously than others, but for the most part, I think we can all agree that overclocking serves a real purpose. Purchasing a $100 CPU and pushing it to $500 CPU speeds isn't just...

From our front-page news: During our meeting with Gigabyte at Computex, the company brought up their brand-new "Silent Cell" cooling technology which aims to beat out any other passive GPU cooler on the market. Pretty bold claims, but given that the company asked me if I'd be interested in doing...

From our front-page news: I'm not quite sure what it is, but there seems to be a huge focus on chassis' at this Computex. Companies who've never released such a product before now are, and it's a bit strange. Is it because they see the need for more selection in the marketplace, or because they...

From our front-page news: Xigmatek isn't a company that's been around too long, three years in fact, but with the products they've released so far, they've earned the reputation of a company that produces worthwhile products. Their Thor's Hammer CPU cooler, for example, costs half as much as...

From our front-page news: At GeIL's booth, the company didn't have a whole lot to show off, but what was easily the most interesting was a wall chock-full of their Black Dragon RAM, all seemingly being stressed. They were showing off what they call DBT, or Die-hard Burn-in Technology, a...

From our front-page news:Want to build a powerful HTPC but don't want it to hog all the room in your TV stand? That's SilverStone's goal with the GD04, a new home theater chassis that offers enough of what you need to build the ultimate HTPC, but for a very reasonable price (~$100). And if you...