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From our front-page news: A couple of days ago, a Dell employee posted on the Direct2Dell blog that the company was retiring the Mini 12, a "netbook" that it released way back in February. This understandably caused many to question the reason, as I've met no one that has thought bigger netbooks...

From our front-page news:When purchasing a vehicle, new or not, it's always been common practice to go to a local dealer and have a look around. But with the popularity of the Internet, it was only a matter of time before people would sit at their computers and browse instead. And why not? At...

From our front-page news:Remember HD DVD? The HD format that never could? Well, it's been well over a year since Toshiba officially pulled out of the HD format scheme of things, and since then, the only HD optical format has remained Blu-ray. It's been long-rumored that Toshiba would shift over...

From our front-page news:Although I'm not entirely stoked about it, there's a huge shift lately in how companies would like us to use their software. If you ask Google, they believe any application you need should be available online, and they've proved it by offering suites of various sources...

From our front-page news:Yesterday, a fierce storm blew through the Internet targeting Windows 7, and the reports weren't good. It's been discovered that there is a severe enough issue that many are believing could result in a delayed Windows 7 release, although that would be tough to believe...

From our front-page news: The Internet has been around for about 14 years now, which many would consider to be a while. But, despite all that time, the legal system still hasn't had time (or so it seems) to catch up, as there are still many uncertainties about what's legal, and not, online. Even...

From our front-page news: Although GPGPU (general-purpose computing on GPUs) is growing in popularity, we're still a little ways away from it becoming totally mainstream, and used by many. Over the course of the past year, though, NVIDIA is one company who has actively been pushing GPGPU, along...

From our front-page news: One of the more touted features of Windows 7 has got to be the "Windows XP Mode", which aims to tackle an issue that some found themselves with when moving to Windows Vista... incompatibility. With Windows XP, compatibilities existed, but they usually weren't a major...

From our front-page news:For the most part, Intel is known as a semi-conductor company, one that's known for producing some of the best processors on the planet, and also chipsets, SSDs and so forth. They're not entirely known for software, though, except for their developer tools, and those of...

From our front-page news: Last Friday, Microsoft posted some interesting information on their Windows Team blog that I somehow overlooked... pricing for Anytime Upgrade, and also their family pack. First, to reiterate what WAU (Windows Anytime Upgrade) is. This feature was first introduced with...

From our front-page news: In any industry, it's common to see people come and go, but I'd be willing to bet that in the tech industry, as thriving as it is, it happens a bit more often than you'd expect. Some people jump around from position to position at various companies like there's no...

From our front-page news: At one time, netbooks used to be known as small notebooks that offered just enough power to accomplish rather modest tasks throughout the day, such as e-mail, web surfing, listening to music, et cetera. Things have changed a lot since then, though, as recently, even...

From our front-page news: When Google's Chief Executive Officer, Eric Schmidt, joined Apple's Board of Directors in 2006, it seemed like a sensible move on both ends. At that time, Google was not considered a competitor to Apple, but almost a compliment, and vice versa, since Google readily...

From our front-page news: Distributed computing used to come off as being a buzz word, but in recent years, more and more computing enthusiasts have taken part in some form, whether it be with Folding@home, Rosetta@home, Seti@home, or the hundred other projects floating around. For those who are...

That came out of nowhere! Happy birthday man, hope the days treats you right! I'm 26, but I'm still jealous. I'd love to be 24 again :D

From our front-page news: When Apple's "App Store" launched just last July, anyone who owned an iPhone or iPod touch found themselves in love with all of what was offered. In my talking to a few iPhone owners shortly after the store launched, many of them had more than ten apps already...

This could well be a "scare" news post, as there are so many, but it's interesting regardless. Reports compiled from twenty different studies indicates that people who are exposed to ultraviolet radiation (eg: tanning beds), are at more risk to cancer... rates can jump up to 75%. As a result...

From our front-page news: Last month, we pointed to a story that explained how the European Union effectively "broke" Windows 7. That conclusion was brought forth, because Opera, and later others, pressured the EU into believing that Windows shipping with Internet Explorer, and only Interenet...

From our front-page news: Don't bother wiping your eyes... you didn't read the news title incorrectly! It feels like storage companies just released 500GB 2.5" mobile drives, but today Western Digital looks to put those to shame, with their latest Scorpio Blue models, available in both 750GB and...

With some companies putting such a focus on virtualization, have you ever stopped to wonder what it is? Better yet, have you ever thought about how it could benefit you? This primer aims to answer those very questions, by taking a look at what virtualization is, why it exists, its limitations...