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  1. Rob Williams

    Intel Releases Ultra-Fast X25-M SSD

    From our front-page news: Unless there is some sort of revelation with regards to the traditional hard drive soon, SSD is likely going to become the future of storage. If you ask a hard drive vendor, they'll tell you that SSD might be the future, but the traditional hard drive will still be the...
  2. Rob Williams

    Is S3's Chrome 440 GTX Worth a Look?

    From our front-page news: ATI and NVIDIA... that's who usually comes to mind when we think of graphics processors, and it's obvious why. Both companies offer sensational products when compared to the competition, and unless Intel's Larrabee really does kick the serious ass that they are claiming...
  3. Rob Williams

    Do Monster Cables Actually Serve a Purpose?

    From our front-page news: Whenever I hear the word "Monster Cable", I clench my fists, because I know what kind of rip-offs their products are. It can be debated, but it's been proven before over and over that a standard cable is almost always just as effective, as long as you are dealing with...
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    Concept Art for Larrabee's Launch Title Released

    From our front-page news: Intel's upcoming Larrabee architecture (which we've looked at in-depth here) is still a long way off, but that isn't stopping the company from teasing us with concept art from Project Offset, whose game developer they acquired earlier this year. You can see one of the...
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    Intel Roadmaps Shows Lack of CPU Launches in 1H 2009

    From our front-page news: If you enjoy looking at huge diagrams inside of PDF files, then you are in luck. Japanese site PC Watch somehow got a hold of a large collection of PDFs that outline Intel's future plans for a variety of product-lines, from processor, chipset and beyond. After a quick...
  6. Rob Williams

    What a way to kick off the football season!

    Hmm. What a start to the new season, to say the least. The Colts get brutally murdered, Brady could be out for the season and Favre looked like he wanted to cry during post-game interviews. This season is going to be damn interesting. The Colts will likely comeback next week, but without Brady...
  7. Rob Williams

    Fall Processor Pricing - Finding the Best Bang for the Buck

    If pondering an upgrade, the time to purchase a new processor is now. Both AMD and Intel are offering a great collection of models that fit all budgets, and we take a look to find the best options available. Whether it's a Dual-Core or Quad-Core you're after, there's undoubtedly a model that...
  8. Rob Williams

    Upgrading our benchmarking machine

    Hi all: It doesn't happen that often, but once in a while I like to see what parts in our main benchmarking rig should be upgraded, so that we both keep with the times and also deliver relevant results to our readers. I've never been fully pleased with our current machine, which you can see...
  9. Rob Williams

    OCZ's 60GB Core V2 SSD - $239 after MIR

    From our front-page news: It's become obvious to me over the past year that our standard hard drives is one of the reasons our computers remain slow during some heavy-duty work. On my own PC, I have a fast HDD, but even copying a 10GB folder will render the PC slow for the entire duration. And...
  10. Rob Williams

    Google Chrome - To Love, or Not to Love?

    From our front-page news: You know that technology is really ingrained into our lives when all the headlines are filled up with Google Chrome-related news. You'd almost swear it was an Apple product! Even my mom, who's not high on tech, asked me on the day of release if I used it yet. Somehow...
  11. Rob Williams

    Xbox 360 Prices Drops in Effect Tomorrow - $199 for Arcade

    From our front-page news: "Whoa!" That's all that can be said about the upcoming price drops on the Xbox 360 from Microsoft, because they're making the Arcade version of the console so inexpensive, that the Wii ends up costing more! That model of course doesn't include a hard drive among a few...
  12. Rob Williams

    LetsCall.me - How to Accept Calls Anonymously

    From our front-page news: Being a big security buff, I love finding out new ways to remain anonymous to a certain degree, but the problem is that nowadays, it's almost impossible. But, there are always ways to make things better, and if you happen to want to keep your phone number hidden, then...
  13. Rob Williams

    Pioneer's Flagship Blu-ray Player Restores Movie's Original Color

    From our front-page news: Who said Blu-ray was a dying format? Sure wasn't me, and according to Pioneer, it must not be. Why? Because somehow they imagine they'll be able to sell a $2,199 Blu-ray player, that's why. But let's not discredit it just yet... it might have a few features that really...
  14. Rob Williams

    Mythbusters Weren't Allowed to Air RFID Segment

    From our front-page news: One video that seems to be spreading around the web like wildfire is of Adam Savage, who in a talk tells all about the Mythbusters' inability to show their findings with RFID's hackable on the show. The talk happened at the Hackers On Planet Earth conference that...
  15. Rob Williams

    AMD Doesn't Plan on Letting NVIDIA Get Back Up

    From our front-page news: Where GPUs are concerned, times are interesting. Over the course of the past two years, NVIDIA dominated the low-end, mid-range and high-end markets, and the outlook for AMD looked grim. But lo and behold, big red had something up their sleeve and what they launched...
  16. Rob Williams

    Is Vista Driving People Towards Linux?

    From our front-page news: Alright, I admit that I'm somewhat of a Linux fan, given it's my primary OS, but I'm not about to make assumptions that Windows Vista is so bad, that it's driving people towards it. Could I be wrong? Well, according to an author at IT Wire, it's a definite possibility...
  17. Rob Williams

    Google's Chrome - Browser Done Right?

    From our front-page news: On Monday, we linked to news of a Google browser that would possibly be launched sometime in the near future. Well, 'possibly' is the wrong word to use, because it was released the very next day. If only all rumors solidified so fast! I admit, even while making that...
  18. Rob Williams

    Chrome - Google's Attempt at the 'Ultimate Browser'

    Sure, the Internet has no shortage of web browsers, but it's not often that someone comes along and tries something different, and believe it or not, it's Google this time around. We're taking a look at the first beta release of their Chrome browser, which happens to be ultra-fast, stable...
  19. Rob Williams

    Wizard101 Launches

    KingsIsle Entertainment has official opened enrollment for the Ravenwood School of Magical Arts as they announce the official launch of their card-based spellcasting battle MMO Wizard101. Choose from seven schools of magic, customize your avatar, adopt a magical pet, engage in puzzles and...
  20. Rob Williams

    AMD to Bring Back 'FX' Series

    From our front-page news:Regardless of what market we are dealing with, there is always going to be a product that screams 'ultra high-end'. It will cost a lot more than the rest, but gives certain perks that cause it to be drool-worthy for enthusiasts everywhere. One such case is with our CPUs...
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