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From our front-page news: After almost three months of constant bartering with Yahoo!, Microsoft has withdrawn their bid for the company. Microsoft's last offer sat at $47.5 billion, or $33 per share, while Yahoo! refused to accept anything lower than $37 per share. It was not in Microsoft's...

From our front-page news: Over the course of the past month, it was speculated by many sources that the theatrical release of Iron Man could potentially see lackluster sales thanks to Grand Theft Auto IV's release earlier in the week. Could a game actually keep people home, who would otherwise...

Looking for excellent gaming performance but also want to keep PC noise to a minimum? The EN9600GT Silent from ASUS is the card to buy. It couples the power of the 9600 GT with pure silence, and costs little more than the stock model, making it a great choice for either the HTPC or desktop. You...

From our front-page news:Whenever an OS X vs. Windows argument arises, a common theme is design and aesthetics. It's no secret, Microsoft is not the king of amazing user interfaces, although what's been pushed out has at least been usable (some would argue about the Office 2007 ribbons...

From our front-page news: It's closing in on a year since NeroLinux 3 was first released, and somehow, a "major" update has passed without me noticing. At CeBit in March, Nero launched 3.0.5.1 of the application, bringing a few new features and bug fixes along. One of the biggest new features is...

I've been becoming a little more interested in notebooks lately, so you can expect to see more on the site as time passes. If you haven't seen our ASUS M51S review yet, what are you waiting for? I received a new sub-notebook from OCZ's latest acquisition, Hypersonic, last week and so far am...

Whew, apologies in advance for such a long post. I am in the process of re-evaluating how we review and benchmark motherboards, and would love some input from the community, since you are the reason we are here doing what we do :-) What matters most to you in a motherboard review? Is it...

Passing by an article at the How-To Geek informed me that the defragger under Vista has been upgraded in SP1... by adding a scheduler. So there you have it... something that should have been there all along. I do wish the defragger in Windows was worth a damn, though. It's SO slow and the lack...

Finding a quality mid-tower for under $100 doesn't happen to often, but NZXT looks to hit the mark with their Tempest. It offers plenty of space (and even support for eATX), four large pre-mounted fans, an intuitive internal design and sharp looks, making it a wise choice for any new build. You...

From our front-page news: It looks like the Psystar "open computer" isn't a scam after all. One Gizmodo reader received his rig and even took a video and a few pictures of the unboxing. From what it seems, the OS boots up and runs well, but it's difficult to tell from such a short video. The...

From our front-page news: One would think that Dell, being the massive company they are, could deliver great customer service. But no. Instead, they've become notorious for out-sourcing their support to India. That in itself isn't the problem, but being unable to properly understand the other...

From our front-page news: I doubt too many gamers would disagree that arcades are a dying breed, and most will claim that they already are. It's true... it's difficult to find a good arcade now, and even if you happen to stumble on one, most of the games will be circa '80s or '90s. So what's...

From our front-page news: "Business Class" is a simple term, but it means great things. Better things. Things that regular schmucks can only dream of. Well, for those who are a fan of all that business class offers, AMD has got you covered. They have unveiled an entirely new processor line-up...

From our front-page news: Burn DVD's much? Ever curious about how long the data will remain on those discs? That's a common worry nowadays, and for good reason. If you burn precious family photos, you'd rather them be safe. Essentially, the only way to combat this going forward would be to...

The wait for an affordable 45nm Quad-Core is now over, and the Q9450 promises to become the ultimate choice of the new offerings. It's not much slower than the QX9650, offers 12MB of cache and as expected, has some fantastic overclocking ability. How does 3.44GHz stable sound? You can read the...

Have a $1,000 budget for a new notebook? Look no further than the ASUS M51S. Touted as a multi-media notebook, it offers a 15.4" screen, 250GB HD and 3GB of RAM. Included also are 4 USB ports, DVI and VGA outputs, full numpad, fingerprint reader, a face-detection logon system and more. You can...

Bad Religion's Greg Graffin to Be Honored for Lifetime Achievement in Atheism, Punk Rock, and Science "Cultural Humanism" Awardee is Seminal Punk Singer, Earned Ivy-League PhD in Evolution CAMBRIDGE, MA - Harvard University's prominent community of atheists and agnostics is poised to honor a...

If you are like me and grew up with gaming magazines in your hands, then this post might make your day. RetroMags.com have scanned and released the first official issue of EGM and a PDF and have made it available for download: http://www.retromags.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2699...

Russia's super-rich love to flaunt their wealth. Soon they will have a magazine called Snob to help them. Mikhail Prokhorov -- whose wealth is estimated at around $22 billion -- plans to spend $150 million setting up a magazine, website and television station called Snob, the general director...

From our front-page news: Last December, we first learned that CompUSA was closing up shop, but that didn't last too long. Less than a month later, we learned that Systemax, the parent company of Tiger Direct, purchased all assets and planned to re-open a few of the stores. Less than four months...