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From our front-page news: Ahh, the Xbox 360. It's hard to believe it's already been just over two years since the console has first launched, but it's true. It's also true that it took that long for Microsoft to turn a simple profit. Incredible. Until now, they've been losing money on each sale...

From our front-page news:I've been known to overreact and jump to conclusions in the past, but Marie Lupe Cooley takes everything to a new level. When she saw a help wanted ad in a newspaper that looked similar to her current position, she assumed she was soon to be sacked. Of course, the most...

From our front-page news: Earlier, I posted my experiences with the ASUS Xonar audio card in Linux, and to continue with that theme, Ars Technica has a first-look at the KDE desktop environment, which will soon be available for all Windows users. This to me, is a great thing. KDE is a...

From our front-page news: After reading Rory's review of the ASUS Xonar D2 back in September, I knew this card was one I had to have in my possession. For the past two years, I have been using the Chaintech AV-710 and certainly got my use out of it, but I knew it was time for an upgrade...

From our front-page news:We linked to a rumor yesterday, one that claimed AGEIA had been acquired. Not surprisingly, it has already been debunked. According to X-bit labs, AGEIA is denying any acquisition and boldly states that they have a road map in place and plan to follow it. AGEIA is...

From our front-page news: When Intel launched their P31 chipset last May, it was a definite step forward. The chipset itself brought some great new features to the table, and performed extremely well. It still retains its spot as one of the best chipsets available today. The most notable...

From our front-page news: I am not an awards buff... and gaming awards are no exception. If I like a game, then good... I don't care if it gets an award or not. But I could be a hypocrite, because I am somehow intrigued by awards for games voted on by game developers themselves. That tends to...

Here's a clever strategy for grocery-store coupons from The Simple Dollar: sit on your coupons for a month, then spend them. Coupons are often the leading edge of product promotion, which features progressively deeper savings. By waiting a month, you can apply your coupons to an already...

In a world where multi-tasking is a necessity, multi-display configurations are becoming ever more popular. DisplayLink is a new kind of technology that promises to take the hassle out of adding additional displays to your PC - even six is possible. Best of all, you don't need a second GPU. You...

From our front-page news: Since AGEIA's PhysX PPU first hit the market, there was instant speculation with regards to how quick they'd be acquired, any by whom. After all, it would be a mighty challenge to develop, market and sell dedicated PPU units by the lonesome. Back in November, AMD's...

From our front-page news: You might recall during Vista's launch last January that many were upset due to the license not allowing virtualization on non-Business/Ultimate versions of the OS. Of course there was no need for this, and rather, it was a cheap ploy to have people purchase the larger...

From our front-page news: Despite the fact that workstation cards are useless to us gamers, it doesn't even matter. The way we admire these cards can be compared to how we'd admire a fancy exotic car, with jaw dropped and wallets sobbing. Believe it or not though, some people actually need such...

From our front-page news: In March of 2005, World of Warcraft hit a staggering 1.5 million subscribers, and in December of the same year, it skyrocketed up to 5 million. Since then, things have begun to slow, not surprisingly, and it took another year and a half to finally reach 9 million...

From our front-page news: As sad as it may be for some people, the demise of HD DVD is becoming ever-clearer. Just yesterday, we posted about a petition that's going on, regarding Warner's decision to pull-out of the HD DVD camp. Since then, the total signatures have jumped up around 60% to...

During CoolIT's CES-presence this month, the Freezone Elite was unveiled. In addition to offering stellar performance comparable to the original, the new MTEC control center is thrown in as well. This self-regulating module proved to do a fantastic job, making the Elite a superb cooling...

From our front-page news:In case you somehow missed it, we posted our "Best of CES 2008" article yesterday, awarding ten products we saw during our travels a few weeks ago at the event. These are products that deserve recognition, and products you should be on the lookout for once available in...

From our front-page news: With G94 due next month, it's almost a surprise that it took this long for "leaked" benchmarks to roll in, but in all honesty, I think it was worth the wait. According to Chinese website PC Online, the upcoming 9600GT is set out to put the 8600GT to absolute shame, and...

From our front-page news:Seagate issued a press release yesterday announcing their new 250GB 2.5" drive, which led many to ask the question, "why?", and that's a valid one. Many other companies have already released 250GB drives, so what took one of the world-leaders in storage so long to...

From our front-page news: Just one week after the proposed "iPod tax" was dropped, Jennifer Stoddart, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, speaks up loudly regarding her concerns for DRM. This comes at a perfect time, as a bill that would have pushed DRM to the limelight continues to be pushed...

From our front-page news:They say that the early-bird catches the worm, but that might not be the case for Toshiba. Despite coming to market with their HD DVD format three months before Sony's Blu-ray, many believe that the format is now en route to death. Much of this has to do with the recent...