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From our front-page news: Building a brand-new machine? Somewhat of a performance-hound? Looking to increase the size of your ego? Then you might very well need a power supply that delivers at least 1000W worth of monstrous power. But, the most common problem arises when you decide such a...

If you thought about liquid-cooling your PC, but were put off by the complexity of a typical installation, Thermaltake's BigWater 760i may be the solution for you. The drive-bay mounting system is a novel solution, but can it provide enough of an advantage over air-cooling to make it worthwhile...

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan 21, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATVI) today announced that the Guitar Hero(R) franchise has set an industry record, surpassing $1 billion in North American retail sales in just 26 months, according to The NPD Group. Additionally, Guitar Hero(R)...

Like one of the movie's characters--who erroneously receives paychecks--a Chicago-area man has allegedly been receiving nearly $100,000 a year for much of the past five years without actually showing up at the office or doing the job. Admittedly, it would be very difficult to fess up if you had...

From our front-page news:Choosing a new gaming mouse can be a difficult process, especially given the selection available. In order to help gauge how sixteen of the top mice fare with gamers, a Malta gaming community, playREACTION, brought the entire slew to a LAN gathering and had members of...

From our front-page news: It might be hard to believe, but it's already been over two years since OpenOffice.org 2.0 was released, with 2.3.1 being the most recent update. Although not too much is even known about version 3.0, it's roadmap was recently unveiled and shows a September 2008...

From our front-page news: When news broke last week that Microsoft may be considering a purchase of Yahoo!, I think many people, myself included, assumed that Yahoo! was in great shape. The opposite might be true, for the time being, as it appears Yahoo! is having a difficult time converting all...

From our front-page news: Sun Microsystems made headlines last week when they purchased MySQL AB, creators of the MySQL database platform, and not surprisingly, many were confused and unsure of what to expect. It's all for good reason too - when a huge acquisition takes place, especially where a...

From our front-page news: Seattle PI had a chat with an "inside source" from Microsoft who knows the ins and outs of the Red Ring of Death, and most importantly, why the dreaded rings appear in the first place. Many people already knew that system overheating was a prime suspect, but the insider...

Have a crap cell-phone and are looking to increase the signal-strength? This video shows you how to create your own antennae. I am unsure if this will help those with cell phones that already have antennas, but I am assuming no...

We saw numerous products and technologies at CES earlier this month, but only ten of those deserved our "Best of" award. Included inside is Gateway's latest gaming notebook, Logitech's Squeezebox Duet, CoolIT's dual-GPU cooler, DisplayLink's USB display tech and more. You can read our full...

From our front-page news: I have no idea how I missed this until now, but the Gentoo website is reporting that version 2007.1 is cancelled in lieu of preferring to put more time and effort into 2008.0. Numerous security issues arose in late Fall of last year, which really held back development...

From our front-page news: It's incredible to believe that less than one year ago, a performance DDR2 2GB memory kit would run you at least $300. Back then, it would have been difficult to fathom that eight months in the future, a 4GB performance kit could be had for half that. Today, there is...

From our front-page news: When NVIDIA launched their ESA platform standard in November, hype around it quickly died down. Things just went quiet. But as it turns out, it mainly had to do with full-hardware support not being quite ready, but things have changed since then. At least weeks CES, it...

From our front-page news: We first learned about Larrabee, Intel's discrete GPU, at last spring's IDF in Beijing, and then saw it tackled again at this past fall's event. Although a launch date was never approximated, it was thought that we would be seeing product in the area of mid-2009, but...

If on the search for a great-looking gaming chassis that's also portable, NZXT might have you covered. Their "SFF" label might be a bit of an understatement though - this case is far from being small. Despite that, it looks good, offers a whack of functionality and is definitely worth a look...

Lian Li's booth always attracts a lot of attention from the press. Who doesn't love those sleek and stylish cases? We are taking a look at their entire new line-up, which even includes a replacement chassis for your Xbox 360. Yes, you read that right. You can read Nate's full look here and...

CoolIT had many great products on display this year - it was difficult to leave their booth! Included in our look is their latest dual-bay GPU cooler, the non-TEC Pure CPU cooler, MTEC control module and a server cooling solution that's sure to get a grin. You can read Nate's look here and...

Got a hankering for a new case? Been bit by the water cooling bug? Having a bit of trouble reconciling the two? You should have a look at SilverStone's TJ10B. Despite the nay-sayers claiming it's not ideal for water-cooling, you might just be surprised! You can read Matt's full review here and...

From our front-page news: Real-life deaths as a result of in-game feuds is nothing new, but it doesn't make things less twisted. Lineage II in particular is an MMORPG game with some of the most obsessive fans in the world, especially in Korea and Russia, with the latest death occurring in the...