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There are dozens of USB to IDE or SATA external drive enclosures on the market today. We take a look at a device that does SATA and IDE to USB conversion without an enclosure, the perfect piece of hardware for doing bench top drive testing...or is it? After reading Matts review here, discuss...

I for one, appreciate Apple. They have given a lot to the computer industry and are leaders in innovation. What I want to know is... why is the iPod so popular? It stores music... plays music... plays DRM-protected music... you can download music onto it... watch video on it... Oh and...

Are you into combat games? Of course you are. Battlefield II, Call of Duty II... they are all over. OCZ has just released a new kit with their XTC spreader dressed up in some camoflauge. Because these are value modules, overclocking is a gamble. Let's see if these are as fast as they are...

Welp, it was bound to happen sometime. TweakTown DDR2-1250 modules with 5-5-5-15 timings. To think the DDR2-800 modules I am using include the same stock timings.

Since the whole ordeal of HDCP compliancy started, add-in board manufacturers are beginning to add HDCP decoding keys to products. One of the manufacturers with HDCP compliant cards on display at Computex 2006 is MSI. MSI has two NVIDIA based HDCP compliant cards on display -- a 7900GT and...

Don't you think Intel will be much more competitive this time around, given that it's more a technology game? When we introduced Athlon (in 1999), that was a better product. They reacted by making a Pentium 4, saying we're going to go all the way to 10 gigahertz. That didn't work. This...

ATI says they have the best physics processing in the world stating that their branch execution unit eliminates much overhead as compared to team Green. Also ATI says they are going to be simply faster than an Ageia PhysX card even with using a X1600 XT and that a X1900 XT should deliver 9 X the...

Hewlett-Packard has issued a recall for around 679,000 Photosmart R707 digital cameras due to a possible fire hazard. When connecting the camera to an AC adapter or docking station, non-rechargeable batteries are receiving a charge which causes them to overheat which could lead to a possible...

Intel is expected to disclose on Tuesday its launch plans surrounding its next-generation Core2 microprocessors, as well as a new low-voltage Core Duo chip that will be featured in thin-and-light notebooks from Dell and HP. Of longer-term importance, however, will be the introduction of the...

So this is not real, per-se. But still funny nonetheless. Link.

Power supplies are getting bigger and more powerful each year, pumping more and more heat into PC cases. Today we take a look at an external solution that promises to lower in case temps and help your PC keep it's cool. What better thing is there to do on a Wednesday then to read Matts...

Manga Studio is an extensive art program developed for aspiring manga artists, and has been featured by the popular J-pop magazine Tokyopop. It has an extensive selection of tools available for the manga artist to use at their disposal, which is impressive to say the least. Having all the tools...

In regards to the release today, what does everyone think? I have to admit, I am pretty impressed how well it keeps up to dual 7900GTX's.

Toms took a look at a 'pre-configured' Intel rig, which blew away the FX-62. Not that it's a huge surprise or anything, after the benches we've been seeing. The FX-62 did score higher in gaming benchmarks, but Intel took the crown with gaming at ultra-low resolutions...

If you are looking to upgrade to a dual core rig, but want to do it cheaply, then Intels 8** series may be for you. We are taking a look at the 820 D, a 2.8GHz chip with 1*2MB cache. What makes it a great value is the fact that it overclocks to almost 4GHz on air. But compared to other similar...

I’m sure you've all heard of Zalman and are familiar with some, if not all of their products. On the menu for today are these tasty surround sound headphones. I've been itching to get my hands on a pair of surround sound headphones so let's take a look and a listen. After reading Wills review...

No not that 4x4.. a new 4x4. AMD announced today during a conference call that a new platform will be created and focused on just for the enthusiast desktop market. AMD has long been driving high-performance features on its Athlon family of processors and according to a number of surveys, most...

With Torrenza, AMD has designed what it calls an open architecture, based on the next wave of Opteron processors, which allow what AMD calls "Accelerators." Using the add-in accelerators, a system will be capable of peforming specialized calculations similar in fashion to the way we use GPUs...

Finally, our 18 month wait is over! We once again take the role of Gordon Freeman, and have a return of our friend Alyx. Together, we will flight from City 17. The big question is... was it worth the wait? After reading my review here, discuss it here!