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Popular MMO game Guild Wars has hit 4 million units sold: Guild Wars, the popular subscription-free MMO from NCsoft, has hit 4 million units sold. That number includes sales from the original game and both the Factions and Nightfall expansion packs. Anyone who owns the original version can hop...

From our news: Remember the old Microsoft Sidewinder gamepad? I knew a lot of people who owned them, but couldn't manage to enjoy them myself. It felt like I was holding a loaf of bread, which I guess is where the design for the original Xbox controller came from. Well, the folks from Redmond...

I have a few SDHC cards laying around here, capacity of 4GB. With those, I have a hard time even coming close to filling it up in a single session, while shooting 10MP RAW+JPEG. For professionals, I could understand 8GB, but Toshiba blows the doors straight off what we thought was high-end with...

DDR3 might be lurking out there, but DDR2 is still the most popular option for most people, and for good reason. It's fast, and currently, very inexpensive. Although there are many PC2-6400 kits available, Kingston puts a twist on their's by offering it with tight 3-3-3 timings. You can read...

Haha... Arm Spirit, a Japanese arm wrestling arcade game, has been recalled after breaking the arms of three players. From the Associated Press: "The machine isn't that strong, much less so than a muscular man. Even women should be able to beat it," said (game distributor) Atlus spokeswoman...

As posted in our news:When a console is discontinued, chances are fans will not be so quick to give up on it. In the case of the Dreamcast, it was killed off right in the middle of developing a huge fan base, so it's no surprise to see games developed for it years after it was first introduced...

Having trouble deciding on which entry-level GPU to pick up? Sparkle's Calibre series might make your decision easier with it's P850+. In addition to DX10 support and a unique LED-readout, it offers an additional 200MHz on the core and 320MHz on the memory over reference 8500GTs. You can read...

As posted in our news:Last week, the internet went absolutely nuts because Skype was down for a 24+ hour period. Who can blame them though? Some use Skype as their primary phone, so if it's down, it could mean a lot of things to them. So what was the problem? Believe it or not: Windows Users...

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As posted in our news:It's been assumed for a while that Unreal Tournament III would be available for Linux, but it's now confirmed, thanks to a forum posting by Epic Games' VP Mark Rein. I have to say, Epic is one game developer that has a clue. So many companies shun alternative operating...

As posted in our news: If you enjoy sports to a large degree, you've probably pondered owning a team. Sure it's just a dream for most of us, but what a great dream it would be. The problem? You don't have that kind of money, but startup MyFootballClub wants to change that. The idea is that...

Looking for a comfortable keyboard, but don't want to go the way of the ergo? Logitech's latest Wave keyboard is catering to you. The keys are laid out in a "Wave" pattern to contour to your hands and a palm-rest is added for additional comfort. Have Logitech come up with a winner? You can read...

From our news:So you just finished watching an online video and would love to save it to your desktop. But can't. If this has never happened to you, you must not be online that often. With new web service vConvert, you can paste the URL to the video, such as...

As usual, from our news: I have mixed feelings towards Tabula Rasa, because the final game is -nothing- at all like the original screenshots. When a game goes through such a drastic transformation, it has to make you wonder how well it will fare when all said and done. Luckily, RPG guru Richard...

Click the Caddy to enlarge With the lousy economy in Michigan, most towns and cities have been struggling with shrinking revenues from state and local property taxes. All over the state, public employees have been getting laid off. There are, of course exceptions, with Bloomfield Hills north...

As posted in our news: It's official. 2K Boston and 2K Australia know what they are doing, because Bioshock has wowed the collective press, with complaints difficult to find. This unique shooter has been hyped for quite some time now, and for good reason. It's still a 3D-Shooter, but it offers...

One of the most popular CPUs on the market right now is the Q6600, thanks to the fact that it offers four cores at 2.4GHz. But what about the Xeon's? Their prices are also more affordable now, with their X3210 2.13GHz retailing for $260. Read on as we pit this Quad-Core against the rest of our...

While there are many NAS products available, there are none that we've crossed that have matched the feature-set of Synology's DS207. There are too many features to mention in a small intro, so read on to learn more about the product we had a difficult time finding a fault in. You can read the...

If you are looking for a lightweight MP3 player, Samsung's K3 2GB or 4GB player is worth your consideration. It weighs just 200g, includes a bright OLED screen and proves simple to use. You can read the full review here and discuss it here.

We've taken a look at a fair amount of external storage devices in the past, but here's one that's unique. At home, you can plug the drive in like a diskette for full S-ATA speeds, and eject it to take on the go with USB-functionality. In addition to the EZ Swap EX, we are also taking a look at...