CNET News has word that Microsoft has closed up its Xbox sports title studio and is focusing on their more popular franchises. The move means less competition for other sports game developers such as EA and Sega and more resources…
Read more Microsoft Nixes Xbox Sports Titles
X-bit labs has a review of the Zalman TNN500A case which is designed to be an absolutely quiet case (not taking into account drive noises). They reach that lofty goal with huge amounts of aluminum and heatpipes for all of…
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NewsFactor Network has a few more details about the supposed flaws found in Microsoft’s Service Pack 2 for Windows XP and the company’s response to the whole situation. It would seem that the flaw was theoretical and there was no…
Read more MS Comments on SP2 Flaw Reports
Gamers Depot runs a few video cards through a benchmark using Half Life 2’s advanced graphics engine codenamed “Source”. Not to be outdone, Virtual Zone also tossed up another batch of performance numbers using the same engine. Here are their…
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Designtechnica has a review of the sleek and stylish VAIO VGN-A160 notebook PC. This slim desktop replacement notebook manages to pack a whole lot of connectivity features in as well as a nice widescreen LCD. Sadly, at its high pricetag,…
Read more Sony VAIO VGN-A160 Reviewed
Legion Hardware asks the burning question: “is DDR2 better than DDR”. Such a question will be posed countless times over the coming months as Intel based systems begin to ship with the future proof memory standard. The results aren’t surprising…
Read more DDR2 or not to DDR2
PC World has the scoop on a pair of flaws that may have been found by the German security site Heise Security. It would be the first publicly mentioned flaws in Microsoft’s Windows XP patched with Service Pack 2. It…
Read more Possible XP SP2 Flaws Found
InfoWorld has the details on the newest updates for the 64-bit editions of both Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Professional. Not much in the way of details except for word of Bluetooth support and a new user interface…
Read more Windows 64-bit Beta Updates Available
PC World has a bit of a write-up on the huge number of improvements that consumer-level digital cameras are seeing and the small pit-falls these new and improved devices bring about. Interesting points to take into consideration when looking into…
Read more DigiCams Cramming Features: Too Much of a Good Thing?
Gamers-Depot has some performance figures up for ATI’s Radeon 9800 Mobility, a huge upgrade over its previous 9700 notebook video chipset. The 9800 offers some serious speed advances in the mobile arena turning laptops into viable gaming machines….
PCSTATS has a review of a PCI-Express video card for the budget concious. The MSI RX600XT-TD128 is built around the ATI Radeon x600 video core which has native support for the PCI-E interface. It won’t keep up with today’s top-end…
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