Published July 11, 2009 · 0 comments

It used to be that first person shooters, flight simulators, and real time strategy games that forced a player’s hand to upgrade their gaming computer. Given the amount of pull MMO titles have now you’re looking at a whole…

Read more The Great MMORPG Graphics Card Conundrum

Published July 11, 2009 · 0 comments

Getting the smallest computer you could fit into a space used to mean a small form factor barebones that far exceeded the cost of a full-fledged tower desktop computer.Intel’s Atom processor has brought about more options when it comes…

Read more ASRock NetTop ION 330, Computing on a Small Scale

Published July 10, 2009 · 0 comments

There was a time when the Mini-ITX platform was reserved for some exceedingly underpowered hardware which was catered to with extremely expensive motherboards and cases. Intel’s Atom has changed the landscape a bit so the form-factor is much more…

Read more Antec's ISK 300-65, Mini-ITX Goes Mainstream

Published July 10, 2009 · 0 comments

Has your new iPhone taken on a ghastly new hue? Well, it’s your own damn fault! According to Apple, and I’m paraphrasing here, it’s your cheap iPhone case that’s to blame. According to TweakTown, Apple is recommending that you use…

Read more Apple: Get a REAL Case to Prevent iPhone Discoloration

Published July 9, 2009 · 0 comments

Google’s Chrome browser has been a decent attempt at getting themselves a chunk of the web browser market but, apparently, the company isn’t satisfied with just a small chunk and is going to some lengths to increase their share.The company…

Read more Google Chrome OS Coming to a Netbook Near You

Published July 8, 2009 · 0 comments

Apple’s iPhone 3GS represents a major upgrade for the company’s smart phone lineup offering a number of improved components that boost its speed and multimedia capabilities. Unfortunately some of its software updates might be silently robbing the device of battery…

Read more The Case of the Mysteriously Draining Apple iPhone 3GS Battery

Published July 8, 2009 · 0 comments

Creative Labs announced their Zii system on a chip processor about six months ago. The chip was designed by their ZiiLABS subsidiary and sports a pair of ARM processing cores strapped to some 3DLabs graphics wizardry for a chip that…

Read more Creative Zii Uncovered, Company's SoC Finally in a Product?

Published July 8, 2009 · 0 comments

The question “How did they do that?” is easily answered nowadays by forcing open the gadget for all the world to see. It’s even more interesting when the product isn’t even officially launched yet so we know what’s going on…

Read more Asus EeeKeyboard Tested and Dissected

Published July 7, 2009 · 0 comments

There’s nothing quite like keeping up with the latest gadgetry, you finally decide to jump on a product and they launch something much better in a few months time. Ah well not much you can do but admire the newer…

Read more Apple's iPhone 3GS, the Details Behind the Soup Up

Published July 7, 2009 · 0 comments

There are those essential pieces of software your PC always needs; that web browser you enjoy, the instant messenger you’re accustomed to, and of course VLC. VideoLAN’s open source multimedia player has hit version 1.0.0 which is a major milestone…

Read more VLC 1.0.0 Released, Multimedia Playback Made Easy

Published July 6, 2009 · 0 comments

While the latest and greatest quad-cores are all the rage sometimes you just need a basic chip for those tasks that don’t demand all that much and those situations where you want lower power usage a look at dual-core…

Read more AMD's Athlon II X2 550, CPU on the Cheap