Published October 2, 2008
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It should be of no surprise that Nintendo has once again redesigned one of its consoles substantially enough that you’ll be clamoring to trade in your older model for some piddly amount. Their new DSi improves upon the older…
Read more Nintendo Presents the DSi, Targets an Older Crowd?
Published October 1, 2008
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Lian Li has long been known as a manufacturer of solid computer cases and is one of the companies that popularized the usage of aluminum in its chassis construction. Their new PC-60F PC case follows in their tradition of…
Read more Lian-Li PC-60F Case, A Simplistic Mid Tower
Published October 1, 2008
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The Sony/Toshiba/IBM Cell Broadband Engine had long been promised to extend beyond the console world (see Sony PlayStation 3) into much more important roles. The chip has seen use in supercomputers and a modified version has been see in select…
Read more SpursEngine Headed to the Desktop
Published October 1, 2008
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There are plenty of options available if you’re looking for a new monitor for your computer, most sporting the same feature sets, similar price tags, and moderately appealing designs for your decor. So you’ll have to forgive Samsung for doing…
Read more Samsung SyncMaster 2693HM Monitor, A Bit Out of the Norm
Published September 30, 2008
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It’s not all about the massive framerates and insane resolutions with your fancy pants anisotropic filtering and anti-aliasing, sometimes you just need a simple graphics card for web browsing and watching your Blu-rays. ATi’s new Radeon HD 4550 has many…
Read more ATi Radeon HD 4550, Targeting the Low-End
Published September 30, 2008
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The latest versions of the Windows Operating System has done a decent job of handling the dual and quad core chips of today but the CPU is getting quite a bit of an expansion in processing power over the…
Read more Microsoft Tweaking Windows 7 for Multiple Cores
Published September 30, 2008
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Firmware updates are the “Christmas in Summer” for the geeky crowd, salivating over rumors of bug fixes and performance improvements giving that awesome placebo effect everyone loves regardless of the outcome. Apple’s iPhone 2.1 firmware update brings about bug…
Read more Apple's iPhone 2.1 Firmware a Miracle Worker?
Published September 30, 2008
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The AMD Phenom lineup hasn’t gotten much attention from the enthusiasts out there given its early hardware trouble and slower performance when compared with Intel’s competing chips but the company’s new 790GX/SB750 chipset combination puts together Hybrid CrossFireX capabilities…
Read more AMD's 790GX, Chock Full o' Features
Published September 29, 2008
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Is Thermaltake’s RamOrb Memory Cooler worth the money? Maybe, if we knew how much it’s going for. Even so, things look promising. How does a 95% rating at TweakTown sound? Reviewer Chris Ram sure walked away impressed in the…
Read more TweakTown Reviews Thermaltake RamOrb Memory Cooler