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by Rafael Hernandez on October 22, 2008 · 0 comments

Apple’s newly launched MacBook and MacBook Pro have been receiving high praise since their launch last week but there hasn’t been an exhaustive look at its performance, or into every nook and cranny for that matter, until now. AnandTech put…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 19, 2008 · 0 comments

Here’s a look at some of the news pieces and reviews making their way around the web this weekend.Cases, Cooling, and Power SuppliesNoctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler Review – TechReviewsThermaltake Toughpower QFan 650W Review – Overclockers ClubThermalright T-Rad² Video Card Cooler…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 17, 2008 · 0 comments

Leaning on your techy friend/family member/significant other to help you with your technology needs will most likely lead to fewer returned phone calls, instant messages, invitations to important social gatherings. We’ve gathered up a few helpful links to guides and…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 16, 2008 · 0 comments

Adobe’s Creative Suite 4 is now shipping to your favorite retailers. Media/design/stick figure drawers everywhere are no doubt excited over the glut of program updates up and down their creative software lineup. Most notable in this release is many of…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 15, 2008 · 0 comments

Not content to let the competition release a driver update without a response Nvidia has pumped out version 178.24 of their GeForce drivers. There is the side benefit of having support for their newest chipset launch to boot. Here’s a…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 15, 2008 · 0 comments

Another year another IGP refresh, this time around Nvidia gets in on the fun with their new MCP7a chipset. ECS’ GF9300TA Motherboard makes good use of the new chip as Guru3D can attest to. Interesting read:So why is this integrated…

Read more ECS GF9300TA Motherboard Reviewed, MCP7a Fun!

by Rafael Hernandez on October 15, 2008 · 0 comments

Maintaining their monthly tradition ATI has released its latest video card drivers. The new version brings up their Catalyst suite up to version 8.10 and offers up the usual batch of enhancements and bug fixes. Here are the major new…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 14, 2008 · 0 comments

Office productivity has ground to a halt as everyone has been waiting with baited breath for the latest Apple laptops to make their grand appearance. Steve Jobs and his Cupertino gang have come up with a refreshed lineup for their…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 12, 2008 · 0 comments

Recent work by Elcomsoft seems to indicate that the security research firm has managed to harness the power of the GPU in order to crack WPA and WPA2 keys used to protect wireless networks. The processing performance increase from using…

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by Pedro Hernandez on October 11, 2008 · 0 comments

Graphics Cards: ATI Radeon HD 4670, Another Mid-Range Option ATI Radeon HD 4870 1GB, Expanding on the High-EndDriver Performance Improvements, Are They Real? Processors: AMD Phenom X4 9950 Black Edition, Tweakers Delight Core 2 E7300/Pentium Dual-Core E5200 Reviewed, Budget…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 11, 2008 · 0 comments

Here’s a look at some of the news and reviews that hit the web this week: Cases, Cooling, and Power Supplies Best CPU Cooler Performance – Q3 2008 – Benchmark Reviews Cooler Master V8 CPU Cooler – CPU3D Cooler Master…

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