Atom smasher
PC Perspective puts the old single-core Atom and Via Nano against the new dual-core Intel Atom mobile processor. Add comment
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Google PowerMeter
Google is working on a new widget called PowerMeter that’ll show you your personal electrical consumption in real time. Add comment
Microsoft offers free domain and hosting
Users looking to carve a little personal space on the web might want to take note of Microsoft’s Office Live Small Business service. Users who register will receive a free domain name and hosting for one year. After one year, the freebie deal expires and the whole shebang jumps to a tremendously reasonable $14.95. In […] Add comment
Windows 7 Beta 1 availability ends tonight
Users interested in legitimately acquiring a copy of the popular Windows 7 Beta 1 are encouraged to get their downloads going before tonight’s 11:59 PM EST deadline. Once the clock strikes midnight, Microsoft’s official links to the goods will be scrubbed from their pages. Any user who has started the download prior to pumpkin hour […] Add comment
The lost art of defragging
Despite the fact that hard drive defragmentation is of minor benefit on NTFS file systems, sometimes it just feels good to defrag. There are many solutions to do the job, but some are mediocre (Windows) and the best are expensive (Diskeeper). Rather than dinking around with money or mediocrity, Piriform (the makers of CCleaner) has […] Add comment
Phenom II AM3 processor roundup
You’ve seen our sweet review of the new AMD Phenom II AM3 processors, now check out these others from our friends: Benchmark Reviews has both the X4 810 and X3 720 Black Edition. AMDZone also has the scoop on the new DDR3-compatible chips. Hardware Test Portal has the continental Europe perspective, Guru 3D does their […] Add comment
Amazon announces Kindle 2
Amazon, the world’s largest online book retailer, announced today the upcoming release of the Kindle 2. This successor to their popular eBook reader will boast a more convenient size, and a grand assortment of new features. It still has a prominent keyboard (unlike its main competitor, the Sony eReader), but almost everything else is changing. […] Add comment
AMD’s Phenom II X4 810 and X3 720 Processors
Although it has only been a few weeks since the launch of the capable Phenom II processor, AMD is back with an exciting new revision. This time, we’re not looking at quite the same Phenom II, but rather the DDR3-compatible socket AM3 Phenom II. Although AM3 may sound like a completely new socket and architecture, […] Add comment
The new Pepsi logo
After you see this, you’ll never view the logo the same again. Add comment
Dalai Lama’s Twitter account a fake
The Twitter team is weighing in to let us all know that the Dalai Lama’s Twitter account was, in fact, a hoax. Oops. Add comment
XXClone makes a 1:1 volume clone inside Windows
There are plenty of cloning, copying and backup tools out there, but few of them do what XXClone does. Chiefly, XXClone can make a 1:1 mirror of any given volume without exiting Windows. In addition to this novel feature, the application does your standard assortment of incrementals and diffs at a much faster clip than […] Add comment
GeForce 260 GTX gets new PCB
Details are cropping up that indicate the NVIDIA GeForce 260 GTX may be receiving a new reference PCB. The new design should cut manufacturing costs and may lead to lower prices for consumers. An itemized list of the changes: The reference board’s name is “P897/D10U-20” PCB layers have been reduced from 10 to 8 New […] Add comment
Steve Wozniak returns to hardware, joins Fusion-io
The grand pappy of Apple PCs, Steve Wozniak, has joined PCIe-connected SSD vendor Fusion-io as the chief scientist. As part of his new role, he will serve as a technical advisor to Fusion-io’s R&D team and will also work with CEO Don Basile’s team to develop a strategy that will accelerate the growth of their […] Add comment
OpenDNS hopes to track, block Conficker
Potentially the most crippling malware thus far conceived, the Conficker worm has infected 10 million PCs to date. Each PC polls 250 random domains each day in search of a malware payload that has yet to appear. Should a payload be released to one of the domains, the PCs will download and install the package […] Add comment
Wozniak heads to “Dancing With the Stars”
The Woz is a scheduled contestant on American TV’s “Dancing With the Stars.” Awkwardness will probably ensue. Add comment
CCP ending Linux support for EVE
The other popular MMO, EVE Online, has not attracted the Linux following it had hoped; it intends to cancel support for the platform. Add comment
Expo Icrontic 2009
It’s time to book your flights and commit, damn it! Icrontic’s sixth annual summer event is hereby formally announced and open for registrations. The official dates are June 24-28, 2009. The cost is $65, which gets you a t-shirt, badge, swag, and 4 days of awesome. Thanks to Event Brite, registration is automated and we […] Add comment
AMD Shanghai Opteron: Linux vs. OpenSolaris
Phoronix benchmarks the new AMD Shanghai Opteron processor in Linux and OpenSolaris. Add comment
Sunbeamtech mITX acrylic case
Sunbeamtech is bringing acrylic cases to small form factor users with the new clear mITX case. Add comment
Lian Li PC-7F case
When Lian Li does entry-level, you get the Lian Li PC-7F. It’s cool looking and costs $150. Add comment
AMD Phenom II X4 940 sub-zero overclocking
MadShrimps tries to hit 6GHz on LN2 with the Phenom II X4 940 to match the performance seen at CES. Add comment
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