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Apple’s aluminum MacBook

TechReport reviews Apple’s aluminum MacBook. Add comment

ASRock A780FullHD motherboard

The ASRock A780FullHD is a stripped down 780G motherboard with both VGA and HDMI out. Add comment

Sparkle GeForce 9500GT 1GB

The Sparkle GeForce 9500GT 1GB is good for a Linux media PC, according to Phoronix. Add comment

Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2

Benchmark Reviews says the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 is a solid card. Add comment

Icy Box IB-250 external 2.5″ enclosure

The Icy Box IB-250 makes laptop sized 2.5″ hard drives portable. Add comment

Gaming roundup – “There is not enough income for this” edition

There’s a lot of gaming news, thankfully. It was sort of a dry last week, but moving closer to the holiday season always coincides with a glut of new releases. Expect there to be lots of exciting news for you fun junkies and adult kids in the coming weeks. There’s been a lot of discussion […] Add comment

Optimizing Team Fortress 2

Long-time Icrontic contributor Jared Atchison shows you how to pick up a little extra performance from Valve Software’s amazingly popular Team Fortress 2 addon for Half Life 2. When I built my new XP rig last week I immediately installed TF2 and Counter-Strike since those are my favorite MP games. After playing TF2 for two […] Add comment

Norway demands Apple bail on DRM

Norwegian consumer activist officials are alleging that the DRM on iTunes-downloaded AAC files are in breach of Norwegian law. In a report from consumer ombudsman Bjorn Erik Thon, Norway says that it is a consumer’s right to manage and play songs on a device of his or her choosing. In the report, it is alleged […] Add comment

WordPress & vBulletin: a developer’s perspective

Why I won’t cry if vBulletin dies Icrontic runs on the heavily-modified marriage of vBulletin and WordPress. WordPress is a light, extensible, and semantic content management system. vBulletin is the most popular forum software out there. After wading up to my neck in plugins and documentation for both, I’m here to tell you that Jelsoft, […] Add comment

Gadgets’n’Gizmos Monday

What a strange and interesting glut of doodads we have today. Our front-runner is a real winner! If your home audio system is missing that airy airiness that you’ve been craving, maybe the 1.5m BLACK MAGIC audio LAN cable is your cup of tea. At $1070, you know it has to be a product capable […] Add comment

Manage your iPod from your iPod

Today’s download of the day, Sharepod, brings us a step closer to accepting our new robot overlords. The software installs to an iPod and allows a user to manage track additions, removals and sharing from the iPod itself. Now that the iPod has been granted a share of autonomy, we’re a stone’s throw away from […] Add comment

MGM to post full films on YouTube

MGM, the financially troubled movie studio of 84 years, has announced that YouTube will be carrying a small selection of its offerings as of today. The partnership will begin with the availability of old American Gladiators episodes, in addition to films like “Bulletproof Monk” and “The Magnificent Seven.” The titles are free for viewing but […] Add comment

Corsair HX620W power supply review

Just recently awarded “Best Power Supply Manufacturer of 2008” by Custom PC, Corsair is a familiar name to those who have been building computers for any length of time. Known for years as a major player in the enthusiast computer memory industry, the company branched out in 2006 and began selling branded power supplies. While […] Add comment

A bad time for Canadians to buy hardware?

Icrontic reviewer Mike D (lemonlime) thinks that this may be a bad time for Canadian enthusiasts to pull the trigger on major hardware purchases. Add comment

Wall-mounted PC mod by Komete (in progress)

Forum member Komete has been keeping us updated on the progress of the wall-mounted PC case he’s building. The 3D renderings of the plans are pretty swank! Be sure to keep an eye on the thread as it comes together. Add comment

Razer Moray gaming headphone

The Razer Moray gaming earphones offer passive noise reduction and should work with any MP3 player out there. Add comment

BEAST Computers’ ultimate Intel Core i7 box

BEAST Computers sent Hexus a pre-production model of their upcoming Core i7 gaming rigs. Add comment

GELID Silent Spirit Quad Heatpipe CPU cooler

GELID enters the CPU cooler game with the Silent Spirit Quad Heatpipe cooler. It’s not the best, but it’s a nice quiet solution. Add comment

Decco integrated amp and Era Design-4 speakers

Signal Path Technology Intl. makes some sweet audio products like the Decco integrated amp & Era Design-4 speakers. Add comment

Intel i7-965 XE Extreme Edition Nehalem

Tweaknews looks at the fastest Nehalem to date, the 3.2GHz Intel i7-965 XE Extreme Edition. Add comment

Linksys WRT150N-RM wireless-N router

Improve your wifi with the Linksys WRT150N-RM wireless-N router. Add comment