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Office Hours 6: Deleting locked files

Icrontic is proud to offer the Office Hours series of articles. Each week we’ll take a look at a common problem in Windows or often-used software and nail down a quick fix for it. This week, the good doctor explores how one might delete a file that Windows believes cannot be deleted. Add comment

Antec Signature 650W PSU

The smaller of the Antec Signature-series power supplies, the 650W model, gets reviewed at Overclockers Online. Add comment

Sapphire Radeon HD 4830

AMDZone says the Sapphire Radeon HD 4830 solves the heat issues with the HD 4800-series. Add comment

Intel X58 Extreme DX58SO motherboard review

Guru3D reviews the Intel X58 Extreme DX58SO motherboard. Will it be the new home for your Core i7? Add comment

Antec ISK 300 mITX case

Hexus has a video review of the tiny Antec ISK 300 mini-ITX case. Your Via board needs a new home. Add comment

DIY solid state drive

At Icrontic, we’re all about do-it-yourself projects. So, we’re kind of bummed that Sharkoon doesn’t sell its products in the US. For our European readers though, we’ve found something totally cool; the just-announced Sharkoon Flexi-Drive S2S. It’s a DIY 2.5″ SSD that allows users to plug in up to six 32GB SD cards allowing for […] Add comment

HD 4850 X2s are out

It’s taken a few months but the ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 dual-GPU graphics cards are finally out. Performance wise, it’s just slower than two HD 4850s in Crossfire, but it’ll cost less than two HD 4850s. The mantra of “you get what you pay for” will still hold true, unless you are in the […] Add comment

Intel Core i7 “Nehalem” 920, 940 & 965 XE reviews

Hardware Canucks reviews the Intel Core i7 920, 940 & 965 XE processors. Add comment

Wayland, a new way to X Server

Phoronix has a quick piece on Wayland. It’s a new X Server for Linux that sounds pretty sweet. Add comment

BlackBerry Bold for $179 after MIR

The BlackBerry Bold was released yesterday to glowing reviews around the web. Yet in spite of the device’s immediate popularity, it is being criticized for the steep $299 pricetag after mail-in rebates. With a little bit of sleuthing and the power of promo-stacking, we’ve managed to land that puppy for a svelte $179. Add comment

AT&T trials bandwidth caps

AT&T has recently filed a brief (PDF) with the FCC indicating that select users of Reno, Nevada will be subject to bandwidth caps. Customers will be informed that they may be “subject to a certain monthly usage tier for the total amount of data they may send and receive, as well as a per gigabyte […] Add comment

Arctic Cooling Silentium T2

The Arctic Cooling Silentium T2 case looks sweet and keeps things quiet. Add comment

Sapphire Radeon HD 4550 512MB Low Profile

The Sapphire Radeon HD 4550 512MB comes in a low profile option to work in tiny cases. Add comment

NZXT Whisper case reveiw

NZXT goes for the soundproof option with the Whisper case. Add comment

EVGA nForce 790i SLI FTW motherboard

The EVGA nForce 790i SLI FTW motherboard is good, but late to the game. Add comment

Radeon HD 4830

t-break tests the regular ATI Radeon HD 4830, this time with the correct BIOS. Add comment

Gunnar Optiks Shredder computer glasses

Warning! When hacking the planet and fragging n00bs, please be careful and wear eye protection like the Gunnar Optiks Shredder computer glasses. Add comment

Thermaltake Spedo Advanced case reveiw

The Thermaltake Spedo Advanced case prevents hot air recirculation. That’s important on election day. Add comment

Gaming roundup, election day edition

Maybe you’re one of the lucky ones who has today off for voting day. In that case, get on your consoles or PC and fire up a game. Today, Valve’s Steam service has been updated. The biggest news with this update is back-end support for Steam Cloud. The new service will allow access to your […] Add comment

BlackBerry Bold released

It’s November 4, 2008 and that means two things: electing the next President of the United States, and the release of the BlackBerry Bold. Delayed since August, the BlackBerry 9000 arrives in America on AT&T for $299 with a two year contract and a mail-in rebate. Add comment

FCC to vote on white space

The US national election isn’t the only important voting going on today. The FCC will be deciding whether or not the “white space” frequencies between those licensed to the operators of television networks should be freed up for unlicensed use. The plan is expected to pass and would take effect next year when broadcasters are […] Add comment