Six SSD shootout
Tech Report compares six SSDs from Corsair, Intel, OCZ, Samsung, Super Talent, and Transcend. Add comment
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Super Talent UltraDrive ME SSD
Nice! Super Talent gets top honors for its UltraDive ME SSD. Add comment
Corsair introduces RAM TECs
Corsair has introduced TEC coolers for its Dominator GT RAM. Ice cold! Add comment
MSI GeForce N260GTX Lightning 1792 MB
MSI’s feature-packed GeForce N260GTX Lightning 1792 MB video cards are some of the most unique one the market. Add comment
Google betting big on HTML5
Google betting big on HTML5 (who’s excited? this guy.) Add comment
Intel intros octo-core Nehalem EX
Boasting eight cores and support for four sockets, Intel has officially unveiled the Nehalem EX a day behind the predicted date. For more information about the Beckton core at the heart of the Nehalem EX, you’re invited to explore Icrontic’s “What We Know About Nehalem” feature and the “8 Core Nehalem Xeon Tips Up” preview […] Add comment
Windows Vista SP2 officially released
After months of testing and numerous betas and release candidates, Microsoft has finally approved the final press of Windows Vista Service Pack 2. The new service pack offers bug fixes, a rollup of the updates released since Vista’s 2007 RTM, and a selection of new features: SP2 contains Blue tooth 2.1 feature pack supporting the […] Add comment
Icrontic at CES 2009: A retrospective
In January we went to CES. Five months later, I’m publishing the roundup of what we did. It’s for entertainment value; you know how I roll. 2009 marks the first year Icrontic has visited a major trade show in an official capacity. The Consumer Electronics Show took place in Las Vegas, Nevada, and we were […] Add comment
YouTube remix
YouTube videos remixed into songs. So good. Add comment
My love letter to the G1
Baby, I’ve written and rewritten this letter so many times—it just never seems to come out right, and I throw it away and start over. I just need to get it out though; I need you to understand just how much I love you. I know you know the story about the last phone I […] Add comment
No more three app limit for Starter Edition?
Word is that the three-app limit for Windows 7 Starter Edition has been removed. Your future netbook is now a little less crippled! Add comment
RunPee
Coordinate your movie bathroom run with RunPee (iPhone version coming soon). [via] Add comment
The AMD/Intel EC ruling: You’re missing the point
On May 13, the European Commission handed Intel a fine of €1.06 billion for illegally abusing its market position to force rival microprocessor firm AMD out of the market. Nine days on, considerable punditry has emerged to make the spurious claim that both AMD and the EC cooperated in a verdict that penalizes Intel for […] Add comment
Could Microsoft kill Windows 7 with pricing?
It is hard to argue with the notion that the development of Windows 7 has been masterfully executed. The OS has been generating good mojo, it has proved tremendously popular, and its performance is a cut above its much-maligned predecessor. Yet as Windows 7 winds its way towards a winter release, Microsoft has yet to […] Add comment
Another Pirate Bay judge punted for bias
Soon after receiving the verdict that The Pirate Bay’s administrators were guilty of various copyright shenanigans, it was revealed the the presiding judge was involved with the very same organizations prosecuting the case. Cries of “bias!” unsurprisingly rang out across the land, and judge Ulrika Ihrfelt was sent to evaluate the accusations. Ihrfelt has also […] Add comment
Add Wolfram Alpha to Google
Wolfram Alpha is an interesting experiment in compiling, crunching and displaying the world’s data. While many are obtusely selling it as a competitor to Google, it’s really nothing of the sort. While Google excels at returning pages, Wolfram Alpha narrowly excels at returning data. Did we mention that it errs on the painful side of […] Add comment
Overlord II possession
Announced today on the Overlord II website: In the new game, players will be able to ‘possess’ individual minions to control their actions more precisely. Add comment
Universal CSS for IE6
Andy Clarke writes about using a universal style sheet for IE6 as a way to sidestep compatibility issues. I’m in! Add comment
Mac OS X Java security alert
If you’re on a Mac, you should have Java disabled. [via] Add comment
Intel figure skates, too
Intel = Tonya Harding. [via] Add comment
[Rumor] Octo-core Beckton soon
Compute density, renderer and encoding nerds may have a reason to work themselves into a frenzy next week as Intel may be announcing the arrival of the Beckton core as early as May 26. Previously discussed here and here, the Beckton is an octo-core member of the Nehalem family destined for work in servers and […] Add comment
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