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OCZ SSD vs. VelociRaptor

OCZ SSD vs. VelociRaptor

21st Jul 2008 HotHardware has shared the results of a performance test between the OCZ Core SSD and the high-end WD VelociRaptor mechanical drive - and the results may surprise you. [22]

Guitar Hero renders mice redundant?

Guitar Hero renders mice redundant?

18th Jul 2008 According to analysts, the future of computer input could be radically altered by the success of...Guitar Hero? [32]

Miyamoto: "Wii Music is better than a game"

Miyamoto: "Wii Music is better than a game"

18th Jul 2008 One of the big announcements at E3 this week was Nintendo's Wii Music, which Miyamoto things is far more than just a game. [7]

Knights of The Old Republic MMO revealed

Knights of The Old Republic MMO revealed

18th Jul 2008 EA and Bioware have finally unveiled the next Knights of the Old Republic game...and it's an MMORPG! [40]

World spam volume at 81.5%

World spam volume at 81.5%

18th Jul 2008 Anti-spam firm MessageLabs has published figures showing that spam now accounts for 81.5 percent of all e-mail traffic world-wide, and names the ten worst US states for spam. [30]

AMD CEO replaced amid losses

AMD CEO replaced amid losses

18th Jul 2008 AMD announced during its quarterly conference call that current CEO Hector Ruiz is to be replaced by Dirk Meyer in an attempt to steer the ailing company back to profitability. [8]

Corsair shows why budget PSUs aren't so great

Corsair shows why budget PSUs aren't so great

17th Jul 2008 Ever wonder why we test PSU's to their limits? Ever bought a "budget PSU? Corsair combined the two with explosive results. [70]

Valve hires MINERVA mod-maker

Valve hires MINERVA mod-maker

17th Jul 2008 Valve has officially hired Adam Foster, the amateur mod maker behind the popular MINERVA mod for Half-Life 2. [16]

.ME TLDs available today

.ME TLDs available today

17th Jul 2008 ICANN, in conjunction with Montenegro-based registrar doMEn, has officially opened the doors for registration of .ME domains - the latest generic top-level domain. [22]

Sony: No PAL video store this year

Sony: No PAL video store this year

17th Jul 2008 Sony's David Reeves has confirmed that the new video store feature for the PlayStation 3 will not be available in PAL territories this year. [14]

BioShock PS3 to get exclusive DLC

BioShock PS3 to get exclusive DLC

17th Jul 2008 2K Games has announced that the PlayStation 3 version of BioShock will be complimented by some extra content in the form of downloadable challenge rooms.  [12]

IDC: SSD performance gap 'small'

IDC: SSD performance gap 'small'

17th Jul 2008 Research house IDC has published results of a test demonstrating that the performance differential between SSDs and traditional drives is a lot smaller than previously thought. [8]

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Intel announces Centrino 2

Intel announces Centrino 2

16th Jul 2008 Intel has officially launched the latest version of its mobile platform, Centrino 2 - previously codenamed Montevina - and there are some impressive new features included. [18]

Psystar sued by Apple

Psystar sued by Apple

16th Jul 2008 Psystar, a startup offering pre-installed 'Hackintosh' computers built from off-the-shelf parts and running MacOS X, has found itself staring down the barrels of Apple's legal team. [34]

SSDs do increase battery life

SSDs do increase battery life

16th Jul 2008 Tom's Hardware has re-tested SSDs from its controversial original test showing lessened battery life, and come to a completely different conclusion this time around. [15]

Noctua Competition winners announced

Noctua Competition winners announced

15th Jul 2008 We had over 750 entries into the competition to win Noctua goodies, but only a few of you can win... [27]

Photobucket privacy hole patched

Photobucket privacy hole patched

15th Jul 2008 A flaw in the popular Photobucket photo-sharing site opened up private albums to anyone capable of guessing a filename has been patched, according to a security researcher. [17]

Nintendo announces new Wii peripheral

Nintendo announces new Wii peripheral

15th Jul 2008 E3 2008: Nintendo has announced a brand new peripheral attachment for the Wiimote - the WiiMotion Plus! [39]

Microsoft details new Xbox Live

Microsoft details new Xbox Live

15th Jul 2008 At E3 2008 Microsoft has revealed information about the new update to Xbox Live, including the ability to copy games to a hard drive.  [20]

id Software leaves Activision, joins EA

id Software leaves Activision, joins EA

15th Jul 2008 The creators of Doom, Quake, Wolfenstein and Dangerous Dave have just signed a new publishing deal with Electronic Arts.  [41]

NEC launches embedded Linux

NEC launches embedded Linux

15th Jul 2008 NEC has joined the embedded Linux market with a new hypervisor system from Pheonix to debut in its laptop range, offering off-OS anti-virus and firewall applications. [11]

Flagship Studios shuts down

Flagship Studios shuts down

14th Jul 2008 Flagship Studios, the company behind Hellgate: London has closed up shop and made all staff redundant. [15]

Nehalem arrives in week 40 and 44, possibly

Nehalem arrives in week 40 and 44, possibly

14th Jul 2008 Well, that's the word in Taiwan anyway, however some are saying Intel might push it back.. [11]

Nvidia SLI will work on some X58 motherboards

Nvidia SLI will work on some X58 motherboards

14th Jul 2008 Nvidia won't have it's own SLI chipset when Nehalem launches, but there will be some X58 boards that support SLI. [20]

Nvidia drops prices on latest cards

Nvidia drops prices on latest cards

14th Jul 2008 With less than a month since launch and for the second time, Nvidia has dropped the price of its GTX 280, 260 and 9800 GTX+ [35]

60GB Xbox 360 unveiled

60GB Xbox 360 unveiled

14th Jul 2008 Microsoft has officially unveiled the 60GB SKU of the Xbox 360, setting competitive price points for the US and UK. [27]

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