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Inscryption Review

Welcome challenger. Why not sit down, and play a little game?

October 27, 2021 | 12:05

SilentiumPC Regnum RG6V TG Case Review

Budget in price, mainstream in aspiration.

October 21, 2021 | 09:43

TransTFT monitor mod

Got a butt-ugly LCD monitor? Strip it down and rebuild it using plexi backlit with red LEDs. Well, you do if you're a Metku modder. Antti Hakala creates the TransTFT.

February 13, 2006 | 16:25

NTL will use BitTorrent

The UK cable company has signed up to Bram Cohen's distribution protocol and intends to start sending out legitimate movies over its network.

February 13, 2006 | 14:06

Gateway delivers PCs for Enthusiasts

Gateway announces a series of PCs set to rival Dell's XPS lineup. The FX510-series doesn't have the same kind of ring, but the specs look pretty impressive on paper.

February 13, 2006 | 12:03

Don MacDonald - Intel talks Viiv

Don is the man behind Intel's leading brand, Centrino, and its new digital home initiative - Viiv. We sat down to talk to the man that wants an Intel chip (or two) in every living room, covering topics including DRM and Linux.

February 13, 2006 | 11:39

Aftermath becomes Half-Life 2: Episode One

Valve Software's Doug Lombardi has revealed that the upcoming Aftermath expansion pack has been renamed to Half-Life 2: Episode One, indicating that Half-Life 2 will become episodic.

February 13, 2006 | 10:49

Xbox 360: You could buy one soon

Yes, it's true... the shortages are almost over. Allegedly. According to Microsoft. And they're never wrong, right?

February 13, 2006 | 10:17

QuietPC D.Vine Media Center kit

Want a Media Center? Don't want to buy a pre-built rig, but worried about MCE's notorious component compatibility woes? QuietPC has brought out a kit that pairs build-your-own flexibility with guaranteed component choices. Is this the quietest PC we've ever (not) heard?

February 11, 2006 | 10:25

PlayStation 3 demo next week

Word is that Sony might be showing PlayStation 3 at the Taipei Games Show next week. They're dedicating 20% of their booth to PS3, apparently.

February 10, 2006 | 16:02

Radeon X1900-series roundup

Looking for a new ATI card? We've got three X1900 XTX cards, one X1900 XT and one X1900 All-in-Wonder. We run them through our range of real-world performance tests, overclock them, and work out which one is best value for money.

February 10, 2006 | 15:40

Build a light ring for your camera

Need a helping hand when it comes to photographing your mods? If you build this simple light ring mod, you might find your photos work out a little better.

February 10, 2006 | 12:25

VIA's new board sports S3 integrated VGA

The latest chipset from the fabless wonder sports integrated Unichrome graphics and support for the latest Intel processors.

February 10, 2006 | 08:39

Halo 2 comes to Windows Vista

Microsoft has confirmed - it's coming to the PC, finally. However, unless you upgrade to Windows Vista, you won't be getting to give the Master Chief a whirl around the galaxy.

February 9, 2006 | 17:36

10-way Skype only on Intel dual-core

You can now host your own 10-way Party Line using Skype, but Intel have an exclusive deal: it will only work on Pentium D or Core Duo processors. AMD Athlon 64 users are limited to five callers.

February 9, 2006 | 12:33

Battlefield 2 for X360 looks sweet

EA teases us with some new images from the upcoming Xbox 360 conversion of the popular PC shooter.

February 9, 2006 | 11:10

On our desk this week - 5

This week, a pint-sized edition: lots of teeny tiny gizmos for you to lust after. Including, but not limited to, a Swiss Army knife MP3 player, a USB digital TV receiver and a funky USB drive with built-in Firefox.

February 9, 2006 | 10:37

Blu-Ray to cost $30 a time for films

Sony has come out to talk about the pricing structure for its next-gen optical format. Films are going to cost rather more than they do today - although you may be able to move them around.

February 9, 2006 | 10:29

"The Road Ahead" 10 years on

When Bill Gates wrote his vision of the future back in 1995, he made a number of outrageous (at the time) predictions about what the digital world would be like in 2006. How have his predictions held up? We take a look back at the book and see what Gates got right and what he got wrong.

February 8, 2006 | 13:22

Day of Defeat: Source Free This Weekend

Have you thought about whether Day of Defeat: Source is worth buying? Why not try it for free and make that decision for yourself? All you need is a Steam account and plenty of spare time this weekend.

February 8, 2006 | 10:19

Dell pre-loads Google toolbar

According to reports, Microsoft has lost another deal in the ongoing battle for PC real estate with search giants Google and Yahoo!.

February 8, 2006 | 08:53

Windows Vista is December 1

A new viral game has led to a fairly concrete idea of the availability of the next operating system from Microsoft. It's not coming out in the summer, as we suspected.

February 8, 2006 | 08:44

Another critical IE flaw for WMF

The ugly file exploit raises its head again, as Microsoft patches Internet Explorer versions in Windows Millenium and 2000. Noobs running ME rejoice.

February 8, 2006 | 08:19

Apple launches 1GB iPod Nano

The music player just got smaller - well, in capacity, anyway. The new 1GB Nano offers all the same functionality, just with less capacity and a smaller price tag. Will you be tempted?

February 7, 2006 | 16:06

Cameron to make MMO game

Academy award-winning director James Cameron and fellow Oscar-winning producer Jon Landau have joined the advisory board at Multiverse with the intention of creating a MMO game based on Cameron's upcoming film, Project 880.

February 7, 2006 | 11:51