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November 1, 2021 | 14:00

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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

Apple to generate 50% margin on iPhone?

A technology research firm has estimated that Apple's iPhone will generate almost 50% gross margins for the company and its partners.

January 19, 2007 | 12:02

Retro gamer mods NES into control pad

An enthusiastic NES nut case has managed to squeeze a fully-functional NES hardware clone into one of Nintendo's famous NES control pads.

January 16, 2007 | 14:38

MSI's P6N Diamond will have on-board X-Fi

MSI's P6N Diamond is the company's upcoming premium nForce 680i SLI implementation. It packs more than a few surprises under its hood, the biggest one being an on-board X-Fi chip.

January 9, 2007 | 09:38

How to spend £125 at Christmas

£125 is an awkward amount of Christmas. We investigate to see what exactly that amount will buy you in the world of the gaming enthusiast - games, monitors, RAM, graphics cards and steering wheels. Budget doesn't have to mean bad!

December 13, 2006 | 11:46

bit-tech is looking for hardware geeks!

Do you think you've got what it takes to keep up on the other side of the fast paced computer hardware industry? We want to hear from you!

November 4, 2006 | 21:24

Microsoft retreat on Vista upgrade restictions

Microsoft shows it's undying support for hardware enthusiasts - you'll now be able to upgrade your PC safely with Vista. Hurray!

November 3, 2006 | 13:00

PlayStation 3 is in production

A report in a Chinese-language newspaper suggests that Sony's upcoming PlayStation 3 console has completed its first batch of production in readiness for the mid-November launch.

July 19, 2006 | 10:44

PS3 hardware could be hobbled

Slides from a Sony presentation to developers lay open some apparently ugly facts about the internal architecture of Sony's latest.

June 5, 2006 | 10:02

Microsoft delivers first hardware for the Mac

The Wireless Laser Desktop for Mac looks basically the same as the Wireless Laser Desktop, except for some keyboard symbols. Tempted?

May 31, 2006 | 18:26

Intel's Core Duo meets the desktop

What's faster than an AMD Athlon FX-60? Well, an Intel Core Duo overclocked on a fantastic AOpen board based on the 975X chipset. We get to grips with Intel's portable processing powerhouse in a desktop board and contemplate - is this a sign of things to come?

May 19, 2006 | 16:12

Latest Steam survey results

Valve has updated the results of its Steam user hardware survey. There are some stunning results inside, including a new graphics card champion!

March 14, 2006 | 09:12

NVIDIA unlocks more PureVideo features

NVIDIA has announced the availability of some new PureVideo technologies that are aimed at high-definition video acceleration. These include the H.264 and CV-1 codecs that will be used in the Blu-ray and HD DVD media formats.

March 2, 2006 | 17:43

Nvidia decodes H.264 in hardware

CES 2006: NVIDIA is demonstrating H.264 and HD-DVD high definition acceleration using its GeForce 6 and 7 series of chips.

January 7, 2006 | 03:00

Genius MousePen 8x6

Desperate to turn your telephone pad scrawls into a stunning desktop wallpaper, but think a graphics tablet is out of your budget? Maybe the Genius MousePen is for you.

November 15, 2005 | 10:44

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast Benchmarks

Wondering how Valve's super-duper Lost Coast level is going to play on your system? We've run it through a range of different setups to find out what's playable and what's not. We also have an awesome preview video of the level to tide you over!

September 21, 2005 | 15:12

Changing times, changing ethos

The hardware and gaming markets are going to be turned on their heads in the coming months. Do you understand the issues involved in evaluating the technology progressions we're going to be making, and do you understand the ethos behind the editorial?

September 16, 2005 | 00:00

Melting iMac Mod

Is your G5 iMac too hot to handle? One user was overheating after 40 minutes with CPU temps exceeding 76C / 170F. His solution ain't pretty, but worked a treat.

August 3, 2005 | 02:44