Before MGS4 hit the shelves, a flurry of gameplay videos hit the web, and I couldn't help but watch a couple of them. These videos left me deeply worried about the game. Reservedly excited, yo...

As dry as this topic is, it's time to update and explain our benchmarking systems. If you're reading this, stop, get back to work, you lazy git! No but yeah, I'll do my best to mak...

As of Catalyst 8.3, a.k.a. "The New Beginning" a.k.a. "The Big One" a.k.a. "The Humptyback Zinglebert," it's clear that CrossFireX has picked up where SLI left off. Right now, it's a bet...

It's been over nine months since Microsoft announced the Windows Home Server at CES 2007 in Las Vegas. There has been a lot of hype, and a very strong enthusiast community stands behind it. Mi...

Vista makes you look good naked. I've made the switch to Vista. Completely. My home theater PC and file server is running Home Premium x64, my gaming computer uses Vista Ultimate x64, and m...

Finally, the iPod touch. The iPhone minus the phone. People have been asking for one ever since they laid eyes on the iPhone (Ed - I wanted one ever since I first heard rumors of one, long before t...

One thing you find after you install iWork '08 is that, when you start, you're offered quick tutorials. If you have time, I'd strongly recommend the initial tour of iWork '08, a...

The Apple Special Event today also announced iLife '08. iLife is composed of five applications - iPhoto, iMovie, iWeb, iDVD and Garage Band. These applications are designed to help you and you...

Once I had successfully freed the USB drive from its lame shell, it was time to think. Whatever am I going to put this little thing inside? And so the search began. I thought about doing a better L...

The beta process for Windows Home Server was open to allow the public to get involved. Luckily, I happened to be one of those selected. Even more interesting is the lack of any non-disclosure agree...

Every major chipset manufacturer has chipsets with onboard video. Since ATi's added Avivo to their motherboards, the pot has been stirred. So the question begs asking... of Intel, NVIDIA and...

The music industry wasn't real happy when Steve hammered out his deal with the music industry but they went along figuring it would be a good test and they had control. The rest of the compute...

If you haven't heard of podcasting, chances are you're still using a Sony Discman and reading your news off dried wood pulp. Time to join the 21st century. I remember listening to a rad...

You may think the two have absolutely nothing in common, but using the wrong litter in the vicinity of an air-sucking computer can have devastating effects!

I recently had a chance to meet with Pandora's President, Tim, and have a sit down, face-to-face type meeting!a rare thing in the world of the internet. Tim spends about half of his time work...

Every once in a while in the tech review biz you just have to use your press credentials for something frivolous, something outlandish, something cushy. While most of the products we review here a...

The Intel Core 2 Duo processor is the first big leap in performance we've seen in a while. So what do you need to get on board? Lets take a quick look around and get some parts together for yo...

In brief, UpgradeDetect is a free web-based service (it also exists as a downloadable executable file) that does just what the name implies, detects possible upgrades to your computer system by uti...

Who is your favorite band? What do they sound like? Who else sounds like them? Have you ever sat around with your friends and asked these same questions? Chances are that most of your music col...

Not only are manufacturers going off-standard, they are still fibbing on the speed. I guess once you tell a lie, a second, or even a third really isn't any more harmful. Unfortunately for th...