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<managingDirector>davea@hothardware.com.ca &lt;Dave Altavilla&gt;</managingDirector><item><title><![CDATA[ATI Radeon HD 5970 Dual-GPU Powerhouse Review]]></title><link>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/ATI-Radeon-HD-5970-DualGPU-Powerhouse</link><guid>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/ATI-Radeon-HD-5970-DualGPU-Powerhouse</guid><description><![CDATA[AMD's "Sweet Spot" GPU strategy over the last few years has been fairly predictable. Instead of producing the biggest, most powerful GPU possible--yields be damned--the company sets out to produce a relatively high-end GPU, using a cutting edge fabrication process, that hits a proverbial sweet spot between cost and performance. Then derivatives, and even multiples, of that GPU are used to flesh out a top-to-bottom line-up of graphics cards, that hit a broad range of price points.It began with the RV670, which]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="http://hothardware.com/articleimages/Item1389/ati-logo.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zotac GeForce GT 240 AMP! Edition Review]]></title><link>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Zotac-GeForce-GT-240-AMP-Edition-Review</link><guid>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Zotac-GeForce-GT-240-AMP-Edition-Review</guid><description><![CDATA[&nbsp; NVIDIA is launching a new mainstream graphics card today, aimed squarely at consumers in the market for a relatively low-cost upgrade from an integrated graphics solution or older entry-level GPU. The new GeForce GT 240, features a GPU outfitted with 96 processor cores, 8 ROP units, and 32 texture filtering units. In addition, the GT 240 GPU is manufactured using a 40nm process, it features a GDDR5 memory controller (that's also compatible with GDDR3), and unlike NVIDIA's current high-end GPUs, the GT]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:01:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="http://hothardware.com/articleimages/Item1254/nvidia-logo.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fusion-io ioXtreme PCI Express SSD Review]]></title><link>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Fusionio-ioXtreme-PCI-Express-SSD-Review</link><guid>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Fusionio-ioXtreme-PCI-Express-SSD-Review</guid><description><![CDATA[&nbsp; It's rare we get genuinely excited around here about a product.&nbsp; To be honest, likely we're spoiled by all the bleeding-edge technology we have the great opportunity to look at week in and week out.&nbsp; Or perhaps it's just that we're jaded a bit and have heard one too many marketing pitches, but truth be told it takes a lot to get us fired up about a new product or technology.&nbsp; Sure we can appreciate and will occasionally hand out high praise for a major evolutionary advancement but we honestly]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:00:28 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="http://hothardware.com/articleimages/Item1408/ioxtreme-logo.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Happened To Apple's Software Quality?]]></title><link>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/What-Has-Happened-To-Apples-Software-Quality</link><guid>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/What-Has-Happened-To-Apples-Software-Quality</guid><description><![CDATA[Apple is a funny beast. We say "beast" because it's&nbsp;hard to deny that this company is ripping through the tech world like no other that we've seen in the last decade. Our television programs are laden with Apple ads poking fun at Windows and seducing you into buying yet another iPod, and every quarterly earnings report is filled with optimism. Even in the midst of the worst recession since the Great Depression, Apple was breaking profit records left and right. The company has continued to sell millions]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="http://hothardware.com/articleimages/Item1416/rotten-apple.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lucid Hydra 200 Multi-GPU Performance Revealed]]></title><link>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Lucid-Hydra-200-MultiGPU-Performance-Revealed</link><guid>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Lucid-Hydra-200-MultiGPU-Performance-Revealed</guid><description><![CDATA[About&nbsp;a year ago, Lucid started making waves in the graphics&nbsp;space with claims of being able to revolutionize multi-GPU computing. It promised consumers the ability to add any graphics card, unrestricted by model or vendor, to an existing set up and achieve highly efficient load balancing with near linear performance increases. This option presumably provides consumers the flexibility to buy an ATI graphics card, install it next to an NVIDIA model on the same motherboard, and see a boost in graphics]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="http://hothardware.com/articleimages/Item1413/lucid_logo1.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asus G51J Core i7 Mobile Gaming Notebook Review]]></title><link>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Asus-G51j-Gaming-Notebook-Review</link><guid>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Asus-G51j-Gaming-Notebook-Review</guid><description><![CDATA[Windows 7 is upon us, and with the launch of Microsoft's self-proclaimed "best operating system" comes a slew of new desktop machines, notebooks, and netbooks looking to take advantage of its added stability and features. One of the companies that is looking to serve up a number of new Win7-based rigs is Asus, and without a doubt they have assembled an interesting and compelling offering in their G51J-A1 notebook. Hitting the sweet spot between the average-sized 15" machine and the full-on desktop replacement,]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="http://hothardware.com/articleimages/Item1398/asus-thumb-logo-140.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorola DROID Does? A Deep Dive Look]]></title><link>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Motorola-DROID-Review</link><guid>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Motorola-DROID-Review</guid><description><![CDATA[There's no denying that the Motorola DROID is receiving a lot of hype. Not only is this phone a big deal for Motorola, who has struggled to produce widely successful handsets since the famous RAZR flip phone, but the DROID is also the first handset that will be released as part of a partnership between Google and Verizon Wireless. Combine this with the fact that the Motorola DROID has been called Verizon Wireless' "iPhone killer" and you can see why there's so much buzz surrounding this smartphone.The Motorola]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:03:01 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="http://hothardware.com/articleimages/Item1409/vzw-moto-logo.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toshiba Satellite T135 Win 7 CULV Notebook Review]]></title><link>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Toshiba-Satellite-T135-Review</link><guid>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Toshiba-Satellite-T135-Review</guid><description><![CDATA[We're seeing more and more CULV notebooks hit the market these days. The growing sector of Consumer Ultra Low Voltage machines attempts to bridge the gap between lower cost netbooks and full-size notebooks, offering a more powerful chip than the ubiquitous Atom options we see in netbooks, but one that consumes less power than the mainstream Core 2 Duo processors we see in many full-size notebooks. The Toshiba Satellite T100 Series fits in the CULV segment and attempts to offer the comfort and convenience of]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="http://hothardware.com/articleimages/Item1405/Toshiba-logo.gif" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMD Launches 125W Phenom II X4 965 CPU]]></title><link>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/AMD-Launches-125W-Phenom-II-X4-965-CPU</link><guid>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/AMD-Launches-125W-Phenom-II-X4-965-CPU</guid><description><![CDATA[August marked the launch of AMD's current flagship desktop processor, the Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition. Today, we have a fresh revision of this CPU that brings some&nbsp;new features to the table. Unfortunately, these new aspects do not improve stock performance of the 3.4GHz quad-core chip. Instead, they tweak it in other areas that many enthusiasts care about. Here's a quick run down of those improvements. New and Improved Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition CPU AMD&nbsp;Phenom II&nbsp;X4 965 Black Edition&nbsp;Processor]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="http://www.hothardware.com/articleimages/Item1057/amd_logo.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Case In Point: Navigating The Upgrade Minefield]]></title><link>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Navigating-the-Upgrade-Minefield</link><guid>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Navigating-the-Upgrade-Minefield</guid><description><![CDATA[Whenever I build a system, I always build it with one eye towards the future. I like to think that I’ll upgrade the system over time. Maybe I’ll swap in a new CPU, maybe a new graphics card, upgrade the RAM, etc. But these days, it’s not so easy.I can’t remember a time when the upgrade picture has been so confusing. Just think of the situation as it exists today: Intel has three different CPU sockets for desktop systems: LGA775, LGA1156, LGA1366. &nbsp; AMD has a single socket strategy, but the older sockets]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="http://hothardware.com/articleimages/Item1403/computer-upgrade.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASUS Maximus II Gene Motherboard]]></title><link>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/ASUS-Maximus-II-Gene-Motherboard</link><guid>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/ASUS-Maximus-II-Gene-Motherboard</guid><description><![CDATA[Although the Core i7 and X58 combo&nbsp;is&nbsp;a proven performance leader, there are still plenty of Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad CPUs out there in the wild.&nbsp; The Core 2&nbsp;is still a very capable processor with many models costing less than&nbsp;half the price the cheapest Core i7 processor, the Core i7 920.&nbsp; Thus, systems based around the P45 chipset are still a viable option for getting good, if not great, performance at a vastly more affordable price. Up until now, when users thought of a micro-ATX]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="http://hothardware.com/articleimages/Item1394/ASUSLogo.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alienware Aurora ALX Gaming System Review]]></title><link>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Alienware-Aurora-ALX-Gaming-System-Review</link><guid>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Alienware-Aurora-ALX-Gaming-System-Review</guid><description><![CDATA[&nbsp; Computer hardware enthusiasts are a unique group. Its true that some enthusiasts may spend hours, days, or weeks tweaking their BIOS and other&nbsp;settings to achieve optimal performance, while others might spend an entire evening painstakingly routing wires for proper cable management. Fortunate ones find themselves eagerly awaiting product launches in order to upgrade parts at every possible opportunity. This appetite for new technology is fueled by the never ending supply of components that perform]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="http://hothardware.com/articleimages/Item1386/alienware_logo.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intel 34nm X25-M Gen 2 SSD Performance Update]]></title><link>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Intel-34nm-X25M-Gen-2-SSD-Performance-Update</link><guid>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Intel-34nm-X25M-Gen-2-SSD-Performance-Update</guid><description><![CDATA[In all of our recent solid state disk (SSD) coverage that featured one of Intel's X25-M drives, a common, underlying performance trend consistently emerged. The Intel drives were always amongst the top performers in read performance, and were unquestionably the best with regard to random writes.&nbsp; However, in sequential write performance Intel X25-M&nbsp;SSDs always seemed to trail competing offerings.While trying to gain some additional insight into the situation, we had a couple of off the record conversations]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="http://hothardware.com/newsimages/Item10315/intel-logo-small-round.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seagate FreeAgent DockStar NAS Device Review]]></title><link>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Seagate-FreeAgent-DockStar-NAS-Device-Review</link><guid>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Seagate-FreeAgent-DockStar-NAS-Device-Review</guid><description><![CDATA[Network-attached storage (NAS) devices come in all shapes and sizes; some even come without hard drives--with the intention that the users will add the drives themselves. There is even a relatively new category of NAS devices that don't have any internal drives at all, and instead use USB-attached drives as their storage source. These NAS devices are typically inexpensive and super-easy to setup and use. We've even looked at a couple of them: the Addonics NAS Adapter ($49) and CloudEngines' Pogoplug ($99). Now]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="http://hothardware.com/articleimages/Item1401/seagate-logo.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Windows 7 Features That Vista Should Have Had]]></title><link>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Top-Ten-Windows-7-Features-That-Should-Have-Been-In-Vista</link><guid>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Top-Ten-Windows-7-Features-That-Should-Have-Been-In-Vista</guid><description><![CDATA[This week may be as big a week in the company's history as Microsoft has ever had. We know, that's a pretty bold statement, but there's a lot of evidence to back that up. Microsoft has been drowning in negative press and negative vibes for most of Vista's life; it has tried for years to spit-shine the image of its "Wow!-inducing" operating system, and by and large, it has failed. In order to really understand the importance of Windows 7, we've got to go back in time a bit and take the whole of Microsoft's work]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:32:42 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="http://hothardware.com/articleimages/Item1404/windows-logo-generic.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMD Athlon II X2 240e and X3 435 Mainstream CPUs]]></title><link>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/AMD-Athlon-II-X2-240e-and-X3-435-Mainstream-CPUs</link><guid>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/AMD-Athlon-II-X2-240e-and-X3-435-Mainstream-CPUs</guid><description><![CDATA[With the current price war going on between Intel and AMD at the lower-end of the market, consumers are left with more affordable options than ever before. One can argue that there has never been a better time to build a computer or upgrade an aging system, especially with the cost of relatively high-performing hardware reaching attainable levels. And with AMD's recent launch of their first $99 quad-core, enthusiasts have run out of excuses to postpone the jump to multi-core computing. AMD continues to expand]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="http://hothardware.com/articleimages/Item1359/AMD-Smarter-Choice-Logo.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[OCZ Z-Drive m84 PCI-Express SSD Review]]></title><link>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/OCZ-ZDrive-m84-PCIExpress-SSD-Review</link><guid>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/OCZ-ZDrive-m84-PCIExpress-SSD-Review</guid><description><![CDATA[An&nbsp;interesting thing about&nbsp;NAND Flash SSD (Solid State Drive) technologies, beyond the fact that the market is flush with competitive product offerings, is that the technology itself is very flexible and adaptable to a number of different design approaches, other just the straight-forward SATA-based SSDs.&nbsp; Take for example the RAID 4-pack configuration we setup here with Intel's X25-M SSD or perhaps the omnipotent Fusion-io ioDrive.&nbsp; Granted, these are rather high-end, pricey setups, but]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:31:48 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="http://hothardware.com/articleimages/Item1399/ocz-logo.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Custom Cooled Video Card Shootout: ASUS & MSI]]></title><link>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Custom-Cooled-Video-Card-Shootout-ASUS--MSI</link><guid>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Custom-Cooled-Video-Card-Shootout-ASUS--MSI</guid><description><![CDATA[One of the sub-categories cropping up amongst OEMs are videos cards which feature highly customized cooling along with special controller chips or other functionality that help facilitate tweaking the card's performance. These cards all have a few things in common. First, they all mount beefy and often very radical cooling designs which are a distinct departure from the ATI / NVIDIA approved reference cooler designs. They also offer some form of advanced tweaking features either in software, firmware or hardware]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="http://hothardware.com/articleimages/Item1397/small_custom-cooled-vid-card-shootout.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eurocom M98NU XCaliber Gaming Notebook Review]]></title><link>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Eurocom-M98NU-XCaliber-Gaming-Notebook-Review</link><guid>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Eurocom-M98NU-XCaliber-Gaming-Notebook-Review</guid><description><![CDATA[Hard-core gamers are all about squeezing the best performance they can out of their rigs, while ensuring that the visual quality of the games they play are at the highest settings possible. As desktop PCs typically have access to higher-end components than notebooks--and are also far more configurable, upgradable, and tweakable--the vast majority of gamers opt for desktop systems. But with the increased performance potential of today's notebook components and their portability (LAN party anyone?), high-end gaming]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="http://hothardware.com/articleimages/Item1391/eurocom-logo.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ATI Radeon HD 5770 and 5750 Mainstream DX11 GPUs]]></title><link>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/ATI-Radeon-HD-5770-and-5750-Mainstream-DX11-GPUs</link><guid>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/ATI-Radeon-HD-5770-and-5750-Mainstream-DX11-GPUs</guid><description><![CDATA[A little less than a&nbsp;month ago, AMD unveiled the ATI Radeon HD 5800 series of graphics cards to much fanfare. And for good reason. Not only is the Radeon HD 5800 series the first to offer full DirectX 11 support, among other unique features like Eyefinity, but the flagship ATI Radeon HD 5870 signifies the first time since AMD acquired ATI that the company has had the single, fastest GPU on the market in their repertoire. Not only that, but Radeon HD 5800 series cards also offer top-notch image quality,]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="http://hothardware.com/articleimages/Item1389/ati-logo.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Case in Point: The Best CPU Under $300]]></title><link>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Case-in-Pont-The-Best-CPU-under-300</link><guid>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Case-in-Pont-The-Best-CPU-under-300</guid><description><![CDATA[I’ve recently built up two midrange Core i7 based systems, which I discuss on my blog at Improbable Insights. One is based on Bloomfield, more specifically, the popular (among performance enthusiasts, anyway) Core i7 920. The other is the new Lynnfield-based Core i7 860. What’s interesting is the similarity in pricing between the two systems. I’ll talk about the individual system builds, but I also want to explore why you might build one type of system over the other.These systems are similar, but don’t have]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="http://hothardware.com/articleimages/Item1393/core-i7.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CyberPower Gamer Extreme 3000 Core i7 860 System]]></title><link>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/CyberPower-Gamer-Extreme-3000</link><guid>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/CyberPower-Gamer-Extreme-3000</guid><description><![CDATA[&nbsp; The enthusiast scene is filled with consumers with do-it-yourself attitudes who regularly build their own systems from scratch. In fact, some feel that part of the fun associated with a new build is comparing prices online and asking for advice on tech forums in order to configure the ideal system. Although there are obvious benefits of going this route, there are those who may not have the time to find the lowest prices on each individual component or inclination to assemble a rig unassisted. While an]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="http://hothardware.com/articleimages/Item1371/cb_logo1.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canon EOS Rebel T1i DSLR Camera Review]]></title><link>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Canon-EOS-Rebel-T1i-Review</link><guid>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Canon-EOS-Rebel-T1i-Review</guid><description><![CDATA[In the last year, a handful of camera manufacturers have added HD video recording capabilities to their DSLRs. Nikon initially beat Canon in this&nbsp;race by introducing the $999, 12.3 megapixel D90. Canon wasn’t too far behind, though, with its $2,699, 21.1 megapixel EOS 5D Mark II&nbsp;that is capable of capturing 1080p (better than the D90’s 720p capabilities). At close to $3,000 however, the EOS 5D Mark II wasn’t a lot of competition for the D90 in the consumer space.&nbsp;Time and technology always march]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:15:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="http://hothardware.com/articleimages/Item1381/canon-logo.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[GPU Tech: NVIDIA Talks Fermi, Unveils Nexus]]></title><link>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/GPU-Technology-NVIDIA-Talks-NextGen-Unveils-Nexus</link><guid>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/GPU-Technology-NVIDIA-Talks-NextGen-Unveils-Nexus</guid><description><![CDATA[If you've followed the early announcements concerning Fermi, NVDIA's next-generation GPU architecture, you should already be aware that the new GPU core is both an evolution of the existing GT200 architecture and a significant new design in its own right. NVIDIA made it clear early on that they weren't going to be talking about GeForce products at the conference this year, but instead have discussed Fermi as a Tesla successor and future high-end engine primed to drive the GPGPU industry. &nbsp;So that's 16 times]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="http://hothardware.com/articleimages/Item1390/Fermi1.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Case In Point: THX on Wheels]]></title><link>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/THX-on-Wheels</link><guid>http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/THX-on-Wheels</guid><description><![CDATA[I once bought a car because of its sound system...Okay, so I didn’t buy the car only because of the sound system, but it was a key component in my decision making. The car was a Subaru Outback H6-3.O VDC, back in 2001. The car was classic Subaru, spare and lean, all-wheel drive and not very exciting to look at.Then there was the tricked out audio system: an 11 speaker sound system, complete with 200W McIntosh (yes, that McIntosh) amplifier. Part of the speaker system was an 8-inch, long throw subwoofer. The]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="http://hothardware.com/articleimages/Item1382/small_mkt_iso_full.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item></channel></rss>