Computing And Tech Enthusiast News And Product Reviews

Dell Offers Ubuntu To Imaginary Customers

by Gregory Sullivan - Thu, May 24, 2007

Dell has announced it will be offering a version of the open-source operating system Linux, called Ubuntu, on a small number of desktop and laptop models. They apparently announced it by sending an e-mail on Friday from an un-named Dell employee to a blogger named Jeremy Garcia who runs a... Read more...

Avis: Let Them Have Their Rental, And Wi-Fi Too.

by Chad Weirick - Thu, May 24, 2007

You know it's a good time to be a techie when coffee shops, fast food joints and even car rental companies like Avis are helping you stay connected anywhere you go. In fact, it's just a good time for anyone who wants to stay connected as often as possible with companies like Avis paving the... Read more...

Spammers Weep: DomainKeys ID Is Good To Go

by Chad Weirick - Thu, May 24, 2007

Spam, the other 4 letter swear word that starts with an S, might soon hit a bump in the road thanks to an initiative called DomainKeys Identification. "A key Internet standards body gave preliminary approval on Tuesday to a powerful technology designed to detect and block fake e-mail... Read more...

Mainstream GeForce 8 Series Round-Up

by Marco Chiappetta - Wed, May 23, 2007

Just in case you missed the new link at the top of the page, we wanted to let you all know that we've just posted an article in which we evaluate the features, bundles, and performance of three mainstream GeForce 8 series cards, the MSI NX8600GT T2D256E, the Gigabyte GV-NX86S256H with Silent-Pipe III, and the MSI NX8500GT TD256E. All three... Read more...

ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT Breaks 3DMark05 Record

by Marco Chiappetta - Wed, May 23, 2007

ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT Sets New Performance Record In 3DMARK05 Benchmark - Enthusiast Marcus Hultin at NordicHardware.combreaks 30,000 points with Futuremark 3DMark05benchmark using the ATI RadeonTM HD 2900 XT - Sunnyvale, Calif. - May. 23... Read more...

Hardware Round-Up

by Marco Chiappetta - Wed, May 23, 2007

Video: The OCZ GeForce 8800 GTX Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews Processors: Interactive AMD Athlon 64 product ID guide version 3.1 @ OCInside.de Memory & Storage:... Read more...

New Matrox DualHead2Go Digital Edition

by Marco Chiappetta - Wed, May 23, 2007

New Matrox DualHead2Go Digital Edition Now Shipping Montreal, Canada, May 23, 2007 — Matrox Graphics Inc., the leading manufacturer of graphics solutions for professionals, is pleased to announce that the new DualHead2Go Digital Edition is now shipping. Part of our Graphics eXpansion Modules (GXM) product line,... Read more...

Mainstream GeForce 8 Series Round-Up: MSI & Gigabyte

by Jeff Bouton - Wed, May 23, 2007

The premium graphics card market is in a lopsided state. NVIDIA's GeForce 8800 series is still relatively unchallenged in the high-end space, a position which has been futher solidified with the addition of the 8800 Ultra. By giving the GeForce 8800GTX a nominal speed bump, NVIDIA continues... Read more...

Not Quite Ireland, Way Past Singapore

by Gregory Sullivan - Wed, May 23, 2007

Sales of consumer electronics in the United States are expected to reach $155 billion dollars for 2007, up from $145 billion in 2006. That's larger than the Gross Domestic Product of Singapore, but not quite the whole output of goods and services of Ireland. Behind the strong performance was surging sales of digital consumer electronics... Read more...

Can 80 Gigs Save Playstation3 Sales?

by Gregory Sullivan - Wed, May 23, 2007

Sony's powerful gaming console with the semi-lackluster sales, the Playstation 3, is being upgraded to include an 80 gigabyte hard-drive in South Korea. It's currently being offered with a 60 gigabyte drive. It's unclear whether that means the more powerful offering is destined to be offered elsewhere anytime soon. "Increasing... Read more...