Carbon is proving to be a very useful substance for many applications. A 2D, single atomic layer of carbon, called graphene, could provide the ideal, nearly transparent electrode material for future displays and solar cells, and one which will not further deplete our already scarce supply of indium. Read more
Apparently, BFG has released a passively cooled 9800 GT card to US online retailers without officially announcing its shipment. Read more
Palit Microsystems has unleashed its very first custom designed GeForce GTX285, available in both 1GB and 2GB tasty flavors. Read more
We wrote about Coolermaster’s 80plus Silver certification, which stands for 87% maximum power efficiency. The Taiwanese PSU manufacturer CWT, Channel Well Technology, now claims to have reached 90%. Read more
You don’t always need the fastest graphics card around. For somewhere between $135 and $235, you can game like crazy in DirectX 10 without a problem at 1920x1200. We test and compare five graphics cards from this mid-range price segment. Read more
The new USB 3.0 interface is just about ready. It'll accelerate throughput from the 480 Mbit/s of today's USB 2.0 to 5 Gbit/s, which is important for storage and peripheral devices. But USB 3.0 also introduces power saving options. Read on for more. Read more
Hardware and software support for 64-bit operating systems is available, but the full 64-bit reality may still cause you some distress. We created a short summary of things you need to take into account before installing a 64-bit OS for the first time. Read more
You've already seen our coverage of apps optimized for Nvidia's CUDA technology. Now we're taking a look at the performance of AMD's Stream framework, which was recently revamped in a Catalyst 9.5 driver hotfix. We even sneak in an interview with ATI. Read more