This week marks a major milestone for the universal serial bus (USB) standard, which has just received its official 3.0 stamp of approval. The new standard is expected to be available in early 2010, and bring along a substantial speed boost. According to Read more
The six largest disk makers on the planet have decided on a universal encryption standard that will be used on all storage drives, both disk based and solid state. Read more
If a thin client system is all you need in a corporate environment, then here's a new low-cost alternative. Devon IT announced a thin client terminal with prices starting at $140. Read more
Stardock has announced a new "gamer friendly" DRM scheme, but they won't be announcing which companies have signed up to use it until April 7. 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
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