Well let's see if we can get more than three submissions posted today! For starters, we have a few tidbits including Runs of Magic info, a patch for Napoleon in Italy, and a 2K sports title heading to retail. Read more
In February, Linux enthusiasts and newbies will flock to the Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE) for free CDs, technical talks and a conference on the OpenDocument format. The small show, run by an all volunteer staff, will offer end-user education and several classes devoted to businesses. Read more
The latest Sober variant is spreading around the world and has infected millions of computers. The new worm disguises itself as an official email from the FBI, CIA or Bundeskriminalamt (Germany's federal police) and asks people to open an attachment - apparently convincing enough for many users to do so. The attachment scans for email addresses and sends copies to other computers. In addition, the worm disables Microsoft's anti-malware tool. Read more
Microsoft's free Visual Studio 2005 Express developer suite has been downloaded five million times since its launch on 7 November 2005, the company announced on Wednesday. Read more
Cyberpower sent us a factory-overclocked Phenom II X4 955 system wielding two Radeon HD 4890 cards in CrossFire. We pit the formidable rig against our previous System Builder Marathon Core i7 machine to see if AMD can deliver a viable gaming alternative. Read more
The latest 2 TB hard drives are still expensive, but 1.5 TB disks provide low power consumption at a better cost-to-capacity ratio. We look at offerings from Samsung and Western Digital to determine the value of taking a step down from the flagships. Read more
When a new paradigm like cloud computing or a new platform like Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) comes along, it’s smart to ask tough questions. Read more
With 36 lanes of PCIe 2.0, 3-way SLI could be the X58 chipset’s biggest challenge. If that turns out to be true, is Nvidia’s nForce 200 controller hub, which multiplexes the platform's connectivity, a solution? We compare three configurations to find out. Read more