Feature -Have you ever wondered what could have been, if New Orleans and the federal government had been prepared for a devastating Hurricane such as Katrina? Read more
Every day, millions of people trade their real-life personas for virtual characters in World of Warcraft. Instead of spending countless hours controlling virtual counterparts to gain experience and power, some have started using bot programs to autonomously control their characters. We took a close look into one such 'bot" program and chatted with its developer. Read more
Pricewatch - There is trouble in Nvidialand. Read more
UPDATED 20 Oct 2005 11:50 am EST In a partial reversal of its public stand in response to Microsoft's and Intel's support of HD DVD, Hewlett-Packard issued a public request for the Blu-ray Disc Association to change its collective mind, and include two features HD DVD presently supports. Read more
Memory vendors put a lot of effort into drumming up excitement over high-end memory kits, but many of those products turn out to be vaporware. We test six DDR3-2000 kits that enthusiasts can actually buy today, and push them as far as they'll go. Read more
DDR3 memory is available in speeds ranging from DDR3-800 to DDR3-2133. Which is the best memory choice for AMD’s Phenom II X4? We tested as many speeds as possible using aggressive and conservative timings to find the sweet spot for your next build. Read more
Today Intel launches two high-end processors that take the place of its i7-965 and i7-940 CPUs. More speed? Same price points? We’ll take it! But are the new chips compelling enough to warrant spending more than you would on an i7-920? Read more
Eager to let you know it’s been busy, AMD is launching four new processors today: the first Athlon II, a dual-core Phenom II, and two low-power 65W Phenom IIs. We bought ourselves a new Pentium E6300 and let loose with AMD’s latest. Read more