I, like many people, have been subscribing to Internet connection services since the days of 3600 baud modems. Then, I upgraded to 14.4k, 36.6k, 56k, DSL and now cable. Read more
Let's get straight to the point: HDCP (High-bandwidth digital content protection) sucks--and so does copy protection in general. Read more
Chicago (IL) - The Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) released its 2008 annual report with a wealth of data revealing the most trends in TV, home video and video gaming segments. Read more
San Francisco (CA) - It appears that the buzz about 3D graphics has been focused on a feature that is not even integrate din today's games - ray-tracing. Read more
Hard drive capacities have increased in large increments over the last few years, while trends indicate reduced spindle speeds of 5,400 RPM instead of 7,200. We looked at three generations of Samsung hard drives to analyze the performance ramifications. Read more
This month, ATI's new Radeon HD 4770 is missing in action, since online stores are not only unable to keep it in stock, but also de-listing it completely. With violent movements in pricing, though, it'd have been taken off the recommended list anyway. Read more
Nvidia's Ion for the do-it-yourselfer launched last month in the form of Zotac's mini-ITX motherboard. Though sexy in principle, the platform had some teething pains right out of the gate. Chris Angelini revisits those issues and uses Ion as a real HTPC. Read more
Do you want a quick Core i7 system, but don’t feel confident sticking to Intel's spec and using the DDR3-1066 memory supported by the processor? We benchmark the most relevant memory speed and timing combinations to check the benefit of going faster. Read more
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