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Article | 13/08/2009 AMD launches 3.4-GHz Phenom II X4 965 CPU, fastest yet (again)

Here we go again.

Article | 4/08/2009 Replace Windows 7 Professional features with freeware

If you're a general computer user, and you buy Windows 7 Professional, you are a sucker.

Article | 29/07/2009 Avoid TwitViewer phishing: use OAuth-friendly apps

It came across my Twitter feed in the early morning, a sea of users all sending the same message: "Want to know whos stalking you on twitter!?: http:/...

Article | 23/07/2009 Samsung: just one step closer to a Holodeck

Samsung has a new phone coming out, but you would have never guessed it by the buzz surrounding the presentations the company has been giving.

Article | 24/07/2009 Facebook now allows one more user name change

It's been a month and change since the mad scrable for Facebook vanity URLs this past June. And seemed like an awesome way to gimick the system back t...

Article | 18/07/2009 Alleged Windows 7 update process spawns criticism

Outrage spread like wildfire across the Internet this week with criticism of Microsoft's alleged new upgrade process for Windows 7. People were concer...

Article | 17/07/2009 SimpleNet gives your portable storage the powers of NAS

There are a few common ways to go about adding network-attached storage to your home infrastructure. You can buy a pre-populated NAS device (or home ...

Article | 16/07/2009 SATA 6.0 Gb/s rollout delayed

Triple-whammy. PC Perspective is reporting that a trifecta of motherboard manufacturers--ASUS, Gigabyte, and MSI--are all using the exact same SATA 6...

Article | 8/07/2009 Firmware and you: a comprehensive guide to updating your hardware

Utter the word “firmware” to the average PC user, and you'll likely elicit a blank stare in return.

Article | 4/07/2009 Wanna be @the_real_shaq? That'll be $50,000...

If you're a nobody who wants to be somebody in the online Web world, you don't need friends--just a thriving bank account. That's where uSocial comes...

Article | 1/07/2009 The iPhone 3GS popularity wars

Is shopping mania for the iPhone 3GS finally over? It's hard to say. Apple recently released an online tool that tracks the status of iPhone 3GS ship...

Article | 26/06/2009 Will Apple's first 'approved' iPhone porn app last?

"We uploaded topless pics today. This is the first app to have nudity," said Allen Leung in an interview with Macenstein. He's the developer behind t...

Article | 22/06/2009 Windows 7 can run on a very old PC

I've always wanted to get a modern operating system to work on my graphing calculator. And we're about there, thanks to the efforts of a fellow (or st...

Article | 29/05/2009 SATA 3.0 released, solid state drives rejoice

We've seen glimmers on the horizon for some time now, but the Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO) has finally made official the third iter...

Article | 21/04/2009 Create Your Own Interactive Videos

Interacting with YouTube? That's easy: Type a brief description of what you want to watch into the site's search box, pick from one of hundreds of sel...