QUOTE: "The 29th of July, how scary is that? – One month already down into the second half of the year and what a start to the back end of the year it’s been. Really, out of nowhere we’ve seen NVIDIA bounce back with a model that everyone wants to get their hands on and [...]

My Windows woes continue.  This time around, I have been trying to upgrade my Laptop running Windows Vista to Windows 7 Professional.  After initiating the upgrade process it would stall at 62% and give no indication as to what would cause the issue.  Well, after a bunch of research and much less hair, I have [...]

http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/microsoft_sidewinder_x3_gaming_mouse/
"If you’re looking for a cheap, basic mouse to either game with or use for the desktop then you should highly consider the Microsoft SideWinder X3 as it offers great value for money while maintaining some of the features found on more expensive mice."

Link: http://www.bigbruin.com/content/zune30gb_1
Image (150×70): http://www.bigbruin.com/images/articles/688/icon.jpg
Quote: I have been using the Microsoft Zune for a little over a month now, and I am really enjoying it. I would not recommend it for those who want a super portable media player, but if you want to transport a fairly large collection of audio and video files with you, [...]

QUOTE: "Wow. What a start to E3 this has been. We’ve known for around a year about Project Natal, but did anyone ever think that Microsoft could actually deliver on that promise? It seems that they have and then some. This week we finally saw the unveiling of the final name, Kinect, which is quite [...]

QUOTE: "At its core, Alpha Protocol is a third person action game much like many of Obsidians other games. After the initial tutorial mission you are asked to specialise in one of three areas (such as commando or spy) or become a recruit and build your unique character. How you choose to play can be [...]

Fusion makes its demo debut, with AMD showing a low-power version of the chip running Aliens vs. Predator.
http://techreport.com/discussions.x/19017
Microsoft provides a public preview of its tablet-optimized Windows Embedded Compact 7 OS.
http://techreport.com/discussions.x/19018
Gigabyte VP Henry Kao sees handhelds replacing notebooks and fueling a desktop resurgence.
http://techreport.com/discussions.x/19016
OCZ shows off an affordable RevoDrive PCIe solid-state drive that promises 540MB/s reads and [...]

Win a Cooler Master HAF 932, Cosmos 1000, V10 CPU Cooler & CM Storm Sentinel Advance Gaming Mouse

So you are a retro enthusiast ? You have always liked your POST tests ? Now you have an android phone that takes similar time to bootup as your old PC, but there is a boring screen boot [...]

Link: http://techgage.com/article/10_things_linux_does_better_than_windows/ Quote: There is no such thing as a "perfect" OS, but given that Microsoft’s Windows costs a pretty penny and Linux is free, it’s a little strange that the latter can do certain things far better than the former. We’re taking a look at our favorite ten, which includes the [...]

GALAXY Geforce GTX480: the fastest gaming GPU in the world !
Galaxy is proud to launch the fermi-based graphics card named GALAXY Geforce GTX480. next-generation gaming has arrived. GeForce® GTX 480 gives your games an adrenaline shot with the world’s fastest performance and futuristic, visually-stunning graphics.
GeForce® GTX 480 brings games to life through incredible [...]

DESCRIPTION: Many people may subscribe to the idea of "a keyboard is a keyboard is a keyboard". People don’t just sit in front of a desk and use their computers anymore. Many people have their PCs connected to their televisions for home theater use, or set up in their kitchen, or hidden within some inconspicuous [...]

Link: http://techgage.com/article/unigines_heaven_20_benchmark_introduces_linux_support/ Quote: To help push the tessellation boundaries just a bit further, Unigine has updated its Heaven benchmark to version 2.0 and introduced more robust modes. Alongside the updated Windows client, Unigine has also unveiled a Linux version, so we decided to take it for a spin to see how it [...]

QUOTE: "The Catalyst 10.3 drivers are really weird this month. What tends to happen is that we’ll get the driver a few days before it goes up live on the ATI website. Once it goes live then we release our performance analysis comparing the latest version to the previous one. This [...]

Today Microsoft introduced the BETA version of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9).  The big news is that IE9 will be GPU accelerated. It is architected to be the first browser designed to take advantage of modern hardware and modern OS capabilities
Nvidia participated in their press release:
“Internet Explorer 9 enabling GPU-accelerated HTML5 is a milestone for visual [...]