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Apple iTV coming soon? Best Buy thinks so
Remember, back in 2009, when Borders effectively leaked the iPad with a survey that asked customers if they intended to buy Apple’s then-unannounced “large screen reading device?” Well, it seems Apple’s next big product
Read More »CM Storm Quick Fire Rapid Review
If you ask any PC enthusiast to recommend a keyboard, chances are that while the specific recommended model will vary, the vast majority will recommend some sort of mechanical keyboard. Despite near-universal praise, however,
Read More »January 2012 PC Build Guide, Part 1
If you’re the kind of person who’s known among his or her friends as “that computer guy,” known for your inexhaustible knowledge of the current PC market, you will undoubtedly be all too familiar
Read More »Galaxy Nexus to be Sprint’s first LTE device?
The Galaxy Nexus, insofar only available on Verizon’s network and in unlocked HSPA+ form, has all but been confirmed for Sprint’s upcoming LTE network. In an advertisement that apparently went up on CNET a
Read More »Windows 8: Simplifying the Recovery Process
For current Windows users, the word “reinstall” brings to mind images of data loss, crippling viruses, and uninterested tech support personnel. Restoring your OS to a “good state” is a fairly complicated and confusing
Read More »Verizon’s Convenience Fee Controversy: Valuing your two cents over your two dollars
Yesterday, a memo was leaked via DroidLife detailing Verizon’s plans to implement a $2 “convenience fee” for customers who made payments by phone or online. The charge itself was intended to be an incentive
Read More »2011 Holiday Shopping List: Top Mice & Keyboards
Is your loved one still rocking a beige IBM mouse and keyboard combo from the ’80s? With all its attention on $300 CPUs and $500 graphics cards, the world of custom-built PCs often forgets
Read More »Review: RAIDMAX Blackstorm ATX Mid-Tower Case
RAIDMAX is known for their futuristic-looking, heavily-styled cases. The Blackstorm is another one of their visually-striking offerings, a mid-tower gaming-oriented chassis with a very novel party piece. Available in both black and white with
Read More »ASUS announces the Eee Pad Transformer Prime: 10″ Gorilla Glass IPS display, quad-core Tegra 3, 12-hour battery for $499
Up until now, we’ve only had speculation on the details of ASUS’s next big product, the successor to the original Eee Pad Transformer. But ASUS has just broken the tension with the final specs
Read More »Xigmatek Loki CPU Cooler Review
Although they now make almost everything from massive full-tower chassis to power supplies to thermal paste, Xigmatek is most known for its trademark Heatpipe-Direct-Touch (HDT) CPU coolers. They sent us three such coolers—the entry-level
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