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Budget in price, mainstream in aspiration.

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November 1, 2021 | 14:00

Inscryption Review

Welcome challenger. Why not sit down, and play a little game?

October 27, 2021 | 12:05

SilentiumPC Regnum RG6V TG Case Review

Budget in price, mainstream in aspiration.

October 21, 2021 | 09:43

Brit Spooks want your crypto keys

Does the right to privacy trump the public good of catching criminals? A new law makes it illegal to refuse to decode encrypted communications.

May 22, 2006 | 09:20

Wii don't need no education

In this monster-column, Brett lays down why the Wii is the best name ever, and why Nintendo will save the gaming industry (again) in the post-E3 glare. Theories include alpha-male rhetoric, superiority complexes, Sony fetishists, Steve Ballmer and women. Intrigued? You should be.

May 21, 2006 | 13:13

On our desk this week - 7

Landed in the office this week - a wireless laser notebook mouse, a Sennheiser gaming headset, a UPS that fits in a 5.25" bay and a Skype phone.

May 20, 2006 | 10:49

Club 3D ships X1900 with AC water block

Club 3D ships a Radeon X1900-series card with an Aqua Computer water block installed out of the box. Yay for watercooling?

May 19, 2006 | 18:23

Microsoft announces specs for Windows Vista

The specs for Windows Vista have been officially announced, and they're a little, well, optimistic. Get the low-down.

May 19, 2006 | 17:06

Intel's Core Duo meets the desktop

What's faster than an AMD Athlon FX-60? Well, an Intel Core Duo overclocked on a fantastic AOpen board based on the 975X chipset. We get to grips with Intel's portable processing powerhouse in a desktop board and contemplate - is this a sign of things to come?

May 19, 2006 | 16:12

Xbox Live has loads of users

Microsoft offered exclusive E3 content for download onto the Xbox 360 last week, and the move proved massively popular. Live has now had over 24 million downloads.

May 19, 2006 | 11:44

More copyright conflict - RIAA sues XM Radio

XM has a new device which allows listeners to timeshift their satellite radio. The RIAA wants - you guessed it - money.

May 19, 2006 | 11:13

Hell freezes over - Dell to ship AMD

Dell is to begin shipping machines with AMD inside. First up - Opterons. To those who said it would never happen, we say - we agreed with you. Oops.

May 19, 2006 | 10:46

UK PlayStation 3 = £425

Sony Computer Entertainment UK boss Ray Maguire suggests the UK may only get the 60GB PlayStation 3, at a retail price of £425. This is a "bargain" compared to £700 for a standalone Blu-ray player, he revealed in a recent interview.

May 18, 2006 | 17:58

Black MacBook is flaky, gets disassembled

Following the launch of the new machine on Tuesday, reports emerge of dodgy paintwork and a guide appears to ripping apart the machine.

May 18, 2006 | 16:00

ATI launches new mobile chipset

The boys in red have got a new motherboard chipset designed specifically for notebooks, with Vista-capable graphics built-in.

May 18, 2006 | 14:23

Geek girls get BlackBerry buzz in annual awards

Are you a woman (or can you at least impersonate)? Are you good with tech? If mobile email is a ubiquitous part of your digital lifestyle, you could win gubbins.

May 18, 2006 | 13:50

Top mods - Total War and Oblivion

When a game has reached the end of its shelf life, that is often just the beginning. We take a look at the massive modding communities surrounding two top games - Rome: Total War and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Tweak the graphics, unit stats and gameplay to your heart's content!

May 18, 2006 | 10:23

Library of gaming innovation mooted

Can't remember which came first - Duke or Quake? Struggling for ideas to expand the project you're working on beside tossing in some normal maps? A new wiki designed to be a database of gaming innovation might help.

May 18, 2006 | 08:31

SuperTalent T1000UX2G5 DDR2 memory

Looking for 2GB of fast DDR2 to stick in your Intel rig? SuperTalent, a new brand in enthusiast components, is upping the ante with its new T1000UX2G5 kit designed for overclocked Pentium 4s. Do the extra megahertz matter?

May 17, 2006 | 21:45

Halo 3 Q&A

The chaps at Bungie, the developers of Halo, have sat down and answered a bunch of community questions about the E3 trailer for Halo 3. The answers are pretty interesting.

May 17, 2006 | 13:48

Sony and Microsoft up the ante

The post-E3 news train rumbles on, with new reports out of Sony suggesting homebrew support for the PS3, inklings that the price really isn't that bad and whether Wii is a good second console.

May 17, 2006 | 13:34

Xbox 360 and HD-DVD cheaper than PS3

Speculation is mounting in the retail industry that the cost of the Xbox 360, combined with the pre-announced HD-DVD add-on drive, will be cheaper than the PS3.

May 17, 2006 | 12:47

EPIA Alloy mod

All the crazy kids these days pimp their rides with a wicked set of alloys. So why not do the same for your PC? Take one 17 inch alloy wheel, a 380mm brake disc and a VIA EPIA mini-ITX motherboard and you have today's case mod.

May 16, 2006 | 22:03

Apple releases Macbook

In a rather quiet release today, Apple has announced three variations of its consumer Intel-based laptop. 13" widescreen!

May 16, 2006 | 16:05

Erazor worm goes after Peer2Peer downloads

Watch your downloads folder - a new worm is out to delete the beloved contents of your torrenting endeavours.

May 16, 2006 | 15:47

Xbox hackers release full-blown backup bootable firmware

Feel good about cracking open your Xbox and fiddling the firmware? A new download lets you do just that. Don't expect to be hitting Xbox Live, though.

May 16, 2006 | 11:48