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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

AMD outsells Intel in US retail

UPDATED: AMD managed to score a major win against Intel during the back to school season. According to analysts, AMD managed to outsell Intel for the very first time in US retail over the course of a calender month. The sales figures are mainly focused around PIB sales, and doesn't include major OEM sales.

October 17, 2005 | 19:13

Sapphire Radeon X1800XL

On the 5th October, ATI announced its new Radeon X1000 series of video cards. Today, Tim Smalley has a look at Sapphire's X1800XL implementation and also chews on the technology behind R520. We compare the card with three different GeForce 7800 GT's in a variety of real-world gaming scenarios.

October 17, 2005 | 10:11

Petrol-head Gates plays Gotham

Bill Gates' famous obsession with fast cars extends to his own Xbox. His favourite game? Project Gotham Racing, naturally. Has he tried PGR3 yet?

October 17, 2005 | 08:23

Shuttle launch XPC Media Center

Shuttle has created a fully loaded HTPC called the XPC Media Center. Dual TV tuners, FM radio, 250GB hard drive, wireless networking, 7.1 surround sound... it has everything you could want. Details & photos inside.

October 17, 2005 | 07:57

LG shows 102-inch plasma

Think size isn't everything? Try telling Korean electronics giant, LG, who unveiled a whopping 102-inch plasma screen last week's KES 2005 show.

October 17, 2005 | 05:37

AMD opens Fab 36

AMD has done the groundbreaking on its new Fab 36 facility in Dresden. Will extra chip-making capacity see AMD step up a gear in the processor wars?

October 15, 2005 | 11:46

Creative Webcam Live! Motion

Looking for a webcam with a twist? TrustedReviews looks at the latest offering from Creative, which includes face tracking software and a moving body.

October 14, 2005 | 20:59

NVIDIA won't be dropping prices before Christmas

A competitor to the X1600 is announced, too. Details of NVIDIA's Dutch wranglings inside.

October 14, 2005 | 14:32

Ubuntu releases Breezy Badger distribution

Like Linux? Hate the hassle of installation? Ubuntu is making waves as 'Linux for mere mortals', and its new release is out.

October 14, 2005 | 10:19

Play Wolfenstein 3D in Flash

Who needs F.E.A.R, Quake 4 or Call of Duty 2? The wonders of the intarweb bring you Wolfenstein 3D, the original, in glorious Flash. You weren't planning on working today, were you?

October 14, 2005 | 08:50

PGR3 developer lied about polygon count

Bizarre Creations have held their hand up and admitted that they lied in claiming each car in their up coming Xbox 360 racer, Project Gotham Racing 3, has 80,000 polygons. Click for confession details.

October 14, 2005 | 05:53

Q.A. Gone M.I.A.

With the pace that the industry is moving forwards at right now, we often come across problems when manufacturers send us products that are not ready to be sold to the consumer. Tim Smalley discusses the realities of getting kit before anyone else and the flaws in publishing reviews before a product is ready to ship.

October 13, 2005 | 16:49

Sony Trumps The Video iPod

Sony tries to steal some of Apple's thunder by launching LocationFreeTV for free video content once you've put down $1000 for the base unit.

October 13, 2005 | 14:30

ABIT launches NForce 4 SLI X16 motherboard

ABIT has announced their latest implementation of NVIDIA's NForce 4 SLI chipset: the AN8 32X, featuring two full-bandwidth PCI-Express x16 lanes.

October 13, 2005 | 14:02

UPDATE: First X1800XL's available in the UK now!

Surprisingly it is KustomPCs and Tekheads who are first out of the blocks with the first UK stock of Radeon X1800XL video cards. There are still mixed feelings about when the Radeon X1800XT will ship in the UK though.

October 13, 2005 | 12:43

Apple's new iPod, iTunes are damp squibs

ANALYSIS: Apple's new video iPod is here, along with downloading of music videos and TV shows from the iTunes Music Store. Are we feeling the anti-climax?

October 13, 2005 | 10:47

Jack Thompson proposes violent video game

ANALYSIS: Anti-game crusader offers $10,000 to charity if the videogame industry creates a game he's thought up. Brain stems, police chases and baseball bats ensue.

October 13, 2005 | 09:33

Valve update the Steam interface

Half Life fans get further updates to the Steam client. Included - a new interface, and integration with the Valve store.

October 13, 2005 | 08:38

Linksys launch DECT Skype phone

Linksys has unveiled a cordless DECT phone with built in Skype VoIP support, allowing you to make free calls without being tethered to your PC.

October 13, 2005 | 01:15

Europe moves to regulate music download licenses

Rather than iTunes music stores for England, France, Germany and everywhere else, we might soon see the iTMS Europe, if the EU has its way.

October 12, 2005 | 17:39

Write news, win a 7800 from XFX

We have a new feature up on the site today, where you can submit your own news articles to bit-tech for publishing. Send us tips, see your name in lights - it's a simple proposition. To sweeten the deal, we have a XFX 7800 GTX to give away...

October 12, 2005 | 16:21