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Asus GeForce RTX 2080 ROG Strix OC Review

What would you do with £900? Asus has a suggestion...

March 20, 2019 | 10:15

Cooler Master MasterBox NR400 Review

£60 micro-ATX tower chassis with outstanding airflow.

March 19, 2019 | 11:45

Nvidia to enable ray tracing for non-RTX GPUs

GTX 1060 6GB and above.

March 18, 2019 | 23:00

Empire: Total War multiplayer beta begins

Sega and Creative Assembly have announced the launch of a new multiplayer beta for Empire: Total War.

December 9, 2009 | 15:06

DICE delays Bad Company 2 PC beta

DICE has delayed the PC beta for Bad Company 2 until next year.

November 27, 2009 | 13:21

Gratuitous Space Battles Review

Bristling with beam cannons, missile launchers, laser blasters and squadrons of fighters, we take a look at Positech's unique take on epic scale intergalactic warfare. Is it space worthy after its extended beta, or should you blow it out of the airlock? We find out.

November 15, 2009 | 08:14

Deleted Monkey Island content released

Lucasarts has found some deleted dialogue from the original The Secret of Monkey Island.

November 11, 2009 | 11:21

Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Impressions

We've been playing the Left 4 Dead 2 demo lately. A lot. Now, we've collected some thoughts together on how well the melee system is introduced to the game and how advisable it is to fight zombies while also getting a suntan.

November 2, 2009 | 11:11

NZXT Beta Review

Looking for a new case but running on a tight budget? We take a look at the NZXT Beta, a full ATX case with features like tool-less fittings for just £40. Does the Beta punch above it's weight, or is it another disappointing addition to the bottom end of the case market? We find out.

October 30, 2009 | 09:14

Gratuitous Space Battles Beta Preview

We take a first look at the beta of Gratuitous Space Battles, the latest game from indie devs Positech. Appealing to the parts of us that cheer in glee at the iconic starship battles of popular sci-fi, GSB puts you in the admirals seat with a universe of aliens that need killing.

October 17, 2009 | 12:48

ATI Stream SDK now supports GPU-accelerated OpenCL

AMD has announced the release of the ATI Stream SDK Beta 4, which finally introduces support for GPGPU computing.

October 14, 2009 | 10:02

Old Republic starts open testing

Bioware has officially opened up the beta for the new Star Wars MMO, The Old Republic.

September 30, 2009 | 11:55

Google Apps leaves beta

In a surprise move after so long in beta, Google's collaborative cloud-based workspace Apps has finally gone gold.

July 8, 2009 | 10:07

Gmail adds import functionality

Google has added a neat new import feature to Gmail which allows users to quickly transfer their messages and contacts from another webmail provider.

May 15, 2009 | 12:46

Windows XP embedded into Windows 7

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 7 will feature a virtualised Windows XP environment - based on Virtual PC technologies - for backwards compatibility.

April 27, 2009 | 11:50

Some Things Microsoft Can't Fix in Windows 7: Catch 22

March 11, 2009 | 10:31

MS details Windows 7 RC changes

An engineer on the Windows 7 team has detailed some of the major changes made as a result of feedback from Windows 7 beta testers.

February 27, 2009 | 08:43

Microsoft ends Windows 7 beta

Microsoft has closed the Windows 7 beta download period after unprecedented levels of interest. If you're still downloading, you've got until tomorrow.

February 11, 2009 | 12:35

Dawn of War 2 Beta Preview

It's time for more WARGGHHH! With the much anticipated Dawn of War 2 entering public beta tomorrow, we take a look to see how things have changed and what you can expect when you jump online and start carving up your enemies!

January 27, 2009 | 11:20

GameStop not selling Dawn of War 2 anymore

Part-rumour for now, America retail giant GameStop is apparently no longer selling Dawn of War 2 because of Steam.

January 22, 2009 | 09:58

Dawn of War II beta launches

Valve and THQ have announced that the beta for Dawn of War II has started today for owners of the Soulstorm expansion.

January 21, 2009 | 10:14

First Look: Windows 7 Beta Performance

With Microsoft opening the beta of its next generation Windows 7 OS to the public, we put it up against the current standard of Vista x64 with Service Pack 1 to see what's new and how it compares in an early look at performance.

January 16, 2009 | 11:39

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Microsoft extends Win 7 download cap

By way of apology for the messed-up beta launch, Microsoft has removed the download cap - originally set at 2.5 million - for the Windows 7 beta.

January 12, 2009 | 10:10

Crayon Physics Deluxe out on Wednesday

Crayon Physics Deluxe, the Crayola-alike indie game of much fame and acclaim, will be released later this week.

January 5, 2009 | 11:01

Windows 7 Beta leaked over BitTorrent

The build of Windows 7 - version 7000 - which will form the public beta in January has been leaked ahead of schedule over the BitTorrent P2P networks.

December 29, 2008 | 09:14