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Steve Jobs creative over iPod figures

The fruity peddler of broken dreams Steve Jobs has been accused by a leading financial rag of being "fast and loose" with his sales figures.

Cooler Master USNA95 Ultra Slim Power Adapter

These are just two reasons that I wish power adapters would just disappear altogether, but the chances of that happening are slim. In the meantime we do have the USNA95 from Cooler Master. This little slim AC adapter has plenty of juice to power your mid-sized laptop, or even your cell if you need it. The real kicker is the fact the USNA95 is about the size of a deck of playing cards, and best of all it weighs about the same as one too.

The death and rebirth of Duke Nukem Forever: a history

Duke Nukem Forever was announced in 1997, after its predecessor, Duke Nukem 3D, had rocked the PC market with a hero who liked kicking ass, hanging out with strippers, and murdering alien police officers that were, literally, pigs. It was inappropriate, raunchy, and amazing.

Hardware Reviews - 9-7-2010

Video Cards and other relatived devices
eVGA GTX 460 1GB Superclocked SLI review @ KitGuru
PowerColor HD 5750 Low Profile 1 GB @ techPowerUp
ASUS EAX5870 V2: Cypress Hill @ InsideHW
EVGA GTX 460 SC Video Card @ Benchmark Reviews
AC Ryan Playon! DVR HD Review @ KitGuru

Input Devices and Pads
NZXT Sentry LXE LCD Touch Screen Control Panel @ TechwareLabs
ROCCAT ARVO Compact Gamer Keyboard Review @ Madshrimps
Arctic Cooling ARCTIC K381 Keyboard review @ APH Networks

Power Supplies
Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 800W Power Supply Review @ HardwareHeaven
PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 650 W Power Supply Review @ Hardware Secrets
Antec High Current Pro 1200W Power Supply Review @ JonnyGURU
XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular Power Supply Video Review @ eTeknix
NZXT Hale90 850W Power Supply Review @ JonnyGURU

Storage and Enclosures
Synology DS210j NAS - Network Application Server Review @ ASE Labs
OCZ Technology Enyo 128GB Portable USB 3.0 SSD Review @ Legit Reviews
Synology DS411+ 4-Bay NAS Review @ Tweaknews
InnoDisk nanoSSD 64GB Review @ ITShootOut

Cases
Cooler Master HAF 912 @ LanOC Reviews
Thermaltake Armor A60 Gaming Mid Tower Chassis Review @ ThinkComputers
Lian Li PC-Q06 @ PureOverclock
Cooler Master HAF 912 Mid Tower PC Case Review @ Legit Reviews
Lian-Li Pitstop T7 Mini-ITX Test Bench Unboxing Video @ eTeknix
Coolermaster HAF 912 Review @ XSReviews
In Win Dragon Slayer Case Review @ Tweaknews

Cooling
Glacialtech Igloo 5760 PWM Heatsink Review @ Frostytech
Scythe Yasya CPU Cooler Review @ Real World Labs
Corsair AirFlow Pro Review @ KitGuru

Memory
G.Skill Flare F3-16000CL7D DDR3 AMD Memory Kit Review @ Madshrimps

 

As AMD prepares Radeon HD 6000 graphics cards, is Nvidia ready to cut price on GTX 460?

Even if Nvidia’s recent roll out of graphics cards based on its new Fermi architecture has slightly dulled AMD’s momentum in the graphics market, the Radeon brand is still rolling along, with Nvidia supposedly mulling a price cut on one of its new boards. At the same time, AMD is readying its new Radeon HD 6000 series, which will be more of an evolutionary step forward from the 5000 series, but should continue to put pressure on Nvidia.

Cooler Master HAF 912 Gaming Case

So what do you do when you don’t need a large case? Coolermaster has the answer for you; it is the HAF 912. The 912 is a mid-size tower that stands a mere nineteen inches tall, but still has the look that we came to love from the preceding HAF models. The HAF 912 shares the same great rugged looks, spacious interior, and great air circulation like it's bigger brothers; however, it has one thing unique only to it, it's budget price point. If you're like us, you are left wondering how was Coolermaster able to build such a great case for a mere $60? Join us in the following pages and find out!

Hardware Reviews - 9-3-2010

Motherboards
ECS Elitegroup P55H-AK mainboard @ Hardwareoverclock
Asrock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard Review @ Techspot
ECS A890GXM-A AMD 890GX Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews
Gigabyte GA-H55N-USB3 @ LanOC Reviews
ASUS AT3IONT-I Deluxe Mini-ITX Motherboard Review @ Bigbruin
Jetway NC98-525-LF mITX Motherboard review @ APH Networks

Video Cards and other relatived devices
WD TV Live Plus Media Player @ Techgage
MSI GeForce GTX 460 HAWK gets tested @ Guru3D
PNY GeForce GTX 460 OC XLR8 Video Card @ Benchmark Reviews
MSI GTX 460 HAWK 1 GB @ techPowerUp
MSI N460GTX HAWK @ HT4U

Input Devices and Pads
Logitech G700 Wireless Gaming Mouse Review @ HardwareHeaven

Power Supplies
Choiix Power Fort Backup Battery Review @ Ninjalane

Storage and Enclosures
OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD @ Phoronix
Iomega eGo USB 3.0 Review @ Digital Trends
ICY DOCK MB991IK-B 2.5-inch SATA Bay Enclosure Review @ ThinkComputers
Patriot Gauntlet PCGT25S USB 3.0 2.5" Enclosure Review @ OCIA

Cases
Lian Li Pitstop PC-T60 Open Air Test Bench Review @ Legit Reviews
Thermaltake Level 10 Full-Tower Case Review @ KitGuru
SilverStone Precision PS05B @ PureOverclock
Cooler Master Elite 430 System Enclosure reviewed @ Metku

Cooling
Cooler Master V6 GT CPU Cooler @ Techgage
Scythe Ninja 3 CPU cooler gets tested @ Guru3D
Prolimatech Super Mega @ PureOverclock
SilenX EFZ-120HA4 Heatsink Review @ Frostytech
Thermaltake Jing CPU Cooler Review @ Real World Labs

Sound Cards and other related devices
Genius HS-03U USB Gaming Headset @ Benchmark Reviews

Editorials, How-Tos and Modding
Revoltec Backlight: LED-Sets for ambient lightning @ TweakPC

Charles Darwin's ecological experiment on Ascension isle

A lonely island in the middle of the South Atlantic conceals Charles Darwin's best-kept secret.

Two hundred years ago, Ascension Island was a barren volcanic edifice.

Today, its peaks are covered by lush tropical "cloud forest".

What happened in the interim is the amazing story of how the architect of evolution, Kew Gardens and the Royal Navy conspired to build a fully functioning, but totally artificial ecosystem.

 

Thomas Edison's plot to hijack the movie industry

It was a dark and stormy night on December 18, 1908. Okay—maybe it wasn't so dark and stormy. But it should have been, because that was the night Thomas Edison tried to hijack the motion picture industry.

"With his beetle brows, long wispy hair, and beatific look, Edison might have seemed the addled inventor," writes the historian Neil Gabler, "but he was a shrewd businessman and a fearsome adversary who was never loath to take credit for any invention, whether he was responsible or not."

Plan for nationwide free wireless broadband finally shot down

For four years the Federal Communications Commission tossed the idea  around like a beach ball: a coast-to-coast free wireless service across the low end of the 2GHz "AWS-3" band. The service would pay for itself via advertisements and by selling commercial access to various portions of the license area. The company that proposed the plan, M2Z Networks, would commit to building out the project in a decade, and pay five percent of its annual revenue to the United States Treasury.