With Core i7 now on the shelves, we've taken a look at Crucial's Ballistix PC3-12800 memory to get a glimpse of how it stacks up against the competition. Bring on the DDR3 era...

As with all pre-launch entertainment (or pre-availability in this case), the retail packaging for Intel's Core i7 processors has been revealed, along with the standard stock cooler.

Internet Explorer and Apple's Webkit rendering engine (also used in Google Chrome) may one day unite, hinted Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer at a recent developer conference.

It's been a while - we know - but we're refreshed and ready to tackle another PSU review, and it just so happens that the ABS/Tagan BZ 700 is conveniently sitting on our desk.

The third flavor in MSI's X58 motherboard lineup has been named. The Eclipse+ will boast an additional PCIe x16 slot, and an NF200 chip allowing hardware SLI support.

Those unfamiliar with the performance differences between Mac OS X and Ubuntu 8.10 should pay Phoronix a visit, where they've compared the two OS's head to head.

An ex-Intel employee (who now works for AMD) has been prosecuted for "stealing trade secrets" worth more than $1 billion, and downloading confidential documents from Intel.

Job cuts are an ongoing occurrence at AMD, and the latest round affects 3% of its employees, which translates to 500 people. This follows the sale of its digital TV business.

Following the creation of Palit's triple-slot "Revolution 700 Deluxe" HD 4870 X2 (which has been a hot topic in our forum), it seems that subsidiary Gainward has a version of its own.

Intel will phase-out its Q9450, E8200 and E8190 on January 9th next year, according to TGDaily. Seven 65nm CPU's - including the E6850 - will also get the boot at this time.

AMD will roll-out its first 45nm Phenom chips this month, if a report by DigiTimes is any indication. The Phenom X4 20550 and 20350 are clocked at 3GHz and 2.8GHz, respectively.

While a hazy "November" is all Intel has to say regarding Core i7's availability, TechReport have attempted to narrow things down claiming that November 17th is the aim.

Our recent Wednesday Sampler was filled with reviews of Sapphire's HD 4850 X2, just in case you missed it (in which case you should head here and look forward to a night's reading).

Owners of Seagate's ambitious 1.5TB Barracuda 7200.11 drives are complaining of long random freezes under the Linux, Mac OS X and Vista operating systems. TR have the low-down.

Our second contest has now concluded. Congratulations to PureOC reader and contributor xApemanx for winning a RAM cooler and PCI booster fan from our great friends at CoolIT.

Acer plans on securing 50% of the netbook market in 2009, and notes that 30-35 million netbooks (from all companies combined) will be shipped next year. Does anyone else smell a new AspireOne?

Since it was first demonstrated at PDC2008, Windows 7's task bar has been on many people's minds. CNet News' Ina Fried has now posted her thoughts, along with some videos.

Following a steady stream of rumours, Circuit City has announced that it will close 150 US stores which are "underperforming or are no longer a strategic fit for the company."

Intel's next-generation (are we still allowed to say that?) Core i7 processors are now officially upon us... well, kind of. Below we've gathered the first few previews to emerge...

Our Christmas Giveaway is now under way, and has been for several days now. Thanks to our great friends at Aerocool and Xigmatek, we have a case, PSU and CPU cooler up for grabs...

Following intermittent claims of its 1.5TB Barracuda drives freezing, Seagate has acknowledged the issue saying that an upgraded firmware is in the works.

In succession to weeks of hear-say, Microsoft has finally confirmed that Windows 7 will hit PC's in the later half of 2009, just in time for the holiday season. More here.

Zotac has launched several GeForce 9600 GSO cards based on the newer 48-shader derivative. The AMP! Edition - which features quicker clock speeds - is among the new lineup.

Toshiba has introduced the first notebook to feature three Nvidia GPU's, namely the Qosmio X305-Q706. Two 9800M GTS chips and an integrated 9400M make Hybrid SLI possible.

Full length feature films on Youtube? No... really? If a report by CNet is correct, one of the biggest Hollywood studios will screen its movies on Youtube, perhaps as early as December.

The launch of Intel's Core i7 processors bring with it a range of new motherboards and, as sometimes forgotten, memory kits. i4memory.com has now listed what's on offer.

Saitek's Eclipse III backlit keyboard has surfaced for pre-order on Amazon. With a price of $79, the site note that shipping will occur within 2-5 weeks. More info here.

Google has abandoned its advertising partnership with Yahoo, following the U.S. Justice Department's vow to "preserve competition" in the online advertising market.

The pairing of VIA's C7 and Nano processors with Nvidia's MCP79 chipset (which features the GeForce 9300M GPU) have fallen through, according to DigiTimes. More here.

While America and Europe will have to wait until next year to get their hands on the new DSi, its weekend launch in Japan saw sales pass 170,000 within the first 48 hours.

Hot on the heels of our recent NZXT Guardian 921 review, our labs have been home to Lian Li's PC-7FW. Can it live up to the high standard in which we've come to expect from Lian Li?

The folks over at NordicHardware have published a Core i7 article favored towards the overclocking side of things. Fourteen pages and four records later, here's the end result.

Razer has issued a new driver for its Deathadder and Lachesis mice. In addition, owners of the latter can also grab firmware 1.91, which fixes the infamous jumping issues.

Those hoping for a November GTA IV for PC launch are out of luck, as Rockstar has confirmed that the title will now launch on December 2nd. Until then, the system requirements are out.

Take two. Can Nvidia counter AMD's Radeon HD 4850 the second time round? We take a look at Palit's 9800 GTX+ to see how it stacks up against the competition...