A Sneak Peek at Opera 10

A Sneak Peek at Opera 10

  Opera 10 sneak peek Prepare for next-generation browsing Oslo, Norway - December 4, 2008 - Today, Opera Software introduces the first look at Opera 10. An alpha version of Opera 10 is now available at http://www.opera.com/browser/next. This release gives people a taste of Opera's new rendering engine, Opera Presto...

Google Friend Connect Targets Facebook Connect

Google Friend Connect Targets Facebook Connect

As a company, Google has never really been one to sit back and just watch what the other guys are doing; instead, the company is continuously venturing into new areas. Now, they’re looking to get in on the social networking action by going head-to-head with Facebook’s newly launched Connect. Similarly named, Google’s new...

OCZ Technology Intros the Throttle eSATA Drive

OCZ Technology Intros the Throttle eSATA Drive

OCZ Technology Introduces the Throttle eSATA Drive, Offering Enthusiasts Blazing Performance over Traditional USB Flash StorageSunnyvale, CA—December 4, 2008—OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, today introduced the Throttle eSATA drive, which...

Hardware RoundUp

Hardware RoundUp

Video:Sapphire HD 4830 512MB Review @ OCCDiamond Radeon 4870 - 1GB Edition - Reviewed @ Boot Daily.comPalit Revolution 700 Deluxe HD 4870 X2 2GB Graphics Card @ TweaktownXFX GTX260 Black Edition (GX-260N-ADB9) @ InsideHWThe NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800 & 4800 Professional Graphics Card @ TechARPMotherboards and Chipsets:MSI...

ECS X58B-A Black Series Motherboard Unveiled

ECS X58B-A Black Series Motherboard Unveiled

ECS X58B-A Black Series Motherboard Unveils Unlimited Performance of Creating World Records Fremont, California, December 4, 2008 – Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), the world’s leading motherboard, graphics card, barebone system and notebook manufacturer, today has disclosed the remarkable achievement that the newly lunched...

AMD Updates Fourth Quarter Outlook

AMD Updates Fourth Quarter Outlook

AMD Updates Fourth Quarter Outlook SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Dec. 04, 2008 – AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it expects revenue from continuing operations for the fourth quarter ended December 27, 2008 to be approximately 25 percent lower than third quarter 2008 revenue of $1.585 billion, not including process technology...

ATI FirePro V8700 Workstation Graphics Card

ATI FirePro V8700 Workstation Graphics Card

ATI has spent much of the last decade producing the FireGL line of high-end workstation graphics cards, regularly challenging and often times besting competing products from Nvidia's Quadro lineup. ATI's last generation of FireGL products, which we covered heavily, were excellent all around performers. Certainly not perfect,...

Comcast to Release Bandwidth Usage Meter

Comcast to Release Bandwidth Usage Meter

The days of "unlimited" broadband Internet access are gone. Many major Internet Service Providers (ISP) claim that providing unfettered access will saturate the available bandwidth and slow down or even halt access for everyone--sort of tantamount to the urban myth that if everyone flushed their toilets at the same time...

Sandisk Cruzer Enterprise Fully Supports Macs

Sandisk Cruzer Enterprise Fully Supports Macs

SanDisk Corporation today announced that the SanDisk Cruzer® Enterprise is the first secure USB flash drive to fully support Apple Mac OS X computers. Available now, SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise helps IT professionals more effectively protect information on company-issued secure USB drives in Macintosh environments.SanDisk...

IBM Introduces a Linux-Based Virtual Desktop

IBM Introduces a Linux-Based Virtual Desktop

IBM and Business Partners Introduce a Linux-Based, Virtual Desktop Customers Significantly Lower Costs by Combining the Power of IBM, Virtual Bridges and Canonical for a Linux-Based, Security-Rich, Microsoft-Desktop Alternative ARMONK, NY--(Marketwire - December 4, 2008) - IBM (NYSE: IBM), Virtual Bridges and Canonical...

Only a Fool Would Believe Our Ads: Apple

Only a Fool Would Believe Our Ads: Apple

William J. Gillis Jr. filed a lawsuit against Apple in September which alleged that Apple and AT&T had made overstated the performance of the iPhone ("twice the speed, half the price," remember?). Apple's interesting legal response says, in part, we're not lying about the performance, but honestly, you should know better...

Watch-like Device Reduces Snoring

Watch-like Device Reduces Snoring

If you’ve ever attempted to sleep in the same room as a person who snores loudly, then you know just how difficult it can be to get a good night’s rest. Now, thanks to the new SnorePro from HBIUSA, relief may be in sight. This watch-like unit uses Dynamic Snore Detection technology to detect snores. When snoring is detected,...

ASUS N10Jc, A Performance Netbook

ASUS N10Jc, A Performance Netbook

ASUS is one of the key drivers of the netbook arena, at least in the sense that they are often the first to bring new features... Read More

Overclocked Radeon HD 4870 X2 Shoot-Out: ASUS, MSI

Overclocked Radeon HD 4870 X2 Shoot-Out: ASUS, MSI

NVIDIA’s and AMD’s graphics board partners usually take differing approaches when releasing factory overclocked variants... Read More

Lenovo Ideapad S10 Netbook Full Evaluation

Lenovo Ideapad S10 Netbook Full Evaluation

  Every sign we've seen thus far leads us to believe that netbooks are going to be very popular this holiday shopping... Read More

Intel Core i7 Processors: Nehalem and X58 Have Arrived

Intel Core i7 Processors: Nehalem and X58 Have Arrived

There are only a select few events in the PC hardware world that get hardcore enthusiasts truly excited. For example, when... Read More

Sprint HTC Touch Diamond Review

Sprint HTC Touch Diamond Review

It’s hard to avoid making comparisons to Apple’s iPhone when you mention the HTC Touch Diamond. Although they are very different... Read More

Dell Studio Hybrid Small Form Factor Desktop

Dell Studio Hybrid Small Form Factor Desktop

Two perpetually, almost fad-like and recurring themes for computing technology in 2008 are low power, environmentally... Read More

MSI P45 Platinum and Diamond Motherboards

MSI P45 Platinum and Diamond Motherboards

A few months back, Intel released the P45 Chipset -- at the time it was considered to be their mainstream... Read More

ECS GeForce 9800 GTX+ Hydra, Liquid Cooled SLI

ECS GeForce 9800 GTX+ Hydra, Liquid Cooled SLI

  When we think about ECS and their product lines, we typically expect a budget-minded approach.  Solid products... Read More

ATI Radeon HD 4830 Mainstream GPU

ATI Radeon HD 4830 Mainstream GPU

Since the RV770 GPU's initial arrival, we have seen the technology used in the GPU migrate up and down AMD's product... Read More

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 and 9400 Motherboard GPUs

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 and 9400 Motherboard GPUs

With all of the recent hoopla surrounding Intel and NVIDIA as of late, today's announcement may come as a bit of a surprise... Read More

Lenovo Thinkpad W700 Mobile Workstation

Lenovo Thinkpad W700 Mobile Workstation

When you think of a high-powered graphics workstation, the first thing which typically comes to mind is a huge, bulky tower... Read More

HIS and Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 Face Off

HIS and Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 Face Off

With the recent run of newer and more affordable graphics cards from ATI, it's almost easy to forget that there's... Read More

ASUS EAH4870 TOP Radeon HD 4870

ASUS EAH4870 TOP Radeon HD 4870

Although the ATI Radeon HD 4850 and HD 4870 were launched nearly four months ago, they are both still exciting cards and... Read More

AMD Maui HTPC Video Spotlight

AMD Maui HTPC Video Spotlight

Synopsis:  AMD's "Maui" home theater PC platform consists of a combination of AMD hardware and software.  Systems... Read More

Getting To Know Intel's New Core i7, Video Spotlight

Getting To Know Intel's New Core i7, Video Spotlight

Synopsis:  When the new Core i7 processors arrive sometime later this month, pricing for the flagship Core i7... Read More

Lenovo's IdeaPad S10 Netbook, HotHardware Video Spotlight

Lenovo's IdeaPad S10 Netbook, HotHardware Video Spotlight

Synopsis:   Lenovo's IdeaPad S10 is a 10" Netbook that sports low power consumption, ultra-portability, respectable... Read More

Dell Studio Hybrid Desktop, A HotHardware Video Spotlight

Dell Studio Hybrid Desktop, A HotHardware Video Spotlight

Synopsis:  With an Intel Core 2 Duo low power dual-core processor under its hood, this machine is capable in many... Read More

NVISION 08 Video Highlights

NVISION 08 Video Highlights

Synopsis: HotHardware attended NVIDIA's very first NVISION 08 visual computing conference that took place August 25 - 27... Read More

IDF In Pictures, A Video Slide Show

IDF In Pictures, A Video Slide Show

Last week's Intel Developer's Forum was packed with enough sights and sounds to keep any self-respecting Tech Geek's head... Read More

Asus Eee Box B202 Desktop System - Video Spotlight

Asus Eee Box B202 Desktop System - Video Spotlight

Synopsis:  In some respects, when we think about what the capabilities of a $349 desktop system should be... Read More

Dell XPS M1730 Gaming Notebook - Video Spotlight

Dell XPS M1730 Gaming Notebook - Video Spotlight

Synopsis:  Dell's XPS M1730 is a powerful Desktop Replacement notebook designed with the performance enthusiast in mind. ... Read More

An Introduction To HotHardware's Video Spotlight

An Introduction To HotHardware's Video Spotlight

Welcome to HotHardware's new Video Spotlight channel.  In this new HotHardware content section, we'll be offering quick-take... Read More

A Case Study: Building Myself A New Rig

I recently reviewed Cooler Master’s ATCS 840 case for an upcoming issue of CPU Magazine, and I liked it so much, I decided to build myself a new rig using it. Cooler Master is releasing the ATCS... Read More

Enter the Das Keyboard Professional

Those of you that have been reading my blog entries regularly should know by now that I am a bit maniacal when it comes to my input devices. Even if a device is serving me well, I can’t help but... Read More

Buy Optical Media, Get Free Bagel Holder [Hot Deal]

As the mass media warns of the financial apocolypse, consumers are tugging on their purse strings and retailers are feeling the pinch. Manufacturers everywhere are trying out kooky gimmicks to try and... Read More

Experimenting With Badaboom

When we first took at a look at the GeForce GTX 280 upon its initial introduction back in June, we also spent some time with an early beta build of a program called Badaboom , from Elemental Technologies... Read More

Your Next PC Won't Be A MID

With all of the recent hype and buzz surrounding netbooks, Intel's Atom processor, VIA's Nano processor, and mobile computing in general, we decided to put up a poll a little while back asking... Read More

Feature-Creep, New Site Channels, Functionality and Stylings

As you've probably noticed, we've been fleshing things out a bit more around here lately. When HotHardware first started out, about 10 years ago (good lord time flies), we were primarily what I... Read More

Still Looking For Input

My recent blog post " Always Looking For Input " generated quite a bit of feedback from readers and even a few manufacturers. In that post, I wrote about my pseudo-obsession with input devices... Read More

Don't Be Frightened By The Network

As notebook and desktop computers have gotten more affordable over the last few years, it has become increasingly more common for users to have multiple PCs in their homes. As convenient as having multiple... Read More

The Case Mods of NVISION 08

Anytime there is a massive LAN party going on filled with hardcore enthusiasts and avid PC gamers, you can always expect a wide assortment of heavily modded systems to be on display. Of course, with the... Read More

The Olympics in HD. Just Plain Better.

I love technology. I know that's probably pretty obvious to anyone who comes to a site named "HotHardware", but I just had to say it. So, what has inspired me to state the obvious in this... Read More