Date: 07-10-2008 By Chris Gump

Arkanoid has withstood the test of time, from its first incarnation as Pong, on through its various changes throughout the years. But no matter what skin it wears, or how many bonuses, power ups, and backgrounds it has had, Arkanoid always proves that you don’t have to have a flashy game just to have fun. Sometimes it’s really just as simple as a paddle and a ball.

Link: http://www.gamepyre.com/reviewsd.html?aid=990&p=1

InsideHW.com has posted review for ASUS Eee PC 900 notebook. You can
read a clip from review:

“Asus with its Eee PC mini notebook concept made a great move,
starting avalanche that still spreads. Almost there is no big manufacturer
of notebooks on market that didn’t launch or announced similar product.
Besides huge popularity that Asus Eee PC 701 got, there were some objections
which dissuaded a lot of potential buyers from shopping. Most criticism was
targeted to its screen size. Even on Eee’s concept promotion (on last year’s
Computex) was announced launch of bigger model, but waiting for it got
prolonged more than we expected. Finally, we are in position to introduce
Asus Eee PC 900 to you…”

If you are interested to read some more, we present you link:
http://www.insidehw.com/Reviews/Notebooks/ASUS-Eee-PC-900.html

OCZ Technology Introduces Elixir Keyboards under the new Alchemy line of Gaming Products

Sunnyvale, Calif.—July 10, 2008—OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory and components, today announced the expansion of its gaming peripherals under a new “Alchemy” line, with the introduction of the Elixir keyboard series for highly advanced functionality in game-play. Featuring a wealth of user-friendly features combined with an ergonomic and sturdy design, the Elixir keyboard will deliver a unique combination of performance and vale to gamers as they blaze through the latest PC titles.

“The new Alchemy line from OCZ is designed to offer gamers quality gaming solutions that deliver both exceptional performance and value,” said Eugene Chang, Product Manager of the OCZ Technology Group. “Just because gamers have a budget doesn’t mean they shouldn’t enjoy premium gaming features, and our first Alchemy solution the Elixir gaming keyboard is designed with quality ergonomics and offers efficient game-play with programmable macro keys.”

The Elixir is a high-quality keyboard featuring the necessary features such as 10 tri-mode programmable macro keys, mode selection, a pop-up menu shortcut, and Windows® Media Players optical controller. The sleek design of the Alchemy Elixir Series will maintain your comfort throughout long gaming sessions with its membrane tactical keys made from 100% rubber-coating for no-slip comfort and ergonomic design. The Elixir also features a USB port for added convenience, along with an extremely reliable lifestyle of 5 million cycles. The Elixir series is compatible with Windows® XP (SP2 or later) and Windows® Vista™.

Elixir keyboards feature a MSRP of $29.99 and are the ultimate accessory for a budget gaming system.

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TechwareLabs has published a review on the Mophie Juice Pack for the iPhone. Here’s a clip from the review:

Quote: Got JUICE? Got an iPhone that needs some extra kick in the power department? Get a Mophie Juice Pack and slap your iPhone in to get some juice on the go. Dan takes a look at the Mophie Juice Pack and lets you know what to expect from this product. Does it turn out to be the equivilant of a sippy pack or a jug o juice. Find out.

LINK: http://www.techwarelabs.com/reviews/phones/mophie-juice-pack/

Title: Mophie Juice Pack for the iPhone @ TechwareLabs

Quote: “With more features than ever before, very cool looking heatsinks and a shiny new chipset. Does the Maximus II have what it takes to be crowned P45 King?”

Link: http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews.php?/cpu_mainboard/asus_maximus_ii_formula_p45_motherboard/1

“HP’s df750a2 (around £65) is a relatively high resolution 7-inch digital picture frame that displays your digital photos (JPEG) and video clips (MPEG-1/4) without a computer. Furthermore, two built-in speakers let you listen to audio files (MP3 and WMA) and the supplied remote control allows you to conveniently access your content.”

http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/rev.php?id=778

We’ve just updated our CPU Cooling comparison charts for the Core2Quad Q6600 testing platform, there’s a total of 18 now in our testing charts for comparison from various companies including: Kingwin, Noctua, Corsair, Coolink, Thermalright, Jetart, GlacialTech, OCZ, Scythe and of course the Intel Stock Cooler

Read the updatede article HERE

One of my favorite things to do is play games, I personally love gaming on my computer, sadly though I do not have as much time as I would like to play said games, but that’s life when you work for a living right?

Gaming is big business, not only for consoles but home computers as well, console gaming has become very popular but it will never truly replace gaming on the PC. Gaming started out on the computer after all with the basic text input games,and will always remain popular there.

There are numerous types of games that can be broken down into many, many specific categories, I’m not going to get to specific with the types of games, but I do want to touch on a few of the more popular types out there today….

Read full article HERE

TechwareLabs has published XP vs. Vista: An Objective Comparison. Here’s a clip from the article:

Quote: Are you in a toss up making a decision to stick with Windows XP, or go with Vista which is newer? We have a helpful objective comparison between these two operating systems from the Redmond giant. Take a glance at out 30,000 foot view of these two which may help make things clearer.

LINK: http://www.techwarelabs.com/articles/editorials/XP-vs-Vista/

Title: XP vs. Vista: An Objective Comparison @ TechwareLabs

Title: SilverStone Decathlon 800W @ Phoronix
Direct Link: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=12589
Summary: “Over the years we have looked at several power supplies from SilverStone through their Strider, Element, and Zeus series. All of these power supplies have generally performed very well and a number of them are still running strong within our test labs. SilverStone though has greater competition these days from companies like OCZ / PC Power & Cooling and Corsair. However, one of their newer power supply series at SilverStone is the Decathlon, which looks to appease users by offering a high-performance single +12V rail, support for up to six PCI Express power connectors, Active PFC, and a 100% modular cable design. In this review we are looking at the SilverStone Decathlon 800W power supply.”

Super Talent Pico-C 8GB Flash Drive

QUOTE: “Over the next thirty days I will have only one thing on my mind; USB thumb drives. Thumb drives started out as small devices that were a little pricey, offered a small amount of storage and had very low transfer rates. Even with limited space and transfer rates that felt like we took a step back to 1.44 MB floppy disk days, people quickly adopted the technology based on their ease of use and convenience.

TweakTown is working on gathering as many USB thumb drives as possible for a massive round-up review that will put products from every major manufacturer in the ring with one another. Some drives stand out for their high transfer rates, while others have high capacity. Other drives use a very small enclosures; about the size of your thumbnail.”

For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1499/super_talent_pico_c_8gb_flash_drive/index.html

Best Regards,

The TweakTown Team
http://www.tweaktown.com

Title: SilenX IXTREMA Heatsink Review @ High Tech Reviews

Quote: We have had the pleasure of testing a large number of
heatsinks in the past, but it has been a long time since we have
reviewed one that performed as well as this one does! So come on
along as we check out this great performer from SilenX.

Link:
http://www.hi-techreviews.com/reviews/current-reviews/silenx-ixc-120ha2-ixtrema-heatsink-review.html

Intel was showing off some of their next-gen hardware today at a posh NYC hotel on the east side of Manhattan.  There aren’t many specifics we can disclose just yet, but we were allowed to snap off a few pictures of a system that we’re sure many of you are eager to check out.  What you see pictured at the URL below is a complete Nehalem-based rig, built around an Intel X58 chipset motherboard and a pair of Intel SSD drives running in RAID 0.  Could this be early 2009’s version of an enthusiast class PC?  Head on over to the site and to check it out and decide for yourself…

URL: http://www.hothardware.com/News/Intel_Nehalem_Processor_and_SSD_Sneak_Peek

Site: http://www.hothardware.com/

Title: ECS GF8200A Black Series Motherboard Review
Link: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/580
Category: Reviews

Summary:
GF8200A Black Series is an entry-level socket AM2+ motherboard with on-board video from ECS based on GeForce 8200 (MCP78M-A), featuring HDMI output.

Here is a snippet:
“GF8200A Black Series is an entry-level socket AM2+ motherboard with on-board video from ECS based on GeForce 8200 (MCP78M-A) chipset from nVidia. Since it features an HDMI output, this board is clearly targeted to users willing to build a media center PC based on an AMD CPU like Athlon X2. In this review we will compare the performance of GeForce 8200 to its main competitor, AMD 780G. Check it out.”

Digit-Life Review: ECS A740GM-A Motherboard on AMD 740G Chipset

Excerpt:
“Let’s see how general requirements to entry-level motherboards agree with what ECS engineers have in mind. This company is quite experienced in designing low-end motherboards.”

Article: http://www.digit-life.com/articles3/mainboard/ecs-a740gm-m-740g-p1.html

Drillbit Taylor Extended Survival Edition Blu-Ray & DVD Review & Podcast @ Ascully.com

Quote

“A coming of age movie about kids who need to become more confident to cope with high school. It’s not a shiny new concept, of course. It’s been done many times…”

Article Link - http://www.ascully.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=776

Podcast Link - http://www.ascully.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=163

Article Title - Drillbit Taylor Extended Survival Edition Blu-Ray & DVD Review @ Ascully.com

Title: Samsung 2263UW LCD Monitor at Overclockers Online
Link: http://www.overclockersonline.net/?page=articles&num=1841
Quote: Samsung’s SyncMaster 2263UW is truly an interesting bundle
combining the specifications of a high end display with the
functionality of integrated multimedia capabilities. With a stunning
8000:1 contrast ratio, and 5ms response time, the 2263UW is truly a
solid contender.

Title:
A-DATA 16GB Turbo Compact Flash

Link:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AData/16GB_Turbo_Compact_Flash

Brief:
A-DATA is pushing the performance envelope with their Turbo series of CF cards. The series goes up to 16 GB and aims to give you the best possible performance - if you are willing to pay for it.