Asus GeForce GTX 590 3GB Review

Despite a tradition of releasing range topping dual-GPU graphics cards since 2006, it’s been over two years since we’ve seen a new multi-GPU graphics setup from Nvidia. Back then it was the GeForce GTX 295 1,792MB, tearing up the benchmarks with its dual GT200b GPUs and going head-to-head with the Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB.

Since then, though, Nvidia’s fortunes have dipped and risen like the metaphorical rollercoaster. The first generation of Fermi GPUs, based on the GF100 architecture, proved much too hot, power hungry and noisy even on single-GPU cards. This left the dual-GPU Radeon HD 5970 2GB uncontested as the fastest single graphics card for some time.

The Asus GeForce GTX 590 3GB uses the reference cooler, as will all partner cards at launch

Difference Between DivX and Xvid

Divx / Xvid: Face Off

DivX is a very well known video codec that is used in most video and audio recording nowadays. It has become popular, especially in ripping audio and video disc, due to its lossy mpeg-4 compression that allows it to save movies and songs in very small file sizes with very little noticeable loss of quality. It has been created by a company called DivX Inc. and although there have been quite a number of debacles regarding adware and the like, they have been going strong and now have the DivX software available in two versions. One of which is the basic version that is free and the professional version that is for sale. Both versions can play and encode files in divx, and understandably so, the professional version offers a few more options and perks when encoding files.

ASUS EeePad Transformer : Review

Honeycomb finds itself on a double threat:
Thin, light Android tablet doubles as a capable Android laptop

Is it a tablet? Is it a netbook? Is it a tablet? Is it a netbook? Is it a laptop? What, exactly, is the ASUS EeePad Transformer? Sitting here with it on my lap, typing away on the full keyboard, it's easy to forget that I'm using an Android Honeycomb tablet. With a keyboard. And a trackpad. Like a laptop. With Honeycomb.

Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion" : Review

OS X 10.7 "Lion" is the eighth major release of OS X, and comes with a new philosophical approach to the Mac. Apple has been using OS X for the "Mac OS" as well as the underlying OS for the AppleTV as well as the iOS on iPhones and the iPad, and is now looking to bring some of the innovations in the iOS back to the Mac OS to enhance the Mac experience.
The first is multitouch gestures, a feature that has been progressively implemented into OS X with Apple's multitouch trackpad, Magic mouse, and Magic trackpad input devices. While many might imagine a touch-screen option for notebooks, Apple is not going to go in that direction, indicating user fatigue as the main problem with that approach, but also that it is just cumbersome for most users. Instead, Apple will be concentrating on the horizontal approach to gestures and inputs that we have seen in the multitouch trackpads, and is leaving the onscreen gestures to mobile devices.

Digital Storm Black Ops Assassin Review

In 2002, Digital Storm made their entrance into the world of gaming PCs, starting out in a garage. Since their humble beginnings they have moved into a large facility and have grown into a main contender against companies like Alienware, CyberPower PC, Velocity Micro, iBUYPOWER and Falcon Northwest. They claim to focus on performance, support and value and for the most part that indeed seems to be the case. There are always areas that any company can improve in, but Digital Storm's gaming PCs have earned an excellent reputation because of this focus.

Recently, we reviewed the Digital Storm Black Ops Assassin, which is one of their most impressive gaming computers. The Black Ops Assassin was a great addition to our reviews of gaming PCs and received our TopTenREVIEWS Silver Award for its exceptional performance and quality hardware. It incorporates high-end components, maximum gaming speed and attractive design elements all at a price you can easily justify spending.

Difference Between RGB and CMYK

RGB vs CMYK

Reproducing colors in screens or in paper is quite complicated, especially when you consider the number of possible colors. Screens use tiny LEDs that light up while printing uses various colors of inks. But it is quite impractical to have an individual LED or ink for each color. To reproduce the wide range of colors, most technologies uses three primary colors that are positioned very close to each other so that the eye mixes the colors together into one. But different media have different requirements, that’s why the RGB and CMYK color models were developed. RGB is used mainly in displays while CMYK is used in printing, each specialized to the media they use.

Using UNetbootin to create a Live Linux USB

UNetbootin is a Live USB creation tool that can be used to create a Live Linux USB flash drive from an ISO. Many Linux distributions are supported out of the box with custom install options available for Linux distributions that are not. It is important to mention that Live Linux USB flash drives created with this tool, do not currently utilize a persistence feature. The resulting USB Linux install will function just as it does from a CD. By default you will not be able to save and restore your changes.
UNetbootin was created by Geza Kovacs, released under GNU GPL v2.
How to use UNetbootin to create a Live Linux USB flash drive

Samsung Galaxy S II : Review

BARCELONA, Spain--As promised, Samsung unveiled its next-generation Galaxy S smartphone at Mobile World Congress 2011 today.

Dubbed the Samsung Galaxy S II, the handset improves on its predecessor in a number of ways. First, you've got the addition of a dual-core processor. We were originally told by the company that it was using Nvidia's Tegra 2 chipset but were later informed that it was Samsung's own chip; unfortunately, further details were not provided at the event but generally speaking you should see faster performance and graphics.

It also runs the latest Android 2.3 Gingerbread, but unlike the Nexus S, the Galaxy S II will feature Samsung's custom TouchWiz user interface.

Tune Up Utilities 2011 : Review

The well-rounded feature set and flexible interface in TuneUp Utilities make it one of the best PC system utilities around. You barely have to lift a finger in this PC system utilities application to keep your computer optimized with unique features like Live Optimization, Turbo Mode and Automatic Maintenance. Plus, you can take advantage of TuneUp Program Deactivator, a feature that’s one of the best at indicating which applications are taking up the most memory.

Management/Diagnostics:

At the bottom of TuneUp Utilities, there’s a status bar that keeps track of your computer’s optimization progress, how many optimizations you’ve completed and tasks this PC system utilities application recommends you perform. Once you have accomplished what TuneUp Utilities suggests, you will receive a notification that your computer is 100% optimized.

Cooler Master HAF 932 - Review

Since the first personal computers were available, technology hasn't stopped evolving. We are now very far from the performance computers from the eighties. With each performance increase achieved, there was also an increase in heat produced. Who would have thought to cool a Commodore 64 using some sort of extreme cooling? Nobody, well I'm sure somebody did! Today, new processes allow transistors to be manufactured as small as 45nm, and 32nm will appear soon. But these new manufacturing processes cannot completely counter the increase in the growing number of processor cores and transistors, so computers have to rely on more advanced ways of cooling.
Cooler Master, developing cooling devices since 1992, has always supplied the market with adapted products. Today, to answer the ever increasing demand in case airflow, the new full-tower chassis named HAF 932, for High Air Flow, is launched. It features four fans, three of them having a diameter of 230mm! So let's see what this monster looks like.

Closer Look:

My first impression when I saw the box was that it was small for a full-tower chassis. It was as big as the two last mid-tower cases I have looked at, although the package is heavier. On the front, there was nothing more than a picture of the HAF 932 along with its name. At the back, there were some other pictures, along with a list of the main features. On one side, the complete specifications table could be found. I noticed at the bottom of the same side that there are some stickers indicating that there might be versions without a window and a power supply included. On the other side, there was nothing more than the same picture on the front. I finally opened up the box. The foam inserts were much thinner than the previous cases I looked at, however they were still thick enough to protect the case very well. That is why a big case like the HAF 932 enters in a not so big cardboard box. As always, there was a plastic bag for protecting it against whatever may scratch it.

 

AMD Radeon HD 6990 Review

AMD introduced its first Radeon HD 6000 graphics card last October, when we reviewed the mid-range Radeon HD 6870. Since then AMD opened up to show its GPU roadmap and the cards that soon thereafter were coming to market.

The high-end Radeon HD 6970 and HD 6950 also arrived late last year, while the dual-GPU version of AMD's last generation graphics series code-named Antilles was expected to arrive shortly after. Coincidentally (or not) both AMD and Nvidia took a few months longer than expected to show its hardcore dual-GPU graphics cards, with the former making the first move to finally unveil the Radeon HD 6990.

Having looked at most of the previous generation Crossfire and SLI products, we were certainly looking forward to see what AMD had in store for us with this dual-GPU monster.

We don't think AMD sells large volumes of these dual-GPU cards, in fact, previous versions of their topmost offerings have been known to disappear from retail temporarily and then stock back up again. Having that said, the Radeon HD 6990 is an important product on AMD's line-up as it can do a lot for the series reputation, just as the HD 5970 did before.

Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB Review

Western Digital has both announced and started shipping their 5th generation Caviar Green hard drive. Of course the major highlight this time around is the monster 3TB capacity, a first for internal 3.5" hard drives. WD accomplishes this feat by leveraging Advanced Format and four 750GB platters. In addition to the 3TB model (WD30EZRSDTL) there's also a 2.5TB (WD25EZRSDTL) capacity available. Other drive highlights include a 64MB buffer, 3Gb/s SATA interface and quoted standby power consumption of only 1W. While the high capacity is surely a blessing to many users, there are certain risks WD is taking by going to market right now. We'll dive into these potential compatibility issues and take a look a performance numbers in this review.

Alienware M17x : Gaming Notebook Review

Alienware has a reputation to uphold. It's been known for years for creating some of the most powerful gaming PCs on the planet, so it made sure to come out guns blazing at PAX East this year with an impressive display of their notebooks. One machine, however, stood out in particular.

The M11x, which we reviewed (and loved), was on display, as was the mid-range M15x, which balances portability with performance. But the real star of the show was Alienware's latest and greatest notebook offering, the M17x.

The 17.3-inch M17x is powered by the new Intel Sandy Bridge Core i7 processor, clocking in 2 GHz on the base model (higher end models run at 2.2 GHz and 2.3 GHz). Memory options range from 4GB to a staggering 16GB of DDR3 RAM, while storage options include a 1500GB hard drive or 512GB solid state drive.

Fallout: New Vegas - Review (Xbox 360)

There was a point while playing Fallout: New Vegas when I said to myself, "OK, this is going to be fun." Up until that point, I hadn't been sure. I enjoyed Fallout 3 (300 hours in and still counting), and all of the Fallouts that had come before, so there was no reason why I shouldn't have enjoyed this game, but yet, I wasn't sure. There was just something ... different.

In Fallout: New Vegas, you will play as a courier who's been shot and left for dead. Your mission: Find the men who shot you. That's it. Nothing so lofty as saving (or ending) the lives of all of the residents of the Capital Wasteland, or finding a water chip your family needs to survive. In New Vegas, as befitting a game set in the City of Sin, your objective is revenge.

Along the way, however, you will explore a wasteland as rich and varied as that of any other Fallout game. The colors are brighter, the mood lighter, but this is Fallout as you've always known it - perhaps better. You will encounter The New California Republic, who, having tamed California, have carried their humanist spirit east into the Mojave Desert. You will also meet Caesar's Legion, a slave army led by Caesar, a would-be warlord king.

Spiderman Shattered Dimension - Review

As a longtime fan of Spider-Man, I never really understood why it seems to be nearly impossible to get a great Spider-Man game. There have been a few that have come close: The Neversoft game for the PlayStation One wasn’t bad, the gameplay in the entries based on the movies stood out despite a terrible series of repetitive objectives, and a recent slew of original Spider-Man games have been acceptable, but not great. Unfortunately, it looks like Spider-Man fans will have to continue their vigil and wait for that one truly great Spider-Man game to rule them all, as Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions is a fun, but an average game that never really impresses, and is hurt by glitches.

The Story, So to Speak

The hook to Shattered Dimensions is that you play as four separate Spider-Men (Spider-Mans? Spider-People?) in four unique settings. The game begins with Mysterio attempting to steal a vaguely mystical artifact. Spider-Man shows up, they fight, and the mysterious tablet is broken into pieces that are split amongst four dimensions. Madame Web appears to the four Spider-Men and explains that there could be catastrophic consequences if the tablet is not reconstituted.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 : Overview and Design

We've now got our hands on a Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 complete with the Android 2.1 update - lets see if it's any better or whether it's pushed SE further behind the Android pack.
After a disappointing 2009 for Sony Ericsson, with the likes of the Satio failing to live up to its flagship billing, the Swedish-Japanese alliance is back with its first Android proposition - the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10.
It's got all the makings of a true classic - a whopping 4-inch screen, a 1GHz Snapdragon processor and it's rocking Android with a cool overlay.
In short, since we first heard about it at the tail end of 2009, we've been excited to see if it can be the handset to return Sony Ericsson to the sharp end of the mobile phone game.
It's odd, but given the massive screen on the phone, the first thing you notice when looking at the Xperia X10 is not the screen - on our black review model the main thing is simply how shiny it is.
It's an understated phone, with a sharp, angular design and minimal buttons - in short, it looks like the kind of high-end handset we'd expect from one of the leading mobile manufacturers.

Best Free AntiVirus 2011

Entering the year of 2011, here are the best free antivirus software to protect your Windows computer away from malware and malicious codes threads. On this best 2011 free antivirus software list, I will covers several free desktop antivirus software and free cloud antivirus software without causing you any penny.
All free antivirus software that listed below able to provide good security protection layer over all programs in your computer and protect from various threats like virus, trojan, worm, malware, spyware, rootkit infections etc. The only things about this best 2011 free antivirus software list is doesn’t indicated any ranking but it still good to give them a try if you are not ready to buy a commercial anti virus solution yet.

Best 2011 Free Antivirus Software:

AVG Anti-Virus 2011 Free Edition

CCleaner Review

Lets start with the developers description of CCleaner:

CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system – allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. But the best part is that it’s fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware!

Sounds good, right? Lets have a closer look on what CCleaner actually cleans: