Although wired networks are still faster and more secure, the wireless standard is now mainstream. What was once only found in Starbucks is now everywhere. Entire cities are even taking initiatives to offer wireless networking. London, for example, is providing over 20 miles of Wi-Fi coverage. So it comes as no surprise that residential areas are becoming more and more populated with these networks. After all, the speeds

are good enough for gaming and sufficient for the majority of downloads. The most common adapter type is USB. It's easy to set up, it's portable, and it takes up another valuable port. For desktop systems it's a bit of a waste. Today we'll be looking at Abit's AirPace, a PCI-E based card.

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Gigabyte’s V-Power VGA cooler is a great looking product with good cooling and is relatively easy to install. The materials, fit and finish are very good and the cooler is compact enough to be used in the vast majority of SLI/CrossFire systems. It’s also very quiet, approaching complete silence when at its lowest fan speed setting.

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Often times we do things that aren't really necessary. Computers are no exception. Do cold cathodes and plastic windows give you more headshots? Will that 1600 watt power supply ever use more than even half its rated wattage? Does buying a 5 year warranty for that laptop matter when you'll replace it in 2-3 years? The answer to all these questions, most likely, is no.

Likewise, cooling is somewhat controversial. Laptop coolers, system coolers, enormous heatsinks - unless you're doing some extreme overclocking or live in extreme conditions, these are more for fun and piece of mind than anything else. And as we all know, peace of mind is a valuable commodity. Today we'll be taking a look at Nexus' Frizzbee, a single fan HDD cooler that probably won't help you sleep any better, but just might keep your drive cooler.

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In the last couple of weeks, we were able to present you a few high-quality motherboards with an integrated graphics. All of them were based on AMD's controller logic, i.e. AMD 690G chipset, which proved to be a top-of-the-notch solution as far as multimedia is concerned. Now it's time to see how good is Intel's G33 chipset when it comes to multimedia and everyday use.

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It's just about time for school, and everyone is looking to upgrade their current computer or to build an inexpensive computer that will get the requested tasks done. Maybe you just need another computer for the kids or grandparents, but you don't want to break the bank getting one.

At today's prices, you can build yourself a decent machine without spending more than five hundred dollars. All you'll need is a motherboard, processor, memory, hard drive, CD drive, power supply, and a case. You don't necessarily need a video card if you have onboard graphics on the motherboard. The ECS G33T-M2 motherboard is what we'll be looking at today and it has onboard video, which will save you at least one hundred dollars since you don't have to purchase a graphics card.

Can this motherboard give you the performance you need while keeping your wallet full? Remember, this is not going to be used in your main rig or gaming computer, but rather in a computer that you can build with components lying around the house. Join us as we examine this ECS G33T-M2 motherboard.

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The new iMacs are very thin. The entire stand and unit is only about 8" deep for the 24" display. The unit that houses the display and components itself is only about two to three inches thick. The display is thinner on the edges of the unit and thicker in the center where it comes together with the stand. Outside of the changed display, the stand is similar to the previous iMac. Want more gritty details? You're going to have to read the article!

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Building an HTPC could help you get rid of all that clutter and allow you to store all those movies in your attic, giving you room to showcase all your bowling trophies again. Depending on the size of the hard drive you choose, it’s possible to store hundreds of your favorite movies in one location and access them with the click of a button. Some of you might be saying, but what about music? Yup, that too and considering the size of an MP3 in relation to a movie, storage can be in the thousands! So now you can have movies, games and music, as well as the Internet at your fingertips without having to get off the couch to look for a CD case or to change the input on your receiver.

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StarCraft II will release to Windows and Macintosh platforms.

What is StarCraft II? StarCraft II is the ultimate competitive real-time strategy game, and the sequel to the hit original, StarCraft. The game will include three completely distinct and balanced races, the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg, which have been overhauled and re-imagined with a number of new units for each, as well as new tricks for some of the classic units that are returning.

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Corsair announced some new 'green' power supplies today which are energy star compliant. Dubbed the VX series, two eco-friendly PSUs have been released, the VX450W and VX550W.
Specs wise, they feature a single 12V rail and operate with around 80% efficiency. The fan is a 120mm double ball-bearing variant with whisper quiet operation, making these PSUs a good option for HTPCs and the like.

The VX series power supplies are also given a 5 year warranty

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This morning Sun Microsystems will officially introduce their Niagara 2 processor, which consists of eight processing cores and is capable of handling 64 threads simultaneously. It's official name is the Sun UltraSPARC T2 and it will be unveiled at their Executive Briefing Center in Menlo Park, California.

We were invited to this event, but we had run into scheduling problems at the last minute though we do have some information to share with you in this technical brief.

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