ASUS Rampage II GENE Review

As they say, it's not the size that matters, it's on how well you use it. Well, this pretty much sums up the ASUS Rampage II GENE. Upon hearing that I was gonna review this board, I immedietly did a quick Google search for pictures and also to get an idea of what this motherboard looked like and its layout.

Once I recieved this motherboard, I quickly opened up the package for a quick visual scan of the motherboard to make sure nothing was damaged. I realized that this motherboard again was, in fact, a micro ATX design. Don't get me wrong. There are good micro ATX motherboards out there, and some even have some overclockability capabilities, but not much.

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CM Storm Sniper Review

Having a great system is vital to gaming. However, having a great case to house all those components can be just as important to the LAN party scene. The weight, size, and construction of the case and even more important, the look, are the integral parts of a system that will be hauled around to LAN parties. Cooler Master's recently launched Sniper computer chassis is part of the new CM Storm product line and was designed with these concerns in mind.

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Kyocera launches G2GO M2000 & Laylo M1400 budget phones at CTIA 2009

Kyocera has unveiled two new CDMA phones, the G2GO M2000 & Laylo M1400, at CTIA 2009. Both of these phones are slider phones. The Kyocera G2GO M2000 has a slide-out full alphabetic keyboard and a 2.4-inch display, according to Cnet they say that this design may be a little cramped; other main features include e-mail, speakerphone, messaging, 1.3-megapixel camera, microSD card slot, WAP browser, voice dialing, personal organizer, Bluetooth with stereo, 500-contact phone book, 3G support and a music player.

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MetroPCS to get Samsung Finesse touchscreen phone

The news is non-stop from CTIA 2009 today and wouldn’t you know it that there was a little surprise tucked away in the endless slew of press releases? MetroPCS is will be getting a new touchscreen phone from Samsung called the Finesse.

This phone is actually pretty similar to the Instinct and the Delve in that it uses the TouchWiz interface. However, this is not a smartphone–it just looks like one! It features a 3-inch 240 x 400 touchscreen display, 3G, web browser and mobile IM. It also has a GPS application, a media player and an email app.

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DDR3-1600 for Core i7: Corsair Dominator TR3X6G1600C8D vs. Cost-Efficiency

Everything is great about triple-channel 6GB DDR3-1600 memory kits except the price. Let’s investigate this memory in detail and find out if this investment is justified or if there are ways of saving a few bucks without losing any of the performance.


HP Z Launch

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has been on a consumer marketing blitz in recent months, trying to transform everyday computing experience into something bigger, something more slick, and yet very user friendly. Who would have thought that this design philosophy also extended to their business products.

HP has just launched their next generation workstations, the HP Z Workstation series, based on the new Intel Xeon 5500 processor platform (Nehalem). For many in the industry, this news may be seen as just another logical refresh or upgrade, part of a product life cycle that we're all used to and maybe even a little jaded against.

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Samsung launches WiMAX-enabled Samsung Mondi

WiMAX’s near-term future in the US is looking good. Sprint (NYSE: S) is expected to roll out WiMAX service to 10 major US cities this year, and that means we’re going to see some WiMAX-capable handsets launching soon. And, this being CTIA Wireless 2009 and all, Samsung has decided to go ahead and launch their first WiMAX phone - the Samsung Mondi smartphone. The Samsung Mondi will be heading up Samsung’s push into the US WiMAX market through Clearwire’s Clear WiMAX service.

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MSI outs full specs of X-Slim X320 / X340 and Wind U123

While MSI has been teasing its Wind U123 and X-Slim X320 / X340 laptops for a little while now, we've yet to see the full specifications for each rig laid out. Until now, of course. Over at CTIA in Vegas, the company is revealing all the dirty details about what makes these May-bound rigs tick, and we're pleased as punch to see a few unexpected inclusions. As for the 10.2-inch U123, you'll find a 1.66GHz Atom N280 CPU, integrated WWAN and even a built-in TV tuner. As for the X-Slim X340 (starting around $1,000), it's amongst the first to feature Intel's newfangled CULV platform, which sucks down one-sixth the power of a regular mobile CPU. The X320 (starting at $700) gets gifted with a less exciting 1.6GHz Atom Z530, but the optional 3G / WiMAX module definitely makes it altogether enticing for those scouting a continually connected ultraportable. Head on past the break for the full hardware breakdown.

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Nokia N96 Review

The N96 is another chunky, multimedia friendly handset from Nokia. In this case the size of the phone does seem to make it a bit unwieldy, and we aren't entirely convinced about the dual slider system, though as an update of the popular N95 it does a good job.

In terms of size, the fact that this is a slider accounts for its 19mm of thickness. It is 103mm tall and 55mm wide. If you've small hands it is going to feel a bit hefty. It is reasonably light at 125g.

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AT&T announces availability of mini-laptops, starting at $49.99

AT&T announced today that they’re releasing multiple mini-laptops with built in 3G capabilities. AT&T is subsidizing the cost of the laptops, bringing the initial cost down to as low as $49.99 with the purchase of the AT&T at home and on the go mobile broadband services. With the service, customers will also be able to access AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots around the country. Those broadband plans start at $59.99 a month.

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