New benchmarks, new test methods, and new hardware mark exciting updates to this month’s System Builder Marathon. Today, we cover the most exciting part of all: the value competition. Remember, we’re giving all three systems away, so enter to win them! Original post by Brett Cooper
Huge week in music! Sit back, relax and join your friends at mxdwn.com for this week’s edition of Unplugging. This week features the late-breaking news that Rage Against the Machine are working on a new album. Original post by TechEMaster
The notion of a hybrid cloud is gaining traction. These are virtual services that run in various locations to deliver applications that can make use of a combination of public clouds and private hosted servers, as well as machines inside the data center. Original post by Brett Cooper
We’ve already seen results from Thomas’ $2000 PC and Don’s $1000 build. Now it’s time for Paul’s $500 machine to take the stage, showing what an Athlon II X3 can do when it’s matched up to a GeForce GTX 460. Can it deliver better value than the others? Original post by Brett Cooper
Welcome to Part 2 of Tom’s Hardware’s 2010 Holiday Gift Guide. This second installment is geared toward the folks who want to buy components that stand alone as respectable gifts–call them the add-ons to go with the complete machines we built last week. Original post by Brett Cooper
The Cisco RV 120W Wireless-N VPN Firewall has been added to the Router and Wireless Charts. Original post by Kevin Purdy
Last month, Nvidia launched its GeForce GTX 580, but we told you to hold off on buying it. A week ago, Nvidia launched GeForce GTX 570 and we again said “wait.” AMD’s Cayman was our impetus. Were Radeon HD 6970 and 6950 worth the wait? Read on for more! Original post by Brett Cooper
The IEEE today announced the kickoff of a new draft standard aimed at uniting hybrid home networks. Original post by Kevin Purdy
The QNAP TS-459 Pro + has been added to the NAS Charts. Original post by Kevin Purdy
CSU and NEC bring change to IT communicationsCleveland State University is a metropolitan public research institution. CSU turned to its longtime provider and integrator NEC to help increase campus security and student communications. necelevateperformance.com/education Ads by Pheedo Original post by Brett Cooper
