Computing

SSD Showdown: 4 Top Drives Reviewed

Breaking the 250MB/s barrier with no moving parts

If the automotive world progressed as fast as the computer industry, the old joke goes, we‘d all have $US1000 cars that get 400 miles to the gallon, never need maintenance, and crash catastrophically every eight weeks for no reason. Ancient punch lines aside, comparing this year’s storage options to those of even half a decade ago would be like entering a Bugatti Type 35 in the Preakness Stakes.


July 24, 2010
Software

How To Be An Android Power User

From its auspicious start as the brainchild of internet giant Google, Android has matured into a well-rounded, extremely capable smartphone operating system. Here’s everything you need to know to master Google’s smartphone OS.


July 9, 2010

What DirectX 11 Is, And What It Means To You

The new graphics API comes with new buzzwords. We’ll tell you what they mean and how they matter to your gaming experience.