Lavasoft Ad-Aware Game Edition

Lavasoft are known throughout the spyware protection industry as a class leader, providing quality software which is reliable and effective. The free version of Ad-Aware is immensely popular with computer users worldwide, but here today we will be looking at what the Game Edition offers over the free or pro editions, and whether it is worth the $24.95 or £15.46 it can be bought for.

Spire TherMax Pro CPU Cooler Review

What started from simply an aluminium block in the Intel Pentium I era, CPU coolers have become one of the most adapted pieces of hardware used in computers. However, the principle of such a product is much the same to how it stood back in 1993 when the original Intel Pentium microprocessor was introduced.

In the last few years, there seems to have been a definite slow-down in the modification of CPU coolers. Companies are now seeming to follow a standard: aluminium fins, copper heat-pipes and a 120mm fan. And would you blame them? Well as the saying goes ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’, so probably not. Today, for review, we have a CPU cooler from a company named ‘Spire’, they’re fairly new to us, so let’s see if this TherMax Pro cooler surprises us with any new offerings to the processor cooling scene…

Stratospherix NetPortal 1.2

Imagine being able to access the files and folders on your PC from a mobile device. For most of us, this would massively change the way in which we work. Instead of waiting until you’re near a PC to be able to preview and proof read reports for tomorrow’s meeting, you’re now suddenly able to do it whilst travelling about, therefore making full use of your available time.

Dream-not though, this is now reality. NetPortal, an app available to iPhone users boasts to be able to do just this and many more tasks. Furthermore, costing just £2.99 (or $4.99 to our American friends) on the fruit-shop’s store, Stratospherix’s app sounds too good to be true. Let’s find out if it is…

Even a Monkey can upgrade a Graphics Card

ATI has released a video on YouTube which proves to potential customers who might be unsure attempting a graphics card upgrade just how simple it really is. The marketing ploy is directed at widening ATI’s target market.

27″ iMac delays mean unlikely orders before New Year

Back in November Apple announced the 27” iMac; however, since then, the fruit shop has experienced never ending problems with shipping the iMac on time. According to Apple themselves, it seems the ATI graphics cards are the underlying core of the problem.

XFX Planning a Radeon HD 5870 Overclocked Black Edition

Sources have told us that XFX have confirmed to start overclocking their Radeon HD 5870. The card, which we’re hoping to be highly overclocked is expected to hit the market sometime this month.

Razer ships malware with drivers

One of the most popular peripheral manufacturers, Razer has unknowingly been distributing malware alongside its driver updates.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 success equates to more than $1 billion in sales

Joining very few titles such as Guitar Hero III and World of Warcraft, Call of Duty MW2 has also hit the billion dollar mark. Activision’s game made an estimated $550m in its first five days and sold more than 4.7 million copies in its initial 24 hours of release.

Gran Turismo 5 Delayed…Again

Rumour has spread that yet again Sony is delaying the release of its much anticipated title which has been in the pipeline for a long time now, Gran Turismo 5. Originally GT5 was set to be released in Japan in March and other countries soon after, even though this release date was slated, the news doesn’t get much better seen as Sony has just announced that the release date’s status is changing to TBD ( to be determined) with no additional details available currently.

Females Ruled Out in Splash Damage’s Brink

Customizing the character you play as has been a common feature in many of the latest games, not only does it allow you to create your ‘ideal’ look and waste a little more time, it also allows you to develop a greater personal relationship with the game. This maybe the case for some, but for those who are more bothered about their game statistics or skill, they’ll probably ignore the customization features and play the game the ‘classic’ way without pointless features.