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Best iPhone Applications

Chris Barnes  —  Feb 19, 2009

A fact little known to most people is that, on top of being the best smartphone on the market, the iPhone is also a fantastic gaming device. The iTunes App Store is the ultimate candy shop for gamers, where you can easily spend hundreds of dollars on amazing titles without even breeching the surface of offerings. As an iPhone owner who is also a gamer, I have a few favorites of my own.

Horrendous Performance with Gigabyte's RAID

Zheng Gu  —  Feb 8, 2009

It's well known that software RAID solutions are noticeably slower than hardware ones. Still, when I built my PC last year, I chose to use the onboard G-RAID anyway assuming that at least it was better than nothing. I wasn't expecting the performance to be so horrendous.

Review: Razer Destructor Mousepad

Zheng Gu  —  Dec 22, 2008

Most gamers don't think of their mouse pad as a key ingredient for success. Hardcore gamers know better, though. The Destructor is a firm pad with a hard, Building a better mousepad: The Destructor, Razer's latest model of mousepad.Building a better mousepad: The Destructor, Razer's latest model of mousepad.low-friction coating on the top and a soft rubber coating on the bottom. It is my third gaming mousepad, replacing my previous Razer eXactMat. This one even comes with its own carrying sleeve, which helps it give off that 'high-end' feel.

Virtual Reality? Speculation on Sex, Divorce and Cyberspace

Josh Pothen  —  Dec 2, 2008

"It's only a game". Or is it? The discussion of the line between virtual and real has reopened now that a British couple is filing for divorce because of possible cyber-adultery.

Amy Taylor and Dave Pollard are both players of the virtual world aptly named "Second Life", a virtual game world where people can create avatars and do day-to-day activities like hanging out with friends and attending concerts. She is 28. He is 40. Both are disabled. They met in a chat room in 2003 and were married in 2005, first in a lavish, tropical ceremony in "Second Life" itself and then in a registry office.

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