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Mikroelektronika easyAVR6
Mikroelektronika easyAVR6 Comments (0) REVIEW ( SweMOD - Microcontroller ) Saturday, March 27th, 2010 | 4:12 pm
Today we're taking a look at the easyAVR6 from Mikroelektronika. A hardware development platform for the AVR microcontroller from Atmel. This board features pretty much everything you need and has the ability to be upgraded with pretty much anything you can come up with that works with 8-bit microcontrollers.

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Drakensang: Phileasson’s Secret
Drakensang: Phileasson’s Secret Comments (0) GAMES ( DTP Entertainment ) Thursday, March 25th, 2010 | 5:34 am
DTP Entertainment have given us information about their upcoming add-on for the game Drakensang, named Phileasson's Secret.

DTP says;
A new story about Asleif Phileasson, one of TDE's best-known characters, unfolds. Having placed a bet, he must surround the continent of Aventuria. On his journey, he has to survive numerous adventures in which he discoveres new creatures and cultures, treasures and items.

So head on to read more about the add-on and to find some screenshots.

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IKONIK introduces EN series
IKONIK introduces EN series Comments (0) INFORMATION ( Ikonik ) Thursday, March 25th, 2010 | 4:58 am
Ikonik today sent us some information about their two newest chassis, in their also new category named EN Series. We have gotten information about EN1 and EN2, where the EN2 is already available at least in the Swedish market.

Head on to find out more about the two new chassis from Ikonik.

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EVE Online - Tyrannis Teaser Trailer
EVE Online - Tyrannis Teaser Trailer Comments (0) GAMES ( CCP Games ) Friday, March 19th, 2010 | 5:35 am
The next expansion for EVE Online is just around the corner, it's name is Tyrannis. Check the video to find the release date and some really nice ingame graphics.

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The announcement trailer of Fable 3 for Xbox 360
The announcement trailer of Fable 3 for Xbox 360 Comments (0) GAMES ( Microsoft ) Thursday, March 18th, 2010 | 9:56 pm
A newly released trailer of Fable 3 is available. The current release date for Fable 3 is Christmas 2010.

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Aliens vs Predator Demo - Successful!
Aliens vs Predator Demo - Successful! Comments (0) GAMES ( Sega ) Friday, March 5th, 2010 | 11:57 pm
The demo for Aliens vs Predator is apparently the most successful download in all of SEGA's history, according to SEGA. Head on to the pressrelease to find out more.

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Steelseries 7H headset and the 6Gv2 keyboard
Steelseries 7H headset and the 6Gv2 keyboard Comments (0) INFORMATION ( SteelSeries ) Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 | 4:13 pm
Today we received some information from Steelseries about their latest two new devices in the SteelSeries family.

Namely the SteelSeries 7H which is a brand new headset and the 6Gv2 which is a new keyboard.

Read more about them both on the read more link.

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Shattered Horizon Gets Free Weekend on Steam
Shattered Horizon Gets Free Weekend on Steam Comments (0) GAMES ( Futuremark ) Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 | 10:30 pm
For all of you who havent been able to play Shattered Horizon yet, be sure to boot up Steam and get your free weekend with Shattered Horizon.

This weekend, February 19th until the 21st will be totally free to play the game.

More information in the pressrelease together with a video.

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Major Update to Shattered Horizon™ Released
Major Update to Shattered Horizon™ Released Comments (0) GAMES ( Futuremark ) Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 | 6:01 am
Shattered Horizon has just been upgraded with the brand new content pack named "Moonrise" which also has been made available for free for all users who own a copy of Shattered Horizon.

Check out the pressrelease for screenshots and a short ingame movie from the stunning actionpacked space world.

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Sonic Classic Collection - Release date
Sonic Classic Collection - Release date Comments (0) INFORMATION ( Sega ) Sunday, February 14th, 2010 | 6:53 pm
Today we received some information about the upcoming newrelease from Sega, Sonic Classic Collection. Sega has now announced the release date for the game which appears to be on March 12th 2010 across Europe.

So for all you hardcore fans just longing to play Sonic on your handheld Nintendo DS, the wait is finally over.

We have some screens for your viewing, just hit Read More to find them.

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Antec Mini-ITX: ISK 300-150 & 310-150
Antec Mini-ITX: ISK 300-150 & 310-150 Comments (0) INFORMATION ( Antec ) Friday, January 29th, 2010 | 11:40 am
Antec has today sent us information about their latest creations, the ISK 300-150 and the ISK 310-150, both for use with Mini-ITX motherboards.

Stylish looks and an upgraded 150-watt power supply are some of the features, but be sure to check out the full pressrelease to find out more.

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Shattered Horizon - Launch week
Shattered Horizon - Launch week Comments (0) INFORMATION ( Futuremark ) Monday, November 2nd, 2009 | 7:53 pm
Today we received yet another mail from Futuremark about their, soon to be released, first game. Together with a fresh new ingame video and a final notice about their generous pre-order discount on 25% for benchmarkers and beta-testers as well as the also generous 10% discount for those who are totally new to the game, we are now closing in on the release.

On November 4th it is time for the release and then the game will go back to full retail price at USD $19.95 which is still a fairly decent price and if you check the videos and screenshots, most probably also well worth it.

Head over to the official site for Shattered Horizon to check the screenshots, videos and get more information about pre-ordering the game before it is too late.

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New Intel SSD firmware maximizes performance
New Intel SSD firmware maximizes performance Comments (0) SOFTWARE ( Intel ) Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 | 3:23 pm
On the heels of the Microsoft* Windows* 7 introduction, Intel Corporation today announced the availability of the Intel® Solid-State Drive (SSD) Toolbox, with Intel® SSD Optimizer and firmware update, for its 34nm Intel® X25-M Mainstream SATA SSDs. The latest tools are designed to help better manage and retain the out-of-box performance of Intel SSDs.

An SSD is built to replace a traditional hard disk drive (HDD) with added performance, lower power consumption and higher reliability. The Intel SSD Toolbox allows users to more effectively monitor and manage the SSD’s health. The firmware upgrade and Intel SSD Optimizer use the Windows* 7 ATA Data Set Management Command (known as Trim) to help keep the Intel SSD running at continued high performance. In addition, the SSD Toolbox and Optimizer also allow the respective enhancements to work with Windows* XP and Vista* operating systems.

Read the full pressrelease for more information.

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Mionix Saiph 1800
Mionix Saiph 1800 Comments (0) REVIEW ( SweMOD - Hardware ) Monday, July 13th, 2009 | 2:13 am
Today we're having a look a the Saiph 1800 gaming mouse from Mionix. A black stylish mouse with macro function, five programmable buttons and changable DPI settings.

Head over to our review to find out more.

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Swiftech H2O-220 Apex Ultima
Swiftech H2O-220 Apex Ultima Comments (0) REVIEW ( SweMOD - Hardware ) Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 | 10:46 am
Today we're having a look at a water-cooling kit from Swiftech. They have sent us the H2O-220 Apex Ultima, a kit with the Apogee GTZ CPU block, MCR220-QP radiator, MCP665-B pump and MCRES-Micro Rev 2 water reservoir.

It looks like a great setup, but what kind of performance can we get from it and can it handle the pressure from todays high performance components?

Head over to our review to find out.

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Antec P183
Antec P183 Comments (0) REVIEW ( SweMOD - Hardware ) Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 | 3:22 am
We have today posted our next case review and this time we take a look at one of the new performance cases from Antec, namely the P183.

It looks like the P182 in many ways, the fanguard however is removed from the top, a new design on the front door, but is there anything else that has been changed?

Well head over to our review to find out!

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CM Storm Scout
CM Storm Scout REVIEW ( SweMOD - Hardware ) Thursday, June 11th, 2009 | 1:32 pm
We have today posted our latest review and today we're having a look at the latest case from CM Storm, the Scout.

A good looking beast with lots of features, will it keep up with the Sniper? Well head on to the review and have a look!

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Antec ISK 300-65
Antec ISK 300-65 INFORMATION ( Antec ) Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 | 11:37 pm
Antec has today announced a new line of computer cases, the ISK series. The ISK series is exclusively aimed at Mini-ITX motherboards and the ISK 300-65 is the introduction to this new series.

The ISK 300-65 offers functionality and versatility, combining exceptional performance with quiet features for small form factor systems.

Head over to the pressrelease to find out more.

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Cooler Master lets loose at COMPUTEX 2009
Cooler Master lets loose at COMPUTEX 2009 INFORMATION ( Cooler Master ) Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 | 11:31 pm
Cooler Master has also sent out a mail with information about their visit to the upcoming Computex. We see that they will launch some new mousepads, some new mices, coolers, cases and also "Ethernet network into power supplies"

Will the power go faster or? Well that's up to Cooler Master to show us at Computex 2009.

Head over to the pressrelease to find out more.

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Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus INFORMATION ( Cooler Master ) Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 | 10:54 pm
Cooler Master has today sent out information about one of their new coolers, the Hyper 212 Plus. This cooler supports a wide range of sockets, AMD 939/AM2/AM3 as well as Intel 775/1366 and the new 1156 socket.

The Hyper 212 Plus also supports two fans which will hopefully increase the airflow and cooling capability.

Head over to the pressrelease to find out more.

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