Why Wipe Data Securely? Whether you are preparing to reuse a hard disk for another operating system, clear off your junk shelves by passing along outdated drives to a friend or relative, donate an old PC to a charity or school, discard a too-small USB drive or flash memory card, or repurpose an SSD, you don’t want to leave any information on the storage device. With stories abounding of identity theft aided by information lifted from discarded... 

CNET took an in-depth tour of UXP with George Arriola, Sony Ericsson’s head of human interface design, at the company’s lab in San Francisco. Originally posted at Android Atlas  Read More →

Hey there, beleaguered Battlefield Bad Company 2 players. Feel like you’ve been tricked into paying to be part of an extended beta test? Well, sad to say, the storm’s not over yet. At 12 PST tonight, EA brought the servers down yet again for more maintenance. This comes, of course, after a weekend of more ups and downs than a botched entry of the Konami Code. But, if it’s any consolation, there is a silver lining to your sufferings. “PC... 

“There are two angles to comment the performance of the Celeron from. On the one hand, we can see it’s not that bad. It’s the level of dual-core Athlon X2, not the lowest-end at that. However, from the other point of view, you can get much more in the low-end segment for a similar price.”… [PCSTATS]  Read More →

The Mini 10v has everything you want in a mobile companion and more. It may be small, but you will be surprised by all the fun features packed inside.  Read More →

Would you rather use 7-Zip, FreeArc, WinRAR, or WinZip? We put four of the most popular file archiving tools to the test, analyzing compression ratios and performance. Spoiler alert: WinZip 14, the latest version of this popular title, gets creamed. WinZip – 7-Zip – WinRAR – Data compression – FreeArc  Read More →

Cisco Tuesday announced a new router, the CRS-3 , that it says is capable of delivering 322 terabits per second. Now, we don’t usually cover routers and similar enterprise hardware here in Gadget Lab, but this one’s worth a brief mention. Let’s leave aside Cisco’s breathless hype (it will “forever change the internet” — yeah, we’ll…  Read More →

MacHeist, an annual Mac software promotion, is nearing the end of its NanoBundle sale. At the last minute, the bundle just added our favorite Twitter app Tweetie. Other apps in the MacHeist NanoBundle include Flow, an FTP app, Tales of Monkey Island , a five-episode adventure game, and RipIt, a DVD ripping utility, among others. With the retail prices of the eight apps added together, the collection is worth $280 but will cost you $20 as a bundle.... 

Confused about 4G technology? CNET tells you what it is and what it promises. Originally posted at Dialed In  Read More →

Google Maps is great—it’s got tons of convenient, frequently updated information about pretty much everywhere in the world. There’s just one problem: It’s stuck on the internet. Or at least it was, because now, with Google Map Buddy, you can print Google Maps out at any size, whether you want to put together your own old-fashioned roadmap or make a giant geographical mural for you wall. In addition, you can use Google Map Buddy to create... 

“The Nexus RX-6300 is a mid-range power supply in terms of power output, offering 630W to consumers that don’t require a monster kilowatt unit. The 630W doesn’t appear to compromise on aesthetics or functionality, as it looks very sleek and offers tha same modular, colour-coded connections that were… [PCSTATS]  Read More →

The only way to be truly prepared for every alcoholic emergency is to always carry a bottle opener with you, but this is, of course, impractical and easy to forget. So what about building an opener into something that you do always carry with you? That’s exactly what the Happy Hour Watch is for. The quartz timepiece has a bottle opener in the buckle, keeping spraying beer away from the watch itself, which is fashioned from alloy with a... 

Think your Athlon or Phenom processor is already tuned to deliver the best balance between performance and power consumption? Think again. We show you how to tweak Cool’n'Quiet for more aggressive power savings at standard speeds using several AMD CPUs. Advanced Micro Devices – Central processing unit – AMD Phenom – Hardware – Athlon  Read More →

Earlier, we brought you word that Ubisoft’s much-maligned DRM servers were on the fritz . “But why?” you probably wondered before continuing to stay far, far away from them. Well, what goes around comes around, it would seem, because Ubisoft’s declared that its servers are under “attack.” PC gamers who are both tech-savvy and prone to semi-militant protest? Who’da thunk it? “Ubisoft would like to apologize to anyone who could... 

Synology releases version 2.3 of its DiskStation Manager firmware for NAS servers, which delivers more features and enhancements.  Read More →