Video:nVidia GeForce GTX 280 @ LostCircuitsGalaxy GeForce GTS 250 @ Hardware BistroViewSonic VNB100 @ InsideHWAMD FirePro V8750 2GB @ PhoronixXFX GeForce GTX 275 XXX 896MB video card review @ Elite BastardsMotherboards and Chipsets:AMD 785G Chipset Motherboard Preview @ OCCASRock X58 Extreme Mainboard @ XbitLabsProcessors:AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Processor @ TweaktownBudget CPU for Enthusiasts: Intel Celeron E3300 Processor Review @ XbitLabsMemory and Storage:Four Kingston SSDNow E (Intel X25-E) SSDs

Dell discretely added three new monitors to its lineup that range from 20- to 23-inches and offer sub-$260 price tags. The new 23-inch Dell ST2310 offers a resolution of 1,920 x 1080 with HDMI, DVI, and VGA inputs, 250 nits of brightness, 5ms response time, and a 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. This monitor also has a slim bezel and audio in/out ports. Dell ST2310 As you might guess from their model numbers, the Dell E2210H is a 22-inch model and the new E2010H is a 20-inch model. Both of these new monitors

Ideal for both home and office use, with the I-INC IS-220DPB 22″ Widescreen LCD Monitor you’ll take a step back to marvel at the 22″ Widescreen LCD Display. This deal ends 8/10/09 at 12:00pm ET.

A common concern with the current crop of Solid State Drives is the performance penalty associated with block-rewriting. The flash memory used on today’s SSDs is comprised of cells that usually contain 4KB pages that are arranged in blocks of 512KB. When a cell is unused, data can be written to it relatively quickly. But if a cell already contains some data–no matter how little, even if it fills only a single page in the block–the entire block must be re-written. That means, whatever data is already present

After many delays, Garmin-Asus finally started shipping the nüvifone to Asian markets in late July, though some locations won’t get the phone until this month. Now, we’re hearing an update that the nüvifone is on track to launch in the U.S. in the fourth quarter. During a conference call with analysts, Garmin confirmed that its nüvifone (originally due in the third quarter of 2008) is in final testing with U.S. carriers. Garmin would not reveal the carriers that are testing the product. nüvifone G60 (Linux-powered)

iBUYPOWER announced two new Chimera Killer Special Edition Gaming PCs, optimized for online gaming. Built in iBUYPOWERs signature Chimera Inferno case, the Killer Edition Systems feature the innovative Killer Xeno Pro gaming network card, and the latest gaming technology to create a system truly optimized for the best multiplayer online gaming experience and maximum gaming edge in games such as the popular World of Warcraft and Call of Duty.

Bigfoot Networks prime objective is to provide smooth, lag-free gameplay, and the Killer Xeno Pro gaming network card underscores this mission. Our teaming with iBUYPOWER to power their iBUYPOWER Chimera Gaming System with Killer Xeno Pro benefits gamers, empowering them to maximize frame rates and accelerate game action, said Michael Howse, President and CEO, Bigfoot Networks. The Bigfoot-iBUYPOWER combination optimizes the online gaming experience for gamers, giving them accelerated voice chat and reduced lag, which are gamer musts, within a powerful gaming computing system.

Spire just announced the BlackMoon XP power supplies series this morning. These appear to be sleeved modular cabled power supplies that use high-quality Rubycon capacitors from Japan. The BlackMoon XP 700 (SP-ATX-700WDB-PFC) appears to have two independent +12V rails for a combined 50 Amps of muscle. Not bad for this this 80 PLUS Bronze certified power supply.

The name says it all, Xtreme Precision power supply. Aimed squarely at the professional and PC enthusiast the BlackMoon XP Series is the perfect match for quality and high power demand. Spire has combined efficiency and performance into one unit providing power when you need it whilst maintaining 85% efficiency. Fashioned in neat black powder coated enclosures and equipped with the signature Spire 120mm Silent fan, keeping air flowing and your system running cool.

SAPPHIRE Technology has just announced that it is making BumpTop, the revolutionary desktop alternative for the PC, available to users of SAPPHIRE graphics cards. BumpTop changes the way the users organise and use files and applications by making a 3D view on screen within which icons can be arranged, grouped and used more similar to the way real items are used on a desk or table top than the traditional 2D view.

Sapphire makes great graphics cards, and when you combine BumpTop with a Sapphire GPU you get an amazing, immersive, visual experience, said Anand Agawarawla, BumpTop co-founder and CEO. Were excited that Sapphire has chosen BumpTop to help demonstrate the value of 3D graphics in everyday computing.

Twitter and Facebook suffered service problems from hacker attacks on Thursday, raising speculation about a coordinated campaign against the world's most popular online social networks. The attacks, which came a month after the White House website was targeted in a similar online assault, left millions unable to carry out daily routines that have assumed an increasingly central part of their lives.

A Facebook executive said Thursday's cyber attacks were aimed at a Georgian blogger with accounts at the various affected sites, according to a report on technology news site CNET. In a blog post earlier on Thursday, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone said the company preferred not to speculate about the motivation of the malicious attack that knocked the site offline and made it inaccessible for several hours earlier in the day.

Worldwide PC processor shipments in the second quarter of 2009 rose notably, according to new data from IDC. While the increase was unusually positive for the second quarter of a year, IDC's said it analysis of the results indicated that Intel and OEM inventory refreshes drove the performance, and not the return of significant end demand for PCs.

In the second quarter of 2009, worldwide PC processor shipments rose 10.1% on quarter, compared to the drop of 10.9% from the fourth quarter of 2008 to the first quarter of 2009. Unit shipments declined 7% on year. Market revenues increased 7.9% from the first quarter of 2009 to the second, compared to drop of 11% from the fourth quarter of 2008 to the first quarter of 2009. Second quarter revenues declined 15.3% compared to the same quarter in 2008. Intel's overall PC processor shipments increased 12.5% from the first quarter of 2009 to the second. AMD's overall PC processor shipments increased 1.8% in the same period.