Hassle-free Hardware-based Overclocking with the ROG OC Station– Cutting-edge Bay-mounted Device with Brilliant LCD Screen Delivers Easy Overclocking in Sublime Style — Taipei, Taiwan; May 20, 2009 – ASUS, the world’s leading producer and innovator of motherboards, today shed brilliant light on the dark art of overclocking with the introduction of the ROG (Republic of Gamers) OC Station. The OC Station is a pure hardware-based, bay-mounted device with a large 3-inch display that takes OCing to a whole new

Corsair announced today that Corsair Labs has set the world record for DDR3 frequency on a Core i7 system. Corsair Labs achieved an astounding speed of DDR3-2533MHz with the aggressive memory timings of 7-8-7-20 using a triple-channel 6GB memory kit. This new world record, verified and validated by CPU-Z, the industry-standard tool for verifying overclocking results, is the first time this frequency has been achieved on a Core i7 system with 6GB of memory using three modules; most world record attempts use only a single 1GB module. Corsair Labs engineers used the award-winning Dominator GT 2000C7 memory with eVGAs X58 3X SLI Classified motherboard to shatter the world record for memory frequency.

When it comes to overclocking and memory, Corsair has provenonce againthat its engineering team truly is the best, said Kevin Conley, Vice President of Engineering for Corsair, As the new world record shows, Corsairs modules are second-to-none in terms of performance, stability and quality. Corsair Labs selected the new EVGA X58 Classified motherboard for setting this new world record, along with a Corsair HX1000W power supply and the newly-announced Corsair Storage Solutions P256 SSD, creating a system truly designed for maximum performance.

The CP485SL Standby Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) is perfect power protection for individuals running a stand-alone PC in their home, or office. It includes PowerPanel PE ? Power Management software, which monitors the vitals of the battery backup system and will safely shutdown your computer in case of a power outage. This deal ends Thursday at 12:00pm ET.

Mobility Site has posted a video review of the upcoming HTC Touch Diamond2 Windows Mobile Smartphone.  Those who are looking forward to this new handset will be interested in taking a look at the 17 minute video.

The Windows Mobile 6.5-ready Touch Diamond2 will arrive in the U.S. this summer.

Google wants to give consumers near real-time visibility to their consumption and usage patterns via Google's PowerMeter software and utility-supplied “smart meters.” The hope here, is that those aware of their energy consumption habits will change them to save money, and in turn, the planet. The initial list of partner utilities represent millions of homes spread across cities and country-sides in the US, Canada, and India have finally been released and are shown below. More companies and cities will likely sign up, so this is a solid start.

• San Diego Gas & Electric® (California)
• TXU Energy (Texas) JEA (Florida)
• Reliance Energy (India)
• Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (Wisconsin)
• White River Valley Electric Cooperative (Missouri)
• Toronto Hydro–Electric System Limited (Canada)
• Glasgow EPB (Kentucky)

We already knew that Intel was pushing Moblin mighty hard, but now the evidence of its fondness is just overwhelming. In a new deck of slides released this week, Intel has detailed Pine Trail and Moblin, hailed as its next generation platform for netbooks and nettops. Intel also made known that Moblin version 2 Beta was now available for download.Speaking of Pine Trail, that’s the codename for Intel’s next Atom platform, which is currently on schedule to be released “later this year.” It’ll feature a 3-to-2

After a brief hiatus to take care of some pressing notebook matters, MSI is back on the motherboard train. If you’ll recall, the company introduced its first desktop-centric Instant-On operating system back at CeBIT, and now it’s getting official with the first motherboards to ship with it included. The new AM3 790FX and 790GX mainboards are both labeled as “Winki Editions,” which enable desktop users to enjoy the spoils of an Instant-On OS, much like notebook users have enjoyed for months.Per usual, Winki will

Microsoft’s Laptop Hunters ads are making an impact on the perception of Windows computers vs. Apple computers in terms of value, according to BrandIndex. That’s been the key point in Microsoft’s ads, that there are more choices and lower prices among Windows PCs. The data from BrandIndex shows that Apple’s value score among the key 18 – 34 segment dropping since late winter to about 12.4 today. Meanwhile, Microsoft has risen from near zero in early February to a value-perception score of 46.2. Ted Marzilli,

Late yesterday (and right on schedule), AT&T Mobility added the new Samsung Jack SGH-i637 Windows Mobile Smartphone to its online store.  The Jack is now available for order. 

The price is $99 after $100 mail-in rebate and a two-year service agreement.  This makes the Jack one of the least expensive Windows Mobile Smartphones at release; similar devices usually debut at $150, $199 or more, and then fall in price as the product ages and spreads to other retailers.

The Samsung Jack is a Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard Smartphone, meaning that it does not have a touchscreen interface.  Reportedly, the Jack is also Windows Mobile 6.5 ready, meaning that an upgrade to WM6.5 can (and very likely will) be made available later this year when the new mobile OS is released.

We know what you’re thinking: “Sheesh — another new SSD that I likely can’t afford?” And we’re here to say: “Well, sort of.” Today, Kingston Technology is indeed offering up two new solid state drives, but not in the fashion you’re used to. Rather than announcing the drives alone, the company is introducing its SSDNow M Series Bundles, which include an 80GB or 160GB M Series SSD drive, cloning software, 2.5″ to 3.5″ rails, a USB enclosure and all the SATA and data power cable extenders you’ll need.In other