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Video:Radeon HD 4670 review @ AMDZoneATI Radeon HD 4670 512MB GDDR3 Video Card Review @ Hardware CanucksPalit ATI Radeon HD 4850 @ TechwareLabsAMD ATI Radeon HD 4670 512MB @ bit-techATI Radeon HD 4670 Video Card Review @ Legit ReviewsASUS VW223B LCD Monitor @ t-break Powercolor PCS HD 4670 512 MB @ techPowerUpGIGABYTE Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 Video Card Review @ FuturelooksHD 4670 Review @ NeoseekerMotherboards and Chipsets:ECS P45T-A Motherboard Review @ PCStatsASUS P5Q Pro Mainboard Review @ X-bit LabsECS

Razer Destructor Pro Mouse Pad Review

Razer Destructor Pro Mouse Pad Review

Mouse pads are not exactly a common item reviewed here at Legit Reviews, but today we have the Razer Destructor and for $42 this mouse pad is in a class of its own. The pad has a Razer Fractal textured surface that is said to allow enhance precision movements. The pad even has a proprietary gunmetal coating to yield a highly reactive surface. Is this mouse pad worth the $42 it takes to get it?

Kingston Launches 8GB Multi-Kit and 4GB microSDHC w/ USB reader

Kingston Technology today announced it is shipping an 8GB Multi-Kit as well as a 4GB microSDHC card plus USB reader combination. Designed especially for the mobile consumer, the two new products make transferring and saving files between mobile phones and multiple electronic devices easy and convenient. The
Kingston 8GB Multi-Kit (MBLY/8GB) has an MSRP of $39.00, but can already be found on Newegg for just $30.99 or directly from Kingston for $33.00! Not a bad price for an 8GB Flash drive with all the fixings!

“Our new 8GB Multi-Kit is a terrific all-in-one solution that combines a large capacity microSDHC card with dual adapters and a handy USB reader, said Jean
Wong, Flash memory product manager, Kingston. “Additionally, the 4GB microSDHC card plus USB Flash reader makes transferring or 'side-loading' digital content between a PC and mobile phone a snap, plus it's small and easy to carry around.

AMD Empowers Professional Graphics Users

AMD Empowers Professional Graphics Users with Must-Have Features and Price-Performance Leadership – New ATI FirePro™ V8700 graphics accelerator designed for ultra high-end professionals; ATI FirePro™ V3750 graphics accelerator delivers superior performance for entry-level 3D users -Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS (IBC 2008) — Sept. 11, 2008 — Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Digital Content Creation (DCC) professionals who require maximum performance from their workstations can turn to AMD (NYSE: AMD) and

NVIDIA Slapped With Lawsuit Over Flawed GPUs

NVIDIA has been hit with a securities fraud class action lawsuit over the defective GPUs which it admitted to in July. The complaint was filed by New York-based law firm Shalov Stone Bonner & Rocco. It alleges that NVIDIA knew about the flawed GPUs as early as November 8th, 2007 though no public announcement was made until July 2, 2008. After the announcement, NVIDIA stock dropped 30%. Since then manufacturers have issued BIOS updates to “fix” the issue, but all these have done is increase use of the fan

LHC Success, Earth Lives!

So you got up today, sat down to your bowl of Cheerios and Bananas, flipped on the Flinstones for a few minutes and then you really busted a move.  You actually brought the bowl over to the sink, before you brushed your teeth and headed off to the office to strap on that desk for another solid 8.125 hours of turning the crank for the commonwealth of wherever you live.  Let’s face it, most of us lead a pretty sorry existence, at least by comparison, versus some of the really smart folks out

Internet Bots: Anatomy of a Stock Selling Frenzy

In case you missed the brouhaha on Monday, United Airlines’ stock dropped from $12.50 to $3 per share in the matter of 15 minutes because of an Internet bot–and not just any old Internet bot–the king of all bots, the Google News crawler. The circumstances that led up the event were confusing, fingers were pointed every which way, and conspiracy theorists cried stock manipulation. Now that dust has settled somewhat, the pieces of the puzzle have started to come together in this odd series of events. Apparently

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The APC BN1050-CN UPS Battery Backup is ideal for keeping your electronics and computer equipment powered up and safe from dangerous power fluctuations. With 630 available watts and connections for both battery backup and surge protection, this is an invaluable piece of equipment. It features 630 watts/1050 VA Output Power Capacity and 630 watts/1050 VA maximum configurable power. This deal ends Thursday at 12:00pm ET.

IT spending expected to drop another four percent this year

Goldman Sachs has delivered some bad news for IT vendors. In its “Independent Insight: U.S. Technology Strategy” report released Monday, Goldman Sachs predicts that IT spending growth in 2008 will drop to 4 percent from a former projection of 6 percent and that pricing pressure on vendors is going to get worse.

The good news, however, is that Goldman Sachs doesn't see IT spending levels dropping to their 2001-2002 or 1990-1991 levels due to more rational IT spending from 2003 to 2007. In other words, we have don't have as far to fall. Market share, brand, and size are critically important in a slowing economy, as the report notes. Pricing discounts are becoming ever more aggressive as vendors seek to hold up demand even as budgets shrink, which Goldman Sachs believes favors “larger solution providers that can offer attractive pricing and payment terms on bundles of products relative to smaller “best-of-breed” vendors that may lack similar flexibility.”

AOL Takes on iGoogle

Remember when AOL was king of the Web portals and when it had over 30 million members? That was a good six or so years ago. The expression Web portal is now considered passé and AOL claims only slightly more than 8 million members today. But with a number of significant changes taking place on AOL.com, AOL hopes to regain some of its lost market share and take on Internet powerhouse, Google, in the process. In addition to its powerful search engine, much of the appeal of Google to many users comes from its ability