When Four Cores Aren’t Enough: Intel’s Core i7-980X Extreme Edition

Need more cores? Intel’s latest Extreme Edition processor packs six, shrunk down to 32 nanometers.

Banish Seven Bad Tech Habits

Seven ways to improve your computing life by changing the way you use your computer.

Gateway NV7915u: More Brawn Than Brains

Gateway’s NV7915u desktop-replacement laptop has modest performance and good design, but is a beast to pack.

TextExpander 3 Saves You From More Tedious Typing

TextExpander from SmileOnMyMac is the ultimate macro tool. It lets you create snippets of frequently used text or images, then instantly paste said snippets into…

Newegg Ships Fake Intel CPUs, Gets Egg on Face

Can you say “quality control”? If so, you’re one up on online retailer Newegg, caught selling bogus Intel i7-920 processors.

Apple Needs to Build a Mac Mini on Steroids

Here’s how Apple could make a $1,000 speed demon Mac Mini that would be the perfect upper mid-range computer.

Valve Brings Serious Gaming to Apple Macs

Valve says that all games and updates will be released simultaneously for Windows and Mac, and it now considers Mac as a “tier-1″ platform.

Intego Releases VirusBarrier X6 Dual Protection

The perils of malware and viruses are everywhere, and Mac users shouldn’t be complacent, especially if they’re also running Windows via Boot Camp or other…

Converting AVCHD Files for IMovie

Reader Lew Finch would like his camcorder’s content to be in two places at once. He writes:

Apple Releases MainStage 2.1.1, Fixes 32-bit Issues

On Wednesday morning, MainStage 2 users woke up to an update from Cupertino, repairing a variety of minor issues, among them stability fixes for 32-bit Audio…