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Ars spent some time with Time Machine, including its new wireless abilities. We have some tips, gotchas, and utilities that can help you get the most out of Leopard's built-in safety net.Read More...

Only a couple days after the Swiss Apple Store leaked info about an updated Airport Express, the company has officially let the cat out of the bag. Airport Express now supports 802.11n... and that's about it.Read More...

The Swiss Apple Store prematurely announces the new AirPort Express on its product page.Read More...

Gigabyte Technology is no stranger in the enthusiast hardware community. Today, we are taking a look at Gigabyte's GA-EP45T-Extreme motherboard, designed from the ground up with the extreme enthusiast in mind. The GA-EP45T-Extreme features Intel's new P45 chipset along with the new ICH10R southbridge. Let's see what this extreme motherboard has to offer those that are looking an enthusiast board that won't let them down.

Once again, ASUS is first to market, this time with their custom-designed NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra-based motherboard, the Striker II Extreme. We bring you a critical first look at what this board has to offer, including a detailed BIOS tuning and overclocking guide.

The Intel Core 2 Extreme processor X9000 is the flagship mobile processor and we got a chance to take it for a test drive in the Dell XPS M1730 notebook. We took the time to overclock the 2.8GHz processor in the notebook and was able to get 3.4GHz out of this killer 45nm processor. If you are looking for the ultimate gaming notebook processor look no further!

The Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 quad-core processor is no mere upgrade of the Kentsfield-based Core 2 Extreme processors. Underneath the heatspreader lies a radically-different processor, built not only using the smaller 45 nm process technology but also Intel's new high-k dielectric and metal gate technology. The result? A smaller, cooler and more efficient processor. Oh, let's not forget... a 50% larger L2 cache! The Core 2 Extreme QX9650 sports a massive 12MB L2 cache. All with the same TDP of 130 W. Amazing, isn't it? But how fast is it really?

Reports are increasing in the last days where passengers had to give in to the demands of the boarding personal before they were allowed to board a flight. The first incident happened at Kelowna Airport in British Columbia, Canada. Marnina Norys, a Toronto resident, was asked to remove her necklace with a pendant of a miniature Colt 45 gun.

We've reviewed many PSUs rated at extreme wattages; now it's time to look at more reasonable offerings in the 650W range.