Daily Archives: May 20, 2011

Robert Strohmeyer – MaximumPC —Still a year or more from final release, the next version of Windows has been making its fair share of appearances on leak sites in recent months. Codenamed Windows Next, the OS release we’ve come to … Continue reading →

55 years ago today, the United States tested a hydrogen bomb over Namu island, in the Bikini Atoll, Pacific Ocean. The 15 megaton bomb exploded at 15,000 feet, causing a four-mile fireball, 500 times brighter than the Sun. It was … Continue reading →

  Cooler Master’s 2011 Case Mod Competition looks to be the gift that keeps on giving. After serving up a Tron lightcycle and an architectural marvel, it’s now playing host to a mod that redefines the idea of an all-in-one … Continue reading →

It seems like natural disaster after natural disaster these days. The Mississippi River has been flooding for a while now, and in order to fend it off, people have built levees around their homes as protection. Sometimes it works. via … Continue reading →

  Motorola has produced several iconic handsets during its storied existence. The DynaTAC, the Vader, the v60 and of course, the Motorola RAZR. What Nokia did for the candy bar-style mobile phone in the 1990′s, Motorola did for the flip … Continue reading →