Christmas is just round the corner, how about rewarding yourself this holiday season with a Windows 7 preloaded gaming rig?

You have probably seen an article posted by Gizmodo listing 7 reasons to stick with Windows XP. Well, there are certainly some reasons for sticking with Windows XP and the one that really makes sense is if your current system is too old to support Windows 7. You may not meet the minimum system requirements or your system may have an odd ball piece of hardware that is not supported.

We were not quite done when we published our AMD-ASUS Enthusiast Buying Guide. Here, we have our Mainstream Buying Guide, which targets the light gamer, and even the entertainment freak.

Professor Andrew Adamatzky, from the University of the West of England in Bristol, has created the world's first "hot ice" computer. "Hot ice", otherwise known as sodium acetate, releases heat on a cold day and is normally found in hand warmers. Read on here to find out how he managed to harness the "traveling wavefront of crystallisation" to perform calculations and solve mazes!

Article via [Technology Review]

BBC news has an article on the restoration of Britain's "oldest" computer, the Harwell. It is interesting to see how computers have evovled from gas filled tubes in the 1940s to the densely packed transistors in the integrated circuit we see today. If Moore's law (the empirical observation that the transistor density of integrated circuits doubles every 2 years) holds true, will be expecting 1Thz processors 10 years down the road?

"Britain's oldest original computer, the Harwell, is being sent to the National Museum of Computing at Bletchley where it is to be restored to working order."

Article via [BBC NEWS]

Ever had that not-enough-dough feeling when shopping around for that enthusiast-level gaming rig of yours? Perhaps we can help you with our recommendations from the dark side in this special AMD-ASUS featured enthusiast-class DIY guide.

CommunicAsia and BroadcastAsia maintains its position as the largest and most comprehensive infocomm and media event in Asia, featuring 1,923 exhibiting companies from 60 countries and regions from across the globe this year, despite the uncertain economic climate.  Industry professionals from across the Asia Pacific got to experience the latest technologies and most innovative solutions. The exhibitions span 58,000 square metres of show floor, the equivalent of almost 12 football fields.

VR-Zone brings you coverage of The PC Show 2009, held at Suntec Singapore. More information inside!

The longest-running IT and consumer electronics show, now into its 19th year, is back again at Suntec Singapore from 11 to 14 June. VR-Zone was at the exhibition grounds yesterday evening, and we provide you with some 'non-official' pictures.

We're back with motherboards, graphics cards and much more, direct to you from Computex 09 in Taipei, Taiwan!