Today we are going to talk about three extremely large system cases that demonstrate dramatically different approaches to internal components organization. The interesting thing is that all three of them are targeted for the most demanding and sophisticated computer users.

Today we are going to talk about five mini-ITX system cases from Cooler Master, Foxconn, InWin, Silverstone and SuperPower. How easy is it to put together a simple computer system inside them? And what about something more powerful? Will the enclosed power supplies be powerful enough for that challenge?

The evolution of technology in 2010 will bring rather revolutionary changes that are likely to significantly transform the whole market. X-bit labs believes that in 2010 electronic books will get much more popular, quad-core microprocessors will become mainstream, DVD format will virtually die, 64-bit applications will cease to be exotic and we also expect revolutions in gaming, input technologies and other high-tech spheres.

The second half of the year 2009 is over. While the first half was rather remarkable, the second truly appeared to be stunning: many important events happened and many more were predicted to happen. Today we are taking a look on the top ten news-stories that you, our visitors, considered to be the most exciting and valuable among those we published in the second half of 2009.

The high-tech evolves at unbelievable pace. What seemed to be innovative and forward looking yesterday becomes outdated and obsolete today. In this editorial we are taking a look at technologies and product categories that either did not succeed to become mainstream, failed to develop further or turned out to become out of date in the first ten years of the 21st century and attempt to understand the reasons for their failure.

12th IDF has started this morning in San Francisco gathering over 4,000 attendees and members of the press. World’s first 22 nm wafer, Westmere architecture, new industry strategies – all this and even more in our reports from the forum.

In our today’s roundup we would like to introduce to you seven system cases from AeroCool. They stand out among competitors due unique design solutions, such as 400 mm side fans, for example.

Today we are going to introduce to you two system cases from Zalman. Will this company manage to show us something unique, something different from the competition? Let’s find out.

We would like to introduce to you a compact system case from GMC that stands out among competitors due to its unique looks.

Our today’s article is devoted to two system cases from IKONIK – a company that has emerged in this market fairly recently. Both cases we are going to discuss belong to the most widely spread tower-type.

The first half of the year 2009 is over. Just like predicted, the first six months were quite dramatic: some companies reported massive losses, some ceased to exist. Today we are taking a look on the ten news-stories that you, our readers, considered to be the most interesting and worthy among those we published in the first half of this year.

While one of these models is extremely close to typical Midi-Tower cases, the other one, though similar in size, is dramatically different inside. Thick panels, PSU at the bottom, large front panel fan… Read more in our new review!

We usually assemble high-performance computer systems in tower cases with pretty significant internal volume. However, not all traditions are worth honoring forever. Today we decided to break the common stereotypes and show that a pretty high-performance system with a Core i7 CPU may be put together in a compact micro-ATX form-factor.

Globalfoundries is a new name on the market of contract semiconductor manufacturers. The company is a spin-off from AMD and is a result of execution of the company’s “asset smart” strategies. Today we are speaking to Globalfoundries to find out more about the company and its future plans.

We would like to introduce to you two compact system cases from GMC that are designed to accommodate full-size ATX mainboards and a very interesting system case for an HTPC-system.

Despite similar - and pretty big – size, these two system cases designed in Big Tower form-factor offer us two completely different approaches to organization of their internal space and structure. Read our review for more details.

This article will talk about a truly unique case with original design that boasts easy access to all system components, excellent cooling at very low noise level and extravagant looks. It has only one, but very serious drawback. Find out more from our review!

In our today’s article we are going to discuss new functions, options and distinguishing features of the new Microsoft operating system. We will compare it side by side with Windows Vista in our functionality and performance investigation.

Some like to review the year ended in an attempt to find certain trends or experience certain events again. But we decided to summarize our expectations for the coming year. In 2009 we seem to be going to bid adieu to Windows XP and get very stylish personal computers, we will see the rise of two polar worlds: ultra-cheap PCs and higher-end multimedia systems and also witness a number of other things that will define the PC world going forward.

Today we are going to discuss three system cases and their modifications from the mainstream price segment from such popular brands as HEC, Gigabyte and Raidmax. Hopefully our article will help you make your choice.