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No matter how well designed an operating system purports to be, there are ways to tweak it for performance. Here are 10+ tweaks, tricks, and hacks you can apply to Microsoft Windows Vista to make it run like a champion and perform to your particular specifications.

Nine Windows experts share advice on “gotchas” of which Vista users should be aware.

Go inside the PS3 and see the hardware that runs Sony’s console.

TechRepublic staff unbox their Sony PlayStation 3 and try it out.

One of the more entertaining things to do in the Burning Crusade, the latest expansion for the World of Warcraft, is traveling from one area to another. This is a vital exercise for any adventurer because that is the only way to open up new areas for questing. I recently took Elkwinkarma, the Technologia Guild leader, on a horseback riding trip from the Hellfire Peninsula to Shattrath City located in Terokkar Forest. While the ride does have its hazards, it also makes for some great sight seeing. Fortunately, and somewhat mysteriously, the screenshots of me running for my life didn’t turn out so well so they are not part of the travel log.

In this photo gallery, we get up close an perosnal with HP’s new TouchSmart PC IQ770 — a Vista-ready system that has generated quite a bit of excitement and that many have positioned as a potential competitor to some of Apple’s all-encompassing multimedia systems.

Is your USB flash drive, Compact Flash card, or SD memory fast enough to take advantage of Windows Vista’s new ReadyBoost caching feature? Here’s how to find out.

See what Windows Vista Ultimate Edition offers for your $399.

We make it no secret that many TechRepublic staffers and members play The World of Warcraft. So it will come as no surprise that we were quick to snap up copies of the latest expansion pack for that popular MMORPG. The Burning Crusade expansion includes a complete new continent, additions to the old continents, and several new instance dungeons. Intrepid Warlock Elkwinkarma, leader of TechRepublic’s Technologia Guild and never one to shy away from an adventure, took some screenshots of what he saw when entering the new continent known as Outland. Let the new adventures begin.

The i-mate JAQ3 looks similar to the large number of QWERTY smartphones currently on the market, but this device is a touch screen Pocket PC with all the functionality and power you expect to find in a device like this.

In 1992, Berkeley Systems thrilled Trekkies with Star Trek: The Screen Saver!

Below are screenshots of my experiences installing Parallels for Mac and BootCamp on a MacBook Pro.

See the gadgets, gizmos, software presentations, and product demonstrations of Macworld 2007.

Strengthened straps designed to reduce flying Wiimotes, broken TVs, and injured players.

Revisit the beauty of mathematics with this second flame fractal set.

Learn how to configure a dual desktop display in Windows Vista.

See how Windows Vista’s combination of security features enhances malware protection.

The Nokia N73 and Nokia N93 are two high end S60 3rd Edition smartphones that include 3.2 megapixel cameras with Carl Zeiss optics. This image gallery shows the hardware details of the two devices with comparison to their predecessors, the N70 and N90.