Headlines from the Bit-Tech.Net

BFG Tech GeForce 9800 GTX OCX 512MB [Hardware] Click here for more info
The GeForce 9800 GTX launched back at the start of April and today we look at one of the highest-clocked partner cards on the market. BFG Tech's GeForce 9800 GTX OCX comes with an impressive 755MHz core speed and a shader clock of almost 1,900MHz - is that enough for the card to win us over?

CoolIT Freezone Elite [Modding] Click here for more info
Most of us love the looks and performance of watercooling - but the utter mess and difficulty drives many away. Canada-based CoolIT seems to think it has a solution that beats the pre-boxed watercooling sets hands down while remaining simple. Does it succeed?

Battleforge Interview: Volker Wertich [Gaming] Click here for more info
Volker Wertich isn't a name you often hear bandied about, but since he created the original Settlers and Spellforce games we figured he might be more than deserving of our ear - especially when it comes to his new, just-announced RTS, Battleforge.

Grand Theft Auto IV [Gaming] Click here for more info
Grand Theft Auto IV has landed and we've all finally been let loose in Liberty City. It was billed as one of the best games ever made even before release, but now we have a chance to see for ourselves and make our own minds up - check out our thoughts in our detailed review.

A Picture-Perfect Quandary [Columns] Click here for more info
Copy protection and piracy seem like two inescapable forces in modern digital media. But is either side right? Brett Thomas sounds off about pretty pictures, perils of intellectual property, and the dollars and cents behind everyone's favourite "freedom fighters."

DFI LANParty LT X48-T2R [Hardware] Click here for more info
Combining Intel's X48 chipset with DDR2 memory and a sprinkling of the usual DFI LANParty magic, we're introduced to the LANParty LT X48 T2R. Have we got a "OMG must upgrade" motherboard in our hands? Read on to find out...

Bad Company Interview: Jamie Keen [Gaming] Click here for more info
Battlefield: Bad Company ruffled a lot of feathers recently when DICE said it would be charging players for access to certain weapons. When DICE changed its mind there was a sigh of relief though - now we chat to Jamie Keen, the man behind the game, to get the full story.

Silverstone MS05 2.5" Enclosure [Hardware] Click here for more info
The Silverstone MS05 2.5" hard drive enclosure - it may look like a baby photon torpedo, but it's actually a surprisingly decent hard drive enclosure for 2.5" drives. What other tricks does it have up its sleeves? Read on to find out!

New York Times Technology

DealBook: CBS to Pay $1.8 Billion for CNET Networks Click here for more info
The billionaire investor and activist shareholder proposed a dissident slate of directors for the Yahoo board as he tries to force the company to restart talks to sell itself to Microsoft.

Icahn Proposes Dissident Yahoo Board Click here for more info
In its quest to increase search traffic, Ask.com buys the owner of Dictionary.com.

Bits: Ask.com Buys Owner of Dictionary.com Click here for more info
The company said profit fell 6.2 percent to 426 million pounds ($828.5 million) in the fourth quarter as costs rose and it lost some wholesale customers to broadband services.

BT Profit Falls as Broadband Gains Click here for more info
Can Wii Fit, born of a best-selling gaming console, revolutionize exercise? Five testers weigh in.

Fitness for Every Body: O.K., Avatar, Work With Me Click here for more info
Income at the consumer electronics giant rebounded as the company was able to hold down chip costs, but was hurt by a drop in the value of its financial holdings.

Sony Braces for Letdown After a Year of Gains Click here for more info
Presidential candidate Barack Obama's campaign promise to spend $150 billion on alternative energy drew praise from Silicon Valley.

Bits: Green Talk Is Gold to Silicon Valley Click here for more info
Federal officials charged Henry T. Nicholas III and Henry Samueli with falsifying the company’s reported income by illegally backdating stock options for five years.

Broadcom Co-Founders Charged in Stock Options Probe Click here for more info
To avoid being subject to a New York State law that would have forced it to collect sales taxes on sales to New York residents, Overstock.com has cut off its dealings with Web sites in the state that send it customers.

• CNN • CTV • Globe and Mail • Bit-Tech.Net • New York Times •