Steve Dougherty
This author is no longer actively contributing to TweakTown. Articles published during their time with us are listed below.
- 709 news posts
- 1 review
- since June 2007
August 2010
- NewsAussies can benefit from Google Voice's free calls to U.S. and Canada, too
- NewsTelstra ramps up Next G business offerings with 'unlimited' plan
- NewsiiNet's FetchTV trial quite a success
- NewsAMD releases Catalyst 10.8 drivers with a good lineup of changes
- NewsFew more tid bits on Microsoft's Phone 7 and Telstra's plans for it
- NewsWhat's going on with all our freeview HD content?
- NewsISP "Spin" spins up more aggressive plan structure - 2TB and 'free' ADSL2+ plans
- NewsAustralia's hung parliament - Where's it leave our tech?
- NewsNew research indicates a manned mission to Mars poses serious health risks
- NewsiiNet rolls out new broadband plans, one of which gives 1TB quota per month
- NewsTony stands up tall and says Wireless is still the answer
- NewsFirst of Intel's 25nm based X25 series SSDs coming Q4'10
- NewsCentrelink and Medicare make efforts to do away with queues
- NewsIndustry experts back Conroy up - Coalition's mixed bag broadband plan is a step backwards
- NewsCentrelink wants $40 Mill for storage upgrades
- NewsTelstra to offer up first prepaid Android phone - HTC Wildfire w/ Swype
- NewsIndustry heavily against Opposition's wireless broadband idea
- NewsThe Opposition's plans re. NBN coming out
- NewsGoogle's Wave has crashed
- NewsiPhone 4's 'aluminosilicate glass' the bees knees? - Don't be so sure
- NewsThe Commonwealth Bank of Australia launch augmented reality app for home buyers
- NewsTelstra giving better data allowance on iPhone plans in stores than advertised
- NewsGetting an iPhone 4? - Watch out for franchised Telstra T-Life stores
- NewsiPhone 4 grip of death haunts aussies, too
July 2010
- NewsVictoria Government handing out 500 iPads to select Hospitals for trial
- NewsThe rundown on locked iPhones for post paid owners
- NewsVirgin Mobile lets loose iPhone 4 plans
- NewsVodafone and 3 follow suit with details on iPhone 4 plans
- NewsOptus' Apple iPhone 4 plans unveiled
- NewsAussie iPhone 4 plans unveiled from Telstra
- NewsThe internet running out of IP addresses, fast!
- NewsStudy indicates 90% of torrents online are illegal (shock, horror?!)
- NewsGoogle to launch "Google Election 2010" initiative on July 28
- NewsQantus to trial new online check-in system next week
- NewsBMW first to introduce "in-car internet" in Australia
- NewsJobs' press conference on iPhone 4 'antennagate' - Free case....
- NewsVideo rental stores worst enemy: The Internet
June 2010
- NewsBit more substance on GTX 485 existence - coming this fall?
- NewsThermalright dresses Venomous X heatsink in all-black attire
- NewsMicrosoft not interested in giving 360 3D support right now
- NewseXtreme PSU Calculator updated with Phenom X6 and GTX 265 entries
- NewsAerocool releases well priced Vs-9 all-black mid tower
- NewsSMARTBOOK says 'Go away - this is our brand now'
- NewsKingmax planning nano thermal dissipation for 2400MHz DDR3 kit
- NewsASUS Eee PC 1015T AMD powered netbook spotted on display
- NewsGIGABYTE readying up GTX 470 SuperOverclock
- NewsThermaltake rolls out Toughpower Grand series PSUs
May 2010
- NewsSamsung demonstrate USB-only powered 18.5-inch LCD
- NewsAMDs first Fusion APUs to be built at both Globalfoundries and TSMC
- NewsMSI starts bundling Assassin's Creed II with select HD 5800 / HD 5900 series cards
- NewsMSI preparing non-reference TwinFrozrII GTX 465 straight out the gate
- NewsASUS pairs up with Seagate - adding Momentus XT hybrid drives into G73Jh-A3 notebook
- NewsSeagate unleashes 'Hybrid' SSD+HDD Momentus XT
- NewsNVIDIA prepping dual-GPU GTX 490?!
- NewsMSI to showcase 'GUS' external graphics solution for laptops at Computex
- NewsProlimatech readies up Samuel 17 low-profile CPU cooler
- NewsASUS add 4-Way SLI support to Rampage III Extreme
- NewsGoogle releases open-source WebM web based video format
- NewsPowerColor putting finishing touches on Eyefinity12 HD 5970
- NewsASUS ENGTX465/2DI/1GD5 sighted
- NewsKeySonic launches another HTPC friendly wireless keyboard w/ trackball
- NewsNew HD 5670 cards coming with more stream processors
- NewsMicrosoft polishes off Office 2010 with GPU acceleration abilities
- NewsSeagate confirms development of 3TB hard drives
- NewsGet a good gaming fix on your ultraportable
- NewsNVIDIA GTX 465 specs and benchmarks leak out
- NewsMicrosoft officially launches Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010
- NewsLaunch date for NVIDIA GTX 465? June 1st!
- NewsUpcoming Athlon II Neo equipped netbooks exposed
- NewsSapphire's Pure CrossfireX 890GX pictured
- NewsRunCore unveils Kylin II SandForce SF-1500 powered SSDs
- NewsASUS Crosshair IV Extreme 890FX motherboard sighted
- NewsGALAXY readies up OCed GTX 470 with modified PCB and cooler
- NewsDetails leaked on Sony's next-gen VAIO P series netbooks
- NewsReal world benchmarking: KitGuru Photoshop Benchmark - V1(4)
- NewsFirst weekend of iPad 3G U.S. sales a near complete sell-out
April 2010
- NewsEK releases eight full coverage water blocks for GTX 400 series
- NewsPower Color goes all out with 'Eyefinity12' HD 5970 monster
- NewsHP acquires Palm for 1.3 Billion
- NewsKONNET makes cable-free PowerV Quad wireless charger for Wii-motes
- NewsGizmodo editor cops it heavy for iPhone 4G viewing last week
- NewsNVIDIA plans to unify its desktop and mobile graphics drivers
- NewsMicrosoft makes available full Touch Pack for Windows 7 Touchscreen users
- NewsCheaper USB 3.0 chips for mobo makers thanks to ASMedia
- NewsExtreme.Outervision's Power Supply Calculator gets a big update
- NewsHybrid PhysX mod gives more flexibility for mixed NV+ATI configs
- NewsECS preps up low cost full-ATX sized AMD 880G motherboard
- NewsIntel readies up cheaper Core i7 six-core processor
- NewsCooler Master doing a limited edition red/black run of HAF 922 chassis
- NewsTuniq fine-tunes thermal paste with TX-4
- NewsAMDs upcoming Phenom II X4 900T series can be unlocked!
- NewsApple considers moving across to AMD
- NewsVirtual 'interactive' scenary via a pair of 1080p plasmas
- NewsMSI opens the doors to voltage adjustment on GTX 480
- NewsBuffalo readies up new family of USB 2.0 flash drives
- NewsIntel believes Light Peak could replace USB 3.0 as early as 2011
- NewsASUS' ARES polishes up the Futuremark Hall of Fame
- NewsTDK Life on Record releases WR700 and EB900 headphones in U.S.
- NewsFirst sighting of GIGABYTE's super duper GA-X58A-UD9
- NewsVideo demos of German powered WePad tablet
- NewsCreative refreshes its ZEN line-up of portable media players
- NewsSharkoon makes available QuickPort 2.5/3.5-inch SATA/IDE HDD Dock
- NewsOCZ introduce SandForce powered Vertex 2 and Agility 2 SSDs
- NewsLenovo intros thinner S10-3 series PineTrail netbook and C200 AIO Desktop
- NewsApple iPhone OS 4 event tomorrow has more in store?
- NewsICD's Gemini tells the iPad who's boss
- NewsHPs Windows 7 based Slate tablet pricing & specs
- NewsQuake II ported to HTML5 specification
- NewsWestern Digital to refresh Velociraptor series this week
March 2010
- NewsXFX said to be abandoning NVIDIA's GTX 400 series
- NewsApple's next-gen iPhone dubbed iPhone HD - unveiled June 22?
- NewseVGA mixes up GTX 470 / GTX 480 lineup straight out the gate
- NewsNVIDIAs next mid-range/entry-level VGA plans detailed
- NewsEarly look at MSI's Xpower X58 Big Bang motherboard
- NewsATI happy with current pricing on Radeon cards despite GTX 470/480 launch
- NewsUnigine Heaven Benchmark 2.0 Released
- NewsAMD/ATI's 10.3 Catalyst Driver to bring extra surprises!
- NewsPhenom II X6 clock speeds revealed
- NewsProlimatech readies up its next badboy heatsink: Armageddon
- NewsNVIDIA GTX 470/480 cards won't be available at launch
- NewsPreview of Alienware's Gulftown equipped Area-51 ALX
- NewsVoltage adjustments to be made easy on Fermi?
- NewsMore box art on GTX 470/480 shared - Palit's turn
- NewsCreative bring new Sound Blaster options w/ THX TruStudio PC technology
- NewsAMD slowly but surely working on answer for Pine Trail
- NewsLatest AMD road map leaks with more light on six-core Thuban
- NewsGalaxy's dual GPU equipped GTS 250 card in final form
- NewsOnLive gives launch date and pricing for internet gaming service
- NewsLaunch date period for ATI Eyefinity6 confirmed
- NewsASUS promotes core unlocking on dual and tri-core CPUs
- NewsSPARKLE doing 3D Vision + GT 240 bundles
- NewsMSI harness Lucid Hydra for AMD platform
- NewsPatriot claim to have built fastest PC in the world
- NewsImages of ASUS' upcoming 890FX powered Crosshair IV boards
- NewsEarly hands-on with ASUS' aluminum Eee PC 1018P netbook
- NewsSome HD 5830s said to be coming with HD 5850 cores - BIOS hacks anyone?
February 2010
- NewsIntel announces big brother to N450, N470 @ 1.83GHz
- NewsEnable SLI support on your vanilla ASUS P7P55D
- NewsASUS ROG Ares specs and image show up - HD 5970 on steroids
- NewsSpecs of GTX 400 series hints performance characteristics
- NewsThermalright unveils VRM-R5 heatsink for HD 5800 cards
- NewsNVIDIA extends GT 300 family with GT 320, GT 330 and GT 340 for OEM market
- NewsMore details on NVIDIA Fermi - price, PSU requirements and more
- NewsMAINGEAR offer up one of a kind SHIFT gaming system in support of Haiti victims
- NewsOCZ brings out its first SandForce powered Vertex LE SSDs
- NewsEngadget gets some hands-on time with HP's Compaq AirLife 100
- NewsAMD releases first of two significant Catalyst Driver updates in the 10.2s
- NewsAMD reveals its 1-2 Punch plans for Catalyst Drivers
- NewsASUS puts finishing touches on its first 890GX powered boards
- NewsWD's new SATA 3.0 equpped Caviar Black 1TB tested
- NewsNo retail HD 5830 at launch?
- NewsFutureMark updates its entire lineup of PC benchmarking apps
- NewsASUS gives HD 5870 based card some MATRIX treatment
- NewsASUS enhances ROG gaming notebook family with G73Jh
- NewsUpdate on the ATI Radeon HD 5830 - It's definitely coming
- NewsDell's 2560x1440 27-inch UltraSharp display now available
- NewsNVIDIA shows a bit of interest in external graphics for notebooks
- NewsClub 3D readies up custom designed HD 5850 Overclocked Edition
- NewsNew NEC USB 3.0 firmware update available
- NewsASRock announce True 333 series P55 Deluxe3
- NewsSilverStone's HDDBOOST combines benefits of HDD and SSD
- NewsMore details (and pics) on GALAXY's dual-GPU GTS 250
January 2010
- NewsMSI's Big Bang series extends with XPower
- NewsMSI resolves P55/Clarkdale coldbug issue on Big Bang
- NewsHeads up on Apple's iPad tablet - press event is nigh
- NewsXClio's upcoming 737 and 747 mid-tower cases
- NewsGIGABYTE's GA-P55A-UD7 retail model detailed
- NewsFirefox 3.6 Final now available for download
- NewsMSI's custom PCB HD 5870 Lightning Edition pictured in naked form
- NewsNVIDIA releases WHQL certified GeForce 196.21 drivers
- NewsBeware of rusty motherboard chokes!
- NewsAMD HD 5450, HD 5550 and HD 5570 not far away
- NewsAMD soon to add HD 5830 into its upper mainstream segment
- NewsMad Catz readies up new Eclipse keyboards & mice
- NewsASUS puts all its latest tricks into X58 based Rampage III Extreme
- NewsAMD RS890 equipped motherboard w/ SB800 Southbridge pictured
- NewsNVIDIA's GF100 spotted running in 3-way SLI
- NewsXigmatek's Carbonado CPU cooler ready for release
- NewsZalman readies up trio of new products in time for CES
- NewsWirelessHD 2.0 is coming - 4K res support and much more
- NewseVGA throws all its tricks (and then some) into dual-socket LGA-1366 board
