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Here the first reviews roundup of today with 13 new articles:

- Vantec NexStar SuperSpeed USB 3.0 HDD Dock Review
- Gigabyte Radeon HD 5770 SOC Review
- Zalman ZM-NC3000U Notebook Cooler Review
- GBU Larkooler Universal Water Cooling Kit
- ATI Radeon HD 5570 512MB GDDR5 DX11 Video Card Review
- Gigabyte H55N-USB3 HTPC Motherboard Review
- EVGA GTX 460 768MB Superclocked Single & SLI Review
- Corsair Nova Series V128 128GB SSD Review
- Choiix Comforter Lapdesk Review
- Sennheiser HD-238 Portable Headphones Review
- Biostar TA890FXE AMD 890FX Motherboard Review
- HTC Droid Incredible Video Review
- Navigon MobileNavigator for Windows Phone



Vantec NexStar SuperSpeed USB 3.0 HDD Dock Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Vantec NexStar SuperSpeed USB 3.0 HDD Dock

Vantec has updated their sleek looking NexStar Hard Drive dock with the newest generation Universal Serial Bus interface - USB 3.0. Even though the exterior did not change, the interior manages to impress no matter if you are using USB 3.0 or 2.0.
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Gigabyte Radeon HD 5770 SOC Review
The Guru of 3D posted a review on the Gigabyte Radeon HD 5770 SOC

We test and review the Gigabyte Radeon HD 5770 SOC - with SOC short for Super OverClocked. The end result is an improved Radeon HD 5770, a decent looking product, that we overclocked quite easily to 1000 MHz... yeah, we just got your attention didn't we? Yes, today we'll have a peek at the latest and greatest from Gigabyte. This new SKU comes with custom PCB, custom components, custom cooler and custom voltage regulation management.

Oh and it's pre-overclocked at default for you as well.
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Zalman ZM-NC3000U Notebook Cooler Review
Tweaknews posted a review on the Zalman ZM-NC3000U Notebook Cooler

If you use a laptop often or are simply looking to invest in a good accessory for it, this is a product worth checking out. It features great aesthetics and provides improved ergonomics while sending a constant flow of air to the bottom of your laptop.
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GBU Larkooler Universal Water Cooling Kit
PureOverclock has published a review of the GBU Larkooler Universal Water Cooling Kit

The Larkooler Universal Water Cooling Kit is a new product from Taiwan's GBU International Corporation. Interestingly, GBU didn't start out as a water cooling specialist; they developed wireless networking and security systems. Go figure. But since their move into the water cooling realm in October 2009, GBU has been looking to offer convenient water cooling kits to consumers in a cost effective manner.
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ATI Radeon HD 5570 512MB GDDR5 DX11 Video Card Review
Hi Tech Legion posted ATI Radeon HD 5570 512MB GDDR5 DX11 Video Card Review

The ATI Radeon HD 5570 512MB GDDR5 has gotten that same upgrade. The Radeon HD 5570 comes equipped with DDR5 memory rather than DDR3 and keeps all its other same baseline specifications as well as price tag. The 5570 is supposed to remain the sub $100 budget friendly video card that can be used by both casual gamers and mainstream users that want to take advantage of ATI Stream as well as Eyefinity and DX11. There are 512MB as well as 1GB versions available. I will be reviewing the 512MB version of the new 5570.
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Gigabyte H55N-USB3 HTPC Motherboard Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the Gigabyte H55N-USB3 HTPC Motherboard

GIGABYTE has grown a lot in the market lately. They mainly produce top-notch quality motherboards and GPUs, and they have even entered new areas as well. We couldn't say they had a specific motherboard for each user until they finally released their Mini-ITX H55N-USB3 motherboard. Last year, Mini-ITX motherboards meant low CPU-performance. But in 2010, things have changed and now you can build a very small PC with great performance and good efficiency. Benchmark Reviews tests the GIGABYTE H55N-USB3 motherboard paired with an Intel Core i3 530 processor and 4GB of RAM to check which kind of performance we can expect from a Mini-ITX HTPC system like this one.
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EVGA GTX 460 768MB Superclocked Single & SLI Review
Hardware Canucks posted a review of the EVGA GTX 460 768MB Superclocked in both Single & SLI configurations

Our initial impressions of the GTX 460 768MB were extremely positive since it offers amazing performance for a card that is priced at around $200. But what happens when you combine two of them together and then add a bit of EVGA's Superclocked goodness? Will this combination prove to be a match for higher-end cards like the GTX 480? Let's find out!
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Corsair Nova Series V128 128GB SSD Review
Techgage.com posted an in-depth look at Corsair's Nova 128GB solid-state drive

Over the past six months, Corsair has been phasing out its older SSD line-up and replacing it with new series' with catchier names, such as Reactor, Force and Nova. The latter is what we're taking a look at here. The goal of the Nova series is to offer huge bang for the buck, and as we've seen throughout our testing, Corsair has hit its mark.
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Choiix Comforter Lapdesk Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the Choiix Comforter Lapdesk

Here at OCIA.net, our fans are used to reading content on enthusiast computer hardware and accessories. Once in a blue moon, however, we receive a product whose primary focus is usability, rather than performance. Today's review item, the Choiix Comforter Lapdesk, fits neatly into that category. Choiix is a new division of Cooler Master whose accessories and peripherals are geared towards the computer user rather than enthusiast.
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Sennheiser HD-238 Portable Headphones Review
Top Review Shop posted a review on the Sennheiser HD-238 Portable Headphones

We're back at it again today with a close look at a portable set of headphones in the mid-tier price category - the Sennheiser HD238 headphones. Retailing at $139, they are marketed as providing "high-quality lifelike stereo sound" with an open-back design, all without sacrificing comfort. We test these claims and see how they compare to other similarly priced headphones for iPods and other portable music players.
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Biostar TA890FXE AMD 890FX Motherboard Review
PC Stats posted Biostar TA890FXE AMD 890FX Motherboard Review
 
If you've been holding out for AMD's latest chipset and its 42 lovely lanes of aggregate PCI Express 2.0 bandwidth, this may just be the budget-oriented motherboard you've been searching for. Meet the Biostar TA890FXE motherboard, an AMD 890FX platform that eschews tons of frilly extra's for a core feature set and competitive sticker price. Naturally overclocking friendly, Biostar have added core unlocking into the BIOS on this board so up to five cores may be unlocked from certain AMD triple or quad-core CPU models. The usual overclocking caveats apply in full force, or course, but if you do your research and pick up the right chip, this motherboard has the tools to enable you to unlock all working cores. About the only feature the Biostar TA890FXE motherboard skimps on is USB 3.0 - it just doesn't have it.
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HTC Droid Incredible Video Review
HotHardware.com posted a video review on the HTC Droid Incredible

Verizon Wireless and HTC have a hit on their hands with the Droid Incredible. It's not only a very good Android phone, it's also one of the better smartphones on the market today. Verizon Wireless customers have some really great phone options, and the Incredible deserves to be at the top of the list. Certainly there are, and will be, a lot of powerful new phones coming to market in the coming months, including the Motorola Droid X, but when it comes to current high-end smartphones, the Droid Incredible is now arguably the Android smartphone to beat...
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Navigon MobileNavigator for Windows Phone
iGadget Life posted a review on Navigon MobileNavigator for Windows Phone

Up for review today I’ve got a GPS program for Windows Mobile phones called MobileNavigator and it’s from Navigon. I’ve used many stand alone GPS units and I have TomTom on my phone actually, but in my time with Navigon MobielNavigator I’ve really come to like it. The software works and looks great, it’s fast and it updates quickly to keep up with you. When it comes to navigation you’ve got many options in the settings and several choices for how you want to get where you’re going. you choose POIs, enter your own, or even import contacts from Outlook to navigate to. Overall I like this software, and I’m going to use it from now on instead of TomTom I think…
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