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Issue: 97 | February, 2009

Atomic is a magazine aimed squarely at computer enthusiasts, gamers, and serious PC upgraders.

Every month we bring you the latest reviews of new technology and PC components, in depth features on everything from overclocking to console hacking, and gaming previews and interviews.

Essential linkage: It's official - the iPhone is now ubiquitous, thanks to a US military contractor.

The global financial crisis scores another scalp as local games publisher goes into receivership.

Catholic Church calls for an end to secular social networking.

An offer you can't refuse... 'cause we'll break your head if you do. All about extortion!

Firmware found to be at fault, fix posted.

Both new Phenom II CPUs get a little bit more affordable.

Massive cuts to nearly every processor in Intel's line up.

Belkin grovels after paying for positive reviews.

Essential linkage: "Pirates Are Just Underserved Customers" - Valve's Jason Holtman.

Intel misses the bus. Get it? That's champagne comedy right there.

Desperately seeking corporate raider. Have own tomb.

"Fixed Smoker tongue tolerance" may just be the greatest sentence ever constructed.

Back away from the X-box slowly and don't make eye contact... it may take on other forms!

It bends and stretches and might one day replace silicon.

Khan is wrathful no more.

Millions of boards left sitting around, unwanted.

Essential linkage: Guilty! But it's the judge's final comments that scare us the most...

Is this the beginning of a quad core price war?

Or at least that's what the security experts are saying.

Fixes bugs, gets game ready for new downloadable content.

In the dark future of humanity there is only war - and beta testing.

Expensive drives turning into expensive bricks!

... and has been judged sane.