Bit-tech has a great look at the latest USB standard USB 3!

The speeds are much faster and will be great for external hard drives.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2009/12/18/first-look/1 

Google Chrome is now available for Linux and Mac computers. 

Linux Download: http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/w00t.html
Mac Download:  http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/huzzah.html

For PC users Google Chrome Beta now has Extensions! There are around 300 extensions now available, including favorites like StumbleUpon, Google Translate, Ad-Block and more!

Also, Google chrome has favorites sync since the last beta. This is a must have browser! 

http://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/chrome/beta/

To keep up to date on Google Chrome news you can check out the Google Chrome blog: http://chrome.blogspot.com

Make sure you grab the latest drivers from nVidia! They were released on Nov 26, 2009.

This is a WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, and 200-series desktop GPUs and ION desktop GPUs.

New in Version 195.62:

• Adds GPU-acceleration for smoother online HD videos with the new Adobe Flash 10.1 beta.
• Adds support for GeForce GT 240.
• Adds support for OpenCL 1.0 (Open Computing Language) for all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
• Adds support for CUDA Toolkit 3.0 features and performance enhancements.
• Adds SLI and multi-GPU support for many top new gaming titles including Borderlands, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, FIFA Soccer 10, and more.
• Includes numerous bug fixes including improved performance for Need for Speed: Shift. Refer to the release notes on the documentation tab for information about the key bug fixes in this release.

DICE has said that PC gamers looking into getting Battlefield: Bad Company 2 or Battlefield 1943 will want to make sure their computers can handle them.

Both games should be launched for PC in the first quarter of 2010. They will share the same Frostbite engine and will have more features than the console versions.

Personally I'm really looking forward to these games. I'm not sure if I'll buy both... I want BF3! 

Minimum Frostbite PC Specifications for BFBC2 & BF1943
Processor: Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz
Main memory: 2GB
Graphics card: GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900
Graphics memory: 256MB
OS: Windows XP

Free HDD space:
15GB for Digital Version, 10GB for Disc Version (BFBC2)
10GB for Digital Version, 4GB for Disc Version (BF1943)

Recommended Frostbite PC Specifications for BFBC2 & BF1943
Processor: Quadcore
Main memory: 2GB
Graphics card: GeForce GTX 260
Graphics memory: 512MB
OS: Windows Vista or Windows 7

Free HDD space:
15GB for Digital Version, 10GB for Disc Version (BFBC2)
10GB for Digital Version, 4GB for Disc Version (BF1943)