OK, OK, don't go all mushy on me; they aren't dead, well not yet exactly. Rumors about the demise of one of the first hardware related websites on the web have made it to the surface recently and have come as somewhat of a shock to many. But this shouldn't be the case, because it's been a long habit of companies to take in as much as they can, when an opportunity is presented to them.

The initial rumor was that the website had been sold for somewhere between $15 and $20 million, with new updates on the news being made available by theinquirer.net. It seems that TG Publishing, the publisher of Tom's Hardware Guide website had been sold, and the buyer appears to be a French company called Best of Media.

Omid Rahmat, the CEO of Tom's Publishing LLC said: "TG Publishing, the publisher of Tom's Hardware Guide, has been sold. We expect the deal to close this month, and will make an official announcement at the appropriate time. We believe that there are some very exciting times ahead for the company, and that our readers have a lot to look forward to. I hope that I can share our expectations with you shortly."

This comes as no surprise as partner website TGDaily.com, the former Hardnews section from Tom's Hardware, has had a recent change of face, the design of the website as well as the content that are presented being modified to what they call "the second version" (TG Daily v2). What I can hope for is that they will continue, under any type of leadership, to bring us with the same kind of professionally-made hardware reviews and practical tips for everybody.