Content and news by Jamie Fletcher

Jamie Fletcher

Jamie has been abusing computers since he was a little lad. What began as a curiosity quickly turned into an obsession. As senior editor for Techgage, Jamie handles content publishing, web development, news and product reviews, with a focus on peripherals, audio, networking, and full systems.

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Cyber Monday Deals 2016 – Last Chance To Score Some Gear

Black Friday is gone; all hail Cyber Monday! So in case you missed all those deals over the weekend, there’s still another day left of retail onslaught as everyone tries to claim that elusive deal before Christmas hits. Some of the deals have carried over from the Friday, while new ones appear…..

Published on November 28, 2016
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GPU Upgrade & New Build Buyer’s Guide 2016

On the lookout for a new graphics card? We’ve put together a guide to help you pick the right graphics card for your budget. For new builds or upgrades, there are an assortment of GPUs to pick in each price range. Competative eSports on a budget, to ultrawide or multi-monitor gaming, there’s something for everyone.

Published on November 28, 2016
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How To Migrate Yahoo Mail To Gmail And Outlook

If the headlines surrounding Yahoo lately have you concerned about the integrity of your Yahoo Mail account, you should consider moving providers. While there are many options, this quick guide exists to help you easily switch from Yahoo Mail to the other big guns: Gmail and Outlook.

Published on November 27, 2016
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Black Friday Deals For 2016: PC Upgrades, New Builds & Gaming

It’s that time of year when people go a little bit crazy as retailers flog off whatever they can in a mad dash to guarantee delivery before the often hectic festive season begins. Black Friday, where people line up in the streets at 5am for a chance to buy waffle irons at…..

Published on November 25, 2016
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MagLev Comes To Desktop: Corsair Magnetic Levitation ML120 & ML140 PRO LED Fan Review

I’m a big fan of magnets, they’re just plain cool. Corsair was attracted to the idea of using magnets in it’s latest fans and created the ML-Series. Sporting magnetic levitation, the ML Series fans are meant to be the last set of fans you’ll ever need. Maintaing both high performance and quiet operation, we take the ML120 and ML140 PRO LED fans for a spin.

Published on November 17, 2016
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Master & Dynamic Launch MW50 Wireless Headphone With 100 Foot Range

You’re going to be seeing a lot more wireless headphones and audio gear over the next few years, due in no small part to Apple ditching the 3.5mm audio jack from its latest iPhones. But ask anyone what they think of wireless audio, especially Bluetooth, and you’ll often get the same response.…..

Published on November 1, 2016
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Windows 10 Is Broken: Fix It, Microsoft!

It’s been over a year since Windows 10 rolled out to the masses. It’s been a year since the complaints have been rolling in. One of the most critical oversteps is Microsoft’s draconic control over system updates. It’s high time this was fixed without having to resort to low-level system hacks and workarounds.

Published on October 30, 2016
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AZIO MGK1 RGB Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review

Looking for a no-nonsense mechanical keyboard with full RGB backlighting, but without the annoying software to go with it? AZIO has you covered with the MGK1 RGB gaming keyboard. Kailh Blue switches and a smart design keeps this keyboard solid, as we find out in this review.

Published on October 27, 2016
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Obduction Review: An Enigmatic Adventure From Cyan Inc.

Myst creator Cyan Inc, took to Kickstarter a couple years back to test the waters for a new adventure. After a successful round of crowdfunding and just over 2 years later, Obduction is finally released in all its enigmatic glory. Join us as we get seriously lost in this modern adventure.

Published on September 16, 2016
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Intel Starts 7th Gen Core Launch With Kaby Lake & Greater Focus On Power Efficiency

Intel has this week announced its 7th generation Core processors, codenamed Kaby Lake. This launch is a little different for Intel, as Kaby Lake is neither a “tick” nor “tock”. Instead, it’s an in-between release that focuses on refinement, and will hold us over until Cannonlake arrives. Let’s see what it’s made of.

Published on September 1, 2016

NVIDIA Launches GeForce GTX 1060 3GB For Gaming On A Tighter Budget

NVIDIA is still rolling out its Pascal launch with yet another GPU, this time with a more budget friendly GTX 1060 equipped with 3GB of GDDR5 instead of 6GB. The aim is to hit the sub $200 mark and to some extent, undercut AMD’s RX 480 by performing slightly better. The main…..

Published on August 18, 2016

Opinion: Leave The 3.5mm Audio Jack Alone!

It’s rant time. Apple has pretty much confirmed that it’s dropping the humble 3.5mm audio jack from its upcoming iPhone, replacing it with the digital-only Lightning connector. Now it’s Intel’s turn by talking up the benefits of USB Type-C replacing the ubiquitous audio connector too. Apple, Intel, can we please stop this…..

Published on August 18, 2016

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Enables NVIDIA Ansel Support For 3D Stereo Screenshots

The Witcher 3 received a small update the other day, and it left many puzzled as to what was added. Well, that small patch was something very big, and that was the activation of NVIDIA’s super screenshot tool, Ansel. We took the tool for a quick spin and delved into some 3D VR and super-high resolution screenshots.

Published on August 17, 2016

A Quick Look At Pascal For Notebooks – NVIDIA Pushes For 120 FPS On A Laptop

NVIDIA continues with its aggressive launch of Pascal with the announcement of its new wave of notebook GPUs, the GTX 1080, 1070 and 1060. With promises of desktop level performance from a notebook part, NVIDIA is pushing hard for high performance solutions that are VR-Ready and 120 FPS capable.

Published on August 16, 2016

Micron Announces 32GB 3D NAND Flash – Huge Improvements In Power & Speed

Memory and storage are key components in any modern computer, be it a desktop, laptop, or your humble mobile phone. Packing ever higher densities into some very cramped real-estate, Micron is releasing its new wave of 3D NAND flash chips, with technology co-developed with Intel, to squeeze in as much as 32GB…..

Published on August 9, 2016

SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick Review – Portable Storage Without Cables

Storage is a constant problem for many mobile users. With a lot of phones having small internal storage and no means with which to expand it (SD cards are still uncommon for a lot of phones and tablets), there is a constant battle to make space while keeping fond memories. While there…..

Published on August 3, 2016

SIGGRAPH 2016: A Look At NVIDIA’s Upcoming Pascal GP102 Quadros, Iray VR, DGX-1 & mental ray Advancements

With SIGGRAPH 2016 in full swing, NVIDIA introduces its plans for GPU based ray-tracing, updates to Iray and mental ray, and extended support of SDKs and APIs. Virtual reality gets special treatment with ray-tracing and spherical composite video. And finally, NVIDIA begins scaling compute in the visual world with its Tesla P100 powered DGX-1 clusters, and introduces a monstrous 12 TFLOP Quadro, the P6000.

Published on July 25, 2016

Last Chance For Windows 10 Free Upgrade – Here’s What You’re Missing

With the Windows 10 free upgrade coming to a close for existing Windows 7 and 8 users, we’ve gone through Microsoft’s latest and last OS to see some of the features and considerations to pay mind to if you’re still sitting on the fence. With the anniversary release coming up, we also take a look at the future of Windows 10.

Published on July 25, 2016

A New TITAN Is Born: Pascal Infuses Second Generation TITAN X To Deliver 11 TFLOPs

Well, this completely came out of nowhere. For those of you holding off on a new GPU, and you’ve been waiting on a new GTX 1080, well, things got a whole lot more exciting with the announcement of a new TITAN – the TITAN X! No, that’s not a typo, it really…..

Published on July 21, 2016

Seagate Resurrects Barracuda Brand With New Series Of 10TB Hard Drives

A couple of years ago, Seagate quietly decommissioned its Barracuda brand in place of a rather dull ‘Desktop’ series of hard drives. Today though, Seagate has decided to bring back the old naming, but with a slightly different styling of BarraCuda (why the capital C? who knows…). There are four new series…..

Published on July 19, 2016

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