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Rob Williams

Rob founded Techgage in 2005 to be an 'Advocate of the consumer', focusing on fair reviews and keeping people apprised of news in the tech world. Catering to both enthusiasts and businesses alike; from desktop gaming to professional workstations, and all the supporting software.

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WD Bolsters Its Gold Enterprise Hard Drive Lineup With New 10TB Model

WD has just expanded its enterprise hard drive lineup to include the WD Gold 10TB, a move the company says won’t just improve RoI, but performance, as well. The Gold series of WD’s hard drives squarely target the enterprise space, as they’re designed to be used in servers – either stand-alone or…..

Published on August 2, 2016

Samsung Unveils Its Beautiful Galaxy Note7, Sports New S Pen & Iris Scanner

After what seemed like a countless number of months’ worth of rumor, Samsung has today unveiled its latest top-end smartphone, the stylus-equipped Galaxy Note7. Available for preorder starting tomorrow, the Note7 will be available at AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular, and Verizon wireless. Pricing isn’t confirmed, but it’s expected to cost more than…..

Published on August 2, 2016

Washington State Sues Comcast For $100 Million Over ‘Deceptive Practices’

If you’re having a bad case of the Mondays, here’s a story that might perk you up. Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has just launched a consumer-protection lawsuit against Comcast, valued at $100 million. That might seem like chump change to a corporation as gargantuan as Comcast, but let’s not overlook…..

Published on August 1, 2016

Android 7.0 ‘Nougat’ Might Arrive This Friday, August 5

It appears that the next major version of Android could arrive a bit sooner than we would have expected – as in, a few months sooner. Word of this comes from infamous mobile leaker Evan Blass, who posted on Twitter over the weekend that August 5 could be the launch date for…..

Published on August 1, 2016

CEO Of Niantic, Pokémon GO Developer, Used ‘nopass’ As Twitter Password

These stories never cease to impress. By now, you’d imagine that everyone and their dog should know how to set a secure password, and at the very least, everyone should know the implications of having one of your accounts hi-jacked. Well, it appears that this message never made it to Niantic’s CEO,…..

Published on August 1, 2016

New PlayStation VR Details Released: Prepare To Free Up 60-square feet

With the launch of Sony’s PlayStation VR now less than three months away, the time is now to figure out if you want one, because they’re sure to sell fast. One of the biggest concerns from those considering a VR kit is the amount of space required; something like the HTC Vive…..

Published on July 29, 2016

Time To Check The Reality Of Your Wallet: Valve Puts Nearly 200 VR Games On Sale

If you’re a lucky owner of either the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, it’s time to open your wallet “virtually” all of the way, as Valve has just put nearly 200 VR-supported titles on sale through its Steam store. Of the 191 titles available on sale, 100% support HTC’s Vive, while 45%…..

Published on July 29, 2016

NVIDIA Settles GeForce GTX 970 Class-action Lawsuit, Will Pay Owners $30 Per GPU

It appears that the saga of the oddly designed memory subsystem of NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 970 is finally reaching its conclusion. According to a class-action monitoring website, NVIDIA has agreed to dole out $30 to each customer that purchased a GTX 970, with there being no limit on the number of cards…..

Published on July 28, 2016

Windows 10 Anniversary Update Will Disallow Disabling Of Cortana

On August 2, Microsoft will be rolling out the second major update to its Windows 10 OS, dubbed Anniversary Update. The name is apt, as this release will come a mere four days after the July 29th anniversary date of the OS. Within the update will be a slew of security rollouts, some…..

Published on July 28, 2016

SIGGRAPH 2016: A Look at AMD’s Upcoming Radeon Pro WX GPUs, Radeon Pro SSG & Radeon Pro Render

SIGGRAPH 2016 hasn’t been short of exciting announcements, and as expected, AMD had a number of them itself to unleash on attendees. FirePro becomes Radeon Pro, Radeon Pro SSG includes solid-state storage, and FireRender becomes Radeon Pro Render. Read on to learn more about each one of these new developments!

Published on July 25, 2016

A Few Of The Things I’m Looking Forward To At SIGGRAPH 2016

The 43rd annual SIGGRAPH conference will be taking place next week in Anaheim, California, and for the first time ever, we’ll be at the show taking in a whole lot of visual goodness and reporting on it after we come down from our high. As this will be the first time we’re…..

Published on July 22, 2016

BOXX APEXX 4 Overclocked Desktop Workstation Review

If you’re in the market for a workstation PC, we can assume that you’d have certain demands. It’d need to be fast, of course, but also stable – regardless of the workload. BOXX promises to deliver on both points in spades, and can offer a number of reasons for it. We’ll explore those as we take a hard look at the APEXX 4.

Published on July 22, 2016

Beepa Soon To Release Fraps 3.6.0 To Add Windows 10 Support, DirectX 12 Support Uncertain

It sure has been a long while since we’ve last heard a peep out of Beepa, and I’m not going to lie: I figured a new version of Fraps was never going to come. I am delighted to see that that’s not the case, though, as Overclock3D helped us find out. After…..

Published on July 21, 2016

NVIDIA Teams Up With SMI To Improve Image Quality In VR – Based On Where You’re Looking

To experience VR at its best, good hardware is required. I’m not just talking about the headsets, but the horsepower inside of the PC that’s making the magic happen. Admittedly, many VR titles today don’t actually look that impressive, image-quality wise, but that’s going to change, and soon. Look no further than…..

Published on July 21, 2016

AMD Previews Performance Improvements In Upcoming FirePro Graphics Driver

SIGGRAPH takes place next week, so that means just one thing: the excitement is building now. In fact, it appears that AMD’s excitement became a little too much for the company to bear, as it couldn’t help but let out an announcement in advance of the event: a new FirePro driver is…..

Published on July 19, 2016

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Graphics Card Review

What do we have here? Could it really be another GPU launch? You bet! With NVIDIA having taken care of the high-end with its GTX 1080 and GTX 1070, the time was apparently right to release its mainstream GTX 1060 – coincidentally so soon after AMD launched its RX 480! Let’s see how the two cards compare.

Published on July 19, 2016

Razer’s Infiltration Becomes First Ever Evo Street Fighter V Champion

This year’s Evo was one to remember. Held once again in Las Vegas, this year’s event took place during the series’ 20th anniversary, and it also became the first to host a Street Fighter V competition. As Evo has SF wound tight in its roots, it was a secret to no one…..

Published on July 18, 2016

A Real Flagship Killer: OnePlus 3 Smartphone Review

With its OnePlus 3, OnePlus has a lot to deliver on. Its first-ever flagship hit the ball out of the park, and the follow-up carried on the tradition – if we want to ignore the lack of NFC (which we don’t). Does the OnePlus 3 continue the company’s tradition of releasing great smartphones at their respective price-points? You bet it does.

Published on July 18, 2016

Hackers Drain $2 Million From Taiwanese ATMs Without A Bank Card, Baffling Authorities

Automatic teller machines offer a lot of convenience to consumers, but their core design also makes them super attractive to criminals. Card scanners secretly installed on ATMs is a major issue in some countries, and it’s no surprise why: it’s such a hands-off attack, requiring mere deployment and retrieval. These attacks can affect…..

Published on July 15, 2016

T-Mobile Capitalizes On Pokemon GO Craze, Offers Free Data For The Game’s Use

As the Pokemon GO craze continues to engulf the world, it seems like every possible business on Earth is taking advantage of it. Perhaps we should rename ourselves to TechGO? We’ll schedule a team meeting to debate that one. Not long after GO was unleashed on the unsuspecting public, jokes were made about…..

Published on July 15, 2016

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