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Seagate’s 4TB ‘Desktop HDD’ Designed for Those who Want Mass Storage on the Cheap
We’ve taken a look at a trio of 4TB hard drive models over the past couple of months, but today’s launch of Seagate’s “Desktop HDD” model is special for a couple of reasons. Alright, one big one: $200. Given the fact that the other 4TB models we took a look at hovered…..
Time to Punish Your Android: Futuremark’s 3DMark Has Landed in the Play Store
The state of benchmarking tools for mobile platforms is still very-much in its infancy, and up to this point, there have been few that have really pushed through the limits of what our hardware is capable of. My favorite benchmark up to this point has to do with gaming, Epic Citadel, as…..
Canonical Considering the Removal of WUBI from Ubuntu 13.04 Release
When Canonical introduced Ubuntu 8.04 in 2008, it implemented a tool called WUBI (Windows-based Ubuntu Installer) that aimed to help those not familiar with installing an alternate OS on their PC to be able to do so easily – without affecting their partitions. Admittedly, I’ve never had much luck with WUBI, although…..
Square Enix Rolls-out First Trailer for Thief Reboot
I have to admit something I’m not proud of. Up to this point, I haven’t played a Thief game. I know, I know… foolish. Appalling. Unfortunately, I could have said the exact same thing about Deus Ex when the third game in the series, Human Revolution,showed-up. However, much like how I ended…..
IBM + AMD = Intel Killer?
It’s no secret that Intel is the dominant solutions provider in the x86/64-bit microprocessor space. Ever since it jettisoned its Netburst microarchitecture for Conroe, Nehalem, and subsequent generations of the Core CPU families, the company has only increased its market and performance superiority over its only real rival, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).…..
Killing Your Internet with Killer Ethernet
We’re PC enthusiasts. We buy bigger graphics cards to improve our gaming, better audio cards to improve our immersion, and feature-richier gaming peripherals to improve our skill. Is it so unreasonable, then, to purchase an Ethernet card that promises to deliver the best-possible net experience for gamers? It’s an oft-debated topic, and…..
Google Opens Up Some Patents to Open-Source Projects, Vows Not to Sue
Here’s something we don’t see everyday: Google has pledged not to sue open source projects or its users if they make use of patents the company opens up to the public. Seems crazy, right? Well, it should come as no surprise that Google, like many businesses, rely on open source software in…..
First Two Weeks with a Nexus 7
Last summer, I wrote a quick article entitled ‘First Two Weeks with an ASUS Transformer Tablet‘ which had the goal of not only talking about the tablet itself, but my experiences of using a tablet in general. I was one of those who was a bit slow to catch on to just…..
Chrome 26 Fixes Poor Grammer and Speling, Adds Per-profile Desktop Shortcuts to Windows
If there’s one thing I hate, it’s having poor grammar. In fact, it’s something I tend to obsess over. It’s not uncommon for me to hit-up Google a couple of times a week to check-up on something language-related, or visit an online dictionary on any given day just to make sure I’m…..
T-Mobile Launches No-contract $70 Unlimited Talk+Data+Voice Plan
To help usher in its ‘Un-Carrier’ stance, T-Mobile quips, “We’re still a wireless carrier, we’re just not going to act like one anymore.” Sound a little too good to be true? There are some caveats, but overall things look good. Dubbed its ‘Simple Choice Plan‘, T-Mobile is offering its customers a no-contract…..
Showrooming – A Commentary on How NOT to Combat It
A story about a specialty food store in Brisbane, Australia, of all places, caught our eye. The story is of Celiac Supplies, which proclaims itself as “Brisbane’s First & Only Gluten Free Grocery Store,” taking steps to curb “showrooming.” Specifically, the store will be charging a $5.00 fee per head for each…..
Humble and Indie Launch Their Latest Bundles of Fun
We posted last week about the Humble Bundle’s latest addition of a weekly sale, and one thing that story immediately brought to mind is that we’d be hearing from these guys a lot more often. The weekly sales, after all, are not meant to replace the usual bundles when there’s a lull,…..
Thermaltake Urban S31 – Next in Line
It didn’t take long for Thermaltake to announce a follow-up to the first offering in its new Urban series of PC chassis. Hot on the heels of the S21 is the new, slightly bigger Urban S31. Visually speaking, there is very little to distinguish the first Urban series chassis from the newcomer.…..
First Leaked Windows Blue Build Hits the Web
There’s no known release date for Windows Blue (aka: Windows “8.1”), but already a pre-release version has found itself floating around the Web. By all appearances, Blue will look little different on the surface than 8, but already some people have found a number of enhancements to the OS. These are still early days,…..
DuckTales Remastered Pays Homage to the NES Classic
Well, I sure never expected to see this happen. DuckTales on the NES was, to me, one of the best on the console. It helped define what made a 2D platformer fun, with lots of variation in level design, solid gameplay, good music and of course, likeable characters. As a kid, I…..
Lots of Borderlands 2 Goodies En Route: Level Cap Increase, New Vault Hunter, Third Playthrough
At this weekend’s PAX East event, Gearbox unveiled a slew of information about upcoming content for Borderlands 2. For starters, the long-awaited level cap boost will be coming on April 2, which makes 61 the new max – however, it’s going to require parting with $5 (or $0 if you own the…..
Steam Launches Early Access – But is it the Right Move?
In recent years, there have been many trends in gaming that have rubbed me the wrong way, from DLC that merely unlocks content that could be gained through normal methods, to the ridiculous DRM schemes that we continue to have to deal with. But there’s another: paying for a game before it…..
SteelSeries Flux Configurator – As Close to a BYO Headset as You Can Get
If you’ve ever fancied having a custom SteelSeries Flux headset, the company’s just-announced Flux Configurator now makes it possible. By going on to the Flux Configurator webpage then selecting the correct region for you, you can access what the company says is “an online headset creator that gives players the creative power…..
Corsair: Back into the Mechanical Keyboard Wars with a Vengeance K70
Corsair leapt into the mechanical keyboard wars with two barrels blazing in 2012 with the FPS-oriented Vengeance K60 and the MMORPG-friendly Vengeance K90. Both were well-received, scoring hits with their respective target markets. But what if you wanted a Corsair mechanical keyboard that has the best of both models? Then the new…..
EA’s Origin Player Appreciation Sale: Most Games Up to 70% Off
Electronic Arts has apparently stepped its efforts at image rehabilitation up to the next gear. For one week only, starting March 20, 2013 until March 26, 2013 at 10:00AM PDT, EA is slashing prices on most of its games available on its Origin service up to an impressive 70% off. EA calls…..
NVIDIA Discusses GPU and Tegra Roadmaps at GTC
At the company’s on-going GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, NVIDIA unveiled a couple of roadmaps that are well-worth paying attention to. On the GPU side, the company discussed “Volta”, the successor to “Maxwell”, which is expected to launch at some point in 2014. During his keynote, NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang listed…..
Logitech Opens the Peripheral Floodgates: 6 Revised G Products, 2 New Headsets
In a recent peripheral review, I had mentioned that the market as of late for keyboards and mice has been a little stagnant. Sure, we are seeing a large number of mechanical keyboards being released, but aside from that, things just don’t seem to be quite as active as they used to…..
Humble Bundle with New Weekly Deals
For about any gamer out there the Humble Bundles have established themselves as amazing deals offering periodic collection of games at a pay-what-you-want price. In its most recent move, the company added a new type of deal. The Humble Weekly Sales. The Humble Weekly Sale is a pay-what-you-want promotion that runs for one week, with…..
EA CEO O-U-T – John Riccitiello Stepping Down March 30th
Electronic Arts’ CEO John Riccitiello will be leaving the game publishing giant on March 30, according to a company-issued statement. His predecessor, Larry Probst, has been installed as Executive Chairman to “to ensure a smooth transition and to lead EA’s executive team while the Board conducts a search for a permanent CEO.” EA’s…..
Valve Adds Specific Linux Distro Breakdown to Hardware Survey
When we took a look at Steam’s updated hardware survey earlier this month, we noted that Linux Mint received a small mention – something that didn’t happen the month prior. But, a problem became obvious: there was a rather large number (1%+) of “Other” OSes, which many presumed were the multitude of…..