Posted on November 8, 2016 12:21 PM by Rob Williams
This past summer, as hoards of people were waiting with bated breath for Nintendo to announce a new console, it did. Well, to say that what we saw was not what we expected would be an understatement. Rather than the (finally announced) Nintendo Switch, the big N decided to pull on the…..
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Posted on November 7, 2016 10:30 AM by Rob Williams
Today is a very special day for AMD and its Radeon Technologies Group, as the Radeon Pro series they revealed this past summer is finally ready to penetrate shopping carts the world over. As we covered in our announcement post, the “Radeon Pro” name replaces FirePro, which has been used since 2008…..
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Posted on November 6, 2016 2:09 PM by Rob Williams
When Microsoft launched its “Xbox Play Anywhere” program, which sees select Xbox One titles ported over to the PC, it felt like a great move. Who doesn’t want Halo and Forza on the PC? Well, little did most of us realize, playing these games through the Windows Store brings with it a…..
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Posted on November 4, 2016 12:48 PM by Rob Williams
If your workloads require not only a lot of memory, but a lot of crazy fast memory, then it’s almost certain that G.SKILL has exactly what you’re looking for. We’ve reported time and time again on the company’s latest and greatest kits, and things continue to become even more ludicrous – a…..
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Posted on November 3, 2016 1:42 PM by Rob Williams
It’s impossible to ignore the push of VR right now. It seems like every PC vendor has a system available touting amazing VR support, and even Sony’s PlayStation 4 just gained its own VR solution. Admittedly, though, given the sheer amount of VR news that’s trickled out over the year, it’s hard…..
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Posted on November 2, 2016 3:02 PM by Rob Williams
The folks at Fnatic have just released two new peripherals that aim to help gamers improve their skill – or at least their enjoyment. The Clutch G1 gaming mouse isn’t littered with a billion buttons, but is instead designed to offer what most gamers actually need, while making it easy to use…..
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Posted on November 1, 2016 3:41 PM by Rob Williams
About two months ago, Square Enix’s Deus Ex: Mankind Divided was treated to a long-awaited DirectX 12 patch. Unfortunately, that patch introduced almost nothing new outside of the basic fact that the game would now support the DX12 API. Well, the game has been treated to another patch today, which is much…..
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Posted on November 1, 2016 3:05 PM by Rob Williams
Building a standard PC at this point is dead simple. It’s a matter of shoving components (gently, of course) into a chassis, and then putting the door back on. Things are quite different where smaller systems are concerned, though. Even if a mini-ITX chassis has a good design, it could still prove…..
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Posted on November 1, 2016 8:00 AM by Jamie Fletcher
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.…..
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Posted on October 31, 2016 12:07 PM by Rob Williams
EA’s Origin game client hasn’t been showered with the same kind of love people have shown towards Steam, but over its lifetime, it has gotten better – a lot better. But while that’s the case, the Internet never forgets, so when EA or Origin slips up somehow, it’s almost impossible to avoid…..
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Posted on October 28, 2016 1:05 PM by Rob Williams
It’s that time of year when game publishers infuse their games with Halloween flair, and Bungie’s Destiny is no exception. With its “Festival of the Lost” event, the company promises that players will get to wear masks based on their favorite characters, and perhaps even get lucky enough to score a new Sparrow (mount)…..
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Posted on October 27, 2016 3:49 PM by Rob Williams
Apple’s latest MacBooks have just been announced, and as anticipated, there are a few surprises in store – and not to mention confirmation of some rumors. The biggest rumor that’s proven true is that Apple decided to remove the dedicated Esc key. Ordinarily, that’d seem insane, but another change helps negate the loss:…..
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Posted on October 27, 2016 11:21 AM by Rob Williams
It’s not often we wake to the news of a record semiconductor acquisition, but today is one of those days. Further proving its intent on ruling multiple markets, Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) has today announced its plans to acquire NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) for $47 billion, representing debt and shares valued at $110…..
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Posted on October 24, 2016 10:54 AM by Rob Williams
We’re not sure how it happened, but somehow, the fact that HyperX would be releasing its first-ever gaming keyboard flew right under our radar. But, while on one hand, it would have been nice to anticipate its launch, on the other, we’re able to learn about it at the exact same time…..
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Posted on October 20, 2016 11:31 AM by Rob Williams
After months and months of rabid anticipation, Nintendo has finally unveiled its NX – or rather, “Switch”. As has been anticipated, Switch is a hybrid console; it’s meant to be both played at home in front of the TV, and on-the-go. With Nintendo giving us a truly on-the-go portable gaming system, it…..
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Posted on October 19, 2016 10:00 AM by Ryan Perry
When NZXT released the original Kraken all-in-one liquid CPU cooler, it proved that it could hang with the big boys. Today the Los Angeles-based company is upping the ante by announcing the all new 240mm Kraken X52, and updated versions of the 140mm X41 and 280mm X61 named the X42 and X62, respectively.…..
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Posted on October 18, 2016 3:06 PM by Rob Williams
The rumors that have permeated throughout the Internet these past few weeks have been proven true: NVIDIA doesn’t have just one new graphics card to unveil; it has two. As you might have gleaned from the title of this post, that unveiling includes the GeForce GTX 1050, and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti.…..
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Posted on October 17, 2016 12:07 PM by Rob Williams
We wrote about Samsung’s newest high-end M.2 solid-state drives last month, and fortunately, unlike a certain smartphone, these SSDs are keeping Samsung in the headlines for good reasons. In fact, this post is being made for a good reason: if you want one of these new top-end SSDs, you’re able to place a pre-order right…..
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Posted on October 14, 2016 8:00 AM by Rob Williams
CONTEST CLOSED – The winners pulled from the hat are: Toocool Maranux Marc Klazek Dimitris Prountzos Nanang Sugiarto Winners, pay attention to your email address. Everyone else, stay tuned for future contests! Who wants some Wang??? If you do, then you’re in luck. We’ve teamed up with our friends at NVIDIA to offer…..
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Posted on October 13, 2016 5:40 PM by Rob Williams
It’s interesting that in the same week in which Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary gets released, a new Shadow Warrior title shows up as well. Why is that interesting? It’s because one year after Duke 3D came out (1997), its engine was used to build what’s in effect an “Asian Duke Nukem”,…..
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Posted on October 12, 2016 2:21 PM by Rob Williams
It’s interesting that while finger print readers are far from a “new” technology, we still don’t see them used all too often in tech products – despite their beneficial uses. Sure, we have some packed into some modern smartphones, but they’re largely exclusive to $400+ models. We also see them featured on…..
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Posted on October 12, 2016 1:15 PM by Ryan Perry
If you’re the type of PC enthusiast who’s always on the lookout for something different, then today is your day as ENERMAX announces its new STEELWING micro-ATX/mini-ITX aluminum chassis. Don’t let the name fool you. Other than the tempered glass panel on the left side, the rest of the chassis is made…..
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Posted on October 11, 2016 1:19 PM by Rob Williams
If you thought that it couldn’t possibly get even worse or weirder for Yahoo, think again. We offered a summary a couple of days ago of what’s been going down, from massive security breaches being kept a secret to the company caving in and catering to government intelligence agencies. Given all this…..
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Posted on October 11, 2016 12:56 PM by Rob Williams
Following a few weeks of reports of replacement Galaxy Note7 smartphones catching fire, Samsung has done the inevitable and requested that global retailers stop selling and replacing the model, while it ceases all production and while “further investigation takes place”. Simply put: if you own a Note7, it’s important to stop using…..
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Posted on October 10, 2016 2:00 PM by Rob Williams
One of the constant thorns in my side in computing over the past couple of years has been the fact that 10Gbps Ethernet is still not common in the home. Heck – its use could barely be measured, simply because 10Gbps gear costs so much. In effect, if you happen to enjoy a…..
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