A new hero descends from the heights of Mount GeForce In ancient Greek mythology, the Titans are the immediate descendants of the primordial gods. So it is with the Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan, descended from the company’s top-shelf professional workstation GPUs. First debuting in March 2013, the original Titan was nearly the most powerful video…
Top Deal: So you’ve finally went through and upgraded your PC, your significant other’s machine, and the PC the kids use for school and games. Great! You’re all set, except for one little thing — home networking. Don’t panic, there’s good news. Now that 802.11ac has been out for quite some time, high-end devices are…
A leaner OS When Windows 10 launches in its final form to the public later this year, it will come with a smaller footprint than what you might be used to. That’s because Microsoft is making a concerted effort to reduce the storage space necessary for a Windows 10 device, and there are two ways…
Compact but fast It’s never good to whip out a new PC, plug it in, and click the power button, only to have absolutely nothing happen. Nada. Zilch. Zippo. The issue is only compounded when the problem box is a small MicroATX system packed with so much hardware that you can’t even get your hand…
A grand slam for some, a foul ball for others We like free. We also like doing things ourselves, which is why building our own DVRs to capture OTA broadcasts has been a habit for years. And we’re fans of devices that give us wide flexibility and range in their use. Given all these preferences,…
Vague security bulletin is vague Imagine being told that you’re in danger for the next couple of days and that there’s nothing you can do about it but sit tight and wait it out. Talk about suckage. Well, that’s essentially what the OpenSSL Project just did, though there’s a reason behind it. The OpenSSL Project…
We’re live blogging Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference Nvidia’s GPU technology conference is starting shortly and we’re on location in San Jose prepping to do a live blog on the event. Refresh your browser for updates as the conference progresses. 9:11am PST: Video introduction begins: Shows footage of sci-fi movie clips (2001: A Space Odyssey), videos…
Per-key RGB backlighting meets Kaihli key switches Remember when mechanical keyboards were few and far between? That all changed in the last several years and what was once a niche market is quickly becoming a crowded field. Go ahead and add one more model to the growing list of options as Tesoro brings its Lobera…
Greetings, Helldivers. As a civilian, you made the most important decision of your life by enlisting in the Helldivers. As a Helldiver, you made Liberty… Democracy… and the protection of Super-Earth your personal responsibility. You have made a difference. The positive response and recruitment rate since Helldivers first launched into the galaxy on March 3rd…
Need Ultrabook components in a tiny desktop? Intel’s quasi-barebones NUC PC is back for round three, with the sexy-named “NUC5i5RYK” SKU leading the charge. Equipped with Intel’s i5-5250U dual-core CPU, clocked at 1.6GHz, the processor still comes soldered to the NUC’s motherboard. And once again, owners will have to bring their own OS to the…