A helping hand Most of you reading this would have no trouble swapping out a pokey 5400 RPM mechanical hard drive for a blazing fast solid state drive, and doing so could reinvigorate an aging laptop. But for those who are inexperienced at such things, SanDisk is offering a $40 SSD “Concierge Service” that aims…
Top Deal: It never hurts to have a bit of storage in your pocket, but if you’re still carrying around a paltry 8GB or 16GB flash drive, it’s high time you upgraded, don’t you think? Don’t worry, big size flash drives don’t cost and arm and a leg like they used to — just check…
Calling all PS4 fans! Before we launch our next major system software update, we’re running a beta program to test its functionality. If you’d like to get a sneak peek at the features of the new system software, and help us with feedback on ways to improve it, sign up today. You can sign up…
Colorful update Even though Microsoft released Windows 10 to the public on July 29, more features and changes are expected. That’s how it goes with the new Windows-as-a-Service (Waas) model, and to ensure that Windows 10 remains an experience that people will enjoy, Microsoft is continuing to dole out preview builds to Windows Insiders. “Feedback…
Welcome back to PlayStation Underground, our online show about video games! Today, we sit down with branching horror game Until Dawn on PS4. What happens when you combine lingering tragedies, a desolate cabin, and one jumpy gamer? You’re about to find out. Until Dawn gives players the power to influence the gory narrative at nearly…
Vaio makes a comeback We thought the Vaio brand would disappear forever from the U.S. market when Sony sold off its PC business to a Japanese investment firm last year so that it could focus on mobile. Well, we were wrong. Vaio will return to the U.S. this fall as the Vaio Z Canvas, a…
Wonder twin powers, activate! Lian Li and Asus Republic of Gamers (ROG) have joined forces to create a small form factor (SFF) case designed for mini-ITX motherboards, the PC-Q17. Naturally, the duo are pitching the ROG Maximum Impact line of premium mini-ITX motherboards as perfect fits for the PC-Q17, though any brand mini-ITX board should…
Squeezing out that extra bit of performance Now that Windows 10 has gone public and is making its way to consumers, we thought it would be a good time to provide some tips that will help speed up your Windows 10 experience. Some of these are new and some are already well known. So, whether…
It’s time! Minutes ago, Treyarch and Activision officially kicked off Call of Duty Black Ops 3 Multiplayer Beta on PS4. Seeing that this is officially a Really Big Deal, we wanted to create a definitive resource for PS4 gamers looking to jump in. See below for crucial details cultivated by the fine folks at Treyarch…
The launch of Skylake has been a bit of a change from Intel; previously, Intel typically has talked about the underlying architecture prior to the chips actually ending up in the reviewers’ hands. This time, all we got was a chip with some performance expectations, with no real knowledge of what has changed. This is…