Popular peripheral maker Razer made a few announcements on Friday, one of which was the relaunch of its Razer Diamondback gaming mouse. The device has been retooled with “enhanced” ergonomics, Chroma LED lighting, and what the company calls “the world’s most precise sensor.” “The new Razer Diamondback stays true to its predecessor’s design ethos, but…
On Friday, Gigabyte claimed the “world’s first” title with the launch of its new Thunderbolt 3-certified motherboard, the Z170X-UD5 TH. This board is the first to utilize Intel’s new technology, which uses two USB Type-C connectors stuffed into the board’s I/O panel on the rear. Customers can expect single-wire speeds of up to 40Gb/s, twice…
Top Deal: Don’t feel like buying DDR4 RAM for your new build when you already have a stack of DDR3 modules? Then today’s Skylake options aren’t for you. Of course, you could wait it out, but if you want to build today and put that DDR3 RAM to use, then check out today’s top deal…
Uncharted fans — we have a new PS4 bundle coming soon to celebrate Nathan Drake’s legendary adventures. The Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection PlayStation 4 Bundle will include a 500GB PS4 and the first three, critically-acclaimed Uncharted games for PS4. The single-player campaigns for Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, and Uncharted 3: Drake’s…
A rodent for road warriors The falling costs of gaming laptops has made them accessible to a wider audience, so it only makes sense that gaming peripheral makers pay some attention to the market segment. That’s true of Razer, which today announced the complete redesign of its Orochi notebook gaming mouse. You can connect the…
A less broken bat Good news — publisher WB Games has released its promised interim patch for the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight, which is now available to download. However, the game itself is still not available on Steam. Following a plethora of complaints over performance problems after its initial release earlier this summer,…
Memory hog no more? Google’s Chrome browser for the desktop has a reputation for being a memory hog, though with the release of Chrome 45, Google promises big improvements in that area. You can also expect faster page loads, smoother scrolling, and longer battery life, according to Google. There are a number of improvements to…
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On today’s show (which is painfully lacking one Sid Shuman), the Blogcast gang chats about the upcoming Tearaway Unfolded on PS4, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, and a little Daredevil for good measure. As an added bonus for our loyal listeners, we sing. Quite a bit, actually. Enjoy the show! Subscribe via iTunes…