Microsoft’s Terry Myerson confirmed on today that the Windows 10 “Threshold 2” update is now rolling out to the masses. He boasts that with the update installed, Windows 10 performs nearly 30% faster than Windows 7 running on the same device. That’s quite a gain, a detail many Windows 7 customers may need to factor…
Tremble before the magnificence of today’s show! We speak to the design director behind Star Wars Battlefront, Clements laments his poor Metal Gear Solid skills, and a Dark Tower spoilercast concludes the program. There’s so much content here today, you better get started early. Enjoy! Subscribe via iTunes or RSS, or download here Stuff We…
Top Deal: When you’re shopping a home, you don’t settle on just any dwelling, you look at things like space, amenities, and aesthetic appeal. It should be the same when hunting for a case for your components, and if you’re looking for an attractive chassis with lots of high-end features, then check out today’s top…
Productivity workhorses Acer just fleshed out its lineup of monitors with not one, but two new 34-inch models, both of which sport an In-Plane Switching (IPS) panel and an ultra-wide form factor. The first is the B346CK, a 34-inch monitor with a Quad HD (3440×1440) resolution at 60Hz. It offers 178-degree viewing angles, 100 percent…
An all-in-one with gaming chops It’s not too often that we see all-in-one systems aimed at gamers, but that’s exactly the segment MSI has in its sights with its new Gaming 27T, a 27-inch AIO that packs some pixel pushing hardware inside. MSI paired an Intel Core i7-6700 processor with a discrete NVIDIA GeForce GTX…
Fancy pants aesthetics The standard formula for a gaming rig is pretty simple — grab a pile of high-end parts, stuff them into an aggressive-looking chassis, turn on the LED light show for added bling, and posts pics on social media. Maingear’s new Rush system takes a different approach. Instead of going for the fierce…
We’re excited to announce that the family of supported devices for PlayStation Vue just got bigger. For those of you wanting to access PlayStation Vue on additional TVs in your home, you can do so starting today on Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, with Chromecast support soon to follow. This brings the availability…
Not long now! Today I’m pleased to reveal the list of playable games coming to PlayStation Experience this December 5th & 6th in San Francisco in the West Hall of the Moscone Center. While we’re keeping some of the playable games a surprise, this should give you a pretty good idea of what’s in store….
We’re working our way through playing with some of Razer’s recent gaming mice, and each one has its own unique characteristics. The Razer Diamondback is one of the lighter and smaller units in Razer’s offering. At A Glance (+) Menacing Rattler: Ambidextrous design good for lefties; 16,000dpi sensor, light and nimble. (-) Snakeskin Boots: Scroll…
Asus on Wednesday introduced two new “value-packed” ATX motherboards, the B150 Pro Gaming/Aura and the B150 Pro Gaming boards. They’re based on the Intel B150 Express chipset and support Intel’s latest sixth-generation processors, packed with features such as a dedicated water-pump header, Fan Xpert 3 controls, Intel Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, RAMCache technology, and more. “For…