Windows 7 and 8 Users Report Seeing Windows 10 Upgrade Prompts
Reserve your free upgrade to Windows 10 now As you may know, Windows 10 will be offered as a free upgrade to those running qualifying versions of Windows 7 and 8/8.1. But what about those Windows users who don’t have the slightest inkling of what Microsoft has planned for them? There’s an update notification for…
Windows 10 OEM Pricing, Release Date Revealed by E-tailer
Pre-order listings for Windows 10 Home and Professional crop up on Newegg Newegg has done it again. Just like it did with Windows 8 back in 2012, the e-tailer has spilled the beans on Windows 10 OEM pricing and release date. ZDNet’s Ed Bott recently chanced upon a couple of listings for Windows 10 OEM…
Nvidia Announces GameWorks VR SDK for Game Developers, Headset Makers
GameWorks VR is a bagful of proprietary VR tricks Nvidia announced a suite of virtual reality-specific hardware and software optimizations called VR Direct to coincide with the launch of its Maxwell-based GTX 980 and 970 GPUs last September. It is now giving headset makers and game/app developers a way to leverage all those features —…
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti Review
We all know the type: the ultra-cool guy that has the best hair, wears the right clothes, and drives the hottest car. The problem is that trying to make friends with such a person is difficult…and it will cost you. But did you know that the coolest guy in town has a little brother that’s…
The Drop: New PlayStation Games for 6/2/2015
Not only does this week mark the beginning of a new PS Plus lineup, but a host of new games joins the PlayStation family, including the eye-catching Wander on PS4. Explore a tropical paradise from atop a griffin’s back, or plunge into the depths of the sea in search of untold wonders. In Wander, players…
Windows 10 Vs. Windows 8.1: The Major Differences
With Windows 10 gearing up for a summer launch, many Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 users may be skeptical about the upgrade, despite its zero-dollar price tag. Visions of the Windows 8 rollout are still pretty fresh in our collective mind, and despite the OS’s many benefits, that Start screen can still inspire hyperventilation (and…
Hola VPN Extension Caught Selling Bandwidth to Botnet
Adiós, Hola! Whoever first said that the best things in life are free forgot to mention that there’s often a catch. For users of the super popular Hola VPN extension for browsers, the cost for using the free add-on came in the form of forking over bandwidth and unknowingly being a part of a botnet….
Newegg Daily Deals: MSI Z97-Gaming 7 Motherboard, AMD Athlon 5350, and More!
Top Deal: Grand Theft Auto V. The Witcher 3. Mortal Kombat X. Batman: Arkham Knight. The list of games goes on and on and on and on, especially if you’ve taken advantage of Steam’s many sales. It might not be a matter of when you’ll have time to play them all, but when your rig…