PC Gaming
Adult website jumps on the VR bandwagon If you thought all this virtual reality hoopla would turn out to be a passing fad, think again. The porn industry is jumping on board, and as we’ve seen before, that can have a real impact on emerging technologies. In this case, there’s a new VR channel coming…
Mouse problem Back in the early days of computing, the most common way to get a computer virus was by sticking a compromised floppy disk into your PC. But in the Internet era, remote hacks are all the rage, and it turns out your wireless mouse could be yet another vector for attack. That’s the…
You weren’t using it anyway Show of hands, how many of you were using Google’s Chrome app launcher on your Windows desktop? What about your Linux box? Anybody on a Mac using the Chrome app launcher? Don’t worry, we didn’t hack your webcam so we can’t really see if you’re raising your hand, but we…
Top Deals: Remember when solid state drives were cost prohibitive? They still haven’t caught up to mechanical hard drives in price-per-gigabyte, but the bang for buck in terms of performance to storage is pretty high these days. If you’re still rocking an HDD as your primary drive, you can make the jump to an SSD…
PlayStation VR pre-orders selling out fast Following in the footsteps of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive in terms of early adopter excitement, first run PlayStation VR bundles are seeing high demand. Keep at it though and you may find that a retailer that was previously showing it had sold out of PlayStation VR bundles…
Uber wants help running over bugs Ride-sharing service Uber now has an official bug bounty program, one that will pay security researchers up to $10,000 per qualifying vulnerability. Previous to this, Uber’s bug bounty was in beta and a private affair. Launched last year, 200 security researchers unearthed nearly 100 bugs for Uber, all of…
FBI changes the script at the last minute There’s a game of chess being played out between the FBI and Apple, though there’s much more at stake than bragging rights. To the victor goes a legal precedent that can be used in future court cases, either to force Apple’s hand (if Apple loses) or shield…
Top Deal: PC builders are a special breed. While we all have our own separate interests and skill sets, but the one thing that connects us is our passion for building our own systems from scratch. Few things are more satisfying. Be that as it may, life sometimes gets in the way, and you might…
Prepare the caffeine drip Having trouble falling asleep at night? As luck would have it, GOG’s annual Insomnia Sale is underway, so if counting sheep isn’t working for you, stop fighting it and go beef up your game collection at reduced prices. If you’re new to this, the way it works is pretty simple. GOG…
Not so fuzzy math If you look at Valve’s most recent hardware and software audit for Steam (February 2016), you’ll see that Linux is represented by 0.91 percent of Steam gamers. That’s less than 1 percent, and considering that it was at 2 percent two years ago (March 2013), it would appear that Linux is…