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Microsoft is applying for licenses to be a money transmitter The mobile payments category is on its way to becoming a bit crowded. We already have Apple Pay and Google Wallet, and around the bend we can spy Android Pay (which will be separate to Google Wallet) and Samsung Pay. Might we add Microsoft Pay…
Doing a little GPU shopping? We know what to put on your list When you’re trying to figure out the next PC upgrade you should buy, there are at least two ways to go about it. Some people like going through lots of pages of benchmarks, analysis, galleries of the component in various states of…
Top Deal: Maybe the Easter Bunny only left behind a bunch of candy and eggs when what you really wanted to find was a new monitor. Drats! However, don’t despair — if it’s a new display you’re after, you have lots of options. One of them is today’s top deal for an Acer B326HUL 32-inch…
Buy one for looks, and nothing else These days, keyboards are a dime a dozen. There are scads of options from scads of companies. So, how does one distinguish the good ones from the bad? Unfortunately, much of what makes a keyboard good or bad is a matter of personal preference; a plank that works…
Same bundle, better price Microsoft has brought back its “Work & Play” subscription services bundle, a collection of cloud-based offerings at a discounted price. Last time around, Microsoft wanted $199/year for the bundle, which came with Office 365 Home, Xbox Live Gold, Xbox Music Pass, and Skype Unlimited World + Wi-Fi, plus associated bits like…
The analog successor to the original Kave Do you fancy yourself a fan of digital headsets over analog ones, or vice versa? Your answer will could determine how interested you might be in Roccat’s Kave XTD 5.1 Analog headset due out in mid-April. It’s the “highly anticipated analog successor” to the original Kave, and in…
Aluminum-ion battery offers several advantages to lithium-ion and akaline It seems that we’re always learning about promising new battery technologies, most of which make big claims but are years from becoming a mainstream product, if it even gets that far. So, we’re a little jaded. We’re also admittedly excited about a new aluminum-ion battery prototype…
Return a bug-infested PC to pristine condition Your smartphone begins to vibrate. Not the quick vibration that would indicate it’s an incoming text message, but a longer one associated with a phone call. Yes, people still communicate via voice, and thanks to Caller ID, you know it’s your parents on the other end. It’s been…
Top Deal: Did you know that adult human skulls are made up of 22 bones? They consist of eight large, flat bones from the cranium and 14 bones that form the face. Here’s something else you won’t find in a Snapple cap — you can buy real human skulls online. If that’s a little too…
Hotfix addresses annoying game crashes Back around mid-March, Nvidia releasee its game ready GeForce 347.88 WHQL driver, the recommended driver for Battlefield Hardline players, which coincided with the release. At the time, Nvidia also launched its new flagship graphics card, the GeForce Titan X. Everything seemed to go to plan, except that some gamers began…