PC Gaming
VR is going to be big The Game Developers Conference is taking place just around the corner between March 2-6 and we’ll be in San Francisco covering it. There will, of course, be a bunch of game discussions and demos as usual, but we wanted to approach it from a hardware/PC perspective. Having said that,…
“Strategic imperatives” will help reach this goal Last year, we saw some interesting sales and investments by International Business Machines Corp. IBM had announced that it was selling off its chip business, revealed plans to invest $3 billion for semiconductor research and development, and selling its x86-based server business to Lenovo. Now, IBM is …read…
Popular media player just got better When it comes to watching videos on your PC, there are a number of media players out there that can get the job done. But one of the more popular software happens to be VLC Media Player. The open source video player is popular due to its ability to…
He lived long and prospered Today is a sad day, as the universe just lost Leonard Nimoy, the actor best known for his role as Mr. Spock on Star Trek. According to reports, he passed away at his home this morning as the result of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Nimoy announced last year that…
Top Deal: Have you ever seen Weird Science? The specs of the PC where all the magic happens isn’t known, but you can bet that it wasn’t skimping on RAM. We’re not saying that you can create a living, breathing companion if you stock up on RAM, but we’re also not saying you can. So…
Get ready to game on a NUC? Pint sized PCs are a thing now. Not that they weren’t before, but with increasingly faster and energy efficient hardware coming out of Santa Clara, little boxes like the NUC (Next Unit of Computing) are fast becoming viable candidates for primary PC duties. That’s especially true of Intel’s…
Moving on from Superfish What a month it’s been for Lenovo, the world’s top supplier of PCs and generally a well liked company. The OEM put both of those traits at risk by pre-loading adware onto its consumer laptops and desktops, adware that was later discovered to be a serious security threat. We might never…
Verizon plays you for a fool; hopes you won’t dig too deep. Today was arguably a landmark event for the FCC and net neutrality. The FCC successfully passed a vote that classifies Internet service as a public utility under Title II regulations, which makes ISPs become what’s otherwise known as a “common carrier.” If you…
Nothing but Skype from here on out For those who use Outlook.com, they will have to rely on Skype for all of their communication needs. In an email to its users, Microsoft announced that it will be removing Facebook and Google Chat from Outlook.com. It is a move that is unsurprising given how much Microsoft…
This rodent won’t break the bank Tesoro today expanded its line of gaming mice with the Gungnir Black, an affordable rodent with customizable RGB illumination. It’s named after the magical spear Odin used in Norse mythology, which is supposed to always be able to hit its mark no matter who wields it. See where Tesoro…