PC Gaming
Build your next PC like a pro We all know that PC stands for “personal computer,” and the best way for it to be truly personal is to actually build it yourself. This is the ideal route for those of us who want to choose and optimize each of the components, so that the rig…
At A Glance (+) Tasty: Great UI;packed with features;accessible from anywhere. (-) Not so tasty: A little expensive, weird app design. Big features, small footprint Over the last several weeks, we’ve taken a good look at a couple of network attached storage (NAS) solutions including the beastly Synology Diskstation DS2515+ NAS and the smaller eight-bay…
Microsoft’s Applied Sciences Group recently published news of a new prototype keyboard the company is working on called DisplayCover. The peripheral is designed for tablets and provides a “thin film” E-ink display with a resolution of 1280×305 pixels. Given this device is merely a prototype, there’s no telling when we’ll see the peripheral actually on…
Top Deal: Unless you live in one of the desert states, you can feel summer packing up its bags so that autumn can move in. There’s a chill in the air that wasn’t there before, and rather than go outside to enjoy the sunshine, you may find yourself preferring to stay inside to play some…
Wi-Fi woes The parents of a 12-year-old student attending a private elementary school in Southboro, Massachusetts believe the school’s recently upgraded Wi-Fi setup is making their son sick, the Telegram reports. In a lawsuit related to the claim, the parents have asked for an injunction that would force the school to either switch to Ethernet…
During E3 2014, Razer introduced its first custom chassis as part of the company’s new “Designed by Razer” licensing program. The H440 was manufactured by NZXT and went on sale the following month for $149.99. Now the two companies are revealing another custom-designed PC case, the NZXT S340, at a lower price point. “’Designed by…
Portable storage without the bulk Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, Seagate was able to expand its ultra-portable “Seven” line of hard drives to 750GB (STDZ750100), which offers 50 percent more unformatted storage capacity than its existing 500GB (STDZ500400) model. The additional storage space doesn’t come at the expense of size or weight —…
Cheaters never prosper? An unnamed individual living in the U.S. has filed a federal lawsuit against Ashely Madison, a website that facilitates affairs among married men and women, and parent firm Avid Life Media Inc., which is based in Toronto, Canada. The suit alleges negligence, invasion of privacy, and emotional distress. Avid Life Media Inc….
Getting started with SteamOS Before we get into the meatier sections of our dive into SteamOS, let’s first ask: What is it, exactly? It’s a Linux-based—more specifically, Debian-based—operating system that, in a nutshell, provides easy access to Steam in Big Picture Mode. This distribution is designed for the living room; no keyboards or mice are…
QNAP launches a NAS with Thunderbolt 2 technology QNAP Systems is claiming “world’s first” with the launch of its Turbo vNAS TVS-871T. The NAS unit comes packed with an Intel Haswell processor, eight drive bays, and Thunderbolt 2 technology, providing customers with both loads of performance and storage capacity. The company also introduced two storage…