PC Gaming
Ready, set, buy! If you pay full price for a video game on PC, you’re doing it wrong (unless you’re snagging it on the day of it’s release). Valve ensures there are plenty of opportunities to beef up your catalog of games at a discount with sales for any number of occasions, like the holidays,…
On Tuesday, network attached storage (NAS) specialist QNAP updated its “Turbo” line of affordable midrange storage solutions with the launch of the TS-251+ and the TS-451+ models. Built for the home and small office, these NAS units pack quad-core Celeron processors, up to 8GB of RAM, and the company’s new QTS 4.2 operating system. The…
Commence holiday upgrades Dell has two new systems for two very different target audiences available to purchase today. The first is the XPS 12, a 2-in-1 laptop with Skylake inside and a 4K Ultra HD display option, and the second is an Alienware Steam Machine. Starting with the XPS 12, the laptop features a detachable…
Smack talking We’re beginning to think that Apple lacks a level headed executive who’s willing to take the boss aside and say, “Maybe you should tone down the rhetoric.” Of course, toning things down isn’t the Apple way, and though we’ve come to expect exaggerated claims from the Cupertino outfit over the years, some of…
The most advanced GoPro yet, a system powerful enough to game at 4K 60fps, and a beautiful pair of ear-huggers Well, well, well. What is it I yearn for? The world’s best action camera, a new PC setup that would make most of the PC enthusiast community weep, and the perfect headphones for my travel…
Synology is probably best known for its network attached storage (NAS) solutions, several of which we have reviewed here at Maximum PC. But did you know that the company is working on its very first wireless router? Even more, thanks to this upcoming router, the company is now a CES 2016 Innovation Award Honoree in…
Google announced on Tuesday that Google Maps now allows users to search and navigate the real world in offline mode. Essentially, users can now download an area to their phone or tablet prior to visiting that location and navigate that area without the need for an Internet connection. This should be good news for those…
Samsung announced this morning that customers can now pre-order the Oculus-powered Samsung Gear VR headset here in the United States. Costing a meager $100, Gear VR can be purchased from online retailers including Amazon.com, BestBuy.com, and Samsung.com. Shipping will begin on November 20, and Best Buy stores are slated to get the VR headset sometime…
Top Deal: Imagine that you’re about to run a marathon, only instead of a proper pair of running shoes, you slapped a pair of $10 sandals on your feet. Insane, right? We agree, and we also think it’s crazy to peck away at a regular keyboard day in and day out. If you do a…
Initiate reality distortion field Apple CEO Tim Cook is convinced that the future of computing will take place on a tablet. Not just any tablet, mind you, but the iPad Pro. In other words, we’re entering the post-PC era, according to Cook. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? That’s because Steve Jobs said almost the same exact…