PC Gaming
Blizzard to release third installment in November On Monday, Blizzard finally provided the launch date for the third installment of the StarCraft II “trilogy,” Legacy of the Void. The PC game will hit the streets on November 10, 2015, just in time for the holidays. To celebrate the news, Blizzard has also launched the Legacy…
Partial Shield Pro recall Nvidia is putting the word out that some of its Shield Pro models have a hard drive issue that “worsen over time.” The issue only affects models equipped with a 500GB hard disk drive, not the 16GB Shield units. Most users should never have any problems. According to Nvidia, the problem…
Surface Pro 4, anyone? Microsoft has begun sending invites to members of the press for an October 6 event in New York City. The invitations state that Microsoft has “some exciting news to share about Windows 10 devices,” though stops way short of offering up any specifics. That’s okay because the web is filled with…
Upgrade to Skylake without investing in new RAM Now that Intel’s Skylake architecture is here, you might be contemplating a new build. You might also be fretting over the cost of new RAM — up to this point, piecing together a Skylake build meant ditching your old DDR3 RAM and buying new DDR4 memory. Biostar…
Keep it cool It’s summertime, which means that not just you need to stay cool—your PC does, too. If you’re looking into how to chill down your PC, this guide will help get you started. We’ll cover what generates heat and what effects heat has, ways to cool off components that need it, and tidbits…
Top Deal: Imagine buying a sports car, opting for all the fun accessories, filling it up with high octane gas, and then slapping a set of square wheels on the thing. That’s essentially what it’s like to build a performance PC and use a mechanical hard drive for the OS. Don’t be that guy/girl. Instead,…
Out with the old design, in with the new It seems that Dell is working on a new version of its XPS 12, a 2-in-1 device that currently sports a swiveling display and unique flip-hinge design that allows it to function as an Ultrabook or tablet. For the next version, Dell will switch to a…
Finding new markets for Google Fiber Google on Thursday said it has identified three new potential markets for its 1Gbps Google Fiber service. Two of those cities are located in California — Irvine and San Diego — with the third possible location pegged as Louisville, Kentucky. This doesn’t mean that Google Fiber will roll out…
For several years now, we’ve heard unnamed insiders talk about Apple’s so-called “iTV” project and how it will revolutionize the way we consume movies and television. While the company didn’t launch an actual HDTV on Wednesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook did echo a lot of what we’ve heard regarding the iTV project, such as the…
Top Deal: You can store your data in the cloud, but what happens when your Internet connection takes a dump? Or your file hosting service is hacked? Or the data center is hit with lightning and goes offline? Or, or, or (the list goes on). That’s when you’ll be glad you setup a local NAS…