PC Gaming
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…
Top Deal: We still love putting together hulking towers filled to the brim with high-end hardware, but we’re also willing to concede there are scenarios in which a much smaller (and less expensive) configuration is appropriate. It’s for that reason that today’s top deal falls on the other other end of the spectrum — it’s…
Cortana comes to Android Microsoft isn’t content to let Cortana exist solely on Windows devices, it wants to see its personal digital assistant spread its wings to Android and iOS, too. With that in mind, Microsoft today opened up beta access to Cortana for Android to the general public. There are several changes since the…
Not so identical after all Bad news for evil twins — it doesn’t look like you’ll be able to use your face to bypass your twin’s security in Windows 10, provided he or she is taking advantage of Windows Hello, a biometric authentication scheme that provides instant access to Windows 10 devices. For systems that…
Joining the Windows 10 party Acer on Monday announced that its 23.8-inch Aspire Z3-710 Series of all-in-one desktop PCs are now shipping with Windows 10, saving you the trouble of performing a free upgrade (from Windows 8.1). There are two models that ship with Windows 10 — the Z3-710-UR55 ($750) and Z3-710-UR54 ($900). The less…
Text Editors for Code Monkeys If you’re getting into programming or coding of any sort, you’ll want to find a text editor that you like working with. A text editor is as blasé as it sounds: It’s software that you use to read and write files whose sole content is plain ol’ text. All coding…