PC Gaming
Squeezing out that extra bit of performance Now that Windows 10 has gone public and is making its way to consumers, we thought it would be a good time to provide some tips that will help speed up your Windows 10 experience. Some of these are new and some are already well known. So, whether…
The launch of Skylake has been a bit of a change from Intel; previously, Intel typically has talked about the underlying architecture prior to the chips actually ending up in the reviewers’ hands. This time, all we got was a chip with some performance expectations, with no real knowledge of what has changed. This is…
Top Deal: Look, there’s no shame in building a Haswell rig, even with Skylake now in view. Pick up a Core i7-4790K Devil’s Canyon, re-use your existing DDR3 memory, plop them both in a new motherboard, and you’d have yourself a fine setup for a long while to come. If that’s the route you’re thinking…
Western Digital (WD) is having a busy Tuesday, as the company is reporting that it has added 6TB models to its WD Black and WD Red Pro lines of mechanical hard drives. The Black model is best suited for gamers and professionals craving high-performance while the Red Pro drive is ideal for network attached storage…
Google revealed on Tuesday that it’s working with networking expert TP-Link to create “a different kind of” Wi-Fi router called OnHub. This device is designed for the home and admittedly looks rather stylish, sporting a tall cylinder form factor. Customers can pre-order the device now for $199 at various online locations in the United States…
Higher-quality streaming, and more Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb updated Xbox Wire on Tuesday with news that the Xbox app for Windows 10 received an update that allows gamers to stream from an Xbox One to a Windows 10 device in 1080p and 60 frames per second. The new feature isn’t that surprising, as last week…
Making something real with RealSense Razer has partnered up with Intel to incorporate the chip maker’s RealSense technology into a 3D-sensing camera designed for consumer-based VR and gaming desktops. The two companies brought a prototype of the new camera to the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) that’s taking place in San Francisco. One of the key…
One day sale Microsoft has taken $200 off the price of its Surface Pro 3 model with a Core i5 4300U processor and 128GB of built-in storage. That brings the price down from $999 to $799, though if you’re interested in that particular SKU, you have to act fast — the discount is good for…
Ready for s’more Android? Google has chosen “Marshmallow” as the name for its next Android release, which by the way will be Android 6.0, not Android 5.2. After teasing several possibilities in a Twitter post and accompanying YouTube video, Google on Monday confirmed its decision while noting in a blog post, “who doesn’t like marshmallows?”…