PC Gaming
Giving Cortana a longer leash Microsoft has big plans for Cortana, the digital assistant that first debuted with Windows Phone 8.1. Cortana is now a big part of Windows 10, both on the desktop and in mobile, and it’s going to get even bigger and more prevalent as Microsoft rolls out its Redstone updates next…
During the Business Insider Ignition conference on Tuesday, CBS Corp. Chief Executive Officer Les Moonves said that Apple has placed its live TV plans on hold. The news is part of a string of hits and misses for the company that originally set out to change the TV industry the same way it did the…
HTC first introduced its Valve Software-backed virtual reality headset Vive back in March 2015, promising that it would release a version by the end of the year. That has since changed, as the company said on Wednesday that the consumer edition won’t hit retail stores until April 2016. The company did not provide a reason…
The magic of “loading” a program The loading screen—it’s something we see quite often that we don’t want to see for very long. When we see it, however, it’s not just indicating that the application is just transferring data from storage to memory (the “loading” part); the application also has some work to do on…
T-Mobile is in hot water again thanks to its “un-carrier” ad campaign, which promises to eliminate both service contracts and hidden fees. This campaign has helped T-Mobile propel past Sprint as the nation’s third-largest wireless carrier. Now the company is under investigation thanks to its alleged misleading ads. According to USA Today, the office of…
Top Deal: Companies have gotten into the unfortunate habit of throwing around the “gaming” moniker in places where it doesn’t belong. Well, that isn’t the case with today’s top deal for an Asus ROG G751JY-WH71 (WX) 17.3-Inch Gaming Laptop for for $1600 with free shipping (normally $1730). It backs up its gaming claim with an…
Best of both worlds You can count on EVGA to offer several SKUs and cooling options for most models of graphics cards. Case in point, it’s now offering a “Hybrid Gaming” version of the GeForce GTX 970, which brings the total number of GTX 970 graphics cards in its lineup to one shy of a…
Crossing the border Microsoft today announced that its Cortana digital assistant is now officially available for select iPhone and Android devices, including some that are running Cyangon OS. This is an important step for Microsoft, which is making its services available on multiple platforms. It’s especially important in mobile where Microsoft’s share of the market…
Choose your Cherry MX key switch It wasn’t too terribly long ago when the field of mechanical keyboards was pretty sparse. Not anymore. There are lots of options out there, the newest of which is the Attack X3 from Cougar. Cougar says the Attack X3 will appeal to “purist gamers,” ones who want a high-quality…
Google announced on Tuesday that its Pixel C (Convertible) tablet is now available on Google Play. This model made its debut two months ago, a tablet that was built from the ground up by the same team that’s responsible for the Chromebook Pixel laptops. That means no third-party manufacturers were involved in the design process….