PC Gaming
Where are all the low-cost Windows laptops? Microsoft and Intel have started working together to promote low-cost Windows laptops in the $200 and under range, which prior to the collaboration was a space that mostly belonged to Chromebooks. So far things are off to a slow start, at least if Amazon’s holiday sales are any…
AMD has high hopes for its Carrizo processors Heading into the new year, AMD’s resolution is to increase its laptop market share, and the key to doing that lies in its Carrizzo and Carrizo-L laptop chips. Going forward, the chip maker will take a plug-and-play approach that will make it easy for hardware partners to…
Say goodbye to Internet Explorer as you know it The reason Microsoft is rolling with Windows 10 instead of Windows 9 for its next major operating system is because the changes are so dramatic, it warranted a generational leap in naming the product. That’s the official story Microsoft wants us to believe, anyway, and while…
A headset for platform agnostic gamers We obviously favor gaming on the PC, and that’s not about to change. However, we also recognize that some gamers like to groove on multiple platforms. Apparently so does Asus, which just announced its Strix 2.0 headset with support for PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, smartphones, and tablets. Granted, you…
Looking back at another wild year in the tech sector Two years ago, the world was supposed to end, based on the Mayan calendar. And last year, we heard about the death of the PC ad nauseam. Of course, neither of those things happened, setting up yet another event-filled 12 months of technology news that…
Top Deal: You wouldn’t know it by looking at your processor, but that seemingly flat surface is a landmine of pits and nooks and crannies. Sure, they’re microscopic, but they also wreak havoc on dissipating heat from the integrated heat spreader (IHS) to your cooler of choice, be it liquid or air. Hence why thermal…
The movie North Korea supposedly didn’t want you to see Despite the efforts of hackers who were apparently ticked off with Sony Pictures Entertainment over The Interview, a far-fetched comedy in which the CIA enlists the help of TV personalities played by Seth Rogan and James Francos to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, millions…
Discrete audio for the mobile road warrior Unlike desktop PCs, you can’t just open up your laptop and insert an audio card for discrete audio processing. However, there are USB-based solutions, including Asus’ new Xonar U3 Plus, a pocket-sized USB sound solution with a built-in 150-Ohm headphone amp, DSP (digital signal processor), and other features….
A new mid-range GTX 900 Series card may be imminent We expect to see quite a few product announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas next month, which runs from January 6-9. However, rumor has it one part that won’t make the trip is Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 960 graphics card. Instead, a…
The next step in China’s effort to block all things Google After several months of service disruptions, China appears to have found a way to block access to Google’s Gmail service through third-party email clients. China had already been disrupting service to Gmail for the better part of six months, though users have been able…