PC Gaming
Handy information for app developers Microsoft recently revealed some interesting stats and trends about Windows and Windows Phone, and among them is a tidbit that Windows Phone app developers may want to pay attention to. As it turns, most Windows Phone app downloads come from so-called “low memory” devices. On Windows Phone 7.x devices, low…
Keys that can adapt to different applications and languages We’ve already seen dynamic keyboards featuring tiny OLED or LCD screens in place of run-of-the-mill plastic keys, but a new PC peripheral outfit named Jaasta thinks that the dynamic keyboard that the world really needs is the one it is currently developing — the Jaasta Wireless…
Coming to U.S. cities soon The northern Portuguese port city of Porto is now home to the largest and most advanced vehicular Wi-Fi network in the world. The network, built by a startup that originated in the city itself but is now headquartered in California, consists of over 600 wireless router-toting vehicles — buses, cars…
It took nearly three days for the service to stagger back to its feet Hacker group Lizard Squad took down both Microsoft and Sony’s online gaming networks on Christmas Day with denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that continued into the wee hours of Friday, December 26, 2014. (The attacks supposedly came to an end when the hackers…
Minneapolis is now home to ‘fastest service the world has ever seen’ A couple of month back, South Korean ISP (internet service provider) SK Broadband gave those attending the 2014 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Busan a glimpse of its upcoming 10Gbps (gigabits per second) internet service while the rest of the world, including the U.S.,…
ICEnhancer is easy to install, and somewhat easy on the eyes While Rockstar Games is taking its time with the PC version of Grand Theft Auto V, PC gamers still have Grand Theft Auto IV to fall back on. Although the game is almost six years old, released back in 2008, modders have updated the…
Top Deal: Did you score a digital camera for the holiday? What about a video camera? Already own or the other? Well, you’re going to need a place to store all those photos and videos you take in the coming year, and if you want to be prepared, check out today’s top deal for a…
Intel’s making a major investment into Fab 28 in Kyryat Gat Intel, the world’s largest semiconductor company, will invest a further $550 million into its Fab 28 facility in Kiryat Gat, one of the most advanced chip manufacturing plants on the planet. The investment is the result of a reciprocal purchasing agreement Intel inked with…
Top Deal: Are you rocking a solid state drive for your OS and programs? Awesome, you’re halfway there! The other part of the equation is to supplement your primary storage scheme with a beefy hard drive for storage chores — why fill up your SSD with vacation photos and backups? For those kinds of things,…
PC vendors are not sure what to expect from Windows 10 Trying to predict the PC market is like to trying to forecast the weather a month in advance — it’s a crapshoot, basically. So, we’re taking it with several grains of salt that PC vendors are reportedly doubtful that the Windows 10 launch next…