PC Gaming
at a glance (+) Get TogetherHandy stand; small; long battery life. (-) We Are the WorldVery tight key pitch; remaps keys. It’s like cats and dogs sleeping together Microsoft has been long criticized for using an “embrace, extend—and extinguish” strategy across its business. You know, embrace a standard, extend it by adding new proprietary standards,…
Hack attack highlights need for newer systems with better security Cyber criminals aren’t getting any less sophisticated, and if you ask the U.S. President, he’ll tell you that there’s a need to be “much more aggressive” in defending against hackers. Part of being aggressive means upgrading and updating old computer systems. According to Reuters, President…
52 time-saving tips and tricks After a while, every OC starts to show its age. Programs that used to be lightning fast suddenly start to go slow. tasks that used to take five minutes now take 10. using your computer for anything in fact starts to feel like a chore. in short, a once-lovely machine…
at a glance (+) Guiness DraftPlenty of top-shelf components; lots of connections.(-) Natty IcePricey; unwieldy; lacks HDMI. The gold-plated kitchen sink of soundcards In the constantly shifting landscape of PC tech, soundcards have risked becoming a footnote, like dial-up modems and network adapter cards before them. When a system seller like Dell or HP can…
Only available to the Windows Insider Program’s Fast Ring Late last month, Microsoft released Windows 10 preview build 10130 to those in the Windows Insider Program’s “Fast Ring.” The company said at the time it was open to pushing the said build to the Slow ring and even releasing ISOs. While the former has yet…
The feature is optional as of now In April, Google changed the way Chrome handles Flash content, introducing a “detect and run important plugin content” option which when enabled automatically pauses all non-essential Flash media. Apart from providing a middle ground between the two extremes of allowing or disallowing plugins on a blanket basis, this…
How to build an amazing experience with the right tweaks, mods, and hardware Computer games age in dog years, and Minecraft has been around since 2009. So by most measurements, it should be in the old folks’ home, laid back in a recliner, watching reruns of Jeopardy, and gumming some tapioca. Instead, the game is…
Consumer variant set for a holiday 2015 launch Valve has begun shipping Vive Developer Edition virtual reality (VR) headsets to, well, developers. According to the company, some big movie studios are among the first batch of recipients, as are triple A game developers and indies “working on their first titles.” “In the box is a…
Still requires a plugin Microsoft introduced a beta version of the Skype for Web app back in November, giving a small number of testers the ability to make voice over IP (VOIP) calls from within the comforts of their browsers. While still in beta (and far from a true web app), the solution is apparently…