PC Gaming
Microsoft’s Gabe Aul, corporate Vice President of the Engineering Systems Team, today announced the release of Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14279. This build was dumped into the Fast Ring for Insiders this week, providing an updated logon experience, the March update for the Xbox app beta, and a number of bug fixes. This release…
Top Deal: By now you’ve undoubtedly heard that Microsoft is giving away Windows 10 as a free upgrade to Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 users. It’s a solid deal, but if you’re building from scratch and don’t have access to an older and OS, you’ll have to bite the bullet and buy one. The good…
Get a Horizon Omega ship for pre-ordering Sony goofed up yesterday by going live with a listing for No Man’s Sky on its U.S. PlayStation blog that made it seem as the though the game would release today. That turned out to be wishful thinking, however you can pre-order No Man’s Sky starting today. It’s…
Grim outlook Things aren’t looking so hot for Microsoft in the smartphone space. That isn’t new, but with Windows 10 Mobile slowly inching its way to more devices, Microsoft is probably hoping for a greater share of the pie. Market research firm IDC isn’t as optimistic. To start with, IDC predicts that 2015 is likely…
Ball’s in your court, Apple We’re oh-so-very close to the first batch of Rift headsets being shipped out to consumers who pre-ordered the device for $599, all of which will need a relatively powerful Windows PC to tether it to. What about support for Macs? Don’t hold your breath. When asked by Shacknews if Rift…
At a Glance (+) Surf’s Up: Hawaii is still fast; great 1080p and good 1440p performance; lots of VRAM; DX12 and async compute. (-) Shark Bait: GCN1.1 is a bit old; lower perf/watt than competition; needs two 8-pin connectors; drivers sometimes lag behind games. Hawaii Five-0 We’re nearing the end of the reign of 28nm…
Top Deal: Do you or a loved one suffer from membrane keyboard syndrome? It’s a horrible affliction, one that affects every person still using a membrane keyboard, but they don’t have to suffer. There’s a better way to type, and it begins with a mechanical plank. There are copious cures out there, including today’s top…
Seeking more thrills Imagine that you’re strapped inside a topless fiberglass train as it traverses a full mile of track starting with a drop of 221 feet before reaching a top speed of 77 miles per hour. It goes over multiple hills, through tunnels, and makes a series of sharp, fast turns. Pretty thrilling, right?…
By invite only Today’s battles aren’t always fought on the ground, air, and sea, they take place over the Internet, too. To help ensure that it’s equipped to fend off sophisticated cyber attacks, the U.S. Department of Defense is inviting vetted hackers to come “Hack the Pentagon.” This is a first for the U.S. government….
Size matters Sometimes it’s the enterprise segment that gets access to the coolest new technology, and so it goes with Samsung’s new hugely capacious 15.36-terabyte solid state drive, the PM1633a. It’s a rather boring name for what qualifies as the industry’s largest SSD. We’re sure enterprise buyers won’t hold that against Samsung because all that…