PC Gaming
Top Deal: We still love putting together hulking towers filled to the brim with high-end hardware, but we’re also willing to concede there are scenarios in which a much smaller (and less expensive) configuration is appropriate. It’s for that reason that today’s top deal falls on the other other end of the spectrum — it’s…
Cortana comes to Android Microsoft isn’t content to let Cortana exist solely on Windows devices, it wants to see its personal digital assistant spread its wings to Android and iOS, too. With that in mind, Microsoft today opened up beta access to Cortana for Android to the general public. There are several changes since the…
Not so identical after all Bad news for evil twins — it doesn’t look like you’ll be able to use your face to bypass your twin’s security in Windows 10, provided he or she is taking advantage of Windows Hello, a biometric authentication scheme that provides instant access to Windows 10 devices. For systems that…
Joining the Windows 10 party Acer on Monday announced that its 23.8-inch Aspire Z3-710 Series of all-in-one desktop PCs are now shipping with Windows 10, saving you the trouble of performing a free upgrade (from Windows 8.1). There are two models that ship with Windows 10 — the Z3-710-UR55 ($750) and Z3-710-UR54 ($900). The less…
Text Editors for Code Monkeys If you’re getting into programming or coding of any sort, you’ll want to find a text editor that you like working with. A text editor is as blasé as it sounds: It’s software that you use to read and write files whose sole content is plain ol’ text. All coding…
Top Deal: We can all agree that the PC is the superior platform for gaming, and anyone who disagrees, well, we thumb our noses at that person! The question is, should you build or buy pre-built? We’re obviously big proponents of rolling your own rig, but if you can’t for whatever reason, there are some…
Can’t keep a superhero down It looks like Batman: Arkham Knight is on track to return to the PC sometime this fall, as was promised when Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment yanked the game from Steam and store shelves in July. In a letter posted to fans on Thursday, WB said the first interim patch for…
Down but not out Hewlett-Packard, the world’s second largest supplier of PCs behind Lenovo, reported $25.3 billion in revenue for its fiscal 2015 third quarter ended July 21, 2015, down 8 percent from $27.6 billion in the same quarter a year ago. It was the fourth consecutive quarter that HP’s seen a decline. Only the…
Does size matter? It seems that Samsung is getting ready to gamble on there being a market for giant sized Android tablets. And by giant, we mean a display size of 18.4 inches diagonally, albeit with a Full HD 1080p (1920×1080) resolution. News of the forthcoming tablet comes from SamMobile, which says that Samsung is…