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A Brief History of Videogame Virtual Reality

From the Virtual Boy to the Oculus Rift According to Merriam-Webster, virtual reality is: “an artificial world that consists of images and sounds created by a computer and that is affected by the actions of a person who is experiencing it.” We like to think of it in simpler terms and define virtual reality as:…

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PC Shipments Record Significant Quarterly Decline

Long-term outlook isn’t all that bad, though Research firms IDC and Gartner have published their respective PC shipment estimates for the first quarter of 2015 and they don’t make for pretty reading. According to both firms, the PC market squandered the momentum of recent quarters during the latest three-month period, though they don’t see eye…

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Windows 10 Build 10056 Sneaks Onto Internet

There’s a new version of Microsoft Solitaire Collection in this one It’s time for your weekly dose of Windows 10 builds. Over the past month or so alone, we’ve had as many as five new builds—both official releases and leaks—with the last one finding its way onto the Internet Friday. (A few more and we’ll…

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Dell Begins Selling Ubuntu-running XPS 13 Model

The Linux-based ‘Developer Edition’ starts at $949 In late 2012, Dell released a Ubuntu-running variant of its XPS 13 laptop as part of its “Project Sputnik” initiative. Named the Developer Edition, in reference to its target demographic, the Linux-based variant has accompanied every XPS 13 refresh since then and this year is no exception. The…

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7 Technologies That Have Made Our Lives Worse

The tech may be new, but it hasn’t improved much Technology certainly has made our lives better in many capacities. Near limitless knowledge and entertainment are at our very finger tips; having said that, however, technology has also made our lives worse in many ways. Below we have lighted seven heinous devices and touched upon…

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