Amazon Silently Drops Encryption In Fire OS 5
What the heck? While Apple fights with the FBI to avoid creating software that will unlock an iPhone, Amazon has silently discontinued encryption in its Fire OS platform. As a reminder, Fire OS is the operating system Amazon uses on its popular tablets and lackluster Fire phone, which upgraded to version 5.0 back in September…
Latest Win 10 Insider Preview Focuses on Cortana
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…
Newegg Daily Deals: Microsoft Windows 10 Home, Acer 24-Inch Monitor, and More!
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…
PlayStation Store: February’s Top Downloads
Welcome back! Campo Santo’s long-awaited Firewatch lit a path to the top of February’s PS4 charts, followed closely by Far Cry Primal and fan-favorite Rocket League. We’ve got some big games launching in March — any predictions for next month’s top downloads? Note: Top download charts are determined by number of downloads from PlayStation Store,…
No Man’s Sky is Now Available to Pre-Order, Unlocks on PC June 21
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…
Will Windows 10 Mobile Turn Microsoft’s Smartphone Fortunes Around?
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…
Oculus Rift Will Support Macs When Apple Makes a ‘Good Computer’
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…
Monster Boy Launching on PS4 This Year
We’re celebrating! 2016 marks the 30th anniversary of the beloved Wonder Boy series, which started with a simple but solid Arcade game developed by Escape (later known as Westone). The last game in the series was Monster World IV (1994) and it went silent for more than 20 years. Have you heard of it? The…
Sapphire Nitro R9 390 8GB Review
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…