X1 marks the spot The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas officially kicks off tomorrow, though companies are already rushing to announce new product launches. Count Lenovo among them — just ahead of CES, the world’s top supplier of PCs announced the expansion of its X1 portfolio, including a modular ThinkPad X1 Tablet, ThinkPad…
On this day, 10 years ago a little studio called Media Molecule was founded by a group of friends who went on to have some pretty incredible adventures together. Mark Healey, Alex Evans, Kareem Ettouney and David Smith all met whilst they were working at Lionhead Studios. Along with help from Chris Lee, the man…
Interested in a tiny Windows program that will let you directly transfer files from your PC to any smart phone, tablet, Mac, Chromebook, or another PC without installing any software on the receiving device? How about the ninja stealth of a portable app that can set up a file server running off a Thumb Drive…
Not exactly a Christmas miracle The SNAFU on Steam that caused users to see certain details about other people’s accounts when logging in on Christmas day is so last year, but in case you were wondering what exactly happened, Valve has provided an explanation. Valve’s initial statement was that a configuration issue was to cause…
Top Deal: USB flash drives are great and all, but if you crave truly fast portable storage, there’s another option. That option is today’s top deal for a Samsung 500GB Portable USB 3.0 Portable SSD T1 for $160 with free shipping (normally $180 – use coupon code: [EMCKNPA26]). It’s not very bulky and it offers…
Another money making opportunity for bug hunters It pays to be a bug hunter. No, not the squishy kind that scurry about (unless you’re an exterminator), but the kind that leave software vulnerable to attack. There are numerous bug bounty programs out there, and soon you’ll be able to add the Tor Project to the…
Fighting for pole position Motherboard makers continue to flesh out the market with socket 1151 options for Skylake builders. Count Biostar among them, which is getting ready to release three new options as part of its new Biostar Racing series. The Biostar Racing line combines “cutting edge features” with a “new racing design for a…
Leading a Revolt Boutique builder iBuyPower has a new system on tap, the Revolt 2, that it’s billing as the world’s first eSports focused gaming machine. Beyond the marketing angle, what’s most interesting about the Revolt 2 is the placement of certain components. iBuyPower set out to a build a system that highlights the most…
Earlier this week we found out what the stand-out gaming moments for PlayStation developers were in 2015. As promised, today we’re going to find out which games the same group of razor-sharp creative minds are most looking forward to getting their hands on in 2016. Read on to find out, and then chime in with…
How memory leaks happen, and what to do about them You may have heard the phrase, “You can never be too rich, too thin, or have too much RAM.” RAM is a vital part of a computer system, providing for computer data storage via volatile memory. The current minimum for a new system build is…