This article was published in the December 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. A repository for more than you’d expect There are several places on the Internet that have become workhorses for free and open-source software projects. GitHub is definitely one of them, and the more I…
On Halloween night, one of our analytics providers (PageFair) suffered a security breach, allowing an attacker to take advantage of the hole and consequently serve an ad that claimed your Flash plugin was out of date and that you should update. This then lead to adware/malware installers that, well, then would attempt to attack you….
USA Today has posted an interesting write-up about Rufus Cuff, a communicator users wear on their wrist. The device sports a 3.2-inch touchscreen, making it bulkier than a smart watch but smaller than a tablet. Rufus Cuff’s overall dimensions are actually larger than that to make room for the 1175mAh rechargeable battery, speaker, front-facing camera,…
Unnamed insiders told Paul Thurrott that Microsoft is expected to green-light Threshold 2 this week. Unfortunately, they weren’t exactly forthcoming with a release date, but said that Microsoft is expected to finalize the “bits” this week and prepare the update for mass consumption. Microsoft is also not commenting on when the “upcoming update” will be…
Top Deal: Building a PC is all about matching the appropriate parts. For example, you wouldn’t (or shouldn’t) pair a Titan X with a lowly dual-core APU, and while bother with a 1,000W power supply if you’re running a lower-end system that could thrive comfortably on a solid 400W PSU? That same philosophy extends beyond…
Hello again! I’ve spoken in-depth about the concept behind Alone With You before right here on the PlayStation.Blog, but today I want to show you some more concrete information on gameplay with this new trailer, and tell you when you can finally play this special new game. Here’s a quick recap if this is all…
An all-black motherboard MSI is fleshing out its Pro motherboard series with the Z170A SLI Plus, an “all-black” board based on Intel’s Z170 chipset for Skylake. The dark theme definitely dominates the motherboard, though we can spot some bits of silver, white, gray, and a dash of orange (on some capacitors). Whether you want to…
Official Popcorn Time fork shuts down The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is trumpeting a victory in the war against piracy and it wants the world to know about it. Specifically, it managed to shut down the official Popcorn Time fork and YTS, a torrent site serving up copyrighted movies and TV shows, through…
A laptop like no other, a set of speaker like you’ve never seen before and a dream drone The laptop I’ve been waiting for isn’t even really a laptop, the speakers I want I could never afford, and the video-capable quadcopter I want is for professionals. All seems perfectly fair. Microsoft Surface Book Let me…
Top Deal: It’s common knowledge that swapping a hard drive for a solid state drive can significantly improve performance in just about any PC, but what if you have multiple systems to upgrade? You can prioritize the upgrades and tackle them as your budget allows, or check out today’s top deal — it’s for Four…