Release roundup: Gaming headphones and workstation goodies We've got a mix of workstation hardware and enthusiast gear in this week's release roundup. Announcements from Cooler Master, Kingston, and Sapphire have all made... Type: News story Tags: Motherboards Multimedia Storage |
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Samsung widget offers pseudo Start menu in Windows 8 We don't always like it when system vendors layer their own user interface elements on top of the operating system. The supposed enhancements are often... Type: News story Tags: Software Operating systems |
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Jury finds Samsung violated Apple patents The jury in Apple's patent infringement case against Samsung has found that Samsung violated a great many of the patents Apple sought to enforce, and... Poll Question: • Your reaction to the Apple-Samsung verdict? Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Personal tech |
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Crackers getting stronger, passwords still weak Every few months, it seems like another major website gets hacked. User accounts are often compromised, releasing millions of passwords into the darker corners of... Type: News story Tags: Internet |
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Win8 to include personal license for DIY system builders Microsoft has added a new user license for Windows 8. Dubbed the Personal Use License for System Builders, this license is designed for folks who... Type: News story Tags: Operating systems |
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Right to resell downloaded music challenged in US court An EU court has already ruled that downloaded games and software can... Type: News story Tags: Multimedia Gaming Internet |
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UPDATED: Entire OnLive staff laid off Could the days of cloud gaming service OnLive be numbered? It's too early to know for sure, but according to a report by Mashable... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Internet Software |
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Creative revamps Sound Blaster audio lineup Creative is rolling out a new family of sound cards at the Gamescom convention this week. The Sound Blaster Z-Series appears to use the... Type: News story Tags: Multimedia |
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New MPEG standard purportedly twice as efficient as H.264 Over the past few years, H.264 video compression has permeated just about every corner of the tech world—YouTube, Blu-ray, cable and satellite HDTV, cell phones,... Type: News story Tags: Multimedia |
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Rumor: Microsoft may hasten Windows release cycle We all remember the long dry spell between the releases of Windows XP and Vista—and Steve Ballmer's subsequent promise that it would never happen... Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows |
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EA expects 40% of revenue from digital sales Valve is a privately held company, so it's under no obligation to share financial details with the public. As a result, we don't have... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Internet |
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Google to rank down alleged copyright infringers Has Google caved to pressure from copyright holders? Without explanation last Friday, the company announced that its search algorithm will soon start ranking down... Type: News story Tags: Internet |
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Metro is now 'Modern UI style' Talk about an unfortunate name change. Last week, we learned that Microsoft was in the process of deprecating its Metro brand, possibly because of... Type: News story Tags: Software Windows |
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Chrome gets more stable, more secure Flash plug-in Flash may be on its way out in the mobile world, but it's still going strong on the PC. Now, Google says the version of... Type: News story Tags: Internet Software |
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![]() Asus' Xonar DGX and DSX cost less than $50, making them tempting upgrades for folks seeking better sound. Both cards have PCI Express interfaces,... Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia |
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Steam to start offering non-gaming apps next month Valve has been busy lately. Its CEO, Gabe Newell, is publicly bashing Windows 8 and trying to build up Linux into a compelling alternative.... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Software |
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Rumor: ARM version of Office 2013 will be pared down Last month, Microsoft confirmed that an ARM-compatible version of Office 2013 Home... Type: News story Tags: Software |
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XBMC signs on to support $99 Ouya console Despite its critics, the Ouya game console is proving to be one of Kickstarter's most popular projects. The funding drive began in mid-July,... Type: News story Tags: Multimedia Game consoles Software |
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I got up this morning and retested the Intel system with DDR4-2666 memory. I'm not going to type up all the results here, but I will note that there i... | +16 |