Sixteen years ago, we fired up a modest web server session and began posting news items about the latest in PC tech and gaming. Over time, that little fly-by-night endeavor…
The investors from Abu Dhabi who funded GlobalFoundries' expansion may be ready to tap out. A Bloomberg report citing "people familiar with the matter" says the Abu Dhabi sovereign fund,…
Just a quick reminder that this is still happening: I built the Skylake Damagebox out of some of the best parts available from Cooler Master, Asus, and Kingston HyperX—and we're…
ARM is bringing 64-bit computing to its smallest, most efficient Cortex A-series CPU core yet with the introduction today of the Cortex-A35. The A35 is a licensable core, like the…
You may be aware that Epic has kicked off a community-participation project intended to resurrect the classic Unreal Tournament using the latest version of the Unreal Engine. The new game,…
As you may know, we're giving away an exceptionally well-appointed gaming rig known as the Skylake Damagebox. The way we're doing it is by asking folks to create the best…
Yesterday was different around here. Kansas City pretty much shut down in order to celebrate the Royals' victory in the World Series. Schools were out, folks took off work, and…
Sponsored by… Earlier this year, I built myself an excellent new PC which I dubbed the Damagebox 2015. The concept of the Damagebox, in each of its many past iterations,…
I feel obliged to note that CBS has announced plans for a new Star Trek TV series that will be brought to you by executive producer Alex Kurtmzan, who is…
Owners of Radeon graphics cards can look forward to a fresh, modernized user interface in the coming months. AMD will soon be replacing its venerable Catalyst driver stack with a…
I just finished reading Walter Kirn's article in The Atlantic about mass surveillance and privacy issues, entitled If you're not paranoid, you're crazy. Kirn explores the extent to which advertisers…
I've written about how Google Fiber has slowly been rolling out here across the Kansas City metro area, including here at my place. The service has largely been excellent so…
Some of you have asked about a tempting new monitor, the 165Hz IPS-and-G-Sync-infused Asus PG279Q. Yes, a review is happening: Hertz so good. pic.twitter.com/wYavKxHLeq — Scott Wasson (@scottwasson) October 21,…
We haven't had an off-topic Friday night discussion for a while, but I've got one I've been meaning to post for a while. Might as well do it now. This…
