Samsung’s TLC flash-based SSD 840 Evo series set a new benchmark for affordable SSDs last year, going for just $0.65 and performing almost on par with the upper echelon of SSDs. Helping to build anticipation for its successor is the…
Twenty-fourteen saw mobile displays go above 1080p, ubiquitous LTE, lots of affordable devices, no new battery tech, Windows RT fading into obscurity and slow 64-bit adoption. Now, as we head in to 2015, it’s time to make some predictions for…
As the year comes to a close it’s time to take a look back at some of the events that shaped the tech landscape in twenty-fourteen. There were some high profile buyouts, buzzwords, and a fair share of disruptions, controversies…
The Alienware Alpha is a compact living room gaming PC that suits the gamer wanting better graphics, frame rates, and resolutions on a more consistent basis. On top of this, you get the advantages of gaming on a PC, such…
When new GPUs arrive we usually compare them to their predecessor but rarely go back more than one generation. Today we’ll be testing six cards covering three key Nvidia architectures: Fermi (the GTX 480 and GTX 580), Kepler (theGTX 680…
I would say the ‘O’ stands for “oversized window,” as one of the key aspects of the series are the oversized tempered glass windows that combined with Lian Li’s renowned aluminum construction and PCI riser cards make them perfect for…
Intel has been beating AMD on every front but price for a couple of generations now as the Bulldozer microarchitecture and its descendants have had an unpleasant uphill climb. Power consumption, performance per clock, it all takes its toll. However,…
The Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro features an aluminum body with an intriguing watchband hinge, an ultra high resolution display, and a bleeding edge Core M processor from Intel that promises decent performance with lower power consumption. At least on paper…
Older CPUs would simply fail if they started to overheat, but modern CPUs adjust their frequency based on temperature (among other things) to prevent a dramatic failure. Because of this, it stands to reason that once you reach certain temps,…
Selfies are a huge trend but the problem with this is that most front facing cameras on phones still suck. Looking to address this, Microsoft’s device team has produced a mid-range handset dubbed the “selfie phone”, complete with a higher…
While it may seem antiquated in this day and age of modern operating systems, the command line remains the most flexible and powerful way to perform tasks in Linux. In this follow up article to our command line series we…
For the pen to ever have mainstream adoption, it should be used consistently no matter where you are, like the mouse or keyboard. Ideally, you should be able to write, draw and mark-up with the pen everywhere. The pen doesn’t…
Getting the most out of each dollar is absolutely critical for many students working towards a four-year college degree, but what most don’t realize is that their college education can start paying dividends even before they step on campus. To…
