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Free Phishing Kits Come With A Cost For Beginner Cyberc...

Imperva released a detailed report into the backstacking world of phishing kit providers and users.

'Paladins' Is Getting Its Own Battle Royale Mode, 'Batt...

"Paladins" is getting its own battle royale mode, "Paladins: Battlegrounds," as a free add-on that's scheduled to arrive later this year.

ASRock's Bringing A Pair Of Motherboards, SFF PC To CES...

Leading up to CES 2018, ASRrock has announced its intentions to showcase a pair of new Micro ATX motherboards and a small form factor PC at the show.

Intel Issues Meltdown, Spectre Patches For Newer CPUs

Intel announced that it has started issuing Meltdown and Spectre updates to manufacturers, which should send their updates their customers by the end of the week. However, only five years old or newer CPUs will be patched, leaving some chips vulnerable.

Asus Goes Pro With New XG Station eGPU Dock

Asus announced a new external graphics enclosure, taking the blueprint for the XG Station 2 and giving it a professional-looking makeover and a smaller footprint.

Meltdown, Spectre Can Be Exploited Through Your Browser

According to the major browser vendors, attackers could exploit the recently discovered Meltdown and Spectre CPU vulnerabilities, but the vendors have prepared some temporary fixes.

Mad Catz Emerges From Bankruptcy

Mad Catz, a company known for weird but fun (and often expensive) gaming peripherals, is back from bankruptcy. (Insert nine lives pun here.)

Understanding The Meltdown And Spectre Exploits: Intel,...

We cover the latest developments in the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities.

EKWB Fluid Gaming A240 Liquid Cooling Kit Review

What does a premium copper-only liquid cooling company do for its next trick? Use aluminum.

Latest Dell XPS 13 Laptop Sports Kaby Lake-R, New Cooli...

Dell unveiled its newest version of the XPS 13 laptop, touting a new thermal design, an even thinner and lighter chassis, and Intel 8th generation processors.

Samsung Unveils Thunderbolt 3 QLED Curved Monitor

The latest addition to Samsung's line of curved displays features Thunderbolt 3 connectivity and, according to the company, is designed for entertainment and business audiences.

'Danck' 40% Ortho Keyboard Renamed 'Contra'

We previously covered the Contra keyboard with its old name: “The Danck Keyboard”. This name was referencing the every-so-popular Planck Ortholinear keyboard from OLKB, which has the same 40% form factor.

Researchers Developing Nanotech Metalenses For AR, VR H...

A group of nanotechnology researchers from Harvard has achieved a breakthrough advancement that enables them to create metalenses that support the full light spectrum. These new metalenses could be of great value to the VR and AR industries in the future.

In Win Rolls Out 305 Chassis

If you are in the market for a mid-tower ATX chassis with a tempered glass side panel, the In-Win 305 might be right up your alley.

Intel Disputes CPU Bug Claims

Intel's silence on the "bug" was deafening over the last 24 hours as the story unfolded, but now the company has issued a statement that contends there is, in fact, no bug at all.

Cherry Launching Custom Keyboard Configurator (In China...

Switch maker Cherry is building a custom online configurator for its G80-3000 keyboard.

Epson Releases OSVR Plug-in For Moverio AR Glasses

Epson announced that its Moverio AR Smart Glasses are now compatible with the OSVR platform. Epson worked with Sensics to create a software plug-in that would ensure compatibility between Epson’s hardware and the existing OSVR software ecosystem.

G.Skill Stealthily Reveals Camouflaged Sniper X DDR4 Me...

G.Skill announced a new series of DDR4 memory designed to hide in plain sight with camouflaged heatsinks.

Intel CPU Bug Performance Loss Reports Are Premature

Reports that Intel and ARM processors suffer a serious hardware-level vulnerability that causes a 30% reduction in performance in some workloads are premature. We're cutting through the FUD to examine what's really going on.

Via’s Chinese Joint Venture Aims For Competitive Home-G...

Via’s joint venture in China is apparently hoping to have a wholly Chinese-developed and manufactured X86 SOC that is competitive with AMD’s current offerings by 2019.

Gaming And Streaming: Which CPU Is Best For Both?

We've gathered up a pile of Kaby Lake, Coffee Lake, Skylake-X, and Ryzen processors to test the most prominent enthusiast CPUs while streaming.

2017 VR Industry Predictions, Revisited

Leading into 2017, we spoke with a number of VR industry figureheads to get their predictions for the new year. As the year comes to a close, we thought it fitting to look back and see how accurate they were at predicting the future.

AMD Says It Won’t Fix Driver Issue Breaking DX9 Games (...

AMD’s latest Adrenalin driver seems to have broken a number of DX9 games. In responding to a comment about the problem in its community forums, AMD said that it likely won’t fix the issue.

'Overwatch' Director Teases 'Year Of The Dog' Event, Up...

"Overwatch"’s latest wintry mix of new skins, game modes, and holiday glee in the form of the Winter Wonderland event may have just ended, but that certainly isn’t the last of the holiday-themed celebrations the game will host.

MacOS Kernel Flaw Could Allow Full-System Compromise

A hobbyist security researcher published a macOS kernel vulnerability in the last day of the year. The researcher didn't notify Apple ahead of time about the flaw, which means it could take some time for Apple to fix it.

Steam's 'Best Of 2017' List Showcases Last Year's Bigge...

Steam has put together an extensive showcase for the best of 2017, lining out a detailed listing of some of its superlative categories for the year. Following suit from 2016’s expanded year end charts, this annual report of best-selling and top performi

Best Deals

Because shopping for bargains on new computer hardware can be a considerably time consuming endeavor, we regularly compile a list of the best deals.

VRTK Developer Calls It Quits, Cancels Fourth Edition

The developer behind the open-source Virtual Reality Toolkit (VRTK) cancelled its plans to release the fourth version of its popular developer tools. The lone developer known as The Stonefox pulled their Patreon page on January 1 and called it quits.

Intel Lists Overclockable Core i7-8809G With Vega Graph...

Intel listed the Core i7-8809G with Radeon RX Vega M GH Graphics, along with Intel HD Graphics, on its India site.

Plextor M9Pe SSD Review

The Plextor M9Pe comes armed with high-performance and RGB LEDs. Today we get to see what the hype is all about.