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CPU Security Flaw: All You Need To Know About Spectre A...

Read here for all the latest information—vulnerabilities, patches, fixes, and more—on the recently discovered major security flaws in CPUs from Intel, AMD, and ARM.

Intel Pledges To Put Security First After Meltdown, Spe...

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich published an open letter pledging an increased commitment to security, transparency, and collaboration.

The Gaming Desktops Lighting Up CES 2018

CES wouldn't be CES without a plethora of new desktop gaming PCs of every size, shape, and color. Here's the lot of them.

Intel Releases Meltdown, Spectre Patch Benchmarks

Intel has released numbers from its own benchmarks on the impact of Meltdown/Spectre patches on Windows, and the results show an up to 21% decrease in benchmark performance for 6th-gen Intel CPUs (Sky Lake).

Motherboard Vendors Release BIOS Updates For Spectre

BIOS updates to address the Spectre vulnerability have begun rolling out from the major motherboard OEMs.

'Dark Souls: Remastered' Rekindles The Flame On May 25

The massively popular "Dark Souls" series is returning to alternatively frustrate and excite players with the newly-announced "Dark Souls: Remastered" edition, coming this May to PC via Steam.

CES 2018: Highlights From January 10

CES 2018 officially plunged into darkness on January 10. Well, at least part of it did, for a little while.

Thermaltake Launches Tt eSports Iris Optical RGB Gaming...

Thermaltake launched a new gaming mouse at CES 2018, the Tt eSports Iris Optical RGB gaming mouse. It’s an entry level product that aims to provide great bang for buck performance.

Adata XPG SX8200 Is A Fast 2TB SSD

Adata's XPG division didn't let us down. The company launched the new SX8200 to replace the SX800. The new drive boasts high performance and capacity.

Gigabyte Unveils AORUS X470 Gaming 7 WiFi Motherboard F...

We spotted Gigabyte's new AORUS X470 Gaming 7 WiFi motherboard here at CES 2018.

Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Rage Wireless v2.0 Gami...

Creative's Sound Blaster Tactic3D Rage Wireless is a mouthful. The important part is that it's wireless. We put it through its paces in our sound lab.

Tesoro Returns With Low-Profile Switch Keyboards, Fresh...

We got a semi-exclusive look at what Tesoro will be rolling out early in 2018: low-profile switch mechanical keyboards.

Das Keyboard Prime 13 Review

We review the Das Keyboard Prime 13.

Phanteks Enters The PSU Market

Phanteks made its entry into the PSU market, utilizing a high-end Seasonic platform. The PH-P1200PS model is able to power two systems at once, while the other two PSUs can be combined either together, or with a third party PSU.

SteelSeries Rival 600 Mouse Eliminates LOD Drift, And M...

SteelSeries' Rival 600 mouse is tricked out with removable weights, dual sensors, and a way to eliminate lift-off distance drift.

CES 2018 Plunged Into Pre-Industrial Darkness

During CES 2018, the Central Hall and South Hall bridge meeting rooms at the Las Vegas Convention Center lost power.

Tactical Haptics Introduces Transformable VR Controller...

Tactical Haptics revealed a VR peripheral that can be reconfigured for different game mechanics on-the-fly, so you can switch from wielding a sword, using a two-handed weapon, and driving a car, all with the same controller and without leaving VR.

Nvidia Patches Drivers Against Meltdown And Spectre

Nvidia released driver updates that contain patches for the Spectre and Meltdown CPU bugs. Nvidia noted that its GPU hardware remains immune to the two flaws.

US House To Vote On FISA Mass Surveillance Bill Today

The EFF called on everyone to take action today as the House will decide whether to expand or restrict the U.S. government's mass surveillance powers.

Riotoro Debuts Two New PC Cases At CES 2018

Our team on the ground at CES 2018 got a little hands-on time with Riotoro's brand new Prism RGB full-tower and CR488 mid-tower chassis.

Be Quiet! Releases The Straight Power 11 PSU Line

be quiet!, a German company well known for its silent products, released the Straight Power 11 line, consisting of six members with 80 PLUS Gold efficiency and a new design, offering better performance and increased reliability.

CES 2018: Highlights From January 9

CES 2018 is in full swing. The big companies have made their presentations, the showfloor has opened, and the new products are being shown off to anyone who passes within a few feet of the booths that house them.

AOC PDS271 Porsche Design Monitor Review

Style-conscious users will want to check out this new 27” monitor designed by Studio F.A. Porsche. It’s from AOC and offers a color-rich IPS panel running at FHD resolution. We’re testing it today.

Phison E12 Enthusiast SSD Breaks Cover

The E12 is Phison's first enthusiast-class NVMe SSD with speeds of up to 3,200 MB/s and 600,000 IOPS.

Cougar Immersa Gaming Headset Review

Cougar's Immersa Gaming Headset is reasonably priced. But we put it through its paces in our German lab.

The Mainstream Laptops At CES 2018

The likes of Acer, Dell, HP, and Lenovo debuted a number of updated SKUs. Some brought little to show off at CES, but others (cough, Dell and Lenovo, cough) delivered huge additions to their respective lineups.

Larger Flash, Emerging Tech Will Reduce SSD Pricing In...

SSD manufacturers are excited about 512Gbit NAND and emerging technologies that reduce costs and increase availability.

Digital Storm Goes Micro STX With Project Spark

Digital Storm unveiled a new small form factor (SFF) gaming system called Project Spark, which leverages a micro STX motherboard and MXM graphics cards to achieve its impressively tiny footprint.

Dell’s Mobile Connect Could Be Competition To ‘Always O...

Dell revealed that all of its new consumer-grade PCs would now include a new software tool designed to give your PC the connectivity and application resources of your mobile phone.

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