Marcus Yam

Marcus Yam

Marcus Yam served as Tom's Hardware News Director during 2008-2014. He entered tech media in the late 90s and fondly remembers the days when an overclocked Celeron 300A and Voodoo2 SLI comprised a gaming rig with the ultimate street cred.

Articles by: Marcus Yam

Find'Em Tracking Keeps Tabs On Your Goods With Bluetooth

By Marcus Yam published

Here's how you can set a proximity alarm with your smartphone.

Why Xperia Z2 Phone and Tablet are Sony's Best Mobiles Yet

By Marcus Yam published

Sony's best efforts yet culminate in its Xperia Z2 series.

Enter to Win a Gigabyte G1.Sniper 5 Motherboard

By Marcus Yam published

Now's your chance to win Gigabyte's flagship motherboard for your gaming PC.

Tom's Hardware Best Of Mobile World Congress 2014 Awards

By Jane McEntegart, Marcus Yam published

We covered a ton of upcoming products and technologies at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. With the trade show officially drawn to a close, we’ve had a chance to discuss the various reveals and select our picks for the Best Of MWC 2014.

Roamer: Use Your Phone Abroad Without Crazy Roaming Bills

By Marcus Yam published

How to avoid roaming charges and bill shock when going away for business or pleasure.

Nvidia Tegra 4i Wiko Wax Hands-on (Update: Benchmarks)

By Marcus Yam published

We go hands-on with the Wiko Wax, a Tegra 4i-based LTE phone for Europe.

Nvidia Tegra Note 7 with LTE and HSPA+ (Update: Hands-on)

By Marcus Yam published

The Tegra 4-powered Tegra Note 7 can now grab data when not near Wi-Fi.

Tech21 Shows Off a New Type of Device Protection Material

By Marcus Yam published

Tech21 develops an alternative to D3O to protect your MacBook.

How to Use the Samsung Galaxy S5 Fingerprint Scanner

By Marcus Yam, video by Jane McEntegart published

The Samsung Galaxy S5 features a biometric fingerprint reader on the home button, and here's how it works.

Colorful HP Slate 6 VoiceTab Includes Free 2-year Data Plan

By Marcus Yam published

HP's back in the smartphone game with Android.

HP Slate 7 VoiceTab Looks Hilariously Huge Against Your Face

By Marcus Yam published

This thing redefines phablet.

Sony Xperia Z2 Keeps Waterproof Design, Adds 4K Video Recording and Noise Cancelling

By Marcus Yam published

The Sony Xperia Z2 is the new flagship phone that's still waterproof and dust resistant.

Xperia M2 is Sony's Mid-range Phone With Dual SIM 4G LTE

By Marcus Yam published

An affordable phone with very specific important features.

Sony Has Slimmest, Lightest Waterproof Tablet With Z2 Tablet

By Marcus Yam published

Sony updates its Xperia waterproof tablet with the new Z2 at MWC.

SanDisk Dual-core iNAND Extreme is for High-end Mobiles

By Marcus Yam published

SanDisk beefs up its storage offerings for next-gen smartphones and tablets.

Plantronics Voyager Edge Headset Knows When It's In Your Ear

By Marcus Yam published

New headset offering from Plantronics makes clever use of capacitive sensors.

Google Project Tango Could be the Phone of the Future

By Marcus Yam published

Google's ATAP group making a phone that can sense the environment.

Acer Liquid E3 Phone Has Front LED for Amazing Selfies

By Marcus Yam published

Now you can flash your own face with the Acer Liquid E3.

Acer Announces Affordable the Liquid Z4 Android Phone

By Marcus Yam published

Acer continues the Liquid Z series with the super affordable Z4 phone.

Tom's Hardware Benchmark Charts Update Mid-February 2014

By Marcus Yam published

Here are the latest updates to our benchmark charts, courtesy of our hard-working international team:

Enter to Win a OCZ Vector 150 480GB SSD

By Marcus Yam published

Looking for a worthy upgrade to your rig, or just for even more solid state storage? Read on to find out how you could win a OCZ Vector 150 480GB SSD.

Sony's PS Vita Slim to Cost $199 with Borderlands 2

By Jane McEntegart, Marcus Yam published

Device was previously only available in Japan and the United Kingdom.

Is Bill Gates' Return Good for Microsoft and Good for You?

By Marcus Yam published

What do you think of Bill Gates return to Microsoft as Technology Advisor?

Nexus 5 in the Color of Love Now for Sale on Google Play

By Marcus Yam published

Just in time for Valentine's Day, the Google phone in the most passionate of colors is here. It's also the color of KitKat... coincidence?

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Lenovo Buys Motorola from Google: What Does it Mean?

By Marcus Yam published

Lenovo looks to go up against Samsung for the lion's share of the Android smartphone market.

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