Paul Lilly
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Spring cleaning is not only cathartic (especially if you open the windows and let the fresh air seep in), it also makes room for new stuff! Sure, that kind of defeats the purpose. But hey, with deals in full bloom who can resist a good...
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Google is currently testing a Chrome browser API that promises to open up "a new dawn for web graphics" as well as give AI a serious kick in the pants. It's called WebGPU and it's been in development for several years, according to Google...
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Easter is just around the corner and for those who celebrate the holiday, that means a basket full of candy, plastic eggs, and perhaps a few small gifts await. If you're looking for something that will really make you hoppy, though, then...
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A newly formed ransomware gang is attempting to extort a sizable payment from MSI after claiming to have stolen a treasure trove of data, including sensitive source code. The gang, which goes by the name "Money Message," is giving MSI five...
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Samsung and AMD have jointly announced an extension to a license agreement to continue using the latter's Radeon graphics solutions in the former's home-brewed Exynos system-on-chip (SoC) designs. And while not specifically mentioned in...
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You know it's time to upgrade your laptop when it starts wheezing and coughing the moment you hit the power button. If you find yourself nursing an aging notebook, send it into well-deserved retirement and grab yourself a more modern...
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Naughty Dog continues to make headway in stomping out bugs in The Last of Us Part I on PC and has issued another patch, its third one so far this week. In addition, the developer is advising GeForce RTX 30 series graphics card owners to...
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Looking for a flagship smartphone upgrade? You're in luck assuming you're on Team Android. As we often do, we've scoured the web for bargains on the hottest tech and right now you can score a Samsung Galaxy S23 handset for up to $200 off...
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Life is a balance of priorities, like paying your mortgage or rent and buying food before racing out of the dealership with a new sports car. So it goes in game development as well. We bring this up because developer Naughty Dog suggested...
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If you don't feel like spending north of $100 (or even higher) on a set of earbuds with active noise cancelling technology, you certainly have less expensive options to choose from. It's true that you generally get what you pay for, but...
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As much as we all lust over a top-tier graphics card like the GeForce RTX 4090 or Radeon RX 7900 XTX, the majority of gamers don't end up buying a flagship GPU. Pesky things like rent and food disrupt the allotted budget for toys and...
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There's something oddly ironic about an automaker selling booze but if there's one thing we've learned about Elon Musk over the years, it's that he's willing to don his honey badger hat and buck convention. Hence you can head over to his...
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Remember when it was nearly impossible to score an Xbox Series X or PlayStation 5 game console? It took a couple of years but they're both finally easy to come by without paying a greedy scalper tax. There are also tantalizing bundles...
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It's fair to say the The Last of Part I on PC is disappointing a lot of games. One only need look at the 'Most Negative' rating on Steam out of more than 9,000 user reviews. What's been deemed by many as a shoddy port has left PC gamers...
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The hardest part about navigating leaks and rumors is determining how reliable and/or feasible they might be, which entails weighing the source and balancing the information with common sense. It's an inexact science to be sure. We bring...
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It's taking a minute or two, but the next generation of solid state drives leveraging the PCI Express 5.0 bus are starting to materialize. Adding to the modest but growing pile is the Galax HOF (Hall of Fame) Extreme 50. This is Galax's...
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We all know someone who operates without a filter. Sometimes what they have to say can be comical, other times it comes off as diarrhea of the mouth. In extreme cases, it can be toxic and offensive. In real life, certain language can get a...
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After a short delay from its original launch target (around three and a half weeks), the much-anticipated PC port for The Last of Us Part I released to PC this week, but it's unfortunately not living up to expectations. After just a day on...
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Valve shared some disheartening news for anyone still happily rocking a Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1 gaming PC. Effective January 1, 2024, Steam will no longer support those operating systems. That still gives gamers nine months to...
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If the only thing holding you back from building a new Intel 13th Gen Raptor Lake or AMD Ryzen 7000 series PC is the cost of DDR5 memory, you're in luck. Pricing on DDR5 modules has fallen precipitously since the launch of Alder Lake...
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Winter officially ended a week ago and as the weather finally begins to warm up, it's time to come out of hibernation. It also means yet another opportunity for a round of discounts. Never one to pass up an opportunity, Amazon is teasing...
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Now is a great time to build a PC from scratch or to upgrade an existing one to the latest generation silicon from AMD and Intel. Both offer competitive solutions for a wide range of tasks—gaming, content creation, productivity, general...
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