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Latest News - March 2017
- Logitech G Pro Mechanical Keyboard Courts eSports Gamers With Romer-G Switches
- PlayStation 4 System Software Update 4.5 Arrives Tomorrow With PS4 Pro ‘Boost Mode’
- Two And A Half Geeks Webcast! 3/8/2017: Ryzen, Naples, GTX 1080Ti, LG G6, HP Elite x3 And More
- No Man’s Sky Path Finder Update Adds Ground Vehicle For Easier Planetary Roaming
- Microsoft's Partnership With Qualcomm On Windows Server For ARM Should Send Chills Down Intel's Spine
- Quake Champions Closed Beta Registration Opens, Fragtastic Trailer Awaits
- Nintendo Chief Fils-Aime Defends Thin Switch Launch Game Lineup And Comparisons To 3DS
- Apple, Microsoft, Samsung Respond To Wikileaks ‘Vault 7’ CIA Data Dump
- NVIDIA Jetson TX2 IoT Platform Delivers Pascal-Powered AI Computing For Smart Robots And Commercial Drones
- Philips' 40-Inch Brilliance 4K UHD Curved Monitor Is Certifiably Hot Productivity Goodness
- Android Poised To Topple Windows As World’s Most Used Operating System
- Kingston Unveils DCP1000 NVMe Solid State Drive With A Blistering 7GB/Sec Of Bandwidth
- Mercedes-AMG GT Concept Hybrid Sedan Dazzles With 805HP And Curvy Good Looks
- WikiLeaks Releases ‘Vault 7’ CIA Hacking Tools And Treasure Trove Of Spying Docs
- Samsung Galaxy S8 Release Reportedly Delayed A Week To April 28th
- Amazon Drops Alexa First Amendment Defense In Murder Case After Defendant Agrees To Share Echo Data
- Nintendo Switch Sales Off To A Strong Start, Outpacing Even The Mighty Wii
- Toshiba Emerges With Major Storage Market Share Gains In 2016 Challenging WD And Seagate
- AMD Poised To Disrupt The Data Center With Zen-Based Naples Platform
- Microsoft Unveils Windows Mixed Reality Portal In Latest Windows 10 Build 15048
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All News for March 2017
ESports is becoming a big business in the gaming world, and players are looking for every possible edge to become the next megastar. Buying the most expensive peripherals isn’t going to automatically make you a better player (you're going to need some natural talent for starters), but obtaining quality hardware could...
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Sony’s highly anticipated System Software Update 4.50 will launch tomorrow, and with it comes a welcome new feature for PlayStation 4 Pro gamers: Boost Mode. Sony says that Boost Mode will increase performance for “legacy” games that haven’t been specifically optimized to take advantage of the additional firepower...
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In this episode of HotHardware's Two And A Half Geeks webcast, Marco, Dave and Chris talk AMD Ryzen processors for desktop enthusiasts and gamers, AMD's Naples server platform based on the Zen architecture, NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, LG's hot new G6 Android flagship, the HP Elite x3 phone that proposes to deliver a...
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Hello Games caught its fair share of heat over No Man's Sky, a much hyped space exploration game that left many gamers feeling as though they'd been misled as to the actual amount of content and game play. On hindsight, Hello Games may wish it handled things differently, though it's doing the next best thing, which is...
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As if AMD’s new Ryzen processors weren’t enough to make Intel grab for a bottle of antacids, it looks as though Microsoft’s latest partnership could challenge the world’s dominant processor manufacturer in the lucrative server market (Intel commands well in excess of 90 percent of the server chip market according to...
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The folks at id Software have been fairly quiet as of late about Quake Champions, its forthcoming arena-style shooter that was unveiled during Bethesda's press conference at last year's E3. However, they're making noise now—there is a new trailer available that teases fast action game play, but even more exciting is...
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Nintendo has reason to celebrate. After much hype and anticipation, Nintendo launched its hybrid Switch console last week, which promptly surpassed the mighty Wii for the most sales of any Nintendo console during the first two days of retail availability. For the time being, Nintendo is vindicated in its decision to...
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Several technology firms have issued statements after Wikileaks published a massive cache of documents alleging that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had developed methods to hack popular electronics devices, including iPhones, Android handsets, and Samsung smart TVs. Dubbed "Vault 7," the data dump is considered...
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Back in late 2015, NVIDIA introduced the world to Jetson TX1, which crammed “supercomputer” performance into a platform that had a footprint smaller than that of a credit card. NVIDIA is back at it with the successor to the Jetson TX1 and it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that it’s called the Jetson...
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On the desktop, a 4K resolution isn't just hard on our graphics cards; it can be hard on our eyeballs as well. When the first 4K monitors hit the market, most of them used similar form-factors as 1440p models, despite needing to cram way more pixels into that space. Speaking from experience, 4K on a 28" monitor can be...
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It looks as though Google’s Android operating system is on the verge of making history. According to analytics firm StatCounter, the current trending shows Android quickly approaching parity with Windows as the world’s most popular operating system among all computing devices.
What more striking, however, is the...
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Kingston is looking to strut its stuff in the data center arena with the arrival of the new DCP1000 family of PCIe SSDs. The storage company says that it is targeting the SSDs for use in online transaction processing (OLTP), database optimization, and virtual desktop infrastructure among other tasks required by...
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The partnership between Mercedes-Benz and AMG dates back 50 years. To celebrate the occasion, the two developed a new model car, the Mercedes-AMG GT Concept. It's a sexy four-dour coupe—basically a four-door version of the AMG GT sports car—and to say it is a head turner is an understatement. It is more of a head...
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It appears that WikiLeaks has struck the motherlode. The non-profit organization, which has gained notoriety over the years for publishing secretive and often classified information, has just revealed a massive information dump of files obtained from within the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). WikiLeaks has...
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Samsung is playing things extra cautious with the impending release of its next flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S8. Rumor has it that Samsung has pushed back the launch once again, this time by just a week, which means the Galaxy S8 will make its much anticipated debuted on April 28 instead of April 21. It's the...
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Whether or not audio recorded by smart speakers such as Amazon's Echo is protected by the First Amendment of the United States is a legal argument that will have to wait for another day. That is because Amazon is no longer fighting a subpoena that was issued in an Arkansas murder case after the defendant gave the...
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There has been a lot of uncertainty leading up to the retail launch of Nintendo's hybrid Switch console, a game system built for both living room gaming and mobile game play. Would the market be receptive to such a dual purpose device, especially since it doesn't have the hardware chops of the Xbox One S or...
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When it comes to the global computer storage market, it appears that Toshiba is demonstrating strong gains in a sector that is dominated by the likes of bellwethers like Seagate and Western Digital, which appeared previously to be the last standing competitors in an arena with heavy consolidation. However, not only...
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We learned a lot about the Zen microarchitecture and the consumer-targeted Ryzen 7 series of desktop processors at AMD’s tech day a couple of weeks back. Much of the information we gleaned from AMD at the event, in addition to the numerous leaks, rumors, and official news items that trickled out over the last couple...
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When Microsoft released its latest build (15048) of Windows 10 to its Insiders, its main reason for existence seemed to revolve around bug fixes and overall polish. However, this unsuspecting build actually includes a cool treat: a portal for mixed-reality content.
Interestingly, this new feature follows news of...
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Late last week, we go an early look at Lamborghini’s latest track monster: the Huracán Perfromante. Lamborghini bragged that the supercar managed to carve its way around Germany’s famed Nürburgring Nordschleife in a record 6 minutes and 52.01 seconds, making it 7 seconds faster than the previous record holder: the...
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It appears that Facebook has a new challenger to the throne when it comes to being the king of fake news. Google has been accused of spreading fake news, particularly through its “featured snippets” feature.
If you have ever verbally asked Google a question through your smartphone or Google Home, you likely...
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