Category: personalcomputing

NVIDIA’s latest GPU drivers pack a speed boost for ‘Apex Legends’

[ad_1] NVIDIA is quick to acknowledge that the benefits aren’t quite as dramatic at higher resolutions (where you run into bottlenecks), but you should still see improvements at 4K. Keep in mind that the company is also using its latest graphics tech mated to a recent Core i9 processor — you might not see such […]

Sometimes it’s good to be boring

[ad_1] Keyboard and trackpad ThinkPads consistently have great keyboards and the X1 Carbon once again gets it right. Mostly, anyway. I love the deep travel and comfortable keys, and typing on a ThinkPad feels like a luxury compared to the merely decent experience on the Laptop 2 and MateBook 14. But I have an issue […]

HP’s latest gaming headset delivers active cooling, noise cancellation

[ad_1] Other features include environmental noise cancelling microphones that block out room noise so teammates can hear you more clearly, Omen Audio Lab with a 10-band graphic equalizer and presets, audio level customization and on/off switches for the 7.1 surround and ENC microphones. It”ll arrive in the US in January for $200, and hit Europe […]

Samsung’s 32-inch Space Gaming Monitor makes room for your PC

[ad_1] Like before, you can easily hide the power and HDMI cables and fasten it to your desk using the (thankfully included) clamp. Samsung hasn’t divulged pricing for the Space Gaming Monitor, but it should be available worldwide sometime in the fourth quarter of the year. We’d expect it to be moderately priced when the […]

San Francisco’s 25-year-old FogCam shuts down this month

[ad_1] FogCam’s creators, Jeff Schwartz and Dan Wong, known online as Webdog and Danno, announced the shutdown on Saturday. “The Internet has changed a lot since 1994, but Fogcam will always have a special place in its history,” the two wrote on Twitter. In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, Schwartz added additional context […]

Siege’ adds a ‘Fortnite’ style Battle Pass

[ad_1] Much like other games, Siege‘s full-fledged Battle Pass will be divided into free and paid tracks. You can earn items by completing goals in either track, but you can safely presume that the most desirable goodies will only be available in the paid tier. Either pass will shed more light on Rainbow director Dr. […]

'Travis Strikes Again' comes to PC and PS4 on October 17th

[ad_1] You won't have to own a Switch to play a modern take on the No More Heroes universe. Suda51's Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Complete Edition is now slated to launch on PC (via Steam) and PS4 October 17th. The expanded title includes both the… [ad_2] Source link

A popular immigration bill is bad news for US esports

[ad_1] “If you look at Overwatch League, it’s predominantly Korean teams,” Doi said. “It gets increasingly more difficult for players like CS:GO teams, they tend to be from western Europe. A lot of the LCS players are from Canada. Even the Canadians, even though they’re North American players, they need a visa to come and […]

Best Buy’s weekend sale takes up to $200 off the pricey iPad Pro (updated)

[ad_1] MacBooks The current model of the MacBook Air, which was released last month, is $100 off, so you can snag one for $1,000, instead of $1,100. The newest MacBook Pro is also $100 off — $1,200 instead of $1,300. The prior models, released in late 2018, have even steeper discounts. iPads There are some […]

What makes the Mac Mini a great computer?

[ad_1] Hardware User Luuthian said “the form factor is great” and the Mini was also “discrete, quiet and didn’t need a massive power cable.” Like Chris, James approved of the CPU upgrade, explaining that the “desktop class CPU allows it to support 64GB of RAM and makes this model a massive upgrade over not only […]