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Cooler Master MasterKeys Lite L Combo RGB Review (Page 1 of 4)

As you may have read in my FSP Hydro G 850W article, I was in the market for a car. I ended up buying a 2015 Chevrolet Cruze. It was kind of funny since I thought I would never buy a domestic car, and here I was purchasing from the same manufacturer as all the other cars I had driven. After many daily routes with this car, I can honestly say it is not terrible. On paper, it has average numbers across the board, and in practice, it is pretty much...

Microsoft upgrades Mac Office to 64-bit for all customers

From InfoWorld: Microsoft yesterday released 64-bit versions of its Office 2016 applications for the Mac, following a series of previews offered testers since April.

The five apps -- Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word -- will be updated to 64-bit for all customers, including those with an...

TP-Link gets a new logo as it aims for smart home

From CNET: TP-Link, maker of routers and networking equipment, announced a brand redesign today. Why? Because the company wants to be thought of as a home lifestyle brand, according to a conversation CNET had with TP-Link's president and chairman Jeffrey Chao.

TP-Link has been making routers and...

Samsung bets on Tizen smartphones again with a new launch in India

From PC World: Samsung Electronics continues to place its bets on the Tizen operating system for smartphones, with the launch Tuesday in India of a 4G enabled smartphone priced at 4,590 rupees (US$68).

The company’s Tizen phones have not very successful in the country, and the new device is not...

Comcast closes $3.8B DreamWorks Animation acquisition

From CNET: Four months after Comcast announced its intention to acquire animation studio DreamWorks Animation, NBCUniversal, a division of cable company Comcast, has announced the closure of the $3.8 billion deal.

DreamWorks Animation, which produced such films as "Shrek," "Kung Fu Panda,"...

Sony could debut two new PS4 consoles at September event

From CNET: Sony could be about to announce two new PlayStation 4 consoles, according to the Wall Street Journal. Both units are set to be introduced next month, people familiar with the matter told the newspaper.

The upgraded console outlined by the company earlier this year, capable of outputting...

Why Google plans to stop supporting your Chromebook after five years

From PC World: One of the best things about Chromebooks is that they’re built to last. Thanks to automatic security and feature updates from Google, along with a lightweight browser-based operating system, longtime users may find that their laptops run as well, if not better, than they did on day...

Samsung will reportedly sell refurbished phones from next year

From CNET: The expensive Samsung phone you've always dreamed of owning might soon be available at a snip of its original price.

The phone giant is set to launch a refurbished phone program as early as next year, Reuters reported on Monday, citing "a person with direct knowledge of the matter."...

DRAM will live on as DDR5 memory is slated to reach computers in 2020

From InfoWorld: Hardware experts believed the last DRAM would be the current DDR4, but that's not the case, with DDR5 memory now under development.

Specifications for DDR5 memory will be released this year, and deployment of the DRAM will begin in 2020, according to a slide deck presented at the...

AZIO MGK L80 RGB Review

On my recent road trip to Seattle, my friends and I had a one-night stop in Spokane, Washington, in order to give our driver a break. We visited a local park, where hordes of people were gathered around. At first, it seemed nice to see other people out and about. However, on closer inspection, we realized everyone was on their phones playing the latest mobile game, Pokémon Go. One of my friends, who is more of a traditionalist when it comes to...