Steam kills off controversial paid mods feature for Skyrim

From PC World: I’ll give Valve some credit here: When its community is mad, it listens. Following four days of upheaval, Valve decided late Monday to pull the plug on its controversial paid mods feature for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, though there’s always a chance we’ll see it return in a...

Facebook's Messenger adds video chat

From CNET: Video chat has become a great way for people to communicate with friends and family, especially across international borders. Facebook now wants a piece of that action.

Facebook users can soon use the social network's Messenger app to talk face-to-face over Wi-Fi or cellular networks...

PayPal-backed Loop Commerce raises an extra $16 million

From CNET: You probably haven't heard of Loop Commerce, but the startup already has the attention of many bigwigs in the online payments and retail world.

The online gift-giving company said Tuesday it's raised an extra $16 million from PayPal and executives from Amazon, Facebook and elsewhere to...

Google removes Nexus 7 from its store, but the Nexus 9 lives on

From PC World: If you were looking to buy a Nexus 7, you’re out of luck as Google’s 7-inch tablet is no longer available for purchase from Google’s online store.

If you visit the Nexus 7 page on the Google Store, you’ll be presented with a message stating that “the Nexus 7 is no longer available...

Nokia denies reports it plans to return to smartphones

From CNET: Nokia Technologies said Sunday it has no plans to resume smartphone manufacturing, denying recent reports it would return to a business it famously abandoned not so long ago.

"Nokia notes recent news reports claiming the company communicated an intention to manufacture consumer handsets...

Apple earnings: It's still all about the iPhone

From CNET: The Apple Watch, which was delivered to customers around the world starting last week, may be what everyone's talking about right now.

But when it comes to Apple's financials, it's still all about the iPhone.

The Cupertino, Calif., company on Monday will report its second-quarter...

Gigabyte G1 Gaming GeForce GTX 960 4GB Review (Page 1 of 13)

What is the main difference between a guy getting a haircut, and a girl getting a haircut? Well, for one thing, whenever a guy gets a haircut, it costs $10, and the results are blatantly obvious. On the other hand, whenever a girl gets a haircut, it costs $300, and looks exactly the same as it was before. Naturally, you will probably agree with me if you are a guy, and if you are a girl, please feel free to send a complaint to us by clicking the...

Phanteks Enthoo Primo White Review (Page 1 of 4)

With the NHL playoffs well on its way, teams become more and more competitive with only one objective: To win the Stanley Cup. Along with its competitiveness comes more body checks, penalties, and fights. This can be seen especially in the second first round game between the Vancouver Canucks and the Calgary Flames. Things simply heated up fast, and there were fights essentially every ten seconds or so. This ultimately led to a talk to both teams...

Microsoft's Q3 results get a lift from Office 365 and Azure

From ComputerWorld: Microsoft has reported better-than-expected financial results for the quarter just ended, helped by strong sales of cloud services like Office 365 and Azure.

Commercial cloud revenue more than doubled from a year earlier, the company announced Thursday, and online services like...

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