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Cooler Master MasterCase SL600M Review (Page 1 of 4)

Nowadays, it seems the key word "smart" has to be applied to every new product in the market. At least for the wireless communications industry, I have seen quite a lot of stuff using "smart" as the prefix to their names. One widely known example is the smartphone. I guess for most of us, the phones we use today are smartphones. The key physical characteristics of a smartphone are the lack of physical number keys and a screen that takes up the...

FSP CMT520 Plus Review (Page 1 of 4)

I really do enjoy going to the cinema and watching a good movie. Unfortunately, it has become so expensive I need to select the few movies I want to watch and then wait for others. I am sure many other people do this as well. On the other hand, there are many plays I have gone to watch and I have enjoyed each of them immensely. This past weekend, the theater department at the university I attend put on a show named Sever, which was meditations on...

ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces ROG Strix Helios

From ASUS Press Release: ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced ROG Strix Helios, the first gaming PC case from ROG. Strix Helios is a premium mid-tower chassis with superior aesthetics, a comprehensive cable-management system and ample room for water-cooling setups. Designed from the ground...

Messaging Might Return to Facebook's Main App

From PC Mag: Annoyed that you have to use two separate apps to browse Facebook and chat with your Facebook friends? In the not-so-distant future, you may not have to.

Developer Jane Manchun Wong on Twitter Friday revealed evidence (pictured above) that the social network is planning to add a...

Intel's controversial 'auction-only' Core i9-9990XE finally goes on sale, sort of

From PC World: If you covet nigh-impossible things to get, then you’ll be happy that Intel’s ultra-powerful and uber-rare Core i9-9990XE processor has finally reached retail.

Well, sort of anyway. As noted by AnandTech’s Anton Shilov, German retailer CaseKing.De has listed the Core i9-9990XE for 2...

Disney Plus will cost $7 a month and launch Nov. 12

From CNET: Disney Plus will launch Nov. 12 in the US for $7 a month, or $70 a year if you get an annual subscription. Disney revealed the launch date and price Thursday, while talking up the streaming service's exclusive shows, including new Marvel and Star Wars adventures -- and every episode of...

ASUS Announces World’s First Monitors with Dolby Vision Support at NAB 2019

From ASUS Press Release: ASUS today opened its booth at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show 2019, showcasing its comprehensive lineup of displays, mini PCs, workstations and laptops to provide world-class content-creation experiences for professionals involved with video production...

You can test-drive ray tracing on your GTX graphics card with Nvidia’s latest driver

From The Verge: Nvidia has released a new driver that allows ray tracing effects to be switched on in GeForce GTX 10- and 16-series graphics cards, such as the GTX 1080 and the GTX 1660. Ray tracing is a resource-intensive feature that makes rendering lighting, shadows, and reflections in real time...

Google Offers Built-In Security Key Feature for Android Phones

From PC Mag: Security keys can stop sophisticated phishing attacks from compromising your accounts, but most will set you back between $20-$50 per key. It's a big reason why the technology hasn't been widely adopted, but Google wants to change that by letting your Android phone act as a security key...

Firefox browser helps make Qualcomm-powered PCs more useful

From CNET: If you have that rarity in the PC market, a laptop powered by a Qualcomm processor and not the more common Intel chip, you can now use the Firefox web browser on it.

Mozilla on Thursday released a beta version of Firefox for computers based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips for laptops. The...