What is the difference between a luxury and an overkill? As I sit here at 2:25pm on a Tuesday afternoon contemplating about this question, the more I think, the more I realize the line is not as clear as I have first imagined. In my opinion, luxury has a lot to do with function, while overkill is more so related to purpose. For example, if I buy a luxury car, I would like to see things like massage seats, high quality leather, hands-free trunk...
When it comes to computing in general, there is often a distinct line between gaming and professional-grade components. On the gaming side of things, there are peripherals such as keyboards, mice, headsets, and even monitors with specific features targeting those who play more than they work. Of course, some of these features, like RGB lights, are usually more for looks than anything else, unless you are talking about the SteelSeries Apex M800...
From CRN: Dell rolled out new rebates and incentives it said are aimed at making partners more profitable and growing the Dell brand, and the deal-sweeteners go hand-in-hand with the hiring of 100 new positions dedicated to working with partners.
Jim DeFoe, Dell vice president of global sales and...
From ComputerWorld: Amazon Web Services launched a new, less-expensive flavor of its cloud-based object storage service meant for data that is infrequently accessed (IA).
Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) IA is an alternative to the company’s standard S3 offering and its Glacier service...
From TechHive: Sony has decided to bring HDR ( High Dynamic Range) support to more of its latest 4K TVs. The company had originally planned to deliver the much-talked-about feature to the X930C and X940C models only, but the Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer now says its X850C, X900C, and...
From CNET: Following dipping sales, Sony this week announced a price drop for the PS4 in Japan. But the company's home turf isn't the only Asian country giving it grief, with China presenting a unique set of challenges.
"We are still challenged somewhat with a censorship regime that we have to...
From CNET: Subscribers of T-Mobile's Simple Global plan who travel to anywhere in Europe and South America no longer have to worry about roaming charges.
The carrier announced on Thursday that it has expanded its Simple Global plan to 20 new countries to support 145 countries altogether. That means...
From ComputerWorld: Microsoft’s Azure Active Directory identity management platform now allows businesses to authenticate customers using popular consumer applications, such as Facebook and Google’s suite of services.
Research firm Gartner’s recent Magic Quadrant named Azure AD one of the leading...
From InfoWorld: Apple may not be the first name that comes up when you think about security, but iOS 9 shows the company has mobile security squarely in mind.
The latest Apple security push began in 2013 with Touch ID, the fingerprint recognition sensor built into the iPhone 5S. Then Apple...
From PC World: Corsair has long joked that it makes almost everything you need to build a PC—except for the CPU, GPU, and motherboard. Well, take one more thing off that list.
Corsair just introduced its own factory liquid-cooled, overclocked, GeForce GTX 980 Ti card. Called the Hydro GFX, the new...
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