Xbox One finally debuts in China

From CNET: Microsoft's Xbox One has finally landed in China, though at least a few popular games are off-limits due to government restrictions.

The launch kicked off Monday with a special limited edition of the gaming console dubbed "China Day One," according to Chinese website WPDang, as reported...

Func KB-460 (Cherry MX Blue) Review

When my colleague Aaron Lai linked to my Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD5-B3 introduction regarding the "hypothetical" Javad character in his Kingston HyperX Cloud review two weeks ago, it came to me how ironic the world can be. For one thing, I described a teaching assistant as "underpaid graduate students who are overworked slaves to Dr. WhoeverHisNameIs". Well, as I sit here writing this review, I can no longer endorse that comment. The reason is simple...

Genius GX Gaming Maurus X Review (Page 1 of 4)

As you may have read in my past review of the XTracGear Ripper, my family and I were looking for a car. After countless trips between the kitchen table and the Toyota dealership, we finally picked a car. The sleek new design and reliability of the 2015 Corolla S won us over. However, there were still many decisions to make after deciding on the model. We had to choose a color, the package we wanted, accessories, and payment options. With certain...

Intel investing $1.5 billion in two Chinese chip firms

From PC World: Intel is investing 9 billion yuan (US$1.5 billion) in two Chinese chip companies with an eye to boosting its presence in the country’s booming mobile phone market.

The two fabless semiconductor companies develop mobile chipset platforms for smartphones, feature phones and other...

Apple mops up iOS mess with new update

From CNET: One day after a bungled iOS update disrupted key features on thousands of iPhones, Apple on Thursday issued a follow-on version of the software to set things right.

The newest update, iOS 8.0.2, is available immediately. The bruise to Apple's public image -- also dinged in the last few...

BlackBerry Reports Another $200M Loss, Touts 200K Passport Sales

From DailyTech: After months of teases, BlackBerry officially announced its flagship Passport smartphone on Wednesday. Today, the company is reporting its results for fiscal Q2 2015 and while things are getting better financially, the tech company is still losing money.

BlackBerry reported revenue...

Apple yanks buggy iOS 8 update

From InfoWorld: Within hours of releasing an iOS 8 update to address assorted bugs in the new iPhone and iPad operating system Apple has been forced to pull the patch, which itself was causing iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users grief.

Reports filled Apple support forums that the iOS 8 update was cutting off...

Hootsuite gets another $60 million in financing, buys Zeetl

From CNET: Hootsuite isn't making money, but it's not going away anytime soon either.

The social media technology company said it has raised $60 million in financing, giving it more resources to fund its growth amid the continued frothy market for Internet companies.

The Vancouver-based company...

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