For the first 16 years of my life, I was an actor. Not a big-time actor, of course: I starred in school plays and local amateur productions, usually as the lanky comic sidekick or later as sonorous historical figures. Playing Osiris in a school play about the Egyptian gods was probably the peak of my thespian career. …
AMD has fully taken the wraps off its brand new seventh generation APU architecture Bristol Ridge, which it announced earlier this year. It promises users around a 20-percent boost in CPU performance and a 37-percent boost in GPU performance over Bristol Ridge’s predecessor Carrizo, which launched in 2015. That’s standard fare for generational updates, but what’s most impressive …
AMD’s first Polaris-based graphics card is here: the Radeon RX 480. Rather than launch a high-end card to compete with the likes of Nvidia’s GTX 1080 or 1070, AMD’s RX 480 is pitched at the wider mainstream market, offering just over five teraflops of performance for a mere $199—about half the price of a GTX 1070. …
Intel Intel’s main Computex announcement was the launch of its high-end (and high-cost) Broadwell-E chips, but the company also made a passing mention of a couple of next-generation architectures for mainstream and low-end systems that will ship in finished systems by the end of the year. The most significant of these two architectures is Kaby Lake, …
Soon, business owners will be able to tap into new tools on Instagram, as long as their business has a Facebook Page. On Tuesday, Instagram introduced a set of new features to allow business owners to better engage with customers using Instagram. These new business tools include official business profiles, analytics, and the ability for business …
Wireless charging is slowly becoming more mainstream, but one company is going all-in to try to boost its adoption. On Tuesday, Mophie released three wireless chargers that can charge your Mophie-encased phone on contact. This “Charge Force” product line includes a charging pad for your nightstand, a vent clip for your car, and a desk …
Patricia Dougherty asked “How can I print from my RCA Android tablet?” There’s no perfect way to print from an Android phone or tablet. Every method available has limitations. You’ll need the right printer. Or a PC. Or one specific app that must be able to work with another specific app. But it can be …
Computex 2016 View all… Thanks to standardised components and simplified operating systems (RIP MS-DOS), building a PC isn’t all that difficult these days—so long as you’re comfortable with wielding a Phillips head screwdriver, at least. Asus, however, thinks that it “can do it better.” Enter the Asus ROG (Republic of Gamers) Avalon concept PC, unveiled …
Enlarge / The rear of the MSI Backpack PC. What’s the biggest problem with PC-based virtual reality right now? Is it the price? The lack of deep gaming experiences? Or is it that darned cord that keeps you from properly leaping around like a lunatic while playing Space Pirate Trainer? For the PC manufacturers gathered …
HTC has struggled with cameras in recent years, but the HTC 10 is packing a solid sensor this time. You can take full advantage of it with the aid of Pro mode. It’s accessible from the slide-out menu on the left of the viewfinder. When in Pro mode, you have sliders for all the camera …