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CORSAIR K57 RGB Wireless Keyboard Review: Versatile Option

by Sebastian Peak | Aug 20, 2019 | General Tech | 0

CORSAIR’s latest keyboard is the K57 RGB Wireless, a full-size model with a trio of connectivity options including Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz (with CORSAIR’s SLIPSTREAM technology), and USB. The K57 is also equipped…

EasySMX; Three Kind Mice, Cheap As They Come

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Aug 19, 2019 | General Tech | 0

TechPowerUp takes a look at three mice from an unfamiliar company, all of which are affordable enough to give to a serial rodent slayer. The EasySMX V50 is available for $19.99, looks…

Microsoft Is Painting WordPad Into A Corner

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Aug 19, 2019 | General Tech | 2

Microsoft is more or less keeping their word that Paint will not be going away, but they are making it an optional feature in upcoming builds. It seems that both WordPad and…

Gamescom 2019: NVIDIA Brings Real-Time Ray Tracing to Minecraft

by Sebastian Peak | Aug 19, 2019 | General Tech | 0

NVIDIA's Gamescom presence was all about RTX this year, as one might expect, and among the announcements just happens to be the best-selling PC game of all time. Teaming up with Microsoft…

PC Perspective Podcast #554 – Third Party RX 5700 Cards, Corsair Hydro X

by PCPer Staff | Aug 16, 2019 | General Tech | 0

Join us this week for reviews of the new Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT GPU, the Corsair Hydro X custom water cooling kit, the latest PCIe 4.0 news, and more! Our sponsor…

A Friendly Reminder About Password Reuse And Just How Pwned You Are

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Aug 16, 2019 | General Tech | 5

Password reuse is common, according to this Google study it is a significant problem which affects hundreds of thousands of people and their many different accounts. There are tools such...

Thrice bitten, AMD’s Sharkstooth Threadripper Won’t Die

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Aug 15, 2019 | General Tech | 1

Something mysterious showed up on a Geekbench result, bearing a bit of a resemblance to the Threadripper 2950X but with some significant differences. The core counts match, however the performance results do…

Two Decades Without System Shock, Now SHODAN Is Everywhere Again

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Aug 14, 2019 | General Tech | 0

For those of us who played the original, the sound of Terri Brosius' voice still still sends shivers down our spines. A recent Kickstarter from Nightdive Studios is developing a...

Build A Weatherproof Listening Station To Keep An Ear Out For Local Flights

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Aug 14, 2019 | General Tech | 0

If you enjoy FlightAware but are looking for even more information about the planes in your area Hackaday has an interesting project for you. They've linked to steps on building a…

Cooler Master’s MH751; Full Of Sound, Not Lighting

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Aug 13, 2019 | General Tech | 0

The Cooler Master MH751 gaming headset has several things to recommend it, not least of which is the lack of RGB-itis; though if this upsets you then you can always grab a…

Lightning Strikes Over The Air With This Hacked Cable

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Aug 13, 2019 | General Tech | 0

At Def Con in Los Vegas this year a security enthusiast that goes by the handle _Mg_ was selling O.MG cables, which are fully functional Lightning cables with an wee extra embedded…

You Can’t Always Hear What Hertz You

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Aug 12, 2019 | General Tech | 0

Infrasound and ultrasound have been in the news, most recently posited as the cause of strange symptoms at the Cuban embassy. The next time you hear about this, it could be much…

Cortana, Are Windows 10 Updates A Joke To You?

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Aug 9, 2019 | General Tech | 0

Windows 10 Build 18956 is arriving for those on the Fast Ring, including The Register who took a look at the upcoming update. If you are looking for improvements that actually have…

PC Perspective Podcast #553 – Zen 2 EPYC, AMD Q2 Results, NZXT Lighting Kit

by PCPer Staff | Aug 9, 2019 | General Tech | 3

Join us this week as we discuss the new Zen-2 based EPYC “Rome” processors, take a look at AMD’s Q2 financial results, review an RGB ambient lighting kit from NZXT, and more! Our…

Apple Continues Its Assault Against Batteries

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Aug 8, 2019 | General Tech, Mobile | 0

Apple has a very interesting relationship with batteries, one which has not gone well for them in the past unless you consider legal action against your own policies a success. ...

A New Year, A New Viper From Razer

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Aug 7, 2019 | General Tech | 0

Razer updated their popular Viper gaming mouse this year, adding a fifth generation sensor capable of up to 16,000 DPI. The onboard storage allows you to take those DPI presets with you…

That New SWAPGS Spectre Flaw Was Already Patched

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Aug 7, 2019 | General Tech | 2

We only found out about the SWAPGS variant of Spectre V1 which affects Intel processors yesterday, but apparently Microsoft quietly pushed a Windows 10 patch for it last month. The...

NZXT HUE 2 RGB Ambient Lighting Kit V2 Review: Feel the Glow

by Sebastian Peak | Aug 7, 2019 | General Tech | 0

NZXT released version 2 of their HUE 2 Ambient RGB Lighting Kit back in March, with this new version offering improvements to the installation process. We have had this new...

CORSAIR K57 RGB Wireless Keyboard Review: Versatile Option

CORSAIR K57 RGB Wireless Keyboard Review: Versatile Option

EasySMX; Three Kind Mice, Cheap As They Come

Microsoft Is Painting WordPad Into A Corner

Gamescom 2019: NVIDIA Brings Real-Time Ray Tracing to Minecraft

PC Perspective Podcast #554 – Third Party RX 5700 Cards, Corsair Hydro X

A Friendly Reminder About Password Reuse And Just How Pwned You Are

Thrice bitten, AMD’s Sharkstooth Threadripper Won’t Die

Two Decades Without System Shock, Now SHODAN Is Everywhere Again

Build A Weatherproof Listening Station To Keep An Ear Out For Local Flights

Cooler Master’s MH751; Full Of Sound, Not Lighting

Lightning Strikes Over The Air With This Hacked Cable

You Can’t Always Hear What Hertz You

Cortana, Are Windows 10 Updates A Joke To You?

PC Perspective Podcast #553 – Zen 2 EPYC, AMD Q2 Results, NZXT Lighting Kit

Apple Continues Its Assault Against Batteries

A New Year, A New Viper From Razer

That New SWAPGS Spectre Flaw Was Already Patched

NZXT HUE 2 RGB Ambient Lighting Kit V2 Review: Feel the Glow

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