September 2013 ~ Tech For Pro

Sunday, 29 September 2013

Xi3 to Reveal Additional Details About Piston Gaming PC on Monday

Unveiled at CES 2013, the Piston console has long been suspected to be a Steam Machine Utah-based modular computer manufacturer Xi3 created a lot of buzz when it trotted out the diminutive Piston console at CES 2013, leading many to speculate whether it was actually a Steam Machine (or “Steam...

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Google's Chrome Search Alterations Gain Detractors

Detractors want to do away with new tabs page Google has been tweaking the way we use Chrome to search, and the experimenting doesn't exactly sit well with a good amount of users who have been testing out the changes. This is in response to Google's promise last month to offer updates for those using...

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Windows 8.1 Ad Featuring Start Button

Things are "starting" all over again Windows 8.1 is just around the corner, and Microsoft is already readying advertisements on their YouTube channel. In this first ad, the return of the revered Start button functionality is spotlighted. It may not be the same button we're used to from prior Windows...

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Friday, 27 September 2013

Take a Secure Desktop Everywhere: Everything You Need to Know About Linux Live CDs and USB Drives

Computers normally run an operating system installed on their hard drives, whether it’s Windows, OS X, or Linux. But they can also boot from removable media devices, allowing you to boot a Linux desktop from a USB drive or CD. Such Linux environments were originally named “live CDs” because they were burnt...

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Valve's Third and Final Reveal is a Steam Controller

Valve is coming at your living room in a big way We now know what the last of Valve's big three announcements is this week. Following the introduction of SteamOS and Steam Machines earlier this week, Valve today unveiled its Steam Controller, the last piece of the puzzle intended...

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Dell Stops Selling XPS 10 Windows RT Tablet

Microsoft Surface RT is now the only Windows RT device on the market The Dell XPS 10 Windows RT tablet is no longer available from the PC vendor’s website and the now- private company is recommending the Windows 8-running Latitude 10 instead to anyone who comes looking for the former....

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Bill Gates Says Control-Alt-Delete Was a "Mistake," Points the Finger at IBM

Who's to blame/credit for the most famous key combination in history? It doesn't matter how long you've been using a PC, as long as there's a keyboard involved, you're probably familiar with the Control-Alt-Delete combination, or the three-finger salute, as some have come to call it. Decades after...

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Valve's Second Big Reveal is a Steam Box Prototype with Third Party Steam Machines to Follow

Just one more announcement to go Valve just followed up its SteamOS announcement from earlier this week by unveiling what it calls "Steam Machines," a new category of living room hardware designed to get you playing PC games on the big screen. There will be different hardware...

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Zalman LQ-320 CPU Cooler Review

Respectable performance, but not for the price Zalman has a well-earned reputation for high-quality air coolers. The “flower” design of its older all-copper heatsinks was eye-catching and distinctive, and its large (for the time) fans ran quietly even under load. Lately, though, liquid cooling has been...

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AMD: R9 290X Will Be "Much Faster Than Titan in Battlefield 4"

The red team says that with Mantle, its new flagship GPU will “ridicule” the GeForce Titan With AMD unveiling its new series of GPUs, many gamers want to know how well it performs, namely against Nvidia’s flagship GeForce GTX Titan graphics card. We had a chance to sit down with AMD Product Manager...

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Genius Energy Mouse Moves Your Cursor and Recharges Mobile Devices

he only rodent that can power your smartphone Genius has come out with a new wireless rodent that can charge your mobile devices via a USB cable that plugs into its backside. The placement of the cable limits the practicality of being able to charge your phone and navigate Windows at the same time,...

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Seagate Desktop HDD.15 4TB Review

Finally, a 1TB-per-platter hard drive For over a year now, we’ve been asking for just three things in a desktop hard drive: 7,200rpm speed, 4TB capacity, and 1TB per platter. That’s all we’ve asked for, and we don’t think we’re being unreasonable, since all we want is the maximum amount of space and performance...

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Microsoft Goes After iPhone Users with Minimum $200 Trade Offer Towards a Windows Phone

Trade in program kicks off on Friday Tired of your iPhone? Not digging the direction Apple is going with its recent iOS 7 update? If so, Microsoft has at least 200 reasons why you might want to consider ditching your iPhone 4S or iPhone 5 in favor of a Windows Phone. Starting this Friday, Microsoft...

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Samsung Strikes Gold, Applies to Galaxy S4 Smartphone

Apple isn't the only one with gold fever In some ways, it's like the wild west all over again when prospecting for gold hit a fever pitch. Apple recently discovered gold by announcing it as one of three color choices on its flagship iPhone 5S, and not to be outdone,Samsung apparently has plans...

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OCZ Upgrades Fatal1ty Power Supply Family, Now Available in 550W and 750W

New core, same branding OCZ is still making the most of its relationship with renowned gamer Johnathan Wendel, otherwise known as Fatal1ty, the name you'll find on the side of OCZ's two newest power supplies. Available in 550W and 750W models, these Fatal1ty PSUs feature a brand new core and are...

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Wednesday, 25 September 2013

Amazon's Kindle Fire HDX Tablet Changes the Game with Live 24/7 Tech Support

Kindle Fire HDX heats up the tablet wars Amazon on Wednesday unveiled its third generation of Kindle Fire tablets with the moniker "HDX" added to the end. Like the Kindle Fire HD family, Amazon's Kindle Fire HDX comes in two size options, 7 inches and 8.9 inches. Unlike the previous slates, however,...

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Awesome Catzilla Benchmark Claws Its Way to Version 1.0, Now Available

The most entertaining benchmark there is, period Just stop what you're doing (that TPS report can wait) and go download Catzilla v1.0. What is Catzilla, you ask? Catzilla is only one of the coolest benchmarks you can run, provided you're a fan of cats. And Godzilla. And goofy destruction....

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SteamOS is the First of Valve's Three Big Reveals

Valve takes another step away from Windows Valve co-founder Gabe Newell has been very outspoken in his criticism of Windows 8. He viewed the OS as the beginning of the end of PC gaming, in particular because he feared Microsoft's walled garden approach could eventually be used to shut out the...

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Microsoft Intros Surface 2, Surface Pro 2 Tablets

Surface Pro 2 boasts up to 75 percent longer battery life than predecessor Microsoft on Monday introduced the world to the second generation of its Surface tablet family. According to Microsoft, the Surface 2 and the Surface Pro 2 both pack “significant” improvements in everything from processing...

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Acer Aspire 5600U Review

Trades thin figure for performance The Acer Aspire 5600U is a slim and somewhat-sexy all-in-one. It features a 1.3-inch-thin chassis and a 23-inch display atop a clear-plastic base, giving the illusion that it’s floating in air. Once you get past the aesthetics, however, you’ll find that the...

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Internet Explorer Security Flaw Impacting Business Users

Zero-day exploit targeting businesses utilizing IE 8 and 9 If your business happens to use Internet Explorer exclusively, you may want to keep an eye out for a recent zero day flaw in the browser that impacts all versions. Though Microsoft has promised a patch is in the works, the exploit may be in the wild...

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Facebook Improving Efficiency of Data Servers With Potatoes

French-fried server lids? We talk a lot about Facebook lately, implementing video ads and other bizarre new features, but this time around we're going to talk about potatoes. While other companies are implementing more widely-accepted strategies to stay green, Facebook has toyed with using potatoes...

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