It seems that just about everyone’s excited about Valve’s Steam Deck, the tiny portable computer with big PC gaming aspirations. Right out of the gate, just securing a position to pay for one was a hot commodity on online marketplaces like eBay. That doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon, either. Already, excited gamers are dreaming

Laptops are complicated beasts. There’s a whole PC jammed into the base of a foldable computer and as such thermal management is a huge challenge. To get the best performance out of a CPU or GPU requires giving it as much power as possible without overheating the innards or making the outside of the system too hot to handle. Sometimes things

One of the most annoying things about using any electronic device at night or in a dark room is the retina-searing, light mode that most apps have by default. Microsoft, however, has finally addressed this problem on Xbox consoles, and is working on a new night mode which is now available to beta testers.
Using the new Alpha Skip-Ahead ring,

In June, we heard reports that Sony is targeting a late 2022 launch for its next-generation PlayStation VR (PSVR) headset. This alleged PSVR 2 will use two OLED displays — one for each eye — manufactured by display leader Samsung.
Now, a new report is shedding some additional light on this high-end, next-generation accessory for the PlayStation

Google is looking to make home security cheaper and easier to setup using wire-free options, smart alerts, and enhanced privacy via a line of new next-generation of Nest Cams and Doorbell. With these new products, Google is taking a hard swing at Amazon with its Ring family of products.
Google Nest Cam

Kicking things off is the next-generation

Believe it or not, the 3dfx Interactive account on Twitter that has created some buzz over a supposed comeback made its promised announcement today, and we have not been Rick Rolled! However, we might as well have been. The punchline to what we’re 99.999 percent sure is a joke (who are we kidding, let’s make it 100 percent) fell flat with

ADATA just hosted a product showcase where it unveiled its latest in “Xtreme Innovation.” Among the products announced were a new SSD family – Legend – and new DDR5 memory for PCs.
The Legend SSDs use a PCIe 4.0 interface, which is par for the course with today’s high-speed storage solutions. It’s also among the fastest available on the market

Which do you prefer when browsing the web—raw speed or a combination of security and privacy? Generally speaking, modern browsers deliver the whole kit and caboodle, which is the way it should be. That said, Microsoft is testing a new “Super Duper Secure Mode” for its Edge browser that puts more of an emphasis on the latter.

Or to put it

We have seen some encouraging performance leaks related to Intel’s upcoming Alder Lake-S processors, and while we are hesitant to put much stock into unconfirmed figures, we are at least cautiously optimistic it will be a worthy upgrade over Rocket Lake. Alder Lake might also consume more peak power than Rocket Lake, while on the topic of

Intel’s upcoming Alder Lake launch will usher in the start of the DDR5 era in the consumer space, and then sometime next year, AMD will hop on board with its Zen 4 lineup. This is going to result in higher bandwidth memory products, with transfers (or ‘speed’ if you prefer to call it that) starting at 6,400MT/s. The added bandwidth could come