AORUS and GIGABYTE Unleash GTX 10 Series Laptops Michael Kwan August 16, 2016 News What do you do when you gotta game but you don't want to haul your full desktop PC rig around with you? Gaming laptops have certainly come a very long way and GIGABYTE is leading the charge both under its main...
SteelSeries Siberia 840 with Bluetooth Rocks Your Gaming World Michael Kwan August 10, 2016 News Purists might tell you that no matter how good wireless technology might be, it will never be as good as a traditional cabled connection. They hold this to be true for Internet connectivity, just as they hold...
Game On with Dell XPS Tower, XPS Tower VR and Special Edition Michael Kwan August 5, 2016 News Dude, get a Dell. The company has certainly come a long way since those iconic commercials with the blonde-haired dude giving us the thumbs up. The XPS line of laptops are among the best in the business. Want...
The International 6 Boasts $18.6 Million DOTA 2 Prize Pool Michael Kwan July 27, 2016 News Do you remember the arcade game Smash TV from the 1990s? Do you remember how the announcer in that game kept telling us about how "big money" and "big prizes" were up for grabs? As it turns out, you don't have...
What's New in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update? Michael Kwan July 25, 2016 News After a year of effectively offering (almost) everyone a free upgrade to Windows 10, whether they want it or not, Microsoft is about to roll out the anniversary update for its major operating system. We've...
Are PC DIY and PC Gaming Still Too Difficult? Michael Kwan July 14, 2016 News 1 Comment Before I go ahead and don my flame suit, let me preface this by saying that I totally get the appeal of PC DIY. I've been around in this industry long enough to recognize that tons of people are really...
AOC C3583FQ for Gamers Who Like 'Em Big and Curvy Michael Kwan July 13, 2016 News Why suffer through the harsh first-world turmoil of a dual monitor configuration with two flat screens when you have one glorious curved display instead? Bigger is better and the AOC C3583FQ (rolls right off...
Napa Valley Press Event: Gigabyte, Corsair and Intel Putting Gamers First Michael Kwan July 7, 2016 Shows & Events What comes to mind when you think about Napa Valley, California? Perhaps you envision wide, expansive vineyards. Maybe you think about your favorite bottle of wine. For me last week, it meant congregating with...
What Does HTML5 Really Mean in 2016? Michael Kwan July 5, 2016 Miscellaneous The movement has always been from something analog to something digital. Practically everybody, save for a few retro purists, have abandoned traditional film cameras in favor of digital cameras. Some people...
A Focus on Taiwan - Cooler Master Embraces Trendy VR and Maker Culture in Latest Products Stephen Fung July 5, 2016 Miscellaneous We saw many companies on our trip to Taiwan. While we didn't cover every single company, we did cover the ones that support the PC enthusiast community and have driven PC gaming through their technology and...
GIGABYTE Aero 14 Ultrabook Boasts Top-Level Performance Michael Kwan July 4, 2016 News Here we go again! Are you tired of having to choose between performance and portability? What if you could rock a super-thin Ultrabook with more than enough horsepower to handle your mobile computing needs?...
Woman Successfully Sues Microsoft over Forced Windows 10 Update Michael Kwan June 28, 2016 News One way to boost adoption rates is to force your product onto customers and give it away for free. You've likely noticed just how busy Microsoft has been with this strategy, even getting you to download the...