If there's anything PC gamers are obsessed with, it's resolution. But if there's one Until now, however, it's been hard for the layperson to gauge frame rate. While certain games offer a built-in counter, most have had to resort to software like On Friday, however, Valve snuck a dedicated frame rate counter into the Steam Overlay—at least,
The annual trade show isn't normally Android focused, but rumors point to surprise device launches.
You know what the world needs? A Chromebook with a big screen. At least that's the message Acer has heard and answered with its new Chromebook 15, which sports a 15.6-inch display—the largest available on any Chromebook. That display will come in two resolutions: 1920x1080 pixels, or a more pedestrian 1366x768 pixels. The Acer Chromebook 15 will also offer two CPUs options based on Intel's upcoming, Broadwell-based chips: a Core i3, or a Celeron variant. Acer's new Chromebook 15 will come with an option for a 1920x1080 or 1366x768 screen.
For years, consumer technology has resided in two rooms: the office, and the living room. At CES 2015, expect it to colonize the rest of the home. That's not to say that you won't find traditional PCs and televisions this week in Las Vegas. But consumer firms have moved beyond those mature, traditional markets into mobile technology, wearables, and cars—and they keep moving. This year, the theme of the show may very well be the connected home, as smartphones and tablets take on a new role as control devices for the Internet of Things. Here are a few names to keep an eye out for: EchoStar (home automation), Dish (an over-the-top video service?), Intel (new Broadwell PCs), Ford (its new SYNC3 entertainment system) and Samsung (just about everything).
U.S. President Barack Obama has authorized new economic sanctions against North Korea, in part for the country’s alleged hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment in November, the White House said. Even though some The FBI
Imagine for a second—you fled your home over fifty years ago due to political upheaval, and you can never go back. You're not allowed. Through the years, those memories of home become fainter, less pronounced, but there's still a certain nostalgia when you think of them. And then your grandchild comes around and says, "I can get you back there. Sort of."
Teaching somebody to do something on the computer is always tough. Words go a long way, and pictures are a big help, but nothing can beat the simple immediacy of a video. Fortunately, it’s never been easier to make and share an instructional video on your PC. Using easy, free software, you can record and publish a high-quality, annotated instructional video in a matter of minutes. In this article, we’ll show you everything you need to get started right away. The primary difference between a good tutorial and a bad one is preparation. Even if you can do whatever it is you’re demonstrating in your sleep, you’ll make a better, more informative video if you do a little planning in advance.
I have a confession to make: I didn’t always believe in Chrome OS. Years ago, I—like many—thought Chromebooks were doomed to fail. Who wants a laptop that can only run a browser? But Schools have emerged as an unexpected bastion for Chromebooks. They’ve
People with children often experience a role reversal later in life: They transition from caring for their kids to having their kids care for them. If your parents are at that stage, you might already be struggling to keep them healthy and safe without impinging on their privacy and independence. That’s where Evermind comes in. Evermind’s biggest upside is that you don’t need to travel to your parents’ home to set it up. They can do it themselves (more on this later). Once that’s done, the person being monitored can go about their daily routine without any further interaction with the system. The downside is that the system doesn’t generate enough useful data to justify its $199 price tag and $29-per-month ongoing subscription fee (fortunately, there’s no long-term contract).
If you got a PlayStation 4 for Christmas but network outages spoiled your fun, Sony wants to make it up to you. Sony Computer Entertainment America will offer 10 percent off PlayStation Store purchases including games, TV shows and movies as a gesture of thanks for users’ patience following In addition, PlayStation Plus members who had an active membership or free trial on Dec. 25 will receive a membership extension of five days, Eric Lempel of Sony Network Entertainment wrote in
Did you spend Christmas mildly annoyed because you bought a new console, only to find that Xbox Live/ PlayStation Network had been downed by a "nefarious" group known as Lizard Squad? Yes, I know it sounds like a bad episode of Lizard Squad came to prominence in 2014 after taking down (or at least claiming to take down) the online presences of numerous gaming companies, including Blizzard, Activision, and Sony. Oh, and perpetrating a bomb threat against a Sony executive in August.
We all love to spend time (some would say waste time) fooling around on Facebook, Twitter, and other services. We also use these sites for serious, professional reasons. But like almost everything else on the Internet, they're inherently dangerous. Hackers can use social media to discover your private information and to deliver spam or malware. You can be stalked and bullied through social media. It can ruin your reputation, your career, and your life. So you need to protect yourself. Follow these rules and your online social life won't become anti-social. Of course, you should never give anyone else your password to a social network. And you shouldn’t let them steal it, either. Use a long, strong password containing upper- and lowercase letters, numbers, and punctuation. And use a unique password for every site.
I sympathize. We all deal with this annoyance. In fact, I'm willing to bet that everyone reading this article who hasn't already solved this problem knows exactly what I'm talking about. Most of these videos run on Shockwave Flash, so I'm going to concentrate on that technology. The trick isn't to block Flash entirely, but to make it work only with your permission. How you do this varies with each browser. So I'll offer instructions for the three most popular ones. Christopher Breen of Macworld
If that rectangular present under the tree or boxy bulge in the stocking turned out to be a new Android phone, then congratulations: We hope that it's the flagship (or at least stellar mid-range) device of your dreams. But if that is the case, then you need to do right by your old companion—assuming you don't want to keep it around as a backup. That means first making sure that your personal data is inaccessible to whoever might have the phone next, and then figuring out the best way to part with it: selling, donating, or recycling. And yes, that includes broken phones. None of this is particularly difficult, but it does take a little bit of time. We'll save you the research and hassle so you can obsess over your new phone. Here's what to do with the old one.
When Samsung’s 65-inch curved LCD smart TV powers on, an angelic choir hums a joyous tune in the background and a glowing aura shines forth into the darkening winter sky. Okay, I’m exaggerating. All it really does is make that typical fuzz-buzz sound that every other TV does. But I’m convinced that 65 inches is the ideal size for most home-entertainment environments, unless you have the room and the money to convert your den into a movie theater. Everything on Samsung’s UN65HU9000 looked absolutely glorious. You could watch a porcupine waddle into a swamp on this set and find it totally appealing. Like LG’s 55-inch curved OLED (
Nearly all of the roughly US$370 million in bitcoin that disappeared in the February 2014 collapse of Mt. Gox probably vanished due to fraudulent transactions, with only 1 percent taken by hackers, according to a report in Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, citing sources close to a Tokyo police probe. Of the 650,000 bitcoins unaccounted for—worth about US$208 million today—only about 7,000 appear to have been purloined by hackers, the newspaper reported on New Year’s Day, adding that investigators have yet to identify who was responsible. That conflicts with the explanation by Mt. Gox, which blamed a bug in the Bitcoin system when it filed for bankruptcy on Feb. 28.
