“Who cares about Steam Machines?” Believe me, readers—I’ve heard you. You’ve asked that question a I’m in the same situation. Piece by piece I built my computer into quite a capable little gaming rig, and I’m loathe to shell out the same cash twice—I’d rather just upgrade my main machine. So look for my colleague Gordon Ung to talk about Steam Machines and all the different configurations available in a report tomorrow. I want to talk about the things that will potentially change the way I
Google has launched a new auto insurance site in the U.S. designed to simplify for consumers the process of shopping for policies. People can also access the service through a regular Google search for “car insurance.”
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LG is planning a high-end phone that outshines its flagship G series in design and polish. A Cho didn't offer other details beyond that. The G3 is already a pretty solid device, with a 5.5-inch screen and 2560x1440 resolution. That's the same screen size as the iPhone 6 Plus, but it's much easier to hold thanks to its smaller bezel.
Softcard is closing up shop for good, leaving you with one fewer option for making payments with your phone. After earlier announcing it had The major collateral damage hits Windows Phone, which has
A free preview is available to try, and surprise, it provides a seamless experience with Office on other platforms.
A company called Monohm is working on what might be the first circular smartphone for aloof hippies. Beyond just looking different, The details are a bit scarce, though it sounds like Runcible will work best when precision is not a priority. For instance, a built-in mapping application tries to offer the “most interesting route” to a location, rather than the fastest one. Engadget also
Adobe Systems launched a new program that encourages security researchers to find and report vulnerabilities in the company’s websites and other online services. Unlike companies like Google, Mozilla, Facebook or Twitter that pay monetary rewards for vulnerabilities found in their Web properties, Adobe’s program only promises public recognition for such contributions. “Bug hunters who identify a web application vulnerability in an Adobe online service or web property can now privately disclose the issue to Adobe while boosting their HackerOne reputation score,” said Pieter Ockers, the security program manager at Adobe, in a
It’s crazy how quickly things move in this day and age. About a year ago, Cyanogen relied mostly on its committed user base for its marketshare, but now it’s a full-blown company making partnership announcements with major OEMs at conferences like Mobile World Congress. Cyanogen, which is now comprised of 80 employees, is tapping into every resource to gets its operating system out into the wild, beyond just the tinkerers and diehard users. We talked to Steve Kondik about some of the announcements made this past week in Barcelona and what the company’s hoping to accomplish later this year.
HBO is reportedly getting set to roll out its
Most people hate putting together a PowerPoint deck. If you’re one of those, Haiku Deck’s new Zuru tool promises to cut the time you need to spend to do so to a matter of minutes. For each slide, a user simply needs to input his or her text; Zuru then analyzes the content, highlighting what it thinks are the key points and matching the text with a thematically appropriate image. Haiku Deck Zuru is what the company has put together after quietly watching what customers of its
February in Vegas. I've managed to track down Harmonix's Nick Chester to follow up on a rumor I heard—that he was making appointments for something at GDC. Something I needed to see. I asked him for an appointment, and the first words out of his mouth were: "It's not going to be on PC." "I don't care," I responded. It's maybe the only time I'd say those words. We don't cover console games on PCWorld anymore. Ever. Heck, we barely even cover the consoles themselves. I fought for that right. I won that right. As far as this site is concerned, consoles basically don't exist. This is Two exceptions. 1)
Intel graphics integrated inside the company's computer processors power the vast majority of all PCs, and now Intel has brought its most powerful version—Iris Pro—to both the desktop and to a new NUC. Intel’s graphics may be looked down upon by companies like AMD or Nvidia, but they’re the baseline graphics for most PCs. And as they get more and more powerful, even cheaper PCs can play more and more games. According to Chris Silva, the Intel director for premium notebooks, about 70 percent of all PCs use integrated graphics. Three million users per month are now downloading drivers from Intel’s Web site.
