The ongoing saga of Facebook data harvesting and the implementation of the GDPR has personal privacy online as a hot topic once again. One common method for protecting yourself online is the use of a Virtual Private Network — or VPN for short. It allows you to safely send information when using public networks via a group of networked computers and faraway servers.… Continue reading "The Best VPN Services of 2018"
AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 3000-series CPUs could offer as many as 16 cores and 32 threads to consumers, with the most powerful of chips hitting turbo frequencies as high as 5.1GHz. If that rumor proves true, it would make AMD’s next-generation CPUs an exciting option for new buys and upgrades in 2019, especially if Intel continues to face problems with its next-generation Cannon… Continue reading "AMD Ryzen 3000 Series Could Offer 16 Cores, 5.1GHz Turbo Clocks"
Viruses and malware are bad news — they can slow down your PC by mining cryptocurrency, modifying important files, and messing with the way your system behaves. If you’re reading this, it’s likely that you’re making an effort to avoid these infections — or looking for a way to exterminate them. Luckily, there are a host of free, high-quality programs built… Continue reading "The Best Free Antivirus Software of 2018"
Bose Bose has long been known for its forward-thinking audio experiments, but even the most dedicated first adopters among us couldn’t have predicted that the company would actually put its headphone/sunglasses concept — which the company shared earlier this year — into full-fledged production. And yet, here we are: Bose, the company best-known for its high-end noise-canceling headphones and grandma-friendly… Continue reading "Block Out The Sun And Drown Out The Haters With Bose’s New AR Sunglasses"
Following a series of negative enthusiast reviews, there were speculations that when Walmart pulled its Overpowered branded gaming desktop from its online store, it was due to quality concerns. However, that appears to not be the case, as Esports Arena, the company that makes the Overpowered line, had informed Techspot that the online store listing was briefly removed in order… Continue reading "Walmart’s Overpowered PC Gaming Desktop Isn’t Getting Canceled"
Nvidia has been busy with its next generation of GeForce hardware. In a quieter release, however, AMD launched the RX 590, a new graphics card that seems to play to the best of the company’s strengths. It’s a cost-effective alternative to Nvidia, priced at $280, right around the price of the GeForce GTX 1060. We loaded the RX 590 into… Continue reading "AMD RX 590 Tested and Benchmarked: Polaris, Forevermore"
