After spending big on a new console and 4K set, paying $60 a pop for a bunch of brand new games is a tough sell for many of us. Thankfully, there are plenty of affordable games that natively support the high-res goodness of the Xbox One X.
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When the New Horizons probe was launched in 2006, it had a straightforward mission: go into the night and take pictures of our outer solar system and what lies beyond, so we can see what’s out there. Demoting Pluto didn’t reroute the spacecraft nor strike it from the itinerary, though, and after taking a whole…
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For a limited time, the Humble Digital Tabletop Bundle is offering up seven different board and card game-themed video games with plenty of extras for just ten bucks. And if money's tight, you can still treat yourself for as little as $1.
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Ever been curious what NES games would look like in widescreen? Thanks to a new emulator project, it's possible to find out.
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Intel has again confirmed that it will support VESA Adaptive Sync with its discrete GPUs. That's the same standard AMD's FreeSync is based on, and it positions the two companies as supporting one standard while Nvidia backs its own version.
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We now have updated information on the Intel Whiskey Lake and Amber Lake launches, first reported earlier this week.
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For any PC user, it's important to have effective antivirus software installed. Besides protecting you against nefarious viruses and trojans, antivirus software also blocks spyware and can offer adequate protection against malware and adware.
In the past, antivirus software has been known for slowing down PCs due to its need to scan extensively on a regular basis. These days though, most software hardly makes a dent on your PC's performance, while still providing protection.
Which antivirus software should you get though? You might think that you need to spend considerable money in order to get a great antivirus software package, but that's not always the case. Plenty of free solutions now exist and are worth your time. They're often made by the same manufacturers of paid solutions, such as Panda and Adaware. Various reports have demonstrated that detection rates and accuracy are nearly as high with free software as they are with paid. You're not getting less of a valuable service here. At least, not in terms of spotting viruses, although paid software is sometimes a little smarter at spotting the loopholes. Read more...
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