Company of Heroes 2 Tested, Benchmarked

It's hard to believe nearly seven years have passed since Relic
Entertainment and THQ released Company of Heroes, a World War II-themed
real-time strategy title that impressed the heck out of me and many
other RTS buffs at the time. Like the original, Company of Heroes 2 is
set in...



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Gartner predicts that IT spending will rise only 2 percent this year

Research firm Gartner predicts that global IT spending will reach $3.7
trillion by the end of 2013, which is approximately 2 percent higher
than last year’s figure of $3.6 trillion. To the surprise of many, these
numbers are slightly lower than the 4.1 percent growth that Gartner had
estimated just...



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Petition to allow Tesla to sell directly to consumers surpasses 100,000 signatures, earns White House response

An online petition urging the White House to allow Tesla Motors to sell
their fleet of electric vehicles directly to the public has amassed
more than 100,000 signatures. Having passed the 100,000 signature
threshold within 30 days of creation (just narrowly as it was launched
on June 5) means the...



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Asus 4K 31.5-inch monitor available for pre-order, ships July 16

Asus has opened pre-orders for their new 31.5-inch 4k monitor. This
pixel-dense beast of a monitor goes by the markedly unremarkable name of
PQ321Q, and will run you $3,500—quite a high barrier for entry for
average consumers.



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Facebook flirting with the idea of becoming a mobile game publisher

New reports suggest that Facebook plans to enter the mobile gaming
industry. Instead of producing the games themselves, the social media
giant will act as the publisher, offering marketing capabilities and
other services to independent game developers. In return, Facebook will
seek a cut of the revenues.



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Nvidia GeForce 320.49 WHQL drivers ready for download

Coinciding with last week's release of the GeForce GTX 760, Nvidia
dropped a set of 320.49 beta drivers which were welcomed by gamers with
mixed feedback. Today, Nvidia has released a WHQL version of its 320.49
driver which hopefully sets right the issues (e.g. freezing, BSODs,
image corruption) reported by some beta...



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Apple to build massive solar farm to power Reno data center

Apple is planning to build a massive solar array near its Reno, Nevada,
data center that will eventually be used to power the facility.
Cupertino is building the array in conjunction with NV Energy, the
utility company for the region, according to a report from All Things D.



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Telescopic 1.17mm-thin contact lenses provide 2.8x optical zoom

An international research team led by Joseph Ford of UCSD and Eric
Tremblay of EPFL created a new contact lens that provides the wearer
with 2.8x optical zoom. However, the real differentiator for this bionic
device is its 1.17mm profile...



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Telescopic 1.77mm-thin contact lenses provide 2.8x optical zoom

An international research team led by Joseph Ford of UCSD and Eric
Tremblay of EPFL created a new contact lens that provides the wearer
with 2.8x optical zoom. However, the real differentiator for this bionic
device is its 1.17mm profile...



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Pebble smartwatch landing at Best Buy this weekend for $150

The smartwatch that arguably jumpstarted the wearable technology trend
will soon be available for purchase at Best Buy. The Kickstarter
sensation known as Pebble has landed on Best Buy’s website with a
“coming soon” tag and if leaked inventory photos prove to be true, the
wristwatch should be in stock...



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Microsoft's Windows Store reaches 100,000 app milestone

As of today, Microsoft’s Windows Store has reached 100,000 apps.
Although still trailing Google and Apple by a considerable margin, the
milestone is nothing short of impressive considering Windows 8 was
unveiled just a short 8 months ago. To provide some comparison, it took
both Microsoft and Android nearly 18 months to...



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Opera 15 arrives as first non-beta release since Chromium switch

It’s been roughly a month since Opera released the first preview of its
Chromium and Blink infused browser reboot. Now, the Norwegian company
is ready with Opera 15 for Windows and Mac, marking its first
consumer-ready launch since dumping the Presto engine that powered its
browser for years.



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Microsoft's Xbox Live Ultimate Game Sale is live all week

If you’re a fan of Steam’s annual summer games sale but just happen to
be a console gamer instead, listen up. Microsoft’s Xbox Live Ultimate
Game Sale is here with a number of titles scheduled to be on sale this
week. Different titles will be on sale at different times...



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Madeleine is the 'camera' that records your favorite smells

Smell is one of the strongest and most pronounced of our five basic
senses yet unless you’re there in the moment, there’s no effective way
to capture and share the experience with others – until now. A device
known as Madeleine claims to be just that, an odor-capturing camera. ...



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Futuristic 3D-printed cast is breathable, waterproof and lightweight

If you’ve ever been unfortunate enough to break a bone in one of your
extremities, you’re likely already familiar with the following scenario.
A visit to the hospital or doctor leaves you with a clunky plaster or
fiberglass cast that does a swell job at isolating the broken bone
but...



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SanDisk Aims High With Extreme II SSD, Reviewed

The new SanDisk Extreme II features an in-house developed firmware
which helps to set it apart from other SSDs using the same controller.
Also of note, the second generation Extreme series has dumped the
SandForce controller in favor of the new Marvell 88SS9187, the same
controller used by the Crucial...



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Company of Heroes 2 Performance, Benchmarked
Company
of Heroes 2 takes advantage of DirectX 11 but also supports DirectX 9,
and Relic's proprietary Essence 3.0 engine has a mess load of new
features. Our tests comprises nearly 30 graphics cards from AMD and
Nvidia paired with an Intel Core i7-3960X to remove any CPU bottlenecks.



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SanDisk Extreme II SSD 240GB Review
The
SanDisk Extreme II series is aimed at enthusiasts, with initial models
offering capacities of 120GB, 240GB and 480GB. The Extreme II features
an in-house developed firmware, dumping the SandForce controller in
favor of the new Marvell 88SS9187.



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Emsisoft Anti-Malware Free 8.0.0.10
Keep
your PC free from Viruses/Worms, Trojans, Bots, Keyloggers, Dialer and
Spyware/Adware with the power of two major scan engines.


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RogueKiller 8.6.2
RogueKiller
is a program written in C++ and able to Kill malicious processes, stop
malicious services and unload malicious DLLs from processes.


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Sysinternals Suite 2013.7.1
A bundling of dozens of selected troubleshooting Sysinternals Utilities.


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FreeFileSync 5.17
FreeFileSync is a free and Open Source folder comparison and synchronization tool.


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Wavosaur 1.0.9.0
Wavosaur is a powerful free audio editor.


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Google Chrome 28.0.1500.68 Beta for Windows
Google Chrome's development is high-paced and here's their latest beta.


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Hamachi 2.1.0.374
Allows you to establish secure direct connections to PC's that are not accessible due to the restrictions in network setup.


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Google Chrome 28.0.1500.68 Beta for Mac OS X
Google Chrome runs web pages and applications with lightning speed.


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Allway Sync 12.15.1
Real bidirectional file & folder synchronization software. Free for private use.


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Google Chrome 28.0.1500.68 Beta for Linux
Google Chrome runs web pages and applications with lightning speed.


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Emsisoft Anti-Malware 8.0.0.10
Comprehensive PC protection against trojans, viruses, spyware, adware, worms, bots, keyloggers, rootkits and dialers.


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Core FTP Pro 2.2.1778
Full feature FTP software with the latest encryption methods.


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Free Ringtone Maker 2.4.0.1296
Free MP3 Ringtone Maker is a simple and handy Windows software for making your own MP3 ringtones in 3 easy steps.


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Xinorbis 6.0.24
Xinorbis is a simple but powerful hard disk analyser.


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PcBoost 4.7.1.2013
Boost the speed of your computer by making games and applications run faster.


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SuperRam 6.7.1.2013
SuperRam increases computer performance by freeing wasted memory.


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Throttle 6.7.1.2013
Optimize your internet connection by modifying your Dial-up, DSL, ADSL, Cable, ISDN, and Satellite modem settings.


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Anvil Studio 2013.07.01
With this free version, you can create an unlimited number of MIDI tracks, and two one-minute audio tracks.


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GameGain 2.7.1.2013
Enhance gaming, it increases overall speed and squeezes out every last bit of performance from your computer.


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GameBoost 1.7.1.2013
Boost your PC games by optimizing your computers' speed and internet performance.


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PCMedik 6.7.1.2013
Enhance PC performance, it increases overall speed and squeezes out every last bit of performance.


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AppRemover 3.1.1.1
Effectively remove any security application.


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NirLauncher 1.18.14
NirLauncher
is a package of more than 100 portable freeware utilities for Windows,
all of them developed for NirSoft Web site during the last few years.


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Process Lasso 6.6.0.48
Process Lasso is a software that will improve system responsiveness and stability.


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Squid 3.3.6
Squid
is a fully-featured HTTP/1.0 proxy which is almost (but not quite -
we're getting there!) a fully-featured HTTP/1.1 proxy.


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