The Witcher 2, Dragon Age: Origins, and others fill out today's Steam discounts
Ready for another batch of discounted Steam games? I thought so. The ongoing 2014 Holiday Sale features the following deals for the next two days:
I've heard a lot of good things about The Witcher 2 , which has great Metacritic reviews . Arma 3 seems to be pretty popular, too. Unfortunately, every time I see Child of Light ...
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Early deal of the week: 30 inches of IPS goodness for $380
We usually save our deals posts for Friday, but every so often, a bargain pops up that deserves special attention. This time, it's Monoprice's 30" IPS monitor, which is selling for only $379.99.
The house-brand unit features an LG panel with a 2560x1600 resolution and matte coating. CCFLs provide the backlighting, while a dual-link DVI port handles ...
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Leaked pictures suggest Xiaomi is building a MacBook Air clone
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi recently raised $1.1 billion in funding, valuing the company at an astronomical $45 billion. CEO and founder Lei Jun announced the deal in a Weibo post, adding that the company plans to unveil new flagship products next month. One of those could be a low-cost laptop modeled after the MacBook Air.
GizmoChina has leaked pictures of the rumored 15" system, which is a dead ringer for Apple's slimmest MacBook. The machine looks well-equipped, too, with a ...
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The Talos Principle sentences pirates to eternity in an elevator
A few years ago, Serious Sam 3 developer Croteam punished pirates with the "immortal fast scorpion," an unkillable enemy that effectively halted their progress through the game. In its latest title, The Talos Principle, Croteam has taken a somewhat gentler approach. Instead of hunting down players with dual assault rifles, it locks them in an elevator at a critical moment—and just leaves them there.
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Microsoft reportedly developing lightweight browser dubbed Spartan
Raise your hand if Internet Explorer is your primary web browser. Yeah, I didn't think so. IE's share of web traffic has been in decline for quite some time. Chrome dominates, and now, Microsoft may be building a new browser that emulates its minimalist style. ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley cites multiple sources as saying that a lightweight browser dubbed Spartan is in development in Redmond.
According to Foley's moles, Spartan will use Microsoft's Trident rendering and Chakra JavaScript engines. The browser will reportedly be part of both desktop and mobile versions ...
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Today's featured Steam discounts include Wolfenstein: The New Order
A fresh batch of deals has been added to the 2014 Steam Holiday Sale. Here are the featured deals for the next two days:
Bruno vouches for Wolfenstein , which also has loads of positive Metacritic reviews . Scott recommended BattleBlock Theater when it was selling for $3.74, so that ...
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This is what Quake looks like on an oscilloscope
Quake has been ported to a wide variety of platforms, but none quite like this one. Programmer Pekka Väänänen managed to get the game running on an analog oscilloscope. Check it out:
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Don't miss these gems in the Steam Holiday Sale
Here's hoping you guys had an excellent Christmas holiday and weekend. I had a great Christmas followed by a not-so-great trip to visit the in-laws' place, where I spent the majority of the time in bed suffering from a stomach bug. Ugh.
I'm mostly recovered now, though, and I have a few suggestions for you in the Steam Holiday Sale. The ...
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Iiyama to offer FreeSync upgrade for existing 4K monitor
Update: Well, so much for that. Steve Kilroy, Iiyama's senior account manager for the UK, hasn't heard of the FreeSync upgrade. The Overclockers UK listing is in error, he says.
The first FreeSync monitors aren't due until early 2015 , but one has already worked its way online—sort of. Overclockers UK is selling a 28" ...
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Report: Sony prepping jumbo tablet with 4K-class display
Rumor has it that Apple is prepping a 12.9" iPad for next year. Details on the device are scarce, but a story at DigiTimes suggests that it won't be the only super-sized slate to debut in 2015. Sony is reportedly prepping a 12.9-incher of its own for the first half of next year.
According to "sources from the related supply chain," the Sony tablet will have a 3840x2400 display with 11% more pixels than typical 4K panels. The resulting 16:10 aspect ratio is slightly ...
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Deal of the week: An Asus monitor for $125, a 240GB SSD for $80, and more
Gift-wrapping season may be over, but consumerism knows no respite—and there are plenty of ways to indulge in that today. Let's start with the non-storage deals:
Newegg also has a nice selection of ...
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Steam sale serves up Shadow of Mordor, Thief, CS:GO
The 2014 Steam Holiday Sale is still on, and there are some big names among today's Featured Deals.
For starters, the still-fairly-new Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is 40% off at $29.99. You can also find Thief for $7.49, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for the same price, and Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons ...
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