If you are one of the masses that uses Google Maps on your smartphone or tablet for GPS, some updates are rolling out. Reports indicate that in many parts of the country Google Maps now has speed limits that show on the app to help you not get a ticket. I can confirm that the …more
Fortnite gamers have a content update to look forward to that is going live today, January 22, at 5am PT. The good news for Fortnite players planning on gaming during that time is that the update requires no server downtime. For now, all the content of the update is a mystery. The patch notes won’t …more
Android fans who are in the market for a new smartphone will want to check out this sale. Google is offering direct discounts on the Google Pixel 3 and the Pixel 3 XL. Shoppers can get the Pixel 3 for $649, a $150 discount. The larger screen Pixel 3 XL is available for $749, a …more
The video game Red Dead Redemption 2 is still creating lots of buzz and selling well despite having been on the market for a while. If you are new to the franchise with Red Dead 2 and want to check out the original entry in the franchise, Best Buy has a deal on the original …more
The developer of the game Pokemon Go, Niantic, has announced that it has raised some cash for operations to the tune of $245 million. The deal values the company at nearly $4 billion. Niantic CEO John Hanke says that the company is cash flow positive, but the new round of funding will help it “bunker …more
Fans of the Ubisoft game The Divison will be glad to hear that the private, closed beta for the next entry in the franchise starts next month. The Divison 2 private beta will start on February 7 and run through February 11. Access to the beta is guaranteed for those who pre-ordered the game. Ubisoft …more
Back in the day, the coolest phone you could have was the Motorola Razr flip phone. That phone was way before the smartphone craze started. A rumor is going around that Motorola is set to bring back the Razr as a folding device. However, it will cost a lot according to the rumor. The rumors …more
Woah. Neilsen’s SuperData estimates how much games make each year as a way to rank the titles and shed light on the success of games. Revenue earned is often something that game developers and publishers don’t share. According to the Nielsen data, Fortnite raked in a massive $2.4 billion in 2018 reports Deadline. That would …more
Sources who claim to be familiar with what is going on at EA are reporting that it has canceled the open-world Star Wars game that was in the works. The game was announced in 2017 and was being developed by EA in Vancouver. The Vancouver studio had taken over that game when Visceral Studios was …more
Sports games are very popular for consoles and PC platforms. One of the most popular is the NBA basketball game NBA 2K from Take-Two Interactive Software. With the game being so popular there is huge money that goes into the licensing deals behind the game. The NBA and NBA Player’s Union have announced that they …more
Apple was in big trouble a while back for throttling iPhones that had aging batteries without telling users. Part of its plan to get users back on its side was to offer a discounted battery replacement program. Apple has given some detail on how many batteries it replaced in 2018. Apple CEO Tim Cook says …more
If you pick a handful of western movies, odds are that a few of them would talk about the Pinkerton detective agency. Take-Two, the parent company of Rockstar, has been sued by the modern incarnation of the Pinkerton agency called Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations, owned by a Swedish firm called Securitas AB. The suit wants …more
One of the Apple accessories that fans have been looking forward to is the AirPower wireless charging mat. Several of Apple’s gadgets can charge wirelessly, at the same time, if you have the charging device for them. That includes iPhones, Apple Watch, AirPods, and the AirPods charging case. The AirPower wireless charging mat has been …more
Last week we talked about the split between Activision and Bungie that saw Bungie keeping Destiny franchise rights. The folks at Bungie were pleased about the breakup and are looking forward to the future. Activision probably doesn’t feel as good about the breakup. Activision’s stock price has taken a 10% nosedive after the separation reports …more
The Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus was released this morning and features the latest fifth generation Samsung V-NAND with optimized firmware for even more performance. The Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus is available in 250GB, 500GB and 1TB capacities right now with a 2TB capacity model coming out in April 2019. Performance on the 970 …more
Western Digital today introduced the WD Black SN750 NVMe SSD series that is targeted to gamers and hardware enthusiasts. This isn’t the first time I’ve seen a storage drive targeted at gamers, so I was excited to see what WD was releasing. Hopefully WD wasn’t just slapping a heatsink on the drive and calling it a …more
Do you need a sound card for your PC? EVGA has teamed up with the audiophiles over at Audio Note to create the EVGA NU Audio Card. The add-in sound card business is a new product segment for EVGA and one that isn’t flooded with a ton of options. For a number of years now …more
Real-time ray tracing on Battlefield V was pretty impressive when it came out in November 2018, but GeForce RTX series cards took a pretty big performance hit when turning on this new feature. The good news is that in December 2018 a patch for Battlefield V along with the latest GeForce drivers were able to improve …more
RTX 2060 – Turing For The Masses The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 has arrived and promises to bring Turing GPU performance and features to mainstream gamers. With a price of $349 for the RTX 2060 Founders Edition and partner cards, this card is poised to be one of the most popular models for 2019. NVIDIA …more
Huawei Mate 20 Pro – Packed With Cool Features When the Huawei Mate 20 Pro showed up to be reviewed back in October I went straight to using the smartphone to see how I liked it. Well, it’s been two months and I’m still using the Huawei Mate 20 Pro as it has the best …more
MAINGEAR is best known as a PC system builder that creates some of the best over-the-top gaming PCs on the market, but they have recently been expanding into new products lines. Seeing a company branch off their core business to launch PC gaming peripherals and accessories is nothing new. MAINGEAR expanding into gaming chairs seems …more
The EKWB velocity series of CPU water blocks is EKWB’s latest and greatest edition to their already heavily extensive line of watercooling gear. The Velocity lineup of waterblocks improves on the previous generation of water blocks in a few aspects. One of the main improvements is in aesthetics. EK has decided to stray away from the …more
We’ve reviewed a ton of portable SSDs this year, so when we got the opportunity to review the ADATA HD830 2.5″ External Hard Disk Drive (HDD) we jumped at the chance. The ADATA HD830 series of durable ultra-tough portable HDDs is available in 2TB, 4TB or 5TB capacities for $107.07 shipped, $149.99 shipped and $179.99, …more
HyperX Cloud Mix – Game and Go HyperX started selling gaming headsets in 2014 with the introduction of the HyperX Cloud and to say that it has been a successful venture for the company is an understatement. HyperX has sold over 5 million pairs of gaming headsets and that number is going to be higher …more
Intel hosted an Architecture Day this week in California for analysts and media that allowed Intel’s top executives, architects and fellows to reveal their next-generation technologies to a captive audience. Most of the Intel architecture coverage in 2018 revolved around where are the 10nm products were at and why they were delayed. Legit Reviews was happy …more
The APC Back-UPS 600VA BE600M1 was introduced in 2016 as the replacement to the APC Back-UPS 550VA BE550G that originally came out in 2008. I actually bought the old APC Back-UPS 550VA nearly a decade ago and it just recently started giving off an alert that the battery was on it’s last leg. The battery life …more
AMD Radeon RX 590 Roundup The Radeon RX 590 is the latest and greatest mainstream graphics card from AMD and is targeted at targeted to 1080P gamers that want to play every game on the market today at respectable frame rates for under $300. You also get three PC games for free when you purchase …more
Samsung launched a new consumer Solid State Drive (SSD) series today called the Samsung 860 QVO SSD. This SATA III 2.5-inch drive series is available in 1TB, 2TB and 4TB capacities and feature Samsung’s brand new high-density 4-bit multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash. The Samsung 860 QVO was brought to market to help eliminate the …more
Jabra Launches Elite 85h Headphones With SmartSound: Exclusive AI Technology for Intelligent Adaptive Audio – Best-in-class headphones sets new standards with maximum battery life, custom engineered 40mm speakers and advanced six-microphone call technology for crystal-clear sound – SmartSound technology: AI for adaptive sound environments – Digital Hybrid Active Noise Cancellation for total calls and music immersion – 100 percent hands-free …more
RAZER BLADE 15 UPDATED WITH NEW NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX GRAPHICS World’s smallest 15.6” gaming laptop, available with up to GeForce RTX 2080 GPU with Max-Q design, delivers high framerates and quick renders IRVINE, Calif. – Razer™, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, announced today a new range of the Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model gaming …more
NETGEAR Advances the Smart Home Experience With New Technologies Introduced at CES 2019 LAS VEGAS, Jan. 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NETGEAR®, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTGR), the leading provider of networking devices that power today’s smart home and small businesses, has been named a CES® 2019 Innovation Awards Honoree for a range of new products across the company’s …more
LAS VEGAS, NEV., JANUARY 7, 2019 – Cooler Master, a global leader in designing and manufacturing innovative gaming peripherals and computer components, will be showcasing its new line up of wireless peripherals including the MH670 gaming headset, MM831 gaming mouse, SK621 65-key travel size keyboard, SK631 60% layout keyboard, SK651 full-layout keyboard, and the GS750 …more
Today, AMD announced a number of exciting additions to its mobility line-up, encompassing all notebook segments, including: 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen 3000 Series Mobile Processors powering ultrathin and gaming notebooks, AMD Athlon 300 Series Mobile Processors powering mainstream notebooks with the fast and efficient “Zen” core, and Optimized 7th Gen AMD A-Series processors elevating performance …more
Qualcomm Introduces The World’s First 7 Nanometer PC Platform —Designed from the Ground up for the Next Generation of Computing Experiences, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx is the Most Extreme Snapdragon Ever, Bringing Breakthrough Innovations to PC Design— HAWAII — December 6, 2018 — During the third day of the annual Snapdragon Technology Summit, Qualcomm Technologies, …more
Qualcomm Announces New Flagship Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform – A New Decade of 5G, AI, and XR —World’s First Commercial 5G Mobile Platform is Sampling to Customers Now and Excepted to Support Premium Multi-Gigabit Smartphones in the first half of 2019— HAWAII — December 5, 2018 — During the second day of the annual Snapdragon Technology …more
Verizon and Samsung to release 5G smartphone in the U.S. in first half of 2019 NEW YORK – Verizon and Samsung announced their plan to bring one of the first commercial 5G smartphones to market in the first half of 2019. The companies will unveil a proof of concept, powered by the upcoming flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon …more
SK Hynix Inc. Announces 1Ynm 16Gb DDR5 DRAM Seoul, November 15, 2018 – SK Hynix Inc. (or ‘the Company’, www.skhynix.com) announced that it has developed 16Gb (Gigabits) DDR5 (Double Data Rate 5) DRAM, the industry’s first DDR5 to meet the JEDEC standards. The same 1Ynm process technology used for the recently-developed 1Ynm 8Gb DDR4 DRAM …more
SK Hynix Launches World’s First ‘CTF-based 4D NAND Flash’ (96-Layer 512Gb TLC) Seoul, November 4, 2018 – SK Hynix Inc. (or ‘the Company’, www.skhynix.com) launched the world’s first 96-Layer 512Gb (Gigabit) ‘CTF based 4D (Four-Dimensional) NAND Flash (4D NAND)’ based on its TLC (Triple-Level Cell) arrays, using 3D CTF (Charge Trap Flash) design paired with the PUC …more
Kingston Digital Top Branded Channel SSD Maker in 2017 Kingston Leads All Competitors with 23 Percent Market Share Rankings Recently Released by Analyst Firm DRAMeXchange, a Division of TrendForce Fountain Valley, CA – October 30, 2018 – Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., a world leader in memory products and technology solutions, today announced DRAMeXchange, a division …more
Samsung Demonstrates Gaming Benefits of the Samsung 970 Series at BlizzCon 2018 Samsung Electronics America partners with top PC builders for the ultimate game night with the 970 Series ANAHEIM, CA – November 2, 2018 – Samsung Electronics America, the official SSD partner of BlizzCon 2018, will be hosting Samsung Game Night featuring streamer and …more
Cooler Master Introduces the MasterCase SL600M Introducing the first in a new series of cases from Cooler Master LOS ANGELES, CALIF., OCTOBER 30, 2018 – Cooler Master, a global leader in manufacturing CPU coolers, computer components and peripherals, today, announced the availability of the MasterCase SL600M, marking the start of the SL series, designed to blur …more
Get Monster Hunter: World Free With Select EVGA GeForce GTX 10-Series October 23rd, 2018 – In Monster Hunter: World, you’ll hunt gigantic monsters in amazing landscapes while crafting epic weapons to take on an even bigger, badder beasts. Upgrade your weaponry with an EVGA GeForce GTX 10-Series powered graphics card and enjoy the ultimate hunting experience. …more
