By Devin Coldewey Part of the goal of the Internet of Things, if we must continue calling it that, is improved efficiency for our newly intelligent appliances. But we could effect that in a much simpler way by passing data over the energy grid itself, suggests a successful trial in the UK. Read More …read…

By Kane Fulton With the gap in graphical capabilities growing wider every day, there’s never been a better time to make the switch from consoles to PC. Unlike the Xbox One S or PS4 Pro, a PC lets you configure your system however you want it, on nearly any given budget, complete with the best…

By Kevin Lee Investing endless hours finding all the right components and locking them into place sounds like a chore. You don’t want to “build” a computer. You’d rather get to the fun part: actually playing games. Luckily, there are more than enough gaming laptops on the market to choose from. The convenience of taking…

By Kevin Lee Investing endless hours finding all the right components and locking them into place sounds like a chore. You don’t want to “build” a computer. You’d rather get to the fun part: actually playing games. Luckily, there are more than enough gaming laptops on the market to choose from. The convenience of taking…

By Darren Allan Seagate has launched a new BarraCuda drive which offers the biggest capacity you can currently get for an external HDD, alongside a fresh FireCuda model which is targeted at gamers boasting speedy performance levels. For those who want the most space to cart about their photos, videos, documents, presentations or other files,…

By Darren Allan Seagate has launched a new BarraCuda drive which offers the biggest capacity you can currently get for an external HDD, alongside a fresh FireCuda model which is targeted at gamers boasting speedy performance levels. For those who want the most space to cart about their photos, videos, documents, presentations or other files,…

By Jon Porter The PS4 Pro has to be one of the most complicated console’s ever released. We first heard about the new hardware at the beginning of 2016 thanks to a substantial leak of its developer documentation, but we had to wait until September 2016 before it saw an official announcements. That’s not what…

By Jon Porter The PS4 Pro has to be one of the most complicated console’s ever released. We first heard about the new hardware at the beginning of 2016 thanks to a substantial leak of its developer documentation, but we had to wait until September 2016 before it saw an official announcements. That’s not what…

By TechRadar The first time you flew the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars Battlefront; getting the play of the game in Overwatch; Uncharted 4’s car chase. It’s been a great year for gaming moments. But which is the absolute best? It’s a tough question – and you’re needed to help answer it. The Golden Joystick…

By Kevin Lee Western Digital has been the king of hard drives for the longest time and its recent acquisition of SanDisk signaled the company ambitions further establish itself in the SSD world. And so months after the merger, the company is introducing its first WD Blue and WD Green SSDs. As with its hard…

By Kevin Lee Western Digital has been the king of hard drives for the longest time and its recent acquisition of SanDisk signaled the company ambitions further establish itself in the SSD world. And so months after the merger, the company is introducing its first WD Blue and WD Green SSDs. As with its hard…

By Andrew Williams,Jamie Hinks PC gaming is by no means “affordable”. By the time you blow hundreds on future-proofing your hardware to compete with the upcoming PS4 Pro or Project Scorpio, the games themselves may be financially out of reach. But, who says the best things in life aren’t free? It’s 2016, and no longer…

By Matt Burns Kettering University unveiled this week an automotive proving grounds in a bid to lure companies and students to the Flint, MI area. The test track is on the school’s grounds, housed on land that once contained a massive General Motors’ manufacturing facility that was torn down and left abandoned. The Kettering University…

By Emma Boyle Still regularly playing Pokémon Go? Then here’s some good news! According to a recent collaborative study between Microsoft and Stanford University you might just live longer. In an attempt to determine just how much impact Pokémon Go has had on physical activity, researchers collected data and engine logs from the Microsoft Bands…

By Darren Allan Bethesda has announced that the remastered version of Skyrim which is due out later this month has gone gold, while also revealing the PC system requirements for the game. Unsurprisingly, Skyrim Special Edition is a good deal more demanding than the original, which is five years old now (can you believe?), due…