I was tinkering with my secondary PC yesterday and installed Windows 7 64 bit with the intention of reserving my free upgrade to Windows 10 (out July 29th) via a taskbar icon that appears. One thing I noticed though, after letting Windows Update download a plethora of required […]
Anyone currently using Windows 7 may soon see a new icon in their system tray. Opening it reveals a tool that is designed to help users in the free upgrade to Windows 10. Just register your PC through the tool and when the new OS becomes available it will download […]
At their Build 2015 developers conference, Microsoft made the most of their keynote to remind everyone that Windows 10 and the ecosystem it will create is going to be something special. And it’s hard to not feel that enthusiasm when you see what’s coming. The replacement to Internet Explorer, […]
Ever since the current gen consoles came out in late 2013 the Full HD debate has raged between the two. On paper it still looks like the Xbox One is lagging behind the PS4 when it comes to managing native 1080p. When they were both released there were […]
When details of this were first announced, I honestly did a double take because the timing of it happened to coincide with April Fools Day here in Australia. After seeing Vin Diesel driving a DeLorean, you would think any prank is possible. Anyway, it turns out that this […]
Yesterday, the video streaming giant Netflix officially opened its doors to Australian consumers and like many I was ready to sign up for the free trial month as soon as it was available. It’s an interesting time for the market here and bound to be quite a battle. In […]
It’s been more than twelve months since I posted an article covering my experiences with running various computer and console emulators on my trusty old Surface Pro. When traveling you aren’t always guaranteed of having a network connection or television services so having a flexible entertainment device can come in very handy, especially […]
In the last day, the makers of the Pebble smartwatch unveiled their latest project on Kickstarter, the Pebble Time smartwatch. With a colour e-paper screen and a new method of navigation, it shows that the company was not resting on their laurels from their original success. But that’s […]
UPDATE – a second article on DSR – Revisiting Nvidia’s DSR – 4k resolution on a 1080p monitor Playing around with my PC over the last few days (having packed up my Xbox One for the upcoming house move) I was amazed to discover that Nvidia has come up with an […]
After a couple of years of good service, my trusty Surface Pro was starting to show signs of instability and sluggishness recently which is often the case with a Windows PC whose OS innards are a bit of a mess. In my case I think it was in part due […]