Microsoft said Monday that it is finally making its DirectStorage API available to game developers, promising to bring one of the best features of the Xbox Series X game console, Quick Resume, to the PC.
Microsoft originally announced that DirectStorage would be coming to Windows in 2020. Microsoft issued a DirectStorage preview in July 2021, and said today that the API would be made available to all developers. However, the company has yet to say which games will be supported by the new Di
Tiny, super-stylish ultraportable laptops lack two things: ports and storage. So a new generation of docks is packing both of them at the same time. Sabrent’s latest Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C dock can handle dual monitors, up to 96 watts of power delivery, full-sized SD cards, and — depending on which version you buy — up to sixteen terabytes of external SSD storage. The only thing more shocking than the capacity is the price: a cool $2900. Holy crap.
Of course, not everyon
The Raspberry Pi single-board computer and all its variants have captured the imaginations of DIY enthusiasts and budding hobbyists alike, even though it hasn’t been immune to the chip crunch. And now that an 8GB model with as much RAM as a Mac Mini is here, interest in building with the board is sure to spike.
Much of the coverage you’ll see around the web focuses on the more fantastical projects—magic mirrors, portable gaming handhelds, intelligent drones,
In business, success or failure is often found in the margins. So it’s easy to understand why someone might seek to widen them a bit, say, by labeling a $900 Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card as a $250 Radeon RX 6500 XT, and saving a few bucks on your customs declaration form. Something like that has allegedly happened, somewhere between Chinese graphics card manufacturer XFX and its retail supply chains. China’s customs authorities aren’t happy about it, and have seized a ship
It’s a good day to groove to the sound of savings. Amazon has a one-day sale on Anker Soundcore wireless headphones, which includes over-the-ear headphones and true wireless earbuds. There are three different models available. The sale lasts until just before midnight on Monday evening, Pacific time.
First up we have the Anker Life Q30 over-the-ear headphones for $60, which is down from the usual $80. These cans feature around 40 hours of playtime, a custom equalizer via a smartphone
The nerdiest day of the year is officially here again: March 14, or Pi day. Yes, the day when all jokes end in 3.1415.
To celebrate Pi day—the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter—in a computational way, here’s how you can see just how fast your laptop is at computing Pi.
For our purposes, we’ll use the popular and free Y-cruncher, which a popular program to calculate Pi to trillions of digits. You can download it here, where the creator of the
A new mouse can boost your gaming experience by making your in-game reactions faster. Today, Amazon is selling a solid wireless gaming mouse at a good price. The Logitech G Pro is $79.69. That’s a a savings of $50.
The G Pro features a jaw dropping 25,600 DPI sensor, meaning the slightest hand movement will send your mouse cursor careening across the display. If you’ve never had an ultra-sensitive gaming mouse before, we’d recommend setting the device to 2,000 DPI and the
Graphics cards seem to get all the attention, often overshadowing a vital component of your PC—the motherboard. We’re inundated with choice. Even just choosing the platform to build on—Intel or AMD—and your desired form factor—ITX, M-ATX, or ATX—takes careful thought. (See our 5 tips for choosing a motherboard or, if the shoe fits, our guide to picking a board for a Intel 12th-gen CPU for some useful pointers.)
But then you have the whole other matter of
Keeping sensitive images or video on your Android smartphone? You should consider protecting them from prying eyes, whether your collection is comprised of makeshift scans of tax documentation, vaccination records, or personal videos.
A secured folder requires additional verification—typically a PIN or biometric data like a fingerprint—to gain access. On Samsung phones, this feature is known as Secure Folder. On Pixels and select other Android phones, you can use Google Photos&r
We created emails to make communication more productive. However, we receive so much of them that it seems like we’re anything but. Mailbird offers a breath of fresh air when organizing your inbox (or inboxes). That’s especially the case this week since you can get a lifetime subscription for half price.
Mailbird, which we featured previously, is a Windows-compatible software that takes all the different apps and tools you use to manage your digital life and