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So as it happens TechCrunch and other sites are now quoting Tim Cook for saying “If there’s any doubt about that with our teams, let me be very clear: we have great desktops in our roadmap. Nobody should worry about that.” He goes on to mention the 5K iMac, but the Mac Pro or Mac mini aren't...

Dude I just bought a Mac mini and there hasn't been a refresh in what feels like years. Weird how they treat their Mac lineup. I would have gone for maxed out mini but now I just went with the cheap one because I have other devices anyway.

Well I am looking forward to the Surface event. My first gen Surface RT needs replacement, and the cheapest Surface 4 (maybe there will be a non-pro version as well?) should do nicely.

Welp, thanks then. I went ahead and ordered some aesthetically pleasing speakers.

Dear Sirs (and ladies) My setup is quite simple. I have two monitors connected to the GPU via HDMI. Audio is currently coming through one HDMI connection which I am able to select in software. Currently, I am able to have stereo sound only on one monitor, while the other is quiet. What I want...

Kids can't die in Bethesda games. So one of the first mods to come out for each of their games (after the obvious nude patches and jiggly boob mods) is for killable children. I still don't get how you get laid in the brothel in the Witcher 3. I can't seem to find the prostitutes that are willing.

My guess is some kind of virus. Svchost taking that much memory for no apparent reason should always ring the alarm bells.

Don't mind me, I just came here for the lulz. Oh wait, this isn't funny anymore. Rockstar is still trolling PC gamers. But most of the PC gamers I know don't really care anymore. You know the only ones I can understand being angry are those who have GTAV preordered for PC. My bet is they're...

Rule of thumb is you should nuke the hard drive of any new machine you get (unless you get a Mac or a Surface in case of which no proprietary stuff will be installed). But I am indeed very disappointed in Lenovo because this is beyond anything I expected. My dad has been using Lenovo at work...

Well thanks for the input guys. I really had no idea. Maybe I'll go buy some weirdo adapter and try to connect that thing to my PC then. I'll be sure to post the results. Selling it doesn't seem like a good option. Not too many buyers out there for this kind of SSD anymore. And the MBA that was...

I took picture of that thing (brand new, still in the packaging. Maybe that helps identify what kind of connection one would need. I have never dealt with anything like this before which is why I have trouble telling what kind of interface it is. It does look like PCIe 1x kind of thing, only...

I realize this is an unusual question, but here goes: I have here an OWC Aura Pro 6G 240 GB SSD (the ones that went into the old 2012 MacBook Airs). From what I understand, this is a mini PCIe card. My desktop PC has an unused PCIe 1x. In theory, would it be possible to adapt the OWC to fit the...

Hey man, think you're asking for quite a lot for that price. Let's say you go up to $1000, then you MIGHT just have some half decent options with ASUS. I recently saw some device, the ASUS A550JK packing a GTX 850M, i7-4710HQ, for like $930. However, 1366x768 on 15" would totally kill it for me...

I think you should be able to work with that. I do a lot development on the go with my i7-4510U (@2.0 GHz) which is not that much different. Totally sufficient for .NET app development, some light SQL Server and the likes. When I look at the task manager, the i7 is actually running at 800 MHz...

Smallest you can get for this purpose is probably a Radeon HD 5450. It's a nice little card that I can recommend -- I've used two to "upgrade" old PCs already. There's also a PCI (non-express) variant if you require it. You should be able to get one for around $30. $Edit: For the record: Newer...

Matrox Millennium G400 with a Katmai Pentium 3. Don't even remember what I used to play with that. Ahh, wait. I played Populous: The Beginning, Flight Simulator and some Quake 2 mostly.

I picked up the Xbox One version (have the Xbox for multimedia/TV mostly) back in November and honestly, it's been way too long since the original release to have me excited. Rockstar screwed over PC players big time by releasing it so late and they're probably gonna complain about poor sales...

Because they are not responding and cannot be terminated anymore. But there just doesn't seem to be a solution for this. Too bad.

As a matter of fact, the problem yesterday occurred in a virtual machine on my Mac. It has also occurred on the hardware installation. And on a regular HP desktop computer. And a Surface Pro. I don't see how this is a driver issue. The discussion with the UAC seems more interesting. I am aware...

Dear community, For quite some time I am having this problem with the Windows 8 task manager (and all other tools, like, taskkill) being useless when I need it the most. I am unable to kill certain (I'm tempted to say 'all') processes which are no longer responding (that's why they need to be...

But the point people don't seem to get is that Windows 8's RT environment is also restricted. The same restrictions apply. There is only a restricted app environment. They think that on Windows 8, there aren't any restrictions and they won't believe you if you tell them otherwise.

I am aware of developer keys, but they're not an option. Microsoft actually pulled developer licenses after repeated misuse in productive environments. I just don't get why they would only sell sideloading keys in packages of 100. It doesn't make sense. From a business point of view, tablets are...

Today I was in an awkward meeting concerning some questions related to application development and deployment on Windows 8. What we were trying to explain to these people: You can't deploy a Windows Store App to Windows 8 in the traditional way by copying an *.exe file to the device. You have to...

You're saying upgrades screw up performance. Why is that? I figured the upgrade would just move the old files to the "Windows.old" folder - meaning I could easily just get rid of them using the clean-up function. Anyhow, since Windows x86 variants are pretty much dead for me nowadays (I...

Really want this game for PC. It is already a cultural phenomenon. They cannot afford to fuck this up like GTA IV back in the day. I hope rumors are true and they at least announce it by the end of the month.

I am currently thinking about thing suggested in the title of this post: Upgrading Windows XP to Windows 7 (if possible x64). The (virtual) machine is used for gaming only (older titles such as R6: Vegas or Anno 1404). My main motivation to do this is the updated driver model - and possibly a...

That's a great table you have there, thanks. It shows how screwed up things are with NVidia :rolleyes: I never understood why NVidia (and AMD, too) make such a mess of their naming systems. The GTX 680MX is actually the only card that really is a GTX 680, just clocked much lower (which I...

You know what killed the Surface RT? The ridiculously shitty display technology. Seriously, most phones offer virtually the same amount of pixels. In a few days it's 2013, and they still try to sell stuff like that on a full-price tablet that is supposed to be a disrupting product. Hope the...

You should be fine if you don't play new games. The old games run fine on the new IGPs from Intel; you can really feel how they got their shit together in the last two generations and put a lot of work in those. Still, IGP is IGP, right? Performance will be nowhere near a 460. The higher-end...

I used to be one of the first enthusiastic HTC Android owners and I was impressed back in the day how they handled the updates comparing to the other manufacturers. Nowadays, they're no better than Motorola or LG. Which is a shame because even Samsung sucks with the updates. Anything except for...

This was inevitable. Microsoft kept trolling Google and Android OEMs with license fees (some of which are very well justified, others not so much) and their shitty marketing campaigns on Twitter. Don't get me wrong, I love Windows Phone (ordered a shiny new Lumia 920) and I am an active...

The T430 doesn't support i7 QM. Depending on how hard your requirement for a quad is, I would still take a look at it. If you absolutely positively need a quad, your options will be limited if you want something reasonable in terms of price, design and weight. There's the ThinkPad W530 which...

Well, ARM is a very good idea actually. Maybe you should wait for some Windows RT device. Rumours have it that they will be dirt cheap and be able to do exactly what you ask for. Hacking Ubuntu on some Android thingy is always problematic due to driver incompatibilities.

Cheapest thing would be an Asus EeePC, with 1 GB of RAM. The Atom can't possibly make use of 2 GB, so it doesn't matter. Do note however that the performance will be terrible and not enough to actually make you enjoy video output at 720p even. I'd advise you to pay a little more and at least...

iPod Touch 4th gen. Actually, a pretty decent device. Except for the screen quality is nowhere near the one of an iPhone 4/S or any AMOLED screen. Also, the iPhone and other phones have pretty much made the iPod Touch redundant. But still, pretty good :)

I wanna get myself a nice OCZ Agility 4 512GB, but they're not available yet. Anyone have one of these already? If I have to wait longer, I'll get the M4.

As a Mac user, the obvious thing to suggest would be the 2012 MacBook Air. I got a 11" at work, too. Amazing little thing, even for running Windows. Alternatively, the only thing I would consider would be an Asus UX21A ZENBOOK Prime. The screen must be way better on the ZENBOOK than on the...

If you want a dedicated GPU, you have to compromise. You're probably best off with some NVidia solution, because last time I checked, AMD's drivers sucked. Most current and last generation AMD solutions don't support automated switching between integrated and dedicated graphics when coupled with...

Hi, I have been using a Logitech V470 Bluetooth mouse (no USB plug) for quite some time now. Recently I noticed connection dropping from time to time and it got much worse. As of today, I am unable to restore the connection. I can remove and reinstall the mouse but it will disappear a few...

I am also seeing a whole lot of those Lumias out there in the wild, including of course my own. Even my dad is considering buying one and you can hardly call him an early adopter (he's still using Windows Mobile 6). It looks like many people from BlackBerry, Bada and iOS are switching. Mostly...