No shade on Acer before now, but I’ve always found its laptop naming scheme to be a little bit obtuse. For instance, can you tell me the qualitative difference between Acer’s Swift 3 and Swift 5 without looking? To address this, the company has dumped its odd-numbers system in favor of categorizing everything by screen … Read more
One problem with Acer’s Nitro marque is that it’s hard to shake the perception it’s the scrawny kid brother of its brawny Predator range. You know, the gaming laptop you buy when money’s tight but you need something newer than what you’re rocking at the given time. It’s an issue Acer itself is trying to … Read more
Alienware’s gaming laptops are getting a new look, and one will even offer a massive 18-inch screen. Dell’s gaming brand has been on a roll over the last few years with its bold “Legend” design language, which veered into a very sci-fi aesthetic, as well as its super-thin X series notebooks. This year, Legend is … Read more
Folks looking for ultra-smooth gaming may be interested in Alienware’s latest display. The Dell brand has unveiled its first 500Hz monitor. The inventively named 24.5-inch 500Hz Gaming Monitor has a Full HD display and a native refresh rate of 480Hz, which overclocks to 500Hz. The monitor has an IPS panel and NVIDIA has certified it … Read more
Normally, Dell’s Alienware division gets most of the attention when it comes to gaming notebooks. But with their revamped designs, the new G15 and G16 prove you don’t need to spend a ton of money to get an awesome-looking system. Unlike Alienware laptops that appear as if they were beamed down from outer space, Dell’s … Read more
If you just picked up a new Switch over the holidays, a new deal on Nintendo’s Switch Online service may be of interest: As of this writing, both Amazon and Best Buy are bundling a 12-month Switch Online family plan with a 256GB model of SanDisk’s officially licensed Switch microSD card for $50. A 12-month … Read more
IO Interactive is making things easier to parse for newcomers to the Hitman series and giving Hitman 3 owners who don’t already own the previous two games a bonus. On January 26th, the company will rename Hitman 3 to Hitman: World of Assassination. That’s the moniker IOI gave to the recent rebooted trilogy. What’s more, … Read more
SpaceX is gearing up to launch the Transporter-6 mission today, January 3rd, and is hoping that the Falcon 9 rocket taking it to space will begin making its way to low-Earth orbit by 9:56 AM ET. The Transporter-6 mission will take off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral in Florida using a first … Read more
Tesla has suffered another blow after a South Korea regulator said it would fine the company 2.85 billion won ($2.24 million) for failing to disclose the shorter ranges of its electric vehicles in low temperatures. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said that Tesla EV ranges drop by up to 50.5 percent in cold weather, … Read more
The rumors were true: NVIDIA finally unveiled its latest mid-range GPU, the RTX 4070 Ti. Starting at $799, it’s meant to be a slightly more reasonable alternative to NVIDIA’s $1,199 RTX 4090 and $1,599 4090. But yes, it’s still pretty costly — gone are the days when “mid-range” video cards were below $500. For the … Read more