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Blizzard released Warcraft 3: Reforged last week after nearly two years of waiting. And by all accounts, the release has been a disaster on levels that even EA’s botched 2013 SimCity game...The post Blizzard is now offering Warcraft 3 Reforged refunds appeared first on The Tech Report.

Back in September in 2016, we reported that BlackBerry would no longer manufacture its own phones. However, the company stated that it would outsource production of new BlackBerry devices to...The post TCL ceasing production of BlackBerry phones as agreement ends appeared first on The Tech Report.

Finally, AMD and Intel have some competition. Well, probably not, but this is still worth a look: chipmaker Zhaoxin has rolled out its first consumer-directed CPU according to Anandtech. Zhaoxin...The post Zhaoxin’s KX-6780A CPU is available to Chinese DIYers appeared first on The Tech Report.

Google’s Stadia game streaming service needs all the help it can get if it aims to be a household name. One of the service’s current problems is its lackluster assortment...The post Unity 2019.3 brings Google Stadia support appeared first on The Tech Report.

Four years ago, the California Institute of Technology filed a lawsuit against Apple and Broadcom for patent infringement. Most of Apple’s lineup at the time was shipping with Broadcom Wi-Fi...The post Apple and Broadcom to pay CalTech $1.1 Billion for patent infringement appeared first on The Tech Report.

Microsoft might be done with Windows 7, but the world isn’t. As Windows 7 continues to age–it passed its 10-year anniversary last fall–it’ll likely become more and more of a...The post Antivirus makers to support Windows 7 through 2022 appeared first on The Tech Report.

Back in October of last year, Wladimir Palant, the creator of AdBlock plus, discovered that the Avast and AVG Online Security extensions were collecting much more data from its users...The post Avast killing Jumpshot subsidiary after being exposed for harvesting and selling user data appeared first on The Tech Report.

When you’re whipping around de_dust in CounterStrike, the last thing you want is for your tools to get in the way. Sharkoon wants you to forget there’s even a mouse in...The post Sharkoon’s Light2 200 Gaming Mouse is just 62 grams appeared first on The Tech Report.

There’s only one way to tell how fast, powerful, and performant your computer is. You know the answer: the blinkenlights. Sure, you could benchmark things, or whatever. Or you could...The post NZXT announces new Kraken X and Z AIO coolers appeared first on The Tech Report.

Rocket League, a game with which we have a bit of history, is losing support for Linux and macOS. Psyonix, the team behind the game, explained in a recent Reddit...The post Rocket League losing Linux and macOS support appeared first on The Tech Report.

If you’re in the market for a new AMD cooler, keep your eyes open for fakes, AMD says. A supposed new AMD Wraith Prism cooler showed up on XFastest, but...The post AMD fans: watch out for counterfeit Wraith Prism coolers appeared first on The Tech Report.

The discoveries of the last few years concerning speculative execution have not been kind to Intel. The discovery of the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities were just the beginning, with even...The post New “CacheOut” speculative execution vulnerability for Intel CPUs appeared first on The Tech Report.

Your company can only grow as much as your technology allows. Fail to invest in the right tools, and you might watch helplessly as others take advantage of opportunities you...The post Is Your Outdated IT Holding You Back? 4 Signs You Need a Technology Upgrade appeared first on The Tech Report.

Oculus is now on its second generation of consumer VR headsets. The company has replaced its original Rift headset with the Rift S and introduced the Oculus Quest. The Rift...The post Oculus Go price cut permanently appeared first on The Tech Report.

Competition in the mid-range of the graphics card space is hot right now. Just before AMD released its Radeon RX 5600 XT, Nvidia dropped the price of its cards. Then,...The post MSI says not all RX 5600 XT GPUs can hit top memory speed appeared first on The Tech Report.

Look around your workplace. What kind of technology does your business run on? Do you see an array of sleek, state-of-the-art monitors or clunky desktops that should have been retired...The post 4 Signs It’s Time to Upgrade Your Tech appeared first on The Tech Report.

Despite having tons of great games, 2019 was a low-key year for video games. 2020, on the other hand, is going to be huge. Not only do we have games...The post Possible Xbox Series X prototype leaks on Twitter appeared first on The Tech Report.

Last year, Corsair revisited it’s long-standing M65 gaming mouse, updating the design a little and improving the build quality. The resulting mouse was the M65 RGB Elite, which I gave...The post Corsair gives its Scimitar RGB gaming mouse the Elite treatment appeared first on The Tech Report.

We recently reported on the ryzing (anyone?) competition between AMD and Nvidia with the introduction of the Radeon RX 5600 XT. Nvidia dropped it’s GeForce RTX 2060 from $349 to...The post vBIOS updates and drivers available for Radeon RX 5600 XT appeared first on The Tech Report.

If you’re operating your network with a router running Tomato firmware, you owe it to yourself to check your router settings, because the infamous Muhstik botnet is now targeting the...The post Tomato router firmware under attack by Muhstik botnet appeared first on The Tech Report.

While Valve still can’t count to three, a new Half-Life game is nonetheless on its way. Half-Life Alyx is set to release in March of this year. The new game...The post Half-Life series free to play leading up to Alyx launch appeared first on The Tech Report.

Corsair, over the past two years, has expanded its scope as a gaming brand, acquiring Elgato Gaming, Origin PC, and, just a month ago, SCUF Gaming. That expansion continues today...The post Corsair and Team Vitality announce partnership appeared first on The Tech Report.

As we approach the supposed GDC reveal of the faster and more efficient Ampere-based Nvidia GPUs, rumors continue to grow, but the latest rumors come with some alleged hard specs....The post Rumored specs for Nvidia’s Ampere GPUs leak appeared first on The Tech Report.

The NPD Group, a market research company, has released its list of best selling games by revenue in the United States for the past decade. Grand Theft Auto V tops...The post Call of Duty franchise dominates best selling games of the decade appeared first on The Tech Report.

If you’ve ever built a computer and manually applied thermal compound to your CPU before applying the heatsink, you’ve probably heard the advice: “apply a line about the size of...The post Cooler Master redesigns thermal paste syringe appeared first on The Tech Report.

The Director of Product Management for Chrome OS, Kan Liu, speaking with David Ruddock of Android Police at CES, revealed that Google is working to bring Steam compatibility to Chrome...The post Google working on Steam support for Chrome OS appeared first on The Tech Report.

Intel is getting ready to make a big splash with its Xe graphics cards, but the company has mostly spoken in broad terms about how it’ll scale from exascale needs...The post Intel to go deep on Xe GPU info at GDC appeared first on The Tech Report.

Despite starting the browser wars, Microsoft hasn’t been a true competitor in a very long time. Microsoft adopted an “if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em” policy last year when...The post Microsoft’s Chromium-based Edge rollout begins today appeared first on The Tech Report.

You know what they say: new year, new computer. Well, someone says that, probably. Just after Christmas, I sold my 1080 Ti for a , picked up an Acer Predator...The post Is now the right time to get an NVMe M.2 drive? We test NVMe vs SSD appeared first on The Tech Report.

We’re in a time of flux for displays. There are LCD and OLED. QLED, ULED, MiniLED, MicroLED. IPS, VA, and TN. There’s a lot overlap across these, but there are,...The post Intriguing “Dual-Cell” LCD tech hits the market in 2020 appeared first on The Tech Report.

Oh what pun, it is to write, in the WordPress where we play… Basic steadycam for your smartphone videos Within the last decade, smarphones have replaced nearly every personal electronic...The post The jig is up: DIY modding a smartphone video cradle appeared first on The Tech Report.

The team at Tech Report was lucky enough to test out Oculus’ latest and greatest virtual reality (VR) entertainment device: Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest is the fourth consumer VR headset...The post Oculus Quest Review: A Compelling New VR Entry appeared first on The Tech Report.

I finally picked up my first NVMe drive the other day, and I’ve been spending some time benchmarking it before I move my live stuff over. I’m impressed with the...The post Adata shows off PCIe Gen4 SSD with 7,000 MB/s speeds appeared first on The Tech Report.

New year, new decade, and new confidence in your financial security. While the 2010s brought plenty of new ways to spend money — smartphone games and contactless payments via smartwatch...The post 8 Apps and Fintech Tools to Help You Budget in the New Year appeared first on The Tech Report.

If you need a new CPU cooling solution or streaming gear, Corsair’s CES lineup has you covered. Corsair iCUE RGB Pro XT Series liquid CPU coolers First on the block...The post Corsair reveals new CPU coolers, keyboard, and Elgato capture device appeared first on The Tech Report.

The Consumer Electronics Show is underway once again, and a barrage of press releases are hitting inboxes left and right. HyperX’s press release hit particularly hard, with a whole host...The post HyperX unleashes a flurry of gaming gear at CES appeared first on The Tech Report.

If you build computers, you’ve probably noticed just how cheap SSDs are these days. You can get a for well under $200 and a for even less. It might be...The post Buy, buy, buy – SSD prices might jump up 40% this year appeared first on The Tech Report.

Intel’s upcoming Core i9-10900K CPU could be as much as 30% faster than the according to a performance slide leaked to Weibo.com by user MebiuW (via TomsHardware). The 10th-Gen chip...The post Intel’s Core i9-10900K ‘up to’ 10% faster than Core i9-9900K appeared first on The Tech Report.

The holidays here in America mean that for a good, solid two weeks, nothing much happens. While we’re on vacation, though, hackers are still hacking things. Microsoft announced this week...The post Microsoft takes down 50 North Korean hacker domains appeared first on The Tech Report.

Intel is set to announce an advanced cooling solution for its ultra-light Athena laptops at CES 2020, according to a report from DigiTimes (via TechPowerUp). Intel is quoting a 25-30%...The post Intel to unveil next-gen Project Athena laptop cooling at CES appeared first on The Tech Report.

We reported earlier this month that Windows 7 users will begin seeing notifications warning that Windows 7 is no longer supported. These notifications state that, after January 14, 2020, Windows...The post Microsoft engineer clarifies that Extended Security Updates will extend to 2023 for MSE on Windows 7 appeared first on The Tech Report.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang showed off the Lenovo Y740 laptop, powered by Nvidia’s RTX 2080 Max-Q GPU, at last week’s GPU Technology Conference (GTC). The purpose of the presentation was...The post Nvidia says 2080 Max-Q faster than next Xbox, PS5 appeared first on The Tech Report.

I firmly believe that anything you use a lot is worth paying good money for. We sit in our office chairs for hours a day, we wear glasses from morning...The post Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 review – A Solid Successor appeared first on The Tech Report.

It’s that time of year again. People have on their houses, and every mall is playing jazz music. You know what that means: it’s time for the Steam Winter Sale...The post 10 great games to check out in Steam’s 2019 Winter Sale appeared first on The Tech Report.

It seems like it was just the other day that we were talking about AMD’s FEMFX, a new open-source middleware offering from AMD meant to enhance gameplay through deformable physics....The post Nvidia unveils PhysX 5.0 with FEM support appeared first on The Tech Report.

When a product doesn’t align with your brand, you can’t ignore it. Longtime customers have come to expect a certain experience. That means anything that doesn’t fit — be it...The post When Is It Time to Consider a Spinoff Brand? appeared first on The Tech Report.

Asus is readying a new monitor in its line, according to a Taobao listing discovered by TFTCentral. The Asus TUF VG279QM has an enticing laundry list of features that should...The post Asus readies 280 Hz 27-inch IPS TUF-branded display appeared first on The Tech Report.

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Breakpoint has launched, and with it a new Google Stadia feature called “Stream Connect.” The feature was announced back in March of this year. However, beyond...The post Google Stadia launches Stream Connect with Ghost Recon: Breakpoint appeared first on The Tech Report.

Google has been working with US phone carriers to lay the ground work for RCS. That groundwork is now complete, with AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and fifty-three other carriers to support...The post Google completes rollout of RCS for Messages in the US appeared first on The Tech Report.

It’s a busy time in the world of game controllers. Microsoft just announced its new Xbox with its revised Xbox controller. Corsair just acquired pro-controller outfit SCUF. Microsoft’s is out...The post PlayStation unveils “Back Button” DualShock 4 add-on appeared first on The Tech Report.