Desktop Ryzens with Vega graphics: Is fastest ever integrated GPU fast enough?

Enlarge / The dark block on the left is the four core Zen CCX. On the right is the GPU. (credit: AMD) Last year’s release of the Ryzen processors, built around AMD’s new Zen core, was a major event for the chip company: after years in the doldrums, AMD finally had processors that were credible […]

AMD’s 2018 roadmap: Desktop APUs in February, second-generation Ryzen in April

Enlarge / Ryzen die shot. (credit: AMD) AMD has used CES to lay out its plans for 2018. Over the first half of the year, the company is going to release the final missing members of the Ryzen product line-up. Starting in April and continuing into the second half of the year, Ryzen will start […]

Acer’s new gaming PCs include an 18-core liquid-cooled desktop

It wouldn’t be an Acer CES event without some gaming PCs, and this year the focus is on the desktop crowd. The PC maker is unveiling two systems headlined by the US release of the Predator Orion 9000, a spare-no-expense tower for dedicated gamers. If you can get past the over-the-top “look ma, I’m a […]

Hockey Night in Canada: Free live streams on desktop & app

Want to watch a free live stream of Hockey Night in Canada’? CBC will live stream Hockey Night in Canada on all digital platforms, meaning more Canadians will be able to access the games. Here’s your guide on how to watch on Saturday. The CBC Sports app will continue to provide free live streams of Hockey Night in Canada games, which you can […]

Bigscreen’s ‘Big Rooms’ update shares your desktop with dozens in VR

A new “Big Rooms” update to desktop sharing app Bigscreen will allow a host to share their computer screen with dozens of people in VR. Since it launched in March 2016, Bigscreen offered rooms where up to four people could share their desktops with each other. Some major updates shipped since then, including high quality […]

Hockey Night in Canada: Free live streams on desktop & app

Want to watch a free live stream of Hockey Night in Canada’? CBC will live stream Hockey Night in Canada on all digital platforms, meaning more Canadians will be able to access the games. Here’s your guide on how to watch on Saturday. The CBC Sports app will continue to provide free live streams of Hockey Night in Canada games, which you can […]

ProtonMail expands encrypted email service to desktop clients including Outlook, Thunderbird, and Apple Mail

Encrypted email service ProtonMail has come a long way since its global launch 18 months ago, having expanding into VPNs, started targeting small businesses, grown into multiple languages, and — most recently — launched an encrypted contacts manager. Now, the Swiss company is making its core service available in desktop email clients that support IMAP and SMTP, including Microsoft Outlook, […]

Dealmaster: Get a Dell desktop PC with an 8th-gen Core CPU for $850

Greetings, Arsians! Courtesy of our friends at TechBargains, we have another round of deals to share. Today’s list includes a number of deals on Dell PCs, including the company’s XPS Tower Special Edition desktop down to $ 850. This config comes with one of Intel’s newer Core i5-8400 processors, a decent if not top-of-the-line Nvidia […]

Hockey Night in Canada: Free live streams on desktop & app

Want to watch a free live stream of Hockey Night in Canada’? CBC will live stream Hockey Night in Canada on all digital platforms, meaning more Canadians will be able to access the games. Here’s your guide on how to watch on Saturday. The CBC Sports app will continue to provide free live streams of Hockey Night in Canada games, which you can […]