If you’re a Linux buff, you already know how to get Steam working under the scrappy Unix-like operating system using intermediary connectors like Wine, but as any Wine user knows, game performance generally suffers. What about a …
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5 Reasons to Give Google Drive a Shot
Google Drive, the company’s answer to online storage tools like Dropbox, Box.net, SugarSync and Microsoft’s SkyDrive, arrived yesterday afternoon as forecast, though with little ceremony.
It wasn’t…then suddenly it was, …
Gear4 Renew SleepClock Review: It Knows When You’re Sleeping
Over the last six nights, I’ve learned that I’m not a great sleeper. I need at least a half hour to doze off, and I’m likely to stir from my slumber a few times or more during the night, which in turn prevents me from getting …
Long-Awaited ‘Google Drive’ Cloud Storage Service Finally Launches
It’s here, it’s here, it’s finally here. Google’s oft-rumored, long-awaited “Google Drive” is ready.
Even Google acknowledged the mystique that’s been surrounding the product, writing, “Just like the Loch Ness Monster, you may …
Chinese Microblogs Ripe with Reports of Fruit-Scented iPhones
First, people wanted to smell like brand-new Apple products. Now it appears brand-new Apple products smell like fruit.
Well, that’s the news coming out of China, anyway. M.I.C. Gadget writes that the Chinese Internet is awash …
Google’s Galaxy Nexus: Unlocked and Contract-Free for $399
The Galaxy Nexus by Samsung is one of the best Android phones out right now, and starting today, Google is selling it unlocked and contract-free for $399.
Considering that most wireless carriers charge upwards of $600 for …
Windows 8’s Near-Final ‘Release Preview’ Coming Early June
Microsoft will let users try a near-final version of Windows 8 starting the first week of June.
Get Mass Effect 3 for $30, Today Only
Today only, Amazon is selling Mass Effect 3 for $30 on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
To say the game has a somewhat controversial ending would be putting it lightly – BioWare and EA have even promised to extend the storyline via a …
The 10 Best New Skyrim Mods for April 2012
Want to craft weapons made of dragon bone? Fight in your own personal arena? Increase your follower count to 15? Fly a Dwemer airship? You can do that and more in our pick of April 2012’s best new Skyrim mods.
‘I Cried’ YouTube Button Lets the Internet Know When You’re Sad
Google already did research to find the funniest YouTube video of all time, but what about the saddest? What videos make you break down like James Van Der Beek on Dawson’s Creek?
Thanks to Project Goodcry, now you can mark …
Craigslist May Finally Update Its Crusty Website
Useful as Craigslist is, it has pretty much looked and acted the same since the turn of the century. That may change soon, as Craigslist looks to hire a senior user-interface engineer.
A job posting from the company — posted …
Me at the Zoo: First Video Uploaded to YouTube Seven Years Ago Today
YouTube, look how fast you’ve grown. Seems like only yesterday “Me at the zoo” was uploaded – a 19-second clip wherein our protagonist pontificates about elephants.
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