https://pcper.com A Leader in PC Hardware Reviews and News Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:36:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://pcper.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-8a2f-podcast163-mp3-image.png https://pcper.com 32 32 https://pcper.com/2025/01/those-banner-ads-in-mobile-apps-are-used-to-track-your-location-in-real-time/ https://pcper.com/2025/01/those-banner-ads-in-mobile-apps-are-used-to-track-your-location-in-real-time/#respond Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:36:26 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=286025 It is well known that many apps do indeed track your movements in real time, and for some years now security researchers have been trying to get people to grasp just how…]]> https://pcper.com/2025/01/those-banner-ads-in-mobile-apps-are-used-to-track-your-location-in-real-time/feed/ 0 https://pcper.com/2025/01/now-vlc-is-adding-ai-for-subtitles/ https://pcper.com/2025/01/now-vlc-is-adding-ai-for-subtitles/#respond Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:58:50 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=286020 It's fair to say that VLC player is popular, as it has one download for just about every person on the planet.  Of course the distribution isn't quite that even, those reading…]]> https://pcper.com/2025/01/now-vlc-is-adding-ai-for-subtitles/feed/ 0 https://pcper.com/2025/01/icymi-half-life-3-rumours-are-a-thing-again-in-2025/ https://pcper.com/2025/01/icymi-half-life-3-rumours-are-a-thing-again-in-2025/#respond Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:50:43 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=286012 On New Year's Eve, Mike Shapiro posted his first tweet in over four years.  It was a video post where he, in his G-Man character's voice and pacing, announced that "the…]]> https://pcper.com/2025/01/icymi-half-life-3-rumours-are-a-thing-again-in-2025/feed/ 0 https://pcper.com/2025/01/motorola-automated-license-plate-recognition-cameras-arent-just-for-law-enforcement-anymore/ https://pcper.com/2025/01/motorola-automated-license-plate-recognition-cameras-arent-just-for-law-enforcement-anymore/#respond Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:04:53 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=286001 Taking a break from the AI powered AI news from the AI enhanced CES 2025, here's something to make you somewhat nervous when driving. A security researcher has discovered a flaw in…]]> https://pcper.com/2025/01/motorola-automated-license-plate-recognition-cameras-arent-just-for-law-enforcement-anymore/feed/ 0 https://pcper.com/2025/01/vrooom-thermaltake-unveils-g6-direct-drive-racing-wheel-bundle-and-gm5-3dof-motion-system/ https://pcper.com/2025/01/vrooom-thermaltake-unveils-g6-direct-drive-racing-wheel-bundle-and-gm5-3dof-motion-system/#respond Mon, 06 Jan 2025 19:16:54 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=285937 If you love racing games, Thermaltake might not be the first name to come to mind but they are hoping to change that.  The G6 Direct Drive racing wheel bundle includes a…]]> https://pcper.com/2025/01/vrooom-thermaltake-unveils-g6-direct-drive-racing-wheel-bundle-and-gm5-3dof-motion-system/feed/ 0 https://pcper.com/2025/01/here-comes-hdmi-2-2-and-the-ultra96-cable/ https://pcper.com/2025/01/here-comes-hdmi-2-2-and-the-ultra96-cable/#respond Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:00:20 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=285927 To kick of the random coverage of CES 2025 we have news from the HDMI Forum about the next generation of HDMI standards, both the bandwidth and the cable.  It is just…]]> https://pcper.com/2025/01/here-comes-hdmi-2-2-and-the-ultra96-cable/feed/ 0 https://pcper.com/2025/01/podcast-804/ https://pcper.com/2025/01/podcast-804/#respond Sun, 05 Jan 2025 02:00:09 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=285915 Our first podcast of 2025 is the reason that playback speed control exists. Just set to at least 1.5x and you should be able to stay awake through most of it.  But…]]> https://pcper.com/2025/01/podcast-804/feed/ 0 https://pcper.com/2025/01/hey-siri-stop-accidentally-recording-me-and-unintentionally-selling-the-data-you-mine-or-else/ https://pcper.com/2025/01/hey-siri-stop-accidentally-recording-me-and-unintentionally-selling-the-data-you-mine-or-else/#respond Fri, 03 Jan 2025 18:28:23 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=285893 You and your friends aren't crazy for wondering why suspiciously targeted ads show up on your phones; your Siri enabled devices may well have recorded conversations you had no idea it did,…]]> https://pcper.com/2025/01/hey-siri-stop-accidentally-recording-me-and-unintentionally-selling-the-data-you-mine-or-else/feed/ 0 https://pcper.com/2025/01/arbiter-studio-joins-the-mouse-markets-with-the-akitsu/ https://pcper.com/2025/01/arbiter-studio-joins-the-mouse-markets-with-the-akitsu/#respond Thu, 02 Jan 2025 19:16:24 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=285882 If you are looking for a lightweight wireless mouse the Arbiter Studio AKITSU is a mere 39g in weight and offers up to a 8000Hz polling rate, which can be lowered to…]]> https://pcper.com/2025/01/arbiter-studio-joins-the-mouse-markets-with-the-akitsu/feed/ 0 https://pcper.com/2025/01/the-captcha-of-doom/ https://pcper.com/2025/01/the-captcha-of-doom/#respond Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:12:34 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=285877 The captcha arms race has literally escalated with a new solution, fire up a level of DOOM in your browser and kill three enemies to prove you are human.  This task would…]]> https://pcper.com/2025/01/the-captcha-of-doom/feed/ 0 https://pcper.com/2024/12/podcast-803/ https://pcper.com/2024/12/podcast-803/#respond Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:09 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=285862 That age old question comes up again ... is 8GB enough for a GPU?  And is 32TB enough for a spinning harddrive?  Either way you go, take in the majesty as we…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/12/podcast-803/feed/ 0 https://pcper.com/2024/12/dont-monkey-around-with-big-mama-vpn-it-can-turn-you-into-a-proxy-for-hackers/ https://pcper.com/2024/12/dont-monkey-around-with-big-mama-vpn-it-can-turn-you-into-a-proxy-for-hackers/#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 19:02:08 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=285845 There is a game on the Meta virtual reality headset called Gorilla Tag, which you may or may not have heard of, but apparently it is very popular.  What is also popular…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/12/dont-monkey-around-with-big-mama-vpn-it-can-turn-you-into-a-proxy-for-hackers/feed/ 0 https://pcper.com/2024/12/edifier-qr65-rgb-infused-wireless-bookshelf-speakers/ https://pcper.com/2024/12/edifier-qr65-rgb-infused-wireless-bookshelf-speakers/#respond Wed, 18 Dec 2024 21:37:22 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=285839 There are those that feel 40 year old floor speakers are passe, but if you get rid of them what are you going to put your stuff on?  If that isn't a…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/12/edifier-qr65-rgb-infused-wireless-bookshelf-speakers/feed/ 0 https://pcper.com/2024/12/is-the-new-nvidia-app-slowing-down-your-system-theres-a-fix-for-that/ https://pcper.com/2024/12/is-the-new-nvidia-app-slowing-down-your-system-theres-a-fix-for-that/#respond Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:34:30 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=285834 Bleeping Computer has some good news for gamers that trusted NVIDIA enough to install the new NVIDIA app, which was supposed to handle updates, overlays, optimizations, recording and a host of…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/12/is-the-new-nvidia-app-slowing-down-your-system-theres-a-fix-for-that/feed/ 0 https://pcper.com/2024/12/now-you-can-have-your-pi-and-nvme-it-too/ https://pcper.com/2024/12/now-you-can-have-your-pi-and-nvme-it-too/#respond Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:09:12 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=285828 So you're mad that the new Raspberry Pi 500 could have an NVMe drive, but doesn't thanks to their decision to keep the price of the new system low?  Well, with a…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/12/now-you-can-have-your-pi-and-nvme-it-too/feed/ 0 https://pcper.com/2024/12/ps-placeable-turns-your-psp-2000-or-psp-3000-into-a-console/ https://pcper.com/2024/12/ps-placeable-turns-your-psp-2000-or-psp-3000-into-a-console/#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2024 19:47:25 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=285823 If you have an old PSP-2000 and PSP-3000 then, when stocks return, you can buy or make a PS Placeable to make it look like a Playstation 2 and play your games…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/12/ps-placeable-turns-your-psp-2000-or-psp-3000-into-a-console/feed/ 0 https://pcper.com/2024/12/hitscan-hyperlight-a-new-mouse-maker-with-an-appropriate-name/ https://pcper.com/2024/12/hitscan-hyperlight-a-new-mouse-maker-with-an-appropriate-name/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:22:54 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=285812 Hitscan is a great name for a mouse company, and the Hitscan Hyperlight is apparently a great mouse for those who want one that doesn't weigh much.  The name Hyperlight comes from…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/12/hitscan-hyperlight-a-new-mouse-maker-with-an-appropriate-name/feed/ 0 https://pcper.com/2024/12/podcast-802/ https://pcper.com/2024/12/podcast-802/#respond Sun, 15 Dec 2024 18:00:09 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=285794 This show even mentions Astro Bot, let's get that out of the way first.  In other news ... Intel looks to reinvent itself: best of luck to ya!  Looking at some Arc…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/12/podcast-802/feed/ 0 https://pcper.com/2024/12/microsoft-recall-filter-sensitive-information-setting-doesnt-work-very-well/ https://pcper.com/2024/12/microsoft-recall-filter-sensitive-information-setting-doesnt-work-very-well/#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2024 22:06:29 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=285784 The newest version of Microsoft Recall still has some problems respecting your privacy, as tests have shown the privacy feature that is supposed to prevent it from capturing sensitive data isn't working…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/12/microsoft-recall-filter-sensitive-information-setting-doesnt-work-very-well/feed/ 0 https://pcper.com/2024/12/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-enjoy-some-pulp-action-heroics/ https://pcper.com/2024/12/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-enjoy-some-pulp-action-heroics/#respond Wed, 11 Dec 2024 19:27:14 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=285776 Fans of Indy have a chance to pick up his whip, don his hat and try their luck at his unique brand of archaeology.  Indiana Jones And The Great Circle has been…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/12/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-enjoy-some-pulp-action-heroics/feed/ 0