Jeremy Hellstrom | PC Perspective

Those Banner Ads In Mobile Apps Are Used To Track Your Location In Real Time

Jeremy Hellstrom — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:36:26 +0000

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…

Now VLC Is Adding AI, For Subtitles

Jeremy Hellstrom — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:58:50 +0000

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…

ICYMI, Half Life 3 Rumours Are A Thing Again In 2025

Jeremy Hellstrom — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:50:43 +0000

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…

Motorola Automated License Plate Recognition Cameras Aren’t Just For Law Enforcement Anymore

Jeremy Hellstrom — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:04:53 +0000

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…

A Bit Of MSI At CES 2025

Jeremy Hellstrom — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 03:38:52 +0000

MSI released a number of new products at CES 2025, including the MSI MPG 272URX QD-OLED gaming monitor, which is a CES 2025 Innovation Awards Honoree. The disappointingly short model name is…

Thermaltake’s TR100 Travel PC Case Looks To Revitalize LAN Parties

Jeremy Hellstrom — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:55:29 +0000

If you miss the old days of LAN parties because you don't want to fork over the money for a gaming laptop and your desktop is just too unwieldy to drag around…

Phison At CES 2025, The PS5028-E28 And More

Jeremy Hellstrom — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:20:18 +0000

Phison is ringing in the new year and CES 2025 with a brand new PCIe 5.0 controller. the PS5028-E28. It will be capable of sequential read and write speeds of up to…

Vrooom! Thermaltake Unveils G6 Direct Drive Racing Wheel Bundle and GM5 3DOF Motion System

Jeremy Hellstrom — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 19:16:54 +0000

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…

Here Comes HDMI 2.2 And The Ultra96 Cable

Jeremy Hellstrom — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:00:20 +0000

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…

Seasonic Prime TX-1600 Noctua Edition For Power Hungry Machines

Jeremy Hellstrom — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 19:39:01 +0000

There aren't that many systems which need a 1600W PSU, but for those builds having a solid power supply is critical to ensuring stability under load. The Seasonic TX-1600 PRIME Noctua Edition…

The Multi-talented Samsung 990 EVO Plus

Jeremy Hellstrom — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 19:09:34 +0000

Samsung's EVO line has a long standing reputation for offering a beautiful mix of performance and price, and the 990 EVO Plus is no exception. The price is kept low thanks to…

Hey Siri, Stop Accidentally Recording Me And Unintentionally Selling The Data You Mine … Or Else!

Jeremy Hellstrom — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 18:28:23 +0000

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,…

DDR5, It’s So Hot Right Now

Jeremy Hellstrom — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:14:38 +0000

DDR5 frequencies continue to increase, with 8800MHz kits becoming fairly common and comparatively affordable. That has inspired TechPowerUp to test a DDR5-5600 kit from KLEVV at a variety of frequencies to…

Arbiter Studio Joins The Mouse Markets With The AKITSU

Jeremy Hellstrom — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 19:16:24 +0000

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…

The Captcha of DOOM!

Jeremy Hellstrom — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:12:34 +0000

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…

Spruce Up Your System With ARCTIC’s P12 PWM PST A-RGB 120mm Fans

Jeremy Hellstrom — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 21:23:06 +0000

The fans that come with many cases are not great, they tend to the loud side and don't move as much air as those which are sold separately, nor do they offer…

Three Of The Best OLED Panels Of 2024?

Jeremy Hellstrom — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 19:45:29 +0000

KitGuru have looked at a wide variety of OLED displays over this year, and as the end of the year approaches they took a look back and picked their three favourite models. …

Don’t Monkey Around With Big Mama VPN, It Can Turn You Into A Proxy For Hackers

Jeremy Hellstrom — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 19:02:08 +0000

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…

Edifier QR65, RGB Infused Wireless Bookshelf Speakers

Jeremy Hellstrom — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 21:37:22 +0000

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…

Is The New NVIDIA App Slowing Down Your System? There’s A Fix For That

Jeremy Hellstrom — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:34:30 +0000

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…