If you look at the Steam Machine as a game console, it’s remarkably open and repairable. With a little bit of knowledge and research, you can mod both the hardware and software down to the…
The more a scammer knows about you, the more convincing the scam can become. They don’t need your most sensitive information to pull it off, either. A recent breach involving Steam hardware customers is a…
The Steam Machine is an adorable little gaming PC (or console, depending on the angle), but its pricing is its biggest problem. One 3D printing fan decided that if they couldn’t afford four figures for…
Ceva Logistics, one of the world’s largest shipping and logistics giants, has been hacked. Several companies that rely on Ceva for shipping their products to their customers say that their personal information was also stolen…
Welcome to Boost Mode, my weekly PCWorld newsletter focused on PC gaming, enthusiast hardware, and other geeky stuff centered around your desk and desktop. Fortuitously, my Steam Machine just came in last week, giving me…
I got my Steam Machine this week. I kind of love it. And I’m still disappointed in it. It might be unfair to assign blame to Valve for the woes of the PC hardware world…
U.S. prosecutors have accused a Florida man of uploading fake video games that contained malware to Steam, the popular PC games platform. Once victims downloaded and installed the games, the malware was designed to infect…
Did you want to buy a Steam Machine at launch? Tough luck. Although a lucky few did manage to get orders in before they inevitably sold out, the rest of us have to wait for…
I’ve never seen the core components of a good PC cost more than they do right now, but I’m still excited to build a new machine. That was something of a revelation for me this…
Your phone can play games. You already know this if you’ve perused an app store in the last 15 years, or seen the absolute dregs of YouTube advertising. But did you know that your phone…