Recent content by rantoc

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    Stop, Thief! Why Using an Ad Blocker Is Stealing

    One word - Security! Not having an ad blocker today is sadly asking for problems. Cry the other way Toms, its your advertizes that send out malware, not us readers who need to protect ourselves from those kind of threats! I dint even need to go to the intrusive add parts to justify the usage of...
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    Samsung Seals Out Galaxy S6 Users to Satisfy Critics

    Had an interest in S6 before this but not removable battery nor MicroSD or the like upgradable storage = Deal breaker. If i wanted a hipster phone rather than practical i would get an iphone where design is more important than wanted features. Samsung is doing a huge mistake, looking at the...
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    Why Do People Buy Broken, Buggy Games?

    I think the game press is partially to blame for this, they know the buggs will be squashed and the score the title after what it have the potential to be rather than what they are actually reviewing. That makes the publishers lazy, they are fully aware they get away with a good review even when...
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    Master Chief Collection Plagued by Online Issues, Patch On Way

    Problem is that many console PvP games is not server hosted but rather Peer to Peer, ther matchmaking server only helps the peers to find eachoter. P2P don't belong in games, its just asking for cheateting. Not that it matters much, most console shooters already play the game for the player with...
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    Destiny Bug Reveals Tons of Locked-Away Content

    Shorter and shorter games with more and more "already installed" DLCs that costs more and gives less. Soon the "game" will be nothing more than a demo you pay 59.99 for and then pay at least the same for the "dlc's" to get what the game should have been from the beginning! That is where the...
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    'Don't Take Nude Selfies' Is Not Good Security Advice (Op-Ed)

    Like any data breach... dont store sensitive data unencrypted - Its just stupid, no matter if its a celeb wimmen or some credit card company.... Unencrypted data = Data at risk - If you weant to gamble... be prepared to reap what is sown!
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    California Kill-Switch Law Based on Garbage Research

    And in later news all American Smart Phones got bricked when a bored hacker got hold of the kill switch codes....
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    Age of Empires: Castle Siege Aims for Mobile Devices

    Compare a phone game that cost near nothing to develop compered to a full blown PC game is comparing apples and oranges or that cheap car vs an Ferrari. They simply cant compare and likely wont for the next 10-15 years...
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    Assassin's Creed Rogue Exclusive to Xbox 360, PS3

    The old gen still have a lot of customers so its not strange they get new titles, they also are very easy/cheap to develop to due to they cant handle any higher 3d gfx/resolution. Second gen is also starting to get numbers but the dev's know its more work for each of those titles as they cant...
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    Doom Returns to its Hellish Roots at Quakecon 2014

    The sad part is that PC is beyond next gen, its third gen if you call the newest consoles second gen. PC is always ahead but rarely gets the lazy software developers to use the latest amazing hardware. Reason - The consoles always lack behind and why work extra when the lower console level is...
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    How to Disable Comcast Xfinity Public Wi-Fi

    I just hate some companies, something like this should be optional and IF opted in - reduce the price of the package - Why pollute the home with even further radio-waves (that still none can say for certain its safe).
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    How to Enable High-Quality Graphics in Watch Dogs

    As usually, another example of where the PC get to suffer due to weaker hardware in the consoles. jasonelmore is probably right, the console makers would hate to allow the customers to see the truth in VS videos where the PC get to show its insane gfx powe that runs smooth and their product...
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    Google Boosts Encrypted Email, Says Others Lag Behind

    Find it funny that Google are so "protective" of the transportation of the mails but yet scanns all your personal mails to map your intressts in order to target add's to you. Perhaps they dont want the competition to snoop in on their pie...
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    Beware iPhone Phishing Scams in Wake of iOS Lockouts

    If people are so stupid that they fall for this they deserve it - All tho i think its a bigger chance in the case of an regular Apple user who think their safe after years of Apple brainwashing them into believing their products are invulnerable.
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    Creepy Facial-Recognition App May Be Perfect for Stalkers

    Something like this should be OPT IN... not OPT OUT, i see a huge lawsuit coming the company's way!