Peripheral manufacturer Corsair is looking to expand its footprint in the gaming market and to do so, the company has acquired Origin PC, a company known for its pre-built enthusiast gaming desktops and laptops.
Facebook has been hit with the largest fine ever instituted against a tech company for privacy or anti-trust breaches. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a $5 billion settlement with Facebook following a year-long investigation into the Cambridge Analytica scandal and other privacy breaches. In the agreement, as revealed by The Verge, the FTC alleges that Facebook violated the …
It doesn’t take long for scammers to smell an opportunity and take advantage of it. Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency, Libra, isn’t even functioning yet and it turns out there are already a host of people setting up accounts, pages and groups on Facebook and Instagram claiming to be the official hubs of Libra, as discovered by The Washington Post. This perhaps …
The City of Johannesburg confirmed on Twitter today that its power facility’s IT infrastructure has been hit by ransomware. Ransomware is a type of malware that infects machines and encrypts the data, in an attempt to get people who don’t back up as often as they should to cough over money – usually in the form of Bitcoin – for the encryption key.
The Photon LMS idea is simple enough: A modular studio that you can easily set up and control with your smartphone as you fire away on your camera.
VLC is arguably one of the most popular software media players that people use for watching their totally legal home videos and personally ripped copies of their own blu-rays. It’s also apparently got a massive security flaw – on every version, across every platform except macOS – that could allow attackers to install, modify and even run software without authorisation.
We’ve had the notch, the hole-punch and now we are getting the pop-up camera
There really is no point of owning a decent smartwatch these days if you don’t have the privilege of being able to talk into it like you are some sort of Starship commander from Star Trek.
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
Critical Hit is built on the idea that we are more than one thing. Are you a hardcore gamer who also enjoys a night out at the movies? Perhaps you’re a professional cosplayer who is searching for the perfect burger, or maybe you’re just interested in high-end tech and Netflix binging. Covering gaming, entertainment, tech and geek, Critical Hit offers information and critique from a staff of diverse, knowledgeable and fiercely opinionated writers.
Recent Comments