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HP today announced that it’s reached an agreement with Kingston Technologies to acquire HyperX in a deal worth approximately $425 million. The company said that, pending regulatory approval, it expects the deal to close sometime in 2Q21. It seems like HP plans for HyperX and Omen to co-exist. The company said in the announcement that “adding HyperX to HP’s broader gaming ecosystem will deliver innovative new experiences across everything gamers see, hear, and touch.” HyperX won’t be HP’s only gaming-focused brand. The company already offers a line of Omen products that includes laptops, pre-built desktops, monitors, keyboards, mice, headsets, and a few miscellanies bundled as “gear” on the brand website. HP said in the announcement that it expects the HyperX acquisition to “be accretive on a non-GAAP basis to HP in the first full year following closing.” Then the only question will be if the HyperX brand will be able to last longer than VoodooPC did . … [Read more...] about HP To Acquire HyperX for $425 Million

In 2012, Blizzard fired up one of its many future controversies : It wasn’t the decision to simply revive the Diablo franchise that did this, but the fact that it chose to monetize the legendary hack ‘n’ slash RPG with Diablo 3 . Beyond trading items with another player, an in-game auction house meant players could buy and sell items with real money. For some, it was a bewildering decision from a developer already battling the threat of real-money trading (RMT) in its monolithic MMORPG World of Warcraft . The idea of claiming a cut of player’s profits was seen as simple corporate greed stemming from the then-recent merger with Activision, a company known for pushing aggressive revenue streams onto consumers. Within two years, uproar caused the feature to be ripped from the game, with a “smarter” loot system put into place to reduce the need to rely on other players for equipment. But a lot has changed since 2012, and with Diablo IV in the works, it’s time for the … [Read more...] about Diablo 4 should resurrect the series’ most controversial feature

There are few things more vital to a student than having a good laptop, but buying a new computer is no small expense. Thankfully, there are always Windows laptop deals , Chromebook deals and MacBook deals floating around if you know where to look, and to help you save some time and money, we’ve already combed through them all to bring you the six best picks available this month. Better still, these student laptop deals don’t even require you to have an .edu email address, so if it’s time for a new laptop for work and study, read on: Today’s best student laptop deals Asus L210 11-Inch Laptop — $190 Evoo Ultra Thin Laptop — $299, was $499 Asus VivoBook 14 — $399, was $499 HP Pavilion x360 15 2-in-1 Laptop — $530, was $680 Asus TUF GTX 1650 Ti Gaming Laptop — $700, was $800 Apple MacBook Air (2020) — $899, was $999 Asus L210 11-Inch Laptop — $190 On the slimmest of budgets but need a new laptop? It doesn’t get much more economical than … [Read more...] about Best cheap student laptop deals for February 2021