Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

A Gamer's Guide to Not Getting Hacked
ASRock H370M-ITX/ac Review
ASUS ROG Strix X470-I Gaming Review
BitFenix Portal Review
Lian Li Alpha 330 Mid-Tower Chassis Review
Light Fall Review
Nomad's leather Apple Watch straps make a bold statement
PowerColor RED DEVIL Radeon RX580 8GB Review
ROCCAT Horde AIMO Review
Ubuntu MATE 18.04 Bionic Beaver - Medium-well
Using The Old Mac OS Is Pure Zen

A Gamer's Guide to Not Getting Hacked

If you play video games, you are an ideal target to get wrecked by hackers. Gamers are very online. They log in to a lot of stuff. They have some money. They want to be better than other gamers. And they like to use the password "Dragon."

Earlier this year, hackers broke into thousands of Fortnite players’ accounts and siphoned hundreds of dollars at a time. How? Those players had used their username and password combinations somewhere else on the world wide web. And somehow, they got leaked. Now, they’re begging for big refunds and scurrying to protect themselves from further financial harm. It was a preventable disaster. And we’re here to teach you how to prevent it. Here some some tips on how to stay safe while gaming.

Read full article @ TechSpot

ASRock H370M-ITX/ac Review

One of ASRock's H370-based motherboards has hit our test lab, ready for general compute use for Intel's latest mainstream Coffee Lake CPUs. The H370 chipset does not support overclocking, so we take a foray into stock settings and usage with the ASRock H370M-ITX/ac, which is just $100.

Read full article @ TechPowerUp

ASUS ROG Strix X470-I Gaming Review

Small is the new sexy, we review the all new ROG Strix X470-I Gaming. Oh you will need a magnifying glass alright as this is the smallest fully fetched X470 motherboard you will see in a while. The ROG Strix X470-I Gaming is made on a Mini-ITX form factor, that means you can seat a processor as powerful as the Ryzen 5 2600X or Ryzen 7 2700X onto a motherboard that is 17x17 CM. Amazing really, especially when you will learn it still has a fully fetched PCIe x16 slot, Gigabit Ethernet, AC WIFI, USB 3.1 and heck even two M2 slots. This X470 motherboard is residing in the high-end Ryzen motherboard spectrum. A breathtaking motherboard with extra overclock features, DDR4 XMP functions, and not one but two M.2. slots, one with a massive heatsink. Well, that and the looks to kill for, of course.

Read full article @ The Guru of 3D

BitFenix Portal Review

The Portal isnt a new case by any means, but its still a unique mini-ITX offering from BitFenix that blends an unusual design with an easy build process thanks to a sliding "dual-frame" design for unfettered component access. It offers a compact footprint while still supporting a full-length graphics card, and the aluminum exterior provides light weight and a high-end appearance.

Our review sample includes a top window to showcase the graphics card, and between the white finish and black trim and stand this case really stands out. How well did it perform? Read on to find out!

Read full article @ PC Perspective

Lian Li Alpha 330 Mid-Tower Chassis Review

If this were a few years ago, we would be starting this review off about how Lian Li is the premier chassis builder when it comes to aluminum cases. We would be glowing about how large and how light, yet structurally sound their cases are. Of course, this would also be followed with sticker shock as we tried to reason with you on why Lian Li is the aluminum chassis to have. However, times have changed since last we dealt with Lian Li. New ownership, a new direction of attack on the market, and what appears to be an attempt to go mainstream after years of making a name for themselves as a top tier and expensive chassis maker.

Read full article @ TweakTown

Light Fall Review

As cringingly edgy as this might sound, darkness has never looked so good. Light Fall is an atmospheric, and maddeningly challenging platform set in a dark and magical continent. Playing as a small sprite-like creature you have to explore the hauntingly beautiful, dangerous and empty expanse. Narrated by a strange owl that seems more bored by your presence than interested, it’s your job to find out what happened to the people of this land.

Along the way, you’ll learn about the history of the continent known as Numbra, as well as the religion that permeates the darkness. When adventurers first discovered this place, they found the sun was missing. And this permanent darkness makes this 2D game very interesting to look at. Most of the background is made of shades of grey, black, purple and blue and they are nicely fit together it almost feels like you’re running through a work of art. Not a particularly happy work of art but a work of art nonetheless. Mixed in is the occasion flicks of golden hues and pastel colors that hint at the life that survives in the darkness. It’s so nice to find a game that marries its color palette so well across a variety of locations.

Read full article @ Wccftech

Nomad's leather Apple Watch straps make a bold statement

Nomad, using their standard blend of high-quality materials and expert craftsmanship, has released several Apple Watch bands. Of them, their leather straps are the most lust-worthy and notable, and AppleInsider has been wearing them for a while now.

These stunning straps aren't new. Both the modern and traditional style bands have been available for quite some time. This isn't just a review after a week of use. We wanted to see both how the leather and the hardware looked after months of everyday wear and tear.

Read full article @ Apple Insider

PowerColor RED DEVIL Radeon RX580 8GB Review

AMD has had an interesting year with their GPU lineup. The Radeon RX500 series saw their release in mid-April of 2017 in the midst of slow dripping news about the forthcoming RX Vega. Does Team Red's flagship RX500, the RX580, still have relevance in 2018?s GPU market?

Read full article @ MMORPG

ROCCAT Horde AIMO Review

The ROCCAT Horde AIMO features ROCCAT's pioneered Membranical keys, supposedly offering the best of both worlds; a "silent" key with a distinct and precise feel. It's also designed with latency in mind, with only a 7.8ms actuation speed, compared to a standard membrane keyboard's 9.0ms.

Read full article @ Vortez

Ubuntu MATE 18.04 Bionic Beaver - Medium-well

More distro adventures: Here be a super-long, detailed review of Ubuntu MATE 18.04 Bionic Beaver, tested on a laptop with UEFI, GPT and a multi-boot Windows-and-Linux setup, covering live session testing, installation and post-install usage, including look & feel, networking - Wireless, Bluetooth, Samba sharing, and printing, multimedia support - HD video and MP3 playback, smartphone support - Android, iPhone and Windows Phone, partitioning, package management via amazing Boutique, updates, applications and extras, customization - various tweaks, Mutiny layout and global menu, cool features, hardware compatibility, webcam, touchpad, suspend & resume, performance, responsiveness, resource utilization, power management, battery life, stability, numerous visual glitches and bugs, crashes, and more. Have fun.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo

Using The Old Mac OS Is Pure Zen

At a time when apps have been likened to drugs, and fake news abounds, it’s easy to pine for a simpler time–like the early days of Apple, when a mouse and graphical user interface changed the world with the landmark Macintosh.

Technology does not age well. But good design? That ages like a fine Bordeaux. It’s something that I remembered after taking a stroll down memory lane, trying out the classic Macintosh operating system, run through a web browser over on the Internet Archive. (Technically, it’s a software version from 1991, but you’ll still recognize the swollen trash can and all the normal Mac icons you know.)

Read full article @ Co.Design