This week an X-Men team-up of GoT sisters Arya and Sansa, a team-up of Sylvester Stallone and Jackie Chan, Blade Runner 2049, and more.
| Ryan Waniata | May 12, 2017 |
This week, we're talking recent turbulence in the cyber security landscape, and what you can do to protect yourself from bad actors.
| Brad Bourque | May 10, 2017 |
This week we'll talk about the absolute best way to watch the entire Star Wars saga, the pure, potent joy of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, The Dark Tower trailer, and much more.
| Ryan Waniata | May 8, 2017 |
Did you receive a Gmail invitation to a Google Docs app this week. This was certainly fake and a very advanced attempt by hackers to infiltrate accounts. The DT roundtable of experts weighs in.
| Greg Nibler | June 15, 2018 |
Microsoft continues to swell into new areas, with Windows 10 for Students and a new mid-range Surface Laptop. Is it a bold new direction?
| Brad Bourque | May 5, 2017 |
This week, we'll talk about the ups and downs of CBS' troubled new Star Trek series, Star Trek: Discovery, a Great Outdoors reboot, and more.
| Ryan Waniata | April 28, 2017 |
Nintendo knocked it out of the park with the Switch and expects to sell 10 million consoles this year. But is the Switch the console for you?
| Greg Nibler | April 28, 2017 |
Intel's Optane Memory will start arriving in systems this week, so on Close to the Metal, we'll let you know who it's a good fit for.
| Brad Bourque | April 27, 2017 |
With billions of people on the planet, the advancement of food technology will be more important than ever. That means humans will need to adapt as well. Would you be willing to eat 3D printed meat?
| Greg Nibler | April 21, 2017 |
Join us on this week's Close to the Metal as we breakdown performance and price on the new AMD Radeon RX 570.
| Brad Bourque | April 19, 2017 |
This week, Thor: Ragnarok's fun new trailer, first look at Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Charlie Murphy tribute, and more.
| Ryan Waniata | April 17, 2017 |
Why would Nintendo stop making the wildly popular NES Classic? That's question #1 for our roundtable of experts today. Question #2 will be, where can you find the remaining few still in stores.
| Greg Nibler | April 14, 2017 |
The Ryzen 5 chips offer an interesting performance proposition that’s impossible to ignore. We’ll talk over the whole series thus far and let you know where the best chips lie.
| Brad Bourque | April 11, 2017 |
This week: Colossal, Benicio Del Toro's Star Wars role, Call of Duty's Marvel-style cinematic universe, a tribute to Don Rickles, and more.
| Ryan Waniata | April 10, 2017 |
Microsoft's been secretive about Project Scorpio, if that's even its real name. But they've finally revealed some of the specs for the new system including 4K gaming. Our roundtable of experts weighs in.
| Greg Nibler | April 7, 2017 |
Ready or not, the Windows 10 Creators Update is rolling out to systems. On this week's Close to the Metal, we'll dig in and assess the damage.
| Brad Bourque | April 5, 2017 |
This week: Joss Whedon's new Batgirl movie, the latest look at the It movie, and a new take on one of Spider-Man's greatest villains.
| Ryan Waniata | April 3, 2017 |
The rumor mill is over, as the Galaxy S8 is finally available. Is it the best smartphone on the planet right now? Also, should AI devices be implanted into brains? Our panel of experts weighs in on these topics and more.
| Greg Nibler | March 31, 2017 |
Intel Optane Memory is right around the corner, but there are still a lot of unanswered questions surrounding its release.
| Brad Bourque | March 31, 2017 |
This week: Justice League teaser, box-office busts, and why producers of bad movies shouldn't whine about Rotten Tomatoes.
| Ryan Waniata | March 24, 2017 |
EA's new Mass Effect title should be a visual showpiece, but as you'll hear on this week's Close to the Metal, not all that glitters is gold.
| Brad Bourque | June 15, 2018 |
This week: Beauty and the Beast stands up to King Kong, SNL gets its groove back in a big way, and much more!
| Ryan Waniata | March 20, 2017 |
While all the news surrounding the breach of 500 million Yahoo accounts is about Russian hackers, we want to know if Yahoo Fantasy Sports is secure. Is your bracket safe? How about your Fantasy Football league?
| Greg Nibler | March 17, 2017 |
Quantum computing is finally here. Still in its infancy, we'll discuss the implications of the most headache-inducing topic in computing.
| Brad Bourque | June 15, 2018 |
This week: Kong: Skull Island, Thor: Ragnarok images from the set, the latest Fate of the Furious trailer, and much more.
| Ryan Waniata | March 13, 2017 |
Just how credible are the latest round of CIA hacking allegations coming from Wikileaks? Should you change up how you use technology? Our roundtable of experts has answers.
| Greg Nibler | March 10, 2017 |
AMD is hoping its new Ryzen chips are its chance at a big comeback -- just like every other chip release from the red team.
| Brad Bourque | June 15, 2018 |
This week: Our spoiler-free review of Logan, Netflix's new deal with Martin Scorsese, new Guardians of the Galaxy trailer, and more.
| Ryan Waniata | March 3, 2017 |
This week on Trends with Benefits our roundtable of tech experts dives into the new Nintendo Switch, Space X's Moon mission, and Pizza Hut's 'Pietop' shoes.
| Greg Nibler | March 2, 2017 |
On this week's Close to the Metla, we wait not-so-patiently for tonight's possible announcement of new GPUs from both Nvidia and AMD
| Brad Bourque | June 15, 2018 |
This week, we'll talk about the genius of Jordan Peele's horror flick, Get Out, predictions for Sunday's Academy Awards, and more.
| Ryan Waniata | February 28, 2017 |
The next evolution of wireless connectivity is starting to take shape. 4G LTE will be a thing of the past when 5G finally arrives, and wireless carriers are starting pre-commercial testing this year. So when will you get to use it?
| Greg Nibler | February 24, 2017 |
Steam is ditching Greenlight in favor of a more direct-to-consumer approach. How will that change affect developers?
| Brad Bourque | February 23, 2017 |
This week: A solved mystery for the new Star Wars film, Mel Gibson's chance to join the DC cinematic universe, and more.
| Ryan Waniata | March 6, 2017 |
Why is Elon Musk digging a tunnel underneath LA? Is The Boring Company really legit? Will either tunneling or flying taxi's be a true solution to congested traffic? We have answers on this week's episode of Trends with Benefits.
| Greg Nibler | February 20, 2017 |
This week on Close to the Metal, we'll ask why PC games are so much harder to run, and see if Microsoft has a potential solution.
| Brad Bourque | February 20, 2017 |
This week, we'll talk about the return of quality popcorn flicks to theaters (finally!) in John Wick: Chapter 2 and The Lego Batman Movie, the latest news from Stranger Things, Netflix's fourth (and final) Defender -- Iron Fist -- and more!
| Ryan Waniata | February 14, 2017 |
Windows 10 Cloud has leaked, and we've tried it. Can it establish dominance over Google's Chrome OS even in budget laptops? And does the inclusion of 'Cloud' in the name really mean anything?
| Matthew S. Smith | June 15, 2018 |