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What Does Disk Enclosure Mean? A disk enclosure refers to a specially-designed chassis (cover box) or casing to hold and cover hard disk drives. A disk enclosure allows these drives to communicate with one or more devices or computers simultaneously. A disk enclosure’s structure includes a power supply and data supply sections. A disk enclosure is also known as a hard drive enclosure. Techopedia Explains Disk Enclosure Most computers come with at least 40 to 80 GB of disk space, which may be insufficient for some users....

What Does Hardware Virtual Private Network (Hardware VPN) Mean? Hardware virtual private networks (hardware VPNs) exist on single, standalone devices that contain dedicated processors, managing authentication, encryption and other VPN functions along with providing hardware firewalls. This is a much more secure networking infrastructure than what is available in software VPN’s but can be expensive in terms of installed hardware costs. Techopedia Explains Hardware Virtual Private Network (Hardware VPN) Hardware VPNs are often used in enterprise where a number of employees need network access rather than in a branch office or small business/home use as the number of users can be firewalled effectively by a single router which can provide the same network security without an expensive dedicated server....

What Does Hosted Virtual Desktop (HVD) Mean? A hosted virtual desktop (HVD) is a user interface that connects to data and applications which are stored on a cloud service provider’s servers, rather than on an end user’s computer or a corporate network. A HVD is also known as a cloud-hosted virtual desktop. Techopedia Explains Hosted Virtual Desktop (HVD) HVD advantages are as follows: HVD disadvantages are as follows:

What Does License Key Mean? A license key is a data string that verifies authorized software product access. This type of software security helps prevent software piracy and gives organizations the ability to protect their software from unauthorized copying or sharing by unlicensed users. Techopedia Explains License Key A license key gives an authorized user/purchaser a data string that, upon installation, unlocks a software product and makes it available for use....

Microsoft’s Xbox app for PC has been reworked to be speedier and more responsive. Since its launch, the app has served as a hub to unite Xbox’s store, Game Pass, and various social features. Since released, it has run as an Electron application, which is a framework to build desktop apps. Now, the app will move from Electron to React Native, effectively becoming a Universal Windows Platform app. This change has not yet rolled out to all users....

Modus Games & Mane6 have announced they’re bringing My Little Pony inspired beat-em-up Them’s Fightin’ Herds to consoles later this year. The 2D brawler first released into early access in 2018 and features a cast of horse-like creatures in classic beat-em-up action. Picking from a cast of four-legged fighters, only one of these ponies can be crowned the champion. Beneath the cute exterior lies a fairly accomplished fighter, with a four-button fighting system....

Pokemon fans can make their fantasies of owning one of the creatures come true thanks to a new two-foot tall Mareep plushie that matches the actual size of the creature in the game. According to the Pokedex in the game, Mareep, an electric-type Pokemon, stands at two feet tall and nearly four feet long. Mareep has been around since the late 90s, when it was introduced in Pokemon Gold and Silver....

This War of Mine: The Little Ones will come to PS4 and Xbox One on January 29, developer 11 bit studios and publisher Deep Silver have announced. In a press release (via allgamesbeta), it states that the game will come with all previously released DLC from the PC version of the game, as well as “new missions, new campaigns and new characters. It also sheds some light on the new content coming: “New content coming to consoles in This War of Mine: The Little Ones explores the hardships of wartime survival as seen from an entirely new perspective – that of a child....

Fans of Sergeant Cortez and Corporal Hart’s time-traveling shenanigans can come close to rejoicing, as it seems as though a new TimeSplitters title is in the works, but it is best not to jinx the possibility. For those new to the first-person genre, it is reasonable to be unaware of TimeSplitters. The series began life as a PlayStation 2-exclusive launch title and has always been a far cry from the more serious and gritty likes of Call of Duty....

Activision has revealed Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5, the next game in the hit skateboarding series heading to PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PS3 later this year. Co-developed by Tony Hawk: Ride developer Robomodo and Disruptive Games, Pro Skater 5 is described by Game Informer as offering a “return to the classic gameplay of the series’ heyday”, although there’s also something about power-ups “and the ability to shoot projectiles”....

Here we go again ladies and gentlemen. It seems like we can’t go a news day without it, but once again we have another enticing collector’s edition attempting to get excited gamers to open up their pocketbooks. This time the game dangling pretty neon colors in front of your face is the upcoming Tron: Evolution. Included with your copy of the game for Xbox 360 or the PlayStation 3 are two somewhat novel trinkets, one more toy-like and another a bit more useful....

Today, Kyoto Animation released a brand new trailer for Tsurune The Movie: The Beginning Arrow. The video shows off some footage from the upcoming film, as well as the official theme song by Luck Life, “Hand.” Tsurune The Movie: The Beginning Arrow continues the story of the anime of the same name, which follows Minato Narumiya, a former archery student who quit the sport for good following an incident at a past middle school tournament....

Six months after it first hit PC and Xbox Game Pass Finji’s delightful Tunic is stepping out into the wider world, with the isometric adventure coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. It’s very much the same game as we first played back in March, so to mark its wider release here’s our original review - and if you’re looking for tips as you get started we’ve a beginner’s guide to Tunic....

Development on Ubisoft’s Roller Champions will reportedly be wound down following its third season. The free-to-play sports game was released in May this year, but just months later will seemingly be canned. That’s according to Giant Bomb journalist Jeff Grubb speaking on the Xbox Era podcast: “Roller Champions is gonna be cancelled after Season 3,” he said, reading out a message from a source. Watch on YouTube Roller Champions | Disco Fever Gameplay Trailer...

The following contains spoilers for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend. Interactive specials are still in their infancy on television, but the idea of “Choose-Your-Own-Adventure” stories has been around for decades. Television has evolved in many ways and figured out how to treat its audience with greater respect and control, so taking that to the next level with interactive storytelling feels like a natural progression. This ambitious style of structure allows both the creator and the audience to experiment with narrative in unprecedented ways....

Despite just launching Valheim‘s first major content release last month, developer Iron Gate AB is already discussing what’s next. And this time, it’s “more on adventure and exploration than on building.” The team is working on a new biome for Valheim, called Mistlands, and soon the game will include mountain caves for your Viking to wander through. Much of what’s discussed in today’s blog post is light on details. However, the new places to discover should scratch that adventurer’s itch....

In one fell swoop, Valve swung the mighty banhammer and obliterated over 40,000 accounts from the leading digital games platform, Steam. These accounts were banned due to cheating, just as the Steam Summer Sale came to a close. According to Dot Esports, more than 30,000 bans were made by the Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC) system before 4pm BST, going all the way past 40,000 by the end of the day. This is the highest number of bans in a single day by Valve, ever....

What Does Pixel Pipelines Mean? Pixel pipelines are graphics card components that process pixel information and are dedicated to accelerate image processing tasks. They have a reprogrammable processing core plus two independent frame buffers that are used to temporarily store image data and can operate on pixel data up to 200MB/s rates. Pixel pipelines are comprised of pixel shaders and texture management units (TMU). If a graphics card has 24 pixel shaders and 24 TMUs, then that card is said to have 24 pixel pipelines....

For as long as we remember, fighting games have been an integral part of video games. The first fighting game ever created was Karate Champ, launched in arcades. Later, Karate Champ got ported to platforms such as NES, Commodore 64, and iOS. Competitive tournaments would be less exciting if it weren’t for fighting games. With new games to play and new combos to learn, fighting games remain relevant in today’s gaming world....

What Does Color Printer Mean? A color printer is a printer that allows for pages or other items to be printed in color. Like color televisions and other types of equipment and consumer products, color printers have evolved over a number of decades to offer more high-performance and sophisticated results. Techopedia Explains Color Printer Color printers are available in various types of engineered models. For instance, one modern type of color printer is an inkjet printer....