Justin Germino

I have been obsessed with computers, tech, gadgets and games since the early 1980's having grown up on the Commodore 64 and Amiga computers. By day I work in the IT Security Industry and have been in IT for over 20 years. On my spare time I am a Vlogger, Blogger, Streamer, Gadget Reviewer, affiliate marketer, influencer and entertainer. I am also an avid movie fan, TV Show fan, Anime fan, video game fan and fan of trying anything and everything new.

Is Your Origin Account Hacked and Next Steps?

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It looks like there has been a breach at Origin and accounts have been compromised, and this is a recommendation to immediately login and change your account password and security question and answers if you have an Origin account.  According to this Reddit thread it looks like users were reporting charges on their Origin account that they weren’t making. Log into your Origin account and check your order history, remove any payment methods saved and … Read more

Battle.net Games Cause BSOD During Install

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So I spent quite a bit of time troubleshooting installing Battle.net games on my sons laptop over the past few days where installing any Blizzard game with Battle.NET would cause Blue Screen of Death or BSOD within a few minutes of attempting the install.  This would not happen when playing existing installations but would happen when installing Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm or World of Warcraft or even Starcraft 2 you would get a BSOD … Read more

PlayStation™Now Game Streaming Service Coming To Samsung Smart TVs In 2015

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SEOUL, Korea and TOKYO, Dec. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) today announced that the PlayStation™Now game streaming service will be available on select Samsung Smart TVs in the first half of 2015. With this partnership, Samsung Smart TV consumers in the United States and Canada will have easy access to hundreds of PlayStation®3 (PS3™) games streamed from the cloud – no consoles, downloads, or trips to … Read more

BIOSTAR Introducing Built-In LAN Surge Protection For Motherboards

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December 22nd, 2014, Taipei, Taiwan – BIOSTAR is introducing a new design for the boards, whereby they are adding an integrated chip to strengthen electrical stability and prevent damage from lightning strikes and electrical surges. BIOSTAR is the first Motherboard manufacturer to offer motherboards with these features and specifications so called “SUPER LAN Surge Protection”. Going forward, all BIOSTAR series products will incorporate this technology. PC systems can be damaged or destroyed by electrical surges. … Read more

Using My Intel All in One During the Holidays

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While I am in California for the next week, I am mostly using my Intel All in One which happens to be a Dell XPS 18 and this touch screen 18″ computer functions like a laptop and a tablet.  Because it is 18″ and fully multipoint touch screen it makes a more than fantastic portable device for watching holiday movies in the bedroom, where my wife and I can just lay in bed and watch … Read more

PureOverclock Amazing Winter Giveaway: Week 3

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PureOverclock isn’t stopping and Week 3 of their Amazing Winter Giveaway brings even bigger prizes for 28 lucky entrants who are chosen as the winners. This week’s sponsors include: Primochill DeepCool Phanteks NZXT XSPC Gamdias and Antec Enter the Giveaway Here (and broke out all prizes below) PureOverlcock’s Winter Giveaway! Week 3 The prizes are broken out over 28 WINNERS this time, and you can see how the prize packs will be awarded as follows. … Read more