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Dedicated to our weekly open discussions, the TechSpot community debates and voices its opinion on a range of different subjects. Common themes include the latest product launches or polls about your computing habits.


Weekend Open Forum: Which trade show would you want to attend?

Weekend Open Forum: Which trade show would you want to attend?
  • Posted May 24, 2013, 5:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Weekend Open Forum
  • Two of the largest technology-related trade shows in the world are scheduled to take place next month. Computex kicks off on June 4 and runs through the 8th in Taipei, Taiwan, while E3 takes place June 11 through the 13th…

Weekend Open Forum: Imagining Google's own country

Weekend Open Forum: Imagining Google
  • Posted May 17, 2013, 6:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Weekend Open Forum
  • Google CEO Larry Page wants to set aside a part of the world for unregulated experimentation. Let’s help him out.  Where should this place be? What should it be called? Who would rule it? What sort of experiments should be run? What about privacy? Would you live there?

Weekend Open Forum: Do you prefer single or multiplayer gaming?

Weekend Open Forum: Do you prefer single or multiplayer gaming?
  • Posted May 10, 2013, 6:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Weekend Open Forum, Gaming
  • The video game industry as a whole has evolved more than I could have ever imagined since I got started with the NES back in the mid 1980s. Back then the concept of multiplayer didn’t even exist. If you wanted to play a game with a friend...

Weekend Open Forum: Online since...?

Weekend Open Forum: Online since...?
  • Posted May 3, 2013, 6:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Weekend Open Forum
  • The world wide web turned 20 this week. Though I haven’t been online for that long, it got me reminiscing about the first time I heard my computer make that choreographed sequence of noises that allowed it to piggyback on…

Weekend Open Forum: What is your favorite video game franchise?

Weekend Open Forum: What is your favorite video game franchise?
  • Posted April 26, 2013, 6:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Weekend Open Forum, Gaming
  • I’ve seen a number of franchises come and go since I started playing video games some 25 years ago. Regardless of genre, there’s no shortage of franchises that have been stellar over the years with many living on even to…

Weekend Open Forum: How frequently do you upgrade your PC?

Weekend Open Forum: How frequently do you upgrade your PC?
  • Posted April 19, 2013, 6:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Weekend Open Forum, Hardware
  • Analysts love to point at Windows 8 as well as the rising popularity of tablets and smartphones to explain the industry’s accelerated sales slump. While they’ve certainly played their part, we can’t ignore the fact that nowadays you just don’t…

Weekend Open Forum: Is PC gaming really dying?

Weekend Open Forum: Is PC gaming really dying?
  • Posted April 12, 2013, 6:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming, Weekend Open Forum
  • We’ve been hearing for years that PC gaming is on its deathbed. Next generation consoles from Microsoft and Sony are just around the corner while Nintendo’s Wii U is already on the market (although it’s hardly a threat). The more…

Weekend Open Forum: What's the last PC game you preordered?

Weekend Open Forum: What
  • Posted April 5, 2013, 6:51 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Weekend Open Forum
  • Between the current console generation pulling overtime and the growing pains of digital monetization, I've been less confident about preordering PC games in recent years. Sometimes it's easy to spot the lousy ports with questionable ethics, other times you don't…

WOF: What was the first graphics card you ever owned?

WOF: What was the first graphics card you ever owned?
  • Posted March 29, 2013, 5:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Weekend Open Forum, Hardware
  • We want you to take a trip down memory lane with us and tell us about the first graphics card you ever owned, as well as the games you were playing at that time. If you remember your entire graphics card purchase history to this day, we also want to hear about it!

Weekend Open Forum: Your thoughts on working from home

Weekend Open Forum: Your thoughts on working from home
  • Posted March 22, 2013, 6:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Weekend Open Forum
  • Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer recently banned employees from working remotely at home, a decision that stirred up a storm of controversy from those in favor of her decision as well as those opposed to it. The executively reportedly enacted the…

Weekend Open Forum: Do you use an RSS aggregator?

Weekend Open Forum: Do you use an RSS aggregator?
  • Posted March 15, 2013, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Weekend Open Forum
  • As you've likely heard, Google's doing some spring cleaning and Google Reader is among the handful of services being kicked to the curb. Although the seven year old web feed aggregator has many loyal followers -- more than 100,000 of which have signed this petition pleading...

WOF: How many unread emails are in your inbox right now?

WOF: How many unread emails are in your inbox right now?
  • Posted March 8, 2013, 6:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Weekend Open Forum, The Web
  • Unread emails. For some it's just an easy number to ignore but others will feel the need to sort through it all and decide what's archived, deleted, replied to, or just left there for later. The number of apps and…

Weekend Open Forum: Who makes your favorite networking gear?

Weekend Open Forum: Who makes your favorite networking gear?
  • Posted March 1, 2013, 6:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Weekend Open Forum
  • There’s no shortage of choices when it comes to selecting networking gear for your home or at work. Companies like Belkin, Cisco, D-Link and Netgear all have a solid following among consumers. I’ve used several different brands over the years…

Weekend Open Forum: Do you still wear a watch?

Weekend Open Forum: Do you still wear a watch?
  • Posted February 22, 2013, 6:31 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Weekend Open Forum
  • There isn't a week that goes by where we don't hear about how the rapid adoption of smartphones and tablets are displacing other technology segments. For many folks, a competent high-end handset can comfortably replace various portable media players, dedicated gaming handhelds...

WOF: Have you pledged any money to crowd-funded projects?

WOF: Have you pledged any money to crowd-funded projects?
  • Posted February 15, 2013, 6:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Weekend Open Forum
  • Crowd-funding has really taken off over the last year or so, changing the way anyone from cash strapped manufacturers to aspiring inventors can execute upon their million dollar ideas with relatively little risk for themselves. Besides raising money it has…

Weekend Open Forum: At what age did you get your first cell phone?

Weekend Open Forum: At what age did you get your first cell phone?
  • Posted February 8, 2013, 6:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Weekend Open Forum
  • I grew up in a time when landlines were the primary means of voice communication. Sure there were cell phones in the early ‘90s but they were typically reserved for business executives and the wealthy. The pager (or beeper) was…

Weekend Open Forum: Your favorite game soundtracks

Weekend Open Forum: Your favorite game soundtracks
  • Posted February 1, 2013, 6:48 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Weekend Open Forum With Video
  • With the constant barrage of Humble Bundle-like deals, I've developed a bad habit of buying cheap indie games and only playing them for an hour or two -- if at all. Although I feel guilty when that happens with pricey AAA releases, my conscience is usually clear when it comes to indie...

WOF: What should be the next major development in smartphones?

WOF: What should be the next major development in smartphones?
  • Posted January 25, 2013, 7:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Weekend Open Forum, Mobile Computing
  • Smartphones have come a long way since the first PDAs with phone capabilities hit the market. But as the market matures it's getting increasingly difficult for companies to come up with truly revolutionary new features year after year.

Weekend Open Forum: How much time do you spend on the PC daily?

Weekend Open Forum: How much time do you spend on the PC daily?
  • Posted January 18, 2013, 6:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Weekend Open Forum
  • Computers have been an integral part of my life for at least the past 10 years or so. I spent an exuberant amount of time on my PC as a teenager before the Internet was the popular destination that it…

Weekend Open Forum: The best and worst of CES 2013

Weekend Open Forum: The best and worst of CES 2013
  • Posted January 11, 2013, 7:14 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Weekend Open Forum With Video
  • And just like that, CES is over. Given the scale of the event, it's often used as a platform to reveal the world's most innovative gadgets, but it also manages to attract some pretty cringeworthy unveilings that wind up being a source of mockery for years -- try to sit through Qualcomm's keynote...

Weekend Open Forum: Fair price for unlimited wireless data?

Weekend Open Forum: Fair price for unlimited wireless data?
  • Posted January 4, 2013, 7:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Weekend Open Forum
  • Wireless carriers tend to be among the worst when it comes to consumer friendliness. At least that has been my experience with four or five providers in three different countries -- whether it's expensive data plans, restrictive and lengthy contracts,…

Weekend Open Forum: What is your New Year's resolution?

Weekend Open Forum: What is your New Year
  • Posted December 28, 2012, 6:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Weekend Open Forum
  • We’re just a few days away from ringing in the New Year which of course means we all survived the Mayan apocalypse. And with that global catastrophe averted, it’s time to look ahead to 2013 with a fresh start. For…

Weekend Open Forum: Technology predictions for 2013

Weekend Open Forum: Technology predictions for 2013
  • Posted December 21, 2012, 6:39 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Weekend Open Forum
  • Earlier this week, IBM shared what it expects to see over the next five years in technology, with several scientists predicting that computers will become more intelligent and human-like. Although we're not daring enough to gaze half a decade into the future, we thought it'd be fun...

WOF: Biggest tech failures of 2012

WOF: Biggest tech failures of 2012
  • Posted December 14, 2012, 6:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Weekend Open Forum, Industry News
  • When we asked this question a year ago most of you agreed that AMD’s FX brand relaunch, Sony’s PSN data breach, Netflix’s Qwikster spin-off, and HP’s handling of WebOS while almost quitting the PC market were among the worst tech…

Weekend Open Forum: Do you use social media?

Weekend Open Forum: Do you use social media?
  • Posted December 7, 2012, 6:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Weekend Open Forum
  • I jumped on the social networking / media bandwagon pretty early on when MySpace was just starting to take off. I rode the social wave over to Facebook and hung around there for about seven years before finally deciding to…

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