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Top Deal: For new builders, the power supply is arguably the most underrated component. All the attention gets paid to the CPU, GPU, RAM, and storage, but it when it comes time to select a PSU, new builders often wonder why they should pay more for a name brand model when generic high wattage models…

Old school design meets new school hardware Do you have sit back and reminisce about the old days of computing? Lenovo does, and if there are enough people out there pining for a blast from the past, the world’s top PC supplier may bring back the ThinkPad X300. Well, sort of. Lenovo’s David Hill wrote…

This article was published in the May 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. Low noise doesn’t mean low joys Length of Time: 2-4 Hours | Difficulty: Medium The Mission Over the last few months, in the creaking depths of the secret Maximum PC lair, we’ve been constructing…

Seemingly yanked right out of a science-fiction novel, NASA announced on Thursday that it has teamed up with Microsoft on a new project called Sidekick. This project will utilize the Redmond company’s HoloLens technology to provide virtual help to the astronauts manning the International Space Station (ISS). The first two units will be shipped to…

Heavy, and small FOV, but still amazing When I tried the HoloLens when it was first unveiled five months ago at Microsoft’s Windows 10 event, I was completely blown away. It had the potential to be “transformative,” I wrote. Admittedly, this is in part due to the fact that I had never seen anything like…

It’s all about empowerment Microsoft has a new mission statement, and like the one it replaces, the overarching theme is about empowering the planet’s population. However, it’s not a simple rewording or reiteration of Microsoft’s previous goals, but a straightforward and ambitious plan to make the world a better place. Let’s back up a moment….

Top Deal: If you’re feeling a little sluggish, you can always down a cup of java or your favorite caffeinated beverage. But what happens when your PC feels like it’s limping? There are a plethora of fixes, though if you’re still rocking a mechanical hard drive, one of the best remedies is to upgrade to…

An official denial Don’t go bidding farewell to ECS in the branded DIY motherboard business just yet. After catching wind of yesterday’s rumor claiming that ECS decided to stop pushing its own brand mobos in favor of building solutions for ODM and OEM partners, company president Sunny Yang sent a letter to the press calling…