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Top Deal: The advent of the Internet could have killed off the printer, but as it turns out, dead tree copies of receipts, school papers, and everything else are still in demand, and so is the printer. That will probably be the case for a long time to come, and if you’re need of a…
Binge On lives up to its name T-Mobile ruffled a few feathers when it introduced Binge On, a controversial streaming service that allows customers to watch an unlimited amount of video from participating providers without it counting against their data caps. It’s controversial because critics claim it’s a net neutrality violation, while T-Mobile CEO John…
Money talks Google on Wednesday revealed that it’s shipped over 5 million of its Cardboard VR headsets since launching a year and a half ago, and there might be a lesson there. The fact that over 5 million people are willing to slap a cardboard contraption on their mug is telling. A virtual reality optimist…
A more secure web Try to hold back your tears, but the Java browser plugin that’s plagued the web with security holes is not long for this world; Oracle plans to snuff it out with the release of JDK 9, the company announced. Consider the move the equivalent of Oracle throwing in the towel, and…
This article was published in the Holiday 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. Assembling the cage Most of the time, our builds end up in PC cases that encloses the guts on all six sides. Even if there is a side panel window, five out of six…
Former Aereo CEO Chaitanya “Chet” Kanojia tried to shake up the cable TV industry by transmitting over-the-air network TV signals to Aereo subscribers. That plan eventually failed, and now he’s set his sights on the broadband Internet sector by launching a new wireless service that promises speeds of up to one gigabit everywhere. That service…
AMD gamers looking to build a new system might want to start with the latest release from Asus, the 970 Pro Gaming/Aura ATX motherboard. It’s the first board based on the new AMD 970+SB950 chipset and not only supports two-way, quad-GPU CrossFireX configurations, but two-way, quad-GPU Nvidia SLI setups as well. The board even sports…
Top Deal: There was a time when a 1TB drive might have felt super spacious. Not anymore. It’s pretty easy to fill such a thing with videos, photos, saved games, and everything else, so why mess around with a smaller size drive? If you’re in need of a storage upgrade, check out today’s top deal…
A familiar face Sony dumped its Vaio PC brand two years ago and hightailed it to mobile, though you could be forgiven for thinking it was still involved in some way. That’s because the newest Vaio laptops retain the same overall look as systems that came before them, and of course carry the same branding….