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A specialized headset for a specialized mission At A GLANCE (+) Spec Ops Sturdy, well-designed headset for gamers; individual controls for 5.1 audio channels; comfy as hell over long periods; line noise reduction. (-) Semper Rigidum Mic doesn’t detach; headset doesn’t detach from remote either; fixed mic distance. When you think about hardware required to…
An Intel Compute Stick with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS installed Don’t feel like carrying around a notebook on your next business trip? You might want to take a look at the Intel Compute Stick, a computing solution that can be carried in a pocket or purse. Even more, it can plug into an HDMI port on…
Top Deal: Maybe one day our PCs will run on smiles and good intentions. Until then, a solid power supply is still needed. Well, any old power supply could get your rig up and running, but a solidly built one will ensure it runs as it should, and decrease the risk something going up in…
Taking money from the cloud The world is rapidly changing, no doubt about it. Gone are most video rental stores, like Blockbuster and Hollywood Video, replaced in large part by streaming options like Netflix and Hulu. There’s a lot you can do in the cloud these days, and if you live in Chicago, get ready…
Microsoft’s Terry Myerson updated Windows Blog with news on how the company plans to release Windows 10 to the masses later this month. The launch will begin with OEM partners so that they can get their products ready for the July 29 release date. After that, Microsoft will release a build to retailers so that…
An offer too good to refuse OpenDNS wasn’t actively looking to be bought out, but when it was offered a whopping $635 million by Cisco, well, it’s tough to turn something like that down. And so it didn’t. While the deal is not yet complete, the agreement is in place for Cisco to acquire OpenDNS….
This article was published in the February 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. Game Streaming and Your PC Game streaming is huge. It accounts for epic amounts of web traffic and is even an integral part of some companies’ survival strategies. Look no further than Nvidia’s GRID…
Top Deal: It seems like a distant memory when solid state drives were cost prohibitive. These days? There’s really no excuse not run an SSD as your primary drive, not if you want the best performance. Isn’t it time you retired that aging HDD? If you’ve come to that conclusion, then check out today’s top…
Reusing passwords is a bad idea It’s not some kind of “technical wizardry” that causes Dropbox users to be hacked, but weaksauce passwords and poor security habits, like using the same password on multiple sites. That’s the gist of what Dropbox security boss Patrick Helm had to say at a briefing, according to V3, which…
Built for overclockers EVGA today announced its new GeForce GTX 980 Ti Classified graphics cards for “extreme overclockers.” Part of the reason it’s pitching its Classified part for the hardcore overclocking crowd is because it has two BIOSes, which allows you to experiment on one and switch to the other if things get wonky. The…