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Maximum PC is moving forward I love cutting-edge technology. It would be natural to think that all of us who read Maximum PC have an affinity for the latest and greatest. But instead of talking about the newest graphics card, or the next motherboard, I’d like to talk about what’s happening with Maximum PC itself…
Everything you need to know about Steam’s storied history There’s no question that Steam has become an ubiquitous part of PC gaming. Some have hailed it as the savior of PC gaming, while others have seen it as more of a necessary evil. Whether or not you’re a fan, Steam is here to stay. Its…
Top Deal: Times are changing. Owning a solid state drive used to mean taking out a second mortgage and dipping into the kids’ college funds, all for that might boost in speed. And now? Check out today’s top deal for a Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB SSD for $85 with free shipping (normally $99). For…
A Savage solution to storage Kingston’s HyperX division has begun selling its Savage line of solid state drives that we first spied at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this year. These drives combine a SATA 6Gbps interface with the Phison S10 quad-core, eight-channel controller for high read and write speeds, though clearly…
LG’s new flagship phone It’s been an interesting past few months in mobile as handset makers come out with new flagship devices, each with unique features. There was Apple with its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the largest iPhone models to date; Samsung with its Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, the latter with…
May cause MacBook Pro owners to have buyer’s remorse Asus last month announced its Zenbook Pro UX501, a sexy looking laptop that many are comparing to the MacBook Pro. Of course, the Zenbook Pro UX501 runs Windows 8.1, but that’s not the only difference. Arguably the highlight of the laptop is its 4K Ultra HD…
Easy come, easy go Mere days after opening up the Steam Workshop to paid mods, Valve has decided to reverse course and go back to the way things were. In other words, modders can no longer sell their Skyrim mods, which was the first (and only) game to kick off the short-lived initiative. In a…
Aggressive in more ways than one You already know that Nvidia’s Titan X is Kick Ass, but do you know what’s even more bad-ass? Three of them in SLI. With that philosophy in mind, Origin PC sent us its new Genesis rig to review. The box has three of those bad boys, all water-cooled, coupled…
Top Deal: The pool’s closed, it will be several hours until breakfast is served, and you’ve flipped through all the channels on the TV in your hotel room, but there’s nothing to watch. It’s a good thing you brought a gaming laptop. You did bring one, right? If you’re in need of one but don’t…
First Chromebox to support to Lenovo’s Tiny-in-One display Is there room for Google’s Chrome OS in the mini PC market? Lenovo aims to find out by launching its ThinkCentre Chromebox, a system purposely designed for education and small business users looking to live high in the cloud. For those users, the ThinkCentre Chrombox offers a…