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Microsoft’s Terry Myerson and Asus CEO Jonney Shih recently hinted that the latter company may end up making its own version of Microsoft’s HoloLens device. Unlike the Oculus Rift, HoloLens is Microsoft’s augmented reality headset that will project 3D images and overlays in front of the user’s eyes rather than immerse them in a virtual…
A better looking Chromebook Low cost Windows laptops have taken some of the appeal away from Chromebooks, though HP is banking on there still being an audience for Chrome OS machines. As such, the OEM has given its 14-inch Chromebook a fresh coat of paint and an upgraded display. The HP Chromebook 14 now comes…
This article was published in the December 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. Don’t overheat—get your feet wet with these water-cooling tips For much of recent history, water cooling has been shunned. Only a select few could afford to merrily dance with computing death, taking their chances…
aT a Glance Lake Superior: Bold styling; good performance; plenty of storage. Lake Erie: Overpriced; terrible doors; no custom loop. For now, Intel’s new, high-end i7-6700K Skylake CPU is still somewhat hard to track down. You can, however, find them in prebuilt OEM machines, and Origin PC proudly sent us its new Millennium Skylake system…
Ethernet connection is fine, but wireless has issues While the review embargo for Valve’s Steam Link won’t lift until November 10, we recently received a unit and thought we would give you our first impressions of the $50 game streaming set top box. We’ll publish our full review when the embargo lifts. The front of…
Asus Republic of Gamers (ROG) introduced on Monday two new monitors for gamers: the Swift PG279Q and the Swift PG27AQ. These panels measure 27 inches diagonally, and feature Nvidia’s G-SYNC technology, which helps reduce both input lag and screen tearing. Asus also says that the PG279Q is the first monitor to sport a 165Hz refresh…
Alex Stamos, the Chief Security Officer at Facebook, posted on Facebook’s security blog that the company will now inform users if their account is the target of a state-sponsored attack. He said that Facebook is alerting users because these types of attacks are more dangerous and highly advanced compared to other attacks. Those who receive…
Top Deal: Saying goodbye isn’t always easy, though it’s sometimes necessary, like sending a son or daughter off to college, attending a funeral, or breaking up with a demonic partner. Sometimes you can delay things. That’s especially true if you’re rocking an LGA1150 motherboard that you’re just not ready to part with. In that case,…
A cheaper Surface Book Lenovo doesn’t have any plans of selling Microsoft’s Surface Pro laptops like Dell and HP both agreed to do, and presumably you won’t see any Surface Book systems in the Chinese OEM’s product catalog, either. But what you will find is the Yoga 900, a convertible laptop that looks a little…
A potent portable MSI on Monday announced the availability of its GS40 Phantom laptop, which it’s pitching as the thinnest and lightest gaming notebook in the galaxy. To make that claim, the thing weighs just 3.5 pounds and measures 0.86 inches thick. “The GS40 Phantom is a breakthrough in design that combines the power of…