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New site, more content, a lot more Kick-Ass A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article letting everyone know that Maximum PC would be going through a transition. It’s here. During this weekend, www.maximumpc.com will go through a short content freeze. The new site and platform will go live on Monday around noon PST….
Bragging rights Comparing Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system to Apple’s OS X falls into the apples and oranges category, right? You could make that argument, though in terms of speed and performance, one need only install Windows 10 on a MacBook using Boot Camp and run cross-platform benchmarks in order to reach some conclusions. That’s…
Buying gaming street cred MSI has built up quite a stable of gaming laptops, many of which offer a decent bang-for-buck. They’ve gotten the attention of mobile gamers, and apparently Lenovo is paying attention as well. That’s assuming the latest rumor is true — word on the web is that Lenovo wants to buy MSI’s…
Bug bounty program pays out frequent flier miles United Airlines is inviting security researchers and anyone else to participate in a bug bounty program for a chance to claim up to 1 million award miles, depending on what kind(s) of vulnerabilities you discover. However, it’s important to note that United Airlines is looking for specific…
Old school meets new school! Hello Maximum PC! It’s great to be here. As the latest addition to the Maximum PC team, it’s tradition for me to take a moment to introduce myself. I could tell you all about what I’ve done, about how I’m something of the “Old Man of the Mountain” now, but…
Top Deal: So yesterday you cashed in on a deal for an Intel Core i7 5960X and now you need a high-end GPU to pair it with, right? That’s simple, grab a GeForce Titan X (or two!). If you’re wallet’s a bit light for a Titan X after that CPU grab, then consider today’s top…
Create cool looking videos The latest craze in home video recording via mobile devices is time-lapse. In addition to the options out there for services like Instagram and built-in tools for iOS, Microsoft earlier this month announced its Hyperlapse video technology. And while Instagram has yet to bring time-lapse functionality to Android, Microsoft today released…
Beef up your game collection Heads up for anyone in need of a graphics card upgrade — Newegg is giving bundling game codes for Dirt Rally with any Radeon R9 Series graphics card. In addition, select cards also come with a code for Grand Theft Auto V. There doesn’t appear to be any rhyme or…
Windows 10 editions explained Microsoft recently confirmed that Windows 10 will be the last version of Windows before it transitions into a Windows as a service business model. We’ll have to wait to see how that strategy pans out, but for the immediate future, there’s a new version on the horizon, and like past releases,…