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This article was published in the February 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. Slimming down for the Internet of Things Over the past months, I’ve described two of the world’s most powerful microprocessors in this column. But chip makers aren’t always thinking big. Some of the most…
Windows 10 Technical Preview Build 10158 is here! On Monday, Microsoft announced the release of Windows 10 Technical Preview Build 10158. This new build focuses on polishing the platform before its retail release in late July. Changes include updates to the Microsoft Edge browser, general improvements, refinements to the user interface, and more. “We don’t…
Top Deal: PC gaming is alive and well (just pay no attention to Batman: Arkham Knight)! The question is, is your PC able to handle games like Witcher 3, GTA V, and so forth? If not, then take a look at today’s top deal for an Asus Strix GeForce GTX 980 Graphics Card for $500…
Your card, your design AMD built its Radeon R9 Fury X graphics card with a removable front plate with the intention of letting customers design their own alternatives. To help do that, AMD has made available the 3D model for the Fury X’s face plate so that owners of the graphics card can design their…
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em! Take this with a heavy dose of skepticism covered in salt, but rumor has it Microsoft is having internal discussions about dropping Windows Phone and chasing its mobile dreams through Android. If Microsoft went down that road, it would focus its mobile efforts on pre-installing services like Office,…
A report from Kitguru suggests that Microsoft may be eyeing struggling chipmaker AMD as a potential acquisition. The news arrives via an unnamed source who claims that Microsoft approached the chip maker several months ago. The details of the acquisition talks are unknown for now, but the report points to Microsoft’s $95.3 billion in cash…
A peripheral product Acer today announced that its XR431KC ultra-wide curved monitor with a QHD (3440×1440) panel, zero-frame design, and AMD Freesync support is headed to the United States. That’s a lot of visual goodness packed into a single display. We’ll start with the curved screen, which is quickly becoming popular in the display market….
This article was published in the February 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. Gaming laptops have come a long way, but can they really replace desktop rigs? For a long time, many PC gamers scoffed at the idea of gaming laptops. After all, how could you fit…
Rumor says that Valve already sold out of Controllers and Steam Links Earlier this month, Valve Software introduced an “early bird” program that offered purchase of Steam Machine hardware due to be released on October 16. The catch was that customers needed to pre-order the hardware as soon as possible, as the number of units…
Last week, a number of CAD files and documents were released indicating that Microsoft Research has fabricated a better lens than what’s used on the latest Oculus Rift model. The README file reports that with the new lens, the field-of-view is admittedly smaller than the “stock” Rift lens but the image is crisper than Oculus…