Dell and Google See Market for Premium Chromebook 13

Not your average Chromebook Chromebooks are most popular in the education segment. That’s because they’re cheap, connected devices that haven’t really drawn the attention of malware makers, and they’re fairly capable if you’re willing to dive into Google’s ecosystem. For around $150, these machines allow students to hop on the web, research topics, hammer out…

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Samsung Renders Your SSD Puny with 16TB Model

Raising the storage ceiling I didn’t attend the 2015 Flash Memory Summit in Santa Clara, California, but in my head, Samsung trotted out to the show floor and announced to attendees, “Ladies and gentlemen, we present you the PM1633a, a 16 terabyte solid state drive in a 2.5-inch form factor.” What I imagine happened next…

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Introducing Stories: The Hidden Path on PS4

Hey PlayStation gamers, Simon here from Spearhead Games! I thought I would give you all a glimpse into the project our small Montreal-based studio has been working on. For the last few months, we’ve been putting together a game called Stories: The Hidden Path. Stories is an action-RPG set in a vibrant universe filled with…

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Apple Boot Camp 6 Now Supports Windows 10

There’s an Apple support page revealing that Boot Camp 6 for Mac is compatible with Windows 10. What’s that mean to you? The ability to use Microsoft’s new platform on a supported OS X “Yosemite” Mac machine. Unfortunately, Boot Camp only supports the 64-bit version of Windows 10. According to the Support page, Boot Camp…

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TP-Link Unleashes Mega Fast Tri-band Router

TP-Link launched on Thursday a great networking solution that’s ideal for small businesses and homes that are pushing 4K video streaming to multiple devices. Called the Archer C3200, this router provides three Wi-Fi bands instead of two, coughing up a combined speed of 3.2 Gbps. The new Archer C3200 features one 2.4 GHz band providing…

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EKWB Reveals Its First AIO Liquid Cooler

Slovenia-based EK Water Blocks has unveiled a new line of all-in-one liquid cooling solutions, the EK-Predator family. The company says that these new products are “the next big thing” that will shake things up in the liquid cooling market. That’s probably because they are geared for the mainstream market but use enthusiast-based components, providing a…

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Build It: Little PC on the Prairie

This article was published in the August 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. An ultra-budget gaming PC for the shallowest of pockets Length of Time: 1-3 Hours | Level of Difficulty: Medium The Mission One letter came in from retired army sergeant first class Harley Roam, who…

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