Graphics card slugfest: AMD and Nvidia's most powerful gaming hardware compared

Follow:   10.27.2014  View in a Browser Graphics card slugfest: AMD and Nvidia's most powerful gaming hardware compared 10.27.2014 3:00 AM How do the new GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970 graphics cards compare to the Radeon R9 290 and R90 290X? We take AMD and Nvidia's flagship hardware to the test bench. Fitbit gets fancier with Charge activity trackers, fitness-focused Surge 'super watch' 10.27.2014 6:10 AM The fitness tracking heavyweight resists the race to the bottom with three new devices, including one with smartwatch features. -ADVERTISEMENT-   PCWorld Superguides Check our Guides packed with practical how-tos, in-depth features, tips and tricks, and more! Laptops on PCWorld Our award-winning editors keep you up to date   The end of an era: Windows 7 consumer PCs halt production this Friday 10.27.2014 7:29 AM It's the end of an era, as OEMs will soon end production of PCs with Windows 7 Home Basic, Home Premium and Ultimate pre-installed. Kindle Voyage review: Amazon’s e-reader is too good to be merely a Paperwhite 2 10.27.2014 3:00 AM The Kindle Voyage delivers higher resolution, new page-turn tech, improved contrast, smoother glass, and other improvements you didn’t know you wanted. Use Google Maps and GPS offline on your Android device 10.27.2014 7:43 AM Maybe your carrier has tight data caps. Or perhaps you'll be driving (or hiking) in an area with no coverage. Either way, you'll want maps and GPS that aren't dependent upon immediate Internet access. AMD's flagship Radeon R9 290X graphics card prices cut to an insanely compelling $300 10.27.2014 6:51 AM Prices for AMD's Radeon R9 290X graphics card plummet even further in the wake of the Nvidia GTX 980's release--and yes, the dirt-cheap cards are eligible for AMD's offer of three free games of your choice. Rogue Tor 'exit node' server added malware to legitimate downloads 10.27.2014 5:55 AM The server used a technique to append malware to legitimate code. Microsoft slashes Xbox One price by $50 for the holidays 10.27.2014 6:04 AM Microsoft is already getting ready for the holiday shopping season with a $50 price cut on the Xbox One. Will this give Microsoft's console an edge over the PlayStation 4 as we close out 2014? Suse enterprise Linux can take your system back in time 10.27.2014 10:05 AM Which will be handy when configuration changes don't go well Microsoft beefs up Office 365 with unlimited OneDrive cloud storage 10.27.2014 10:49 AM The free upgrade rolls out to all users in the coming months, forcing other storage services to up their game. Cortana gives voice to Fitbit’s Windows Phone app, her first in-app integration 10.27.2014 6:00 AM The exclusive feature lets users add meals by voice. While the integration's not perfect, it suggests how other third-party apps could take advantage of Cortana's capabilities. For big raises in IT, look to mobile, security, big data 10.26.2014 9:10 PM More women will enter the technology workforce in the coming years as they use IT jobs to land business positions, a report said       You are subscribed to this newsletter as: messi1927@gmail.com More PCWorld Newsletters / Manage Subscriptions / Unsubscribe IDG Consumer & SMB Privacy Policy © 2014 IDGCSMB, 501 2nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94107