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Amazon launches 6 major new devices, including a 4K Fire TV and a $50 Fire tablet

09.17.2015 6:00 AM

New and existing Fire TVs now work with Amazon's cloud-based voice service, Alexa

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M.2 SSD roundup: Tiny drives deliver huge performance

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The marriage of PCIe and the SSD has resulted in uber-fast storage for your PC. We compare small-slot AHCI, NVMe, and SATA models. Even if you're using a desktop, one of these tiny wonders can increase your storage transfer speeds by a factor of four.

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The iPad Pro vs. the Surface Pro 3: We check Apple's lofty performance claims

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Apple claims the iPad Pro is faster than "80 percent of portable PCs." We take a closer look, comparing Apple's performance data with numbers we already have on the Surface Pro 3.

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Who needs Windows 10 Pro: 5 reasons to upgrade

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If you're buying a new Windows 10 PC, chances are you'll receive Windows 10 Home. But should you upgrade to Windows 10 Professional, just to be sure?

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AVG's new privacy policy is uncomfortably honest about tracking users

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AVG congratulates itself on transparent privacy policy, gets backlash from newly-informed users.

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3 ways to keep sensitive files encrypted on a flash drive or external hard drive

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Files you carry in your pocket can be easily lost or stolen. You can thwart the thieves with these easy techniques for encrypting external storage.

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Quad-channel RAM vs. dual-channel RAM: The shocking truth about their performance

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One of the check-off features of Intel's big Haswell-E CPU is support for quad-channel DDR4 memory. But do you really need it? We test it against dual-channel memory to find out.

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We bask in 5K glory with the Dell UltraSharp 27 UP2715K

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We walk you through the ins and outs of 5K and tell you what you'll need to run it.

5 reasons why Lego-like modular PCs aren't as exciting as they seem

09.14.2015 3:00 AM

The idea of easily-swappable PC parts has been floating around for years, but still doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

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6 ways to take control of your Android apps

09.14.2015 3:30 AM

You've got a lot more power over your Android apps than you might think. Learn how to manage an app's stored files, clean out its temporary storage "cache," keep an app from adding a shortcut on your home screen, and more.

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11 great IFTTT Recipes for tracking NASA news, photos and space exploration

09.11.2015 3:30 AM

IFTTT isn't just for fetching and carrying data. It can also alert you to things--like what NASA's up to today. Here are 11 recipes to tell you when an astronaut enters or exits space, where the International Space Station is, and other NASA-buff essentials.

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Didn't ask for Windows 10? Your PC may have downloaded it anyway

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Microsoft may auto-download Windows 10 files whether you ask for them or not.

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