Friday 20 November 2015

Windows turns 30: A visual tour of Windows through the ages

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Windows turns 30: A visual tour of Windows through the ages

08.24.2015 6:52 AM

Thirty years later, we look back at Microsoft's popular operating system.

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Inside Windows 10's November update: 3 tips to get started

11.17.2015 3:00 AM

Microsoft's November update is rolling out now. Here are three tips to help take advantage of the switch and watch out for one minor annoyance.

 

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AMD Radeon R9 380X review feat. Sapphire: The best graphics card for 1080p gaming, priced to fight

11.19.2015 6:00 AM

AMD's Radeon R9 380X fills a gaping hole in the world of graphics cards, and it's competitively priced, too.

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Happy birthday USB: The standard turns 20, and proud inventor Ajay Bhatt tells all

11.16.2015 3:00 AM

PCWorld asks Intel Fellow Ajay Bhatt why he was inspired to create USB, why Apple didn't play along at first, and why, oh why it didn't have a reversible connector.

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Hands-on with HP's tough little Elite X2: This Surface clone means business

11.19.2015 3:00 PM

Go ahead: Drop it on the floor. Sit on the kickstand. HP's Elite X2 is the one Surface clone that's repairable.

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The one thing you must do before upgrading to Build 10586 of Windows 10 Mobile

11.18.2015 3:52 PM

"This is a really great build," says Microsoft's Gabe Aul, but users who already have Build 10581 must proceed with extreme caution.

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The $85 Chromebit PC-on-a-stick transforms your TV or monitor into a Chromebook

11.17.2015 6:54 AM

We first got our look at the Chromebit in the spring, but now it's rolling out to compete with Intel's Compute Stick and similar Windows-based devices.

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5 ways to use Google Keep to manage tasks

11.18.2015 3:30 AM

Unlock the power of Google's note taking tool with contextual reminders, voice commands, and more.

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12 travel-friendly tech gifts you'll want to take with you

11.17.2015 3:30 AM

The travel-friendly tech in this gift guide can save your favorite frequent flier some stress on their next trip. Whether it's a clip-on camera accessory or a great organizer, it's all worth taking with you.

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Assassin's Creed Syndicate PC review impressions: This gorgeous, mostly smooth game is no Unity

11.19.2015 6:44 AM

Wherein we try to answer one simple question: Does it work better than Assassin's Creed Unity?

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Ransomware's latest threats: What to do about CryptoWall, Chimera and their ilk

11.19.2015 3:00 AM

In the past, if you had a backup of your files, you could avoid paying ransomware. Malware developers claimed to have added a new twist, threatening to publish the data of anyone who has not paid.

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Losing steam? PC partners avoid Steam Machines as testing shows poor performance vs. Windows

11.18.2015 5:41 AM

Steam Machines launched with great fanfare last week, but Valve's living room gaming PC lineup was lacking some supportersand gaming performance.

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Intel's crazy fast Optane memory and storage will hit enthusiast PCs first

11.19.2015 2:37 PM

Enthusiast desktops will be the first to get Intel's new class of Optane products, which could bring much faster SSDs and memory to PCs.

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Intel's 72-core processor jumps from supercomputers to workstations

11.16.2015 7:20 AM

Intel tries to bring more computing muscle to desks

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And the Oxford Dictionary word of the year is...an emoji

11.17.2015 8:22 AM

It's not even a word!

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When will your phone get Android Marshmallow? Here's what we know so far

11.16.2015 8:37 AM

Whether you have a Samsung, Motorola, LG, HTC, or Nexus, here's a rundown of all the latest news and rumors about when Marshmallow is coming your way.

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