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Best of PCWorld Feb 05, 2016 Tested: VLC vs. Windows 10 video player. The winner may surprise you. We tested six video players on Windows 10 to see which gives you the best battery life. The winner may shock you. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Irate Comcast subscriber turns Raspberry Pi into a watchdog for slow Internet speeds • Microsoft imagines future NFL games played out on your coffee table, via HoloLens • Dell Skylake XPS 13 review: The best ultrabook just got better • Windows Phone's next life: How Microsoft could recast it for productivity or services • Radical PCs and cutting-edge components: January's most powerful new PC hardware • Microsoft's audacious Project Natick wants to submerge your data in the oceans • 10 games that look gorgeous even on entry-level gaming PCs • How to make bad passwords better, and more hope for the future of authentication • Try deep linking, a powerful way to customize Windows 10's Start menu • 5 ways to troubleshoot Windows 10 update problems • Google's Chrome Web Store lists malicious Chrome apps ahead of legit extensions Irate Comcast subscriber turns Raspberry Pi into a watchdog for slow Internet speeds One Comcast customer has a Raspberry Pi complain to the company every time his fast connection becomes too slow. Read More ▶ Microsoft imagines future NFL games played out on your coffee table, via HoloLens From an improved sideline Surface experience to an audacious vision for HoloLens, Microsoft is digging deep into its role as an NFL technology partner. Read More ▶ Dell Skylake XPS 13 review: The best ultrabook just got better A new 6th-gen CPU, a new NVMe SSD, and USB-C make the refreshed XPS 13 more than a minor upgrade. Read More ▶ Windows Phone's next life: How Microsoft could recast it for productivity or services Are Windows phones dead? Not hardly. But they're certainly changing, and Microsoft could have a few backup plans in the works. Read More ▶ Radical PCs and cutting-edge components: January's most powerful new PC hardware January was chock full of radical new PC hardware of every shape, size, and price point. Read More ▶ Microsoft's audacious Project Natick wants to submerge your data in the oceans Project Natick capsules put data center servers underwater for five years at a time. Read More ▶ 10 games that look gorgeous even on entry-level gaming PCs These beautiful games look wonderful even on entry-level graphics cards. Read More ▶ How to make bad passwords better, and more hope for the future of authentication We know passwords are a pain. We're not expecting miracles. But these tips can keep you from the dumbest mistakes. . Read More ▶ Try deep linking, a powerful way to customize Windows 10's Start menu Pin all kinds of specific app content to Windows 10's Start menu, not just an app's home screen. Read More ▶ 5 ways to troubleshoot Windows 10 update problems Windows 10 automatically updates itself…unless it doesn't. When you hit a wall, it's time for some detective work. Read More ▶ Google's Chrome Web Store lists malicious Chrome apps ahead of legit extensions The Chrome Web Store is more interested in pushing Chrome apps than giving users the best search results. Read More ▶

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