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Best of PCWorld Aug 19, 2016 Intel doubles down on Project Alloy as the savior of the PC Both Intel and Microsoft are betting that Project Alloy, the new "merged reality" headset that will be free to whoever wants it, will be the next big thing for PCs. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Let the CPU wars begin: AMD shows its Zen CPU can compete with Intel's best • 15% off Amazon Tap Alexa-Enabled Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Deal Alert • Zen Q&A with AMD's CTO: 'We're bringing competition back to high-performance x86' • Best budget laptops: We rate the best-selling portables on Amazon and Best Buy • Inside the IBM PC 5150: The first-ever IBM PC • Hands-on with Asus ROG G752 and GeForce GTX 1070 (or holy crap this thing is fast!) • $59 for a $4,099 CompTIA-IT Certification Career Advancement Bundle - Deal Alert • Nvidia's new $200 GeForce GTX 1060 3GB challenges the Radeon RX 480 head-on • Microsoft PowerShell goes open source, lands on Linux and Mac • Behold the blazing-fast future of storage: 60TB SSDs, 3D chips, and more • Intel praises killer USB-C audio features in war against traditional headphone jacks • The best graphics cards for PC gaming • Microsoft Rewards is how Microsoft will pay you to use Edge, Bing and more Let the CPU wars begin: AMD shows its Zen CPU can compete with Intel's best AMD says it's back in the game with its first two Zen chips, which will feature an 8-core consumer chip and a 32-core server chip. Read More ▶ 15% off Amazon Tap Alexa-Enabled Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Deal Alert The Tap is a more portable version of their popular Echo speaker. The tap lasts for up to 9 hours on a single charge and is Alexa-Enabled, so you just "tap" and ask it to play your favorite music from most streaming music services, check sports scores, request an Uber, order a pizza, and much more. Read More ▶ Zen Q&A with AMD's CTO: 'We're bringing competition back to high-performance x86' Want to know more about AMD's amazing new Zen microprocessor? We did too. Gordon Mah Ung and Mark Hachman sat down with AMD CTO Mark Papermaster to grill him on what we can expect. Read More ▶ Best budget laptops: We rate the best-selling portables on Amazon and Best Buy Everyone's received that call for help. So here's what we'd tell our non-nerdy friends if they asked which laptops are really the best deals on Amazon and Best Buy. Read More ▶ Inside the IBM PC 5150: The first-ever IBM PC As the forebear of all PCs turns 35, we take a look inside this pioneering machine Read More ▶ Hands-on with Asus ROG G752 and GeForce GTX 1070 (or holy crap this thing is fast!) It's no joke, you can now get GeForce GTX 980 ti and original Titan X performance in a laptop! We see how it's done in the Asus ROG G752. Read More ▶ $59 for a $4,099 CompTIA-IT Certification Career Advancement Bundle - Deal Alert This bundle of courses will prep you for the Network+, Security+, Cloud Essentials, and Cloud+ exams, and is available for only $59-- a significant markdown from its $4,099 value. Read More ▶ Nvidia's new $200 GeForce GTX 1060 3GB challenges the Radeon RX 480 head-on Nvidia's cut-down GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is priced the same as the AMD Radeon RX 480, but claims better performance. Read More ▶ Microsoft PowerShell goes open source, lands on Linux and Mac Sysadmins, rejoice: PowerShell is coming to Linux. Microsoft announced Thursday that its automation and scripting system is breaking out of the confines of Windows and going open source. Read More ▶ Behold the blazing-fast future of storage: 60TB SSDs, 3D chips, and more The annual Flash Media Summit gives PC enthusiasts a glimpse into the future of storage. Read More ▶ Intel praises killer USB-C audio features in war against traditional headphone jacks Ditching analog headphones for USB-C audio opens up a world of new features, Intel says. Read More ▶ The best graphics cards for PC gaming In the market for a new video card? These are the best graphics cards that PC gamers can buy today. Read More ▶ Microsoft Rewards is how Microsoft will pay you to use Edge, Bing and more If you liked Bing Rewards, you'll probably love its evolution into Microsoft Rewards. The company will pay you not just for using Bing, but for using its Edge browser or shopping at its online or brick-and-mortar stores. Read More ▶

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