How to get started with Cardboard, Google's DIY virtual reality headset

Follow:   06.04.2015  View in a Browser How to get started with Cardboard, Google's DIY virtual reality headset 05.28.2015 1:00 PM Want to strap your smartphone to your face? It's cheap and relatively easy. Is your PC overheating? Here's how to tell 06.01.2015 7:48 AM An overheated PC can reduce efficiency and wear down components. Here's how to find out if yours is running too hot. -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   How to view recent webpages when you're offline 05.29.2015 7:00 AM Need to see that New York Times article again, but you just lost your Internet connection? If you've got Chrome or Firefox you can still get to it. How to add relationships to your contacts on Android 06.01.2015 12:30 PM The relationship feature in Android Contacts app can help you keep track of who knows who and how. Read old emails from Outlook Express, Windows Mail, and Thunderbird 05.28.2015 7:29 AM Every so often, we move from one mail client to another. But that can leave us with a lot of old emails we can't access.       You are subscribed to this newsletter as: messi1927@gmail.com More PCWorld Newsletters / Manage Subscriptions / Unsubscribe IDG Consumer & SMB Privacy Policy © 2015 IDGCSMB, 501 2nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94107

These 8 characters crash Skype and leave it unable to reopen

Follow:   06.03.2015  View in a Browser These 8 characters crash Skype and leave it unable to reopen 06.02.2015 6:15 PM Microsoft's chat app for Windows, iOS and Android will close without a chance of reopening if a particular string is in their chat history AMD's Carrizo chip targets the one thing every laptop user wants: Longer battery life 06.02.2015 6:00 PM For the Carrizo, AMD squeezed more transistors onto the same 28-nm node as the prior generation, increasing performance and reducing power. -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   10 gotta-know calendar tips for iOS 06.03.2015 3:30 AM Confused by Apple's sparse, ultra-simplified Calendar app for iOS? Read on for ten tips that'll help you get your bearings with the revamped iOS Calendar, as well as a few advanced pointers on setting default alert times, dealing with time-zone changes, adding a non-iCloud calendar, and more. Bethesda officially, for real this time, announces Fallout 4 06.03.2015 7:06 AM If you've been wishing for nuclear winter, well, you've got it. Microsoft teases first wave of Windows 10 devices from HP, Dell, and Toshiba 06.03.2015 8:12 AM Part of the first wave of Windows 10 devices, some of these feature biometric authentication. Steam now offers refunds for any game, within certain conditions 06.02.2015 1:27 PM Doesn't run on your machine? Didn't like it? Want to prove a point? Valve doesn't care. They'll give you a refund anyway, within reason. Big news in mini-PCs: Asus shows prototypes with Intel Skylake at Computex 06.03.2015 8:14 AM Skylake, with its wireless charging and other advances, could be Intel's most important chip in a decade. The Asus mini-PCs offered a peek, but no firm word yet on pricing or release date. 6 handy Android tasks you can do from Google desktop search 06.03.2015 3:30 AM Send data from your desktop to your phone using Google search--everything from reminders and notes to setting an alarm, and even finding a lost Android device. Reading service Pocket built into Firefox, replacing Reading List feature 06.02.2015 3:03 PM The latest update also brings a distraction-free Reader View and changes to Firefox Hello. Amazon expands free shipping to low-cost orders weighing eight ounces or less 06.03.2015 6:25 AM Forget about buying that extra pair of socks just to get free shipping on a pair of headphones. Amazon is expanding its free shipping offers to low-cost items under 8 ounces. Intel's tiny Compute Stick PC could pack a bigger punch this winter 06.03.2015 7:15 AM A leaked product roadmap indicates double the RAM, double the storage, and a boost to Core M processors. Next-gen AMD Radeon 'Fiji' GPUs get a launch date: June 16 06.03.2015 8:02 AM AMD showed the new HBM (high-bandwidth memory) during a press conference at Computex       You are subscribed to this newsletter as: messi1927@gmail.com More PCWorld Newsletters / Manage Subscriptions / Unsubscribe IDG Consumer & SMB Privacy Policy © 2015 IDGCSMB, 501 2nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94107

Acer Chromebook 15: Big & Beefy

Notebook Review Weekly Update June 2, 2015 Acer Chromebook 15 Review The Acer Chromebook 15 is a big beefy monster, and it's beautiful. Most Chromebooks bank on being lean, lightweight travel devices, but the 15.6-inch Acer Chromebook 15 is big enough to be a desktop replacement notebook. Aimed at home users this laptop sports a beautiful FHD IPS display panel and considerable performance with a fifth generation Intel Celeron CPU. At $350 the Acer Chrome 15 feels like a great deal, but the limitations of Google's OS may deter some users. Read the Full Chromebook Review RELATED LINKS What You Need To Know About Extended Warranties Alienware 15 Review I Forgot My Windows Password. Now What? HP Officejet Pro X576dw Review: Blazing Fast ADVERTISEMENT RESOURCES Join the discussion in the NotebookReview forum SUBSCRIBE, LIKE AND FOLLOW US Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. YouTube Channel.

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Microsoft releases official retail pricing for Windows 10

Follow:   06.02.2015  View in a Browser Microsoft releases official retail pricing for Windows 10 06.01.2015 2:31 PM Unfortunately, it's a.) not free and b.) Newegg's earlier leak was incorrect. How to upgrade to Windows 10: What you need to know 06.01.2015 1:08 PM Now that we know when and how Microsoft plans to upgrade consumers to Windows 10, in detail, we can pass that advice along to you. Here's our guide to making the big move. -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   Batteriser is a $2.50 gadget that extends disposable battery life by 800 percent 06.01.2015 6:00 PM Count the number of alkaline batteries in your house. Now consider replacing those batteries eight times less often. If Batteriser delivers, it could be a game changer. 1TB PlayStation 4 and new Xbox One bundle, controller tipped ahead of E3 06.02.2015 6:34 AM This shouldn't be a big year for console news at E3, but that doesn't mean the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One couldn't use a few tweaks. Intel launches Broadwell-H chips for desktops and laptops, but world waits for 'Skylake' 06.02.2015 2:13 AM The Broadwell-H line will serve as a stopgap until its next "Skylake" chips roll out later this year. Bethesda is teasing a Fallout 4 reveal for tomorrow 06.02.2015 9:33 AM Yes, tomorrow we might finally get our first details of the long-awaited RPG. Intel brings more bandwidth and USB-C compatibility to Thunderbolt 3 06.02.2015 1:36 AM Thunderbolt's not dead. It's getting better, offer four times the data and and twice the video bandwidth of any other cable. PC makers disclose plans to bring Windows 10 to PCs 06.01.2015 9:30 PM Dell will start shipping its first PCs preloaded with Windows 10 on July 29. Asus pushes a range of Skylake-compatible machines at Computex 06.02.2015 4:30 AM So long, Broadwell. Asus's new line of computers packs Skylakeincluding its gorgeous, iMac-like Zen AiO. Dell warms to AMD processors in new laptops, desktops 06.02.2015 5:52 AM Dell's new Inspiron 5000 desktop replacement laptops run on AMD's upcoming Carrizo chips Leaked Microsoft WiFi service could bring expanded hotspot coverage, Office 365 tie-ins 06.02.2015 7:48 AM A new website indicates a spin-off from Skype Wi-Fi, unifying multiple providers' hotspots around a single login. Watch this insane gaming case transform from PC tower to mechanized showpiece 06.02.2015 8:05 AM Better start redesigning your gaming den, because this chassis needs to be treated like a work of art.       You are subscribed to this newsletter as: messi1927@gmail.com More PCWorld Newsletters / Manage Subscriptions / Unsubscribe IDG Consumer & SMB Privacy Policy © 2015 IDGCSMB, 501 2nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94107