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Hands-On With The Microsoft Surface Laptop 2: A Great Laptop, Now Without Windows 10 S
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Hands-On With The Microsoft Surface Laptop 2: A Great Laptop, Now Without Windows 10 S

It looks like more of the same from Microsoft, and that’s a good thing.

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November 2018
F-Secure Freedome: A VPN With Some Built-In Antivirus Features
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F-Secure Freedome: A VPN With Some Built-In Antivirus Features

Just make sure you’re okay with that privacy policy.

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November 2018
Windows 10 October 2018 Update: Small Improvements Make A Better Experience
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Windows 10 October 2018 Update: Small Improvements Make A Better Experience

Your phone, edge, and the surprisingly super-powered clipboard highlight a minor update.

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November 2018
Alienware m15: The Thinnest 15-Inch Alienware Laptop Ever Made
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Alienware m15: The Thinnest 15-Inch Alienware Laptop Ever Made

Alienware put its big-boned laptops on a Biggest Loser diet, and the transformation is stunning.

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November 2018
Google's Chrome 71 Will Block ‘Abusive' Ads That Trick You Into Clicking Them
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Google's Chrome 71 Will Block ‘Abusive' Ads That Trick You Into Clicking Them

Ad blockers? Who needs ad blockers?

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December 2018
Intel Issues Meltdown/Spectre Fixes For Ivy Bridge, Sandy Bridge As Patch Effort Winds Down
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Intel Issues Meltdown/Spectre Fixes For Ivy Bridge, Sandy Bridge As Patch Effort Winds Down

If you own an Intel processor that you bought less than eight years ago, chances are that Intel has issued a Spectre/Meltdown patch for it.

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April 2018
Microsoft Expects The ‘Majority Of Customers' To Use Windows 10's S Mode
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Microsoft Expects The ‘Majority Of Customers' To Use Windows 10's S Mode

Will Windows customers prefer to use Windows apps over their traditional games and utilities? With Windows 10’s S mode, Microsoft is betting they will.

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April 2018
AMD's Project Resx Makes Ultra-Popular Games Smoother And Faster On Radeon Graphics
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AMD's Project Resx Makes Ultra-Popular Games Smoother And Faster On Radeon Graphics

Harder, better, faster, stronge.

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April 2018
All Five Myst Games Are Being Rereleased For Myst's 25th Anniversary
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All Five Myst Games Are Being Rereleased For Myst's 25th Anniversary

All Five Myst Games Are Being Rereleased For Myst's 25th Anniversary

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April 2018
Acer's Switch 7 Could Overpower The Surface Pro And MacBook Pro
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Acer's Switch 7 Could Overpower The Surface Pro And MacBook Pro

An 8th-generation quad-core CPU and Nvidia Pascal graphics give it some real oomph.

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October 2017
Intel's Optane Memory Finally Supports Celeron And Pentium Budget PCs That Need A Boost
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Intel's Optane Memory Finally Supports Celeron And Pentium Budget PCs That Need A Boost

A recent Optane Memory driver update does the trick.

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May 2019
AMD's New Ryzen 3000 APUs Give Budget Gamers An Affordable Taste Of Radeon Vega
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AMD's New Ryzen 3000 APUs Give Budget Gamers An Affordable Taste Of Radeon Vega

AMD’s new Ryzen 3000 APUs don’t step it up the way the new Ryzen 3000 CPUs do, but they look to still be decent updates.

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July 2019
Are Huawei Laptops Safe?
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Are Huawei Laptops Safe?

If you already own a Matebook or Matebook Pro, or are eyeing one on Amazon, here’s what you need to know.

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August 2019
Ryzen 3000: AMD's 12-Core Ryzen 9 3900X Conquers Its Past
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Ryzen 3000: AMD's 12-Core Ryzen 9 3900X Conquers Its Past

With its ground-breaking 7nm process, AMD’s Ryzen 9 3900X leaves very little room for Intel’s best CPUs.

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August 2019
The Best PC Games Of 2019 (So Far)
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The Best PC Games Of 2019 (So Far)

Only halfway through 2019, our annual check-in list of favorites feels like a proper end-of-2019 Game Of The Year List. Illustration

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August 2019
Microsoft's Retro Windows Teasers Emerge As A Stranger Things Promo: The Windows 1.11 App
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Microsoft's Retro Windows Teasers Emerge As A Stranger Things Promo: The Windows 1.11 App

Between Windows 1.1, two retro theme packs, and a Stranger Things 3 game, Microsoft is really going all out on nostalgia.

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August 2019