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AMD's FreeSync 2 Tech Debuts In A Wild 49-Inch Samsung HDR Monitor

SAMSUNG JUST ANNOUNCED the world’s first FreeSync 2–enabled PC monitors, the 27- and 32-inch CHG70 and the utterly massive 49-inch CHG90 ultrawide display—which is essentially a multi-monitor setup without multiple monitors.  

The $60 A10 Headset Is Astro's First Budget-Priced Audio Gear

HEADSET PRICES HAVE come down drastically in the past couple years, but one company has ignored that trend: Astro, known still for its $200 A40 and $300 A50 even as the competition’s raced to the bottom. It appears the tides were too strong to resist though, as recently Astro announced its budget-friendly A10 headset. At $60, it’s both Astro’s least expensive headset and instantly one of the cheapest in the entire industry. 

Any Website Can Crash Your Windows 7 Or 8 PC With These Four Characters

A website with an image directory that uses $MFT in its name is enough to crash Windows 7 and 8 PCs.

iPhone 7 and 7 Plus FAQ: Everything you need to know about Apple's new phones

APPLE’S ANNUAL iPHONE event was jam-packed with information, but between the lingering look at the new jet black finish and all the business about AirPods, you may have missed some important details about the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.

Why Google plans to stop supporting your Chromebook after five years

Google’s End of Life Policy sets a schedule for retiring older Chromebooks, but the details are murky.

Moto Z Play: Long-lasting, Affordable, and Modular Too

WE LIKE THE Moto Z (go.pcworld.com/motozrev) and it’s bigger, bulkier cousin the Moto Z Force (go.pcworld.com/motozforcerev). They’re speedy, elegant phones with a good approach to modular addons—as opposed to the LG G5 (go.pcworld.com/lgg5rev), whose “take the whole phone apart” approach to modules doesn’t sit well with us.

Microsoft Halts Minecraft Updates For Windows 10 Phones

MICROSOFT HAS PUT another nail in the coffin of Windows 10 Mobile, confirming that it has stopped development of its hit game Minecraft for Windows phones.

4 Ways To Keep From Sleeping Through Your Android Alarm

I LIKE TO think of myself as a reasonably punctual, conscientious guy who shows up when he says he’s going to show up.

Windows 10 Creators Update FAQ: Everything You Need To Know

MORE THAN FIVE months after its grand unveiling last October, the Windows 10 Creators Update is finally here—and the wait was worth it.

Ryzen Cpus Explained: Everything You Need To Know About AMD's Disruptive Multicore Chips

AFTER A DECADE of fielding ho-hum FX-series processors, AMD’s finally released its highly disruptive Ryzen chips, throwing down the gauntlet and challenging Intel’s supremacy in high-end computing.

Intel's Speed-Boosting Optane Memory Won't Work With Celeron And Pentium PCs

INTEL’S REVOLUTIONARY NEW non-volatile Optane Memory wants to make hard drives as fast as SSDs, but apparently not if you bought a PC on the cheap.

Dell's Wild 8K Monitor Goes On Sale With A Just-As-Stunning Price Tag

THAT FANCY 4K display you just bought is already obsolete. After teasing it at CES, Dell put its monstrous 32-inch, 8K monitor up for sale for the whopping sum of $5,000 (go.pcworld.com/dell8kmon).

More High-End GPUs Are Now Compatible With Dell's 8K Monitor

GETTING 8K DISPLAYS to work with Windows 10 PCs can be difficult, as Dell is finding out.

Vicious New Ransomware Takes Your Money And Still Deletes Your Files

A new form of ransomware, called Ranscam, reminds us why it doesn’t pay to pay.

Intel Debuts 9th-Generation Core Chips, Including Core I9 And X-Series Parts, With A Few Twists

Hyper-Threading suddenly becomes scarce, and the stunning 28-core chip is Xeon only.

Intel'S Core i7-9700K Abandons Hyper-Threading: What It Could Mean For Performance

Intel’s 9th-gen gives the Core i7 a demotion in threads, but a promotion in actual cores.

The HP Spectre Folio Is A Leather Clad Laptop That's Luxurious

You have to feel it to believe it.

Vantrue N1 Pro: A Little Gem Of A Basic Dash Cam

This compact dash cam (with the optional GPS) covers all the bases and takes up little space.

9 Awesome Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Tips And Tricks You Didn't Know You Could Do

Get your money’s worth.

Google Pixel 3 Xl Hands On: A Lot Of Phone, A Lot Of Notch, And A Lot Of Money

It is what we thought it was.

The Next Windows 10 Has A Name And A Date: The October 2018 Update, Due This Fall

What was code-named Redstone 5 will become the October 2018 Updateyes, most likely in October.

10 New Features Apple Borrowed, Copied, And Stole From Google, Samsung, Microsoft, And Fitbit

Apple unveiled a list of new things during its WWDC keynote, but most of them were old news to Android fans.

Ryzen 9 3950X - a 16‑core Challenge To Intel's Gaming Dominance

Will AMD’s 16 cores of goodness erase Intel’s gaming advantage? Only tests will tell.

Solving The Wireless-Mouse Problem With 15-minute Charging

SteelSeries has finally produced its first must-have mouse.

Chrysler Launches Bug Bounty For Connected Vehicles After Jeep Cherokee Hack

FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES has launched a bug bounty program to attract white-hat hackers to spot out cybersecurity flaws in its products and connected services.

Microsoft Seems Ready To Give Up On Windows Phones, If Not Windows 10 Mobile

THE FUTURE OF Windows phones…might not be phones?

Using Crossover Android To Run Windows Apps On A Chromebook

Android app support in Chromebooks opens the door to Windows emulation, but that first step is a doozy.

Why You Should Try Linux Today

6 compelling reasons.

8bitdo SN30 Pro: A Super Nintendo-inspired Controller For The PC

The classic Super Nintendo controller grows up.

Intel's Plan To Fix Meltdown In Silicon Raises More Questions Than Answers

But what silicon?!! Be sure and read the questions Wall Street should have asked.