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NordVPN: The first 5 settings you need to change
NordVPN comes with tons of great tools and features that, with a little time and guidance, you can use to get the most out of your VPN experience.
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Samsung unveils OLED gaming monitors in big and speedy flavors
New, hopefully cheaper Samsung Odyssey OLED monitors are 32-inch/240Hz and 27-inch/360hz.
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Qualcomm wants 50% of the PC market by 2029
Recent remarks from CEOs at both Qualcomm and Arm show that they're looking for a huge slice of the PC pie.
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Hands-on: Zotac's Zone is a truly unique Steam Deck OLED challenger
Zotac's Zone looks like a familiar Steam Deckalike, but it's packed with unique hardware choices.
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Acer’s new 480Hz OLED gaming monitor is luscious 1440p speedster
Acer has unveiled a 480Hz 2K OLED gaming monitor with a nifty tripod mount socket that can easily house a streamer's webcam.
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Corsair lets you bling out keyboards, mice, and desk mats
The Corsair Custom Lab has some trendy paint jobs, but its selection is a bit lacking at the moment.
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Hands-on: Asus ROG Ally X gives gaming handhelds a huge upgrade
With a new battery, full-sized M2 SSD, and tons of other tweaks, the update to the ROG Ally is a surprisingly deep one for portable PC gamers.
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NZXT amps up its sleek aesthetics with new fans and a redesigned H7 Flow
At Computex 2024, NZXT dropped several hardware reveals—including sleek fans with no cable clutter and an airflow case that holds even more fans.
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Asus' new gaming headset lets you frag noobs and call mom at the same time
Asus showed off their latest ROG Delta II gaming headset at Computex this week and it looks set to be a game changer.
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Intel’s Lunar Lake is actually made at TSMC
Intel chief executive Pat Gelsinger explains why Intel chose to manufacture Lunar Lake at TSMC, rather than its own fabs.
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Intel’s next desktop chip, Arrow Lake, will ship this fall
Intel updates its roadmap to Arrow Lake and Panther Lake after launching its latest Core Ultra chip, code-named Lunar Lake.
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MSI unleashes 10 AI-infused laptops for pretty much everyone
MSI unveils 10 AI-ready gaming and content creation laptops to the masses.
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Were first-gen AI laptop buyers burned by Copilot+ PCs? Here's Intel's answer
As Intel launches its next Core Ultra processor, code-named Lunar Lake, we ask Intel whether early adopters should have bought into the AI PC hype with a "Meteor Lake" PC.
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MSI Claw handheld gets Lunar Lake upgrade and Fallout Edition
The Intel-powered handheld is getting the latest processors and a post-apocalyptic paint job.
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Intel's latest laptops get rid of replaceable memory
Installing memory on the Lunar Lake chip means manufacturers will only have access to 32GB of RAM, and end users can't upgrade via SO-DIMM.
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Lunar Lake deep-dive: Intel's new AI laptop CPU is utterly different
Intel launches Lunar Lake, its latest Core Ultra processor for thin-and-light notebooks. It finally has Copilot+- class AI capabilities, with an emphasis on low power and performance.
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Lian Li’s understated new PC case will elevate your desk’s class
At Computex 2024, Lian Li announced new cases and building accessories, including a wood-accented chassis and a compact O11 Vision.
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Arm CEO: Apple 'woke up the industry on the art of the possible'
Arm CEO Rene Haas sat down with PCWorld to discuss the monumental efforts needed to make Windows on Arm compelling – and thanks Apple for helping to make it possible.
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Microsoft blocks Windows 11 workaround that enabled local accounts
Many users use an e-mail trick to avoid creating a Microsoft account. This has now apparently been stopped by Microsoft.
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AMD unveils two new Ryzen 5000 chips as AM4 refuses to die
The new Ryzen 9 5900XT and Ryzen 7 5800XT chips are coming next month, extending the legendary longevity of AM4.
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AMD interview: Breaking down Ryzen 9000, AM5, Ryzen AI and more
Adam has a chin wag with AMD's Donny Woligroski on the Computex floor to chat about all the latest and greatest in Ryzen hardware.
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How we test backup software at PCWorld
After a system crash is not the time to find out your backup software failed or doesn't have a key feature you need. This is how we kick the tires to find the backup programs you can trust.
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Qualcomm says Snapdragon is coming to PC desktops
All-in-ones and SFF PCs seem like an obvious home for Windows on Arm, but what about conventional full-sized desktops?
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What are catfishing scams? How to not become a victim yourself
Catfishing is a common and dangerous scam technique. Learn what it is, how it works, what to look for, and how to protect yourself.
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AMD CEO: Pricier Ryzens will probably get more powerful NPUs
AMD chief executive, Lisa Su, answers questions about how NPUs will scale, if we'll see Ryzens with more cores than there are now, and more at Computex.
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AMD's Ryzen AI 300 is built to dominate thin, light Copilot+ laptops
AMD launches the Ryzen AI 300 series, two mobile processors with significant boosts in performance and AI, enough to allow entry into Copilot+ PCs.
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AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs aim to defeat Intel chips in high-end desktop PCs
AMD launches the Ryzen 9000 lineup of desktop PC processors, powered by the new Zen 5 architecture. They're substantially faster, reduce power, and are accompanied by new Ryzen 5000 chips, too.
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Nvidia's new PC gaming app gets nerdy upgrades, PC Game Pass freebie
Nvidia wants you to try its new Nvidia App, outfitting it with one-click GPU tuning and 120fps AV1 encoding while luring in gamers with 3 free months of Microsoft's PC Game Pass.
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Nvidia's GeForce SFF guideline brings big GPU power to tiny PCs
Nvidia’s "SFF-Ready Enthusiast GeForce Card" guideline sets size caps on GPUs and size minimums on cases.
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Nvidia's Project G-Assist is the first AI assistant I actually want
Nvidia reveals Project G-Assist at Computex, enabling custom AI bots that can serve as sidekicks or even overclock your PC.
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Is your taskbar suddenly crashing? Blame the latest Windows update
Windows update KB5037853 rolled out helpful new features – and broke the taskbar for some people. A fix will now be sent out to affected users.
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CPU Showdown: Snapdragon X vs. Intel Core vs. Apple M3
New benchmarks give us the best comparison yet between the new Snapdragon X, Intel Core, and Apple M3 CPUs.
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Follow PCWorld on our trip to Computex!
If you want all the juicy bits from the biggest show in the world for PC nerds, be sure you're following us in all the right places.
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Acer unveils new OLED gaming monitors, 'smart' monitors with Google TV
A trio of speedy 27-, 32-, and 34-inch OLED monitors will be out later this year, plus "smart" monitors that are basically tiny TVs.
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Why don’t some esports mice have DPI switchers on top?
Dedicated DPI switcher buttons on gaming mice can help gamers switch DPI settings on the fly in games, thereby boosting their performance. So, why don't some well-known esports mice have this feature?
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Huge data leak at Ticketmaster: 560 million account details for sale online
A serious hack of the Ticketmaster website has exposed a large amount of customer data to third parties.
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Chivalry 2 is the free game of the week on Epic Games Store
Epic Games continues to bring killer free games to our gaming PCs.
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Surprise Windows 11 update drops with helpful goodies galore
Microsoft has released an unscheduled update for Windows 11 that's brimming with helpful quality of life features.
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Acer's portable TravelMate laptops get the AI treatment
Acer's new TravelMate laptops come loaded with the latest Intel Core Ultra processors and AI capabilities.
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Why gaming laptops excel at creative work, not just play
Are gaming laptop any good for video editing and graphic design? Oh yes. Here's why.
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Nvidia's 'AI game assistant' April Fools' joke might be real
The 2017 gag might become real — at least to some degree — if a recent tweet is to be believed.
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HP's 'Lego-like' multi-monitor concept makes me stupidly happy
Huge arrays of monitors magnetically connected and daisy-chained with perfect alignment? I want it right now.
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Spacetop, the radical new laptop with no screen, is ready for launch
Sightful has announced the Spacetop G1, a laptop that swaps a conventional display with AR glasses. The G1 adds more memory and storage, and it will ship later this year.
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ExpressVPN vs. NordVPN: Clash of the heavyweight titans
We put the two biggest names in the VPN industry against each other to see which is truly worthy of your hard-earned money.
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Arm’s new Cortex X925 takes on AI, and could land in PCs
Arm announced its new Arm CSS for Client processors, designed for AI and Android phones. They very well may end up inside PCs.
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Framework's modular laptop gets a serious tune-up with Intel Core Ultra CPUs
The new Framework Laptop 13 comes with a more efficient Intel Core Ultra processor and an optional high-resolution display.
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A wild new GPD laptop has two stacked 13-inch OLED screens
Unlike recent dual-screen laptop designs, these double screens sit above a standard keyboard.
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Graphics cards are about to get more expensive — and that's not all
Tariff exemptions from 2022 are expiring in June, meaning US prices for graphics cards, motherboards, and other components will be going up.
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Dolby Digital audio support is disappearing from Windows 11
If you need to reinstall Windows 11 from scratch, you can no longer play files with Dolby Digital's AC-3 codec.
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