Find yourself suddenly needing to be more productive? Good news! Windows 10 comes loaded with all sorts of tools designed to help you Get Things Done, along with deeper tweaks that can optimize the operating system for productivity even more. Each new major upgrade adds even more. Now for the bad news: All those excellent productivity-boosting Windows tools and tweaks aren’t immediately obvious, with many of the most useful settings buried deep inside a maze of options menus. (There&rsqu
At Computex, AMD executives added key details about their upcoming Ryzen 7000 processor, including demonstrations that pushed clock speeds well above 5GHz, and a confirmation that its new AM5 socket will preserve compatibility with the cooling solutions used by current Ryzen chips in the AM4 socket.
AMD revealed the three chipsets that will accompany the launch the Ryzen 7000, and several third-party motherboards that will support it as well. AMD chief executive Dr. Lisa Su also showed off
At a glanceExpert’s Rating ProsExcellent gaming performanceGreat selection of ports including 2 x Thunderbolt 4Sturdy robust designConsPoor battery life unpluggedKeyboard lacks a numpadOur VerdictThe Razer Blade 17 is a big and robust laptop with a stunning 240Hz QHD display and a great selection of ports. Its Intel 12th generation i7 CPU and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU make it a powerful performer in games.
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Showing an MBA on your resume can help you get ahead in business. But not everyone has the time and money to attend college. If you’re in that boat, e-training like these finance courses from Chris Haroun could be a good alternative. And it’s economical too at just $59.99.
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If images begin to look sharper on Microsoft Edge compared to other browsers, there’s a reason for that. Microsoft is building in what it calls a “Turing Image Super Resolution engine” into Microsoft Edge, “upscaling” low-resolution images with higher fidelity. In effect, Edge will create a higher-resolution image using artificial intelligence, where it didn’t exist before.
Upscaling isn’t new; Adobe Lightroom’s Super Resolution allows you to
Listen up headset fans! We’ve found an excellent deal on a wireless headset today. Adorama is selling the SteelSeries Arctis 1 wireless gaming headset for $55. That’s $45 off the usual price.
The Arctis 1 wireless works with all the major gaming systems including PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch. It uses a 2.4GHz wireless connection, and the dongle can even work with some Android phones if you’re gaming on a mobile platform.
The headset has a detachable, bidi
Windows licenses are expensive—almost painfully so. Shelling out $139 for Windows 10 Home or $200 for Windows 10 Pro feels rough when Linux is free, since that much cash is easily a third of a budget PC build. Even if you want to run Windows 11, you’re best off getting a Windows 10 license on sale first, then upgrading to Windows 11 (and trying these 10 awesome Windows features that you probably don’t use, but should).
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AMD has released its new Fidelity Super FX Super Resolution 2.0, and that’s awesome news for the Steam Deck. If you don’t know why, you’re probably not alone. This is some complex graphics technology, and how and why it makes games run better on devices like the Steam Deck takes some explaining. Luckily, Keith May is up to the task over on the PCWorld YouTube channel.
In a very small nutshell, FidelityFX Super Resolution is essentially a way of taking low-resolution gra
Have you owned PCs for a while now? That is, over decades, not just a few years. Then you probably have dozens of backup CDs and DVDs sitting in your closet, waiting for you to get that data onto more reliable media.
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