High-dynamic range displays deliver stunningly bright colors with deep, dark blacks, and the Windows 10 Spring Creators Update dropping any day now will include enhanced HDR support. But HDR is still relatively…
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Microsoft’s new Cortana chief plans to put her smarts in more places
Cortana, where art thou? That’s what PCWorld wanted to know when we spoke with Microsoft’s recently-minted Cortana czar, Javier Soltero, late last week. The digital assistant who made a splash in Windows…
Intel’s Kaby Lake-G mystery: Why Radeon Vega M may be more Polaris than Vega
Intel’s Kaby Lake-G chip harbors a mystery. PCWorld has learned the company’s exciting CPU/GPU combo chip may actually be based on AMD’s older-generation Polaris cores rather than the newest Vega cores. This revelation…
GE Smart Lighting review: ZigBee or Z-Wave? In-wall or plug-in?
Jasco Products markets in-wall and plug-in ZigBee and Z-Wave lighting controls under the GE brand. Are they worthy of your smart home? Powered by WPeMatico
Notion home monitoring (2nd Edition) review: Modest upgrades advance a winning formula
Improvements in battery life and wireless range, coupled with Nest integration, teach Notion some new tricks. Powered by WPeMatico
Microsoft adds ransomware protections to make OneDrive and Outlook.com safer
If your PC is infected with ransomware, it will spread from file to file, encrypting them until you pay the bad guys for the digital key. But ransomware can also spread to…
The Razer Game Store is a Steam alternative that gives you free games and PC hardware
Razer creates virtually every type of PC peripheral you can think of, from headsets to mice to keyboards, but today it’s taking on a new challenge: Steam. Yes, Razer’s launching a gaming…
Western Digital Black 3D NVMe SSD: High-end performance at near entry-level prices
Western Digital’s WD Black 3D NVMe SSD delivers much the same performance as the chart-topping Samsung 960 Pro, but for significantly less cash—$200 less in the 1TB capacity. This is a good…
Skyrim VR review: Staring down life-sized dragons is terrifying
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has been remastered and re-released so many times it’s an inside joke at this point, and yet I haven’t really felt drawn to go back—until last night….
9.7-inch iPad (2018) review: Apple’s tablet is ‘pro’ enough for many of us
Apple Pencil support and a faster processor make a good case for leaving behind your iPad Pro. Powered by WPeMatico
