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Microsoft's new Cortana chief plans to put her smarts in more places

PCWorld sits down with Javier Soltero, who is now responsible for the Cortana digital assistant within Microsoft, to explain Microsoft's new strategy.

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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.

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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?

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Intel's Kaby Lake-G mystery: Why Radeon Vega M may be more Polaris than Vega

Intel's hot new Kaby Lake G may actually be based on AMD's older Polaris GPU, despite its Vega M name.

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Microsoft adds ransomware protections to make OneDrive and Outlook.com safer

Microsoft has made to several cloud-based protections available to Office 365 users to help fight the spread of malware.

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The best SSDs of 2018

The best SSDs can supercharge your PC. We review our picks for the best SSDs, and what to look for in an SSD.

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The Razer Game Store is a Steam alternative that gives you free games and PC hardware

The Razer Game Store builds atop Razer's zVault virtual currency to offer free games and Razer hardware to loyal customers.

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How to find your motherboard's Spectre CPU fix

Finding and installing Spectre CPU firmware updates for DIY PCs is complicated and involves updating your motherboard BIOS. Here's how.

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How to protect your PC from the Meltdown and Spectre CPU flaws

Here's how keep your computer safe from the nasty Meltdown and Spectre CPU security flaws.

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Get Alexa's smarts for less than $20 with this deal on the Eufy Genie smart speaker

If you want to try out an Alexa smart speaker for cheap, look no further than Eufy's Genie, an Echo Dot lookalike for $20.

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Boost your setup with big deals on near-perfect G.Skill gaming peripherals

Amazon and Newegg have hot deals G.Skill gaming peripherals that earned near-perfect PCWorld reviews.

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Western Digital Black 3D NVMe SSD: High-end performance at near entry-level prices

WD's Black 3D NVMe drive sets a new standard for NVMe drives in the mass market. It's fast and affordable. That's a win-win.

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Skyrim VR review: Staring down life-sized dragons is terrifying

Few other VR games rival Skyrim VR's epic scope and scale, but dated graphics and bolted-on VR interface issues are an arrow to the knee.

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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.

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ESPN+ isn’t really for cord-cutters

ESPN’s standalone service does nothing to fix the mess that sports streaming rights have become.

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