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7 Windows 11 annoyances, and how to fix them

Secrets of an Excel esports player: How pros tap the true power of spreadsheets

Best laptops under $500: Best overall, best OLED laptop, and more

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Nvidia's $1.4 billion GPU shortfall is great news for PC gamers

Nvidia unexpectedly said Monday that it will report lower revenues on the back of unexpectedly poor demand for PC gaming GPUs. It's likely that lower GPU prices are en route.

By Mark Hachman6 hours ago

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Secrets of an Excel esports player: How pros tap the true power of spreadsheets

Everything you thought about Excel is wrong, from how much hardware it can use to what it can truly do. We interviewed a heavy-duty Excel user and esports player about what it takes to compete with spreadsheet masters.

By Gordon Ung7 hours ago

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The best laptops: Premium laptops, budget laptops, 2-in-1s, and more

Independent, testing-based reviews of laptops from all the top brands. We pick the best budget, premium, and gaming PCs, and compare AMD vs. Intel.

By Ashley Biancuzzo8 hours ago

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Best Back to School deals: laptops, Chromebooks, monitors, and more

Back-to-school laptop deals are on! ! We've scoured all of the sales at online retailers to find the best discounts on notebook PCs, Chromebooks, MacBooks, iPads, other tablets, phones, monitors and other essential tech gear.

By Mark Hachman9 hours ago

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Ebay electronics resellers cry foul on new 'refurbished' rules

A new policy hidden behind an NDA could create rigid tiers of 'refurbished' and 'used' sellers on Ebay.

By Michael Crider10 hours ago

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Best laptops under $500: Best overall, best OLED laptop, and more

These are the best laptops under $500 available today from popular brands such as Acer, Lenovo, and HP. They're ridiculously cheap, but still quite capable for basic tasks.

By Ashley Biancuzzo10 hours ago

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This security guru is banishing spammers to a hilarious 'password purgatory'

Get wrekt, spammers. Security researcher Troy Hunt has created a hilariously devious 'password purgatory' for people invading his inbox.

By Alaina Yee11 hours ago

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Best laptop deals: Top picks from budget to extreme

These are the best deals on laptops, notebooks, gaming laptops, and Chromebooks we can find, updated every weekday.

By Mark Hachman, Ian Paul and Ashley Biancuzzo11 hours ago

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Best computer deals: Top picks from desktops to all-in-ones

We've scoured the web to help you find the best deals on desktop PCs, gaming PCs, and all-in-one computers this August. Currently on discount: Alienware, HP Envy, Dell XPS and MSI PCs.

By Sam Singleton12 hours ago

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Deep-dive: Intel Arc's AV1 video encoding is the future of GPU streaming

After testing the world's first AV1 GPU encoder in Intel's debut Arc graphics cards, all we can say is the future of video streaming is very bright—and significantly less blocky.

By Adam Taylor12 hours ago

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7 frustrating Windows 11 annoyances, and how to fix them

Windows 11 is rife with little annoyances, from the taskbar and Start menu location to the lack of Ribbon menus. Here's how to fix them.

By Ryan Whitwam15 hours ago

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HyperX Cloud Core Wireless review: A quality gaming headset without the fuss

We review the HyperX Cloud Core Wireless – a gaming headset that gets full marks for sound quality, comfort and durability.

By Dominic Bayley15 hours ago

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The best 4K monitors for desktops

We've applied our extensive hands-on monitor testing to models from Dell, Samsung, Asus, and other big brands to name the best 4K monitors among them.

By Matt Smith2 days ago

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The best cheap gaming laptops

Looking for a budget gaming laptop? Well, you're in luck. The team at PCWorld curated a list of affordable gaming laptops from popular brands such as Acer, Asus, and HP.

By Ashley Biancuzzo3 days ago