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HP Sprout

Interview: How HP’s Sprout wants to change tomorrow’s workplace

HP's Sprout is being rolled out for companies and educators. We spoke with two HP managers working on Sprout to learn more about what it offers.
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Apple MacBook (2015) review

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Asus ROG G501 review

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Microsoft Surface 3 review

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Developers from NASA, Skype and Trimble discuss building for HoloLens

In a panel discussion hosted by Microsoft four developers came together to discuss apps for HoloLens. They described a creatively challenging experience.
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Hands on: Microsoft HoloLens

We saw HoloLens in January, but it was a crude prototype. At BUILD 2015, it was back, and this time it was exactly like the sleek headset shown on-stage.
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Developers can port games between Windows 10 devices with just a few lines of code

Microsoft's vision for cross-device gaming includes easy porting of titles from Windows 10 for desktop to mobile devices and even to the Xbox One.
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BUILD 2015 held plenty of surprises, but where was the new Surface Pro?

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From Windows 10 to the next Surface, here’s what we expect from Microsoft BUILD

Digital Storm Velox

Digital Storm Velox (2015) review

Game of Thrones Season 5

Is it Daenerys, or Daeneres? Microsoft Word knows, even if you don’t

Not sure how to spell the name of your favorite Game of Thrones character? That's no problem, as long as you use Microsoft Word.
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CyberTronPC Thallium review

Falcon Northwest Talon

Falcon Northwest Talon (2015) review

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Lenovo ThinkPad T450s review

Samsung's ATIV Book 9

Why don’t laptops with Intel’s Core M processors run longer? We tested to find out

Intel's Core M promises efficiency beyond the standard Core line. Yet in reviews, notebooks with Core M inside don't necessarily offer record-breaking battery life. Why?
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Intel Compute Stick review

Intel 750 Series SSD

Drives using the new NVMe standard are taking the solid state market by storm

Non-Volatile Storage Express, a new standard for solid state drives, is taking the PC world by storm. Four manufacturers have drives based on the standard.
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Dell Precision M3800 review

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HP announces 32-inch UltraHD monitor and thin-bezel professional displays

HP has announced an impressive new 31.5-inch, 4K monitor that promises excellent color gamut and accuracy, and new thin bezel professional displays.
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HP’s Z Turbo Drive G2 might be the new SSD performance champion

HP has announced a new NVMe solid state drive, the Z Turbo Drive G2. Its official specifications suggest it may even outperform Intel's 750 Series.
HP Omen

HP transforms the Omen into its thinnest workstation laptop yet

HP has transformed its razor-thin gaming laptop, the Omen, into a workstation notebook. The Omen Pro offers quad-core processors and Nvidia Quadro graphics.
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Sorry Apple, Microsoft is right: Windows is for people who get things done

When it comes to productivity, Microsoft is right; Windows is the best operating system for those who do. Nothing compares to Windows in the workplace.

Three years of laptop battery life explored

You might think your three year old laptop is still modern, fast, and portable. But can it really compare to the endurance of modern, portable PC?
Processor Speed

Has clock speed outlived its usefulness as a processor specification?

A recent article from Anandtech found that CPU speed does not necessarily correlate with clock speed, throwing doubt on its usefulness as a specification.
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MacBook review round-up: Apple’s latest laptop is a beautiful compromise

The first wave of MacBook reviews have come in. While they offer some praise, most notably the system's design, the verdicts are surprisingly lukewarm.
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MSI’s new, tiny motherboards offer passively cooled quad-cores and 4K support

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Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition now available for $949

Dell has announced the Developer Edition of its popular XPS 13. It ships with Ubuntu and offers upgraded hardware over the base $799 Windows model.
Origin Chronos (2015)

Origin Chronos (2015) review

Star Trek enthusiast docks Wi-Fi router into model of the original Enterprise

A clever Star Trek enthusiast has figured out how to stuff Wi-Fi hardware into a model of the Enterprise, creating a surprisingly functional router.
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Are Chrome OS desktops useful, or toys

Chrome OS is coming to desktops ranging from the $100 Asus Chromebit to HP's powerful Core i7 Chromebox. Are these systems a viable alternative to Windows?
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Early MacBook benchmarks show performance well behind Pro, Air

A pair of GeekBench results for the base model MacBook have appeared online, and the figures don't speak favorably for the performance of Apple's notebook.
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Check out the new MacBook and its USB Type-C charger in un-boxing video

A video from Vietnamese website Tinhte.vn un-boxes the new MacBook in detail, and also provides a first close-up look at the USB Type-C charger.
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Hands on: Project Spartan browser

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Project Spartan now available in the Windows 10 Technical Preview

The hotly anticipated replacement to Internet Explorer, Project Spartan, has finally landed in Windows 10 Technical Preview build 10049.