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Apple opens the door for Xbox, Nvidia game streaming on iPhones
A reversal of official Apple policy means that Xbox Game Pass and GeForce Now apps should be coming to iPhones very soon.
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My favorite Corsair mechanical gaming keyboard is $50 off today
The Corsair K70 RGB Pro mechanical gaming keyboard is responsive, well-built, and $50 off right now.
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New drivers offer big performance boost for Intel's integrated graphics cards
Some games have seen more than a doubling in performance.
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Homebrew RTX 3080 passive cooler is a 23 pound copper block
One Reddit user is trying to cool a powerful Nvidia graphics card with about 25 pounds of metal alone.
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AMD Fluid Motion Frames now works in most DirectX games
The new interpolation technique is now available for all Radeon RX 6000 and 7000 cards.
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super: 5 things you need to know
Nvidia's newest Super variant is a far better deal than the original RTX 4070 Ti thanks to more memory and bandwidth.
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Maingear's Zero Drop rear-cable desktops now available
The gorgeous, super-clean desktop is limited to just 50 units, for a hefty $2,500 each.
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PlayStation boss says games are coming to 'PC, mobile, and cloud'
Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida said that the company's PlayStation games will become "ubiquitous," appearing on pretty much every platform (except other consoles).
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'Pokemon with guns' Palworld sold an insane 5 million copies this weekend
The indie survival crafting-monster hunting fusion game is a surprise smash, despite launching on the Xbox Game Pass for free.
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Save $76 on this ultra-fast Razer gaming mouse
Razer's Basilisk gaming mouse is fast, customizable, and 51% off right now.
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What to expect from GPUs in early 2024
At CES, we're joined by Jarred Walton from Tom's Hardware for a deep dive on the state of the graphics card market.
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Asus says Intel’s NUC Extreme isn’t coming back
The NUC Extreme series grew so big it's almost as large as a small ITX, and Asus has moved to laptop-based parts to keep the ROG NUC tiny.
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Get this Editors' Choice award-winning mechanical keyboard for $30
The Keychron C3 Pro offers a ton of features, including VIA programming, for a tiny price
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Steam gamers love Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3060. Is it still worth buying in 2024?
Released in 2021, Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3060 is the top GPU on Steam. Should you still buy it in 2024?
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AMD drops prices on 7900 XT cards to counter Nvidia Super
The RX 7900 XT is getting an allegedly temporary price cut to $749, but some variants are even cheaper.
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We need more anime girl graphics cards
Yeston's new 'Sakura' cards are gorgeous, and I wish more manufacturers would take notice
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super tests: 5 key things you need to know
This looks like one Super refresh indeed. Here are five key things you need to know about Nvidia's new $599 GeForce RTX 4070 Super.
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MSI is already working on future Claw handheld gaming PCs
The company made a splash with its Intel-based portable gaming PC at CES, but it looks like they're already planning on a follow-up
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Ducky's hellish DOOM keyboard is limited to 666 pieces
Rip and tear, click and clack — if you want this keyboard and its exclusive, full-printed keycaps, you'll have to move as fast as the Doomslayer.
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Save $50 on this lightweight Corsair mechanical gaming keyboard
Corsair's K70 Pro mechanical keyboard is lightweight, wireless, and $50 off right now.
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This handheld console lets you play the classic Sega cartridges
Hyperkin's Mega 95 is a handheld console that lets you play classic games in either portable or console mode.
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Audio Radar gives hearing impaired gamers a fair shot
Audio Radar translates 7.1 surround sound output into visual cues to help hearing impaired gamers compete.
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Ayaneo's Next portable gaming PC runs SteamOS out of the box
The Next Lite is the first handheld gaming PC we've seen willing to step up to the Steam Deck on its own software turf.
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Intel's Tom Petersen dives deep into the MSI Claw, Meteor Lake, and Arc GPUs
Intel Fellow Tom Petersen joins PCWorld to discuss Core Ultra integrating Arc graphics, the MSI Claw handheld, driver evolution, Battlemage, and much more.
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Gigabyte’s massive new OLED ultrawide monitor looks incredible
The new Aorus-branded display is a 49-inch monster—and it’s just but one piece of badass gaming hardware in Gigabyte’s 2024 lineup.
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Asus keeps Intel’s dream alive with the ROG NUC gaming desktop
It's not quite "extreme," but this tiny gaming PC should hit the spot if you've been missing the NUC series.
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CES Hands-on: MSI Claw vs Steam Deck vs Asus Ally
MSI's Intel-based portable gaming PC takes on the competition, live on the CES show floor.
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Acer's Predator laptops add 14th-gen Core, 4TB SSDs, and a new Neo
Acer has launched five new Predator gaming laptops for CES 2024, supporting Intel's latest 14th-gen Core chips, RTX 4090 GPUs, and 4TB SSDs. There's a new 18-inch Predator Helios Neo, too.
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Alienware jumps into the custom keyboard market at CES
The Pro Wireless keyboard includes tons of features from premium designs, joined by a new ultra-light gaming mouse.
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Razer’s 2024 Blade laptops include Ryzen, Core Ultra, and super-fast OLED
The Blade 16 gets the biggest upgrade, and is available for order right now.
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MSI's Steam Deck competitor has a secret weapon: Intel
The MSI Claw A1M is the first portable gaming PC from a major vendor that bucks the AMD trend.
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MainGear goes all-in on 'invisible' PC cables at CES
Two high-end desktop PCs will be offered with incredible cable routing using MSI's Project Zero motherboards.
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Nvidia's RTX 40-series 'Super' GPUs make GeForce great again at CES
Nvidia's new Super GPUs are what the GeForce RTX 40-series should have been to begin with. The announcement came Monday morning at CES 2024.
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Nvidia's GeForce Now cloud streaming adds helpful day passes
Don't need GeForce Now for a full month? Now you can purchase better access to Nvidia's cloud gaming service a day at a time. The new service was announced at CES 2024.
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AMD's $330 Radeon RX 7600 XT brings 16GB to the masses
The $330 Radeon RX 7600 XT was unveiled Monday morning at CES 2024.
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HP's Omen Transcend gaming laptops debut with OLED screens and Intel CPUs
HP's new Omen Transcend 14- and 16-inch gaming laptops offer a choice between Intel's Core Ultra and Raptor Lake Refresh mobile processors, plus a new OLED option and more memory and storage.
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Incase will take over Microsoft's mouse and keyboard business
The affordable accessories will be sold as "Incase Designed by Microsoft" starting in 2024.
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Indie horror developer tells players to pirate their game
The makers of 'Slay the Princess' encourage you to steal the game instead of watching it on YouTube, and buy it later if you want.
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Don't miss Epic's free PC game today or you'll regret it
Epic's free PC game is one heck of a banger, but it's only available until 11 AM EST tomorrow.
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The best PC games of 2023 (that don’t need a graphics card)
This year had an absolute boatload of great new games and you don't need a super-powerful PC to play all of them.
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The Full Nerd awards: Our favorite PC hardware of 2023
In this episode of The Full Nerd, the gang crowns their favorite PC hardware, innovations, and trends of 2023.
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Best work from home tech of 2023/2024
PCWorld experts pick the best gear for a productive home office — from laptop, to monitor, to mouse and keyboard, and critical software, your work will suffer if your everyday tools aren't up to snuff.
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Watch PCWorld build a boba tea-cooled gaming rig
This is the tastiest live build video we've ever made.
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STALKER 2 preview: A cult classic meets Unreal Engine 5
If you want to play a blockbuster in Unreal Engine 5 with a really tough level of difficulty, you should have Stalker 2 on your watch. Could it be the atmospheric hit of 2024?
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The best graphics cards 2024: GPUs for every budget
These are the best graphics cards that PC gamers can buy today from Nvidia GeForce, AMD Radeon, and Intel Arc.
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Mod replaces DLSS with AMD's FSR3 on older Nvidia cards
Modders are bringing AMD's frame generation tech to Nvidia's RTX 20- and 30-series cards, which don't support the latest DLSS improvements.
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Acer backs Intel Core Ultra launch with AI-powered Swift, Predator laptops
Acer has launched the Swift Go 14 and the Predator Triton Neo 16 laptops with Core Ultra (Meteor Lake) chips inside, taking a somewhat cautious initial approach toward AI.
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This super-thin MSI Stealth gaming laptop with RTX is $500 off
At just under $1000, and under .75 inches, you'll be hard-pressed to find a better deal on a gaming laptop this sleek and powerful.
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Survey says most PC gamers wait for titles to go on sale
A new survey says that only about a third of PC gamers will buy a game at full price.
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