In this issue

Our review of Acer’s Predator X27 gaming monitor is on the cover of October’s PCWorld digital magazine. Find out why, even with a few quirks, it’s the holly grail of gaming monitors. In our ongoing Threadripper coverage we examine how memory bandwidth is killing 32-core performance. We review Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 and Dell’s budget gaming laptop, the G3 15. Finally, read our Google Privacy Checkup FAQ and learn how to limit tracking and still use all the apps that you love. All this and much more in the October issue!

The Next Windows 10 Has A Name And A Date: The October 2018 Update, Due This Fall

What was code-named Redstone 5 will become the October 2018 Updateyes, most likely in October.

2 mins

Samsung Wants To Force Its Folding Galaxy Phone On Us This Year Whether We Want It Or Not

First over form and function.

4 mins

Intel's Whiskey Lake Notebook Chip Launches, Emphasizing Connectivity This Time Around

Expect only modest performance gains over last years model, as Intel unveils yet another generation of 14nm Intel Core processors for notebooks.

5 mins

Why Did Lenovo Stretch The Thinkpad X1 Extreme To 15 Inches? To Kill The Macbook Pro

The MacBooks Butterfly keyboard vs. the ThinkPad keyboard? No contest.

4 mins

Netgear's XR700 Nighthawk Pro Gaming Router Features 10-Gigabit Ethernet

Lag-hating gamers arent the only target, this 802.11ad router has Plex Media Server onboard, too. But brace yourself for the price tag.

1 min

Acer's Blisteringly Fast 4K, 144Hz HDR Gaming Monitors Cost Far Less Than Rival Displays

The Acer Predator XB273K supports G-Sync, while the Acer Nitro XV273K supports FreeSync.

3 mins

Dell's Cheapest XPS 13 Yet, The 9370 Is Just $900

Dell adds an 8th-gen Core i3 option that may actually be faster than the previous 7th-gen Core i5 version.

1 min

Acer Predator X27: 4K, 144Hz G-Sync HDR Is The Holy Grail Of Gaming Monitors, With Quirks

The Acer Predator X27 is one of the first G-Sync HDR displays and checks every box you could ask for despite some bleeding-edge quirks and a sky-high price.

10+ mins

Samsung Galaxy Note 9: The Best Never Felt So Bland

With great power comes little excitement.

9 mins

Rakuten Kobo Clara HD E-Reader: Superior To The Kindle Paperwhite, Except For One Thing

Its the content.

5 mins

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