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The Coolest Things In iOS 12
Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote in June was all about software; those hoping for updated MacBooks were likely disappointed. This was truly an event just for Apple developers, a group now 20 million strong, CEO Tim Cook announced.
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July 2018
PC Magazine
Truly Flexible Displays Will Reinvent Smartphones
One of the things I learned early in my career is that if you want to get a glimpse of the future, you need to go to technology trade shows that are focused on components and deeply entrenched in the world of engineering. That’s where you see the technology that will likely show up in consumer gadgets two to three years down the line.
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July 2018
PC Magazine
3 Doodler Create + Lets You Freehand 3D Objects
WobbleWorks 3Doodler Create+ $79.99
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July 2018
PC Magazine
When AI Blurs - The Line Between Reality And Fiction
AI algorithms can convincingly imitate human appearance and behavior—and that comes with profound implications, both positive and not.
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July 2018
PC Magazine
How To Upgrade Your Skype Account
Do you use the free version of Skype for internet calls and video chats? It may be time to upgrade your account. The free Skype restricts you to calling other Skype users, but a paid subscription lets you call mobile phones and land lines and certain other countries. Alternatively, you can keep your free account and purchase Skype credit when you need it.
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July 2018
PC Magazine
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super: A Killer Card For The Money
AMD’s new line of “Navi” graphics cards was barely a surprise by the time the company detailed it at E3 (leakers did it in), but another GPU manufacturer still had a few shockers up its sleeve.
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August 2019
PC Magazine
DNA DATA STORAGE: Nature Provides A Way
Engineers have successfully been pushing more storage into smaller spaces for decades, but that can’t go on forever.
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March 2017
PC Magazine
Connecting Everything To The Internet: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
If the Internet of Things industry is the Jedi order, with Philips Hue lightsabers and “smart” cloud based Force powers, then popular Twitter account Internet of Shit is a Sith Lord.
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March 2017
PC Magazine
Meet The Weaponized Propaganda AI
That Knows You Better Than You Know Yourself
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April 2017
PC Magazine
Safeguard Your Private Data At the U.S. Border
On January 27th, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that immediately changed U.S. immigration and travel policies as they related to seven majority-Muslim countries.
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April 2017
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snapchat spectacles
snapchat is no longer just an app.
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november 2016
PC Magazine
Fast Forward: Why Intel's Diane Bryant Isn't Afraid Of AI
Fast Forward is a series of conversations with tech leaders hosted by Dan Costa, PCMag’s Editor-in-Chief. Diane Bryant is EVP and General Manager of Intel’s Data Center Group. She and Dan spoke about artificial intelligence.
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May 2018
PC Magazine
What Is Nvidia Max-Q?
Traditionally, gaming laptops have been hulking machines with big screens and short battery lives.
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May 2018
PC Magazine
How Virtual Avatars Help Stroke Patients Improve Motor Function
I ‘m hooked up to a 16-channel brain-machine interface with 12 channels of EEG on my head and ears and four channels of electromyography (EMG) on my arms.
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May 2018
PC Magazine
Hp Eliteone 1000 All-In-One Lets You Upgrade Components
Hp Eliteone 1000 All-In-One Lets You Upgrade Components
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March 2018
PC Magazine
Fitness Trackers Changed My Life
Fitness Trackers Changed My Life
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March 2018
PC Magazine
Beyerdynamic MMX 300: Superlative Gaming Headphones
Beyerdynamic MMX 300 2nd Generation$349.00
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January 2018
PC Magazine
Essential Tips For WhatsApp Users
Essential Tips For WhatsApp Users
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January 2018
PC Magazine
Five Top DNA Testing Kits
Five Top DNA Testing Kits
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January 2018
PC Magazine
Uber Unveils Personal Airplane Design, Plans Tests in 2020
Uber is planning an on-demand fleet of electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft that will roam cities by 2020, the company has announced.
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June 2017
PC Magazine
Stanford Researchers Develop Flexible, Biodegradable Semiconductor
Engineers have become quite good at designing ever more powerful and advanced electronics, but we’re not so good at properly disposing of them when they’re out of date. The United Nations Environment Program estimates that almost 50 million tons of electronics waste will end up in landfills this year, a 20 percent increase over last year.
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June 2017
PC Magazine
How to Set Up Your Phone for International Travel
You’re getting ready to travel abroad, and you’ve put off figuring out how you’ll have phone service while you’re gone. What to do, and how to do it? Here are four questions you need to answer before making a decision about your phone use abroad:
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June 2017
PC Magazine
How USB Charging Works (or How to Avoid Blowing Up Your Smartphone)
After years of proprietary adapters and ugly wall-wart power supplies, the tech world has finally coalesced around a charging standard. Well, sort of: We’re already seeing some fragmentation because of the new USB-C connector, which could eventually replace USB, as well as what is thankfully turning out to be a short-lived obsession Samsung had with larger USB micro-B connectors for its Galaxy line. But otherwise, and with the obvious exception of Apple’s Lightning connector, micro USB has destroyed the industry’s penchant for custom ports.
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June 2017
PC Magazine
This Lenovo Laptop Is the One To Get for SMBs
Lenovo ThinkPad 13 (2017) Starting at $699; $745.99 as tested
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June 2017
PC Magazine
Capture and Share Your Gameplay Easily
Elgato Game Capture HD60 S $149.94
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June 2017
PC Magazine
Elon Musk Wants to Implant an AI Interface in Your Brain
Elon Musk has had another bright idea. Nobody can accuse Mr. Musk of a lack of intellectual diversity in his pursuits, which have ranged from glitzy solar roof tiles to cartoonishly fast cars, colonizing other planets, and domestic energy infrastructure. He’s someone who thinks in the future tense. And he clearly believes that AI is the future.
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May 2017
PC Magazine
The Coolest Features in Windows 10 Creators Update
Windows 10 is now considered by Microsoft to be a service. What that means is that the OS is continually updated with new features and fixes in small increments (such as the redesigned Photos app— see our review in this issue) and big releases. The Creators Update is the latest big one, and it starts rolling out to Windows 10 users for free on April 11.
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May 2017
PC Magazine
Microsoft Teases New Minecraft Marketplace, Currency
Microsoft’s Minecraft game is getting a new marketplace and its own currency. With the launch of the Minecraft Marketplace, businesses will—for the first time—be able to sell their original content to players within the game. Arriving this spring, the Marketplace will be packed with “amazing adventure maps, texture packs, mini games,” and other goodies available for purchase, all accessible across devices via Xbox Live.
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May 2017
PC Magazine
What We Love Most This Month
MICROSOFT PROJECT SCORPIO Ready for the future of gaming? This new console—due to ship in Q4—looks to be the most powerful performer ever. Specs include a 6-tera flop GPU, which enables 4K and mixed-reality gaming. On the memory front, Project Scorpio will deliver a total bandwidth of 326GB/s, achieved by using 12 1GB GDDR5 memory chips running on a 384-bit bus.
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May 2017
PC Magazine
Microsoft's Mixed-Reality Plans Go Far Beyond Hololens
When Microsoft made the surprise announcement of a new augmented reality (AR) product at a Windows 10 event in early 2015, the Microsoft HoloLens headset wasn’t the first thing the audience saw. Instead, as he unveiled the new technology to the world, Microsoft’s Alex Kipman — creator of both the Microsoft Kinect motion controller and the HoloLens — showed a logo for Windows Holographic, the Windows 10-aligned software platform underpinning Microsoft’s AR ambitions.
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