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Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 Review (Page 1 of 12)

When I first built a computer, I asked Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Kwan what size of motherboard I should be going for. As this would be for my daily driver, and initially my test machine, he suggested I get a standard ATX. This would mean better options for expansion ports, while also providing more I/O such as USB ports. In addition, having the capability to SLI or CrossFire was something I was interested in, although I have yet to use more than...

G.Skill Ripjaws V F4-2400C15D-32GVR 2x16GB Review (Page 1 of 10)

Recently, I was talking to some of my friends, and we were talking about what kind of cars I would like sitting our garages -- if I was not on a poor graduate student budget, of course. Personally, I would take a 2015 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Edition 507 sedan for the fire-breathing anger and screamingly lunatic naturally aspirated V8, 2016 BMW M3 for the technical perfection in delivering speed and agility for a luxury sports compact, and the new...

A new AMD licensing deal could create more x86 rivals for Intel

From InfoWorld: Things just a lot more interesting in the x86 server market.

AMD has announced a plan to license the design of its top-of-the-line server processor to a newly formed Chinese company, creating a brand-new rival for Intel.

AMD is licensing its x86 processor and system-on-chip...

Windows phones' free-fall may force Microsoft to push harder on Windows 10 adoption

From PC World: Poor little Windows phone could have a bigger effect on Microsoft's business than you'd think. As the company's mobile device strategy continues to disintegrate, Microsoft may feel compelled to push harder on Windows 10 adoption and paid services to prove it can survive without a...

China shuts down iTunes' Movies and iBooks services, says Apple

From CNET: Apple is stating that its iTune's Movies and iBooks services have been shut down in China, according to Bloomberg, just seven months since the services started operating in the country.

Apple is reportedly working to restore services as soon as possible, but there is no clear time frame...

Here's what the new Intel will look like

From InfoWorld: The PC market has been in trouble for ages, but last year took the biscuit. Shipments dropped below 300 million for the first time since 2008, and IDC declared it the worst year in history. That explains a lot about what happened at Intel this week.

The chip maker has been reducing...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS brings big changes to the Linux desktop

From PC World: The Ubuntu desktop has seen very little change since Ubuntu 14.04 LTS was released two years ago. That’s about to change with today's launch of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS—code-named “Xenial Xerus”—which brings big changes and welcome polish to the classic Unity 7 desktop.

If you’re using the...

Google will soon show live TV listings in search results

From CNET: Google is updating its search offering to show listings for live TV channels.

Searching for a show like "Game of Thrones", for example, will show results for which channels are airing the show and at what times. This will appear alongside Google's existing information, which indicates...

New AWS service helps companies to move their apps to the cloud

From InfoWorld: A new Amazon cloud service announced Tuesday could help companies with legacy applications have an easier time taking the leap to the cloud.

Amazon Web Services General Manager Matt Wood announced the new Application Discovery Service, which will allow companies to easily analyze...

EU charges Google with foisting its search and browser on smartphone makers

From ComputerWorld: The European Commission on Wednesday made new antitrust charges against Google, alleging that the company foisted its search application and the Chrome browser on Android smartphones makers as a condition to license its other apps and services.

The commission also charged...