AMD on Thursday announced the Ryzen 5000 series, its flagship consumer desktop CPUs for gaming and creation. And if the company’s smattering of benchmarks are to be believed, it’s managed to squeeze quite a performance increase out of the new processors without changing the basic specs — like number of cores, total cache and power …
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Save $327 on Alienware’s sexy Aurora R9 gaming desktop (Update: Expired)
PC gaming has rarely been more popular than it is now, what with the pandemic and all. If you’re limping along with old hardware or just looking for an alternative to consoles, Dell has a deal that might be just the ticket. For a limited time, and while supplies last, the Alienware Aurora R9 Gaming Desktop drops to $833 with …
Read More »Windows 10 start menu: How to change it to look however you want
Are you unimpressed with the Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon) Start menu? If you have yet to embrace its colorful tiles and menus, then you’re missing out, especially if you have a Windows tablet or touchscreen laptop. (If you’ve been holding out on updating your computer, you can still learn how to download Windows 10 free here.) With a bit …
Read More »We found 7 of the best hidden features for your Mac
Mac computers are so stuffed to the gills with clever and useful features, you could go years without finding them all. Your Mac has plenty of buried treasures, like a full-on emoji keyboard and a simple process to rename a bunch of files with just a few clicks. Here are seven hidden features from Apple’s computer that I can’t live …
Read More »How to share files with your team while working from home
Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic and various lockdowns, quarantines and shelter-in-place orders, many people are now getting used to working from home for the first time. One obstacle you and your coworkers may have run into is the question of how to send and receive files that are too large to attach to an email. Luckily, what was once a complicated ordeal …
Read More »Monday deal roundup: Save on Speck backpacks, wireless chargers, a family password manager and more
Happy Monday, fellow money-savers! Here are a few deals that should be on your radar, followed by a password-manager exclusive and some crazy-good wireless-charger discounts: Today only, and while supplies last, Speck is offering two of its backpacks for just $15.99 each: The eight-pocket Turbo and stylish-looking Ruck. Regular price: $39.99. I really like the look of the olive-colored Ruck, …
Read More »Trash can redux: Reexamining the legacy of the 2013 Apple Mac Pro
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. In London last week to speak at a video games industry conference, I found myself in Harrods, the famously extravagant department store with everything from gourmet food to expensive suits to collectible coffee table books the size of actual coffee tables. (Editor’s note: …
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Do you need a workstation CPU? That’s the main question you need to answer before shelling out $5,000 (£4,899, AU$7,299) for the entry-level configuration of the Apple iMac Pro rather than a top-level configuration of the new iMac. There are other considerations, but the CPU is ultimately what the decision comes down to. Because the iMac is now powerful enough …
Read More »How to set different wallpapers for multiple monitors in Windows 10
While Windows 10 has a nice little multi-monitor taskbar setup and support for multiple virtual desktops, it’s not quite as good at letting you choose separate, distinct wallpapers for each of your monitors. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be done (without third-party software); it can, Microsoft just isn’t very straightforward about it. Here’s how to set different wallpapers for …
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