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Intel Iris: Integrated Graphics Are Finally Awesome

Intel’s integrated graphics have taken plenty of heat over the years, and most of it deserved. But the climb to respectability that started back with Sandy Bridge is about to get a turboboost. Meet Iris, the biggest generation jump in Intel’s integrated graphics to date. Get ready to game.


The iPhone Is One Of The Best Android Phones You Can Buy

The addition of Google Now to the iOS App Store has granted iPhone owners access to one of Google’s most useful products. But it did something else, too. It made the iPhone a better Android phone than the vast majority of Android phones you can buy.


Under The Hood: Five Best Small Form Factor PC Cases

If you’re building a home theatre PC (HTPC) or you simply don’t want your rig to take up lots of space, you need a smaller PC case. Something that fits the important stuff, but doesn’t waste a lot of space on expansion bays or components you won’t use. This week we’re going to take a look at five of the best for the job.


GPUBoss.com Can Help You Pick A Graphics Card

The graphics card marketplace can be quite confusing to the new PC gamer. There are no standardised labels, cards with the same number designation vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, and the internet is filled with people that swear their favourite piece of poly-processing hardware is the best. I’ve been buying cards for more than a decade, and I still get confused. That’s why GPUBoss.com exists.


Under The Hood: The Five Best DVD Ripping Tools

If you want to take your movies with you on the road or ditch your physical discs to save space, you’ll need to rip them first. Thankfully, there are plenty of great utilities designed to make the process easy and give you files that are playable on any device you choose. Here are five of the best, based on your nominations.


Benchmarks Are In: Nvidia’s Tegra 4 Really Cooks

When Nvida announced the Tegra 4 back at the Consumer Electronics Show, they laid down the claim it was the world’s fastest mobile processor. Now, at Mobile World Congress, the benchmarks are coming in and there’s no questioning it. The Tegra 4 is a total speed demon.


Windows 8 Buyers Guide: Which Specs Are Most Important?

You already know what size of Windows 8 PC you want, but what are you going to put in it? More RAM? A bigger processor? Solid state storage? We’re here to explain a few things for you to help you get the best Windows 8 device for your money.


Intel’s New Chips: Everything You Need To Know

Intel is talking about its new stuff today at CES. Some of it is new, some of it we’ve heard before. But we’ll let you know everything important that goes down today.


Nine Things Your Smartphone Sucks At (And How To Fix Them)

Sometimes, smartphones can be a boon for your personal productivity, but other times it’s amazing how much trouble they have performing simple tasks. Here are nine things your phone probably sucks at and how to make it work better.


The Raspberry Pi Super-Guide

So you’ve bought yourself a Raspberry Pi mini-computer. Congratulations! Now it’s time to start thinking about what you are going to do with your new pride and joy. Start here, with the Raspberry Pi super-guide.


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