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The most mobile Surface - for now
How Surface Go is paving the way to Surface Andromeda
Hacking Ability
Microsoft book chronicles 'Ability Hacks' for people with disabilities
figuring out success
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On this week's AskDanWindows: The success of Andromeda, and Windows renamed
Quick review
The Skylight Frame is a foolproof option for showing off your pictures
Run and Gun
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Play the notoriously difficult video game Cuphead on Xbox One or PC for $16
Business in Style
HP's EliteBook 840 G5 is a reliable business laptop with some style (video)
PC reviews
Windows has ARMs
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Lenovo Miix 630 is a solid Windows 10 on ARM PC for those on the go
Budget Gaming
6
Lenovo's Legion Y530 is an understated budget gaming laptop
Affordable and completely average
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Lenovo's IdeaPad 330 is a solid 17-inch laptop ... once you install an SSD
Bee-yoo-T-full
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Take a close look at the near-perfect Lenovo ThinkPad T480 in our review
the best ultrabook for me
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How Dan made the Lenovo X1 Carbon the best laptop for him
Gaming
custom creativity
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How to add interactive gifs, sounds, and more to your Mixer streams
This week in esports
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PUBG is all about that esports chicken dinner
Decisions... decisions
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Should you buy digital or physical Xbox One games?
So many
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The most anticipated Xbox One games launching this week are...
Apps
On A Roll
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Microsoft Store for Windows 10 rolls out refreshed look, remote installs
Math is fun
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These are the best calculator apps available for Windows 10
On A Roll
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OneDrive desktop client getting 'battery saver' improvements and more
Ready for Launch
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Microsoft Launcher beta gets new icon gestures and family controls
Windows Mixed Reality and VR
'70s Canada rules
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Kona's thrilling mystery is made better with a port to VR
Become a Hero
Oculus announces $399 Rift bundle with Marvel Powers United VR
Let's get super
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Get the lowdown on the upcoming Marvel Powers United VR
Feels like home
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You can add your own custom environments to Windows Mixed Reality
Deals
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Large SSDs, robotic vacuums, and more are all discounted today
Somehow Still Available
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Revisit the good old days with the NES Classic Mini, now in stock at Amazon
Hang em up
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This $9 under-desk headphone mount is a great addition to any workspace
Get one now
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Treat yourself to this AmazonBasics paper shredder for $24 today
Mobile
The most mobile Surface - for now
How Surface Go is paving the way to Surface Andromeda
figuring out success
2
On this week's AskDanWindows: The success of Andromeda, and Windows renamed
With PWAs everyone progresses
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Why PWAs may ultimately benefit Google more than Microsoft
Coming when it's ready
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What's going on with Microsoft's Surface Andromeda device?
Appdromeda
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For Surface 'Andromeda' to succeed, it absolutely needs these mobile apps
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April 2018 Update
On The Ups
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April 2018 Update hits 78 percent of Windows 10 PCs, AdDuplex claims
Patch it up
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Cumulative update brings fixes for Windows 10 April 2018 Update PCs
250 million devices and counting
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Windows 10 April 2018 Update reaches full availability
Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'
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Small cumulative update brings QuickBooks fix for April 2018 Update PCs
App config
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Managing app execution aliases on Windows 10
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breaking it down
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How strong is Gorilla Glass 6? We sat down with Corning about the future.
While phone companies are peacocking around with their beautiful new phone designs, Corning is sitting behind the curtain, designing the glass that keeps our phones alive.
You've got questions. Dan has answers.
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Get your Microsoft and Windows questions answered in our AskDan video series
Our#AskDanWindows video series on YouTube is more popular than ever. And for good reason. These fun video shorts are let Windows Central Executive Editor Daniel Rubino answer readers' questions in video format.
Metallic NAS
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TerraMaster's F4-220 is a solid NAS for the home with only a few drawbacks
TerraMaster's F4-220 is a NAS that offers great value with support for up to four hard drives, and comes rocking additional app support.
From the Forums
Would you sign a petition to 'save' Andromeda?
An online petition asks fans to sign in an attept to save Microsoft's mythical Andromeda project. Do you think it'll make much of a difference?
Meta post is meta
What you missed this week on CordCutters.com
Yeah, it was all about Amazon Prime Day. And other stuff.
Choices choices
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Should you buy an Xbox One S or One X?
For Xbox fans, there are really only two choices when it comes to consoles this year: the Xbox One X and the Xbox One S. But which should you buy?
Separating the wheat from the chaff
The deals you need to know if you're buying a new graphics card
The graphics card market is a difficult place to navigate. We're going to try and help you make the best purchase decisions.
w00t boxes on sale now
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This mod brings the Fallout 76 experience to Fallout 4
Modded SKK50 has created a mod that will allow us to state our desire for Fallout 76 until it finally releases. Here we’ll share our thoughts and how you can get it on your own Fallout game!
So pretty
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No Man's Sky Xbox One footage appears online
The video focuses on exploring a gorgeous planet, flying through space, and then customizing your look at a space station. You can really tell that the visuals have been massively upgraded because the textures look amazing and the colors pop.
Must Have
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Resident Evil 2: Collector's Edition goes up for preorder
Today, Capcom announced an extremely special Collector's Edition for the game. According to the company, Resident Evil 2: Collector's Edition is the ultimate Resident Evil 2 experience and is designed as a reproduction of the familiar item boxes.
Good news
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Satya Nadella says Microsoft will continue to invest aggressively in gaming
Yesterday, Microsoft announced its FY18 Q4 earnings. According to the company, during the past fiscal year, the gaming division generated over $10 billion in revenue. In response to these figures, Microsoft boss Satya Nadella emphasized its impact.
Time to kill some alien robots
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Mothergunship for Xbox One is DOOM meets Rogue, and it's SOOO great
Mothergunship is the latest indie first-person shooter game to hit Xbox One, and it's chaotic, intense, and enjoyable. Though the performance can be spotty and the audio score is underwhelming, the gameplay is surprisingly satisfying.
Ryzen from the ashes
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Deciding on which AMD Ryzen CPU is best for you
AMD returned to the processor battlefield with the Zen family of CPUs under the Ryzen umbrella. There are a number of options across multiple price points. Here's what you need to know about the family.
Back for more
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No Man's Sky to get weekly updates with unique missions and rewards
One of the main issues a lot of gamers had with No Man's Sky on PlayStation 4 and PC was that it didn't feature a lot of replayability despite taking place in a supposedly infinite universe. To combat this, Hello Games is introducing weekly updates.
Giant Coffin
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Collector's Edition goes up for preorder
Yesterday, Activision announced an incredibly special edition of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 for Xbox One and other platforms. The "Mystery Box Edition" features a lot of physical and digital content which any fan of the series will enjoy.
Buyer's guide
Shake walls and rattle windows with the best 5.1 speakers for PC gaming
Surround sound takes your audio and gaming experiences to the next level, but which speakers are the best for PC? Here are our picks.
Finally
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Stardew Valley on Xbox One to get multiplayer soon
Stardew Valley is an incredibly popular farming game which features exploration, combat, and even fishing mechanics. While planting crops and raising animals is always fun on your own, players have been asking the developer to add multiplayer.
Heck of a deal
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Save up to $100 on Lenovo's ARM-powered Miix 630
Lenovo's Miix 630 has only been on the market for a week, but you can already shave up to $100 off its usual $899 price tag.
Missed opportunity
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Microsoft desperately needs a 'What’s new' page for Cortana
It simply shouldn't be so hard for users to figure out what's new with Cortana. A simple email, changelog, or even the ability to ask the assistant should be all that it takes.
Portable Data
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Microsoft, Google and more team up on new data transfer standard
Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Twitter are teaming up to make it much easier to transfer data between apps and services.