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Bill Gates Nudges Past Carlos Slim to Reclaim World’s Richest Crown

Posted 05/17/2013 at 6:32pm | by Pulkit Chandna

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Xbox 720 believed to be behind surge in Gates’ wealth

Despite having given away billions in charity in recent years, Microsoft founder and non-executive chairman Bill Gates is said to have dislodged Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim, also a noted philanthropist, from the top spot on the list of the world’s wealthiest people.

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Logitech Z323 Review

Posted 05/17/2013 at 2:20pm | by Michael Brown

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2.1-Channel Speaker System offer cheap thrills

Logitech has built more computer speakers over the years than just about any manufacturer, and it’s learned a thing or two about building decent low-cost models. Take the 2.1-channel Z323 system: We could name any number of speaker systems that sound better, but few that are priced better.

Note: This review originally appeared in the March 2013 issue of the magazine.

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Google I/O 2013: Everything You Need to Know

Posted 05/17/2013 at 11:57am | by Paul Lilly

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Google music streaming service, Gmail improvements, and Galaxy S4 becomes next Nexus phone?

If you weren't one of the 6 million people who tuned in to YouTube to watch the Google I/O 2013 keynote on Wednesday, don't sweat it, you've come to the right place for an extensive recap of all the big announcements. Some of it you may have already read about here on Maximum PC, such as Google partnering with Samsung to offer a totally clean version of the Galaxy S4 complete with an unlocked bootloader or the introduction of an All Access music service, but we also have some new stuff to share.

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Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog Races Over to Android

Posted 05/17/2013 at 9:55am | by Paul Lilly

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Speedy blue hedgehog teams with a little green robot.

Sonic the Hedgehog is potentially gaining access to a whole new audience and generation of gamers who never got to experience the fast and fun ride on the Genesis. How so? Sega today pointed its iconic game character in the direction of Google Play and told him to keep running until he got there, which he did today. Available now on Google Play, the game costs $2.99 and gives fans a new look at Sonic's world on Android.

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Dell's Profits Plunge 79 Percent as PC Maker Mulls Its Future

Posted 05/17/2013 at 9:02am | by Paul Lilly

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Dude, who's getting Dell?

Dell's future is as uncertain as it's ever been, and not just because the PC market is in a slump as consumers flock to mobile devices. The other major unknown is whether Dell will ultimately accept Michael Dell's proposed $24.4 billion buyout offer and go private, or if the board will be swayed by Carl Icahn's alternate deal that would keep the company public. As all this unfolds, Dell (the company) is seeing its profits get sucked into a vortex of uncertainty.

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Newegg Daily Deals: Altec Lansing Noise-Reducing Earbuds, ASRock Z77 Fatal1ty Mobo, and More

Posted 05/17/2013 at 7:50am | by The Maximum PC Staff

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Top Deal:

Whether you're into Gangstagrass or prefer to rock out to Led Zepplin, it's easy to march to the beat of your own drum with today's top deal, which is for a pair of Altec Lansing MZX2071S Noise-Reducing In-Ear Stereo Headphones for $10 with free shipping (normally $50). There's a sliding cable adjuster and SnugFit earbuds to help block out exterior noise.

For other deals that include an ASRock Z77 Fatal1ty motherboard, Corsair Vengeache 16GB DDR3-1600 RAM, and more,, click the "Read More" button.

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LulzSec Hackers Receive Prison Sentences for Cyber Hijinks

Posted 05/17/2013 at 7:31am | by Paul Lilly

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They did the crimes, now they'll do the time.

It's not always true that crime doesn't pay, because if that's the way it was, there would be a lot less people breaking the law. The problem for criminals is that payback's a bitch if you get caught, as did several LulzSec (Lulz Security) members who fessed up to hacking various companies and organizations, such as Sony, 20th Century Fox, Nintendo, and even the CIA, to name just a few of their targets.

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Velocity Micro Raptor MultiPlex XL Review

Posted 05/16/2013 at 2:30pm | by Gordon Mah Ung

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Is there still room for big a HTCP?

It’s hard to talk about Velocity Micro’s new MultiPlex machine without thinking back more than 15 years ago, to the earliest days of “PC-TVs” and “PC Theaters.”

Note: This review initially appeared in the March 2013 issue of the magazine.

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Road to Redemption? EA Eliminates Unpopular Online Pass Program

Posted 05/16/2013 at 12:55pm | by Paul Lilly

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You can almost hear a golf clap erupting from GameStop stores.

It's no secret game publishers loathe the second-hand sales market, prompting many of them to have a love-hate relationship with GameStop, the world's most popular used games retailer. But is GameStop really the frenemy that some publishers view it as? Perhaps not. Electronic Arts (EA) has come to the conclusion that its Online Pass program isn't worth pissing off its customers and has decided to reverse course, a move that's perhaps indicative that EA wasn't losing as much money to used game sales as it thought it was.

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MiniX Neo X5 Review

Posted 05/16/2013 at 12:14pm | by Gordon Mah Ung

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Meet the android on TV box

We have some bad news for you and you’re not going to like it, as few parents ever want to hear anything negative about their baby. Well, here it is: Your so-called Smart TV really isn’t that smart.

Note: This review originally appeared in the March issue of the magazine.

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