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Intel Details Atom "Silvermont" Architecture

Posted 05/06/2013 at 11:30am | by Paul Lilly

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Silvermont is significantly different from Atom architectures that have preceded it.

Ladies and gentlemen, meet Silvermont, the codename for the next generation of Intel's Atom line and the first in a family of yearly refreshes. Oh, and forget any preconceived notions you have about Atom, Silvermont is far different from the architecture found in your first or second generation notebook. It's a brand new design using Intel's 22nm 3D Tri-Gate SoC (System-on-Chip), which Intel claims will deliver "significant increases in performance and energy efficiency."

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Newegg Daily Deals

Posted 05/06/2013 at 10:42am | by The Maximum PC Staff

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Top Deal:

Today's top deal is the very kick-ass Borderlands 2 game. The highly-acclaimed FPS is running for $20 with free shipping (normally $40). When we reviewed the game last year we praised it for it's hilarious writing, nonstop action, and high replayability. The game also has amazing PhysX effects which will give your video card a nice workout.

For other deals that include a Seagate GoFlex Satellite 500GB mobile wireless storage for half off and other deals, click the "Read More" button.

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Stinky Footboard Controller Skips Past Funding Goal

Posted 05/06/2013 at 8:47am | by Paul Lilly

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It was close, but the Stinky Footboard Kickstarter campaign was ultimately successful.

Imagine using your foot to cast a spell or to kick an opponent in the gut when he charges so close you can smell what he ate for lunch through your monitor. Or maybe you'd step down when you want to crouch, jump, or sprint. These are just some ways you might use the Stinky Footboard, a PC game controller for your foot that recently hit its goal on Kickstarter with a few thousand dollars to spare.

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Barnes & Noble Slashes Nook HD and HD+ Prices for Mother's Day

Posted 05/06/2013 at 8:16am | by Paul Lilly

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Yet another reason to consider the Nook HD/HD+.

With so many low-cost tablets entering the fray, Barnes & Noble wants to make sure it's Nook HD and Nook HD+ don't get overlooked. To help put them both in the spotlight, B&N last week issued a firmware update that added Google Play access to the tablets, making it much more difficult to pigeonhole them as glorified eBook readers. And if that wasn't enough incentive, B&N just dropped the price by about 30 percent for Mother's Day.

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Acer Chooses To Pass on the Current Version Windows RT

Posted 05/05/2013 at 2:25pm | by Justin Kerr

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Acer planned to release a Windows RT tablet in Q2, but will hold off for now.

Windows RT tablets are of questionable value when compared to the competition, and Acer can’t resist the temptation to pile on. The PC maker has been making some interesting tablet and Ultrabook designs lately, but is choosing the wait and see approach for the ARM version of Windows 8.

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Google Play Makes Its Way To The Nook HD

Posted 05/05/2013 at 12:53pm | by Justin Kerr

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Barnes & Noble welcomes Google back into their version of Android.

Barnes & Noble knows that the Nook is in an awkward position these days. The company’s name has become synonymous with bad news, and getting users to buy into their ecosystem is becoming increasingly tricky. Nobody wants to buy a dedicated tablet from a company that might not be around this time next year. This could help explain the disappointing sales the company has experienced as of late, but at least they finally have a plan. In a free update, B&N is adding Google Play to the Nook HD and Nook HD+, instantly making them viable platforms.

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Windows 8 Blue Update Set to Address Issues With Ultra High Resolution Displays

Posted 05/05/2013 at 12:13pm | by Justin Kerr

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Windows Blue appears to be taking on some serious issues.

Windows display scaling is, and has always been a complete mess. Sure you can bump up the multiplier to make it look half decent if you’re using just one display, but Windows 8 tablet owners are seeing a completely different problem. The next generation of devices are shipping with ultra-high resolution panels that are 10 inches or less in size, but when you try to hook these up to a larger external monitor to get real work done, finding a setting that works with both is a bit of a nightmare. One is always too big, or too small, and you can’t set the scaling separately. Newer laptops are going to run into a similar problem, but the new Windows Blue update may finally be tackling this issue head on.

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No BS Podcast #201: Ivy Bridge-E, AMD 7990, and Windows MacBook Pro

Posted 05/03/2013 at 2:56pm | by The Maximum PC Staff

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The Real 200th Episode

Remember how people were complaining that the year 2000 wasn't really the year 2000 and that 2001 was really the year 2000? Like that debacle, with us never publishing episode 150 of the No BS Podcast, you can similarly consider Episode 201 to be the real 200th episode if you feel inclined.

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7 Unsung Heroes of the PC Universe

Posted 05/03/2013 at 1:13pm | by The Maximum PC Staff

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Honoring the PC components that don't get the credit they deserve

If you built your first PC more than a decade ago, you know that PC building has come a long way. Modern conveniences like cases with holes for cable routing, motherboards with labels, and right-angle SATA cables certainly help with the cumbersome bits. This article aims to pay respect to these unsung heroes of the PC universe. You can check out our picks in the gallery below.

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Getting Loco with Video Cards

Posted 05/03/2013 at 11:28am | by Tom McNamara

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Maximum PC's Best of the Best Updated

We're closing in on Cinco de Mayo, which celebrates Mexico's Battle of Puebla fought on May 5, 1862, a victory against overwhelming odds and an important step towards Mexican independence from European rulers. These days, it's a popular holiday for getting drunk, dancing and making loud noises, but maybe that's just me. I think I'm gonna play it low-key this year instead, and take the opportunity to update our Best of the Best hardware with a couple new entries: the EVGA GeForce GTX Titan and AMD's Radeon HD 7850.

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