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Join the AI revolution with NVIDIA
By WC Staff published
sponsored NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs power the AI tools that are changing our lives - don’t get left behind!
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Wondershare Filmora 12’s new color correction features will save your day
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Sponsored Get the perfect aesthetic with Filmora 12's new color correction tools.
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Wondershare Filmora 12 Makes Video Editing a Breeze with AI
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Learn how videographers can use Wondershare Filmora's AI to streamline workflows
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Why the Acer Aspire C24 is an award-winning all-in-one solution for work and play
By WC Staff published
PC A tried and tested Teams to Twitter solution for all the family
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The 5 best laptops for 3D animation and modeling
By WC Staff published
Five of the best NVIDIA Studio laptops for students and creatives — portable, durable, stylish computers featuring 4k displays and NVIDIA RTX GPUs
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Wondershare UniConverter 14 is the ultimate video converter and compressor for Windows
By WC Staff published
Sponsored Convert, compress, and edit all from one place.
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Protect your PCs, data and apps at the hardware level with AMD Ryzen™ PRO 6000 Series Processors
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Sponsored How AMD Ryzen™ PRO 6000 Series processors are built for cutting-edge protection and performance
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How we test and review on Windows Central
By WC Staff last updated
Building trust is key to Windows Central's review process. Here's a look at how we ensure we remain independent an honest with every review.
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How we test and review NAS at Windows Central
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Here's an in-depth look at how we test and review network-attached storage. Whether it's a hard drive or a prebuilt enclosure, here's how we come up with our scores.
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How we test and review PC components at Windows Central
By WC Staff published
We strive to produce independent, honest, and in-depth reviews. It all starts with our testing procedure.
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10 years of Surface: What we want to see next
By WC Staff published
The Surface name has become synonymous with Windows PCs over the course of the last 10 years, and we're looking ahead to the future. Here's what we want to see from Surface in the next decade.
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Xbox Games Showcase LIVE: Starfield, Forza, and all the latest Xbox announcements
By WC Staff last updated
Microsoft's annual Xbox showcase returns with updates on projects from Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda, and all the big games coming to Xbox and PC.
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How we test and review laptops at Windows Central
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We don't take laptop reviews lightly, and neither should you. We explain our testing process, list the benchmarking software we use, and how we assign a score.
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Best video game remakes of all time: From Final Fantasy VII to Shadow of the Colossus
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A good game remake isn't just a retread — it's a whole new experience.
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Remembering Windows Phone (RIP)
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Alas, Windows Phone, we hardly knew ye.
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These are the headphones Windows Central writers and editors use every day
By WC Staff last updated
Whether in the office or on the go, here's what we use to keep the tunes and podcasts flowing.
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Decade in review: 12 stories that changed Microsoft, Windows and Xbox forever in the 2010s
By WC Staff last updated
Microsoft saw many momentous developments during the past decade. These are the events, changes and announcements that were most impactful for the company, Windows, and Xbox in the 2010s.
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