Month: June 2013

How to customize the new Start screen in Windows 8.1

You can more easily tweak the Start screen in Windows 8.1. (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) The Windows 8 Start screen is largely a love-it-or-hate affair. But even those who aren’t too keen on the screen may welcome the new ways you can customize it in the Windows 8.1 Preview.

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For Microsoft, it’s Haswell that ends well

Intel’s new Haswell chip debuted earlier this month along with a volley of new devices packing the processor. This is the 14-inch Razer Blade gaming laptop. (Credit: Scott Stein/CNET) Throughout their history, Intel and the x86 architecture for which it is known have played a pivotal role in the platform war between Apple and Microsoft

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Intergalactic Exchange Bureau converts sci-fi currency

Just in case Jon Snow catches a ride on the Enterprise. (Credit: Screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET) Few things are more embarrassing than landing your Millennium Falcon in Westeros, walking into an inn, and not having exact change for your flagon of wine. That’s almost as bad as Harry Potter arriving at DS9 and trying to figure out how many galleons he owes to park his broom.

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