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The best free games for kids: 20 great titles for girls and boys

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Welcome to our list of the best free games for kids on both tablet and PC. These games have all been carefully picked to make sure they are appropriate for boys and girls. We’ve all heard horror stories about kids playing games in the news. Back in the ‘80s and ‘90s we heard horror stories about how Pac-Man would usher in the end of society as we know it – with kids shambling through maze-like streets, starving for a cyber pellet fix. Now, 30 years on, nothing like that ever actually happened. In fact, research has shown that gaming can be a productive leisure activity – in moderation, obviously. For example, the best free games for kids all encourage problem solving skills and creativity. The best free kids games are therefore an active leisure activity, as opposed to the passivity of watching TV. However, you should make sure your children are only playing the best games for kids. Luckily we’re here to help – we’ve created a list highlighting 20 of the best free games for kids, b...

Intel Whiskey Lake release date, news and rumors

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Intel Whiskey Lake has been officially launched , and it’s the latest line of 8th-Generation mobile processors behind the next generation of laptops. This next-gen mobile architecture was announced back at Computex 2018 alongside the Amber Lake Y-series fanless chips. Now, why there are two different microarchitectures for laptops is beyond us, but they’re both products of the third refinement of Skylake. Both Whiskey Lake and Amber Lake will take Kaby Lake Refresh’s spot as the best processors for laptops and Ultrabooks. But, wait, weren’t there some Coffee Lake U-series processors announced back in April ? Yes there were! However, we actually haven’t seen these Coffee Lake U-series chips in many laptops – most of the best laptops are still using either Kaby Lake Refresh U-series or Coffee Lake H-series chips. So, when Intel figures out its supply problems, Whiskey Lake will power some of the best Ultrabooks throughout 2019. So, with that in mind, we have enough information to...

Intel Coffee Lake-X release date, news and rumors

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Before we get into all the Coffee Lake-X information, let’s just get one thing out of the way: it’s not confirmed to exist in any way, shape or form. Everything from here on out is speculation and rumor. Intel has had a rough couple of years. Ever since the onset of AMD Ryzen and Threadripper , Intel has been on the defensive – haphazardly throwing out CPU refreshes to keep ahead of AMD.  Back when AMD launched Threadripper, Intel responded with Skylake X , which outpowered Threadripper, but only barely. Fast forward to 2018, and AMD has released the Threadripper 2990 WX , a 32-core, 64-thread behemoth. And, now Intel has responded with the Basin Falls Refresh . But, what about Coffee Lake-X?.  Well, according to speculation, Coffee Lake-X did indeed exist at one point, only to be scrapped by Intel, according to speculation from the Motley Fool . We don’t know if Coffee Lake-X will ever actually come out, but it could be the next HEDT platform from Team Blue – that’s all ...

The best gaming monitor 2018: the 10 best gaming screens of the year

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These days, the best PC games can take you to places and let you do things that you never thought possible, which is why you should think about picking up one of the best gaming monitors to bring your experience to the next level. But, what separates the best gaming monitors from the rest of the pack? Well, it mostly boils down to function and preferences. There’s a wide range of different technologies and features that the best gaming monitors offer, and what you need varies greatly on what games you like to play. If you want to sit back and vibe with the best open world games like Assassin's Creed Odyssey or Red Dead Redemption 2 , you may be interested in a 4K Ultra-HD gaming monitor with HDR. However, if you want to go head-to-head with strangers on the internet in competitive games like CS:GO or Overwatch, where speed is the name of the game, you’ll want to take a look at the best gaming monitors with a high refresh rate and low latency. This is a lot to take in, but we h...

Intel Coffee Lake Refresh release date, news and features

Nvidia Turing release date, news and features

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The wait for Nvidia’s next-generation Turing graphics cards was  excruciating, but finally, the latest and greatest GPU architecture is here. It was a long wait, but the sheer power of Nvidia Turing was definitely worth it. Now that we finally have Turing-powered Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti , RTX 2080 and RTX 2070 cards in our hands, we know they’re the best graphics cards for the games we’ll be playing for the next few years – as long as you’re willing to pay. (And if you don’t get a faulty RTX 2080 Ti. ) Real time ray tracing is the premiere technology with Nvidia Turing, bringing this holy grail of graphics tech to a mainstream GPU for the first time. This could bring about a revolution in the way the best PC games are rendered. It’s a true paradigm shift as, the new GeForce RTX gaming cards may completely change look of the best PC games .  Cut to the chase What is it? Nvidia’s latest graphics card architecture When is it out? September 20 What will it cost? ...

Project Stream: Everything we know about Google's game streaming service