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Windows 11 Is Microsoft wasting its time trying to fix Windows 11? Maybe it's time for Windows 12.
Windows Windows 11 on Arm has come a long way, but many reviewers and commenters fall back on horror stories of incompatibility that haven't been true for years.
Apps Looking for a Windows Search alternative? OmniSearch delivers instant results, file previews, and a duplicate finder tool in one modern Windows 11 app.
PC Gaming Valve's Steam Deck is a great piece of hardware that runs SteamOS out of the box. What about Windows? Well, it's possible, but not without some help from a community of enthusiasts.
Windows 11 A new update now rolling out globally will give users the option to skip the update process when setting up a new Windows 11 PC, speeding up the experience two-fold.
Apps After announcing its intentions to kill the Outlook Lite app about eight months ago, a firm end-of-life date has now been revealed. It's time to find an alternative if you haven't already.
Windows 11 Is Microsoft wasting its time trying to fix Windows 11? Maybe it's time for Windows 12.
PC gaming Alienware's QD-OLED displays are popular, but they're often priced too high to make economical sense. This new 27-inch model, starting at $349, aims to change that, and it's now available to buy.
Surface Microsoft is raising prices on all its current Surface PC offerings, with the midrange devices now starting at above $1,000, and flagships starting at $1,500.
Laptops ASUS’ Zenbook A16 demonstrates how clear hardware execution can outshine Microsoft’s increasingly confusing Copilot+ PC branding.
Surface I'll never get my dream Surface device even if Microsoft makes the perfect Surface Pro 12.
Deals The ASUS Vivobook 14, a laptop that prioritizes reliable productivity performance rates and storage over flashy looks and gimmicks, now with a 40% discount.
Deals The Razer Barracuda X gaming headset has excellent audio quality and comfort levels, with a wide degree of platform compatibility that's now on sale for a price worthy of budget-savvy gamers
Deals The GameSir Super Nova is a PC controller that punches above its budget-price range with Hall Effect sticks and triggers, 1000Hz Polling rates, a sturdy build, and many more features that's now on sale for dirt cheap
PC Gaming Valve's Steam Deck is a great piece of hardware that runs SteamOS out of the box. What about Windows? Well, it's possible, but not without some help from a community of enthusiasts.
Gaming Ahead of the full Metro 2039 reveal, franchise author Dmitry Glukhovsky says the game will be darker than any other entry in the acclaimed FPS series.
Xbox Leaked data reveals how GTA Online performs across Xbox, PlayStation, and PC, showing higher spending per player on Xbox and significantly stronger overall revenue on console compared to PC.
FORZA The full Forza Horizon 6 achievement list has appeared online ahead of release, revealing 57 achievements worth 1000 Gamerscore and outlining progression and completion goals for players.
AI Microsoft unveils MAI-Image-2-Efficient, a faster and cheaper AI image model designed to deliver photorealistic results at scale.
AI Microsoft's former gaming and Xbox VP Ed Fries believes AI is "the big question mark" for gaming moving forward, and says it's not going away.
AI OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently admitted that ChatGPT doesn't have the capability to keep track of time, but the chatbot insists it does.
AI Lenovo and HP have both devised on-device AI assistants designed to make your digital life easier. I dug into the features to discover similarities and differences.
Microsoft Is Microsoft's big AI push falling off the rails? Possibly, but not for the reasons you might think.
Azure An ex-Microsoft engineer recently detailed how Azure’s rushed launch, talent exodus, and AI hype left Microsoft’s cloud fragile and struggling to compete.
Microsoft The UK CMA is coming after Microsoft again, and this time it's all about AI and ecosystem control, which are at the center of the debate.
MICROSOFT Microsoft could be looking at the worst quarter since the 2008 financial crisis because of AI, but it still wants to make a $146 billion infrastructure investment in 2026
Hardware If you've ever used a CRT screen, you know how much better the tech is for retro games. But as CRT displays decline in number, enthusiasts have created a new way forward with modern OLED tech.
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