Microsoft is tightening security in Windows 11. Starting April 2026, outdated kernel drivers will be phased out—the company’s response to a well-known security issue that has plagued Windows for years.
In a Windows IT Pro blog post, Microsoft announced that it will cease to trust drivers signed via the deprecated “cross-signed root program.” This procedure dates back to the early 2000s and…
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PCWorld reports AMD’s new Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 processor launches April 22nd with V-cache on both chiplets and 208MB total cache.
The high-end CPU offers 5-10% performance gains in creative workloads like DaVinci Resolve and…
CPU shortages loom as PC makers scramble for chips
March 27, 2026
RAM, storage, graphics cards. All of them are getting harder to find, and, of course, more expensive as the “AI” bubble gobbles up manufacturing capacity. According to a new industry report, processors are next in line. Lead times for CPUs are now stretching out to…
If you’re looking for a new browser to try out, you aren’t hurting for options. But a popular dark horse choice on Android is Samsung’s own browser, which started as a humble branding exercise but became a pretty solid alternative to Chrome over the last decade. After months of testing, it’s now available as a full Windows release.
Like most options out there, Samsung Browser is based on…
I pushed my MacBook Neo to the limit. It didn’t break
March 26, 2026
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PCWorld tested the $599 MacBook Neo with A18 Pro processor and 8GB RAM through demanding stress tests including 59 browser tabs and Adobe Premiere Pro video editing.
Despite heavy usage that consumed up to 8GB of swap memory…
Firefox users now have a free VPN, with some big limits
March 26, 2026
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are getting a lot of attention at the moment, for… well, lots of reasons, some of which are beyond the scope of PCWorld’s usual coverage. Before we talk about ways to secure and anonymize your web traffic, pardon me for a second, I need to…
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PCWorld reports that Geekbench will warn users about Intel’s new IBOT technology in Arrow Lake Refresh processors, citing concerns over benchmark accuracy.
IBOT optimizes application code for better performance but lacks clear documentation, making benchmark providers unable to detect when it’s active or verify results.
While PCWorld testing…
TMR keyboards work nothing like the one you’re typing on
March 25, 2026
TMR switches, short for Tunnel Magnetoresistance, are regarded as one of the most exciting developments in mechanical keyboards. They do not operate via conventional contact points, nor do they use traditional Hall-effect sensors.
Instead, they measure changes in magnetic…
So there I was, sitting in front of my Mac mini with the Claude app on my screen, waiting to do my bidding. With a fair amount of trepidation, I’d granted Claude permission to take control of my Mac using its just-launched ‘computer use’ feature, but I was having a…
The government has ruled that you won’t be able to buy new consumer routers made outside the United States. Well, unless you’re the government.
The Federal Communications Commission said Monday that it is effectively banning new consumer routers from being imported into the U.S. based on concerns that they pose “unacceptable risks to the national security of the United States and to the…
