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…
Scott Hanselman, a long-standing Microsoft employee and current Vice President of Developer Community at Microsoft, has caused a stir in the Windows world with a brief post. He hints that the requirement to have a Microsoft account for Windows 11 might be coming to an…
Traditionally, a laptop’s battery life tends to be governed not by the microprocessor inside it, but by the display that you’re staring at for hours on end. That’s why a new “Oxide 1Hz” display technology from LG Display is so interesting.
As a component maker, LG…
FCC moves to block new foreign-made routers
March 24, 2026
In an unwelcome surprise, the FCC has placed all foreign-made routers on the so-called Covered List, effectively banning new products from sale within the United States.
The decision follows the FCC’s National Security Determination, which concluded that routers used by homes and home offices could be attacked by foreign actors. As a result, “routers produced in a foreign country” will be…
For years, Windows critics have described the operating system as unnecessarily big and bloated. Microsoft might not be able to slim down Windows 11 overnight, but it’s still putting it on a diet.
The goal is to make Windows more responsive, and those grand plans include…
A repositioned Windows Taskbar, a better Start menu: Windows 11 changes that users have begged for for years will finally arrive, Microsoft promises.
A memo published Friday afternoon by Microsoft’s Windows + Devices chief Pavan Davuluri finally promises day-to-day…
Over the past few months, Microsoft senior executives have quietly made a promise to me directly, as well as to other journalists: They’re going to improve Windows. Today, they’re making that same commitment to the public, with an emphasis on “performance, reliability, and craft.”
In a highly detailed memo, Pavan Davuluri, Microsoft’s executive vice president of Windows + Devices…
Game devs say Nvidia’s DLSS 5 reveal blindsided them
March 20, 2026
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PCWorld reports that Nvidia’s DLSS 5 announcement caught major game developers from Ubisoft and Capcom off-guard, who were unaware their games would be featured in demonstrations.
The generative AI technology faces…
With Vivaldi 7.9, the Scandinavian browser company makes a good point: Do you really need to see all of a browser’s visual cruft, all the time?
Vivaldi is launching UI auto-hide, a new feature that’s available within the free web browser in an upgrade that’s available…
Intel is joining Microsoft in releasing precompiled shaders for its own graphics cards, which will save you time in loading and then playing PC games.
Intel said earlier this week that it will store precompiled shaders in the cloud, and then download them when needed to your PC. Intel debuted the technology inside its Intel graphics driver 32.0.101.8626, which includes the first iteration of what…
