I’ve been using a triple monitor setup for almost 20 years. I also have an iPad on my desk to show little widgets, time zones, weather, notifications, yadda yadda. There are a LOT of screens in front of me in my desktop setup, is my point. And yet, I still don’t think I can use the Asus ROG Strix XG129C. If the name doesn’t make it clear, it’s a small 12.3-inch ultrawide touchscreen…
Microsoft is working on a new way to make Windows 11 PCs faster. But instead of tackling performance through additional tools or upgrades, the company is relying on a trick that affects the CPU.
With the new “Low Latency Profile,” the CPU speed will increase in bursts…
You all know the one rule of PC ownership: If your PC glitches or isn’t running at full efficiency, reboot it. But does that trick apply to your router, too?
A whole subset of the internet seems to think so, including several frequent Reddit threads on the subject. But…
With new Chrome versions 148.0.7778.96/97 for Windows and macOS and 148.0.7778.96 for Linux, the developers have fixed over 100 security vulnerabilities. According to Google, none of the patched vulnerabilities are being exploited in the wild yet.
The browser’s internal “What’s New?” page promotes the ability to take tab groups with you to other devices as the only new feature, although…
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PCWorld reviews the Ploopy Bean, a $70 CAD external pointing-stick mouse that mimics IBM’s TrackPoint design with four configurable Omron buttons.
The device fundamentally misses the original TrackPoint’s efficiency…
Who doesn’t remember PC games such as Maniac Mansion, the King’s Quest series and the dubious adventures of Leisure Suit Larry or software such as Microsoft Works and Lotus Smart Suite?
These titles originally came from the 80s and 90s, ran under MS-DOS (whose ancestor…
$96 annually for one computer (unlimited storage)
The venerable Carbonite remains one of our favorite online backup solutions, thanks to unlimited storage for your backups and deep integration into Windows Explorer..
Carbonite offers unlimited online data backup with file versioning — i.e., it retains older versions of files. Versioning is what makes Carbonite a backup rather than a sync…
Google’s Chrome browser is already a notorious storage hog, but now comes word that it’s crowding our PC drives in a new way: with a local AI model. That model, spotted by That Privacy Guy, gets silently downloaded to your PC or Mac upon installing Chrome, and it gobbles…
When evaluating productivity laptops, two key features that I begin with are office performance and battery life: How well can I work, and how long can I work for?
PCWorld’s list of recommended laptops is already divided up into several categories, for gamers, value…
Malwarebytes was once a crucial piece of software—a necessary supplement for your main antivirus scanner. You couldn’t always count on just one program to catch everything, and Malwarebytes rose to prominence as a reliable secondary tool.
But the world has changed since 2010. Now if you run multiple antivirus apps, you could open yourself up to software conflicts or increased risk for system…
