Microsoft has delivered the Windows 11 26H2 Update to the masses. We issue a report card on how it’s lived up to its promises.
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This was supposed to be the year Microsoft fixed Windows 11.
Back in March, Microsoft made an unusually blunt promise: Windows would become faster, more reliable, more consistent, and less eager to shove Copilot…
Meta’s new VR headset forgot about the games
September 30, 2026
The company that brought virtual reality to the mainstream barely mentioned gaming when it showed off its new flagship headset. That’s bad news for anyone who likes VR.
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I have a medium-intensity interest in virtual reality gaming.
The real reason your Windows 11 taskbar couldn’t move for 5 years
September 18, 2026
Microsoft explains why Windows 11 removed the movable taskbar and customizable Start menu, and why it took 5 years to bring them back.
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When Microsoft made the switch from Windows 10 to Windows 11 as their operating system…
Lenovo’s IdeaPad Vibe laptops combine color, chatbots, and computing
September 4, 2026
Lenovo and its IdeaPad Vibe laptops walk a fine line between consumer-focused colorways and an optional Qira AI tool.
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Lenovo’s IdeaPad Vibe is here to answer the question: What am I going to buy as a cheap, productive PC this holiday?
If you can spare $699.99, Lenovo has the answer: Either 14-inch or 15-inch Vibe laptops, with attractive colorways, available…
NBA 2K27 shows off DLSS 5’s impressive new realism — and hints at a future where animation, not graphics, becomes gaming’s weakest link.
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I couldn’t stop staring at the shadows on Tyrese Haliburton’s hand.
That sounds weird, but…
Windows 95 introduced the Start menu and taskbar but also the Blue Screen of Death. A look back at its legendary launch 31 years ago.
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PCWorld recalls how Windows 95, launched on August…
I hate this, but buying a GPU now might actually make sense
August 24, 2026
A GPU vendor warns price hikes are coming later this year, and I can’t help wondering if that means now is the right time to pull the trigger.
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Well okay, now might only be the second-best time to buy a GPU—the best time was probably just before AI-crazed companies started hoovering up all the memory and storage.
But unless you can go back…
USB connector types: The tier list
August 17, 2026
Adam and Alex let loose some magma-hot takes on the little metal bits that connect and power all our gadgets.
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I have a visceral hatred of MicroUSB. Back when I was writing about Android phones, there was a needlessly long transition from…
Zen 6 looks like a huge leap forward by AMD, from faster speeds to lower power draw to massive improvements to core counts and cache. And those same advancements should come to AMD’s next-gen Ryzen CPUs.
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If history is any indication…
China’s RAM boom is here. Your cheap PC is not
July 30, 2026
The hottest company on the planet right now is a memory supplier called CXMT, a name barely anyone outside of China had even heard a year ago. It’s making headlines in financial markets on a massive stock debut, predicated on the idea that it’s going to fill the hole in the DRAM market (the kind of memory that goes into consumer PCs) as the big three make bank on “AI.”
Well bully for CXMT…
