One of the unsung productivity heroes of your laptop is the humble utility app. It’s the piece of software your laptop manufacturer installs to manage and customize your device.
At its best, it’s a fascinating, nerdy collection of tools and features–things you never knew were possible. At its worst, it’s a collection of crapware selling you software and services that you don’t…
It sucks when a failing battery or a slow PC lets you down at crucial moments—and Windows 11 in particular has repeatedly struggled with such issues. Microsoft now officially acknowledges that these problems appear to be linked to faulty drivers.
As reported by Windows…
You might be inclined to blame insufficient graphics performance for a Windows system’s failure to hit its limit during gaming. But often it’s memory and file access that slow things down. This is precisely where a so-called “dev drive” can help. This refers to a…
Buying a new TV and a new streaming device used to be separate decisions, as televisions didn’t always come with adequate smart TV software.
These days, though, it’s virtually impossible to buy a television that isn’t a smart TV, with Roku, Fire TV, or other streaming platforms built in. So whenever I write about the latest streaming devices—like Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick or Walmart’s…
How much should a gaming laptop cost? The answer is—depressing and unhelpful as always—”it depends.” If you insist on an Alienware logo on the top and you’re looking at the Dell shop today, then the answer starts at a hefty $1,299. That gets you a relatively recent…
FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) is AMD’s alternative to upscaler tech like Nvidia DLSS, and it’s pretty good. But the latest frame generation goodies in FSR 4 are only available to the latest Radeon 9000-series cards on the RDNA 4 architecture, a move that has rankled…
Yesterday was May’s Patch Tuesday, meaning Microsoft released new updates that addressed 120 security vulnerabilities. In addition to Windows and Office, Microsoft’s cloud services were also affected. So far, none of the vulnerabilities are being exploited in the wild. Microsoft has classified a total of 30 security vulnerabilities as critical, while the remainder are all rated as high…
A recent study conducted by Nitro found that 75-95% of the employees and executives surveyed use AI for document processing—including data extraction, PDF tasks, and contract summaries.To reinforce the importance of providing teams with the right AI tool for the right job…
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PCWorld reports that Microsoft Edge’s new AI-driven ‘Journeys’ feature is replacing traditional browser history with AI summaries that often omit direct website links.
This change frustrates users by hindering their…
RAM and storage shortages are making the headlines, but it’s pretty bleak out there if you’re looking for a new graphics card, too. With data centers gobbling up all the manufacturing capacity, neither Nvidia nor AMD seem interested in making new desktop cards, at least this calendar year. But there’s one new possibility from Team Red—a rumored entry-level card that would slide beneath the…
