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You have to really want to buy the Framework Laptop 13 Pro DIY Edition.
Normally, you’d simply click an order button and have a new laptop delivered in just a few days. Framework’s process is its own sort of odyssey: pricing out your configuration, risking that it might increase in price while waiting literally months for it to arrive, then sitting down with a collection of parts to put…
In my work as a tech reviewer, I’ve had many opportunities to test $300 keyboards with uber-advanced tech features and mice capable of tracking subtle movements so well as to be frightening.
But as much as I love the ultimate tech accessories—give me that 8,000Hz polling…
Longevity is a good thing when it comes to software, as it generally means it’s capable and reliable. Case in point: Retrospect. PCWorld’s art department relied on Retrospect (and tape!) for backup back in the ’90s. I was the one operating it. I kid you not.
Obviously…
Microsoft finally found a Windows ad it doesn’t like
July 27, 2026
Microsoft is an advertising company. Not just an advertising company, true, it makes software and hardware and sells online services. But it made $10 billion in revenue from “search and news advertising” in 2025, according to its own numbers. This isn’t a new problem — despite being paid software, Windows is absolutely stuffed with advertising, stem to stern.
But recently, some owners of…
3 Windows settings that can make or break your PC
July 24, 2026
Windows 11 is chock full of options, many just cosmetic. But there are some settings which can significantly affect your PC’s productivity performance, so much that I specifically pay attention to them each time I boot up a brand new PC.
If not properly managed, some…
Microsoft is always working to modernize Windows 11’s look. To that end, the company has now replaced old system elements dating back to the Windows 95 era, according to preview leaks.
In a Bluesky post, well-known Windows leaker PhantomOfEarth unveiled a number of new…
I don’t like RGB gamer lights. I find them gaudy and unnecessary, and I’ve made this point many times over my writing career. I prefer to build desktop PCs that look like tiny, classy refrigerators, not stealth fighters covered in Christmas lights. But for once, I’m actually okay with a new RGB accessory: MSI’s RGB-bedecked VESA monitor mounts. In fact, I don’t think they go far enough…
Mini PCs have long since become more than just simple office computers. They sit on your desk, behind your monitor, in the living room or in your home lab, where they handle tasks that used to require a large desktop PC. That’s precisely why it’s worth taking a look…
Microsoft recently released new preview updates for Windows 11 24H2 and Windows 11 25H2, and they include a number of new features that general users will eventually receive with future updates.
The build numbers are 26100.8942 (for 24H2) and 26200.8942 (for 25H2).
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PCWorld reports that Microsoft launched Xbox Backwards Compatibility on PC, bringing original Xbox games like Crimson Skies, Blinx, Conker: Live & Reloaded, and Fusion Frenzy to Windows PCs.
Games run locally with modest requirements like GTX 950 or Radeon RX 550, with more classic titles expected in future releases.
This move expands gaming…
