If you’re trying to build a PC in 2026, I feel bad for you, son. I’ve got 99 problems… and most of them tie back to the same “AI” bubble that’s making computers ridiculously expensive. Though some older parts are also going up in price, many are falling back on AMD’s perennial AM4 platform with cheaper processors, motherboards, and DDR4 RAM.
In a normal PC market, a manufacturer…
“Everyday productivity.” “Value-orientated computing.” “Right-sized performance.” All of these are terms Intel is using to describe the Intel Core Series 3, Intel’s response to budget CPUs that are appearing in laptops like the Apple MacBook Neo.
Intel…
For years, creatives have delved deeply into a single app at a time, pushing and shaping pixels in apps like Photoshop to achieve the right look and feel. Now Adobe and Canva want you to abandon that approach for one where AI agents do that work for you.
Adobe calls its…
Laptops are way more than just a slew of powerful components crammed into a tight space (a bit like a tin of sardines!). The CPU and GPU are a big part of it, for sure, but they’re only half the story. The other half is the cooling system, which may be the most vital element of a laptop.
For example, you can have two laptops with the same exact processor that run totally differently. One might…
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The Obsbot Tiny 3 camera is a professional webcam.
That’s my impression, not what Obsbot is trying to sell you. To me, that means three things: a superior image, a premium price, and a number of AI features that are probably unnecessary for the average user. It’s…
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PCWorld tested HighPoint’s RocketStor 8631D eGPU, which delivers full desktop performance by supporting powerful GPUs like the RTX 5090 with complete PCIe 5.0 x16 bandwidth.
The system uses advanced CopprLink connection…
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Microsoft officially ended telephone activation for Windows on December 3, 2025, requiring users to activate through an online portal instead.
PCWorld notes discrepancies between Microsoft’s actions and some support documentation that still references the discontinued telephone method.
The new digital workflow requires an internet connection and…
RAM and storage are expensive now. You know that. They’ve been going crazy for months, and though some data points indicate that the prices may have peaked, others show just the opposite. But the woes are spreading beyond computers, game consoles, phones, and any other…
Google literally built its business around search. Gmail became popular because you could quickly find and resurface old emails. But I’ve tried Google’s new Google app for Windows… and I’m not convinced.
Google’s new freely downloadable Google app for desktop…
Is 8GB of VRAM enough for modern PC gaming? That’s the question a lot of people have been asking lately as prices for graphics cards climb higher, and doubly so since the Steam Machine was announced with a custom AMD GPU with “just” 8GB. A Valve engineer seems to have been working on the problem, and a new kernel patch for AMD graphics cards could deliver greater performance on Linux.
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