I’d like to call Voice Focus one of the better AI features within Windows 11–if your PC ever got the memo.
Don’t feel bad. In fact, Voice Focus feels like a piece of digital flotsam washed up on my digital shore, a tattered banner proclaiming “Happy New Year 2024.” The feature actually dates back to 2024; this is simply the first time I’ve encountered it on any of my PCs.
Voice Focus…
Nvidia’s AI squadmate is finally dropping into PUBG
June 18, 2026
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Nvidia ACE, a new AI technology for creating realistic gaming NPCs, is now available in PUBG’s special Ally Duo Mode until June 30th.
PCWorld reports that ACE uses small language models to enable dynamic NPC interactions and…
A recent Windows 11 update is causing significant problems for some users during system startup and in everyday use. As reported by Windows Latest, the June update KB5094126 (Build 26200.8655), which rolled out on June 9th 2026, is causing boot failures, blue screens, and…
The J5create Aero Drop is a wireless Bluetooth dongle (USB device) that in conjunction with client software creates a link between your desktop/laptop and mobile devices. You can share displays as well as transfer files and leverage your PC’s keyboard and mouse on the mobile devices.
The most useful scenario is likely a symbiotic relationship between a desktop/laptop and a tablet, but I found…
For years, consumers have wondered if Microsoft would ship a gaming laptop. We have an answer, at least from the Surface side of the house: No.
Brett Ostrum, the corporate vice president of Surface Devices at Microsoft, told PCWorld that Microsoft doesn’t feel obligated to…
I cover security and privacy for PCWorld, but even I’m not immune to falling for a trick. Earlier this month, I tuned into a livestreamed presentation from Nvidia, the highest valued company in the world. I was a few minutes behind the start, so I’d quickly checked for…
People everywhere are talking about Apple’s cheaper MacBook Neo laptop. Now Windows is preparing to retake the mainstream laptop market with Project Firefly, inspired by smartphone design.
Firefly aims to deliver characteristics associated with premium laptops like all-metal construction and a clean underside, free of ventilation. Inside sits Intel’s Core Series 3 series, aka “Wildcat…
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PCWorld reports that Valve’s SteamOS is now expanding to Intel-based handhelds, with the MSI Claw becoming the first major Intel device to receive beta support.
Early benchmarks show SteamOS performing slightly behind…
The AI PC era has a benchmarking problem
June 15, 2026
I like numbers. Data feels sure. What could be better than measurable progress, a way of quantifying the world to stop arguments before they start?
But as we all know, people find plenty of reason still to fight about performance, even in spite of PC benchmarks. (Half the…
An under-the-hood change in Windows seems to signal the further deterioration of Microsoft’s Copilot+ branding, which, at least historically, depended solely on NPUs as the engine of local PC AI. Now, PCs with dedicated GPUs will have access to those features.
An experimental release of the Windows App SDK on Github now allows certain AI-specific features to run on Nvidia RTX GPUs, rather than…
