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How fast is your Internet? Windows 11 will (finally) tell you

February 20, 2026
A handy little utility should be dropping on your Windows PC soon: a built-in speed test, compliments of a small feature update that Microsoft should be rolling out in the next couple of weeks. Microsoft has scheduled a “gradual” rollout of a number of features as part of its Release Preview builds for Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2, as detailed in the company’s blog post. The new Windows 11…
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How to check your PC’s CPU temperature

February 19, 2026
Is your computer’s CPU too hot? If your PC starts spontaneously shutting down, locking up, or acting sluggish during intense tasks, overheating could be the issue, especially when the intense summer heat is scorching. Keeping tabs on your CPU temperatures is crucial when…
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Is Pyrex glass the answer to long-term data storage?

February 19, 2026
Microsoft just announced a breakthrough in its push to commercialize Project Silica, its effort to etch data into glass as an archival medium: The company has successfully made the etching technique work with the type of glass used in oven doors. Previously, Project Silica used a special type of fused glass, good enough for research work but not for bringing the Silica technology to the…
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Corrupt USB drive? Try these 3 fixes before you wipe it

February 18, 2026
So you’re dealing with a corrupt USB flash drive. You’ve lost your files; you can’t access them, or when you plug the drive into your PC it’s not even recognized. Understandably you’d be forgiven for pulling your hair out in frustration. But those files need not be…
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Western Digital is out of hard drives, because AI (of course)

February 18, 2026
It kind of feels like the last six months of my job has just been telling you about all the different ways the “AI” industry is making life suck. And I’m just a guy who writes about computers! I barely even touch on its environmental impact or mental health issues. But I digress. Here’s the latest way in which the “AI” industry is making life suck for all of us: “AI” data centers…
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MSI DataMag 40Gbps review: Shiny, magnetic USB4 storage

February 16, 2026
Magnetically attached SSDs can be handy, especially speedy 40Gbps models such as the MSI DataMag 40Gbps reviewed here. They can be fixed in place on any suitable metallic surface. Alas, that doesn’t include my aluminum Macs, but it does include the router right next to…
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Lenovo stockpiled enough RAM for 2026. It’s still raising PC prices

February 16, 2026
Basically every PC maker that’s made a public statement on the RAM crisis says it’s going to have to increase prices, or make other adjustments, like bumping mid-range laptops back down to just 8GB of memory. Lenovo, the largest PC manufacturer in the world, was a happy exception, saying it had enough RAM to get through 2026. But apparently that wasn’t enough to keep prices down. According…
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