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Xbox’s Handheld Compatibility Program needs serious work

November 3, 2025
Handheld gaming PCs are impressive, but at the end of the day, they’re running integrated graphics originally meant for laptops and cheaper PCs. That means they have some fairly hard limits in terms of graphical oomph. To help owners stay in the know about what games will work on what devices, it’s launched the “Handheld Compatibility Program,” a competitor for the Steam Deck Verified…
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I caved and bought an $80 portable monitor. Now I love working remotely

October 31, 2025
I’ve been working exclusively from home for well over a decade, so as you can imagine I’ve grown quite comfortable in my cozy home office with a pair of monitors, my trusty MX keyboard, and lots of fresh coffee. I also like working from other places, including restaurants, cafés, and hotels—except that comes with a huge downside. I hate working on my laptop while on the go because one…
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A deepfake video of Nvidia’s CEO sent thousands of viewers to a crypto scam

October 30, 2025
Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference isn’t making many waves for gamer or PC hardware crowds this year, perhaps because it seems to be exclusively interested in boosting hardware for “AI” and data centers. So it’s almost ironic that a phony version of the keynote livestream reportedly relied on generative “AI” to fake CEO Jensen Huang and send viewers to a cryptocurrency scam. A…
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Your PC might not run Windows 11’s 26H1 update

October 30, 2025
A new rumor suggests that Microsoft will offer a new Windows 11 26H1 feature release early next year — but chances are you won’t be able to get it. According a to a rumor by noted tipster PhantomofEarth, Microsoft will treat the Windows 11 2026 releases in much the same…
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Laptops with Blu-ray and DVD drives? Yup, Fujitsu is doing it

October 29, 2025
When’s the last time you saw a laptop with a spinning disc drive on a store shelf? Outside of a pawn shop, I don’t think I’ve seen one in almost 10 years. But Japanese manufacturer Fujitsu just announced brand-new models, complete with fairly recent Intel and AMD processors, that come with Blu-ray or DVD disc drives. These 16-inch FMV Note A designs (spotted by VideoCardz and Fudzilla)…
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