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Logitech’s no-‘click’ magnetic mouse changes the game

Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: PCWorld highlights Logitech’s Pro X2 Superstrike gaming mouse, featuring innovative magnetic switches that replace traditional clicking mechanisms with adjustable actuation and haptic feedback. This $180 premium mouse offers competitive advantages for gamers, especially in shooters, through incredibly rapid clicking capabilities and customizable…
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Workstation GPUs: PC gaming’s new enemy

All three PC GPU makers now appear to be leaning harder into AI-specific graphics cards, straining a tight PC graphics market even further. A few years ago, PC gaming was seen as a huge growth driver for the silicon industry, enthusiasts, and PC makers alike. Now, the…
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What clues reveal about a possible Windows 12

Microsoft has not yet officially announced Windows 12, but leaks, internal project references, and statements from hardware partners are increasingly pointing to the imminent release of a new generation of Windows that goes far beyond a classic feature update for Windows…
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Microsoft says stop calling it Microslop, or you’re banned

Microsoft is injecting all of its products with its Copilot “AI,” whether you want it or not, from Office and Edge to Paint and even Notepad—and Windows users, based on what empirical evidence is available, really don’t like it. In fact, “Microslop” is the viral derogatory sobriquet for the company’s AI ventures, a sort of evolution of ye olde “Micro$oft” from the early internet…
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Obsbot Meet 2 review: This tiny 4K webcam is simply great

$129 The Obsbot Meet 2 may be the tiniest 4K webcam I’ve ever seen. Mounted on your laptop or monitor by a magnetic mount, the Meet 2 delivers surprisingly solid quality for such a tiny device, though the company insists that a stick-on privacy shutter is more effective…
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Are you sharing streaming passwords? Read this first

A lot’s changed since I first wrote about sharing your streaming passwords more than a decade ago. While Netflix once lauded password sharing as a growth mechanism, lately it’s been pushing more password sharers to pay up as it focuses on growing revenue. Disney and HBO Max followed Netflix’s lead over the past few years, gradually introducing more roadblocks for account sharers. But that…
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Netflix is my new no-lie laptop battery test

If you were to take a laptop on a plane or away for a ski weekend, how long would it last streaming Netflix before it ran out of battery? It’s a good question, and one that deserves an answer. I’ve tested Intel’s Core Ultra 200 (Lunar Lake) and Intel’s Core Ultra 300…
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Microsoft offers extended security updates to more Windows versions

Official support for Windows 10 was supposed to end in October 2025, but Microsoft shifted plans and continued to provide security updates for another year via the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. It’s free for private users and protects against malware and other security threats until at least October 2026. Businesses, on the other hand, can keep getting security updates for a fee for…
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