Kevin Casper 2021-10-20 06:30:00 www.pcworld.com Every component in your computer is important, complex, and has more specifications than most folks are familiar with. Your RAM, or Random Access Memory, is no exception to this. Generally, people know that “more…
Jared Newman 2021-10-19 06:45:00 www.pcworld.com Even at its list price of $70 per year, a personal subscription to Microsoft 365—or Office 365, as it used to be called—is one of the better deals in tech. That subscription gets you…
Marshall Gunnell 2021-10-15 10:30:00 www.pcworld.com Every computer has a graphics processing unit (GPU), and what kind of GPU you have largely determines which applications and games you can smoothly run. Before you buy expensive software, check which GPU you…
Michael Crider 2021-10-15 06:30:00 www.pcworld.com At a glanceExpert’s Rating ProsSuper-smooth switches Great media controls Comfy wrist rest ConsExpensive ABS Keycaps are a little cheapOur VerdictThe BlackWidow V3 Pro solidifies a case for Razer as a premium keyboard maker. Wireless flexibility, high-quality switches, and a…
Gordon Mah Ung 2021-10-13 09:45:00 www.pcworld.com We don’t know what the “D” in Acer’s ConceptD lineup of creative laptops, stands for but it might as well be “different,” because you can nowt get an Ezel version, glassless 3D, and…
Mark Hachman 2021-09-16 13:48:00 www.pcworld.com Microsoft said Thursday that it plans to launch Office 2021, a standalone version of Office 365, on Oct. 5—the same day as Windows 11 releases. It will include some, but not all of the features…
Mark Hachman 2021-09-14 13:31:00 www.pcworld.com Windows 10 users can now stream games directly to their PC’s Xbox app. Today marks the culmination of Microsoft’s cloud-gaming efforts, as games can now be streamed from the cloud to phones, tablets, Chromebooks,…
Jon Phillips 2021-09-08 05:50:00 www.pcworld.com At PCWorld, we’ve been covering the PC ecosystem literally from the very beginning of PC history. Hardware, software, all of it. The PCWorld name has a storied past, but perhaps even a brighter future—because…
Mark Hachman 2021-09-07 15:09:00 www.pcworld.com Windows 11 contains an unexpected new feature: a separate set of quieter, more mellow audio cues that accompany the operating system’s Dark Mode.Microsoft confirmed the new Windows 11 dark mode sounds to BleepingComputer, which…
Gordon Mah Ung 2021-09-01 16:28:00 www.pcworld.com Just like Apple with its homegrown M1 chip, Google may be building its own Arm-based CPU to run Chromebooks, according a recent news reports.Citing three different unnamed sources, Nikkei Asia said Google is building its…
Brad Chacos 2021-08-31 12:10:00 www.pcworld.com Microsoft snuck some key news into a corner of the Windows 11 release date announcement: Android app support, one of the most anticipated new Windows 11 features, won’t be available when the operating system…
Gordon Mah Ung 2021-08-31 06:30:00 www.pcworld.com If there was a way to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, just to reverse slam dunk victory back into the jaws of utter failure, Microsoft found it with the way it’s…
Ben Patterson 2021-08-30 06:00:00 www.techhive.com If your blaring smartphone alarm is rubbing your nerves raw in the morning, you might want to try one of the Google Nest Hub’s most soothing features: a “sunrise” alarm that gently rouses you…
Mark Hachman 2021-08-26 13:54:00 www.pcworld.com Superfoundry TSMC plans to raise chip prices by 10 to 20 percent, according to a new report. If true, chip prices across the board could increase as a result, especially AMD CPUs and GPUs…
Brad Chacos 2021-08-25 16:52:00 www.pcworld.com If you’ve been searching in vain for a graphics card during the crippling GPU shortage, tomorrow might just be your best chance yet at snagging one. Best Buy announced that it will be selling…
Gordon Mah Ung, Brad Chacos, Adam Patrick Murray 2021-08-25 10:30:00 www.pcworld.com In this episode of The Full Nerd, Gordon Ung, Brad Chacos and Adam Patrick Murray are joined by Intel Fellow Tom Petersen to talk about the company's highly anticipated…
Ben Patterson 2021-08-24 10:02:00 www.techhive.com If you’re using the Ring desktop app to manage your Ring cameras or view live feeds, prepare for some big changes coming next month. Mentioned in this article Amazon-owned Ring has just announced that…
Mark Hachman 2021-08-23 14:22:00 www.pcworld.com A recent “hack” involving a Razer mouse shows what can happen if a new piece of hardware automatically downloads the required utility software: It can allow an attacker to take over a PC.Late last…
PCWorld staff 2021-08-23 13:37:00 www.pcworld.com We're in for a treat on this week's Full Nerd podcast. Join us live on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. Eastern/10:30 a.m. Pacific when we’re joined by Intel’s Tom Petersen to talk about the company's…
Ben Patterson 2021-08-23 10:37:00 www.techhive.com Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, and Paramount+ have long offered 4K HDR support for their streaming shows, but while Hulu has delivered 4K resolution since 2016 (with a brief blip from 2018 to the…
Gordon Mah Ung, Mark Hachman 2021-08-20 14:56:00 www.pcworld.com In this episode of The Full Nerd, Gordon Ung, Alaina Yee, Mark Hachman and Adam Patrick Murray discuss Intel's big news on Alder Lake and its Arc GPU.It's all-Intel this week, but…
Melissa Riofrio 2021-08-18 12:45:00 www.pcworld.com Amazon’s oldest Kindles are being cut off from the Internet. But don’t blame Amazon—these e-readers are collateral damage in the phaseout of 2G and 3G cellular service.The first two generations of Kindle e-readers used…
Mark Hachman 2021-08-11 14:03:00 www.pcworld.com If you’re not happy with the look and feel of Windows 11’s overhauled Start menu, a fix is coming. Not from Microsoft, though, but from Stardock’s new Start11 app.This isn't the first time Stardock…
Gordon Mah Ung 2021-08-05 12:28:00 www.pcworld.com AMD’s Ryzen 7 5700G and Ryzen 5 5600G APUs are on sale starting August 5, and good news—they’re not sold out yet. If you’ve been starving for a GPU during the current shortages,…
Ben Patterson 2021-07-29 13:06:00 www.techhive.com Wish you could take your Zoom meetings on the big-screen TV in your living room? Facebook’s Portal TV camera added that ability earlier this year, and now Amazon’s Fire TV Cube has learned the…
Theo Nicolakis 2021-07-29 03:00:00 www.techhive.com Venerable Danish luxury audio maker Bang & Olufsen today launched its $399 Beoplay EQ, the first true wireless earphones with adaptive active noise cancellation (ANC). Adaptive ANC is a more sophisticated kind of ANC…
Mark Hachman 2021-07-28 10:56:00 www.pcworld.com AMD’s chief executive said Tuesday that she expects the supply of AMD’s chips to be “tight” throughout the remainder of the year, but are expected to ease up in 2022.Dr. Lisa Su, speaking during…
Mark Hachman 2021-07-27 13:12:00 www.pcworld.com Microsoft released its groundbreaking Flight Simulator for its Xbox Series X and S on Tuesday, but PC gamers have a real treat as well: The significant performance upgrade Microsoft and Asobo Studios teased is…
Mark Hachman 2021-07-27 12:44:00 www.pcworld.com Facebook’s Oculus division said Tuesday that it’s pausing sales of the company’s Oculus Quest 2 headset, after reports that its foam facial interface irritated the skin of some customers.When the device returns in a…
Mark Hachman 2021-07-26 14:35:00 www.pcworld.com Intel executives say that the company will be unable to supply enough processors to meet PC demand, as the factors driving ongoing chip shortages affect it, too. But surprisingly there’s some good news as…
Gordon Mah Ung 2021-07-23 14:15:00 www.pcworld.com What’s causing GPUs to die while playing Amazon’s beta game, New World? No one seems to know yet, but EVGA confirmed it has already shipped replacement GeForce RTX 3090 FTW3 cards to affected…
Ian Paul 2021-07-22 11:59:00 www.pcworld.com In 2021, crime doesn't pay if you can't be found on Google. That's apparently what the creators of the new MosaicLoader family of malware discovered. PC security company Bitdefender recently published a whitepaper detailing…
Ben Patterson 2021-07-21 13:23:00 www.techhive.com Matter, the open-source smart home standard that promises to unite Amazon’s, Apple’s, and Google’s smart home platforms, is one of the most exciting developments that we’re tracking in the smart home space. Now comes…