LastPass got hacked, but you weren’t
It’s a day ending in Y, which means yet more news of security breaches. On Thursday, Lastpass notified users that its developer environment was infiltrated—but also was quick to reassure customers that […]
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Watch: Falcon Northwest Tiki vs. PCWorld’s custom-built SFF PC
The veterans of PCWorld know a thing or two about building PCs. So do the boutique system designers at Falcon Northwest. What happens when you pit them against each other to make […]
Creating AI art with Stable Diffusion will crush your PC
Most people buy powerful gaming laptops, for, well, to play games. Some buy them to play and stream games. But now there’s an entirely new reason to buy a powerful PC: To […]
Remembering Microsoft’s “biggest” 40 lb. software release
Today you can get everything from the latest operating system to a 150GB PC game over an internet connection, if you’re willing to wait long enough. But in the days when internet […]
Beware this phony ’30TB’ portable SSD sold by Walmart
How much would you pay for 30 terabytes of portable flash storage? At current market prices, you could make that happen for about $4000, assuming you were okay with splitting it between […]
Valve’s next-gen Steam Deck is already in the works
The Steam Deck is an undeniable hit, almost single-handedly legitimizing the niche of portable console-style gaming PCs. (But don’t try to single-hand the Steam Deck, it’s pretty chunky.) Valve has been selling […]
AMD Ryzen 7000 unveiled: 5.7GHz speeds, lower flagship price
AMD unveiled its Ryzen 7000 series of desktop processors on Monday, with enormous increases over its predecessors in performance, clock speed, and (in some cases) power. But AMD’s top-end 7950X will also […]
AMD’s Zen 4 Threadripper isn’t dead, but may look different
With AMD’s new Ryzen 7000 stealing the spotlight, is a new Threadripper chip waiting in the wings? The answer to that is a definite maybe, but possibly not in the way you’re […]
Blisteringly fast PCIe 5.0 SSDs debut in November
If you want to build the fastest PC you can around AMD’s new Ryzen 7000 processor, you’re going to have to wait until November. New SSDs built using the PCI Express 5.0 […]
Leaks show Logitech’s cloud gaming handheld is Android-powered
Almost a month ago Logitech announced a surprise entry into the portable gaming market, with a gadget focused on streaming games from services Nvidia GeForce Now and Xbox Cloud Gaming. Last night […]
