Intel’s Arc driver update shows shocking improvement
It’s no secret that Intel’s relative lack of experience in the GPU game has made its nascent driver software the Achilles’ heel of the new Arc line of GPUs. PCWorld contributor Keith […]
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The long-promised PCIe 5.0 SSD revolution failed to arrive at CES 2023
Compatible CPUs and motherboards have existed since 2021. Multiple vendors announced their first takes last summer. AMD even said during its Ryzen 7000 processor launch to expect models in November 2022. But […]
Qualcomm will build satellite service into Android phones this year
Qualcomm has announced Snapdragon Satellite, which will connect select Snapdragon-powered premium smartphones to the Iridium satellite network for emergency texting in the second half of 2023. What this means is that Android […]
Do you really need to update to Windows 11?
Windows 11 is a contentious piece of software. While some appreciate the new aesthetic Microsoft is going for, there’s no denying that Windows 10 remains wildly popular and more than functional for […]
Intel and AMD are building AI into PCs. It doesn’t matter yet—but it will
The rise of consumer-focused artificial intelligence applications (like AI art and ChatGPT) was the most dynamic trend of 2022. But don’t get too excited quite yet — buying new laptops from AMD […]
The YogaBook 9i packs a radical dual-screen design
Lenovo’s new YogaBook 9i isn’t the first time we’ve seen someone try to cram two screens into a laptop, with the second where the keyboard usually sits. But it might be the […]
Nvidia RTX Video Super Resolution upscales ugly web videos to crisp 4K
If top-notch video quality is massively important to you, then you’re in luck, as we’ve got some cool news to share with you today. Today, Nvidia announced a new AI upscaling tool […]
Fake ‘Pokemon NFT’ game infects PCs with malware
PC gamers have been waiting a Growlithe’s age to get a real Pokemon game, with naught but the likes of Temtem and Monster Crown to hold them over. But no matter how […]
CyberPower just made liquid-cooled laptops dead simple
Sayonara pint-sized portables. Powerful laptops are large and in charge at CES 2023, fueled by beastly new desktop-like Intel Core HX and Nvidia GeForce RTX 40-series chips—but taming those monstrous components usually […]
We benchmarked Intel’s Core i9-13980HX. It trounces Apple’s M1 Max
What do you value more? New laptop CPU benchmarks or a look at some of the laptops they’ll be built into? At CES, MSI offered both. At CES, Intel debuted its 13th-gen […]
