The best PC hardware and software of 2021/2022
If 2020 was a banner year for PC hardware, expectations came crashing back down to earth in 2021. The reason? Chip shortages and the supply chain crunch. Simply getting your hands on […]
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What is Valve Proton? The Steam Deck’s Linux software, explained
Looking at the spec sheet alone, the $399 Steam Deck gaming handheld should be a winner—and early Steam Deck reviews certainly suggest Valve nailed it on the hardware front. The PC-centric Nintendo […]
Software subscriptions: Which services are worth paying for?
I used to pay nothing for the software services I rely on—e.g., email, password manager, cloud storage, and more. And those I did need upgraded features for, I could pay once and […]
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 […]
The best benchmarking software for PC
You’ve spent months planning, researching, and painstakingly putting together every component in your beloved gaming rig. Now it’s time to see what it can do. Much like a virtuoso pianist will practice […]
Best game capture software 2023
Sharing recordings of your gameplay is a relatively recent phenomenon, but believe it or not, watching someone play a video game is about as old as the pastime itself. When Q-bert and […]
The best PC hardware and software of 2022/2023
After years of shortages and product delays, the PC industry slammed on the gas pedal in 2022, unleashing bleeding-edge hardware at a truly frenetic pace. A wave of long-lasting, heavy-hitting laptops started […]
AMD’s Radeon 7000 laptop GPUs pack clever software tricks
Not to be outdone by Nvidia, AMD’s graphics business opened CES with four new mobile RDNA3 GPUs, along with upgrades to the accompanying graphics technologies. AMD launched the Radeon RX 7600M XT […]
You can’t trust Google results for software downloads right now
Not even a month ago, sharp-eyed Redditors noticed that searching for AMD graphics card drivers on Google served up a shady text ad as the first result. Our advice then (as now) […]
How Samsung software makes Galaxy phones and PCs better together
Have you ever purchased a PC not because of the hardware, but because of the software? No, not Windows — the apps. Samsung is absolutely determined that you will — and invest […]
