How MSI graphics cards have evolved over the years
The “gamer aesthetic” is a shifting, nebulous thing. From the transparent plastics of the ’90s to today’s seas of rainbow LEDs and brushed metal, we’ve seen a lot of trends come and […]
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Microsoft’s Project Silica saves data on glass plates for 10,000 years
Microsoft Research, the R&D arm of the Redmond software giant, is testing the storage of huge amounts of data on glass plates in a futuristic initiative dubbed “Project Silica.” If successful, it […]
‘Zero Punctuation’ game review series ends after 16 years
In July of 2007, a young British gamer calling himself Yahtzee made a short, swear-laden cartoon about the demo for the PS3 game The Darkness. While the presentation was basic and the […]
Windows Notepad finally gets spell check, 41 years later
Though it’s intentionally simple and there are some excellent alternatives, Microsoft’s humble Notepad text editor has gained a massive following through sheer ubiquity. Today it finally gets a feature that even the […]
This year’s major Windows 11 update is here for you to try
The major Windows 11 update for 2024 is now available for you to try out — but unless you have an unreleased Windows Copilot+ PC, you won’t be able to receive the […]
Windows 10 gets its first beta in three years
The bell is tolling for Windows 10, with the much-loved operating system going out of official support in October of next year. But with hundreds of millions of users still on the […]
Over 40 years later, Windows’ Notepad finally has spell check
Earlier this year, Microsoft killed WordPad—the free and surprisingly capable built-in word processor that debuted in Windows 95. For this, they must be punished. Yet while Microsoft taketh away, they also giveth. […]
Windows SmartScreen has been compromised for years
You know that warning that pops up every time you want to install a new app in Windows? The one that sometimes prevents you from doing it when an app seems a […]
These PC games reignited my faith in community after years of toxicity
Loading up the space shooter Helldivers 2 on PC for the first time, I found myself catapulted into the frantic action on the surface of an alien planet with not a clue […]
After 15 years, the World Wide Web Foundation is closing its doors
Last week, the World Wide Web Foundation announced in an open letter (PDF) that it would be “winding down” and “closing [its] virtual doors” after 15 years of working to make the […]
