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You’re a hardcore PC person. Maybe you think you would rather be caught dead than using something with an Apple logo. Imagine how I feel — someone who’s spent a decade as a writer on sites with “PC” and “Android” right in the name. But even so, there’s an iPad sitting on my desk…because when it comes to

If you’re in the market for an inexpensive laptop for day-to-day tasks, you’re in luck. We’ve got a list of our top picks below. That said, it’s important to be smart about your choices. Although you may need to deal with a couple of minor drawbacks like a dim display or short battery life, it’s still possible to score a sub-$500 laptop

Microsoft and IBM’s DOS operating system is an important milestone in the history of personal computing, and it’s just as important that we can dig into it and see what makes it tick. That’s part of the reason that both companies have released the source code for certain versions, including MS-DOS 1.25, 2.11, and as of now, 4.0. The 1988 releases ad

I’m an Olympic gold-medal trash talker — on the level of the best NBA haters raining 280-character S*&T talk on X.com micro-seconds after your team’s tearful exit from the play-in (sniff, go Warriors).

Example: When I’d see a fellow journalist or analyst at a trade show sporting a laptop using Qualcomm’s previous Snapdragon 8cx

After installing Windows 11, you should check some settings and adapt them to your requirements — or to recommendations from experts to improve the security of the operating system. In this article, we show you the most important adjustments that maximise security and improve the operating system with just a few clicks.

Gamers, if you’ve been perusing the world wide web for a powerful yet affordable gaming laptop, you can stop your search right now. HP’s selling the H

There’s an ongoing saga around some of the latest Intel Core desktop CPUs, and how they’re crashing when running 3D games and other resource-intense programs. Intel has previously stated that it’s aware of the issue, and a few motherboard makers have issued BIOS updates trying to fix it. Now an internal memo from Intel is pointing the finger straigh

Everyone wants the best tools to do their best work, but not everybody is willing to shell out big money to get those tools. For instance, Microsoft Office may be the best in the biz, but when there are free tools available, it doesn’t make sense to meet the price tag.

Recently, we’ve offered

Fast solid-state drives (SSDs) have now almost completely replaced classic hard disc drives (HDDs) in PCs and notebooks. In this guide, we reveal which SSD tips you should definitely know so that you can get even more out of your mass storage device.

Speed measurement

To ensure that the SSD you