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Before the internet, phonebooks let you look up the names, addresses, and phone numbers of just about anyone. But you had to be local to find that information. Nowadays that’s no longer the case. Anyone in the world can see where you live and what your phone number is plus your age, birthdate, email address, and other personal information—and it only takes a simple,

Large, powerful gaming laptops are usually a bittersweet proposition for me. They have an irresistible draw like no other laptop thanks to their huge displays, powerful chips, and large, flashy RGB keyboards. But are they lifestyle-friendly for me? No, they tend to be just too heavy or cumb

The wait is almost over. You can get Lenovo’s curvy new Legion Go S gaming handheld right now if you’re okay with it running Windows. But if you’re like me, you’re eagerly waiting for the SteamOS variant, which will be the very first third-party gaming handheld to run Valve’s SteamOS. That one is now up for preorder at Best Buy.

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While visiting HP’s Omen gaming exhibit at the company’s Amplify Conference in Nashville Tennessee this week, I realized something: I’ve been optimizing my PC’s performance for Counter-Strike 2 all wrong! What I’m doing is painstakingly combing through my hardware settings, OS settings, and game settings in a confusing and sometimes panic-ridden mind muddle

Isn’t it about time to ditch your dual-monitor setup and get yourself a proper ultrawide OLED display? Like this 49-inch monster of an OLED monitor that’s only $800 on Amazon. That’s 20% off and down to the best price we’ve ever seen for it.

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Fractal Design makes some of the most aesthetically pleasing PC cases out there, and the North XL is a great pick if you’re building a massive powerhouse. Now you can do it with even more style on the inside, as it’s compatible with rear-connection mot

It’s easy to look strictly at the type of CPU and GPU you have when evaluating the kind of performance you’re likely to get in PC games. But beyond that lies another important stat, the CPU cache. Here’s why it’s so important in gaming and why it pays to maximize it.

What is the CPU cache?

The

What’s better than having a power bank in your bag? A power bank that has a built-in USB-C cable so you don’t have to carry one of those around, too. The Anker Zolo is that power bank—and it’s on sale for $14.48 on Amazon with Prime plus the on-page 10% off coupon. (If you don

Windows 10 has been one of the best and most stable versions of the operating system from Microsoft, and it is no wonder that many users have waited to update to the new Windows 11. Despite its release in 2021, there are still significantly more people running Windows 10.

But now the clock is ticking for the system. In October 2025, the very last regular up