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AMD is stepping on the gas with its new Ryzen Pro 7040 processors for both business laptops and desktops, injecting Zen 4 CPU technology and RDNA 3 graphics architecture for increased performance. AI, too, will play a role, with some improvements for video calls to clients and partners.

The fine print, though, reveals a small penalty: While

The PCWorld staff loves Microsoft’s PowerToys. These utilities supercharge Windows, adding functionality that simplifies getting stuff done. We’re always excited when new ones come down the pipeline, because the tools are so genuinely helpful.

But I have one complaint about them—

A dedicated sound card always “sounds” better than an integrated sound chip on the motherboard! A PC with extra RAM is always “faster” than a PC with less RAM! A long HDMI cable is bad for picture quality!

Who hasn’t heard these “wisdoms” about PC hardware and peripherals? But do these bits of “expert knowledg

You would think that given how much business is done on PDFs there would be a standard program that makes working with PDFs easier. There may not be a standard, but

If part of your regular habits is to peruse Reddit, a lot of your favorite subreddits (if not all of them) are offline right now. And some of them might not come back—not unless Reddit changes its mind about an upcoming policy change.

For at least two days, you won’t be able to read or interact with much of the site, due to a user-led protest in

When you have people visiting your home, they’re bound to ask for the login to your Wi-Fi network, right? And then you have to spell out your (hopefully rather complicated) password.

Nowadays many people have cheap or unlimited cellular data on their phones, so the need to access a home network may have diminished, but the need still arises. If you ha

MoCA is the abbreviation for “Multimedia over Coax Alliance.” This is a network standard that makes it possible to connect several devices to your home network via a coaxial cable—the same wire that is normally used to connect cable TV systems.

In households with this wiring available, MoCA offers much more performance and advantages than

Microsoft and Nvidia are in an interesting market position: While both companies are heavily invested in the success of PC gaming as a market, they’re direct competitors for streaming game dollars. Nvidia’s GeForce Now draws from existing game stores like Steam and Epic, and competes directly with Xbox Game Pass, which offers an all-you-can-eat (play?) su