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Windows users have several virtualization platforms at their disposal, allowing them to run simulated (or virtualized) systems within a single PC, each acting as a completely independent PC environment: Microsoft Hyper-V, which is part of Windows 10/11 Pro and Enterprise, as well as Oracle VirtualBox, VMware Workstation Pro, and Workstation Player. As Qemu is aimed a


Since Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter last fall, the microblogging site has seen its share of wild ups and downs. Alternatives have sprung up in the wake of the chaos, like Mastodon and Bluesky, but a new competitor is about join the fray: Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook.
Calling it “our response to Twitter,” Meta&rsq

If you keep up with the chatter on PC building forums, you’ve probably sensed the current apathy toward discrete graphics cards. Now there’s data to back up that gut impression. A new report from analysts at Jon Peddie Research shows a nearly 13 percent drop in shipments in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the previous quarter—and almost a 40 p


It’s not immediately obvious from the consumer level, but Logitech has bought a lot of companies that have then become its sub-brands. Ultimate Ears speakers and headphones, Jaybird business coms, Astro gaming accessories, all have come under the accessory maker’s umbrella in the last decade or so. One of the company’s most high-profile purchases wa

I’m a PC gamer, but I hate gaming laptops.
That statement may be a touch incendiary, but no matter what I do, I’m unable to subscribe to the cult of gaming laptops. It’s just not for me. While there’s nothing inherently wrong with using one (more power to you), I find them to be too cumbersome, often taking up precious desk space I&