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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics card showing back side

Where to buy NVIDIA's RTX 5090 and RTX 5080

By Cale Hunt published 21 January 25

Hardware NVIDIA is set to launch the first two GPUs from its RTX 5000 "Blackwell" lineup. While you can't yet purchase a card, you can prepare yourself for launch day.

Hardware

Copilot+ PCs will soon get their first must-have exclusive feature

By Sean Endicott published 21 January 25

Laptops Copilot+ PCs will soon support an improved Windows Search that uses AI to locate files. That new Windows Search could be the first must-have feature for Copilot+ PCs.

Laptops

motherboards header for the the Intel Core i7 14700K

How to choose the right motherboard for your Core i7-14700K

By Cale Hunt, Dan Rice last updated 20 January 25

Hardware Our picks to house your new CPU, whatever your needs or budget these are the best motherboards for i7 14700K.

Hardware

How to get the best Surface PC when you head back to school

By Cale Hunt last updated 20 January 25

Laptops Microsoft's Surface PCs are stylish, functional, and powerful. Here are the best for school and college.

Laptops

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X in AM5 motherboard socket

Check out the best motherboards for your Ryzen 9 9950X

By Cale Hunt last updated 17 January 25

Hardware AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X is a high-performance Zen 5 processor that demands a quality motherboard to help realize its full potential. I've collected the best boards for the CPU right here.

Hardware

The best Ryzen 9 7950X cooler only costs about $35

By Ben Wilson, Cale Hunt last updated 17 January 25

Hardware The Ryzen 9 7950X offers incredible gaming performance offset by high power draw causing raised temperatures, so I've found the best CPU cooler to match.

Hardware

Gaming

Peter Stormare replaces Leonardo DiCaprio in the popular Great Gatsby meme, lifting a glass of champaigne as fireworks detonate behind him. He is wearing a black suit jacket and white button down shirt. A three-headed Cerberus pin for Black Ops 6 is on the jacket's lapel.

Does every item unlock permanently at Prestige Master in Black Ops 6?

By Richard Devine published 21 January 25

Gaming Prestige Master in Black Ops 6 is a long grind, but what actually happens when you get there?

Gaming

Product image of the Razer Huntsman V2 (TLK version)

My favorite tenkeyless keyboard just got its $149.99 MSRP cut by $60

By Alexander Cope published 21 January 25

Deals Razer's critically acclaimed Huntsman V2 tenkeyless keyboard has gone on sale at Best Buy for less than $90.

Deals

Grand Theft Auto 6 screenshot showing a female character in a pool with a city skyline in the background

Will GTA 6 open up a world of $100 video games?

By Michael Hoglund published 21 January 25

Gaming With the rumors swirling that Take-Two could charge even more than the new $70 price point for GTA 6, apparently, publishers are hoping they do.

Gaming

Slime Heroes is a soulslite action-adventure from Pancake Games and Whitethorn Games.

A new indie soulslite, Slime Heroes, is coming to Xbox and PC

By Cole Martin published 21 January 25

Gaming Whitethorn Games announces a new indie soulslite, Slime Heroes, coming to Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch in February.

Gaming

7 timeless Lego games from as little as $2

By Jennifer Young published 20 January 25

GAMING Before your kid claps their eyes on Roblox, try them on one of these cheap Lego titles instead.

GAMING

Peripherals & Accessories

The HyperX Cloud MIX 2 from the left side

HyperX Cloud MIX 2 review: This stellar battery life is worth it

By Samuel Tolbert published 17 January 25

Review The new HyperX Cloud MIX 2 is a quality, comfortable wireless PC headset that boasts some truly impressive battery life.

Review

The AVerMedia Elite Go GC313 Pro charging brick and capture card combo in white.

AVerMedia Elite Go GC313Pro Charging Capture review

By Cole Martin published 16 January 25

Review Fans of handheld games that want to livestream their on-the-go antics won't want to skip over this powerful charging brick with capture card functionality.

Review

Sunny image of the Tomtoc Navigator-T66 beside the Tomtoc Light-T12 pouch.

You can fit all of your devices in this fantastic tech backpack

By Rebecca Spear published 15 January 25

Review If you're looking for a good laptop backpack that can tote a bunch of your devices then you should consider the Tomtoc Navigator-T66.

Review

Razer's Iskur V2 X gaming chair costs less than half the price of its premium sibling

By Sean Endicott published 8 January 25

Gaming Razer announced its Iskur V2 X gaming chair this week at CES. The chair can recline up to 152° and costs less than half the price of the Iskur V2.

Gaming

This is the first product from CES I'm going to buy. Spoiler alert: it's not a laptop, PC, or a gaming handheld.

By Sean Endicott published 7 January 25

Accessories The HyperSpace Trackpad Pro is a customizable haptic trackpad with per-app programmable gestures.

Accessories

AndaSeat's X-Air Pro mesh chair has a formal front and a casual back

By Rebecca Spear published 7 January 25

Review AndaSeat X-Air Pro is the company's first mesh office chair, but is it a good one to use? Our review.

Review

Microsoft

Microsoft 365 Copilot's new app icon is so bad, it’s actually illegible on certain displays

By Zac Bowden published 21 January 25

Office Microsoft 365 Copilot's new icon is lazy, and on low-DPI screens is almost impossible to actually read on the Taskbar.

Office

Microsoft News Roundup: Nightmare week of price hikes, rebrands, and remembering how Bill Gates lost $400 billion

By Sean Endicott published 20 January 25

News Negative headlines surrounded Microsoft this past week as the company rebranded its most iconic apps, raised the price of Microsoft 365, and was attacked by Salesforce.

News

MatterGen researchers at Microsoft experiment with compound TaCr2O6.

MatterGen: Microsoft's AI developing new materials with desired properties

By Kevin Okemwa published 17 January 25

AI Microsoft Researchers recently unveiled MatterGen — a sophisticated AI system capable of developing high-quality materials.

AI

Microsoft freezes hiring in consulting amid massive gaming and security layoffs

By Kevin Okemwa published 15 January 25

MICROSOFT Microsoft has announced a hiring freeze, which is expected to impact its consulting business in the U.S. as part of its broader plans to cut costs.

MICROSOFT

Bill Gates's $400 billion mistake.

By Kevin Okemwa published 15 January 25

MICROSOFT Android co-founder blames Bill Gates for Microsoft's $400 billion loss and missed opportunity in the mobile landscape.

MICROSOFT

Marc Benioff, chief executive officer of Salesforce Inc., speaks during a press conference at the 2024 Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024.

Marc Benioff: Microsoft repackaged OpenAI and dropped it into Excel

By Kevin Okemwa published 13 January 25

AI Salesforce CEO claims Microsoft has disappointed everyone with how they've approached AI.

AI

Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI's o3 mini model to launch in "a couple of weeks"

By Kevin Okemwa published 21 January 25

AI Sam Altman says OpenAI will launch o3 mini in a couple of weeks, featuring advanced reasoning in science, code, and math.

AI

Sam Altman dismisses AGI deployment rumors as "Twitter hype"

By Kevin Okemwa published 21 January 25

AI OpenAI CEO says the company won't deploy AGI next month, as it hasn't built it.

AI

Cisco Systems headquarters in San Jose, California, US

Cisco unveils AI defense against misuse, leaks, and threats

By Kevin Okemwa published 20 January 25

AI Cisco's announcement comes while security and privacy are significant challenges for the progression of AI.

AI

MatterGen: Microsoft's AI developing new materials with desired properties

By Kevin Okemwa published 17 January 25

AI Microsoft Researchers recently unveiled MatterGen — a sophisticated AI system capable of developing high-quality materials.

AI

Meta reportedly resorted to "crude tactics" to narrow OpenAI’s 2-year AI lead

By Kevin Okemwa published 16 January 25

AI Meta reportedly resorted to "crude tactics" to narrow OpenAI’s 2-year lead in building AI uncontested.

AI

Copilot for business relaunches with pay-as-you-go AI agents

By Kevin Okemwa published 16 January 25

AI Microsoft recently unveiled Copilot Chat — "a new offering that adds pay-as-you-go agents to our existing free chat experience for Microsoft 365 commercial customers."

AI

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How to make your phone into a 'Windows Phone' in 2024

By Sean Endicott published 9 December 24

RIP Windows Phone Windows Phone is dead but its spirit lives on. A video by MrMobile shows how you can turn an Android phone into a 'Window Phone' with Launcher 10.

RIP Windows Phone

Windows Phone in 2024?! Not exactly, but this is close.

By Sean Endicott published 9 December 24

An enthusiast managed to get Windows 11 onto a phone by using "Project Renegade." The device does not work perfectly, but it serves as a reminder of what could have been with Windows Phone.

Windows Phone

I was given a folding phone for free, and my wife still had to stop me from buying this discounted Razr on Prime Day

By Sean Endicott published 8 October 24

Deal Right now, you can snag a Razr 2024 for $100 off. That discount brings an already-affordable folding phone to a can't-miss discount.

Deal

The Surface Duo is dead — Microsoft pulls plug on $1,500 Surface Duo 2 after just one Android OS upgrade

By Zac Bowden published 8 October 24

RIP The Surface Duo 2 has just received its likely final security update, marking an end to Microsoft’s brief return to the smartphone market.

RIP

Huawei's 10-inch tri-folding phone confirms Satya Nadella was wrong for killing Windows Phone AND Surface Duo

By Zac Bowden published 10 September 24

Looking back The Huawei Mate XT "tri-fold" packs a 10-inch display into your pocket, and I wish it ran Windows.

Looking back

HONOR's new AI intent-based eye-tracking technology will revolutionize how users interact with smartphones (and maybe your PC)

By Kevin Okemwa published 13 August 24

EYE TRACKING HONOR announced the broad availability of its intent-based eye-tracking technology. The feature allows users to interact with smartphone devices using their eyes only.

EYE TRACKING

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