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The Acer Project DualPlay laptop.

This is the most bizarre gaming laptop I’ve ever seen

For IFA 2024, Acer is cooking up an experimental laptop design that holds a handful of unique secrets.
AI animations running on a laptop.

This new AI application could change game development forever

With GenMotion.AI, game designers will be able to produce high-quality animations using natural language text prompts.
The Acer Nitro Blaze 7 sitting on a stand.

The Asus ROG Ally was just outdone

Acer just revealed its Nitro Blaze 7 handheld gaming PC, and it sports a chip that could beat the performance of the Asus ROG Ally.
The corner of Acer's 600Hz gaming monitor.

Acer’s new 600Hz monitor sounds ridiculous, but I want one anyway

The refresh rates just keep going up, and up, and up. Check out the new Acer monitors announced at IFA 2024.
intel xe2 igpu performance xe 2 logo

Intel’s new chips just set an exciting benchmark for graphics

Intel's newly launched Core Ultra 200V processors offer some very promising prospects for GPU performance.
The Surface Pro 11 on a brown table.

Qualcomm is hitting Apple where it hurts the most

Qualcomm is already back with a new Snapdragon X CPU, and the chip massively undercuts the competition from Apple.
Dell XPS 13 2024 fron view s

Dell says the new XPS 13 gets 26 hours of battery life

Dell's new version of the XPS 13 comes with Intel's new Core Ultra Series 2 chips, as announced at IFA.
Elon Musk talks to the press as he arrives to to have a look at the construction site of the new Tesla Gigafactory near Berlin.

The ‘most powerful AI training system in the world’ just went online

Elon Musk has announced Colossus, which the xAI team built from the ground up in roughly four months.
The Asus Zenbook S 16 sitting on a coffee table.

AMD and Intel are finally getting the Copilot+ treatment

Microsoft is finally commiting to launching Copilot+ features on AMD and Intel laptops, and it's arriving soon.
CPU block on the Acer Predator Orion 7000.

Acer is about to do something it’s never done before

Acer might have an interesting product coming during IFA 2024, and it's nothing that the company has ever dabbled in before.
Fans on the Nvidia RTX 3080.

The RTX 5090 might decimate your power supply

Nvidia's upcoming RTX 5090 is shaping up to be a monster GPU, and it might prompt you to finally upgrade your power supply.
An Intel Core Ultra Series 2 chip embedded in a piece of glass.

Intel is flipping the script on laptops with ‘historic’ Lunar Lake CPUs

Intel's new Lunar Lake-based Core Ultra Series 2 mobile chips will finally be available later this month.
Recall promotional image.

Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature can’t be uninstalled

It initially appeared that Recall would be able to be uninstalled, but now Micrsosoft has confirmed that isn't true.
Windows Update running on a laptop.

This optional Windows 11 update is totally worth installing

The latest Windows 11 update, KB5041587, makes Android files sharing easier, improves Windows Narrator, and brings other much-needed improvements.
The blue screen of death in Windows.

CrowdStrike reveals impact of calamitous July IT outage on its business

CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm at the center of a huge global IT outage in July, has revealed some of the impact that the incident has had on its business.
Gemini running on the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold.

Gemini subscribers have two new features to play with

Google has fixed its image generation feature, and is also finally rolling out Gems.
A large monitor displaying a security hacking breach warning.

Nearly 32 million personal files with sensitive data have been exposed

About 32 million business documents, including contracts, invoices and agreements, were exposed online in a data breach involving ServiceBridge.
Apple MacBook Pro 16 front angled view showing display and keyboard.

There’s more good news about the upcoming M4 MacBook Pros

Apple has reportedly begun mass production of new-generation MacBook Pros, giving us yet more reason to expect a launch before the end of the year.
The AMD Ryzen 7 9700X installed in a motherboard.

Your AMD Ryzen CPU is about 10% slower than it should be

A comprehensive round of benchmarks reveals that both Zen 4 and Zen 5 CPUs can get massive gaming upgrades with a new Windows Update.
Windows 11 logo on a laptop.

There’s a scary new way to undo Windows security patches

A security researcher has released a new tool that can unpatch your Windows computer and expose it to old vulnerabilities.
A hand holds a DualSense Edge.

PS5 controllers now work even better with your PC

The new PlayStation Accessories app is a revamped version of the existing Firmware Updater for DualSense Wireless Controller.
A person sits in front of a laptop. On the laptop screen is the home page for OpenAI's ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot.

OpenAI gets called out for opposing a proposed AI safety bill

"When actual regulation is on the table, he opposes it," the researchers wrote of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
A screenshot of claude 3.5 sonnet, with an 8-bit crab.

A huge new Claude feature is now available for free

People have reportedly created"tens of millions of Claude Artifacts since the feature's June preview, and now it's available for all.
Logitech Pro X TKL gaming keyboard.

We’re giving away this gorgeous $200 Logitech gaming keyboard for free

We want to give away this fantastic gaming keyboard for your PC, and it's dead simple to enter to win.
Forza Horizon 5 running on the Alienware x14 R2.

Nvidia’s next-gen GPU may be a hit for laptop gamers

Nvidia's upcoming RTX 5060 laptop GPU might be a major improvement over the RTX 4060 in one key way.
Windows 11 updates are moving to once a year.

I really hope this potential change to Windows updates is true

Windows 11 users will save valuable time when dealing with updates since Microsoft is going to make it easier to apply those updates in the future.
Apple MacBook Pro 16 downward view showing keyboard and speaker.

MacBook Pro may make an exciting change to its RAM

After more than a decade of using 8GB of RAM in its base models, Apple may be switching to 16GB with the upcoming M4 series.
A new Asus X870 motherboard.

Upgrading your PC just got a lot easier

Asus and MSI showcased new motherboards during Gamescom 2024, and one feature in particular might make the lives of PC builders easier.
Apple MacBook Pro 16 downward view showing keyboard and speaker.

A new malware threat to macOS adds to the data-stealing surge

Mac users face another macOS threat that aims to steal your data and targets x86_64 and Arm architectures.
The Meta Quest 3 and Quest Pro appear side-by-side.

Meta may have canceled its high-end Apple Vision Pro competitor

Rumors have been circling for a while about Meta's answer to the Vision Pro, but according to two employees, the project was officially scrapped this week.
Manage Members in Slack on a laptop.

Slack patches potential AI security issue

A new report suggested that Slack's AI implementation was getting access to personal data.
The Midjourney homepage

Midjourney is now free for everyone

Midjourney is now free for all users. Over the course of a 25-image free trial, at least.
CounterStrike 2

Not science fiction: Counter-Strike 2 is being played only using thoughts

After a spinal injury left Alex unable to control his limbs, the Neuralink implant has now enabled him to play Counter-Strike 2.
windows 10 control panel

It’s time to say goodbye to the Windows Control Panel

Microsoft has kept its mouth shut for years as the Control Panel has slowly been replaced by the Settings app -- but now its deprecation is official.