Articles by Mark Hachman
Acer's affordable Nitro V gaming laptop embraces Ryzen 8040 CPUs
Acer signs on to support the AMD Ryzen 8040 with a $1,000 version of the Nitro V budget gaming laptop using AMD's new chip.Microsoft Copilot turns 1, promising deeper, more sophisticated search
Microsoft says its AI chatbot, Copilot, will receive a wealth of new features in the coming months, with deeper, more sophisticated input and understanding.Microsoft will charge consumers for extended Windows 10 support
For the first time, Microsoft will allow consumers to buy extended-support subscriptions to Windows 10 so you can avoid moving to Windows 11.Did Windows 11's 2023 Update slow down your PC? Try this
A Reddit user found that their CPU performance fell by about 8 percent after applying the Windows 11 2023 Update (Windows 1 23H2). Microsoft supplied a fix.'Snake oil:' Intel slams AMD's confusing Ryzen laptop branding
Intel slams rival AMD in a public presentation designed to call out AMD's processor naming scheme, which Intle claims hides old hardware behind a modern brand.Microsoft guts Microsoft Rewards points, and its fans are outraged
Microsoft appears to be nickel-and-diming users and fans of its Microsoft Rewards program, which gives "frequent-flyer" points that can be traded in for gift cards.Report: Windows 12 will release in June 2024, Taiwan's PC makers think
A report by Taiwan's Commercial Times says that Taiwan PC makers are planning for Windows 12 to be released on or around June 2024, launching the AI PC.Evernote drastically cuts back on its free plan
Note-taking app Evernote has placed steep limits on its free plan, pushing users to paid plans instead.As flash prices rise, the end of great SSD deals may be near
Analysts are warning that the price of some flash memory has doubled since the summer, meaning that SSD prices should begin rising soon, too.Microsoft's Xbox app update tips its cap to portable gaming with new mode
Microsoft has updated its Xbox app for PCs with new tweaks designed to help portable PC gamers get more out of their consoles.
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