FBI says watch out for new health insurance scams
Between email, calls, texts, and now an unending torrent of AI slop, I feel like I’ve been fighting off scammers every single day for basically my entire adult life. And now that my creaky adult…
Michael Crider
Michael Crider
Is Intel ready to compete with AMD’s X3D chips?
Ask a smattering of PC gamers combing through the aisles of a Micro Center for the best PC parts whether they’re building an AMD or Intel-based desktop, and most of them will say the former.…
Nvidia’s legendary GeForce GTX 10-series cards might lose support soon
Over on The Full Nerd podcast, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 is known as The GOAT, the graphics card that still hasn’t been beaten for value, gains over its predecessors, and performance in its time.…
Nvidia tweaks DLSS to use 20% less VRAM for upscaling
There’s no such thing as too much RAM—ask anyone who’s trying to find a good deal on an Nvidia graphics card. But you might not need to drop a month’s rent on a new GPU…
Does reinstalling Windows really boost performance? Let’s bust a PC myth
If you’ve been using Windows for a long time, you’ve probably been told to periodically reinstall the operating system to keep it fresh. I remember I used to reinstall Windows XP every few months back…
Check your power banks! Anker recalls six portable USB battery models
As a former owner of a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 (you know, the explodey one), I’m a little sensitive to exactly how much chemical energy I’m shoving into my jeans on any given day. Case…
Hackers can attack phones via Bluetooth earbuds
If you’re even vaguely paranoid about someone listening in on your conversations, you might be a little anxious about that phone sitting in your pocket going forward—if you use Bluetooth. Newly discovered flaws in Bluetooth…
Save $300 on this huge OLED ultrawide monitor, get a free DOOM game with it
It’s funny how as most electronics have become smaller yet more powerful, big-ass screens keep getting bigger yet more affordable. (Try to buy a phone with a screen smaller than six inches, if you don’t…
We Love Every Game wants to solve Steam’s discoverability problem
According to SteamDB, there were 18,838 new games released in 2024, an increase of approximately a third over the year before. With the growth of digital distribution, other game stores, consoles, and mobile are seeing…
Watch us game on a $1,300 PC with Asus’ new RX 9060 XT card
PCWorld’s video team loves to jaw on about PC gaming on The Full Nerd podcast, or spend a few hours assembling a new rig on a live desktop build. But what if they tried something…