‘Cheaper’ Nvidia RTX 5050 laptops leaked via retail listings
Boy, it’s not getting any easier to afford a gaming laptop these days, huh? You might be considering a step down in power for your next purchase if you’ve got a tight budget, way down…
Michael Crider
Michael Crider
One of my favorite gaming keyboards is on sale for a measly $45
You can find a good mechanical keyboard. You can find a cheap mechanical keyboard. You can even find a good, cheap, mechanical keyboard. But finding one from a major gaming PC brand, with the solid…
YouTube hates AI slop movie trailers as much as I do
Bullshit trailers are a blight on YouTube. And they have been for a long time. Just throw together clips of older movies and actors, title it “The Dark Knight Rises 2: Robin’s First Flight,” and…
Valve’s new SteamOS compatibility ratings go beyond the Steam Deck
Valve’s Steam Deck “Verified” program is pretty great, but extremely specific to… well, the Steam Deck. But now that SteamOS is expanding into other non-Steam Deck devices, we’re going to need something a little more…
Microsoft Teams will let hosts block screenshots and recordings soon
Recording during a remote meeting is sometimes necessary, sometimes less than ideal. But if you specifically want to prevent someone else from taking screenshots or recording video, you don’t have a lot of options. Teams…
Samsung shows off 500Hz OLED gaming monitor
OLED gaming monitors are fantastic (I’m typing this up on one right now), but they aren’t perfect. Aside from the higher prices, they still have lower brightness than older, less colorful panels, and they’re nowhere…
Trump backs down: China tariffs set at 30% for now
The last few months of PC news has been dominated by one thing: US president Trump’s attempt to implement foreign economic policy using almost nothing but import taxes. The wild and escalating tariffs with China…
Why ‘DOOM: The Dark Ages’ feels so buttery-smooth
DOOM 2016 is one of my favorite shooters, and a big part of that is how fast and smooth it feels, despite being no slouch in the visuals department. Its threequel, DOOM: The Dark Ages,…
Ditch your old router to stay safe from hackers, FBI warns
Devices need security updates to stay safe. That’s probably not news to you if you’ve used a phone in the last 20 years, or you’re staring down the barrel of a Windows 10 end-of-life deadline.…
The latest iPad just got a rare discount. It’s down to $278 right now
It pains me to admit this as an Android fanboy all the way back to the Nexus One, but Apple just does tablets better. There’s an iPad sitting on my massive PC-laden desk, not a…