You’ve probably heard about the OpenAI hacking incident—where an AI agent escaped its testing confines and hacked a website on the open web. When PCWorld staffers discussed this development, I was actually surprised by the…
There has been a severe memory shortage for months. The main reason for this is the AI boom: large portions of DRAM production are being diverted to data centers and AI accelerators, leaving traditional PC…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Arc 140V graphics lead the way in integrated GPUs High AI performance thanks to a powerful NPU (up to 115 TOPS in total) PCIe 4.0 SSD with very high…
Scrcpy is a useful tool that lets you mirror and control your Android device from your Windows, macOS, or Linux computer. Oh, how I wish it was just built into every Android phone. Not only…
TL;DR: Ditch recurring Microsoft 365 payments and get a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows for just $32.97 through August 9 (MSRP $219.99). Instead of adding another yearly subscription to your budget, you can own Microsoft…
TL;DR: For $389.99 (MSRP $549.99), this refurbished HP EliteBook 830 G8 is a convertible laptop with 32GB RAM and a 16.5-hour battery. Business laptops with real specs tend to come with real price tags attached, especially once you…
TL;DR: PDNob Pro is a PDF management toolkit that utilizes AI to help you manage your PDFs easily. Grab lifetime access for just $49.99 (reg. $349.95). In the year 2026, ownership is everything; and one of the…
As it turns out, Microsoft’s experiment with a Surface with 8GB of RAM probably wasn’t an experiment after all. Microsoft’s Windows chief said Friday that PCs with 8GB of RAM will be a focus going…
Everything is still getting more expensive thanks to the ongoing AI-driven memory and shortage crisis. It’s why laptops, PCs, flash drives, SSDs, routers, and smartphones are spiking in price. And it doesn’t look like the…
The RAM in my desktop PC, which I bought in 2024 for about $200, is now worth almost a thousand bucks. The production shortage driven by “AI” data centers has affected memory, storage, and finished…