Frying a computer component with static is one of those things that very rarely ever happens. Yet it can happen, as I found out recently through personal experience — when building a new PC, I…
Firstly, the good news: If you have Windows 10 installed on your PC, you can upgrade to Windows 11 24H2 (the latest version of Windows 11) free of charge. This makes sense, as support for…
Think about all your online accounts. Do you reuse passwords? Use weak ones? Maybe you think your password is “good enough”—a phrase often rooted in outdated habits like rotating simple base passwords. But modern computer…
Fan Control is good for more than just fans Over two-plus decades of PC building and tech writing, I’ve used many different fan controllers ranging from classic software like SpeedFan to hardware knobs and dials.…
Hey folks! Dominic Bayley here. I’m a journalist and editor at PCWorld and a keen enthusiast of all kinds of tech. I love getting to know new hardware, apps, and gadgets and writing tips and…
We’re just weeks from the next WWDC, where Apple will announce the next version of iOS. According to rumors, iOS 19 will be the biggest change since iOS 7 in terms of design, this time…
Microsoft has begun adding Copilot to the “new tab” page of Microsoft Edge, as expected — possibly making you yearn for the current crazy-quilt layout instead. Generally, browser makers allow you to either open a…
Microsoft is updating Windows 11 with a set of new encryption algorithms that can withstand future attacks from quantum computers in a move aimed at jump-starting what’s likely to be the most formidable and important…
As a PC gamer, you may have already seen some alarm around the web regarding Steam—headlines saying 89 million Steam accounts hacked. But you shouldn’t panic. The reports stem from a post on the dark…
After years of teases, hints, and vague promises, standalone streaming ESPN is finally, really coming, and we even know how much it will cost. The new streaming service, called simply ESPN, will debut in “early”…