I love Windows PCs, but a $599 MacBook would be mighty tempting
I’ve been using Windows for as long as I can remember. My dad is something of a Windows loyalist (he inspired my love of computers!) and I guess you could say I inherited it from…
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Watch: AMD talks ROCm and how it’s a game-changer for Radeon PCs
You might not have heard about AMD’s ROCm. It (unofficially) stands for Radeon Open Compute PlatforM—a pretty terrible acronym—and it’s pronounced “rock ’em.” This is a way for programs to take advantage of the computing…
Talking to Copilot is the future of Windows PCs? I don’t think so
Imagine yourself at work in a busy office. Colleagues chatter away. Your boss approaches your desk, as you’re asking a question of Copilot: How do I win the Northwind account? They notice, turn, and give…
Microsoft’s ‘My Apps’ tab brings other storefronts to handheld PCs
Microsoft has begun testing out multiple storefronts and applications from within the Xbox app, letting handheld PC players as well as those who own Windows 11 test out the ability to download games from other…
Today’s Arm PCs can’t compete with $599 MacBooks. We deserve better
Arm PCs vs. Arm MacBooks: Let’s compare I love Windows and I love PCs. But when it comes to Arm laptops, you lose a lot of the PC’s advantages—like upgradeable hardware, near-perfect backwards compatibility, a…
AMD’s X3D continues to dominate desktop PCs
AMD’s share in the desktop PC market climbed by a mammoth total of 9.2 percentage points versus last year, a ringing endorsement for AMD’s Ryzen chips and especially its X3D lineup of gaming processors. AMD…
HP’s new Omen gaming PCs are head-turners worthy of your attention
Omen Max 45L: It’s got a little AIO hat The Omen 45L isn’t actually a brand new design, as it’s been available for most of this calendar year. But this was the first time I’d seen…
Windows 11’s August update fails to install on some PCs. Here’s what you can do
Earlier this week, Microsoft released the mandatory Windows 11 update KB5063878 for August, which included some improvements and new features like Quick Machine Recovery, which allows IT administrators to remotely troubleshoot and reboot faulty PCs.…
Microsoft connects Xbox Game Pass, Windows on Arm PCs for local gaming
Nobody really expects Windows on Arm PCs to keep up with their cousins running games locally on AMD or Intel CPUs — but until now, they had trouble simply being allowed to do so. Now,…
Intel defined the PC’s past. I’m sad that might be over
Welcome to The Full Nerd newsletter—your weekly dose of hardcore hardware talk from the enthusiasts at PCWorld. Missed the fierce debates on our YouTube show or the hot news across the web? You’re in the…