Windows 11 testing is going back to the future with new Insider plans
…Previously, even if Microsoft announced a new feature in a new build, your PC wasn't guaranteed to receive it; Microsoft would "A/B" test it, delivering it to some members of…
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The real threat to the PC isn't death. It's losing control
…As he said often, the PC stands for openness. You can build what you want, how you want, and then use it as you want. If you can’t own that experience…
OpenClaw was too dangerous for your PC. Now it’s the blueprint
…in person at Build to help unveil a Windows desktop version of his viral tool, now heavily sandboxed and guardrailed to the max. In short, the era of PCs running on AI…
No Windows 12 at Build, but Microsoft has something else up its sleeve
Ahead of Microsoft Build 2026, which begins tomorrow, Microsoft has officially stated that it will not be unveiling Windows 12. For months now, rumors have been circulating that Microsoft might soon unveil…
Microsoft's powerful RTX Spark mini PC will be sold to consumers
Ignore the name -- you'll be able to buy Microsoft's Surface RTX Spark Dev Box as a consumer, Microsoft executives confirmed this week at its Build conference. In an interview with…
Before you buy a Steam Machine, you need to know about its RAM issue
…It might be more than you're comfortable with if all you've used for PC building is a standard ATX case setup. In fact with Valve opening up SteamOS to a…
The Steam Machine finally has a price and date: $1,049, June 25th
…PC hardware market has gone insane in the interim, and for the first time in decades it's a lot cheaper to buy a pre-assembled PC than it is to build…
The new Ryzen 9: Did AMD just announce a CPU for exactly no one?
…But between the more production-focused tone of the announcement, and the absolute "AI" nightmare of the current situation for anyone who wants to build a PC with lots of fast RAM…
Valve is quietly building its own AI tool called SteamGPT
…The code for the digital PC gaming platform contains references to functions such as task generation, data labelling, model evaluation, summarization, and inference—all terms that are related to modern LLMs and…
Investigation: RAM prices are falling. Don’t fall for it
…Let's take a look at a 16GBx2 DDR5 setup, which I think would be a fair middle ground to shoot for as a DIY PC builder (or at least it would…