Intel's Arrow Lake refresh should have arrived months ago
…first launched? Memory and on-die speeds are improved along with a host of minor tweaks Those hoping for sweeping changes are going to be disappointed, as the best feature of these…
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The ESP32 makes more sense than a Raspberry Pi for your smart home
…You need to go through hoops to install and maintain the drivers, too. Meanwhile, variants like the ESP32-C6 pack native Thread and Matter support, along with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Also…
AMD just dropped a compact AI workstation that makes discrete GPUs look outdated for running LLMs
…ROCm is fully supported out of the box with optimized performance and SOTA model support, fully utilizing the wider platform of validated tools, frameworks, and drivers. It's quite the compelling platform…
I ditched Ubuntu after ten years on it, and only regret not doing it sooner
…But if I want to use Ubuntu as a daily driver, and it has the same hardware demands as Windows 11, I expect rich customization elements and features out of the box…
The Steam Deck won because Valve solved what Microsoft refuses to fix for gaming handhelds
…Another issue is the anti-cheat and driver overhead. Windows handhelds are plagued by background OS telemetry, Windows Update interrupting a game session to install a Bluetooth driver, and aggressive kernel-level…
This GitHub project lets you run Windows 95 on any Linux machine and relive nostalgia
…He closely follows the Windows Insider program and tests new Insider builds to discover upcoming experimental features and upgrades. His past work includes long-term collaborations with reputed publications like Tom's…
This is the mini PC that finally made me display my home server instead of burying it
…You also get a microphone and two speakers, which is pretty neat, so you don't have to waste ports plugging in peripherals. And then there's my favorite feature, a fingerprint…
Stop ignoring your spare PCIe x1 slot — it's more useful than half the upgrades you buy
…It features its own USB controller and enough bandwidth to adequately power high-speed USB devices. You're not only getting extra ports, but also better-quality ports, solving your problem effectively…
I lived with the Raspberry Pi as my main desktop for 3 years, and it went surprisingly well
…LibreOffice supports some features you'd expect from paid office suites, plus, of course, basic editing capabilities, and it's entirely free and open source, making it very useful on a device…
Your Raspberry Pi will outlast your PC if you stop treating it like one
…He has written news, features, and gadget reviews for national technology media publications. His passion is to help people with their technology problems and gadget purchases. For that, he has worked for…