Valve's Steam Deck price hike might be warning sign that the Steam Machine is DOA
…After all, it's got the architecture, Valve explicitly positions it as one, and to an extent, it has the modularity of one, as far as the OS side of the equation…
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The most useful upgrade for my gaming rig wasn’t inside my PC
…These will allow you to sit comfortably even for long play sessions, creating a much more positive experience every time you game or use your PC. Tying into ergonomics can also be…
Microsoft's Copilot obsession backfired, and now it's frantically erasing it from Windows
…Microsoft was in such a position with Copilot, and has spent the better part of the last few years trying to make its AI assistant work with its user base. However, as…
The Steam Machine costs $1,049, but Xbox Mode already proved you don't need to spend a dime
…Since it's an SoC, both the graphics and the CPU are not user-upgradable, which throws the machine's positioning as a "PC" into question. However, if you were to overlook…
Nvidia's RTX Spark is a developer's dream, but AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ is what most people actually need for local AI
…Essentially, anything that can leverage all that high-speed and advanced technology within the SoC will see the RTX Spark platform utterly decimate the competition. But it feels a lot like the…
I tried Google's new Antigravity 2.0, and I'm sticking with Claude Code
…It was positioned as a development platform that combines the AI-powered coding experience with a new agent-first interface. While I do think the way Google described it was overselling it…
USB4 is quietly replacing Thunderbolt, and your next motherboard will prove it
…exclusive gold standard and its competitor, USB, as the messy, confusing alternative. Behind the scenes, USB4 has swallowed the Thunderbolt 3 specification whole and has been positioning itself as the open-source…
DaVinci Resolve 21 wants to replace Lightroom now, and it might just get me to switch — and pay for it
…that may make this the Lightroom competitor you've been waiting for. I took it for a spin, and I'm already feeling very positive about this new tool. Related RapidRAW is…
Proton got so good I keep forgetting which of my games were even built for Windows
…Again, the majority of these games are designed for Windows first, and somehow we're in a position where Windows is playing catch-up. That's how great Proton is. Of course…
I asked Claude Code, Codex, and Google Antigravity to build a polished frontend, and only one understood UX
…The search feature worked as expected, and that was a positive sign, but the rest of the interface lacked the refinement I was looking for. Even the generated web app icon felt…