Why Zip drives dominated the 90s, then vanished almost overnight
João Carrasqueira Apr 18, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT João has been covering the tech world for over 7 years, with a heavy focus on laptops and the Windows ecosystem. I also…
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iPhone 17e review: The iPhone for your parents gets better
…This means that Apple's sprawling ecosystem of magnetic iPhone accessories is now compatible with the iPhone 17e, including cases, PopSockets, and various wallet accessories, which is great. Another notable update is…
Android Auto kept disconnecting until I changed one hidden setting
…Patrick has also interviewed dozens of tech industry executives and covered GDC, E3, Gamescom, WWDC, Apple keynotes, Samsung Unpacked events and more. Patrick has a BA in journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University…
Valve's Steam Machine delay forced me to DIY, and honestly it's better this way
João Carrasqueira Mar 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT João has been covering the tech world for over 7 years, with a heavy focus on laptops and the Windows ecosystem. I also…
Most gamers should logically buy an AMD GPU — here's why they keep buying Nvidia anyway
…a reason to come back NVIDIA's ecosystem became about much more than silicon, years ago. It's the default choice for most gamers Whatever your opinions about Nvidia, you can't…
I tested every Linux desktop and realized fragmentation isn't a problem anymore
João Carrasqueira May 11, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT João has been covering the tech world for over 7 years, with a heavy focus on laptops and the Windows ecosystem. I also…
Your 8GB GPU isn't as doomed as everyone says, and Nvidia just proved it
…Smaller texture data means smaller game installs, smaller patches, and less bandwidth spent on updates, which are things that matter for everyone regardless of what GPU they're running. Nvidia also built…
The year of the Linux desktop already happened, just not on desktops
João Carrasqueira May 10, 2026, 2:31 PM EDT João has been covering the tech world for over 7 years, with a heavy focus on laptops and the Windows ecosystem. I also…
RapidRAW is the free, open-source Lightroom alternative I've been waiting for
João Carrasqueira Apr 10, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT João has been covering the tech world for over 7 years, with a heavy focus on laptops and the Windows ecosystem. I also…
Linux gamers didn't do anything wrong, but they might pay for Windows piracy anyway
…When you run a Windows game on Linux through Proton, the game's DRM still executes. If Denuvo ships an update that relies on Windows kernel features for hypervisor detection, those checks…