The_burtons/Getty Images Instead of tossing that dusty old laptop into a drawer, consider this — it can be your next favorite way to play games. If it turns on and runs Windows, that’s really all you need to turn it into a dedicated retro gaming machine. No coding, no expensive mods, just free software and …
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Image: MSI Some laptops are made to get you through the day, while other laptops are made to save the day! I’m talking about trusty sidekicks that are powerful enough to handle your work tasks and let you relax with some games when you’re off the clock. It’s hard to find such laptops that aren’t …
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Image: Beelink For so many years of using both a laptop and a desktop PC, I’d always looked down on mini PCs. They seemed too small and weak to provide the home office performance I needed. But one day I decided to try one out… and quickly changed my stance. Today’s mini PCs are actually …
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A PC gamer I know once said this about RGB lighting: “Once you’re in, you never get out,” as if going down that path initiates you into a mysterious, inescapable cult. That might be a tad of an overstatement but having been fully initiated into RGB when I built a gaming rig recently, I can …
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Key Takeaways Windows 10’s Deadline Is Looming: Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 in October 2025, potentially leaving over 200M devices without updates or security patches. Linux as a Viable Successor: Modern Linux distributions like Mint and Pop!_OS offer a user-friendly, efficient alternative that works well on older hardware left behind by Windows 11’s …
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May 8, 2025 6:02 PM Image Credit: VentureBeat via DALLE/ChatGPT Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The Trump administration walked back an Executive Order from former President Joe Biden that created rules around the development and deployment of AI. Since then, the …
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May 8, 2025 5:07 PM Credit: VentureBeat made with Midjourney Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More OpenAI today announced on its developer-focused account on the social network X that third-party software developers outside the company can now access reinforcement fine-tuning (RFT) for …
May 8, 2025 4:57 PM VentureBeat/Ideogram Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Clinician and patient satisfaction (or lack thereof) is a significant issue in healthcare — patients because they can struggle to get access to care, clinicians because they simply have too …
May 8, 2025 4:20 PM IGDA’s new board members. Image Credit: IGDA International Game Developers Association (IGDA) welcomes three new directors to its board: Tiziano Giardini, Jennifer Estaris, and Pedro Zambon. They replace several directors who are cycling off the board. Tiziano Giardini is a games ecosystem strategist and builder committed to empowering developers and growing the …
For years, Nvidia was the safe bet. You paid more for the green team, but you also got more. Better drivers, fewer headaches, smoother gameplay. That reputation is starting to slip, and lately, it feels like Nvidia is less interested in fixing the problems that made its latest GPU launch one of the worst in …
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