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Think passkeys protect you from hacking and malware? Think again (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: passkeys, google password manager, windows pcs

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Can Microsoft Really Make Windows 11 Suck Less on Weak PCs? (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: microsoft, windows 11, ram

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Dell founder shows how a $100 billion empire started 42 years ago — CEO says ‘This one page changed my life’ (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-01 | by Jowi Morales | tags: dell technologies, ibm pcs, university of texas

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Ambitious gamer turns fanless Subway menu PCs into gaming rigs — passive Intel Core i3 units manage just 15 fps in GTA V and 25 fps in Minecraft (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Mark Tyson | tags: subway mini pcs, intel skylake, advantech ds-081

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Maingear’s Fishbowl PCs Are a Cable-Free Stage for Your Components (and Labubus) (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: maingear, fishbowl pcs, labubus

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Dell XPS 13 (2026) Review: Truly the MacBook Neo of PCs (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: dell, xps 13, macbook

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Microsoft brings original Xbox backward compatibility to Windows PCs (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: xbox, microsoft, backward compatibility

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PlayStation 3 emulator adds support for ATI Radeon HD 2000, 3000, and 4000 series graphics cards on Linux — 20-year-old HD 2600 crumbles, can only run Portal at 13 fps in 273p (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-22 | by Mark Tyson | tags: rpcs3, ati radeon hd 2000, linux

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FDA approves new kind of cholesterol pill (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: lipfendra, pcsk9 inhibitors, hefh

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The PS3 emulator that shouldn't exist can now play 75% of the console's game library (techspot.com)

2026-07-16 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: rpcs3, playstation 3, sony

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75% of all PS3 games reportedly now run on PC via open-source emulator RPCS3 — announcement comes weeks after Sony's plan to shutter the PlayStation Store for PS3 and PS Vita by 2027 (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-16 | by Jowi Morales | tags: rpcs3, playstation 3, sony

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Sony’s next-gen PlayStation will go ‘beyond the living room’ (theverge.com)

2026-06-29 | by Jay Peters | get PlayStation 5 Console → | tags: playstation, sony, next-generation

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Steamroller becomes first prebuilt gaming PC to ship with SteamOS — Ryzen 9600X, Radeon RX 7600, 16GB DDR5 RAM system available for preorder at $1,299 (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-29 | by Kunal Khullar | get SteamOS Gaming PC → | tags: steamroller, steamos, amd ryzen 9600x

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SteamOS comes to a regular gaming desktop with Meta PCs' Steamroller (techspot.com)

2026-06-29 | get Steam Deck Protective Case → | tags: steamos, meta pcs, amd ryzen 5 9600x

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MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ Review: The Best Handheld PC, but You’ll Have to Pay for It (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-24 | get MSI Claw 8 EX AI Gaming Laptop → | tags: msi, claw 8 ex, handheld pc

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Microsoft is selling new 8GB Surface laptops that don't qualify as Copilot+ PCs (techspot.com)

2026-06-23 | by Kishalaya Kundu | get Microsoft Surface Laptop 8 → | tags: surface pro, surface laptop, snapdragon x2

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Best Prime Day Gaming PC Deals 2026 — deals from Amazon, Best Buy, Newegg, Dell, Lenovo, and others (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-23 | by Stewart Bendle | get Gaming PC Building Kit → | tags: prime day, gaming pcs, amd ryzen 7

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A Fable deep dive video shows off the RPG's compelling life sim system (engadget.com)

2026-06-10 | by Kris Holt | get The Sims 4 → | tags: affect, characters, fable

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Two Years After Copilot+, Nvidia Is Shoving AI Into PCs Again (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-03 | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 Series → | tags: nvidia, copilot+, jensen huang

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Nvidia’s RTX Spark Laptops Are the Kick in the Ass Gaming PCs Needed (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-03 | get Nvidia GeForce RTX Laptop → | tags: nvidia, rtx, gaming pcs

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thunderbolt-ibverbs: We have InfiniBand at home (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-02 | get Thunderbolt to InfiniBand Adapter → | tags: infiniband, thunderbolt, usb4

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NVIDIA’s new chip takes the fight to Apple and Qualcomm (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-01 | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Series → | tags: nvidia, rtx spark, ai superchip

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Windows Secure Boot certificates set to expire in June – here's what it means for your PC (techspot.com)

2026-05-26 | get Secure Boot Certificate Manager → | tags: windows, secure boot, microsoft

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Use Tiny11 to Rescue a Computer Running Windows 10 (wired.com)

2026-05-25 | by David Nield | get Tiny11 Bootable USB → | tags: windows 10, tiny11, microsoft

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This Android gaming app might kill handheld PCs (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-23 | get Steam Deck Protective Case → | tags: gamenative, steam, android

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Get RTX power for less at Lenovo’s epic Memorial Day gaming sale — save big on Legion gaming PCs and laptops (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-22 | get Lenovo Legion Gaming Laptop → | tags: lenovo, legion, gaming pcs

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Kansas City Public Schools to replace 30,000 Windows PCs and Chromebooks with Apple devices (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-20 | by Marcus Mendes | get Apple MacBook Air → | tags: apple, macbook neo, kansas city public schools

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Dell’s Massive XPS Price Hikes Spell the Doom of Cheap PCs (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-18 | get Dell XPS Laptop → | tags: dell, xps, laptops

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PlayStation3 Emulator Devs Politely Ask Contributors to Stop Submitting 'AI Slop' Pull Requests (slashdot.org)

2026-05-11 | by Posted | get RetroPie PlayStation 3 Emulator Kit → | tags: rpcs3, playstation 3, github

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Windows rivals to MacBook Neo are arriving - but can you handle their shortcomings? (zdnet.com)

2026-05-08 | by Kyle Kucharski | get Dell XPS 13 Laptop → | tags: macbook neo, windows pcs, google chromebook