Tag: computing

Alienware 16 Area-51 review: A fully retooled gaming mothership

Alienware is at its best when it makes no-holds-barred gaming machines that are big on style and performance. By reviving an iconic nameplate and combining it with an all-new design packing some seriously intergalactic vibes, the Alienware 16 Area-51 laptop is just that. Sure, it’s so big and heavy that…

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RTX 5000 gaming PCs are tumbling in price – here’s where you can save up to $1,000

Walmart is a name that doesn’t automatically spring to mind when thinking about gaming PC deals, but the retailer’s current crop might just be the best I’ve seen this year so far. Three Acer machines in particular have huge discounts today – starting with this RTX 5060-equipped Nitro 60 for…

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Windows 11 could get a change to help banish Edge and Bing – but don’t get your hopes up too high

Microsoft could make the Windows 11 taskbar search box fire up your default browser and search engine, rather than Edge and Bing This is based on clues in an early test version of its Edge browser The EEA region already has the benefit of this change, so the hope is…

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AMD’s next-gen ‘Redstone’ AI upscaling tech looks imminent – and a big clue has been spotted in the latest drivers

AMD’s FSR ‘Redstone’ update could be here soon, with a new driver discovery referencing AFMF 3 AFMF 3, a driver-level frame generation tool, could be included in the Redstone package Redstone could finally see FSR 4 backported to older RDNA 3 GPUs AMD is going for gold this generation with…

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After years away from my guitar, this app has made learning songs easier than I ever thought possible

After a long lapse, I’m finally getting back into playing guitar. I’m sure many amateur players have lived a similar story – whether it’s a lack of time or one too many broken strings, it’s easy to set your six-string down and go weeks, months, or even years without picking…

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Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, September 28 (game #1343)

Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Saturday,…

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