Tag: computing

Apple reveals the most popular free iPhone apps of 2025 — and there’s a surprise runner-up to ChatGPT

Apple has already crowned the 2025 App Store Winners – a relatively short list of 17 apps and games with spotlights across each of its platforms (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Vision Pro included). But today, the Cupertino-based tech giant is also sharing a bit of the…

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Microsoft finally realizes the threat SteamOS poses — but its promises to fix Windows 11 for PC gaming are too little, too late

I’ve been a PC gamer for over 30 years, and during that time, Microsoft’s operating systems (first MS-DOS, then various shades of Windows) have essentially been the default choice when building or buying a PC for gaming. Because of Windows’ ‘popularity’ on PC, compared to alternatives like Linux, any game…

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Google Photos takes on CapCut with 5 handy new video-editing tools, including a time-saving template feature

Google Photos has unveiled a slew of upgrades for its video-editing software, drawing inspiration from the likes of CapCut You can now select from a range of video templates to create a hassle-free short-form video, and there’s even the option to add music and text Google has also announce that…

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Think AI actions in Windows 11 are pointless? Microsoft is letting you banish them from the right-click menu

Windows 11 has a new preview build It fully removes AI actions if you’ve disabled them all in File Explorer This means there will no longer be an empty folder in the right-click menu for AI actions that have been turned off Windows 11 just got a change for the…

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The ‘world’s first’ 1,000Hz dual-mode gaming monitors are coming — but they sound completely unnecessary

Philips and AOC have unveiled new 1,000Hz gaming monitors They claim they’re the ‘world’s first’ 1,000Hz gaming monitors, despite AntGamer’s upcoming monitor slated for 2026 Both will utilize the same panel with a dual-mode feature With CES 2026 on the horizon, we can expect several new PC hardware products to…

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This top-rated budget gaming laptop with an RTX 5050 just dropped to $579 at Walmart

Walmart has proved once again that it’s the bringer of the best budget gaming laptops. You can get this Acer Nitro V with an RTX 5050 for $579 (was $929). The Acer Nitro V has been our best budget gaming laptop for multiple years in a row. Our last review…

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