Tag: computing
Microsoft charging for Windows 10 updates is a necessary evil – but will it get people to upgrade?
Microsoft has announced that from October 14, 2025, it will no longer support Windows 10 – and if you wish to continue to use the operating system, you’ll have to pay for security updates. While the idea of paying to update Windows 10 is concerning a lot of people, sadly…
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Instagram and Facebook users will soon no longer be able to chat in new update
Three years after it first launched, Meta has decided to disable Facebook’s and Instagram’s cross-messaging feature. The company introduced cross-app chats back in 2020, letting users from the two platforms talk to each other with ease. There were even plans to extend the interoperability with CEO Mark Zuckerberg saying at…
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Thinking of buying a new GPU? It might be a good idea to move fast as demand for graphics cards is spiking
Sales of graphics cards are showing signs of recovering from a prolonged slump, and desktop models in particular are shifting from the shelves a good deal faster. The fresh GPU sales data comes from analyst firm Jon Peddie Research (JPR), showing that for Q3 2023, the overall shipments of graphics…
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Every Christmas I see these ‘laptop deals’ pop up on Amazon – please don’t buy them, these deals are much better
Are you in search of a new laptop for your loved ones this holiday season? As Christmas approaches, there will be numerous holiday laptop deals available, which makes it challenging to navigate through all the sales and find the right device. While some of the best laptop deals will feature…
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Nvidia hits major RTX GPU milestone with 500 games (and apps) now supporting DLSS or ray tracing
Nvidia is celebrating a major milestone with its RTX technology, announcing that 500 games and apps now incorporate RTX support in one form or another. Those are games and applications running ray tracing or DLSS (or both), making use of the dedicated cores on RTX graphics cards. As Nvidia reminds…
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Windows 11 23H2 reportedly has a nasty bug slowing down PC games – but there’s a fix
Windows 11 is having serious issues with PC games due to the latest 23H2 update, according to a cluster of recent reports. Neowin flagged up the performance hitches purportedly caused by the annual upgrade for Windows 11, which seemingly affects PCs with AMD processors in the main. Redditor BNSoul describes…
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