Although ray tracing can add visual realism to top-tier games, it can also maul the performance of otherwise top-tier PCs. It’s been a hurdle for years now, but we’re now one step…
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Fortnite is coming to Snapdragon PCs: ‘We’re all in on PC gaming’
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips have helped lead the market for laptops with epically long battery life, but they’ve had a key weakness: games. To help address this, Qualcomm said Thursday that it will…
Nearly 45% of Steam users still on Windows 10 despite looming deadline
According to Steam’s hardware and software survey for January 2025, more than 44 percent of the gaming platform’s users still use Windows 10 while 55 percent use Windows 11, reports PC Guide….
This new Windows feature offers gaming advice while you play
If you’ve ever become “stuck” in a game, the new Microsoft Edge Game Assist for Windows offers a pretty convenient way to help yourself out: Simply look up a hint while playing….
A modder got Windows 95 running on a Nintendo 3DS… very slowly
It’s amazing what you can do with old tech, especially if you combine it with even older software. Take the Nintendo 3DS, for example. Originally released in 2011 with a 268MHz processor,…
Windows 11’s 2024 update finally kills this once-promising feature
The big Windows 11 24H2 update has brought all kinds of interesting and useful new features, but it has also removed several apps and features that Microsoft no longer wants to support…
How to prevent Windows Defender from ruining your gaming performance
Microsoft Windows Defender is the default security feature on every Windows 11 PC. It’s one of the OS’s most useful features because it works continuously in the background to detect and prevent…