There’s a purely primal pleasure in stacking things up and then watching them fall down: witness how it’s one of the earliest activities children learn to play by themselves. And however much…
A brief history of pi
Everybody knows the value of pi is 3.14…er, something, but how many people know where the ratio came from? Actually, the ratio came from nature—it’s the ratio between the circumference of a…
Best laptops 2024: Premium, budget, gaming, 2-in-1s, and more
Picking up a brand new laptop can be a stressful experience. How much storage will I need? Which GPU is the best for my budget? The sight of the alphabet soup model…
Cyberpunk classic Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is free on Epic right now
If you’ve been itching to try out the 2016 cyberpunk/stealth game, , today’s your lucky day: Epic is offering it for free to help kick off its Spring Sale. Deus Ex: Mankind…
Best VPNs for Android 2024: Our picks for phones and tablets
Over the past few years we’ve tested a good number of VPN services for the PC and compiled them into a list of our best VPN picks. But we’ve also done extensive…
This free Windows app makes me actually use my standing desk
It’s been over ten years since I found out that my spinal vertebrae are smashing together like an anatomical ten-car pileup. Since then I’ve used standing desks to try to limit the…
Intel’s new Core i9-14900KS shatters CPU clock speed records
Intel continued its climb up the clock-speed ladder by launching the Core i9-14900KS, a “special edition” desktop chip that offers the very fastest clock speed of any current PC processor, at 6.2GHz….
Not dead yet: Windows 10 gets a handy new sharing feature
Microsoft may not plan on releasing any huge new feature updates for Windows 10, but that doesn’t mean it won’t necessarily receive new features from time to time. Among other things, Microsoft…
Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD is Officially Up for Preorder, Out June 27
Who needs to wait until October to play some spooky games? Nintendo is ready to start up spooky season early in the summer, as Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD officially has a release…
Some Dragon’s Dogma 2 Players Are Logging Tens of Hours in Its Pre-Launch Character Creator
Dragon’s Dogma 2 doesn’t come until until March 22, but already some players have logged tens of hours in it via the already released character creator. While countless fans have already shared…