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Tested: Minecraft showcases the beauty of ray tracing— and Nvidia's DLSS 2.0

Ray-traced Minecraft is a glorious feast for your eyes, and a grueling test for your graphics card.

Why Microsoft needs an Xbox gaming laptop

Xbox isn’t just for consoles anymore, and a dedicated gaming laptop would let Microsoft flex its PC gaming muscles.

Your old Android phone isn't dead yet: 7 ways to make it run faster and last longer

Freshen it up with a good reboot, an OS update, battery-boosting tricks and more.

SOFTWARE WORTH PAYING FOR: 10 PROGRAMS YOU WON'T REGRET BUYING

SURE, YOU CAN STOCK YOUR PC WITH SOME EXCELLENT FREEBIES, BUT THIS SOFTWARE IS WORTH PAYING FOR.

Microsoft launches Surface Book 3 and Surface Go 2, a new Surface Dock and Surface Headphones 2

Microsoft’s spring launch features updates of familiar Surface hardware.

OnePlus 8 Pro: A great phone that's no longer a great value

OnePlus used to give you a lot for the money. Now it just gives you a lot.

Fallout 76: The free Wastelanders expansion deserves a second trip into West Virginia

Hell, if you like Fallout 3 and New Vegas, Wastelanders is potentially a better follow-up than Fallout 4.

1080p vs 4K: Which is better for your work-from-home setup?

You can get more done with more screen space across multiple monitors, rather than a single high-resolution display.

Google's Stadia is finally ‘free' now, but the game-streaming service still comes with caveats

The quotation marks are doing a lot of heavy lifting in that headline.

Samsung's low-cost Galaxy A-Series phones aim to reverse U.S. smartphone slump

Premium features for pennies on the dollar.

Lenovo Yoga C940 15: Doing what the MacBook Pro doesn't

This Yoga is a slick 2-in-1 with a graphics punch.

SHOULD YOU WAIT FOR AMD RYZEN 4000 OR INTEL COMET LAKE H LAPTOPS, OR GET AN OLDER MODEL FOR CHEAP?

SOME PEOPLE SHOULD WAIT. OTHERS HAVE A CHANCE TO SNAG A PRETTY GREAT BARGAIN.

Gigabyte Aero 17: A gorgeous 4K laptop that finally makes sense

Power users looking to ditch tiny laptop screens.

Asus ROG Zephyrus G14: Ryzen 4000 makes this thin, light laptop a winner

Its performance and battery life defy your expectations.

Crucial X8 Portable SSD: Affordable for mainstream users

If you’re downloading huge files, look elsewhere.

Killed by Apple: Dark Sky isn't alone in Android app graveyard

Dark Sky isn’t the first Android app culled by Apple.

Google's Stadia is finally ‘free' now, but the game-streaming service still comes with caveats

The quotation marks are doing a lot of heavy lifting in that headline.

Razer Viper Mini: At 61 grams, this is one of the lightest gaming mice ever made

It’s perfect for people with small hands and for children getting their first gaming mouse. Just be wary of the budget sensor.

How to use your Android phone as a webcam for video conferencing and virtual meetings

Keep the tape on your laptop’s camera.

Chrome OS's new tablet mode is more like Android (and the iPad)

Navigate your tablet like it’s a phone.

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra: Too much more for most

The influencer phone.

TCL bursts onto the Android scene with folding and rollable screens you'll flip over

But don’t expect to buy one anytime soon.

Microsoft begins blocking ‘unwanted applications' like adware, using Edge

The new anti-PUA feature must be manually toggled on, however.

If you're having graphics card problems, try a clean driver install

Many graphics card problems can be fixed by performing a clean install of your GPU drivers.

Samsung Galaxy S20: 10 tips and tricks that will make your new phone even better

Get the most out of your new phone.

This insightful Intel video explains how CPUs are made, in words you can actually understand

From the concept stages all the way to store shelves.

LG V60 ThinQ 5G with Dual Screen: An awfully long name for a phone short on innovation

For better or worse, LG has a formula, and it’s sticking to it.

HOW INTEL IS CHANGING THE FUTURE OF POWER SUPPLIES WITH ITS ATX12VO SPEC

A MAJOR CHANGE WILL REJIGGER THE BALANCE OF POWER IN PC POWER SUPPLIES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS.

BIG-SCREEN PHONES ARE BECOMING A PROBLEM (& FOLDABLE DISPLAYS AREN'T THE SOLUTION)

IT’S NOT JUST THE GALAXY S20 ULTRA.

AMD talks PC GPU ray tracing as it looks to the future of Ryzen and Radeon

At long last, its next-generation RDNA 2 graphics architecture will include hardware ray tracing.