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WordPad is gone from Windows 11. Here's how to bring it back

With the arrival of Windows 11 version 24H2, WordPad is officially gone. Want to keep using it? You're in luck.

Tested: Intel's Lunar Lake chip wants you to forget Qualcomm laptops exist

Great battery life, mediocre performance, surprisingly decent gaming: That is how Intel's Lunar Lake chip stacks up.

20 insanely useful Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts I use every day

After so many years, I'm still discovering new keyboard shortcuts.

WHAT THE HECK IS AN NPU, ANYWAY? HERE'S AN EXPLAINER ON AI CHIPS

ALL PCS WILL SOON HAVE NEURAL PROCESSING UNITS. HERE'S WHAT THAT MEANS FOR YOU IN SIMPLE TERMS.

Microsoft reveals Windows 11's AI roadmap: smart search, upscaling, and more

Super Resolution in Photos and Paint's Generative Fill look like early wins for Windows. Click to Do? Bah, humbug.

Windows 11's big 2024 Update: How and when you'll get it

Beginning right now...but also rolling out over the coming weeks.

How Google Chrome is declaring war against ad blockers

Ghostery's CEO and director of engineering break down the new Manifest V3 changes, and why they're bad news for anyone who wants to block ads.

The World Wide Web Foundation is closing its doors

The WWWF tirelessly worked toward a safer, more open, and more trustworthy web.

Hands-on: Kensington's first Thunderbolt 5 dock is built for the future

Thunderbolt 5 is here...but you'll need more than just this well-built Kensington dock to take advantage of it.

Hackers know your social security number. Here's how to stay safe

Thanks to a multitude of data leaks, your most sensitive information is now easily accessible to the world.

7 laptop habits that coax the most out of your battery

Don't send your laptop into an early grave.

Private Internet Access: A low-price, high-value VPN for everyone

This veteran VPN shows it can still hang with the best.

THE RACE FOR ADVANCED ENCRYPTION

Strong encryption hasn't always been freely available to the public. Nate Drake tells the story of how the first Data Encryption Standard transformed the cryptography landscape

Rip the perfect media file

MEDIA FILES COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES, and things are further complicated by the fact that video (and audio) files are constructed using codecs, which are required to decode and encode the various streams.

US wants Nvidia & Apple to use Intel's foundries

THE US GOVERNMENT has been busy over the past year or two handing out large subsidies and grants to help boost local silicon manufacturing efforts. Intel was once the undisputed leader in the race for ever smaller and faster fabrication nodes, but after major stumbles in the transition from 14nm-class to 10nm-class technologies, TSMC passed it by.

The Eagle has landed

Intel's Lunar Lake arrives on the mobile market

Find files and apps quickly

THE WINDOWS SEARCH TOOL—accessible from the Taskbar—is OK as it goes, but there’s plenty of room for improvement.

WHAT IS ZTNA?

Nate Drake explores the concept of ZTNA and the obstacles businesses face with its adoption

RYZEN 9000 UNLEASHED

Zak Storey puts AMD's latest chips and motherboards to the test

THE ART OF ETHICAL AI

Is the advent of AI a force for good, or a ticking time bomb?

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

AMD's top Zen 5 CPU looks very similar to its predecessor on paper

Gigabyte F027Q2

Speed is of the essence with this OLED screen

AndaSeat Kaiser 4 XL

A chair as big and as comfortable as they come

Acer Nitro 14

AMD puts on a good show, but it still lacks punch

Elgato Facecam Neo

Always sees us in the best light but lacks focus: 8/10 boyfriend, er, camera

Elgato Wave Neo

The Kanye West of mics: Easy to get into, but a little weird

Frostpunk 2

Endure a blizzard of tough choices and lasting consequences in the survival city builder sequel

Google Gemini vs. ChatGPT

Which LLM currently holds the crown?

Razer BlackWidow V4 75%

Solid and compact, with hot-swappable switches

Razer Wolverine V3 Pro

Razer's pro controller is even better than Microsoft's