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Sega, still doing what Nintendon’t, announces a tiny Sega CD retro console
Announcement is Japan-only for now, console is coming in October.
Have an old iPad lying around? You might be able to make it run Linux soon
Devs say they have Linux booting on devices using Apple A7- and A8-based chips.
Microsoft makes next-gen Surface Laptop Go 2 official, starting at $600
You'll need to spend another $100 to upgrade to a more usable 8GB of RAM.
Broadcom plans a “rapid transition” to subscription revenue for VMware
Subscription software is continually updated—but also continually paid for.
Updated Surface Laptop Go leaks in retailer ad, promises big GPU performance boost
Laptop's new CPU would be a good upgrade, though most of it stays the same.
AMD clarifies power usage limits of its next-gen AM5 CPUs (and why that’s important)
AM5 socket's peak and sustained power limits have big performance implications.
Broadcom will pay $61 billion to become the latest company to acquire VMware
Broadcom has spent billions buying up software companies in recent years.
Microsoft Dev Box will virtualize your Windows development PC in a browser window
Windows 365-powered VMs support variable hardware and software configs.
Third-party widgets are coming to Windows 11, which might actually make them useful
Devs will get a chance to save one of Windows 11's most-ignorable features.
Microsoft announces a brand-new Arm-powered desktop PC and Arm-native dev tools
Snapdragon-powered "Project Volterra" will focus on AI and machine learning.
AMD’s Ryzen 7000 CPUs will be faster than 5 GHz, require DDR5 RAM, support PCIe 5.0
Integrated RDNA2-based Radeon GPUs will also become a standard feature.
Modular, DIY-friendly Framework Laptop gets updated with 12th-gen Intel CPUs
Laptop also gets structural upgrades and an optional 2.5Gbps LAN module.
Microsoft previews a new, totally redesigned Outlook for Windows app
App is missing lots of features for now, closely mirrors Outlook web client.
Testing shows AMD’s FSR 2.0 can even help lowly Intel integrated GPUs
FSR 2.0 can make
Deathloop
just about playable on a two-year-old laptop GPU.
Next-gen Nvidia RTX 4000-series GPUs are reportedly coming in the next few months
Leaks are claiming big jumps in performance for the next-gen Lovelace GPUs.
A comprehensive overview of Windows 11 22H2, the OS’s first big yearly update
A look at the most significant features coming to the OS later this year.
Lego’s latest millennial nostalgia-bait is a 1,508-piece transformable Optimus Prime
New set releases for $170 on June 1, comes with the accessories you'd expect.
Nvidia takes first step toward open source Linux GPU drivers
Both Intel and AMD have maintained mostly open source Linux drivers for years.
Intel squeezes desktop Alder Lake CPUs into laptops with Core HX-series chips
New chips will be faster and hotter than the current H-series processors.
Windows 11’s Sound Recorder is bringing back features that were removed years ago
Another new app with an old name, it replaces the current Voice Recorder app.
