You probably know all about Apple's big deal gadgets, but as it turns 50, you mightn't recollect some of the industry's most ...

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Winlator v11.0 arrives with Wine 10.10 and updated drivers, bringing improved PC game emulation to Snapdragon 8 Elite and ...

The “Google app for desktop” first arrived on Windows in a beta form last September. It was pretty rough at first, and Google ...

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A developer distilled Claude Opus 4.6's reasoning into a local Qwen model anyone can run. The result is Qwopus—and it's ...

Microsoft has rebranded its ‘Xbox Fullscreen Experience’ to ‘Xbox mode’ for Windows, offering a streamlined console-style interface for all devices. PCWorld reports this change reflects Microsoft’s ...

If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the many VPNs for PCs that are now available, you’re not alone. At times, it can be hard to separate the marketing hype from reality. For example, many VPNs claim to ...

PCWorld breaks down optimal SSD storage capacities for different users, from basic 256GB drives to 1TB+ for gamers and content creators. Proper SSD sizing matters because insufficient storage causes ...

Meta’s recently acquired AI startup Manus has launched a desktop app for Mac and Windows. It brings an agentic tool called My Computer, where you can type what you want and have it carry out tasks ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...