A hot potato: It isn’t uncommon for Amazon to find itself embroiled in an antitrust investigation or even be fined by regulators and lawmakers across the globe. However, it is uncommon for tech giants to be fined an amount that actually has any meaningful impact on their bottom line — that’s why today’s news is…
Facepalm: One of the challenges facing any competitor to Steam is catching up with the massive feature set it has built up since 2003. Digital PC game stores like EA’s or Ubisoft’s were criticized for lack of functionality when they launched. Even Steam wasn’t immediately well-liked. The Epic Games Store is no exception, but most…
Uninstalling applications that you no longer need from your Windows 11 PC is a great way to keep things nice and tidy and clear up precious disk space. Uninstall programs from the Start Menu You can quickly uninstall an app from Windows 11’s Start menu. First, click the Windows icon in the taskbar to open…
Microsoft may not be designing phones any more, but the company has continued to develop services for both Android as well as Apple’s Macs. What looks like a Windows Defender preview for both Android has appeared in the Microsoft Store. Microsoft Defender Preview is listed on the Microsoft Store app, with Microsoft listed as the…
Dell Today, you can get an Alienware m15 R4 with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 for just $1,377 with the checkout code SMITEAW. That’s $153 off of the current sale price of $1,530 and way below the list price of $2,299.99. This laptop features an Intel “Comet Lake” eight core, sixteen thread Core i7-10870H processor…
IDG Interested in virtually a PC before doing it in real life? Today, you can build an endless number of virtual PCs thanks to Humble’s PC Building Simulator Bundle. The bundle features the base game for just one dollar. As this is a Humble Bundle, however, there are three tiers that open up a ton…
Mozilla Firefox users woke up to a rude surprise Thursday morning: The browser refused to load any tabs whatsoever, with each webpage returning an endlessly spinning “loading” circle instead. Gah. Fortunately, fixing the issue is easy. The issue apparently stemmed from a way Firefox handles HTTP3 web requests. “It appears that a recent update to…
Willis Lai / IDG RGB doesn’t come cheap. A single fan costs about $15, and if you get a three-pack, the cheapest you can go is about $10 per fan for a non-major brand. Outfitting a mid-tower ATX case can easily add another $60 to $100 to your bill, depending on what type of fan…
At a glanceExpert’s Rating ProsVery lightVery quiet(relatively) very fastConsSubpar RGBJust barely adequate audioSD card reader barely adequateOur VerdictThe XPG Xenia 15 KC breaks the laws of thin gaming laptops by actually being very quiet—and very powerful. Price When Reviewed1999 Best Prices Today $1,879.99 Free We’ve long wondered if it was simply impossible to have a…
Some of us dumped our expensive cable contracts years ago, instead opting to save money by streaming. The problem? The combined cost of all those streaming services today is probably more expensive than cable ever was. There are still ways to save though, and without sacrificing content. For instance, this one-year subscription to The Smartest…