I'm the last person to defend Windows. There's no doubt in my mind that it's a bloated, slow, and unreliable mess of an operating system. The only thing I use Windows for anymore is as a dedicated gaming PC that…
Ubuntu works reasonably well out of the box, but a fresh installation still leaves plenty of room for improvement. A few tweaks, some essential software, and a handful of lesser-known settings can help you get a more comfortable, productive, and…
Q3 PC shipments fell 21%, says Counterpoint Research, and a further 27% drop is expected in Q4. Q3 shipments fell to 57 million units versus 72.2 million units in Q3 2025. Lenovo fell 23%, HP 31%, Dell 25%, Apple 11% and ASUs 7%. Lenovo maintained its market leadership with shipments of 15 million units and…
IDC research manager Jitesh Ubrani described the PC side of that calendar in blunt terms. He said “We’re not seeing any relief to the memory shortage situation before the end of 2027, which means prices will continue to rise and PC…
CEO Sanjay Mehrotra says high bandwidth memory is sold out through 2026, with Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron reportedly booking all of 2027's DRAM and HBM output between them already. Every high bandwidth memory chip Micron will make in 2026 already has…
Matching the $800 console will be costly with new parts, but you can save if you buy used. When the Xbox Series X launched in November 2020 at what today sounds like a bargain price of $499.99, claims made the rounds online that…
Xbox Series S is currently on sale for an actually reasonable £299.99 in the UK right now. This will be the cheapest way to upgrade for GTA6 (if you can grab one)! If you are still gaming on older hardware and looking…
The other day, while I was aimlessly walking through the PC section of an electronics store, I did a double-take at the price tags. "Wait, wasn't this model cheaper before?" It wasn't my imagination. When you line up the figures…
PUBLISHED: 26 Oct 2026 at 11:51 Microsoft says Windows 11 runs up to 20% faster after improvements to its memory management system reduced background RAM usage and allowed lower-spec PCs with just 8GB of RAM or older HDDs to operate much more smoothly. The optimization covers…
Apple is charging more for some of its most popular devices. The company has increased prices across several products, including Macs, iPads, Apple TV, HomePod, Mac Studio, and Vision Pro, citing soaring memory costs. In a Wall Street Journal interview,…
DDR generations, speeds, timings, and capacity planning.
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