You may have one of the best gaming CPUs, and you may have been lucky enough to score one of the best graphics cards, but hardware is only half the battle with your gaming PC. To take your gaming PC to the next level, you need to pair all of that powerful hardware with equally powerful software.

The absolutely beloved Nintendo 64 has tons of games to explore, from thrilling spy shooters to one of the best platformers in history. The impact of Nintendo’s revolutionary console is impossible to ignore.

Half-Life 2 is an excellent game, even by today's standards. Sure, the graphics may not still have the same impact as they had back in 2004, but they still look great and hold up 21 years later. Well, if you've been hankering for an excuse to replay this golden oldie, you're getting a free demo for the RTX revamp mod for Half-Life 2, and it's coming very soon.

When someone rings my doorbell, it's always at an inopportune moment. Whether I'm in the middle of an important part in a game or in the shower, I have to drop everything to see who it is. Fortunately, it seems I'm not the only one with unfortunate doorbell timing, as someone has created their own digital doorbell greeter that grills anyone who's at the door so you don't have to.

Microsoft really wants to get rid of the Control Panel. It's taking its sweet time, but bit by bit, it's taking the classic all-in-one customization app and moving its settings over to, well...Settings. If you're a fan of the Control Panel, I have some bad news; it seems that the mouse properties setting is making the migration over to the newer Settings window.

Single-Board Computers like the Raspberry Pi may not have the same performance as your behemoth of a gaming PC, but their small form-factor and low power consumption make them perfect for less demanding projects. Heck, you can even build a standalone NAS with your Raspberry Pi – one that can be accessed remotely thanks to its LTE module. If that sounds intriguing, then read on! Here’s a step-by-step guide on how you can put together a remote OpenMediaVault NAS with your Raspberry Pi.

iPhone and Android users will be able to exchange end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) RCS messages in the near future thanks to newly updated RCS specifications. The GSM Association announced that the latest RCS standard includes E2EE based on the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol, enabling interoperable encryption between different platform providers for the first time.The GSM Association said it had started working to enable E2EE on messages sent between Android and iPhone in September last year. E2EE is a privacy and security feature that prevents third parties, such as messaging providers or cell carriers, from viewing the content of your texts. The GSMA says the new RCS standard was developed in collaboration with “mobile operators, device manufacturers, and technology providers,” including Apple.“End-to-end encryption is a powerful privacy and security technology that iMessage has supported since the beginning, and now we are pleased to have helped lead a cross industry effort to bring end-to-end encryption to the RCS Universal Profile published by the GSMA,” said Apple spokesperson Shane Bauer. “We will add support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messages to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS in future software updates.”Apple introduced RCS support to iPhones as part of an iOS 18 update in September. While Apple’s proprietary iMessage system already supported E2EE, this wasn’t extended to RCS messaging because the previous RCS standard didn’t provide cross-platform support. Google Messages also enabled E2EE by default for RCS texts, but only conversations between Google Messages users were E2EE, and not those exchanged with iMessage users or users of other RCS clients on Android.“We’ve always been committed to providing a secure messaging experience, and Google Messages users have had end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) RCS messaging for years,” Google spokesperson Ed Fernandez told The Verge. “We’re excited to have this updated specification from GSMA and work as quickly as possible with the mobile ecosystem to implement and extend this important user protection to cross-platform RCS messaging.”Update, March 14th: Added statement from Google.

You can pretty much do everything you need to do on a monitor, but it's hard to match the experience of watching your favorite movies and shows on a giant TV screen. For a while, older TVs couldn't really match the performance of a monitor, but that isn't really the case anymore, with new TVs offering plenty of performance while also offering larger sizes to choose from.

Apple's 11th generation iPad refresh gets the new A16 chipset -- same as the one on the iPhone 16 -- while retaining the same design as last year's iPad. This makes it the most powerful entry-level iPad to date and puts it on the list of the best iPads you can buy. With an aluminum chassis available in multiple colors, a large 10.9-inch display, and a feature-rich UI thanks to iPadOS 18, the 2025 iPad is a strong contender for a solid tablet that students and working professionals can use for both work and entertainment needs. If you've made up your mind on buying one as well, ensure you protect it with a case.

Password management is one of the most important things about spending time on the internet, no matter how much or how little. Our entire lives are essentially locked behind passwords, and the security of our data is dependent on not just their strength, but how you store them as well.

It's no secret that at any given time, companies like AMD and Nvidia are working on multiple generations of GPUs, not just what we think of as the next in line for release. With the release of RDNA 4 GPUs, AMD got a lot of things right, but they're already planning on moving away from the RDNA architecture. Moving away from what seems to be a formula just beginning to pay dividends might sound odd, but AMD's UDNA is poised to be so much better than RDNA 4, and here's why.

Moving to Linux from Windows can be a daunting prospect. Will all your favorite software work? Can you even play games on Linux? How difficult will the learning curve be? Thankfully, Linux and its distros have come a long way over recent years, and now it's a viable platform for Windows converts. I've always recommended Linux as a viable alternative to Microsoft's OS, but 2025 feels like the ideal time to make the switch, especially to Linux Mint with recent advancements in Valve's Proton for gaming.