Our personal information is scattered across the internet, and unfortunately, your home address is often part of it. If youve ever Googled yourself and found your address listed on people search websites or databases, you might feel concernedand rightly so. Having your address out there can expose you to risks like identity theft, harassment, or even burglary.

AMD launched the Ryzen 7 9800X3D as the first Zen 5 gaming CPU and the most powerful chip in its arsenal for playing games. Designed to replace the outgoing Ryzen 7 7800X3D, this mighty process utterly decimated almost every other processor in most game tests, including the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K. The Core Ultra 285K is the flagship Arrow Lake CPU with an impressive core count, an all-new process, and architectural changes to pull considerably less power than Intels' 14th-gen family of CPUs. It's the better buy for everything not game-related, so which is best for your PC?

Windows 10 and Windows 11 share a common kernel and have many similarities at the foundational level. Despite that, some useful Windows 10 features are still missing in Windows 11, including the ability to move the taskbar. However, on the bright side, there are features like the Action Center that received a more modern design in Windows 11. And if the new Action Center in Windows 11 has sparked nostalgia in you for the old one in Windows 10, you're in luck! We now know how to bring it back on Windows 11.

At the start of 2024, I was pretty excited about Microsoft making the coming year its big AI breakthrough. Sure enough, Microsoft went hard on adding AI tools to all of its products with its Copilot rollout. However, the more these AI features rolled out, the less impressed I was by them. Now, as we're approaching 2025, I am thoroughly sick to death about hearing about anything AI, and I feel everyone else is, too.

Image: Nvidia Nvidia is officially launching its Nvidia app on PC today, designed to overhaul and replace the GeForce Experience app. The Nvidia app originally went into beta earlier this year, and it’s now feature complete enough for the beta label to be removed and for the app to soon be bundled with GeForce drivers.The Nvidia app includes a redesigned and improved overlay, with support for 4K 120fps AV1 video capture, Nvidia’s AI-powered RTX game filters, and an improved customizable statistic overlay. Image: Nvidia The new Nvidia app also gives you access to a bunch of other Nvidia apps. Just like GeForce Experience before it, the Nvidia app includes optimal playable settings for games and it even includes a number of... Continue reading…

Image: Rivian Volkswagen and Rivian have crossed all their T’s and dotted all their I’s in their new $5.8 billion joint venture, which officially kicks off its work on November 13th, the companies announced today. Last June, VW said it would invest $5 billion in Rivian as part of a new joint venture that’s focused on developing a new electrical architecture and vehicle software for future models, including subcompact cars, with the first planned for 2027. Now that investment has grown to $5.8 billion. “Rivian and VW Group Technology, LLC”The new joint venture, dryly named “Rivian and VW Group Technology, LLC,” will be led by Rivian software chief Wassym Bensaid and VW Group chief technology engineer Carsten Helbing. Teams will be based in Palo... Continue reading…

Image: BioWare EA has shared a lengthy blog detailing all the technical work that went into rendering hair in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. While it used to be, and in some cases still is, a struggle to find a game with a character creator that included a diverse range of hairstyles, newer games are getting better at providing styles to represent folks on the kinky / curly hair spectrum where a lot of people of color reside. However, the new struggle is getting those hairstyles to look and act natural. I remember looking at all the hairstyles in Horizon Forbidden West and being bemused that the dreadlocks on Varl looked like they were made out of foam, while his beard was simply straight hair without an ounce of kink a Black man like him typically has.... Continue reading…

It's that time of the month again Patch Tuesday is here, meaning every supported version of Windows is getting updates today to enhance security, fix bugs, and in some cases add new features to Windows. As per usual, the supported versions of Windows include Windows 11 versions 24H2, 23H2, and 22H2 (only for Enterprise and Education editions), along with Windows 10 version 22H2.

Skylum is an AI-based photo-editing powerhouse, responsible for photo editing tools like Luminar Neo and Luminar AI. On November 7, 2024, Skylum released Aperty which is its portrait photo editing tool. Since Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop are such strong leaders in the photo-editing space, can Aperty compete against these giants with its new features?

Whether you're building your own NAS for home backup purposes, deciding on a cloud provider, or working on datacenter scale storage projects, we've never had more options for backing up our precious data. That's just as well, because we're making absolute reams of it daily, and much of it needs storing for future use. While each method of data storage has its good and bad points, there are no rules saying you can't mix and match to find the solution that works best for your budget. That's an approach that's becoming more popular, and it's known as hybrid storage. It takes the best parts of storage solutions and turns them into a seamless system for the user, and it's awesome.

Upgrading my multi-screen setup to an ultrawide panel is one of the best changes I've made to my PC. Working with multiple windows on a single display allowed me to get more done and the games I enjoy in the evening all support stretched resolutions. I've rounded up some reasons why I believe you should consider switching to an ultrawide monitor if you've used more than one display.

Get your red cup delivered straight to your door. | Photo: Starbucks A new way to spend $10 on a 12-ounce coffee just dropped. Starting today, Starbucks is accepting delivery orders right inside its app. Delivery is handled by DoorDash, and right now, it’s limited to “participating stores” in the US and Canada. But if you’re in the delivery area and willing to pay a small fortune in fees, getting your Starbucks order into your hands has never been easier.Starbucks has been offering delivery through DoorDash in the US since early last year, but only within Doordash’s app. Previously, order ahead options in the Starbucks app were limited to in-store and drive-through pickup. Now, you can toggle between pickup and delivery. Placing a delivery order brings up an interface identical to the one on DoorDash’s... Continue reading…