If you're anything like me, you fell in love with Winamp in the 2000s and never found a music player with that same look and feel to it. But time moves on, and while Winamp is still around today, people are using it less and less. Now, the company behind Winamp has announced that it's going open source, so it's time to dig out those Limp Bizkit skins and get ready to play your best tracks from the turn of the millennium.

Portable Document Format (PDF) files are everywhere, and they are an incredibly useful way to share documents with others. PDFs are based on the PostScript language, and a big benefit they offer compared to something like a Word document is that they have a very fixed layout that stays consistent no matter where you open the file.

The Verge The social network formerly known as Twitter has officially adopted X.com for all its core systems. That means typing twitter.com in your browser will now redirect to Elon Musk’s favored domain, or should. At the time of publication, we’re seeing a mix of results depending upon browser choice and whether you’re logged in or not.A message also now appears at the bottom of the X login page that reads, “We are letting you know that we are changing our URL, but your privacy and data protection settings remain the same.”The domain transition has been one of the more awkward aspects of Elon Musk’s move to rebrand the company. Although many aspects of X migrated to the new branding long ago — including its official account, its mobile apps,... Continue reading…

Apple's new iPad Pro (M4, 2024) is a powerhouse of creativity and productivity, and it easily stands as one of the best tablets out there for professionals. From the new M4 chip to a new Tandem OLED display, the new iPad Pro is packed with some of the most powerful internals we've seen inside an iPad. It is a bit on the expensive side, though, and it's also quite fragile now with its thin form-factor.

Reddit awards are (kinda) back — with a few notable changes. | Illustration: The Verge Reddit is re-introducing a revised version of the awards system it phased out last year after acknowledging the golden upvote system had “missed the mark.”“We tried something new, it wasn’t great (you called it),” Reddit said in its announcement post on Wednesday. “So we’re (re)launching awards, not-so-new but definitely improved. Rollout starts today on reddit.com and Reddit’s iOS and Android apps.”Most of the previous award system mechanisms will remain the same, according to Reddit, with a few tweaks — such as an award button placed under eligible posts, an updated UI to minimize clutter, and an awards leaderboard that displays the top gold and awards earned for a comment or post. New safety features have been introduced to keep... Continue reading…

When shopping around for a graphics card or gaming monitor, you've likely come across the terms AMD FreeSync and Nvidia G-Sync. Both technologies work similarly, synchronizing the connected display and GPU for smoother gaming. But which is the superior technology (and choice)? The results may surprise you and this guide will compare AMD's FreeSync against Nvidia's G-Sync to help you decide which monitor to buy.

From building a NAS to creating a self-hosted web server, theres a lot you can do with a PC once it starts to show its age. But if you're a fan of trying out different projects, you can even convert an obsolete rig into a home lab that's capable of running different virtual machines and containers for all your computing needs.

Building a PC to last multiple years is an easy process. Just about every PC component available is what's known as a standard part. This means it should support a wide variety of other components. For instance, should you purchase a recent Intel or AMD motherboard, you'll have at least one NVMe M.2 SSD slot, which supports all SATA/NVMe SSDs with transfer speeds up to 14,000 MB/s with PCIe 5.0. Installing a PCIe 4.0 SSD in a PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot will see the drive run at its full potential. The same goes for the AM5 socket for AMD processors, which is expected to be supported for many years.

Your PC will run hot during intense gaming sessions, so youll need to optimize the airflow to avoid overheating your components. While installing new fans is one way you can improve the overall temperature of your gaming rig, managing the number of intake and exhaust fans is just as important.

The internet is an ever-evolving landscape, and throughout the years we've seen a lot of web browsers come and go. Sure, we're all familiar with Internet Explorer, Edge, Firefox, and Chrome, but there are a ton of lesser-known projects, too. Many of them have disappeared over the years, and some still live on, but are mostly forgotten by just about everyone.

Copilot can do a lot of things. Over the course of 2024, we've seen it appear in a wide range of Microsoft's products, gain the ability to draw images using Designer, and even get its own plugins. Microsoft really wants Copilot to be the king of AI, able to take on any task, perform any duty, and perform in any artistic medium, which is why Microsoft will likely be disappointed to hear that companies are using Copilot as a glorified intern.

Even the best CPUs out there in 2023 could come down on their knees when they're overwhelmed by either a resource-intensive task or the operating system itself. You'll typically see a spike in CPU usage when that happens, indicating that you're pushing your PC's CPU beyond its limits. Not only will this result in throttled system performance, but you may even experience frequent app and game crashes.