For the longest time in PC gaming, visual fidelity and raw performance existed on opposite ends of the spectrum. You either compromise on image quality to maintain high frame rates or endure a rather sluggish experience to enjoy the latest graphical bells and whistles, which is a compromise RTX 20-series owners are painfully familiar with.

I think I get all of my best ideas when I'm in bed, just about to fall asleep. The most annoying part is that I have to write it down as soon as it appears in my brain. Waiting until morning to write it down is gambling with my memory, and I may forget (or worse, forget that I forgot) by the time the sun rises.

TikTok has suffered from extensive problems on its first weekend after completing the sale of its US arm, though some issues appear to have spread globally. TikTok has yet to confirm any issues a day after troubles began, making it difficult to surmise the extent of the problems.Nevertheless, Tiktokkers - including some Verge writers - have confirmed issues including difficulty logging in, an inability to upload videos, a For You Page algorithm that appeared to have reset itself, problems loading comments, and other site features. According to DownDetector, the issues spiked in the early hours of Sunday morning, but some users are still …Read the full story at The Verge.

One of Linux’s biggest problems on the desktop isn’t stability, performance, or even software availability anymore. Rather, it’s the first impression. A fresh Linux install often works, but it doesn’t always feel good to use right away. The frustrating part is that most of what makes it feel rough isn’t fundamental to Linux at all, it's just default behaviors.

If you haven't been keeping on top of all the Linux news going on lately, things have been pretty exciting on the "getting Photoshop running on it" front. Which doesn't sound like much of an exciting front, but given how long people have been waiting for Adobe products on Linux, any progress is definitely something to celebrate.

Let's say you've just bought a 7-port USB hub to clean up your desk. It feels like a productivity win, you've managed to clear your desk of so many cables and plug a whole load more devices into your laptop. But suddenly your mouse starts stuttering and your backup drive keeps disconnecting.

CarPlay is an often-overlooked feature on the iPhone. Sure, people use it as a medium to connect their devices to their cars, but there are a lot of apps that can improve the experience beyond the most common picks like Spotify and Maps.

NotebookLM's Audio Overview feature transforms your uploaded documents, notes, and research into AI-generated podcast-style conversations between two hosts. While most users treat it as a simple text-to-audio converter, this understated feature is actually a powerful cognitive tool that changes how you process, retain, and critically engage with information.

Whether you’re repurposing old PCs into makeshift servers, investing in pre-built NAS (Network-Attached Storage) chassis, or grabbing enterprise-tier paraphernalia, you’ll have to prioritize certain components over others. For example, a GPU is a low-priority aspect of a home server (unless your workloads involve rendering or LLM tasks). The CPU’s prowess, on the other hand, is pretty important when running virtualization platforms, while storage drives matter a lot in storage servers.

Considering all the ports, sockets, and slots in server rigs, there’s a lot of cool paraphernalia you can add to your experimentation machine. You’ve got HBA cards, NICs, spare GPUs, extra HDDs, and port expansion adapters – and the upgrade options open up even more once you start dabbling in enterprise-tier components.

You can choose to download and install pretty much any browser on the internet right now, and I doubt you'd ever have a reason to complain about speed. For one, it's a metric that's not particularly easy to define in a time of gigabit internet. But even if you were to benchmark your browser of choice, differences are minimal at best. I remember a time when Chrome was notorious for using too much RAM, and you'd switch between Opera and Firefox for a faster way to access your favorite sites. But that's a vestige of the past, and the problem is pretty much gone.

I didn't really think about how much I want a handheld Linux computer until just now. Ever since I discovered the Mecha Comet, I suddenly realised that the only way I can be even more insufferable about my distaste for Windows is to have a portable Linux system I can show off to my friends. Please listen to me talk about Fedora KDE. I'll buy you a snack if you do.