I’ve been an Adobe subscriber for years, and although its software is undeniably powerful, I mostly stayed out of habit. Sticking to the same ecosystem for all your editing needs keeps things smooth and reliable. But I eventually canceled all my subscriptions due to several factors - I was paying for features I wasn’t using, I had some concerns over my data, and the fees didn’t feel justified anymore. So I had to start looking for alternatives.

A few days ago, the gaming scene woke up to the news that an age-old console war had finally died. Not only was the original Halo: Combat Evolved getting a remake, but it was also officially confirmed that it would be released on the PS5. The Halo series was a rallying point for Xbox fans when fighting off Sony and Nintendo fans, and after 14 years of angry forum posts, Microsoft's console had lost its crown jewel.

Battlefield 6 just dropped, and gamers are no doubt updating their graphics card drivers to get the best performance. While I also update my graphics drivers every few months, I can’t recall the last time I did the same for any other hardware in my PC. When I saw a discussion on Reddit about whether using a third-party driver update software is a good idea, I figured it was still apt to reiterate the long-standing rule to never use them.

If you’re an enthusiast trying to get the most performance out of your RAM kit, you might find yourself spending hours tuning for higher frequencies or tighter timings. What you may find, on some occasions, is that even high-end, expensive memory kits fail to reach expected overclock speeds and run into instability or crashes. Normally, you’d point your fingers at the motherboard or the kit itself, but there’s one piece in the puzzle you’re missing: the memory controller in your CPU.

Halloween approaches, and the spooky season is in full swing. It's the perfect time to download and play many of the games that fill up the horror genre and provide plenty of scares for every kind of player out there. Luckily for PlayStation console owners, there's a ton of great games to browse through and play for the spooky holiday. Whether you want something to scare the pants off you, or just something that can have tons of ghouls around, there's no shortage of horror-themed games to dive into.

Gamers have been all about climbing mountains recently. You've got the kinda goofy multiplayer game Peak, and the more infuriating but still kinda goofy Baby Steps. But before both of those ever came out, there was Peaks of Yore, a more serious game set in the year 1887.

Next month, Samsung will start displaying ads for Samsung-related products and services on its Family Hub refrigerators in the US. Samsung warned us last month that ads were coming to the giant Android tablets embedded in its Family Hub smart fridges. I've been eyeing mine ever since - and the first ones are about to arrive. Starting November 3rd, the $2,000-plus connected fridges will get a new widget that serves up ads, Shane Higby, head of Home Appliance Business at Samsung Electronics America, confirmed to The Verge.The ads will be part of a new widget on some of the smart fridges' "Cover screen themes" (like a tablet or smartphone's home screen). The widget, which Samsung shared with me ahead of today's announcement, has four rotating screens. One showing news, o …Read the full story at The Verge.

Handheld gaming PCs are versatile little devices. They're designed to let you game on the go, but these are full PCs underneath the customized gaming-center overlays, whether you're running SteamOS or Windows 11. So you can also use a handheld gaming PC as your home server, turn it into a desktop or laptop replacement, or even use it as a thin client for your home lab.

If you’ve just got your hands on a new NVMe SSD, the first thing you'll want to do is put its speed to the test. You might be a bit disappointed when you realize that it falls short of the specified read and write speeds. When you go on to install big games or edit 4K video, you might see the speeds go even lower (at a certain point). Don't worry, though— this doesn't mean you got scammed (well, in most cases, as long as the drive is brand new). SSD slowdowns under heavy workloads are normal (though the threshold varies with each brand and model).

Modular laptops are a fun theory, and there are plenty of reasons to want a modular laptop like the Framework Laptop. Modular computers very well could be the future of PCs and laptops. However, modular laptops do have a number of difficulties facing them, considering laptops don't have standardized sizing to make building component modules easier.

Every Halloween, there’s always that one house that goes a little too far with the decorations, and that’s usually the one everyone remembers. This year, that house can be yours without spending a fortune at the store. Each of these 3D-printable props can turn your porch, living room, or yard into a haunted scene straight out of a horror film. With a bit of filament and patience, you can make your guests question whether what they’re seeing is real.

In most home networks, a router’s DHCP service automatically assigns IP addresses to the devices, requiring little to no manual setup. That worked fine at first in my home, but over time, I began running into connectivity issues, IP conflicts, and unreliable access to devices across the network. While DHCP's dynamic IP address assignment was convenient, it wasn’t reliable for my setup. So I decided to switch my home network from DHCP to static IPs for devices in my home to gain more control and ensure consistent connectivity across the network.