If you're looking for a way to really elevate your gaming experience, then a new monitor is the way to go. While they aren't usually cheap, Prime Day makes it a good time to pick one up, especially with some many great discounts on some of our favorite tech products. With that said, we're now seeing a stellar discount on this fantastic LG OLED monitor that's now $585 off. This is the lowest price we've seen on this model, so get it while you can.

HTVRont's LOKLiK iPaint machine is a self-proclaimed world-first in AI-powered paint-by-numbers generation. This small yet awkwardly sized machine, paired with LOKLiK IdeaStudio software, can turn any photo into a pre-numbered and color-matched paint-by-numbers drawing without using your own brain power.

For years, Google Drive was my go-to cloud solution for everything — work documents, personal files, family photos, you name it. The ease of use and seamless integration with Google's ecosystem were unbeatable. However, I eventually became uncomfortable knowing that Google scanned and analyzed every file I stored.

Equity investors love to say that one should never time the market. Well, I would say the same thing to PC builders — it's pointless waiting for the right time to build a PC. Not only are you wasting precious time not having a gaming PC, but even your hope for "something better" might be misplaced. There are always multiple components that seem bland right now, but are likely to seem like great deals in hindsight. The performance of next-gen components might not even be worth all the wait. Hence, stop waiting for the right time, and build yourself a gaming rig right away.

In order to have anything displayed on your monitor, Linux uses a display server protocol to manage graphical applications. Traditionally, X11 was the go-to choice and evolved into a reliable way to handle the GUI. But this technology grew too bloated and messy to continue development, which is why Wayland was launched as a replacement. Gradually, Wayland support matured and improvements were implemented, and now I'm using nothing but Wayland on all my Linux PCs. Here's why you should consider making the switch, too.

Speedruns can be amazing things to watch, especially when they involve classic games that people have played over the years. The level of skill and patience required to execute a fast speedrun can take years of practice and endless hours of repetition of a game, and that can just be the surface level of understanding of it. But even in the fast-paced world of speedrunners, things can change as new technology becomes available to players. With the release of the Nintendo Switch 2, some speedrunners are discovering some interesting things with the new console. To everyone's surprise, the Switch 2 may be breaking speedruns in ways nobody thought were possible.

You might hear that the motherboard is one of the PC components you shouldn't skimp on, but most people building a PC solely for gaming will be fine with a cheap motherboard. This doesn't mean you start scraping the bottom of the barrel for $60–$70 motherboards, either. In the DDR5 era, "cheap" refers to a motherboard priced around $120–$150; many pricier boards are often on sale in this price range. Gamers can't boost their FPS with an expensive motherboard; all they need is a reliable board that provides all the features necessary for a modern gaming PC.

Destiny: Rising, the mobile-exclusive sci-fi RPG shooter set in Bungie’s Destiny universe, will be released for iOS and Android on August 28th. The launch date was announced by Chinese developer NetEase Games alongside the release of a new gameplay trailer that shows off some of the missions, strikes, PvP battles, and PvE features that players can expect to encounter.The game was announced in October last year, spawning from the $100 million Bungie investment that NetEase (the developer behind Marvel Rivals and Diablo Immortal) made in  2018. NetEase says that Destiny: Rising is “set in an alternate timeline before the events of the original game,” allowing players who are new to the franchise to jump in without needing to experience previous Destiny titles. Players can choose to take on the role of a “fully customisable” Lightbearer named Wolf, or play as established Destiny characters like Ikora Rey and Iron Lord Jolder. Game features include single, co-op, and competitive multiplayer modes, customisable Primary and Power Weapons, the ability to share weapons across character arsenals, and a new weapon type and “Mythic” rarity gear tier.The Destiny: Rising release date announcement follows a limited-access playtest that was launched in November, with preorders for the game now available on Google Play and the App Store. NetEase is also holding a pre-launch event that allows players to register to receive special in-game bonuses, with more rewards being unlocked when registration milestones are crossed.

Microsoft has finally crossed an important milestone for Windows 11, months ahead of Windows 10’s end of support cutoff date. Stat Counter, spotted by Windows Central, now lists Windows 11 as the most used desktop operating system nearly four years after its release, with 52 percent of the market, compared to 44.59 percent for Windows 10.Windows 11 became the most popular OS for PC gaming in September, but overall adoption had still been lagging behind Windows 10 until now. Leaked data in October 2023 also revealed Windows 11 was used by more than 400 million devices at the time, a slower adoption pace than Windows 10 — which took just a year to reach 400 million devices compared to Windows 11’s two year period.Part of the slow adoption is down to Windows 11’s hardware requirements. While Microsoft offered a free upgrade to Windows 10 users, millions of machines have been left behind due to stricter CPU and security requirements. Microsoft has been trying to convince the owners of these machines to upgrade their hardware in order to get Windows 11, sometimes with a full-screen prompt.Windows 10 is due to reach end of support on October 14th, and Microsoft recently revealed it would give away a free year of extra security updates to consumers if they were willing to enable Windows Backup and sync their Documents folder to OneDrive. If you don’t want to do this, you’ll have to pay $30 for a year of updates, or redeem 1,000 Microsoft Reward points.

I’ve been using Figma a lot to learn and practice the design aspect of UI/UX, and I genuinely love it. But I’m also into open-source and privacy-focused tools, so I got curious: is there a solid, open-source alternative to Figma? Comprehensive open-source UX tools are few and far between, but I did manage to find a couple…

In an era where remote work, video content creation, and live streaming are central to how people connect and communicate, the humble webcam has evolved from a basic utility to a critical creative tool. OBSBOT, a global leader in smart videography technology, is at the forefront of this transformation.

From executing CLI commands to modifying long YAML files, hosting services on local hardware can seem like a difficult undertaking if you’ve never worked with containers. But the truth is that you don’t need to be a home server maestro to create an arsenal of self-hosted services.