Windows 11 is known for many things. It's still the standard issue for most corporate computing systems, the most familiar OS for many users, and often the first choice for anyone building or buying a new PC. However, it's also established its reputation for a growing number of unwanted features that hog system resources.

It’s 2026, and any modern AI can generate code in seconds, but creating a production-ready complex application requires a different skill set. Instead of relying on benchmark numbers, I gave Claude Opus 5, GPT-5.6, and Grok 4.6 the exact same complex web development project from scratch.

The PlayStation 3 is a special console for me, and I have a lot of memories of spending long nights playing through the Uncharted series and Gran Turismo. Lately, I've been wanting to relive some of that nostalgia. Yes, I have a PlayStation 3 lying around somewhere, and yes, I have a computer fully capable of emulating the games as well, but most of my gaming these days is on the go.

If your wireless network feels fine the whole day, only to start acting up as the sun goes down, you've probably run into one of the most common Wi-Fi downsides. Being a shared medium, Wi-Fi performance depends heavily on your surroundings. In dense urban neighborhoods, which is where most of us live, your neighbors' Wi-Fi activity directly affects your own. And this congestion usually reaches its peak in the evenings.

CD Projekt Red is remastering The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the hit RPG that first launched in 2015, and the updated game will be available starting September 29th. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered will bring improvements to visuals and combat, a "reimagined" skill tree, and more, and it also includes the first two expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine.Remastered will be a free upgrade for players who own the base game on GOG, Steam, Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X / S. With the launch of Remastered, The Witcher 3 will also be coming to the Nintendo Switch 2.This remastered version of The Witcher 3 (which fol …Read the full story at The Verge.

Over the last year or so, hardware prices have skyrocketed, driven by the rapid adoption of AI and demand for the latest chips. This has had an impact across the industry, with an increase in prices for laptops, desktops, and even individual components like SSDs and RAM.

In the span of a few hours on Monday, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it would be implementing a fee of over $103,000 on H-1B visas, and news broke that the State Department plans on revoking the visas of up to 200,000 asylum seekers - which, according to The Associated Press, would be the largest mass visa revocation in US history. More than a year into President Donald Trump's second term, it's become clear that the only way Trump can get the deportation numbers he wants is by stripping legal immigrants of status. Beyond having ICE arrest, detain, and deport immigrants, the administration is pressuring noncitizens to " …Read the full story at The Verge.

The Garmin Fenix 9. | Image: Garmin Garmin just took the wraps off its new line of rugged Fenix 9 smartwatches, with the base model featuring an OLED display with a brightness of up to 3,000 nits, making it twice as bright as its predecessor. Starting at $999.99 for the 43mm case option, the Fenix 9 has 50 percent more RAM and an upgraded map engine, allowing for faster panning.It also comes with a scratch-resistant sapphire lens, an increased 64GB of storage, and a bunch of new software-based features, like Garmin Epic. This feature groups all the workouts you've done over several days, weeks, or months to create an "Epic" that shows your health and performance data within …Read the full story at The Verge.

This Seeed Studio 7.3-inch ePaper color display is the perfect choice for your next ESP32 project. We think the MSRP from AliExpress is a bit inflated, but the discount that drops it to $87 is solid, since Seeed Studio normally sells it on their website for $117. You're looking at roughly a 25% discount on the retail price.

AI coding tools have made it much easier for non-developers to spin up small projects, and vibe coding a working prototype is much more accessible now than it was even just a year ago. The problem is what happens when something breaks in one of those files. You can see it when you're rendering the code, but you don't know what's actually wrong underneath. For me, at least, this is simply because I'm not a developer but a designer, and only just starting to learn my way around code.

What starts as a roguelite deckbuilder builds into something far more ambitious. | Image: Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver Digital If you watched the Gamescom 2026 announcements, you might have caught a trailer for the bizarre, frenetic Pony Island 2: Panda Circus, a game from Daniel Mullins. In case you haven’t heard of him, get a crash course with a fantastic discount on Inscryption. Humble is currently selling Steam versions of the secret-packed deckbuilder for $7.99, a sizable discount from its usual price of $20. It’s compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux machines.InscryptionWhere to Buy: $19.99 $7.99 at HumbleThe game starts out as a fairly straightforward deckbuilding roguelike game with a dark atmosphere. Stick with it, and it’ll evolve, defying genres, breaking the fourth wall, and leading you through a twisted story with plenty of surprises. Part of the fun is discovering those twists yourself, so I won’t say anything else. It’s one of my personal favorite games, and it’s best to go in knowing as little as possible. Thankfully, taking the leap isn’t expensive at all.Read our Inscryption review.

The Amazon Fire TV Stick HD (2nd Gen) streaming stick is a reliable, compact, and affordable way to add streaming to your display. The retail price is $40, but you can get it 55% off on Amazon, bringing it down to $18. It's a cheap way to upgrade a TV or even a monitor.