AMD has launched its RDNA2-powered Radeon 6600 and taken the crown as the least-attractive GPU since Ampere kicked off the most recent product update cycle just over a year ago. That’s the overall opinion of the various publications that have spent time with the card. These lower-end versions of RDNA2…
Mobile gaming is no longer in its infancy — not only can you play visually stunning titles on your phone, but you can also pay many times what they’re worth thanks to in-app purchases. Okay, that second bit is bad news, but there are still plenty of good games on…
It’s currently Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and odds are you weren’t aware of that. Google has a self-congratulatory blog post up to highlight all the things it’s doing to make your account safer. One of Google’s initiatives is to get more people using two-factor authentication, or two-step verification (2SV) as Google…
Every version of Windows has emphasized different traits and ideas and, in that sense, could be said to have a personality. In several cases — Windows 7 and Windows 10, most notably — one could fairly argue that the dominant theme of the then-new OS was “All the under-the-hood improvements…
Ever since it announced Windows 11, Microsoft has been emphasizing that the OS would only run officially on certain hardware. Redmond often struggles with coherent messaging, as evidenced by both the Windows 11 launch and the 2013 launch of the Xbox One. But there is a specific and particular point…
The judge in the Epic v. Apple lawsuit has issued a ruling in favor of Epic, forcing Apple to allow third-party developers to add app payment options that don’t cut Apple in for a percentage of the take. This is one of Epic’s major goals, and it means the company…
(Image: IGN) Riot’s new game, Valorant, has already come under criticism for its anti-cheating methods, but the company plans to further tighten its requirements. According to the Twitter account @AntiCheatPD, Valorant now requires a TPM to be installed if a player is running Windows 11: https://twitter.com/AntiCheatPD/status/1433767214130282497 Using TPM to enforce…
As of today, Microsoft is offering people the option to remove passwords from their Microsoft accounts, provided you don’t use certain features or applications on a regular basis. “For the past couple of years, we’ve been saying that the future is passwordless, and today I am excited to announce the…
Microsoft doesn’t want end users to have local accounts any longer, and it’s removed the ability to create one by default in Windows 11 Home. An earlier work-around that had users hit Alt-F4 during a certain part in the installation process no longer works, but there are new workarounds end-users…
It’s been a tough couple of years for PC gamers hoping to score a new GPU. A confluence of events including the pandemic and cryptocurrency price spikes have caused supply to dwindle, but those of you in the US have a reasonable shot at picking up one of Nvidia’s latest…