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Arm versus x86 is a battle for the ages. And 2025 was meant to be the year that Arm chips finally made inroads into the PC ...

Computer engineering is a broad field that sits in between the hardware of electrical engineering and the software of computer science. When computer engineers design hardware, they focus on what the ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at ...

If your PC turns on and the fans spin up, but nothing is displayed on the screen, there's a problem that needs fixing. It might be one of the more common ones and be relatively easy to fix, or it may ...

It is important to note that Windows was created with a single-user, single-mouse-pointer interface in mind. Introducing multiple cursors for a single user could lead to a confusing and challenging ...

For laptops, MacBooks and desktop PCs, good audio can often seem like an afterthought. It’s hard to get quality sound from built-in speakers, which have to be crammed inside a hyper-thin chassis ...

Knowing how to record computer audio will always be greatly helpful, especially when you want to record podcasts, interviews, streaming music, audio calls, and more. This post will discuss some ...

With Maximum PC and MacLife’s abandonment of print, the dead-tree era of computer journalism is officially over. It lasted almost half a century—and was quite a run. I spent most of that time at PC ...

You’ll need to wrap all computer components in antistatic bubble cushioning wrap. Start by placing the computer tower in an ...