Articles by Mark Hachman
Facebook's new 'OG Friends' feed feels so damned sleazy
After serving as a breeding ground for disinformation, Facebook wants to go back to a sanitized "OG" Friends feed. The hypocrisy is astounding.
Microsoft is bringing back a failed app from Windows 8
Microsoft's People app survived throughout Windows 8 and Windows 10, but Microsoft killed it. Now, People and File Search are new Microsoft 365 mini-apps for Windows that Microsoft is testing again.
Smaller Surface PCs may arrive soon with Snapdragon chips inside
Microsoft may be preparing to launch a 12-inch version of both the Surface Laptop and Surface Pro tablet, based upon certification documents.
Windows Photos adds fancy editing features from other Microsoft apps
Microsoft is rolling out an update to the Windows Photos app that combines the creative elements of Designer with OCR capabilities for increased productivity.
A useless Copilot button is being tested on Windows Photos
Microsoft's AI tool, Copilot, is being added to the Windows Photos app. Is this really Microsoft adding visual AI to Windows, or is it just another useless feature?
Google ships Drive for Snapdragon PCs, fixing a key compatibility concern
Google said Monday that it has begun shipping Google Drive for Windows on Arm PCs, solving one of the obstacles that stands in the way of widespread adoption of Arm PCs.
Microsoft's DirectX update could double ray tracing performance in PC games
Microsoft has announced DirectX Raytracing 1.2, a graphics technology that could drastically improve ray tracing performance in Windows PC games.
A new Asus BIOS tweak can boost Ryzen AI performance by 20 percent
Asus introduces Asus AI Cache Boost, a new BIOS setting that can increase the AI performance of AMD Ryzen 9800X3D and 9950X3D chips by a significant margin.
Do you want Microsoft Copilot sniffing your OneDrive files? Too late
Microsoft said that it's turning on Copilot for OneDrive on consumer accounts, giving its AI analytical tools access to the files you've stored in the cloud.
Intel's AI Playground is the perfect 'everything' app for newbies—with a catch
Intel's AI Playground is one of the best AI apps. It combines AI art, AI editing, and an AI (LLM) chatbot into a single free application. Why is it just for a subset of Intel processors?
PCI Express 7.0's blazing speeds are nearly here, but PCIe 6 is still vapor
The PCI Special Interest Group said that PCI Express 7.0 has completed its final draft. Meanwhile, we still haven't seen its predecessor, PCIe 6.
Arm's GPU upscaling could be just the thing Snapdragon PCs need
Arm has begun shipping Arm Accuracy Super Resolution (Arm ASR), a graphics upscaling technology based on AMD's own FSR 2.
Dell's new RTX Pro AI PC boasts an 'unlimited turbo' mode
Dell's new Pro Max AI PCs include the new Nvidia RTX Pro Blackwell GPU and a host of new technology, from tandem OLEDs and 18-inch displays to 240W USB-C power options.
I made a 'paranoid PC' to dodge hackers. Its secret? An obscure Windows feature
If you want to optimize your PC for security and privacy, may I suggest building a "Paranoid PC"? It just takes a little-known feature of Windows combined with some other security tools.
Microsoft's Remote Desktop app is being killed soon
Microsoft warns that you'll need to switch from the Remote Desktop app to the new Windows App by the end of May.
I never thought a Microsoft Edge plugin could improve gaming. I was wrong
Better XCloud is a free plugin for Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome that promises to improve the visual quality and performance of games played via Xbox Cloud Gaming. It works!
Fortnite is coming to Snapdragon PCs: 'We're all in on PC gaming'
Qualcomm shores up its gaming cred by landing Epic's Easy Anti-Cheat software, as well as the hit game Fortnite.
Windows survival skills: 8 things every PC user should know how to do
Understand your PC even better with our handy survival tips for your PC and Windows. Knowing is half the battle!