This is MSI’s new Claw 8 EX AI Plus gaming handheld
This is MSI’s new Claw 8 EX AI Plus gaming handheld

MSI has unveiled a new Claw 8 handheld gaming PC ahead of the Computex 2026 show, and this model swaps out its predecessors’ Intel Lunar Lake mobile chip for a specialized handheld processor. MSI describes the Claw 8 EX AI Plus as being the “world’s first” handheld to contain the recently announced Intel Arc G3 […]

IBM ThinkPad T43 enthusiast installs ‘almost’ every version of Windows on the single-core laptop without using virtual machine — 26 years of Windows running bare metal, from 1996 Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 10 22H2 working on legendary hardware

An IBM ThinkPad user boasts that they can install ‘(almost) all versions of Windows from NT 4 to 10 22H2’ with driver support, without resorting to virtual machine (VM) technology.

Qualcomm promises $300 Windows laptops with new Snapdragon C
Qualcomm promises $300 Windows laptops with new Snapdragon C

They started at $1,000. Then $700. Then $600 budget machines. Now, Qualcomm says the price of its Arm-based Windows laptops will hit $300 this year. Even though RAMageddon has yet to subside and PC prices keep climbing, the company says it’s built a new budget laptop platform called Snapdragon C – “C” as in “Compute” […]

Intel’s first handheld gaming chip is the Arc G3, and this Acer is using it
Intel’s first handheld gaming chip is the Arc G3, and this Acer is using it

Intel is barely in the handheld gaming PC space – but that might be about to change. After the embarrassment that was the first MSI Claw and the excellent MSI Claw 8 AI Plus that followed it, Intel announced it would create custom handheld gaming chips. Today, it’s formally announcing them as the Arc G3 […]

Microsoft promised it would scale back on AI visibility, but Copilot is now back to its original and invasive sidebar design

Microsoft is seemingly undecided on what to do with Copilot and AI on Windows 11, as the AI assistant has just been reverted to its original design.

Microsoft will let you uninstall Copilot app as Windows 11 clean-up moves ahead

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 update introduces new ways to permanently remove Copilot using Group Policy, Registry changes, and traditional uninstall methods.

5 things Microsoft isn’t fixing with Windows 11 that I’d love to see happen

If Microsoft is serious about crowd-pleasing changes — and that appears to be the case — here’s how it could score some huge wins with everyday users.

Microsoft solves case of vanishing Windows 11 desktop — fix is rolling out for blank desktop, taskbar freezes and other flakiness

Fed up with bits of Windows 11 being flaky of late? Microsoft has fixed bugs that cause a blank desktop, taskbar freezes and more.

Microsoft is fixing one of the most baffling things about Windows 11 — ‘spam’ in search results

In an important – if long overdue – move, Windows 11 search is finally giving up spamming you with web results.

Microsoft’s plan to fix Windows 11 drivers is falling into place — and that includes some great news for your laptop’s battery life

New ‘Driver Quality Initiative’ aims to shore up quality and prevent bad drivers from proving to be an unnecessary battery drain.