Category: Hardware

Anthropic, Microsoft, and Nvidia have struck a joint partnership to run the Claude AI on Microsoft’s Azure servers using Nvidia hardware. Anthropic will invest $30 billion in the move, as well as a guarantee to provide an additional gigawatt of compute performance. This deal could help all companies meet their existing commitments, but it adds…

Early Black Friday deals on laptop docking stations and Thunderbolt docks have begun, and I’m on the hunt for the best docking station sales for the 2025 holiday season. I’ve tracked the best laptop docking-station sales for the past several years. For 2025, I’d expect to see predominantly Thunderbolt 4 and USB4 (the generic equivalent)…

Do you want a large expanse of usable display space, but without the hassle of setting up dual monitors? An ultrawide monitor is the ticket. Ultrawide monitors have a wider display panel that provides an immersive experience and far more screen real-estate than your average widescreen. I’ve tested a bunch of ultrawide monitors in order…

Early Black Friday deals on Chromebooks have begun at Amazon, Best Buy, and other retailers the week before Black Friday. I’ve collected the best Chromebook deals for PCWorld over the past several years (including Black Friday and Prime Day) and these are usually the best deals of the year. I’m hoping for a return to…

4K monitors have become commonplace in the broad consumer market, and we’ve even seen 5K options slowly creep into the professional and enthusiast markets. However, LG is looking to make the next big leap with a new 6K monitor: the LG UltraFine evo 6K (32U990A). This isn’t the first 6K monitor to hit the market,…

A federal judge in New York denied Disney’s request to block Sling TV’s short-term passes, which give viewers the ability to stream live content for as little as one day. In a ruling on Tuesday, US District Judge Arun Subramanian ruled that Disney didn’t prove that Sling TV’s passes caused “irreparable harm” to the entertainment…

Official support for Windows 10 was discontinued last month, but despite that, there are features from the older OS that are still missing from Windows 11. One such feature? The detailed calendar view in the taskbar. Fortunately, this one’s coming soon! Microsoft announced during yesterday’s Ignite 2025 presentation that it will be adding a new…

Ghost of Yōtei is a lengthy game with tons of activities to do. But if you’ve beaten it and are already itching to jump back in, it might be best to wait until at least November 24 to do so. That’s when developer Sucker Punch will release an update that will introduce a bunch of…

Thanksgiving kickstarts the holiday season and is filled with family, friends and lots of your favorite foods. While some people may look forward to the holidays, others feel anxious and dread being surrounded by extended family members. This is common and you aren’t alone if you get more stressed out being around relatives. In some cases,…

On a sunny morning on October 19 2025, four men allegedly walked into the world’s most-visited museum and left, minutes later, with crown jewels worth 88 million euros ($101 million). The theft from Paris’ Louvre Museum—one of the world’s most surveilled cultural institutions—took just under eight minutes. Visitors kept browsing. Security didn’t react (until alarms…