The next battlefield is laptop displays, so let’s see the pros and cons of each contender. The infinite contrast simply blows away even the best IPS displays. Because they don’t have self-illumination, IPS panels are subject to something called “IPS glow”. Joe Robinson / How-To Geek OLED screens don’t suffer from that, retaining a more uniform brightness along the whole panel. IPS displays are more balanced in that regard. Like, a lot more than even flagship phone screens....

In recent years, the Lenovo ThinkPad has strayed from its upgrade-friendly roots. The laptops will also be accompanied by official repair guides and easily-obtainable replacement parts. Lenovo consulted the iFixit Solutions team when crafting the ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 and T16 Gen 3. Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek And interestingly enough, both laptops have already received a repairability score from iFixit9.3 out of 10. Lenovo claims that80% of its productswill be user-repairable by 2025....

Summary Several display manufacturers now offer screens you might see through, like a window. )transparent OLED TVthat LG showed off at CES 2024. Make no doubt about it. Jason Fitzpatrick / DALLE-3 / How-To Geek The TV was awesome. You’ll likely see the screens in the wild long before you buy one for your house. It might actually save retailers money in terms of labor and displays over the long term....

If you’re looking for the best discount, you’ll want to look at theiPad Air. If you’re new to the world of iPads or Apple’s ecosystem, I personally recommend theiPad Mini. It also makes a fantasticeReader. The iPad mini is a perfect entry point to the world of iPads. These aren’t the only two iPad models on sale, though! Don’t forget to pick up someiPad accessorieswhile you’re there! Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek...

This is the result of a performance bottleneck triggered by another component in your system. Here’s how to spot them and what you’ve got the option to do. The GPU is almost exclusively responsible for the graphical aspect of gaming, or the image on your screen. Justin Duino / How-To Geek If your CPU is significantly more performant than your GPU, that means you have a GPU bottleneck. Bottlenecks don’t lend themselves to a simple yes or no categorization....

Let’s find out! I’ll be using GPT-4, which is the more advanced version currently available to the public throughChatGPT Plus. Let The Prompting Commence! Jason Fitzpatrick / DALL-E 3 / How-To Geek For each key in of prompt, there will be a polite and neutral version. We’ll test five pairs of prompts and see if the results are actually any different. Prompt: Would you be so kind as to provide me with the latest developments in quantum computing?...

Quick Links Are you running out of space on your Xbox? Dont worry, creating free space is easy. Well have you downloading and installing new games in no time. Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek One way to decide which games to uninstall is to look at how much space theyre taking up. Largetriple-A titlesand live service games tend to take up much more room. If you want to uninstall multiple games and apps at once, there may be a quicker way....

However, it’s that last point that I’m increasingly unsure about. With so many MVNO options, is Google Fi still worth it? I first switched to Google Fi in 2018 when it was rebranded from “Project Fi.” It could also automatically switch between T-Mobile, Sprint, and US Cellular. The prices in this guide are from February 2024. Google Fi Wireless Plans Let’s start by establishing the baseline. Google Fi operates on the T-Mobile 5G and 4G LTE networks....

Here’s why it was awesome. At the time, there was nothing like the anticipation of a LAN party coming up. Except there’s zero chance of sunburn! Luca Lorenzelli/Shutterstock.com This was a cultural exchange as much as an excuse to play video games. Face-to-Face Multiplayer The best part of a LAN party was always the main event: multiplayer games. Not least of which is that your trash-talking better not step over the line!...

Microsoft is nowtesting Wi-Fi 7 supportin Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26063. Modern Wi-Fi standards are a bit confusing. The average home internet speed in the United States isonly about 224Mbps. So, very few homes can take full advantage of Wi-Fi 6 or 6E. But some high-end laptops and smartphones now boastWi-Fi 7connectivity, which provides a maximum theoretical throughput of over 40Gbps. However, there are already Wi-Fi 7 products on the market....

Stable Diffusion was notable because it allowed users to generate images locally on their PCs. Now, Stable Diffusion 3 has been released, making it more scalable, and powerful, than ever. SD3 introduces a new architecture promising enhanced performance across various hardware configurations. Stability AI You might still need a powerful machine for getting the best results, however. The 8 billion parameter maximum is actually more than whatStable Diffusion XLhas, and that was already pretty resource-intensive....

What Is OpenAI Sora? Everything from high-end drone footage to multi-million dollar movie productions. Complete with AI-generated actors, special effects,the works. OpenAI Sora is of course not the first technology to do this. Such as the quite-disturbingAI Will Smith eating spaghetti. Nothing will be untouched by this. This might be the true start of thesynthetic movie industry. How Does Sora Work? First, because OpenAI is ironically not open about the inner workings of their technology....

Microsoft launched Windows 11 23H2 back in September, about five months ago. Now, it looks like Microsoft is getting ready to force the update. 21H2 is already EOL since October 10th, 2023. Windows 11 23H2 wasreleased back in September, but we wouldn’t blame you for not noticing. Microsoft is not great at letting people know about new updates and releases. You don’t get any notifications or anything of the like....