Samsung's Great OLED Touchscreens Are Coming To Laptops

The company has just announced the development of on-cell touchOLED displaysfor use in laptops. There are already AMOLED laptops with multitouch, so how is Samsung’s offering different? An OCTA display has touch sensors embedded directly in the panel, removing the need for a separate digitizer. Samsung Display We’ll likely see laptops using this technology over the coming months. There’s a chance we might even see Samsung debut this tech in its upcoming laptop range....

January 25, 2023 · 1 min · 76 words · Andrew Hernandez Jr.

Steam Deck "Verified" Games Won't Stop Breaking

you’re able to install Windows, but it’s a worse experience and not fully supported. Most PC games still don’t support Linux, which is whereProtoncomes into the picture. God of War, an adventure RPG published by Sony, ismarked as Steam Deck Verified. Valve However, it’s easy to find complaints about the game not working on the Steam Deck. The RAM use just creeps up until it dies." Many game developers aren’t actively testing their games on the Steam Deck, either....

January 25, 2023 · 1 min · 151 words · Gregory Parsons

Why 4K Gaming Isn't the Graphical Upgrade You Might Expect

Many people may not realize it, but a4K UHDscreen has four times the pixels of a 1080p display. But no matter which way you slice it, 4K exerts a massive toll onframe rate. So you’re getting a wonderfully crisp 4k render of a more bland and basic image. Samsung Unfortunately, yourviewing distancefrom the display may end up doing just that! This is where the concept of a “Retina” display comes into the picture....

January 25, 2023 · 2 min · 228 words · Jacob Watson

Windscribe VPN Review: A Good Free VPN At Last?

I took Windscribe through its paces to see how it stands up to thebest VPNsout there. Let’s take a closer look at all these subjects in detail. Windscribe lets you use itsfirewallwithout rerouting your connection, which is nifty. Windscribe The configs themselves are a lot less confusing, thankfully. You access categories on the left, look at options on the right. For mobile, you might install it oniPhone/iPadandAndroid. There are also web client extensions forGoogle Chrome,Firefox, andMicrosoft Edge....

January 25, 2023 · 3 min · 431 words · Scott Brown

Wine 8.0 Helps You Run Even More Windows Apps on Linux & Mac

Version 8.0 of the popular tool is now available, and it looks great. Related:What Apps Can You Actually Run on Linux? As per the developers, this change was four years in the making. Larry Ewing and The GIMP And while this is probably the most important change, it’s not the only one. Wine is amazing, and this release is making it even better. Some applications based on Wine, likeCrossOver, will likely take a while to update....

January 25, 2023 · 1 min · 78 words · Mr. Anthony Cardenas

12 Mac Spotlight Features You Should Be Using

Mastering Spotlight is key to using yourMacin the most efficient manner possible. Here are some tips to help you get around macOS in record time. Quickly trigger it using Command+Spacebar at any time. Alternatively, highlight a file and use Spacebar to preview the file with Quick Look instead. To quickly skip between different sections of Spotlight results, use Command and the Up or Down arrow keys. This allows you to use terms like AND, NOT, and OR to construct detailed searches....

January 24, 2023 · 2 min · 247 words · Brittany Hughes

Amazon RxPass Is a Subscription for Your Prescription

It aims to fill prescriptions for generic medications for one low monthly price. RxPass is available starting today in 42 US states. Source:Amazon,CNN

January 24, 2023 · 1 min · 23 words · Vanessa Lara

AMD's New Ryzen 7000X3D CPU Just Got Even Better

If you wanted to push the envelope even further, AMD announced the CPU will be overclockable after all. So it’s good to see the company reversing course.

January 24, 2023 · 1 min · 27 words · David Miller

Grab a 1TB Samsung 980 Pro SSD for Just $120

Samsung makes some of thebest internal SSDsaround, especially its NVMe drives. The Samsung 980 Pro is an M.2 NVMe solid state drive. Themodel without the heatsinkis the same price. This SSD delivers some of the fastest speeds possible over NVMe, complete with a heatsink that helps maintain performance during sustained workloads or gaming sessions.

January 24, 2023 · 1 min · 54 words · Alicia Ellis

Ring's Cheapest Video Doorbell Just Hit Its Best Price So Far

The wired Ring video doorbell is powered throughyour existing doorbellwires, though it won’t activate anyexisting chimes. You’ll need to purchase and connect to theRing Chimefor a traditional doorbell that rings in your home. Ring Ring Video Doorbell is a budget-friendly option for adding an extra layer of security to your home, with motion detection alerts and two-way talk.

January 24, 2023 · 1 min · 58 words · Darrell Johnson

The First DirectStorage Game Is Here. Is Your PC Ready?

Can your PC handle it? It’s an action roleplaying game with a focus on traversal, covering large distances with speed and fluidity. That involves a huge amount of streamed data, so this is perfect for the PlayStation 5. Square Enix How Does DirectStorage Work? DirectStorage is part of the latest DirectX API or software Programming Interface. This is a set of standard software functions that handles communication between software and hardware....

January 24, 2023 · 2 min · 239 words · Mrs. Sarah Gonzales DDS

The New MacBook Pros Have Even Faster Storage

TheM2 Pro and M2 Max chipsaren’t the only upgrades inApple’s new MacBook Pro laptops. The new machines are also coming with faster, supercharged SSDs with higher write speeds. Related:What Are Read/Write Speeds, and Why Do They Matter? Apple Source:Macworld,Tom’s Guide Via:MacRumors

January 24, 2023 · 1 min · 41 words · Alejandra Rhodes

Thunderbolt vs. USB-C: What's the Difference?

What Is a Thunderbolt Port? Thunderbolt was developed by Intel in collaboration with Apple. It was originally called “Light Peak” before being renamed to “Thunderbolt.” Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek The first commercial product with Thunderbolt was the MacBook Pro in 2011. It had double the transfer speeds of Thunderbolt 1 (20Gbps). This allowed it to be able to transfer 4K video files while sharing in 4K on a monitor simultaneously....

January 24, 2023 · 2 min · 361 words · Elaine Evans