The Steam Summer Sale arrives with historically deep discounts

No plans for the upcoming long holiday weekend? No problem—Valve’s got plenty for you to spend hours on in its Steam Summer Sale, which kicked off Thursday and runs through 10 a.m. Pacific on July 8.Among the thousands of games on sale, you can find quite a few big titles at all-time lows. Like in past sales, the landing page highlights Valve’s top picks, followed by breakout categories organized by genre and theme, then top discounted games.Standout deals include Cyberpunk 2077, Horizon: Zer

Microsoft won't allow many older Surface devices to upgrade to Windows 11

About half of Microsoft’s Surface lineup will be ineligible to upgrade to Windows 11, the company confirmed Thursday after announcing the new operating system.When PCWorld asked which Surface devices would be eligible for Windows 11, a Microsoft representative responded via email with the names of just five legacy devices, as well as the most modern revisions of each of Microsoft’s Surface lineup. To date, Microsoft has shipped twenty-five different Surface models, excluding the Surface Duo.M

7 new Windows 11 features we didn't expect

We knew that the Windows 11 leaked build we tried last week was early and unfinished. What we didn’t know was what more Microsoft had in store for Windows 11—Android apps! Teams chat!—when the company officially unveiled the new operating system on Thursday.We look forward to exploring some of these features when Microsoft starts releasing the first Windows Insider builds of Windows 11 next week. (Not all the new features will be available in the first build.) Until then, all we have to go on

This is what your PC will need to run Windows 11

Microsoft has published its hardware requirements for Windows 11, adding strict new security requirements for its next operating system. Here’s what you’ll need to run Windows 11 when Microsoft releases it in the fall. Check our our Windows 11 superguide for comprehensive news, reviews, tips and more about Microsoft's new operating system.Microsoft will release Windows 11 by holiday 2021, so you’ll have ample time to prepare. Microsoft is working with PC makers to develop Windows 11-ready PCs

Act fast! The Xbox Series S is in stock at Costco—and on sale

The arrival of summer hasn't brought much relief to gamers on the hunt for the latest hardware (much to the disappointment of everyone hoping that we'd see some relief by the midpoint of the year). But if you've been fruitlessly searching for a next-gen console, you're in luck: Costco has the Xbox Series S in stockRemove non-product link—and it's down in price to $289.To read this article in full, please click here https://www.pcworld.com/article/3623113/act-fast-the-xbox-series-s-is-in-stock

Microsoft officially unveils Windows 11

Microsoft has officially unveiled Windows 11, a new iteration of Windows that promises a host of visual upgrades, as well as new behaviors to the basic OS experience.The new Windows 11 will be released as a build for Windows Insiders next week, Microsoft says. Executives did not release a timetable for general availability for Windows 11, though it will likely occur sometime in the fall. Unfortunately for Microsoft, an early, partial build of Windows 11 leaked on June 15, allowing users a sne

11th-gen Tiger Lake H vs Ryzen 5000: Which laptop CPU should you buy?

For the buyer intent on the very latest and greatest CPU, your choice comes down to Intel’s 11th-gen Tiger Lake H, or AMD’s Ryzen 5000. Both families offer spectacular performance that steps away from that of their predecessors.For deeper details, check our our Tiger Lake H review and our Ryzen 5000 review. But you’re probably here because you don’t want to read through several thousand words and a pile of comparison charts. That’s fine—we’ve put in the hours of testing and can give you the g

Windows 11 superguide: News, tips, reviews and more

Microsoft has already unwittingly provided us with an early look at Windows 11 via an unauthorized leak of an early Windows 11 build. It’s noteworthy for its streamlined Start menu and simplified taskbar, layered on top of what looks a lot like Windows 10.As Microsoft eventually announces and then rolls out what we expect to be Windows 11, bookmark this page to keep up with the latest news, tips, and reviews of Windows 11. Scroll down for our hands-on and video walkthrough of Windows 11, too.

Windows 11 FAQ: Everything you need to know

Windows 11 is nearly here. Microsoft’s next operating system has been released within a leaked build, even if it hasn’t even been formally announced. Microsoft is promising to launch what’s next for Windows at an event on June 24, and that's when we expect Windows 11 will become official.Every new operating system brings many questions. We're starting here with the answers we know, and we’ll update this list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) as we learn more. To find everything we know abou


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