On Wednesday, Qualcomm launched the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 processor platform for PCs, claiming that the chip will offer up to 85 percent more performance than the prior generation. That’s good, given that the pandemic severely undercut the value proposition of Snapdragon-powered PCs—long battery life and always-on mobile connectivity—as office work life moved to the […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/556605/qualcomms-snapdragon-8cx-gen-3-promises-85-percent-more-pc-perfor
AMD’s semi-custom chips power both the Xbox and PlayStation, as well as Valve’s hotly anticipated Steam Deck. Qualcomm’s processors can be found inside many phones, including those designed for gaming. Now Qualcomm is muscling its way into the middle ground too, announcing a chip for handheld consoles (yes, like the Steam Deck) called the Snapdragon […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/556748/qualcomm-stakes-its-claim-to-the-console-market-with-razer.html
The anticipation. The intrigue. The sheer insanity. To celebrate the holidays, the PCWorld editors—along with guest appearances from TechHive and Tech Advisor staffers—have chosen the 12 gifts they’d most like to give their friends and family. It’s all wrapped up in our Hack the Holiday landing page, where day after day we reveal video “unwrappings” […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/556747/12-days-of-awesome-tech-gifts-hack-the-holidays.html
It’s not as if we needed to be told that the chip shortage is causing increased prices for electronics and computer hardware, but thanks to Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan for spelling it out. In a tweet forecasting the direction of his company’s self-branded line of stylish gaming laptops, the executive stated flat-out that increased component […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/556770/get-ready-to-pay-even-more-for-gaming-laptops.html
Microsoft has been working diligently to make Edge a more viable alternative to the likes of Firefox and Chrome, going so far as to completely rewrite it based on Chromium code. The company is also looking to differentiate its official browser by loading it with helpful tools for online shoppers — a strategy that could […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/556734/edge-browsers-new-buy-now-pay-later-tool-has-users-fuming.html
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are done, but we’re still seeing some surprising deals. Best Buy has one such deal. The big box retailer is selling a 14-inch Lenovo Chromebook 3 with a touchscreen for $169. That’s $150 off of the sticker price and a great value for a touch-based laptop. It’s rocking 4GB RAM […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/556692/this-14-inch-lenovo-chromebook-with-a-1080p-touchscreen-is-just-169.html
If you’re looking to pick up a swanky Apple Watch, now is the perfect time to do it. Best Buy is currently selling the 40mm Apple Watch Series 6 with the navy blue sport band for $299. The Apple Watch is easily the best smartwatch you can get. While the Series 7 has supplanted the […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/556702/get-a-piece-of-luxury-tech-for-100-less-the-40mm-apple-watch-series-6-is-299.html
Photoshop is an absolute staple of modern graphic design, an industry standard for over 30 years. It’s also insanely expensive: no longer available as a stand-alone program, you’ll pay Adobe a minimum of $120 every year to use it as a part of a Creative Cloud subscription. That’s a lot of dough to drop, especially […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/551303/5-free-alternatives-to-photoshop-for-windows.html
If you run out of space on your gaming laptop or you simply want an easy way to make your game library portable, an external SSD provides an easy way to expand storage without the hassles. But choosing an external SSD involves a dizzying headache of options, and making a poor choice can leave you […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/553786/best-external-ssd-for-gaming.html
Got started on your holiday shopping yet? If not, you better get cracking. Here are five items that any audiophile or music lover would want to receive. And since each one is discounted between 20 and 40 percent for Cyber Monday, they won’t put nearly as big of a dent in your wallet. Altec Lansing […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/553829/find-gifts-that-music-lovers-will-adore-and-save-up-to-40-on-cyber-monday.html