Hybrid working has its pros and cons. It may let you achieve a better work-life balance, but you have to deal with communicating with people remotely a whole lot more. Kandao’s conference cameras fix the problems of low-quality laptop webcams. They also solve the headaches of meetings where some of the participants are in a […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/550051/how-kandaos-smart-conference-webcams-solve-hybrid-work-headaches.html
As computing tasks for both home and office get more power-intensive, from streaming video to data-intense calculation, optimizing for power efficiency and long battery life has become more essential. AMD is solving the battery life dilemma (power vs. performance) by optimizing power management and battery life for a variety of diverse workloads rather than a […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/550203/building-a-laptop-to-serve-the-modern-end-user.html
There’s a ritual among dedicated PC users. We watch new Apple events closely (whether we admit it or not), just to see what weird stuff the other side of the computer aisle is up to. A few weeks ago we scoffed as Apple moved its “iconic” screen notch over to its MacBook Pro laptops, apparently […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/549576/the-windows-11-taskbar-is-an-annoying-step-backward.html
If there was ever a CPU designed solely for revenge, Intel’s 12th-gen “Alder Lake” Core i5-12600K would be it. Based on Intel’s new—and surprisingly good—hybrid CPU design that includes a mixture of high-performance cores and high-efficiency cores, the Core i5-12600K deals a death blow to AMD’s popular Ryzen 5 5600X in just about everything you […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/549611/intel-core-i5-12600k-review.html
Analyst firm Mercury Research said that the low end of the notebook PC and Chromebook market “evaporated” in the third quarter, leading to the worst quarter-over-quarter downturn in mobile CPUs in the history of the PC CPU market. Mercury said that a drop in demand was expected, given that the PC market had largely been […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/550152/cheap-laptop-demand-disintegrates-following-pandemic-buying-surge.html
When creative professionals need to produce work that delivers great results, they turn to the Adobe Creative Cloud. No other collection of apps, in fact, comes even close to what this suite of products can do. And now virtually anyone can learn how to use them with The Epic 2022 Adobe Create Cloud Training Bundle, […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/545717/learn-photoshop-illustrator-after-effects-and-more-for-just-30.html
Microsoft began warning this week that several built-in Windows 11 apps, such as the Snipping Tool and the emoji picker, may stop working temporarily for some users because the company neglected to update a required digital certificate. Windows 11 Home in S Mode users can be hit even harder: The Start Menu may not work. […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/550073/some-windows-11-apps-including-start-may-not-work-because-of-an-expired-certificate.html
New high-end graphics cards are still harder to find than a polar bear in Panama. Phony online sales and other scams are abundant, as with any in-demand item, so shoppers venturing into the secondary market on sites like Craigslist and eBay need to be wary. According to graphics card maker EVGA, the market is about […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/549907/make-sure-your-new-rtx-graphics-card-isnt-hot-as-in-stolen.html
Early users of Windows 11 have a lot of complaints about the taskbar: It’s rigid and artificially constrained compared to the tool in the last version of the operating system. Microsoft has heard your concerns, and is adding… a microphone mute button. Huh. The new option is designed with web conferencing in mind, giving users […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/549880/windows-11s-next-taskbar-update-isnt-the-one-youre-waiting-for.html
If you need some wrist wear to track your heart rate, steps, and other personal data, today is the day to head over to Amazon. The online retailer has a Fitbit sale going on right now as part of its early Black Friday blowout. While it looks like a bunch of devices are on sale, […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/549867/it-only-makes-sense-to-get-a-fitbit-at-these-all-time-low-prices.html