The ongoing chip shortage is causing low stock and high prices for everything from computers to Cameros. And unfortunately, it isn’t going away anytime soon. Speaking to shareholders to announce Intel’s third-quarter financial earnings, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said that he doesn’t expect the shortage to end until 2023 — at the earliest. “We’re in […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/546991/intel-amd-and-nvidia-agree-the-chip-shortage-isnt-ending-any
Microsoft has included a new “smart charging” feature in some new Surface devices, including the Surface Laptop Studio and Surface Pro 8, that prevents them being fully charged. This is a feature, not a bug—but it can also be frustrating if you don’t understand what’s going on or how to control it. Here’s how smart […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/546232/how-to-charge-your-surface-laptop-to-100-solving-the-smart-charging-mystery.html
If you want an affordable PC for a gift (or yourself) this year you’d better act quickly, and today Amazon is making it easier. The online retailer is putting on a one-day sale on Lenovo laptops, monitors, and a few all-in-one PCs. Don’t delay, though, as the deals disappear before midnight Pacific time on Monday […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/546921/pick-up-a-mid-range-lenovo-pc-today-before-deal-pickings-turn-grim-for-the-holidays.html
Let the battle of the Nvidia GPU siblings commence! The GeForce RTX 3060 versus the RTX 3060 Ti. First, we’ll cover the pricing and availability of these popular options with current market conditions. More importantly, we will clear up the confusion as to which of the two GPUs is the best graphics card for you. […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/544311/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-vs-rtx-3060-ti-which-gpu-should-you-buy.html
Windows 11 requires a Trusted Platform Module 2.0 as part of its hardware requirements, but only a very select handful of people will ever need to buy a physical module for their motherboard. Chances are extremely high you don’t need one—the vast majority of users can use firmware TPM instead, and everyone else with unsupported […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/545965/heres-where-you-can-buy-tpm-for-windows-11.html
The best wireless keyboards do more than free you from a cable. They let you toss the crummy keyboard you got for free with your PC—does anyone like that one?—and they also give you options. The models we’ve reviewed range from full-size desktop slabs to portable models that skip easily from laptop to tablet to […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/414972/best-wireless-keyboards.html
Anyone who uses a smartphone knows the importance of carrying a backup battery pack. But try searching for one on Amazon, say, and you’re likely to feel overwhelmed by the vast number of options. Besides the various charging specs, ports, and even cables you have to consider, there are a ton of competing brands. How […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/407599/best-power-banks.html
PC users are all in a tizzy about the shiny new Windows 11 that just dropped earlier this month. But don’t forget, Microsoft is still supporting and updating the long-in-the-tooth Windows 10 until at least 2025. As if to prove its point, Microsoft just detailed a new update to Windows 10 coming in November, with […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/546507/windows-10s-big-november-update-is-a-lot-smaller-than-were-used-to.html
Some low-cost Windows PCs and tablets ship with Windows 11 Home in S Mode (also known as “Windows 11 S”) as a way to secure the PC and prevent the use of unauthorized applications by restricting access to Windows Store software alone. There is a quick, easy, and free way to upgrade to a full-fledged […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/545076/how-to-switch-out-of-windows-11-in-s-mode.html
As the weekend turns to intense gaming sessions, let this weekend be your last one wishing for a better rig. Best Buy is selling an all-AMD 15.6-inch MSI gaming laptop for $1,300, down from the MSRP of $1,600, and far below the $2,000 or so you’d spend on a comparably performing GeForce RTX 3070 laptop. […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/546480/today-only-this-all-amd-gaming-laptop-is-just-1300.html