Microsoft ends phone activation for Windows, pushes users to online-only portal

Microsoft has silently discontinued its phone-based activation system for Windows and Office products, forcing users into an ...

Qualcomm claims Snapdragon X2 Plus beats AMD and Intel in new benchmarks

The benchmarks are drawn from Geekbench 6.5 and UL's Procyon suite, run on Windows 11 laptops. Qualcomm claims the 10-core X2 Plus can deliver up to ...
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iBUYPOWER gaming PC remains a popular deal and selling out

What it is With $270 off, the iBUYPOWER Element Gaming PC is a desktop built on an AMD B650 platform with an AMD Ryzen 7 8700F and a GeForce RTX 5060 8GB. It includes 32GB ... Read more The post ...
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The world’s first laptop weighed 24 pounds and had a five inch screen, but it changed computers forever

In April 1981, the floor of the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco was crowded with hobbyist tinkerers, engineers and ...

Windows 11 Pro is down to $9.97 (if you’re still running Windows 10)

TL;DR: Windows 11 Pro is available for $9.97 (reg. $199), offering a low-cost upgrade now that Windows 10 support has ...