SteamOS 3.8.10 is Valve's biggest step yet toward taking on Windows
SteamOS 3.8.10 is one of Valve's most significant OS updates yet, squarely aimed at hardware beyond the Steam Deck. The update adds support for the Steam Machine and third-party handhelds including the Asus ROG Ally, Lenovo Legion Go, and MSI Claw. Radeon gaming desktops can already run SteamOS via the recovery image – Nvidia support is still in the works.
Sony's best-selling PlayStation games this year are mostly ones it never brought to PC
The numbers behind Sony's decision to keep more games off PC are starting to make sense
GTA 6 confirmed at $80 for the standard edition and $100 for the Ultimate Edition
Rockstar avoided the rumored $100 base price, but the industry's $70 era still looks doomed
Valve is working with Intel, AMD, and Nvidia to make SteamOS run on any PC hardware
Don't like the overpriced Steam Machine? Just build your own and put SteamOS in it
Forward-looking: Valve's Steam Machine signals the company's willingness to push Steam beyond software and into a proper hardware platform. But hardware is only half the story. Alongside gaming devices, Valve has been quietly laying the groundwork for something potentially more significant: a version of SteamOS that runs on just about any PC you care to throw at it.
Europeans are starting to see US tech as a privacy risk, survey claims
Digital sovereignty is shifting from a Big Tech policy debate to a consumer concern
Valve confirms FSR 4 for Steam Machine, AMD releases FSR 4.1 for RDNA 3 GPUs
FSR 4 introduces machine learning upscaling, improving image quality and motion stability over its predecessor
How Pixar recovered Toy Story 2 after a Unix command deleted nearly the entire film in 1998
Oops: Twenty-eight years ago, Pixar nearly lost 90% of Toy Story 2's digital files – not because a system crashed, but because someone ran a routine Unix command that engineers had been using for years without a second thought. The command /bin/rm -r -f instructs the system to recursively delete everything under a directory without asking for confirmation. At Pixar in 1998, it was apparently executed in the wrong location.
AMD resolves HandBrake scaling issues on Threadripper, gains reach 215%
AMD has identified and fixed two scaling bottlenecks in HandBrake that were limiting performance on high-core-count CPUs. Starting with version 1.11, these improvements significantly boost transcoding speeds on Ryzen Threadripper and Threadripper Pro processors, with gains of up to 215% reported in some workloads.
Before it was known as Adobe Photoshop, what was the original name of the software in 1987?
Photoshop started as a student's side project.
A 35-year-old copyright rule could let Ultima's creator make a new game EA can't stop
After decades of stalled talks with EA, Richard Garriott is about to reclaim Ultima's rights
Windows 11 26H2 continues Microsoft's shift to smaller and faster updates
Support extends to October 2028, no new hardware requirements, no new features either
This month's Windows 11 update broke the Recycle Bin, OneDrive, and possibly your PC's stability
Bugs remain a major problem despite Microsoft's emphasis on improving the user experience
Microsoft and Adobe team up and make Photoshop 20% faster on Windows
Microsoft compiler optimizations deliver a 20% speedup on x64 and 13% on Arm
Cybercriminals have been distributing malware via Steam for a year, tens of thousands affected
Steam's Wallpaper Engine was weaponized to steal user credentials and hijack active sessions
Replace These 11 Default Apps in Windows 11
Windows comes with a set of default apps that cover the basics – but for most of them, that's exactly their ceiling. Here are 11 better alternatives worth switching to.
Stop Killing Games lost its biggest battle despite 1.3 million signatures, but the fight isn't over
The EU rejected the petition to stop publishers from bricking games – after meeting with Ubisoft
Firefox has an ambitious new roadmap, the browser is also losing millions of users a month
Can the open source browser get its mojo back before turning into history's footnote?
AB Download Manager is a free alternative to Internet Download Manager
AB Download Manager is an open-source download accelerator and manager, like IDM but without the price tag. Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux, it supports download acceleration, queue management, and pause/resume support through a clean interface. It can also detect and download videos, audio, and non-encrypted HLS streams from supported websites.
Android 17 arrives on Pixel with floating apps, foldable features, and new AI tools
The update expands multitasking features, makes AI upgrades, and Wear OS improvements
Chrome update fixes 33 security flaws, including seven critical bugs
Google Chrome remains the default browser for billions of users. Latest release 149.0.7827.156 is largely a security update, but a significant one, fixing 33 vulnerabilities including seven rated critical and numerous high-severity flaws tied to memory corruption, WebRTC, extensions, passwords, and authentication systems.
The White House app could soon be auto-installed on every DHS work phone
Former government IT officials warn that mandatory installs could create security risks
Microsoft Teams is getting Wi-Fi location "check-in," but it's less creepy than it sounds
A powerful surveillance tool or just another "nothingburger" from Redmond?
Firefox adds new tab tools, JPEG XL, cleaner Settings page
Firefox 152 introduces new tab management options and a refreshed Settings page designed to make browser preferences easier to navigate. The update also adds optional JPEG XL support, improves zoom controls, and includes a range of fixes and security updates.
Microsoft is making Windows 11 updates require just one reboot instead of several
A "unified update experience" will reduce the number of reboots per month