Earlier this year, Microsoft unveiled the Surface Laptop Ultra, describing it as “the most powerful thing we’ve ever made.” And while we know some details about it, including its ultra-bright MiniLED display and NVIDIA RTX Spark chip, other specs have been difficult to find. But today, at an event in San Francisco, Microsoft finally gave…
Microsoft is expected to reveal more details about the Surface Laptop Ultra at its Windows and Surface event in San Francisco. The company also showed off “the latest innovations across Windows, NVIDIA RTX Spark, Surface, and the broader PC ecosystem.” In its invitation, Microsoft said we would hear from CEO Satya Nadella and Windows and…
Most people don’t need to purchase a sound card, but some use cases may benefit from adding one. Creative Way back in the 80s and 90s, a dedicated sound card was essential for any PC gamer or musician. Your machine’s built-in hardware was limited to beeps and bloops, or at best a few…
Dig out that MacBook and put it to good use. Alexei H/Shutterstock To get the most out of your old MacBook, you may have thought about using it as a home Network Attached Storage (NAS) server. There are several paths to take, from very simple use of the built-in macOS sharing…
It’s always best to make a stop, unless you can’t do it. Suwan Waenlor/Shutterstock If you’ve ever encountered a completely frozen computer, or simply had to abruptly walk away from it and wanted to shut it down before leaving, you probably held down the power button on your PC. Of course, manually shutting…
Your Mac may take a nap between sessions. Farknot_architect/Getty Images macOS offers two main options when you’re done using your Mac or MacBook: sleep and shutdown. At a high level, these things are self-explanatory, but you may be wondering when to use each mode and what exactly happens in both cases….
It’s a bit of a strange time for VR. While Meta once defended the industry, it has closed studios and procrastinated on the Metaverse (a word I didn’t hear once in my demo, by the way). And even though it announces new games alongside VR glasses, including the latest iteration of Defeat Saber, I don’t…
After a few leaks, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg finally revealed the company’s next-generation Meta VR glasses at its Connect event this evening. Arriving in spring 2027, they look like oversized sunglasses (similar to display mounts from Xreal and others), paired with an external power supply and a computer module, like the Apple Vision Pro. The…
The main culprits for this massive price increase are the Mac Studio’s large amount of high-end memory and storage, “RAMageddon” pricing, hedging, and Apple’s usual insistence on high profit margins. Apple said it itself when it first raised MacBook prices in June: “We’ve never seen component prices rise this much, this quickly. We’ve worked hard…
Petrovich9/Getty Images For the average home, standard Ethernet cable lengths max out at 328 feet. This seems like an odd number for a “standard” length, but 328 feet is the maximum length a rated connection speed can reliably travel. Of course, we are not talking about absolutes here. An Ethernet cable will not…