Nvidia’s SVP says the company will support the Shield TV “for as long as we shall live,” and software updates are continuing. A potential Shield 2 would focus on modern specs like AV1 decoding.
Vulkan has published version 1.4.342, which introduces a new extension aimed at making AI and complex math operations faster on GPUs. The update targets a bottleneck in how data is shuffled for operations like running LLMs.
Microsoft is acknowledging widespread user frustration with Windows 11’s stability. The company plans a major internal effort throughout 2026 to fix performance and reliability, moving engineers to “swarming” on core issues instead of new features.
Some of the biggest names in Linux gaming are joining forces. The new Open Gaming Collective aims to stop duplicated work and finally tackle big hurdles like Secure Boot support for anti-cheat.
Intel’s new Panther Lake mobile processors are making waves with integrated graphics so powerful they challenge discrete GPUs. This has the PCWorld crew excited for tiny, potent PCs, but also worried about the low-end graphics card market. It’s a classic tech trade-off: more choice in one area might
IBM’s latest earnings call wasn’t just about beating Wall Street estimates. CEO Arvind Krishna emphasized steady progress in quantum computing, a field McKinsey says could be worth $97 billion by 2035. So what’s the real business strategy behind the buzz?
Windows 11 has hit 1 billion users but faces widespread complaints over stability. Microsoft is reportedly shifting its engineering teams into a “swarming” phase for the next few months, focusing entirely on fixing performance and reliability issues instead of building new features. This comes as th
Google has launched a new “auto browse” feature for Chrome, powered by its Gemini 3 AI model. It allows the AI to interact with web pages, clicking buttons and filling forms to complete tasks. For now, it’s only for paying AI Pro and Ultra subscribers on desktop.
New testing on Ubuntu Linux reveals how much performance you gain—or lose—by pairing AMD’s latest 3D V-Cache CPU with slower memory. The results might save you a lot of money.
The AI assistant Clawdbot is exploding online, praised for automating work via chat apps. But its awkward fit on Windows and serious security concerns are causing a major split in early adopters.
