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It’s 2026 Winter Olympics time: These are the best ways to watch www.pcworld.com/article/3051...
It's 2026 Winter Olympics time: These are the best ways to watch

Presenting all your best options for watching televised coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.

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How to build a $1,000 gaming PC in 2026: Don’t www.pcworld.com/article/3050...
How to build a $1,000 gaming PC in 2026: Don't

I tried to build a respectable gaming PC for about one grand in this economy. I failed.

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This website lets you learn 50 languages for free www.pcworld.com/article/3051...
This website lets you learn 50 languages for free

Learn 50 languages for free with this helpful website.

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Ikea’s Matter woes spotlight smart home’s biggest headache www.pcworld.com/article/3054...
Ikea’s Matter woes spotlight smart home’s biggest headache

Unable to connect? It’s a problem smart home users know all too well.

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Nvidia says uninstalling Windows patch may fix gaming issues www.pcworld.com/article/3053...
Nvidia says uninstalling Windows patch may fix gaming issues

Fed up with the latest Windows patches causing visual artifacts in games? Nvidia representatives are suggesting uninstalling the latest Windows patch might be the only solution.

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Anthropic promises no ads in Claude, upsetting ChatGPT’s CEO www.pcworld.com/article/3053...
Anthropic promises no ads in Claude, upsetting ChatGPT's CEO

Anthropic says embedded ads would defeat the entire purpose of its AI chatbot. Sam Altman had words about that.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · 20h
Home Assistant’s default dashboard got a major glow-up www.pcworld.com/article/3053...
Home Assistant’s default dashboard got a major glow-up

A recent update for the self-hosted Home Assistant swaps out the older, clunkier Overview dashboard with a gorgeous new version.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · 21h
FanDuel Sports Network’s collapse is great for baseball fans www.pcworld.com/article/3052...
FanDuel Sports Network's collapse is great for baseball fans

MLB will produce and distribute in-market games at least 15 teams in 2026. Here's what it means for you.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · 21h
Google Gemini sees big growth, cracks 750+ million users www.pcworld.com/article/3053...
Google Gemini sees big growth, cracks 750+ million users

For comparison, OpenAI's ChatGPT is estimated to have around 810 million users.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · 22h
Adobe actually listened to its users: Animate isn’t going anywhere www.pcworld.com/article/3050...
Adobe actually listened to its users: Animate isn't going anywhere

Originally launched in 1996, you once knew it as Flash. Adobe has reversed its decision to sunset Animate, to the relief of users all over the world.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · 22h
Microsoft bakes one of its best security tools right into Windows 11 www.pcworld.com/article/3053...
Microsoft bakes one of its best security tools right into Windows 11

Sysmon was once something you had to seek out and install. Now this pro-level system monitoring tool is integrated right into Windows 11.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · 23h
ExpressVPN levels up with new privacy and security features www.pcworld.com/article/3052...
ExpressVPN's biggest upgrade yet is here

ExpressVPN expands with a wealth of new products including password, email, and identity protection tools.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · 23h
BYO RAM is officially a prebuilt PC trend—and it raises lots of questions www.pcworld.com/article/3051...
BYO RAM is officially a prebuilt PC trend—and it raises lots of questions

The option to provide your own RAM could help you save money, but also opens the door for other headaches.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 5
Laptop overheating? 6 proven tips to cool it down www.pcworld.com/article/3047...
Laptop overheating? 6 proven tips to cool it down

If your laptop's a hot mess, try these tips to help dial down the heat.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 5
Valve’s Steam Machine is now late and more expensive. Thanks, AI www.pcworld.com/article/3053...
Valve's Steam Machine is now late and more expensive. Thanks, AI

The RAM crisis strikes again! Valve has delayed the release dates and final prices for the Steam Machine and Steam Frame.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 5
18 essential Windows 11 tweaks that make a huge difference www.pcworld.com/article/3035...
18 essential Windows 11 tweaks that make a huge difference

Change these 18 Windows 11 settings to boost privacy, cut distractions, and improve performance—step-by-step paths for each toggle.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 5
Acer Aspire 16 AI review: Seriously good value www.pcworld.com/article/3046...
I tested Acer's new Aspire laptop. Its value proposition is unreal!

The Acer Aspire 16 AI is seriously good value, with lots of capable hardware at a good price. But this machine trades some of Lunar Lake's battery life for higher performance.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 5
Intel is helping develop a new type of DRAM aimed at AI www.pcworld.com/article/3052...
Intel is helping develop a new type of DRAM aimed at AI

Intel said that it's working with a Japanese DRAM company, Saimemory, to use available DRAM effectively by stacking it vertically.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 5
Microsoft Copilot claims it can set reminders. My phone never buzzed www.pcworld.com/article/3052...
Microsoft Copilot claims it can set reminders. My phone never buzzed

Copilot now says that it can schedule a reminder and send it to your phone. But it can't actually do this, among the most basic of tasks.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 4
Speediance Gym Monster 2 review: A tiny, tech-boosted home gym www.pcworld.com/article/3038...
I tested the Speediance Gym Monster 2, a tech-boosted gym in shockingly little space

The Speediance Gym Monster 2 promises a full-strength training workout in a minimal amount of space.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 4
Asus releases the ROG Kithara, a gaming headset for audiophiles www.pcworld.com/article/3052...
Asus releases the ROG Kithara, a gaming headset for audiophiles

This wired gaming headset incorporates HiFiMan tech that's normally reserved for high-end audiophile headphones.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 4
GTA 6’s release date confirmed, for real this time. Seriously. www.pcworld.com/article/3052...
GTA 6's release date confirmed, for real this time. Seriously.

After several pushed back dates, Take-Two has confirmed the final release date for Grand Theft Auto VI.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 4
Is Google’s Aluminium OS releasing this year? Sort of www.pcworld.com/article/3052...
Is Google's Aluminium OS releasing this year? Sort of

According to some reports, Aluminium OS is releasing this year. But dig a little deeper and the answer isn't so cut and dry.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 4
AMD’s CEO suggests the next Xbox could be closer than we thought www.pcworld.com/article/3052...
AMD's CEO suggests the next Xbox could be closer than we thought

Since 2025, Microsoft has had a multi-year collaboration with AMD involving both desktop and laptop devices.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 4
Struggling to concentrate? This free Pomodoro app fixes your focus www.pcworld.com/article/3050...
Struggling to concentrate? This free Pomodoro app fixes your focus

The Pomodoro Technique divides time into 25-minute work intervals with short breaks to increase concentration and productivity.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 4
Update Apple’s Home app this week—or risk losing control of your smart home www.pcworld.com/article/2780...
Update Apple's Home app this week—or risk losing control of your smart home

Still using the previous version of Apple’s Home framework? You only have a matter of days to make the switch.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 4
Speed up your laptop with these 3 easy Windows tweaks www.pcworld.com/article/3046...
Speed up your laptop with these 3 easy Windows tweaks

If your PC is running sluggish you can crank up the speed with some simple settings tweaks.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 4
Amazon’s new AI Alexa isn’t free anymore www.pcworld.com/article/3052...
Amazon's new AI Alexa isn’t free anymore

Unless you’re a Prime member, you’ll have to pony up to chat with Alexa+ on a smart speaker.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 4
Your monitor placement is hurting you. Don’t make these 5 mistakes! www.pcworld.com/article/3044...
Your monitor placement is hurting you. Don't make these 5 mistakes!

If your neck or eyes hurt after work, your monitor placement might be the reason. Make sure you've positioned it in a way that isn't backfiring.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 4
A new PC doesn’t feel like home until I install this app www.pcworld.com/article/2791...
A new PC doesn't feel like home until I install this app

Every time I set up a new Windows PC, I always install Total Commander. It's reliable and very useful.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 4
Why the cheapest laptop on the shelf is the worst deal of 2026 www.pcworld.com/article/3040...
Why the cheapest laptop on the shelf is the worst deal of 2026

Between AI jacking up the price of memory and soldered components, the laptop "base model" is turning into a trap you definitely don't want to fall for.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 4
Amazon Echo Show 8 review: This is the smart display to buy www.pcworld.com/article/3048...
If I had to buy a smart display right now, I'd get this one

Built for Alexa+, the 4th-gen Echo Show 8 hits the sweet spot for smart displays, even if it's missing a key privacy feature.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 4
Logitech launches G325 Lightspeed headset with big sound at a small price www.pcworld.com/article/3050...
Logitech launches G325 Lightspeed headset with big sound at a small price

This new headset provides premium sound quality at a lower price.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 4
Blink Mini 2K+ review: Incremental upgrades for a pint-sized cam www.pcworld.com/article/3046...
Tested: Buy this $40 Blink security cam, not that $30 Blink security cam

The tiny Blink Mini 2K+ security camera delivers twice the resolution of the step-down Blink Mini, and it costs just $10 more.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 3
This Arduino board is bigger than your head, and it works www.pcworld.com/article/3051...
This Arduino board is bigger than your head, and it works

A YouTube builder shows off how he created an Arduino board that's 7x larger than the real thing... powered by a hidden Arduino Nano.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 3
End of an era: Adobe Animate is being put to rest after 30 years www.pcworld.com/article/3050...
End of an era: Adobe Animate is being put to rest after 30 years

Originally launched in 1996, you once knew it as Flash. Adobe is now officially sunsetting Animate, to the chagrin of animators everywhere.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 3
Google just filled a gaping home automation gap www.pcworld.com/article/3051...
Google just filled a gaping home automation gap

Hard to believe, but you couldn’t use buttons to trigger Google Home automations until now.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 3
Are hard drives back? WD promises 800% speed increase www.pcworld.com/article/3048...
Are hard drives back? WD promises 800% speed increase

WD points to a raft of technologies that will push HDD's into new, exciting territory within the next decade.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 3
Uh oh! 1+ million Android apps exposed 700 TB of sensitive user data www.pcworld.com/article/3050...
Uh oh! 1+ million Android apps exposed 700 TB of sensitive user data

An analysis of 1.8 million Android apps reveals that insecure code left over 700 TB of user data exposed, including API keys and financial details.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 3
Never, ever plug these 15 devices into your power strip www.pcworld.com/article/3042...
Never, ever plug these 15 devices into your power strip

Not all household appliances are suitable for multiple sockets. Read on to find out what you need to watch out for.

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How to use Windows to wipe your location data from a photo www.pcworld.com/article/3043...
How to use Windows to wipe your location data from a photo

Your privacy matters—especially since you can’t trust everyone you share photos with will treat your location data carefully.

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Are hard drives back? WD promises 800% speed increase www.pcworld.com/article/3048...
Are hard drives back? WD promises 800% speed increase

WD points to a raft of technologies that will push HDD's into new, exciting territory within the next decade.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 3
Finally! Firefox just gave you an AI Off switch www.pcworld.com/article/3050...
Finally! Firefox just gave you an AI Off switch

New versions of Firefox will let you totally disable all AI features with a single toggle

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 3
Don’t be fooled: Intel’s Panther Lake graphics come with a catch www.pcworld.com/article/3047...
Don't be fooled: Intel's Panther Lake graphics come with a catch

I benchmarked Panther Lake's integrated graphics performance and there's more to it than meets the eye. Here's what I saw.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 3
High-risk Office security flaw: Microsoft issues emergency updates www.pcworld.com/article/3044...
High-risk Office security flaw: Microsoft issues emergency updates

A "high risk" security vulnerability was found in numerous versions of Microsoft Office. You should install the provided emergency updates ASAP.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 3
Why I’m canceling my Hello Fresh subscription after 5 years www.pcworld.com/article/3049...
That's why I'm cancelling my Hello Fresh subscription after more than 5 years.

At first glance, a Hello Fresh subscription seems worthwhile, but there are now a few problems with the service.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 3
PELADN WO4 review: When a mini PC gets the fundamentals right www.pcworld.com/article/3038...
My tests show that this mini PC gets the fundamentals right

Thanks to Ryzen 5 7640HS, Radeon 760M and a magnetic cover, this mini PC offers concentrated power and easy upgrades.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 3
Samsung’s OLED TVs are finally getting Nvidia G-Sync support www.pcworld.com/article/3049...
Samsung's OLED TVs are finally getting Nvidia G-Sync support

All of Samsung's 2026 OLED monitors and televisions will be compatible with G-Sync, ready for smooth PC gaming.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Feb 3
Microsoft is testing a second Windows 11 taskbar for power users www.pcworld.com/article/3049...
Microsoft is testing a second Windows 11 taskbar for power users

A secondary taskbar called the Command Palette Dock would provide quick access to PowerToys features and tools.

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PCWorld pcworld.com · Jan 30
Corsair Galleon 100 SD review: A gaming keyboard and Stream Deck in one www.pcworld.com/article/3046...
I finally found a gaming keyboard that does it all

With the Galleon 100 SD, Corsair combines a high-end keyboard with a Stream Deck. In our test, we clarify what this combination can do, who it is suitable for, and where its limitations lie.

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