Computing

ASUS ROG Raikiri II Pro PC controller placed on a gaming desk between a mechanical keyboard and dual monitors with purple RGB lighting. The controller features a built-in display, programmable buttons, and a charging dock, highlighting its premium gaming setup.

ASUS cracks the code on stick drift with the new ROG Raikiri II Pro

Before-and-after comparison of the redesigned Windows Search home, showing a simplified layout that prioritizes recent searches over recommended content such as trending topics, apps, and widgets.

Windows Search Box update prioritizes speed and simplicity

Two MacBook Pro laptops in the Apple store on Kurfürstendamm.

Americans are turning to the secondhand market for better tech deals

OpenAI Build Week promotional graphic featuring the upcoming Codex Micro macro pad centered against a black background with the word "more" repeated in large white text. Surrounding the device are illustrations of a robot, a colorful cloud character, an OpenAI-branded gold coin, a group photo, and an OpenAI DevDay badge with "Backend" and "Coders in Training" stickers, teasing the company's developer ecosystem ahead of the Codex Micro launch.

Codex Micro appears ahead of its July 15 launch

Close-up of a Beats Power Pink braided USB-C charging cable connected to a laptop's USB-C port. The laptop rests on a hardcover book atop a wooden desk, with the coiled cable extending into the foreground, highlighting its durable woven design and vibrant pink finish.

Beats launches heavy-duty ‘Power Pink’ cords starting at $19

A Windows 11 desktop wallpaper with a blue abstract swirl is shown in four quadrants, each demonstrating a different taskbar position: bottom horizontal taskbar, top horizontal taskbar, left vertical taskbar, and right vertical taskbar.

The Windows 11 taskbar is shrinking down and moving around

Windows 11 logo with white Windows icon and ‘Windows 11’ text on a solid blue background.

How Windows 11 uses the cloud to save dead computers

Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) Troubleshoot screen displaying recovery options, including Point-in-time restore, Reset this PC, Advanced options, and Cloud rebuild. The Cloud rebuild option is highlighted, indicating the feature to reinstall Windows from the cloud, removing all apps, settings, and personal files.

Microsoft adds direct-from-cloud OS recovery to Windows 11

MacBook Pro artwork

A redesigned entry-level MacBook Pro is finally on the horizon

Apple logo

Apple drops native DVD support in macOS 27

Illustration of digital security featuring a yellow password field with hidden characters, a black unlocked padlock, and a yellow key, representing password protection, authentication, encryption, and secure access to online accounts.

WPA3 explained: Protecting your network in a connected world

Illustration of a person sitting on large, three-dimensional Wi-Fi signal bars while using a tablet, symbolizing wireless connectivity and internet access, set against a bright blue background.

What actually is Wi-Fi?