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1 week ago | 
slashgear.com | Max Miller
Of all the storage options invented in the late 1990s, the SD card is rare in its persistence. Alongside the USB flash drive, it's a convenient and portable method for transporting files, instantly recognizable by its clipped rectanglular shape. Back in their early years, SD cards could hold precious little data by modern standards, but the announcement of 512 megabyte SD cards was a big deal in 2001.
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2 weeks ago | 
slashgear.com | Max Miller
The debate over which version of Windows is the greatest has raged for decades, but Microsoft is losing patience with sticklers who refuse to upgrade. For a significant number of users, Windows 10 is too familiar to leave behind. As of this writing, a whopping 52 percent of PC users are still rocking the last-generation OS, while just shy of 43 percent are running Windows 11, which launched in October of 2021.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Max Miller
3 hours agoWhat would a Microsoft engineer do to Ubuntu?
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2 weeks ago | 
slashgear.com | Max Miller
Every PC needs some kind of cooling mechanism to transfer heat away from the processor, at which point you'll need to choose between air cooling and liquid cooling. As a PC enthusiast who builds my own systems and has advised on plenty of others, I've noticed that a lot of people go straight for water cooling simply because they've heard it's better. Thanks to the popularity and relative affordability of AIO water coolers, water cooling has become the default for many PC-building enthusiasts.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Max Miller
NowThe best free AI courses and certificatesI have a master's degree in education and have been working with AI for decades. Here are the top free AI courses online I'd recommend to anyone …2 hours ago$800 million and 13 years later, here's how you can play one of the world's most expensive PC games for freeStar Citizen still hasn't been officially released in a finished state, but that doesn't mean it's not worth trying out. Until May 27, you can get …
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2 weeks ago | 
slashgear.com | Max Miller
When it comes to consumer grade PC graphics cards, there's no challenger to NVIDIA's dominance. The company's GeForce RTX line of graphics cards is practically synonymous with modern PC gaming. According to the latest numbers from the Steam Hardware Survey, the most popular by far are the 60-class of cards, which occupy first through eighth place in the rankings, as well as the tenth. As the most budget friendly tier, these are the cards most PC gamers will go with.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Max Miller
3 hours agoNvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) are excellent companies, but only one can be the best in this head-to-head comparison. *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 19, 2025. The video was published on May 21, 2025. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed …
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2 weeks ago | 
slashgear.com | Max Miller
For all its quirks, USB-C has quietly revolutionized the tech we carry every day, especially laptops. It's the closest thing there's been to a universal standard for connectivity, implemented by nearly every major consumer electronics manufacturer, and even mandated by the European Union.
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2 weeks ago | 
slashgear.com | Max Miller
Smartphones continue to get more expensive, and the best iPhones and Samsung Galaxy devices now cost well over a thousand dollars. No matter how much a phone costs, it's the one device you'll carry with you everywhere, and it carries some of your most valuable information. The first thing most people do with a new smartphone is purchase a case to protect it. AdvertisementHowever, major smartphone case brands have grown more expensive, too.
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3 weeks ago | 
slashgear.com | Max Miller
Light rail systems are one of the most pleasant ways to travel, quickly making it one of the most iconic forms of public transit. A close sibling of trams, light rail travels at higher speeds and often has its own right of way on fixed rails. Because it is often built at grade, it is easier to build than underground systems (not to mention easier to build piecemeal, with extensions added as funds and political willpower become available), and its popularity has therefore exploded across the world.
