Perplexity has announced a major new feature coming soon to Perplexity Computer: the ability to split tasks between local and cloud models. Perplexity Computer is the company’s agentic system for ...

May 30 (Reuters) - AI chip firm Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab and Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab are expected next week to debut the first Windows PCs that use Nvidia's chips ‌as the main ...

If you can’t—or don’t want to—upgrade to full Windows 11, consider this lightweight version of Microsoft’s operating system that works on a wide range of computers. If you're still on Windows 10, and ...

Microsoft has finally brought back the resizable taskbar and Start menu to Windows 11 in the latest preview version rolling out to Insiders in the Experimental channel. Starting with Windows 11 ...

Microsoft is testing changes for Windows 11 that will make it easier to customize the Start menu easier and to position the taskbar better for your needs. The company is rolling out them out to ...

Windows 11 Insiders can choose a smaller taskbar as well. Windows 11 Insiders can choose a smaller taskbar as well. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, ...

The rumored Low Latency Profile mode supposedly boosts your system's processor to maximum frequency for high-priority tasks, like opening new apps. Tyler is a writer for CNET covering laptops and ...

If you have a PC performance issue, there are really only two potential paths around it: you can either optimize your software or you can make the hardware faster. Microsoft is choosing the latter ...

I installed AppControl on my Windows 11 PC and was shocked by how much was happening in the background without me knowing. I've been writing about technology for more than 15 years and using it in ...

Microsoft’s Windows K2 effort aims to improve Windows 11 performance, reliability, updates, taskbar flexibility, and user feedback loops. Microsoft is reportedly trying to make Windows feel less like ...

Looking ahead: Microsoft has signaled that much of 2026 will be devoted to improving Windows 11's performance and reliability. While the company has already unveiled updates to the taskbar, Windows ...

Social media platforms. App stores. And next—computers and smartphones? If some lawmakers get their way, Americans could have to show IDs or submit facial scans to so much as open a laptop or power up ...