Product image of the Cooler Master Masterbox NR200 mini-ITX case in white and black.

The most significant advantage of having a mini-ITX PC case is that it takes up less space than traditional mid-tower or full-tower cases. That gives you more desk space for other peripherals and accessories and makes it more portable for taking to LAN parties or a friend’s house. If you

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The MacOS Monterey and Windows 11 about pages side by side

The MacBooks versus Windows laptops debate has been raging for decades, but never has it been this intense or important. New advances in chip technology are propelling even entry-level MacBooks to high-performance targets, and a shift away from cheap plastics evens the playing field between these two platforms. Both Windows

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Woman using the Microsoft Surface Pro 8 in tablet mode.

Microsoft has officially announced its fall Surface event, currently scheduled for Wednesday, October 12. Like every year, this is the event Microsoft holds to focus squarely on new Surface PCs, and this year we’re rumored to be in for a big launch. The Surface lineup has been quiet in 2022

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House Democrats debut new facial recognition bill • TechCrunch

A group of House Democrats has unveiled a new bill that aims to put limits on the use of facial recognition technologies by law enforcement agencies across the United States. Dubbed the Facial Recognition Act, the bill would compel law enforcement to obtain a judge-authorized warrant before using facial recognition.

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Norman Reedus crying in Death Stranding.

Intel’s hotly anticipated Xe Supersampling (XeSS) tech is finally here, and a couple weeks before Intel’s Arc Alchemist GPUs show up. It’s available now in Death Stranding and Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and more games are sure to come. But right now, it’s really difficult to recommend turning XeSS

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It’s a sprint, not a marathon • TechCrunch

Here’s a question for you: How seriously should we take Amazon’s home robotics play? Perhaps a better way of framing it is: When do we take Amazon’s home robotics play seriously? I realize these sound like pointed questions, and I should specify that they’re not really specific to Amazon. They’re

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An iPhone 14 laying face-up on a wood end table. The display is on, showing the lock screen.

The introduction of an always-on display is one of the marquee features of Apple’s 2022 iPhone lineup, allowing the clock, wallpaper, and status widgets to remain visible even when the iPhone is in sleep mode. Considering that many competing Android smartphones have offered always-on displays for years, it’s taken Apple

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