We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There was a time when the cheapest way to acquire your dream PC was to build your own. With this approach, you could source the perfect ...

"Xbox mode" (formerly Xbox Full Screen Experience) is here to replace your console. Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team ...

Sony is reportedly stopping its plans to release PS5 games on PC, ending an experiment that started a few years ago. The company will still consider multiplatform releases for online games like ...

According to a new report, Sony is rolling back its strategy of releasing big, exclusive, single-player PlayStation games — the likes of Marvel’s Spider-Man, The Last of Us, and God of War — on ...

The AI data center boom is squeezing PC and smartphone sales, with a decrease of more than 10% in the offing this year. Global PC and smartphone sales are expected to fall by more than 10% this year, ...

After an initial disclosure from Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, two prominent leakers have backed his account that Sony could be shifting away from releasing single-player titles on PC. According to ...

The AI hardware boom is sending memory prices sky-high, so knowing exactly how much you need is more critical than ever. I've worked out the most realistic RAM goals for every type of PC. I’ve been a ...

Question: What does Microsoft’s PC Manager do, and should I use it? Answer: If you’ve ever searched for ways to “clean up” or “speed up” your Windows PC, you’ve probably seen plenty of third-party ...

The rise of AI tools and services has added a new twist to the decline and fall of standalone Windows PCs. For years, I’ve been watching the slow evolution of classic Windows PCs into cloud-based ...

The global PC market ended 2025 on a strong note, with fourth-quarter shipments increasing 9.6% year over year to 76.4 million units, according to the data compiled by International Data Corporation ( ...

IDC expects the PC market to be volatile this year ahead of anticipated price increases. IDC expects the PC market to be volatile this year ahead of anticipated price increases. is a senior ...

The demand building out AI infrastructure has placed on PC component makers has already led to the death of one consumer-facing RAM brand, but a new report from the International Data Corporation (IDC ...