Memory and SSD shortages to persist, pushing upgrade cycles further out

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New Web Tool Automates Instagram Carousel Creation from Panoramic Photos

A free online utility called Instagram Panorama Slicer simplifies the process of turning wide-angle panoramas into...

Feb 17, 20262 min readGPU

AMD and Alibaba Partner to Bring Qwen 3.5 LLM to Instinct GPUs—What It Means for AI Development

AMD has announced immediate support for Alibaba’s latest Qwen 3.5 large language model on its Instinct MI300X, MI32...

Feb 17, 20262 min readGaming

The QPAD Obsidian Glass Mouse Pad: A Competitive Shooter’s Secret Weapon

A tempered glass surface with near-zero friction could redefine how esports players approach aim training—but only...

Feb 17, 20262 min readLaptops

Western Digital’s Hard Drive Shortage: AI Data Centers Are Consuming Supply—And Consumers Are Left Waiting

Western Digital’s CEO confirms the company is sold out of hard drive production for all of 2026, with AI-driven dem...

Feb 17, 20262 min readPC

Windows 11 Taskbar Overhaul: A 5-Year-Old Demand Finally Heads to Summer 2026

Microsoft is set to restore full taskbar customization in Windows 11—including resizing and repositioning—addressin...

Feb 17, 20263 min readAI

Bethesda’s *Fallout 3* Underground: Why the Metro Became a Buried Opportunity

The original plan for *Fallout 3* included a vast, navigable Metro system beneath Washington, D.C.—but Bethesda’s t...

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Feb 17, 20263 min readGaming

Steam Deck OLED Stock Crisis: Valve Blames RAM and Storage Shortages for Ongoing Delays

Valve has officially confirmed that persistent stock issues with the Steam Deck OLED stem from global RAM and stora...

Feb 17, 20263 min readAI

Crimson Desert’s Moral Compass: Why Villainy Won’t Be an Option—But Crime Still Pays

The developers behind *Crimson Desert* have drawn a firm line in the sand: while the game’s systems reward calculat...

Feb 17, 20262 min readGPU

NVIDIA DLSS 4 Multi-Frame Gen Now Powers Two New Titles—Performance Leaps for Stealth and Strategy Games

Two upcoming releases—Styx: Blades of Greed* and Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown*—have officially added sup...

Feb 17, 20263 min readGaming

Xbox Game Pass Gets Two Epic RPGs—But PC Players Miss Out on One Big Title

Microsoft’s subscription service is expanding with Kingdom Come: Deliverance II* and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Compl...