Intrigue at the Nurburgring as Tesla unofficially beats Porsche’s fastest lap

To ensure a good time, Tesla put a modified version of the Model S with “fender flares, wider wheels and tires, a rear spoiler, an expanded front grills, and seriously sticky tires,” according to Engadget’s sister site, Autoblog. That’s what was visible on the outside, and Tesla has yet to say what, if any, modifications… Read More »

This week in games: Epic gives away six games at once, Rockstar tosses another launcher onto the fire

I truly dis-like publisher-specific game launchers. I want to play Red Dead Redemption 2. These two truths are definitely at war this week. That news, plus Epic goes big on Batman, John Wick Hex and Disco Elysium nail down release dates, Anthem calls it (at least temporarily) quits, Total War goes to Ancient Troy, and… Read More »

PCWorld’s September Digital Magazine: Intel’s 10th-gen CPU is here

Stay on top of the latest tech with PCWorld’s Digital Magazine. Available as single copies or as a monthly subscription, it highlights the best content from PCWorld.com—the most important news, the key product reviews, and the most useful features and how-to stories—in a curated Digital Magazine for Android and iOS, as well for the desktop… Read More »

Best cheap laptops: We rate the best-sellers on Amazon and Best Buy

When you’re looking for a good, cheap laptop, good market insight will allow you to get what you want. Every budget machine (which we’re defining as Windows laptops costing $500 or less) is the product of compromise—corners carefully cut here and there to hit a price point. I’ll show you what to look for by… Read More »

Streaming dominates the music industry’s revenue

  While it’s a relief to see the music industry avoid a full collapse after losing two thirds of its yearly earnings in the 2000s, artists certainly aren’t lining their pockets with earnings from streaming services. Spotify pays out roughly six to eight tenths of a cent per stream. This handsome sum is then divided… Read More »

Best gaming laptops: Know what to look for and which models rate highest

Picking a gaming laptop is a lot more fun today than it was five years ago, when a “real” gaming laptop meant 12 pounds of back-breaking hardware to haul around. Check out our top picks immediately below, and keep reading to catch up on the latest news and reviews. Gaming laptop cheat sheet Our quick-hit… Read More »

Acer unveils a hulking $14,000 gaming cockpit, a 300Hz Predator laptop, and more at IFA

Acer rolled into the annual IFA tradeshow in Berlin with plenty in store for PC gaming enthusiasts, showing off a hulking $14,000 multi-monitor gaming cockpit, a laptop with a blazingly fast 300Hz display, an affordable new gaming notebook, and more. Believe it or not, the $14,000 Predator Thronos Air is actually $6,000 cheaper than the… Read More »

Logitech unveils next-gen MX Master 3 smart mouse, MX Keys keyboard

On Wednesday, Logitech announced the Logitech MX Master 3: Its next-generation intelligent mouse, and the MX Keys wireless keyboard. Both are expected to ship in September and will cost $100 apiece.   The 4,000dpi MX Master 3 mouse features: New MagSpeed mouse wheel, which the company claims is 90 percent faster. Unfortunately, like before, the… Read More »

Intel: Core i9-9900KS, Cascade Lake-X chips will ship in October

  Intel said Wednesday that it plans to ship two high-end desktop processors next month: both its monstrous Core i9-9900KS processor and its upcoming Cascade Lake-X gaming processor will go on sale.In a presentation from the IFA show in Berlin, Ryan Shrout, chief performance strategist at Intel, said that Intel is aware of the competition, specifically… Read More »

How to stream college sports without losing your mind

Amazon Prime was one of the first options for live-television streaming, but there are better options now that the likes of Hulu, YouTube and more are on board. And that’s especially true when it comes to sports. Sling doesn’t offer access to ABC or CBS, and Fox and NBC are limited to select markets. This… Read More »