Intel’s APX offers ‘better performance’ in Windows 11 according to new Insider setting
Intel’s APX offers ‘better performance’ in Windows 11 according to new Insider setting

Microsoft has begun testing the option to enable Intel’s Advanced Performance Extensions, or APX, which will bring a performance boost to some apps — although no chips with APX support are available as yet.

Windows 11’s ‘whole ISO’ squeezed into a CD-ROM

Professional Windows crusher NTDEV has showcased their next-generation tool for compressing Windows 11 with a video of an install that fits on a single CD-ROM.

Windows XP debuted 25 years ago today
Windows XP debuted 25 years ago today

Windows XP became available at retailers for the first time on this day back in 2001.

iOS 27 Cheat Sheet: Quickly Become an Expert on the New iPhone Update

From new features to updates, here’s everything you should know about iOS 27.

AMD brings official Ryzen overclocking to Linux with AOD driver support
AMD brings official Ryzen overclocking to Linux with AOD driver support

New driver enablement work from AMD brings full platform-level tuning control to Ryzen systems running Linux, finally.

Linus Torvalds posts his first AI-assisted patch to the Linux kernel, synthetic test clocks 23x performance leap
Linus Torvalds posts his first AI-assisted patch to the Linux kernel, synthetic test clocks 23x performance leap

Linus Torvalds posts his first LLM-assisted patch to the Linux kernel — after issuing clear pro-AI directives, the bossman makes use of AI tooling himself

The iOS 27 Setting That Can Flag a Scam While You’re Still on the Phone

Apple’s new scam protection works on the device, returns a simple risk rating to supported apps and takes a few taps to enable in Privacy & Security.

More Indigenous Languages Come to iPhone and iPad Keyboards in New Apple Update

Some schools are using these keyboards to help students learn these endangered languages.

We tested gaming performance in 17-year-old Windows 7 on a modern gaming PC against Windows 11
We tested gaming performance in 17-year-old Windows 7 on a modern gaming PC against Windows 11

We managed to install Windows 7 on a modern PC and put it to the test across eight DirectX 11 games and two DirectX 9 titles to see how its gaming performance compares to Windows 11 today.

New Linux tech compresses memory in RAM, as RAM, for 452x speedup
New Linux tech compresses memory in RAM, as RAM, for 452x speedup

The new method allows access using standard memory semantics instead of as a block device, drastically improving performance.