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“End of an era”: Microsoft is killing off the legendary “blue screen of death”

The replacement will be black instead…which is actually kind of metal, when you think about it.

On by Whitney Jefferson
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‘I’m itching to play Sims so bad’: Walmart worker recommends Lenovo IdeaPad 3 to Texas customer. Is it really good for gaming?

‘I’d take it back and drive to Best Buy.’

On by Phil West
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‘I had to buy a new SSD’: Man buys Secretlab gaming chair. Then it fries his hard drive

‘I THOUGHT I WAS GOING INSANE.’

On by Ljeonida Mulabazi
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‘Now I’m out the computer and the money’: Best Buy customer orders $1,500 computer for pickup. Then the store gives it away to another customer

‘I plan on going full Karen mode.’

On by Braden Bjella
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‘Since no one buys computers at Walmart’: Shopper questions whether Walmart is going ‘broke’ after seeing sale price of $500 HP desktop

‘I never buy electronics at any store other than Costco.’

On by Phil West
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‘You probably will never see a bonus or a pay raise’: TikToker shares what it means when workplace wants you to bring your own computer

‘They also want to get in touch with you at any moment of the day.’

On by Jack Alban
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‘How do you afford 7 new computer in 3 weeks?????’: Customer throws away 7 new computers because she didn’t know how to charge them

‘Why wouldn’t you return the computer to the store??’

On by Brooke Sjoberg
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‘It’s the type of software that allows us to hop into your computer at any given time’: IT worker shares PSA to workers who use work computer for other things

‘A lot of bad things can potentially happen.’

On by Rachel Kiley
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‘I never use my mac outside and now I definitely won’t’: TikToker says their MacBook keyboard melted in the sun

‘The funniest part is the implication that the development process did not involve sunlight AT ALL.’

On by Braden Bjella
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Thanks to AI, there’s a new Nirvana song—but is it any good?

Some fans were well, whatever, never mind.

On by Phil West
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Ready to dish out $52K for Apple’s new Mac Pro?

Apple’s ‘cheese grater’ Mac is the most expensive and tricked-out one ever created.

On by Mikael Thalen
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What you need to know about Google’s ‘quantum supremacy’ claim

IBM would like a word.

On by Brooke Sjoberg
Do Blue Light-Filtering Glasses and Apps Actually Work?

Do apps and glasses that filter blue light actually work?

From screen dimmers to glasses, this industry might be banking on unproven science.

On by Kayla Matthews
ibm world's smallest computer grain of salt for blockchain

IBM built a computer that’s smaller than a grain of salt

It will use blockchain to authenticate items.

On by Phillip Tracy
Intel to Users: Don't Download Spectre, Meltdown Patch

Intel warns users to stay away from its Meltdown, Spectre patch

The fix is shutting down computers and causing severe performance problems.

On by Phillip Tracy

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