Scared of losing Windows gamers to SteamOS, Microsoft has identified gamers as a "cohort" it wants to win in 2026, and believes that it can take lessons learned in handhelds and with NPUs and apply ...

When AMD announced its Ryzen 9000 series desktop processor lineup at Computex earlier this year, the company touted big performance gains thanks to a massive 16% IPC (instructions per clock/cycle) ...

CPU benchmarks are in for the latest release of Windows 11, version 25H2, and results stacked up against Ubuntu aren't looking particularly flattering for Microsoft's latest and greatest. In ...

AMD’s newly launched Ryzen 9000 series desktop CPUs are finally available for purchase, and recent performance comparisons suggest that these CPUs perform better on Linux than Windows 11, particularly ...

Earlier this month, we reported about an upcoming change that Microsoft is testing related to BitLocker encryption. in the upcoming Windows 11 version 24H2. The company wants to encrypt user drives by ...

Valve's work on Linux gaming compatibility has greatly benefited its own SteamOS devices, but also opened the door for more ...

It's not an easy transition ...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has gradually become one of Microsoft’s key bridges for developers, data scientists, and power users who need Linux compatibility without leaving the Windows ...

Linux gaming is surging with 24,000 verified or playable games on Steam. While Steam Deck momentum tripled Linux share ...

The recent January 2026 Windows 11 patch was rumored to have led to Nvidia GPUs underperforming, which has since been ...

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