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With GPU prices climbing and laptop components following close behind, finding a machine that doesn’t ask you to compromise on the display, the GPU, or the memory at this price has gotten harder. The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S is down to $1,549.99 at Best Buy, a $350 saving off its $1,899.99 comp value, and the spec sheet makes it one of the more complete gaming laptops available at this price right now. What you’re getting The GPU is an obvious headline: an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is serious hardware for a laptop at this price point, capable of…
Whenever there’s a conversation involving aviation and climate change, carbon emissions usually take centre stage. But Google says there’s another less obvious problem, which might be just as important. That problem is contrails, the thin white streaks left behind by airplanes in the sky. According to the Google research report, these cloud-like formations can end up trapping heat in the atmosphere and contributing to global warming. How does AI help make flying cleaner? Google’s solution is to use AI models trained on satellite imagery, weather data, and flight paths to better predict where contrails will form. With this information, airlines…
Microsoft is finally fixing one of Windows 11’s most frustrating limitations: the inability to move the taskbar. As part of a broader quality push, the company has confirmed that users will soon be able to reposition the taskbar to the top or sides of the screen, instead of being locked to the bottom. The update is currently being tested and will roll out to Windows Insiders first before reaching all users later this year. This marks the return of a feature that existed in Windows for decades but was removed with Windows 11’s redesign in 2021, a move that drew…
Microsoft is finally turning its attention to one of Windows 11’s most persistent complaints: performance, especially on lower-end machines. As part of its commitment to Windows quality, the company says it’s working to reduce resource usage, improve responsiveness, and optimize memory efficiency across the OS. The goal is simple: make Windows feel faster and more reliable, even on modest hardware. And that last part matters more than ever. Why is Microsoft focusing on memory now? The fact of the matter is that the industry is changing, and Windows risks falling behind. Over the past couple of years, Apple has shown…
If you’ve ever sent a message into a busy Google Messages group chat and watched it vanish into the void, you’re not alone. That unseen, unacknowledged message often gets buried under texts, reactions, or GIFs from other users, forcing you to resend it. Well, Google has finally heard your silent screams. After months of beta testing, Google Messages has officially rolled out what is possibly one of the most useful features for group chats: Mentions. How does ‘@’ Mentions work? As the name suggests, the feature lets you tag someone in an RCS-enabled group chat using the ‘@’ symbol. Once…
One of the biggest releases of early 2026 is out now, and The Game Informer Show crew is here to dig into all of it. Contributor Hayes Madsen, the writer of our Crimson Desert review, joins Marcus and Eric to talk about Pearl Abyss’ plunge into single-player open-world action, and whether all the sights and sounds make up a memorable experience or not.Then, Marcus takes the war to the bugs in Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War. And after a quick break, Hayes highlights the short-but-sweet RPG Etrange Overlord, and Marcus and Eric check in on their Pokemon Pokopia progress. It’s…
The internet you use every day could soon be dominated by artificial intelligence. Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince says that AI bots may generate more traffic than humans within the next year or two, marking a major shift in how the web works. Speaking about the current trends with TechCrunch, Prince said bot activity is growing rapidly as AI systems crawl and interact with websites at scale. Before the rise of generative AI, bots were responsible for only 20% of internet traffic. Most of that traffic came from search engines like Google, and some malicious activity. Now, that number is climbing…
Crimson Desert was one of the most anticipated games set to launch in 2026 and after years of waiting, it’s finally out on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. We gave it a 7 out of 10 in the Game Informer Crimson Desert review, and you can read that to learn more about our impressions of this RPG as a whole, but given the breadth of its vast open world, we also wanted to break down how it runs on consoles. If you’re interested in how the game runs on PC, well, to keep it short, that’s the best place…
Microsoft is starting to rethink how much AI it really needs inside Windows 11, and that rethink includes dialing back Copilot. As part of its broader push to improve Windows quality, the company is reducing the number of Copilot entry points across the OS and its apps. According to Microsoft, this rollback will begin with apps like Photos, Notepad, Widgets, and the Snipping Tool, where Copilot integrations had started to feel excessive. The change is part of a wider shift in Microsoft’s strategy of moving away from aggressively embedding AI everywhere and toward integrating it only where it actually makes…
Josh Wardle, who you probably know as the guy who invented Wordle, released a new game earlier this month: Parseword. I’ve been playing it every day for about a week, and I’m really into it, even though I know it’s unlikely to reach the same level of popularity Wordle did. It’s essentially an easier version of a cryptic crossword clue, formatted in such a way that makes the style of game easier to learn.Cryptic clues hide their hints and solutions in unassuming words. For example, one of the game’s tutorial puzzles is a six-letter word for “Artist retracted reward.” If…