computing articles published May 19, 2026

May 19 articles

• Linux Vs. Windows: Which Is Better For Your PC?
• Why There's Simply No Need For A Desktop PC Anymore
• How We Test Monitors
• What Is A 30-30-30 Reset & How's It Different From Just Unplugging Your Router?
• Changes to Google search, a new Gemini model and intelligent eyewear: The 5 most important announcements from Google I/O 2026
• Walmart's New Android Tablets Put An Emphasis On Value
• 5 things my Raspberry Pi travel router can do that other travel routers can't
• 5 Maintenance Tips To Help Extend The Lifespan Of Your Printer
• Here's What Happened To Sony's Vaio Laptops
• Kubuntu vs. Fedora KDE: Which KDE Plasma distro is right for you?
• New Microsoft Surface for Business PCs pair Panther Lake chips with as little as 8GB of RAM — 13-inch Surface Laptop goes light on memory but still starts at $1,299
• China just built a CPU-only AI monster because Nvidia GPUs remain banned
• AMD rumored to ready budget-friendly Ryzen 7 7700X3D for suffering gamers — chipmaker lowers clocks and price with new Zen 4 X3D CPU
• I used a futuristic ultra-thin power bank and forgot it was on my phone
• This $50 soldering iron saved more of my old gear than I expected
• Walmart quietly launches 6 new Android tablets starting at $97
• 4 Underrated PC Brands That Can Compete With Dell
• The Best Early Memorial Day Deals on HP Laptops, Desktops, and Printers
• Don't fight hotel Wi-Fi: How a travel router secures and connects all your devices at once
• The 11th Gen A16 iPad Just Hit An All-Time Low — And We Don’t Think It’ll Last
• Leaving your SSD in the front panel ruins its speed and lifespan
• Microsoft aims to bring the Windows driver ecosystem back into step
• AMD May Launch 7700X3D With 8 Cores, 4.5GHz Boost Clock
• A new Surface Pro just landed, but is it really an upgrade? I compare the Pro for Business (12th Edition) to the Surface Pro 11 to find out.
• Ticketing platforms face some of technology’s toughest traffic spikes
• Why an old laptop is my go-to PC repair tool
• Samsung's Has Produced The World's First 6K Gaming Monitor
• Amazon’s Project Kuiper Router is Aiming to Take On Starlink
• Older Intel desktop chips could be in short supply as PC builders forced to buy new 18A chips
• Intel Wildcat Lake Laptops Challenge MacBook Neo With Double the Specs
• Microsoft's new Surface Laptop 8 just borrowed Samsung's best privacy feature
• 5 open-source projects that quietly hold together the world's internet
• Windows 11 Will Finally Let Users Move and Resize the Taskbar
• I compare the new Surface Laptop 8 to the Surface Laptop 7 — which one is better for you?
• 8 Clever Uses For Your Old Keyboards & Mice
• Amazon's next Kindles may finally let you replace the battery yourself
• Can You Really Tell The Difference Between Expensive And Cheap Keyboards?
• Microsoft unveils new Surface for Business laptops and Surface Pro for Business 2 in 1 device
• Microsoft's New Surface Laptop For Business Has A Privacy Screen And Quirky Haptics
• Microsoft's next-gen Surface Pro and Surface Laptop are official, but they are outrageously expensive
• The privacy King: Surface Laptop 8 for business review—is the new stealth screen worth the $2,549 entry price?
• Microsoft confirms new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop with Snapdragon X2 is coming this year
• I tested the Surface Pro with 5G, and it's Microsoft's most complete business 2-in-1 yet
• What An Ethernet Switch Is, And When You Might Actually Need One
• Microsoft announces plans to let you put the taskbar in Windows 11 pretty much anywhere you want
• Microsoft's plan to improve Windows 11 drivers is falling into place — and that includes fixing 'low-quality drivers'
• Proxmox solves Plex's biggest backup problem, but most people don't know it
• Intel's Project Firefly creates sub-$600 laptops to compete with Apple's MacBook Neo — leverages China's smartphone manufacturing blueprint to produce affordable Wildcat Lake systems
• I went ghost hunting in Windows and uncovered these 6 forgotten tools