Category: Computers & IT

01 of 12 1970: Philips N1500 Videocassette Recorder Arguably the first historic CES product, the Philips N1500, was the first videocassette recorder for the consumer market. Showcased in 1970 and then released in 1972, the N1500 was for recording home television rather than playing big-budget movies. VCR technology wouldn’t become mainstream until later in the…

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There’s a crisis in the world of PC components in case you hadn’t noticed. Yes, another one, and this time it’s memory, the RAM modules which are crucial (pun fully intended) to your computer for running its host operating system and the apps (or games) installed with it. Why the price of RAM has rocketed…

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I know, I know – keyboard shortcuts are hard to remember, and most of them are so niche they’re not even worth trying to waste memory on. But some are incredibly useful, and I’ve put together this list of the shortcuts I actually use day-to-day for work, browsing, and gaming. You may already know some…

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Microsoft has experienced a pretty rough 2025 with Windows 11, as you probably noticed. The operating system has witnessed more than its fair share of bugs, and embarrassingly some of those glitches have involved fundamental pieces of Windows 11 ending up broken somehow – plus there have been some downright baffling episodes (I’ll talk more…

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We’re currently stuck in a PC market where RAM acquisition is the main concern, as prices skyrocket due to the ongoing AI boom, with consumers left to pay up or wait patiently for price drops, especially for the best gaming laptops. You might be wondering why that matters in regard to the MSI Katana 15…

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Look, Microsoft: sometimes we all make mistakes. Sometimes those mistakes are small, and sometimes they’re huge, multi-year debacles that annoy millions of people and fundamentally damage the functionality of your flagship product. I am, of course, referring to the elephant in the room that is Microsoft Copilot, the AI-powered assistant that is now heavily baked…

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There are few things more exciting than booting up your brand new gaming PC for the first time. I remember my first build like it was yesterday – the frustration and choice words when hooking up power cables, and the eventual but incredibly sweet triumph of pressing the power button and watching it whirr to…

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