PCs & Laptops: The Latest Computing News

PCs, laptops, Microsoft, Apple and everything in between. Here you’ll find all the latest computing news – from the gaming, to benchmarks to raytracing. You’ll also find stories about security, privacy, hacking and the dark web.

  • Should You Pay for Meta Verified and Twitter Blue?

    Should You Pay for Meta Verified and Twitter Blue?

    Social media services have generally been free of charge for users, but now, with ad revenues slowing down, social media companies are looking for new revenue streams beyond targeted ads. Now, Twitter is charging for its blue check verification, and Meta and Twitter both charge for identity protection.


  • What Is an Xvid File and How Do I Play or Convert One?

    What Is an Xvid File and How Do I Play or Convert One?

    Most file formats, extensions, and codecs are easy enough to recognise, but one of the lesser-known ones that you might come across is Xvid (which in terms of capitalisation can be styled in a number of ways). It’s essentially a way of compressing video, and it’s been around since 2001 — and here we’re going…