PC gaming is in the middle of a quiet platform revolt. Frustration with Windows 11’s direction is colliding with a once‑niche alternative that now runs most of the same games, and in some cases runs ...

I’ve been a PC gamer for over 30 years, and during that time, Microsoft’s operating systems (first MS-DOS, then various ...

Windows 10 is gone, and millions are turning to Linux. Here are the distros benefiting most, and what makes them so great.

Microsoft has kicked off its new ad campaign for Windows 11's Copilot, taglined "Meet the computer that you can talk to." ...

Windows 11 apps like Discord, WhatsApp, and Teams now use 1 to 4GB of RAM because they are web apps and the rising RAM prices ...

Ubuntu MATE uses the MATE desktop (which is lightweight yet full-featured), which makes it easy for new users to hop onto the Linux bandwagon. MATE is as easy as it gets, with a bottom panel, a top ...

Pop!_OS wraps Ubuntu in a sexy new COSMIC Desktop Environment and flaunts a user-first approach to operating systems.

Kali Linux has released version 2025.4, its final update of the year, introducing three new tools, desktop environment improvements, and enhanced Wayland support.

You’ve spent weeks, maybe months, crafting your dream Electron app. The UI looks clean, the features work flawlessly, and you finally hit that Build button. Excited, you send the installer to your ...

I installed Bazzite for a console-like Steam Game Mode PC. It’s brilliant… until NVIDIA drivers, 4K glitches, and the Proton ...

Fanboys insist we are getting the numbers wrong  For years, Linux fanboys have been insisting that this year will be the time of Linux on the desktop. Now, ZDnet's Steven Vaughan-Nichols thinks the ...