Stories by Brad Chacos

Microsoft's Xbox Cloud Gaming launches on PCs, iPad, and iPhone this week

No graphics card? No problem. Microsoft's Xbox Cloud Gaming expands to PCs and iOS devices as part of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on April 20.

Microsoft is killing my favorite Windows 10 feature

Windows 10's Timeline is losing its cross-device sync, a killer productivity feature, and I'm crushed.

Nvidia GeForce Experience Studio drivers optimize creative apps with one click

The April update for Nvidia's Studio drivers add an auto-optimization option for 34 creative applications like Adobe Lightroom and DaVinci Resolve, swiping a trick from GeForce's gaming side.

Oculus Quest 2 amps PC VR with 120Hz, wireless streaming, and virtual office upgrades

The next big software upgrade for Oculus Quest 2 includes key enhancements, particularly for people who pair their VR headset with their PC.

Nvidia expects crippling GPU shortages to continue throughout 2021

If you’re waiting for the crippling graphics card shortage to loosen up before buying new hardware, well, you might be waiting for a while.

AMD's new Ryzen 5000G chips wield Radeon graphics and double the cores

AMD's Ryzen 5000G processors could help out gamers suffering from the current GPU crisis, but they're coming to prebuilt computers first.

Google Photos finally lets PC users copy text from an image

Google Photos offered Optical Character Recognition (OCR) on mobile for years, but now it's coming to the desktop via your web browser.

Nvidia's new 'Ampere Next' GPUs won't launch this year

During Nvidia's dev-focused GTC 2021 keynote, a slide revealed that the company's "Ampere Next" GPUs won't release until 2022.

Watch Nvidia's GTC 2021 keynote livestream here

GTC 2021 is another virtual affair coming at you straight from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's kitchen. Watch it here.

Android loses a huge innovator as LG quits making phones

LG phones pushed the bleeding-edge of innovation, but it wasn't enough.

Cyberpunk 2077 proves AMD's DLSS rival can't come soon enough

Real-time ray tracing support on AMD Radeon GPUs just came to Cyberpunk 2077, and without a DLSS-like upscaling feature, they struggle even at 1080p resolution.

Free speed: Nvidia flips on Resizable BAR for all GeForce RTX 30-series GPUs

Nvidia's new Game Ready 456.89 drivers unlock Resizable BAR support on all GeForce RTX 30-series graphics cards, though the list of supported games and hardware is limited.

Hands-on: Evil Genius 2: World Domination fulfills your wildest Bond villain fantasies

Evil Genius 2: World Domination is a lovingly built, refreshingly polished sequel to a PC cult classic from yesteryear.

Chrome can now caption almost any video or audio

Chrome's new Live Caption is an excellent accessibility feature that adds closed captions to almost any video—online or offline.

A perfect storm: Why graphics cards cost so much now

You can't find a graphics card for anywhere near suggested pricing right now. Why? It's complicated. We explain.