Why is My Laptop Fan Always on? Here’s How to Fix It

Every laptop has at least one fan that keeps the internal components cool and prevents them from overheating. Generally, this cooling device is automatically turned on when the CPU utilization is high. Well, it’s actually good when the fan is constantly working, as it’s just regulating the system temperature. However, if it’s running continuously over a long time, thisclearly indicates that the laptop is overheatingand the internal components might be prone to failure....

June 4, 2025 · 7 min · 1325 words · Joseph Braun

Windows Shows No Internet Access but Internet Works – How to Fix It

When you are not connected to the internet, you’re able to find the “No internet access” icon on your Taskbar. However, in certain scenario, the taskbar shows this symbol instead of the Wi-Fi or Ethernet icon even when internet is working. While most apps can access the internet in such a scenario, you may not be able to sign in to Outlook or any Microsoft 365 apps. This issue usually happens dueproblems in the DNSlookup process that your system uses to determine internet connectivity....

June 4, 2025 · 5 min · 1041 words · Christina Vasquez

10 Ways How You Can Boost FPS on PC

“Frames win games” is a term employed by many manufacturers to market their high end computer parts to consumers. Turns out that this phrase is actually true in many regards. High frame rates provide smoother gameplay, faster response time and an overall richer experience for the user. Frames are the single image from a sequence of images that form part of an animation in videos or games.FPS (Frames Per Second)is the number of new images that are displayed per second on the monitor....

June 3, 2025 · 6 min · 1155 words · Cody Spencer

[Fix] My Laptop is Plugged in But Not Charging

There are various reasons why your laptop battery might not be charging even though it’s plugged in. A faulty power outlet, charger, or dying battery comes to mind first and foremost. However, there are other causes as well that might not be too obvious at a first glance. So, without further ado, we’ll guide you through the process of diagnosing it. Please follow the article below to find the diagnosis for your problem and its respective fix if your laptop is not charging....

June 3, 2025 · 6 min · 1177 words · Stephen White

[Fix] Taskbar Won’t Go Away in Fullscreen

In full screen, the taskbar usually disappears giving us the whole screen. However, sometimes, it won’t go away. This can be frustrating especially when you want to switch to full screen for playing games and/or watching videos in the browser or via any other applications. There could be several causes for the taskbar remaining across the desktop even on full screen. Some of the possible causes are discussed below. Why Won’t the Taskbar Go Away in Full Screen?...

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 524 words · Patrick West

Adata makes ATX case for reverse-connector motherboards — XPG Invader X BTF also supports standard layouts

Adata has added a BTF variant to its XPG Invader X case lineup. The new XPG Invader X BTF is compatible with rear-connector motherboards such asMSI’s Project ZeroandAsus' BTF. The XPG Invader X BTF is a mid-tower case and its main selling point is its design, which promotes clean aesthetics and better (-looking, at least) cable management by supporting rear-connector motherboards and components. But italsosupports standard layouts, making it both flexible and (hopefully) upgrade- and future-ready....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · Melanie Carlson

AI PCs aren't driving sales — The need to upgrade from Windows 10 will drive 2025 laptop sales

Researchers (viaTrendForce) say laptop sales are expected to grow by 4.9% next year, reaching 183 million units globally. Aside from improved political and economic conditions in the U.S., Windows 10’s end-of-life will be the primary driver for this increase in sales, especially as commercial entities look to upgrade their devices to stay secure and updated. The report contradicts what some hardware manufacturers say: AI PCs, likeArm-powered laptops, will make a huge push and take a massive market share in the PC industry....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 438 words · Michael Hicks

AIO cooler prototype has room for action figures

Here atCES2025, we’ve seen coolers with just about every kind of design on them. TheCooler MasterAtmos II even has switchable faceplates that allow you to swap among RGB, LCD and pixel-art themes. However, MSI has a prototype cooler on display that breaks the mold: a version of its CoreLiquid A13 with room for a figurine (or action figure) to live on top of your processor. At MSI’s CES suite, the company showed a sample where an action figure of its “Lucky” dragon mascot was rotating on a turn table on top of the CPU’s waterblock....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 342 words · Christine Graham

All The Legend of Zelda Games in Order

The Legend of Zelda is the longest-running action-adventure series. It has 19canon gamesandthree remakes. The total is22 Zelda games. We’re diving into the most crucial action-adventure series. Breath of the Wild alone is the pinnacle of Nintendo IPs. Every Zelda Game in Chronological Order The Legend of Zelda titles follow three alternate timelines and different reincarnations of Link and Zelda. Here they are: The Legend of Zelda – 1986 (Consoles & Handheld) The Legend of Zeldadebuted in 1986 for the Famicom Disk System, a Nintendo home console....

June 3, 2025 · 10 min · 2013 words · Jasmine Mitchell

AMD announces 3nm EPYC Turin with 192 cores and 384 threads — 5.4X faster than Intel Xeon in AI work, launches second half of 2024

AMD’s hotly anticipated 5th-Gen EPYC Turin processors will launch in the second half of 2024, Lisa Su announced during herComputex 2024keynote. The 3nm chips mark the debut of AMD’s Zen 5 architecture for data center chips, and AMD claims they are up to 5.4x faster than Intel’s competing current-gen Xeon chips in key AI workloads. Turin comes in two variants: one with up to 128 standard Zen 5 cores and another using density-optimized CPU cores called Zen 5c — that model stretches up to 192 cores....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 565 words · Andrew Wilson

AMD announces open-sourcing of its GPU software stack and documentation, including MES

Following pushes from the community to do so— particularly from George Hotz' Tiny Corp— AMD has finallystarted open sourcingsome of their GPU software stack and documentation, includingopen-sourcing their MES(Micro-Engine Scheduler). Open-sourcing of the MES was one of the things thatTiny Corp predicted AMD would do last month, though they seemed to have predicted a turnaround time well sooner than the one we actually got. As-is, we’re still waiting for the full release— this is just AMD announcing their intent to do it....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Janice Sparks

AMD is allegedly readying budget hexa-core Krackan Point APUs — Hybrid 3+3 core "Zen 5 + Zen 5c" offering surfaces at Geekbench

A new hexa-core processor under AMD’s Krackan Point (KRK) lineup of APUs has emerged atGeekbench- thanks toOlrakat X. The CPU wields a rather unconventional 3+3 hybrid configuration - taking a different approach than AMD did with its Phoenix 2 APUs. Krackan Pointis AMD’s cheaper alternative to Strix Point - packing upwards of eight cores and an eight Compute Unit (CU) RDNA 3.5-based iGPU (Integrated GPU). Krackan Point utilizes a hybrid-core design to save valuable die space, featuring up to four Zen 5 and four Zen 5c cores....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Betty Thomas

AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT launches on June 5, starting at $299

AMD has seized the opportunity presented byComputex2025 to announce the chipmaker’s third addition to theRadeon RX 9000 series. The newly unveiled Radeon RX 9060 XT complements the previously releasedRadeon RX 9070andRadeon RX 9070 XT,strengthening AMD’s RDNA 4 gaming portfolio to compete with thebest graphics cards. TheRadeonRX 9060 XT serves as the successor to theRadeon RX 7600 XT, which was introduced in January 2024. Although it has only been a little less than a year and a half since the previous RDNA 3 graphics card has been out, the release of Nvidia’sGeForce RTX 5060 Ti,coupled with the recent coming of the GeForce RTX 5060, means AMD needs a contender to compete within that market segment....

June 3, 2025 · 7 min · 1301 words · Christopher Allen