Playing pirated Forza Horizon 6 can get you banned for 8,000 years
Look, I know that everyone reading this is a good little gamer. You’d never acquire a video game through less-than-legitimate means. You certainly wouldn’t download a game before it was released, even if said game was posted to Steam unencrypted and an easy target for unscrupulous pirates. Because aside from... 
© 2026 PC World Wed, 13 May 3:35am
This dumb little battery trick tells you if it’s really dead
When your remote control gives up the ghost or your kid’s favorite toy stops working, you’re often faced with the question: Did the batteries die or is the device defective?
A dead-simple, wonderfully nifty test offers a quick and reliable way to check the actual charge state of a battery,...
© 2026 PC World Wed, 13 May 2:15am
Your HDR monitor might be lying to you
Imagine you just bought a brand-new monitor that prominently advertises its HDR capabilities. You hop over to YouTube and stream the first “4K HDR” video you find… but it looks washed out or barely any different from the non-HDR display you had before.
It’s a common problem. HDR is touted everywhere...
© 2026 PC World Wed, 13 May 1:15am
Alienware Area 51 review: Absurd speed, serious outlet anxiety
At a glanceExpert's Rating
Pros
Sturdy build quality
Excellent optional mechanical keyboard
Lots of physical connectivity including Thunderbolt 5
Extremely powerful CPU performance
Respectable GPU performance
Cons
Heavy and thick, design is a mix bag
Tiny touchpad
Short battery life on OLED model
Our Verdict
Alienware’s beefy 16-inch Area 51 packs excellent CPU and GPU performance, though battery life suffers.
Price When...
© 2026 PC World Tue, 12 May 11:15pm
I’ll never buy another laptop without Windows Hello
I review a lot of laptops here at PCWorld, and I’m always surprised when I unbox one without biometric hardware.
Fingerprint readers and infrared (IR) cameras for facial recognition are both great—and some laptops even have both! But then you have those that skip the biometric hardware entirely, which is...
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AMD’s rumored Radeon RX 9050 may be the only new desktop GPU in 2026
RAM and storage shortages are making the headlines, but it’s pretty bleak out there if you’re looking for a new graphics card, too. With data centers gobbling up all the manufacturing capacity, neither Nvidia nor AMD seem interested in making new desktop cards, at least this calendar year. But there’s...
© 2026 PC World Wed, 13 May 2:55am
Windows 11’s April update is now causing PC crashes and visual glitches
Microsoft’s big April patch (update KB5083769) has been causing numerous problems on Windows 11 machines these past few weeks, including BitLocker lockouts, reboot loops, and breakage of third-party backup apps. Now another issue has surfaced: black screen crashes.
According to Borncity (machine translated), affected users are complaining of PC crashes and...
© 2026 PC World Wed, 13 May 2:35am
Bonnie Tyler 'stable' in Portuguese hospital
The Welsh star had undergone emergency intestinal surgery in Portugal last week.
© 2026 BBCWorld Wed, 13 May 12:25am
BlackBerry renews share buyback plan for 26.8 million
The Toronto-listed software maker can repurchase up to 26.8 million shares, with the programme due to run until next May if fully used.
© 2026 ITBrief Wed, 13 May 12:05am
Canvas hack: company pays criminals to delete students' stolen data
The company behind Canvas says it has "reached an agreement" with the hackers who disrupted thousands of colleges and universities.
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