Windows 11âs right-click menu has been cluttered for a long time now. There are delays when opening a file menu and an overload of options added by Windows and installed applications. Now, Microsoft is finally fixing this by rolling out a redesigned context menu and giving users greater control over which commands appear. The update also brings layout choices that make the menu adaptable to individual preferences.
By ckasprzak | TkOut
| October 30, 2026 | Hardware, Memory
The Hot Take: Hoping this helps the DRAM & NAND crunch sooner than later.
Former Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger has come out in support of memory chip designer Nagare Labs and its Z2RAM technology. Gelsinger shared his thoughts about the firm with The Register, where he said the firm was combining the best aspects of SRAM, DRAM and flash memory to create a potential competitor for HBM memory when it comes to density, speed and power. Among other features, Z2RAM is integrated directly on the logic chip, which reduces the distance for the data to travel. Former Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger Believes Z2RAM Gives BetterâŚ
Intel is preparing a new entry-level laptop CPU lineup called Moon Lake, which will feature just four LPE cores on the 18A process node. Intel Aims Entry-Level Laptops With Moon Lake CPUs, Based on 18A Process Node Intel is planning to offer two brand new families for entry-level PCs; the first will be Wildcat Lake Refresh, which will feature slightly better configurations than existing Core Series 3 models, and then the company will launch an even more entry-tier lineup, called Moon Lake. Latest specifications of both families were shared byâŚ
The Hot Take: Out of left field Samsung comes out with Exynos 2700 to best Qualcomm? Interesting.
Back in August, insiders claimed that the Exynos 2700 beat Qualcomm's next flagship chips in internal testing. Those Snapdragons have since become official, and Samsung has reportedly put its upcoming chip up against them once again. The Exynos 2700 is expected to power at least some models in the Galaxy S27 series, which should arrive early next year.
This time, the tests were allegedly run against the Xiaomi 18 Pro Max and its Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6. The Exynos 2700 reportedly scored around 13,000 points in the Geekbench 6.5âŚ
The Hot Take: Race to the ST champion on next architecture has begun.
AMD's Zen 6 processors are out! Well, the EPYC 9006 family of server CPUs is out, anyway. These aren't chips that mere mortals like you and I can reasonably acquire, so there aren't really many third-party benchmarks out there yet, but somebody ran GeekBench 7 on one, and you know what that means: time for some wild speculation, such as the supposed 15% single-threaded IPC increase you might have seen reported this week. However, it isn't quite that clear yet. Well-known enthusiast and occasional leaker HXL (@9550pro) spotted the EPYC 9996âŚ
New details surrounding the Exynos 2700 talk about the chipsetâs internal tests allegedly outperforming the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 in both CPU and GPU workloads. The latest claim paints Qualcommâs top-end SoC in a negative light, indicating that its transition to TSMCâs 2nm node and Offset PoP packaging didnât help matters. However, weâve noticed a trend on foreign outlets where the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6âs capabilities are being downplayed, likely to hype up the Exynos 2700. While this is a decent strategy when discussingâŚ
The Hot Take: One of the reasons I stay away from foldable devices.
Some iPhone Duos are already experiencing hinge issues that cause display cracks, based on photos shared on Reddit and the MacRumors forums. Almost all of the display faults are right along the hinge, and most result in a line of bright pixels across one side of the screen.
An iPhone Duo owner in Australia said his device cracked after being opened fewer than 20 times, and there was no visible damage beforehand.
Had my iPhone Duo for about six hours and had probably opened it fewer than 20 times. I was showing it to aâŚ
AMD has submitted a Linux overclocking driver for Ryzen processors, giving enthusiasts official tuning controls after a lengthy wait outside the Windows club.
AMD engineer Shyam Sundar S K posted the proposed AOD WMI driver, which connects Linux to platform firmware. The initial patches expose Package Power Tracking, Thermal Design Current and Electrical Design Current limits through sysfs, together with their supported ranges. Users can toggle simultaneous multithreading at the firmware level and read current memory clocks.
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Nvidiaâs latest GeForce driver adds Advanced Shader Delivery, promising to cut the tedious wait while PCs compile shaders.
According to TeakTown Driver 621.01 introduces support for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and Gears of War: E-Day, with Windows 11 and the Xbox PC app required.
Microsoftâs technology can reduce shader compilation times by up to 95 per cent in supported games. That is a welcome improvement for anyone who bought a graphics card to play games and ended up watching progress bars. The system compiles shaders ahead of timeâŚ