With experiences in Microsoft's Windows being less than stellar, people are looking for alternatives, and many have discovered Linux. It's not just that Windows 11 is a broken mess and Microsoft has ...

Microsoft pulled the plug on Windows Phone all the way back in 2017, a move that CEO Satya Nadella came to regret years later. Even though some enthusiasts are trying to keep their aging Windows Phone ...

With the end of support for Windows 10 last October, the transition to Windows 11 hasn't been as smooth as Microsoft might have hoped, with performance issues, bugs, and unpopular features eroding ...

Moving from Windows to Linux doesn't require much of a learning curve and brings some real benefits, but you need to accept a few compromises. I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 ...

There is no doubt that Linux has come a long way in the last five years, thanks in large part to Valve opening the door to gaming with Proton. Linux has always been a capable operating system, but its ...

NexPhone, built by the people behind NexDock, is pitching an Android phone with Linux that can also switch into a Windows 11 setup when you need desktop apps. Use it as a normal phone, then plug it ...

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On the 31st of December, just as the world’s time in 2025 was coming to an end, I jammed a USB stick into my PC to purge it of Windows. The time to move to Linux had come, and so, much like George did ...

Linux is finally getting an important performance-boosting feature that has been present on Windows 11 and 10 for several years now. Recently, Microsoft released two new performance-enhancing features ...

The Radxa Dragon Q6A is a credit card-sized computer that looks a lot like a Raspberry Pi. But it’s an interesting little device for a few reasons. One is that it has an m.2 slot with support for PCIe ...

I don’t like where Windows is going. Gaming on Linux has never been more approachable. Time to give it a shot. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics ...

For years now, Valve has been slowly improving the capabilities of the Proton compatibility layer that lets thousands of Windows games work seamlessly on the Linux-based SteamOS. But Valve’s ...