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The world’s second-most popular desktop operating system isn’t macOS anymore

Enlarge / Just a few of the Chromebooks we’ve reviewed and tested in recent years. (credit: Valentina Palladino) For ages now, every annual report on desktop operating system market share has had the same top two contenders: Microsoft’s Windows in a commanding lead at number one, and Apple’s macOS in distant second place. But in […]

For lunar cargo delivery, NASA accepts risk in return for low prices

A rendering of the Nova-C lander on the Moon. [credit: Intuitive Machines ] Standing on a runway in southeast Houston, Tim Crain had to raise his voice to be heard over the roar of a supersonic jet taking off in the distance. The present and future have come together at the Houston Spaceport. On an […]

DirectStorage speeds up load times in PC game demo, but hardware matters most

Enlarge / Microsoft’s DirectStorage API makes a measurable, if minor, difference when it comes to loading PC games. (credit: Luminous Productions via The Verge) Microsoft’s DirectStorage API promises to speed up game-load times, both on the Xbox Series X/S and on Windows PCs (where Microsoft recently exited its developer-preview phase). One of the first games to […]