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Thursday August 22, 2024. 04:28 PM
If you need a quick little flash drive for moving files between devices, you can’t go wrong with the Samsung Fit Plus — especially when the Samsung Fit Plus (128GB) is on sale for just $15 on Amazon. This is an incredible price for a nifty little accessory, representing...
There’s an old Harry James song I’ve heard before — it’s called “I’ve Heard That Song Before” — and lately it comes to mind whenever I hear that I need to update my Chrome browser right away. Like when Google finds another zero-day security exploit that needs ...
Your webcam turns on for no reason. Why? The idea that some unknown eyeball might be watching you might make you nervous. It did me — which is why I’m telling you how to solve that problem. I’ve reviewed PCWorld’s best webcams for a few years now, so even though I...
Nearly two years ago, ChatGPT’s AI writing powers set off a firestorm in classrooms. How would teachers be able to determine which assignments were actually authored by the student? A host of AI-powered services answered the call. Today, there are even more services...
Some back-to-school purchases are no-brainers, like a new laptop or Chromebook. But other helpful products aren’t always as obvious. They can seem purely optional—stuff to buy when you have money to burn. But don’t discount tech gadgets and accessories, especially if...
At a glanceExpert's Rating ProsSleek and lightweight designEasy to see displayConvenient biometricsConsFew portsVisuals shift dramatically at off anglesContentious keyboardLargely outgunned by the Intel versionLow relative performanceOur VerdictThe Intel-powered Dell XPS 13...
TL;DR: Fool hackers by storing your passwords on Thetis, a physical password key. A three-pack is now on sale for $64.99 (reg. $80). It’s time to put your security at the forefront and ditch your potentially hackable iCloud password key or other online password manager....
TL;DR: Grab this $65 1-year BJ’s Club+ membership to save time on fridge and home restocks. Do you ever feel like you spend your weekends constantly hopping between stores to stock up? If you’re tired of wasting time by running errands, get your entire shopping list...
The recent launch of AMD’s desktop Ryzen 9000 family of processors was a bit of a mess, and AMD officially admits it — along with providing new, optimized code that improves overall performance. The new code, which is optimized for improved branch prediction performance, ...
Wednesday August 21, 2024. 08:29 PM
Microsoft’s seemingly forgotten Recall feature is still alive. In an update to a blog post originally authored in August, the company said that the controversial Recall feature will begin testing in October. “With a commitment to delivering a trustworthy and secure...
If your kids are going back to school, you can help make sure they read more this year by grabbing them this Kindle Kids ereader that’s now on sale for $95 on Amazon, down from its $120 MSRP. While this isn’t the best price we’ve seen for this device, it is the best...
Mini PCs are rarely as powerful as their desktop PC counterparts, but they tend to be pretty good for the price. But every once in a while, you can spot a powerful mini PC at an incredible price — like today. Right now, you can grab this Acemagic F1A mini PC for just...
OLED monitors have been on the scene for a couple of years, and they’re finally getting cheaper. While I wouldn’t call them “affordable” yet, they’re certainly more attainable. Take this LG UltraGear 27-inch OLED gaming monitor, for example. Normally $900, today...
If you’re a student who’s serious about gaming, listen up! Origin’s powerful gaming laptops might cost a pretty penny on a normal day, but the manufacturer has slashed prices by 20 percent right now so these laptops are way more affordable for students like you. I’ve ...
Friday August 16, 2024. 03:00 PM
You don’t need a PhD to see that gaming rigs are significantly more expensive than their non-gaming counterparts. But what’s interesting is that gaming laptops tend to be more expensive than gaming PCs, at least in terms of what you get for your money. There’s a wide...
Laptops are used for all sorts of things in college. In addition to completing assignments and researching topics, they’re also used for general web browsing as well as streaming the hottest shows and playing games. That said, graphic design majors (depending on what their ...
SSDs are now the most common type of hard drive in both laptops and desktop PCs. They’re compact, they’re quite, and they outperform traditional hard drives by a mile — but they also tend to slow down over time (and eventually stop working altogether). But it’s not...
One of my favorite Windows features, Windows Sandbox, is finally testing some new features that I’d characterize as something like an improved airlock. I think of Windows Sandbox in the same vein that I do a VPN: While a VPN encrypts and hides your connection from prying...
Thursday August 15, 2024. 07:26 PM
Microsoft warns that merely typing in several Microsoft 365 apps can cause the app itself to unexpectedly crash, a rather rude way to interrupt your day! While there’s no fix at the present, there is a workaround. Neowin unearthed this Microsoft support document from...
As someone who reviews tech products for a living, I have an entirely justified hatred for fake reviews. And fake reviews are an increasingly serious problem as they imbue product listings with unearned trust, tricking consumers and gaming search results. The US Federal...
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