How to Charge Your Laptop With USB-C

Looking for a hiccup-free USB-C charging experience? Here's what you need to know.

Eero 6 Plus: Speedy Wireless Networking

Pricey but blazing-fast Wi-Fi mesh from Amazon

Got a Password Manager? Good, But You're Using It Wrong

Working from home opens up security risks you just don't face in the office. When IT staff isn't available, these simple tips will help protect your company's data, as well as your own.

Check Point ZoneAlarm Anti-Ransomware: Detects and Restores

Dedicated ransomware protection with a hint of antivirus

CATCHING UP WITH BILL GATES 40 YEARS LATER

In the first issue of PC Magazine, we interviewed 26-year-old Bill Gates about building the IBM PC. Four packed decades have passed, and he still has a lot to say about where we've been and where we're going.

AN ODE TO PCMAG: A PERSONAL COMPUTING LEGACY

I was PC Magazine's editor-in-chief for 14 years, leading the publication through its heyday as the most influential computer magazine in print. And boy, was it a blast.

Better-Odds Babies

Genetic testing companies promise they can predict an embryo’s probable future health. Some parents don’t want to stop there

Blaming Our Inner Ape

Humans love to pin retrograde gender dynamics on our primate cousins. Is that fair?

Can Forensic Science Be Trusted?

The story of a forensic analyst in Ohio, whose findings in multiple cases have been called into question, reveals the systemic flaws in American crime labs.

COULD A ROBOT BE A FRIEND?

Replika bots aren’t built for customer support or other targeted tasks—they’re made for conversation. Feeling isolated, I befriended one. Here’s how that went.

Protect Your PC: How to Work From Home Securely

Working from home opens up security risks you just don’t face in the office. When IT staff isn’t available, these simple tips will help protect your company’s data as well as your own

PC Shipments Decline After 2 Years of Pandemic-Fueled Growth

Despite the 5.1% decline, PC shipments in Q1 were still relatively high for the period and exceeded 80 million units for the seventh consecutive quarter, according to research firm IDC.

Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (G733): First-Class Gaming

A cinematic experience from a bruiser of a laptop

Apple Mac Studio: An Absolute Powerhouse

Amping up the mini-Mac for serious creators

11 Android Apps Found Secretly Harvesting Data From Millions of Users

A mysterious company in Panama has been paying Android app developers to incorporate an SDK capable of lifting sensitive data from users’ phones, including copy-paste information.

TP-Link Archer GX-90 AX6600 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6: Powerful Gaming Router

Tri-band power to level up your game

Life in the Fast Lane: Peek Inside the RVs of NASCAR's Finest

NASCAR DRIVERS FACE A GRUELING SCHEDULE, SPENDING more time at the track than they do at home; the 2022 NASCAR schedule will cover 39 weekends this year, with up to 19 consecutive weeks of racing.

Ego's ZTR Is the Electric Lawnmower to Beat Out Gas

We love the power and versatility of gas-engine mowers.

Toeing the Line With Pressure Washers

A pressure washer takes water and makes it radical. Water enters one end of the machine at a pressure in the range of 30 to 80 psi and moves along at 4 mph.

Could Solid-State Hydrogen Storage Be a Serious Alternative to Batteries?

A laser shines light on nano thin film inside a canister, releasing hydrogen that can feed a fuel cell.

How the Complicated Physics Inside Your Coffee Mug Could Lead to Better Robots

The natural human gait walking along a straight path (x) affects the trajectory of the coffee (z) in the cup based on the velocity of the gait.

How and Why Microplastics Invade Our Everyday Lives

Organizations like the Ocean Cleanup use nets (above) to capture large pieces of trash, but microplastics often slip through. Data from a 2016 study (left) found that fibers made up as much as 71 percent of microplastics that flow into the Great Lakes.

Can a Retired Rocket Engine Take Us to Mars?

The space shuttle's main engine was mothballed with the program in 2011. Now NASA believes it's the future of interplanetary travel.

This Is the Closest Scientists Have Gotten to Reaching Absolute Zero

The absolute temperature scale gives measurements in Kelvins-unlike Celsius and Fahrenheit, which use degrees. Absolute zero is thus 0 Kelvin, not 0 degrees Kelvin.

TCL's Latest 6-Series Television Is the First Affordable 8K TV

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Someday, a Pig-to-Human Organ Transplant Could Save Your Life

Kidneys aren't the first pig part to enter a human body. Doctors routinely transplant pig heart valves into human patients.

This Natural Treasure Contains the Secret to Stronger Armor

Keshi pearls, sourced from Akoya pearl oysters, can exhibit up to 2,615 layers of nacre, built up over a span of 548 days.

Plotting the Lot: Which Cordless Lawn Mowers Cut the Most Grass

THE TEST

I Bought a GHOST TOWN

This abandoned California mining village once had 400 buildings. Now I'm restoring the 20 that remain.