HOW TO DECLUTTER RESPONSIBLY: REUSE, RECYCLE, RESELL

Paring down is all the rage, but what do you do with the things you purge?

HOW TO DISINFECT YOUR DIGITAL DEVICES FROM VIRUSES AND GERMS

We touch our electronics all day, which can lead to a lot of germs and grime.

Wyze Thermostat: Smart and Affordable

"A capable smart thermostat for well under $100"

15 Years Ago, the iPhone Created ‘Big Tech'

The iconic consumer smartphone birthed a power shift the world is still reeling from.

Lenovo Legion 7 Gen 6 (AMD): Maximum Performance

In this gamer, Nvidia green and AMD red are a power couple.

Jeff Goldblum on How He Sees Technology

The actor and cinematic scientist talks to us about the wonder of technological inquiry and human connection and how it all ties into his Emmy-nominated Disney+ show.

HP Omen 45L: Mega-Tower Excellence

HP unleashes a monster.

How to Share Your Location in Google Maps

Google Maps makes it easy to share your exact location for a short time or continuously.

Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 2: WIth an E Ink Screen

Quirky twin-screen laptop rethinks E Ink

Canon Pixma G620 Wireless MegaTank Photo Printer: Excellent Quality

A photo-printer bargain, if you’re not in a hurry

Redmine: Free Project Management

Free, open-source project management for developers

THE HOTTEST TECH TOYS FOR KIDS

From a build-it-yourself space station to a portable storyteller to Harry Potter’s Hedwig, here are the 2021 tech toys that’ll bring the kids in your life a ton of fun

MicrosoftOneDrive Is Ditching Windows 7, 8, and 8.1

The cloud storage platform will drop support for older versions of Windows in early 2022.

THE BEST PRODUCTS OF 2021

You need only one list this holiday season when you’re buying tech gifts. Here’s PCMag’s annual collection of the 101 most exceptional products tested and rated by our experts in the past year.

Facebook Shuts Down Its Facial-Recognition System

Facebook doesn’t point to a single incident that prompted the decision, but it comes as facial-recognition systems (and the social network in general) have come under fire.

Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model (Late 2021): Perennial Gaming Favorite

Faster CPU, better webcam bolster the beloved Blade 15

Apple iPhone 13: A Battery-Life Beast

The Apple iPhone 13 is a battery-life beast, with far greater longevity than previous midrange smartphones.

HOW TO SET UP AND CUSTOMIZE YOUR WINDOWS 11 INSTALLATION

The Windows 11 setup process is similar to that of Windows 10, but there are a few surprises when it comes to account access, privacy, security, and other features. And installing the new OS is only half the battle. Afterward, you have to go through a host of setup screens to customize and configure Windows 11 the way you want it.

HOW TO DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY FROM THE INTERNET

It’s not just government spying; big-tech behemoths including Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft have collected huge amounts of people’s data in order to serve up targeted ads—and then, there’s the personal data that’s scooped up in all the breaches and hacks.

Framework Laptop: True Modularity

REVIEWS/HARDWARE

Demand for SpaceX's Starlink Satellite Internet Pushes Wait Times to 2023

Demand for SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband system may push wait times into 2023.

HAS A CYBERSTALKER TAKEN OVER YOUR LIFE? HERE'S HOW TO GET IT BACK

Picture this: You enter your house and find a stranger (or an enemy) sitting at your kitchen table chowing down on your leftover potato salad and reading your mail. You order him out, but before long, he’s back.

HP Instant Ink vs. HP Plus vs. HP Smart: Which Ink Program Saves You the Most?

When you buy and install an HP printer, the setup routine may ask you to make some choices depending on the printer model.

Vilo Mesh: Very Affordable

REVIEWS/HARDWARE

You Don't Need Millions to Get Started in NFTs

When the Paper Cats project launches, it should be a continually affordable non-fungible token (NFT) avatar.

Master Social Media Without Sacrificing Your Privacy

Some people have no filter. They’ll conduct the most personal phone conversations at maximum volume on the subway. Or they’ll regale perfect strangers with the excruciating details of their latest medical procedures. Most of us, though, have a better idea of how to maintain privacy for ourselves and our friends. But do you take the same attitude on social media? It’s easy to notice that you’re too loud on the phone in public, but it’s less easy to realize that your settings let any schmo read your social media posts. And yet protecting your privacy on social media is important, in more ways than you may realize.

Hulu: A Top Streaming Choice

As the competition between video-streaming services intensifies, differentiation is ever-important. Hulu continues to offer both a strong on-demand streaming library and a robust live TV option. The service is an excellent option for watching popular TV shows, and we like its broad platform support, even if Hulu’s original series are hit-or-miss. On the live TV front, Hulu’s channel coverage is top-notch, and its DVR features compare well to the competition’s. Despite a few missteps, Hulu keeps its Editors’ Choice award, because no other service can quite match its combination of streaming content.