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The Best Laptops For College Students
When you’re a student, a laptop is as essential as your textbooks and school ID—and not just because of your school work.
10+ min |
August 2019
PC Magazine
The Best Note Taking Apps
Note-taking apps are not created equal in concept or in abilities.
6 min |
August 2019
PC Magazine
How To Copy Your Windows Installation To An SSD
Are you still using a traditional spinning hard disk on your computer? You’re missing out. Swapping it for a solid-state drive (SSD) is one of the best upgrades you can make in terms of speeding up your computer. Your computer will boot faster, programs will launch instantly, and games won’t take so long to load.
6 min |
November 2018
PC Magazine
How To Provide Remote IT Support For Your Relatives And Friends
Being tech-savvy is both a gift and a curse. When you know how to fix computers, you become “the computer person” for everyone you know.
4 min |
November 2018
PC Magazine
Do I Need A VPN At Home?
When you use a VPN, you’re adding a layer of obfuscation to your online activities and digging an encrypted tunnel between your traffic and anyone who tries to spy on you.
5 min |
November 2018
PC Magazine
How To Access Your Windows PC From iOS And Android
Want to view and control your Windows PC from your smartphone or tablet? There’s an app for that. Microsoft’s Remote Desktop tool lets you access one computer from another, and with the Remote Desktop app for iOS and Android, you can tap into your PC, view the screen, and work with your computer as though you were in front of it from a mobile device. Here’s how.
5 min |
November 2018
PC Magazine
Astronaut Mae Jemison On The ‘Adrenaline Rush' Of Space Travel
Season two of the National Geographic Channel‘s Mars—which is part drama and part documentary—explores what it would take to survive on another planet.
3 min |
December 2018
PC Magazine
Why PC Builders Should Stock Up on Components Now
NZXT is a popular PC desktop case vendor, but the California-based company recently had to raise its prices.
5 min |
December 2018
PC Magazine
Are You Ready For The California Consumer Privacy Act?
Some of the most well-known technology companies are headquartered in California, which on June 28 passed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA).
7 min |
December 2018
PC Magazine
High-Tech Healthcare: Today's Innovations Are Powering Tomorrow's Medicine
Microneedle patches, handheld diagnostic machines, and better sensing capabilities, as well as 3D bioprinting, are just a few of the technologies coming to a doctor’s office near you—or maybe even into your home—in the next decade.
9 min |
February 2019
PC Magazine
Wacom Intuos Pro Creative Pen Tablet: For Both Pros And Amateurs
The Wacom Intuos Pro Creative Pen Tablet is a graphics tablet with a writing surface but no screen. It’s responsive to an included pen stylus and to gesture-based finger commands.
6 min |
July 2019
PC Magazine
Going On Vacation? Pack Your Camera
You have dozens of things to think about before you go on vacation (or any other journey away from home). Is a camera on your packing list? If not, maybe it should be.
4 min |
June 2019
PC Magazine
Oneplus 7 Pro: The Best Value For A Premium Smartphone
With the OnePlus 7 Pro, this smartphone maker continues its trajectory as a swiftly rising flagship killer. Not only is this the fastest Android phone we’ve ever tested, but it’s also loaded with a gorgeous, notchless screen; cool hardware; and smart software features that outpace even those of the Samsung Galaxy S10+.
10+ min |
June 2019
PC Magazine
Airbnb Guests Find Hidden Camera Live-Streaming Their Stay
A family made a creepy discovery at an Airbnb in Ireland in March: Their host was secretly filming them with an internet-connected camera.
1 min |
May 2019
PC Magazine
What Is 5G?
The first wave of 5G has just arrived.
10+ min |
May 2019
PC Magazine
Queensland Gets The World's Longest 'Electric Highway'
If ever there was a place to get range anxiety, it’s Australia, with its thousands of miles of uninterrupted desert.
2 min |
September 2017
PC Magazine
Oulu Finland: 5G Lives Here
The sun never sets on the 5G network in Oulu. Well, maybe it dips below the horizon just a bit. But at midnight on a Tuesday morning in June, it looks like 4:00 in the afternoon, and the local pub is full of engineers attending a big European 5G conference.
10+ min |
September 2017
PC Magazine
Rise Of The Biobots
In nature, elegant engineering solutions abound. The robotics world is working to unravel them.
10+ min |
April 2017
PC Magazine
How To Turn Off Autoplay Videos
Autoplay is maybe not as grating as Auto-Tune, but it sure is annoying.
3 min |
April 2017
PC Magazine
10 Uses For Your Old Smartphone
Smartphones are an absolute necessity in today’s information age. After a few years, though, devices—particularly those that we carry with us at all times—are bound to show a little wear and tear. They might have some bumps and scratches, or perhaps they slow down. But if you take some basic precautions, your old phone can have a productive afterlife.
4 min |
April 2017
PC Magazine
Lenovo Yoga 720 A Good Choice For The Budget Conscious
The Lenovo Yoga 720 convertible laptop comes in several shapes and sizes. The best option for most people is probably the 13-inch model, the recipient of an Editors’ Choice award for its feathery weight and balance of features and price. But if you’d like to go even smaller and less expensive, there’s a $649.99 12-inch version, the subject of this review.
6 min |
February 2018
PC Magazine
Linksys WRT32X: Plenty Of Bandwidth For Online Gaming
Gaming enthusiasts know that high network latency can mean the difference between winning and losing when competing online. With the Linksys WRT32X Wi-Fi Gaming Router, your gaming rig will get all the bandwidth it needs to keep you in the game with minimal lag. This is thanks to Rivet Networks’ Killer Prioritization Engine, which automatically identifies PCs and laptops equipped with Killer Network LAN hardware and gives them priority over other devices on the network.
6 min |
February 2018
PC Magazine
Brother HL-L2370DW Laser Printer Is A Worthwhile Bargain
As a monochrome laser printer for light- to medium-duty use in a micro or home office, the Brother HL-L2370DW offers good speed and output quality for text and graphics. It has a wide range of connection choices, good paper handling, and a competitive cost of ownership. Its mix of features and performance at a modest price earns it our Editors’ Choice.
3 min |
February 2018
PC Magazine
SugarSync Is Mostly Sweet
With a file-syncing service, you can access all of your files on any device you choose and keep a backup copy in the cloud. A service needs to be simple to configure and reliable, but pricing, storage space, and extra features matter as well.
8 min |
February 2018
PC Magazine
Fluenz: Excellent But Expensive Language Learning
Fluenz ranks among the best language-learning software. It distinguishes itself from other notable language apps, particularly Rosetta Stone, by using English instruction and teaching grammar. Videos of real instructors shepherd you through the course, which also includes all the interactive exercises one expects to find in language-learning software. These instructors make Fluenz feel more like a private class than a series of flashcards and games.
10 min |
February 2018
PC Magazine
What is 5G?
We’ve had 4G cellular networks for only a few years, but all the wireless carriers are already talking about 5G.
5 min |
September 2016
PC Magazine
Driveless Cars
Autonomous cars will be the most important extension of the Internet since smartphones. And they’ll be ubiquitous much sooner than you think.
10+ min |
September 2016
PC Magazine
How Eight Evernote Alternatives Stack Up
Evernote is one of my favorite tools for staying organized and productive. But changes to Evernote’s plans and pricing have burned its users, who now have to face paying a lot more or finding an alternative.
7 min |
September 2016
PC Magazine
How to Access Your Wi-Fi Router's Settings
Your router stores the settings for your home Wi-Fi network.
3 min |
September 2016
PC Magazine
Mit And Lamborghini To Create Even Better Supercars
Lamborghini and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are partnering to develop technology and products that should make future Lambos faster, lighter, less expensive (maybe), and more crash resistant (possibly).
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