PC Magazine
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition: A Muscled-Up Middle Child
REVIEWS/HARDWARE
10+ min |
July 2021
PC Magazine
What Is Amazon Sidewalk, and How Do You Disable It?
Wouldn’t it be great if your new devices automatically connected to your network and were ready to go in seconds, no fiddling with logins or security codes? And they worked for an entire neighborhood or community?
4 min |
July 2021
Newsweek
Revenge of the Nerds
How amateur sleuths broke the Wuhan lab story
10 min |
July 02 - 09, 2021
The Atlantic
The Trees Are Talking
Pioneering research has revealed how social cooperation thrives in the forest.
10+ min |
July - August 2021
PC Magazine
Tips to Help You Master Google Meet
Video-calling apps have seen plenty of use since the COVID-19 pandemic began, as so many of us are spending more time at home.
7 min |
June 2021
PC Magazine
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Edition (2021): Portable, Powerful, and Slick
The Razer Blade 15, a perennial favorite among gaming laptops for its premium metal chassis and slick, slim design, has reached new heights this year.
10+ min |
June 2021
PC Magazine
SILICON, USA: THE COMPANIES THAT BUILD TECHNOLOGY IN AMERICA
Samsung
10+ min |
June 2021
PC Magazine
SILICON, USA: TECHNOLOGY MADE IN AMERICA
Ever tried to buy a computer made entirely of US parts and assembled here? You can’t. But here are 46 companies making high-quality tech products in the United States.
10+ min |
June 2021
PC Magazine
Shark IQ Robot Self-Empty XL R101AE: True Hands-Free Robot Vacuum
The point of using a robot vacuum is to cut down on your housework, but most of these devices need to be emptied and cleaned often, adding at least one more chore to your list.
10+ min |
June 2021
PC Magazine
Razer Orochi V2 Wireless Gaming Mouse: Game on the Go
Pocket mice are typically associated with productivity, given their portable, lightweight designs that let you work in an airport, coffee shop, or office.
4 min |
June 2021
PC Magazine
How to Check Your Hard Drive's Health
Your hard drive hasn’t been acting the same lately. It’s starting to make clicking or screeching noises, it can’t seem to find your files, and it’s moving really slowly.
5 min |
June 2021
PC Magazine
iStorage DiskAshur M2: A Wealth of Security Features
The DiskAshur M2 from iStorage excels at the primary mission of any security-focused SSD: making sure that no unauthorized person can ever get their hands on your data.
6 min |
June 2021
PC Magazine
MSI Cubi 5 10M: Peppy, Quiet Mini PC
Call it a tale of two mini PCs. In many ways, the MSI Cubi 5 10M is the opposite of the Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 5i we tested just before it.
8 min |
June 2021
PC Magazine
Apple AirTag: Great for iPhone Users
You’ll never lose your keys in the couch cushions again.
9 min |
June 2021
PC Magazine
WELCOME TO THE VIRTUAL HUMANS FACTORY
Medical trials are risky business. Human subjects eager to help researchers find cures or treatments for life-threatening ailments put their trust in medical professionals. But what if these trials could be conducted without human testers?
10 min |
May 2021
PC Magazine
LG Gram 17 (2021): Light Weight, Giant Screen
The case for choosing a laptop with a jumbo screen—one larger than 15 inches—has never been stronger. The much-improved LG Gram 17, with a gorgeous 17-inch QHD display, is exhibit number one.
9 min |
May 2021
PC Magazine
How to Make Your Windows PC Boot Faster
Computers have come a long way since the beige boxes of old, but even with speeds measured in gigahertz and gigabytes per second, they still involve some occasional waiting.
5 min |
May 2021
PC Magazine
DIGITAL DETOX 2021 Is It Time to Put 6 Feet Between You and Your Personal Tech?
Online socializing, remote learning, and working from home have changed our minds, bodies, and behaviors—for better and otherwise. It’s time to take stock of our relationship to personal technology and the growing need to distance ourselves.
10+ min |
May 2021
PC Magazine
Google Nest Hub (2nd Gen): Now With Sleep Tracking
The original Nest Hub was a perfectly capable smart display, but as Google’s only model, it felt a bit lacking compared with Amazon’s Alexa-powered lineup.
10+ min |
May 2021
PC Magazine
OnePlus 9 Pro: Excellent Performance, Display, and Camera
The OnePlus 9 Pro smartphone delivers a streamlined flagship experience to T-Mobile and Verizon subscribers, finally catching up to its competitors. The phone itself is light in the hand, and the user experience is weightless as well.
10+ min |
May 2021
PC Magazine
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 (15-Inch): Excellent Choice
The 15-inch version of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 offers one of the most refined computing experiences of any Windows laptop. With two color options and excellent build quality, it’s a standout big-screen notebook.
10+ min |
May 2021
PC Magazine
DJI Air 2S: Upgraded Camera and Obstacle Sensor
For all intents and purposes, the DJI Air 2S is last year’s Mavic Air 2 with an upgraded camera and obstacle sensors, expanded automatic camera movements, and the robust safety features and quality that have made DJI the market leader in aerial imaging.
10+ min |
May 2021
PC Magazine
Dell Inspiron Desktop (3880): Basic, But Does the Job
The Dell Inspiron Desktop model 3880 is a modest general-purpose budget desktop that will blend into any home-office setup. You’ll find few frills—note the simple, super-compact design and the lack of USB Type-C ports—but the system does the job for everyday multitasking with its Core i5 processor and built-in Wi-Fi.
6 min |
May 2021
PC Magazine
10 Simple Ways to Make Better To-Do Lists
How effective is your to-do list? Does it help you plan your day and nudge you to prioritize the right tasks? Or is it a never-ending inventory of tasks you feel guilty for not having done yet, and now you’re not going to do any of them? A good to-do list should serve you. You should not be at its mercy.
7 min |
May 2021
Bloomberg Businessweek
How to Grow Better Space Lettuce
NASA is funding research on a technique that could increase the yields of extraterrestrial crops
3 min |
March 29 - April 05, 2021
PC Magazine
Wyze Robot Vacuum: Affordable and Smart
Looking for an affordable robot to clean your floors? The Wyze Robot Vacuum offers a lot to like, including 2,100Pa of suction power and a laser sensor for mapping your home, a feature typically found only in more expensive models.
9 min |
April 2021
PC Magazine
Here's Why Bill Gates (Still) Prefers Android to iPhone
When it comes to the great iOS-versus-Android debate, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates knows which side he’s on.
1 min |
April 2021
PC Magazine
Samsung SSD 980: A Stellar Mid-Tier Option
The new Samsung SSD 980 enters the field of internal solid-state drives with some pretty stiff goals to meet.
6 min |
April 2021
PC Magazine
How to Spot and Avoid Credit Card Skimmers and Shimmers
The moment I realized how woefully insecure credit and debit cards are is still vividly clear.
9 min |
April 2021
PC Magazine
TCL 43S435: As Affordable as a New TV Gets
TCL is no stranger to budget-friendly TVs, and the company has consistently impressed us with its 6-Series, which offers excellent performance for a reasonable price.
5 min |