BEST OF CES 2023: THE MOST INTRIGUING AND INNOVATIVE PC HARDWARE

IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT YEAR FOR THE PC, BUT TVS, EXERCISE BIKE DESKS, AND MORE ALSO CAUGHT OUR ATTENTION.

The best ultrawide monitors: Let's get large

These immersive monitors are perfect for productivity and gaming.

iDrive: Excellent online backup, sharing, and more

Backup, storage, sharing, physical transfer-if it has something to do with backup, iDrive supports it.

The best cheap cell phone plans: Slash your monthly bill

Alternative providers offer a wider range of plans and at better prices.

Intel and AMD are building AI into PCs. It doesn't matter yet-but it will

CES 2023 showed us the future of Al in PCs, but 2024 and beyond is where we'll reach it.

The year of the OLED monitor has finally arrived

Drop-dead-gorgeous OLED monitors are going mainstream, finally.

Watch out for phishing attacks after the latest credit breach

Have your name, address, birthday, and Social Security number been leaked onto the web before? You should probably be on alert.

Ice-cold PC market sees worst sales ever in fourth quarter

The 28.1 percent drop was the worst ever, Gartner said.

AI Tom Hanks didn't offer me a job, but it sure sounded like he did

AI audio has improved-and this isn't even the latest model.

Intel's Core i9-13900KS breaks the 6GHz barrier, launches today

Core i9-13900KS will be first CPU to reach 6GHz in stock form.

Microsoft 365 Basic is a gift for cheapskates

The new plan is just $1.99 a month.

The 10 best laptops from CES 2023: These stunning notebooks stole the show

Dozens of powerful laptops were revealed this year-but these 10 stood out from the crowd.

Monoprice DT-3BT: Affordable PC speakers play nice with all devices

These speakers favor ease of use over audio tuning.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti: Hobbled and wildly overpriced

With prices like these, who needs scalpers?

Acer Swift Edge: An extremely light and thin OLED laptop

Light as a feather.

Perfect Backup: Perfect? No, but darn close

This free file and folder backup program is far more versatile than the integrated Windows File History, even backing up to popular online services.

Acer Chromebook Vero 514: never looked Sustainability so good

The first of its kind.

The Steam Deck’s button mapper is the best feature you're not using

How to make pretty much any PC title work with a game controller.

Is gigabit internet worth it? Only if you meet these 3 criteria

You'll probably be fine with much slower speeds.

How to add check boxes to Microsoft Word documents

Are you making a list and checking it twice?

How to use two-factor authentication to lock down your accounts the right way

The best 2FA methods don’t depend ona phone number. Here’s what to use instead.

HOW MASTODON AND FEDERATED SERVICES PUT SOCIAL NETWORKS IN THE PEOPLE'S HANDS

TWITTER'S TROUBLES SPARK A NEW OLDSCHOOL REVOLUTION.

5 must-know GeForce RTX 4080 details: Overpriced by $500

The RTX 4080’s performance went up over the RTX 3080, but its price went up waaaaaaaaaay more.

If your kids love Roblox, check their browser for this malware

The popular SearchBlox Chrome extension appears to be harvesting user data for potential digital theft.

Windows 11's borked gaming performance is mostly fixed, Microsoft says

If you’re suddenly seeing that big update hit your desktop, that’s why!

Chrome now supports passkeys, the password killer

Chrome will support passkeys on Windows, Android, and iOS.

ChatGPT is the dazzling, scary future of Al chatbots

This feels like what Google, Siri, and Alexa hope to be one day.

Your laptop's battery life may be dropping faster than you think

One test showed a laptop's battery life dropping by as much as two and a half hours in about a year’s time.

Game over? FTC sues to block Microsoft's $69 billion Activision Blizzard takeover

Proposed 69 billion acquisition would harm consumers, FTC says.