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I've tested more than a hundred laptops in my career, and the Dell 16 Premium is the only MacBook Pro rival worth considering

I've tested more than a hundred laptops in my career, and the Dell 16 Premium is the only MacBook Pr...

1 month ago 54

I wore this $80 / £80 AI-powered Apple Watch rival for two months, and I still love it

I wore this $80 / £80 AI-powered Apple Watch rival for two months, and I still love it

1 month ago 27

Leading phone repair and insurance firm collapses after paying crippling ransomware demand – Cutting 100+ employees to just eight wasn’t enough

Leading phone repair and insurance firm collapses after paying crippling ransomware demand – Cutting...

1 month ago 37

FiiO's wireless little BTR17 headphone DAC and amp is a tour de force at a very attainable price

FiiO's wireless little BTR17 headphone DAC and amp is a tour de force at a very attainable price

1 month ago 20

Alienware 16 Aurora review: Long on endurance, short on performance

Alienware 16 Aurora review: Long on endurance, short on performance

1 month ago 36

The Joy-Con 2 are definitely an improvement, but I’d still prefer almost any other Nintendo Switch 2 controller

The Joy-Con 2 are definitely an improvement, but I’d still prefer almost any other Nintendo Switch 2...

1 month ago 30

Battlefield 6's Javelin anti-cheat Secure Boot requirement could kill its Steam Deck support

Battlefield 6's Javelin anti-cheat Secure Boot requirement could kill its Steam Deck support

1 month ago 23

I took a look at AnduinOS, a Linux distro that feels like home for Windows users

I took a look at AnduinOS, a Linux distro that feels like home for Windows users

1 month ago 28

MSI is adding its proprietary EOTF Boost mode to more MSI QD-OLED models this month

MSI is adding its proprietary EOTF Boost mode to more MSI QD-OLED models this month

1 month ago 36

Huion’s huge drawing tablet aced most tests I threw at it, but let me down where it matters most

Huion’s huge drawing tablet aced most tests I threw at it, but let me down where it matters most

1 month ago 33

BougeRV’s portable solar fridge is quietly annoying

BougeRV’s portable solar fridge is quietly annoying

1 month ago 40

SignalRGB takes a swipe at Razer, makes functioning RGB toaster PC — quad-slice toaster case incorporates a Stream Deck, Mini-ITX components

SignalRGB takes a swipe at Razer, makes functioning RGB toaster PC — quad-slice toaster case incorpo...

1 month ago 56

Three senior execs to retire from Intel Foundry, including respected semiconductor veteran Gary Patton

Three senior execs to retire from Intel Foundry, including respected semiconductor veteran Gary Patt...

1 month ago 47

Nintendo raises prices on the Switch 1, making last-gen console a hard sell as the Switch 2 is increasingly easy to find in stock

Nintendo raises prices on the Switch 1, making last-gen console a hard sell as the Switch 2 is incre...

1 month ago 51

Microsoft ending Windows 11 SE support October 2026 — Chrome OS competitor also won't get version 25H2 update coming later this year

Microsoft ending Windows 11 SE support October 2026 — Chrome OS competitor also won't get version 25...

1 month ago 50

Movavi Video Suite 2025 review

Movavi Video Suite 2025 review

1 month ago 56

Apple's Tim Cook 'very open to M&A that accelerates our road map' for AI' — company increasing spending on AI initiatives, reorganizing teams to address expansion

Apple's Tim Cook 'very open to M&A that accelerates our road map' for AI' — company increasing spend...

1 month ago 58

AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D gaming chip champ drops to $449 at Amazon — $29 off its MSRP

AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D gaming chip champ drops to $449 at Amazon — $29 off its MSRP

1 month ago 31

SK hynix dethrones Samsung to become world's top-selling memory maker for the first time — success mostly attributed to its HBM3 dominance for Nvidia's AI GPUs

SK hynix dethrones Samsung to become world's top-selling memory maker for the first time — success m...

1 month ago 32

3D printing in space passes industry testing milestone for fabrication of spacecraft and associated equipment — promising future for zero gravity 3D printing

3D printing in space passes industry testing milestone for fabrication of spacecraft and associated ...

1 month ago 32

Dell's back-to-school sale takes $350 off the price of Alienware's 4K QD-OLED curved gaming monitor

Dell's back-to-school sale takes $350 off the price of Alienware's 4K QD-OLED curved gaming monitor

1 month ago 38

XeSS SDK 2.1 release opens up Intel's framegen tech to compatible AMD and Nvidia GPUs — Xe Low Latency also goes cross-platform if framegen is enabled

XeSS SDK 2.1 release opens up Intel's framegen tech to compatible AMD and Nvidia GPUs — Xe Low Laten...

1 month ago 60

xTool M1 Ultra Review: Four in One Crafting Machine

xTool M1 Ultra Review: Four in One Crafting Machine

1 month ago 52

Medium review 2025

Medium review 2025

1 month ago 50

Battlefield 6 requirements suggest it'll run on surprisingly modest PCs — EA VP says it still won't work on Steam Deck, though

Battlefield 6 requirements suggest it'll run on surprisingly modest PCs — EA VP says it still won't ...

1 month ago 36

MLPerf Client 1.0 AI benchmark released — new testing toolkit sports a GUI, covers more models and tasks, and supports more hardware acceleration paths

MLPerf Client 1.0 AI benchmark released — new testing toolkit sports a GUI, covers more models and t...

1 month ago 46

How to tweak your Windows 11 and Windows 10 setup with Winaero Tweaker — easily remove ads, tracking, AI copilot, and more

How to tweak your Windows 11 and Windows 10 setup with Winaero Tweaker — easily remove ads, tracking...

1 month ago 39

Substack review 2025

Substack review 2025

1 month ago 65

Cambridge Audio Melomania P100 review: incredible value wireless over-ear headphones that last and last (and last)

Cambridge Audio Melomania P100 review: incredible value wireless over-ear headphones that last and l...

1 month ago 624

I test gaming PCs for a living, and I was more impressed by the build and performance of the NZXT Player PC (5070 Intel Edition) than I was expecting

I test gaming PCs for a living, and I was more impressed by the build and performance of the NZXT Pl...

1 month ago 39

Microsoft follows Nvidia's lead, surpasses $4 trillion market capitalization on soaring demand for cloud services, multi-front AI endeavors

Microsoft follows Nvidia's lead, surpasses $4 trillion market capitalization on soaring demand for c...

1 month ago 37

Intel quietly rolls out 'new' Core 5 CPUs that look suspiciously like 12th Gen chips — Core 5 120 and Core 5 120F enter the budget gaming market with i5-12400 specs and 100 MHz boost

Intel quietly rolls out 'new' Core 5 CPUs that look suspiciously like 12th Gen chips — Core 5 120 an...

1 month ago 43

Samsung's roomy and speedy 4TB 990 Evo Plus SSD returns to its lowest-ever price of $229 at Newegg

Samsung's roomy and speedy 4TB 990 Evo Plus SSD returns to its lowest-ever price of $229 at Newegg

1 month ago 38

Linus Torvalds still uses an AMD RX 580 from 2017 — also ditches Apple Silicon for an Intel laptop

Linus Torvalds still uses an AMD RX 580 from 2017 — also ditches Apple Silicon for an Intel laptop

1 month ago 28

Thumby Color micro-review: a delightfully tiny GBA clone that doesn’t play Nintendo

Thumby Color micro-review: a delightfully tiny GBA clone that doesn’t play Nintendo

1 month ago 45

AOC Q27G40XMN 27-inch Mini LED 180 Hz gaming monitor review: Tremendous color volume and brightness

AOC Q27G40XMN 27-inch Mini LED 180 Hz gaming monitor review: Tremendous color volume and brightness

1 month ago 35

The best CPU for gaming, AMD's 9800X3D, hits an all-time low price of £399 at Amazon — The lowest price in the UK right now

The best CPU for gaming, AMD's 9800X3D, hits an all-time low price of £399 at Amazon — The lowest pr...

1 month ago 43

Adata XPG Lancer CUDIMM RGB DDR5-9200 review: Bleeding-edge memory with bragging rights included

Adata XPG Lancer CUDIMM RGB DDR5-9200 review: Bleeding-edge memory with bragging rights included

1 month ago 36

Samsung reportedly slashes HBM3 prices to woo Nvidia — cuts could put the heat on rivals SK hynix and Micron as company attempts to spur AI turnaround

Samsung reportedly slashes HBM3 prices to woo Nvidia — cuts could put the heat on rivals SK hynix an...

1 month ago 44

Nvidia confirms end of Game Ready driver support for Maxwell and Pascal GPUs — affected products will get optimized drivers through October 2025

Nvidia confirms end of Game Ready driver support for Maxwell and Pascal GPUs — affected products wil...

1 month ago 34

China raises security concerns over Nvidia's H20 Chips — hardware may expose user data or hidden tracking functions

China raises security concerns over Nvidia's H20 Chips — hardware may expose user data or hidden tra...

1 month ago 31

Oakley Meta HSTN Limited Edition review: a polarizing choice

Oakley Meta HSTN Limited Edition review: a polarizing choice

1 month ago 35

I tested DJI’s impressive first 360 camera, but Insta360 still has the edge

I tested DJI’s impressive first 360 camera, but Insta360 still has the edge

1 month ago 16

Read why I found Deluge to be the best free torrent client

Read why I found Deluge to be the best free torrent client

1 month ago 16

I tested Denon's even cheaper AirPods Pro rivals and while the ANC is very effective, they fall short in a few key areas

I tested Denon's even cheaper AirPods Pro rivals and while the ANC is very effective, they fall shor...

1 month ago 16

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X and 9970X Review

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X and 9970X Review

1 month ago 47

qBittorrent review

qBittorrent review

1 month ago 43

I tested an outrageous Acer Predator laptop with Nvidia 5090 GPU, and I wish I could recommend it, but I just can’t at this price

I tested an outrageous Acer Predator laptop with Nvidia 5090 GPU, and I wish I could recommend it, b...

1 month ago 37

Reliable, neat and user-friendly, the Anthbot Genie lawn mower is a wish come true

Reliable, neat and user-friendly, the Anthbot Genie lawn mower is a wish come true

1 month ago 38

Apart from minor flaws, the ViWoods AiPaper is the best E Ink writing tablet I’ve tested – and that distinction comes at a steep price

Apart from minor flaws, the ViWoods AiPaper is the best E Ink writing tablet I’ve tested – and that ...

1 month ago 47