AMD says Ryzen 7 7800X3D is faster than Core i9-13900K — why that excites me By Tony Polanco published 14 March 23 AMD revealed the official benchmarks of its Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU. If its claims are accurate, Intel has reason to be concerned.
I bought this electric duster and cleaning my gadgets has never been easier By Anthony Spadafora published 13 March 23 An electric duster has proved to be an invaluable tool for cleaning my computer, keyboards and more — I just wish I had bought one sooner.
I used to hate audiobooks, and now I'm a diehard Audible user By Alex Wawro last updated 13 March 23 How one book nerd learned to love audiobooks, and why you should too.
I just discovered this underrated Chrome feature — and it’s a game changer By Mike Prospero published 2 March 23 Three years after it was introduced, I finally discovered group tabs in Chrome and it's a game changer.
Forget rollable phones — Lenovo's rollable laptop actually makes sense By Tom Pritchard last updated 1 March 23 Lenovo's rollable laptop concept essentially gives you a second screen — and that's incredibly exciting
I use these 3 apps to completely customize my Windows desktop By Anthony Spadafora published 20 February 23 Customizing the look and feel of your Windows desktop can be a lot of fun with the right software.
What Star Trek can teach us about the pitfalls of AI chatbots By Marshall Honorof published 10 February 23 In Star Trek, as in real life, AIs are excellent at collecting information but imperfect at synthesizing it
Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4 — why I’m excited for the alleged Apple M2 rival By Tony Polanco published 25 January 23 Qualcomm's alleged Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4 could be an Apple M-series rival — and that's exciting.
My 7 favorite products revealed at CES 2023 By Tony Polanco published 8 January 23 CES 2023 saw quite a lot of cool tech reveals — these were my top 7 favorite tech products.
The Asus Chromebox 5 is my favorite PC of CES 2023 — here's why By Alex Wawro published 7 January 23 Asus revealed an updated Chromebox 5 at CES 2023 with upgraded internals and a new feature that's so simple, and yet so valuable, that I can't believe all PC makers don't offer it.
2022 was the year of the mini PC By Jordan Palmer published 31 December 22 In 2022, we got a slew of powerful mini PCs that were more than just thin clients. If you wanted an ultra small form factor computer, this was the year to grab one.
It took wall mounting my monitor to finally start using it in portrait mode By Anthony Spadafora published 31 December 22 Wall mounting your monitor instead of leaving it on your desk makes it easy to switch between landscape and portrait mode, while also taking up less space.
I bought this tiny workstation — and it’s almost the perfect mini PC By Anthony Spadafora published 24 December 22 I picked up a renewed Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny to replace the mini PC powering my digital dashboard. It’s a lot more powerful but there were some quirks I wasn’t expecting.
Apple M3 chip — why I’m excited for Apple Silicon in 2023 By Alex Wawro published 18 December 22 The future of Apple Silicon has me excited for 2023 — here's why.
I swapped my mouse with a drawing tablet for a week — here's what happened By Anthony Spadafora published 17 December 22 Using a drawing tablet as a mouse did help relieve my hand pain but it proved too difficult for me to consider using it as my daily driver.
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and XT — 2 reasons to buy 3 reasons to skip By Tony Polanco published 15 December 22 AMD released its Radeon RX 7900 XTX and Radeon RX 7900 XT graphics cards. Are they worth it? Read on to find out.
Intel Arc GPUs are here — so why is nobody talking about them? By Tony Polanco published 9 December 22 The Intel Arc series has been available for a couple of months, but few seem interested. We discuss the reasons why.
This mod gives the iMac an all-screen design — there’s just one problem By Alan Martin published 4 December 22 Extreme surgery moves the iMac’s innards to the back for a neater look, but it loses a lot of personality in the process.
Nvidia RTX 4080 — 2 reasons to buy and 3 reasons to skip By Tony Polanco published 16 November 22 The Nvidia RTX 4080 is here and incredibly powerful, but do you need Nvidia's new GPU? We detail the reasons you should either buy or skip this graphics card.
This $20 accessory solved one of my biggest problems — and changed how I control my PC By Anthony Spadafora published 12 November 22 Adding a macro pad to your desk setup can make it even easier to use your PC as you can program each of its keys to do practically anything you can think of.
I hope the rumored RTX 4070 Ti is real — here’s why By Tony Polanco published 10 November 22 Recent rumors say that Nvidia will rebrand its controversial 12GB RTX 4080 as the RTX 4070 Ti. If true, this would be great news for PC gamers.
AMD RX 7900 XTX — why I'm way more excited than I am for RTX 4090 By Jordan Palmer published 7 November 22 No thanks, 4090, I'm more interested in AMD
Forget the Surface Pro 9 — this is the most exciting new Microsoft product By Alex Wawro published 17 October 22 Microsoft's Adaptive Accessories are designed to make PCs easier to use by folks with disabilities. Here's why that's great news, even if you (currently) have no issues with your mouse and keyboard.
Surface Laptop 5 — it feels like Microsoft has given up By Roland Moore-Colyer last updated 19 October 22 The Surface Laptop 5 should set the design standard for Windows 11 laptops — only it doesn’t.
I’m skipping the Nvidia GeForce RTX 40-series — here’s why By Tony Polanco published 27 September 22 Unless you have an aging GPU in your gaming rig, you may want to skip buying the new Nvidia GeForce RTX 40-series GPUs.
This $10 accessory is a life saver for keeping your cables tidy By Anthony Spadafora published 26 September 22 If you have exposed wires you just can’t seem to hide, wrapping them in a cable sleeve will help keep them together.
This new Windows 11 feature is a game changer for how I work By Alex Wawro published 24 September 22 Windows 11 Voice Access is awesome — here's why
I used ChromeOS exclusively for two weeks — here's how that went By Jordan Palmer last updated 5 September 22 Turns out, not great!
Nvidia GeForce RTX 30-series: Pros and cons of buying right now By Tony Polanco last updated 20 September 22 With the Nvidia RTX 40-series GPU line rumored to begin releasing this year, is the RTX 30-series still worth it? We weigh the pros and cons of buying Nvidia's current GPUs.
Here's why you should get a gaming laptop as your next work or college laptop By Roland Moore-Colyer last updated 11 October 22 You should consider a gaming laptop for your next do-everything computer.