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If you need a portable SSD with ample capacity that you can take with you anywhere without worrying that it’ll get damaged, you don’t have too many options—and of those limited options, the Samsung T7 Shield will always be one of the most reliable. Fortunately, it’s on sale!

Right now, you can

Looking for new ways to turn free video streamers into paid ones, YouTube is kicking the tires on a subscription option that will ring a bell for Spotify users. 

A trial for a two-person YouTube Premium tier is now underway in India, France, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, and the option is striking similar to Spotify’s Duo tier, which allows for two members of the

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve found myself with my phone battery in the red while out and about, nowhere near home—and at those times, my trusty power bank has saved me. I always carry mine with me, and so should you. Don’t have one? Maybe get one now before you need it.

Anker’s portable 10,000mAh power bank is compact, lightweight, cute, and has a b

Any sufficient accumulation of wealth can make someone a target for crime, and cryptocurrency has been a popular tool for scammers thanks to its “anonymous” possibilities. Those two factors appear to be combining in disturbing ways in a wave of kidnappings and ransoms in western Europe. Wealthy crypto investors are now being singled out for kidnappings, according to

In 2022-2023, AI-powered PCs made quite a splash with their automatic generation and built-in virtual assistants. Those features are cool, sure, but they’re a little gimmicky at first blush. That said, amid the hype, the real standout feature emerged:

Every file and every program leaves traces in your system: It accesses other files, uses Windows resources, makes entries in the registry, and possibly installs additional software.

In the best-case scenario, you will only clutter up your Windows if the software’s uninstall routine does not delete all associated files and registry entries. In the worst-case

After writing about different technologies for over 20 years, I’m used to focusing my attention on the new, the next exciting gizmo ever-cresting over the horizon. So when one sticks with me and I end up using it for over a decade, that’s quite special—and in the case of my Harman Kardon GLA-55 PC speakers, that’s doubly true because I’ve never seen

TL;DR: Windows 11 Pro is $14.97 — upgrade now before Windows 10 support ends and unlock AI tools and gaming

Amazon has begun what seems to be a very slow rollout for Alexa+, its new AI-enhanced version of Alexa. But if you’re looking for hands-on impressions from everyday folks who’ve actually tried the new Alexa, they’re curiously hard to find. 

During Amazon’s earnings call late last week, CEO Andy Jassy told investors that

Originally a super-fancy form of upscaling, “DLSS” has become gamer shorthand for a host of allegedly AI-powered graphics tricks exclusive to Nvidia’s graphics cards. In the PCWorld lab, Will Smith has been breaking down some of the different ways that upscaling and other AI tricks work in