
About a week ago, I decided I would never buy another Ethernet cable, ever.
If you’re like me, you have a box or drawer with dozens of cables. And while some cables have specific connections, like USB-C, my wired network (such as it is) is just a random collection of colored Ethernet cables with tiny little markings telling me what they can or can’t do. How

The Steam Summer Sale is upon us, which means PC gamers all over the world are searching for what to spend their bank account balances on. Got no time for that? Here are the 25 best deals I’ve found.
I don’t have any particular rhyme or reason for my selections. I’m just going on vibes based on how recent the game is, how popular it is, and how deep the dis

If I told you you could get a massive 75-inch 4K TV for just $570, you’d think I was pulling your leg, right? I get it, but it’s true. The reality is that Amazon’s newest Fire TV Omni QLED 4K model is now 48% off, cutting it down from its original $1,100 p

Brother manufactures some of the best home printers on the market, with millions of devices sold and in use around the world. However, research by Rapid7 has now revealed that many Brother models—as well as other brands—are vulnerable to several serious security flaws.
Hundreds of printer models worldwide are affected by these vulnerabilities, especially Broth

PCWorld’s video team loves to jaw on about PC gaming on The Full Nerd podcast, or spend a few hours assembling a new rig on a live desktop build. But what if they tried something truly original? Revolutionary

I don’t know what the situation is like in your home, but I think I have gremlins that come out at night to steal my charging cables. There’s really no other way (cough cough) to explain why they always go missing. Surely it can’t be my tendency to loan them out or shove them into bags I use a couple of times a year and forget all about.
Well, if y

If you’re still using WinRAR, you should update to version 7.12 as soon as possible. A vulnerability labeled CVE-2025-6218 was recently discovered in older versions of the popular Windows file compression tool.
The security vulnerability in question can reportedly be exploited by hackers to bypass

Welcome to The Full Nerd newsletter—your weekly dose of hardcore hardware talk from the enthusiasts at PCWorld. In it, we dive into the hottest topics from our YouTube show, plus hot news from across the web.
This week, the theme is gaming: a possible new X3D CPU from AMD, Steam showing detailed perf

Upgrading your home office setup doesn’t have to cost a fortune these days, and just because you’re on a budget doesn’t mean you need to settle for a crappy machine. What you need is a mini PC, like this Kamrui AM02 mini PC that’s now just $217 on Amazon, which is original

I’ve decided to test a radical change to my living room streaming setup.
For years, I’ve used an Apple TV 4K for streaming, and while it’s been a great device overall, I’ve always wanted to try swapping it for a home theater PC. In my early cord-cutting years (circa 2010), I used a cheap Intel Atom-powered Lenovo nettop (now obsolete) to access Hulu’s websi