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Laying down the better part of a grand for the newest, most powerful CPU can be a harrowing experience, especially if you’ve heard that it has some issues with allegedly compatible motherboards. That seems to be the case with ASRock AM5 motherboards and AMD Ryzen 9000 chips, which have been seeing

You likely have a smart assistant on your phone, a robot vacuum cleaner that sweeps and mops your floors, smart switches that turn off the lights without you even getting out of bed, a smart speaker that instructs your go-to assistant to play your favorite songs, and so on. Why don’t you also have a smart robot lawn mower for your yard? The

Researcher IDC has unexpectedly concluded that the current administration’s see-sawing tariff plan is going to actually help the PC market grow in 2025.

IDC said Wednesday that it now expects that the PC market will grow 4.1 percent over 2024, reaching 274 million units shipped this year. However, the PC market is also expected to contract in 2026, and the

If you mostly work, stream, or browse from home, then you need a decent computer at a decent price. Why pay the premium for a laptop or desktop when you can get the best bang for your buck with a mini PC? Like this Beelink EQR6 that’s now just $389 on Amazon. That’s 22% off its

The weather is warming up and we’re all dreaming about days lounging by the pool. For some, however, the thought of having to keep cleaning out the pool turns this dream into a nightmare. Enter the Aiper Scuba X1 Pro Max, a robotic pool cleaner that can take this chore off your hands without even breaking a sweat.

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We love finding great deals on great laptops, and this $770 HP Victus deal at Best Buy definitely checks both boxes. That’s a $400 discount for an entry-level gaming laptop that’ll s

Back in June 2024, Microsoft unexpectedly removed the Windows key + C keyboard shortcut for launching the Copilot AI assistant in Windows 11 and replaced it with a dedicated Copilot key on newer keyboards. That was followed up with a

When it comes to phones, most software is updated through a unified process. With an iPhone, you get all your operating system updates from Apple and all your individual app updates from the App Store. Android phones are similar, if slightly more fragmented. Now what if Windows worked in the same way, centralizing all your software needs and updating everything in on

When it comes to flash drives, there are a few things to take into consideration: capacity, speed, and compatibility. That last one is a problem with the growing prevalence of USB-C because there just aren’t that many good USB-C flash drives around. But right now, you can get the