I ditched my laptop for a mini PC and couldn’t be happier
Sometime after my social feeds started to fill up with ads for mini-PCs, I realized that there’s a silent revolution going on in desktop PCs. Welcome to the era of the mini-PC, where you can…
How To – Windows, PC & Laptop
How To – Windows, PC & Laptop
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HP EliteBook 8 G1a review: AMD’s hardware shines
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Great combination of CPU performance and battery life Premium build quality Runs Copilot+ PC features with full x86 app compatibility Nice keyboard Cons HP should upgrade this display Many…
Sick of AI in your Windows 11 PC? Here’s how to get rid of it
Chris Hoffman is the author of The Windows Readme, a newsletter that brings Windows PC tips, tricks, and experiments to more than 10,000 email inboxes each week. He’s also the former editor-in-chief of How-To Geek…
How to Recover Data from a Formatted SD Card (2025)
Is your memory card accidentally formatted, and now you need to recover it? Perhaps you formatted it on purpose, and then sometime later, you remember those one-in-a-million photos or some crucial files are gone. Talk…
Desloc D110 Plus review: There are better inexpensive smart locks
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Very inexpensive Smooth hardware operation Lots of user management options Cons Very rocky physical setup Limited advanced setting options Scanners (especially the fingerprint scanner) aren’t the best Our Verdict…
Anker’s super-fast 8-device USB charging station is a steal for 33% off
You know what needs upgrading on your desk right now? Not your laptop and not your monitor. I’m talking about your power strip, which tends to get overlooked. Why settle for a conventional clunker when…
Get $600 off a 39″ OLED ultrawide gaming monitor
If you want to go big on gaming monitors, that means you need to spend big. But even if you have a high budget, it still pays to hunt for deals. For example, you can…
Intel Arc ‘Battlemage’ GPU with 16GB VRAM spotted in data log
Is 8GB of video RAM enough for your video card? That depends on a lot of factors, but with games like Borderlands 4 punishing mid-range gaming desktops, it seems like 16GB is fast becoming the…
Get Samsung’s super-fast 256GB USB-C flash drive for $27 right now
When it comes to securely storing or transferring your files, a physical drive is still one of the best options because—unlike cloud storage—you only pay for it once and you don’t have to rely on…
You can now chat with Google’s Gemini on select TCL smart TVs
Google’s Gemini is poised to take root in your home this fall, from a new Gemini-powered smart speaker to a series of refreshed Nest Cams. But first, Gemini is eyeing a staple of the living…