North Korean hackers used a Windows 0-day exploit
Hackers aren’t just nerds rapidly typing away in dimly lit rooms, as seen in the movies. More and more threats are coming from what are known as “state-level hackers,” who are teams of people —…
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Valve says ‘Snap Tap’ keyboards are cheating
Adjustable actuation keyboards, which allow you to set soft or hard presses to register keystrokes, are all the rage among dedicated gamers. But Valve is calling foul on one of the newest features enabled on…
Lemokey G1 Wireless review: 8,000Hz polling rate & mad maneuverability
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Smooth glide and excellent maneuverability An 8,000Hz wireless polling rate makes it very quick RGB indicator lights denote polling rate and DPI It weighs just 1.94 ounces (55 grams)…
New G-Sync gaming monitors won’t need a separate module anymore
Monitors with Nvidia’s G-Sync technology, which syncs full frames between the graphics card and display panel to prevent tearing, are more expensive than their AMD FreeSync counterparts. That’s because full G-Sync capabilities require an extra…
Long live the hard drive: Why HDDs are still far from obsolete
Hard disk drives (HDDs) offer some of the best price-to-performance value when it comes to data, and that value goes even further with larger storage capacities. You’ll really feel the price advantage of HDDs over…
4 eco-friendly ways to get rid of a laptop
When a laptop has finally outlived its usefulness, it can be tempting to discard it, both mentally and literally, and move on to your next laptop that’s better, faster, lighter. It’s an exciting time! But…
Our favorite low-cost ultrawide monitor is now cheaper than ever
The Gigabyte GS34WQC is PCWorld’s pick for the best budget ultrawide gaming monitor on the market. At its regular $400 retail price, it’s already a good deal. At its oft-seen sale price of $300, it’s…
Meet xMEMS, a challenger to AirJet’s radical solid-state chip cooling
If you had any doubts about silicon cooling chips being the wave of the future, this should help convince you: Now there are two companies operating in that space. xMEMS has announced the XMC-2400, a…
Can AI be used ethically for school work? Here’s what teachers say
Can AI be used ethically for school work? It depends upon who you ask — quite literally. That’s because less than two years after ChatGPT was originally released in November 2022, the attitudes towards AI…
Our favorite portable SSD is on sale for its lowest price yet
Here’s one of the coolest things we’ve ever tested at PCWorld: this tiny, super-fast SSD that’s about the size of a bulky flash drive and looks like a shiny, golden scarab. It has a fitting…