We all need power strips around the house, but wouldn’t it be awesome to have a smart one? Well, the meross smart power strip is on sale for $32.78 at Amazon right now, down from…
Enlarge / Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during a fireside discussion on artificial intelligence risks with Rishi Sunak, UK prime minister, in London, UK, on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. On Monday, Elon…
We love rocket-tier laptops, but sometimes all you need is a reliable machine to get your work done on a daily basis. You know, a laptop with a solid configuration that doesn’t cost an arm…
CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm that crashed millions of computers with a botched update all over the world last week, is offering its partners a $10 Uber Eats gift card as an apology, according to several…
Power surges can happen when you least expect—and when they do, your pricey tech devices and gadgets can get damaged. Whether phones, laptops, desktops, monitors, or gaming consoles, they’re all at risk and deserve surge…
Microsoft is making a big push to get Windows laptops running Arm hardware, the same transition that Apple made over four years ago. Qualcomm is partner in the effort, putting its flagship Snapdragon X Elite…
Oof, Windows is having a rough week. Only five days after a massive CrowdStrike update-slash-outage made headlines for crippling IT infrastructure all over the world (which, admittedly, is a CrowdStrike problem and not a Windows…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Imaging, file, and folder backup, cloning Uses Window’s own VHD format for images Easy and flawless operationally Cons No boot disc for disaster recovery Rental only — no perpetual…
Back on Patch Day (July 9, 2024), Microsoft released KB5040427, a cumulative update that brought important changes and fixes for Windows 10, closing several security vulnerabilities in the operating system. We highly advise installing it…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Ruggedized and weatherized Up to 6TB of capacity Good 2.5-inch HDD performance Cheap per terabyte compared to SSDs Cons Not an SSD A bit bulky for a 2.5-inch hard…