Why skimping on your PC gaming rig’s motherboard is a bad move
If you ask any PC repairer what PC components end up on their trash heaps most frequently, they will say the motherboard is right up there as one of the most common. In fact, some…
Canva unveils magical AI-powered spreadsheets, graphs, and more
Canva, which began life as a platform for visual design, has tossed the rules aside. In addition to Visual Suite 2.0, the company has added coding, spreadsheets, and graphs to its AI capabilities. It’s a…
Apple could keep iPhone prices the same… by upselling harder than ever
There have been escalating fears in recent days that iPhones could go up in price as a result of the huge tariffs imposed on China by President Trump. Most of Apple’s smartphones are manufactured in…
Researcher uncovers dozens of sketchy Chrome extensions with 4 million installs
The extensions share other dubious or suspicious similarities. Much of the code in each one is highly obfuscated, a design choice that provides no benefit other than complicating the process for analyzing and understanding how…
Microsoft made me want a Fiftieth Anniversary MacBook more than ever
Microsoft’s 50th anniversary was last week, and to commemorate the event, Microsoft revealed a 50th Anniversary Exclusive Microsoft Surface Laptop. While I’m not interested in such a device, it sure does look pretty dang cool.…
Is your phone secretly listening to you? Here’s an easy way to find out
If you’re a smartphone owner—and chances are that’s everyone reading this—you’ve probably encountered an eerie, but all too common scenario: One day you’re talking about a random topic while your phone is next to you…
Initial Access Brokers Shift Tactics, Selling More for Less
What are IABs? Initial Access Brokers (IABs) specialize in gaining unauthorized entry into computer systems and networks, then selling that access to other cybercriminals. This division of labor allows IABs to concentrate on their core…
Buying a laptop before China tariffs kick in? DON’T fall for these tricks!
Trick #2: Deceptive marketing claims The #1 best-selling laptop on Amazon is plenty suspicious, but it isn’t the only way sellers are looking to pull one over on shoppers. Some are trying to trick buyers…
Hey Apple, scrap the foldable iPhone and iPad before it’s too late
Over the past 10 years, Apple has generally stuck to devices that are predictable and safe, avoiding major new launches or radical changes that might not be rock-solidly reliable. Nevertheless, rivals in the industry sometimes…
How to control folder opening behavior in the Finder
The Finder is one of the most customizable elements of macOS. However, Apple’s two interrelated settings for how folders open a Finder window don’t seem to have any effect and haven’t for years. Despite this,…