Are free VPNs safe to use online?
Keeping yourself safe online can feel like an increasingly difficult challenge. One solution is to use a VPN to encrypt your data when online, but this isn’t as simple a fix as it first sounds.…
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Whoa! Save 20% on this super-fast USB-C charger AND get a free cable
Smartphone manufacturers have been omitting the power bricks (you know, the wall plug adapters for USB cables) from their packaging for a while now, and it can suck at times. The silver lining there is…
Broadcasters bungled free antenna TV. Now they want a bailout?
For a case study in how a once-promising technology turned toxic, look no further than ATSC 3.0. Also known as NextGen TV, the new broadcast standard promised to revolutionize free over-the-air TV with features like…
OneDrive’s dark theme is now available to free and personal accounts
For the past five years, it has been possible to use a dark theme on OneDrive—but only if you have a work or school account. Now, however, Microsoft has finally made the dark theme available…
How to use CCleaner to free up PC storage and boost performance
CCleaner has long been a classic among Windows system optimizers, and next year the much-loved tool will celebrate its 20th anniversary. It has such an enduring legacy and has been so popular that according to…
Europe forces Microsoft into free extended support for Windows 10
Windows 10 is officially unsupported starting next month… sort of. Perhaps seeing the writing on the wall (which it wrote itself), Microsoft has given Windows 10 holdouts an extra year of security updates, but you’ll…
macOS Gatekeeper review: Can Apple’s free antivirus defend a Mac from malware
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros macOS’ Gatekeeper and XProtect functions work well together to block or quarantine the most obvious malware and throw up multiple warning prompts before harmful software can be installed. Good…
ExpressVPN launches EventVPN, a free VPN service built for privacy
ExpressVPN just announced a brand new free VPN service called EventVPN. This new service was created as a direct response to the flooding of the VPN market with low-quality free VPNs that harvest user data. It’s…
Some paid AI features in Notepad are going free for Copilot+ PC users
If you have a Copilot+ PC, you can look forward to free AI features coming to the Notepad app in the near future. These features include AI-generated text (Write), revisions (Rewrite), and summaries (Summarize). “Notepad…
Spotify just made this key Premium feature available to free users
Spotify seems to be in a very generous mood lately, at least apart from it increasing subscription prices and cracking down on account sharing. Earlier this year, the streaming service made it possible to temporarily…