8 mistakes that are killing your power bank
Feel like your power banks never last as long as you expected? The device might not be the one at fault. Just like smartphone batteries, there are a few things to consider with mobile power…
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Apple’s new chatbot is almost as good as ChatGPT… except for all the mistakes
With just one week to go until Apple opens its doors for WWDC 2025, sources suggest the event will be high on style and low on substance. With the company’s AI efforts falling under an…
These 3 crucial Windows security mistakes can wreck your PC
A 14-year veteran of technology and video games journalism, Alaina Yee covers a variety of topics for PCWorld. Since joining the team in 2016, she’s written about CPUs, Windows, PC building, Chrome, Raspberry Pi, and…
The biggest PC builder regrets: 6 fatal mistakes to avoid!
The old saying that goes, “If you don’t know history, you’re bound to repeat it,” can be just as easily applied to PC builder history as to anything else. So, in the spirit of not…
6 mistakes new iPhone users always make (and how to avoid them)
Buying a new iPhone is always exciting, especially when it’s your first. If you’re coming from another smartphone, there are some cool tricks you should learn to get the most out of your iPhone, but…
I’m a tech expert, but I still commit these 8 PC sins and mistakes
I have a confession to make: I don’t always do as I say. I’ve been a tech journalist for 20 years. Over those years, I’ve written countless how-to guides and advice columns, and I’ve made…
5 mistakes to avoid when buying a PC case
Many PC enthusiasts focus on the hardware components like the GPU and processor, but they often overlook the importance of a good PC case. Many times, enthusiasts pick the cheapest option to save money. However,…
Will Apple repent–or repeat–its mistakes at WWDC 2025?
Now we know that June 9 is the day Apple will kick off WWDC 2025. I’ve been covering WWDC since before Steve Jobs came back to Apple, and this year is shaping up to potentially…
This PC security guru fell for a scam. Here are 3 lessons from his mistakes
Humans aren’t infallible, as much as we’d like to be. That includes security experts, as Troy Hunt revealed yesterday. Turns out, the legend behind HaveIBeenPwned (a site that lets you see which data breaches you’ve…
8 mistakes that will kill your SSD early
SSDs are finely tuned, blazing-fast storage devices that can take more advantage of the high bandwidth of PCIe 5.0 than even the fastest graphics cards. But like all instruments of performance, you can’t treat them…