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AirPods Pro 2022: It's what's on the inside that counts

The new second-generation AirPods Pro look and feel nearly identical to the old model, but deliver a surprising leap in quality and features.

Apple is quietly preparing for a future without the iPhone-or another big thing

Apple's services and ad push is a long-term hedge.

Scosche BoomCan MS: M is for magnet (not marvelous)

This ultra-portable Bluetooth speaker is long on cuteness, short on audio quality.

7 key Mac preferences that have new hiding spots in Ventura's System Settings

They're still there, but in new places.

The iMac Pro could come out of retirement to dominate the desktop

Apple has all of the ingredients to make a high-end all-in-one Mac the centerpiece of its desktop lineup.

LOGITECH BRIO 500: A GOOD UPGRADE FOR AN OLDER MAC'S WEBCAM

Logitech's latest Brio webcam is a significant step down in quality from the Brio 4K, but offers some top-of-the-line nice features for those who want a webcam primarily for work video meetings rather than those aiming to be the next Twitch streaming star.

macOS Ventura: How to use your iPhone as a Mac webcam with Continuity Camera

The new version of macOS has a nifty feature that lets you use your iPhone to run Zoom and FaceTime calls.

Skullcandy Transparency Hesh Evo: Going green

Skullcandy has marketed this semi-transparent wireless headphone as one of the most climate-friendly electronics options on the market.

If you're riding a roller coaster you may want to turn off Crash Detection

Apple's latest safety feature is accidentally triggering on thrill rides.

Add tags to Notes and Reminders entries for smarter organization

The tags feature, introduced last year across all Apple platforms, lets you categorize loosely.

Mac 911

Solutions to your most vexing Mac problems.

REVIEW: APPLE WATCH SERIES 8 UNCHANGINGLY EXCELLENT

VERY LITTLE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST YEAR, BUT THIS REMAINS THE SMARTWATCH TO BEAT.

Nvidia's Lovelace letdown

TRADE CHAT | IT WASN’T SUPPOSED TO BE this way. 2022 had all the makings of a stellar year for PC graphics, so good it would make up for the pandemic- and crypto-fueled bubble. Alas, Nvidia has kicked off the latest round of GPU launches with the RTX 40 Series, otherwise known as Lovelace. And it’s a crushing disappointment. It’s also worrying for AMD’s upcoming GPUs.

Logitech Goes Cloud Gaming

Logitech's handheld is like a customized smartphone for streaming games from the cloud.

Manage hardware with Windows 11

KEEPING TABS ON THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS and peripherals that make up your PC's hardware can be a time-consuming task, but Windows 11 has you covered. The operating system has long offered a myriad of tools for managing and tweaking your hardware but has traditionally struggled to make them easily accessible and sensibly organized.

Lenovo Legion Y25-30

This gaming panel is a nifty little number

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Insane multithreaded performance

Crucial P3 Plus 2TB

More capacity. Less cash. But is there a hidden cost?

Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition

Player 3 has joined the game

HP Spectre x360 16 2-in-1

An outstanding OLED-powered, 16-inch all-rounder

GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition

A tour de force for Nvidia's Ada Lovelace

Return to Monkey Island

Deep in the Caribbean, there's a three-headed monkey

BenQ X3000i

Game big or go home?

NZXT H7

Sleek and stylish, but is it the best?

Gmail vs. Outlook

What's the best platform for managing your email?

NVIDIA'S ADA LOVELACE ARCHITECTURE

Potentially the biggest jump in generational GPU performance ever

Nvidia's Hot New Card

Both metaphorically and literally

STADIA'S DEAD

Google pulls out of cloud gaming

INTEL'S 13TH GENERATION

Raptor Lake looking fierce

Ethereum ends mining, EVGA exits GPU market

THE PC LANDSCAPE IS ABOUT TO see the biggest upheaval in years. AMD Zen 4 CPUs, Intel Raptor Lake, Nvidia Ada Lovelace, and AMD RDNA 3 are all here or coming soon. But perhaps just as big and impactful on the PC enthusiast community is the successful transition of Ethereum from proof of work mining to proof of stake minting—the very next day, EVGA announced that it would be closing down its graphics card division.