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Rakuten Kobo Aura One Limited Edition: Keeping Up With The Kindles Isn't Easy

What was once a potential Kindle-killer is now playing catch-up.

Five New Features In Windows 10 Insider Build 17074 Include Quiet Hours, Edge Autofilling

The new Windows 10 Insider Build 17074 also includes Spectre and Meltdown mitigations for Windows 10 Insiders. 

Valve's Steam Link App Will Let You Stream PC Games To Android And iOS Devices

Hope you have a robust home network and thin walls.

Google Assistant Works With Over 5,000 Smart Devices, But Alexa Is Far In The Lead With More Than 12,000 

Google is closing in fast on Amazon.

Star Wars: Episode I Racer Roars Back Onto Pcs And It's Still One Of The Best Racing Games Ever

Saying ‘It’s the best thing to come out of The Phantom Menace’ is putting it lightly.

How and Why you Should Use A VPN Any Time You Hop On The Internet

ONE OF THE most important skills any computer user should have is the ability to use a virtual private network (VPN) to protect their privacy. A VPN is typically a paid service that keeps your web browsing secure and private over public Wi-Fi hotspots. VPNs can also get past regional restrictions for video- and music-streaming sites and help you evade government censorship restrictions—though that last one is especially tricky.

How To Quickly Check That Your Home Iot Devices Are Secure

YOU’VE SPENT A good amount of time getting Alexa to properly activate your wireless speakers, living room lights, and smart cam, but is your new IoT setup secure?

Touching Holograms With Hololens 2 Is Amazing, But Phone AR Is Way More Fun

Sorry, but I’d rather play with Pikachu than a hologram hummingbird.

Meet T-Rex: Nvidia's Titan RTX Is The New Graphics Card Mega-monster

But gamers should stick with the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti instead.

23 And Me Vs. Ancestrydna

What’s The Difference? It Depends On What You’re After.

The New Samsung A8s Could Be Our First Look At The Galaxy S10's Notchless ‘Hole-punch' Display

A hole for the camera but not one for your headphones.

Hands-On With The Microsoft Surface Laptop 2: A Great Laptop, Now Without Windows 10 S

It looks like more of the same from Microsoft, and that’s a good thing.

F-Secure Freedome: A VPN With Some Built-In Antivirus Features

Just make sure you’re okay with that privacy policy.

Windows 10 October 2018 Update: Small Improvements Make A Better Experience

Your phone, edge, and the surprisingly super-powered clipboard highlight a minor update.

Alienware m15: The Thinnest 15-Inch Alienware Laptop Ever Made

Alienware put its big-boned laptops on a Biggest Loser diet, and the transformation is stunning.

Google's Chrome 71 Will Block ‘Abusive' Ads That Trick You Into Clicking Them

Ad blockers? Who needs ad blockers?

Intel Issues Meltdown/Spectre Fixes For Ivy Bridge, Sandy Bridge As Patch Effort Winds Down

If you own an Intel processor that you bought less than eight years ago, chances are that Intel has issued a Spectre/Meltdown patch for it.

Microsoft Expects The ‘Majority Of Customers' To Use Windows 10's S Mode

Will Windows customers prefer to use Windows apps over their traditional games and utilities? With Windows 10’s S mode, Microsoft is betting they will.

AMD's Project Resx Makes Ultra-Popular Games Smoother And Faster On Radeon Graphics

Harder, better, faster, stronge.

All Five Myst Games Are Being Rereleased For Myst's 25th Anniversary

All Five Myst Games Are Being Rereleased For Myst's 25th Anniversary

Acer's Switch 7 Could Overpower The Surface Pro And MacBook Pro

An 8th-generation quad-core CPU and Nvidia Pascal graphics give it some real oomph.

Intel's Optane Memory Finally Supports Celeron And Pentium Budget PCs That Need A Boost

A recent Optane Memory driver update does the trick.

AMD's New Ryzen 3000 APUs Give Budget Gamers An Affordable Taste Of Radeon Vega

AMD’s new Ryzen 3000 APUs don’t step it up the way the new Ryzen 3000 CPUs do, but they look to still be decent updates.

Are Huawei Laptops Safe?

If you already own a Matebook or Matebook Pro, or are eyeing one on Amazon, here’s what you need to know.

Ryzen 3000: AMD's 12-Core Ryzen 9 3900X Conquers Its Past

With its ground-breaking 7nm process, AMD’s Ryzen 9 3900X leaves very little room for Intel’s best CPUs.

The Best PC Games Of 2019 (So Far)

Only halfway through 2019, our annual check-in list of favorites feels like a proper end-of-2019 Game Of The Year List. Illustration

Microsoft's Retro Windows Teasers Emerge As A Stranger Things Promo: The Windows 1.11 App

Between Windows 1.1, two retro theme packs, and a Stranger Things 3 game, Microsoft is really going all out on nostalgia.