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Acer Predator Helios 700: King Size Gaming Performance

Being unique isn’t easy in a crowded gaming laptop market, but the Predator Helios 700 pulls it off. Acer’s 17.3-incher has a sliding keyboard that transforms the user experience and allows for freer component cooling.

These Researchers Want To Save You From Ransomware—For Free

If your PC is ever locked by ransomware, paying up won’t necessarily release your files; in fact, we recommend that you never hand over cash to these scammers.

The Best Photography Tips For Bird-Watchers

Photographing wild birds is a challenging pursuit.

Exclusive: Mapping Sprint Vs. Verizon 5G Coverage In NYC

5G has hit Broadway, but think of it as being in previews.

Google Pixel 4: The Best Smartphone Camera

Since Google released its first Pixel handset in 2016, the line has quickly become the darling of serious smartphone shutterbugs.

Astronauts 3D-Print Beef On The International Space Station

Most people like eating meat, but the ecological impact of raising livestock to feed 7 billion humans is not insignificant.

Why AI Is Terrible At Content Moderation

Every day, Facebook’s artificial intelligence algorithms tackle the enormous task of finding and removing millions of posts containing spam, hate speech, nudity, violence, and terrorist propaganda.

Fitbit Versa 2: Packed With Features And Looks

The Fitbit Versa remains one of the most functional and friendly Android-compatible smartwatches we’ve seen.

Hands On: HP's Elite Dragonfly Is An Absurdly Light Laptop For High-Fliers

Sales of convertible and detachable PCs are expected to grow by 5 percent over the next four years, even as overall PC sales are expected to decline, according to research firm IDC.

Hands On: EA's Project Atlas Cloud Gaming Service

The most intense video games usually require expensive hardware to run smoothly—an Xbox One, PlayStation 4, or PC with a powerful graphics card.

Tech Tips - From The Simple To The Very Specific

Are you the IT staff of choice for your family, friends, and chance acquaintances?

How To Stay Anonymous Online

Some might argue that the internet was built on anonymity, paving the way for a place where free speech reigns supreme. But after years of learning about who’s snooping into everything we do online, privacy on the web is hardly a given.

First Look: Sony A7R IV Packs A 60MP Full-frame

The Sony A7R III has been our Editors’ Choice pick among its high-resolution full-frame peers since its introduction.

First Look: Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2

It’s been mere months since Samsung released the Galaxy Watch Active, but that didn’t stop it from announcing the Galaxy Watch Active 2 ahead of its August 7 Unpacked event.

Anker Soundcore Liberty Air: Strong Audio For The Price

While just about every audio manufacturer offers true wireless earbuds these days, most go for well over $100. On a cost basis alone, the Anker Soundcore Liberty Air ($79.99) earphones are appealing. The deal gets sweeter: They sound better than pairs costing twice as much. Add simple controls and a water-resistant design, and you get our Editors’ Choice for budget-friendly true wireless earphones.

Facebook Takes First Steps In Creating Mind-Reading Technology

Still use Facebook even after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Libra, and more privacy and ethics violations than you and your extended family can count on their fingers and toes? Then you should have no ethical concerns over the computer-brain interface the company began developing two years ago. Now, the first fruit of its labor has arrived.

Black Hat 2019: The Craziest, Most Terrifying Things We Saw

The Las Vegas sun has set on another Black Hat and the myriad of hacks, attacks, and vulnerabilities it brings. We had high expectations this year and were not disappointed. We were even occasionally surprised. Here are all the great and terrifying things we saw.

How To Quit Gmail And Reclaim Your Privacy

My inspiration for this story came from a friend who emailed me last week.

How to Delete All Your Google Home Voice Recordings

Smart speakers such as the Amazon Echo, Apple HomePod, and Google Home are growing in popularity, mostly as a means to listen to music. But they do a lot more than that, from answering questions to controlling your smart home.

How To Review And Delete Your Alexa History

Amazon’s Alexa is intended to be a helpful digital home assistant: setting timers, telling you the weather, and buying items off Amazon for you, among other things.

Is Cyber War Inevitable?

Nation-states around the globe are well aware that their foes are one extended power outage, ransomware crisis, or data dump away from chaos.

The Final Frontier: Why Space Security Is The New Cybersecurity

It’s easier—and cheaper—to get to space than ever before. How do we protect what we put there?

Raspberry Pi 4 Computer Desktop Kit: Good For Beginners

Tickling the fancy of tinkerers, the Raspberry Pi is a tiny circuit board with memory, a CPU, and several I/O connectors.

Fastest Mobile Networks 2019

All four of the major wireless carriers in the US are constantly flinging claims at you—they’re the fastest, largest, friendliest, best. So ten years ago, we decided to put those claims to the test.

The Lightest Laptops: Which To Buy?

Charles Lindbergh knew a thing or two about traveling light. When preparing The Spirit of St. Louis for his transatlantic flight in 1927, the pilot jettisoned everything from his parachute and radio to the traditional leather seat. (He used a wicker chair.) He even designed special lightweight boots.

The Semiconductor Market: Worst Downturn In A Decade

If all you noticed was the big news that came out of Computex Taipei in May, the PC market seems to be doing great: DRAM prices have fallen, and new 7nm CPUs from AMD and 10nm CPUs from Intel are poised to deliver further gains. But under the hood, the semiconductor firms have taken a collective beating.

Rage 2 (For PC): Great Action, Mediocre Story

The neon-soaked post-apocalypse is upon us. Rage 2, the first-person, open-world shooter by Avalanche Studios and Id Software, is a PC game that delivers over-the-top action, killer car combat, and neat retro 1980s flair. That said, the game suffers from a barren open world, an abundance of tedious missions, a simplistic story, and a forgettable cast of characters. While gameplay is certainly king when it comes to video games, Rage 2 could have been so much more compelling with an interesting story and a tighter open world.

What is 5G?

We’ve had 4G cellular networks for only a few years, but all the wireless carriers are already talking about 5G.

Driveless Cars

Autonomous cars will be the most important extension of the Internet since smartphones. And they’ll be ubiquitous much sooner than you think.

How Eight Evernote Alternatives Stack Up

Evernote is one of my favorite tools for staying organized and productive. But changes to Evernote’s plans and pricing have burned its users, who now have to face paying a lot more or finding an alternative.