At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Palm vein scanner works especially well Robust multi-user support Reasonably priced Cons Still has some kinks to work out Troubleshooting notifications required multiple days of tech support and factory resets Our Verdict This simpler...

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Turning your home into a smart home doesn’t have to break the bank if you know what to look for. One of the easiest and most affordable ways to get started is with Amazon Smart Plugs, especially now that...

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Amazon served up a slew of flashy Echo speakers and displays during its big fall hardware event in New York City last week, but its most practical and affordable Alexa announcement didn’t get any stage time.  Slated to ship on October 30,...

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In the near future, according to a recent news release, Meta wants to systematically save and analyze its users’ conversations with the company’s own AI chatbot on WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook. The initiative will begin starting December 16th, 2025,...

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Between data centers sprouting up like daisies and formerly affordable DDR4 memory finally fading into the sunset, we’re looking at some rough times ahead for memory and storage prices—and that’s before general economic turmoil and tariffs complicate things even...

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SSDs, or solid state drives, have drastically improved the computing experience over the last decade or so. Thanks to them, once ponderous boot times now border on instantaneous, programs and games are far more responsive, and the frustratingly long...

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In the ongoing war of AI investment, OpenAI has secured itself a new ally: AMD. The chip maker will trade millions of its upcoming Instinct MI450 GPUs for an investment by the AI company, worth up to 10 percent...

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A great soundbar can significantly improve your TV experience, especially if voices are difficult to comprehend or if you feel like movies and series sound weak on your current speakers. That’s exactly where Amazon’s Fire TV Soundbar Plus comes...

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Perplexity just opened up its Comet browser to users beyond its paid subscription service, albeit with a lot of paywalled features. But every longstanding browser (with one notable exception) seems to be cramming “AI” into itself, and Opera never...

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Most days, finding a top-tier gaming laptop at a decent price can be an absolute chore. Not today, though! The Gigabyte Aero X16 is $450 off at Best Buy right now, which means you can get it for just...

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My laptop’s desktop used to be a dumping ground for all and sundry files. From images to spreadsheets to word documents, they’d all find a home there and in doing so clutter up my PC. That was before I...

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If you need a new daily driver computer for your home office but you’re on a tight budget, then ditch the thought of getting a laptop and opt for a mini PC instead—something like this Beelink SER5 mini PC....

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At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Inoffensive design includes a VESA mount Good sharpness and brightness for a budget monitor 100Hz refresh rate enhances motion clarity Cons Design is a bit too simple Doesn’t ship with a height-adjustable stand Modest...

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Passkeys beat passwords. Not everyone agrees. But I’ve found that some dissent is rooted in a lack of understanding how passkeys work.  I don’t blame the skeptics. Passkeys are simple to use, but their technical nuances can be a...

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TL;DR: Get Microsoft Office and Windows 11 Pro for life for $45. Between the end of Windows 10 on October 14 and frequent price hikes for Microsoft 365, PC users have been asked to pay quite a lot just to use their...

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At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Decent performer for PCIe 4.0 HMB Super-stylish and beefy heatsink Affordable given the heatsink Cons Runs off of secondary cache in PS5 Our Verdict You can use Orico’s PCIe 4.0 OS5 NVMe SSD in...

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RoboForm’s setup process goes so quickly that you could set up your account without saving your recovery info—and that can be dangerous. If you go long enough without ever entering your master password, you might forget it. Or you...

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USB-C is the one connection to rule them all. Its popularity has made USB-C a common sight on new monitors. A USB-C monitor can act as USB hub, giving you additional ports for connecting various USB devices, but the...

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