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The Philips Hue app has grown in complexity over the past several years, with more and more new features and settings being tucked into the user interface. That makes it all too easy to miss the latest and greatest in Hue functionality. 

Besides such newer features as light alarms and “mimic presence,” there are also old favorites like light timers and fade

Though the Steam Deck has been imitated by major PC industry players like Lenovo, Asus, Acer, and MSI, the most interesting variations typically come from smaller manufacturers. OneXPlayer is one such example, recently showing off some

A senior Intel executive said Tuesday that Intel has begun building more modularity into its laptop designs, allowing PC builders additional flexibility and consumers the ability to potentially replace or upgrade certain parts of the laptop.

Intel executive Gokul Subramaniam, vice president of Intel’s Client Computing Group and president of Intel India, sai

The best way to ensure your laptop never dies on you—whether you’re working at a cafe or chilling by the pool on a sunbed—is to have a reliable portable laptop charger on hand.

I’m talking about something like this Baseus Blade power bank that’s now $48 on Amazon (

Just having a password set on your PC in Windows 11 isn’t a sure way to stop hackers from physically gaining access to your PC — yes, it can be bypassed. But there is another security measure you can take.

For an extra layer of protection, you can turn a humble USB drive into a secure key that will lock and unlock your PC, making it much harder for intruder

Okay, bargain hunters, settle in. This is probably the best deal I’ve seen on a Windows laptop all year. Right now, eBay is selling the HP EliteBook 845 G8—already a budget design—for just $325. That gets you 16GB of RAM, a Ryzen 5 processor, 512GB of storage, and a 14-inch screen. It’s just about impossible to beat

Peter Parker is used to getting the short end of the stick. But even so, it’s surprising to see a huge, high-profile game like Spider-Man 2 get taken down a peg. While Sony’s system-seller was “Steam Deck Verified” when it got its PC launch back in late January, it’s now marked as just “Playable”

Is your mouse suddenly registering two clicks even though you swear you’re only clicking once? One of the most common causes of that is wear and tear. But before you zip out and buy a new mouse, there are a few other tips and settings you can look into first.

Mouse click settings

For starters, m

What’s the best computing solution for home offices these days? A mini PC! They’re way more space-efficient than traditional desktop PCs and way more affordable than equivalent laptops. Take, for instance, this Kamrui E3B mini PC that’s plenty decent for only $249 on Amazon with

Just in time for summer, Nvidia’s “Blackwell” graphics cards are coming to the masses, awesome new DLSS 4 features in tow. Today, Nvidia unveiled not one, not two, but three new GeForce RTX 5060-series GPUs, starting at $299.

That $299 offering, the vanilla 8GB GeForce RTX 5060, won’t hit the streets until sometime in May. But the GeForce RTX 5060