If you’re in the market for a solid 1080p gaming laptop, the HP Victus 16 is a good choice. Amazon is selling a mid-tier version of this gaming laptop with an AMD Radeon RX 5500M GPU for $720. That’s a savings of $140.
Back when we reviewed a higher tier version of this laptop, we gave it four out of five stars. “HP’s Victus 16 clearly offers substantial value as a budget gaming notebook,” we said.
The mid-tier model on sale today features a Ryzen 5 5600H p
Protecting your personal data isn’t just smart these days—it’s a necessity. As the world grows more and more connected, your private info becomes more and more valuable. Whether it’s using leaked info from website breaches to hack into your other accounts or holding your personal computer ransom for money, malicious evildoers won’t hesitate to ruin your day if it puts profits in their pockets. And a scary Microsoft Office hack reminds us that local files can secre
Google followed Microsoft’s actions to limit Russian propaganda by announcing Tuesday that it would block Russian state-owned channels on YouTube and also crack down on “deceptive practices” elsewhere on the site.
Google said it would block the channels Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik, both operated by the Russian government. At press time, however, both sites remained online. Related channels, such RT America, RT Live, and RT Sport MMA, also remained online and viewable.
A couple of months ago the new HDMI 2.1 specification was released… which, for some reason, included all of the specs from the previous and retired 2.0 cables. That means that cables labeled “HDMI 2.1” might not actually support all the features that label implies, like 4K 120Hz video. Perhaps learning from the mistakes of its competition, the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) which maintains the DisplayPort standard is making the labeling for its new generation
An Apple AirTag was used to stalk a Sports Illustrated model. Thieves are placing AirTags on cars to track them home, where they can later be stolen—or you could be tracked. If you’re like me, you may have been freaked out by those recent headlines pushed your way. But since a lot of headlines can be overblown, I decided to experiment with an AirTag to see if the headlines are justified by tracking my wife and kids.
In full disclosure: I’m an Android user and I’
According to a 2016 study by Redbox, the average American will watch an estimated 5,040 movies over the course of their lifetime. According to my college days spent on the illicit campus DC++ hub, the average 1080p movie rip is approximately 1-2 gigabytes. By those measurements, Western Digital’s new 20-terabyte Red Pro hard drive can hold every movie you’ve ever seen or will ever see at least a couple of times over.
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It’s a tough time to be a PC gamer. A crippling GPU shortage has made buying the best graphics cards next to impossible, and when you can find a GPU, it’s usually at an exorbitant markup. Making matters worse, crypto currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum have been absolutely booming throughout 2021 and 2022, driving hordes of GPU miners to gobble up what graphics cards they can find to mine cryptocoins and turn a nice profit, sometimes in “farms” composed of rows of toil
It’s already March and before you know it, it’ll be time to send in that income tax deferral form at the last minute. Instead of going down that well-worn path, let this year’s tax season be different. For 2022, get your taxes done on time, and for a good price. Right now, Amazon is selling H&R Block Tax Software Deluxe + State 2022 for $32.89. We’ve seen this package go lower than that before, but this is still a good price and much better than the $45 MSRP.
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No, it’s not a fire sale, but to make its appealing CPUs even more appealing in the face of Intel’s ferocious 12th-gen Alder Lake chips, AMD’s rival Ryzen 5000-series desktop CPUs are starting to drop in price. Amazon is currently selling the Ryzen 5 5600X for $260, which is the best price yet save for a quick blip down to $235 the other day. The Ryzen 7 5800X, meanwhile, is on sale for $350 (another almost all-time low), while the monstrous Ryzen 9 5900X just hit its all-tim
At a GlanceExpert’s Rating ProsGood protectionNice features like file shredder and home network analyzerConsMixed impact on performanceNew app design is a little scatteredOur VerdictMcAfee Total Protection offers excellent PC protection, decent pricing, and a new desktop design on Windows. We’d like to see the app be a little more streamlined but for overall value and protection McAfee is well worth considering.
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