This radical USB-C power bank charges insanely fast

It’s hard to gin up excitement over something so common as a power bank, but ElecJet’s graphene-based charger just might you have thinking it’s time to upgrade. The ElecJet Apollo Ultra’s graphene-composite design greatly increases the rate at which the power bank is charged as well as its service life. The Apollo Ultra is essentially […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/551531/this-usb-c-power-bank-charges-insanely-fast.html

Get to know your genetic self for $99 today

What better way to celebrate the season than to find out you’re not descended from Russian royalty, after all? Amazon has a sale right now on 23andMe ancestry kits, including the always popular Health + Ancestry service for $99, which is down from the usual $200. If you want something a little extra, the 23andMe […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/552221/get-to-know-your-genetic-self-for-99-today.html

Meet ICAT, Nvidia’s new weapon in the visual quality war with AMD and Intel

Searching for a new graphics card used to be much more straightforward. You could simply select the resolution you wanted to play at and see how the competition stacked up. But that’s not quite the case any longer. Native resolution remains the golden standard for performance and image quality, but image upscaling and upsampling is […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/551934/meet-icat-nvidias-new-weapon-in-the-visual-quality-war-with-amd-and-intel.html

The Full Nerd awards: Our favorite PC hardware of 2021

Despite the chaos of the pandemic, 2020 worked out to be an excellent year for new PC hardware. But that momentum sadly did not carry into 2021, as chip shortages and supply chain issues made it hard to obtain the latest and greatest, much less at list prices. As a result, selecting nominees for the […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/551717/the-full-nerd-episode-197-the-best-pc-hardware-of-2021.html

Pre-Black Friday Doorbuster: Get a lifetime subscription to mSpy for $99.99

Most teens have their own phones these days. But do you really know what yours are doing while they’re on their devices? If you’re like most parents, probably not, which is why so many have installed the mSpy Mobile Phone Tracker. And right now is a great time to get it since a lifetime subscription is discounted for […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/551281/pre-black-friday-doorbuster-get-a-lifetime-subscription-to-mspy-for-99-99.html

Learn the in’s and out’s of robotics with this elite training bundle

Want a career with upside? Then you might consider working in automation. After all, robots are already commonly found in a lot of industries today, and their usage is only expected to grow over time. This web-based training package features five highly rated courses from software engineer and entrepreneur Edouard Renard that introduce students to […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/548515/save-an-extra-15-off-this-robotics-training-bundle-during-our-pre-black-friday-sale.html

Microsoft blocks another way to avoid Edge within Windows 11

Microsoft has begun taking an even more aggressive stance in its efforts to prevent users from choosing their own browser on Windows 11, blocking a small developer’s tool that served as a workaround to enable browser choice. Microsoft’s Windows 11 Insider preview build 22494, released last week, blocks EdgeDeflector, according to Daniel Aleksandersen, the app’s […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/551827/microsoft-blocks-another-way-to-avoid-edge-within-windows-11.html

Halo Infinite’s free-to-play multiplayer goes live early on PC and Xbox

It’s been twenty years to the day since Microsoft announced the Xbox, its first home gaming console. To celebrate, the company released a 30-minute presentation showing off the history of the platform, from the bulky original to the Xbox 360, Xbox One, and the new and still hard-to-find Xbox Series X and S. To cap […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/551889/halo-infinites-free-to-play-multiplayer-goes-live-early-on-pc-and-xbox.html

Windows 11’s snazzy new Store app starts rolling out to Windows 10

The Windows Store has been terrible for years, mocking Microsoft’s attempts at a more mobile-style integrated platform on Windows 10. The company seems to have learned at least a couple of lessons from its failures. The Windows 11 version (now rebranded “Microsoft Store”) is a notable improvement when it comes to design, though still “somewhat […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/551798/windows-10-users-are-now-getting-11s-snazzy-new-microsoft-store-ui.html

Look good while getting healthy with $50 off the Fitbit Luxe

If you want to track your sleep and fitness while looking good while doing it, then today is your day. Amazon is selling the Fitbit Luxe fitness tracker for $100. That’s the all-time low and much better than the usual $150 it sells for. The sale price only applies to models in black, white, and […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/551767/the-fitbit-luxe-is-just-100-right-now.html


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