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Last week, news broke of an extensive espionage campaign—Chinese hackers infiltrating eight US telecommunications companies and gaining access to text and phone conversations. Not long after, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a recommendation: Use encrypted messaging.

At least, that idea dominated headlines around the web. But dig into the

When you need extra storage space on your smartphone, security camera, dashcam, or Nintendo Switch, a fast microSD is what you want — and the Samsung Pro Plus is a fantastic option, especially on sale.

Right now, the 256GB version is down to $20 on Amazon, a whopping

There are plenty of Matter-enabled smart plugs on the market, but in-wall smart outlets with Matter are much tougher to find. Now, TP-Link’s Tapo smart home brand has entered the fray with a Matter outlet that can help you save on your energy bill. 

On sale now, the

Yesterday was the last Patch Tuesday of 2024, and with it Microsoft has provided a number of security updates, eliminating 71 security vulnerabilities across various Microsoft apps and services.

Microsoft categorizes 16 of these vulnerabilities as “critical” and classifies all but one of the remaining issues as “high risk.” According to the company, one of

Some people can hardly remember the time before YouTube. The video host was founded in 2005, and year after year the platform got bigger and bigger. As early as 2006, around 100 million clips were viewed there every day. By 2010, this figure had risen to

In the past, gaming laptops would last anywhere from two to four hours on a single charge — a woefully short duration compared to their non-gaming counterparts. Powerful hardware like heavy-duty graphics cards requires a lot of energy to run, thus draining the battery. 

But trends have changed in recent years thanks to advances in cooling technology, more p

The iPad Pro is Apple’s most powerful tablet but it’s also the most expensive, so we’re always on the lookout for a good deal. And today we’ve got one: Amazon is selling the 13-inch iPad Pro for $1,099 right now, a savings of $200 and matching its Black Friday all-time low.

Apple updated the iPad Pro in May

TL;DR: Stock is limited for these $394.97 MacBook Pros. Sale ends January 12 at 11:59 p.m. PT, so

Vivaldi is on its fifth day of trying to navigate an issue that has taken down its online sync services, preventing information from being shared between machines.

The problem surfaced on Dec. 6, but the company hasn’t been able to resolve it. Vivaldi’s status page reports that the service has been unavailable for fo

Spotting a deal for hundreds off a speedy gaming laptop is always reason to celebrate, and that’s exactly the situation with this Asus TUF F15 that’s $400 off. Yes, you read that right. Instead of pay