For five years, Google has been trying to show the mobile world the right way (or at least the Google way) to make an Android phone. And for five years, the general phone-buying public has replied with “meh,” then proceeded to buy the latest iPhone or Galaxy. The creator of Android is now hoping that […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/545650/googles-big-bold-pixel-6-takes-aim-at-apple-and-samsung.html
Word on the web is that this holiday season is going to be a tough one for tech gear. If that’s the case, and you want to pick-up a new laptop for yourself or as a gift before the shopping season starts, Amazon has three very good deals on Acer laptops today. First up we […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/545590/gear-up-with-awesome-savings-on-these-solid-acer-laptops.html
If you can’t wait for those wild graphics card prices to come down to earth and need a gaming rig that can play esports and other games at 1080p resolution, we’ve found a rare deal on a prebuilt PC you should consider. HP is selling an all-AMD Pavilion desktop for just $600. The gaming rig […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/545576/get-an-all-amd-esports-rig-from-hp-for-just-600.html
Have you ever looked at your cat as it stared at a blank wall and thought, “What is he or she thinking?” I certainly have, and I’ve done the same thing with my SSD too, wondering if it was doing OK, if it was running too hot, if it was over-worked, and whether it was […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/541476/see-your-ssds-hidden-stats-with-this-free-tool.html
Even at its list price of $70 per year, a personal subscription to Microsoft 365—or Office 365, as it used to be called—is one of the better deals in tech. That subscription gets you full access to Microsoft’s Office suite along with 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage. I’ve been a mostly satisfied subscriber for years, […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/540496/how-to-get-office-365-on-the-cheap.html
Apple’s long-awaited M1 Max and M1 Pro chips have finally arrived. Unfortunately, most PC folks will never give a damn about them. Sure, you’re saying this is just partisan posturing, but decades of watching the bickering between the two sides has taught me that it never matters. But first, if you haven’t heard, Apple has […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/545395/heres-why-pc-folks-will-never-give-a-damn-about-apples-m1-max.html
Goal Zero’s Yeti 1000x Portable Power Station is impressive. It better be, for the price. At $1,400, the 1000X has plenty of capacity to power small appliances, and if you purchase a $250 Yeti Home Integration Kit from Goal Zero, you can connect the 1000X to your home’s electrical system to power essential devices. Additionally, […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/543496/goal-zero-yeti-1000x-portable-power-station-review-expandable-back-up-power-at-a-premium.html
The Silicon Power XD80 is four lane (x4) PCIe 3 NVMe SSD that is sold in 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB flavors—at least theoretically. We tested the $220 2TB version, but it’s difficult to find in stock online, with only the $110 1TB flavor available at Newegg more times than not. That’s a very good price, […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/540969/silicon-power-xd80-nvme-ssd-review.html
Technically, Windows 11 isn’t free. If you don’t already have a Windows PC (or spare product key), you have to pay for a license. But an upgrade to Microsoft’s newest operating system costs nothing. For the foreseeable future, compatible Windows 10 laptops and desktop computers can move up to Windows 11 without any charge. You […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/544237/how-to-get-windows-11-for-free.html
Dell’s Latitude 7320 Detachable rivals what some may call the definitive Windows tablet, the Microsoft Surface Pro 7+. The Latitude 7320 may be a little more expensive, but it also boasts Thunderbolt connectivity, a one-two punch of biometric security options, and a suite of genuinely useful utilities. Unfortunately, the Latitude 7320 is not immune to […] https://www.pcworld.com/article/394958/dell-latitude-7320-detachable-review-an-excellent-business-tablet-pc.html