Microsoft’s 2017 may as well be known as the year the company turned away from the consumer and, sadly, back toward the enterprise. This past year was notable for two casualties: Microsoft’s…
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The 2017 cord-cutter awards
The best cord-cutting devices and services, which flourished in 2017 amid cable TV’s decline Powered by WPeMatico
Best Raspberry Pi 3 kits: 8 options for beginners and experienced makers
The Raspberry Pi is an incredibly flexible little computer. You can use it for a wide range of projects ranging from the pragmatic to the innovative to the nostalgic—the same hardware can…
The 12 biggest hacks, breaches, and security threats of 2017
Security issues took a turn for the serious in 2017. This time around we still suffered the password breaches, malware annoyances, and stolen credit card numbers that have become commonplace in recent…
Aura review: This home monitoring system is more trouble than it’s worth
The system detects motions based on the disruption of radio signals inside your home, but our reviewer discovered that it also disrupted many of his other smart home devices. Powered by WPeMatico
Q Acoustics M2 Soundbase review: This no-frills speaker delivers
There’s nothing fancy here, but this box delivers a great performance every time. Powered by WPeMatico
Best Raspberry Pi 3 cases: 10 great options to dress up your mini PC
You don’t have to buy a case for a Raspberry Pi 3, but doing so makes the experience that much nicer. That’s particularly so if you plan to use your Pi as a…
Some LG 4K LCD TVs still deliver only 2.8K resolution
Many of LG’s 2017 LCD TVs use subtractive RGBW which steals every 4th subpixel and changes it to white. It helps with brightness and contrast, but reduces the TV’s true resolution from…
Best true wireless earbuds: Free yourself from the tyranny of cords
Truly wireless earbuds let you ditch all cables in our post–headphone jack world, but like with anything else, their quality varies. Our top picks offer great audio without sacrificing battery life or…
Google 2017 in review: Hits, misses, and WTF moments
After jumping head first into the hardware game last year with the Pixel phones and Home smart speaker, Google seriously picked up the pace in 2017. Not only were there two awesome…