Online retailer Monoprice is famous for its cheap cables, but today you can get a good price on a 1TB Xbox One X as well. Monoprice is selling Microsoft’s console for $420…
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Is your VPN secure? How to check for leaks
A trustworthy virtual private network (VPN) is a good way to keep your internet usage secure and private whether at home or on public Wi-Fi. But just how private is your activity over…
How Apple can use Google’s simple strategy with Android P to make a better iOS 12
Google’s Android P update is a typical release, focusing on system-level enhancements rather than innovative features. What if Apple adopted a similar strategy for iOS 12? Powered by WPeMatico
Evoluent VerticalMouse C Right Wireless review: This upright mouse aims to end your arm pain
The Evoluent VerticalMouse C Right Wireless ($109.95) was designed combat repetitive strain injury (RSI) and other shoulder-arm-hand discomforts, at least for the 90 percent of us that are right-hand dominant. The company…
Microsoft: Windows 10’s installation time will be short enough for your lunch break
Microsoft says its next big update to Windows 10 will install in as little as 30 minutes—as opposed to a year ago, when the Creators Update required well over an hour. While the…
How machine learning can make prettier PC games that adapt to your play preferences
Microsoft wants your PC’s hardware to get smart—and your gaming foes to become even more devious. Earlier this month, the company revealed Windows ML, an API that taps into your computer’s CPU…
Microsoft’s DirectX Raytracing paves the way for lifelike gaming, the graphics holy grail
The PC industry is finally making a push toward a “holy grail” rendering technique that makes computer-generated imagery in movies appear so much more lifelike than the graphics in games. At GDC…
Azio Hue 2 Wireless Keyboard and Mouse review: Quiet and roomy, but a tad too sticky
While it boasts a roomy design, smooth, quiet keystrokes, and a reasonably inexpensive price, the Azio Hue 2 tripped me up with its finicky keys, particularly the all-important space bar. That’s a…
Create Excel reports from multiple spreadsheets with Multi-file Pivot Tables
The Pivot Table is a tool that Excel uses to create custom reports from your spreadsheet databases. Once you select the portion of your spreadsheet that contains the target data, then define…
Surviving Mars review: Spreading humanity to the stars isn’t easy
Redundancy. After spearheading humanity’s first-ever Martian colony, I’ve realized redundancy is critical. You’re building one pipe between the oxygen pump and the habitation dome? Build two. Your power grid is clustered together?…
