It’s a common complaint: My Windows PC is running slow. Annoyingly slow. You can add RAM, or buy a faster SSD, but that costs money. No, your first order of business should…
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Intel 760P SSD review: This affordable NVMe delivers on read speed, falters on writes
Intel is marketing its 760P NVMe SSD and cohort as “NVMe speed for not much more than the cost of SATA,” a slower and more affordable interface. That speed is exactly what…
Amazon Is Offering a $40-Off Deal On Its Echo Spot Devices
Amazon’s Echo Spot brings you all the features of its Echo, with a screen for displaying weather forecasts, news updates, sports scores, song lyrics and much more. All you need to do…
Samsung 860 Pro SATA SSD review: Great performance, capacity and longevity
In a world headed toward NVMe, the appearance of a new 2.5-inch SATA SSD such as the Samsung 860 Pro might seem a bit boring. But that’s ignoring the fact that there…
Acer’s Chromebook Spin 11 brings a stylus, 360-degree hinge, and USB-C for an affordable $349
Acer’s latest Chromebook, the Spin 11, takes aim at premium rivals like the Google PixelBook with features like USB-C connectivity and even a bundled stylus, but with a far more modest CPU…
Why parents should worry about Office 365’s Immersive Reader dictation feature for students
Beginning in February, Microsoft plans to offer a new feature for young students: Immersive Reader dictation, a new feature within Office 365 apps for Windows and the Mac. As a parent of…
The Full Nerd episode 39: Meltdown, Spectre, and astronomical graphics card prices
In this episode of the Full Nerd, it’s doom, gloom, and trying to make the best decisions when all your options are bad. But you know, in a fun way. Gordon Mah…
Get 29% Off This 6-Sheet Micro-Cut Paper and Credit Card Shredder
This powerful micro-cut shredder from AmazonBasics turns a letter-sized sheet into 2,235 pieces of confetti, up to 6 sheets at a time (5/32 by 15/32 inches; security level P-4). Inserted one at…
Best Android phones 2018: What should you buy?
Choosing a new Android phone isn’t easy. The Android universe is teeming with options, from super-expensive flagship phones, to affordable models that make a few calculated compromises, to models expressly designed for,…
Kano Computer Kit Complete review: A fun DIY ‘laptop’ that teaches kids to build PCs and code
Make your own laptop. Learn to code. Hack Minecraft. The tantalizing promise of Kano’s Computer Kit Complete ($250 at Target and Kano’s website) is made clear right on the front of its…