Move over, PCI Express 5.0! Micron has shipped the first PCI Express 6.0 SSD, ramping up read and write speeds to unprecedented levels. The bad news? It’s not for PCs. This week,…
Best smart speakers & displays: 12 top picks for smart homes
A smart speaker makes for an easy first step into smart home technology. Before you kit out your house with thousands of dollars of lighting and security upgrades, you can familiarize yourself…
No DVD drive in your laptop? This USB add-on is only $20 right now
Most modern laptops lack an optical drive, yet CDs and DVDs are still used in many households, whether for playing old movies, installing older software, or even for making physical backups. An…
Best external SSDs for gaming: 5 great portable performance drives
Maybe your gaming laptop doesn’t have enough storage. Or you simply want an easy way to make your game library portable. An external SSD can fix both of these issues (and more)…
This speedy 360Hz OLED gaming monitor is just $550
Despite their gorgeous, vibrant picture, OLED monitors aren’t the fastest on the block, typically hitting between 165 and 240Hz. But if you’re a PC gamer who needs something a little speedier and…
AOC’s newest monitors hit an ultra-fast 610Hz refresh rate
I’m not sure my puny human eyes could tell the difference between, say, 360Hz and 500Hz. But the sweatiest, most competitive of PC gamers say they can, and I’m not about to…
Dropbox is shutting down its password manager. Export your data ASAP
Earlier this week, Dropbox announced that it will be shutting down its password manager app, Dropbox Passwords, just five years after it first launched. The service shutdown will occur in several phases….
Proton launches its own free 2FA app with a native desktop version
Swiss technology company Proton—known for its privacy-centered software solutions and services—just launched Proton Authenticator, a new open-source two-factor authentication (2FA) app. Proton Authenticator is very much like the other 2FA apps you’ve…
Disney Lorcana at Gen Con 2025: Everything Announced About Fabled, Whispers in the Well, Winterspell, and More
At Gen Con 2025, Disney Lorcana celebrated its two-year anniversary in a big way by revealing A Goofy Movie and Iconic Mickey and Minnie cards headed to the Fabled expansion, details on…
Dead Reset Combines Alien With Russian Doll-Type Choice-Driven Gameplay
[Editor’s Note: Minor spoilers for Dead Reset ahead.] Cole Mason has a problem. He’s woken up in a dank cellar of a room, surrounded by people he doesn’t know and under circumstances…