PCWorld tests webcams with one goal in mind: value. I want you to buy a webcam with the best picture quality, the best noise cancellation, and the best overall feature set for…
Best portable monitors 2025: Displays that go with you
Portable monitors have gained in popularity, and it’s easy to see why. They’re a boon to both desktop and laptop users. While portable monitors might not reach the large screen sizes of…
Your SSD is hiding extra speed. Unlock it with these 5 tweaks
When it comes to performance tweaks, we tend to think of slight changes we can make to our CPU or GPU settings that will make a difference. But it’s also possible to…
Windows 11’s annual ’25H2′ update arrives, and it’s a weird one
Windows 11’s annual “big” update is here! But while the “25H2 update” (dubbed so because it’s being released in the second half 2025) builds the foundation for a year of new Windows…
Manage projects and processes seamlessly with Microsoft Visio and Project, each less than $50
TL;DR: Get lifetime licenses for Microsoft Visio Pro 2024 and Microsoft Project Pro 2024 for Windows — both $49.97 until October 19 — to simplify workflows and manage projects with confidence. Professionals need tools that make complexity…
Phantom Blade Zero Is A Delightfully Punishing Action-RPG
Often, we attach a certain descriptor to the fans of particular gaming genres. Someone might be a shooter aficionado or a puzzle expert, maybe a sports enthusiast, each eliciting a certain image…
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Multiplayer Review in Progress – Beta Impressions
I look forward to the Call of Duty multiplayer beta each fall in the same way I look forward to the return of pumpkin spice lattes: I know exactly what I’m in…
World of Warcraft’s Next Expansion Is Seemingly About to Kill the Game’s Biggest Mods
With World of Warcraft: Midnight, Blizzard is getting ready to make good on a major change to the game teased earlier this year: making some of the numerous mods, or add-ons, players…
Best laptops under $500: Affordable picks that will satisfy
Looking for a decent laptop under $500? Yeah, it’s kind of a mess out there. One quick search and you’re drowning in options–most of them pretty meh. The key is knowing what…
Philips Hue lights are up to 55% off ahead of October Prime Day
Philips Hue recently unveiled an enticing series of new products, including the supercharged Hue Bridge Pro—and no, none of those devices are on sale yet. But a bunch of slightly older but…