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Mullvad VPN review: The ultimate privacy-first VPN

June 12, 2026
Sweden-based Mullvad has long been the privacy purist’s VPN. It collects remarkably little information about its users and continues to prioritize anonymity over the convenience features favored by most competitors. When I say that Mullvad takes your privacy seriously, I mean it. Unlike other VPNs, Mullvad goes so far as to disconnect your account from an email by auto-generating an account…
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Framework delays Laptop 13 Pro due to bugs, but there’s a bonus

June 11, 2026
Framework’s Laptop 13 Pro looked and felt fantastic when the company showed it off in April. Unfortunately, a pair of manufacturing issues has delayed first shipments by about a month, pushing delivery out closer to the end of summer. Problems with the Laptop 13 Pro’s stellar display, one of the things I was most impressed with in our Laptop 13 Pro hands-on time, has pushed the first shipments…
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Privacy is the linchpin of Apple’s AI relaunch

June 10, 2026
One of the most promising new AI features Apple announced during Monday’s WWDC keynote is also among the scariest: the ability for Apple’s Passwords app to replace your weak and compromised passwords on its own, with the help of AI agents working on your behalf. Wait a…
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I can’t wait for this new Chrome security feature to take off

June 10, 2026
As good as passkeys and two-factor authentication are, they can’t fully prevent someone from breaking into (and possibly stealing) an account. But a new feature in Chrome should make that possibility much harder—provided website operators start making use of it. Called “Device Bound Session Credentials,” this update recently became fully available in the general release version of Chrome.
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The laptop middle class is vanishing

June 9, 2026
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: PCWorld reports that the laptop middle class is disappearing as manufacturers focus on either budget models with limited 8GB RAM or premium options starting around $1,300. Mid-range laptops are becoming scarce while…
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Can’t afford a laptop? Acer has a screen/keyboard hack for your phone

June 9, 2026
It looks like the new floor for laptop prices will be around 700 dollars. And that isn’t going to get you a whole lot of laptop, especially if you want memory for RAM-hungry browser tabs. So if you can’t spare the cash, Acer would like a word: Why not just plug a big screen and a keyboard into the expensive phone you already have in your pocket? The Acer PM1 system is, at its core, a portable…
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