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Anker Nano 13-in-1 USB-C dock review: Small, useful, slow to charge

$149.99 Devices with smaller pop-out features are inherently cool. Take Batman’s Batpod cycle, for instance. So Anker’s Nano Docking Station (13-in-1, with its Removable Hub) instantly adds a bit of cachet with its pull-out USB-C hub, making it convenient to take on the road. This flexibility doesn’t come cheap. Anker charges about $150 for what is still a USB-C docking station, though with…
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Ducky OK-M keyboard review: A new budget champ

It’s been almost three years since I reviewed the G.Skill KM250, and declared it the gold standard in mechanical keyboard value. Ever since then I’ve been on the lookout for something that might dethrone that design. And I think Ducky has done that with the OK-M. Ducky…
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Bought G.Skill RAM after 2018? You could claim up to $150 in free cash

DDR5 RAM is now three-to-four times as expensive as it should be, thanks to the “AI” boom (and it won’t stop there). But this week, there’s an oh-so-rare opportunity for consumers to fight back, at least for a small subset of United States consumers… via a successful class-action lawsuit against G.Skill. (Hey, you gotta take your wins where you can get ’em.) A settlement has been…
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Asus ROG Azoth X review: A premium keyboard built for customization

With the Asus ROG Azoth X, the Taiwanese manufacturer is venturing into the world of custom gaming keyboards and presenting a high-end 75% wireless keyboard. It’s clear at first glance that this is no run-of-the-mill keyboard, but a compact luxury typewriter with an OLED display, rotary wheel and individually replaceable switches. Our Moonlight White version is particularly striking: an elegant…
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Oh no, Intel is moving customer support to AI

If your Intel processor requires a warranty return or support, the first “person” you’ll probably be dealing with at Intel will be an AI. Intel is rolling out “Ask Intel,” an addition to its Intel support site, that runs on Microsoft Copilot rather than on human…
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How fast is your Internet? Windows 11 will (finally) tell you

A handy little utility should be dropping on your Windows PC soon: a built-in speed test, compliments of a small feature update that Microsoft should be rolling out in the next couple of weeks. Microsoft has scheduled a “gradual” rollout of a number of features as part…
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Strip out Windows 11’s bloatware, ads, and other nastiness—for free

Setting up a new PC with Windows can be a little complicated. Read comments on forums and you’ll see that some people have found it so complicated that they’ve switched to Linux. That’s a bit ironic but those folks do make a good point. There must be a simpler way to reduce the bloatware in your PC after a new installation of Windows. Well, there is. You can easily uninstall bloatware with…
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