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Minisforum AI X1 Pro review: A mini PC with maximum performance

December 8, 2025
In recent years, Minisforum has developed from an insider tip to a firm name in the mini PC market. The manufacturer has become renowned for its compact systems with high computing power, innovative cooling, and sophisticated designs. With the new AI X1 Pro, Minisforum wants to prove this claim – as a powerful all-round PC with integrated AI acceleration, which is not only intended for…
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Consumer data storage is too damn small

December 5, 2025
This is a story about growing older. Clutter, too. But set aside your snarky “Okay, old man” reactions for a moment: You may be genuinely shocked at how much you can store on external storage these days, and how tiny that storage is now, too. For years, I’ve had a small external hard drive about the size of a hardback book on my desk. From a capacity standpoint, it’s pretty small: just…
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The screwed-up Mad Men 4K stream on HBO Max is getting fixed

December 4, 2025
The new, 4K version of Mad Men on HBO Max was supposed to deliver the ground-breaking AMC series with near-perfect visual fidelity. Instead, it was a debacle. Not only were a number of episodes mislabeled, but in a crucial scene early in the period series—the infamous…
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RAM is so expensive, Samsung won’t even sell it to Samsung

December 4, 2025
The price of eggs has nothing on the price of computer memory right now. Thanks to a supply crunch from the “AI” bubble, RAM chips are the new gold, with prices on consumer PC memory kits ballooning out of control. In an object lesson in the ridiculousness of an economic bubble, Samsung won’t even sell its memory to… Samsung. Here’s the situation. Samsung makes everything from…
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Walmart Onn 4K Plus review: Fast and cheap 4K streaming

December 3, 2025
Walmart has another winner on its hands with the Onn 4K Plus Streaming Device. For $30, you get a compact streaming box with 4K HDR, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos support. It’s a surprisingly speedy streaming player for the money, with a generous 16GB of storage for apps…
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Norton’s new Neo browser brings AI to the search bar, today

December 3, 2025
Editor’s Note: Norton said on Tuesday, Dec. 2, that the Norton Neo browser is available to download and try without a waitlist. The original story, published May 22, 2025, continues. For years, the URL bar in your browser has done double duty: you can enter a web address, sure, but you can also use it to enter search requests. Now Norton has a new “free” browser, Neo, which adds a third…
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