If you’re in the market for a Thunderbolt docking station and you’re biding your time until Black Friday, know this: smart shoppers can save by buying a slightly older Thunderbolt 4 or USB4 dock instead.
Buying tech always comes with a choice, as prices of new technology climb higher. You can either buy the latest and greatest and insulate yourself from change for a few years or buy used and…
Wyze Palm Lock review: Futuristic security, down-to-earth price
October 23, 2025
Wyze has made a name for itself by delivering affordable smart home devices that punch well above their price tags, and its latest addition to its smart lock offerings continues that trend. The Wyze Palm Lock brings a more advanced form of biometric security to the front…
Recall is a feature in Windows 11 that regularly creates screen recordings and saves them locally. This also involves processing with AI so that users can search through the data. The aim is to make past work steps, websites, or documents retrievable via a search…
VectoTech V-MAX 16TB SSD review: Game-changing SATA capacity
October 22, 2025
VectoTech’s V-MAX SATA SSD lets you add up to 16TB of storage capacity per unit to your system without suffering the poor reliability and dawdling performance associated with an HDD’s spinning platters. And, yes, that’s 16TB in a single drive.
The upshot is that with most systems offering 4 to 8 SATA ports, stacking V-MAX drives can add up to 128TB of fast (compared to HDDs) storage for your…
The new ROG Xbox Ally handheld costs $600, despite Asus’ implication that it’s for “casual gamers.” And if you want a better processor and other upgraded specs, you’ll need to spend a whopping $1,000 for the Xbox Ally X. If you’re feeling sticker shock at those…
Microsoft has introduced a new device category with Copilot+. Only laptops with a dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU), at least 16 GB of RAM and a fast NVMe SSD fulfil the minimum requirements.
Intel is addressing these requirements with the Core Ultra series, which…
I’ve lived a multi-monitor lifestyle since the CRT days. I’ve since upgraded over the years, most recently to an ultrawide monitor paired with a portrait 1080p screen, and didn’t think much of it… until I decided one day that maybe my fellow PCWorld staffers were right about virtual desktops.
Windows has long offered the ability to create additional desktops—you can open apps in…
Your IP address reveals more than you think. VPNs are the answer
October 21, 2025
Your IP address is a lot like your home address on the internet. A lot of information can be gleaned from it. Information like your location, your ISP, and even what you like to do online. It’s no wonder you might like to keep that address secret at times, just as you…
I had a desktop gaming rig built for me about 10 years ago. I chose large and chunky parts, which the tower reflected in its sheer enormity. The size of it meant that it was never going to be something I could place on my desk without it looking out of place.
It was heavy…
13 nifty USB-C gadgets you didn’t know you needed
October 20, 2025
I don’t know how your tech drawers look, but mine are filled with wires I’ll likely never use again because technology has advanced quite a bit. Thankfully, USB-C seems to be here to stay since there is no wrong way to plug these things in. It’s not just smartphones, tablets, and laptops that use these, however, but also a long list of gadgets.
We’ve scoured the market for hidden gems: 13…
