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Adata SC735 review: A solid SSD disguised as a USB drive

Adata’s tiny, blue-striped SC735 is an attractive, if a tad squatter-than-usual take on the hyper-portable SSD, aka a thumb drive. It’s 10Gbps USB and available with up to 2TB at unusually affordable price points. Our only real caveat is that the drive, while not slow, ranks well down the charts in performance, especially when writing larger amounts of data. Though not the traditional shape…
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When laptops stop feeling like machines

Have you noticed how modern laptops seem more approachable than ever? Gone are the sharp, angular edges and industrial plastic of the past. Today’s machines feel sleek, tactile, and… almost inviting! As a very tactile person myself, this shift in design really changes my…
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The Louvre’s video security password was reportedly ‘Louvre’

If you’ve been watching the non-technology news for the last couple of weeks… well first of all, I’m sorry. But you might have noticed that one of the most brazen robberies in recent memory happened at the legendary Louvre museum in Paris, where thieves made off with centuries-old crown jewels that have yet to be recovered. According to a security investigation, the password for video…
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ExpressVPN review: A premium service worth every penny

When you think of VPNs, ExpressVPN is likely one of the first names that pops into your head. That’s no surprise as the company has grown into a household name over recent years and become synonymous with online privacy. It is, and has been, one of the most trustworthy and…
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The Steam Deck pushes Linux past a new milestone: 3% of Steam gamers

It’s finally happening! The year of the Linux… PC gaming handheld device. (Okay, that doesn’t quite roll off the tongue.) According to the latest Steam hardware survey, Linux has just over 3 percent of the market share of users who have Steam installed. It has almost certainly benefited from Valve’s own Steam Deck, which derives its handheld SteamOS operating system from a Linux…
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Xbox’s Handheld Compatibility Program needs serious work

Handheld gaming PCs are impressive, but at the end of the day, they’re running integrated graphics originally meant for laptops and cheaper PCs. That means they have some fairly hard limits in terms of graphical oomph. To help owners stay in the know about what games will…
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Adios, Windows: These alternatives make switching from Microsoft easy

If you can’t install Windows 11 on your computer, you don’t have to discard your hardware after support for Windows 10 ends. Chrome OS Flex and Linux are available free of charge, and there are other alternatives as well—even without a PC. Because millions of PCs do not fulfil the lofty hardware requirements of Windows 11, Microsoft officially recommended that their owners should simply buy…
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