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Private Internet Access review: A low-price, high-value VPN

September 17, 2025
Private Internet Access (PIA) has seemingly been around since the advent of third-party VPNs. Since that time, it’s been a favorite VPN service for many users thanks to its excellent pricing and good privacy guarantees. Recently the service has made some truly promising improvements by lifting the device connection limit and undergoing a third-party audit. So, with these new updates, how does…
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This ambitious dual-screen gaming laptop seems too good to be true

September 16, 2025
Cramming all the bombastic excess of a “battlestation” gaming desktop into a portable package is not a new idea. The latest version of it is certainly turning heads over on Kickstarter, where a design for a dual-screen gaming laptop with a true mechanical keyboard has already surpassed its funding target. But I am wary — I think this design might be impossible for its purported starting…
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12 tweaks to make your Windows PC lean, mean, and fast

September 15, 2025
If the storage space on the C drive is running low, every free gigabyte counts. Windows often occupies more than 25 GB of space for things such as updates, restore points, and cache files. Plus, pre-installed bloatware further increases memory utilization. Freeing up memory…
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No, Windows isn’t wrecking SSDs. But these mistakes will kill your drive

September 15, 2025
Social media has recently been lit up with claims that a recent Windows update is killing SSDs. According to Microsoft, Windows isn’t at fault. In fact, recent reports show that this problem only occurs on drives with pre-release firmware updates from storage manufacturer Phison. (Pre-release firmware updates are internal builds that never should’ve seen the light of day in actual consumer…
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12 clever USB-C gadgets you didn’t know you needed

September 15, 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…
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I can’t imagine using my laptop without this $55 USB-C hub

September 12, 2025
I never thought that a simple USB hub or USB docking station would excite me so much. I’ve been working with several notebooks and different operating systems for years, constantly switching between the office, home, and travelling. But something was always missing: the right connection, a second monitor, enough USB ports or simply a LAN port. This LIONWEI compact USB-C hub solves all these…
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