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Best free antivirus 2025: Keep your PC safe without spending a dime

September 10, 2025
A lot of attention gets spent on the best paid antivirus suites, but free antivirus solutions are worth talking about, too. Not only is a solid option built into Windows, but the same antivirus engines that power paid third-party software power the gratis versions, too. So if you see a free alternative to a paid version you like, you can safely assume the antivirus protection level is…
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12 tweaks that make your Windows PC lean, mean, and fast

September 9, 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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Microsoft added this YouTube Premium feature to Edge for free

September 8, 2025
A few days ago, Microsoft released a new update for its Edge browser that provides an interesting new feature: playback of video content in the background. This means you can now use Edge to play YouTube videos in a minimized tab and still have it going in the background. This may not seem like a big deal in itself, but Edge also has built-in ad blocking. Combine the two together and you get a…
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These eye-popping smart lights boast built-in AI microphones

September 5, 2025
Smart lights that react to voice commands spoken to smart speakers are old hat, but a smart light with a built-in AI microphone? That’s a new twist. Showing off its wares at the IFA trade show in Berlin this week, Germany-based smart device manufacturer Lepro is teeing up a quartet of “AI Lighting Pro” lights that can set the mood based on your natural-language prompts—anything from…
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Google won’t be forced to sell Chrome after all

September 4, 2025
For almost a year, the future of the world’s most popular web browser has been a question mark. After the United States declared Google an illegal monopoly in online search, federal prosecutors put forth a forced divestment of Chrome as one possible legal remedy. The case…
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ExpressVPN overhauls its VPN plan with 3 new membership tiers

September 4, 2025
ExpressVPN is shaking things up in a big way by releasing three new membership tiers to its VPN service. Rather than there being only one plan to choose from, there are now three levels to choose from depending on the user’s needs: Basic, Advanced, and Pro. Starting from…
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Teamgroup X2 Max review: This SSD flash drive is a mighty mite

September 3, 2025
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Excellent 10Gbps performer, even with long writes Small even for a thumb drive Both Type-C and Type-A connectors Cons Slows down off secondary cache Our Verdict Not only is the X2 Max the fastest, most compatible (Type-A and Type-C) thumb drive I’ve ever tested, it’s among the fastest 10Gbps SSDs of any size I’ve tested. It’s not cheap, but…
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