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Don’t fall for McAfee’s tricky antivirus warnings on your laptop

I review a lot of laptops and I’ve noticed many of them come with a “free trial” of McAfee antivirus preinstalled. I’ve clicked through so many warnings about how my PC will be “at risk” unless I pay up for extended protection, and those McAfee alerts are in a stark red color that’s surely designed to scare me. It’s too much! It’s not just a problem on budget laptops, either. I…
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It’s official: The U.S. owns 9.9 percent of Intel

On Friday afternoon, Intel confirmed what everyone already knew: that the U.S. government is taking the unprecedented step of investing $8.9 billion into the company. On Tuesday, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that the United States was pushing Intel to accept its…
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Newegg has RTX 5090 cards in stock at base price right now

It’s been seven months since Nvidia launched its flagship RTX 5090 card to a hungry audience of PC gamers… and people building AI data centers… and a bunch of scalpers trying to bilk them all. In that time, I’ve yet to see one actually available to purchase at the alleged base price of two thousand dollarydoos. Until now! As of just before 11 AM Eastern US time, Newegg has one for the base…
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Best 4K monitors: HDR, gaming, budget, and best overall

4K resolution is now within reach of everyday PC users, promising a massive improvement to image quality, with four times the pixels of a 1080p display. A 4K monitor is useful not only in games and movies but also when editing documents or browsing web pages. The extra…
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myQ Outdoor Battery Camera review: Truly wireless surveillance

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Battery power and a magnetic mount provide lots of placement flexibility 2K resolution, double that of previous myQ cameras Powerful onboard LED spotlight Cons Lacks infrared night vision Nighttime motion activates the spotlight, and you can’t disable that behavior Can’t record video without a subscription Our Verdict Chamberlain gives this…
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Microsoft wants to soothe a big pain for PC gamers: Shaders

Microsoft said Wednesday that it’s working to remove one of the frustrating headaches for PC gamers: the need to compile shaders. Microsoft said that it will release an AgilitySDK in September to solve this problem, speeding up your time from downloading a game to playing…
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Upgrading to Windows 11? Here’s how to use remote help

Remote access to another PC via the internet can be a blessing, solving many IT problems quickly and easily. The helper can get a clear picture and often solve the problem immediately, even without being physically present. It also avoids the often frustrating process of troubleshooting over the phone. A surge in support needs is expected around October 14, when Microsoft stops providing free…
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