These ultra-budget laptops "include" 1.2TB storage, but most of it is OneDrive trial space
Watch out for borderline fraudulent deals on Amazon
Cost Per Frame: Best Value Graphics Cards Right Now
GPU prices are finally at or below MSRP, but rising memory costs could push them back up fast. With hikes expected soon, now's the moment to buy. So which cards deliver the best value globally?
PSA: A popular thermal paste is destroying CPUs and heatsinks
Beware while buying cheap thermal pastes from lesser known brands
WTF?! Thermal paste improves heat transfer between a CPU and its heatsink, helping prevent overheating that can throttle performance or damage hardware. While some products perform as advertised, others can be largely ineffective. A new investigation now suggests that one popular thermal paste may actually destroy processors and render them unusable.
Anker issues recall for 481,000 power banks over fire hazard
In brief: Anker's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad 2025 continues. The Chinese electronics maker recently issued yet another power bank recall due to overheating concerns, which pose burn and fire hazards to consumers.
Dell patches critical "ReVault" vulnerabilities affecting millions of business PCs
A collection of five hardware-based vulnerabilities
Anker recalls over a million power banks after reports of fires
Affected customers are advised to stop using the product and contact Anker for a free replacement
Scammers are exploiting tax season panic with convincing new email traps
"Surely the IRS can't ask for my credit card details?"
British mobile network EE advises against giving smartphones to children under 11
At what age should kids be given smartphones?
PSA: Google Chrome update addresses zero-day exploit
Google has released a critical security update on the Chrome stable channel. According to the notes, an active exploit exists for CVE-2023-6345 that could allow an attacker to steal sensitive data and other cyber attacks.
Critical security flaw discovered in Zyxel NAS devices, patches are already available
No mitigations or temporary remediations this time. Just a firmware update you have to install ASAP
Apple urges users to upgrade their devices immediately to patch three 'active' zero day exploits
The security patch was deployed using Apple's new Rapid Security Response automatic update system
QNAP's NAS devices affected by a new critical security issue, patches are available
The next ransomware target for cyber-crime gangs?
GPU miners trickery: Watch out for painted memory on used graphics cards
Sellers are trying to pass off discolored mining GPUs as new or "like new"
PSA: Discolored memory chips are a common sign indicating heavily used graphics cards, possibly former mining cards. Recent evidence suggests some resellers are trying to deceive customers by painting over the memory. The paint comes off relatively easily for those inspecting the used GPUs.
You should change your password manager's clipboard settings now
Leaving passwords in the clipboard indefinitely could be dangerous
PSA: FBI releases safety statement regarding fake batteries
Be cautious where you buy your batteries
PSA: Don't Buy This Asrock Motherboard
In testing new Intel B660 motherboards for an upcoming VRM roundup, we felt compelled to stop and look at the Asrock B660M-HDV, only because Asrock is at it again, misleading consumers with a garbage product.
Fitbit recalls Ionic smartwatches over risk of burn injuries
The company sold 1.7 million Ionic smartwatches worldwide
QNAP issues ransomware warning to users: secure your devices or disconnect unprotected NAS
Ransomware and brute force attacks from unidentified sources are actively targeting network devices
Millions of AMD PCs affected by new CPU driver flaw need to be patched ASAP
Attackers can easily steal passwords and encryption keys from system memory
Apple announces service program to fix iPhone 12 sound issues
Making sure the iPhone can, you know, phone
U.S. customs has seized over 360,000 fake AirPods in 2021 alone
Interest in Apple's AirPods seems to be driving a huge surge in counterfeit wireless earbuds
Disable Windows print spooler or you could be hacked, says Microsoft
This is the third serious Windows print flaw in just five weeks
Critical vulnerability in Windows Print Spooler service leaves PCs open to RCE (Patch now available)
'PrintNightmare' exists on all Windows versions; Microsoft currently advises either disabling the service or blocking inbound remote requests
Intel B560 is a Disaster: Huge CPU Performance Differences and a Power Limit Mess
Recently I found testing Intel B560 boards so frustrating that I had to stop to warn readers of the possible pitfalls when buying one such board. Our findings are alarming and something all potential buyers should know.
