Category: Computers & IT
‘Defender covers everyday risk without requiring additional software’: Microsoft says its antivirus is all many Windows 11 users need — but is that right?
Why the new Dell XPS 14 is a dream for working on-the-go
TL;DR Dell’s XPS 14 has all-day battery life, with a claimed longevity of up to 31 hours on a single charge, so you won’t find yourself running out of juice when you’re miles away from any power sockets The XPS 14 is highly compact and very thin and lightweight, so it’ll easily fit into a…
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Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, April 22 (game #1549)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, April 21 (game #1548). Quordle…
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Fed up with expensive DDR5? ASRock’s new HUDIMM memory is riding to the rescue — but it’s not a silver bullet for the RAM crisis
Huge Chromebook sale at Best Buy includes half-price deals on Acer, Lenovo, and other leading brands
10 fascinating facts about laser printers you probably didn’t know
It might be sitting in the corner of the office, printing and copying hundreds of documents for your business – but there’s a lot more to laser printers than you might expect. Now, we love testing and reviewing printers of all types at TechRadar Pro – “Where would we be without them?” we ask ourselves….
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Hackers hide ransomware tools inside virtual machines using QEMU, allowing attacks to remain largely invisible
Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, April 21 (game #1548)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Monday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Monday, April 20 (game #1547). Quordle…
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Dell’s massive spring sale features up to $900 off laptops — I’ve picked the top 6 offers from $349.99
MSI launches new OLED monitors that significantly improve contrast and brightness — and it’s a sign that the sky is the limit for OLED
Hate Windows 11’s Start menu? Rumors suggest Microsoft is fixing pretty much everything that’s wrong with it — and speeding up File Explorer too
‘Solving a problem that doesn’t really exist’: RAM crisis has reportedly delayed Apple’s touchscreen MacBook — but some fans don’t seem to care
Razer Viper V4 Pro Review
Verdict The Razer Viper V4 Pro is a fantastic wireless gaming mouse that’s one of the most responsive I’ve ever tested. It’s brisk and zippy with a 50,000 DPI sensor and 8000Hz wireless polling, while having a comfortable and superlight 50g frame. Software configuration is also strong, and battery life is much improved…. Check out…
I let ChatGPT and Gemini build my PC — here are the components each AI picked
When it comes to PC building, first-timers face a minefield of component compatibility, cable management, and in more recent years, rampant supply chain issues. Presently, we’re in the midst of a RAM and CPU crisis, but before that, issues arose during the 2020-23 chip shortage. Navigating these on top of complex and jargon-laden product names…
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Quordle hints and answers for Monday, April 20 (game #1547)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Sunday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, April 19 (game #1546). Quordle…
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Eero Signal is the best home office upgrade I’ve made this year
As someone who has worked from home for the last 15 years, there aren’t many things more frustrating than my internet connection going down in the middle of a workday. Sure, my kids act like it’s the end of the world when it happens after school, when they’re trying to unlock some forbidden fruit on…
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‘A wonderful show for any rocket enthusiast’: Blue Origin shows SpaceX it can do reusable rockets too by landing ‘Never Tell Me The Odds’
This slick ‘downtime’ app finally helped me track the movies, TV shows, podcasts, games, and books I’m obsessed with
We live in an age where an almost infinite amount of entertainment is available to us at the push of a button (or the tap of a screen): Whether it’s movies or video games or podcasts, there’s already an abundance of diverting content at our fingertips, with more being added with each passing day. So…
NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, April 19 (game #777)
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games,…
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I signed up to a YouTube Premium free trial, and it was annoyingly brilliant — but there’s one setback that’s keeping me from returning
Of all the paywalled services out there, YouTube Premium is the one that I’ve never thought twice about signing up to. After all, I’ve been pretty fine just using its free version — but that changed a few weeks back. After toying around with the idea and pushing it back on countless occasions, I gave…
France has ditched Windows 11 for Linux on 2.5 million government PCs — here’s why Microsoft should worry that millions more could follow by the end of 2026
NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, April 18 (game #776)
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, April 17 (game…
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