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Monster Hunter Wilds has exploded onto the scene, reminding people that hunting gigantic beasts can be a lot of fun—both on your own and as part of a group.

Selling, gifting, or throwing out your PC? You need to wipe it first. Not doing so risks someone getting to the data on it and potentially using it to gain access to your online banking accounts, or just to snoop on your private photos.

If your personal media collection is growing, both Plex and Emby will serve you well. While they ultimately serve the same purpose, the two have several defining traits that make one more useful than the other.

Stuff using PCI Express 5.0 is still coming out, while the PCI Express 6.0 spec is already finalized and will show up in PC parts eventually. But have you thought about what's next after it? The PCI Express 7.0 specification is almost about to be finalized, and we already have a final draft.

While DJI is well known for its excellent consumer drones, the company makes arguably some of the best action cameras too. If you're looking to upgrade your camera for upcoming summer adventures, blogging, or content creation, this DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro bundle is a solid option, and right now it's on sale.

Pebble is back with a pair of new smartwatches—the $150 Core 2 Duo and $225 Core Time 2. Unfortunately, iPhone owners who buy these smartwatches will miss out on a lot of important functionality.

Bought an ultra-widescreen monitor? Whether you plan to use it for work, gaming, or entertainment, it can completely transform your experience. However, you'll need the proper setup to fully capitalize on its expansive display. Below, I’ve highlighted some ways to make the most of your investment.

Fedora Linux is one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions, and Fedora 42 is now available for beta testing. Fedora Workstation now has GNOME 48 and an updated installer, and there’s now an official version of Fedora with the COSMIC desktop environment.

Every modern flat panel display consists of physical "pixels" or "picture elements" that make up the image as a whole. Pixels are already tiny, but each one is a complex machine in its own right, with numerous independent parts.

If you're like me, you're eagerly anticipating the season two finale of Severance landing on Apple TV+ in a few days. Hopefully we'll get answers to at least some of the Lumon mysteries. In the meantime, Google is getting in on the action with a neat little Severance Easter egg.

As far as third-party browsers go, some people swear by Vivaldi, and with good reason. Now, with version 7.2, it's getting even faster to use—and I'm not just talking about page load times, either.

These days, we're all used to dealing with ads while trying to stream YouTube videos and movies, or on all of our streaming devices and services. But how far is too far? Roku has started testing auto-playing video ads before users even get to the home screen before they can even use their TV, and owners are not happy.

BYD has launched new 10C 'megawatt' EV chargers capable of recharging an EV battery to around 250 miles of range in just five minutes. That's right, the 1,000-volt EV platform can charge as fast—or perhaps faster—than a trip to the gas station.

Google Fiber is a popular ISP, even though its availability leaves a lot to be desired. That's why it's always newsworthy when the service lands in a new US city. We're probably really far off from nationwide service, but in the meantime, you can now enjoy Google's fiber service if you live in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Whether you're a teacher planning a lesson, a business leader presenting a quarterly report, or a marketer designing eye-catching content, making a PowerPoint presentation can often eat up too much of your valuable time. Luckily, there are many ways to speed up this process.

Netflix has no shortage of excellent shows to get stuck into, but most of them would take you weeks to get through. If you're looking for a more concentrated hit, this limited series is only four episodes long, and it's still one of the very best shows on the platform.

Samsung is finally ready to deliver the highly anticipated Android 15 (One UI 7) update to its Galaxy phones and tablets. After countless delays, today, the company finally confirmed that updates will begin on April 7th and shared a list of which devices will get it first.

For hundreds of years, telescopes have allowed us to map the stars and study the great mysteries of the cosmos. Astronomers knew there were other planets in our solar system even before telescopes, but their invention allowed us to discover a particular neighbor for the very first time in 1781.

WiiM now sells the Vibelink Amplifier, its first standalone amp. It doesn't offer any Wi-Fi streaming or Bluetooth functionality, but it boasts the same components as WiiM's super-high-end audio receivers and costs just $299.

Would I like my devices to have longer battery life? Sure! Would it make much of a difference in my life? Not really. I'm a creature of habit, and this one habit has eliminated any battery anxiety I once had.