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The smart energy company and popular power station brand Jackery just launched one of its biggest devices, the HomePower 3600 Plus. It hopes you'll use it to keep the lights on during an emergency power outage and touts it as a capable whole-home backup solution.

Building a custom PC is fun. But, there are definitely some pitfalls that you could encounter when assembling your first PC. Having built numerous systems over the past decade, I’ve learned a lot of the mistakes that can be made, and now I want to tell you about them so you don’t make the same ones I did.

The KDE Plasma version 6.5 just got released in beta, and it's bringing some exciting upgrades to the popular open source desktop environment for Linux and BSD operating systems. Dark mode switching, KRunner, and the clipboard manager are among the features seeing improvements.

Many of us mechanical keyboard enthusiasts have more than one keyboard—collecting comes with the hobby. As I was staring at my two mechanical keyboards the other day, an idea popped into my head: what would happen if I used both of them simultaneously?

AMD motherboards based on the AM5 socket are quite pricey on average. There are numerous models priced above $300, with many costing more than $400. On one hand, that’s somewhat understandable considering the features (PCIe 5.0, USB4, Wi-Fi 7), but on the other, AM5 boards sure are expensive.

You have ads on your phone, your TV, your computer, and pretty much every electronic in your house. Now, Samsung wants to make your kitchen into free ad real estate, too.

With how popular portable battery packs are, when a bunch of packs suddenly start catching fire, it's a pretty big deal. In June, Anker announced a recall on over a million battery packs, then added five more models to the list a few weeks later "out of an abundance of caution." After further investigation, some of these certainly carry a risk, so this is your reminder to dispose of and replace any affected units.

Corsair makes a lot of different PC gaming hardware, light and heavy. This mouse that the company has just released is so light, it might actually be too light for many of you.

Arguably, one of the biggest purchases you will make in your life will be acquiring a car. The decision is overshadowed by factors that one may or may not be too cognizant of. New car prices are reaching all-time highs, and every possible hurdle is hitting the average costs across the board. Tariff impacts affecting all manufacturers are a present danger, but higher interest rates go further to complicate things, affecting not just finance arrangements but manufacturers who need to import raw materials and components used in the manufacturing process. It's a dire time.

Today, you can grab a MagSafe Charger for your iPhone or AirPods for a surprisingly low price of just $35 on Amazon. This is a big 29% discount from its normal price of $49. This is the lowest price so far for the MagSafe Charger, which is a great deal considering its impressive 25W fast-charging.

Despite it being the talk of the town last year, it feels like Apple Intelligence is losing steam. Between a practical no-show at this year's big iPhone event and little attention being paid to its iOS 26 updates, it's hard not to feel a little disappointed that one feature still has glaringly obvious issues.

It’s always a good day when Windows’ default apps get updates. Brand-new versions of apps like Paint, Snipping Tool, and Notepad are coming, and they have a healthy amount of new features you need to check out.

Apple has finally unleashed a brand new version of macOS, with a standardized version number and a fresh, glassy look. In addition to the obvious differences, macOS 26 Tahoe has a few extra settings you might want to tweak compared to the previous release.

The Amazfit Balance 2 is proof that third-party wearables can be just as impressive as the mainline competition. This fitness watch delivers remarkable battery life, smooth-running software, and more health and wellness features than you’ll know what to do with. It also looks fantastic and is comfortable to wear.

Lexus, Toyota, and Subaru drivers are facing not one but two new recalls that could impact whether their cars are safe to drive.

Android 16 has been officially available for a few months now, but the beta program is still going strong. The second beta for the upcoming quarterly release (QPR2) has just been released for Pixel phones, and it has some cool goodies.

Your Discover feed always gives you a healthy feed of news and articles—you might've even reached this very post through Discover. Now, though, it's about to get a lot worse.

Sci-fi movies are typically saturated with aliens, space travel, distant galaxies, and other mind-bending science fiction.

Right now, you can get a Lisen retractable USB-C charger for just $10 on Amazon. This is a massive 50% discount off the usual $28 price. You can also save an extra $4.20 with the on-page coupon, making this a shockingly low price for a 45W charger that eliminates cable clutter.

Marketing plays a role in the modern game, pushing a narrative and getting in your face more than others. The same spending on the budget might not be possible from every manufacturer out there. One particular car brand doesn't occupy as much limelight but, however, still continues to deliver rock-solid cars, impressing both those who write about them and those who buy and enjoy them. That brand is Honda.