If you hate AI slop, you’re using the wrong search engine
…Each time you search for a recommendation on Google, it drops an AI Mode recommendation right at the top of the screen. It's worse on mobile, where an Android phone shows…
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Trend Micro Maximum Security review: Better alternatives exist
…Performance Trend Micro’s antivirus engine generally provides good protection against malware, but with a large caveat — as illustrated by its performance in tests conducted by leading security research institutions. In AV…
Tested: Carbonite delivers all-you-can-eat online backup, with ease
…Note that you can’t drag and drop or otherwise upload files to Carbonite via your browser. I agree with the practice, this is about backup, not file sharing. Note that while…
Tested: Hide.me is a feature-packed VPN that rewards tinkering
…There is a feature called Bolt “Fast Proxy” which optimizes internet speed performance over an OpenVPN TCP connection. Theoretically, this can lead to speed increases, particularly in Windows. Hide.me’s proprietary…
Chrome tracks more than you realize. Here’s how to take back your privacy
…In the Chrome browser, select the three-dot menu icon in the top-right, then Settings > You and Google and look for Help improve Chrome’s features and performance. Toggle it…
Bitdefender Total Security review: Great, easy to use protection
…can notably affect performance on mid-range and budget PCs — even when set to “low” impact in its settings. Blasting a continuous full scan while running each benchmark dropped PCMark 10 scores…
Best of Computex 2026: The most intriguing and innovative PC hardware
…When it comes to performance, Intel is claiming a 44 percent average uptick in frame rates gen-over-gen, and a 42 percent average performance advantage compared to the AMD Ryzen Z2…
Tested: This budget NAS box punches way above its price tag
…The commercial services supported include BackBlaze B2, Google Drive, OneDrive, Amazon S3, Dropbox, Box Baidu Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, and others. There’s Time Machine support for Apple users, but iCloud is not…
20 free Windows apps that fix the most annoying parts of your PC
…I'm talking Word, Outlook, Chrome, Slack, Dropbox, etc. You know, right? But there are many, many, many awesome free apps out there that can seriously improve your PC and your workflows…
I've tested a bunch of PDF editors. These are the best
…A good one will perform these tasks as easily as in a text document or slide deck, allowing in-line editing, dragging-and dropping graphics, and adding or removing hyperlinks. Review and…