Microsoft continued its gradual push toward making the Xbox One more like PCs by announcing it will soon support compatible 120Hz displays for its game console platform.

Refinement, not revolution, takes center stage in this redesign.

We are well and truly in the grips of the battle royale era at this point, with rumors this week pegging a PUBG-style mode coming to both Call of Duty and Battlefield in the fall.

Amazon announced Alexa Blueprints this week, a new skill that lets you create custom responses and commands for your smart speaker.

People often turn to boutique PC builders like Maingear, Digital Storm, Falcon Northwest, and Origin PC when they want a badass, over-the-top, liquid-cooled beast of a system, but don’t want to worry about cutting tubes and tightening fittings themselves.

Whether you're an administrator, sales professional, developer, or marketer, you too can become a mover and shaker—especially if you learn your skills from Salesforce.

Ever since I became a phone reviewer, my messages have been a mess.

Intel’s new 8th-gen mobile gaming processors are here, and you know what that means: A fresh generation of gaming laptops! But that’s not all.

It’s short on handholding, but SkylinkNet’s SK-250 kit is a good-enough security offering (though not recommended for beginners).

The new God of War releases this week, and by all accounts it’s fantastic.

An intoxicating sonic experience from a hi-res audio player that's as heavy as it is expensive.

Amazon's Alexa Skills Blueprints let anyone with an Alexa device make household skills.

Amazon has released a super-easy tool for anyone to make their own Alexa skill, and you won't find anything like for Siri or Google Assistant.

Modern laptops never seem to have quite enough USB ports for all your plug-ins.

Just over a year ago, AMD flipped the PC industry on its proverbial head with revolutionary Ryzen 7 processors that democratized CPU core counts in a way never seen before.

In this special episode of the Full Nerd,  Gordon Mah Ung, Brad Chacos, and Adam Patrick Murray are joined by Jim Anderson, the senior VP of AMD’s computing and graphics business, to dig deep into the 2nd-gen Ryzen CPUs that launched today.

These days, it seems there are more Bluetooth speakers on the market than songs to play on them, and finding a good one for a good price can be tricky.

We name the top free and paid Mac antivirus products to root out malicious software and prevent infections.

If you’re the type of person who detests autoplaying video ads with sound, Google’s Chrome browser provides some help.

Microsoft has quietly worked to improve the basic OneNote app within Windows 10, and on Wednesday it received an unexpected show of support: The OneNote 2016 app for Office 365 will be put on hold, and the OneNote app already within Windows 10 will replace it within Office 2019.

Microsoft has quietly worked to improve the basic OneNote app within Windows 10, and on Wednesday it received an unexpected show of support: The OneNote app for Office 365 will be put on hold, and the OneNote app already within Windows 10 will replace it within Office 2019.

Your home is only as smart as the hub that orchestrates everything behind the scenes.

Whether you’re someone who likes your home frigid or toasty, a smart thermostat can help save you money on your bills.

Amazon has announced a partnership with Best Buy to sell the next-generation of Fire TVs due to launch this summer.

I’m agonizing over a translation. What I’d thought was a simple piece of driftwood washed up on the riverbank is now a test, of sorts.

The Dell Inspiron 15 7000 currently holds the crown as PCWorld's best budget gaming laptop.

What’s in a name, anyway? No seriously, SteelSeries really wants to put that old adage to the test.

We like the color-tunable bulb best, but all three are good values.

With massive device support and a simple interface, it’s hard to beat SmartThings to anchor your smart home.

In an age where protecting yourself from ransomware, data dumping, and hacking is so critical, a lot rides on the strength and reliability of your passwords.

Pour one out for Olaf. No, not the charming snowman from Disney’s Frozen, the mascot for Opera’s free VPN app.

A little more than a month ago, HardOCP’s Kyle Bennett reported that an initiative called the GeForce Partner Program offered graphics card makers (such as Asus and MSI) various incentives to restrict the use of their top gaming brands to Nvidia hardware.

Nice S. p.. A buys a majority stake in the smart home security startup, but Abode System's founders retain a 25-percent ownership position.

If you're unsure about becoming a cord-cutter, a streaming dongle can be a great way to test the waters without diving in.

Google’s do-it-yourself AIY kits released last year are already a great way to learn the ins and outs of designing a smart home speaker powered by Google Assistant, but they always came with a caveat: You needed to bring your own Raspberry Pi to the party.

Virtual reality is still something of a curiosity despite the best efforts of Google and Android phone makers to push it to the mainstream (not to mention PC-centric companies like Microsoft, Valve, and Oculus).

Microsoft will take advantage of a feature Intel is enabling within the integrated graphics chips of its Core microprocessors, allowing a PC to be scanned for threats without monopolizing the CPU.

This pricey smart plug offers ground effects and solid energy-monitoring features.

Android P is still in super-duper developer-only beta mode, but you only need to look at an iPhone X to see what your Pixel phone will look like once the new models land later this summer.

For the price, this 12-hour box sounds very good. It has the punch that many speakers in its class lack, as well as a surprising amount of thump.

Microsoft continued its unexpected push into the chip business by announcing “Azure Sphere,” combining a chip design, a cloud security service, and even a Linux (!) kernel to better secure billions of IoT devices around the world.

A trio of listings on Intel’s documentation site may prove that an 8-core Coffee Lake chip is in the works, which would provide a potential response to AMD’s own 8-core, 2nd-gen Ryzen CPUs.

In this episode of the Full Nerd, Gordon Mah Ung, Brad Chacos, and Adam Patrick Murray talk all about AMD!First, the big news: Second-gen Ryzen processors have been revealed, and they’re faster and cheaper than before.

Whether you're on a long trip or your daily commute, sometimes you want to be able to go back and see what happened on the road in front of you.

Sony may be less than a month away from launching the Xperia XZ2 and Xperia XZ2 Compact in the U.

There are many solutions to the current graphics card crisis. One is to just bite the bullet and pay the inflated prices—desperate times and all that.

Gaming peripherals are afraid of color. Actually, I’d wager this is an issue that goes beyond peripherals to technology at large.

It’s been two years since consumers officially got their hands on virtual reality with the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, and in that time a lot of VR games have released.

Ring's first-generation video doorbell is now half the price of its second-generation model, thanks to a recent price cut.

As part of a Gmail redesign expected soon, Google is adding a new Confidential Mode as well as a sidebar that will display the calendar next to email messages, according to a report.

TiVo Roamio OTA vs. Tablo vs.. Channel Master vs.. Plex: None are ideal, but one might work for you.

Lots of games-adjacent stuff happening this week. First, the sad news: SteamSpy is shutting down, or at least a shutdown is imminent if nothing else changes on Valve’s end.

The Logitech Z323 ($70 on Amazon) is one of a handful of 2. 1 computer speaker systems Logitech offers.

Keeping your devices charged up and ready to use is an essential part of tech ownership, but if you have multiple devices (or multiple people) trying to use the same outlet, charging can get.

The best upgrade you can give an aging PC is a solid-state drive, full stop.

After months of leaks that would make the Titanic blush, AMD on Friday formally confirmed four new second-generation Ryzen CPUs due to launch on April 19.

Not so long ago there was pretty much one way to interact with a video game: You sat down and played it.

ZenMate VPN in brief: P2P allowed: Yes Business location: Berlin, Germany Number of servers: 300+ Number of country locations: 29 Cost: $60 per year VPN protocol: IPSec + L2TP Data encryption: 2048-bit PSK/ESP  Data authentication: AES 256/HMAC Handshake encryption: IKEv2 sha256 with 4096-bit RSA When you think of Zen you probably think of monks, meditation, and cryptic sayings meant to expand your understanding of the world.

A pair of external PC speakers will improve any PC’s audio, but to really bring your sound to life you need a 2.

The fierce competition between the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality headsets as been heating up ever more in 2018, with prices dropping left and right and the arrival of the much-improved HTC Vive Pro.

If you've tried HTML coding by hand, or perhaps with a complicated design program, such as Adobe Dreamweaver, than you know that creating a professional-grade website isn't easy.

Thanks to its simple and accessible user experience, Arduino has been used in thousands of different projects and applications.

They say good things come in small packages, and that's increasingly the case when it comes to digital storage.

Nothing beats a mechanical keyboard when it comes making typing feel luxurious, regardless of whether you're filling out documents or riding the WASD keys to combat alien hordes.

WD’s Gold Enterprise drive offers a staggering 12TB of capacity and overall performance that’s equal to or better than rival Seagate’s 12TB offerings.

ibVPN in brief: P2P allowed: Yes Business location: Târgu Mureș,Romania Number of servers: 180+ Number of country locations: 50 Cost: $37 (Standard) / $58 (Ultimate) VPN protocol: IPSec (default) Data encryption: AES-256  Data authentication: HMAC-SHA2-256 Handshake encryption:  DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 Romania-based ibVPN (Invisible Browsing VPN) does not have a beautiful app.

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Curse of the Pharaohs took me by surprise. I didn’t really think twice about putting it off—usually Assassin’s Creed DLC is filler, an indulgence I save for the quieter parts of the year.

Whether you’re a cord cutter, a cord shaver, or even a cable subscriber, a smart TV can elevate your viewing experience.

A gigantic, curved display can make your PC experience feel wonderfully immersive, regardless of whether you’re gaming or slinging spreadsheets around.

The $799 entry-level model of HP’s new Pavilion gaming laptops includes Radeon RX 560X graphics, a GPU unheard of before this morning.

HP’s Pavilion Gaming Laptops are jumping straight into a massive, multiplayer battle royale, as PC vendors vie for mainstream gamers’ money.

Intel recently finished its barrage of CPU microcode updates designed to combat the nasty Spectre variant 2 exploit, and today, AMD revealed its plans to protect PCs against the flaw.

Last week Boss Key said it was moving on from Lawbreakers to a “passion project.

Was your Facebook data shared with Cambridge Analytica? The political research firm harvested the personal information of roughly 87 million people to target American voters, using a personality quiz called “This Is Your Digital Life” that scraped the Facebook data of you and your friends.

Car chargers are essential for keeping your phone powered up during busy days.

Intel supercharged the performance of its 8th-gen mobile processors by cramming them full of more cores and threads than ever before, and we’ve spotted a rare deal on a laptop packing one of the new chips.

Microsoft’s next Windows 10 upgrade, code-named Redstone 4 and informally known as the Spring Creators Update, improves Windows in numerous ways.

If you’re asking yourself: “Should I buy a Core i9 laptop?” don’t worry.

Built for families and parties, Roxi can be slow on the draw, but it makes up for it in versatility.

How to watch all the hardwood heroics without paying for a cable subscription.

Find the best Fitbit for your activity level and habits, without spending more than you need.

In this episode of The Full Nerd, Gordon Mah Ung, Brad Chacos, Mark Hachman, Alaina Yee, and Dan Masaoka talk about Intel’s barrage of fancy new chips while Adam loafs around on a beach or something.

You need this Star Wars gift guide. There’s no way any human could navigate the millions of Star Wars-themed items available, thanks to Disney’s merchandising-industrial complex.

It’s the end of not one, but two eras for GeForce graphics cards.

For a lot of us, one of the best motivators during a workout is a perfect playlist.

Upgrading to a pixel-packed 4K setup usually costs an arm and a leg, but prices have been slowly dropping down, and today, Staples has a nice deal on a big-screen 4K display that won’t break the bank.

The iPhone 8 (Product)Red Special Edition and (Product)Red iPhone X Leather Folio drench Apple's phones in red to help a good cause: the fight against HIV and AIDS.

HP’s Chromebook x2 is more than the first Chrome-based 2-in-1. Announced Monday, this $599 tablet with detachable keyboard and pen wants to compete with the likes of the iPad Pro.

Whether you love them or hate them, it's hard to ignore the number of PC components with RGB lights.

Nest’s partnership with Yale is a rocky combination.

Selecting the best Intel 300-series motherboard to fit your needs was straightforward when the initial wave of 8th-gen Core desktop processors launched in October 2017, because only the enthusiast-class Z370 chipset released alongside the new chips.

Windows PCs that use the battery-sipping Qualcomm Snapdragon ARM processor are just beginning to roll out, but they include some major caveats.

Did you know in Crusader Kings II you can make a horse become ruler of the Roman Empire? And if that doesn't convince you to pick up a copy of the game for free this weekend, then I don't know anything that will.

Smart thermostats help you get temperatures just right in your home, bolstered by handy extras like remote adjustment and the ability to communicate with other devices around the house.

High-dynamic range displays deliver stunningly bright colors with deep, dark blacks, and the Windows 10 Spring Creators Update dropping any day now will include enhanced HDR support.

Cortana, where art thou? That’s what PCWorld wanted to know when we spoke with Microsoft’s recently-minted Cortana czar, Javier Soltero, late last week.

Intel’s Kaby Lake-G chip harbors a mystery.  PCWorld has learned the company’s exciting CPU/GPU combo chip may actually be based on AMD’s older-generation Polaris cores rather than the newest Vega cores.

Improvements in battery life and wireless range, coupled with Nest integration, teach Notion some new tricks.

If your PC is infected with ransomware, it will spread from file to file, encrypting them until you pay the bad guys for the digital key.