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New Survey: Rate Your Favorite PC Hardware, Peripherals, and Components to Win
This one covers everything you would attach to or install in a PC: Monitors, keyboards, mice, and graphics cards. Plus—for the DIY builder crowd—rate PC cases, CPUs, storage drives, and even motherboards.
AST SpaceMobile's New Satellites Successfully Power Video Call
The BlueBird satellites were able to relay the video call from a Vodafone engineer while he was based in a remote mountain region in the UK.
PSA: Don't Camp Out at Best Buy for Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090
The retailer says it won't have the RTX 5090 or 5080 GPUs in stores on launch day. Instead, you'll have to try your luck at buying one online.
FBI Seizes Hacking Forums Nulled.to and Cracked.io
The takedown is apparently part of 'Operation Talent,' a joint US-European law enforcement effort, according to seizure notices that now appear on the hacking forums' domains.
Get Ready for the Academy Awards: Where to Stream the 2025 Oscar Nominees
We show you how to watch this year's Oscar-nominated films at home before seeing who wins the gold on March 2.
Comcast Launches Low-Latency Upgrade for Video Calling, VR, and Games
The low-lag feature is free but only available for some apps on a subset of the Philadelphia cable giant’s network.
Google: Hackers Tried (and Failed) to Use Gemini AI to Breach Accounts
Hacking units from Iran abused Gemini the most, but North Korean and Chinese groups also tried their luck. None made any 'breakthroughs' and mostly used Gemini for mundane tasks.
Trump's Resignation Offer to Federal Workers Mirrors Musk's 'Hardcore' Memo
An email sent to federal employees offering a 'deferred resignation' echoes a 2022 memo Musk sent to Twitter employees telling them they 'need to be extremely hardcore.'
T-Mobile Hints at How It Will Charge Users for Cellular Starlink Access
T-Mobile's CEO suggests that direct-to-cell Starlink service will be offered to those on its most expensive plans as a free perk. Others will be able to get it as a paid add-on.
OpenAI: DeepSeek Used Our Models to Train Their Own
OpenAI—which faces multiple lawsuits for using content without permission—accuses DeepSeek of 'distillation,' a technique that use larger models' outputs to improve smaller ones.
Rate Your Prefered Income Tax Preparation Apps and Services to WIN
What do you use to file income taxes? Whether for personal taxes or work filing, give a grade and you'll be eligible to win $250 to spend at Amazon.
Ready to Swap Venmo for X Money? Visa Signs on to Power Money Transfers on X
X Money will allow users to transfer money in real-time using Visa debit cards.
Will China's DeepSeek Bring an End to the AI Grift?
Can we finally admit that the biggest value AI has provided so far has been to shareholders?
Grade Your Desktop PCs at Home and Work to Win Big
It doesn't matter what kind of desktop system you use at home or the office—a tower, a mini, an all-in-one, or a high-end gaming rig—they're fair game for PCMag's latest survey.
Got VoIP? Rate Your Business Telephone Service to WIN
Want a chance to take home $250? Tell us all about the voice over IP (VoIP) or digital PBX service or software you use at work.
Facebook Accidentally Blocks Users From Posting About Linux
After Facebook posts about Linux were removed with warnings about 'malicious software,' Meta blames an enforcement error and says 'discussions of Linux are allowed.'
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 Testbed Plane Breaks the Sound Barrier
The single-seat, three-engine jet is the first independently developed plane to exceed Mach 1 in level flight.
China's DeepSeek Toes the Party Line on Questions About Uyghurs, Taiwan, More
The ultra-efficient AI model may be well-engineered, but it's rife with censorship and propaganda on hot-button political topics.
Call for Help: The Best PC, Phone, and Tablet Brands for Tech Support
Not everyone is comfortable troubleshooting or fixing the devices they own. If tech support and repair options are a consideration in your technology purchases, these are the brands our readers recommend.
EU May Ban Gaming Hardware Shipments to Russia Over Use in Drone Warfare
The EU wants to crack down on third parties that are still sending consoles and controllers to Russia. But it may not matter given that Russia can still source supplies from China.
