PC vendor Maingear is tapping into 1990s nostalgia again with the Retro98, a desktop that looks like a home computer your dad might’ve owned. As PCMag reports, the fully built PC harkens back to an era when dial-up internet and floppy disk drives were common in the PC industry. “Welcome to 1998. Where the future was loud, beige, and […]
Remember when streaming services were going to help you slay the cable dragon and drastically reduce your monthly costs? Yeah, we were all innocent once. But that was then and this is now. As PCMag reports, Netflix’s more affordable, ad-free tier is long gone. HBO Max removed features from its cheapest, ad-free tier. Peacock no longer has a free option. […]
Whether you’re interested in improving your sleep quality, warding off high blood pressure, or just making sure that you’re getting enough daily steps, wearable health tracking has become enormously popular among the health-conscious. But as PCMag reports, when it comes to brain-related health issues, like dementia, we’ve seen less innovation in the consumer tech space, at least in […]
Apple announced its new AI partnership with Google earlier this month, and as Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman reports, the first results of the collaboration will become available through an updated Siri next month. As PCMag reports, Apple has had a tough time with Siri over the past few years. The personalized Siri it promised at WWDC 2024, giving the […]
Microsoft’s January 2026 security update for Windows 11 is still wreaking havoc with users. As PCMag reports, the patch initially introduced issues that prevented select computers from shutting down or going to sleep, followed by problems with Outlook and Remote Desktop. Now, Microsoft confirms it has received a “limited number of reports” of users unable to boot their computers […]
The TikTok deal is done, and users across the country breathed a big sigh of relief to know that their favorite social media app was saved. But that feeling of relief has quickly turned to worry. As PCMag reports, TikTok now has a new privacy policy that’s already been put into effect, and users are […]
Verizon is now distributing the $20 credit it promised following Wednesday’s outage. As PCMag reports, although you will need to redeem it proactively, the process seems easy. The carrier will send a text when the credit is available. For its part, Verizon has apologized profusely for the outage and sent customers texts that read, “Valued Verizon Customer – We […]
Scam artists are ruthless. They’ll target workers who’ve been laid off, prey on elderly people with fixed incomes, search for vulnerable people on dating apps, pose as IRS agents to steal taxpayers’ money, and even use generative AI to create alarming deepfake videos or audio clips to trick your family members into sending ransom payments. But as PCMag reports, if […]
Wellness tech abounds at CES. As PCMag reports, at this year’s tech convention, there were myriad devices that promise to combat loneliness, detect life-threatening food allergens, prevent hip fractures, track perimenopause symptoms, smooth wrinkles, and more. Read on for PCMag’s picks of the top Wellness Tech from CES 2026. Peri Winner of the official Best Wellness Tech category […]
Lenovo’s Qira earned the PCMag award for Best AI at CES for its bold vision to connect your context between your phone and PC. As PCMag reports, unlike siloed AI tools of the past, Qira (pronounced “keer-ah”) is a “personal ambient intelligence” that works seamlessly across devices. It’s a system-level AI assistant – Lenovo’s answer to Apple […]