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Dell, Lenovo said to be raising prices as chip shortages

Dell, Lenovo said to be raising prices as chip shortages

Image: Samsung With shortages of DRAM and flash memory for SSDs driving up retail prices, the expectation is that PC makers would be hit by rising costs, too. According to a report, both Lenovo and Dell will be raising prices soon to account for the additional costs of memory and storage. According to a report

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Slow Your ‘Roll’ – This Common Driving Habit Is Illegal

Slow Your ‘Roll’ – This Common Driving Habit Is Illegal

PHOTOGRAPHY IS ON/Shutterstock Most of us have been guilty of performing a rolling stop – sometimes called a California Stop or California Roll – especially at an otherwise-empty intersection. This type of stop is exactly what it sounds like, and actually isn't a stop at all! They occur at stop signs and red lights, and happen when

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This touchscreen Acer laptop with 32GB of RAM is absurdly

This touchscreen Acer laptop with 32GB of RAM is absurdly

Image: IDG / Mark Knapp I can’t find a single set of DDR5 RAM at 32 gigabytes on the first page of Amazon results for under $300. So the fact that you can get an Acer laptop with 32 gigs for $485.99 on eBay right now might actually qualify as a Christmas miracle. It’s a

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NASA Sent Three Drones to Death Valley to Prepare for

NASA Sent Three Drones to Death Valley to Prepare for

NASA hit a snag last year when the Ingenuity Mars helicopter crashed  on the Red Planet. The space agency concluded that the crash was caused by the vehicle's inability to discern flat ground from featureless sand dunes. To avoid such a hiccup in the future, a team of NASA scientists recently descended upon Death Valley

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This ultra-portable USB-C charger with pull-out cable is 50% off

This ultra-portable USB-C charger with pull-out cable is 50% off

Image: Baseus Black Friday and Cyber Monday are officially over and out of the way, but that doesn’t mean that you have to start paying full price for stuff again. If you missed all those hot USB charger deals this past weekend, you can still score something great at a low price: this Baseus 67W

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This Cyber Monday Samsung laptop deal is too good to

This Cyber Monday Samsung laptop deal is too good to

Image: Thomas Rau Calling all Cyber Monday shoppers! I’ve spotted a laptop deal that’s massively tempting. The Samsung Galaxy Book5 360—which is now on sale for $1,049.99 via Amazon (that’s 28 percent off its original $1,449.99)—is about as well-rounded as a laptop gets. It’s got a lightweight form factor, a beautiful AMOLED display, a versatile

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Why wait for Cyber Monday? Get two 100W Anker cables

Why wait for Cyber Monday? Get two 100W Anker cables

Image: Anker I’m usually an advocate for long cables because I’ve spent entirely too much time in uncomfortable positions trying to still use my phone while it was charging, but there are quite a few advantages to getting a shorter 3.3-foot cable, too. The first advantage of getting such a short model is that it’s

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Lenovo’s RTX 5050 laptop is $450 off right now

Lenovo’s RTX 5050 laptop is $450 off right now

Image: Lenovo There’s really no better time to get tech than around Black Friday and Cyber Monday, because when else could you buy a laptop with an RTX 5050 for $650? Right? The 15.6-inch Lenovo LOQ is on sale at Best Buy, and the price has dropped from its regular $1,100 down to $650, a

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I found the 10 best Black Friday tech deals under

I found the 10 best Black Friday tech deals under

Image: Christian Wiediger / Unsplash It’s here! It’s begun! Black Friday deals have kicked off at most stores, and we’re digging for discounts left and right, finding the ones that are truly worth your time and attention. Even if you’re over the whole Black Friday madness, we’ve found some budget-friendly picks you might actually like

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This free app plays music better than Windows Media Player

This free app plays music better than Windows Media Player

Image: Pexels: Pixabay If you’re in the minority of people who haven’t yet jumped on the Spotify bandwagon and if you have a large MP3 collection, then you need Foobar2000. Foobar2000 is a simple and lightweight music player. Windows Media Player isn’t the best when it comes to managing large music collections, organizing playlists, customizing