Image: IDG If you’re on the hunt for a brand new laptop without spending a fortune, you’ve come to the right place. Whether you’re looking for lightning fast gaming rig, a portable 2-in-1, or a barebones Chromebook, we’ve curated a list of the best laptop deals available right now, using our finely honed editorial judgement
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Ransomware group reports victim it breached to SEC regulators
HIGH-PRESSURE TACTIC — Group tells SEC that the victim is in violation for not reporting it was hacked. Dan Goodin - Nov 17, 2023 12:03 am UTC Getty Images One of the world’s most active ransomware groups has taken an unusual—if not unprecedented—tactic to pressure one of its victims to pay up: reporting the victim
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Unlock a better browsing experience with AdGuard for just $35
Image: StackCommerce These days, cybersecurity and privacy should be top of mind whenever you’re using the internet — especially on public WiFi. With a tool like AdGuard VPN, not only will you get the protection you need online, but you’ll also enjoy a more streamlined, better browsing experience. Now through December 3, you can get
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Our favorite Thunderbolt dock for business plunges under $100
Image: Amazon / HP Black Friday isn’t even here yet, and there’s already a killer Thunderbolt dock deal that you should snap up. Put simply: Amazon is selling the HP Thunderbolt Dock G2 for $89.95 (now $98), an unbelievable 72 to 74 percent off. Too good to be true? I don’t think so. In our
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Oracle NetSuite CEO Goldberg: AI a sleeping giant coming to
Speaking with Computer Weekly at SuiteWorld, Evan Goldberg, executive vice president of Oracle NetSuite, discussed how artificial intelligence has emerged from obscurity to be of business moment By Brian McKenna, Business Applications Editor Published: 09 Nov 2023 15:10 Evan Goldberg, executive vice president of Oracle NetSuite, characterizes the recent wave of Generative AI as making
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Reading between the earnings: For entertainment giants, gaming is a
By Alexander Lee • November 10, 2023 • 3 min read • Ivy Liu It’s earnings season, meaning we’re getting a look under the hood for some of the leading companies in media and entertainment. This quarter, it’s become abundantly clear that gaming is on the menu for entertainment companies large and small — but mostly large. Gaming
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4 must-try new features in Windows 11’s huge 2023 Update
Skip to content Image: Mark Hachman / IDG Windows 11’s 2023 Update is here, bringing with it a number of new features to explore. But which ones are worth trying? We’ve listed our favorites, below. Windows 11’s 2023 Update is (eventually) being pushed to your PC as a free, cumulative update, which means that it
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VRAM Explained: How it works & how much you need
Image: Keith May Computers have RAM, Random Access Memory. So do graphics cards. Why does your system need two copies of the same part doing the same job? The answer is complicated — in a lot of ways, a discrete graphics card works like its own mini-computer inside another computer, and that means it has
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Black Friday desktop PC deals: What to expect and early
Image: Unsplash It might be early, but Black Friday PC deals have already begun. Retailers have started offering early deals on everything from home-office computers to gaming PCs and all-in-ones. What’s more, many retailers are offering price protection so you can make your purchase now and rest assured you’ll end up with the best price.
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This stylish toy race car hides an external SSD enclosure
Image: JEYI ThunderRate M.2 SSDs are amazingly fast and efficient. But if you haven’t built a desktop or upgraded a laptop recently, you might not know that they’re also freakin’ tiny. The 2280 standard, the largest among them, is just 80mm long (a hair over three inches). It makes the chunky hard drives of yesteryear