Maybe you’re like me—when a company refreshes its branding, I don’t give the news much of my time. In fact, when Google first announced an update to its favicon logo (the four-color “G”), I didn’t have a reaction. But I did memorize the change. Why? Because that info makes scam emails and phishing links easier…
Macworld At a Glance Expert’s Rating Pros Good speed, tools, and customization settings Stopped every piece of malware 30-day trial Cons Tricky installation Web Protection feature does nothing to warn or prevent access to problem websites A disk access error required reinstallation (twice!) Our Verdict When the application works, it’s impressive. There was almost no…
The perfect everyday laptop doesn’t exi—oh wait, yes it does! This snappy Dell XPS 13 with an OLED screen is a bargain for $1,000 at Best Buy, which is a shocking $500 off its original price. I’m not joking around! This productivity machine delivers everything you could ever want in a thin-and-light laptop except for…
Valve’s beloved Steam Deck is a delightful little device that makes PC gaming possible anywhere, but it suffers from some significant limitations. The Deck’s custom AMD Ryzen “Aerith” processor requires severe graphical sacrifices to hit playable frame rates in intense games — if you can run them at all. When you’re playing, you’ll blow through…
One of the most annoying evolutions of the tech world is that we no longer get charger blocks (i.e., power adapters or wall plugs) with most new flagship devices. But there’s a silver lining to that—it gives us the chance to pick up a high-speed multi-port option instead. This speedy Anker 3-port charger block is…
When it comes to recording yourself at your computer, a webcam is one of the best and most convenient solutions. But 4K models tend to be pretty pricey for marginal benefit—unless you’re talking about the Emeet Piko+ 4K webcam, one of our favorite webcams. Right now, you can get it for just $72 on Amazon,…
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This giant microwave may change the future of war Imagine: China deploys hundreds of thousands of autonomous drones in the air, on the sea, and under the water—all armed with explosive warheads or…
Macworld WWDC is less than two weeks away, and it’s shaping up to be a big show. Along with interface updates to all of its operating systems, Apple is also expected to formalize the version numbering across all of its OSes for the first time. According to a report by Mark Gurman, Apple will identify…
Macworld Thirty years ago, the first Mac clones rolled off an assembly line in Austin, Texas. If you’re not of a certain age, you might not even believe that there were once Mac clones. For most of its existence, Apple has been a singular company, selling products that were a fusion of custom hardware and…
It’s been a little over a week since we published Power Hungry, a package that takes a hard look at the expected energy demands of AI. Last week in this newsletter, I broke down the centerpiece of that package, an analysis I did with my colleague James O’Donnell. (In case you’re still looking for an…