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How to Choose the Best VPN

6 months ago

How to Choose the Best VPN

Home Office Ideas to Make Your Space Actually Livable

6 months ago

Home Office Ideas to Make Your Space Actually Livable

11 Tips and Tricks to Level Up Your Steam Gaming

6 months ago

11 Tips and Tricks to Level Up Your Steam Gaming

Acer’s Putting the Best Integrated GPU in Years Into a Lot of Cheap Laptops

6 months ago

Acer’s Putting the Best Integrated GPU in Years Into a Lot of Cheap Laptops

Acer Teamed Up with Porsche Design and Made a Laptop That’s Not Stupidly Expensive

6 months ago

Acer Teamed Up with Porsche Design and Made a Laptop That’s Not Stupidly Expensive

Sam Rutherford

Acer Teamed Up with Porsche Design and Made a Laptop That’s Not Stupidly Expensive

6 months ago

Acer Teamed Up with Porsche Design and Made a Laptop That’s Not Stupidly Expensive

Sam Rutherford

Windows 10 October Update Reveals New Microsoft Edge and More

6 months ago

Windows 10 October Update Reveals New Microsoft Edge and More

It Is Very Easy to Keep Windows 10 From Randomly Restarting Whenever It Pleases

6 months ago

It Is Very Easy to Keep Windows 10 From Randomly Restarting Whenever It Pleases

Google Says Chinese Hackers Are Impersonating McAfee to Trick Victims Into Installing Malware

6 months ago

Google Says Chinese Hackers Are Impersonating McAfee to Trick Victims Into Installing Malware

Don’t Look Away Yet, New Rumour Claims Apple Has One More Event Planned for November

6 months ago

Don’t Look Away Yet, New Rumour Claims Apple Has One More Event Planned for November

Sam Rutherford

Everything You Need to Build a PC (Minus the Parts)

6 months ago

Everything You Need to Build a PC (Minus the Parts)

Sarah Jacobsson Purewal

Yahoo Groups Is Shutting Down After 20 Long Years

6 months ago

Yahoo Groups Is Shutting Down After 20 Long Years

Brandon Bentley

Software Engineering Is Shaping The Jobs Of Tomorrow, And You Can Be A Part Of It

6 months ago

Software Engineering Is Shaping The Jobs Of Tomorrow, And You Can Be A Part Of It

The Microsoft Surface Laptop Go Is Trying

6 months ago

The Microsoft Surface Laptop Go Is Trying

Microsoft Takes Down Massive Botnet Before 2020 U.S. Elections

6 months ago

Microsoft Takes Down Massive Botnet Before 2020 U.S. Elections

Microsoft Is Offering Work From Home, Permanently

6 months ago

Microsoft Is Offering Work From Home, Permanently

Shoshana Wodinsky

Microsoft Sets Fairer App Store Policies for Itself in Clear Dig at Apple

6 months ago

Microsoft Sets Fairer App Store Policies for Itself in Clear Dig at Apple

Victoria Song

Trump’s Department of Labour Is Targeting Microsoft for Pledging to Hire More Black Managers

6 months ago

Trump’s Department of Labour Is Targeting Microsoft for Pledging to Hire More Black Managers

Gateway’s Back With an Imperfect But Delightful Budget Gaming Laptop

6 months ago

Gateway’s Back With an Imperfect But Delightful Budget Gaming Laptop

Excel Error Believed to Have Caused UK to Lose 15,841 Covid-19 Tests

6 months ago

Excel Error Believed to Have Caused UK to Lose 15,841 Covid-19 Tests

HP’s Spectre x360 14 Ditches the Widescreen for 3:2 and I Think I’m In Love

6 months ago

HP’s Spectre x360 14 Ditches the Widescreen for 3:2 and I Think I’m In Love

Sam Rutherford

HP’s Spectre x360 14 Ditches the Widescreen for 3:2 and I Think I’m In Love

6 months ago

HP’s Spectre x360 14 Ditches the Widescreen for 3:2 and I Think I’m In Love

Sam Rutherford

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go and Pro X: Australian Prices, Release Date And Everything You Need To Know

6 months ago

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go and Pro X: Australian Prices, Release Date And Everything You Need To Know

Microsoft Is About to Make Windows ARM Laptops Actually Worth Buying

6 months ago

Microsoft Is About to Make Windows ARM Laptops Actually Worth Buying

GitHub Adds Code Scanning for Automatic Security-Hole Searches

6 months ago

GitHub Adds Code Scanning for Automatic Security-Hole Searches

Microsoft’s Refreshed Surface Pro X Sports a New Chip and Commitment to Arm

6 months ago

Microsoft’s Refreshed Surface Pro X Sports a New Chip and Commitment to Arm

Sam Rutherford

How do Telstra’s new NBN plans stack up to the competition?

6 months ago

How do Telstra’s new NBN plans stack up to the competition?

Alex Choros

Lenovo Finally Jumped the Shark on Wireless Earbuds with the ThinkBook 15 Gen 2

6 months ago

Lenovo Finally Jumped the Shark on Wireless Earbuds with the ThinkBook 15 Gen 2

Sam Rutherford

Workers, Rejoice: Microsoft Office 365 Is Down

6 months ago

Workers, Rejoice: Microsoft Office 365 Is Down

Dell’s Refreshed XPS 13 and XPS 13 2-in-1 Are Getting New Intel CPUs and Thunderbolt 4

6 months ago

Dell’s Refreshed XPS 13 and XPS 13 2-in-1 Are Getting New Intel CPUs and Thunderbolt 4

Sam Rutherford

Amazon Warns Xbox Series X Preorder Customers That Their Consoles May Arrive Late Too

6 months ago

Amazon Warns Xbox Series X Preorder Customers That Their Consoles May Arrive Late Too

Alyse Stanley

Amazon Luna Isn’t Solving Cloud Gaming’s Biggest Problems

6 months ago

Amazon Luna Isn’t Solving Cloud Gaming’s Biggest Problems

Looks Like the Windows XP Source Code Just Leaked on 4chan

7 months ago

Looks Like the Windows XP Source Code Just Leaked on 4chan

Next Year You’ll Be Able to Use Microsoft Office Without a Subscription, Thank Goodness

7 months ago

Next Year You’ll Be Able to Use Microsoft Office Without a Subscription, Thank Goodness

The NBN Backflip Might Be Due to 5G Concerns, Former CTO Believes

7 months ago

The NBN Backflip Might Be Due to 5G Concerns, Former CTO Believes

Sarah Basford Canales

Microsoft Lands Exclusive Licence for OpenAI’s Astonishing GPT-3 Model

7 months ago

Microsoft Lands Exclusive Licence for OpenAI’s Astonishing GPT-3 Model

Microsoft Can Now Make Master Chief and Doomguy Kiss If It Wants To

7 months ago

Microsoft Can Now Make Master Chief and Doomguy Kiss If It Wants To

Tom McKay

MSY Price Gouged RTX 3080 Cards Online

7 months ago

MSY Price Gouged RTX 3080 Cards Online

Intel’s 11th-Gen Processor With Iris Xe Graphics Is Really That Good

7 months ago

Intel’s 11th-Gen Processor With Iris Xe Graphics Is Really That Good

AI Is Making Our Lives Better In Weird And Wonderful Ways, Here’s How

7 months ago

AI Is Making Our Lives Better In Weird And Wonderful Ways, Here’s How

AMD Finally Proves Its Laptop Prowess With the Incredible Lenovo Slim 7

7 months ago

AMD Finally Proves Its Laptop Prowess With the Incredible Lenovo Slim 7

Microsoft’s Underwater Data Centre Rises From the Seafloor a Grimy Success

7 months ago

Microsoft’s Underwater Data Centre Rises From the Seafloor a Grimy Success

Tom McKay

Silicon Valley’s Biggest Trump Supporter Wins TikTok

7 months ago

Silicon Valley’s Biggest Trump Supporter Wins TikTok

Gateway Is Back and Making Laptops

7 months ago

Gateway Is Back and Making Laptops

Joanna Nelius

Microsoft May Release a $700-800 Surface Laptop This Spring

7 months ago

Microsoft May Release a $700-800 Surface Laptop This Spring

Sam Rutherford

How to Watch Star Wars in ASCII on Windows 10 and Mac

7 months ago

How to Watch Star Wars in ASCII on Windows 10 and Mac

Every Laptop Coming This Spring

7 months ago

Every Laptop Coming This Spring

Joanna Nelius

You Probably Never Found This Wholesome Windows 95 Easter Egg

7 months ago

You Probably Never Found This Wholesome Windows 95 Easter Egg

Qualcomm’s Second-Gen Laptop Chip Isn’t Doing Enough to Compete With Apple

7 months ago

Qualcomm’s Second-Gen Laptop Chip Isn’t Doing Enough to Compete With Apple

Sam Rutherford

MSI Takes on Business Laptops With a Great Looking New Line Up

7 months ago

MSI Takes on Business Laptops With a Great Looking New Line Up

Sam Rutherford

The Government Has Released Guidelines So Your Smart Fridge Doesn’t Get Hacked Again

7 months ago

The Government Has Released Guidelines So Your Smart Fridge Doesn’t Get Hacked Again

Acer’s Latest Laptops Have Wi-Fi 6 and Thunderbolt 4

7 months ago

Acer’s Latest Laptops Have Wi-Fi 6 and Thunderbolt 4

Sam Rutherford

Lenovo Is Making a Gaming Laptop That Weighs Less Than 2 kg

7 months ago

Lenovo Is Making a Gaming Laptop That Weighs Less Than 2 kg

Joanna Nelius

Lenovo’s Latest 2-in-1s Have Leather Backs and Invisible Trackpads

7 months ago

Lenovo’s Latest 2-in-1s Have Leather Backs and Invisible Trackpads

Sam Rutherford

It Won’t Replace a Laptop, But the CrowPi2 Is a Powerful Learning Tool

7 months ago

It Won’t Replace a Laptop, But the CrowPi2 Is a Powerful Learning Tool

The Tech My Dad Banned From Our House

7 months ago

The Tech My Dad Banned From Our House

Joanna Nelius

No, Those ScoMo, Kochie & Thor Scam Ads Won’t Make You Rich

8 months ago

No, Those ScoMo, Kochie & Thor Scam Ads Won’t Make You Rich

Walmart Wants to Get Its Greasy Hands on TikTok

8 months ago

Walmart Wants to Get Its Greasy Hands on TikTok

Tom McKay

The Razer Blade Pro 17 Is a Great Gaming Laptop But I’m Struggling to Be Impressed

8 months ago

The Razer Blade Pro 17 Is a Great Gaming Laptop But I’m Struggling to Be Impressed

Joanna Nelius

Happy Birthday, Windows 95

8 months ago

Happy Birthday, Windows 95

Do Your Gaming PC A Favour And Grab A Great Deal For AMD’s Ryzen 3900X

8 months ago

Do Your Gaming PC A Favour And Grab A Great Deal For AMD’s Ryzen 3900X

Zoom Is a Dirty Bandaid On Remote Learning’s Gaping Wound

8 months ago

Zoom Is a Dirty Bandaid On Remote Learning’s Gaping Wound

Shoshana Wodinsky

Tiktok’s Latest U.S. Suitor Is Oracle, a Company With Close Ties To CIA and NSA

8 months ago

Tiktok’s Latest U.S. Suitor Is Oracle, a Company With Close Ties To CIA and NSA

Matt Novak

Internet Explorer Has Started Its Ascent to the Big Digital Pasture in the Sky

8 months ago

Internet Explorer Has Started Its Ascent to the Big Digital Pasture in the Sky

Joanna Nelius

Don’t Go Applauding Apple Just Yet

8 months ago

Don’t Go Applauding Apple Just Yet

Catie Keck

There Aren’t Enough Laptops In The U.S., and That Could Spell Doom for Many Students

8 months ago

There Aren’t Enough Laptops In The U.S., and That Could Spell Doom for Many Students

Joanna Nelius

Trump Extends TikTok’s Sell-By Date to 90 Days, Cites ‘Credible Evidence’ of Security Risk

8 months ago

Trump Extends TikTok’s Sell-By Date to 90 Days, Cites ‘Credible Evidence’ of Security Risk

Alyse Stanley

Mozilla Is Laying Off 250 People, Because Everything Can Always Get Worse

8 months ago

Mozilla Is Laying Off 250 People, Because Everything Can Always Get Worse

Apple’s Understanding of Games Is So Narrow It’s Screwing Itself

8 months ago

Apple’s Understanding of Games Is So Narrow It’s Screwing Itself

Joanna Nelius

The ’80s Called, and They Want This PC Back

8 months ago

The ’80s Called, and They Want This PC Back

Joanna Nelius

Apple’s New 27-Inch iMac Costs Up to $13,478 in Australia

8 months ago

Apple’s New 27-Inch iMac Costs Up to $13,478 in Australia

Some of the Best Xbox Games Are Coming to Android Via Project X Cloud, and I’m Pretty Hyped

8 months ago

Some of the Best Xbox Games Are Coming to Android Via Project X Cloud, and I’m Pretty Hyped

Joanna Nelius

3 Common Ways You Can Be Hacked While WFH & How To Help Prevent It

8 months ago

3 Common Ways You Can Be Hacked While WFH & How To Help Prevent It

Force Your Kids to Code With This Raspberry Pi Laptop

8 months ago

Force Your Kids to Code With This Raspberry Pi Laptop

You Can Now Install Mac OS 8 on Modern Computers

8 months ago

You Can Now Install Mac OS 8 on Modern Computers

Oh God, Please Let Me Unlock My Mac With My Face

9 months ago

Oh God, Please Let Me Unlock My Mac With My Face

Xbox Series X Will Likely Launch in November 2020

9 months ago

Xbox Series X Will Likely Launch in November 2020

Microsoft’s Doing the Monopoly Thing Again, Slack Says

9 months ago

Microsoft’s Doing the Monopoly Thing Again, Slack Says

Oh No, Microsoft, Don’t Mess With Notepad and Paint

9 months ago

Oh No, Microsoft, Don’t Mess With Notepad and Paint

Stop What You’re Doing and Patch the Windows Bug That Took Microsoft 17 Years to Fix

9 months ago

Stop What You’re Doing and Patch the Windows Bug That Took Microsoft 17 Years to Fix

Apple Warns Against Closing Your Laptop While Using a Webcam Cover

9 months ago

Apple Warns Against Closing Your Laptop While Using a Webcam Cover

Sam Rutherford

Microsoft Will Axe Control Panel From Windows 10, We’re Calling It Now

9 months ago

Microsoft Will Axe Control Panel From Windows 10, We’re Calling It Now

The Next Version of Chrome Could Remove a Major Source of Battery Drain

9 months ago

The Next Version of Chrome Could Remove a Major Source of Battery Drain

Sam Rutherford

Some Computers and Mobile Phones From the ’90s

9 months ago

Some Computers and Mobile Phones From the ’90s

How Australia’s Supercomputers Crunched the Numbers to Guide our Bushfire and Pandemic Response

9 months ago

How Australia’s Supercomputers Crunched the Numbers to Guide our Bushfire and Pandemic Response

Sean Smith and Mark Stickells

Microsoft Kills One of Its Best Windows 10 Update Loopholes

10 months ago

Microsoft Kills One of Its Best Windows 10 Update Loopholes

Ex-Intel Engineer Claims Skylake Quality Assurance Was the Reason For Apple’s Big CPU Transition

10 months ago

Ex-Intel Engineer Claims Skylake Quality Assurance Was the Reason For Apple’s Big CPU Transition

Sam Rutherford

Acer Just Announced a Motherload of New Laptops for Australia

10 months ago

Acer Just Announced a Motherload of New Laptops for Australia

Sarah Basford Canales

Acer’s Swift 5 Will Be One of the First Laptops With Intel’s Fancy New Integrated XE Graphics

10 months ago

Acer’s Swift 5 Will Be One of the First Laptops With Intel’s Fancy New Integrated XE Graphics

Sam Rutherford

Microsoft Broke One of Its Most Useful Windows 10 Features With Its Latest Update

10 months ago

Microsoft Broke One of Its Most Useful Windows 10 Features With Its Latest Update

Bargain Alert: Save Over $550 On Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 3 and Surface Pro 7

10 months ago

Bargain Alert: Save Over $550 On Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 3 and Surface Pro 7

6 Free Final Cut Pro Alternatives for Making Your Own Movies

10 months ago

6 Free Final Cut Pro Alternatives for Making Your Own Movies

How to Overclock Your CPU

10 months ago

How to Overclock Your CPU

The Rules Around Claiming Laptops On Tax For 2020

10 months ago

The Rules Around Claiming Laptops On Tax For 2020

Microsoft Is Switching Out MSN’s Contract Journalists for AI

10 months ago

Microsoft Is Switching Out MSN’s Contract Journalists for AI

Windows 10 May 2020 Update: All The New Features

11 months ago

Windows 10 May 2020 Update: All The New Features

I Miss Microsoft’s Smartwatches That Were Too Smart for Their Time

11 months ago

I Miss Microsoft’s Smartwatches That Were Too Smart for Their Time

Andrew Liszewski

Dell’s New G5 15 SE Laptop Could Give Us A Preview Of The Sony PS5’s Power

11 months ago

Dell’s New G5 15 SE Laptop Could Give Us A Preview Of The Sony PS5’s Power

Why Everyone Won’t Stop Talking About PS5 And Xbox Series X Storage

11 months ago

Why Everyone Won’t Stop Talking About PS5 And Xbox Series X Storage

Apple Is Reopening 25 Stores In The U.S. With Some New Rules

11 months ago

Apple Is Reopening 25 Stores In The U.S. With Some New Rules

Sam Rutherford