Category: Hardware


  • Shipping is free on these $80 Chromebooks

    TL;DR: This Lenovo 300E Touchscreen Chromebook is on sale now for $79.99 (reg. $284.99) with free shipping. Finding a dependable laptop that doesn’t feel sluggish or overpriced can be a challenge, especially if you just need something simple that works. The refurbished Lenovo 300E Chromebook manages to hit that sweet spot between practicality and affordability, and it’s even on sale…

  • Why are so many PC users buying this older MacBook Air?

    TL;DR: Save 79% on a refurbished MacBook Air while supplies last—fewer than 50 are left at this price. You’ve heard the debates: Mac vs. PC; Windows vs. macOS. But if you’ve always been curious about how your favorite apps and workflows hold up on a Mac, now there’s a low-risk way to find out. This 2017 MacBook Air is available…

  • Shipping is free on these $80 Chromebooks

    TL;DR: This Lenovo 300E Touchscreen Chromebook is on sale now for $79.99 (reg. $284.99) with free shipping. Finding a dependable laptop that doesn’t feel sluggish or overpriced can be a challenge, especially if you just need something simple that works. The refurbished Lenovo 300E Chromebook manages to hit that sweet spot between practicality and affordability, and it’s even on sale…

  • Shipping is free on these $80 Chromebooks

    TL;DR: This Lenovo 300E Touchscreen Chromebook is on sale now for $79.99 (reg. $284.99) with free shipping. Finding a dependable laptop that doesn’t feel sluggish or overpriced can be a challenge, especially if you just need something simple that works. The refurbished Lenovo 300E Chromebook manages to hit that sweet spot between practicality and affordability, and it’s even on sale…

  • Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, July 26

    Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. I read the Mini Crossword clue for 9-Across in Tom Hanks’ voice. I figured that one out pretty quick, which shows the…

  • After BlackSuit is taken down, new ransomware group Chaos emerges

    Hot on the heels of a major ransomware group being taken down through an international law enforcement operation comes a new development that highlights the whack-a-mole nature of such actions: A new group, likely comprised of some of the same members, has already taken its place. The new group calls itself Chaos, in recognition of…

  • GPD’s monster Strix Halo handheld requires a battery ‘backpack’ or a 180W charger

    Yesterday, I mentioned how GPD is teasing the most potent handheld yet made — a GPD Win 5 that will house the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 chip, with AMD’s most powerful integrated graphics yet, inside a PlayStation Vita-shaped machine. If you’ve been wondering how that huge chip could even fit, handheld expert Cary “The Phawx”…

  • Starlink kept me connected to the Internet without fail—until Thursday

    A rare global interruption in the Starlink satellite Internet network knocked subscribers offline for more than two hours on Thursday, the longest widespread outage since SpaceX opened the service to consumers nearly five years ago. The outage affected civilian and military users, creating an inconvenience for many but cutting off a critical lifeline for those…

  • North Korean hackers ran US-based “laptop farm” from Arizona woman’s home

    Christina Chapman, a 50-year-old Arizona woman, has just been sentenced to 102 months in prison for helping North Korean hackers steal US identities in order to get “remote” IT jobs with more than 300 American companies, including Nike. The scheme funneled millions of dollars to the North Korean state. Why did Chapman do it? In…

  • It seems like LeBron James’ legal team has been trying to stop the spread of viral AI videos featuring the basketball star. As 404 Media reported, a law firm representing James has sent a cease and desist letter to a person behind an AI platform that allowed Discord users to make AI videos of James…