Out of all the new hardware that has passed through my hands in 2025, nothing has made an impact like a certain Wi-Fi 7 router has

Specifically, it's the TP-Link Deco BE68 (or BE67, if you buy it at Amazon) and continuing with the theme of specificity, ...

Bad Wi-Fi at home? Try my 10 go-to ways to fix your internet this weekend

You don't have to buy a new computer to get Wi-Fi 7 speeds. There are external Wi-Fi dongles, such as the Asus RT-BE58 Go or Acer Wave D7, that you can plug into an available USB port to get Wi-Fi 7 ...

Bluetooth problems in Windows? Here’s how to fix connection issues

Bluetooth is a technology for short-range data transmission that has become so ubiquitous in recent years that we can no ...
Wired

I Found the Single Best Gaming Laptop Deal for Black Friday

Finding a cheap gaming laptop that doesn't suck ain't easy. But I found it. In contrast, another gaming laptop I love, the Razer Blade 14, has an RTX 5060 configuration on sale for $1,450. Similar ...
CNET

Your Router Is Probably in the Wrong Place. Here Are the 4 Tweaks to Fix Your Slow Internet

One type of electronic device to especially avoid is the microwave, which emits a strong signal in the 2.4GHz band, the same wireless band your router operates in. Be careful not to stick your router ...
PC Gamer

As Cyber Week continues, the cheapest RTX 5080 gaming PC right now is this $1,900 Alienware machine

Gaming PCs Two of the best gaming PC deals from Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2025 are still live, and surprisingly they're from Alienware Hardware Black Friday gaming deals live - I'm digging out the ...

Arc Raiders down? Thousands affected during holiday season, here’s how to troubleshoot connection issues

Arc Raiders, the popular extraction shooter, is currently facing major server problems. Hundreds of players are unable to log ...
IGN

The Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 5080 Gaming PC Starts at Just $1,850 for the Holidays

This base configuration is equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 7 265F CPU, GeForce RTX 5080 GPU, 16GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB SSD. You can upgrade to 32GB of RAM for an ...
IGN

The Alienware Area-51 RTX 5090 Gaming PC Drops to as Low as $3,899, Ends This Weekend

The $3,900 configuration features a 240mm liquid cooled Intel Core Ultra 7 processor, 32GB of DDR5-6400MHz RAM, and a 2TB SSD. The system includes a 1,500W 80Plus Platinum power supply which gives you ...
Psychology Today

The 3 Pillars of Social Connection

Recently, the World Health Organization launched a flagship report declaring social connections a global public health priority. This is a monumental step in elevating the importance of social ...
PCMag on MSN

Connection Lost: The Tech That Died in 2025

Pour one out for AOL dial-up, Windows 10, and a host of other tech gadgets and services that powered down and logged off this ...
ZDNet

The right way to run an internet speed tests (and how to use the results for faster Wi-Fi)

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