Budget-friendly headphones are a dime a dozen, so what makes the Haylou S40s worthy of buying? Here's my verdict....
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Published on: 2026-01-16
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Let's take an inside look at one of the latest viral gadgets on social media....
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Before the G6 releases later this year, we tested LG's two latest flagship OLED TVs to see which is the better buy....
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Published on: 2026-01-16
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Your Windows 11 PC has a free battery health feature that's seriously underutilized - how to find it
Windows 11 has a built-in report that provides insight into your laptop's battery health, including whether a replacement is actually needed....
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From quick reboots to full factory resets, here's how Roku's reboot options work....
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The Boox Palma 2 Pro features a color display, enhanced hardware, and a stylus in a smartphone-sized package....
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Published on: 2026-01-16
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According to the carrier, the root cause of this week's networking issues had less to do with cyberattacks and more to do with software....
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Multiple sites appear to be suffering outages all of a sudden....
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Premium, Student, Duo, and Family users are about to pay more. Fortunately, you have other options....
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Published on: 2026-01-16
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With the Las Vegas trade show done and dusted, here are the products that impressed me the most - enough to make me reach for my wallet....
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Published on: 2026-01-16
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Spotted a trending issue that appears to me to be impacting business pcs but not consumer pcs. I’m seeing enough reports of people saying systems reboot rather than shut down after the January updates. Removing KB5073455 restores the ability to shut down. I have several laptops with the KB installed...
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Published on: 2026-01-16
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You may have seen the news: a UK Police briefing used results from a Copilot session, which made up (aka hallucinated) a football match. This football match did not exist, and it led to inappropriate police behavior and a bogus analysis. UK heads are likely to roll. Microsoft is now...
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Published on: 2026-01-15
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I’ve updated the master patch list here. Please note I am not recommending installing updates at this time, we are just testing and reporting. BUSINESSES ONLY: Already Microsoft has noted an issue and rolled out a Known issue fix for systems that are hosted and you remote into them. After the...
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Published on: 2026-01-15
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It’s the first of the year and the first updates for 2026 So what’s out today? And yes, you aren’t hallucinating – there are Office updates out today. Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2: KB5074109 [Secure Boot] Starting with this update, Windows quality updates include a subset of high confidence device...
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Published on: 2026-01-13
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ISSUE 23.02 • 2026-01-12 PUBLIC DEFENDER By Brian Livingston One of the biggest frustrations of tech life is when your Internet service provider (ISP) goes down at random intervals — or there’s no ISP anywhere near your home or office. You may live or work in an urban area where...
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Published on: 2026-01-12
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WINDOWS 11 By Lance Whitney Need to set up your Microsoft 365 or Office files, settings, and customizations on a brand-new computer? Here are the steps I had to take. I recently bought a new Windows laptop to replace my old one. Though I like the boost in speed and...
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Published on: 2026-01-12
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WINDOWS 11 By Mary Branscombe You can quickly reset Windows settings and defaults without reinstalling or losing data — but here’s what you need to do first. If you’re thinking of starting off the new year by spring-cleaning your PC — or maybe sorting out some long-term annoyances with your...
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Published on: 2026-01-12
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ON SECURITY By Susan Bradley The end of one year and the beginning of the next is a celebrated milestone, which is why some of us pundits recommend using some of that festive time to review your tech and tame it. Privacy is always top of mind, and it’s tempting...
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Published on: 2026-01-12
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Clearly, you are not alone. This is why I am urging everyone to just be patient as the ball swings back from the edge to the middle, where we will truly want AI for some things and some tasks, but not for all things and especially not shoved at us....
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Published on: 2026-01-09
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ISSUE 23.01.1 • 2026-01-08 By Susan Bradley The holidays are behind us, so now we can get back to business as usual. You know — when to pause updates so we can test and evaluate the January patches. Thus, the MS-DEFCON goes up to level 2. For those of you...
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Published on: 2026-01-08
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