Computing

Two MacBook Pro laptops in the Apple store on Kurfürstendamm.

Americans are turning to the secondhand market for better tech deals

For many households, a two- or three-year-old device still handles…

OpenAI Build Week promotional graphic featuring the upcoming Codex Micro macro pad centered against a black background with the word "more" repeated in large white text. Surrounding the device are illustrations of a robot, a colorful cloud character, an OpenAI-branded gold coin, a group photo, and an OpenAI DevDay badge with "Backend" and "Coders in Training" stickers, teasing the company's developer ecosystem ahead of the Codex Micro launch.

Codex Micro appears ahead of its July 15 launch

The upcoming Codex Micro was spotted in OpenAI's Build Week…

Close-up of a Beats Power Pink braided USB-C charging cable connected to a laptop's USB-C port. The laptop rests on a hardcover book atop a wooden desk, with the coiled cable extending into the foreground, highlighting its durable woven design and vibrant pink finish.

Beats launches heavy-duty ‘Power Pink’ cords starting at $19

The new Beats Power Pink braided cables offer a sleek,…

A Windows 11 desktop wallpaper with a blue abstract swirl is shown in four quadrants, each demonstrating a different taskbar position: bottom horizontal taskbar, top horizontal taskbar, left vertical taskbar, and right vertical taskbar.

The Windows 11 taskbar is shrinking down and moving around

Power users who refused to adapt to a centered, locked-down…

Windows 11 logo with white Windows icon and ‘Windows 11’ text on a solid blue background.

How Windows 11 uses the cloud to save dead computers

Traditional PC resets fail when local system files are corrupted.…

Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) Troubleshoot screen displaying recovery options, including Point-in-time restore, Reset this PC, Advanced options, and Cloud rebuild. The Cloud rebuild option is highlighted, indicating the feature to reinstall Windows from the cloud, removing all apps, settings, and personal files.

Microsoft adds direct-from-cloud OS recovery to Windows 11

In its newest experimental build, Microsoft is testing a "Cloud…

MacBook Pro artwork

A redesigned entry-level MacBook Pro is finally on the horizon

The cycle of waiting years for a MacBook Pro design…

Apple logo

Apple drops native DVD support in macOS 27

Apple is officially cleaning house, with the latest macOS 27…

Illustration of digital security featuring a yellow password field with hidden characters, a black unlocked padlock, and a yellow key, representing password protection, authentication, encryption, and secure access to online accounts.

WPA3 explained: Protecting your network in a connected world

The "four-way handshake" was once the gold standard, but it’s…

Illustration of a person sitting on large, three-dimensional Wi-Fi signal bars while using a tablet, symbolizing wireless connectivity and internet access, set against a bright blue background.

What actually is Wi-Fi?

Wireless connectivity is more than just a name; it is…

Illustration showing two technology components feeding into a warning dialog, representing how combined software and hardware interactions can trigger system errors or security vulnerabilities.

The epidemiology of a software crash

A routine infrastructure crash became a year-long investigation when OpenAI…

Promotional graphic for Claude for Linux featuring the Anthropic logo, the text "Claude for Linux – The fastest way to talk with Claude," and a "Get started" button on a minimalist interface.

Linux developers get an official native Claude Desktop app

Linux users have long waited for an official Claude client,…