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Chrome now supports passkeys, the password killer

Chrome will support passkeys on Windows, Android, and iOS.

ChatGPT is the dazzling, scary future of Al chatbots

This feels like what Google, Siri, and Alexa hope to be one day.

Your laptop's battery life may be dropping faster than you think

One test showed a laptop's battery life dropping by as much as two and a half hours in about a year’s time.

Game over? FTC sues to block Microsoft's $69 billion Activision Blizzard takeover

Proposed 69 billion acquisition would harm consumers, FTC says.

Google Chrome is a memory hog, but it's going on a diet

Chrome’s upcoming memory and energy savings will be on by default.

Don't get scammed: Why you can't trust Elon Musk's Twitter right now

Parody and fake accounts have always existed on Twitter, but this kind of mayhem takes all that to a different level.

THE BEST HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE OF 2022

THE BEST OF THE BEST, AS CHOSEN BY THE PCWORLD EDITORS.

Google's first Pixel Watch is also the ultimate Fitbit

The pricey smartwatch includes all of Fitbit’s most popular features, but that 24-hour battery life presents a high hurdle.

USB logos finally make sense, thanks to a redesign

For years it’s been obvious this change was needed.

Testing shows SSDs are now more reliable than hard drives

Backblaze tested thousands of SSDs for four years, and the results are surprising.

Google has unveiled a wave of cloud-gaming Chromebooks

Acer, Asus, and Lenovo are shipping gaming Chromebooks backed by free trials of Amazon Luna+ and GeForce Now.

Intel unleashes 13th-gen Core CPUs with more cores, face-melting speeds

Intel's Core i9-13900K offers eight more cores and GOOMHz more turbo boost speed than its 12th-gen predecessor

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: Fantastically, futuristically fast

The monstrous GeForce RTX 4090 delivers luxuriously fast frame rates and futuristic features, but DLSS 3 may be the real star.

Don’t buy Intel’s Arc graphics cards without knowing these 7 key details

The future of discrete graphics cards looks exciting and full of interesting competition.

Windows 11 2022 Update: Subtle upgrades in weird places

Microsoft's new rollout schedule means these problems can be fixed.

The best ultraportables: Best overall, best battery life, and more

It's important to travel light.

WE TESTED 43 OLD USB-C TO USB-A CABLES1 WAS GREAT, 10 WERE DANGEROUS

HERE'S WHY YOU MAY WANT TO DESTROY YOUR ENTIRE COLLECTION OF USB-C TO USB-A CABLES.

WHY I SWITCHED TO BITWARDEN FOR MY PASSWORD MANAGER

BITWARDEN IS A GREAT FREE OPTION FOR PASSWORD MANAGEMENT, ESPECIALLY WITH SOME SETTINGS TWEAKS.

Can't find that file? These Windows Search tips can help

Use indexing, File Explorer, and even Photos to beef up Windows’ search capabilities.

Got a new PC coming? Here are 5 helpful ways to prepare for it

Get these things in order and the setup of your new PC will be much faster.

Speed up your PC with this 60-second tune-up tip

Disabling Windows startup apps is a dead-simple way to improve your PC’s performance.

How to sideload unsupported Android apps in Windows 11

Access Android’s power with just a few steps.

Best laptops under $500: Best overall, best OLED laptop, and more

These laptops are ridiculously cheap, but still capable for tasks.

PowerToys update adds OCR and two more free tools

Our favorite Microsoft freebie also gets a pixel screen ruler and an easy tool for adding accents.

DuckDuckGo’s privacy-focused email service now open for all

The system strips out trackers and offers free alias addresses.

Amazon’s upgrades to its entrylevel Kindle should silence critics

The basic Kindle looks appealing once again—and possibly more so than the Paperwhite.

Microsoft Edge’s new sidebar widgets are actually worth using

It’s like a control panel for Windows functions.

Graphics card prices have plunged 50% this year

PC gamers are reveling in full shelves and sane sticker prices.

HP Victus 15: A mediocre gaming laptop at a great price

No one said gaming on a budget would be easy.

Dell G2723H: An affordable 280Hz monitor

Simple design, blazing-fast speed.