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Gaming laptops are too expensive right now, but this one’s a good value
It’s not a great time to shop for a gaming laptop. The unprecedented rise in cost for RAM (and storage to a slightly lesser extent) has made laptops with low-to-midrange specs cost much more than...
Apple pledges to buy $30 billion of Broadcom’s US-made chips
Apple's program to invest in US manufacturing sees it spend $30 billion on Broadcom chips.
Fi Ultra pet tracker uses T-Mobile’s Starlink satellite service for coverage
Fi's latest dog tracker uses Starlink satellites for rural areas.
Fi’s Starlink-enabled pet tracker found my dog when LTE couldn’t
Gus, the wirehaired pointing griffon, models the Fi Ultra while overlooking Charleston Harbor. Fi Ultra is the first Starlink-enabled pet tracker you can buy. It expands on GPS and LTE trackers,...
Leather is not an innocent byproduct of the meat industry
A cattle farm in Brazil. American demand for leather has been linked to deforestation in the Amazon rainforest | Bloomberg via Getty Images The climate case against beef is now almost boringly...
Leather is not an innocent byproduct of the meat industry
A cattle farm in Brazil. American demand for leather has been linked to deforestation in the Amazon rainforest | Bloomberg via Getty Images The climate case against beef is now almost boringly...
The Steam Machine fits my TV, my desk, and my life
For the last couple weeks, I've been in an extremely lucky position: I've been spending a lot of time playing games on Valve's Steam Machine. We gave the Steam Machine a 6, and I don't disagree with...
DuckDuckGo Browser can now block video ads, including YouTube’s
DuckDuckGo will now block video ads by default in its browser.
The Steam Machine fits my TV, my desk, and my life
For the last couple weeks, I've been in an extremely lucky position: I've been spending a lot of time playing games on Valve's Steam Machine. We gave the Steam Machine a 6, and I don't disagree with...
The right (and wrong) way to gossip with your neighbors
When Gaby Lieberman moved in with her boyfriend Elvin Pavlenko, she didn’t think she’d be so closely scrutinized by their neighbors. But from the start, she was fighting an uphill battle: Pavlenko...