Hardware

Pokémon: Magikarp Jump doesn’t do enough with its fun premise

Free-to-play games often look appealing, but it’s difficult to know at a glance whether the business model is insidious and fun ruining, or reasonable and worth pumping a few bucks into. With Freemium Field Test, we’ll take a recent free-to-play … Continue reading

The future of the Finder

This is the last installment of this column, and as such, I wanted to cover one of the most important features on the Mac: the Finder. This file manager, browser, and user interface layer is the tool that people use … Continue reading

Tested: iPhone 7 adapters to make up for the missing headphone jack

No headphone jack? No problem—or at least, not a problem that can’t be fixed with a solid adapter. Apple caused a commotion after confirming that the iPhone 7 would only sport a Lightning port. This means that all your old … Continue reading

Best password managers of 2017: Reviews of the top products

We are terrible at passwords. We suck at creating them (the top two most popular remain “123456” and “password”), we share them way too freely, and we forget them all the time. Indeed, the very thing that can ensure our … Continue reading

Cord cutting is easier and better than ever, but it’s not the right choice for every TV fan

Cable and satellite TV can be expensive, but don’t feel guilty if you want to keep it.

Keeper review: A strong focus on security

You won’t find the emphasis on automation of competing password managers, but Keeper will give you peace of mind.

What to do when a calendar isn’t syncing to your Mac

David Farren has a macOS calendar issue. He has two Macs, an iPhone, and an iPad mini, and after using a third-party calendar app for a year, he decided to switch back to Apple’s native Calendar apps in iOS and … Continue reading

Sticky Password review: Strong features behind a bare-bones interface

It looks downright dated, but this manager’s password protection rivals the best.

1Password review: Capable password manager is missing some key features

This veteran password protector emphasizes security but at the expense of automation.

Dashlane review: This password manager makes you smarter about security

With its top-notch password auditing, Dashlane teaches you to better protect yourself online.