Hardware
Billie Jean in-ear headphone review: Audiophile performance on a mainstream budget
The partnership between Astell&Kern and Jerry Harvey Audio delivers an affordable winner.
Arlo Security Light review: These battery-powered, multi-colored LED lights are good companions for Arlo cameras
Arlo’s motion-sensitive security lights complement Arlo security cameras, but they add another box inside the house.
For the love of Jobs, Apple, don’t call it the ‘iPhone XS’
Apple, I don’t think I’m being all that controversial when I say that the English-speaking tongue defaults to a certain sound when confronted with the letter “X.” I know you want us to think of it as a Roman numeral, … Continue reading
Report: Apple is adding its own daily ‘Top 100’ charts to Apple Music
According to Rolling Stone, Apple will push out a software update on Friday, September 7, that will add 116 new “top 100” charts to Apple Music. Rolling Stone Rolling Stone’s image showing the new Daily Top 100 in the Top … Continue reading
Get the high-end Apple Watch Series 3 ‘Edition’ for the best price we’ve seen to date
Apple is likely going to announce the new Apple Watch Series 4 models next Wednesday, so retailers are increasingly trying to clear out their stock of the old stuff. In the case of Best Buy, that means it’s knocking off … Continue reading
This killer Samsung storage bundle pairs a 250GB T5 portable SSD with a 64GB memory card for $100
We highlight lots and lots of SSD deals here on PCWorld, but today’s is more interesting than most. Amazon is pairing our favorite external performance drive, Samsung’s T5 SSD, with a popular Evo Select memory card, so you can get … Continue reading
Brilliant Control review: Impressive blend of switch and smart home controller, but there’s room for improvement
Still using toggles to turn on the lights? Try this sleek touch panel instead.
How to remove your FileVault recovery key from iCloud
FileVault offers the fantastic option in macOS to encrypt your entire drive. With modern Macs, starting now several years ago, that whole-disk encryption allows nearly the same performance as with an unencrypted drive due to hardware-based accelerated cryptographic calculations. To … Continue reading
The real loser: Despite the headlines, it’s not Apple
Looking at the clock, dear readers, The Macalope sees that it is once again Apple doom-thirty. Or is it a quarter past Apple going out of business? Whatever time you want to call it, the company has had it now … Continue reading
Flat-panel antennas: What you get by spending more
How cheap flat-panel antennas on sites like Amazon compare to established brands.