Hardware

MacOS Mojave: How to use Gallery View and view metadata in the Finder

With macOS Mojave, the Finder gets a few welcomed improvements that make it easier to work with your files. The new Gallery View makes it easier to identify a file, as well as look at metadata for a photo—you no … Continue reading

MacOS Mojave: What are Finder Quick Actions and how to use them

When you’re sifting through a set of files on your Mac—say, photos your just transferred from your iPhone—you’ve probably noticed little things that you want to adjust or fix in those files, but you don’t want to go through what … Continue reading

With friends lists and gifts, Pokémon Go finally improves for rural players—sort of

I love the stories from the first days of Pokémon Go: the tales of shut-ins venturing out into parks and public spaces to find not only Charmanders and Bulbasaurs but sometimes new real-life friends who shared their passions. At its … Continue reading

Sabrent’s Quick Charge 3.0 three-port wall USB charger is $20 off, a big discount

Sabrent’s Quick Charge 3.0 three-port USB wall charger is $13 today, down from a list price of $33. That’s a 60-percent savings off an essential accessory—charging multiple devices quickly is a daily need for families as well as heavy tech … Continue reading

McAfee Total Protection for Mac review: Good at detecting malware, but lacks active ransomware protection

McAfee Total Protection is one of the best bargains among the options for antivirus and malware-protection software—but only for the first year. Its introductory rate of $45 includes a one-year subscription for up to 10 computers plus a password vault … Continue reading

Audeara A-01 headphones review: For hearing music the way you were meant to hear it

So it turns out I have pretty darn good hearing for my age. Judging from my results in the free partner app for the new Audeara A-01 headphones, few sounds escape my ears apart from the screeches of those ultrasonic … Continue reading

iOS 12: Apple releases first public beta for iPhone and iPad

Updated 06/25/18: Apple has released the first public beta of iOS 12. Apple both sets trends and chases them, and iOS 12, unveiled Monday at the WWDC keynote, is no exception. With this release, Apple is focusing on performance improvements and … Continue reading

Samsung 65Q7FN 4K Ultra HD TV review: (Relatively) affordable quantum dot color

The Q7FN doesn’t offer quite the brightness or HDR impact that Samsung’s higher-end QLEDs deliver, but its picture is still marvelous and the “disappearing” design is arguably the best in the business.

B&H is slashing $200 off the 13-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air

B&H Photo has been offering some of the best deals on MacBooks lately, and today it continues that trend by offering the 13-inch MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro for $200 less than their usual asking prices. I’m especially impressed … Continue reading

High-end AirPods and headphones could amplify Apple’s audio ambitions in 2019

AirPods and high-end headphones highlight what could be Apple’s Year of the Ear in 2019. According to a new report, Apple has no fewer than three new audio products in the works—the third likely being an improvement upon the lackluster HomePod. Along … Continue reading