Eternity Lab

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Memorial Day is fast approaching, and along with it comes a variety of retail sales. Even though 2026 continues to be an expensive year for tech, there’s still plenty of opportunities to save if you know where to look, and these offers can even extend…

In the early days of publicly available computers, desktops were the only devices you needed … or could afford. These were less crucial parts of people’s lives and more like status symbols. However, as the years passed and technology improved, computers became more powerful and, more importantly, smaller. Gone are the days when computers needed…

Photology1971/Getty Images While Apple’s general brand image these days emphasizes sleek, smooth curves, that wasn’t always the case. Back in the company’s fledgling years of the 1980s, its equipment was just as boxy and beige as everyone else, with a smoother, more colorful image gradually surfacing in subsequent decades. While you can’t go back in…

miss.cabul/Shutterstock TikTok, the social video app, has two different owners. There’s the main company, ByteDance, which owns TikTok and its Chinese equivalent, Douyin. In 2025, a third arm was created, with U.S. control handed over to a joint venture, TikTok USDS JV. Who actually owns TikTok is an interesting rabbit hole to go down. If…

BrandonKleinPhoto/Shutterstock Launched in 2014, Ring cameras can help individuals protect their property by giving them access to live video feeds wherever a device is installed. Acquired by Amazon in 2018, Ring now has 50 different devices available with an assortment of features and specs. There are some uncomfortable truths about using Ring cameras, but there’s…

Microsoft/Linux Foundation/BGR The Windows vs Linux argument can be easily boiled down quite quickly. If you’re after a secure, semi-stable system that doesn’t require you to be a power user, stick with Windows. Just make sure you get the right version of Windows 11, Home or Pro. For those fed up of the subscriptions or…

Towfiqu ahamed barbhuiya/Shutterstock Smartwatches allow users to do more than just check the time. They can track workouts, set timers, and check messages. Some users even try to use Apple Watches in lieu of a smartphone to take calls and respond to texts or emails. A traditional watch is able to tell time and makes…

Juststock/Getty Images Airplane mode and Do Not Disturb mode are two common options found on modern mobile devices, which many of us often use in our everyday lives. Although Airplane mode is typically associated with air travel and suspending your phone’s wireless capabilities to stop any potential interference with the aircraft communication systems, it can…

Kati Maria/Shutterstock USB cables come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. That’s not exactly a figure of speech, since they really do vary by application, brand, and configuration … which often leads to a wide range of prices, too. Cables need to be built durably and offer good charging and data transfer rates to be useful…