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Dadan/Getty Images In the digital age, it’s not uncommon to have multiple online accounts. Each one of these has multiple barriers designed to prevent hackers from gaining unauthorized access and stealing your personal and financial information, then using that information to commit fraud and other cyber crimes. Of these barriers, passwords remain one of the…

Alina Mosinyan/Shutterstock Smartwatches have evolved quickly over the years. Upon their initial release, some might have dismissed a smartwatch as a niche or novelty item. However, it’s now clear that these devices offer many practical benefits. Along with helping users track their health, smartwatches can potentially reduce smartphone dependency by letting users receive notifications without…

Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock Now retired, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) were a pair of planes designed to transport orbiters from their landing sites back to Kennedy Space Center throughout the Space Shuttle Program, one of the most expensive space missions of all time. The two planes were Boeing 747s modified to carry massive spacecraft through the air. While the…

relesio/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When you shop for a new mouse, wired or wireless, you’ll notice a couple of specifications listed, like DPI and hertz (Hz). DPI stands for dots per inch and denotes the mouse sensitivity, which is usually adjustable in varying increments. The Hz, or hertz,…

Wongsakorn 2468/Shutterstock Tablets are one of the more versatile computing options on the market, as they offer the portability of a mobile device and performance that can compete with Chromebooks and laptops. They can be used for everything from note-taking to mobile photography, and from browsing social media to professional video editing. In fact, there’s…

MAYA LAB/Shutterstock Any gamer knows the tech that fuels their hobby is constantly evolving and developing. As such, a graphics card (or GPU) that may have once served your needs might no longer be ideal. That’s not to say it’s always obvious when it’s time to replace this critical element of a gaming setup. Instead,…

Isvyatkovsky/Getty Images Advertisements are constantly popping up in our faces, and are increasingly present on smart TVs. Companies that own and sell smart TVs, more specifically the operating systems they run on, are relying on ads as a tactic to increase profits. They’re making money not just from other businesses that pay for ad space,…

Habanero Pixel/Shutterstock The Apple iPod is an iconic portable music player that helped to revolutionize the music industry, much like the CD player did before it. Apple discontinued the iPod line back in 2022, but over the past several years, the platform has seen a resurgence as Gen Z has started flocking to iPods. In a…

RSplaneta/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Thermal paste, the unsung hero of every PC on the planet. Without it, CPUs would burn up. Since its introduction into the PC market, there have been advances in thermal paste tech to ensure that components stay cool, whether that’s conductivity or even more recent…

Tada Images/Shutterstock Antivirus software is the first app many people install on a new Android phone or tablet, even today. Most do it to protect their device from malware and web-based threats. As surprising as it may sound, while the fear is valid, an antivirus suite is no longer the best solution. Modern Android devices…