If you want an easy way to add smarts to your aging TV or monitor, Amazon's Fire TV Stick is the way to go. While there are a few Fire TV Stick devices in the lineup, we think the Lite model is going to be a good option, offering excellent bang for the buck, especially at its current discounted price of just $18. With that said, be quick, because this 40% off promotion from Amazon and Best Buy won't be around for long.

I'm as much a fan of Wallpaper Engine as the next guy, thanks to the amazing value it provides for a one-time purchase of $4. With limitless wallpapers, easy discovery, and tons of editing options, it's one of the best wallpaper apps for PC users. However, you might not want to shell out $4 for a wallpaper app, and that's completely understandable. In that case, Lively Wallpaper might be just the right thing for you. It's an open-source project that's getting better with support from the public, and it has some more advantages over Wallpaper Engine.

Modern-day gamers are typically content sitting alone at their PCs, chatting with or arguing with gamers from all across their region while partaking in fun and competitive online gameplay. While webcams and chat tools like Discord can help us feel a little more connected from afar, you might still find yourself missing some of the in-person camaraderie that comes from hosting a good old-fashioned LAN party.

Ready to take your home network to the next level? This is where OPNsense can make a big difference by offering better control over your home network versus your ISP-supplied router. You can enjoy better management features, the ability to expand the functionality of your firewall and router through plugins, and future software updates on your own hardware, which can be swapped out and upgraded as necessary. If this is your first time considering OPNsense, you'll need to bear a few things in mind to ensure as few mistakes are made as possible.

Microsoft has started rolling out a new scareware blocker in its Edge browser this week. The AI-powered feature runs on Windows PCs and can identify and block existing scams, and even detect new and emerging ones thanks to a local machine learning model.“Scareware blocker adds a new, first line of defense to help protect the users exposed to a new scam if it attempts to open a full screen page. Scareware blocker uses a machine learning model that runs on the local computer,” explains the Microsoft Edge team in a blog post. “The model uses computer vision to compare full screen pages to thousands of sample scams that the scam-fighting community shared with us. The model runs locally, without saving or sending images to the cloud.”Once a scam has been detected, Microsoft Edge will automatically exit the full screen mode that malicious sites try to enforce, stop audio playback, and then warn you with a thumbnail of the page you were viewing. You can then report the site so it’s added to Microsoft’s Defender SmartScreen service that automatically blocks Edge users from visiting known scam sites.Announced originally at Ignite in November, the scareware blocker in Microsoft Edge is now available in preview in the latest stable channel release of the browser. You’ll need to enable the scareware blocker manually in Edge’s privacy settings, and then restart the browser to get the preview feature.

The Raspberry Pi is versatile, affordable, and packed with features that make it an excellent fit for 3D printing. You can use your Pi to monitor your printer remotely, set up automated tasks, and even add some cool features to improve your printing setup.

Most desktop and laptop PCs have just one processor. This CPU handles everything the system needs to process, but why don't we simply add another CPU to the mix to double the amount of processing bandwidth? You can purchase motherboards that support more than one CPU unit, though they are limited to servers. Intel Xeon and AMD EPYC chips can be used in formation though whether you should do so depends on what you plan to use the device for. If it's for general use and gaming, you may want to consider alternatives (and stick to a single CPU), but for servers, virtual machines, and other cases, two CPUs can make all the difference.

If you're a fan of the iPhone SE, you may have noticed that it has been a little trickier to get a hold of one than usual. It turns out that it's not because the company is having issues keeping up with demand; instead, it's likely because the company is getting ready to release a new version of the phone.

The size of video games is growing out of control, which means, if you want to store all your favorites at once, along with all your regular data, you're going to need to upgrade your PC or laptop. Now, this is easier said than done, as there are a variety of different storage options to choose from. Now, if you're looking to go with something that's fast, reliable, and delivers tons of storage space, we think this Western Digital 8TB SN850X M.2 SSD is just the thing.

This is the 2022 iPhone SE. The new one is expected to look more like the iPhone 14.Apple’s next iPhone SE might be announced “as early as next week” ahead of it being on sale later in February, Bloomberg reports. The new phone has already seemingly appeared in photos and video and Bloomberg says Apple’s inventory of the current iPhone SE has started running low, which all could point to an imminent launch. The next iPhone SE is expected to look like an iPhone 14, meaning it will have a bigger screen, drop Touch ID in favor of Face ID, and come with an A18 chip, which will let it run the company’s Apple Intelligence features, according to Bloomberg. The new phone will apparently be Apple’s first with an in-house cellular modem. And it’s set to get a USB-C port, which theoretically means Apple can sell an iPhone SE again in the EU. That description generally lines up with the photos and video purportedly showing the next iPhone SE from leaker Majin Bu. Based on those leaks, the new phone will also have a single rear camera.Here's what the iPhone SE 4 looks like pic.twitter.com/pEyIAJ34VR— Majin Bu (@MajinBuOfficial) January 25, 2025Bloomberg says the phone will have a “roughly $500 price point.” That would make it more expensive than the 2022 iPhone SE, which starts at $429.Apple didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment. Bloomberg says the company is “unlikely” to have a reveal event for the new phone and will instead announce it on its website.This year, Apple is also rumored to launch a thin iPhone that may be called the “iPhone 17 Air,” and Bloomberg says that the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro “will get major updates.”

The chunky laptops have ports and RGB lighting a-plenty.Nvidia’s RTX 5090 and 5080 desktop GPUs sort of launched last month, but on the laptop front, we’re still awaiting the avalanche of 50-series notebooks to come crashing in, starting with these hefty new mid-rangers from Acer. The (deep breath) Predator Helios Neo 16 AI and Predator Helios Neo 18 AI can be configured with up to Intel’s Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU and RTX 5070 Ti GPUs. They each feature a boatload of ports and will start at $1,899.99 for the 16-inch and $2,199.99 for the 18-inch. The 16 launches in the US in April (other countries in May), and the 18 launches in May (other countries in June).Both laptops feature RGB logos on their lids, four-zone keyboard lighting, and up to 64GB of RAM and 2TB of storage. Also in the high-end configs is a 240Hz 2560 x 1600 OLED for the 16-inch model and 250Hz Mini LED of the same resolution for the 18-inch. Both sizes of laptop feature 90Wh batteries and Wi-Fi 6E support. Each model comes standard with enough ports to keep you free and clear of dongle town. There’s one Thunderbolt 4 port, one USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, three USB-A ports, one HDMI 2.1, a 3.5mm headphone / mic combo jack, and even an ethernet port. Oddly, for such large and thick laptops, they’ve got microSD card slots instead of full-size. That seems like the only thing “micro” about these laptops weighing as much as 7.28 pounds. But the bigger thing to be aware of is that the RTX 5070 Ti GPUs, Core Ultra 9 CPUs, and OLED / Mini LED screens are all optional. At the starting configurations for both sizes you’re getting a more modest Core Ultra 7 255HX and RTX 5070. That doesn’t sound terrible, but the base-model displays are just 1920 x 1200.We reached out to Acer about the cost of the higher-end Predator Helios Neo configurations, but did not hear back before publication.

Gaming handhelds are pretty great, but sometimes you need a full-blown laptop for your portable gaming needs. If you're on the hunt for something new, Acer has pulled back the curtain on two powerful laptops that should be right up your alley.