The Samsung 990 Pro is widely considered one of the best M.2 SSDs, offering excellent read and write speeds with great thermal management, and having an absolute killer design. Of course, when you're looking at the best, you're usually going to be paying a premium for it.

Image: Getty Images Unity, the company behind the game development engine of the same name, has just announced that its president, CEO, and chairman John Riccitiello “will retire” effective immediately. “The Board will initiate a comprehensive search process, with the assistance of a leading executive search firm, to identify a permanent CEO,” reads the press release, adding that James Whitehurst will step in as interim CEO, president, and board member. “Mr. Riccitiello will continue to advise Unity to ensure a smooth transition.”Notably, Unity’s new interim CEO is an outsider: Whitehurst is an advisor at Silver Lake, a private equity firm that owns about 9 percent of Unity. (He also spent 12 years as CEO of Red Hat, an IBM subsidiary known for a... Continue reading…

Amazon Prime Big Deals Day is finally here, and with it comes discounts on some of our favorite televisions and more. This past summer, we saw slashed prices on TV brands like Samsung, TCL, Insignia, and Fire, but if you weren't on your computer or phone during the 48-hour event, you might have missed out on some great deals. Over the next 48 hours, you'll get a second chance. We are kicking things off with two solid deals on two mid-size televisions from LG and Vizio respectively and will continue to update as new discounts and deals roll out. We wish you the best of luck on your journey to snag your favorite discounted TVs as well as any earbuds, monitors, and laptops that you might have your eye on.

The Pixel Watch might not be the most advanced smartwatch on the market, but it's certainly a great-looking watch. Its clean and minimal design is enhanced by the 3D domed glass that seamlessly blends with the sleek stainless steel case to give it an aesthetically pleasing look. While we like the default silicone band, it's always nice to have a few additional options for variety.

We've been spending a lot more time at home over the past few years. In-person meetings and gatherings have often been replaced by virtual get-togethers, and it's become more important than ever to have a good webcam. However, the PC market hasn't necessarily followed. Be it the result of shrinking bezels or the simple belief that users don't care about webcam quality, even some of the best laptops have bad cameras. Sometimes they're horribly placed, and sometimes they're just not there at all. If you're in need of a camera upgrade, we've rounded up some of the best webcams you can buy today.

Although the Amazon Prime Big Deal Day sale hasn’t begun just yet, there are a couple of deals that you might want to check out before the much-anticipated event kicks off on Oct. 10. From PC components like CPUs and GPUs to premium TVs, here are 35 of the best early deals available on Amazon right now.

Using an iPhone with a Chromebook certainly seems a bit out of place. Obviously, Android makes a bit more sense given the intimate connection they both have with the Google ecosystem. However, many loyal iPhone users turn to the simplicity and affordability of a Chromebook for work or school tasks. It takes some effort, and you're going to need to subscribe to iCloud and be connected to the web if you want the best syncing experience, but you can use an iPhone with your Chromebook and be happy about it.

Many people use Mac computers due to macOS, which is Apple's proprietary operating system. It looks great and is optimized specifically for Apple's hardware, which means it'll run quickly and smoothly on your Mac. However, there might be times when you need to use Windows. Instead of going out and buying a new computer, you can run Windows on your great Mac by using a virtual machine (VM). We've tried Parallels Desktop 19 for Mac, and we've found it to be our favorite way to virtualize Windows 11 within macOS. You can follow this guide to install Windows on your Mac.

If you're looking for one of the best OLED monitors, look no further than this Alienware's 34-inch curved OLED monitor. This monitor is our top choice, coming in above brand's like LG, Samsung, Asus, and others. The monitor provides vibrant colors, offers deep black levels, and the curvature provides an immersive experience. Furthermore, you get an impressive refresh rate, response time, and it all comes in at $150 less during this current promotion. While the monitor is normally going to cost you $1000, you can now grab it for $850 for a limited time.

Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox Media X / Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino has just canceled her appearance at the Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live conference next week, saying “with the global crisis unfolding, Linda and her team must remain fully focused on X platform safety.”And... X CEO @lindayaX has decided not to appear at @WSJ Tech Live. Here's the statement X sent to The Journal: "Linda Yaccarino will be unable to attend the WSJ Tech Live conference next week. With the global crisis unfolding, Linda and her team must remain fully focused on X…— Joanna Stern (@JoannaStern) October 9, 2023The “global crisis” in question is almost certainly a reference to the war in Israel, which resulted in a flood of horrific videos being posted to X. Then there is the issue of one... Continue reading…

If you're trying to build a Ryzen 7000 PC on a budget, getting a good quality AM5 motherboard for a decent price can be a challenge. But on this Prime Day, you won't have any trouble finding good value thanks to seven AM5 motherboard deals, from the cheapest implementations of the B650 chipset to the PCIe 5.0-enabled X670E chipset. You can get up to $70 off, making Ryzen 7000 builds with new GPUs and CPUs much cheaper than ever before.

Image: The Verge The latest turn in the Elon Musk-directed platform X, previously known as Twitter, is that users can now block unverified accounts from replying to their posts. This change arrives about 11 months after Musk launched paid verification for Twitter Blue, apportioning blue checkmark labels to people willing to part with $7.99 per month. It also means it could be harder for those who don’t pay for the service (with the exception of accounts forced into verified status) to refute misinformation, which researchers report has continued to increase. Image: X The new menu for locking replies. There’s an argument that limiting replies to accounts verified by payment, phone number, or perhaps even government ID could... Continue reading…