Only about a quarter of people who work from home feel regularly burned out from videoconferencing. By Chandra Steele “Zoom fatigue” is a term we’re used to hearing nearly as often as we have to jump on Zoom calls. …

Apple has discontinued the iPod after a remarkable 20-year run — and a music industry transformed. By Jamie Lendino The first time I heard an MP3 file was back in 1995. It was some proto-drum-and-bass track that I had downloaded to my PC from an FTP site, back when the…

The Force is no longer strong in me, thanks to Disney and EA. By Will Greenwald Sadly, I think I’m done with Star Wars. And if you knew me “back in the day,” you’d know how much that means. I was a hardcore Star Wars fan through the 90s and…

If you have important data trapped on a computer that’s not working, don’t panic: You can try to recover it. By Whitson Gordon Troubleshooting a computer that won’t start is frustrating, but the panic of losing your data is far worse. If you can’t get your computer to boot and…

Most modern laptops have USB-C connectors, but not all of them use this versatile port for battery charging. Looking for a hiccup-free USB-C charging experience? Here’s what you need to know. By Brian Westover Those sleek oval-shaped USB-C ports seem to be everywhere these days. They’ve become ubiquitous on smartphones…

Desperate times call for desperate measures as skilled workers flee the country. By Matthew Humphries Russia is reviewing what “forced labor” means for prisoners now that the country is facing a serious shortage of people with IT skills. Waging war on another country and the sanctions that have followed means…

They’re impractical, and we’re bad at using them, but the alternatives come with so much baggage that they make it clear just how useful passwords still are. By Max Eddy For years, security researchers have complained about the problems with passwords and dreamed of a better, password-free future. But that…

WFH employees have FOMO. In-office employees feel lost in mostly empty offices. Here’s what’s working and what’s not, more than two years into the pandemic. By Chandra Steele After more than two years, the view from home offices might not have changed. But much about the day-to-day of remote work…

The new iteration of the Razer Blade 15 will arrive in Q4 with a $3,500 price tag. By Michael Kan Razer is creating a new challenger for the ultimate PC gaming laptop: a Blade notebook outfitted with an OLED panel capable of a 240Hz refresh rate. Razer says the upcoming…