At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Decent performer for PCIe 4.0 HMB Super-stylish and beefy heatsink Affordable given the heatsink Cons Runs off of secondary cache in PS5 Our Verdict You can use Orico’s PCIe 4.0 OS5 NVMe SSD in the PS5 it’s marketed towards, however PS5 doesn’t support HMB so it will operate off […]

An easy way to share files between PCs in your home is to set up a share drive using your router’s USB port. You can set up a share drive with just a few easy steps. What to do: Share your router IP settings Pick a USB flash drive or hard drive and stick it

The best Windows Hello webcams add something your PC may lack: a quick, secure way to log in to your PC without a password. Wouldn’t it be nice if your PC just recognized you instead? That’s where a Windows Hello webcam comes in. Microsoft’s biometric Windows Hello system uses a depth camera plus facial-recognition technology

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Windows 11’s annual “big” update is here! But while the “25H2 update” (dubbed so because it’s being released in the second half 2025) builds the foundation for a year of new Windows features, you might not even notice when it slips onto your computer. That’s because Windows 11 25H2 is a so-called “enablement package.” Here’s

Feature Tweaks that make a difference! Australian Editor, PCWorld Oct 4, 2025 7:00 am PDT Image: Pexels: Andrey Matveev When it comes to performance tweaks, we tend to think of slight changes we can make to our CPU or GPU settings that will make a difference. But it’s also possible to squeeze more performance from

I was cautiously optimistic about Acer’s Chromebook Plus Spin 514 when I tested a preproduction model last month, but the final unit is here now and it sticks the landing. Well, mostly. Acer’s latest convertible Chromebook has zippy performance and oodles of battery life, along with a good touchscreen with stylus support. But crappy speakers

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Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sales offer one of the year’s best opportunities to score deals on USB-C hubs and docks and their more powerful cousins, Thunderbolt docking stations. All offer important, necessary ways to expand your laptop’s ports and connect legacy devices like printers and mice. What we call the October Prime Day event

Philips Hue recently unveiled an enticing series of new products, including the supercharged Hue Bridge Pro—and no, none of those devices are on sale yet. But a bunch of slightly older but still powerful Hue items are on sale in the runup to Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days, making it a terrific time to jump