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Starlink's New V5 Dish Heads To Tesla Cybercabs
11+ hour, 32+ min ago (411+ words) The company has been spotted teasing the 'Starlink integration' at a display in a Tesla show room in San Jose, California. The dish model is the newly-released V5. Starlink is popping up another Elon Musk project. On Monday, Tesla teased that…...
Reenter Your Flip Phone Era With 58% Off This Refurbished Kyocera Dura XE Epic
7+ hour, 47+ min ago (235+ words) The Kyocera DuraXE Epic combines rugged durability, 4G connectivity, hotspot support, and long battery life in a classic flip-phone design. And a near-mint model is only $112 right now! TL;DR: The refurbished Kyocera DuraXE Epic is a rugged 4G flip phone with…...
Starlink's 'Mini 2' Dish Appears in Firmware With Built-In Battery
11+ hour, 7+ min ago (323+ words) Along with a built-in battery, the upcoming Mini 2 dish features a far lower 'duty cycle' for uploads, according to a Starlink repair expert. New Starlink firmware indicates that SpaceX has started producing a “Mini 2” dish, which features a built-in battery…...
Americans' $800 Laptop Budgets Are Colliding With a $1,600 Reality, PCMag Survey Finds
11+ hour, 27+ min ago (765+ words) The surging costs of memory and storage are bad news for back-to-school laptop shoppers and tech consumers generally. Our recent poll shows a disconnect between expectations and actual prices. I'm the Executive Editor, Features & Special Projects at PCMag.com. I…...
The Best Back-to-School Deals on Laptops Right Now From Apple, Dell, and HP
11+ hour, 42+ min ago (490+ words) PCMag...
Samsung’s Foldables Are Already Great. These 5 Updates Would Make Them Flawless
11+ hour, 49+ min ago (809+ words) Samsung's summer Unpacked event is almost here, and I'm crossing my fingers that the Galaxy Z Fold and Flip lineup finally gets the upgrades I've been waiting for. I’m PCMag’s Managing Editor for Consumer Electronics content, overseeing an experienced team…...
Is Fast Charging Actually Killing Your Phone's Battery? Here’s the Truth
23+ hour, 30+ min ago (595+ words) Is the device in your pocket just one fast charge away from exploding? Probably not, but there are some potential risks you should know about. But as phone makers experiment with faster charging, concerns about overheating and battery degradation have…...
Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 Review: ChromeOS Gets Outside Its Comfort Zone
23+ hour, 13+ min ago (754+ words) Lenovo's Chromebook Plus 14 is one of the fastest, nicest Chromebooks we've tested, merging a gorgeous OLED display, solid build quality, and a comfy keyboard with capable, NPU-powered on-device AI. But its luxury-laptop pricing undercuts the biggest advantage of ChromeOS: affordability....
You Could Probably Use a New Router. Our Readers Have Recommendations
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (1758+ words) Is your home network hardware overdue for retirement? Our latest Readers’ Choice survey reveals the router, mesh, modem, and NAS brands with the best (and worst) scores for reliability, value, and overall satisfaction. I'm the Executive Editor, Features & Special Projects…...
Starlink Hits Pause on Extra $10 Rental Kit Fee for Dish Hardware
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (508+ words) PCMag Australia The $10 "monthly kit fee" that Starlink introduced for new Residential sign-ups has quietly been rescinded. But it's unclear if it's a lasting change or just a one-month waiver for new customers. Starting on Thursday, users on Reddit noticed…...