Laptop buyers looking for a MacBook model may have a hard time deciding between the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, especially if they’ve never used Apple laptops before or haven’t purchased a new model in a while. The main confusion may come from the fact that the base MacBook…
Charles-McClintock Wilson/Shutterstock Everyone loves a good deal, especially when it comes to adding another Amazon Alexa device to your smart home setup – there are plenty worth buying, too. You may have even seen a deal that seems too good to pass up from a…
Various photographs/Getty Images When reading about AI and its less than favorable aspects, such as Amazon’s data centers using over 2.5 billion gallons of water in a year and AI taking away tech jobs, it’s easy to lean into pessimism. However, there are positive sides…
ikhsanmuliadi16/Shutterstock Are you all about this bass? If so, a subwoofer has a place in your home audio setup. Despite the jargon in the name, a subwoofer is really just a speaker designed specifically for low frequencies. However, simply installing a subwoofer doesn’t guarantee that…
First rolling out to select devices (in early access) in March 2025, before rolling out in the United States in February 2026, Alexa+ is an enhanced version of Amazon’s Alexa personal assistant. Powered by Amazon’s large-language generative AI models Nova and Anthropic, Alexa+ delivers a more personalized, conversational, and…
Algi Febri Sugita/Shutterstock Although Dropbox is one of the most widely used cloud storage services among users, it is far from the only platform available for storing your files. The Internet offers many services to anyone who wants more space to save data on their…
S3studio/Getty Images Whether you’re navigating a bustling city on vacation or just trying to find a new coffee shop in your hometown, getting help from a navigation app like Google Maps has become second nature to most of us. And it makes sense, because Google…
Apple’s Touch ID button on the MacBook is secure. The biometric authentication tool reads the skin pattern directly beneath your outer skin, then transforms it into a mathematical representation of your fingerprint that is stored in the device’s Secure Enclave. The Secure Enclave is like a security chip. It…
Wireframe/Getty Images Mechanical keyboards are generally considered superior to their cheaper membrane counterparts, not only in terms of ergonomics, but also in terms of longevity. The rubber components of a membrane keyboard tend to wear out more quickly than the solid components of a mechanical…
Whether you turn off or put your Mac to sleep, you will normally have no problem getting back to work. But sometimes your computer suddenly crashes. Instead of seeing the usual home screen when you start your Mac, you’re greeted by a flashing folder with a question mark on…