Microsoft offers a solution to manage your phone from your computer. The Phone Link application connects your Android device to your Windows PC. Users can receive calls, reply to texts, and view ...

Our basement bedroom has a huge desktop computer that we never use except to dust. Why are we keeping it? A recent CNET survey found that nearly a third of us are hoarding old electronics, because ...

A VPN-enabled router can provide online privacy for any device connected to it. But not all router models allow it. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and ...

If you've been dragging your feet on an OS upgrade, there are a few ways to switch for free. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying ...

It’s official: Microsoft has officially ended support for Windows 10. Thankfully, there’s a free and easy way to get another year’s worth of Extended Security Updates (which will take you to ...

The best way to see which devices are connected to your Wi-Fi (and find out their IP and MAC addresses) is to use the open-source tool Angry IP Scanner. It’s lightweight, runs on Windows, macOS, and ...

Microsoft adds multimodal Copilot features to Windows 11. Talk to your PC, share your screen, and let it act for you. Stronger security with a cautious design and built-in guardrails. Microsoft just ...

Virtual private networks, or VPNs, are an essential tool in any internet privacy toolbox. They mask your public IP address, encrypt your traffic by routing it through secure servers and can make it ...

As Diwali 2025 nears, milk adulteration rises due to high demand, risking health and spoiling sweets. Simple home tests can detect fake milk. Buying from trusted sources and boiling milk ensures ...

Installing programs on Windows has been the same repetitive process of finding the official website, downloading an installer, running it, installing the program, and then clearing up all the junk. It ...

I’ve lived a multi-monitor lifestyle since the CRT days. I’ve since upgraded over the years, most recently to an ultrawide monitor paired with a portrait 1080p screen, and didn’t think much of it… ...