I talk about phishing emails all the time, and how important it is to know how to spot them. But dealing with phishing emails in your inbox can be dicey—which is why I took Google’s Phishing Quiz to see if I really know as much as I think. What Is Google’s Phishing Quiz? As it … Read more
Why you can trust Tom’s Hardware Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. MSI (Micro-Star International) has established itself as a major player in the PC component market, with products ranging from motherboards and graphics cards … Read more
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) recently published a document on ‘Secure by Design’ challenges that represents something we rarely see in government cybersecurity: a transparent acknowledgment of the complexities involved in implementing security from first principles. Secure by design is a fundamental approach that embeds security into systems from the very beginning of the design … Read more
My decade-long personal and professional interest in Google comes down to how I think the company will invent the future. I’ve always seen it as a laboratory with — let’s say — unconventional scientists pushing the boundaries of what’s feasible. That mental model/analogy aside, Google’s deep investment in foundational research — as made possible by … Read more
Memorial Day 2025 has arrived and it’s now time to take stock of the best deals on Apple gear. As part of Amazon’s now live holiday sale, we have notable offers on the latest M4 MacBook Air lineup alongside the return of all-time lows across the Apple Watch Series 10 configurations, the return of 2025 … Read more
Cars have become increasingly more powerful lately, with turbochargers and electric motors bumping horsepower and torque outputs to crazy new heights. What was considered powerful just two decades ago, today is the new normal. Still, prices have also reached astronomical levels lately — the average car price in the … Read more
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More After three hours at Google’s I/O 2025 event last week in Silicon Valley, it became increasingly clear: Google is rallying its formidable AI efforts – prominently branded under the Gemini name but encompassing a diverse range … Read more
NordVPN and Proton VPN are two of the very best VPNs on the market. So, to help you decide which is the best online privacy tool for you, I’m putting them head-to-head. In comparing the two services, I’ll look at the most important aspects of a great VPN including speed, cost, privacy and security, and … Read more
It’s been nearly 20 years since I built my first PC. Those first attempts were shaky, scary, and of course, very budget-oriented, but I was immediately hooked. But PC building is an expensive hobby, so in my chase for the best graphics cards and top-shelf processors, I always neglected my peripherals. Years later, I’ve learned … Read more
I need to admit something right off the bat: I am not a huge animation fan. Mind you, I can watch any number of animated programs. But I’ve come to understand that I resist embracing new projects within the genre. Maybe it’s because of the cookie-cutter nature of some of these titles, which tend to … Read more
