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Private Internet Access VPN review: a low-cost VPN for all your devices

Private Internet Access MSRP $11.95 “Private Internet Access (PIA), offers great deals on long subscriptions and reliable operation at good speeds, and while I’m not a fan of tiny windows, it has plenty of features and great 24/7 live chat support.” Pros Quick, reliable server connections Fast, helpful 24/7 live chat support Thousands of servers … Read more

Best Sports Drinks of 2025

Finding the right sports drink that will actually hydrate you and provide electrolytes during recovery can be difficult with all the marketing out there. Sometimes it’s hard to tell what has too much sugar and won’t be as refreshing. You want to find something that’s going to give you the proper hydration, recovery and fluid … Read more

Mass Effect 2 Helped Change What Being an RPG Meant

The Mass Effect series has always held a special, and often divisive spot in fans’ hearts. BioWare’s sci-fi RPG saga blew up with its first game back in 2007, and its sequel took the franchise to bigger, more mainstream heights. In the years since that game’s release, it’s cast a long shadow—not just over its own franchise … Read more

An embarrassment from start to end

Get enough Star Trek fans in a room and the conversation inevitably turns toward which of the series’ cinematic outings is the worst. The consensus view is The Final Frontier, Insurrection and Nemesis are duking it out for the unwanted trophy. Each film has a small legion of fans who will defend each entry’s campy … Read more

Netflix’s price hikes aren’t going to stop anytime soon

Whenever Netflix raises its prices — which seems to happen roughly as often as Ben Affleck falls in love with an A-list celebrity — the company always gives the same reason. It needs the extra money, you see, in order to keep investing in the kind of programming and product its 302 million subscribers demand. … Read more

9 Ways You’re Unknowingly Ruining Your iPhone Experience

Your iPhone is a powerful device, but it’s easy to miss out on its full potential. From overlooked settings to unconscious habits, you might be unknowingly sabotaging your iPhone experience with these common mistakes. 1 Sticking With Default Apps While Apple understandably sets its own apps as the default for email, browsing, and messaging, you … Read more

HiFive Premier P550 Review: High RISC

RISC-V, the open source ISA, has made some great progress over the years, and the new HiFive Premier P550 is claimed to be “The Highest Performance RISC-V CPU Development Board in the World” and for $400 it better be. The unit that I have on the bench is the $399 16GB RAM model, but if … Read more

Hackers use GenAI to attack more frequently and effectively

Splunk CISO report lays out security team’s thoughts on 2024 Report details the increase in GenAI in both cyberdefense and cyberattacks There’s a notable gap between the thoughts of board members and security experts The rise of Generative AI (GenAI) in cybersecurity is continuing, with over half (52%) of CISOs prioritizing innovative with emerging technologies, … Read more