Your keyboard can double as your mouse to control the cursor. The keys can do everything a mouse does, but faster. With a little bit of practice and muscle memory, you’re able to drive the computer faster and more easily just with your keyboard. Why Should You Use a Keyboard To Control the Cursor Like most people, I used to do most of my computing with some combination of a mouse (or trackpad) and a keyboard....

Quick Links Summary If you’ve randomly received a message from a stranger on a dating app or social media, and, after chatting for a few days, they are suggesting investing in crypto, then you’re likely being targeted by a pig butchering scam. Read on to learn how this scam works and how to steer clear of it. How Does the Pig Butchering Scam Work? In a pig butchering scam, a random person who appears to be attractive and wealthy contacts you and seeks to form a relationship....

Quick Links Spring feels like it may finally be just around the corner, and in the tech world, that means Mobile World Congress. We’ve got feet on the ground in Barcelona checking out all the cool products from MWC 2024. Here are 10 of our favorites from the big show. Best Concept: Lenovo Project Crystal Laptop While it isn’t a product you can buy, theLenovo ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop(otherwise known as “Project Crystal”) made an undeniably dramatic impression on us at MWC....

Summary The mobile game market is saturated with tons of poorly designed, money-grubbing games. That’s nothing new. What’s new is how aggressive these terrible games have become with their advertising. Fake Mobile Game Ads Are Everywhere It feels like every other ad I see is for some mediocre mobile game that I know will be a disappointment before I even play it. But they come up so often that I couldn’t help but get curious....

Summary When I was shopping around for a new VPN deal recently, I found my options were more limited than expected. Because on top of the must-have features that all VPNs need, I have one specific requirement. I won’t use a VPN without a browser extension. Why a Browser Extension Is Essential in a VPN Every VPN should come with severalnon-negotiable features,including a clear and transparent no-logging policy, a kill switch, access to lots of servers located all around the world, and more....

Summary AMD started working on ray tracing with RDNA 2, the tech that powers the Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and RX 6000 Series graphics cards. Yet, the word on the street is that Nvidia is still the king of ray tracing… or is it? How Do AMD Graphics Cards Handle Ray Tracing vs. Nvidia? Nvidia has put a lot of focus onray tracingover the past few years, starting with the 2018 launch of itsRTX line of graphics cardswith dedicated RT (Ray Tracing) Cores....

Quick Links Summary Instead of wearing sunglasses and earbuds, theLucyd Lyte glassesmerge the two products into one. The sunglasses integrate speakers into the stems and connect to a phone over Bluetooth. It’s a neat idea, but ultimately flawed for several reasons. Worse of all, Lucyd muddies the water with the association of ChatGPT when it’s not actually onboard the glasses. Lucyd Lyte Audio Glasses These glasses offer immersive four-speaker audio, intuitive touch controls, and 12 hours of music and calls per charge....

Microsoft is updating the Microsoft Store to change how games are installed on Windows 11. This update gives players more control over how much of a game they want to install, especially for games with large files. Now, players can choose which parts of a game they want to install. For instance, in games like Call of Duty and Halo, users can install high-resolution graphics separately or just in the campaign mode, leaving out multiplayer features....

Read update Summary Nintendo could’ve phoned in theNintendo Switch 2 Pro Controllerby slapping a few new buttons on its Switch 1 counterpart. Instead, the company revamped every inch of that design, resulting in an innovative gamepad that boasts the smoothest joysticks on the market. Correction An earlier version of this review incorrectly stated that the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller has an internal microphone. The review has been updated to correct this error....

Summary You probably don’t think much about all the noise inside your car—until you step into a quieter car and suddenly realize you’ve been missing something. So, what’s behind making your car’s cabin so noisy when on the move? And what makes some cars feel almost eerily silent in comparison? The Biggest Noise Culprits in a Car’s Cabin Cars can get (un)surprisingly noisy, thanks to a mix of moving parts, road conditions, and external forces conspiring against a peaceful drive....

Quick Links Summary The saying goes, the best camera is the one you have with you. The same is true for a device’s charging cable. In that vain, Nomad is resurrecting itsChargeKeyshort cable in USB-C variants so you can always keep one within reach, tucked into any pocket, and have a power cable whenever you need it. Nomad ChargeKey Bring along a USB-C cable wherever you go with the Nomad ChargeKey, available in USB-C or Lightning connections....

Those with compatible hardware can now installChat With RTX, an AI chatbot that turns local files into its dataset. The Chat With RTX application is considered a “tech demo,” but it’s effective at retrieving, summarizing, and synthesizing information from text-based files. At its core, Chat With RTX is a personal assistant that digs through your documents and notes. It saves you the trouble of manually searching through files you’ve written, downloaded, or received from others....

While I love the thriving independent developer scene for the Playdate, few games it’s produced have lived up to the collection of 24-game “first season” that the system launched with. That’s why I was excited to finally have another batch of games curated by the console’s creator, and the results didn’t disappoint. What Is Playdate Season 2? The Playdate is a crank-based handheld gaming system with a sharp 1-bit screen. Its initial conceit was that it would comebundled with 24 gamescommissioned by its manufacturer Panic, released over a 12-week period in two-game batches....