Alaina Yee
Senior Editor at PCWorld
Senior editor at @PCWorld. I write about tech; I tweet about cats & food. Formerly IGN, Maxmium PC, Official Xbox Magazine.
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1 day ago |
pcworld.com | Alaina Yee
Welcome to The Full Nerd newsletter—your weekly dose of hardcore hardware talk from the enthusiasts at PCWorld. In it, we dive into the hottest topics from our YouTube show, plus interesting news from across the web. This week, we’re still riding high from visiting Micro Center on opening day, but not so excited that we can’t talk shop (or complain) about SteamOS and USB-C headaches. Want this newsletter to come directly to your inbox?
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flipboard.com | Alaina Yee
Review: At $349, AMD’s 16GB Radeon RX 9060 XT is the new midrange GPU to beatIf that $349 price is real then it's a great deal; if it's not real, it depends. Now that most of Nvidia's GeForce RTX 50-series graphics cards have …
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pcworld.com | Alaina Yee
Here’s the scene: I’m at the 2025 RSAC Conference, in a session about home network security. Some of it is complicated—layers designed to protect high-profile targets like CEOs from attacks. But even for us normies, you’ll end up spending time on necessary maintenance. I’ve long accepted this as normal, even with the voluntary extras I’ve added to the process.
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2 days ago |
pcworld.com | Alaina Yee
On Wednesday, Google released the results of its latest scams survey—a snapshot of how often US adults between ages 18-65 encounter online scams, as well as their digital security habits. And as it turns out, Gen Z is ahead of older generations in one big way. How? You’re probably familiar with passkeys already—a form of account login that involves zero memorization and takes less time at sign-in. Also, unlike passwords, they can’t be stolen through phishing attacks and then reused by someone else.
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2 days ago |
pcworld.com | Alaina Yee
Another major flaw has been found in Chrome—and it’s already being exploited in the wild. First discovered by Google’s Threat Analysis Group on May 27th, this zero-day vulnerability allows attackers to run malicious code on compromised devices. But not all PCs have yet to apply the fix, which released last week on May 28th and was announced this past Monday. You could be a sitting target right now without knowing it.
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I wanted to understand the fuller picture of how the tariffs will affect the prices of tech gear. So I asked industry insiders. tl;dr - It's complicated. https://t.co/EwxQwVYTQ9
Tech & techy friends: What are must-visit spots for weird/cool/unique PC hardware in Tokyo & Seoul? Visiting later this year and I wanna have a plan for attack :)
Micro Center is opening in the SF Bay Area in spring. I'm so ready https://t.co/hbOr7pITcW
