Chandra Steele

3 weeks ago | microcenter.com | Chandra Steele

Whether you’re about to unbox a brand-new desktop or you’ve been doing some spring cleaning and unearthed a stack of laptops of seasons past in your garage, you know that the way to get rid of them is not to toss them in the trash. Discarded laptops and desktops contribute to the 62 million tons of un-recycled electronics that make up global e-waste.

1 month ago | pcmag.com | Chandra Steele

Refiners, we've come to the end of Severance season two. The Apple TV+ show is the streaming service's most-watched, a critical hit, and, personally, a highlight of the past nine weeks. What started in season one as a parody of office life with a bit of sci-fi thrown in has turned into nothing less than a televised treatise on the nature of existence itself. This season, we've seen the innies and outies of Lumon Industries' four MDR refiners—Mark, Helly, Irving, and Dylan.

1 month ago | me.pcmag.com | Chandra Steele

Like a real mouse, your computer mouse roams around, picking up crumbs and other things along the way. The difference is: real mice bathe themselves. And your computer mouse, well, your computer mouse relies on you to get clean. So what’s required to keep your peripheral in tip-top shape? First, you have to know what type of mouse you have. And then you have to gather the appropriate supplies and get to scrubbing. When you’re done, both you and your mouse are going to function a lot better.

2 months ago | pcmag.com | Chandra Steele

Elon Musk has cut countless federal jobs in the past 50-odd days but if Tesla's sales slump continues, the job losses may soon be closer to home. As the seemingly de facto US president, Musk has let loose his band of unqualified DOGE bros to cancel leases, eliminate Congressionally funded programs, and fire large swaths of federal employees.

2 months ago | pcmag.com | Chandra Steele

It's nearing the end of the first official day at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Our analysts are exploring the show's 2.5 million+ square feet to bring you news of what to expect on the mobile market in the year ahead. As expected, there’s AI everywhere. But there are also some surprises, like solar-powered laptops and walkie-talkie glasses. Here are some of the most intriguing things we've spotted on the trade show floor so far—with more to come.