Paul Lilly
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It should come as no surprise that Amazon saved its most aggressive discounts on its streaming hardware for the Black Friday sales bonanza. The newest version of every Fire TV Stick is on sale, and not just by a little bit—the discounts...
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We can't speak for everyone, but around these parts we're all gonna be packing on a few extra pounds after feasting on Thanksgiving, followed by more holiday meals to close out 2025. Factor in leftovers and, well, our waistlines don't stand a chance. That's okay, in part because we'll work it...
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It's fair to say that Maingear is one of the most respected boutique builders in the business, as is its boss, Wallace Santos. We've long been impressed with Maingear's build quality and attention to detail in the various systems we've...
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Do you know what time it is? You would if you owned a smartwatch, but to answer the question for you, it's time to shop Black Friday deals! And to that end, there are plenty of bargains afoot on smartwatches from the major players...
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Minisforum has carved out a niche in the mini PC market and its latest offering, the AtomMan G1 Pro, is another enticing compact system aimed at gamers. The svelte system pairs an AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX processor with a "desktop grade" GeForce...
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Following up on the launch of its Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 system-on-chip (SoC) in September, Qualcomm has now unveiled a non-Elite variant that aims to deliver nearly the same level of performance and features in a more affordable...
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Skyrocketing memory prices are threatening the PC gaming landscape, as building a new rig from the ground up is suddenly a bigger challenge than it had been. The timing is especially frustrating because we've finally the market for modern generation graphics settle down. The solution? Either...
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If you're not feeling a pair of Xbox-themed Crocs this holiday season, then what about a new Android phone? Don't worry about asking for Santa to come through because with a bunch of Black Friday discounts on Samsung Galaxy and Google...
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Microsoft is once again collaborating with Crocs on a custom themed pair of clogs (just as Nintendo did earlier this year), with the latest abomination creation taking inspiration from the Xbox brand. It's as if an Xbox controller and a...
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AMD is in a celebratory mood after AI research firm Zyphra successfully trained its cutting-edge, large-scale Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model, ZAYA1, entirely on AMD’s accelerated computing platform, which consists of Instinct MI300X GPUs...
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There's a lot of chatter and speculation about how much Valve's upcoming Steam Machine will cost, and there's the recent price hikes on game consoles. If you're a gamer, it can be tough sledding. However, Black Friday is the great...
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It took a long while for pricing on modern generation graphics cards to finally stabilize, but unfortunately it may not last for long. Yet another warning of impending price hikes on AMD's Radeon GPUs is making the rounds and the reason is...
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In case you missed it last week, Apple's AirPods Pro 3 saw a surprise discount ahead of Black Friday, bringing the latest-generation earbuds down to an all-time low price. It wasn't the discount in and of itself that was surprising, but...
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One of these days, Apple will finally get around to releasing a MacBook with a touchscreen display. Today is not that day, and barring a surprise late release, 2025 is not the year it will happen (rumor has it, a MacBook with a touchscreen...
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Do you find yourself squinting to see your TV, either because it's too small or because the image quality stinks? Well, good news—Black Friday deals are live for big screen TVs, and we're seeing discounts across a wide variety models...
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This is one of the best times of the year to buy console gaming hardware because manufacturers and retailers tend to be more aggressive with their discounts during the holiday shopping season. And to that end, we're heading into Black...
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The holiday shopping season is upon us, especially at retailers ramp up their Black Friday bargains. This also means you'll need to be extra vigilant about porch pirates. A great way to do that is by investing in a Ring Doorbell. It's not...
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Remember when getting into virtual reality was cost prohibitive? Yeah, neither do we at this point. VR has outlasted 'passing fad' status and appears here to stay—even Valve is getting in on the action with its upcoming Steam Frame headset...
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If a price hike is a sickness, than Black Friday is the cure. Black Friday deals on PlayStation 5 consoles are now in effect, providing a salve against recent price adjustments made by Sony. And yes, it's easy to be soured by a so-called...
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Building a PC is not all that difficult, but assembling a totally silent (or even near silent) rig? That takes a little more research and finesse. It can also require making compromises, but to ensure that the power supply unit (PSU) is...
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We don't know who still needs to hear this, but don't ever pay full price for a set of earbuds or headphones (or speakers, for that matter). Not even if it's a brand new time that just came out because it's only a matter of time before the...
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For a while there (and still, in some cases), finding a modern generation graphics card at MSRP is considered deal. Forget that noise, though, because over the last couple of months, we've seen GPU pricing finally stabilize to the point...
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