I'm a senior analyst charged with testing and reviewing VPNs and other security apps for PCMag. I grew up in the heart of Silicon Valley and have been involved with technology since the 1990s.

AMD has seemingly just inadvertently confirmed the existence of a CPU that's rumored to give you more gaming power than a PlayStation 5 without needing a graphics card. In fact, in terms of core specs ...

This is being used for what I would consider "light office work," the user is my father and he's a self-employed CPA. So, the majority of tasks are Word/Excel, Chrome, Quickbooks, and his dedicated ...

This post aims to assist you in deciding which type of graphics card to use. The difference between Dedicated and Integrated Graphics cards may be small, but a dedicated graphics card greatly improves ...

Intel’s high-end desktop processors may soon ship without integrated graphics built in, which may be beneficial to users, like gamers, who need more performance from their PC setup. Recently, we’ve ...

Whether you're upgrading your desktop PC or building a new one, choosing the right processor is the most crucial and complex choice you will make. Let's simplify it! Here's how to make sense of AMD's ...

Intel this week revealed its plan to make virus scanning more efficient: integrated graphics. The goal, Intel says, is to let antivirus use what it calls Accelerated Memory Scanning to lighten the ...