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Tidal's iPod? Hands On With Echobox's Flask-Shaped Explorer X1

A new high-res audio player looks like a wooden flask and has a tie-up with Tidal.




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The Digital Watch: A Brief History

Before there were smartwatches, digital watches were the most high-tech timepieces you could buy. We explore the evolution of the digital watch from 1972 to present day.




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Amazon Music Unlimited vs. Spotify: How Do They Compare?

The big difference between Spotify and Amazon Music Unlimited is Amazon offers an affordable tier of service available on just one Echo device. Here's how else they differ.




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The Best Refurbished Desktop Deals

Whether you want a customizable full-size tower or a mini PC, there's something for nearly every budget. Here are the best refurbished desktop deals for January 2020.




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Hands On: Lian Li's Strimer Plus, an RGB Riot for Your PC's Boring Cables

This sequel to Lian Li's original Strimer RGB PC-modding accessory has bolder lighting and more advanced patterns to make your build shine. We built it into a PC to see how it glows.




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These Dell Micro PCs Will Fit Anywhere, Even in Your IT Budget

For a limited time, you can get a Dell Optiplex 9020 Micro computer for as low as $269.99 with a full 1-year warranty as part of an off-lease refurbished sale from the PCMag Shop.




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The Best Desktop Workstations for 2020

Gaming desktops have all the glamour, but even they must bow to the most serious PCs on the planet: workstations certified to crunch through the most demanding design and rendering jobs and make sense of the hugest datasets. Here's what you need to know as you shop for a genuine heavyweight (even if it's small in size).




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The Best Windows Mini PCs for 2020

Some are bare-bones kits. Others are ready to go out of the box, complete with an OS, RAM, and memory installed. Whatever the form, these top Windows micro desktops all deliver surprising features, value, and pep for their size.




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The Best All-in-One Computers for 2020

What you want: space savings, power, and flexibility, all from a single desktop computer. What you need: an all-in-one (AIO) PC. Our buying guide and deep-dive reviews will help you shop for one of these sleek machines. (We've tested all the latest models.)




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The Best Gaming Desktops for 2020

You can't buy a more powerful gaming platform than a tricked-out desktop PC. Here's everything you need to know, part by part, to pick the right killer gaming system, along with our current favorites, culled from our top-rated reviews.




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The Best Budget Desktop Computers for 2020

A reliable home PC doesn't have to cost you four figures...far from it. Most of our budget-PC favorites cost less than $600, and some are hundreds less than that. Check out our top tested picks among conventional towers, compact PCs, and more.




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The Best Desktop Computers for 2020

Whether hulking towers, sleek all-in-ones, or space-saving mini PCs, today's desktops pack spiffier designs and more value than ever. Check out our recent favorites, along with some in-depth shopping advice and deep-dive reviews.




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11 Apps and Services to Help You Stay Safe on Campus

Don't take your safety for granted. These apps, services, and gadgets will help you communicate your location to trusted contacts and get help should trouble arise.




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Welcome to the Fragmentation Party, Android 10

Android may be leaving dessert names behind with Android 10, but its OS market share is still a buffet of Pie, Oreos, Nougat, Marshmallows, Lollipops, and even a couple of KitKats.




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The Best Android Launchers for Home Screen Customization

Don't settle for the default settings on your Android device. With the right launcher, you can customize the screens and layouts of your phone.




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Spotify

Spotify, available in both free and premium versions, remains a top-tier streaming music thanks to its deep library, collaborative playlists, early album access, and podcasts.




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Google Pulls Open-Source Android App for Having Donation Button

Google removes the free WireGuard app from the Play Store for having a donation button, reigniting a debate over whether its policy hurts the open-source community.




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The 10 Best Titles For New Comixology Unlimited Subscribers

Comixology Unlimited lets you dive into more than 20,000 digital comics for just $5.99 per month. Make the most of your subscription by starting with these 10 titles.




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15 Android Apps Actually Worth Paying For

Free apps are cool, but a few bucks can get you so much more. If you are looking to buy in the Google Play store, here are the best paid Android apps to put on your phone.




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Norton Family Premier

Norton Family's wealth of features and easy setup make it easy for parents to track and manage their children's activity across many devices, though it doesn't work on Macs.




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The 30 Best Amazon Fire Tablet Apps

Amazon Fire is more than just an e-reader. Download some of the best apps from Amazon's Appstore to have fun, be productive, and get more organized.




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The Best To-Do List Apps for 2020

Get organized and complete tasks more quickly and more reliably by using the right to-do app. These are the top performers in our tests.




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The 100 Best Android Apps for 2020

Not all of the Google Play store's 2.9 million apps are worth downloading. Our picks of the best Android apps in 14 categories deserve a place on your phone.




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The Best Fitness Apps for 2020

Whether you're looking to slim down, bulk up, run farther, bike faster, swim better, keep a new year's resolution, or just get healthier, these apps can help you meet your fitness goals in 2020.




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The Best Parental Control Apps for Your Phone

If you want to keep your kids safe online, you need a parental control solution that monitors all of their devices, including phones and tablets. These apps are the top cross-platform performers in our testing.




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Deals: Gaming PCs, Dell Laptops, Fitbit Tracker, Anker Accessories

Dell's SAVE15 coupon is still live, the Dell Vostro 14 3000 is back down to just $299, and Walmart's Overpowered gaming desktop is $800 off right now.




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Google Drive Offline Access Expands to All File Types

Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides can already be saved and edited offline using the web app, but Google is expanding offline access to all file types, as long as you're using Chrome.




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Microsoft Enhances OneDrive With a Personal Vault

Alongside a new protected area of storage, OneDrive and Office 365 storage options are changing for the better.




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PNY Flash Drives, Memory Cards Are Up to 64 Percent Off at Amazon

You don't have to fork over a bunch of cash to get a bunch of storage. PNY flash drives, SD cards, and portable drives are on sale at Amazon, with prices starting as low as $5.84.




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Early Black Friday Deals: Samsung MicroSDXC, Dell Vostro Desktop

The start of November has brought a ton of great deals, with some matching last year's Black Friday prices. The 512GB Samsung EVO Select microSDXC card is only $78.




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Thanks to Microsoft, We Can Watch Superman for Thousands of Years

Microsoft's new write-once storage medium is constructed from quartz glass, stores data using lasers, and uses machine learning algorithms for decoding.




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WD Teases Super-Fast 8TB Portable SSD, New Game Drives

The 8TB SSD prototype includes SuperSpeed USB 20Gbps support; WD also showed off a portable Luxe drive with USB-C and five WD_Black drives for console and PC gamers




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Snag a 50-Inch Sceptre 4K Ultra HD TV for Just $200

Normally $399.99, the Sceptre U515CV-U is available at Walmart right now for just $199.99. Don't miss this chance to snag it for half off.




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Get a Free Echo Dot With Any Toshiba, Insignia Fire TV Edition

That free Echo Dot will let you launch apps, search for titles, and switch inputs on your TV with just your voice.




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LG TV Morphs From Flat Screen to Curved With Press of a Button

At CES, LG Display is showing off a 65-inch concept TV that can bend at the edges, allowing it to switch from a flat-screen display to a curved one in about five seconds. The company also put a bendable OLED on a foldable tablet/laptop.




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Get a 50-Inch Samsung 4K Smart TV for $295

This is a 2018 model, but it's got tons of bells and whistles such as 4K ultra high-definition (2160p) picture, built-in Wi-Fi and smart functionality, and High Dynamic Range support.




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Save Up to $1,250 on Samsung's 2019 'The Frame' 4K TV

Use the coupon code below to snag the 55-inch model for just $1,249 (down from $1,999.99) or the 65-inch model for $1,549 (down from $2,799.99).




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Score a TCL Roku Smart TV for as Little as $119

All of the TVs on sale come standard with Roku TV, meaning you can access all of your favorite streaming platforms.




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Samsung QLED Smart TVs Nearly Half Off Before Super Bowl Sunday

At Amazon right now, you can save up to 47 percent on a Samsung Q60 series QLED 4K Ultra HD smart TV with HDR support and Alexa and Google Assistant compatibility.




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Save Big on Sony's X900F 4K TV Ahead of Super Bowl Sunday

In our review, we called this TV 'among the brightest we've tested.' It comes in five different sizes, all of which are currently between 18 and 39 percent off at Amazon.




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There's Still Time to Save on a New TV Before the Super Bowl

Before inviting everyone over to watch, make sure your TV setup is Super Bowl ready. After all, there's no excuse with sales like these.




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Netflix Remains on Top, Despite Crowded Streaming Market

Even with the increase in streaming competitors, Netflix remains at the top of the pack—but how long will its dominance last?




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Save $800 on a 65-Inch LG 4K OLED TV in Time for Super Bowl Sunday

Don't watch the Super Bowl on your old, grainy TV. Head over to the PCMag Shop to score a big discount on the 65-Inch LG OLED B9 Series 4K smart OLED TV.




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Everything Leaving Netflix in March

The march of Marvel off of Netflix continues and this month a few DC films join in, too.




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Our Most-Read Special Education Stories of 2019

The most popular special education stories of the year examined the broken promises of special education, the aftermath of the lead crisis in Flint, Mich., and how educators lack confidence in their ability to meet the needs of children with disabilities.




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On Bilingualism, Bias, and Immigration: Our Top English-Learner Stories of 2019

Education Week's top English-language learner stories on 2019 explored who's teaching the nation's English-learners and the struggles those educators encounter on the job, how the Trump administration's immigration policies affected students and their families and examined why more schools in the Un




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Warren: 'We Are Failing on Our Country's Promise' to Children With Disabilities

A new plan from Democratic presidential candidate and former special educator Elizabeth Warren touches on some glaring issues in special education: graduation disparities, hard-to-access school buildings, and discipline practices that disproportionately affect black, Latino, and Native American stud




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Parents Report Obstacles in Filing Special Education Complaints, Watchdog Says

The Government Accountability Office finds that parents often have a hard time initiating complaints about special education services, but that these barriers don't affect all parents in the same way.




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Help for Principals Who Want to Support Special Education Teachers and Students

A new guide from the National Center for Learning Disabilities and Understood.org offers advice on how school leaders can best serve students with disabilities and support special education teachers.




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FDA Bans Use of Shock Therapy at School for Students With Special Needs

The FDA estimates that between 45 and 50 students at a Massachusetts school for students with autism, emotional disturbances, and intellectual disabilities are subjected to electrical shocks through electrodes attached to their skin.