Jun 1, 2017 4:00 AM | By Michael Simon

The Essential Phone is a beautiful example of everything that's wrong with Android

Andy Rubin's Essential Phone is a gorgeous testament to lofty design and performance. But can it avoid falling into the traps that doomed other phones?

Jun 1, 2017 3:30 AM | By Terry Walsh

How to buy and install a closed-loop liquid cooler—it's not as scary as you think

Sealed all-in-one liquid-cooling systems are safe, effective, and easy to install. Here's how to buy and install a closed-loop liquid cooler.

Jun 1, 2017 3:00 AM | By Gordon Mah Ung

Hands-on: The Raven Z is a mini-PC with rare talent

The Raven Z mini-PC somehow manages to squeeze discrete graphics into its tiny box. It's a design that's too good to be true.

Answer Line May 31, 2017 12:00 PM | By Jon L. Jacobi

External drive died? Your data may still be easy to recover

If your external drive is no longer detected, don't give up hope. It could be relatively easy to recover the data.

updated May 31, 2017 11:30 AM | By Jason Cross, Michael Simon

Best Android phones: What should you buy?

Picking an Android phone can be difficult, but we're here to help. These are the top Android phones you should consider bringing home.

Smart Mobile Tricks May 31, 2017 10:42 AM | By Ben Patterson

6 ways to make the most of Android's Clock app

Six eye-opening tips and tricks for the Android Clock app, from setting louder alarm tones to overriding your Do Not Disturb rules.

May 31, 2017 7:23 AM | By Michael Simon

Sony outs launch details for its Xperia XZ Premium flagship and futuristic Touch projector

You can preorder Sony's flagship Xperia XZ Premium phone for $800 on June 12, while you'll have to spend $1,700 to be one of the first people on your block to own an Xperia Touch projector.

May 31, 2017 7:15 AM | By Hayden Dingman

Corsair's Concept Zeus mousepad charges your wireless mouse without wires

Your wireless mouse will never go dead again, as Corsair unveils a Concept Zeus mousepad with built-in Qi inductive charging—and a mouse to take advantage of it.

updated May 31, 2017 5:57 AM | By Gordon Mah Ung, Brad Chacos

AMD Ryzen Threadripper: Everything we know so far about this monster CPU

With 16 cores on tap, AMD's Ryzen-based Threadripper just might be the fastest consumer CPU ever sold.

May 31, 2017 3:30 AM | By Gordon Mah Ung

AMD's Threadripper struts onstage with Radeon RX Vega and a big surprise

When AMD's Threadripper made its first public appearance at Computex in Taipei, the guest starts were two Radeon RX Vega cards.

May 31, 2017 2:57 AM | By Gordon Mah Ung

Intel's Core i9 and X299 enable crazy RAID configurations for a price

Here's what eight SSDs in RAID 0 looks like on the new Core i9 platform.

May 31, 2017 12:30 AM | By Martyn Williams

Why Microsoft's ARM-based Windows 10 laptops still have a lot to prove

Asus, HP, and Lenovo plan to bring Windows 10 to devices running on ARM Snapdragon processors. But the future devices have a lot to prove.