Mark HachmanSenior Editor, PCWorld
As PCWorld's senior editor, Mark focuses on Microsoft news and chip technology, among other beats. He has formerly written for PCMag, BYTE, Slashdot, eWEEK, and ReadWrite.
The microSD Express standard combines PCI Express speeds, microSD convenience
The microSD Express promises bandwidth that about triples the speeds today's microSD cards provide. But laptops and cards supporting the new standard aren't yet available.
Lenovo's ThinkPad T490 emphasizes display improvements in 2019 refresh
At MWC, Lenovo updates its workhorse ThinkPad T490, as well as the ThinkPad T490s and larger T590 with 500-nit HDR displays, new privacy options, and more.
Microsoft launches HoloLens 2 with a strong business bent
Microsoft has launched HoloLens 2 with an expanded field of view and—with a price of $3,500—a clear aim at business rather than consumers.
Huawei refreshes the Matebook X Pro and adds a larger Matebook 14
Huawei has refreshed its laptop line, updating the Matebook X Pro flagship and turning its Matebook 13 into a bigger Matebook 14.
Microsoft HoloLens retro review: What made it great, and what a new HoloLens needs to succeed
In anticipation of the debut of Microsoft's HoloLens 2, we've unearthed the first-generation HoloLens and "retroreviewed" it, with an eye toward how Microsoft could improve its next-generation augmented reality headset.
Logitech brings back its MX518 gaming mouse with an updated version for 2019
Game like it's 2005 again with an updated version of the Logitech MX518 gaming mouse.
Windows 7's support deadline may expire in July, if you don't apply this patch
Microsoft's shift to an updated, more secure hashing algorithm for delivering its patches means that Windows 7 support may expire sooner than expected.
Microsoft skips way, way ahead in new Windows 10 build
Microsoft is offering '20H1' builds of Windows 10 for testing. Yes, that's the build due in early 2020.
Zoho Office Suite taps AI to provide a free, powerful alternative to Office 365
Zoho has integrated its Zia AI into the latest version of the Zoho Office Suite, which provides sophisticated yet free alternatives to Microsoft's own Office apps.
Skype's cool, useful background-blurring feature goes live for the PC and Mac
Skype's new background-blurring feature draws attention away from the clutter and puts it back on you. It's easy and it's free.
Microsoft dismisses Office 2019 as old and dumb in videos promoting Office 365 subscriptions
Microsoft has come right out and said it: It would rather Office 2019 just went away, so that everyone would buy Office 365 subscriptions instead.
Acer Swift 7 (2018) review: This spectacularly thin and light PC is a pain to actually use
Acer's Swift 7 (2018) sets the standard for thin-and-light notebooks, but a frankly awful typing experience and tablet-class performance make it a tough sell.
Google's Password Checkup plugin for Chrome can warn you if your password was stolen
When you log into a site, Google's Password Checkup plugin for Chrome will check whether your credentials have been compromised.
Microsoft uses AI to bring the Met's art collection to the web—and your Instagram
Micosoft's Azure services, including AI, have been applied to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in five hackathon projects.
A second, massive Collections leak of 2.2 billion email addresses probably has your information
Remember the Collections #1 data breach about a week ago? Well, there's more: Collections #2 to #5 have leaked, bringing the estimated total of stolen email addresses online to 2.19 billion.