Hackers targeted 1Password after Okta breach, but your logins are safe

Security credentials like usernames and passwords are a tempting target for hackers, and even thebest password managerscan come under threat from time to time. That was the case recently with the popular password manager 1Password, whichrecently disclosed(viaBleeping Computer) that its Okta support system was breached by malicious hackers. Fortunately, it doesn’t appear that any customer data was stolen, so if you use 1Password, your login info should be safe for now....

August 19, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · John Williams

How much is Microsoft Office?

Microsoft Office, or Microsoft 365 as it’s known today, is the full suite of Microsoft work-related applications. It includes iconic programs like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, as well as more modern additions likeTeamsandOneDrive. You can use a number of these for free in their web versions, or you can pay a monthly subscription to use their downloaded, local versions. Here’s how much Microsoft Office is for different types of users....

August 19, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Bryan Wilson

How The Valley Contributed To Vanderpump Rules “Pause”

Summary The intermediateVanderpump Rulesproduction “pause” after season 11 was unequivocally impacted by the success of its new spin-off,The Valley.VPRresurged as a reality television phenomenon in March 2023 after it was revealed that Tom Sandoval had cheated on his partner of nearly ten years, Ariana Madix, with their co-star and friend Rachel Leviss. For years, the show had dealt with affairs among its cast members, butScandoval breached new grounds of press for its cast....

August 19, 2025 · 7 min · 1363 words · Glenn Moody

How to download watchOS 10 on your Apple Watch

It’s that time of year again when Apple releases its major mobile operating system updates, and alongside iOS 17 for the iPhone, we’re also getting a big new release for Apple’s wearables inwatchOS 10— possibly the most significant software update we’ve ever seen for the Apple Watch. For one, watchOS 10 brings with it a fresh new design to the user interface that’s almost like owning an entirely new Apple Watch....

August 19, 2025 · 3 min · 626 words · Kathy Stevens

How to uninstall McAfee

As one of the more common pieces of “free” software installed on prebuilt PCs, McAfee security products are something that many people have encountered, but not everyone wants. If you want to remove it from your PC, here’s how to uninstall McAfee’s antivirus software. Difficulty What You Need A Windows PC Any McAfee installed on your computer You’re probably here to uninstall the antivirus software. But whether you’re running McAfee Antivirus, McAfee LiveSafe, McAfee Security Scan Plus, or anything else the company has put out, here’s how to uninstall them....

August 19, 2025 · 4 min · 799 words · Gail Gordon

Incredible value! One of our favorite Redragon keyboards is $35

As the summer ends, it’s a great time to take stock of what you have and what you want. For us, that’s meant reviewing many of our ‘Best Of’ lists and seeing where the price has gone and what deals have emerged. Recently, we found that thebest mechanical keyboardwent on sale. This ongoingLogitech G915 TKL dealputs it at $100 below MSRP. But there’s even more value to be had from keyboards in that list....

August 19, 2025 · 2 min · 339 words · Felicia Williams

iPhone 12 Mini vs. iPhone SE (2020)

2020 has been a great year for affordable smartphones (it’s just a shame about everything else). We’ve seen thePixel 4aset a new standard for cameras on sub-$400 phones, and we’ve witnessed thenew iPhone SEdo much the same in terms of smartphone performance. Now, Apple has added to the list of great inexpensive smartphones by unveiling theiPhone 12 Minias part of its iPhone 12 series. The iPhone 12 Mini is a sub-$700 smartphone that takes the core iPhone 12 features — the powerful A14 Bionic processor and great camera — and puts it in a smaller frame....

August 19, 2025 · 7 min · 1488 words · Brandon Reeves

League players say these champions “failed” to deliver based on lore

League players say these champions “failed” to deliver based on lore Riot Games puts a lot of effort behind every champion in League of Legends with lore, theming, and visual motifs. League players put those background aesthetics to the test to find which characters don’t seem to deliver on their hyped-backstory or visuals. On the game’sReddit board, one played put forth the question of which champions have “the biggest disconnect between their thematic,lore, visuals, and teasers vs their actual gameplay?...

August 19, 2025 · 3 min · 527 words · Jeremy Callahan

Lowe’s is shutting down its Iris smart home platform, offering customers refunds

Lowe’s sent an email toIris Smart Home Platformcustomers announcing it will shut down the platform and related services effective June 12, 2025. Iris customers can redeem eligible, connected Iris products for prepaid Visa cards but only via anonline redemption linkincluded in the email. Lowe’s stores will not handle redemptions. Current Iris customers will not be charged for services as of July 23, 2025, and may continue to use the services until June 22, 2025, after which the system will go dark....

August 19, 2025 · 4 min · 646 words · Manuel Williams

Marvel Upgrades a Founding Avenger's Powers with New Hulk-Level Upper Limit

Summary Warning: contains spoilers forThe Ultimates#1!Marvel just gave a founding member of theAvengersa massive power upgrade, one that pushes the upper limits of even TheHulk’spowers. A new Ultimate Universe is dawning, one that takes the original concept even further, giving fans truly shocking, “from the ground up” reinventions of Marvel icons. InThe Ultimates#1,a new Giant Man arrives, and he just might be a Hulk-level powerhouse. The Ultimates#1 is written by Deniz Camp and drawn by Juan Frigeri....

August 19, 2025 · 3 min · 496 words · Erin Bates

MediaTek hikes 4G chipset prices by 15% as supply chain woes continue

The ongoing supply chain crisis has hit many industries and resulted in price hikes and product delays across the globe. We’ve covered it extensively here and seen its impact across product categoriesfrom computingto mobile. There have already been reports about Qualcomm mulling a price hike on its mobile chipsets, and production issues have hit even Apple. Now Taiwanese chip maker MediaTek has raised prices on its mobile chipsets by 15%, according to a recent report....

August 19, 2025 · 2 min · 322 words · Amy Woods

Microsoft's Dream Job partners will help you prepare for your next position

Microsoft surveyed 1,000 18-to-25-year-olds about job searching. The survey revealed that 22 percent who interviewed via Skype dressed up their upper bodies and went more casual below — with 3 percent dispensing with their pants. Regarding resumes, 25 percent of those surveyed thought a “plain resume” would hinder their chances of finding a job. Of the 43 percent who were looking for jobs, 45 percent were not confident of finding one....

August 19, 2025 · 2 min · 317 words · Jessica Edwards

New cave area makes smallest ‘PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ map a lot bigger

In early April,PlayerUnknown’s Battlegroundsdeveloper PUBG Corporationrevealed the game’s smallest mapyet. Code-named “Savage,” the map was previously 16 square kilometers, allowing for fast-paced action that played much differently than the game’s previous two enormous maps. But with the addition of a new underground cave area, Savage isgetting a whole lot bigger. Inspired by a trip the game’s development team took to Thailand’s Phraya Nakhon Cave, an update to the Savage map will add an enormous opening in the mountain at the map’s center, which players can skydive into after leaving the plane at the beginning of a match....

August 19, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Sarah Ramirez DDS