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Chuong Nguyen

Chuong Nguyen

Former Computing Writer
Author/Co-Author of 827 articles

Silicon Valley-based technology reporter and Giants baseball fan who splits his time between Northern California and Southern California. Chuong enjoys all things gadget-related and his passions include traveling, photography, gardening, ocean kayaking, and hiking. Be sure to reach out on Twitter if you're in the San Francisco Bay Area and have cool technology to pitch, have new music recommendations, or if you have any suggestions for cool restaurants or hiking spots!

Surfshark VPN on Mac protecting user data.

How to set up a VPN

Take a look at our step-by-step guide detailing how to set up a VPN in both MacOS and in Windows 11 using the default tools built into the operating system.
Computing Guides
The HP Tango X printer.

Inkjet vs. laser Printer: What’s the difference, and which is best?

Ready to buy a new printer for your home or office but unsure if you need an inkjet or a laser? We'll help you buy the right printer for your needs.
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You get inkjet reliability on the go with Epson's travel-ready WorkForce WF-110.

Best portable printers

These travel-ready printers let you take your office on the road with you. Here are the best portable printers available today.
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Netgear's Orbi CBR750 sits on a table beside an iPad, with a laptop is in the background.

The best modem-router combos for 2023

Owning your own modem and router rather than renting one from your ISP can save you money, and we'll give you some of our best picks.
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HP's Envy Inspire 7900e comes with robust photo printing capabilities.

HP Envy Inspire 7900e review: The remote work printer you needed last year

HP's new Envy Inspire 7900e draws from the best inkjet technologies in the company's portfolio and offers a Quiet Mode to reduce noise.
Computing Reviews
Vilo's square-shaped router.

Vilo Mesh Wi-Fi System review: Complete Wi-Fi connectivity for just $60?

Vilo delivers on its promise to blanket your home with good Wi-Fi coverage for just $60.
Computing Reviews
TP-Link Deco XE75 front logo

TP-Link Deco XE75 review: The democratization of Wi-Fi 6E

With strong mesh performance and an affordable price tag, TP-Link is democratizing Wi-Fi 6E with the release of the Deco XE75.
Computing Reviews
Tim Cook at Peek Performance Apple event.

Apple Peek Performance: Mac Studio, M1 Ultra, iPhone SE

Apple took the wraps off its new Mac Studio powered by the M1 Ultra CPU and Studio Display at its spring event, along with an iPhone SE and iPad Air refresh.
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Dell XPS Desktop placed outdoors near some trees.

Dell XPS 8940 SE Desktop review: The do-it-all PC

Don’t let Dell’s XPS Desktop compact size and unassuming good looks fool you -- this home PC punches above its weight class, both literally and metaphorically.
Computing Reviews
Intel CEO talking about Meteor Lake

Intel’s Meteor Lake will be its first 7nm desktop processors, launching in 2023

Smaller is better as far as semiconductors are concerned, and Intel is on track to deliver Meteor Lake, its 7nm processor, on desktops in 2023.
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How Nintendo could use A.I. to bring 4K gaming to the Switch Pro

To bring 4K support to the rumored Switch Pro, Nintendo could be making its console act more like a PC by leveraging machine learning and DLSS.
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Computer motherboard stock photo

PCIe 5 vs. PCIe 4: Twice the bandwidth is coming

PCIe Gen 5 doubles the speeds of PCIe Gen 4, but the real advantage is that this could potentially lead to more compact desktops for gaming.
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Promotional image of an Intel Core processor.

Intel’s first 10nm desktop chips could be twice as fast as predecessor

Intel puts its pedal to the silicon, and the upcoming Alder Lake chipset could get a boost of 20% in single-thread and 2x the performance in multi-thread tasks.
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Lisa Su, the CEO of AMD, pictured holding an AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT graphics card.

Despite rising PC shipments, AMD’s GPU market share is rapidly shrinking

Despite strong performance of the Radeon RX 6000 graphics cards, AMD's market share is down, and it has the global pandemic to blame.
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m1 imac youtuber hack

This YouTuber got tired of waiting for the M1 iMac, so he made his own

One YouTuber used an old iMac case, the guts of a new Mac Mini, and some technical skills to beat Apple to the M1 refresh in creating this Frankenstein iMac.
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amd radeon rx 6700 xt 12gb gddr6 vram

AMD shows why a GPU with 12GB of VRAM is essential for gaming performance

In a jab at Nvidia's decision to equip its flagship RTX 3080 with 10GB of VRAM, AMD showed how 12GB of RAM will help performance on its Radeon RX 6700 XT.
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razer tomahawk modular gaming desktop is now available chroma lighting

You can now buy Razer’s compact Tomahawk desktop starting at $2,399

Razer's Tomahawk desktop is now available to buy, but it will set you back $2,399. A version with Nvidia's flagship GeForce RTX 3080 is priced at $3,199.
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Apple M1 chip on a motherboard.

Production of 3nm chips for 2022 Apple devices to ramp up this year

Silicon based on the 3nm node could be up to 15% faster and 30% more power efficient than the 5nm process used on the M1 chips on today's Mac Mini and MacBooks.
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Macbook Electric Color

France forces Apple to rate how easy it is to repair broken iPhones and MacBooks

Apple is posting repairability scores for its popular iPhones and MacBook laptops to comply with new French legislation designed to minimize waste.
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An RTX 3060 GPU installed in a PC.

Nvidia’s Resizable BAR explained: What is it and how can you get a gaming boost?

Nvidia debuted Resizable BAR on its RTX 3060, and its coming to other RTX 3000 cards in March, allowing gamers to get a boost in select titles.
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An RTX 3060 GPU installed in a PC.

Nvidia RTX 3060 review roundup: What you’ll get with some variants of this GPU

Nvidia's affordable RTX 3060 has much going for it, but there's still plenty of confusion over which model to choose from among more than 50 different designs.
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amd announces radeon rx 5700 navi gpu

AMD will take the wraps off the newest Radeon RX 6000 GPU on March 3

AMD is gearing up to welcome the latest addition to its Radeon RX 6000 graphics card family, with the company announcing that the new GPU will debut next month.
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The M1-powered MacBook Pro viewed from a high angle.

Glitches could make SSDs on new M1 Macs die early

Faulty behavior on the solid-state drives of Apple's newest Macs powered by the company's M1 chipset could lead to SSDs that fail in just two years.
Computing News
Large Bitcoin on a laptop keyboard

Passing the $1 trillion mark, Bitcoin is almost as big as Google

Bitcoin joins publicly traded companies like Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon in breaking the $1 trillion market capitalization barrier.
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The M1-powered MacBook Pro on a coffee table.

This new smart charging feature for Mac is genius

Apple's MacBook will get smarter while helping to ensure your battery health remains in tip-top shape by looking at your calendar and learning from you.
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Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti graphics card on a black background.

Here’s how Nvidia plans to stop crypto miners from buying gaming GPUs

Nvidia is appeasing gamers who have been frustrated by the lack of GPU availability by offering cryptocurrency miners a new CMP.
Computing News
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Samsung adds A.I. processing to double high-bandwidth memory speeds

Samsung doubles the speed of high bandwidth memory, or HBM, with a new solution by adding a processor-in-memory that uses the power of A.I.
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New reports indicate AMD’s Ryzen 5000 processors may be failing at a high rate

A reported high failure rate for AMD's Ryzen 5000 series processors means that gamers should save packaging materials and receipts in case a return is needed.
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Graphics cards in a crypto mining farm.

Internet cafes are being repurposed as cryptocurrency mining farms

With gamers unable to visit cyber cafes during the pandemic, these businesses are making more money sitting empty, with owners now focused on crypto mining.
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Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti graphics card on a black background.

The RTX 3060 hasn’t even launched yet, and the prices are already skyrocketing

Nvidia's entry-level GeForce RTX 3060 GPU hasn't even officially gone on sale yet, but pent-up demand is resulting in surging pre-order pricing.
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A red Samsung Galaxy Chromebook opened on a table.

You can now buy the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 with a pre-order discount

Samsung is offering purchase incentives if you pre-order a Chromebook 2 early. The star of this convertible Chrome OS laptop is its bright QLED screen.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang with a few Nvidia graphics cards.

Want to be the first to score Nvidia’s RTX 3060? Set your alarms for February 25

Nvidia's entry-level GeForce RTX 3060 will offer ray tracing support for gamers on a budget when it lands on February 25. Be sure to set your alarms!
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GIGABYTE GTX 1050 TI G1 GAMING 4G

Gamers have resorted to buying this 4-year-old graphics card, but they shouldn’t

There's more inventory of Nvidia's aging GTX 1050 Ti amid a worldwide shortage of GPUs, but gamers should wait for a more modern graphics card.
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tim cook at the apple spring loaded event 2021

Apple Spring Loaded event: Everything announced yesterday

Apple announced a new iMac, iPad Pro, AirTag, Apple TV 4K and more at it's Spring Loaded event.
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