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This WIRED-Approved Heated Massage Gun Is on Sale Now

The SKG F5 is a much more affordable Theragun alternative, and it even adds heat to help relax your tight muscles. It’s 40 percent off.
Windows 10 21H1: A small but significant update, with bigger changes to come in 21H2

The latest Windows 10 update is almost here. What is it bringing to our PCs?
Star Wars Inside Intel: Darth Vader’s Suit

Star Wars Inside Intel is a StarWars.com feature where Lucasfilm Story Group member Emily Shkoukani, whose job is to know as much about a galaxy far, far away as possible, explores obscure facts about Star Wars lore and continuity. In this installment, Emily gets into the tech keeping everyone’s favorite Dark Lord alive. Since the […]
Master & Dynamic Is Having a Big Sale on Audio Gear Now

You can get 25 percent off sitewide through April 19. That includes discounts on some of our favorite headphones, earbuds, and speakers.
The Most Surprising Gaming Upgrade I’ve Made? Surround Sound

New mouse? New monitor? New keyboard? Maybe consider some new speakers, instead.
“From top-down waterfall and chaotic agile, to a middle way”: Microsoft’s Jeff Teper on 20 years of developing SharePoint

The once-stodgy enterprise server platform used to have to stretch to do everything, but is now a high-performance system building on the best of Azure for an ‘insanely ambitious’ future of collaboration and content management.
What Microsoft’s $19.7 billion purchase of Nuance could mean for AI and speech tech

Microsoft is buying AI company Nuance and it will accelerate Microsoft’s industry cloud strategy for healthcare and could lead to other integrations in ambient AI.
The 17 Best Weekend Deals on Stand Mixers, PC Gear, and More

Springtime is here, and so are some surprisingly good deals on kitchen appliances and computer components.
Microsoft unveils 64-bit version of OneDrive

Compatible with the 64-bit version of Windows, the new flavor of Microsoft’s file backup and syncing tool will better handle large files.