Alaina Yee

You can find deals year round when building a gaming PC, but usually you can’t spin them together like this. (Yes, Windows is included.)

Underwhelming features, weak antivirus protection, and potentially showstopping bugs tank Trend Micro Maximum Security's appeal.

AVG Internet Security is a good upgrade on its free antivirus software, especially if you need broader online protection and don’t want to pay a ton for it.

You can pick up SSDs and other storage at solid prices during Black Friday.

November's Black Friday sales already include deals on popular office chairs and standing desks from brands like Staples and Flexispot.

Black Friday used to be a single day of shopping excess. People woke up early the day after Thanksgiving, headed to malls, and fought over deeply discounted sweaters, coffee makers, and TVs. If you looked hard enough, you could find amazing deep discounts amid piles of questionable “bargains.” A while later online retailers cooked up Cyber Monday in a bid for some of that free-flowing cash. Over time, Black Friday and Cyber Monday melted together to form one long, holiday weekend of sales. Then…

Black Friday deals are already rocking and rolling at Best Buy. These are the best bargains across the many tech deals available.

These early Black Friday deals on office chairs and standing desks include discounts on popular models from brands like Staples and Flexispot.

Your email address can be a liability for online security, but it doesn't have to go that way.

Budget computer speakers have come a long way since the tinny-sounding beige boxes of yore. Our top picks are surprisingly good—and surprisingly affordable.

Malwarebytes isn’t the vital supplement to Windows it used to be—but those who want a dead simple antivirus app will be served well.

No need to wait for sweet deals on solid-state drives. You can already pick up great bargains—like an 2TB NVME SSD for $80.

Bitdefender offers superb antivirus and malware defense, but this mid-tier security suite is oddly stingy in a key regard: VPN support.

McAfee+ Ultimate offers strong antivirus protection and a vast array of online protections, but its apps, services, and tools could use more polish.

Did you know Windows includes ransomware protection built right in? Microsoft Defender can safeguard your PC, but the feature isn’t automatically enabled. Here's how to do it yourself.

Data breaches and leaks keep coming fast and furious this year. Here’s how to defend yourself against the onslaught.

Let’s just start by saying that you should definitely be using a password manager. Data breaches are happening more frequently, and that flood of stolen info has made cracking passwords even easier. And it’s not just the “password12345” variety that is at risk—passwords that use variations on a single password or substituting numbers for letters are also vulnerable. Even if you’re using unique, random passwords, storing them in a document or spreadsheet is not truly keeping them safe and secure.…

Your PC needs virus protection, full stop. No matter how careful you are, some threats can’t be avoided without the aid of antivirus software. Our top picks will keep you protected.

A few key differences exist between Amazon’s basic e-reader and its upgraded version model. We’ve outlined them here so you can better decided between the two.

Windows Security is supposed to protect you automatically—here's why one of its safeguards isn't on by default.