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Podcasts may have started on Apple devices, but millions of Android users listen to them on their phones every day. And now Google is finally getting in on the act with its own standalone podcast player, aptly called Google Podcasts. ...

In its review of Code Avengers, where PCMag dubbed this online programming course as 'Excellent,' the writer said, 'Code Avengers is a great tool for learning programming, and its wide selection of courses make a subscription worthwhile.' And that was when the course sold for $1,200 for a lifetime subscription (or $240 for one year and $720 for three years). ...

A Bluetooth speaker can set the mood for any summer party, but the good ones don't come cheap. But if you act fast today, you can get the awesome Ultimate Ears Megaboom for a low price of $140 on Amazon, down from a MSRP of $250.To read this article in full, please click here

If you’ve been hankering for a good deal on a 5K iMac, Woot (via Amazon) has you covered. For today only, the clearance retailer is selling 2015’s 27-inch, 2TB iMac for $1450.00. The offer expires just before midnight Pacific on Tuesday. (Update 3:10 p.m. ET: It’s gone now.)To read this article in full, please click here

Windows 10’s File History is an easy way to get started with backing up your personal files since it comes built-in to your system.File History takes snapshots of your files as you go and stores them on an external hard drive either connected over USB or your home network. Over time, File History builds up a library of past versions of your documents that you can recover if need be. ...

TP-Link joins Securifi and Samsung in building smart home hubs right inside their mesh routers. And why not? You’re going to connect the two devices anyway, so it’s smart to have just one box. The all-new TP-Link Deco M9 Plus is fast and offers good range, but like Securifi’s Almond 3 mesh router, the Deco supports only the ZigBee smart home technology. ...

Small, lightweight, and relatively simple to set up, the TruSense GPS Pendant allows you to keep an eye on an elderly loved one who's infirm or otherwise in need of assistance. But while caregivers will appreciate the pendant's SOS button and fall detection, they'll be frustrated by the lack of a true mobile app to go with it.Design Measuring about 2.5 x 1.75 x 0.6 inches and weighing about 1. ...

While a form of the Zacinlo rootkit has been active for several years, BitDefender said Monday that it has adopted a more sinister appearance: as an anonymous 'VPN' service, S5Mark, that worms its way into Windows 10 systems and can send screenshots of whatever you're looking at to its control server. ...

If you’re one of the lucky 8,086 people who won a limited-edition 5GHz Core i7-8086K CPU from Intel, AMD says it has better offer for you: Its offering 40 people who won the 8086K a straight-up exchange for a 16-core Threadripper 1950X CPU. ...

Apple has announced a new feature in iOS 12 that will securely and accurately relay your location when you dial 911.

Getting through a summer reading list is a breeze with an e-reader, and one of our favorites, the Amazon Kindle Voyage, just dropped in price from a steep $200 to just $150.To read this article in full, please click here

This set-top box distributes over-the-air TV on your Wi-Fi network and to anywhere else you have broadband access.

Upgrading to an SSD is the single best improvement you can make to your PC, but did you know it's possible to slip one of those speedy drives in your pocket and use it to augment any computer? It's true, and today, Amazon slapped a fantastic price on our favorite performance-based external drive. The 500GB Samsung T5 Portable is $130 right now. ...

The web browser is by far the most important piece of software on your PC—at least for most users. Unless you’re at a workstation crunching numbers or editing the next Star Wars you probably spend the majority of your computer time staring at a web app or a website. ...

Back in Android's early days, the system's open-source generosity offered a huge advantage to phone manufacturers. In the Android Eclair and Froyo eras, there was palatable whimsy in interface design. Owning an Android phone was fun, and manufacturers developed identity by interpreting the system in their own special ways. ...

Crosley’s Star Wars Cruiser portable turntable is ostensibly an easy-to-operate record player for vinyl newbs who also happen to have a Star Wars-geek streak. As a first-gen Star Wars fan who started collecting records the same year that movie came out, I found the idea as seductive as the dark side of the Force. ...

Ever bitten into an apple and then realized it’s rotten inside? That’s The City during the day. It looks empty, or at least mostly empty. A few zombies shamble around, weak and defenseless. You might catch a few survivors outside too, looking for supplies. But to the casual observer, it would look calm. Peaceful, even. Quiet.But inside every building, they wait. The Infected. ...

Remember when those gigantic VR treadmills were all the rage a few years back? Cybershoes are like kind of like that, but without the treadmill.Cybershoes straps ski-like sleds onto your feet, with rollers on the bottom that track where you’re moving, and in what direction. ...

Your monitor is the window to your entire computing experience. More premium displays usually cost a pretty penny, but today’s a great day to upgrade your monitor on the cheap. Newegg’s gone wild with a “Coupon Frenzyî sale, and Staples is selling a 28-inch 4K monitor from Dell for more than half off. ...

These days, it can seem like there are never enough outlets for everything we need to plug in. One easy way to solve this problem? A power strip. And right now, you can get Anker's loaded PowerPort power strip for $28, the lowest we've seen it and down from a previous low price of $35 and a list price of $60.To read this article in full, please click here

I didn’t want Rage 2. I didn’t think anyone wanted Rage 2. I don’t, quite honestly, know why Bethesda decided to make a Rage 2.But after playing it for 20-odd minutes at E3 2018, I’m... ...

8BitDo is known for its retro Nintendo-styled gaming controllers. The company announced a barrage of updates to its lineup at E3 2018, along with an all-new (but still classic-feeling) gamepad. ...

E3, the annual welcoming party for the latest and greatest games we’ll be playing in the months to come, is drawing to a close and jeez, we’re spoiled for choice. Our roundup of the must-see PC games from last weekend’s flagship events alone totaled 43 different titles—and that list, as large as it is, is far from comprehensive. ...

I’ve played a lot of Destiny 2. It feels great to play. The guns are snappy. Running and jumping around the environments is smooth. It is an incredibly well-made game—except the story. Both on a macro and micro level, the writing in Destiny 2 is often half-baked, bordering on nonsensical. Or worse, cheesy. A cardinal sin for a game that takes its space opera world-building so seriously. ...

The Stream+ is a fairly inexpensive way to record free over-the-air channels, but Google's software has some major shortcomings.

The Outxe Savage 20,000 mAh battery pack looks more like an Otterbox case in that it's designed to withstand a few floor drops—and maybe even a quick dip in a stream or pool thanks to its IP67 rating. The tough exterior is covered in plastic, with a bumper system protecting the corners and perimeter of the battery pack. ...

When it comes to gaming, real-time ray tracing has been the proverbial Holy Grail for decades. The technology mimics how lighting works in the real world. Objects are illuminated by 3D light sources, with rays bouncing around before reaching your eyes (read: the camera). ...

Ask me my favorite demo of E3 2018 and I've got a lot of answers, even after two days. Cyberpunk 2077 was incredible. Metro Exodus made me want to play for 30 more hours, at least. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey has a lot of potential. But I'd also be tempted to say the Xbox Adaptive Controller. ...

A lot of rumors have been flying around lately about AMD’s next-generation “Naviî graphics architecture. But one concrete bit of information places some long-standing speculation to rest: Navi for consumer graphics cards will be built using a traditional, singular GPU, rather than switching to an exotic multi-chip setup. ...

Father's Day is just a few days away, but it's not too late to get dad something he'll love. Of course, the best gifts are both thoughtful and practical, and if your dad loses his charging cords as often as ours do, no gift will fit the bill better than some backup Lightning and USB-C cables. ...

I am a machine. I am efficient. I am a loaded gun, a live weapon. I use the tools I've been given, even if that means no tools at all. I am years and years of training, the perfect assassin, a shadow even in the light of the noonday sun. I am an agent of targeted destruction, a demon sent to punish those who've sinned.The fish goes slap against the back of the bartender's head. ...

This puppy chatbot is the most adorable example yet of the promise of fintech.Fintech is a blanket term for financial technologies. Fintech ranges from the payment and banking apps many of us already use, to the AI and machine-learning applications that crunch transactional data for financial companies, to cryptocurrency, blockchain, and other complete re-imaginings of how money works. ...

When you're crunching numbers or playing games on your laptop, you've got to keep that notebook cool. Right now, Amazon's got a great deal to keep your laptop from overheating. You can get a six-fan cooling pad for 15.6- and 17-inch gaming laptops for $11.70 with the checkout code ANPALG78.To read this article in full, please click here

Kaby Lake G’s marriage of Intel CPU and AMD GPU is an unusual partnership in the spirit of peanut butter and chocolate, R2-D2 and C3PO in Star Wars, and yes, even Tom Hanks and the dog in Turner and Hooch. People love the unexpected. ...