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We could all use some extra USB-C cables around the house, what with the growing number of devices we all have these days. Keep the extras shoved into every bag, backpack, and drawer and you’ll never be left scrambling to find one in a pinch. Right now, you can snag a pair of ultra-fast 6.6-foot USB-C cables for just $11. What a steal! These USB-C cables by Iniu support up to 240W of charging power. That’s extremely fast and will be able to recharge any phone or laptop in minutes, not hours (assuming you have the right charger that can supply that much charging power, of course). From smartphones to tablets to gaming handhelds to MacBook Pros, you’re more than covered. The cables in this two-pack are each 6.6-feet long, which is fantastic because you’ll be able to use your devices even while you’re charging them. The cables are covered with braided nylon so they’ll remain durable across thousands of bends and coils, and they’re long enough that you can plug in without inconveniencing yourself. At this price, you can’t go wrong. Get a pair of these 240W USB-C charging cables for only $11 while you still can because this price won’t last very long. Two ultra-fast USB-C cables for $11 is a proper bargainBuy now at Amazon Read...

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Prime Day is over, yes, but many awesome tech deals are still around. For some, the prices are exactly as they were last week. For others, they might’ve gone up a few bucks… or dropped down to even better prices. Here are 10 Prime Day tech deals that still going strong! Razer Basilisk V3 gaming mouse Razer The Razer Basilisk V3 is a fantastic gaming mouse with a super sensitive 26K DPI optical sensor and a massive 11 programmable buttons. It’s also only $39.98 to buy right now thanks to a 43% discount. During Prime Day, you could’ve gotten it for a bit over $36, so it’s not that far off. Get the Razer Basilisk V3 for $39.98Buy now at Amazon Apple MacBook Air M4 Apple/Amazon The MacBook Air is always worth getting when it’s on sale. Just like last week, you can get the 13-inch M4 model for $849, a 15% discount. With 16GB memory and 256GB of storage, you can get yourself an everyday laptop with a gorgeous display and impressive battery life. Get the Apple MacBook Air M4 for $849Buy now at Amazon Microsoft Surface Laptop Microsoft Funnily enough, this particular Microsoft Surface Laptop is now cheaper than it was on Prime Day! You can get it for $960 right now (31% off), which is under the $978 we saw last week. This speedy laptop runs on a Snapdragon X Elite processor, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD, and can run for up to 20 hours on a single charge. Get the Microsoft Surface Laptop for $960Buy now at Amazon Acemagician K1 mini PC Acemagician If you’d rather get a mini PC to do all the work for you, then this Acemagician K1 model is the perfect choice since it’s the same price it was during Prime Day. That means you can get it for $249 instead of $399, which is quite the discount. It features a Ryzen 7 CPU, 16GB of RAM, 512GB of storage, and supports three 4K displays. That’s enough to run your daily tasks, stream content, and procrastinate all day long. Get the Acemagician K1 mini PC for $249Buy now at Amazon Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 monitor Samsung Also keeping its Prime Day price is this gorgeous 49-inch behemoth of an ultrawide curved monitor by Samsung. Instead of shelling out the usual $1,600 price, you can get it for $900 right now, which is its best price yet. Not only is the Odyssey OLED G9 enormous, but it’s also super fast with a 240Hz refresh rate and vividly beautiful with its OLED panel. Get the 49-inch Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 for $900Buy now at Amazon LG UltraGear 27GR83Q-B monitor LG If you need a new gaming monitor but don’t want to spend that much, this 27-inch LG UltraGear display may be the one you need. Just $5 more than it was last week, you can get this monitor for $290. It’s a good pick for gaming with its IPS panel, 2560×1440 resolution, 240Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time, and Nvidia G-Sync compatibility. Get the LG UltraGear 27GR83Q-B for $290Buy now at Amazon Samsung FIT Plus flash drive Samsung Available for the same exact price it was on Prime Day, the Samsung FIT Plus USB flash drive is a great pick if you want a tiny drive that’s super affordable. Available for $15 for 128GB of storage, that’s a 35% discount. This little thing can reach transfer speeds of up to 400 MB/s. Get the 128GB Samsung FIT Plus for $15Buy now at Amazon Beats Solo 4 wireless headphones Beats The Beats Solo 4 are a fantastic pick for anyone who wants to enjoy music on the daily. These comfortable on-ear headphones are compatible with both Apple and Android devices, plus you get some 50 hours of battery life on a single charge. The headphones are down to their best price yet—available for just $98—which is the same price they had last week. Get the Beats Solo 4 for $98Buy now at Amazon Blavor solar power bank Blavor Blavor’s power bank has a built-in solar panel so it charges while you hike, while you lounge on the beach, or while you camp. With a 10,000mAh capacity, it can recharge your phone two times over, and it even comes with a compass and dual flashlight. It’s down to $24 right now with the promo code—it was down to $17 when Prime Day kicked off, but this is still a great price for it. For everything it offers, it’s a good deal. Get the Blavor solar power bank for $24Buy now at Amazon Samsung PRO Plus microSD card Samsung The Samsung PRO Plus microSD card has the same price right now that it had last week during Prime Day, which means you can get a massive 1TB of storage for just $90, a 25% discount from its $120 MSRP. It even comes with an SD adapter so it’s widely compatible with more devices. Get the 1TB Samsung PRO Plus microSD card for $90Buy now at Amazon Read...

Mini PCs are emerging as a wonderful, affordable balm to the skyrocketing costs of laptops, with an extra bonus that they’re far more upgradeable than most of them. The storm of Amazon deals has subsided in the wake of Prime Day (or four consecutive Prime Days), but right now there’s a great deal on a mini PC with 16GB of RAM for just $156.87. And no, you don’t need to subscribe to Prime. The GMKtek G3 Plus, like most mini PCs, uses laptop parts to bring the price down and deliver a teeny-tiny footprint, just 4.5 x 4.2 inches (114 x 106mm, if you live in a civilized country). Inside is an Intel N150 quad-core processor, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage, which is a great start for a mini PC under $200. If you’re in the mood to upgrade, it can handle a maximum of 32GB of DDR4 laptop memory and 2TB of Gen 3 storage using the standard M.2 2280 form factor. Windows 11 comes installed. With that N150 processor this won’t be any kind of a speed demon, and you can expect pretty basic performance from any new 3D game. But even without an upgrade, this little guy is going to fly through most Windows tasks and handle plenty of browser tabs, and its built-in ports can handle dual 4K monitors, and it’ll connect to your Wi-Fi 6 network or Bluetooth 5.2 accessories without an issue. The only real disappointment is a lack of USB-C ports, though there are four USB-A ports (two on the front, two on the back) and an Ethernet port for fast hardwired networking. At a hair over $150, this thing really is a steal for a low-power workstation — the barebones model without RAM, storage, or Windows costs $120, for comparison. And this appears to be a regular sale from Amazon that isn’t limited to Prime shoppers. Grab it before it’s gone if you’re in the market for an affordable, upgradeable desktop. Get a Mini PC with 16GB of RAM and 512GB SSD for $157View Deal Read...

Google is trying to shove its “AI” into all of its products at once. You can’t use Search, Android, or Chrome without being prompted to try out some flavor of Gemini. But maybe wait a bit before you let Google’s large language model summarize your Gmail messages… because apparently it’s easy to get it passing along phishing attempts. Google Gemini for Workspace includes a feature that summarizes the text in an email, using the Gmail interface, but not necessarily an actual Gmail address. A vulnerability submitted to Mozilla’s 0din AI bug bounty program (spotted by BleepingComputer) found an easy way to game that system: just hide some text at the end of an email with white font on a white background so it’s essentially invisible to the reader. The lack of links or attachments means it won’t trigger the usual spam protections. And you can probably guess what comes next. Instructions in that “invisible” text cue the Gemini auto-generated summary to alert the user that their password has been compromised and that they should call a certain phone number to reset it. In this hypothetical scenario, there’s an identity thief waiting on the other end of the line, ready to steal your email account and any other information that might be connected to it. A hidden “Admin” tag in the text can make sure that Gemini will include the text verbatim in the summary. It’s important to note that this is only a theoretical attack at the moment, and it hasn’t been seen “in the wild” at the time of writing. The Gemini “Summarize this email” feature is currently only available to Workspace accounts, not the general public. (I imagine flipping that switch for a billion or two basic Gmail users might overtax even the big iron in Google’s mighty data centers.) But the ease with which users trust text generated by large language models, even when they appear to be in the midst of a religious delusion or a racist manifesto, is concerning to say the least. Spammers and hackers are already using LLMs and adjacent tools to spread their influence more efficiently. It seems almost inevitable that as users grow more reliant on AI to replace their work—and their thinking—these systems will be more effectively and regularly compromised. Read...

Asus took the cake at Bilibili World 2025, where the manufacturer presented its RTX 5090 ROG Astral Real Gold Edition graphics card that’s refined with 5 kilograms (11 pounds) of pure gold. With a price tag of around $500,000, it’s the most expensive graphics card in the world—even if it is just a PR stunt, as VideoCardz reports. The RTX 5090 from Nvidia is already a high-end monster, but Asus took it several steps further with its ROG Astral Real Gold Edition. As VideoCardz reports, the graphics card is made of 11 pounds of 24-carat gold, which costs around $500,000 for materials alone. And with a total weight of 15.96 pounds, it isn’t just the most expensive but also the heaviest graphics card ever made. The radiator frame, backplate, and cooling fins shine in gold—presumably with gold leaf for the finer parts. As for technical details, the Real Gold Edition is based on the RTX 5090 ROG Astral, which is designed for 4K gaming and AI applications with 32GB of GDDR7 RAM, PCIe 5.0, and a boost clock of up to 2.61GHz. The Real Gold Edition is purely for show, though, and isn’t intended for sale. Experts speculate that Asus could use the card for a charity auction or melt down the gold after the convention. Compared to the standard RTX 5090, which already starts around $3,000 (street price), the Real Gold Edition is an extremely exclusive statement. The presentation has been a source of controversy. While the regular RTX 5090 ROG Astral with quad-fan cooling represents tip-top performance, some see the Real Gold Edition as an exaggerated luxury that seems to be mocking or satirizing the exorbitant rise in hardware prices. For enthusiasts, the standard RTX 5090 is the more realistic choice, as the weight alone would put quite a strain on motherboards. Read...

If you missed out on all those amazing Prime Day deals we saw on chargers last week, don’t worry—there are still amazing deals available. For instance, this Ugreen Nexode 3-in-1 charger has a 35% discount and you can snag it for just $19.49 on Amazon right now. This awesome device can charge three devices simultaneously with a maximum 45W output for fast charging, but that’s not what makes it stand out. What I really love about it is that it has a built-in retractable USB-C cable that stretches out up to 2.3 feet in length. You can take this with you anywhere and never worry about packing a cable with it. In addition to the cable, it also has two other USB-C ports (you will need separate cables for those). When charging more than one device at a time, the 45W throughput will get split between all the ports being used—but the retractable cable will still deliver 30W, so make sure to prioritize that one over the other two USB-C ports. Between the built-in retractable USB-C cable, the fast charging speed, the compact size for portability, and the foldable prongs for safe traveling, this thing is awesome… and it’s a heck of a deal now that it’s available for just $19.49 on Amazon. Get it on sale while you can! This fast 3-device USB-C charger with retractable cable is 35% offBuy now at Amazon Read...

At a glanceExpert`s Rating Pros Compact A good mix of ports Cons A little on the slow side USB-C cable feels a little short for comfort Our Verdict OWC’s USB-C Travel Dock provides a nice, compact, affordable alternative to a traditional USB-C dongle. Price When Reviewed This value will show the geolocated pricing text for product undefined Best Pricing Today Best Prices Today: OWC USB-C Travel Dock Retailer Price $34.99 View Deal Price comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwide Product Price Price comparison from Backmarket OWC’s USB-C Travel Dock isn’t that different than any other hub or dongle, save for its shape: a small rectangular puck that might appeal more than other dongles. When you take your laptop on the road, I always advise taking along a USB-C hub or dongle, which typically attaches via a short cable. A dongle isn’t the most ergonomically convenient option; it sort of flops around your desk, dragged this way and that by any devices you connect it to. There’s a small cadre of devices that offer a different approach. One of my favorites, the now-discontinued IOGear Thunderbolt 3 Travel Dock, packed Thunderbolt power inside a compact little plastic slab. Another, the still-available $65 Belkin Thunderbolt 3 Dock Core, does this too. OWC’s USB-C Travel Dock doesn’t include Thunderbolt, but it retains that compact little form factor that I find surprisingly appealing. Measuring 3.2 inches to a side (and 0.9 inches thick), the OWC USB-C Travel Dock connects to your laptop via a short USB-C cable that measures a bit more than 6 inches. It stores itself neatly into the base of the Travel Dock itself, a nice touch. On the base of the aluminum chassis are four small shallow pads, used to hold the dock in place. The bottom of the OWC USB-C Travel Dock. The cord feels a bit short, but any longer and it couldn’t be stowed away.Mark Hachman / Foundry Technically, this is a 5-in-1 hub, as the name is a bit misleading. I typically equate “docking station” as a powered device; in this case, OWC’s device includes a USB-C port for input power only, accepting up to 100W. On either side of the dock sit a pair of clearly labeled 5Gbps USB-A ports. Otherwise, there’s an Ethernet port of undisclosed speed, an SD 4.0 card reader, and an HDMI 2.0 port. PCWorld’s roundup of the best USB-C hubs and dongles are based on my recommendations, and a USB-C hub is extremely price-sensitive. (Here’s how we test USB-C hubs at PCWorld.) No one wants to pay $100 when a $30 dongle will offer equivalent features. That’s what I like about OWC’s Travel Dock: At press time, it sits around $30. That’s right smack in the middle of my best picks, which range from $20 to $40. From a stability standpoint, I didn’t notice any problems while working with the OWC USB-C Travel Dock. It connected to various devices and a single display without issue. Ports are divided up among three sides of the OWC USB-C Travel Dock.Mark Hachman / Foundry OWC’s USB-C Travel Dock is a compact, affordable dock that provides tidy alternative to a traditional USB-C dongle. OWC’s USB-C Travel Dock performed flawlessly, streaming a 4K video across a 4K single screen without a hitch, at 60Hz. (It dropped 8 frames in about 72,000 frames overall.) I’ve seen USB-C docks try and output to two 4K displays, and sometimes struggle, so a single display is perfect. The dock didn’t even heat up to temperatures I’d find warm. Since the USB-C connection is 10Gbps from the laptop, the more data you push across the USB-C cable, the more congestion will occur. While simultaneously transferring data from an SSD and while streaming a 4K video, I noticed evidence of congestion in hitches and stuttering. That’s to be expected, however. As the icon indicates, the USB-C port on OWC’s USB-C Travel Dock is for power only.Mark Hachman / Foundry PCMark returned a score of 97.45MB/s while a test SSD was connected. That’s slower than I expected, though I wasn’t sure if OWC’s dock would deliver performance comparable to the Dockcase Smart USB-C Hub 10-in-1 Explorer Edition, which delivered performance of about 130MB/s, accompanied by some stability problems. I have to mark down for that, but otherwise OWC’s USB-C Travel Dock ran smoothly, cooly, and affordably. I recommend it. Read...

Data security has never been more important… and never been easier to mess up. You probably know that simply deleting your files isn’t really enough to “destroy” them—a basic tech support worker might be able to recover them, while a forensic analyst certainly could. TeamGroup is hoping to market a new “self-destructing” SSD to those who need their data absolutely, completely destroyed on demand. The P250Q-M80 solid-state drive (spotted by VideoCardz.com) features a “one-click data destruction” tool, which includes a dedicated circuit that will just straight-up destroy the drive’s flash memory at the press of a button. And that’s no turn of phrase: you can literally wire up this feature to an actual button—one that’s completely separate from your computer—to manually initiate the destruction process. Its progress will be read out on a series of LEDs, and it should keep working even if the system loses access to electricity in the middle of the process. An official video from the Computex YouTube channel shows the feature in action, with a 10-second hold of an external button physically destroying the NAND chips. There’s also a bit of smoke coming off the drive, though I honestly don’t know if that’s real or a bit of Mission: Impossible-inspired showmanship. The drive features all the conventional bells and whistles of a secure Gen 4 SSD, including slower methods of permanent data erasure that don’t actually brick the drive. But TeamGroup reckons that this functionality will be useful for defense or automation customers. And if I may wax editorial, I’m sure there are plenty of people who have an (ahem) interpretive approach to the law who might be interested in it, too. At 7,000 MB/s read and 5,500 MB/s write, this drive is pretty zippy but nothing compared to the fastest on the market. And with a maximum capacity of 2TB, it won’t break any records there either. But we’re talking about very specialized hardware made for an incredibly specific purpose. In fact, it’s so specialized that TeamGroup isn’t saying how much it costs, though you’re welcome to inquire on the company’s website. Read...