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10 great things about Chrome OS, Chromebooks, and Chromeboxes

10 great things about Chrome OS, Chromebooks, and Chromeboxes

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 28.09.2018
Google has offered an alternative to traditional Windows PCs and Macs, for quite a while now. It is called Chrome OS, and it is an operating system built around the Google Chrome web browser. Chrome OS is fast, simple and easy to use. To make...
SSD vs. HDD: Do SSD drives give you higher frame rates in games?

SSD vs. HDD: Do SSD drives give you higher frame rates in games?

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  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 22.08.2018
Gamers worldwide purchase SSD drives for their gaming computers, instead of traditional hard disk drives (HDD). SSD drives are proven to be much faster for writing and reading data, but do they also help you get more frames per second when gaming? To answer this...
Demo Huawei P20 Pro: Is it the best

Demo Huawei P20 Pro: Is it the best "photographer" of the year?

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  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 15.05.2018
Huawei P20 Pro stands out through its photography hardware and features. It has three cameras on the back, one on the front, Leica lens, ISO sensitivity that's higher than that of any other smartphone, and artificial intelligence dedicated to taking great pictures. All these sound...
stretchly: Schedule regular breaks & implement the Pomodoro Technique

stretchly: Schedule regular breaks & implement the Pomodoro Technique

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  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 07.05.2018
Regularly sitting in front of your computer for long hours means that you increase the risk of developing health problems like visual fatigue, back pain, discopathy, and more. To reduce the health risks, it is a great idea to take regular breaks. The medical advice...
Giveaway winners: The best antivirus product for Windows, in 2018

Giveaway winners: The best antivirus product for Windows, in 2018

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  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 19.04.2018
This year we organized the third edition of our Digital Citizen awards, in which we identified the best antivirus products for Windows. We held a public vote so that we could give our "Reader's Choice 2018" award. To encourage people to vote, we promised several...
Digital Citizen Awards: The most popular antivirus product of the year 2018

Digital Citizen Awards: The most popular antivirus product of the year 2018

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  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 18.04.2018
This year we asked our readers again to cast a vote for their favorite antivirus product. The nominees from which you could choose were the best security products we reviewed in the last couple of months. Alphabetically, your choices were: Bitdefender Total Security, BullGuard Premium...
Digital Citizen Awards: The best antivirus product of the year 2018

Digital Citizen Awards: The best antivirus product of the year 2018

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  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 18.04.2018
One of the most asked questions on Google regarding security is: "What is the best antivirus?". It is a legitimate question as most people are not security experts and need recommendations to identify the best antivirus product for their computers and devices. The time has...
Digital Citizen Awards: The best free antivirus product of the year 2018

Digital Citizen Awards: The best free antivirus product of the year 2018

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  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 18.04.2018
Many users look for free antivirus software. Unfortunately, this niche of products is dominated by products which do things that are not in the interest of their users. For example, some try to change your browser's homepage to a page that is monetized by your...
Comparison: Which is the best antivirus for Windows devices, in 2018?

Comparison: Which is the best antivirus for Windows devices, in 2018?

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 17.04.2018
Antivirus products and security solutions in general, come in various forms, shapes, and sizes, and most of them include more than a few distinct protection layers. The number and variety of security solutions that are sold to Windows users is quite large, and it is...
Windows 10 Spring Creators Update has been silently delayed by Microsoft

Windows 10 Spring Creators Update has been silently delayed by Microsoft

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  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 11.04.2018
Microsoft has never said anything publicly about the next release of Windows 10: it did not communicate an exact launch date, and it did not even confirm the name - Windows 10 Spring Creators Update. That name only showed up on several occasions to users...
Vote for the best antivirus product for Windows, in 2018

Vote for the best antivirus product for Windows, in 2018

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  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 10.04.2018
We have been reviewing security products for Windows since 2009. In all our reviews, we do our best to identify those products which provide the most effective protection against malware, network attacks and other types of threats, while being easy to use even for novices....
12+ reasons why you should get Windows 10 April 2018 Update

12+ reasons why you should get Windows 10 April 2018 Update

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  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 06.04.2018
On April 30th, 2018, Microsoft releases the next major update to Windows 10: April 2018 Update, which has the codename Redstone 4. The upgrade brings several new features and many quality-of-life improvements to the previous Fall Creators Update. If you want to know what is...
9 important criteria to use when choosing your antivirus software

9 important criteria to use when choosing your antivirus software

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 19.03.2018
Are you searching for the best antivirus or the best security solution for your Windows computer or device? There are so many options on the market that you may not know which to choose. You know that you need an antivirus, but you do not...