What's New in Chrome 105, Available Today

August 30, 2022

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Your hike through the grocery store to get to basic staples like sugar and flour isn’t accidental. Modern grocery store layouts are designed so that shoppers have to walk past more profitable products before reaching staple items at the back and outer aisles of the store.

Happy Tuesday! There’s so much happening this week. AMD just revealed its entire lineup of Ryzen 7000 processors for desktop PCs, which go on sale September 27 with significant speed improvements. In software news, Chrome 105 is rolling out, and Excel has a new IMAGE() function.

There are also some great sales and promotions going on right now. Select T-Mobile plans now come with Apple TV+ at no extra cost, Samsung’s Galaxy S22 phones are on sale at their best prices yet, and the Pixel 6a just dropped to $370.

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Google Chrome version 105 arrives on August 30, 2022. This latest release gains better picture-in-picture support for Android, more tools for web apps to feel native, and some under-the-hood goodies. Read More »

Google Docs can be great for writing school essays and other projects. From citations to research to collaborating with classmates, take advantage of these helpful features for your college papers. Read More »

School is getting started again, and laptops are more important for students than ever before. Instead of a normal backpack, it’s important to get something that’ll protect your expensive tech as well as carry your books. Our favorite is the Matein Travel Laptop Backpack, which is currently on sale for $30.

This laptop bag, which comes in a variety of colors, can fit a 15.6-inch laptop and protect it, as well as anything else you’d need for class. It’s also water-resistant so you don’t need to worry if you get caught in the rain!

The Google Pixel 6a is one of the best budget Android phones around, with most of the features of the higher-end Pixel 6. It’s now on sale for $370, the lowest recorded price to date. Read More »

Mesh router platforms are commonly sold in multi-packs, but exactly how many of the individual mesh nodes do you need for your home? Here’s what you should consider while shopping. Read More »

Connecting Apple AirPods, AirPods Pro, or AirPods Max to your Windows laptop is as easy as pairing any other Bluetooth-enabled device. Once done, you can use your AirPods to listen to music as well as talk to people in online calls on your laptop. Here’s how to do that. Read More »

After an unassuming 2021 where Intel managed to overtake AMD with its Alder Lake 12th gen Core CPUs, 2022 was the year where AMD came firing back. The company teased the Ryzen 7000 series earlier this year, coming with a slew of improvements. Now, the new CPU range has been officially unveiled. Read More »

PC gaming isn’t just about using a mouse and keyboard: It’s about choice. Some games are just better with a controller in your hands, especially with so many console games launching on PC. But not all controllers are equal. Read More »

From discounted subscriptions and free software to savings on laptops, iPads, and other gadgets, lots of tech companies offer exclusive deals to college and university students. Here are our favorite student discounts you should take advantage of. Read More »

Whether you're just starting a career in cybersecurity or you're a seasoned pro, Kali Linux provides one of the most popular ways to penetrate test Linux distributions. In The Ultimate Kali Linux Book - Second Edition, you'll learn how to discover target systems on a network, identify security flaws, exploit security weaknesses, gain access to networks, and more. Download your free copy to get started. This offer ends on Wednesday, August 31, 2022.

Increasingly major ISPs are offering not just Wi-Fi routers but companion Wi-Fi extenders you can rent or buy. Should you take advantage of that or buy your own hardware? Read More »

In 2021, Samsung finally released a smartwatch with Google’s Wear OS. Now, the company is back with a sequel, the Galaxy Watch 5. There was a lot of excitement about last year’s watch. Now, Samsung looks to refine the experience. Read More »

Google Docs defaults to a light theme in most cases, but there’s an easy way to enable dark mode on Android, iPhone, iPad, and even in Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge while writing on your computer. We’ll show you how. Read More »

Nobody likes stumbling around in the dark, nor do they like blinding themselves by turning on the light for a midnight snack or a quick walk to the bathroom in the middle of the night. Guess what? Both of these are issues of the past thanks to the SnapPower GuideLights and SwitchLights! Read More »

Cooling your gaming PC can get complicated once you get past a certain performance point. The better a CPU/GPU performs, the hotter it’ll get. That’s why it’s important for high-performance PC builds to have lots of cooling, and a new case from ASUS is built just for that. Read More »

Once regarded for their picture quality, plasma TVs no longer have a place in the market. But what led to the disappearance of this TV technology? And if you’re looking for a plasma TV replacement, what should you get? Read More »

Many believe that if you’re not buying the latest and best version of a product you’re settling for hot garbage, but that’s not always true. In reality, you can save money on a lot of tech products without compromising your overall experience. Read More »

The Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4 are Samsung’s latest, hottest devices, and they’re getting all press attention right now. But if the foldable life isn’t for you, you’ll be glad to know you can get yourself Samsung’s Galaxy S22 range of devices right now at their lowest recorded prices yet. Read More »

Microsoft Excel has supported inserting images into spreadsheets for years, but they floated above the sheet instead of appearing in cells. That’s finally changing. Read More »

Before you buy a Wi-Fi extender, give some serious consideration to fixing your Wi-Fi woes in a more effective manner. Read More »

T-Mobile already includes a Netflix subscription with all “Magenta” cell phone plans, which is increasingly a better deal as Netflix on its own continues to increase in price. Now the carrier is adding another freebie: an Apple TV+ subscription. Read More »

ISO files, sometimes called ISO images, are a type of archival file. Windows didn’t offer any native support for ISOs for years — you had to use third-party tools. Luckily, Microsoft added support for ISOs starting in Windows 8. Here’s what you need to know about ISOs on Windows 11. Read More »