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Tested: Is Ryzen 5000 battery performance really that bad? Why it takes a hit, and why it may not be a big deal. Is the performance of AMD Ryzen mobile on battery really that bad?  If you’re even asking that question, you’ve no doubt heard Intel’s claims that Ryzen 4000 CPU performance tanked when running on battery. Plugged-in performance was dandy, but in tests of multiple Ryzen 4000U-based laptops, performance dropped huge amounts on battery, depending on the task. While some reviewers checked AC and DC performance and found some nuggets of truth to Intel’s claims, the issue has m...

How to sell old tech How to sell old tech You can get money for your devices in a few different ways, with some options quicker than others. Credit: Rob Schultz / IDG Most everyone has laptops, smartphones, fitness trackers, tablets, or cameras lying around the house, no longer in use. If you don’t need them, you can get cash for that old tech—it just takes a little time. As you’d expect, the more energy you put into the effort, the more cash you’ll reap. Listing the item yourself on an online marketplace yields the highest returns, while using a buyback service lowers the...

PC World New Zealand PCWorld's April digital magazine: Surface Pro 7+ reviewed Enjoy the best of PCWorld.com in a curated Digital Magazine for Android, iOS, and your web browser. Credit: Rob Schultz / IDG Stay on top of the latest tech with PCWorld’s Digital Magazine. Available as single copies or as a monthly subscription, it highlights the best content from PCWorld.com—the most important news, the key product reviews, and the most useful features and how-to stories—in a curated Digital Magazine for Android and iOS, as well for the desktop and other tablet readers. In the Ap...

4 Windows Hello webcams you can buy right now 4 Windows Hello webcams you can buy right now Lenovo and Logitech top our list of PC webcams with Windows Hello support. Credit: Rob Schultz / IDG Specialized webcams that support Windows Hello are still, surprisingly, rare. Microsoft’s secure-login system using fingerprint, biometric, and facial recongnition technology is, after all, a unique feature of Windows 10. It makes sense users would want to pair a  desktop PC or older laptop with a Windows Hello-compatible camera in order to get its convenient security benefits. You might...

April 21, 1921 Complaints, which are as reliably annual as the blooming of the arbutus, are being made that seekers of this spring flower are following their usual tactics of taking bloom, stem and roots, thereby robbing the region of one of its big spring attractions. To cut the stems of arbutus brings about a healthy growth of the plant but to pull up the entire plant means that no plant will replace it next year. Although most of this destructive work is done by thoughtless children it is not uncommon to see older people who should have greater judgement come in town with great baskets of ...