ExpressVPN review 2025: Fast speeds and a low learning curve

ExpressVPN is good at its job. It's easy to be skeptical of any service with a knack for self-promotion, but don't let ExpressVPN's hype distract you from the fact that it keeps its fro [...]

Surfshark VPN review: A fast VPN for casual users

Surfshark is one of the youngest major VPNs, but it's grown rapidly over the last seven years. Since 2018, it's expanded its network to 100 countries, added a suite of apps to its Surfshark [...]

NordVPN Review 2025: Innovative features, a few missteps

When we say that NordVPN is a good VPN that's not quite great, it's important to put that in perspective. Building a good VPN is hard, as evidenced by all the shovelware VPNs flooding the ma [...]

Proton VPN review 2025: A nonprofit service with premium performance

Proton VPN stands out for two main reasons: it's one of the only virtual private networks (VPNs) to include a free plan with no data limits, and it's one of the few services majority-owned b [...]

Oura Ring 4 long-term review: Out ahead of its rivals

Smart rings have been a niche inside a niche in the wearables world for more than a decade. But in the last few years, they’ve enjoyed a renaissance as more attention and hype brought bigger names t [...]

The best smart plugs in 2025

I recently moved and, before I had a chance to set up my smart plugs again, I found myself turning on my living room lamps manually — I sort of hated it. Reaching, twisting and visiting each one lik [...]

Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order updates ahead of the June 5 launch date

Update, 5/29/25: The Nintendo Switch 2 will launch soon on June 5. Pre-order advice currently remains the same, which is to say that you probably won't be able to pre-order the console before lau [...]

The best Prime Day SSD and external hard drive deals on Samsung, Crucial and more

Portable storage devices and external hard drives may not be the sexiest hardware on offer this Prime Day, but anyone who's used one to boot an operating system or reduce a game's load times [...]

Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order updates: The latest on restocks, My Nintendo Store invites and more

Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders are officially live at Nintendo's online store — but only if you've received an invite. As advertised, the My Nintendo Store began sending out Switch 2 pre-ord [...]