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Netgear Nighthawk M7 Pro review: A flexible 5G router at a steep price
At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros A wide range of connectivity options Good 5G and 4G reception Support for 6 GHz Wi-Fi 7 Cons Bulky dimensions for a pocket router Moderate battery life Very expensive Our Verdict The Nighthawk M7 Pro is a great performer, but you’ll pay a premium for features you may not want. Price at time of...

Oasis fans hope for Celtic Park gigs after cracking clues in video
Internet sleuths spotted sets of numbers in posters suggesting the map co-ordinates for Celtic's Parkhead stadium in Glasgow.

This website is a rabbit hole of pure internet nonsense
Some websites help you get stuff done. Others let you watch a picture of a pug spin around your screen for eternity. The Useless Web is all about discovering more of the latter. The site is basically a doorway to some of the weirdest corners of the internet. Open it and...

Claude can now click and type in the background while you work
Anthropic just announced via social media post that its AI assistant Claude can now control the user’s computer in the background via Claude Cowork and Claude Code. The user can continue working on the computer as usual while Cowork and/or Code do their thing in the background. That means Claude can...

Microsoft OneDrive wants to back up everything. You don’t have to let it
Microsoft’s OneDrive cloud backup: It’s one of the more polarizing features within Windows, an annoyance as much as a utility. It’s getting better, fortunately — or at least it looks that way. Windows Latest is getting credit for noticing that Windows is apparently allowing you to opt out of Windows Backup...

Claude Fable 5.1 sometimes guesses rather than searches. Here’s the fix
If you’re an experienced Claude user, here’s a phrase you know all too well: “Let me check rather than guess.” It’s one of those little Claude-isms that pops up every so often in Claude Code and other Claude platforms, right up there with “One thing worth flagging” and “Here’s the honest...

AI is making cyberattacks worse. You need a digital disaster plan
We imagine disaster scenarios for our real-world lives—whether flood, fire, or natural events like tornados and earthquakes. But planning for worst-case scenarios also applies to our digital lives too, especially in this AI era. If you haven’t given digital disaster planning much thought, you should. Especially since you could be just...

Is your USB port slowing down your Wi-Fi adapter? Here’s the answer
A Wi-Fi USB dongle is the easiest way to add new Wi-Fi hardware to a computer. Wi-Fi 7 and Wi-Fi 6 adapters promise data rates of well over one gigabyte per second. This is why many users wonder whether the USB port on their PC or laptop might be slowing...

Japan eSIM checklist: Everything you need to know before you fly to Japan
Landing in Japan without mobile data can make a long travel day much harder than it needs to be. The minute you arrive you’ll likely rely on your phone for train routes, maps, translation, reservations, and messages, so it’s best to sort out getting connected before your flight. I’ve lived in...

Pay just $95.99 once to download streaming videos for offline viewing for life
TL;DR: Get lifetime Keeprix access for $95.99 (MSRP $159.99) to download streaming and social videos for offline, ad-free playback. Streaming is convenient—until you want to watch something offline, run into a viewing restriction, or simply don’t want your entertainment to depend on an internet connection. For a limited time, you can get lifetime access to...

How ad-free streaming became so much less affordable
Ad-free streaming used to be one of the biggest benefits of cutting the cable TV cord. Now it’s become a luxury. Inspired by some new research into the growing price gap between ad-supported and ad-free streaming, I decided to calculate how much the cost to avoid commercials has increased over time....

Get lifetime ad blocking for your whole family for $11 — sale ends today
TL;DR: Get lifetime access to an AdGuard Family Plan for up to nine devices for $11 (MSRP $169.99). It blocks ads and trackers, helps protect against malware and phishing, and includes parental controls. The deal ends today, September 3, at 11:59pm Pacific. The internet is already noisy enough without every website throwing pop-ups, banners,...