Geek Life 4.19.11

I played the ultimate game of strategy on a variety of smart chess boards to find the best for online and in-person matches.

Nimble’s thoughtfully designed SharePower is a modular power bank you can share with a friend.

Microsoft has finally refreshed its premium Surface Laptop and Surface Pro with new chips, but the update reveals how high PC pricing has become.

You don’t need expensive software for basic PDF tasks. In fact, all you need is a handful of free web-based apps.

Quantinuum, a quantum computing startup, is losing millions. Investors want in anyway.

The commercial was submitted by the Freedom of the Press Foundation to run during Donald Trump’s UFC event. It criticized the $111 billion merger as a threat to the First Amendment.

From 40% off accessory bundles to verified student and military discounts, here's how to save on Predator, Nitro, and Swift laptops and monitors at Acer.com.

The many methods we use to gather data ultimately boil down to either counting or comparing.

Your modem and router are the dynamic duo you need to get online, so long as you don't mistake one for the other.

The new open-source project could serve as the basis for a future of apps with features as complex as Slack, Discord, or Google Docs—but with added protection against surveillance.

I put my family on a private social network, and all I got was this lousy group chat. At least it’s secure.

To keep communications secure in a post-quantum world, cryptographers are digging down into the concept of cause and effect.