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Destiny 2 review: Gaming junk food that we can’t put down
Destiny 2's irresistibly delicious gunplay keeps you coming despite some flaws.
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Huawei Mate 10 Pro review: A great phone that’s not quite pro
Huawei's Mate 10 Pro is a great phone with a fantastic chip, stellar battery life, and a killer camera, but its "pro" features leave a lot to be desired.
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VyprVPN review: A good non-American, American VPN
VyprVPN is not ideal for people who want ultimate anonymity, but for most users it's a fine choice.
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iMovie 10 review: Free video editing that’s elegant and easy
Apple’s iMovie is a delight to use, if sometimes minimalist to a fault. It lacks some of the formats and features supported in other programs, but what’s there is implemented beautifully.
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Buffered VPN review: It gets the job done
Respectable speeds and helpful tools make Buffered a solid choice for VPN users.
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Venmo review: An app that makes it easy—and social—to split the check
With its huge user base, sleek interface, flexible payment options and agility at splitting bills, Venmo is the peer-to-peer payment app to beat.
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Facebook Messenger for payments review: A no-frills way to send cash to Facebook friends
If you're a Facebook user and you enjoy chatting with friends using Facebook Messenger, you're just taps away from exchanging cash with your Facebook buddies.
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Snapcash review: Send cash to Snapchatters in a snap, or with a swipe
Snapcash offers the easiest way to send money to fellow Snapchatters, but we're talking bare-bones features here.
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Zelle review: Instant cash, as long as you’ve using the right bank
This P2P payment app has an ace up its sleeve: instant and free cash transfers, so long as both the sender and the recipient are customers of participating Zelle banks.
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Google Wallet review: Easy money sending and bill splitting, if you’re on iOS
If not for its limitations on Android, Google Wallet would be a strong contender for "Best Mobile Payment App that Isn't Venmo."
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Square Cash review: A simple, versatile mobile payment app
It may not be as hip as Venmo, but Square Cash is a solid option for users who want to send and receive cash from virtually anyone.
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PayPal review: A safe but costly mobile payment app
PayPal's mobile app makes for one of the more secure ways to send and receive cash from friends or even strangers, but you're on your own when it comes to splitting the bill.
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Call of Duty: WWII review: Not a remaster, but it might as well be
Nostalgia mitigates Call of Duty: WWII's weak story and bland characters, and multiplayer is better than before.
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Adobe Premiere Elements 18 review: The best video editor does it all for you
Adobe Premiere Elements stands out with tutorials and automatic curation and content creation features that very nearly do all the work for you.
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HTC U11 Life review: A mid-range phone that punches above its class
HTC's U11 Life has the features of a premium phone but costs half as much.
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Assassin’s Creed: Origins review: Climb like an Egyptian
Assassin's Creed: Origins provides a solid foundation for the future, but a year off hasn't changed the series as much as you might've hoped.
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LG V30 review: Another great LG phone that just isn’t great enough
The LG V30 tries to break out of its niche with more mainstream appeal, but the results are pretty much the same.
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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus review: No other game could pull this off
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus deftly blends social commentary with riding robo-dogs through Nazi-occupied streets.
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Hands-on: The Purism Librem 15 builds serious security into a slender laptop
The Librem 15 offers both hardware and software privacy and security features in an attractive, open-source-friendly package.
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Destiny 2 PC review impressions: Worth the wait
Destiny 2 just launched on PCs and it's glorious, with gorgeous graphics and tight gunplay.
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Harman Kardon Invoke hands-on: Cortana enters the smart speaker market with a boom
Harman Kardon has unveiled its Invoke speaker, powered by Microsoft Cortana. It's years behind competing devices from Amazon and Google, but seems to hold up pretty well.
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Moto X4 Android One review: A good reminder of what a great deal looks like
Android One is the new Nexus program, and the Moto X4 Android One is the phone to get if you're a diehard Android user on a budget and want to subscribe to Google's Project Fi.
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Comodo Internet Security Pro 10 Review: It works well, but read every install screen closely
Comodo Internet Security Pro 10 will do the job inexpensively, but its free trial has a few aggravating habits.
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Windows Defender review: Basic protection at the right price
While Windows 10's native security suite can handle threats, many third-party solutions offer more comprehensive protection.
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Avast Premier review: An attractive antivirus suite with limited install options
Avast looks great, performs well, and has all kinds of extra features. It's also expensive.
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Norton Security Premium review: You’ll pay a pretty penny for this excellent security suite
Norton Security Premium has a great interface and is highly-rated for antivirus and malware protection. However, you'll shell out quite a bit more for it than other premium security suites.
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Windows 10 Fall Creators Update review: This could be Microsoft’s biggest Windows yet
Microsoft's Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is its most ambitious ever, betting big on mixed reality while using pen, dictation, and a trio of excellent 3D apps to satisfy existing Microsoft Windows users.
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Pixel 2 XL review: A.I. magic on a 6-inch display
The Pixel 2 XL is a no-brainer upgrade—unless you already own the original Pixel XL. Here's your comprehensive look at Pixel 2 XL's marquee features, and how they rate.
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South Park: The Fractured But Whole review: This game doesn’t stink, but the bugs sure do
South Park: The Fractured But Whole builds off its predecessor's excellent foundation, with deeper combat, a stronger story, and vulgar jokes galore.
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The Evil Within 2 (PC) impressions: Help, I’m stepping into the Twilight Zone
The Evil Within 2 might not be perfect, but it opens much stronger than its predecessor—and handles quite a bit better too.
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Forza Motorsport 7 PC impressions: A solid lightweight racing sim sullied by loot boxes
Forza Motorsport 7 isn't the most exacting racing simulator around, but it's sim enough for me.
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Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides review: Collaboration is king
With its solid Office support and co-authoring features, Google's trio of productivity apps offer an attractive online alternative for mobile workers.
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Microsoft Office Online review: Work with your favorite Office formats for free
Microsoft's paired-down online apps give you all the Office essentials without the hefty price tag.
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WPS Office 2016 review: A true Office alternative
This productivity suite delivers the best of the Office experience with a few cool extras to boot.
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Libre Office 5 review: The open source office alternative
This cross-platform productivity suite makes it easy to work with Office files on any OS.
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FreeOffice 2016 review: Office essentials for the budget-minded
This lightweight productivity suite offers most of what you want from Microsoft Office's core apps with a few important omissions.
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Apache Open Office review: The original Office alternative
Thought it's lost some of its luster, Open Office is still a viable option for users who just need essential office features.
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SOS review: Professional-grade, super-secure online backup
SOS Online Backup is all about data security, with triple-layer 256-bit encryption and two levels of private encryption keys. It also sports file sharing, unlimited version retention, and a straightforward interface. This is data storage for pros and the security-minded.
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Mozy Home review: Effective and secure online backup with device sync
MozyHome is a venerable and highly reliable online backup service that also offers Dropbox-style syncing across PCs and devices. A great product, but we'd like to see sync and backup integrated better at the local PC level.
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Total War: Warhammer II review: Dinosaurs battle rat-men for the fate of the world
Pseudo-sequel Total War: Warhammer II is a more daring take on fantasy than its predecessor, but it's a less daring Total War game.
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ExpressVPN review: A good service with no public leadership
ExpressVPN is good at what it does, but its top leadership has opted for anonymity.
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Nero Video 2017 review: As good as it gets for ripping, copying, and repackaging video
Nero’s as good as it gets for ripping, copying, and repackaging existing works. But if you’re more concerned with original content creation, there may be better fits out there.
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AVS Video Editor 8.0 review: Simplicity has its pros and cons
AVS Video Editor 8.0 wins big points for its ease of use and simplicity, but its modest feature set leaves something to be desired for serious users.
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Corel VideoStudio Pro X10.5 review: A versatile and elegant video editor
Corel VideoStudio Pro X10.5 combines an elegant interface with specialty features like 3D and 4K Ultra HD, making it one of the most versatile consumer-level video editors on the market.
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Pinnacle Studio 21 Ultimate review: Plenty of features and one problem
Pinnacle Studio 21 could be a great fit for any amateur video editor who wants some semi-pro tools at an accessible price. It's too bad that bugs and crashes still arise in this release.
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VideoPad Video Editor review: A great starter kit for up-and-coming social media stars
VideoPad Video Editor is an affordable, entry-level video editing application that’s particularly powerful for creators who want to publish their videos to YouTube or Facebook.
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Hyperkin SmartBoy review: Turn your Android phone into a very dumb Game Boy
The SmartBoy is a clever idea, but frustrating inconsistencies and incompatibilities ruin the fun.
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Moto Z2 Force review: A modular phone with very few tricks
It's one of the last series of smartphones to ride on the modularity bandwagon. Is it even worth considering for its snap-on accessories?
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iSkysoft PDF Editor 6 Professional review: A low-cost, cross-platform editor
iSkysoft's PDF editor brings a raft of features while leaving breathing room in your budget.
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