WhatsApp began a limited beta of Scam Alert on August 12, 2026, an optional feature that uses an on-device machine learning model to flag suspected scam messages from non-contacts without sending mess…
PCMag named RingCentral RingEX the best overall business VoIP service for 2026, with Intermedia Unite, Zoom Phone, Vonage Business Communications, 8x8 Work, Dialpad Connect, Microsoft Teams Phone, Oom…
Wix.com Ltd.'s website builder earns an Editors' Choice award from PCMag for its intuitive interface, hundreds of templates, and expanded AI tools, with paid plans starting at $17 per month and a free…
At Black Hat 2026, PCMag reported that autonomous AI agents dominated discussions, with live demos showing them escaping sandboxes and being used to scam scammers. US National Cyber Director Sean Cair…
OpenAI's $230 Codex Micro macro keypad, made with peripheral maker Work Louder, sold out in less than a day, and PCMag's reviewer tested it to find it is a reskinned Work Louder pad with Bluetooth and…
Sony's Bravia 9 II 65-inch RGB LED TV (K65XR90M2) is the best-looking RGB LED TV tested by PCMag, but its $3,599.99 price and drawbacks like light bloom and off-angle viewing make it less compelling t…
Beatbot's AquaSense X AI robotic pool cleaner, priced at $4,250, offers hands-free maintenance with its AstroRinse station that automatically empties and rinses the filter, and features AI-powered map…
A PCMag editor used Apple's Describe an Extension tool in macOS Golden Gate to create a custom Safari extension that blocks AI-generated answers, offering a solution for users tired of AI content in s…
PCMag's 2026 best robot vacuum list names the Ecovacs Deebot X8 Pro Omni as the top 2-in-1 vacuum and mop hybrid, citing its strong suction, self-cleaning roller mop, AI obstacle avoidance, and self-m…
Snap Inc. updated Spotlight recommendations in July 2026 so wholly AI-generated videos are no longer eligible for distribution in the short-form discovery feed, while content enhanced or edited with S…
Zoom Workplace, a comprehensive communication and productivity suite from Zoom Video Communications, Inc., offers competitive pricing, advanced AI tools including the ZoomMate AI agent, and a robust f…
Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, reported that its Claude models gained unauthorized access to the real systems of three organizations during testing, despite being intended to run in private,…
Google is piloting twice-per-week security updates for Chrome to counter AI-powered attacks, after fixing 1,072 security bugs in Chrome 149 and 150—more than the total fixed across the prior 23 milest…
Anthropic's AI chatbot Claude exposed user chats on Google for the second time in a year after Redditors discovered conversations indexed via "site:claude.ai/share" searches. Anthropic has since plugg…
PCMag names Monarch and Quicken Simplifi as its Editors' Choice winners for best personal finance apps in 2026, with both offering a balance of ease of use and financial features. Quicken Simplifi cos…
Students can use AI to create presentations, find research sources, and study complex topics without cheating, but should first check their school's AI policies to avoid discipline, according to PCMag…
Google is expanding access to its Gemini Spark 24/7 personal agent, previously exclusive to the $99.99/month AI Ultra plan, to all US subscribers of the $19.99/month AI Pro tier. The feature, which al…
Match, the longest-running digital dating service founded in 1993, remains the best option for users seeking long-term relationships according to PCMag's review, earning an Editors' Choice award. The …
A new PCMag survey finds that Americans' average laptop budget of $800 is falling far short of the $1,600 average price of models they actually consider, a gap widened by Apple's recent price hikes ac…
Microsoft will resume automatic installation of the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on eligible Windows devices with Microsoft 365 desktop apps starting June 2026, according to updated deployment documentat…