Brad ChacosSenior Editor, PCWorld
Brad Chacos spends his days digging through desktop PCs and tweeting too much. He covers gaming and graphics for PCWorld, and spends his mornings running the news desk for PCWorld, Macworld, Greenbot, and TechHive.
12 powerful websites that can replace your PC's desktop software
These days, even brawny tasks like video editing can take place solely in your browser. Check out these great sites for productivity, creativity, security and more.
Ossic's amazingly immersive 3D headphones give you an earful of VR audio's glorious future
The Ossic X 3D headphones raised more money on Kickstarter than any other VR campaign, and their sound is utterly transformative.
Blasphemy! I played Witcher 3 on a MacBook Air thanks to Nvidia's GeForce Now
Nvidia's new GeForce Now streaming for PCs and Macs lets you play any PC game on computers that aren't meant for playing games, and it holds up pretty well.
7 technologies killed in Apple's new MacBook Pro
The new MacBook Pro continues Apple's tradition of eradicating unwanted technologies. RIP HDMI, SD cards, and more.
After Twitter failed to find a buyer, it's killing Vine and laying off 9 percent of its workforce.
Major DDoS attack on Dyn DNS knocks Spotify, Twitter, Github, PayPal, and more offline
A massive DDoS attack against DNS host Dyn has knocked several prominent websites offline, including Spotify, Twitter, Github, Etsy, and more.
The runner-focused Apple Watch Nike+ launches on October 28
The Apple Watch Nike+ makes the Apple Watch Series 2 even more fitness-focused.
Amazon Music Unlimited challenges Spotify with steep discounts for Echo, Prime users
Amazon Music Unlimited offers steep discounts and special features to Amazon Echo owners and Amazon Prime subscribers.
Twitter's new Apple TV, Fire TV, and Xbox One apps are all about video, not tweets
Twitter's new Apple TV, Fire TV, and Xbox One apps focus on live video—including free NFL games—in a bid to lure new users to the social network.
Microsoft delays Sunrise calendar's death to bring more features to Outlook
The beloved Sunrise calendar app received a last-minute stay of execution from Microsoft on August 31.
How Netgear's Orbi plans to eradicate Wi-Fi dead zones
Netgear's Orbi Wi-Fi system is more than just router, utilizing two devices to blanket your whole home in Wi-Fi.
Ad blockers circumvent Facebook's unblockable ads
It didn't take long for Adblock Plus to skirt Facebook's ad blocker-blocking force field.
Hulu eliminates free streaming service, goes subscription only
Hulu is pulling the plug on its free streaming service after nearly a decade, to focus on premium subscriptions instead.
Facebook’s Birthday Videos are another attempt to repackage your life for social sharing
First there was Memories, then there was Friends Day, and now there's Facebook's Birthday Videos.
Amazon's redesigned Kindle is whiter, thinner, and still $80
The new $80 Amazon Kindle also makes it easier for visually impaired users to read e-books.